Stray Noodles

OUT OF CONTROL - OR RATHER NEVER IN IT... Every person wants to believe that they have some aspect of control over their lives.  At some point perhaps many of us think...if I do this or that, or gain this thing or that, then this or that will happen.  I know I did.  But what I have slowly been learning is that, no matter what happens in my life, I am not the one in control. Maybe we don't think about it much, but if we are honest with ourselves, we can admit that we spend most of our time in uncertainty, rather than confidence.  Even those of us who believe in the Lord and have asked for direction...after following that leading...can be tempted to assume that we made a mistake when the road turns in an unexpected, or more difficult direction.  If we aren't careful, we may throw in the towel just when we are about to achieve a victory.  Case in point... MONKEYS ON MY BACK When I was a newly converted Christian and working my way through my rest...

For the past four or more years I pretty much shelved this blog while I worked on other writing projects, including a book to help me share and sort some things out. Unfortunately, much like this blog, whether through intimidation, doubt, or writer's block, not to mention poor health, I had almost given up hope of ever getting to the finish line.  That was until a week ago Sunday.  While the full credit belongs to God and the messages I heard at church, I must also direct credit to a few videos I watched on YouTube at ' Weracle '.  Seeing the joyful and thankful spirit Wi Park exudes in his videos as he shares his miraculous ongoing recovery, Christian faith in God, tenacity, perseverance, and strong desire to encourage others, reminded me of the way I once was. He, along with my longing to be closer to God, gave me a desire to get back to sharing my faith and God's grace, but the pathway still seemed obscure until YouTube's algorithm brought me to another YouTuber...