Let God Do It

Today was an interesting day. Actually, the first week away really is always the hardest, at least for me. On the positive side, I was able to spend most of the day with my quilting ladies. They truly are such a joy to be with. Always fun and full of laughter! We literally quilted from 10am to 10pm (I know, call us crazy, but we love it!).

In that time I still had track practice with the high schoolers, and dinner at the hospitality house. After dinner we always have a time of worship and then someone either gets into The Word or gives a testimony. This week we heard the testimony of a man who went through a hard time looking for peace. There were so many things he wanted, but he continued to rely on himself to find it. What he finally realized was the only way to have true peace was to let God do for him all those things he needed. When he finally let go, God truly shined through.

Every military spouse knows, there is never enough time before your spouse leaves to finish all the things on "the list." In the last two days, my husband and I found out that his car won't pass inspection until a few things are fixed. Generally, this is a pretty simple solution, unless you know nothing about cars! Also, we will need to either sell or junk my car in the coming months because for us it isn't worth paying the insurance on it anymore. By themselves, these are simple problems with easy solutions, but with the stress of a recent deployment and the compounding of issues they begin to seem like bigger problems. Tonight, I realized (and broke into tears because of the revelation) that I have NOTHING to worry about. I just need to let God do it!

Letting go and letting God can be the hardest thing to do, but the freedom we have after is liberating!

The Beginning

Military spouses are an interesting breed. They live many days without their spouse, and yet remain strong. I am an Army Wife. Yes, just like that show on Lifetime, except REAL! I believe in God, and that belief keeps me strong in all the times of loneliness, because I am not really alone. God is always near. This is my life:

I've talked to quite a few who start a countdown for the day their spouse comes home. At the suggestion of a very strong Christian military wife, I want to approach this year in a different way. The title of my blog says it all. Don't count the days, make the days count. Instead of starting a countdown until his return, I will be blogging my attempt to make each day count for the Lord.

Living in Europe, it is easy to just go and travel while my husband is gone, but I want to do more. I want to make an impact and I want everyone I meet to know without asking that I am different, that I am a Christian. That means that I must live through my actions.

This may be a lofty goal for myself, but I have never shied away from a challenge.