Ask you all to pray. I just applied for my dream job. Now, this is MY dream job, and while I think it is God’s will, could you please pray that God’s will be done in this situation. It is in the department that I temped in back in early spring, before I got hired at TAMU.

Besides your Bible, that is.

One of those emails that you get, while I am not forwarding or telling you to share because you will have bad luck, I am sharing the thoughts, they are true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. 
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don’t like you. 
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone. 
7. You are special and unique. 
8. Someone that you don’t even know exists loves you. 
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. 
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look. 
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

God has allowed me to keep my blog. Therefore, I felt that it would be fitting for me to share the verse that inspired my blog, on this beautiful Word Filled Wednesday.

Hebrews 13:5-6 (ESV)
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say,

    “The Lord is my helper;
    I will not fear;
    what can man do to me?”

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One thing is I would like to share more prayer requests, and I would like you all to share them as well. I may end up setting up a little prayer room, some how. We will see where the Holy Spirit takes that one.

I have a few prayer needs. Some for me, some for family.

I ask that you pray for God’s direction. I cannot go into details, but God knows what I am asking for. His will in my professional life, my on-line life and my personal life.

My mother has Hep C, which I have already requested prayer for her. She also has several other cronic diseases and is in a lot of pain. Please pray for her peace.

My Aunt, my mom’s baby sister, has cancer - lung, esphogus(sp) and one other that I cannot remember at the moment. Not sure exactly to what extent, but things look bad. Please pray for God’s will, and that she does not suffer. I will know more on Friday.

I am struggling with the right words to say. I guess I should have posted this last night when I was going over it in my mind. Funny that makes it sound bad, and it is not bad, in the least.

I get to resume blogging. There are guidelines I need to follow, such as if it would not please the Lord, I should not post it, and a few others. Of course this is all dependent on my time. I pray I have time today to participate in Word Filled Wednesday, as I have a verse all picked out, but I need to go get ready for work now.

We have a seminar at work this morning. Finding Your Strengths. It ought to be interesting, to say the least.

Blunt and to the point. Yes, I am staying away from the blog for now. Long story.

AG, Rock Star and Boog were in NM with my parents and my mother’s family, for a reuion. I was home with the furry four legs, and I got to work. YAY! *rofl*

On Sunday, I was trying to decide if I wanted to roll off the couch and go to church or not, and thought I would listen to Charles Stanley, while I was making up my mind. Well, don’t ya know that was JUST the message I needed to hear that morning. He was preaching what keeps us from getting the desires of our heart. One thing was not asking in a precise way, but the other hurt. Yes, it hurt. It was idols. For the first time in my life I realized the idols that I put before God. I turned off the TV, before he even finished the sermon, grabbed my journal and started writing. I made a list of my idols and how to over come them.

One of my idols was the computer, so while I am waiting on answers from the Lord, I will not be blogging.

The idol that hurt is the one that will be the hardest to deal with. I mean yeah, I can say I am going to do things this way but when it comes time to put things into practice, am I really going to do it? You see my idol is AG. I walk on egg shells around him when it comes to God’s will. I will always bow to what AG says before what God’s Word says. I rationalize that I am living the 1 Peter 3:1 example, when all I am doing is hiding.

After time spent writing in my journal, letting the Holy Spirit lead my thoughts, I came up with the only way to handle this is just to be up front with AG, and just DO IT! I closed my journal, turned on Sirius Spirit and guess what was on… I’ll Take You Back by Jeremy Camp. I tell you, God had Jeremy Camp write this song for me. LOL! I sat down and cried some more, then got up, showered and you guessed it, headed to church.

Last night, when AG came home we sat down and had a LONG talk. I was honest and shared my heart. He was so funny, saying, “I guess I can handle being second to God, as long as it is only God.” I reminded him that it meant more time reading the Bible, going to church and doing things for others, which in turn meant even less time with him than I already have. We both agreed that it was what was best for us in the long run, though.

Oh, and since I am not posting again for a few days, at least, have you heard the new song by Brandon Heath, “Give Me Your Eyes“? OH MY! I love that song. I was not sure about the beat when I first heard it, but the lyrics are amazing!

I have not forgotten about any of you, or this blog. I have just been busy. Some of you may or may not know that my moniter at home is fuzzy and I get a headache if I use it for too long. You may also know that I do most, if not all, my blogging at work, in down time. Well, there has been the mixed blessing of not a lot of downtime. I actually have to work. Since I love what I do, that makes me happy, but it makes for a quiet blog.

I did not participate in my memes last week. There were mixed reasons for that. First, see above, been busy at work. Second, I was in a bad mood, and I do not like posting when I am in a bad mood.

I got my car on Friday of last week. I LOVE it. It has SYNC and Sirius. WOO HOO! AG has a hard time keeping me out of it.

AG, Rock Star and Boog all go on vacation, on Thursday. Because I had just started this job, we decided it was best for me not to go. They are going camping in New Mexico with my parents, for a family reuion on my mom’s side. It will be wonderful. I know they will have a blast, even though I will miss them.

I am a mess without them. When AG is out of town, I am USELESS! I have never had to cope an entire week without him. This ought to be interesting, just do not expect a lot of posting. Who knows, I may post a ton, or I may not post at all.

Well, off to nurse my migraine. I will try to post more often, but I am not certain I will do memes again this week.

Love, Melly

I have to admit I am having a very hard time, being thankful this morning. I am going to start typing and see where the Holy Spirit leads me. I hope you do not mind.

You see, my 16 year old got his first ticket. 14 miles over the speed limit, in a school zone, not wearing his seatbelt properly. Thank You, Father, that there was no accident and no one was hurt.

I am not sure if things are moving in the right direction. AG has decided to buy me a new car. We ordered me a 2008 Ford Focus with all the bells and whistles. Rock Star will get my 2001 Focus, because gas is so expensive in his 2001 truck. AG wanted to get me a used Escape (SUV) but it was cheaper to buy a new Focus, and the Focus gets better gas milage. This is a sound investment, because I have driven the other Focus for 7 years, and it is in excellent condition. The plan is in 5 years, when Boog starts driving, I get another new car. I am thrilled with the prospect of getting this new car. I am so thankful for this, however there has been some other major money issues come up and I am not sure about the timing of the car deal. Father, I thank you that AG is being so kind to me with this car purchase, but I pray that it is Your will. I know that AG does not consider Your will before acting, and many times when making plans with him, I tend to go along with him, and not what You are telling me to do. Father, please forgive me for my selfish actions, and guide this situation, to be in alignment with Your will, not mine or AG’s.

Again, Father, I have to thank You for my work environment. I am so blessed to have a job that I enjoy, good co-workers, and I can share Your love. My supervisor is wonderful. Thank You for leading me here.

Thank You, Father, for helping me work through my pre-conceptions of people in my office, and to see that we are all not so different. Especially thank You that I have worked things out with a paritcular co-worker and we have actually become friends.

Father, thank You that another co-worker has opened up to me and that I will be able to talk to this person about You and Your love. I had been wondering why You had given this young man a strong attachment to me, well I knew why, I was just not sure how You wanted it to work. I am so thankful that You showed me. I pray that Your will be worked out in the lives of this young man and his mother.

Father, thank You that I have a wonderful family. My mother’s health is much better than it could be. Her liver is still fully functioning, even with the Hep C. Her other disorders are not as debilitating as they could be. Thank You for taking care of her.

Thank You, that Wink is celebrating his birthday, today. He has not always been the ideal big brother, but in adulthood, especially the past couple of years, we have learned to see eye to eye. Please keep blessing him and his family. I am thankful that You entered their hearts and I pray that they continue to listen to the leadings of the Holy Spirit.

Thank You that we have a house over our heads, food on our plates and love in our hearts. We have all we need in You, and everything else is just extras.

Amen

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I got my starter kit last night. I am reading my books and starting my eating plan. My first meeting is on Sunday night. I am not sure what Bible study we will be doing, but I do know that this is the perfect time for me to start, as they are starting a new study. YAY! My plan is to share my progress here. I will also share my memory verses, and any great things I learn. I am looking forward to this journey with Christ, my class and you, my friends.

Welcome to another Word Filled Wednesday!