A prodigal returns home!

How is it that I have been so busy and had so little to post? I guess the obvious answer is that what I have been busy with either hasn't been very interesting or hasn't been something to be shared publicly. However, there is some good news now that I will share.

On July 20, a prodigal daughter came home to her heavenly Father.

A long-time friend of mine who had once been on fire for God and then had turned her back on Him for a little more than a decade finally allowed His constant Love and Care for her to break through her tough exterior. That Sunday morning, while getting ready to visit a church to hear a guest speaker, she found herself embraced by God's love in an irresistable way. She allowed the tough exterior to crack and returned His loving embrace. She was headed back "home."

She knew there were things in her life and lifestyle that would have to be changed.

She knew there were relationships that would have to change significantly or be ended.

She knew this decision had the potential of significant impact on her livelihood.

But, in the end, she knew that turning away from God and continuing to run from Him had already cost her far more.

She was tired of running.

So she stopped - and "allowed Him to catch her" and let her know that He had never stopped loving her.

"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray." (Matthew 18:12-13)

Truly, the Good Shepherd is rejoicing over her -- and I am rejoicing with Him!

tomorrow's another day

Can it really be August already?

It's definitely summer here. Supposed to be 100 degrees tomorrow, 102 Sunday and 103 Monday. That's hot even for a Florida girl! Guess I didn't live in Phoenix long enough to get used to it. The humidity here is somewhere between the two - but closer to Florida. I was literally dripping sweat from my face just standing in the shade filling my car up with gas.

Not a lot going on. Working a little overtime here and there, but not nearly what I used to do. Staying at least close to 40 hours - and many weeks still are "just" 40.

Still need to get the boxes that are "stuffed" in the closets and garage unpacked and straightened. Need to do a little repair work here, too. (Those of you gals who have a wonderful "handy man" husband, make sure he knows how much you appreciate that! As I was walking to the parking lot at Lowe's today, I had the thought that the only thing I could think of that I was jealous of was having someone around who knew how to fix things (and did).)

I wish I knew where my time goes! But, then, I often do not make it home until 7:30 or 8:00 and sometimes later. By the time I go through the (regular) mail, check email, get dinner, and all the other daily things to do, it's usually past time I should be heading to bed. There are so many things I want to do & projects started but not completed. Oh, well, tomorrow is another day. :-)

Once again, it's late. Wonder if I'll make it to bed before midnight tonight? (Not likely, since it's 11:30pm CDT now!) Oh well ... as I said, tomorrow's another day.