Yesterday at work a sweet elderly man, that I've never seen before came in the store and we exchanged a few kind and witty sentences. When he went to leave he said to me, You know, I pray the Lord blesses you in a big way! Well this morning my hubby and I received an unexpected blessing. God WoWed me yet again and this is what it all inspired.

Unexpected blessings,
Entertaining Angels,
Listening intently
Following where He leads.

Soaking in the sunshine,
Enjoying the simple things,
Knowing that He hears me
And He knows my every need.

His love makes me feel special
And necessary
Vital to His plan
And that I can, do anything
Through Him who gives me strength.

Today was not my best day. Today was not my worst day either. Today was difficult and I felt a bit defeated. However, I persevered and got by with a little help from my biggest fans. (My awesome family) Husband, munchkins, and furbabies all pitched in to help brighten my cloudy day and I was reminded of an old song. Back, way back when I was in youth group, we sang a song called, On a Day Like This. The words went like this...

On a day like this,

On a day like this,

On a day like this,

I NEED the LORD to help me.

It went along with a series of sound effects and silly motions that we made up, but being the cheesy person I am.. I loved it. Now, I don’t know about you, but I personally need the Lord to help me everyday. But, I especially need His help on rough days to keep me from kicking myself while I’m down.

My hubby told me he was proud of me. He told me I did my best given my circumstances. I love him for that. At least once a month it is stinking hard to be a woman, but I am glad the Lord helps me. I am blessed that He gave me a family that helps me, too. Praise God for sunshine and sonshine on cloudy days. 

Peace, Love, & I need the Lord to help me!

helmschick --out

It’s been a while. Quite a while. A lot of things  have changed. We moved this year, after staying put for seven years. We moved to be closer to family and it has been a blessing. I think we were ready for a new adventure. It was time.

Time is an interesting thing isn’t it. There is a time for everything.Time keeps on ticking. Time stops for no one right? (Yoda voice) Commodity, time is not..Yesss.  And funny enough time is one of the best things you can give someone. Time gets away from us. Too bad we can’t be in two places at once. We work overtime. We don’t have enough time. It is time to do this and time to do that. Time is on our side? I think not. Time keeps on and we try to keep up the pace. What do you put your time into? Who do you give your time to? What time is it for you?

Don’t underestimate the value of time. Time is important. Time, thank God, is like the seasons, always changing. So if things are dim, be encouraged. For us a time to move was exciting and unexpected. We’d thought about doing it before, but realized the timing wasn’t right. This time it came as a surprise and everything fell into place. Sometimes we just have to grow our patience and faith.(Patience and faith take time. Once again revealing it’s really not about time and it passing, but what YOU do with it!) What you do with your time matters.

-- helmschick

Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”