"Let go and let God"

"Let go and let God."

I used to not like that saying.
My reasons for this was because it sounded to easy,to nonchalant, to simple .
But I see this saying is true because of its simplicity.  God himself says to cast our burden on Him. To cast means to lay down,to let go,to let Him carry it and care for you.God is personally caring for you as an individual.
I think that truth at times is hard to accept and embrace because it's simple and we as "grown-ups" are past simplicity. We want complicated  stuff to mull over and hash out. But what  wonderful ,simple truths of God's love &care for us we miss when we forget to have a "faith like a child ". We miss out on the joy &peace  when we believe and have confidence in God when He says "Come to me,all who labor and are heavy laden  and I will give you rest...You will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy,and my burden light." (Matthew 11:28,29b-30)
We need to lay down our burdens,climb into His arms and cling to Christ as a child clings to their father and rest in Him. "Let go and let God", yes  Abba,  Father here it is ,it's yours.

I made a skirt!

It's been sadly awhile since I made ,and fully completed a sewing project. So  the other day I sat down a made a  skirt from start to finish in one day !
I had so much fun,and it brought me so much joy to hear the hum of my sewing machine once again! This skirt is probably my favorite skirt ever. It's a full circle,it has a pocket in it (and we girls know how awesome it is to have pockets in our skirts ! ) :) .
Will be making many more like this soon!

His will alone

It's been awhile since my last post. Life has been busy these days. Sharing a little bit of what's been on my heart and mind these days! 

The deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by his letting us have our way in the end, but by his making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly pray what he taught his disciples to pray: Thy will be done.” -Elisabeth Eillot 

 "Thy will be done ".

  I believe that is about the hardest prayer to life up before the Lord. It goes against our "I really want my way" human nature . But it's never really been about our, it's always His way,His will because His way is the truth and light. Our own way will never lead to the joy ,peace and happiness we imagine . . . . . . "Your way,O God is holy...." Psalm 77:13a "Teach me to do your will, Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. "Psalm 143:10

Hello October! !!

Hello my favorite Autumn month! 

I agree with Anne, I really couldn't imagine a world without the Month of October! 

And because I'm such a poetry junkie here's another (and this won't be the last time) poem about the beauty of Autumn. 

Enjoy,and cheers to a joyous October to you all! 

The Beautiful Changes

By Richard Wilbur 

One wading a Fall meadow finds on all sides   

The Queen Anne’s Lace lying like lilies 

On water; it glides 

So from the walker, it turns 

Dry grass to a lake, as the slightest shade of you   

Valleys my mind in fabulous blue Lucernes. 

The beautiful changes as a forest is changed   

By a chameleon’s tuning his skin to it;   

As a mantis, arranged 

On a green leaf, grows 

Into it, makes the leaf leafier, and proves   

Any greenness is deeper than anyone knows. 

Your hands hold roses always in a way that says   

They are not only yours; the beautiful changes   

In such kind ways,   

Wishing ever to sunder 

Things and things’ selves for a second finding, to lose   

For a moment all that it touches back to wonder.

Happy birthday Lucie!

Is it really possible that this little girl is now two years old?! I remember the day you were born , my how time files by so fast!

So thankful you came to join our family little Lucie. Your name means Light and what a sweet little light and joy you are to our family. You make me laugh, you cheer me up with a hug whenever I need it, you are my camera buddy and partner in silly picture shots. :)

 I know that God has great plans for you ,and you are such a blessing to everyone.

Continue to grow into a lovely little lady for Christ,  big sis will always love you! 

Happy birthday Lucie Eleanor Joy!

Happy Autumn!

To Autumn

John Keats, 1795 - 1821

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, 
  Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless 
  With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, 
  And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; 
    To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells 
  With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees, 
Until they think warm days will never cease,
    For summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? 
  Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, 
  Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;
Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, 
  Drowsed with the fume of poppies, while thy hook
    Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers:
And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep 
  Steady thy laden head across a brook; 
  Or by a cider-press, with patient look,
    Thou watchest the last oozings, hours by hours.

Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? 
  Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,--
While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, 
  And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;
Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn 
  Among the river sallows, borne aloft
    Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; 
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; 
  Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
  The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft, 
    And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

Starting off the first day of Autumn with a favorite Autumn poem  of mine by Keats! Hello Autumn,  I'm so glad you're here at last!!!!!

Sweet Memories

I I stayed at home today from church with baby Lucie who isn't feeling well .

It's so peaceful in the house as she naps quietly in my arms. She is getting so big and busy now ,she doesn't like to sit still for too long unless she's sleepy or like today not feeling 100% great.

I'm sorry you don't feel well little girl but holding you in my arms like this will never grow old and will always bring me joy. :)