Reflecting on 2014

Happy New Year

Today I want to reflect on 2014 and thank God for his wonderful blessings in my life.  18 years ago I was given a scripture verse in one of those moments when you feel the presence of God so strong in your life.  Psalm 103:5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

I had no idea what that meant until mid 2013 when I had a dream about my high school sweetheart then in late 2013 our paths crossed and we became an item again after 24 years of being apart.  I knew God was restoring the days of my youth.  He was restoring what was lost to me.  I couldn't imagine life getting any better until this December.  

My grandfather built a cabin by the lake sometime in the 70's.  It has stayed in the family since his death in 1995 but came up for sale.  I really  never had an emotional attachment to this cabin because we lived on the border of Mexico growing up and never really got to benefit from Grandpa's efforts to provide entertainment for his children and grandchildren.  Until

Steps going to the cabin
from the playground. 

Mike came in my life, I was perfectly content to stay home and do inside activities. So buying the cabin never crossed my mind even though I knew both my children loved it out there.  That is until I took Mike out there....OMG!! That man fell in love with my grandpa's vision.  He looked around the property and immediately saw through my grandpa's eyes.  It took me a few weeks to get on the same page but I followed diligently.

Then one day, we were walking on the beach of the lake and I had one of those moments where God hit me and I realized that my grandpa built that cabin for his grandchildren, including me!! I really never got to know my grandpa or spend much time with him so I never learned his genius.  He was a fisherman.  He also loved boxing.  He loved to show off his strength and knew his way around a bow an

My Sister, My Daughter and My Initials 

d arrow.  I never really learned this stuff from him but Mike is a lot like him and wants to pass his knowledge to our children and grandchildren.  I realized God had renewed another part of my youth, I didn't even realize I was missing!!!!!  I cried when He hit me with that one!!!  Then I got on the same page as Mike real quick!!!

I am here to say that 2014 went out with a bang as we are now the proud owners of a piece of my heritage!!!  I stand on the property and look around at the hard work my grandpa put into that place and realize he did that for me!!!! (I know he did it for all his grands but I am one of them too)  I see the love he put into making a playground.  He even put electricity in the tree house!!  We won't be able to save the tree house because it is too far gone but hopefully we will rebuild it someday.

Bottom line I am so blessed to be living my youth again in soooo many ways.  I am blessed that God brought Mike to me to open up doors for me that I didn't even know were available.....We surprised the kids with the purchase for Christmas and they are super happy.

I don't tell you this to brag but to let you know that God's blessings are for everyone, not just for me and my family!!!

Here is another verse to prove it: Romans 2:11 amp For God shows no partiality [[a]undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another].

I love ya and I wish the best for you in 2015!!!  

SoniaRai