So Valentine's Day is right around the corner and my girls needed cards for parties at school. Our preschooler had her party first and she brought home a bag full of cards from her friends. One of them was specialized with the child's picture in the middle. So when our 7 year old saw that she wanted a card like that except "Mom, I want my picture to be really BIG in the middle!" So we went on-line personalized some cards and printed them off. I picked them up last night and starting laughing at the hugeness of my child's picture in the great big heart in the middle. When I showed them to her...she loved them! So, that got me to thinking about how life is all about us sometimes. We make ourselves so big and we want to be the center of attention. However, that is certainly not the way Christ lived His life. He lead a life of servanthood and reminded us to the same. In James 6 it says "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." In Luke 14 Christ reminds us that "those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." And finally in James 4:10 it says "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." So God help me to not make life all about me today!!

Prayer Life

I feel like all I have accomplished today thus far is getting in and out of the car. .... one errand after another, one pick-up and drop-off after another. However, that means I have done a lot of praying today too. You see, a few years back I always made it a habit when I got in the car to take a moment (or two or three) to pray. Pray for the day, pray where we were going, pray for God's Hand and Will, .....to simply acknowledge His Presence and ask for His Blessing. It is such a ingrained habit that I pray before I drive. So....in all my errand running and taking care of my family and in and out of the car....I am thankful that I prayed.

Some Random Thoughts

Been enjoying the sun today....as it glistens on the white snow. Makes me think about how God's Son glistens me when I allow Him to. When I walk with Him, draw close to Him, His Light makes me glisten as He cleanses me white as snow. He gently shows the dirty spots, the "dirty snow", that has been run over by poor choices, distance from God, anger...just to name a few of the many sins that plaque everyday life. And then...as I, as we, allow the Son to shine on us, our dirty spots are made clean. We are made white as snow. Thank you God for that sweet reminder today.

Perspective

After reading a blog of a physician that I work with God has given me some perspective. Hearing about how there is 1 hospital for hundreds of thousands of people and of the poor medical care that sometimes they receive......it hit me. I live in a medium size community (less than 250,000 people) and we have 3 hospitals, 3 emergency rooms, and an abundance of good physicians, nurses, and excellent medical care.....all of which could easily be taken advantage of if you lose your perspective. How thankful I am that when my children were sick this week I could drive them to their pediatrician, be treated, then drive to the pharmacy and get their antibiotics filled. All with such ease and convenience. There are some parts of the world for convenience is null and void. So, today I say Thank you God for blessing us here and I will pray for the other parts of the world that so desperately need good medical care (and lots of other things I am sure.....)