Wow! What an incredible couple of weeks. I have been everywhere from Florida to Elkton Maryland to Nashville, TN. I have decided to just leave my suitcase out where I can get to it quickly.
God has been so awesome to me. He continually shows Himself faithful even when we don’t deserve it but I am learning more and more of how our life here is such a process and if we spend all of it worried about our failures or how others have failed us, we will lose out on the richness of what He wants us to enjoy in this life. I have decided that I don’t want to miss a thing.
I went to Florida a few weeks back and watched as my dad graduated from a two and a half year course for men at his church. I was so proud of his commitment to not only see the program through but to excel in all of his classes. At the end of the ceremony they called each man individually to the stage where they would bow on one knee and receive a beautiful sword as they declared there devotion to God and to other men who needed mentoring. I cried as I thought of how my dad grew up poor in the Appalachian Mt.’s and all that he has been through in life to overcome the obstacles that appeared before him. To me he set the greatest example of endurance as he studied hard to show himself approved and is willing to still find a place in ministry when he should be getting to enjoy his years in retirement. It impacted me to keep persevering no matter what the struggle.
Next I headed to Elkton, MD where I got to minister to a wonderful group of ladies. They have such great zeal to live for God that it encouraged me but as I prayed with them in the altars I was touched by how much pain and brokenness a lot of them were facing and I left with a burden for so many of them. I look forward to returning and seeing what God has done in their lives.
Then I was on to Nashville and enjoyed a few days relaxing. I love to get out and go see where all of the “music stars” live and if they ever catch me I’d imagine that they would think that I was stalking them. I guess if they did catch me…I would just ask them “what’s for breakfast?” I did have one evening of industry business and I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting with some incredibly talented people. I spoke with a man that had produced Dolly Parton a few years back and heard him speak of what great ministry he and his wife are involved in. I also met a gentleman that is the lead singer for a group called Pure Prairie League. I don’t know if you would remember the song the sang years ago that went something like…Amy what you gonna do? Anyhow, I immediately recognized it and was so impressed with how this man and his wife were with people. It just seemed to me that no matter what they have faced in life they were going to not only NOT give up but they would continue to knock on this door or that until the right ones opened.
I am so inspired by all of these weeks of travel because these are all folks that aren’t just staying in whatever situations they have faced or are facing but they have the courage to do more and see their lives totally fulfilled and that is just where I want to be. I don’t want to be in my senior years and blaming everything and everyone because my life didn’t seem fulfilled but I want to be like my dad and keep on growing, learning and marching on until I see my sweet Savior that loves me in all my imperfections and allows me to dust myself off when I fall and keep on going. I’M NOT QUITTING!
God has been so awesome to me. He continually shows Himself faithful even when we don’t deserve it but I am learning more and more of how our life here is such a process and if we spend all of it worried about our failures or how others have failed us, we will lose out on the richness of what He wants us to enjoy in this life. I have decided that I don’t want to miss a thing.
I went to Florida a few weeks back and watched as my dad graduated from a two and a half year course for men at his church. I was so proud of his commitment to not only see the program through but to excel in all of his classes. At the end of the ceremony they called each man individually to the stage where they would bow on one knee and receive a beautiful sword as they declared there devotion to God and to other men who needed mentoring. I cried as I thought of how my dad grew up poor in the Appalachian Mt.’s and all that he has been through in life to overcome the obstacles that appeared before him. To me he set the greatest example of endurance as he studied hard to show himself approved and is willing to still find a place in ministry when he should be getting to enjoy his years in retirement. It impacted me to keep persevering no matter what the struggle.
Next I headed to Elkton, MD where I got to minister to a wonderful group of ladies. They have such great zeal to live for God that it encouraged me but as I prayed with them in the altars I was touched by how much pain and brokenness a lot of them were facing and I left with a burden for so many of them. I look forward to returning and seeing what God has done in their lives.
Then I was on to Nashville and enjoyed a few days relaxing. I love to get out and go see where all of the “music stars” live and if they ever catch me I’d imagine that they would think that I was stalking them. I guess if they did catch me…I would just ask them “what’s for breakfast?” I did have one evening of industry business and I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting with some incredibly talented people. I spoke with a man that had produced Dolly Parton a few years back and heard him speak of what great ministry he and his wife are involved in. I also met a gentleman that is the lead singer for a group called Pure Prairie League. I don’t know if you would remember the song the sang years ago that went something like…Amy what you gonna do? Anyhow, I immediately recognized it and was so impressed with how this man and his wife were with people. It just seemed to me that no matter what they have faced in life they were going to not only NOT give up but they would continue to knock on this door or that until the right ones opened.
I am so inspired by all of these weeks of travel because these are all folks that aren’t just staying in whatever situations they have faced or are facing but they have the courage to do more and see their lives totally fulfilled and that is just where I want to be. I don’t want to be in my senior years and blaming everything and everyone because my life didn’t seem fulfilled but I want to be like my dad and keep on growing, learning and marching on until I see my sweet Savior that loves me in all my imperfections and allows me to dust myself off when I fall and keep on going. I’M NOT QUITTING!
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