Mikki's Posts

I haven't post in a while. After I got all excited about getting back to posting I got too busy to blog. Sounds like a good excuse but it's not. And now my computer is a little, shall we say, malfunctioning. It's an older laptop, from 2005. Ancient in computer terms. And it won't boot. The good news is up until the week I'd been doing my Light Therapy consistently and regularly. This week I let other priorities get in the way and I slacked off. Not so tomorrow morning. I'm getting up early and spending some time with God before I drive back to Indy to help my friend move. Plus I need to finish my BSF homework too. My heart has been breaking as we go through the last few chapters of John. There's so much I didn't know historically about the Jewish legal system in Jesus' time. I feel so blessed to have the Old and New Testaments to be able to see the complete story of God's plan for humanity. To see all the OT prophecy fulfillment ...

the hot sun dies for another day the chill comes quickly though unnoticeable until the ceiling fan is suddenly too cold the talk and gab is nothing old stories, old memories, new plans, new stresses the mix is odd and strange but weren't we always odd a movie...pedestrian the fire pit...still not permitted a game...too bored we sit and stare the silence building realizing we never really needed words

There is a great song by Greg Long called 'In the Waiting'.  It's a song that has been really helpful for me in the past when I was going through hard stuff.  Check out this link to hear it. Here are the lyrics. Pain The gift nobody longs for, still it comes And somehow leaves us stronger When it's gone away Pray I try and pray for Your will to be done But I confess it's never fast enough for me It seems the hardest part is waiting on You When what I really want Is just to see Your hand move I want a peace beyond my understanding I want to feel it fall like rain In the middle of my hurting I want to feel Your arms as they surround me And let me know that it's okay To be here in this place Resting in the peace that only comes In the waiting Time Time to let it go and just believe Trusting in what no one else but You can see Free Freedom from the fears that close me in When I can't get beyond where I have been, but then Again The silence ...