What?? It's Thursday already?

Looks like life has stepped again and changed things up some at our house! Last night about 5:30 or 6:00 our grand daughter, Cheyenne, fell while taking a shower and hit her chin on the side of the tub, splitting her chin open! Once again it looked like we had tried to sacrifice an animal in our bathroom. =( DJ and I drove her to a nearby urgent center, and had her looked at by a doctor. The chin required 6 stitches! Cheyenne was a very brave girl. Her only fear was that kids at school would laugh at her. *sigh*

The theme of todays Thankful Thursday is CHANGE. We have all gone through changes in our life. Some we liked, and some we did not. It's hard to do things that are new or unexpected. At least for me, it is. The changes we plan and look forward to are much easier. Like getting married, and/or having children. Now that's a huge change! My hardest change was moving from Jacksonville Beach, Fla to Dayton, Ohio. My family was in Fla and I wanted to stay there near them. But Dennis' family was in Ohio, and he wanted to stay near them. He won! But, then again, maybe it was a win for me, too. His family was kind, loving, caring, supportive. (not that mine wasn't/isn't...they are) But it was in Ohio that I changed the most. And God knew that change was coming to my life, and He ordained it. It was in Ohio that I grew the most in the Lord. God orchastrated the meeting of my friend, Debbie, and her husband, Jim. Debbie knew things in the Lord that I had no idea they even existed. But I saw the difference in her, and I wanted that, too. We attended her church, and it was a real Bible believing church! I grew, and stretched in the Lord. Then the Lord brought in Sue and Brad to help us grow more. Sue came to our house every morning, and helped me with my Bible reading and study. And I grew, and changed.

Another change God brought about in our lives was the move from Ohio to Tulsa to go to Bible School. I can see now that God was changing our lives to be closer to Him.
I want all of Him! I want people to see Jesus instead of me. "I have been crucified with Christ, and it's no longer I who live, but Christ Who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me" (Galations 2:20)

When God told us He wanted us to be foster parents again, I should have expected another change. But I was taken by surprise when I realized He wanted us to adopt Ally! I loved her so much, but didn't expect we were supposed to adopt her. Thank you, Lord, for that change!

Not all changes are good. Not all changes are bad. But for me, I hope God is directing the changes in my life. "Thy Word is a light until my path, and a lamp unto my feet".

The pictures up top are pictures of my grand daughter, Abby. Abby was born 11 days before my mom passed away. I heard Abby's first cries, and that was so exciting!
She has grown into a fine young lady. Love you, Abby! Happy birthday!