God Is Everywhere

Hello all!!

We are back from an terrific vacation.  God is so good.  Besides the beautiful scenery and seeing this amazing world the Lord created, there were are few "special" visits thrown in for me.  Whenever I go on vacation, I always come back feeling a little distant from the Lord.  I know the reason is because I spend much more time sight seeing the world than having the normal prayer and study times I would at home.  But God is good, He made His presence known all the same.

As I said the scenery was breathtaking.  Our God is the ultimate creator and artist. His intelligence and imagination never cease to astound.  I will post some pictures.  But the highlight was when we were walking back to our ship in St. Thomas after a day of shopping and saw the most beautiful rainbow.  You could actually see it from one end to the other where it disappeared into the mountains.  It was stunning.  I do have pictures, but I have to do some set on this computer so I can download them.

God's theme for my readings this week were hope.  And I know that is something He wants me to keep in my heart.  He even sent and exclamation point to this message when He sent a big burly bare chested guy walking past with a giant tattoo of the word HOPE going across his shoulder and chest!! Like I said my heavenly Father made His presence known all the way through the vacation.

We were talking on the ship about how important it is to do something for others in the life we are given.  Volunteering at a soup kitchen, animal shelter, at church....whatever....just something to take us out of our own lives and pour His blessings into someone else's  And thankfully my husband and I actually had the opportunity to do that on this trip.  The cruise line we were on had a mini walkathon and we happily participated!  It was just a mile, but we were able to help the Make A Wish foundation.  I was so glad the Lord provided this opportunity.  How awesome is He.

Seeing God's amazing creation in the stunningly blue and green Caribbean, sparkling water, mountainous islands, iguanas and peaceful beaches, He is the master artist!!  What a blessing.  Thank You Lord.