Seasons?

I was recently asked to be the keynote speaker at a Business Women's Christian Forum and I spoke on the different seasons of a Woman.

I am in a new season in my life. What do I do? How do I handle it? How do I embrace it?

About a month ago....my career path changed. I am now in what I like to call my "Sabbatical". Its interesting that over the years I have learned to discern the signs that the Lord gives me when I am about to enter into a new season in my life. He is such a God of excellence and signs....I've noticed that each time I have entered into a significant season in my life it comes around in the month of November. Well that time came and I left my job on November 15th or there abouts and took a deep breath and thank the Lord for all that He has done.

I have entered into a business venture with a dear friend and am excited about what we are doing. Visit our site at www.mylifetimediet.com.

I am also volunteering 3 days a week in our new church office trying to get the office up and running properly in all departments and handling special projects and events. We will be hiring an intern first of the year and I will be training her as well to assist the pastors.

I am continuing to write and hope to finish my book this year and then I will submit it for publishing. Its a great season!

I'm not sure what else is in store for me down the road but I am totally depending and trusting on God to direct me.

Our church is growing by bounds and leaps....last night Harold and I hosted about 35 people for Pizza and we all had a great time. These were new members meeting and connecting with some of the leaders. We will be hosting these once a month or so. We've met so many new couples and they are so awesome and unique each one of them. I am so grateful to God that he is trusting our Pastors and our leaders with so many new families. This is a sign from God that he is pleased with all our hard work as a church. He is pleased with all the people that are there and that put so many hours reaching out to the souls that are coming to be fed the word of God. Lives are being transformed and I am right there in the middle of it all. All this is a new season and I can't wait to see where we are heading.

I feel regret for those that chose not to join us....

I feel so grateful to Christ for allowing us to be a small part in His Great Plan.

What's next? We are heading to Guatemala for Christmas and New Years. We are showing Orlando my son in law and Leah our soon to be daughter in law what Guatemala is all about. We will be showing off our two beautiful grandkids Sammy and Emma! We will be joining our family with Harold's family there and celebrating the gift of all being together this Christmas season. It will be a great ending to a very long and significant year in our lives. We had tremendous loss in our family this year....I look ahead to 2011 and trust God completely in all that He will do for us.

I thank him for the Friends that I have and I pray for the ones that I've lost.

Thank you Lord, for the many blessings you have bestowed upon me and my family and friends....

Love, Ruth