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I Believe!

This past week has been interesting and the coming months will be too if everything doesn't fall apart. It should be quite the Stofer Family Adventure.  Do you hear the pessimist in me?   If and should, usually not in my vocabulary.  I try to stay positive but the past five months has been full of false hope and let downs.  

The one thing I know is that my hope in my God is the only thing that will suffice.  Some reading might say I can't believe she believes all this religious hooey and you can choose to read on or not,  but I will continue!  I do have faith in a God that is everlasting and I do believe He has a plan for me.  So, needless to say I have prayed that He would direct our path and lead us where He wants us.  If I chicken out or say "surely isn't the place God wants me" then my religious beliefs are just that, religion. I would be a hypocrite.  

I am by no means perfect, but I do believe the bible is infallible word of God and I believe what it has to tell us.  Knock and the door will be opened unto you, seek and ye shall find, ask and it will be added unto you.  I know that their are some King James words in there, but that is how I memorized it as a kid.  Forever in my mind and heart. 

Jesus is real and that is that!  Can't explain it all, but I BELIEVE!    

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