SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT KENTUCKY IN NOVEMBER

Looking out the window from my bed before I arose this morning brought highlights of the sun glistening through the colorful leaves of the trees. How beautiful the November weather has been. Imagine a November that heats up just about every day with the 70-80 degree temperatures. They say here in Kentucky just wait 15 minutes and the weather will change. Well this has happened a time or two, for sure! My life is settling in and I 'am a "Kentucky Woman". Washington State you will forever live in my heart, though.

Then the thoughts of winter coming on crossed through my mind, as I lay there thinking about what needs done this day. After all, here it is another year and another November at hand. Then thoughts of the previous ice storm in January, 2008 that enveloped Owensboro Kentucky with thick ice were very vivid. Never had I experienced the look of ice covering my car about one inch thick. My car survived the storm and so did me and Bill once more recover from winter. We both prefer winter to come and go quickly but then that wishes our life to flee by.

Summer arrived here in Kentucky that year of 2009& 2010 and when they say it is going to be hot, believe them. The weather got very hot this summer. The summer came and went for both of us. I asked Bill what they did here before air conditioning to survive the heat. He said, "Well, they sat on the porches and fanned themselves and visited about things, I guess." That seems to me to be a very good thing. The Lord says there is a season and time for all things . In every situation He reminds us to make the best out of our journey.

That journey and time has flown and another year ended since I have blogged what has been happening in our lives. On May 22nd 2010, me and Bill counted up one year of blissfull marriage. Where has the time gone? One thing I will say is life goes on no matter where the Lord takes you. never doubt.

The Lord did take us back to Washington State in the fall of 2009 for my grand daughter Jenna's wedding to Zach Siple. Cheryl (my daughter) & Tim Dore were outstanding hosts for us even though they were very busy planning the wedding for Jenna. Bill really enjoyed the visit and we both helped where we could. Hard to believe I was married the same year as my grand daughter Jenna and Bill's grand son Willy.

Now as I look back and remember the journey the days & years are fleeting by. Then I ask the Lord to open my thoughts to the words He would have me share at this time. There are many days of journaling that are packed away in boxes still yet. The title of my blog "Yo Mom I'm Home" is a book to me in progress. The progress is in the hands of the Lord. My thoughts and words and the time He will give me will be a layout only to be given as He gives it to me. At this time I'm feeling more and more the need to share the story . The journey in our lives are valuable resources that need un bottled in the way that only glorify's God. Help me Lord to say what needs shared , is my prayer.

RECALL ,REJOICE, IMAGINE

Today is the first day of the brand new year of 2010! Wow! Today the sun is shining here in Western KY and with the sunshine comes a cold temperature of 18 this morning. The cold brings thoughts of last winter when I stepped out of my apartment on the morning after the ice storm in January. I had never seen ice totally enclose my car like this. After trying to open the car door to get in I knew I had to find a pry bar of some sort. After finding a hammer I begin to crack ice. Wasn't sure whether this was a good idea but I needed to get in my car to start the thaw. It worked ,my door opened and my car started.The thawing began. Just one more challenge of many I have faced. After about one hour of my car running the ice was melting from the windows and hood. While sitting in my car , waiting for the ice to melt reminded me of our hearts in frozen mode.

What is frozen mode? Makes me think about people who may still be there frozen and unable to break the ice. Then a big ole hammer comes along and starts chipping away at the very outer core. The chips fall away and nothing seems to make any difference to them. The chips just melt and run off like a stream into the drain filling up their resources with water. We get busy with life and things seem to be going well. Then the storm comes again and this time brings thicker ice. How will we break the ice this time?

We look into the ice and we see a reflection. The ice is a reminder to us that we have been here before and everything came out OK. Sometimes the ice is so cold that the thought of going through it again though is more than we want to endure. Where is our help in time of need? Let's stop and consider our emotions. What comes to mind? Where does our help come from? Is there any hope for us? Who is my hope in? Those thoughts all came to me after many storms in my life. There I was melting the ice again. This time I knew where my hope and strength come from and another reminder of who Jesus is and why I now have such joy in my life. May He stir your spirit this new year of 2010 and bring you an abundance of His joy,health and wealth .

Think about the times you felt alone and lost. Maybe you needed someone and no one was there. Mary was alone when the angel Gabrielle visited her and announced the good news. The news must have been very frightening to her and she surely must have felt very alone. This may have been like an ice storm to her.

We can marvel at the way God works. When we think there is no hope you can bet He is there to bring us out of the storm and melt away all the ice that has accumulated. We do have much to learn about Jesus and much to learn from Him. Again I say, Lord help us have a new year where all our family and friends come to know who will bring them out of their storms of life. Life is not always about who we are but most definitely about who You are Jesus.