My husband made it home Friday evening.  He was not supposed to home until 10:45...but he was a man on a mission!  As soon as he touched down in Dallas and could get off the plane he put his name on the standby list for every flight out of Dallas to Little Rock.  A 6 hour layover in Dallas was NEVER his plan.  Thankfully, it was also God's plan because he called me at 5pm and told me to be at the airport at 6:30!  Now, Becca had softball closing ceremonies at 7...she really wanted Daddy to be there.  Can you so we flew out of Little Rock in my little grey mustang?!  Lucky for us there was a play-off game in the 16 and under division, so closing ceremonies were delayed 30 minutes.  We get to the ball field and we can't find Becca anywhere!  We find most of her team, but no Becca!  Next thing you know a blur of lime green and purple tackles my husband.  You guessed it...we found her!  BTW, Becca's team took 2nd place for the 12 and under fast-pitch division.  That is a big accomplishment, they are a relatively young team, with only four players moving up to 16u next year!  Okay, so that is all of my news...I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day!

I am busy busy today getting my house cleaned up.  I went grocery shopping yesterday, the cabinets and fridge are stocked with the things hubby likes to eat best!  My neighbor came over yesterday and mowed and weedeated my yard and it looks wonderful!! 

I just had a thought...My husband is coming home after being in Iraq for 3 months.  I have cleaned the house, had the yard work done, and even bought his favorite things at the grocery store.  Likewise, we do the same thing when we know we are having company...Do you do the same thing to prepare for God?  Is his dwelling place in you heart ready to receive Him?  Have you 'dusted and swept' out the remnants of your old life in preparation for the new?  Ephesians 4:22-24 states "throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception.  Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes.  You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God's likeness-righteous, holy, and true.  (NLT)  Are you making the daily conscious commitment to throw off your old life and put on the new?  I know I am not seeing as much change as I would like in my life.

Romans 6:6 says Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives.  We are no longer slaves to sin. (NLT)  Before we were saved, we were slaves to our sinful nature, but once we are saved we can choose to live for Christ.

Are the choices I am making in my daily life reflective of living for Christ?
Do my words, actions, and daily choices reflect the light of Jesus?

Wow!  Not what I had in mind when I started this post...but it really got me thinking about where my spiritual walk is headed.  Have a wonderfully blessed day!

Peggy