God Is Good All The Time...

October 1st 2012 2:00pm,

And All The Time God Is Good.

God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. I was on my way to take my car into the mechanics because the power steering is going out again. My fuel tank was on 'E' so I stopped at the gas station to fill up before dropping it off. I was about to leave when the gas station worker said "Hope you aren't planning on going somewhere, your tire is flat." I guess when things go wrong, it all happens at once. Thank God the man at the gas station was an old friend from highschool, and he remembered me! He and his boss put the spare tire onto the car for me while I dealt with my fussy baby, who was in the back seat and not happy. In a way my luck today was bad, but also good! I am thankful for kind people who help a person in need. Now to wait and pray that the car problems aren't huge problems.

Having brought the stroller with me, I walked home after dropping off the car. Leon fell asleep on the way, and is still napping in his stroller. The house is quiet, which is very relaxing, and I made a pot of coffee. I think I will sit and fold laundry while I drink some coffee, and enjoy this quiet time while it lasts. :)

Have a blessed day!

It Has Been A While

I have not written in a while, as you can tell, my last post was many months ago. So let's start with a new introduction! My name is Karissa Martin, I am a 22 year old mother of a wonderful 14 month old boy, Leon. I am married to the greatest man in the world, Chicho Martin, and we just celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on June 13th. Our little family resides in a small coastal town, we love God and we are blessed and so happy. Now you know all the important stuff about me. :)

I first created this blog as a means to begin writing again, for it is something I truly love to do, and that is what I will continue doing. I will also share my thoughts, experiences and revelations in my day to day life.

Alright, for todays post I would like to share a passage from an old journal I found by chance today, going through a box of miscellaneous items in my attic. Reading my old journal reminded me of how much I used to write, and how often I used poetry to express my thoughts and feelings. The passage dates September 3rd of 2005 at 9:32pm, from my dairy:

Regrets & Praises

So many things of my past

I regret with many tears

Mistakes and bad decisions

Memories and fears

I wish to take them all back

Yet in a way I don't

For the joys of my present

Are products of my past

My life unexpectedly changed

And in a way so fast

Falling in and out of darkness

I was saved once again

 My Lord blessed me with a gift

And took away my sin

Undeserved was His mercy

And certainly this gift

So fast His light appeared

As my sins He did lift

I praise the Lord for this

This love that he has shown

And even though it pains me so

It shows how I have grown

Learning life's hard lessons

Are never easily done

But in the end you will see

The good of what has come.