The Journey

Jeremiah 17:10 nkjv I, the Lord , search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.   Watch a stone as it hits the water. It makes ripples. Now toss two stones in at once, and then watch as the ripples cross and then merge together, making larger ripples covering more surface. The same can be true of our thinking. To change the world we have to change one life -- ours. We have to line our thinking up with God's thinking. We have to line our lives up with God's way for our lives. The beginning of this, the only way to do this is by learning from God. When we're young we're taught by our parents and extended family first. We're flawed when we're very young, by this alone. I am not faulting parents and families. I am a parent and have an AMAZING family, myself. But I am flawed, therefore I taught flawed premises to my own children, which they must learn to overcome one day.  Then as we get

My health is what it is. I know my limitations, and I continue to strive past these limits every chance I get. I may never achieve complete healing, and I may have to deal with pain for the rest of my life, but I refuse....REFUSE to dwell in my pain. Part of the reason I have been so impatient to be healed or to at least feel better is because my husband and I have a dream. Our dream has always been to own a farm. Not a large multimillion dollar a year farm, just a small, self sufficient farm. He wants security, mainly: Our own land, mortgage free- our own house, mortgage free- some trees to put a hunting stand, and a few head of cattle in a pasture to sell or eat. I want a place where I can be, and the world can fall down around me, and I won't even know unless I ask. The stock market can crash, but my cow, Bessie, will still need milked twice a day, and my flock of chickens will need care even if the government falls away, and the outside world as I know it is gone. I want garden