Let whatever you do today be enough

Hi Friends!

I love to be positive; I typically view myself as a pretty positive person, I like to write positive encouraging words, but you know when you just have one of those days where life just bubbles up and boils over? The days you just can't help but feel sad, those days when everything is just too much? Yeah, I had one of those days today. AND it's OK, it's okay to have those days, just don't stay there!

Today marked one year since my dad entered hospice. He passed just 50 days later on January 23, 2024, one day after my 43rd birthday. I have promised y'all that I will be real and raw so hear it is! Today was HARD. If I could have stayed in bed all day I would of. I have a very dear friend Kara who gave me a little sign that sits on my nightstand lamp, it reads “Let whatever you do today be enough". It's my daily reminder to not put pressure on myself for the day.

I find myself reading my dad's bible just to be close to him. The bible was mailed to me weeks after he passed, and it held a sweet little surprise gift inside. A Christmas card addressed to me and written in and signed by my Dad. Christmas had come and went and was long gone by this time, but when I opened that cigarette-stained smelly bible that day I had the last words my dad would ever write or say to me, how special that was. It was a true gift from God that I needed at that exact time. It was closure. So crazy to think that he never got to mail it to me, but why? Did he completely forget he wrote it and left it in there, or did he know I would find it in there and left it on purpose?

I will never know the answer to that question; however, I do know that God saw me struggling; he saw my tears and knew my heart was broken. There inside Gods word, was healing for my soul that day. It had come in the form of a card that day from my earthly father, but Each Day I open the bible Gods word heals me, he feeds my soul and gives me the strength I need to endure. I take comfort in knowing I will never be abandoned or left alone by my heavenly father. 

So, when you have these days like I did today, just let today be enough. Go to Gods word it has power for healing, its alive and true. Let Jesus penetrate your soul and mind and heart. “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning," Psalm 30:5. It is ok to not be ok on these sad days, life can be a lot, ,maybe you're grieving like me or maybe it's just a rough day on this earth navigating this crazy thing we call life.

Whatever it is, weep if you must, but dive into his word and his promises and I will promise you, Joy will come in the morning.......................                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         xoxo, 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Remember the reason for the season, our Savior was born!!

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Cool sunglasses help to hide this Seasons Tears

Hello Ladies!!

Let’s start today with Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it”.

So, What Happens when you’ve done this, and your children grow up and your training ceases? It feels like this all happens overnight, doesn’t it?  It feels like one day you have laid your babies down for a nap and the next day they are taller than you, staying up later than you, (You’re the one who needs the naps now!!)   and you’re watching them drive out of the driveway. Midlife is hard ladies; it’s hard finding ourselves once our lives don’t revolve around training our children.

There is so much changing at this time in our lives. Let’s make it normal to talk about it! I think we all carry shame in our emotions and feelings during midlife. If I’m being honest EVERYTHING is changing, you look in the mirror at a woman you hardly recognize, between the new lines and gray hair, to the time spent losing yourself caring for everyone else’s needs, you hardly recognize the eyes staring back at you. I remember thinking I had forever before I was in this stage of life. Your relationships all change, your marriage may look different, your kids grow up and stop needing you as much, your parents age, pass away, and need you more. Friendships may change, some weather the storm, and some don’t. So many times, I have just wished I could slam on the brakes of life and scream OK enough changes! I have just needed things, something, anything to stay the same. Reminds me of the Fleetwood Mac Song, “Landslide”. Brings me to tears every time I hear it!  “Can I handle the seasons of my life? Well, I’ve been afraid of changing, because I’ve built my life around you, but time makes you bolder, even children get older, and I’m getting older too”. 

Ladies, this season in life is hard, I won’t even pretend it isn’t. I have felt it full force. I can’t sit here and promise any of you that it won’t hurt so badly you think you can’t make it another day. There will be days when you just are not sure you can deal with one more emotion.  What I can promise you is this, JESUS NEVER CHANGES! You can find yourself again through him! He had plans for you life! Jesus is my thing I cling to, my stability in an unstable world. Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and FOREVER”.  He will hold you up in this season, he will renew your mind and he will help you find your new purpose! Lean on him when you don’t have enough strength to hold yourself.

I just wanted to share this little secret with you all today! Ladies when life buckles you at the knees and the brakes of life just don’t work, remember Jesus is and ALWAYS will be with you and is never changing! Hallelujah for that! What a relief!

                                                                                           Love your sister in Christ,

                                                                                                      Becky

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Cool sunglasses help to hide this Seasons Tears ~ XOXO

Welcome to Cornerstone Cowgirl

Hello Ladies!

Welcome to Cornerstone Cowgirl! To be Honest this is my first Blog EVER so I'm a bit nervous! I'm not a writer by any means but I have made it my mission to be Real, Raw and Honest about life and to share my experiences with y'all in hopes that you never feel alone in this crazy world. The true point of my testimonies and stories will always be to give you pure real examples of what God has done in my life and in the lives of those I love, In hopes it resonates with you and shows we have a lot in common!

The exciting thing is... we will have an area you can email us and submit a picture and a testimony of what God has done in YOUR life! I can't wait to see how God has moved! He can Move Mountains.

Today is a simple day, so I think I will share how Cornerstone Cowgirl came about! I had a vison to make my bible studies and community outreach go further and I prayed about it for years to ask God to prepare a way for what he wanted me to do! I have an amazing best friend and business partner that jumped right on board as soon as I told her I wanted a place where girls can shop and learn about Jesus at the same time! She then had the amazing idea to link it to our ministry so we can give back there as well! Shop with a purpose was born! 10% goes back from each order into Cornerstone Cowgirl Ministries so we can spread the love and knowledge of Jesus even further!

I was so nervous and continued to pray and ask God if this is where he wanted me to focus , I asked him if I was  creating something to Glorify him??? The answer came to me days after my dad died. I had my bible open on my kitchen counter and a little voice said go read... Well, the outcome was loud and Clear! ( Don't you love when God is so recognizable and LOUD) My eyes were drawn directly to 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 "For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat, In the same way he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great Harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will Thank God."

So, two things will result from this ministry of giving, the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God, As a result of your ministry , they will give Glory to God, For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the good news of Christ. And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you.

Thank God for this Gift to wonderful for words" You can imagine my excitement and my awe when I read that! It was like written for me! It was the reassurance I needed from the Lord to Move forward. So we MOVED forward, and Cornerstone Cowgirl was established!

Ladies Jesus is our Cornerstone in life, a true anchor in our storms, never failing never changing. Jesus is unconditional love! I hope you enjoy shopping with a purpose and take joy is seeing what your generosity can do for those in need!

Thank you for riding through this journey with us and I pray you stay the course that God has set before us to reach people with his love and knowledge! May you have the most Blessed Day! 

XOXO~ Your Sister in CHRIST, 

                        Becky