What a Week!!

Well, what a week it has been so far!! I am so looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow night and I am so thankful for what the Lord has done in me this week. As some of you already know, I had the great pain of putting my girls on a plane on Tuesday to go back to California. It was really tough and I have to say that I was starting to feel the onset of depression for a moment there. On the way home from the airport in Dallas, I was alone in my car and I could have just wallered (is that a real word?) in self-pity and had myself a pity party, but instead, I turned on the radio and listened to some great teaching. I decided that I was not going to let my circumstances and emotions dictate my actions and you know what, I felt better. My encouragement to you all is -- LOOK UP!! I know that it is so easy to trust emotions (and it has taken me 30 years to figure this out and is still not complete in me, but He IS at work), but isn't it so much better to look at Him? I got home, started to feel sad again, made myself get in the Word, and again--I felt better. Isn't He great at shifting our focus!?! I know that I need it ALL THE TIME!!
I can tell you that God has shown me a great deal in the past few days and I have regained a hope that was lost for some time. Praise be to God who revives, restores, and redeems us!

Be encouraged this week and LOOK UP!! It's the only way to go...

Love you all!!
Alesha