Cookies Crumble

Cookies crumble...but...they still taste good!

I baked some cookies for a church fellowship tonight, and they just broke and crumbled when I tried to get them out of muffin tins. They were a disaster. And I was already in a bad mood. I am talking fire-breathin' dragon, screaming/shoutin', want to take out all my frustrations on a punchin' bag type of mood. Not for any reason in particular, more like an accumulation of things. A giant pile of a mess in my mind. Just frustration mixed with sorrow, mixed with exhaustion. Get the picture? Ever had one of those days/weeks/months???

But...the cookies are not only still edible, but also they still taste sweet and delicious!
Life can be tough...but...God is still good.

On the way to the pastor's house, the praise music was on in the car, and the boys and I were singing out from the depths of our heart to our heavenly Father who loves us. And these words once again spoke to my heart from the Hillsongs Kids song "This Is The Day"

"It doesn't matter what I face. It doesn't matter what comes my way. I know that you care for me, so it's alright. Yeah so it's alright. This is the day my God has made. I've got a reason to celebrate. To jump up and down, and spin all around. And to shout it, hey, this is the day!"

I can't say it any better than that! I just pray that whatever you are facing, you (and also speaking to myself here) are able to praise God in the mist of it, and allow Him to continue to give you the strength to press on. And that He may give us the joy to dance in the devil's face; showing him- we are not defeated, but we are children of God who know how to live an abundant life filled with power and peace!

lil slugger BIG HITTER

You will never hit a home run if you don't step up to the plate and start swingin'.

I am short...we all know that. I am 5'1" (and I like to claim an extra 1/2 inch...but I don't think I technically own that half), but...I have a lot of competitive drive in me...just ask my friends. :) I think it is to make up for the short stature.

When it comes to playing games/sports I don't like to loose.

So why do I quit, or in my mind say I can't, so many times before I even have the chance to try and succeed when it comes to certain things in life? Awhile ago, one of my facebook post said "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....man, forget that little engine, I KNOW I CAN!" Confidence is the key! I should have that attitude everyday when it comes to all areas of life, not just board games. LOL.

I may be a lil slugger, but with God as my coach, I am a BIG HITTER!

Step up to the plate and let God guide your swing, and with Him you CAN and WILL accomplish anything.

Mind Mixer

Do you ever feel like you go from one mood to the next in a matter of 1.5 seconds? Lately I feel like my moods flash faster than lightening. Now...as a woman of course I can blame this on "that time" I suppose...but no matter what the cause it....it is driving me crazy. I get frustrated and think why can I just not be stable in my thoughts, moods, and feelings?! Why is my mind always mixed up?

I write about battles of the mind and insecurities often because that is what I know. That is why God deals with in me almost on a daily basis. That is what He continues to bring me through, to teach me more about, to take me to higher levels in understanding and greater levels of depth into His greatness and wisdom on.

I am a fighter. I am someone who loves to win, I have stated that many times over. SO NO DEVIL YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME TO QUIT!

"NOW MOVE OR I WILL RUN YOU DOWN!" This is a quote from a doctor in Grey's Anatomy running a trauma operation, and not giving up on her patient in spite of all odds being stacked against her. It is a mock training used to teach the doctors to keep going strong, to not give up, and to use what they have for the fight not focus on what they don't have. Why can we not take this aggressive approach when fight is in our mind?

We have God on our side. We have Christ within us! We have it all! WE CAN DO THIS WHEN WE USE WHAT WE HAVE! So let us call out to Jesus for strength, joy, wisdom, and peace. Then accept it when He gives it to us, and then kick some serious butt in the fight! SERIOUSLY!

Don't quit. Don't give up. Don't believe the lies the enemy parades in front of your face in order to distract you from the truth your Savior establishes in His word for you.