Walking?

So I have got to be honest with you all, I have been feeling so discouraged lately. Discouraged with Jackson's progress. He is 19mths old and is just having a difficult time learning to walk. He has a wonderful Physical Therapist that is not worried at all. She tells me all the time that things are just fine for a little guy that entered life the way he did. Even still I feel discouraged.
When I see 10 month old kids walking, I want to be happy and rejoice with there parents, but then I look at Jackson and still nothing. I guess it could be the green monster coming out.
I know Jackson isn't bothered by it all. I know it will happen eventually, but I want my little man to be able to do certain things as well. Walking is such a huge mild stone.
I was just reading in my Bible about "The Faith of the Centurion". Jesus said about him "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith..." So what goes on to happen, Jesus basically says you have so much faith in me, that you (the Centurion)  go back to your servant who is paralyzed and he will be healed just as you have believed. The Centurion wanted Jesus to go to his servant and heal him, but Jesus knew that the faith of the Centurion was enough.
What can I learn... I need to have that faith. Faith  to know that Jackson will be complete no mater the circumstance. Faith in Jesus is healing.

Seasons Come and Go.

Whenever I think about seasons yes I think about Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring. But I also seem to think about the seasons of our life. Especially as I become more of an adult. When we are young and in elementary school we have that one "best friend" that we go to, that we cling to, and cry on and rejoice with. That one friend for everything. As I am developing the life and heart that God desires for me I realize that their are friends/people that God puts in our lives for something very specific. We may feel we still have that one best friend, but they are human and cant necessarily be there for all that we need. Thank goodness we have Jesus for that. We are also given people in our lives to help us through "seasons"
That one friend who is there anytime you need a shoulder to cry on and that is there stronghold. The friend to put you in your place when its needed, to simply to tell you to get over it.
That friend you've know for years that you can always count on for encouragement know matter what time of day or how many miles there are between you.
We need to make ourselves available to allow God to put those people in your lives. It may only be for a time, for a season, but you will always remember them and treasure them.
ECCLESIASTES 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven

To Know Him and Make Him Known

Today has been a much better day that they past few. Just for review; I am still having lots of problems with my neighbor across the street, my computer died, there has been some gossip about a ministry that I am part of, and I still don't have enough cheerleaders to compete this year.
As my little family was on the way home from some great Saturday morning earrands we hear the lead singer from Mercy Me on the radio talking about being called into the ministry. He was talking about people being led to ministry but he hears a lot "I am not good in front of people and I am not musical" his repsonse is "where in the bible does it say that you have to do that to minister.'  He finished his talk by saying to be a minister your goal should be " To know Him and to Make Him known". Its that simple.
So with the discouraging week I had I started thinking about how petty some of it really is and what can I do to know God better through it and to make God known through it. I am going to make cookies :)
Cookies are great way to get a leg into someones life. So if you have a good cookie reciepe that I can make to share with the Motorcycle guy, the person gossiping and my cheerleaders let me know.

New Things

Yesterday was a tough day for me.  My emotions were just all over the place! I kept blaiming it on Eve. If only she....
By the time Justin had gotten home and I was done. He walked through the door and I gave Jackson duty to him and I sat in the shower for a good 30 minutes, Crying. You know we just need a good cry ever once and while.
 I let go of a lot of things that I believe were holding me back from growing and becoming the women that God needs me to be right now. In a very short time after that God threw in my face the ways that He is going to help me be that women. My eyes are getting wet right now as I am thinking about it.
The evening finished at church with wonderful friends worshiping God all together for one purpose.  What a way to end a day that I thought wasn't all that good.