All the Time

God is good.

All the Time!

All the time.

God is good!

I love saying this. Because you know what? God is so good! I could sing His praises all day long. But do I still praise Him when bad things happen?

Anyone who knows me right now knows how obsessed I am with Corrie Ten Boom. I am struck time and time again by her faith and just giving up her life and fully allowing God to take over. I want to be like her. I was listening to a radio theater about her and the man introducing her said he had visited her at her beautiful house in Holland. He looked at her and said "Corrie, God has been very good to you!" She frowned and (chiding him) said "God was still good when Betsie (her sister) died."

That got me thinking. I didn't think "God is good" on my worst days, only when things were going well. But I know in my heart that He is always good, I just don't thank Him as much as I should when things don't go my way. It's like when I was on the phone with my friend and, as she prayed, she thanked God for answering my prayer about Macedonia. I was indignant! Why are we thanking Him when He said no!? I praised Him for His will being done in my life but I didn't even think of thanking Him for giving me the answer I didn't want. But in the process of thanking Him for His answer, she convicted me.

And praise God for working in hearts! As I sat in my state exam for insurance licensing, I thought I might fail. One of the first thoughts that came to my mind was, God is still good, regardless of how this goes. And it has brought me a deeper understanding of my Savior. I'm so thankful for Him teaching me!

So I'll say, regardless of the situation, God is good!! All the time.

All the time.

Dear Krissy

There is something so special about a hand-written letter. The thought, time and heart all put into a little piece of paper just makes my heart burst! I can't tell you how much opening the mail box and seeing a familiar  hand-writing means to me. Here are some of the hand-writings that have stolen my heart. I wanted to share the happiness :)

I was so blessed when I was abroad to have a book with letters from loved ones at home (some of letters are in this post). Though I loved letters before, this affirmed my love for mail! These pictures aren't to brag about how many family/friends I have but rather to encourage taking that time to write that thought, seal it with a stamp and touch a life! We live such short lives, why not tell people how we really feel? Why not send a letter for them to reopen on a bad day and feel your love stretching from the past and reminding them of the present love?

 Let's just say I cried with that letter.

Brother's work such magic

My Dad's favorite saying: "I miss you, but my aim is getting better."