Answered Prayers Part 2

  For all you out there living in a vacuum (not on Face book) I am in love.  I don't say this because I want everyone to know.  I am saying it for myself, after all this blog is for me to express myself right?  Just for the record  I want everyone to know. 
As some of you may know, I am recently divorced (August 2009) and the idea that I would find someone to love me for me is almost unbelievable.  That being said, I prayed for just this to happen.  I prayed everyday and believed that God would send the right person for me when He willed it.  All I had to do is wait on Him, right?
I have patience.  I just didn't use very much of it after I started feeling myself again after the divorce.  I tried to help God find her.  God didn't need my help.  I needed God's help. So you can imagine how I felt when I realized I was the reason the person for me wasn't already in my life.
I had to step back, sit down and let God's plan for me to unfold.  I prayed again this time asking for His forgiveness and letting Him know I would wait on Him, no matter what.  Once I did this, I felt relieved that God was in control because I also realized my choices got me to where I was in my life.
I remember praying that I didn't know what was best for my life and that I was willing to choose God's will for my life at that point even if it meant being alone.
The funny thing is I didn't have to wait very long for God to answer me.  Yes Virginia, God answered my prayers.  I prayed that the right person for me, the one God willed to be in my life would be placed in front of me and I would recognize when it happened.     It happened!!
I was almost speechless ( I know you wish, right?) but everyday since then has been wonderful.  Knowing God loves you enough to send your soul mate when you need them the most and exactly when you ask, submit and believe is a miracle.  A miracle that I experience every day.  I gaze into my beloved's Brown eyes and see love staring back at me.  I know she is here for me.  She loves me and I love her...unconditionally.
Isn't that a kick?

Gail I love you forever.

The Real Gift

I am watching Gail make a Christmas gift for a friend's daughter.  I am amazed.  Making a gift from virtually nothing by using one's imagination and know how.  It is the thought that counts? right?  If that is so, the thinking involved in this effort is the real gift. 

To Infinity and Beyond

"It is better to give than receive." 

How many times have you heard that phrase in your life? It is true.  I had an epiphany a few days ago when I said this exact phrase.  It occurred to me that receiving is another form of giving.   You may think I am being superficial and flippant but I am not.  I need to learn how to receive.  How many times do we shrug off a compliment?  A gift we should receive heartily because it is given freely and unsolicited.  I don't want to get too metaphysical on you but we are all connected to everyone else and everything around us.  God made us to give and receive to each other.  When we receive a gift from a friend we are giving in that instance as well.  We give gratitude and a smile which in turn allows the "original giver" to receive our gift back to them.  A miniature form of pay it forward that happens all the time and until Infinity...

In This Season

Everybody is hustling here and there with shopping and parties and it is easy to forget who we celebrate.  God is present in our lives everyday whether we know it or not.  Take a moment out of each day and give thanks to God and Jesus Christ for their love for us is never ending.  Thank you God!

Merry Christmas Happy Birthday Jesus!

Looking Forward to 2011

I am looking forward to 2011.  2010 has been good to me but I know 2011 will be awesome.  2009 was the lowest of lows for me as you may know.  I don't want to look back or rehash the old, so I won't.
 I use to think I would never find the one.  You know the one.  I finally have found the one person who I know loves me for being me.  It is a wonderful feeling to look into another's eyes and see forever staring back at you.  I have been blessed again and again this year.  I know 2011 will be even better. 

Oops

I had one of those days yesterday where my thoughts were runaway trains heading towards each other on opposing tracks to one railroad crossing.  You know what is coming.  You try to derail them before the crash but you fail to slow them down.  Close your eyes, no open them, no don't watch, open them dammit and see what happens. Beg forgiveness!

Thank God every day is a new beginning.

A Thought Before I Go

I am in a relationship with a wonderful woman.  I say this because I want to and I should.  I feel as if I have won life's lottery.  I am a lucky man for having her in my life.  My wish is that everyone should be this fortunate and this happy.  That's all folks!

Nothing

I wish I had something witty to say but the truth is I don't.  I am blogging about nothing.  Hey, it worked for Seinfeld all those years.  See I tried to say something witty and it failed.  I will just have to limp through the rest of this blog and see where it leads. 
Have you ever had an idea for a product or invention that you know was great and you didn't pursue it?  Pursue it OK?  Inspiration comes looking for an outlet.  We can be our worst critic most of the time.  If you aren't the outlet someone else will be and you will wish you had acted.  
Speaking of wishes if you found Aladdin's Lamp and the big blue Robin Williams genie popped out what three wishes would you have?  Think about it and let me know.