A Testimony of Listening to God When He Speaks to You...

I have a great testimony of following your heart when God speaks to you that I really feel God wants me to share with my family and friends. Ron and I went out for Valentines Day on Friday evening because that was the night my mom was able to watch the boys for us. We had a great time going out to dinner and we got to see The Book of Eli which was a great movie. On the way home it was really late and we had to stop by Winco to pick up a couple of things. I just ran inside and Ron stayed in our vehicle with Gracie with the heater on. As soon as I walked in I saw a lady walking around with three young girls. They were all about my kids age and it reminded me of myself for some reason. I saw her several times throughout the store and all I saw in her cart the whole time was a couple Valentines things and some milk. I all of sudden had a very strong urge that I needed to give this lady with her children some money. I'm sure everyone that has had God speak to you before you just know when it's Him and it's very hard to ignore Him. I really wanted to give her some somehow, but I didn't want her to take it the wrong way. I checked out and went out to the vehicle to see what Ron thought and he told me that I should definitely follow my heart and listen to God's voice. So, we prayed about it and I went back inside to give her some money. Luckily, I caught her just as she was walking out. All she had was one small bag of stuff in her cart. I went up to her and told her that I didn't want her to take this the wrong way, but that God had placed it on my heart to give her some money and I would like her to receive His blessing. She looked at me in disbelief for a second and then broke down crying. She told me that she had ten kids and that her husband had just lost his job and that she had no idea what they were going to do. She gave me a HUGE hug and said thank you so much over and over. I just told her God bless her and her family and that I hope it helps. She was very thankful. It felt so great to be able to listen to God and to be able to bless someone in just a little way with some money. It ultimately was a huge blessing for me and a very good lesson on listening to God when He speaks to you. You never know how much you could help someone in need.

Just Starting Out...

I decided to finally start a blog for my family. Kids grow up sooo fast and I want to have a way to keep track of good memories with them as they grow. I love my kids so dang much and I can't wait to share this adventure we call life!