Scaredy Cat

I woke with a start. My eyes tried to focus in the dark room, and I was clammy with damp sweat laying evenly on my flesh. Was it a dream? The room was silent and still, with no warnings of danger. I reached across me to feel my sleeping husband next to me. My hand rested on his back until I was certain I could feel the rise and fall of his breathing. He was okay. He was here. Must have been a dream that woke me so abruptly. I turned to lay on my side, as my heart slowed to a steady beat. I tried to remember the thoughts of my sleep. Nothing. Then... a rustling. What was that? My ears strained in the dark for any sound. Silence again, but my heart was speeding up. Quietly I laid, waiting for another sound to solve the uneasiness I felt. Silence. Silence. And then POUNCE.... something jumped straight on me landing hard on my shoulder. It was her. Ginger. That cat... she was playing. Her purring motor was going full force. It was my furry love that woke me from a deep sleep. It was almost as if she knew that I was wondering what, who... With a sigh of relief, and a little annoyance I was able to calm myself to go back to sleep. Thankful my late night mystery was solved.

WAIT

I love this poem. I read it every once in awhile, and it always touches my heart. You will love it too.

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate...
and the Master so gently said, "Wait."

"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!"
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.

My future and all to which I can relate
hangs in the balance and you tell me to Wait?"
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign.
Or even a 'no', to which I'll resign.

You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall recieve.
Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply.

Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
as my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
and grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting...for what?"

He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine...
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.

I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.

You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
you'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
when darkness and silence are all you can see.

You'd never experience the fullness of love
when peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.

The glow of My comfort late into the night,
the faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.

You'd never know should your pain quickly flee,
what it means that My grace is suffiecient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
but oh, the loss if I lost what I'm doing in you.

So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
that the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still "WAIT".

Tidbits

When attempting to be a blogger you find that you have a guilt that you haven't updated your blog in a timely manner. I have not had anything jump out at me that says "you must account of this in written form!" But I do have my favorite blogs, and I so enjoy when they update. So I feel like I should write out loud for anyone out there who wants to read.

Lately not a whole lot has been going on. The usual.... I am excited because on Saturday we are going to a Brooks & Dunn concert. Their last tour before they break up!! I have always loved them as country artists and I am so excited to see them live. We are going with Kiera and Don, and I know it will be so much fun.

In other news, we had a BBQ for mother's day and it was great. It was nice to be able to honor our mom's and have them over and show them that we love them and appreciate them. We were blessed with beautiful weather, and the trees in the back yard allotted us shade to set up tables where our guests could eat comfortably. There was eating, laughing, and conversation. It was great. Usually I always get nervous whenever I attempt at hosting a party... but on that day I think I realized something. Sure it is important to get your home clean, to have good food, to make your guests feel comfortable...... but what people really love is the chance to interact with one another. People aren't really thinking about the decor, or if the food was good... those things are just extras. I was just happy to be able to get our families together, and for the first time I wasn't nervous at all. Cory's grandma lost her husband earlier this year, and I think that Cory is really trying to let his gram know that he is here for her, and it was nice to have her over for Mother's day. She stated more then once that she was having such a good time, and that made us feel good. Our mom's had such a good time that they arrived at 1:30 pm and didn't leave until 9:30 pm. We love our mamas.

Life is moving along. We are thankful and blessed, and we look forward to tomorrow. And so as we move along there should be more to post soon.......