The Past Couple of Weeks

It's been a little bit since my last posting...life has been rolling!!



The first week of "retirement" consisted of getting the final touches done for the "At The Feet of Jesus" Women's Retreat...and wow! What a day that turned out to be! It's funny how we have expectations about something, and then God takes them, tosses them, and fills everything up with Himself. That's exactly what happened! So, after updating this blog, I am going to update the retreat blog with information and you can check it out at www.atthefeetofjesusretreat.blogspot.com.

Then, the second week of "retirement" included some resting from the previous week, and then on Wednesday of that week, I sat down with Pastor Michael Hevener from Adial Baptist Church (www.adialbaptistchurch.com) to work on the CD project. Interesting to sit and look at the logistics of the computer software and figure out which button does what. But we did record one song, and it sounds pretty good! Need to go back in and redo the vocals, though - I had to play the guitar on one track, and then go back and sing with the recording. Man, that's hard to do when you're used to playing and singing at the same time! So, will be working more on that in the weeks to come and will keep you all updated as to how the progress is coming...maybe post some pictures of us hard at work.

So, that's what's going on with me since retirement...still waiting on God's hand in the new employment situation and I know He is working in His time.

So, until next posting, this is what's on my mind!

The End...or the Beginning?

Well, this is my last week on my current job...the future is still in God's hands...and I trust Him!

So, with the probability of at least a couple of months off, I am finally going to record the CD that I have been praying about for so long!

It will be an acoustic style CD, with just me and the guitar and my original songs that the Lord has given me. For those of you that have heard me before, here are just a few of the titles that will be included:

- This Man Was God's Son

- Still Love You

- Back to You

- There's A Place

- Will God Have Email in Heaven?

- Untitled (The Holier Than Thou Song)

- My Prayer

- How Long Will It Be?

and more!

So, keep your eyes and ears open for updates about the CD, and if you are interested in one, please email me at melissa@melissamorrisministries.com and I will keep your information until the project is ready for release.

Thanks to all of those who are helping me out...please keep this project in prayer, as it needs to belong to the Lord and not to me.

It's what's on my mind today!

And The Good News Is....

Any of you ever had an experience with one of these machines? I had my first experience today..

A couple of weeks ago, I detected an issue that I needed to go get checked out. So off to the doctor I went. That visit resulted in going today for a mammogram and ultrasound (which was my first experience with either, and I have to say, I am no longer modest).

The good news is - I'm fine. I'm 40 now, so I can expect changes in my body. I also have a note from the doctor that says I'm normal - copies are available to those non-believers! LOL

The mammography center left me a message, telling me what not to wear on the day of my appointment:

- Do not wear jewelry. Okay, I can deal with that.

- Do not wear perfume. Okay, I can deal with that, too.

- Do not wear deodorant.

Do not wear deodorant? Oh, my...I don't think they were realizing what they might be in for! (I have remedied that issue since I left the appointment)

So, I get there and everyone is incredibly nice to me, which is great, because I was getting a little nervous. I went into a room filled with ladies dressed in hospital gowns, and changed into my own gown and took my seat. I found someone to talk to in just a minute, and we chatted until they called me back to encounter "the machine". Before I left that room though, I noticed a little elderly lady who came in and she looked lost...I didn't have a chance to talk to her before I went in but she left an impression on me.

When I went back to the waiting room to wait for my ultrasound, I was alone, until that little lady came back in from her test. She sat next to me and I smiled, and we made small talk. I saw a Bible on the table, and for reassurance, I opened it and read Psalm 91. She told me her stomach felt funny, so she got some crackers and I helped her open them, and we talked about why we were there. She was also having an issue and needed an ultrasound, and in her thick, German accent, she said to me, "God is in control". I smiled and told her that I believed the very same thing, and she said, "I can do all things..." and then smiled. I finished her sentence with "in Christ who gives me strength". We chatted some more and she finished her crackers, and while she was getting something to drink, I went to the bathroom. I didn't get a chance to tell her goodbye because they called me as soon as I came out of the bathroom.

God knew that lady and I would be there for the same test at the same time. I felt His comfort in talking with her, and sharing Scripture while we were waiting. We were the same..sisters in Christ...kindred souls...and neither of us wearing deodorant, and neither of us cared.

The good news is that I'm ok. Not because my tests came back negative, but because I believe the Good News and am bought by the blood of Jesus Christ. No matter what the outcome had been today, it would have been okay, because my God loves me and is in control of my life. Whatever the outcome had been today, He would have received all of my praise, and He will use this experience for His Glory!

And He spoke to me today in the form of a little lady with a thick German accent. We never know where He might show Himself.

That's what's on my mind today.