Camping Weekend

We went camping at Milk Ranch Point this weekend and had an amazing time. It was our first camping trip without children - we did miss them while setting up and breaking down camp.....

Through the entire weekend we only saw six other people - two horseback riders, two mountain bikers and two on a quad. It was great.

One of the best parts was sitting at the edge of the rim - doing our SOAPs, talking about what God is teaching us, where we have been and where we are going, and just admiring what the Creator has done.

God has blessed us with an amazing marriage that is growing stronger day by day. The words of Paul come to mind "...what satan meant for evil, God has turned to good".

God is so good. We are so blessed.

Love

Have been reading through 1, 2 and 3 John. It is overwhelming how much God loves us.

1 John 3:1 - How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!!

The word lavished really sticks out to me - it is not just loving us, but showering love and blessings on us, giving us more than we asked for or even deserve.

Abba has been so good to us recently. I am just basking in His love as He is restoring, reconciling and healing. The love is growing in every area. We are SO blessed.

While we have been dealing with some pain and hurts, the love is overshadowing everything. The key we have found is love equals Jesus. Jesus along with the Holy Spirit is holding all together to the glory and majesty of His name.

God IS good. We are blessed.

Answered Prayer

God is so good.

For months I had been praying for the reconciliation of Brian and God knowing once that happened our marriage would be on the way to healing.

Not only did God bring Brian home into His arms - but He is working miracles in our lives. We are learning more about each other, we are growing in love with our Savior and with each other. We have so many blessings being showered on us.

One of the amazing things is how some of the family relationships that had been strained are now full of love and acceptance.

It is so incredible to me how not only did God answer my prayer (and those of so many others) but He went beyond what I could even imagine. My husband is restored and he is the most amazing man in the world for me. Our marriage was not broken and the covenant is solid.

We have the rest of our lives together and eternity. God is so good.

Treated like a Princess

God is good. The past few weeks have been busy and full of growth. This weekend was amazing.

We left after breakfast at the Goodyear Swap Meet ($3.00 breakfast!) and headed for Sedona. Our hotel wasn't ready so we headed to the restaurant where we had our first date (his idea!). After we headed to Flagstaff for the Chris Tomlin concert stopping along the way to check out some camping spots.

We had over three hours of worship. God was moving. It was just a little taste of heaven to be worshipping for several hours. It was good too because my knees didn't hurt very much. He parked in preferred parking so our walk to the car was minimal.

It was wonderful to be treated like a princess. I am so blessed.