God Will Take Care of You

"God Will Take Care Of You"

Be not dismayed what e'er be tide

God will take care of you
Beneath His wings of love abide
God will take care of you


God will take care of you
Through every day, o'er all the way
(He will care for you)
God will take care of you


Through days of toil when heart doth fail
God will take care of you
When dangers fierce your path assail
God will take care of you


God will take care of you
Through every day, o'er all the way
He will care for you
God will take care of you


God will take care of you
Through every day, o'er all the way
He will care for you
God will take care of you

When I was a young child a wonderful older couple come into my family's life. They spoke love and life over us. They were Mr. Esko and Mrs. Trudy Halila. They were a true gift from God at a time when my military family needed a family. They would have us over for lunches on those Sunday afternoons when my dad was out to sea and other times when he was home from duty. They babysat me and my sister to give my mom some help and encouraged and prayed for her along the way. One of my favorite memories of them was crawling up into Mr Halila's lap and listening to the low tone of his voice singing "God Will Take Care of You" and "How Great Thou Art" while being accompanied by a wind-up music box. Then there was the walks outside in their yard looking at Mrs. Halila's blue hydrangea bushes, eating her mini fried hamburgers, and the smell of their home still runs deep in my memory bank and warm in my heart. I was 4-6yrs old when they were in our lives. The seeds they sowed and the prayers they prayed impacted me, even still to this day.  At times I will find myself humming this tune when I feel lost, alone, or unsure because it has that great of a meaning in my life. I know that when I feel like God is no where to be found He will take care of me through the people I know, the kindness of a stranger, or even a visit from an angel :). I know that He is there when I run out of faith and begin to wonder how can I possibly get through this....It is when I seek after Him that I find Him just waiting there, with open arms, ready and willing to help me. All I have to do is ask. He has proven to be faithful every season of my life! He can and will in yours too!

I write this in honor of our brave men and women who have fought for us, sacrificed for us, and who have died for us. Thank You from the bottom of my heart!!! May God bless you and your families! May you find that God is taking care of you, where ever you are.

If you ever get the opportunity to reach out to one of these very special families please know it means the world to them. I was the little girl who was forever changed by the love of this couple who was willing to be the hands and feet of Jesus. 

A Mother's Song...

      "A Mother's song is played in the heart and life of her child." 

  When I was a child my home was full of the sound of my mother singing and playing her piano. It brought a great deal of comfort to her at certain times of her life. It was the way she praised God, ministered to others, and enjoyed the gift God gave her. There are many memories of sitting next to her and "playing along" with her. She was what I wanted to become! 

 Soon the love of her songs faded and I grew to be the teenager that was too good and cool for those childish songs. Still she sang on, but the songs grew to be more of an orchestrated dance of service and ministry. I rolled my eyes and thought of how I couldn't wait to one day never hear those songs again. Still she played and sang on. 

 As I grew older and in my 20's I still watched and observed her life with a bit of doubt and thoughts of how I didn't want to be anything like her. I was full of immaturity and self discovery.  Then I became a mother...

  It's funny how all things change when you become, the mom! My mothers songs and life decisions became the rough draft for my life.  I began desiring to find myself, as a mom, and find ways that I could leave this same deep seeded impression on my own children and community. It's these "songs" that were planted deep in my heart that have made me the woman that I am and continue to become. 

 I have also had the blessing of the accompaniment of many other seasoned mothers with their love, comfort, and guidance throughout my life. It is their life's melody's that to play in my life creating a beautiful song that God is orchestrating in me.

 Many Thank You's to the many Mothers in my life. I am blessed! To my mom, Thank you for your continued song. 

 And the beat goes on.....