National Porn Sunday

Did the title catch your eye? I am blessed to be able to share the love of God with others and this is one message that I pray will be shared with many! I am a member of LifeChurch and next Sunday, October 6-7, I would like to invite anyone and everyone to hear this powerful presentation. Each and every time I attend worship experience at LifeChurch I come away feeling blessed,renewed and ready to share the message of God's love and His grace! Please follow the link below and I know that you, too will be blessed!

National Porn Sunday

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Comfort Eludes Me

"O LORD, God of Israel,

there is no God like you in heaven or on earth

—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants

who continue wholeheartedly in your way."

II Chronicles 6:14

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our troubles."

II Corinthians 1:3,4

Comfort and peace seem to be difficult for me to accept lately. I’m not sure why, but the last couple of months have been especially hard to me. I am missing my Mom so much and am not sure why it’s hitting so hard now.

I know that I lost her months before she passed because of the dementia and knew that her passing was what she had prayed for and desired for some time. She was so tired and felt like she had nothing more to give in this life. It was difficult for her to get around and her eyesight was almost completely gone. Her love for reading and painting was taken from her with the loss of her sight and that was devastating to her.

In my mind I know that she is in a better place and that she is whole again. I know that her passing from this life to begin her life eternal was what she lived her entire life to achieve. I know these things, but I still miss her.

When she passed away I was kept busy planning and taking care of things – making sure that her wishes on the funeral were carried out exactly as she had planned. My focus was still on her and it kept me from thinking. It was such a “safe” place for me to be at the time.

I can’t seem to make it through a day anymore without thinking about her and feeling the emptiness she left behind. I can’t seem to find my purpose since losing her. She had been my focus for so long and I seem to be drifting with nothing to hold onto. I didn’t know it was going to be so hard for me.

I’m trying to raise myself up from the place I’m in now, but for every step forward I feel like I’m pulled backward two. Work is good for me – keeps me busy without any downtime. When I’m at home it’s much more difficult.

I remember my brother asking me if it was going to bother me that Mother died here at home. At the time I assured him it wouldn’t be a problem at all. I was so thankful to have her here and to be with her during those last few months. I wanted her to be here when she passed just as she wanted to be here. I really thought it would be okay. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I would feel this same way even if she had been somewhere else. Maybe it would have been worse without allowing her to die at home.

I miss her. I want the emptiness to go away. I want the tears to stop. I want to rejoice for her – celebrate her new life – feel joy that she is at last “home”. I pray for a time when I will be able to genuinely feel that joy. I pray for comfort and that my heart will be open to accept it.

"The Lord gives strength to his people;

the Lord blesses his people with peace."

Psalm 29:11

A Tag From Annie

A tag from Annie!

These are the instructions from Annie's site!

It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like.

(Check out especially the * starred ones.)

Add the next number (1. 2. 3. 4. 5., etc.) and write your own blogging tip for other bloggers. Try to make your tip general.

After that, tag 10 other people. Link love some friends!

Just think- if 10 people start this, the 10 people pass it onto another 10 people, you have 100 links already!

1. Look, read, and learn. **- http://www.neonscent.com/

2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. ***- http://www.bushmackel.com/

3. Don’t let money change ya! *- http://www.therandomforest.info/

4. Always reply to your comments. ***********- http://chattiekat.com/

5. Link liberally — it keeps you and your friends afloat in the Sea of Technorati. ******- http://chipsquips.com/

6. Don’t give up - persistence is fertile. **- http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/

7. Give link credit where credit is due. ********- http://www.sfsignal.com/

8. Pictures say a thousand words and can usually add to any post. *****- http://scifichick.com/

9. Visit all the bloggers that leave comments for you - it’s nice to know who is reading! *******- http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/

10. Make a blogger template unique: change the background colour, or add a background picture to your header. *- http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/

11. Write positively even if the situation is seemingly negative — spread joy and not gloom. You can do it!**- http://www.aliceteh.com/

12. When you find something that interests you, write about it. Sharing yourself with others is one of the best things about blogging.**- http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/

13. Start draft posts to capture ideas for future posts, so you don’t lose track of them.- http://charmingdelightful.blogspot.com/

14. Be helpful to new bloggers. Remember when you first started blogging and didn’t know how to post a link? Or was that just me?***- http://islandlife808.com/

15. If you have a question about blogging, don’t be shy, go ahead and ask. There are so many bloggers happy to give you help if you need it.*-http://www.arewethereyetmom.com/

16. Remember that blogging is a community - don’t be afraid to comment on the blogs you read. Reach out and make new friends, you’ll be glad you did!- *http://debmomof3.blogspot.com

17. Try to blog daily, this is the only way to build up a “cyber following”*-http://mylifeasmamjodi.com/

18. Check that box on your profile so your bloggy buddies can reply by email to your comments, it makes life so much easier... and by all means PLEASE make your profile public so when you click on your name it doesn't say profile not available. There's no way to reply to you or visit you when you aren't public!* http://mylifeasannie.blogspot.com/

19. Make your blog about you! I enjoy getting to know each blogger individually and it's much easier when the blogger writes about issues that are their own! Making friends is not always easy, but when a person is more open and willing to share - it's much more fun getting to know that person - even if we are separated by miles or countries! annb - Each Day Is A Gift

Okay, I don't think I know 10 bloggers well enough to tag them, but I tag the following:

1. Elizabeth - Home School Mommy from Oklahoma

2. Michael - God Is Good All The Time

3. Natalie - She Who Laughs, Lasts

4. Amy - Amy's Random Thoughts

5. Michael-Valtool's Box

6. Valerie - I Am My Kid's Mom