Don't Buy Stuff You Can't Afford

Looking Up

Things are looking up...not exactly the way I would have hoped, but the heaviness and dreariness of the situation seems to have lifted for the moment.

I want to publicly thank the ladies from the Friendly Anchor yahoo group...you ladies are my prayer rocks in times of trouble! If anyone out there is interested in a high volume, high participation group, this group of women is for you! Don't go by the yahoo stats about posting, we do most of our posting through google groups. But if you want to join we'd love to have you.

Today's Song

Here are today's meaningful song lyrics...keep praying for us please

Every Time I Breathe
Big Daddy Weave

I am sure all of heaven's heard me cry
As I tell You all the reasons why
This life is just too hard
But day by day
Without fail
I'm finding everything I need
And everything that You are To me

Chorus:
Every time I breathe
You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave
I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it's true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You

Now how could I after knowing One so great
Respond to You in any way
That's less than all I have to give
But by Your grace
I want to love You not with what I say
But everyday In a way that my life is lived

Chorus:
Every time I breathe
You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it's true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You

Wrapped in Your mercy
I want to live and never leave
I am held by how humble
Yet overwhelmed by Your majesty
Captured by grace and now I'm finding I am free
You are marvelous God
And knowing You is everything

Quick Update

I am sorry I haven't been posting much. Without going into detail, life has thrown us a huge loop right now and I don't have time for much of anything. I am emotionally drained and stressed. I would love it if anyone reading this would pray for us and what we're going through. God knows all of the details and I am trusting that He will work through this mess and make something beautiful out of it, although I can't see what it would be.

Trust His Heart
All things work for our good
though sometimes we can’t see how they could.
Struggles that break our hearts in two
sometimes blind us to the truth.
Our Father knows what’s best for us;
His ways are not our own.
So, when your pathway grows dim,
and you just can’t see Him,
Remember He’s still on the throne.

God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

He sees the Master plan.
He holds the future in His hands.
So don’t live as those who have no hope.
All our hope is found in Him.
We walk in present knowledge,
but He sees the first and the last.
And like a tapestry,
He’s weaving you and me
to someday be just like Him.

God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand,
trust His heart.

July Reads

96. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich B
97. Not Buying It by Judith Levine C
98. Frenemies by Megan Crane B-
99. How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean B
100. Wedding Bell Blues by Linda Windsor B-
101. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella B-
102. Boo Humbug by Rene Gutteridge B-
103. Heather by Debra White Smith C-
104. Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer B
105. Nine Months in August by Adriana Bourgoin B
106. Dedication by Nicola Kraus/Emma McLaughlin C+
107. Time Lottery by Nancy Moser B
108. It's Not My Wedding, But I'm in Charge by Sharon Naylor C+
109. The Noah Confessions by Barbara Hall C
110. The Women's Daily Irony Supplement by Judy Gruen B
111. Perfume by Patrick Suskind C
112. One Fell Swoop by Virginia Boyd C-
113. The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck B
114. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling A
115. Finding Marie by Susan Page Davis B-
116. After the Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart C+
117. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out by Neta Jackson B+
118. Around the World in 80 Dates by Christa Banister C+
119. A Promise to Remember by Kathryn Cushman C+
120. A Crooked Path by Annette Smith B-
121. Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock B

Audio:
11. The Good Guy by Dean Koontz B+
12. The Keep by Jennifer Egan B-

TBR Books--Charlotte Sometimes, Time Lottery