Stuff I Know for Sure Part 1

In the grand tradition of Oprah, here's some stuff I know FOR SURE...

1. I am loved. By God. By David. By my family and friends. So loved...unconditionally, and with so much grace.

2. I am in OCU for a purpose. Check out the blessing I received from a colleague and posted.

3. God has a plan for my life. I didn't exactly plan the exhilirating roller coaster ride I've been on since 2004, but WOW!

Since 2004:
Met David & fell in love (what a miracle)
Got married for the first time (what an incredible blessing!)
Dad got cancer and went into remission (praise God!)
Developed heart disease and had open heart surgery
Changed careers twice
Moved twice
Met all 3 of my pinky posse members (love you girls!)

4. Life is good. Through all the changes, God has sent me waves of blessings!

5. God's truth will always win in the end. Through all this adolescent, partisan wrangling that is going on with the politicians trying to save the economy (read: get or stay elected), God's truth will not be stopped. So, politicians and intensly political people...everyone go to your corner and take a deep breath. Do y'all need a nap?

Stay tuned for more "Stuff I Know for Sure". And--comment and tell me what you know for sure.

Blessing

This is a blessing I received via e-mail from a colleague at OCU…May it be true of all of us today…

May today be all you need it to be. May the Peace of God and the freshness of the Holy Spirit rest in your thoughts, rule in your dreams tonight, and conquer all your fears. May God manifest Himself today in ways you have never experienced. May your joys be fulfilled, your dreams be closer, and your prayers be answered. I pray that faith enters a new height for you; I pray that your territory is enlarged. I pray for peace, healing, health,happiness, prosperity, joy, true and undying love for God.

Let's start at the very beginning...a very good place to start

Yeah! I'm finally blogging! This reminds me of the scene in "What About Bob" where he's lashed to the sailboat screaming, "I sail! I'm a sailor!" Ok, so, "I blog! I'm a blogger!" I was resistant at first, but, hey, I resisted facebook too and most of you know where that got me.

First, thanks to my friends whose blogs that I'm addicted to reading on a daily basis: Melby Toast (my best friend from college Kristen), Jamey and Norah (my good friend Karyn), Mayberry Happenings (my friend and sorta kinda neighbor Renee) and Jennsylvania (a hilarious author whose books I read in the bathtub).

Some of you know that I recently submitted an essay for a real writing contest! It's sponsored by Real Simple magazine. I want to crawl into Real Simple and live. I love it! The essay was supposed to be about the MOST SIGNIFICANT DAY OF YOUR LIFE. Having had so many wonderful and signficant events happen recently, I narrowed it down to my life-saving heart surgery. I'll keep you posted. First prize is $3,000 and publication in the magazine.