Who Da Thunk It?!

Who would have thought.....

1) That I would finally re-surface?

2) That I would break away from that initially lovely 30 lbs and hit 33.4 lbs gone after a slight detour?

3) That Jamaica is In The Bag!!!!!!! This is where we are going... http://www.halfmoon.com/

4) That although my business took a devastating hit, I rank 14th in the entire nation. I was in the top 4 at one point, but generally hung around the Top 10. After what I went through, 14th is gorgeous!! I am pleasantly surprised and thankful to be 14th.

5) That I would start to get migraines and unbearable cramps once a month after so many decades of being cramp-free?

6) That there is only one month of homeschooling left!!!!!!!!!!!

7) That I still haven't taken my Income Tax stuff to the accountant and it is now May 1st.

8) That I would be learning Ancient Greek with my children!

9) That my mother would tell me today that her bones are weakening at a terrible rate and her neck vertebrae are 80% degenerated and her hips are 54% degenerated. This is a result of her osteoporosis and her Multiple Sclerosis.

10) That our God is so marvelous, so kind, so merciful, so gracious, so loving that He cares about each and every one of these things...serious, silly or otherwise.

Psalm 103

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits-

3 who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The LORD works righteousness

and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,

his deeds to the people of Israel:

8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,

so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

14 for he knows how we are formed,

he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are like grass,

he flourishes like a flower of the field;

16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,

and its place remembers it no more.

17 But from everlasting to everlasting

the LORD's love is with those who fear him,

and his righteousness with their children's children-

18 with those who keep his covenant

and remember to obey his precepts.

19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,

and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,

you mighty ones who do his bidding,

who obey his word.

21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,

you his servants who do his will.

22 Praise the LORD, all his works

everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the LORD, O my soul.