Jesus loves the little children,

All the children of the world.

Red, & yellow, black, & white, they are precious in His sight.

Jesus loves the little children of the world.

To be loved as a child, to be called a son/daughter of the greatest Father known to man. He loves us so much. Why do we run away from this loving Dad who wants to help...be there for us...give advice?  He enholds the greatest treasures on earth & Heaven, & He wants to give them all to His children. Us, the ones who don't deserve anything from Him, but yet He gives us everything.  He wants to be there for us when we fail & suceed. To be able to rejoice, hug, & comend us in all we do for Him & the loved ones in our lives. Don't run from such a loving Father. When taking our firsts steps into life He wants to be able to be there for us & catch us when we stumble & fall. Don't shut Him out. Let Him in & engulf you with a love you'll never be able or want to leave. When feeling abandoned & alone He wants us to know we're not. That we'll never have to be alone in the dark, outside in the cold, or locked out of His love. His love will always exsist to burn that little light within that will comfort & warmth the soul & heart. When suffering from the rejection of a broken heart & feeling that there's no point in trying to love at all He will be the one to love on us. To tell us that He has a plan instored that holds so much love we'll never be able to imagine or comprehend the wonder of it all. Losing the friend, family member, the pet, that held such joy, fulfillment, & purpose in one's life....He'll come, pick you up & let you cry in His arms for as long as you need to. He will comfort & refill His love with the one that was lost. Let Him in so He can complete your life...He wants to so much. He lives to see you run into His arms like a child & never leave. He lives to see you smile & be happy wthin His love. Let Him in.

God is so good.....I just know it.

Take care.

Rachael

I learned the meaning of love, I have learned the meaning of grace.

I now know the meaning of freedom & such a gift it is.

Decermant & humbleness are now part of my being & I pray to Jesus that I may stay strong & never lose them.

I am full of joy & this beautiful thing called the Hoy Spirit.

Patience, openess, & willingness to go & leave I have asked for, & now been obtained.

In situations where I need Him & call, I have heard an answer. The ansewr of, "Hold on my child for I know this isn't easy, but I'm with you & won't leave you at all. I know what you are going through & it will get worse before the pain is over but I'm here to hold your small hand." I have felt & still do feel that hug when all alone in that corner needing the closeness of a friend. He is there.....& always will be.

A smile crawls on my face when I think: How did I get here? How did I get into this mindset, drive, passion, & lawning? I wish I had answers for my own questions but I don't, & very well may never. I only continue to ask of Jesus to further stretch me to go to the places I don't yet know about & am already hesitating over. That the strength, wisdom, & words I use from this time on are not my own but of His. And that at the end of the day I've made Jesus proud to call me His child.

It's been so long, & I'm glad I've been able to share a little bit of what's been pressing on my mind & heart.

Take care & God bless.

God is so good...all the time...I just know it.

Rachael

So blessed...

with family and friends. Those things seem to be taken for granted far too often. Sometimes it makes one think why God continues, even now, to bless us when we don't thank Him nearly enough if at all. When looking back and seeing how He brought people into your life at a certain times it can be amazing. When at your losest of lows He brought someone in to help you up and hold your hand. At the happiest of times, even when alone, He put a stranger then, friend now, into your life to rejoice with you. When in desprate need of a listening ears, He put them there that are now always there when needed. So blessed by friends. How can one be blessed anymore when they have friends that are always there to listen, cry, laugh, advise, and care? You don't think He would but He does do nice things like that. His blessings come in rain drops, sprinkles, showers, and storms. I have felt His blessing and it will never leave me. Thanking Him for the love of a family that is always there is a wonderful feeling to have within. I'm blessed to have a family that will always be there for me and support me in whatever I do, even if I don't want them at times, I rather have it then no family at all. You can know many friends in a life time but only a few will be long lasting friends for all of one's days. Why God has blessed me with friends like that I don't know, but it makes me praise Him even more. I hope I've been as good a friend in their lives as they've been a blessing in mine. I'm continuing to try in being a better friend to you all, and hopefully I'll be able half as good a friend to you as you've been to me. Thinking of you makes me smile because I don't know what God sees in me to bless me with such a friend as you.....but it makes me smile and I thank you.

God is so good, all the time..I just know it.

Rachael

Why does it seem that the goal of everyone is more, more, more? More of all the materal things that don't last that long anyway, but still the goal is to have more of the temorary. Has it ever been thought that having less may be better...even more? The glass always has to be viewed apon as being half full and never half empty because that would be thinking negative....thinking like that though, wouldn't/isn't that a lie? Why can't looking at getting to the end or bottom of something special, and not frowned on so much? Having the feeling of complete emptyness is such a refreshing emotion to endure. It makes one wish they felt it more often. The sensation of having all happiness, sorrow, remorse, love, and hate be stripped from your soul..it's hard to believe but it's a nice feeling because....there is none there. To have no emotion within you for a period of time is healthy for one to experience from time to time. It's difficult to imagine of how having no feeling of the positive aspects of life is good....but it is. To be able to just compansate on....everything, and without any emotion tied into it. Yet in the midst of the udder stillness of the soul within, there's a peace, and that's all. A peace that makes one smile to themselves in knowing He wants us to feel that emptyness so we want Him.....more of Him to fill the emptyness. Being able to just smile within and out at whatever comes one's way knowing He already has you safe and secure in His arms no matter how large the storm is......feeling empty never felt so wonderful before.....wanting more of being empty....it's a beautiful feeling, can't describe how wonderful it is anymore...

God is so good, all the time...I just know it.

Rachael

I really wish I could write something positive, uplifting, and reasuring in this post but I can't.....this post is going to be a post of me asking you for your opinion...and me venting I guess you could say.

It was brought to my attention today that I suck as a friend and maybe even in being a human. Now I don't need any lowdown on the human part...yes I do believe I am a human and that I don't lack at being one, but being a friend. It hit me hard, and it's staying with me. I try to be a friend as much as possible aside from my relationship with Jesus, family, and work life. I try to listen too....is that what I'm not good at? Do I not give anyone a chance to speak thier minds? Am I a one-sided conversation person? The words of this person should have offended and hurt but they didn't. They made me think, are they right? Being part of a human means be hospitable, open, and kind....and it's been said that I haven't been any of those aspects. I truly am sorry to any others out there that agree with what was brough to my attention today. Please tell me if I've been rude, not  listening, and just a down right crappy friend. I have no excuses and no explanation really...just from aside speechless,,,sorry. Really sorry.

God is so good...all the time.

I just know it.

Rachael