212

Hey, readers!  I'm back!  I took a much needed break from the blog to clear my head.  I'm still "changing directions" but I'm also moving FORWARD.  I've been busy brainstorming some ideas and praying about the direction I'm going to take.  I thought I'd look through my files and see if I had a good favorite moment devotional and I found one.  Enjoy!

 

Game day - heading to a football field.

Favorite moment of the day (January 27, 2010):  being blessed with this day by our Lord.  Even if nothing great, funny, happy, or awesome happened, I still had the opportunity to enjoy it and see my friends and family.  And for that, I am thankful.

                   “…Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”  Psalm 2:12

                  I just realized that the verse I chose for this favorite moment has the number 212.  This was a powerful number for us in 2010.  Our pee wee football team was, and is, a very big part of our lives.  We are such a close knit group of parents because our boys are such a special group of kids.  We adopted this motto in the fall of 2010 for our B Team season.  212 is the number of degrees at which water boils.  The coaches told the boys during pre-season practice how that one number, one degree, makes a difference.   At 211 degrees, water does nothing, but at 212 degrees, water boils and produces steam which can power a locomotive.  It’s all about that extra degree, that extra push to be better than average.  We prayed together as a team that year.  The moms prayed together before each game – not to win, but for the safety of the players, wisdom for the coaches, and good sportsmanship from the teams.  We all put our trust in the Lord.  And we were blessed.   We had several teammates and families come to know the Lord that year.  We all still get together, even though our boys now play middle school ball.  We are a family of Christians, blessed by God, because we put our trust in the Lord.  Even when I can’t find anything specific to call a “favorite moment”, I can always count the simple blessings He gives me because I trust in Him completely.