Martha, Martha

I rarely have my TV on in the mornings. Personally, I hate the intrusion BUT it was a little stormy looking and my husband wanted to see the forecast before he left for work. My smile came when I saw an advertisement by Martha Stewart! She is my kind of girl, not that I am very crafty nor do I feel I am the ultimate homemaker, but the character trait that she has, to make the best out of everything, is the one I admire. There she was advertising her new program beginning in September. You saw a picture of her boarding the plane in the famous crocheted afghan, and I believe there was her mugshot. Then you saw the queen herself with a big smile. I think she said "I learned a lot during my incarceration...microwave cooking. Do you know you can make a great Creme Broule in the microwave?"

For those of you that are dying to get that recipe, don't wait for it. That is the only fancy dish I could think of and I can't remember what dish she did say but you get the picture. There she was, as big as life, thumbing her nose at her accusers, saying, "You didn't get me down. I learned even under the worst of circumstances."

I think that is a key to bad circumstances but even in saying that I realize that as a christian sometimes it is harder than that. It is hard to let go of ALL your struggling and let God do what He wants to do in your life.

Herein lies one of my hardest problems---self!! In my own strength, forged by parents that demanded a high moral and spiritual standard, I could work through most any hard circumstance. But is it always right to do?

I am beginning to see that God sees the heart and He knows if you are just working hard in the flesh with the wrong motive. I want to love God with all my heart. Again I ask, how do I do that?????