This is love...

One of my favorite things to do in the whole wide world is be outside... I love growing things to! I am currently nurturing a whole lot of tomato and pepper plants! What a fun way to end winter and start spring. Everyone really should do it...

Anyhow, these last couple of weeks have been full of thought and prayer. Jason and I have been through quite a bit in our almost 5 years of marriage. The best part about it though, is that it's brought us closer together. There's no way we could have gone through financial downfall, infertility, and other issues on our own and made it through. We've gotten closer because of God. We made a choice about 3 years ago now to truly follow God and make Jesus the Lord of our lives! It's been the best decision we've ever made. It didn't take the problems away by any means, but it sure did make it simpler to go through them. When you really KNOW who your true daddy is (God in heaven). Everything in life is richer. We have a God who loves us so much that He sent His son to die for us. His grace is sufficient and overflowing for us. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! Sure life gets tough... every person goes through their own battlefield. But the good news is that you don't have to fight alone. God wants to fight our battles with us; he's given us authority over Satan. When life gets you down, you're not alone! You're never alone when you have the Holy Spirit. Check yourself... do you know who your true daddy is? Do you know who you are fighting WITH and who you are fighting AGAINST? God loves you so much, accept it and embrace it.

"We love, because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19

I truly love you all!

Seasons

Oh how I love the seasons!

I love the changes each one brings... summer brings sunshine, green grass, plants in full bloom, and trips to the cottage. Fall is beautiful with it's ever-changing leaves and brisk air, there's something truly refreshing about that cool air in the morning, with the frost covered ground and deep reds and yellows in the trees. I love the sound of the leaves crunching below your feet every step you take through the woods... Winter is one of my personal favorites. I know this goes against the norm, but I truly love the cold air and the snow-globe look it has when the big snow flakes are falling so gracefully to the ground. I love the big "storms" we have that cover everything with mountains of snow that looks like powdered sugar has come to rest all over and ice has frozen the trees. I love it when you wake up in the morning and the sun is glinting off of those frozen trees! Spring is the season where everything comes to life again. The grass turns green, the trees bud, the flowers start to peek their heads out of the ground. It's really all quite something, isn't it?

The seasons of weather are really quite similar to the seasons of our own lives. Have you ever noticed this? Think about it for a moment. Are you enjoying a joyous time in your life where you feel like everything is in bloom? Are you transitioning into a different season? Life is always changing and will never stop changing. Some seasons we wish would never end and others we would love to skip if we could! The reality is though, we can't stop the seasons from coming and going. The best thing to do is to enjoy or at the very least learn everything you can from the season you're in. Try to be content with where you are at.

No matter where you are at, God loves you. He has never forsaken you and He never will. He wants to walk through every season with you and teach you things while you're there! Take a look outside and find something beautiful with your surroundings. Now, look at your life, what's beautiful in your life? Thank God for it!