Liz's Letters

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Many years ago, possibly 10 years ago or so, I was challenged by reading an article in an Oprah Winfrey magazine. The article was about a particular type of journal, one that she called something like, "Worth Remembering". Keeping a journal has always been something that I enjoyed, starting way back when I was a young child and was given my first diary. It was one of those small, colorful journals with a flap that included a little lock and small key. As a child, I went through quite a few diaries but did not continue into adulthood. After many years of thoughts and memories escaping unrecorded, I began to journal again around 1990. I have not stopped since. The journals began as prayer journals, and although I keep writing in those daily, I do not hang on to them as records since they are my personal struggles; the conversations I prefer to keep between myself and God. But Oprah’s journal idea grabbed me and I decided to practice it as well. I am not sure ho...

It's here! It's here! Hip, hip, hooray for Friday! To celebrate, I think I will post a Friday Fill-In. 1. My back is freckled from too much time in the sun . 2. There was a time, in the past, that I would have considered myself to be a little wild. 3. Leaves are falling all around; not really yet here in Texas...but soon! 4. I sometimes think my husband is deaf; maybe it is simply forgetfulness. 5. Healing is wonderful! 6. Work, High School football, and parenting is what I have been up to lately. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I am looking forward to the big rivalry High School football game, tomorrow my plans include shopping at one of the biggest outdoor flea markets in Canton, TX with some of my very best friends, then going to a band parent event where we will picnic and the parents will march in their student's place, and Sunday I want to attend worship services at The Village Church, plant some fall flowers, then host a fantastic group of women for small gr...

Keep it Simple To do just that is not quite so well ... simple Why do I always seem to pick the hardest way to ... live Smooth sailing a foreign concept occasionally not ... always Let go and let God much better choice He really knows what's .... best Challenge for today? I will select 3 or 4 things that I do that make my life more difficult than it needs to be and find ways to trust God and simplify.

It was almost 24 years ago that I made the decision to give my life and my will over to Jesus Christ. At the time, I really had no idea what it meant, but what I did know was that I was not doing a good job of living my life running it all on my own. I knew I needed help and I had (already by 27) looked for a lot of different people and ways of obtaining that help, none of whom or which had worked. I was still a mess. On the outside, things didn't look too messy. I was married to a great guy and had just given birth to our second, beautiful, and perfect son. We had family that we loved, friends to hang out with, a home, two cars, and one good job. As a new follower of Christ, when I heard things like, "crucified with Christ", "died with Christ", and the like, I was so confused. For many years I pretended to understand what it meant. And in some ways, I got it - sort of. But this past summer, I REALLY got it. And it is amazing. That person...the one who was a mes...