Sense of Renewal

    Lately, my husband has been ill and our puppy is six months old and finding new ways to cause chaos in our home. My energy level has been low and I'm struggling to keep our home clean and in some semblance of order. I've been talking to God a lot!

    I can't get my COVID vaccine until the very last group of people, so somewhere around May or June in our state. So, some people I know have had the vaccines and want to go out to dinner and visit with the grandkids (who have gone back to school), I am trying to remain cautious as I've spent over a year hunkered down and don't want to get exposed to it the last month or two of my personal quarantine. 

    The things I could/should be doing, I don't want to do (exercise, eat right, clean house, etc.) and the things I shouldn't do I do (eat comfort foods, shop, watch TV, etc.). I've tried shaming myself and reorganizing my time and then there's puppy problems that need addressed or doctor's appointments to take my husband to and I lose my motivation and just want to take a nap!

    One wonderful thing that is bringing hope during these dreary days is Spring. The flowers are blooming and we are having a few more days of blue skies! Going outside is one way to make my day feel worthwhile. Peering at the beautiful pink and white blossoms on the various fruit trees and watching the buds burst open on the plants in our yard brings a sense of renewal. 

    I pray you, dear reader, are doing well with all these past months of COVID, chaos, and calamity in various shapes and forms. May you be drawing nearer to God and not pushing away. The devil would love for you to blame God for all this tragedy and he would be off the hook. God loves us still as much as He did before this plague and political division of the past year and a half. If you aren't sure, ask Him. If you don't know Him, ask Him to show Himself to you. He is the LORD and sent His Son, Lord Jesus Christ for you and for me. We aren't alone in this mess of a situation, even though sometimes it feels like it. 

    Call out in your own personal chaos to the One who can bring order and hope to the worst of circumstances...if only we will ask. I love you and more importantly, God loves you. He created you and wants the best, not second best, for you. Ask Him to come near, He will hear you, not condemn you. 

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.

Our puppy looking for trouble...squirrels outside the window!