Why me?

If you will humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, in His good time, He will lift you up. Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. 1 Peter 5:6-7

The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?
 Proverbs 20:24 The Living Bible

My first teaching job after I graduated from college was teaching preschool in Atlanta. Although I loved the children dearly, I had an associate who stole money from my purse and lied about me to the director. I talked to my Dad about the situation and he said, "You will deal with similar situations throughout your career. Don't worry about settling the score or defending your reputation. Just do your best and the truth will come out in time."

He was right, and the woman's dishonesty was found out, but also there was a boiler explosion and fire in the building one evening after everyone had gone home, and I moved on to a much better teaching job at a country school with a wonderful principal and staff.

Your Love, O Lord

Your love, O Lord

reaches to the heavens

Your faithfulness

stretches to the skies.

Your righteousness 

is like the mighty mountains

Your justice flows

like the ocean's tides.

I will lift my voice

To worship You, my King.

I will find my strength

In the shadow of Your wings.

Mac Powell, Third Day

FORGIVEN

As you live this new life, we pray that you will be strengthened from God’s boundless resources, so that you will find yourselves able to pass through any experience and endure it with courage.

You will even be able to thank God in the midst of pain and distress because you are privileged to share the lot of those who are living in the light.

For we must never forget that he rescued us from the power of darkness, and re-established us in the kingdom of his beloved Son, that is, in the kingdom of light.

For it is by his Son alone that we have been redeemed and have had our sins forgiven.

Colossians 1:11-14 J.B. Phillips New Testament

Glad

As we were worshiping God in church, three little girls joined hands and began to dance and sing along. After the song was over, their sweet voices continued. They seemed oblivious to the rest of the world. It was truly a holy moment as we "grown-ups" sat reverently listening to childlike faith and the sounds of pure joy.

Let them shout for joy and be glad,
Who favor my righteous cause;
And let them say continually,
“Let the LORD be magnified,
Who has pleasure
in the prosperity of His servant.”
Psalm 35:27

Mr. Bluebird's On My Shoulder

I hope that you will have one of those days 

where you "can't open your mouth

 without a song jumping right out of it!"

 Have a Zip-a-dee-doo-dah day!