The Art of Contentment...

This last week has really been a time of deep thinking and lots of praying. Once again, I approach Him with my list of requests; things that I know He already has the answers to, but still I stress and worry because it's all so unknown.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?- Luke 12:25 (NIV)

Praises and answers to prayer:
1. My neck is about 100x better! I still am careful with lifting and bending, but overall HUGE improvements. All scans and tests came back normal- no blood clot or brain tumor! Praise God! I am still seeing a specialist just to see if we can figure out WHAT happened and WHY and HOW to prevent it from happening again.
2. We found a church where we feel like we have found our home. We will be talking to the pastor in the next few weeks about steps we need to take to join!
3. I have made more close friends here in six months than I have had all together in my lifetime. I am so thankful for the group of girls God had placed in my life to encourage and support me here in Pennsylvania!

Once again I'm saying, Lord, I need a full-time job with regular business hours so I can still see my hubby on occasion when I'm working. I'm asking him for strength when it seems like almost daily I hear another friend or acquaintance is pregnant and my heart aches for a baby of my own. I tell Him how badly I want to go back to school and finish my degree and make something of myself. I have all these gifts and talents for a reason and I want to know what HE wants me to do with them.

And then I hear Him speaking to my heart. What if all He's trying to teach me in life right now is just to be happy and content and wait on HIS timing. I can live with that. That doesn't feel overwhelming. I don't want to live for the future, always saying, "I'll be happy when..." All that will do is make me miss out on the gift of today. What if my job here is just to learn to love on my man better, to see needs of others, to improve on my relationship with God, and to rest in who He is and know He holds my future.


But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
-Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

I have some wonderful things coming up... I have a sweet friend who invited me to go to NYC this weekend with her and her mom to see WICKED! So excited... this has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember-to go to NYC and see a Broadway play, and the fact that it's WICKED makes it that much sweeter! We're also looking forward to Joe's parents coming in a week. This is the first time they have visited us in Pennsylvania and we are really excited to spend time with them and show them around.