Dreaming .....

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.  

Mathew 9:26

 I recently shared with my husband something's .... Well I haven't shared before .... Dreams .... Things I would like to do ! 

     I know it sounds silly, in some ways ... I have a very busy life ! My family unit and our ministry are to priorities over all ! I can't help but feel the talents God has given each of us ... Well he wants us to use them ! 

     So I asked my sweet husband to pray for me ! As I seek God and use those talents ... 

    For years I have found extreme pleasure in sewing !!! It is like therapy for my soul ! Lately I have thrown the idea around of making custom  boutique kids clothing to sell online ... 

     Also praying about finishing my book about my life .... This one is tough for me! It's a scary thought to let people in again! 

    Lastly a tea room ! I would love to host tea parties for special events !!!! 

      I know these are dreams right now ! I am praying the Lord guides my heart !

     I have been a homeschool stay at home Mommy for 17 yrs now ! It's hard to imagine that journey will soon be over ... In just a few short years ! 

My babies are growing up fast !!! I am so proud of the young women they are !!! They will ever know the joy they give me daily .... 

     So for now these are prayers and dreams as I follow the Lords leading .... So I will ask you to do the same ... Pray for me .... It's in those still quite moments of the still mornings .... I love to share my heart .... Not only share but listen for my Dad to speak and guide my foot steps ...

Hope each of you have an amazingly blessed day ! 

💜 Shellie .....

What if Your Blessings Come Through Rain Drops ?!?!

A few years ago Laura Story came out with one of the most amazing a songs ! Blessings ..... It has been my theme song in life for some time .... When I last blogged I announced we were buying our very first home !!!! What a wonderful blessing it has been !!!! We have been in our new home a little over a month now !!! I am so in love with it !!! If some one would have told me 7 years ago all of this would have been possible .... I would have told you ... Well your crazy .... 

    I sure am glad when everything doesn't make sense to me ....God ... Well He already knows the end ! 

    Not long before the decision of moving our van started acting up ... So we had some work done to correct the problem ... Everything was smooth sailing .... So I thought .... About 3 wks ago it seemed the rug had been pulled out from under us ... After a week long visit with my other daughter from another mommy ! My youngest best friend ... I was headed to take her home 3 1/2 hours away ! One hour away from our destination our transmission goes out in my van !!!! 

      You know there is no way to explain the raw emotion I was feeling in my heart right then ... This our family vehicle ! The only one we have !!! Now it's stranded ... I'm not sure what will happen next .... 

    Needles to say that during this storm...

God had An amazing blessing for our family !!! From the moment it happened we never went with out a vehicle !!! Today  God made the way for us to purchase the truck we have been driving !!! I would have never seen that coming ! 

In the ministry I have learned that normal when a blessing comes there will be a storm ... This was a storm ... I learned a lot through this ! 

1- God never makes a mistake 

2- others are watching to see how your going to react 

3- you can't loose faith

4. The teacher is always quite during your test ! 

I can truly say that I handled this so well for me ! Lol I don't do falling apart   well ... However I had such a peace ... When it all happened ! I couldn't help to feel so humbled to have looked back and seen how much I have changed .... 

God has truly changed this girl .... I'm glad that even through the many storms I have faced in the lifetime .... That I have found many blessings come when the rain is the hardest there are blessings in the blessing is richer !!!! 

   So I have decided that when it the hardest ... I need to just dance in the rain...

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

💜Shellie 

Packing up ....

I have always loved adventure .... It really thrills my heart .... As much as I enjoy tea parties ! I will take an adventure over that any day !!!! 

   So my family is about to embrace a new one ! One I have never traveled before !!! That leaves me both excited and nervouse however !!! 

  We are going to buy our first home !!!! As a pastors wife I never have given it much thought !!!! To owning my own home ....  I'm excited to know a home will be mine !!!! 

     So that means packing up and moving one more time !!!! I plan to begin the packing process this week !!! I am so excited to decorate a new home ! Although packing isn't my favorite thing , I am good at it ! It won't take to long !!!! 

    We had talked before we moved last year about buying something , so we prayed and left it for the Lord to sort out ! So if my post are kinda scattered bear with me !!!! I have a lot to do in a short time !!! Pray for our journey !!!! I know it's going to be exciting ! 

Blessings 💜 Shellie

God is never late ....

I woke before my family did this morning ... We have a very busy day ahead of us ... I wanted to make sure I had time to spend with the Lord , before I was consumed with other responsibilities ! As I sat down to do my devotion the words have never been more fitting ! Bone-weary , exhaustion ,and to much for you !!! What did my sweet Lord tell my secret prayers !!!! I know He didn't my heavenly Dad would never do such a thing ... However He knew what I needed , I am thankful ! I know I am on His path , make no mistake about that !!!! I just need a little reminder sometime that He is still with me during this battle !!! I am thrilled to know He is !!! I don't ever want to be so busy that I am not attentive to Him ! I know He's guiding each of my steps !!! I think for awhile I will just crawl up in Daddy's lap and let Him carry me awhile ! I am blessed to know He will !!! For in His presence there shall always be peace !!!

Hope each of you have a blessed weekend ! Blessings 💜Shellie

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 42:11

Tail Spinning Thoughts

What a title I know !!! Yet it stands very true for me ! I have this ability to have 50 million things going through my head and set them aside to do something else ! With the intention to return to them and think them through or shut them off !!! Problem is I I often forget to do just those two simple things !!!! 

   So instead of the 50 million I woke up with I go to bed to add more the next morning !!!! Only to find myself very overwhelmed !!! As I was doing my devotion this morning I wasn't shocked to read that the Lord had the perfect solution ! Why wasn't I giving them over to Him ? Even if it does need my attention He still wants me to include Him! After all He isn't surprised by them , He knows they are there ! He just isn't going to make me include Him !!! My problem is I'm a very creative person so I tend to be all over the place , I can be doing school and see a milk jug and think of how to turn it into a awesome basket and still be on task .... Yet in my little mind I see no need to let God handle it such an unimportant thought ! After all He is God and He is busy curing cancer He doesn't care about my project ! However He does !!!! You know He created me, thats why I am who I am !!! So of course He wants me to share !!!!i guess my point is that we are all guilty of letting our thoughts get out of control ! Wether they are are good or bad thoughts ! We often think of ourselves as super human who needs to handle everything on our own ! Here is how my devotion started " Keep your focus on Me. I have gifted you with amazing freedom , including the ability to choose the focal point of your mind. Only the crown of My creation has such remarkable capability ; this is a sign of being made in My image ! 

I choose to make God my focal point , not to let my thoughts spin out of control, leading to frustration , overwhelmed , and spinning out of control ! I am after all made in Him image !!!  I should take pride in that and Him .... So I choose to share all things with Him even petty things !!! With Him all things are possible !!! Even calming the storms of my mind !!!! 

Blessings 💜Shellie

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mathew 19:26

Being Content .....

I have been thinking alot lately about my blessed life !!!! I must say I am truly blessed!!! Being a stay at home Mom for 19 yrs , I have seen many things come and go ! Some good some bad .... I can remember times not feeling like I was enough or that I should be more .... Or my family needs that or this , when we already have plenty .... I got hurt over the weekend so my normal has been anything but ... Has led me watching more TV than usual .... I noticed or was reminded what I already knew .... It is nothing but a reminder of what your not ... Or leave you wanting for things you don't need ... So I had to find a alternative ! So I worked on some church things ... While I was preparing for a future A Life Of Faith Tea Party ! I realized that years ago people were content and thankful for all they had ... They were content in their own homes .... With their own families ... Never looking for what the other had ... Insted they pulled together to help one another ... Carrying the load of one another ... We lost much over the generations progressing into the here and now ... We left behind many of the important staples we should have carried with us ... Such as pulling together to help one another , praying as families , spending time together as family , moms teaching their daughters life skills , having meals together , and the list goes on .... I am so thankful for the most part my family still does these things ! It would do us all good to learn some lessons from Ma and Pa Ingalls ... Spend time with one another and bloom where you are and don't look to this old world to bloom in the ways of it ....hope you all have a very blessed evening !!! 

💜 Shellie

Child of a King 👑

As a pastors wife you learn real quick you live in a glass house ! Expected to be perfect , in all you do especially your kids ! They actually learn real quick the part they are expected to play as well ! They see both the good and the bad side of church ! They see the hurt and the joys that come from serving !!!! As a pastors wife and a mom , one of your biggest fears is that your child has learned how to live as a Christian yet hasnt quite gotten it .... I had began questioning just that after our move .... My youngest daughter had been struggling and battling no other than a spiritual battle that would shake our family to its core !!!! So I decided to take my concerns to my heavenly Dad !!!! Left them with Him !!!! I never lost hope !!! It wasn't my place to judge ! Only she knew if her confession of salvation was real or not ! Crazy I know but that Mommy instinct just wouldn't go away !!! Sunday after church my hubby felt the need to walk over and join in with the youth service ! I was talking with some of the ladies , hadn't paid much attention of how much time had passed ... When they returned , they had awesome news !!!! My sweet girl asked Jesus in her heart for real !!! There was a difference this time in her face , eyes , and what she said !!! She told me the other times it was just a prayer , she had never truly trusted Jesus with anything really till last night !!! She felt different !!! She was beaming !!!! I'm so proud she can no truly say she is a child of the King !!!! My God sure is good !!! Never cease to storm the throne room over something in your heart !!! Even if it doesn't quite make sense !!!! Because our thoughts are near and dear to our sweet Lord !!!! 

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 

I'm glad she is still learning and I'm still teaching her !!! Blessings Shellie 💜