Blogging and Life..............

I decided to link up with both Rachel Anne and Linda today. I'm not participating in Linda's flashback, but still wanted to "connect" with my "blogging buddies" at that meme, so hopefully Linda will forgive me for just "doing my own thing" today. ~smile~ I just love these two gals!


As I thought about my entry today I began thinking about the many wonderful friends that I have made since I began blogging.  It never entered my mind that there were such great ladies out in "blogsphere."  I have cried and laughed and rejoiced with many of the following ladies. Jen at Finding Heaven is one of the most amazing young ladies and writes the most "soul stirring" blog entries, there's Stephanie at A Defined Life that should definitely write a book, she has such spiritual depth and it has blessed me more times than I can count. And, both Barb at My Freshly Brewed Life and Starr at One More Equals Four never lack for some great wisdom.  Then there's sweet Carissa at Lowercase Letters, Leigh at Leigh Ashley, and Kim at Kimberly's Korner
and my newest "blogging buddy," Cindy at Notes in The Key of Life. (isn't that the cutest title?)  These gals are just lots of fun to read and I always look forward to stopping by their blogs.  You can check out my left side bar for other blogs that I really enjoy and I add to that list almost every week. I have such fun visiting around!


When I started blogging I thought it would  one day be a treasure for my children. While it is not exactly a journal, it is ME. I have so enjoyed reading some of my Mom's writings since her death in 2008 and hopefully this blog will serve much the same purpose with my children.  I am having them printed at the end of each year in book form through Blog2Print. 


I usually think of my blog as pretty shallow compared to most that I read, but then again, it is ME. Guess I may be saying I'm shallow. ~chuckle~  But, hopefully it brings a smile to the faces of those who stop by and on occasion it might just "warm their hear" and inspire them.  ~wink~

I saw this poster at the Yellow Daisy Festival the other week and really wanted to buy it. I couldn't think of an appropriate place to hang it in my house, so I just decided to take a picture of it.  I think there is so much truth to what it says and I have a hard time when I have to resort to Plan B.  I rock along pretty well as long as Plan A goes as planned. Ugh! Life sometimes gets in the way of Plan A and truly "life is about how we handle Plan B."  Plan B for the Christian  means trusting Him to see you through when the way may not look all that smooth and is definitely not what you had planned.

Speaking of life..........I was reading Beth Moore's blog a while back and she mentioned that she had been under a lot of stress in the past months. Anyone with her schedule would definitely be under stress, but I don't know if that was what she was talking about or not.  But, I think it does us good to occasionally be reminded that NO ONE lives a stress free life. Not Beth, not Anne Graham Lotz, not Kay Arthur, not Prisilla Shirer, not your Bible Study teacher, not your best friend, no matter our plot in life, there is stress.  I use to be guilty of looking at some folks and wondering how they seem to never have any worries or cares.  As I have gotten older, I now know that just because someone has a smile on their face and doesn't talk about the obstacles they are facing, doesn't mean they have none.   It just means that they are plugging along one day at a time and are remembering the ONE who brings their JOY didn't promise they would always be happy.  As long as we have the breath of life in us there will be stresses in the form of death, health related issues, disappointments, finances and various other struggles and heart ache. What a joy to know the Savior of all stresses!



I wish for each of you a refreshing and relaxing week-end. I've got my smile on my face and joy in my heart, how about you?