Power

I am so amazed today.  We so often hear about prayer and positive thinking that it almost becomes cliche.  But, I was determined that since it was a Monday and all that I was going to have a GOOD day.  So often we drag our feet about Mondays, don't we?  Another work week or school day ahead of us.  But I didn't want that attitude.  And you know what?  Today was GREAT!  My husband started taking a class tonight and so I could have thought, "Oh gee, ALL day with 4 kids with no help from my hubby?" (because he is a great daddy around here), but I didn't allow that thought to enter in!  I just kept pressing on, doing the next thing...doing the work as I recently read in an incourage devotional.  I kept thinking to myself that I was going to rise above, as I'd read in another devotional.  And I did!  Was my day perfect?  By no means!  But I look back at my day and I'm so thankful for it!  I haven't felt that way in a long time, folks.  This is amazing!  Like an awakening!  Slowly, I am healing!  Also, prayer...ah...prayer.  It helps!  It works!  Why don't we use it more???  Just a bit ago the thought also occurred to me of how I fell asleep last night.  Most often these days I listen to Christian songs that have really been ministering to me.  Last night I listened to the message Teske posted about on the Mommies with Hope blog.  I fell asleep at the very end so need to go back and catch that, but it was great.  I woke many times last night with a tickle in my throat, coughing away, and every time I lay my head back down my mind kept going back to that message!  What an awesome way to fall asleep- with the TRUTH resonating in my brain!!!  These breakthroughs sometimes seem few and far between, but ever so slowly I am seeing HIS LIGHT again!  Praise, ALL PRAISE and GLORY be to HIM, my JESUS, my FATHER!!!  And a Happy birthday to my earthly Daddy!  I love you, Dad!!!