A Quick Hello

A quick hello to everyone out there, its late and I should be sleeping (actually it's early.) Barry's had the flu for 5 days, which alters life at home. He's been off from work Friday and today. Hope's to go back tomorrow (though when they hear him hack in the next cubicle, they'll likely want him to go back where he came from.) He is feeling much better. Sara was sick before him, but not as sick. I have a touch of something, but praying that'll be all. We had new kitties arrive about the same time as the flu. We took our "fat" barn cat to the vet for shots, the doc said, "Oh no, she's not pregnant." Well, she kept growing and a few weeks later... three little striped kitties. We planned to have her fixed but thought she was already pregnant...too late. She lost two kittens, 5 total, 3 live. Sara cared for dad and horses on Saturday so I could travel to Pittsburgh for a homeschool conference. The best part was hanging out with some wonderful lady friends. The Lord has been speaking in many ways, even gave me a song at 5 a.m. yesterday. Seems like He likes to talk to me in the wee hours when I really need to hear. I used to write a lot of songs, however this is the first in a long time- but it's not near to done yet. Well, off to sleep, sweet dreams dear ones.... I'll try to write again soon, and I have pictures to post too.

How's my Eye?

"The hypocrite is like the waterman, that looks one way and rows another; the true Christian like the traveller, that has his journey’s end in his eye." ~ Matthew Henry

This morning I was reading Matthew 6:22...

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!"

.... pondering it's meaning and how the eye connects to the heart. Blue, brown, hazel those don't tell you much about the heart. Squinty, lazy, cross-eyed, don't tell much about the heart. God looks upon our hearts, and the health he is concerned with here is spiritual not physical. My eye, if it is a lamp, lights the way, implying direction. A lamp also reveals what was in darkness, like a flashlight which shines all the way to my heart. What is my eye focused on today? What is it focused on in life? The direction of my gaze, is my goal and my direction. I am to be a traveler with my eye on the journey's end. God's glory is the journey's end. Did I wake up this morning with my eye focused on God's glory? How can my day and my heart glorify Him? If I'm not rowing in the right direction, where am I headed? Lots of questions. God wants our gaze to be upon him, not wandering here and there or over our shoulder (you know what happened with the over the shoulder glance...I don't want to be a pillar!) The things of this world are like a shiny lure to a big fish, but in the end lead to death. There are so many worthless things which can turn my eye, but I have a Saviour who is glorious. Lord, help me today to keep my gaze on you, You are better.