Peace.

I am again out of words. The children have taken them all. I shall rest for the week and perhaps they will return by Friday. Happy Thanksgiving!

No Day Like Today...

I love that song at the end of RENT. As a musician wanna be, I love the harmonies and the way they weave in and out of the melodic line.

I haven't written in a long time because there is nothing to really write about. However, I have found myself in a slight quandary recently. I love my job but I want a change. The problem is I am not sure what, where, when... I have been challenged to do more in my classroom and with my students and that is good because for there was a time when I didn't want to.

I broke things off with my friend from Memphis. I am sad it didn't work out. We will attempt to still be friends but we all know how that usually plays out. I am single again and for the record I do not want to be set up. The last 3 times haven't worked. ( Sara, he was great, it just didn't work) God is in control. So glad
I can let the creator of the universe, My Elohim, be in charge of my life.

I watch a lot of TV on Saturdays thanks to my DVR. My current faves are THE OFFICE, FLASHFORWARD and Parks and Recreation.

a new dawn, a new day « Life with Heather

a new dawn, a new day « Life with Heather

My 2 favorite humans in this WORLD!! The other is with Jesus.

Jesus...

The question of the day was "Who is Jesus?" It it unbelievable and sad how many people do NOT acknowledge Him at all much less as GOD. And here's the thing, it is not a "baptist" thing. Jesus is GOD. He is the Cause of all Creation, and all things were created by Him and for HIM. Now, when I think about that, I am forced to decide if Jesus is prominent in my life or if He is Preeminent. There is a difference and I have to choose. Does He have 1st place in my life? Is he 1st above my hobbies? my job? or family? what about friends? in my relationship? in my money? Would I choose Him if it came with pain? Or would I choose the easy way? What will you do with Jesus? Is He above ALL?

Whew!!

First week of school DONE!!!! I have used all of my words for the week b/c of the kids so maybe in a week or so I can write again. 1st graders sure do make you tired.

Also, my trainer is slowly trying to kill me. Good thing I am getting stronger so I can fight them back...one day.

BTS

If you know Heather and I we love to give everything initials. For instance, the Cheesecake Factory is CCF, our dogs are D and S, our parents were M&D, HTH was something we called each other in college thanks to our friend Kristi and so on. Well BTS is Back to School and I am not RTG ( ready to go). I love summer and this has been a great one. Probably the best one I have had in about 4 years!!! Oh well PTL for a job where I can take JJ&A (June, July and August, okay, not the entire 3 months but you get the point) off for myself.

The Reason

I was reminded today during our sermon this evening at church the reason my blog is called
"All Sufficient (can never spell that without help) Grace." January 13, 2008 I was visiting a Sunday school class for the 1st time in years. God led me there to teach me a lesson.
Cindy, the Sunday school teacher/ life group leader, was in the book of Corinthians for the lesson. Then she read these verses in II Corinthians 12. "7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. "
God moved my heart. I had no idea what was to take place in the next 6 months of my life but GOD did. He knew that I would need to find Him in everything I did. That I would need grace to make it each day. That He would not remove the "thorn" in my flesh. He knew that he would use my life for His glory even though I have no idea how. Therefore the blog was named ALL SUFFICIENT GRACE.
I underlined that verse in my bible and wrote the date because it so moved my heart and now a year and half later I saw that verse again. I have seen that verse since then but, today, I saw that verse. (insert Beth Moore emphasis and accent). I have come so far from where I was and yet I am so far from where I need to be. His Grace has been and continues to be sufficient. His GRACE amazes me. His GRACE is enough for me. He is THE reason I get up every day and sleep through the night. MY ALL SUFFICIENT GRACE!!!