Caught Up In It All

Isn't it amazing how when dreams come true, and God's blessings come, there is always something that tries to take our joy?

Take for example, my life right now. Nine months ago, many, many things came crashing down.  It was literally one thing after another.  Now, we are able to breathe.  We live in this beautiful town (and in fall, it is amazingly gorgeous!!) My husband is a student and thriving.

Life should be good, and it is!  The struggles seem to outweigh all the good things that come.  I am lonely.  I long for my friendships that I had in the city but then end up getting frustrated when I find out about their goings on.  (It's amazing how life GOES ON without me...)  As I pursue other friendships here, I find I lack confidence and worry if I am sharing too much, and do people really like me... etc.

Then, when I sit down to do something simple like blog, I end up getting all ticked off for this very reason:
"The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy" John 10:10a (ASV)

Riiiiight.  So, we are following God, and that freaking thief doesn't like it.  Here comes the joy-stealer, dream-killer, and confidence-destroyer.  Well NO-FREAKING-MORE!!!!

Thankfully, the verse doesn't end there.  "I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly."  Thank God for being God!!  Sweet balm to my restless soul.  God came so that we may have life and have it abundantly.  Not just live, but live it well.  Not just be blessed, but shower in the blessings.

My life-lesson for the day/week/month.

**On a side note, I have decided not to post pics of our little man on the blog.  There is something about putting his pics on a public blog that leave me feeling uneasy.  If you know me well enough to have my facebook or email address, send me a message, and I can always email you updated photos.