Morning at Lake Chabot.

I woke up this morning determined to walk at the beautiful lake close to where we live. I arrived early and noticed that the water was so still it seemed to mirror the shore perfectly. The sky was blue and cloudless. Birds sang and a gentle breeze enveloped me as I briskly walked through the forest like surroundings. I was loving every minute of my time here at Lake Chabot and I was reminded once again of God's greatness. Even though we are so imperfect, He stays the same and created us to be loved perfectly by Him. Our lives change but Jesus and Lakes do not. I could not have asked for a more perfect day. My Savior is perfect in every way!

A Paper Hat and Sunglasses

My husband and I seldom frequent fancy hotels for numerous reasons. The main reason being that I would have a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself knowing I had splurged so much while people in the world are starving. One day we went to Half Moon Bay to enjoy the beach and the scenery. We visited the Ritz Carlton Hotel, which is very fancy and very beautiful. The caretaker said we could go out to the back patio, sit on the chairs and enjoy the view of the beach. It was breathtakingly beautiful. As the sun rested upon my husband's bald head, he decided it was not time to leave yet, but that he must have a head covering. He asked me to retrieve a piece of paper from my purse. I did so, he placed it on his head with his sunglasses on, holding it in place. I must admit it looked very silly and as I was thinking that thought, a man passed us, snickering to himself. Here we were, Plain Jane and Plain Jim in a really expensive and stately place. A man with paper on his head and sunglasses must have looked very out of place to the suave, golfing man of the world. I chucked to myself and thought of the Bible verse, "Man looks on the outside, but God looks at the heart." In that moment, I realized once again that I would rather have Jesus and our wonderful believing family than all the mansions of the world. I praise God for beauty and nice hotels, but even more for His love for me and the fellowship we have in Him when we love one another.

Just throuw the garbage out the window

I went to visit a friend I had not seen in awhile and a few hours into our time together, she opened her kitchen window and threw an empty cereal box out! I was a little stunned and looked at her like I was expecting an explanation. She said that for many years she used to tell her husband to take the garbage out and he might or he might not. If he did, it was often too late so she told him if he didn't start taking the trash out, she would toss it out the window. She put her recycle container outside the window so it would catch what was being thrown. I found the whole story to be very amusing and it reminded me of my prayers sometimes. I tell God I need the answer right now or I will toss my faith out for awhile. Sometimes I do toss my faith out for a few days and then I realize that I'm the one who needs to check my attitude and realize that God always does what is right and best for me whether I understand it or not. He is able to recycle my attitude and toss out the bad, while keeping the good.