My picture: His words

Not done one of these for a while, so it is about time!

As I prayed last week I really felt this scripture come to mind and it feels very apt as at the moment I'm at an 'in between' stage. I'm very much enjoying life and getting involved with lots of different things but there is no big plan or goals at the moment and that is a bit strange. My whole life so far has been working towards goals and now my goals are much more fluid and hard to measure. I'm focusing on parenting, growing closer to God and spending more purposeful time with him. Also on being able to relax and just be and to stop finding my worth in what I do and achieve.

Sometimes we have to cling onto those precious words from the bible and know that they are true.  He will always give us something good and I'm looking forward to when the next part of his plan will be revealed. At the moment my husband and I are embarking on a new journey, one which might be quite tough and will certainly have us jumping through some hoops for he next few months but we believe it will be right and that God is leading us down this path.

How are things with you at the moment? Do you have any prayer requests for me, I'll happily pray for you.  Have a blessed week, Mich x

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My picture: His words - Trust

This week I have been learning all about trust. There have been various situations present themselves and the normal humanly response might be to panic and worry. I am trying not to be too human in my response and instead I choose to trust in the Lord and know that His plan is perfect and it will all work out.

Sometimes things are not easy, I recall hearing a number of years back that God is not so much interested in our comfort as He is our character. For sure all these troubles and toils that we go through certainly make us stronger and develop our character.

I took this photo earlier in the week as I had a walk around the grounds where I live. I love seeing the birds everywhere and hearing them sing. On this day the clouds were amazing, long white lines sweeping through a crisp blue sky. I love the contras of the stark empty branches and the rich sky colour.

If you fancy joining in then please do, I'd love to come and visit you and see how God has been speaking to you.  Please go and visit others in the linky, there will only be a couple of us and it would be great to encourage each other.  

Wishing you a blessed week ahead, Mich x

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Building Trust in your Family

Trust. It is quite a word, a big word, one with importance, not one that I use that easily I would say.  Ask me who or what I have complete trust in and I may be pushed to think of that many things:  my husband, my parents, my own abilities, some friends, some aspects of what my children do.  Maybe not about whether they will tell me fibs! I don't think they yet understand the significance of those lies for me to trust that they will not do it.

Trust has to be earned I feel, I would not automatically leave my children in the care of a new friend but I would with a friend that I have grown to know over a period of time and seen they are worthy of my trust.  So how strange it is it that I would leave my kids with a registered childminder, that is putting my trust in a system and believing they will have been vetted properly and have the right skill and attention to look after them.  I am pretty sure my gut/ intuition would have something to do with my willingness in that case as well. So many factors go into building a case for trust.