Encouragement

Hi all! A few words to update and encourage!

Our homeschooling convention went better than we hoped! Yeah! God is so god to those who put their trust in Him! ~Psalm 78:7~

I went to Pilgrim camp for Memorial Day Weekend. I worked hard, saw many old friends, and was blessed by the meetings!

I feel like I need to say this again. God is just so awesome! When you think you can't handle anymore, God is right there for you. He never gives us anything we cannot handle. He is there through it all. It doesn't feel like that all the time. We feel like no one is there and that is far from the truth. GOD IS THERE. He's with you at school, home, work, in your car, etc. ALWAYS. I'm still learning this truth. Believe me, I don't have it all down pat. I can't give you steps 1, 2, & 3 and the problem will go away. But, most the most important thing is to realize that HE is there. HE is right beside you, and sometimes, He's carrying you through. If you can accept that fact, such a peace will cover you and the situation may not get better; in fact, it might get worse. BUT you will have peace, knowing that it's all under the blood!

Here are two songs that have been encouraging me recently.  

"Through it all,

 through it all,

 I've learned to trust in Jesus,

 I've learned to trust in God.

 Through it all,

 through it all,

 I've learned to depend upon His Word." - Andrae Crouch

"His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,

His power no boundary known unto men;

For out of His infinite riches in Jesus

He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again." - Annie Flint

Meditate today on the fact that God is carrying you "Through it all!"

Blessings!

~Abby

PS - Prayer Requests: 1) My mom - she is having some health issues that require lots of prayer! 2) A friend's mom had a heart attack last Friday and she had an operation and appears to be doing fine, praise God! Please pray for her recovery. 3) A dear friend is in the army right now. He is in basic training in Oklahoma (unaffected by the tornadoes) but please pray that He grows spiritually even more! 4) The people that were affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma! For peace and comfort for all involved!

May!

           I can’t believe it’s May already and I haven’t posted a blog in over a month! Ah! April was, in a word, INSANE. I covered someone vacation at work so my hours doubled  for three weeks! I did not get any school or writing done! Grrr… But, not that I’m back to a normal schedule, I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Like blogging!

            We had a talent show at church at the end of April – that was awesome! Aside from everyone else in the church doing a fantastic job, my sister made her “debut” on the guitar! She received it for Christmas and has been teaching herself. She did a wonderful job!

I’ve learned something about myself the past couple of weeks. I am stronger than I think. A situation has been creeping up on me and I thought I would not be able to handle it. But I was! With a lot of leaning and trusting on God, I was able to face the situation. Sometimes, it takes TRUST more than anything else. You can pray until “you’re blue in the face,” but unless you really trust that the Lord is going to take care of it, it won’t happen.

Just a bit of encouragement to never stop trusting, no matter how hard it gets!

            Blessings!

            ~Abby

            PS – I have friend who is in the army. He left for bootcamp the end of April so please keep him in your prayers! His name is Dan. Thank you!

Learn

Working, writing, school, reading, learning, laughing, living.

Learning to depend on God's will is the hardest thing that I am learning right now. Allowing HIM to guide every step I take.

"Only trust Him."

Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day. ~ Psalm 25:4,5

Stars

The first full week of March is over and spring is, finally, almost here! We had a snowstorm Thursday night into Friday, but the snow stuck little and by tomorrow it had all melted away.

Tonight, I am thankful for stars. I was outside for a few minutes taking the new puppy, Ebony, out for a quick walk. I looked up and saw a crisp, clear, black sky, sparkiling with stars, scattered like diamonds. It was beautiful! So awe-inspiring. God is so amazing! What looks, at times, like total chaos to us, is completely in order for Him!

What a good reminder that when we feel like the world is falling apart, God has everything in control!

Blessings,

Abby

New Month!

It's a new month! Spring is on it's way! I cannot wait! I'm busy with writing this month and homework for two classes, American Government and American Literature.

I will blog again in the next couple of days with a longer update.

Blessings!

~Abby