God's Plans

I have found this to be true, especially lately.  It seems like everything has been falling apart lately, job, relationships, friendships, everything.  But I have watched doors open lately that I thought would never open back up.  My hours at my full time job has changed and I get to volunteer at the school again (not as much as I want but it is a definite improvement!)  I have gotten a part time job where I get to serve seniors and will carry me through if my full time job falls apart.  I have some friendships that have fallen apart but looking over the friendships I do have, they have lasted for years and these people have been with me through some hard times.  I have a wonderful family support. I am talking to a wonderful guy who I can't say enough good things about.  Just when everything was falling apart, everything came together almost perfectly, and it will be perfect when His plan is completely finished.

Hope you are having a wonderful Monday!

Tired and Restless

These last few weeks have been busy, but it is mostly work stuff that I am busy with.  My full time job makes me tired. Not just physically, but mentally and spiritually also.  I work just to make someone money, and I constantly see that money mishandled and wasted and I think of everything good for others I could do with that money.  I see people take the money I bring in and live high on the cares of life and come in miserable after that money is gone and they are stressed out because they have no money.

I am tired of seeing people hurting and I can't do anything to make the pain go away. I am tired of people deliberately hurting others. I am tired of people being wrapped up in their own lives they can't give anyone else the time of day.

But on the other hand, I am restless.  I have so many ideas on how to help people that I don't know where to start.  I am working on one project that could help people tremendously if it works out like I want it too.  I am restless to do God's Will in my life and give glory and praise to Him.  I am more restless to work and serve than I ever have been in my life.  Once I got that desire doors have just been opening up to where I can serve.  I now have a part time job where I will be helping seniors. I also have the chance to volunteer regularly at the private school again!  I am so  excited about getting to be a part of my kids lives again I just can't contain it.  I get to go to the nursing home tonight.

And yet, with these opportunities, it still doesn't seem like enough.  I am not sick and tired, just tired and restless.


Hope everyone has a great week and finds somewhere they can serve!

Refreshing

Today, so far, as well as the rest of this week, has been very blah.  You know what I am talking about.  That feeling that nothing is quite right.  You are drained and tired and nothing makes sense in your life any more.  That is the feeling I have had since Saturday night.

Well I am tired of that feeling. This very moment I am starting over.  I was reading a book yesterday on refreshing yourselves so you can be more of a service to others and that is exactly what I am doing.

This moment I am grabbing a cup of hot tea, going to focus on my work, and when work is done will work on some fun rewarding projects I have going on.  I am going to church tonight and refreshing my soul and going to spend the weekend with family.

I  am going to refresh so I can help others and quit feeling so negative because  we all know that won't help anybody.

Here is the book I was talking about.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

http://www.therefreshbook.com/

Encouraging Music

So this weekend, I have dealt with things that have broke my heart and I really have no words right now to describe the situation or how I am feeling. Since I have missed a couple of Tunesdays, I thought I would bring you a list of music that has helped encourage me today!

Petra - No Doubt

Casting Crowns - Praise You in This Storm

Mark Shultz  -  He Is,  Love Has Come

Selah -  Shelter Me,  He'll Hold You,  I Look to You,  You Deliver Me,  Be Thou Near to Me,

Nicole C. Mullen -  When You Call on Jesus

Mandissa -  Overcomer

Building 429 -  Fearless,  I Don't Belong

Tim Hughes -  Happy Day

Third Day -  I See Love, Cry Out to Jesus

Matthew West -  The Motions


Hope You have an encouraging Monday and if you are not then I hope this list will help you as well!!