Highs -n- Lows Living with the Disease

Another Beautiful Day!

Last night I was so tired I went to bed at 9pm and slept until 6:30am.  I slept all night and woke up feeling refreshed...ready to take on another day. :-)

Last week Christine started back to work so I've been helping watch Gracie part-time.  Christine had two 12 hour shifts,  Wednesday and Friday.  Erik's schedule changed to 4 12 hour shifts also.  He's on 4 and off 3...his days off are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday...
I watched both girls yesterday, Gracie and Kaylee.  Kaylee stayed home from daycare sick. 
Christine went to the Dr yesterday afternoon because her incision from the c section...it still hasn't healed.  :-(  Her Dr packed it again and has been giving her antibiotics.  I pray it heals soon.  Next week I won't need to help babysit because of Christine's situation...they took her off the schedule.  Please keep her in your prayers for healing and no complications.

Today, I plan on taking it easy and working around the house.

I'm so thankful for all I can do...

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Today's Bible Study

A God of Grace
By Charles Stanley
Read | James 1:17-18

The Lord’s character is often distorted by the world. To unbelieving eyes, God can seem like a harsh ruler who is quick to condemn any disobedience. Somehow that false view has infected our churches as well. There are believers who approach the Lord as if He were a stingy old man doling out shreds of love, grace, and forgiveness. But spiritual poverty is not the Father’s plan for His children.

At salvation, we received every good gift that God intends to give us: forgiveness, redemption, righteousness, a place in His family, and much more. There is a misguided notion among some believers that the Lord’s grace to us increases as our faith matures. If that were accurate, we would be earning His blessing though works. The truth is that spiritual growth broadens our capacity to recognize and enjoy His grace in our lives.

It is sad that so many people feel unworthy to enjoy the Lord’s blessings. Thankfully, we do not have to merit His goodness, because none of us would be able to measure up. In fact, Scripture underscores the fact that God operates on the basis of His grace rather than our works (Eph. 2:8-9). Think of how big, wide, and deep His love is—He cares for us and showers us with grace because He wants to and not because we earn it.

Our heavenly Father is not stingy—He lavishly pours out grace upon us. Instead of sampling meager bites of His Word and His presence on Sunday, we ought to devour whole “meals” every day. Follow the advice from the Psalms: “Open wide” so you can “taste and see that the LORD is good” (81:10; 34:8).

Looking forward to another great day...