Dancing in the Rain

I was reading my devotional book this morning ( Jesus Calling by Sarah Young), and today's devotional really made me think. Here's part of what it said: " Secret things belong to the Lord, (direct quote from Deut. 29:29) and future things are secret things. When you try to figure out the future, you are grasping at things that are Mine. This, like all forms of worry, is an act of rebellion: doubting My promises to care for you. Whenever you find yourself worrying about the future, repent and return to Me. I will show you the next step forward, and the one after that, and the one after that. Relax and enjoy the journey in My Presence, trusting Me to open up the way before you as you go ." Worry is an act of rebellion?! I had never thought of it that way before, but it really is. Over and over the Bible tells me not to worry, to trust God, to cast all my cares on Him...so when I worry anyway, it's plain and simple rebellion. Ouch!!! So does this mean I shouldn...

...to my wonderful parents! :D May the Lord bless you richly with laughter and love, And many more years of a match made above. For 25 years you've been working and sharing, Fighting, forgiving, loving and caring; So on your anniversary, I just want to say: May all God's richest blessing come pouring your way! Daddy and Momma, I love y'all!

Well, I was going to post an interesting story today, but I'm out of time; I really need to head for bed!! So, here is today's tidbit, and the story will have to wait for another day. :D 160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road. 'Night, y'all!! Have a blessed day (whenever you read this)! :D

the Concho river in San Angelo, Tx taken by: me (on my cell phone)

Hey, y'all! :D I'm just on for a brief moment...I'm in Little Elm this week. But, here is today's "wise and witty" quote! :D There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way." --C.S. Lewis

My poor blog has been so neglected recently... :P And tonight I only have time to quickly post this week's "Tuesday's Tidbit"; I should really already be in bed. OK, so here's the latest in my collection of really-not-necessary-information: 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. Kinda scary, huh? Just one more reason to have your baby at home, with a midwife. ;) Y'all have a great night and a blessed week! :D Love ya!

Let's see if I have this "video from my cell phone" thing figured out...this is Reilly, the little 15 month old boy I babysit, dancing. Cute huh? :D It's not the best quality, and you can barely hear the sound, but there it is!

Hey, y'all! Sorry I missed "Simply Sunday"...it was a "Sickly Sunday" around here. :P Three of us spent the day laying around feeling pretty miserable, watching movies and football. I'm feeling almost better today; once I kick this sore throat, I'll be fine! :D We grew up listening to this song by Ray Stevens called "Mississippi Squirrel Revival", and we all loved it. Well, apparently, there is a music video that goes with it...check it out, and be ready to laugh!

Hey, all, I'm trying to figure out how to get photo slideshows up here. Right now I'm testing "Flickr"; we'll see if this works. And if anybody has any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment passing on your wisdom! :D Update: it works!! :D OK, so y'all have seen some of these pictures before; they're from the Gaither Vocal Band and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound concert we went to last October. But I'll leave the slideshow up here so y'all can see them again. Now that I know how to do it, maybe I'll get some new pictures up! :D

Hey, y'all! Well, on Tuesday I tried to get on to post "Tuesday's Tidbit", but I was at work in Little Elm and couldn't get the internet connection to work for me. Then yesterday, I was gone until about 7pm, and once I got home I just plain forgot to post a "Wise & Witty" quote for Wednesday. I'm not going to try to play catch up, either, so you'll just have to wait until next week. However, I will say that I'm working on getting pictures/videos from my phone to my computer (we'll see if I can make this work!) so *maybe* I'll have some of that up for you soon. :D

a butterfly on the rocks in Colorado taken by: either Mom or Dad