Single and Searching for Him

I have been blessed to have four very special women placed in my life that I know I can go to for anything at anytime.  These ladies are more than friends, they are my sisters, my lifelines, my heart.  God knew what he was doing when he placed each one in my life at the time He placed them. The first, I met in the hallway at church in the summer between second and third grade.  The first time I went over to her house after church one Sunday is one of my embarrassing moments, but definitely one of the most memorable.  Her father is from Germany and when we sat down to dinner after church, he started praying, in German.  I didn't hear the "Amen" and the conversation continued around the table in German.  My head was still bowed, and her brother elbowed me and told me we were finished.  I looked up and realized that they were passing the food around.  Needless to say, that didn't deter me from continuing the friendship, just made me pay real close attention to the pray

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, And command ye them saying, "Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.  And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying "What mean ye by these stones?" Joshua 4:1-6 This passage has been a constant in my life the last 20 years. Okay, I can hear you... really?  about a bunch of rocks?  Well, yes.  You see, the Children of Israel had just been taken

Thinking about the women who helped shape me into this person, draws my thoughts to the men that also helped "grow" me.  Once again, I think of my family and the most influential man in my life, my father.  My parents have been married for 48 years.  I didn't from any means, come from any sort of broken home.  In fact, my family is abnormally "normal".  I think what taught me the most about husbands and how they should treat their wives is from my father and how he treated and still treats my mother.  My mom used to sing some amazing solos in church.  One of my favorite memories of my childhood is Christmas Eve service at church.  My mom would always sing "O Holy Night" and it was as if you were there listening to the angels sing it to the newborn King.  So all of this to talk about my daddy.  He would always sit and listen and close his eyes.  Now, my father can "rest his eyes" with the best of them.  He can do it anywhere and at any time.  

 I have had so many thoughts going on in my head for a while now that I thought I would try writing them down to see if that helped sort them out.  I have been thinking about doing this for a while.   I have been reading a friend's blog as she has journeyed through the women who have influenced her in her life.  As I was reading the posts she made, it made me think of how blessed I have been in my life with the women that God gave me to help me become the woman I am. It starts with the blessings of my family.  My story is one of simplicity.  I grew up in a Christian home and was in church by the time I was three weeks old! (Granted, it WAS Christmas day, but still...)  I remember spending the night at my grandparents house and my grandma would have her Bible on the table beside her chair.  I remember waking up and finding my mom in the living room with her Bible and notebook.  Those memories showed me what a joy it is to start the day soaking up God's Word. These also gave