HOLA! All things work together for good...15

[Committed2Him]

Ash,

I believe God is still the God of miracles. He will never force a person (your H) to turn from his ways but God sure reach out to Him and draw him through your example. What H truly wants cannot be found in an OW but is found in a woman seeking after God. Pray, pray, pray and then pray somemore BUT, like with DB principles, pray that God does a work in you and the inner beauty and peace you gain from that will be attractive. If H ultimately chooses to walk away from that, you will have done all you can and you will be able to rest in the comfort that you did your best and gave it over to God and that is a formula for peace in your life. I will keep you, your H and your marriage in my prayers.

[Committed2Him]

So, last night's service was unbelievable!!! It was a concert and a message. The artist is a world class classical guitarist and he brought along a fluitist adn together, they played beautiful instrumental music of praise and worship.

My pastor gave a message which was followed by communion. Wonderful evening!! (My son enjoyed his service and my daughter passed because she was tired from volleyball tryouts but it was still a great evening).

[Survival_Goddess]

Hi C2H,

You sound good...Is your new job still what you thought it would be?

It sounds as if you are being sustained in a very good way by your church community.

Way to go

SG

[Committed2Him]

Sg,

Some people get bitter towards God when difficult, unfair or unexplainable things happen. God delivered me from a serious alcohol addiction over 20 years ago. He completely took the desire away from me virtually overnight. A couple months later I found a church (and eventually moved to a new church which grew out of my first church) and have been attending ever since.

As X prepared to leave, I resolved to grow closer and closer to God and I haven't looked back since.

Yep, the church and my relationship with God have been the sustaining forces in my life.

The Job

I am the admissions representative for small private vocational school in the medical field. Previously I have represented other private universities which involved significant work outside the office (So Cal area only). Now I work in an office.

Like any new job, there are some things I didn't expect and wished were different, some things I anticipated and hoped for and some unexpected positive things. Much of what I would like to be different, I will have direct input and have some control over so I am optimistic in that regard. My boss, my friend, gave me a good picture of what to anticipate so my expectations were met fairly well in terms of the people and the nature of the job. There have been some unexpected positive blessings and so the trade off between any negative and positive have tilt in the direction of the positive.

Again, I have to look at the fact that only two weeks into the job, my boss agrees to let me take off almost two weeks at the end of November/start of December. I like what I do. Overall, it is pretty darn good situation.

Date night with daughter
Finally catching up with my daughter for the evening, alone. She often has something else to do but tonight I offered to pick her up and take her to the pier for some desert and to just hang out. I am looking forward to it.

Just the fact of having to make special time with my own daughter hurts but I refuse to get caught up in that cycle of thinking. I need to focus on my blessings and not what I do not have. I am fortunate compared to many others so I am thankful for that.

[KarenMarieS]

Ahhh C2
That sounds like a fabulous date w/ D!! and what a great warm summer evening for it. Have a great time!!

[Committed2Him]

Ice Cream sitting on a grave!

Daughter nixed my plans because of a time limit on he part. I dealt with her mom for so many years so I can be flexible with my little girl (she is sooo like my X).

So I improvised, took her for ice cream (to go) and went to my favorite seclusion spot at the top of a cemetary on a hill. I pulled out a blanket and we sat at watching the sunset while I played some relaxing worship music and we just talked. I asked her about her favorite parts of this past school year, talked about her upcoming birthday plans including next weekends celebration with my family.

I'll take what I can get and just stay in a mode of appreciation.

I found out the Mr. X is taking her and my son to an outdoor festival type of concert. "Lord, bless and watch over my children, let this event be a fun, safe time for them and again, I ask that you draw Mr. X to you."

In the past I would have been sent into a tizzy over this because these are my kids, I have to beg for crumbs of time with my daughter etc.

Instead, I can't dwell on what the enemy wants me to dwell on, NO WAY JOSE!

Time for a late night bike ride!

(Just now, my itunes is playing a song we all sang with the youth group in Romania. There were all these teens and youngin's in their 20's, singing and jamming with the people from the USA on a Saturday night- good clean fun!)

<C2H smiles as he goes to grab his butt light>

[Briget]

C2 I had my first kiss leaning on a tombstone.Kind of a weird place for a first kiss.

Glad you have a good time with D

Later Friend
Briget

[lost-n-found]

C2,

We have to take those tiny morsels of time our teens, sometimes reluctantly, throw out to us and make the most of them. Sounds like you are doing just that!

How was your midnight ride? I can see it now.... C2 on his bike, enjoying the breeze as he peddles away glowing bright, singing .... this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine!!!!

[Committed2Him]

Briget, thanks. yep, even if they live with us, sometimes they only want to give up a little time to us. (First kiss over a tombstone? Wow! eeerie. Fortunately, this place doesn't allow the stand up grave markers so it looks like a huge park rising up on a hill. It has a perfect view of the downtown L.A. skyline (when the smog isn't bad) and is a great place to watch the sunset).

How was your midnight ride? I can see it now.... C2 on his bike, enjoying the breeze as he peddles away glowing bright, singing .... this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine!!!!

lnf LOL! never thought of singing it but how cool would that be. Yep actually I do sing with my ipod on. Last night, a few people saw me riding by, singing worship songs but there are wierder sights on the streets of L.A.

Hope everyone has a most excellent weekend, off I go to pray and zoom through friday traffic (alway somewhat lighter).

"Lord bless my imaginary friends, their X's but espceially their precious children, big and small. I pray a special blessing over my kids and Mr. X as they go to the concert. May you continue to draw him and X closer to you and may we develop a relationship that others can only attribute to Your working in all of our lives. Amen."

[KarenMarieS]

What a sweet prayer C2

How are you today?

I wrote you. you are a lucky man LOL kidding.