Prayers Needed, Tears Shed, A God Who Never Leaves Us

There's so much hurt in our world. It came to my life again tonight. My twin sister called and told me all that has been going on in her life. I can't believe the pain she's seen and the pain she's constantly in physically. I listened to her talk, cry, and talk again, then I prayed for each member of her family individually right there on the phone. She's in another state and it's so hard to hear how sad things are for her and not be able to do anything for her but pray. I know that praying is the best thing to do, to give it all to God. I just wish I could hug her, hold her and give her a shoulder to cry on. Instead I send cards to let her know I'm thinking of her and praying for her.
I came across this Matthew West song, Strong Enough and it says it all perfectly. I know in this video he shows the devistation of the homes of people in the tornados however, we each have our own tornados in our lives. There's nothing we can do but fall to our knees and pray to God, the one who made us. God is always there, no matter what. There's no one on earth that can say that.
Take your pain to God and lean on him. Give this song a listen and let go of your pain and heartache.


I made a card today for the color challenge on SCS.  Here's what I came up with.  The colors were any color green and red, then craft.  I stamped using ridinghood red, daffodil and lucky limeade.  I used crumb cake around the edges and on the ribbon.  I spritzed it with shimmer mist.

I went to work again today with the kids and met Patti there.  We worked so hard getting boxes opened and emptied. The kids set up all 6 computers and checked the laptops to see what worked and what didn't.  Patti stayed a bit longer than we did and put several boxes of books on shelves.
  Tomorrow Patti and I will be back at it.  It's not going to get done itself.  I am just doing as much as I can when I'm in there and plugging along.  No stress, no worries, it will get done when it gets done.  That's a pretty good attitude I think.
  Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you continue to visit and encourage those around you.  Everyone needs encouragement whether it's a hug, a smile, kind words or a listening ear.  May God richly bless you for all you do for others in your life.
Blessings,