I Prayed

. . . that God would hear my prayers, and give me a pure heart,
. . . that I would understand others better,
. . . that my girlfriend would get pregnant after trying for 7 years,
. . . that my brother-in-law would get a job,
. . . that my daughter would be safe, healthy, and love God more than anything,
. . . that my parents would be around a l lot longer,
. . . that God would heal my disease, and take away my pain,
. . . that I could have a peace that surpassed my human understanding of life events
. . . that I would gain new perspectives,
. . . that my friend be healed from her aliments 
. . . that my brother's health sustained from his heart transplant,
. . . that I would have more children,
. . . for children with special needs, famine around the world, mercy and perfect justice
. . . for my marriage, my sisters marriage, and friends marriages
. . . that Nells would live long
. . . for my mental health
. . . that I would be a writer,
. . . that I could be of use
. . . that I would have ambition and motivation,
. . . that I would have joy
. . . that I would be tender, and gentle
. . . that I could trust and have more faith,
. . . that I could comfort those in need,
. . . that I could be lowly and humble, and my capacity to love would enlarge
. . . that I would become selfless 
. . . that I would not judge,
. . . that I would not boast,
. . . that I would not cling to this world,
. . . that I would bury vanity,
. . . that I would find God's beauty in all things
these are prayers from the past and from the present. some have come and gone, others stick close to my heart. i am a praying woman; this is probably a sliver of what I pray for. I write out my prayers and if you ever feel you are in need, email me, it will be confidential. God has showed up not necessarily through prayer the way I envisioned, but He has answered. Sometimes He hasn't. Yet. That's ok. I wait.  Because patience is another thing I pray for. {But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.} 2 Peter 3:8

I got this shot of this little guy this week, I so love it.

I'm getting more and more comfortable that I can be good, 

I don't have to 

be

great. I find a lot of comfort in this.

"Pray continuously." 1 Thessalonians 5:17