Well it's no new news that I got a new car..and my husband is so amazing..he surprised me with it..I had no idea..of course I have about decided that I am just dumb when it comes to figuring out surprises..and I had every intention of telling the story about it on my weekly blog. But this morning as I was reading this blog that I am addicted to..God spoke to my heart..the blog is under my favorites and it's titled Bring The Rain..I sang this song a year ago at my old church in Paducah b/c at the time I could not understand alot of things..I didn't understand why Michael's aunt took her own life, and left behind a husband,and 2 wonderful boys whom I love watching grow up..I didn't understand why God let my Dad go so far into sin..that I had nothing to do with him and then he brought him back in my life and it's amazing..I didn't understand why years ago my Papa and my Grandma Pat died of cancer..when they loved Him with all their heart...truth be told I didn't understand why God let bad things happen to good people..people that loved him..since that day I sang that song..I understand so much more..God does these things to bring us closer to him.."I will praise you in this storm" a lyric from another good song..and it's so true..in February I went to the doctor b/c I kept having cysts on my ovaries..and I prayed God if I can't birth a child..Thank you for letting me have a husband who wants to adopt and believes that you know best..I had no idea that God had already said "Manda..you are pregnant..be patient my child.."As I was reading the Bring the Rain blog this morning..it's about a mother who birthed her child but only got to be with her for a few hours..it talks about her journey..her sorrow..her love for God..and how only HE can comfort and give her peace during these dark hours..and it's such an inspiration to me in my daily walk with God..I know their is a purpose for all the things that have happened..I know God is going to do amazing things in John and Matthew's life even though they lost their mother at an early age..b/c God is with them. I am so blessed in life to have an amazing family, friends, church home, and a husband who loves me as Christ loved the church..and I am so blessed to be carrying this lil guy inside of me..and I thank God that he does "Bring the Rain"..here the words to the song:
I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You Jesus, bring the rain
I am Yours regardless of the dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what's a little rain
So I pray
Holy, holy, holy Is the Lord God Almighty
We are traveling home again tonight to Paducah..I will post more after this weekend ;)
MM
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Manda, I am so thankful to have the opportunity to get to know you. Lesley passed your blog on to me and I've been following it since. . . You have opened my eyes to the joys of life and to be thankful everyday for what I have, not what I want. . . Thanks and I look forward to hanging out with you all more often.
~Sarah Spellman
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