Two days on less than three hours total sleep made me almost nuts.

I can’t think of Amos without thinking “cookies”. After getting a whopping 2.5 hours of sleep, at best, I flipped to the beautiful reminder that God can and will use me for extraordinary things. Realizing Hosea is much like Amos in denouncing social and religious corruption, I also see and feel Kim, Pam and Bryan in much of this scripture, especially Kim in the part about not ignoring or denying problems.

At 6 pm yesterday, we were having a terrible day at our shop of “x” dollars. I prayed that God would show up bigtime and double it the last two hours. We closed a little late because of late customers and He tripled it. Tripled!

Today, I flipped to scripture close to my heart.

So grateful I have a husband, children and friends I can pray with and for on a daily basis. I need to go back and see what I prayed regarding the FDA (prayer for relief from a work burden on myself) and acknowledge God for protecting me and my family from the prior madness. I have slept and rested the past few days. So much so, I feel sick to some degree.

God is more generous than Bill Gates. He encouraged me to share my Hosea flip with Darla and Bryan…

Not skipping my time in The Word…just not able to be constant in posting my posts with my sleep schedule so out of whack.

Instead of getting upset that the FDA accepted 5410 records of 5456 and didn’t tell me which ones were suppressed, I am stopping to pray.

I am curious where my post went from yesterday. It was a fantastic chat with my husband about Jezebel and how true repentance can change God’s mind or impact His mercy.

I am overwhelmed a bit with Barnabas this morning, as I see how God is using me. I also see how much I am missing my long study sessions in His Word. The struggle is real …keeping priorities straight with Him first (never the issue) and balancing everything else.

Mark had my Word open when I came downstairs. So much rushed in as the Spirit just flowed through my mind and body. In talking with Pam, we caught up from the past two days of not talking and sharing So much truth. So relevant. I prayed out loud for us, in particular for the darkness to be cleared with their home situation. She said it was an anointed prayer.

Write love letters, or at minimum, a list of five to ten joyous moments or reasons you love those closest to you. In your handwriting, pour out your heart and leave them in your Bible. Someday, those feelings and words will have more relevance. Just do it.