So, yeah...I have been MIA again. *shew*  I guess working 2nd shift, I feel like I am ALWAYS working, even though I work just 40 hours like everybody else in the world...I guess working when most people are not makes me feel that way.  I am just glad to have my days off now and then. :-)

My job is still going really well.  Makes me wish I would have went back to work years ago! LOL I am only a half level away from taking all the types of calls that come in which is a little scary to think about (because I am afraid I won't know what to do!) but since I have had that feeling at each level, and ended up being fine at each level, I am sure I will be just fine at the next level as well.  

So then....now that THAT is settled. *ahem*  There really isn't much else going on in my life other than work. Fun, right? Hahaha.

Oh, wait...I did join a Ladies Bible Study at the church I am attending now.  It is a Beth Moore study called "Breaking Free".  It looks to be a reaalllly good one!  I am also looking forward to getting to know some of the ladies of the church better there!

I will close with this thought I have had for the past few days.  We have been experiencing a great deal of foggy weather lately.  And I mean THICK fog, the kind that makes it hard to see very far down the road, and rather scary to drive in! 

Now I don't think there is a whole lot good that can be said about fog....I mean, its usually the setting for accidents and crime scenes and horror movies for cryin' out loud.

But I like to look on the 'bright' side of things, as my training videos at work say...'keeping a positive mental attitude'....LOL

Anyway...As I was driving down the road the other day, through this nice thick fog, I had the thought strike me that because of the fog, I had to pay very close attention to what was going on right in front of me.  I couldn't see very far ahead down the road to see what was coming and worry about that until it was really close enough to worry about.  I couldn't see what I had just passed, so why trouble myself with it? 

On each side, again, I could only see those things that were closest to me, and deal with those things...not the things that were far off in the distance.  So as I drove along, my tension at driving in such a thick fog eased, and I just began to take it section of the road, by section of the road until I arrived safely at my destination.  The fog that seemed such a threat now enveloped me with a sense of comfort that all I had to do was focus on what was right ahead...the rest would take care of itself. 

I think a spiritual application can be taken from this.  Often times in our lives, we get bombarded on every side by so many things that we began to feel weighted down, overwhelmed, stressed, depressed...whatever the case may be.  Then to top it all off here comes this thick seemingly ugly 'fog' that makes it even harder to see our way clearly!! 

Next time you find yourself in this 'fog', instead of getting even MORE upset and angry about your situation, take a moment to thank the Creator of the 'fog'.  Realize that all those troubles that have been burdening you, holding you down, hurting you are covered by the fog.  Instead of clouding your vision, The Lord is making it possible for you to focus on what is directly in front of you. Like blinders on a horse, the fog will encamp all around you so that you won't have to be distracted by those troubles that surround you, as you take your journey, step-by-step, minute-by-minute, until you make it safely Home. 

I know someone might be thinking, "But what about after the fog lifts?? Then Alllll those troubles can come rushing back!!"

That's the awesome thing about God though.  It has been my personal experience that if I am willing to trust Him, and put my faith in Him, and not worry about what is going on in and around the fog, and just focus on the task that He has set before me on a daily basis...the amazing thing is that when the fog DOES lift, and the sun is once again shining, all those things that seemed so huge and troublesome have disappeared.  While I am being obedient to His wishes, He is working behind the scenes, in the 'fog', working out all those problems. 

I am His child , and He cares for me.  How much better than that can life get?