Thanks for all your prayers!

I think God must look at people like me with a "tsk, tsk, tsk" every so often.  I'm always concerned about doing the right thing.  I spend a lot of time researching my opinions, my work ethics and my daily routines - just to be sure that I'm on task and doing what God would have me do. 

Then there's a little hic-cup followed by a medium hic-up followed by a large gasp and an explosion.  There I stand in the middle of a rubble of hopes and dreams and wonder what in the world happened.  All my plans, all my research, all my hopes and dreams are merely a pile of broken pieces surrounded by a lot of dust.  I quickly look around and wonder if others have noticed.  "I'll bet she thinks I messed up."  "Maybe he wonders why I'm not finished with this project or that one."  "Oh my, please dear God....please don't let her feel like I've let her down!"

I fret and worry and wish that I could somehow be perfect - but alas!  Failed again.

I love writing on my blogs.  I love my readers and want to help them.  But this week, I've felt like the little hic-cup of last week's surgery blossomed into an explosion of events that couldn't be helped and yet prevented me from writing. 

Have you every felt pushed along by circumstances?  Have you ever wondered what your friends thought of you?  Have you ever felt like you failed and yet you know you did the very best you could?

If you answered yes to those questions then you are just like everyone on the planet.  Even the most productive, resourceful and sanctified Christian has had at least one week or one month of stressful "I'm not preforming at my best" days.

And if you answered no to those questions - then you probably aren't human.  You must be an angel only visiting and using the computer because it would be something novel to do.  (Which means you probably don't need my writing anyway.)

The best news of all is that God understands.  He expects us to "be" the best person we can be.  He wants us to "strive" to do all that he has called us to do.  But....I know that he is also compassionate.  He can read our hearts.  He knows when we are goofin' off and he is also aware of those special times when the circumstances were just out of our control.  He knows the truth about our lives and he loves us anyway.  Ahhhh....isn't that reassuring?

My surgery went fine.  It took a lot more out of me than I thought it would and therefore my busy schedule was interrupted much longer than I had hoped.  But....I do appreciate all the prayers and thoughts and I hope that I'm now on the mend! 

I love you all and I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Season.

God loves you,

Debbie