What if you woke up in the morning and someone you fully trusted, told you today is your day? Imagine if God were standing on the side of your bed as you scarcely opened your eyes to shut off the alarm clock. You suddenly realize something is very different than any other day; the light in the room is far brighter than you've ever noticed it before and for some strange reason there is no feeling of animosity toward it or the fact that morning came earlier than you may have hoped.

You open your eyes and immediately feel compelled to look away from the majestic presence of your creator. At first you withdraw from his presence knowing you have failed to meet even one of his expectations. Then all at once you realize he was smiling warmly at you. You feel a gentle touch on the outside of the comforter and are caught up in the immense comfort and love that suddenly surges through your veins from his touch. You humbly force yourself to face him, swallowing your shame and guilt as hard as it may be.

You hear the sweetest sound, both masculine and comforting all in one. He tells you it is time to rise and shine and that today is your day.

You suddenly realize you must have died in your sleep and are being personally escorted to Heaven by the big man himself. You push the covers back quickly, looking around to see if there are any other differences. You're overcome with shock and awe at the reality that your life on earth as you have come to know it is extinguished, done and over with.

He smiles more compassionately as he speaks to you again. This time he assures you that you are not dead to the earth and that today is your day to begin to do all you were created for.

You don't understand. You feel your arms and legs, speechlessly you pinch yourself harder than you ever have before. Ouch! If you're dead, you realize there is still pain involved.

He again tells you to rise and go forth in your dreams and goals. He assures you that the dreams and desires of your heart are in fact planted from before you're birth. It is time and you are primed and ready for the next course.

You'd probably think you had lost your mind. You close your eyes and open them to find the room resumed to its original status, what you first expected. You want nothing more than to summon his presence before you once more, assuming he has in fact given you the means and ability to look upon his omni presence. However, it's not to be in the physical sense again, he remains only in spirit. Yet, you know what you know and that it was in no way in your imagination!

You stumble through the morning sorting it all out.

At last, you're headed into the day... What are you going to do with it now? You have already been assured by the greatest power, your ultimate creator and Savior... Now what will you do with this day?

So, I'm not God, nor do I pretend to deliver a message from him in such a context. I am telling you that today is your day. The desires of your heart and the dreams you hold tight to are most likely from the whisperings of the Holy Spirit. I am telling you to go forth today and make it all that God created you within it to be!

Today's the Day!!! Go forth and touch the world around you!

Yes, here it Tuesday night and nearly time to call it in for the day. I am feeling a bit better than I have for a few week days... Not sure where those feelings come from that make you feel like your dragging an extra person or four around with you all the time. As though you may not make it through the day because you can scarcely wait for bedtime to roll around.

I hate those days because I feel as though I have wasted a day, a very valuable day in the days of my life which as I have finally come to realize are truly numbered.

Much like a child not wanting to take a nap, Amy pointed out they simply don't want to miss anything. Yes, I understand, but I fear missing more on days I'm dragging and droopy then other times!

Tomorrow is hump day and I have an appointment at the court house with one of the boys in Denver County. It will take up the majority of my day and find me well into the end of the week. And as I sit here tonight considering these matters, I realize I that as much as it feels like the first of the week, in reality it is nearly over before it has even gotten started.

On that note, I believe I'll turn into my room for the night, offering time for reflection, prayer and a little day dreaming, or night dreaming as the case may be.

I'll probably be able to check in tomorrow afternoon or evening, but in the mean time....

Sleep well and God Bless one and all!

Yes, two days of the week down - As the work week falls anyway. I have found a great deal of trouble in getting on board with the week this time around. I nearly feel as if the first week of day light savings time hit me this week, though it has been several weeks since the time change.

I would be inclined to turn the alarm clock off and roll over for another few hours, at least! However, the reality is this idea is not an option. As most mothers are well aware, so it is as a foster mother too! Rain, snow, sleet or flu, we have to drag ourselves out of bed and roll into the day rather we want to or not.

Yet, I admit there are times with the kids all in school that I can sneak back under the covers for a little extra day dreaming time. Shhhh... You didn't hear that from me - okay?
There are some things that we need to keep between ourselves here! I'm sure you agree!

I have received the "that sucks about the house" sympathetic concern already. However, I surely don't want anyone to see it that way. I'm interpreting it a bit differently than this. I see it as one answer that gives us renewed direction. What was a bit frustrating was the time in wait that we were experiencing prior. However, a response one way or the other is always a good thing really.

It isn't a “no”, it's a “yes” to a different path and if we truly trust that God is in the process, as I do; then it's all good!

I'm not all together sure where this is all leading too, and I suppose ultimately I don't have to know. What I do know is this. Many new ideas and pursuits are replacing a mind set of being put on hold for well over a month now. These are new ideas that hold great promise and are anything but negative in themselves. I knew there were many things about a move that I was not looking forward to. In addition, there were also many things about our current home and location that I truly don't cherish the idea of giving up. The fact of the matter that we looked at, considered and even moved forward on another property for a time gave me a new perspective and interpretation of what we should be doing with the vast and wasted format of our current home. Therefore, if you look at it from that point of view, it truly is all good!

I have to ask myself if I would be seeing the potential that I now see here, had I not first had to visualize that of which we not only would have wanted to do, but would have been forced to do to make the other house on the hill suitable for our needs. If such a pursuit increased my vision, than how can that be bad? It simply can't!

Therefore, I'm looking forward to the upcoming input and plans that can be completed and shown to us in the near future. First of all, I believe we will see about fixing the electrical matters with the tax return. With that done, we should be able to see about getting the hot tub going and useable as well. This in itself will be a huge perk! I've been given a couple varied ideas on future plans and I have to say that I am open to all ideas and perspectives and then we can go with the best or generally the most serviceable ideas.

Therefore, don't stop dreaming or believing if something doesn't turn out quite the way you visualized it! If it offered a new insight and increased your vision, which it will if you allow it too, it will have been well worth the journey.

I am closing for now - and hope you are all visualizing and moving closer to your ultimate goals even as you read here now!

God Bless!
Sher-Bear

It's Monday, another week filled with renewed promise! Promise of what the future holds in store.

I spent a good part of the afternoon getting reacquainted with the web site of the publishing company of my up-coming book. It was a pleasant matter to see the book in their on-line book store collection - respectively found under the author name - Sherry Lynn Lipari which did not acknowledge my name without the Lynn included.

I was reading on promotions and book signing and all that good stuff and felt suddenly overwhelmed with the whole process! Yet, it's still rewarding, I feel as though I have made it this far in many of the endeavors in my life.... And surely, I don't take these successes lightly or for granted. However, I want to see it go beyond this point and that is where the overwhelming emotions come into play.

The devil really likes to take advantage of such emotions and to cause us to stall out, spin our tires without forward motion, if you know what I mean. I am digging in my heels and determined to fight back this time. I also know I have to get buy with writing and creating again. One book published and one movie script in promotions stages hardly constitutes me as a successful writer, at least in my way of looking at it. The bar is raised once more and it is up to me to meet and exceed it.

As for "The Big House on the Hill".... With the time passed with the one bank who was dragging on and on but resulted in learning that there were far too many outstanding bad loans on the books to lend on this one. As for the back up source, it didn't fly either. So, I am to assume God has us right where he wants us until something so blatantly obvious knocks us up along side the head that we have to dead to not notice... That means I can begin to get serious about doing some major renovation this summer. We have to tear out the current lean-too shelters for the horses and get them rebuilt over the summer months; since Chad currently has the excavation business we need to get our water lines taken care of, replacing and putting in some new lines which will ultimately make life much easier all the way around next winter. I want to talk to the owner and see about locking in at least part of the property here and see what it will cost to renovate and remodel the house, adding some much needed living space, and putting a floor in the attic to make it a useable room for the future. I know it's hot and cold up there, but once a floor is in, we can address insulating the ceiling, putting in an attic fan and/or window fans for summer and a wall heater or free standing electric stove for winter.

As you can see, I have been making back up plans all along and never gave up the idea that we may be right where God wants us. Then again, I'd be a liar if I said that I'm sure of that as well. I had the strangest thought today. It was before knowing about the loan so it wasn't a result of that at all. However, it was as if the still small voice inside of me that has generally been deciphered the past as what I consider the whisperings of the Lord's Holy Spirit. It had to do with Ron's work moving us and being prepared to follow through.

Now, considering Ron has never said a word of such matters and to my knowledge this is not a likely possibility, I'm not sure where it came from or why. However, I will file it into the memory banks and be prepared to act on it if something should come to pass in such areas. It still appeared to be a rather peculiar thought regardless.

So, for now... I'm going to focus my on-going energy into doing what needs to be done around here and being thankful for what we have been blessed with.

If I were to get a huge movie offer tomorrow... Would I go buy "The Big House on the Hill"? I'm not sure... I suppose I would have to pray on that one! I tend to believe that many times in our lives doors close for a reason... Perhaps that is the case with this house as I have shared some valid concerns in the past. However, don't get me wrong.... I still think it is an awesome house! Nonetheless, all things work to good for those who serve the Lord, and I have to believe this is the case in the house situation as well. Many times we struggle to see the grace and the good in very unfortunate situations, but over time, if we allow the process to unfold as it is meant to and trust God to guide the way; we generally find cause and effect in time.

Remembering yet one more time... "God is in the process, therefore trust the process."

I think I will call it a night here pretty quick. I'm still attempting to recoop from the weekend of racing. As much as I enjoyed the two day extreme - I admit, I told Ron that I didn't think I wanted to do the two day thing any too often... Between riding and horse stuff on Saturday afternoon; racing Saturday night; not getting home until after mid-night; going to Jackson to get the other season passes on Sunday A.M.; and racing again from noon to 6:30 on Sunday; dinner and then an hour ride home... I'm pooped and apparently so is everyone else! Oh well... It was still fun!

Okay - I think I'm out of here for tonight. Hope you are all still hanging in there and inspired to make tomorrow the best tomorrow yet! After all, tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives!

Be blessed, pray for rain - (at least for us!), and sleep well!

God Bless and Good Night World!

Sorry... But yesterday found us outside with the kids and horses and last night Ron surprised us with an unannounced trip to Colorado National Speedway. WOO HOO!!!! Besides a few drunkards in the crowd, it was a great night of spring time racing in Colorado!

Of course, we had already planned for the past two weeks to attend the ice breaker - first race of the season at I-76 in Ft. Morgan today...

So, as the saying goes for fishermen...... "Gone Fishing"

So it goes for racers and race fans....

GONE RACING!

Be back to you tomorrow, God willing!