Hidden Blessings

I guess this is one of those days I am gonna have to say that the blessing to it must be hiding somewhere!! This weather is really CRAZY!! One day it looks, smells,and feels like Spring and  the next it is snowing, sleeting, wind blowing, with the roads all covered with ice! I know for sure that this old achy body is going to definitely "Not" want to be outside today! It is Spring somewhere....just not here in Wisconsin...yet! I read recently that the most beautiful flowers are produced from the coldest winters! We should have some very spectacular blooms this year if that is true! So perhaps that is the raggedy hidden blessing I am looking for in this gloomy icy weather this morning that is going to keep me indoors.There are some blessings to being able to just sit and rest. God has enabled me to reflect on so many things while just sitting sometimes, and it is while we are silent that He speaks. So on this icy day, may I find the hidden blessing of just resting and reflecting, and perhaps doing some writing that I so love to do! And while the icy rain is coming down upon the earth, may I rest in the fact that God is producing some beautiful flowers that are going to bloom very soon in my yard and in my life! Thank you Lord for the rainy days...for without them we would not appreciate the sun!

Ecclesiastes 11:7 "Light is sweet and it pleases the eye to see the sun."

Free Kittens

I will be sure  that Spring has indeed arrived in the Northland when I drive down our country roads and start seeing signs that say "Free Kittens"! They are usually plentiful in the Spring on all of the farms! We have three and that is enough. There always seems to be a few strays wandering around here though, looking for food.  Even if we don't throw them anything I am sure they are able to find a few shrews or moles in the fields or barn, so I am sure that  they don't go hungry. Sometimes I get very annoyed with the fact that we have three cats but my husband blames it on me, and says it is my fault for getting him to like cats in the first place; however I have a confession to make! I have never really liked cats! I actually am allergic to them and have to take benedryl to stand them! I could really live better without them! I allowed them when my kids were growing up because of my daughter Jen..the one who loves all four- footed creatures, and would take compassion on all strays if she could! She even rescued a cat from the missile field in North Dakota and I had to drive that cat all the way from North Dakota back to Illinois with it whining and crying the whole way!! But I did it because I love my daughter...Not the cat so much....! Anyway, I was getting very annoyed by all of the cat hair in the house since this has been a very cold winter and they will not go outside. I had carpal tunnel surgery so the vacuuming ...well, not been quite to my liking.  So, needless to say there has been a lot of hair floating! I thought to myself this week...what good are cats anyway?? Why in the world would God create such a creature that is constantly rubbing up against you and licking you with that sandpaper of a tongue? Yuck! Then one of the days this week when I was not feeling so well and I decided to lay down for awhile, one by one, the "Cats" all came and curled up next to me on the bed! One right up in my face purring as loudly as she could...I don't know if I was really thrilled about that! The others miraculously were laying right next to Honey, my English Cocker Spaniel. So, there we were...me feeling lousy, and the  " Cats" and the dog showing me some comfort. That is when it struck me that God made these funny little creatures for a purpose. One of which  is to bring comfort to us. We all had a nice nap that day.  I am thankful for the fact that God even thought of giving us creatures to comfort us.  I guess I will keep them!

Six Fingered Six Toed Giant!

Did you know there was really a man with six fingers and six toes? I read about him this morning in 2 Samuel 21.  David had a ton of enemies and apparently this giant of a man was one of them. I think I would be a bit intimidated if I had someone that was huge with six fingers and six toes coming at me! David repeatedly prayed for God to rescue him from his enemies and God always came to the rescue! In this case He sent someone along to kill this giant for David and afterward David wrote Psalm 18.  2 Samuel 21:20 "In still another battle which took place in Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot-- twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother killed him." Then David sang to the Lord and thanked him for delivering him from his enemies. Why in the world do we feel so intimidated by the giants in our lives when we have someone watching out for us and so ready to defend us? It reminded me once again this morning that so long as we trust in God's protection over us we do not need to live in fear and intimidation. If He could deliver David from a six fingered six toed giant then I know He can and will deliver me from whatever giants are in my life!

Psalm 18:1-2  "I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer."