Blessings…a song by Laura Story
Hello Strangers! remember me? Sorry I have been away so long …
Life is so busy… my break was well needed…
much was accomplished and much is left undone…
Most importantly I am working on setting my heart and my eyes on God more readily
I’ve been so wrapped up in being a mommy, a wife, a blogger, etc. etc.
sometimes I see myself drift farther away from God in my daily life than I am comfortable with …
you know?
at times I even wonder if blogging is on the path God has for me…
b/c it does add to a busy home schoolin mama’s day … if you know what I mean! =)
but … I miss it… I miss many of you… I miss those of you I comment back and forth with regularly!
at times blogging is a huge blessing… friendships have been rooted…
Blogging can be such an encouraging and inspirational place to be… =)
and I hope that I am an encourager and an inspiration to some of you too (sometimes!) snicker snicker! =)
so I will keep at it for now… maybe just a little less regularly!
I will find my groove… maybe twice a week?… like my visits to the chiropractor….
both are good for the body, mind and soul… with just two short visits a week! ha ha ha
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This past Sunday was Palm Sunday… and my mind has been on Jesus life…
and how He gave His life and love for me (and you)… (heart felt sermons do that to a girl!)
I accepted Jesus into my heart and life 20 years ago on April 7th… half my life has now been spent with Him! yay! =)
My life has not been any easier since then… (meaning there have not been less struggles, pain, etc )
However…
My Life has been full of amazing blessings… full of Amazing Love and Amazing Grace…
and Mercy…. even in the midst of very hard trials…
I am blessed by how He works IN me and Through me…
sometimes the blessing is in Love.
sometimes it is in life’s lessons.
sometimes it comes in unexpected ways…. including struggles…
either way…
sometimes I don’t surrender myself…I resist… and risk missing the blessing…
God tells us we can be Thankful in ALL circumstances…
yet … many times I forget to be Thankful in ALL my circumstances in my life
(they really do work together for my good and the good of those around me)
anyway… today I want to share a song I heard yesterday by Laura Story
do you all know her music?
she has a beautiful heart for God!
yesterday my friend Tracy posted this new song on her face book account
it is so Beautiful… and So very very true in my own life…
I can relate to the words so profoundly….
I have seen and felt God’s blessings in my trials…
I found blessing in my life when my mom passed away
even in the midst of sadness and pain … there were blessings.
I found blessing in my life when my husband went through cancer
even in the midst of more sadness, pain and frustration… there were blessings.
I even found blessing in my life when my baby boy began to struggle with medical issues
medical issues that we still deal with today… 8 years later
the road has been long and very weary at times…
yet through all those things… I managed to find/feel beautiful blessings from the Lord.
but somehow… along that last road… I have also built walls
to protect my heart from too much hurt
and now…
sometimes those blessings seem more dim …
or I quickly forget them…
I think it is even hard to find the blessings in daily life… the daily grind… ya know?
This song “Blessings”… by Laura Story is a beautiful reminder to me
to keep my eyes and heart FIXED on Jesus …
At. ALL. Times. =)
and to find those blessings …. at All times.
I always tell my littles…when it rains… there is always a rainbow somewhere…
Literally and in their hearts …
God designed the sun and the rain to work together to create that rainbow…
in our hearts just as He did for the one we see in the sky… =)
anyway… enough of my chatter…
take a couple minutes… Listen to this song… You will be glad you did!
Do you relate to this song too?
I hope what I am trying to say comes across correctly…
I don’t believe God produces suffering on purpose…
but I do believe He can and will work in and through ALL circumstances …
to bring us the blessings that come from being loved by Him,
from knowing Him, from surrendering our hearts and mind to Him!
My hope is to see, feel and know those blessings in my week…
no matter what events unfold in my days! =)
Blessings !!
Jenn ~
ps you can go and read more about why Laura Story wrote the song Blessings on her website: Laurastorymusic.com
April 19th, 2011 saat: 11:27 am
My sister posted this on FB too, and I so enjoyed it. Glad to have you back! I think blogging twice a week is a really good, reasonable goal… blogging should never be a burden, it should only be fun and refreshing. I had to cut back to once a week from twice, because it was getting too hard to do twice for a while there… I’m thinking I can get back into the twice a week swing of things again pretty soon here. Love everything about this post—it was so encouraging. Hugs!
April 19th, 2011 saat: 11:34 am
Hey Jenn…I so loved that song. Was just reading some quotes in my journal from various books I’ve read. I found this one and it speaks to me now as it did then!
“If you desire to be used by God, you must understand a powerful truth: The very experience that you have resented or regretted most in life- the ones you’ve wanted to hide or forget- are the experiences God wantes to use to help others. They ARE your ministry! God NEVER wastes a hurt, your greatest minsitry will most likely come out of your greatest hurt”!
I believe some of God’s deepest blessings come in the “clouds”! I’ve experienced that!!
April 19th, 2011 saat: 1:33 pm
Your faithfulness is so inspiring to me! 🙂
April 19th, 2011 saat: 2:05 pm
I love that song. You know that I relate, don’t you? We’ve had our “talks”… 🙂 All things work together for the good of those who love Him.
You may be surprised…you may get more followers by being this transparent, my friend…
April 19th, 2011 saat: 3:01 pm
Hey girl….great to hear from ya! thanks for sharing your beautiful thoughts…you are a wonderful person, wife, mother, and daughter 🙂
April 19th, 2011 saat: 4:48 pm
Totally get it and totally agree! Such a beautiful post, Jenn…and I do love that song.
April 19th, 2011 saat: 5:57 pm
I have been missing you and glad you are back.:)
Beautiful post Jenn.
blog as little or as much as you are lead to…we’ll be here.:)
have a happy night
April 25th, 2011 saat: 6:02 pm
WOW! What an amazing song. Thank you so much. I needed this! You are amazing. Thank you Jenn!