Choose Joy

There are times when I fail miserably as a human being
There are times when I am so discouraged I don't want to get out of bed in the morning
There are times when I worry about what everyone else thinks, more that about what God thinks
There are times when the dishes pile up, the laundry piles up and everyone has some sort of sports practice on the same day - and nothing gets done
There are times when I over think the things I need to do
There are times when I over think everything
There are times when I question the will of God and wonder if I'm doing what He wants
There are times when the dog gets loose and I want to cry
There are times when the phone rings every twenty minutes and it is a burden

But at the same time

There are times when a walk at Dawes takes my breath away (in a good way, not because I'm outta shape)
There are times when my kids will say something so full of God's truth, I'm amazed
There are times when I am energized to complete the task at hand - even after only a few hours sleep
There are times when I read the Word and my eyes are opened like it was the first time
There are times when things fall into place without logical explanation
There are times when problems are solved before they arise
There are times I can trust like a child
There are times when I am a servant to others - and it may be more for me than for them
There are times when there is so much to be thankful for I can not express it

Choose Joy
You'll be happier
Amanda

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About 2 weeks ago, I installed this wonderful little device on my blog. It is a hit counter/ip address collector. This counter does not install cookies, it pings your address and stores that information. If you do not speak computer, basically it will collect your location, system/browser data, what site reffered you to my site, what time you visited and so on. So - anonymous comments are no longer as anonymous as they once were- that being said please feel free to leave any comment on the blog - but I will not publish anonymous comments unless they are my husbands. While I appriciate other points of veiw, some comments aren't conducive to having a conversation, uplifting others, or solving a problem, so if your comments are of that nature - they will be discarded.
I have a friend who said she went to someones blog and read it daily and spent many hours being angry at a person that she doesn't even know, but totally disagrees with on everything. If you come to my blog and feel that way - first off - I'm really sorry, Secondly - STOP IT.
Blogs are supposed to be enjoyable, I know that sometimes my blog may be a little serious, but I hope that you enjoy reading it.

Fun facts about this blog's readers
Most of you live in Ohio, but some also live in Alabama, New York, Kansas, and Iowa
Most of you have Windows XP and have a 6.0 browser- (I'll try to remember this when uploading)
Most visit between noon and three
Enough for now, will blog more tomorrow
Amanda