God's Blessings

What an amazing year this has been.  A time of healing.  I never thought we would actually see the end of the valley we have been walking.  Yet, all I had to do was look up.  Sometimes you get to where all you are looking is where you will place your foot next.  When you really need to look up and ahead to see the Light. 

A Dear Friend of mine sent me this beautiful 2-page, front and back letter of encouraging words.  That was all that was in her letter, encouraging words.  I was so blessed by the letter, beyond comprehension.  I felt like it was a soothing balm on my soul.  I just read it and cried as she encouraged me that any trial you go through just makes you stronger, that my Savior is still there, waiting for me to sing and praise Him.  I cried as she reminded me that I need to stay strong for my family, that I need to be an example to my siblings.  Something I am afraid I have not been doing. 

Through these last couple of years, I tried staying strong.  Sure I had my down days, but I was strong.  You have to be at times.  But after the sale of the ranch fell through, I don't know what happened.  I was so weary, had been for so long I didn't think I could make it.  Then God blessed me with this letter from a friend reminding me that I was strong- through Him and Him only.  That I could make it through.  That this was just for a season- and I truly believe it is almost over.  I was so overwhelmed that someone would actually write me a 2-page letter with nothing about themselves.  It came at the perfect moment when I need that.  God knew just when I would need that perk to keep me going. 

I am still not perfect, and I covet your prayers.  I really just want to stay in bed and cry.  Usually I just get up and cry.  But life goes on and you have to keep going.  You have to put one foot in front of the other.

Although I have made it sound so sad, it truly has been a good year.  God has blessed us in sooo many ways!  My mom did a good post for that here.  We have had to feed our cows for much longer than usual because there is so little grass.  We have been feeding them twice as much as we normally do, 3 times a week.  Yet would you believe we have always had cubes in our feed bin since winter?  Yes!  Our God has kept us full of cubes so that we can help our cows and we have not had to order feed!  The gentleman who takes care of the yearlings is also feeding cubes, though not as much and not as often and he has had to refill.  I still just get that overwhelmed feeling when I think of it.

Read my Mom’s blog to hear the rest of what God is doing in our lives.  He truly has reminded us of His great Love.  Another friend of mine told me that in the Bible when it talks about Joy it also talks about it defeating satan.  When you have Joy in our Lord, where is room for him?   I have been trying to find Joy so that I do not let satan gain the victory of the moment.  It makes so much sense, when you are joyful satan doesn’t have room in your heart.  The moment you become discontent, angry, bitter, he just moves right in.  Ugh, now to go and do it!!!!

I pray that the Lord shows you His mighty Hand today!
~Rebecca