This week has been CRAZY! Very stressful. I have been without a husband most of the week. :( The chapel is facing deployments. We had one Chaplain deploying this week for Korea, and another that has already left for the desert. There are a lot of transitions happening within our Chapel community and with transition there is always a lot of extra time away from your family. God is faithful though. He has given the grace and strength we have needed this week. I need to learn to rely on God more. Everyone deals with stress differently. I don't sleep well or even eat well during stressful times, and the lack of good sleep and lack of healthy food will make you even more stressed. It is a vicious cycle! :-) A simple verse I learned as a child is my chant today! :) Proverbs 3:5,6
Thursday, January 31, 2008
What a week!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths". God help me to trust. Help me to believe you are who You say You are.
Chaplaincy is a wonderful ministry that we feel like God has called us to. It is just that. A ministry. Not a career for us. Kyle is not in the Air Force to be an officer, make the next rank or just to provide for me and Emma. We are here because God directed us to chaplaincy.
Our chapel community is facing a time of transition and it so hard on the people. We have pastors leaving for deployment and also a couple of the Chaplain's will be switching around to new services. If you think of us...pray. We really need wisdom right now.
With Kyle working a lot of hours, I have had extra time on my hands to work on some projects this week. I am so excited about the SPA theme program coming up. I have been researching some fun stuff on the internet. spaindex.com is a site where I got tons of ideas for creating your at home spa. During the program, I am wanting the ladies to have the chance to create their own bath salts, sugar scrub and do some other pampering type things. On this website there is a chocolate facial you can make it home. I am going to try it. I absolutely love chocolate and this would be one way to be around chocolate without sabotaging my healthy eating desires. :) I think I am going to try it and have nice relaxing evening instead of being all stressed out over the future.
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For I know the plans i have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, " this is the way; walk in it. Isaiah 30:29
love you
Dara
That sounds like a fantastic program, and one the ladies will appreciate all the more with the deployments going on. Plus, being busy keeps your mind off of the not-so-fun stuff.
Here's a verse that I often repeat to myself tongue-in-cheek: "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." (Romans 8:18) Hang in there!
I see you figured out your background! Sorry I never got back to you on that... I'm bad about keeping up with stuff, trying to do better!
Love ya!
you'll have all that Chocolate licked off around your mouth!
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