Joyful Friday - My Testimony

I am changing Joyful Friday up a little this week.  I have finally gotten up the courage to share my testimony of how God drew me to Him.  How he took the bad decisions I made and worked them for good.  How he picked me up out of the deep black pit I was in, dusted me off, wrapped His arms around me and put me back on my feet, facing Him.  On His path, surrounded by Light and Love.

My wonderful friend Nikki from SimplyStriving was kind enough to take some of her precious time to read it and give me some suggestions. I am eternally grateful for her insight and kindness!  Because it is so long, I have decided to make a page dedicated to it.  I will give you a snippet of it today, along with a song that sings along with my spirit.  Then, should you want to read the whole story and have a few extra minutes you can click on over and check it out!

Taken from "God's Story through My Life" -
"So I woke up one day and decided to go with "Plan B."  I began to relive the years I felt I had missed.  I started drinking, doing drugs and then found less than desirable ways to make money.  My goal was to make as much money as I could as fast as I could so that I could leave my first husband and my life as I knew it quickly and completely, never to look back.  I was as far from God as I can ever imagine someone being."

Oh Happy Day by Jesus Culture truly sings along with my spirit!



I pray that you will read my testimony with an open mind and open heart.  I also pray that you will find encouragement and hope in it.  That you will be reminded that you can not stray too far from God.  His love for you is perfect and unconditional.

I would love to hear from you!  What is your testimony?  How has God worked in your life to bring you to Him?

Blessings and Joy to all!

Super Blog Lovin'

     Since I have begun my blog, I have found dozens of wonderful blogs.  So many, in fact, that I am having a hard time keeping up with all of them.  Today, I am linking up with KatherinesCorner.com for Thursday Favorite Things and decided to post a list of just a few of my favorite blogs so far.   This is a very diverse list by category but I will try to keep it from being too long!

SimplyStriving - Nikki's blog is pure and encouraging!

Pondered Thoughts - Charina's description is best - "inspiring.uplifting.honest.reflections"

My Freshly Brewed Life - Barbie is such a beautiful and Godly woman and it shines through here!

KatherinesCorner - Katherine is a beautiful person and so are all of her creations!  

KludgyMom - Gigi's is one of the reasons I was inspired to start my own blog and is hilarious and informative!

Alissa Grosso - Alissa is a writer and fascinating person.  Books, writing, travel ... lots of fun!

OurHomeSchoolReviews - Absolutely wonderful source of information for a homeschooling mom!

Don't Let Life Pass You By - Inspiration, encouragement and a life that warms the heart!

Poppy Swap - I love herbs - using them, learning about them, growing them - this is a great herbie site!

Sidhe Herbal - The kitchen adventure of one homeschooling herbie and her family... need I say more! :) 

I think that is enough for now!  I hope you find a new blog or two to enjoy!  

If your blog did not show up in this post, please forgive me.  I am trying to keep it to a fair sized list so I am only posting a handful of my favorites to keep it reasonable.  I am working on a Blog Love page and would love for anyone that would like to be on this page to comment below with your name, name of your blog, URL and a brief description.  I do have a list going, but would like to make sure I don't miss anyone!  I will be working on this over the next week or so then will have it up for all to reference and enjoy!

Be Blessed and Joyful always!

Jamie

PS - A couple of updates - I finished my husbands Crazy Blue Granny Afghan and will be posting pics on ravelry.com later today.  And even bigger news - My husband got the job in Tennessee and we are moving very soon! :)