Learning Obedience (& a Birth Announcement!)

Although I won't say much about it, I wanted it to be in writing.

Today I finally chose to be obedient to God, and do something that He's been telling me to do for quite awhile, in all honesty, for a couple years or so.

So yay! Today is a good day. A hard day, but a good day. Even today, on the way to do it, I didn't want to, and prayed and begged God to change His mind the whole drive. Being obedient is rarely easy. But the peace and joy that comes afterwards is wonderful.

Kinda funny, in a not so humerous way, that I know that someday in the near future I will still struggle with choosing to be obedient with something else, even as good as I know it feels when I am.

Grrr. Sometimes I drive myself crazy!

Thank you, Lord, for your tender mercy, and patience, and gentle ways. I know you're probably laughing to yourself, waiting for me to just get a clue! You are a good God.

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Also, I want to praise God for the birth of a healthy baby boy to a friend of mine from church. His name is Jacob Patrick Mitchell! He was born today just after noon, and he was 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and 20 and a half inches long!

I got to hold him a little while ago, and he is just one of the most precious things in all creation! I love how babies let you get a taste of God, up close!

Congratulations Bill, Tricia, John and Ruth! He's beautiful!