Santa Clause has come to town!!!

Well... Christmas is over...for another year. I have been reminded once again how lucky, blessed and spoiled I am....

I must have been a very good girl this year!! The presents were endless.... and the love was bountiful!!!

Snow Storm !!!! Love um...hate um....

I am a lover of snow... don't mind winter... if I'm cold, I just add more layers of clothes... I love having white Christmases... and enjoy the obvious differences in the seasons in Aroostook County... my problem is with "snow day's"

Today we are having a 'blizzard'... it's a Monday morning...and I can't get out of my driveway... I feel guilty that I'm not at work! Should I have bundled up...gone outside...shoveled my driveway and tried to go to work?? The battle that goes on early in the morning on day's like this... I flip between the weather channel and the local news and cancellation lists... I keep looking out the window...(maybe hoping the snow will magically be cleared from my driveway and the storm stopped)...I usually call my sister, or she calls me and like this morning.... debate together on if I should travel from Fort Fairfield to PI...and she from PI to Caribou--- we both decided to stay home today... but if I would have been able to get out of my driveway... I most likely would have tried to go in to work... crazy??? maybe

Is anyone out there???

I've not blogged in a while... does anyone still read this?

SLACKER!!!

Oh Dear... I just noticed it's been over a month since I've posted a blog... WOW.. Has a month gone by already?? Where does the time go?

I've been loving my new job at Dr. Blackstones office...the staff is awesome...and Dr. Greg and Ginny are a pleasure to work for... I know this was a door held open my the Lord...and I was wise to walk through it... it's great! It's a lot to learn and somedays I feel overwhelmed by the details and all the stuff I don't know...but everyone is so patient with me and so helpful... I'm so blessed! Thank you Lord for this wonderful opportunity...I pray He will use me in this new venture to bring glory to Himself and expand the kingdom...

Other than the new job...life is moving right along as usual... Family is pretty good...(Thank you Lord)... Darren is doing well..(Thanks Lord)...Marriage is well... (Praise Jesus) ... House is clean and warm (Thank You Father) l...Car is running great...(Loving you Lord)... Grass is mowed... (didn't really care about this one, but Darren is happy!!!)... 3 1/2 Quards of wood for the winter...(God is so Good!!!)

Until Next Time!!! Shalom

The Word

Right now as life throws a ton of junk on my shoulders...and heavy rocks in my backpack... I am thinking of the promises in God's word... and trying to recall them and trust in them...and believe in them --when the enemy would have me focused on other thoughts... is this easy...NOPE... is it necessary and vital for my warfare, for my spiritual and emotional healing, for my growth ... YES...

God's word reminds me that He is mindful of me...and calls me by name... God's word reminds me that I am to praise Him, even in the lowest and darkest times of my life... God's word tells me that He has the hairs on my head numbered and if He cares about the fallen sparrow, then how much more does He care about me...The awesome word of God tells me that I am to enter His courts with praise and thanksgiving... and I think that means at all times...even when I feel weighed down and not very thankful... because He is worthy! This season shall pass and I'll have learned something more about the Lord and about myself through all of the bumps in my road... And for that I am grateful!

Jesus loves me this I know...for the Bible tells me so-- that is the one I'm focusing on the most right now...just knowing that Jesus loves ME! And that He will never leave me, nor foresake me...

Coffee Date!!

Yesterday morning I had a coffee date at 8am with a dear friend of mine. Through the good ole' telephone...this long distance friend and I were able to enjoy some quality time together and our morning coffee!!!! Thank you Lord for technology!!! I just wanted to say to this friend... thanks for sharing your morning with me... I miss you more than you can know!

Survived!!!!!

Well.. I have officially finished and survived the first week at my new job! Wow, what a week... it's physically exhausting learning so much...the world of Orthodontics is all brand new to me and there is so much to learn. I have to say I'm a bit overwhelmed, but I can see clearly why the Lord moved me here. I can see future day's and month's in this office and I know it's a good fit. Sometimes when you least expect it... the Lord of all creation comes in and shakes up your world and it's SO GOOD! I sometimes get in a place where I think the Lord is just so big and mighty...powerful and very busy that He's not really got much time for little ole' me. What a lie of the enemy!!! He's moved in a big way recently in my life! Shelly Condon's life!!! I know I've got some rough work day's ahead... there is just so much to piece together in my new job...but I know without a doubt that this move is all by the hand of God and I trust He will bring me through those tough day's.

Proverbs 3:6-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

That brought me to this new season of my life...trusting that this open door at Dr. Greg's was all God's doing and not any human influence... and now I just need to continue to walk in that very same promise.