Overcoming What Seems Impossible

January 20th, 2009 August 7th, 2008

As I reflect on the last 5 months of my life, it is with great PRAISE and REJOICING that I am here and able to write about what has happened to me. Over the past few years, I have been very sick. In the flesh, I have been sick.

I was raised to always have FAITH! I always remeber when my Dad passed away and my mother's explanation of where my Daddy was. She said, "Daddy is with God now." That was when I was 6, and I understood. I have always tried to keep faith and keep my head up as much as I could. Another one of my mom's big sayings was "Where there's a will, there's a way" That is so true. God's will is EVERYWHERE, so nothing is impossible.

Back to where I was, being sick has done so much more for me than ever thought possible! I am not talking about just physically, but mentally. It was in this time that I have found the true meaning behind what my mom had always told me. God is more than just someone that you pray to when you have a problem. He is a Provider, Caregiver, Lover, Friend, and so much more than ever thinkable. I am so thankful to be growing in my realtionship with God through Jesus. Without the things that I have learned, I really feel that my life would be a large pit! I have never let myself get so far down that I could not get up!

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

This is SO TRUE! When we cast all of our fears, worries, burdens, troubles, anxieties upon the Lord, we are given rest. There are so many times when I can remember being scared and not knowing where to turn. Turning to Jesus was the answer.(as ALWAYS)

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world!" John 16:33

Jesus died for each of us so that we would be freed of our sins. He has overcome the world as He was raised from the dead to be at the right hand of the Lord Our God! How AMAZING!

So, in being sick, I have learned so much! I am so blessed and thankful beyond words expression. Luckily, God knows my heart and He knows how I feel!

"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens." Psalm 68:19

No matter how big, how small, or how much, God takes our burdens! When we freely give our burdens to God, it is amazing the peace that is achieved! We just have to remember that we can not take our burdens back. We have a giving God and if we do not trust him with our issues, He gives them back to prove to us that we indeed DO need HIM!

I DEFINATELY need God in my life. Do you?

Smiles...

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

Isn't it amazing what something as small as a simple smile can do? I took and picked up Madi from school all week. Today while coming out of the school, I said hello to the receptionist and asked her a quick question about school. As I was introducing myself to the woman, she stood up, grabbed my hand, and said "Honey, your smile brightens my every day! I am so glad that I can finally put a name with a face!"

Isn't that awesome? How we can take a simple second and smile at someone and it makes their day? Try it! Of course there will be some people who wonder what you are up to, or can't imagine why anyone could be that happy. We are all blessed to say that we have an AMAZING God who gives us the opportunity to smile every day for all that He does and has done for us. What is there NOT to smile about! :)

What Happens in Heaven

I got this email from someone very special to me and wanted to share it with all of you! I love you and thank you for being a part of my life! More than that, I thank God for allowing me to have you in my life! He is so wonderful!

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.' I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.The angel then said to me, 'This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them. 'I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. 'This is the Acknowledgment Section,' my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed 'How is it that there is no work going on here?' I asked. 'So sad,' the angel sighed. 'After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments .''How does one acknowledge God's blessings?' I asked.'Simple,' the angel answered. Just say, 'Thank you, Lord.''What blessings should they acknowledge?' I asked.'If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy .''And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity.''If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day .''If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ... you are ahead of 700 million people in the world.''If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world .''If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare .''If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair.'Ok, what now? How can I start?If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.Have a good day and count your blessings
ATTN:Acknowledge Dept.: 'Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with. I thank God for everything, especially all my family and friends!! God's Blessings to you.

I Have Been Blessed

As I went again today to Cardinal Glennon Hospital, I have realized once again how blessed I am! God is so AMAZING! This song tells exactly how I feel...

I get kissed by the sun each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughin'
Down the hall through the bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my front porch swing
Just soakin' up the dayI think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place
I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
Across a crowded room
I know you know what I'm thinkin'
By the way I look at you
And when we're lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift
I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
When I, When I'm singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know I am so blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
oh yes i have been blessed

No matter what I am going through with my health or with Madi's health, we ALWAYS have one another and such a wonderful and caring family around us! Watching children go through these awful diseases and the parents watching their babies go through such awful pain makes me see how GREAT I truly have it! God has blessed me with such a wonderful little girl! She may have some acid reflux and sensory problems...whatever...but she is such a blessing! Just in case you haven't today, make sure that you tell those who mean the most to you that you love them! :) We are blessed in so many ways and so undeserving! God is go gracious and wonderful to us. Even when we feel like we are having the haredest times, it is important to remember that there are people who are going through so much more than we are. Then it is our duty to pray for those who do have it worse...that God does His Will....and holds them in his Hands all along the way!
:)

Today Is a BIG DAY!

My little baby became a little girl today! She started her first day of school! She was so excited! She could cared less if I was even there to see her off...such a silly girl! I am so thankful to have her in my life! 5 years ago I thought children were a vision of the future...the FAR FUTURE!
God blessed Corey and I to be parents and we are so happy about that! At the time it seemed like bad timing. We got engaged on October 4th, 2003. We decided then that we would get married May 14, 2005. So, we had a little bit of an engagement! It wasn't anything to us though because we had already been together for several years beforehand. Anyways, my friends and sisters had a Bridal Shower for me on April 2 (The day after our niece Kaelyn was born) The next day, I took a pregnancy test and it was +!!! We were so lost and excited all at the same time! But, it was such a great example of how God's Timing is always perfect! My step father was ill at that time and he was able to know that he had a first grandchild on the way!!! Beings that he passed a week after we got married, he never got to meet her, but I am sure that he spoils her rotten with love! Sometimes she acts so much like him that it is scary! lol
Now as I think about the fact that she is at school, I can't help but smile to think that God has done this for me and my family! Our lives would be so different without her! I am also thankful that she has the BEST Guardian Angels to take care of her while I can't be with her! 2 of her Grandpas.....1 Brother...3 Brothers or Sisters....a Cousin......God knows what we need and just how to take care of us, even if at the time it does not seem like it...He Knows Best! :)

My First Shot

So, this is my first shot at a blog entry! I think that this is a great place to share my thoughts and feelings! I was inspired by those in my church family and what they had to say! :) How amazing! I am not very good at quoting God's Word, but that will get better with time! ;)
Here lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about life. In particular, what God has done in my life. The list can go on and on forever! It is amazing to think of some of the things that He has pulled my family and I through! AMAZING AMAZING! I know that I am just a "young pup" but, I have been through so much at my young age, and as always, God NEVER leaves my side! I have such a desire to grow in my relationship with Him! I also have a desire to grow in relationships with those around me! Life is so short, and I always want to make it a point to let others know how I feel about them because you never know when God may choose us to be with Him.
Through a spell with my illness, God is pulling me through... AGAIN! :) I find my strength, courage, and faith in the words, not only of the Lord, but also in the love and support that surrounds me! I have the greatest and most caring family in the world! Thank you to all of you!
I know that this is short, but I had no idea where to start! I have so many thoughts on my heart that I need to think about how to separate them without making everyone read a 100 page essay! :)

Until next time.....
Miranda