Twenty One Minutes Too Late

Dear God,
Thank you for the tears that I have cried so far today. I have felt like I have needed to cry for quite some time now. Why did it have to start at 2:30 this morning, continue in my car on the way to work, and then even STILL IN MY CAR on the way home from a meeting?

I feel better. The thirteen overdrawn items in my checking account was the trigger, the last straw....OUCH! Sometimes, it takes something like that to help release pain in our souls, I guess. What makes me mad is that it could have been prevented if I had made a transfer TWENTY ONE minutes earlier before the cut off time yesterday. Seems that I am running TWENTY ONE minutes late on many issues lately.

God, can you please help me?

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 25:4-9}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2025:4-9&version=NIV

You have been a refuge for the poor, 
a refuge for the needy
in their distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.
Isaiah 25:4

Owls and Samaritans

Dear God,
Why do crows HATE owls? I think owls are so cute.

This morning when I was out walking, two huge barn owls were sitting on the tall peanut dryer roof and a murder (I now know WHY they are called a MURDER) of crows attacked them. They were dive bombing those poor owls until finally they both dove off of the metal perch they were sitting on, and swooped off into some trees. Of course, the horrible crows were in pursuit. I kept on walking. What was I to do? What could I have done? Is this like the good samaritan story? Would I walk away if it were humans and not birds? I hope I would help....

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Luke 10:25-37
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010:25-37&version=NIV

Love your neighbor as yourself...
Luke 10:27b

Overcome Evil with Good

Dear God,
Little children are so wonderful. Four year olds are great to be around because they seem to want to learn ALL THE TIME...at least the four year olds that I visit with during the week at work.

A baby's smile totally melts my heart.

Something tragic was told to me today about a nine year old little girl who's father was molesting her. She told the policeman that he had been doing it since she was three years old. God, this is not right! Please help that precious little one to heal. God, help me to know what to do when people are hurting and need me to help them with MORE than mere WORDS.

Love,
Me:(

{Daily Scripture Reading: Romans 12:9-21}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:9-21&version=NIV

Do not be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with
GOOD!
Romans 12:21

Thank You for Creating Me

Dear God,
A lump has just formed in my throat as I have started to write this letter to you. First and foremost, THANK YOU!!

Thank you for my life, for my family, for every single breath that I take into my lungs, for music, for my mind, for my heart, for my gifts (the gift of grace). Mostly, Thank You for giving me your Son, Jesus. Thank you for the Holy Spirit that guides me (or at least tries very hard to guide me as you KNOW how stubborn I can be at times.)

Thank you for creating me.

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Psalms 92:1-15}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2092:1-15&version=NIV

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning, and your faithfulness at night..
Psalms 92:1-2

A Couple of Weeks....

September 1st is the date that these letters will begin. I am excited and ready to get started. Until then.....

Theresa:)

Proverbs 16:3
"Commit to Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed"