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*This post was written Jan 23, since then God has showed me a little more about maturity. Look for another post soon.  Thanks for checking in! *       You ever have a moment where you want to throw yourself down on the ground like a 3 year old and throw a temper tantrum? ?? Confession time I have at least twice this week. Things that run through my head...how dare you say, how dare you don't say, don't treat me like that, I hate you, why does this have to happen?  These are never the words that escape my lips, instead I tend to be a little more like a door mat. Going with the flow of what is happening, holding it all in until I talk with my husband, then verbally and emotionally vomiting all over him. I am grateful to have him around, he will recenter me when I need it.      This week has been one of the hardest weeks of my life, and I don't see that ending with in the next few hours or days. My friend who was battling pancreatic cancer w...

     Hello there.  It's a new year with new possibilities for each of us. Depending on what we choose. We can continue to live the way we always have in our choices... or we can make new choices. New Years is always a time when people like to make "a new them".      This year I hear the Lord saying to me, not new, but building. Building on the foundation of last year. Exceeding last years expectations. Maybe that sounds like a grandiose idea or thought but I believe that is what He is doing in my life right now, today. Towards the end of  last year I had conformation by at least 2 sources of a new foundation in my heart and life that was build in Jesus and couldn't be torn down. That gives me confidence moving forward that God can exceed my expectations for 2017, because, well frankly, I have   expectations for Him this year. If you know me on a personal level you know that I have a very, very dear friend currently battling cancer, and lost...