She Thinks She's Witty

Scripture : Ephesians 3:14-21 Thank you. I love you. God, as I get busy, I get stressed. As I get stressed, I get forgetful. Forgetful of you and your glory and your unwaivering love. Please help me to not only  pause in my stress and busy  life to ask your help but also to take time to tell  you I love you. Tell you thank you. I love you, Papa God. Thank you. Love & Light, Rachel

Scripture : 1 Samuel 1:9-18 Come On God, help me pull myself together. I know what I'm doing wrong but I can't stop. Help me, guide me, give me strength  to fight against myself and to finally win. Fear & Hope, Rachel

Scripture :  Matthew 8:1-4; 14-15 Soft Hands Sometimes my words are gruff, angered, unthought out. May my hands be gentle and may I let them  do the talking when my mouth doesn't know  what to say. Silence & Kindness, Rachel

Scripture : Genesis 2:4-14 Rain, Snow, Sun, Clouds It's hard to thank you for the snow and icy rain, but it's your creating and a gift. So thank you. But thank you also for sunny days, birds singing in the trees and flowers popping up through the ground. Thank you for starry nights, cloudy days, and sunshine rays. We thank you for the snow and cold, but we're ready and  thankful for the sun and warmth when it's time! Hope & Sunshine, Rachel

Scripture : Luke 19:1-6 Patience Sometimes I can't find the stillness, God. In my mind or in my life. It's there if I take the time, but I don't usually have the patience to take it. Please give me patience and stillness and a calm heart when all I want to do is flit about in a panic. I know with you I can accomplish whatever I am worried about. I just need to be still. Amen. Love & Peace, Rachel

Scripture : Genesis 32:6-12 Keep Them Safe God, hold my memories for me, please. Hold them, keep them with you,  take care of them. They are precious and sometimes I'm careless with them. I lose them. Hold them for me now and keep them for me so that when I need them, they will be there. Thank you, God. Amen. Thoughts & Hugs, Rachel

Scripture : Psalm 36:5-9 It is what it is God, you blow my mind. You made my mind. My mind belongs to you. Do I mind? How could I mind? Without your mind There'd be no my mind Without my mind there'd be no me. My mind is amazed At the amazingness of your mind And you will forever be on my mind Just as I know your mind will always be on me. Thoughts & Love, Rachel

Scripture : Daniel 4:1-8 Dreams I dream of some very strange things. I'm afraid of my brains stirrings. Sometimes I dream happy, Sometimes I dream sappy, But I know that God pulls the strings. Dreams & Wishes, Rachel

Scripture : Matthew 6:9-13 Good Things Joy Laughter Sarcasm Jokes Connections Smiles Agreement Argument Love Hope Counsel Sisterhood For these things and much more, I am grateful. Smiles & Laughs, Rachel

Scripture : Job 9:1-12 Who Made God? I start to think, "God made all, but who...what made God?" Chicken and the egg...but not. God just was. Is. Will forever be. And my mind panics and runs  away to hide. I cannot grasp this concept. My brain is beautifully crafted, quirks and all, by God, but I start to hear pops and sizzles, and smokes starts to spill forth when I try to puzzle something so far beyond my capacity. It's easy to see how some people  go mad. If you don't pull yourself back soon enough, you could lose it all. Brains & trains, Rachel

Scripture : Psalm 18:1-2 For All Us Animals Thank you for birds that run into windows For turtles that hide in their shells For bats that hear better than they see For ostriches that put their head in the sand For flamingos that can stand on one leg For cows that can be tipped over in their sleep For mice who live where no one wants them For spiders that live in constant threat of death from scared humans For ants that can carry twice their weight or more Thank you for making us stranger than we'd like,  more powerful than we should be,  and all your children, big and small. Hugs & Love, Rachel

Scripture : 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Don't Give Up Please keep trying to tell me what your plans for me are, God, and hopefully one day I'll be smart enough to actually listen. Hope & Promise, Rachel

Scripture : Psalm 34:8 No Disrespect Sometimes I feel like a hillbilly at a tea party. Like an elephant in a china shop. (Yes, I know it's "a bull.") But no matter whether I can  "celebrate god with each  of [my] senses" or I  just say, "Hey, Papa God, what's up? I I love you!" no matter how  I say it, he loves me back. Celebration & Sarcasm, Rachel

Scripture : Mark 14:36 Good Day She tells me I should ask you my questions today. My only question is why I can't find a pen that works. But I'm having a good day so today is not a day to dwell on the big questions. I do that almost every day. So I'm glad to have one day where I'm not. so, thank you, God, for a good day, a fun day, and a day of working relaxation. You are Holy, you are mighty, you are wonderful. Love, Rachel

Scripture : Psalm 23 What's Next? I don't know what's coming, God, but I'm trusting in you. I know you have a plan. It's so hard, though, to know what my next move should be when my 'spiritual ears' feel like they're filled with cotton balls of my own stress. Help me to be less anxious, listen for your voice, and trust fully in your plan. Amen. Hearts & Hugs, Rachel

Scripture : Matthew 1:23 Every Moment When I'm stressing     God is with me! When I'm blessing     God is with me! When I'm blind     God is with me! When I'm kind     God is with me! When I'm tired     God is with me! When I'm wired     God is with me! Every moment of every day     God is with me! Blessings & Hearts, Rachel

Scripture : Hebrews 11:1-2 Taught to Love It was you, God, that taught me my first fairytales. You taught me to believe in true love. I read stories of Ruth and Rachel and learned what love is. They were my first fairy princesses and when I start to lose faith that I will ever find love, I think of those stories and know everyone finds love. It takes many forms but, with you in charge, it's always true love. Hope & Love, Rachel

Scripture : Exodus 6:5-8 Breathe I breathe You are my rock I keep breathing I'm stressed I'm worried I breathe I love I anger I keep breathing I cry I laugh I breathe I run in circles I sit still I keep breathing I don't know what to do I listen for your voice I breathe I keep breathing Love & Breath, Rachel

Scripture : Psalm 22 Always There God, I know you are there to help -even when I think you're not -even when I refuse to ask for it Sometimes I need to figure  things out on my own, I've come to understand this. -even when you put all  the puzzle pieces  right in front  of me and I run  around  screaming for the missing piece,  you stay there, ready to help. Always and forever. The love that wins above all others and never ends. Love & Light, Rachel

Scripture : Revelation 4:1-11 Beyond Holy, holy holy Beyond Earthly Beyond Heavenly Holy beyond all. You are wondrous,  powerful, wonderful! Holy, holy, holy Is our Lord! Honor & Glory, Rachel

Scripture : 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 Mantra of the Moment I'm sorry I'm so awkward, God, I'll try to think before I speak. Hearts & Hugs, Rachel