THANKSGIVING FOR 03-07-2015

 I am so thankful for peace of mind.  Over the past few weeks the weather has shut down the Tennessee Valley.  I have been cooped up in the house.  I have had a lot of time to think.  Lord look out when Janice begins to think.  But, I realized how blessed I am.  I wondered where are the homeless.  Are they still alive.  What can I do?  How are the people whose electricity is turned off?  Were they able to keep warm during the drastically low temperatures.  I wondered about those who could not work and lost money.  I know they will carry on but thought so much about how tough it would be.  I thought about never being homeless.  I thought complaining how cold it was, but we had heat.  I complained about my heating system because the house was 68 degrees.  But, I had a heater in my room.  My - my!  I thought about having to keep a faucet running because the pump would freeze.  But, I had water when the homeless did not.  They would take my well water anytime for nourishment, bathes, play....  I thought about the icy roads.  I think about the people who still have to work and clear those icy roads, patrol them and make deliveries.  Yes, I am so thankful for the little things.  I often, daily, reflect on the JANICE MITCHELL ISBELL ACADEMY that has not reopened since moving to Limestone County.  But I know God will make a way.  I still worry about those children who need out services.  I think about them being lost in the cracks.  I think about them being shipped to detention centers and subsequently transferred to prisons.   These thoughts tend to consume me.  But I am thankful for those thoughts because that keeps me focused on getting a building for JMIA.  I know God will provide because the thoughts won't leave indicating he wants that mission exercised.  I thank God for my passion for education.  I have tried other business but my heart was not there.  Only tutoring and education.  THANK YOU JESUS FOR KEEPING ME!!!!!!