Under the radar, but coming back.

[treehuggerdave]

Seems like when God decides to start growin' me from time to time, He always works in three's.
Three struggles came into my life at the same time to deal with, and for God to use to "Stretch me".
Been about a year and a half since I dropped out of forum and club stuff.

My mom was real sick and I was dealing with that, then she passed away and everything else seemed to go south at the same time.
I'm sure this sounds like a familiar story to lot of people here.
Some times God gives us all we can handle , but NEVER more than we can handle.

This last year and a half was a tough time, but a good time, full of struggles, but more blessings than I can count, and the growth has been phenominal. A lot of me is new now because of His grace.

Been "Lurkin" here for some time, but wasn't ready yet to slide back in.

Been buildin' like crazy, and gotta lot of fun stuff either started or done. I think all that buildin' helped save my "bacon" ;D while I was growing. Thankful for real good friends too, and
Thank you God for plastic. Both helped me stay sain.

Anyway, I thought I'd come out from under my "rock" , and say hi - HI.

[84vanagon]

Welcome back Dave!

If you ever need an ear to bend,
p/m me.

God bless you.
Don.

[84vanagon]

BTW... Show us some of what cool
stuff you've been working on!

[Fletch]

Good to have you back Dave, not only here but in the club as well.

Blessings

[Kit Karson]

We know...

Welcome back, Dave!

In His Name

[demonhunterfan]

Sept 19, 2011 14:13:50 GMT -8 treehuggerdave said:

Been "Lurkin" here for some time, but wasn't ready yet to slide back in.

Hi Dave. You're not saying your 'back-sliding' by showing up here now, are you? ;D ;D Just kidding Brother

Sorry to hear you lost your Mom. I too, have had a lot of struggles, but none of which 'We' couldn't handle-- HE and I together. That's The Greatest Blessing-- being with HIM thru thick and thin. So cool how, as we grow in HIM, we can see more and more of HIS Word reflected in our life. It's ALL in there-- in HIS Word, given to us in LOVE, for our sake and for HIS Glory!

So good to 'hear' from you again Dave

Later and God bless

[treehuggerdave]

Thanks guys . Very much appreciated.

It's really nice slowly getting back into the "social network", and a few local activities.

I'm sure everyone here has been in the "FOG" sometime in their life, and had to come out of it.

Psalms 23 says it all for me, and I love the growth God has accomplished taking me through those difficulties.

James 1:2 consider it all joy when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance, and let that endurance have it's result that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

I'm not sure I'll really ever get that far, but I am glad God helped me get this far .

[demonhunterfan]

One thing to read The Word, and to preach it to others, but quite another thing to actually live it, eh Dave? Such a Blessing to do so, as well as bringing Glory to HIM.

As I've been walking, and growing, I would be led to verses like James 1:2, when I was experiencing trials, and I was like, "Yeah, right...... " Only because of, and by HIS Love and Power I can now, and do, 'consider it (maybe not "all") joy', but I'm getting closer too

Had to accept that the only way out of 'the fog' or other things HE allowed in my life-- for my own good, and HIS Glory-- was by going through them. True, HE could just make 'the fog' or whatever else, just disappear, but we wouldn't grow then.

Later, and God bless you Brother