God is his Dad!?!

That was the exclamation I heard several weeks ago during a Coaches meeting at BRCC.  I was sitting in the Preschool room listening to another coach praying and reflecting on his words.  Typically, children are not around at coach's meetings, but this was a meeting before First Wednesday, so a small child with a great mind was present :)  As the other coach was praying, he kept referring to God as Father.  About 45 seconds into his prayer, said small child proclaimed to her mother, "God is his Dad!?!"  I chuckled briefly and yet realized deep down in my heart and my mind just how much insight God had provided this child.

I thought this post was very appropriate for Father's Day.  God keeps bringing this theme to me --- He has provided SO much for me here on Earth in the forms of amazing people, wonderful life experiences, and even more.  And all He wants from me is my love.  He wants me to look to Him as the Great I Am :)  He wants my moments and my days.  My complete trust (one of the hardest things for me).  He has plans to prosper me and NOT to harm me!  He is GOD!

I reflect today also on the amazing parents that God has placed in my life.  They are easily two of the greatest people I know.  They are determined and loving individuals that taught me how to laugh at the mishaps that creep up in life.  My parents taught me amazing responsibility and their strong morals couldn't help but inspire me as I grew up.  As I left home to explore undergraduate and new lands, I realized just how blessed I was to have parents that were still married and living under the same roof.  Now, I am proud to say that they just celebrated 30 years of marriage!!! :)  What an example God has given me to show me how worldly love can work through good times and bad.  Have I mentioned lately that I am blessed? ;)

Enjoy the moments!

Atypical me doing the typical starter...

Hello friends-

For starters, I used to blog frequently in undergraduate and I have recently found that I miss it.  I have decided to pick back up blogging and I hope my small insight will bring you some joy and probably some laughs. 

My life very recently: I just took my 18th trip to Walt Disney World and my 3rd Disney cruise.  Blessed!?! Yes, beyond words.  If you know me, you know that Disney is sewn into my life --- while I don't know the reasoning that I have been chosen, I am happy to be a believer in the magic that occurs on a daily basis in a very wonderful spot in sunny Florida :)  Nerd alert: I frequently think during random days, I'm sure someone is enjoying my favorite rides, the smells, the sights, and the wonder of my favorite vacation spot :) I wonder what the weather is like and how the parade went.  How were the rides?  Did the guests forget about the world even if for only a moment as they watched their children delight in the characters and the castle? Yeah, I know I'm odd, but these thoughts do run through my mind --- especially directly post-vacation.

What to expect here: my thoughts, stories about my day, reflections on God and what He is doing in me, music lyrics, quotes, book suggestions, etc.  Some pieces will be comical.  Some pieces will be serious.  Some pieces will make no sense. 

"Get lost and get right with my soul." -Rodney Atkins, Take A Back Road
This is precisely what I did tonight.  I drove, jammed to my tunes, and forgot about the world for a while.  Driving is my outlet and has been since I was 16.  I loved driving tonight with the windows down just watching the sky change with storms and sun, storms and sun.  I don't know what it is, but something about a car with the windows down and tunes up just erases the problems (even if only momentarily) :)

Stay tuned for my blog post later this week regarding a child's image of God and His relationship to adults.