For the past month and a half we've been here and there and gone and back. We would spend 3 days home and 4 away. Mostly on the weekends. So two weddings, one birth and out of town trip later...we're finally home for more than 3 days!! I enjoyed visiting family and friends and serving in weddings and whatever else...but I missed my Ramp family. Oh, how I missed the God and Holy Spirit filled Sunday and Wednesday nights!!! God has been really speaking to me the past few days and I love it. His voice is sooo.....AMAZING! His love is...UNDESCRIBABLE!! And basically I'm excited about being home with family and God. Although He was everywhere I went and we spent time together...it's just not the same when there's absolutely nothing on my mind. No worrying about what time rehearsal dinner is. Where is my child? Will I get to see my mom while I'm home? Or holding my sweet new baby brother. Just me and Jesus.

I really love this verse : My determined purpose is that I may know him, that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His person -Phillipians 3:10

I'm really on a search to do just that.

Although I feel that I already know Him...I know there is SOOO much more that I don't know. He amazes me everyday and although I know that I can never understand Him...it fascinates me. He's the mysterious man we all "dream" about. He is enticing and I love the chase(: But even though I feel like the chaser...I'm the chasee but then again He's the chasee while I'm the chaser...? Oh, how I love Him! He's my romance novel that I can't put down. Better yet my Romance movie I don't want to end! Thankfully it never ends.

Community

Have you ever thought about what makes community good? I have.

I grew up in a place called Meridian, Ms. But lived in a community called "Martin". Practically, we learned a lot there.

A community is a group of people, whether religious or social, who all share the same characterisitics or interests.

I believe that real..true community are like family. My home is your home. If anyone in my community EVER asked me for anything I would be there in a heartbeat! If you're sick, I'll help take care of you until you are better. If your power goes out, come to my house in the cool air. If you lose water, bring your family to my house and I'll send my husband to help fix what he can. No food? I'll cook you dinner. Yes, I have my own family to tend to and take care of. I have a home that needs to be cleaned and I have things I want to go do. But nothing compares to the joy of helping others in need, especially when it's your "community family". God will take care of me and my family if I'm helping yours!

I would go on, but this isn't the place. So consider this just food for thought.

Our last visit to Meridian...we stopped at "hole in the wall" place called DT's. After ordering our food and preparing to pay for it we were informed that they didn't accept debit cards. And that was all we had with us! A guy we knew from the "community" we lived in stepped up and threw $15 on the counter. And he DIDN'T ask for us to repay him!! (Which we would totally do!) That is what I call community! I know that the Lord will return that blessing x100! And I pray that He does! We should all remember that! Even if God didn't repay me for blessing someone else...I would gladly and joyfully bless others! It is healing to my heart!

Do you have that in you?

A short blog of frustration.

I literally wrote a long blog about the last 2 weeks and decided it would be better if I didn't say what I really wanted to say. I'm not quite sure if anyone even reads these but just to stay on the safe side....I won't post my heart right now. Therefore, I'll let you know that my two weeks have been JAM-PACKED with a lot of frustration. I feel like I'm holding a bag of emotions and I'm running in circles. Have you ever heard that saying, "Running around like a chicken with it's head cut off"? That is exactly how I feel.


When you are at the beginning of a terrible thunderstorm, you can't see through it. But when you get half way through, you start to see the end...and the pretty blue skies. I know I just went through the beginning of my terrible thunderstorm...soon i'll see the blue sky.