Pies of Service

So, I know that I just finished writing a post last night but I had another thright during a church activity today. Today my family and I had to opportunity to make almost 1000 apple pies for the Medicine Hat Food Bank. I spent the hours from 9 till about noon rolling out pie dough. I always how much fun serving in that capacity is. Most people would find it drudgery rolling out that many pies, but I had so much fun doing it. Talking and catching up with people that I have not seen in awhile.

I was honored to be able to help those in need in Medicine Hat area. I thought to myself today how a simple act of rolling out dough could mean so much to someone. My pie could help someone who has nothing else to eat.

I think we forget how a small act of service like making a pie could mean to a family that is struggling to make ends meet. My husband and I may not be well off, but we have never been wanting for food. We have never had to beg for our bread. We have been lucky and blessed immensely. I know those blessings are coming from our Father in Heaven. We have faithfully paid our tithing and fast offerings. I know that it is because of our recognizing Heavenly Father and giving  him thanks for everything he has given us is why we are doing so well. We may not have a lot things but we do have enough for our needs.

I now that this is not a long post but it was one that was deeply on my mind.

Patience Pays Off

It has been awhile since I have written in my blog. There are two things that have been keeping me from writing more often. One is that for almost 7 months we did not have internet. And two, when I was single I would write in my journal everyday because I had no one to talk to. Now that I am married I always have someone to talk to and vent at. (So I guess we can chalk it up to laziness, lol).

But I was thinking recently about the Lords timing and how it is absolutely perfect. My husband for almost a year was out of work, struggled to find what he wanted to do for school. Through many hours of prayer and contemplation we decided that we would apply to Medicine Hat College for school for the nursing program.  Once we found out that he got into the college everything started falling into place for the move to Medicine Hat. We really started to see and feel the hand of the Lord guiding us.

Once we decided to move, Blair found a job. Yippee!!!!!!!! I also decided to apply for a position on the substitute list for the Medicine Hat School District. I was on what I thought was just a information meeting with the HR Superintendent but I found out it was the the actual interview.
And I was told that I got the job. I'm on the list. Woohoo!!!

Everything that Blair and I have been been going through recently has required faith in His plan. We have to trust in him that. His plan is better than what we want. Do not get me wrong I am note saying we had the easiest time trusting in Him. There were times in this past year that was flat out frustrating and maddening. There were times where things seemed to not go our way and that nothing was happening. We felt stuck in a hole that there was no way of escaping.

But we just had to have faith in Him and His eternal plan. Things were dark and dismal. But now there is light and we can see that He was there the whole time. Testing us and our faith. As I said now that we are in Medicine Hat everything seems to be working out and our lives our starting.

So in conclusion I have learned that it is important to have patience. Patience in Him and He will have patience in you. If you have patience He will bless you. I have felt those amazing blessings in my life and I know that they are because of faith and trust.