Galen's Birthday

Twenty-two years ago I was in a hospital in Northern California giving birth. The wonderful, traumatic experience resulted in a fabulous baby boy who has been a blessing in my life ever since. Guess I'm a gushing mom but I have to say God really let me be blessed with this son. Sure he's had his up's and down's. That's great - means he's normal. But overall, the ride has been relatively smooth.

These days I trust his judgement, I know his values and I don't worry when it comes to the final decisions he will make. Sure I think about his heart because he allows himself to be so vunerable to others. But I trust the Holy Spirit to be strong in him and to guide him to the right conclusions along the way.

Happy Birthday dear son, my Blessing from the Lord!
MOM

Prayer Requests

Yesterday my son had "issues". Everyone has issues these days. Instead of life getting easier it seems that it just piles up on you sometimes. The great thing is that when he has issues, he asks me to pray for him. But the even better thing is that praying for him relieves me of having to come up with an answer for him.

Have you ever spent long hours trying to figure out what you need to do or say to to answer someone's question with your wisdom? I spend a long time thinking up what to say to someone and how. When I remember to pray about it I remember that it's not my job to have all of the answers. That belongs to the Holy Spirit. He gets to speak the truths that make life changes.

So I guess when someone asks you for prayer it's really a good way to get you out of having to say too much. Just be quiet, pray and let the Lord do the speaking.