The Race

Do you ever feel like life is a race and you're sprinting just to keep up?  In that funny way that God always seems to act when I least expect it, my life has just been immeasurably blessed in the past few weeks, so much so that I am amazed that I can keep up with it all.  Just realizing this has been a blessing!

First off today, well yesterday- it is after midnight, was Mother's Day and I don't know about you, but I have an amazing mother.  Not only does she cook (and well, might I add) but she is just a really awesome person.  She doesn't talk at me (unless I need it) and she's my friend, while still remaining my mother.  We have a great relationship, but if you don't have a great relationship with your mother, I want to let you know that it doesn't just happen.  It took us a very long time to get where we are now, lots of crying and shouting (we are both female, and black so by nature, we are somewhat loud). But the glorious thing is to look back and see how far God has brought us in the past few years, especially since we moved to Texas.  Have I mentioned how much I love this state?

Secondly, we had our youth revival at Westside Baptist Church about two weeks ago and my spirit is still soaring from the experience!  One of the things the visiting pastor, Pastor Bertran "Choo-Choo" Bailey, said is that, "when you look back over your past and you can look out into your future and see how God worked and will work, and then they slam together here in the present, you've just got to shout!"  I'm paraphrasing wildly, but the message was so wonderful I just had to share!

Lastly, I am healthy!! The long gap between posts was a result of a medical storm that kind of took me by surprise, though I'm pretty sure all medical storms take us by surprise.  I don't want to go into it, but suffice it to say, I am well again!  And I just have to say that for all of those that I know that are battling things like cancer and some with illnesses I can't even name, I am believing God, the God that heals all wounds and heals us by His stripes, for your healing as well!