Sunday, March 24, 2013

Who is your hero?

Hi all,

I was just sitting here thinking about things, when God came into my mind. That's not a big surprise, since God's often front and center in my mind.  But, specifically because today is Palm Sunday.  Thinking about God, who is certainly my biggest Hero, I got to thinking about the human heroes in my life. 

First and always:  Let's ponder on God and His purpose in our lives.  I can truthfully say that He is with me every second of every day, and He always has been.  How do I know that?  Well, if I look back over my life, I can visibly see all the times He stood right beside me, helping me along.  Of course, then there is the many, many times, He's carried me.  He has brought so many angels into my life, both in human form and spiritually.  I'd be nowhere without Him.  This fact I do know for sure!  So God, absolutely, is my greatest Hero, now and for ever.

Second: From the time I was born, I'd have to say that my Daddy was my hero. I can't begin to tell you how very much I loved my Father.  As a child, I didn't really know the person he truly was. As an adult, I can say with all certainty, that he was a very loving, warm, generous, faithful and spiritual man.   He was a terrific Dad.  He worked extremely hard to provide for my Mother, Sister, Brother and myself.  Family always came first with him, no matter what!  He has always been my hero and still is, even long after being gone.  He died in 1996, but he's still right here beside me.

Next, but never last, would be my husband.  He is my hero in so many ways, especially since I became chronically ill back in 2006.  At the beginning of our relationship, things were sometimes a bit shaky, but that dissipated as our love became stronger.  I know he will always be here for me, even when he's not at home.  He does so many little things to let me know that he's thinking and worrying about me.  He always calls me on the cell phone whenever he's out doing errands, just to check up on me.  Speaking of errands, since I lead a sedentary lifestyle now, he offers to pick up things for me because he knows I either am tired or don't want to go out in the cold weather.  He's always offering to help me with the laundry, dishes or anything I need to do.  He worries about me when I'm not feeling well. He is supportive of my writing, hand-created cards, drawing, painting or anything I create.  I can't begin to tell you how very much that means to me.  I know that no matter what happens in our future lives, he will always be here for me, and I love him for that.

Now to turn to women, my Mother was and always will be a hero to me.  She taught me so much.  I believe I inherited her abilities to be creative.  (Of course, I know that God gave them to the both of us.)  Mom was full of love, warmth and generosity for everyone.  She worked hard, loved hard and shared hard.  She taught me and my siblings everything she knew.  She taught us about God, to be trustworthy, truthful and loving.  To me, she was the kind of Mother I aspired to become.  I'm not sure I lived up to her standards, but I tried.  My Mom passed away in 1994 and I miss her every day.

So, who's your hero?  I'm sure you have two or three, just as I do.  Oh, I have other heroes, such as:  Stephen King is my hero author; my three daughters are my hero Moms; my cardiologist is a hero to me; my closest friends are my heroes, also.  I'm sure there are many more, whom I just can't think of just now.  Come on, I know you have some heroes, too.

Of course, I'd not have any of these living heroes, if it weren't for God bringing them into my life. 
As you know, I love to write, and do all things creative.  I'm very proud of myself for the things I've accomplished, with God's help, in my life.  I know my life changed back in 2006, but God let me live.  So, it's important that I honor God any way I am able. 

I've been doing a lot of writing lately.  My second novel, "Crafty-Cruise" With A Capital "C" is in the process of being published right now.  But, it is already available for Kindle at www.amazon.com.
My first adult novel, "Sassy" With A Capital "S" is also available at amazon.  (You can check out my Sassy page here on my blog.  I will soon have a page set up for my Crafty book, as well. 

So, in conclusion for this Palm Sunday, may I say that God centers me and I hope you will allow Him into you life to center you, also!
Susan

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