In Ordinary Places...

Okay, a few days ago I shared with you some things God had shown me through the book, Home to Holly Springs.  I want to share a few more lines that stand out in the words written within.  Remember, this isn't a religious book, it is fiction, but it is about a Priest on a journey back home.  It is always amazing to me how God reveals himself to me in ordinary ways.  Being that I am extremely ordinary & all!

1. How'm I gon' stand this Mama?  Mama said, Keep yo' eyes on God.  So I did.  In all that agony, my eyes were opened in a very strange, new way, an' I saw Jesus.  He was hangin' on th' cross.  He didn't see me, but I could see him, plain as day.  His suffering was so great that my own grew sweeter, an' not too long after that, all th' cuts an' hurt places healed.
2. Thank you, Lord, for this inkling of what I hoped you'd give me.  It's a mere drop, but there's an ocean in the drop, and I take it as your assurance.
3. I've got a lot to download on your mercy & grace.  I've always rushed up to you and dumped whatever it was and hurried away, fascinated by my own busyness.  I want to turn all this over to you, slowly, carefully, examining every fragment as I pass it off, so there'll never be any question about it again.
4. One night, I came to the end of myself.  I hit a wall and I couldn't go over it or under it or around it or through it.  Dead end. 
5. Let us weigh the gain and the loss, wagering that God IS.  Consider these alternatives ~ If you win, you win all.  If you lose, you lose nothing.  Do not hesitate, then, to wager that He IS.
6. I prayed a prayer that went something like this: Thank you God, for loving me, and for sending your son to die for my sins.  I sincerely repent of my sins and turn my entire life over to you.  Amen.
7. He leadeth me besides still waters & restoreth my soul.(which comes from the 23rd Psalm)

Psalm 23

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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I'm liking these moccasins.  I remember as a child visiting Indian reservations and getting these.  Some were brown, some were white.  They were like wearing air!  Then there were the moccasins I wanted really badly when we were out in the boat on the lake.  Bo (my grandfather) assured me I didn't!  These were the deadly Water Moccasins, the snakes!  He held the lantern up and here they came...tons of them.  That is why we fished in the dark.  Now, for some reason, that doesn't seem too smart at all to me.  What if we caught one?  What if the boat turned over?  Why to this day do I have such a fear of snakes???  Here is what they look like!  Tip-toe!!!