I swung a pick ax for the first time in a long time today at one of the work sites with a group. Other than being exhausted, breathless, and feeling as if I'm habitual chain smoker- it left me with part of my hand with torn that is characteristic of a typical blister... ugh it burns when I type...

My boss tells us (the rest of the staff) from time to time that:
'we do holy work, but we are not holy people...' I mostly agree with his statement; mostly with the truth that we are all under God's grace and far far from any type of perfection being the sinners that we all are. Yet it blows my mind and humbles me tremendously when God's grace falls on me and He chooses to use me to do something to allow his glory to shine. I'm not a pastor or a holy man. But I am starting to understand better what His grace is and what His love is since I don't deserve any of these blessings that He passes on to me. Randomly I read a certain bible scripture earlier today:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
-JER29:11
Always when asked what lies ahead for me in the future- no way that I can really tell details of what exactly will happen. All I really know is what's going on now and what I have gone through to bring me to what I am doing now.
More and more I am reminded that God is using me here. I can't be closed up. I can't be blind...



open your eyes to see by faith
open your heart to live by love
open your mind to think of God
who is always by your side.