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"O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; And I still declare Thy wondrous deeds.  And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Thy strength to this generation, Thy power to all who are to come."
Psalm 71:17-18 (NASB)

I so often think, “If only I’d known at 30 or 40, or even 50, some of what God is teaching me now, how much different my life would have been.”  But then a voice in my head says, loud and clear, so what am I doing now?  Am I acting on what God says today?  Am I ready to surrender my “anything” today?   

So what is my “anything” you ask.  Well, actually there are a number of things but the one thing that I have struggled with for a number of years is to (maybe) share some of the things I’ve written.  I've struggled because I can't imagine why I should do such a thing.   I've never had the answer to why, so I didn't.  I still don't have the answer to "why" but I am beginning this blog as a step of obedience.   

Let me be clear, I do not consider myself to be "a writer,"  but I like to write.  I even feel compelled to write at times,  if that makes sense.  I keep a journal and much of what I write originates there during my daily quiet time.  However, years ago my writing started on my porch swing - I had no computer.  Forty years ago I was a single mom, struggling to raise three kids and work.  While trying to discover who I was and find answers to many questions, I needed an outlet and "someone to listen" - so I began to write! 

I am a Christian and I love God.  I am learning to be obedient.   I am not a seminary graduate and I certainly don’t have all the answers.  What I write comes from my heart and from a life of learning from mistakes I’ve made and lessons learned as I’ve lived an imperfect (though forgiven) life, which at this point in time has lasted some 70+ years.  Today I am married, the kids are now grown and I have seven grandchildren.  Life is good.  God has blessed our family.  I still have much to learn about life and just who God wants me to be.        

As I began to consider putting my thoughts on a blog, this was my Journal entry recently:

“Well, the blog is established.  Help me God as I begin this process.  As I make decisions on what to post I ask you to direct and lead me.  This is a step in what I consider an effort to be obedient to where you are leading me.  Help me I pray.”

After writing the above journal entry, I read these words from E. Stanley Jones during my quiet time:  “One night I bowed my head in silent prayer . . . and whispered to God, ‘O God, help me.  Very quickly came back the reply:  ‘I will do something better, I will use you.’”

The author goes on to say that when we pray, “Help me” it puts us at the center, asking God for our own purpose.  But “I will use you” meant I was not the center; something beyond me was the center and I (am) the instrument of a purpose beyond myself.”

I pray that God will use my posts to make you smile, encourage you, perhaps learn from my mistakes, or just to shake your head as you say, “this woman needs my prayer!”  And thank you very much, I certainly do!

“Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.  I will open my mouth in a parable, I will utter dark sayings of old, which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.  We will not conceal them from their children, but tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.”  Psalm 78:1-4

This Psalm goes on to say in verse 5 and 6 “that they should teach His commands to their children, that the generation to come might know.”  We see why they should do this in verse 7, “That they should put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God but keep His commandments, And not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation.  A generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God.”

And that is what this is about - to share the praises of the Lord, His strength, and the works He has done!

And so I begin!