The Ice - the Fear - the Reality

This week, we had quite a few snow days -- 2 with 1 delay! Woooohooo! I love getting snow days. Being from Florida, we don't have those. We sometimes got hurricane days, but those didn't amount to much.

And being from Florida, I don't know how to drive in the ice. It scares me. I'm not sure what is going to happen with my car - will it stop in time, will it hold up under the pressure, will I make it out of my driveway? I get scared. I was talking with a young friend of mine about her nap. She said that it was a good nap because no monsters came to her door. That was a good nap.

You know what? We all get scared sometimes. Whether we are scared about our family or what is going on with Mom and Dad. Whether someone we know is sick and might die or if we think about not doing well on a test. And sometimes we get scared because we just don't know what is going on. Thankfully, we have Someone who is always with us. Jesus promises to be with us. I told my friend that even when she was scared of the monsters, she could trust that Jesus, God's Son, would be with her.

This past Sunday, we learned that we could trust that Jesus is God's Son, able to heal us. And we learned what it means to forgive others. We can forgive only through Jesus' power and love, and that same power will help us turn from sin. We can believe in Jesus and his work on the cross so much so that we can celebrate each week about His goodness. We also talked about living lives that didn't conform to the world's ideas. Who in the world would really say to forgive others, celebrate the work of someone else, or to love as an expression of gratitude?

Can't wait to see you on Sunday!  Think about a time you were scared, remembered Jesus was with you and were able to get through it.  Share it with me on Sunday.

Peace,

Miss Debby