Thoughts and Reflections

Lost… Beaten… Damaged… Scarred…. That is the situation that described the state it was in. It was a warm summer day and I had decided to go out and attempt another fishing excursion. I usually did not travel far and today was no exception. I headed off to one of my more frequented locations. I normally had fair success there and figured that today would be no exception. I enjoyed my time there, soaking up the sun. The success of my fishing however was a let-down. I wandered up and down the shoreline just enjoying being outside when I caught a glint of sunlight off of a foreign object partially buried in the rocks. I walked over and stooped down. Picking it up, I discovered that I had found a Leatherman. Too bad I had not found it sooner I thought. I just purchased a new one not two days ago. This discovered tool showed a lot of wear and tare. The abuse it endured was obvious. I rolled it around in my hand, brushing the dirt and grime from it. I noticed on one of the sides that ...

Hey, How's it going. Yeah I am still here. To be honest, I do not know what to write. You see, life has taken an unexpected turn. My plans for the past few months were vanquished. My dreams and plans for the near future have been "rewritten". I am becoming "okay" with it though. God is working and has a plan. He loved me and those involved more than I will ever understand. I see His hand moving in my life and others. Do I see all that He is doing in me and for me? No, but He is moving. I was looking back at some previous postings and saw things that I wrote that I did not understand the true impact of what is there. Many times God has used a sermon that I heard before to teach me a "new" truth. It is new to me because I was not ready to see it the first time. Looks like He has done that with my own writing. I find myself in a place where I have had to learn to fully trust God. It is a large task for me. Trust is a very week area in my life. But G...