I have been just too busy to blog, lately...or maybe, just not inspired would be a better way of explaining the few blogs I have been posting.
School is on - full blast. I had to get new notebooks, uniforms, books, etc. for the kids, plus deal with plans, projects, and problems at school. Oscar usually handles all of the legal-paperwork stuff and I am more involved in the internal part - meetings, organizing, counselling, trying to coordinate things so that all 35 of us can work together peacefully...with God's help, of course.
I have also been dealing with a health issue the past couple of months that kind of saddened me after experiencing years of good health. I've been back and forth to doctors with tests and results...and all this while trying to keep my mind focused as a mom of teens and a toddler, who need almost constant attention.
So, I have been having my ups and downs, but then I look up to the great women in my life who have gone through a lot or so much more and are still praising God. They are still joyfully moving onward...grabbing onto our Lord's hand and facing the battle. It makes me want to be like them...as they also imitate Christ! (thanks! Some of you who are reading this are these "great women in my life.")
God gave me some encouragement this morning and while Edson is watching Thomas the Tank Engine, I decided to share it with you! It's my prayer for YOU today.
Colossians 1:11-12 (New Living Translation)
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,
always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
2 comments:
Thank you, Karen, your entire post is an encouragement!
We are called to encourage one another-not to entertain each other- this was a wonderful post.
Karen, you are in my prayers. Our God is strong and mighty and He is also loving and caring. He is carrying you in His gentle hands. May you feel His abundant love today.
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