Talk about being an absentee landlord! I haven’t posted since February 7th.
Well, life has been turned upside down and inside out several times since then. On February 23rd I was laid off and was in a bad car wreck….all in the same day! Started recovering from the wreck and got a bad chest cold that has hung around for about a month. Almost healed up good now. Then today I was hiking, slipped on a log and all body weight fell on the back of my leg on the log…OUCH! Laying on a heating pad now as I write. Where have the blessings been? Of course you knew I was going to talk about that! As always, an awesome loving family and many friends are a daily blessing. Went to St. Croix with my brother Rex and had a great time! I’ll add some pics later. Facebook makes interaction so very easy that I forget about the blog sometimes. Anyway, the majority of my pictures are there. I’ve been spending a great deal of time at Kanawha State Forest hiking and mtn biking with new friends as Spring has sprung (74 here today!). Have had some opportunities to visit with family I haven’t seen in a while and learning some new lessons about life.
There have been some difficult things on my mind lately and I haven’t been real sure what to say about them. I’m seeing a disturbing trend and I really and truly hope it’s just because Spring hasn’t bloomed yet. I sense a lot of depression around lately. I don’t know if it’s winter leftovers, the economy, illness or what. Just a lot of stress and anxiety. I felt it myself through the loss of the job, car wreck and illness. It was a real struggle at times to stay positive. But, this too has passed.
I believe I’ll be working again very soon. I’m looking forward to it but honestly I’ve enjoyed the time off. Oh, another blessing….I bought my very first computer yesterday. Yes, for the past 13 years I’ve always had company laptops/computers and now I have my very own. Bought a MacBook and I must say I LOVE IT! I plan on being back on a regular posting schedule and hopefully will have some good material. It’s like not riding a bike in a long time….at first a little shaky and then full speed ahead.
God Bless,
Chip
PS-think one positive thought before leaving this page….please.
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April 2, 2009 at 8:33 am
My thoughts?
We choose how we think and the scriptures tell us what to choose.
Phillippians 4:4-9 Paraphrased
“Rejoice in the Lord always; and I repeat, REJOICE. Be gracious to all people. God is with you.
Don’t worry or be anxious about anything. Be prayerful about everything. (God is eager to hear our requests, they are to be accompanied with thanksgiving.)
And the peace of God (tranquility of mind freeing us from fear and worry), which is beyond our understanding, will guard our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
In order to keep God’s peace we must occupy our minds with positive things and busy ourselves with positive activities.”
The first step is to repent of our sins (if we haven’t already done so) and ask Jesus to come into our heart. HE will gladly do that.
Is it all smooth sailing then? No! Not by any means. Life is full of negatives.
The only way we can realistically stay positive is to put our trust in God.