COZUMEL

I wasn't planning on writing anything, until I returned in December,folks, but this one just couldn't wait.......

On our trip to Cozumel,(which we did get to take,) my heart was broken, to see all the devastation. At first glance, I noticed the pierheads, (where we were to dock) were all gone!
The store fronts on all the buildings were gone, and the trees, were almost non existant! One of the shops I stopped in, looked okay at first, until I realized, that it was only half of the store..... The back half, was completely destroyed......but they were open for business! It was their second day of being open for business!!! We managed to hire a taxi driver to take us out to the Mayan ruins, and to see the beach area. Well, folks, what my eyes beheld, just crushed this 'ole girls heart! If this computer could weep, it would.......
The houses that were left standing, barely had any walls left, but no roofs at all, and yet, they still had people who were living in them!!!.......I mean, real live families folks, with small children! There was almost no beach left......................( I understood, that they were working on it being restored real soon.) The one lane road we were driving on, along the beach, was open for only about 2 miles, before we had to turn around, as the sides were almost undermined along the edges.The water just rolled right in, up to the edge of the road!......
But.......
There was something that I did experience, in that one short day, that I haven't seen in a long, long time,....even in my own country, and that was hope! These people have bonded together, and started rebuilding a better Cozumel, even as I write this.......just a few weeks after this hurricane hit,and are open for business!
They have a thankful spirit, not so much for hand outs, but to their God above for having lost only 2 people, during the hurricane. I wish our own rebuilding attitude, after Katrina, could be so refreshingly healthy, and content!
Becky

A PIECE OF THE ROCK

Having grown up, with words like, the "Iron Curtain", and "The Berlin Wall",I was always aware of this place "that kept people out", or so I thought, in my mind.I thought it would be awful, to be unable to visit your family, or to possibly be seperated from your mother and father, if they were living on the "other side".
You can imagine how excited I was, when my son,David, came home from his senior GAPP(German-American Partnership Program), in 1992, with a piece of the wall, after it had been torn down. I found myself actually believing that now, the East and the West could be joined together, since the wall came down, in 1989. Families could now come together, and this made it possible for children,in some cases, to see their father's, for the first time ever! Such an exciting time for all these people.............
You know, in the same way,Christ came, and by giving of His life, He too, tore down the wall,or barrier, between God, and us.He made it possible for us to once again, come Home, to the Father!
Thank You,Lord!
Becky

Well folks,I'm off for several weeks, so look for me back on the computer around the 4th of December.....(shortly before my cookie swap!) Hopefully, returning with some exciting journey's......... David and I will be cruising to the Carribbean, for a week, if it's still there, after Hurricane Wilma! (I know we can't go to Cozumel now.)
After the 19th, we will spend Turkey Day, at Edisto,followed by my regular week at the beach, with my two best friends, from Tallahassee,Florida, and Rome,Georgia. We will come back to Beaufort, on the 4th, in time for them to attend my cookie swap, and for us to go to the Festival of Trees in downtown Beaufort.(By that time,I may be bonkers!)
Pray for my sanity,please.....:p)
These are fun roads,you guys......and I'm looking forward to it, but I will miss you.I know I will probably have computer shock, by the second day away from the computer! I miss the Wednesday and Sunday music at church, so much, and all of my special, sweet friends......and of course,Carl's preaching....and listening to "The Light".....(and Panini's)
.....but God always goes with me!
Becky

GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

Since I will be gone from my computer over Thanksgiving, and since Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, I will take a few moments while I am back here in my bedroom to write and wish each of you a very special happy and meaningful Thanksgiving.........
It's different when your children are overseas, or you have lost some.....
No,not lost.......they are just not celebrating with you anymore. Your days are different now. The meals grow smaller;the faces change, but the one thing that always rings true for me, though, is how gateful I am, to live in the land I do.............
I love this 'ole lopsided, beautiful country, called America, with all its problems! I wouldn't want to be anywhere else......unless it's Heaven!
So, to all my family, and dear, dear friends,...........
I love you and I have a God that kinda likes you too!
Isn't He neat?
Happy Turkey Day!
Bec

GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

JERICHO CONFIDENCE

You know, Joshua had so much confidence in God, to actually believe that all they had to do, was to march around the walls of Jericho, for 7 days, and on the 7th day, they were to let out a loud shout, and the walls would fall down! Now, I don't know about you, but if somebody would have told me that, I probably would have put them on the fastest donkey out of town............I don't know! But..........Joshua believed God! He had to trust God so much, or be prepared to flee......They chose to believe in God.....and the walls did indeed come down!
As for me,I choose to believe this same Sovereign God, who knew long before my son,David was born, that he would only live 20 years, and yet he chose to allow us to have him in our family anyway.
He allowed the walls to fall down on him, because that was part of his life's plan. If God is okay with that, then so am I!
Becky

TAKE TIME!

This one is cool folks.....real cool!


........If you can do, one thing today.......
Make it, to spend time with the Lord.....
Becky

SPRING FORWARD.........FALL BACK

As the seasons change the colors on the leaves, so do the seasons of a persons coloring and personality.During the Winter months, we are often stripped of our creative covering, and at our lowest source of resistance. As Spring comes into view, we tend to burst forth with renewed energy, and beauty;our activity level tends to increase and our color level increases.As Spring rolls into Summer,we begin to drag down, and become lethargic, both in our physical chores, and our spiritual walk.We tend to let things slide, because we're just "tired", and nothing inspires us.As the Fall approaches, we tend to sense another "new beginning"......
Sort of a fresh Fall start. I like to think of Fall as putting on your afternoon make-up from the Spring's morning application.
Four different seasons to shine for the Lord!
(Just think of the different make-up we can use,ladies?HaHa)
Becky

Thank You, Father,for loving us, when You didn't have to.........
For reaching down into our heavy hearts and unscrambling our thoughts and actions and setting us on the right path!
It's kinda neat, the way You placed Sunsets and Stars in the sky, for us to enjoy at night.
It always amazes me, how much You love us, when You didn't have too. I mean, You are complete all by Yourself, and yet, You chose to include us in Your world too......
I think that is awesome,Father........
You are a kind, yet righteous judge, over all the earth. I'm not sure I would want to come up before You though, if You were on our Supreme Court in today's world.......
Becky

FOUR LITTLE WORDS

You know, as a little girl, I always wanted my Mother and Father, to be proud of me, and to always acknowledge that I had done my best, in whatever I attempted to do...........
There weren't many times in my life, that they ever showed disapproval of what I was doing though, but when they did, I was crushed! I felt as if my whole world had been pulled out from under me! I was devastated, because I loved them sooooooooooooo much.
As I've gotten older, I believe I've come to understand what those four worst words that I could ever hear, are..............
I think , in my lifetime, if I had to stand before my Heavenly Father and hear Him say........
"I never knew You"........
Becky

IN THE BEGINNING GOD

When I was in the 3rd grade, my teacher,Mrs. Maglauthlin, reminded me to always remember the last four letters of the word "American".If I did this, she would say, I would always do what I set out to do!
If I believed those words,I could do anything!
In the same way, as an adult today, if I ever have trouble believing anything that comes from the Bible, or understanding how something could possibly have happened the way it did, all I have to do, is remember the first four words in the Bible............"In the beginning God"............That pretty much takes care of it all, folks! If I understand anything about the Sovereignty of God, I need to know too, that He "was" in the very beginning, and "is" now, and "will be" from here on, and He just does things, as He sees fit! They fall into place because He said so......not because I don't understand.
Becky

INVISIBLE INK

As a little girl, I use to love to write letters in invisible ink......
That was such a fun fad, at the time I was growing up,in the '50's.
As fun as this was,I would remind all of us, to be oh, so careful, not to write down God's word, in invisible ink!
This needs to be done in permanent marker!
Becky

ISLE OF VIEW

Calvary said: "I love you"......
Written in blood!
Becky

MAKING SENSE

Why is it, that people who have a hard time believing all the incredible things that are going to happen in the book of Revelation, and taking it as gospel, are the very same people, who believe in the virgin birth, and the risen Savior?
Something doesn't make sense here,folks?
Becky