update

Hi Ladies,
I am behind on my posting here because we had a one- week family vacation, which ended with me in the ER for gall bladder problems.  As soon as they figure out what's going on and what they're going to do, I will let you know and get caught back up!
Thanks for your prayers and your patience!  Feel free to continue posting your opinions on the next chapter, and we will pick it all up from there!
Thanks girls!

My Thoughts

WOW! Funny you called this blog Righteous Rains.... I am DEFINITELY feeling a downpour! LOL This is such a convicting study for me. God knows just what you need when you need it. Isn't that beautiful? Actually sometimes it is a little irritating! God, really? Do I go around with a frown? I am trying so hard to smile ALL the time since I read that. To let things go.... How much do the little things matter? What I require of my children is above all a good attitude. Now why can't I seem to manage that myself? Don't get me wrong, I try and sometimes too hard. The one person that gets the worst of me is my precious husband. God is helping me through this study to realize that is the one person that needs my best. God created me to give him my best! All right girls...I am trying. Pray for me! In fact, let's all pray for each other. :) SMILE!

Renee ~ Chp. 2 and 3

Short chapters full of good stuff! What stuck out to me was having a heart of joy and thanksgiving. Basically, the old adage of reaping what you sow. If I go about my day in a bad mood with bitterness and resentment, it will affect everyone around me. Moms know this all too well when your baby is upset and you get upset. She only gets more frustrated, right? It doesn't help to calm her down at all!

So that's the way my hubby-to-be must feel. My bad attitude (or good attitude) rubs off on him too! Remembering to be thankful for not only him, but our beautiful daughter, and all the other things that God has blessed us with, will start my day out on the right foot.

Now I'm the first to admit that I'm not always happy, but I do always try to look at the bright side of things (earning me the nickname "sunshine" from a couple friends, haha!). Although this may annoy some people sometimes, for the most part, you can't be or stay mad when you see the joy in life. Take a little time each day to see what God has created for us and given us - you just can't help but be joyful and thankful!