Baby baby

Maxton came to visit us and brought his parents. Can we say cute and cuddly? I wanted to bite his chubby legs. Publish Post

Come spring.

Have you seen the trees when they start budding? You see the small buds of future bloom all over the branches? Picture that or look out for those ( if and when they start doing that in your area.) That's how I feel. I feel like a tree with bare and empty branches, but at the ends I have small powerhouses of life covering me. I feel like my spring is coming.

Why, you ask? Well, for the first time in my life I am experiencing the full, amazing, glorious emotion called FAITH. I know, you'd think that after 22 years as a Seventh Day Adventist I would have felt it by now. Don't get me wrong, I've had faith and prayed with faith. But this is so much more complexed.

I believe that this feeling of Faith and renewal is due to my reading the whole bible this year. I've come to realize that there is an unbelievable number of things I don't know. I started with one Bible, but am waiting to continue with one my friend Delina is sending me. Apparently my bible of choice was not correct. I encourage you to pick a bible, any bible, and read. The Lord will undoubtedly find a way to reach you.

It's taken me a while

So, it's taken me a while to sit down and write again. Sometimes things happen and I think...'Oh, I should blog about that' ...and then I don't. Turns out I'm not too into writing, but I've decided to be better this year.

Actually, that's what I'll blog about today. What I've decided to do this year. You know, the infamous resolutions. I could just keep them to myself but then it would be easier to ignore. If I write them and have others read them then there's accountability. Someone will inevitably ask at the end of the year "so how did you do about reading?"

So here they are.
1. There's the one about weight (duh).
2. There's the one about reading.
3. There's the one about writing.
4. There's the one about listening.
5. There's the one about discipleship.


See, now you can ask me in 12 months and I'll be able to tell you. Haha.

One at a time

Oh, my. How did I get here? I sit at my desk in my office in my house and look down at the papers in front of me. Three words catch my eyes – Home Insurance Policy. There have been moments in the last 4 months that have made me stop and wonder how I got here; this is one of those moments. I have a HOME. An actual house with stuff inside that belongs to me and my husband. Wow! There’s another moment. I have a HUSBAND. I have to think about dinners and lunches and I have to go clean the shower. There are so many chores and details that go into the roles of homeowner and wife. I am a WIFE!

I can’t believe how amazing the Lord has been. And yet, I can. I know that if we listen to Him and follow His guidance and believe in His promises, then we will reap all He has offered. I have lived expectantly for 30 years, waiting to receive the rewards that come with trusting God. I see and live those rewards every day.

I've named my blog Expectantly. In looking at my life I see so much that I'm expecting. Whether it's from life or others or myself. Mostly I live expectantly waiting for God's promises to come true. The bible teaches us to live expectantly. To know that what He has promised He will deliver if we follow Him. It is, of course, a two way street; it goes from us to Him and from Him to us.

So, I’ve decided to go on an expedition of sorts to see if along the way I can manage to clearly hear His purpose for me. I guess it’s my way of letting God know that I hear him and although I’ve been dragging my feet, I’m willing to follow. I will look to Him expectantly.