Inspiration...

Things that inspire me:


~ God. The One True God who lives in and through me. The Creator of the world I live in and provides me with every good thing. The God who sacrified His only Son to pay for my sins so that He could have fellowship with me. The One who I owe everything, yet can pay nothing.

~ Super Hubbie. He is my best friend. He is my tender warrior. The one who fights to be the godly leader of our family that God has called Him to be. And when he fails and is discouraged he does not quit or give up. He dusts himself off and gets back on the road and works to be and do what God has made him for.

~ My children. The ones I would die for one minute and want to kill the next. The ones who can be so infuriating and yet humble me. The ones who quarrel with each other yet are lost without each other. The ones who long to live lives that are reflections of God. The ones who, despite their childishness and sinfulness have tender souls that put others before themselves. The ones who are so eager to learn about and explore the world in which they live.

~ Other Christian women. I wont name names, but there are those in whom I can see attributes of God. I see their failures, but I also see glimpses of who I wish I was.

~ World worn people. These are people who do not live lives that are pleasing to God. They stand to remind me of all that is at stake in life and how easy it is to fall short of God's standard. They stand to remind me of why God came and why I need Him. They stand to remind me that I am supposed to share Him with others.

~ Music. Music is the thread that holds me together. It expresses the very essence of who I am. I love to sing. I love to worship God in song. He made me musical. I feel Him urging me to use this for Him, but I am not sure of exactly what that is supposed to look like.

~ Photography. Boy do I miss my camera! I can not WAIT to replace it!!! I absolutely love looking at the world through the lens of the camera... especially capturing God's artwork in nature. The way the light shines through and hits things... amazing!