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Life
by: Bombi
Life Is Good
Contact Bombi: bombi@ladiesonlife.com
""I am blessed with what I call a friend garden. A beautiful lush garden with trees of fragrant blossoms and rare and exotic flowers that come from all over. They come from places like Florida, Arizona, California, Illinois, Arkansas, Japan, Washington of course, and many other places."
Can I just say that Life is good?
Did I just say that? Why yes, I sure did! Life, my life is rich! I am both rich and not rich. I have $1.78 in my savings account. I raise a daughter alone, so I’m a single mama (that is when she’s not with dad across the country 3 times a year). I'm being mom and pop all in one, and yet my life is still rich. I not only have me, and Avery, but I have my many peoples. Precious other one of-a-kinders, like me. Most of all I have Jesus, lover of my soul. I have My Father God, and I have His sweet Holy Spirit.
I am poor in material things, but rich in relationships. I think about all the people who have not one friend, other than their pet coconut or volleyball (if even that). But not I, I am blessed with what I call a friend garden. A beautiful lush garden with trees of fragrant blossoms and rare and exotic flowers that come from all over. They come from places like Florida, Arizona, California, Illinois, Arkansas, Japan, Washington of course, and many other places. When these flowers and trees are around me and are in bloom...why they light up my life. They are my special gifts, just for me (or so it feels).
But sometimes I forget. Yup, I get the “forgetsies”. I forget about my lovely garden. I forget that I have friends, I forget that I have community, and I forget that I have God’s word. Sometimes... I forget. When I forget, everything is just wrong. My food is wrong, the day is wrong, my pants fit wrong, my parenting-WRONG. Even my eyeliner goes on wrong. Forgetting is the worst. It’s so bad that well… I don’t want to forget. I want to remember always. Forever and ever after. I don’t want to just remember, I want to be thankful while I'm remembering. I want to feel the gratitude that only Christ can put in my selfish heart as I’m remembering. Yes, I said it, self seeking, self-reliant, self protecting, and even self loathing at times-heart. The heart can get
that way at times.
But when I do remember, why it’s in those moments that I’m truly awake and alert. Yes when I’m remembering and doing it with gratitude. It’s in those times that I see God alive and well. I see Him high and lifted up,and His train fills the temple. My God proves it every time He puts you in my path, He proves that He is God, and not I, nor you, nor anything made by man's hand.
You, sweet friend of mine. Every time He lets me smell the awesome fragrance of your friendship. Every time you let me see you bloom, and even be pruned. When you cry with me and rejoice with me. It is in those times I can be thankful, and in those times I am thanking My God. It is in those moments that I can boldly say that "I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:31(NIV)
What are you thankful for? We’d love to hear from you, write us at info@ladiesonlife.com
Did I just say that? Why yes, I sure did! Life, my life is rich! I am both rich and not rich. I have $1.78 in my savings account. I raise a daughter alone, so I’m a single mama (that is when she’s not with dad across the country 3 times a year). I'm being mom and pop all in one, and yet my life is still rich. I not only have me, and Avery, but I have my many peoples. Precious other one of-a-kinders, like me. Most of all I have Jesus, lover of my soul. I have My Father God, and I have His sweet Holy Spirit.
I am poor in material things, but rich in relationships. I think about all the people who have not one friend, other than their pet coconut or volleyball (if even that). But not I, I am blessed with what I call a friend garden. A beautiful lush garden with trees of fragrant blossoms and rare and exotic flowers that come from all over. They come from places like Florida, Arizona, California, Illinois, Arkansas, Japan, Washington of course, and many other places. When these flowers and trees are around me and are in bloom...why they light up my life. They are my special gifts, just for me (or so it feels).
But sometimes I forget. Yup, I get the “forgetsies”. I forget about my lovely garden. I forget that I have friends, I forget that I have community, and I forget that I have God’s word. Sometimes... I forget. When I forget, everything is just wrong. My food is wrong, the day is wrong, my pants fit wrong, my parenting-WRONG. Even my eyeliner goes on wrong. Forgetting is the worst. It’s so bad that well… I don’t want to forget. I want to remember always. Forever and ever after. I don’t want to just remember, I want to be thankful while I'm remembering. I want to feel the gratitude that only Christ can put in my selfish heart as I’m remembering. Yes, I said it, self seeking, self-reliant, self protecting, and even self loathing at times-heart. The heart can get
that way at times.
But when I do remember, why it’s in those moments that I’m truly awake and alert. Yes when I’m remembering and doing it with gratitude. It’s in those times that I see God alive and well. I see Him high and lifted up,and His train fills the temple. My God proves it every time He puts you in my path, He proves that He is God, and not I, nor you, nor anything made by man's hand.
You, sweet friend of mine. Every time He lets me smell the awesome fragrance of your friendship. Every time you let me see you bloom, and even be pruned. When you cry with me and rejoice with me. It is in those times I can be thankful, and in those times I am thanking My God. It is in those moments that I can boldly say that "I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:31(NIV)
What are you thankful for? We’d love to hear from you, write us at info@ladiesonlife.com
