Digging up old wells

"You can't go back."  This is a popular saying in our culture. But what I love about God is He has a way of taking us back and moving us forward at the same time. Recently someone said to me when I was looking for some direction in my life, 

"Go back to where you started." 

I love the story in Genesis 26 starting in verse 12 where Isaac was told to go back and dig up the old wells that had been filled in by the Philistines after the death of Abraham.

That's what happens to us sometimes in life. Our dreams are like those wells and they get filled in with the muck and cares of this world so we have to go back and dig them up.  To sum up the ending of that story it goes like this... because Isaac was obedient and dug up the wells it brought him to a place of prosperity and peace with his enemies when they saw God was with him. So I'm say all that to say this...that is why I'm blogging again.  I had a dream here and I've come back to dig it up so I can move forward. 

And I'll leave you with this prayer my dear friends. 

Lord, for anyone reading this post today in your mercy and kindness reveal to them where wells (dreams) have been filled in by the enemy then give them the courage and the boldness to dig them back up! 

In Jesus name...Amen! 

Looking for grace in all the wrong places

We can't expect to find the grace for something that hasn't even hit our life yet.  That's what makes worry such a tormenting tool of the enemy. He flashes a "what if this happens?" thought into our minds, and if we are not careful to take every thought captive as we are told to do in 2 Corinthians 10:5,  It becomes an argument or like the word says a high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.  I don't know if anyone can relate to this but I'm just going to be real here and share what happens to me if I let myself get to that point.  I get stuck in my head looking for solutions to problems I don't even have, and in reality most likely won't. Wow, what an energy zappy that is!  But if the trouble does come you can rest assure in this truth my friends... nothing comes into the life of a believe that does not come with great grace. We cant look for tomorrows grace nor the next situations grace we might face if we haven't even arrived there yet.  Gods grace is sufficient when we are smack dab in the middle of our need for it.  So stop looking for grace in all the wrong places I promise you it will be there waiting for you with wide open arms when you need it.

PS. I think I'm naming my next dog Grace...better yet Great Grace. ;)

 

Dancing among the ruins.

Two years in heaven. You know my love I'm so jealous!  But I still feel your presence so strongly with me. Like I have through every moment of this journey. Even now as I'm shedding my mourning garments and allowing God to replace them with garments of joy, I see you smiling with approval.  Because I know no one knew my heart and my love for you better then you.  I know I gave you everything I was. And I thought it all went home with you.  But I'm seeing now my heart can beat again.

A dear friend of ours told me she saw you smiling at me with your hand on the small of my back ever so gently pushing me into this next season.

What a lovely thought, and oh so you Richard.  
Your love was always so sacrificial and unselfish.

But it's scary.  It makes it all finally feel so real .... Your gone.... Your home.  I know it's hard for some of the people around me to process this as well. But I've done this journey so publicly up till now and I can't change that.  I want people to see the joy on the other side of grief. I want to show others the goodness of God by living out loud.  

Our friend I spoke of earlier also said this to me. 

"God is not going to waste your heart".  Isn't that beautiful? He's not going to pour His love into our hearts and not give us a place to pour it back out.  I wouldn't even begin to say I know my future.... I have truly learned to live one day at a time.  But I do now see love is definitely part of it.  And I know you approve. So this anniversary I am celebrating with you my love.  Because we are both right were God has ordained for us to be and that has always been our greatest desire.  
Happy two years in heaven.....
I am dancing among the ruins my love.

Give Jesus the biggest kiss for me!

Love Lightning Your,

Anna

In loving memory of my beloved Richard

I had a date tonight...

and He gave me the loveliest flowers…

and then He painted me the most beautiful sunset...

and sang over me...

till I lost myself in adoring Him.

Yes, I have found the one my heart loves. 

Back on track

I found myself going down paths in the last few months that I realize now were not Gods best for me.

However, the greater lesson I learned from this, made it all worth it. I found that even when we may be moving in a direction we shouldn’t be… if we keep our heart towards God he always gets us back on track.

And the real beauty is,

 He is always there with arms wide open...

Thank you Lord for always coming to find this run away…

Feeling…

Every living creature

I was once giving a word that God was going to use me to rescue every living creature....well here is the latest additions to the Pettit ranch.  

Autumn and Asher...

Yes kittens! 

 This was the condition they were found in...

...seriously who could walk away from that?

Yes it's always an adventure here. :)

The pack would have been so proud

Shannie sure got her part down perfect as Nana the dog in her schools production of Peter Pan.

I wonder how she learn to play a dog so well? ;)

Yes we had a wonderful night in never never land!

We are so proud of you Shannie...you did an amazing job!