I would like to say that I disagree with Eric a little bit and think we should WOOHOO about the little stuff even if it is not PERFECT. At least that is what God has been telling me. I agree that the biggest thing that we should Woohoo about is that God loves us more than anything else and gave Jesus to die for us. But we are so blessed here. I have to confess I have not been a very big Woohoo actually I felt pretty suckie about my life the last two years. But over the last two weeks, God has just been showing me how blessed I am. If you have read this sight most of you know, I have had my share of financial problems. I confess I am in a lot of debt mostly because while I was dating someone I paid for two households and I could not afford to do it. Furrlows just ended with my work for the State and I am awaiting for my next pay cut which will come sometime next month. But the really exciting things is, that God has provided for each and every paycheck to get my bills paid, to eat, to have a roof over my head, to get gas in my car. Sometimes I have had to ask for help. Sometimes I have thought I just was not going to make it, and I did. Most of the time I have absolutely no money, but I have never gone hungry. It is just like the time that I was homeless; I never slept on the street. God always provided me with a bed. I got really sick two years ago and cannot eat meat, dairy, and hardly any oil. But this gracious diet of rice, beans, and lentils is really cheap to live on; it works with the budget. God was telling me the other day while I was grocery shopping that that was something to WOOHOO about. I have a wonderful and gracious community that I call my family that has helped me out and given me good gifts. It is hard sometimes to live in a family and sometimes there are rough edges, but I would not want to be by myself again for anything. The Village is something to Celebrate. We have an awesome building that we do not have to tear down and set up every week and the kitchen is almost done where we will be able to cook our own food; that is really something to Woohoo about. I try to praise God everytime I clean it; thanking Him that He gave us such a treasure. The other day I was kind of sad and feeling lost, and I looked up in my rear view mirror and I saw a beautiful red and orange sunset and it made me smile. This beautiful creation that revealed God's glory that surrounds us everyday is something to Woohoo about and the fact that most of us can see it, taste it, feel it, and experience it is something to woohoo about. I could go on and on, but I think I am done for now. What do you have to Woohoo about? What has God blessed you with? |