My new blog name is coming together, but not quite.

I have so much in my head (and heart), but it takes consecrated time to make sense of it all. I seem to only have pieces of time, not enough to get on the other side. But God keeps moving me forward on His timetable, letting me know He needs to be in control. For so long I have made a mess of my life--so I do not fight His ways but embrace them.

What a wonderful Father we have!

This is Mother's Day weekend. It's a day I cherish, ever so thankful I have a mother to honor on that day.

It's good to come to the end of the work week. I'm usually depleted by Friday and ready for a break from the hustle and bustle of salad and dessert making for the noon and evening meals. (I'm thankful today is a fairly easy day; a great way to end the week!)

My mind is mostly on the salads and desserts I will be preparing for our celebration of mothers on Sunday! God bless you all.

Work was my classroom yesterday.

I was making Jello molds (something I do all the time); and for a minuscule second, I took my eye off the liquid in the mold (when carrying it to the cooler) and tipped it ever so slightly. I could not believe the mess I had all over the floor just from that tiny tip. The same is true about the flesh. A tiny tip in that direction can cause "a mess all over the floor."

I immediately saw an area in my life that needs attention--my tiny pauses from staying focused on the Lord.

This week is flying by and each day excitement is building as I surrender more of my "old ways" and embrace what is true.

I am thinking of a name change for my blog--it will have something to do with "forty days." There is so much in Scripture about forty days and is considered a number of total and complete transformation. Of course, life will always be a process, progressing in human baby steps toward God (as He takes giant ones toward us).

If I can change weak areas in my life by allowing God forty days to show me His ways, imagine the outcome of a continual renewal of such a challenge.

I'm getting up earlier but still running out of time. (I'm still looking for the balance!)

I'm reading a book, Body by God, that is teaching me how to get more done in my 24-hour day. He said to draw boundary lines around segments of the day, not letting other things interfere with what is at hand. I am making changes to hopefully see daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly accomplishments.

I keep striving for God's best.

My mind is full of energy this morning--a typical Monday!

I made some life-altering commitments this weekend--to keep the t.v. and computer turned off most of the time. All weekend I heard the same message, from several sources, to let less of the world nibble away at my 24-hour day. To keep a strong focus on the Lord, I need to guard against these easy distractions.

God keeps moving me closer to Himself, closer to His ways and His thinking. There is no better place to be.

I'm so thankful it is Friday!

God took away the plans I did have--being a part of a Bible study in May. I thought the sessions were on Saturday mornings. (They are on Friday mornings instead, and I work.) I was going to teach a cooking class next week; and two weeks later, teach a class on loving your husband. (Every two weeks for twelve weeks a class on cooking and a Bible class are taught by two women, each woman having an hour to teach.)

God has other plans, and I trust Him for that.