Sick Day

I am taking a sick day today...been fighting a cold that has turned into sinus junk and bronchitis...

Sure am glad God doesn't take sick days!

If you've never checked out the blog that my dear friend Megan writes on behalf of her neice who lost her life to cancer...check out the Remembering Kyrie blog in my blogs list.

Much Love,
Melissa

GPS

Well, I am on day 3 of what I will officially term as "the crud". If snot were gold, well, I'd have enough money to rebuild Haiti, feed all the hungry and still buy myself some really cute stuff! ;) Gross, I know, sorry.

So, right now I'm toiling with a hard decision I have to make. This decision is a big one...one that will not only affect me. For about a week, I thought I had my decision made...however, I still continued to ask God to give me complete peace about my decision or to give me some sort of sign that perhaps there was a better option. This week, there have been some things happen that make me question my heart...so, I'm sort of back to square one. I posted in my fb status that I would like a GPS, I want God to just SHOW me the way to go, I don't want to have to decipher this map of life...I just want His calm, soothing voice to tell me which turn to make and how far to go on the road ahead. Unfortunately, life just isn't that simple. One of my fb friends gave me this link to an online daily devotional that she follows. Strange how God gives us those gentle nudges...today's message was just what I needed to hear.

I still am not sure what I will do...but I am reminded that God guides each step...He already knows the decision I will make and no matter which way I go, He'll be there with me. He will love me and protect me...He already promised me a Hope and a Future!!

I would ask that you pray with me, that God will give me a sense of peace about His plan for my life. Thank you!

Let It Go!!

I was working on a blog entry for today, but since I'm feeling a little under the weather, I think I will share this email that I received from my cousin. Thanks Lisa! It feels like this email was written directly to me in some ways, but I know that we all deal with this in our own way...relationships come and go, the only relationship ultimately worth fighting for is our relationship with the Father, Papa, Abba...

Happy Monday everyone!

By T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you let them walk.

Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible says that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are bad people it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye... It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and

was never intended for your life, then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ......
LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth......
LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you.
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge.....
LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction...
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude....

LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him........
LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship. ....
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed ...........
LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself

and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!

Welcome to my blog! This is a new venture for me. I don't really know that I will have anything valuable or earth-shattering to share, but I decided at the end of 2009 that I would begin my own blog in 2010. It's only the end of January, so I guess I'm not too far behind. (We will just omit the fact that most of my Christmas cards are still on my desk, unsent. Oh well!)

The year of 2009 was quite a doozie! It began like most years, cold, fighting the germs, doing some indoor home improvement projects, watching the Super Bowl, dealing with uncertain economical times, struggling with discontent in my own job...ya know, the usual "stuff". Then on February 6th, the carpet of my world began to slip out from under me and my world turned upside down. For those of you who don't know, I suffered a massive infection in my eye, caused by just a tiny little scratch...that infection led to my eye herniating. I had an emergent and extremely radical cornea transplant on February 13th. (Yes, Friday the 13th...good thing I'm not superstitious!) Thus began the struggle of regaining my vision, dealing with the loss of my independence and the feelings that go along with being the recipient of some one's organ (more on this another time), among other things. I thought things couldn't get worse...

I returned to my job at the end of February. I was officially given the title of church secretary, but I wore many hats...too many hats, even for someone with two good eyes. I quickly knew that I would not be able to perform my duties any longer. Along with my own personal trials, there were problems brewing at the church. A new pastor had arrived in July and brought with him some...well, interesting...philosophical ideas. I had noticed character flaws for a while, and working with him was not fun. So, all of that combined, I turned in my resignation at the end of March and told the church I would stay until May 1st or until they found a replacement. Tension continued to build between church members and the pastor and by mid-April, it was not good. I will write more about this situation later, but long story kind of short...On April 15th, after deciding to divulge some information I had about the pastor to a member of Pastor-Parish Relations, I was asked...by the Pastor...to leave my position and not come back. Yep, that's right, I was escorted out of the church like a common criminal. In other words, I got kicked out of church. Needless to say, the ride had only just begun...

This year has provided it's share of highs and lows...sometimes it feels as though God is unreachable, like He's turned His back on me and just doesn't care. However, when I really look, I see that perhaps He's holding me so closely, I just can't see Him! We've learned so much...I can't wait to share it all with you. My most important lesson has been He's strongest when we are weak...He's on the job all the time...He's never going to leave us unprotected...Through the tough times, we are refined...and Glory is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!