Friday, November 22, 2019

~Combing my Blogs~

I am combining two of my blogs...you can now find writings in http://popcorn-chocolate.blogspot.com/

They will be a mix of the inspirational writings and my new adventure in life...I have been writing in Popcorn & Chocolate since last December and not able to keep up here. So please add that blog to your browser if you want. Thank you!


This is the latest entry:

~Changes~

I am sitting here sipping my Super Irish Breakfast Tea...my go-to caffeine! 

I have decided to combine my Crazy Peace blog (inspirational writing) with this blog since I am here to write most of the time giving this blog my energy. So, this blog will be a combination of MEMEMEMEME (grins) my adventure and inspirational writings as Father and I communicate and He tells me what He wants me to write. 

I simply love my friends! I love watching them grow and learn in Jesus. You know those people you grow up and you wonder how they turned out? Some fully encourage me as I have seen awesome Jesus changes in their lives. I have lived so many places and made so many friends that well, I do get confused as to who lived where and who knows whom. I keep thinking that some friends of mine on Facebook know other friends of mine...not so...(laughs a little).

I have lived no more than 5 years at some places while growing up. When I married, I lived for 5 years in one town...then 4 in another as I worked for the university my husband attended...then 5 1/2 in southern Indiana as my husband was a youth pastor there...then we moved back to Michigan and have been in the same community for about 18 years. My boys grew up here. They have a home town. I don't. I never regretted my many moves. I looked forward to them as I didn't have to deal with people knowing me at certain phases of life. My move when I was very young, never left a trail. A move in elementary school I didn't mind. Junior high years weren't always grand...as is the case for most of us. I was called goodie two shoes which...yes I guess I was (no regrets there). I moved my first year of high school and was the new girl in town. I made good friends there. My senior year of high school I moved to Pennsylvania. Some have asked me if that was difficult for me...no...it really wasn't. I had no roots anywhere so moving was part of life...no I can't relate to military kids but I did move enough to not "stick" anywhere. I made friends in Pennsylvania too.
I've always been the friendly, smiley girl. College was a time of meeting new people from all sorts of places. In growing up, the friends I made in the various towns mostly all grew up there and together...I had no togetherness. College was a time of meeting new people with such varied backgrounds...and I met my best friend forever...my husband.

I say ALL of this to tell you that in each adventure of my life, people from ALL of the places I have lived are still a part of my life and they pray for me and encourage me. Father has reasons for EVERYthing. He sees my past, He sees my now, and He sees my future. Those places I lived all had people who would continue on in my adventures with me. Some have known me when I was an infant and they knew my parents well so they they feel a closeness to me because of my parents. Some knew that goodie two shoes and are still friends with me (grins). Some knew that friendly girl who enjoyed being alone, reading, writing, and listening to her music. The wonderfully amazing thing is that, as I have said, some of those people are still in my life. Father had reasons for me to live in all of those places. Some knew me as the adult who worked alongside my husband with teens...some know me now working alongside him with a variety of people. 

I thank Father nearly daily for all of the people He has placed in my life! I get teary thinking of His loving care for me and that He knew those people...you friends...would still be in my life...and that you would all be such a blessing to me!

I guess this post is pretty much MEMEMEME oriented...not much change here yet (grins). I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your friendship and I wanted to let you know a little more about me.

I do know this. A friend, who was actually one who hung out more with my sisters in a teen choir, sent me a fantastic video clip on prayer today. Prayer is our weapon. It reminded me that I am a Warrior Princess...and Father has me in His hands. When I am down on my knees (mentally or physically) is when I am stronger in praying to Him. This warrior princess is His child. 

As, I said above...this blog will be varied in topics...MEMEMEME or inspirational. Whatever God wants to flow from my brain to my fingertips to the keyboard...and of course adventure updates (smiles)

Blessings to you all!