Journeys we must travel....

People always say "Life's a journey" and other things that make no sense to me. My thought is that life is a series of journeys and it isn't necessarily where you go so much as how you get there. I know, nothing real earth shattering in my bit of logic but... it is an issue I regularly have to work on. My attitude while on said journeys tends to derail my train so to speak.

Many of you know that Todd and I have not been able to have kids. We both believe that we will have children of our own but so far it hasn't happened for us. This is a journey I would rather not have to take. I constantly have to work on my attitude, doubt is always there waiting to attack. I have to make sure to put on my spiritual armor every morning or my day is filled with doubt, disbelief, anger, frustration, and all sorts of other stuff. I don't do baby showers unless I am especially close to the mom-to-be, it just hurts too bad.

All of that to say, as much as I would rather not have to deal with this stuff, God has always been faithful. I have learned more on this journey than I ever could have without going on it. I can relate to other women dealing with infertility in a way that a mother can not. I know that I will be a mother someday not everyone has that assurance or hope. I don't know why God has asked us to go on this journey but here we are and my job is to obey and to do it with a good attitude. Tomorrow, my journey may be different and I hope that I can take what I have learned and apply it to the next journey. That after all is what life is all about.

Cracker Jacks...

So I was laying in bed the other night, tossing and turning, and just totally frustrated. I was frustrated because I couldn't go to sleep and my brain just wouldn't shut off. As I was laying there I started thinking about something I had heard earlier that day. I had heard someone say that they just hadn't been getting anything out of church lately. I totally got this picture of Cracker Jacks in my head. This explains my point of view perfectly and I will share it with you.

Going to church (any church) is like eating cracker jacks. It's pre-packed in a cute little box and the insides are basically the same. You open it up and start to eat the goodies inside but they aren't real exciting, it's just carmel corn, but it's your attitude that makes it a treat or not. The really exciting part of cracker jacks are the treasures that they put in every box. Now you can just leisurely continue to eat knowing that eventually you will probably get to the treasure or you can go searching for it. I personally, go searching. I want to know what I'm getting. I want to dig it out and play with it whether it's chintzy or not. Sometimes it's right there on top as soon as you open the box, but sometimes it's all the way at the bottom. That is what church is to me. God gives us truth everyday not just Sunday but for Sunday we go expecting it to be basically the same program as last Sunday. Now we can leisurely go through the motions knowing that eventually truth will smack us upside the head (whether we recognize it or not is another story), or we can search out the truth that God has for us every Sunday, every day. There is always that treasure to be found. Sometimes it's labled and right in our face, sometimes it takes some searching to find exactly what God has for us but there is always a treasure that he has hidden just for you and me.

I challenge anyone who reads this to go searching for that hidden treasure, find that hidden truth. Put your heart and soul into it and see what you get out. You won't be disappointed I promise.

Welcome...

Hello. I have been sucked into blogging by my dear friends and just want to welcome you to my world. To tell you a little about me I am married to Todd and we have 3 dogs and 2 cats. These are our family and you will probably get to know them on here as they will be featured many times, I'm sure. I have a part-time job that pays for my habits, I mean hobbies, and sometimes vacation. I am a glass artist by trade (so to speak) but I love to knit. I can teach what I know but I'm not a trained teacher or anything (that would have required more school, ugh!). I love my family, my church, and my friends, and would do darn near anything for them.

I suppose one would think there should be a point to this blog but so far I haven't come up with one. That will just have to evolve I think. I really just want to share my life with my friends and have some fun doing it. I hope you all enjoy and give me some feedback, after all this is my first time. :-)