I'm happy to report that my dad has found a job near by! God also provided him with an apartment just two miles from where he working. Thank you Lord for prayers answered. My dad is currently busy getting everything set up for the move and he will be getting settled in this next week.

It's only a one bedroom, but that's alright. My dad has a very comfortable couch (much mor comfortable than the couch I sleep on at mom's) that I will be using when I visit him over there.

While  I will be honest and say that I sometimes miss a lot of things about how my life was before all of these changes took place. I know God has put me where I'm at for a reason, and thought I might be tempted to occasionally, I am not going to worry about it. He will work all things together for good in His time.

Thank You, Jesus for providing for our needs, and teaching me daily about trust and contentment.

My Daily Creed

Let me be a little kinder,

Let me be a little blinder

To the faults of those about me;

Let me praise a little more;

Let me be, when I am weary,

Just a little bit more cheery;

Let me serve a little better

Those that I am striving for.

Let me be a little braver

When temptations bid me waver;

Let me strive a little harder

To be all that I should be;

Let me be a little meeker;

With the brother that is weaker;

Let me think more of my neighbor

            And a little less of me.

Simple, but true. This is something I really need to remember right now. So is this next one.

Begin the Day With God

Begin the day with God!

He is thy Sun and Day!

His is the radiance of thy dawn;

To Him address thy lay.

Sing a new song at morn!

Join the glad woods and hills;

Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,

Join the bright flowers and rills.

Sing thy first song to God!

Not to thy fellow men;

Not to the creatures of His hand,

But to the glorious One.

Take thy first walk with God!

Let Him go forth with thee;

By stream, or sea or mountain path,

Seek still His company.

Thy first transaction be

With God Himself above;

So shall thy business prosper well,

And all the day be love.

~ Horatius Bonar

I think that is the most beautiful and thought provoking poem I have read in a long time. I used to literally not get out of bed before I talked with God. Here lately, as soon as I wake up, there are so many other things occupying my time and attention, that I do not even make the time to talk with my Saviour! How horrible is that? I mean, Jesus is not only my friend, but He is my Saviour and the very reason I exist! And I haven't even been making the time to talk with Him upon waking. In fact, I am sorry to confess that within the last week or so, I do not even make time for Him at all, except for when I am lying half-awake in bed at night. That is just awful, and I intend to resolve it. The day always seems so much brighter when I "begin my day with God!"