Monday, September 27, 2010

this morning

as i sit here this morning in a wonderfully cool house sipping hot tea i realize how ungrateful i often am!  i so often take so many things for granted and i forget to give all praise to the Father in all blessings He has given me!  i realized last night when i was putting my little one to bed that him, laying there sleeping in my arms was one of the many sweetest blessings from the Lord that i sometimes take for granted.  God continually remind me to give you praise for the many blessings you have given me and to not take them for granted.  help me to enjoy the gifts you have given me and to use them to Your glory because i may not always have them.  and help remind me to look to You for my strength and hope when i may lose a sweet blessing you allowed me to have.  amen.


there can be so much tragedy on this earth..........the people that don't know Jesus as their Savior do not know what to turn to.  most of the time this means they dive themselves into sin to try and make them feel better when in reality all they need is Jesus!  this morning i was reading Ephesians.  with me most likely going to Asia in late december or early january these verses stood out most to me:


 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.


i pray i am able to put on the armor of God and that day by day i don't forget to wear it!  God is my strength and i can do all things through Him!  


this morning i pray specifically for all the individuals and families in the world that have experienced deep pain and tragedy.  i pray that they look to the Lord for their strength and guidance and that they find peace in Him!

Friday, September 24, 2010

God's Word.....

this morning my youngest rose from sleep earlier than usual.  i took the rather perfect opportunity to read God's Word!  i wasn't sure were i wanted to start.  i started in proverbs 22:17-29.  i have always wanted to have elders to listen to with wise words (that know more about scriptures than i do).
proverbs 22:17-18 says:
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
it seems though that in listening to some of my elders they instruct me to put my hope in the things of this world (for example:  saving money for the future instead of trusting in the Lord to provide what we need from day to day).  not that i haven't ever received wise counsel from elders, but we are not even promised tomorrow, therefore i will not put my hope in the things of this world!  i don't think God intended for me to plan for tomorrow.  i think He intends for me to trust in Him for tomorrow.  i think He intends for me to make Him my highest ultimate goal (my chief end) and the one i trust in with ALL things!  by chief end i'm talking about "what is the chief end of man?" ......to glorify God and enjoy Him forever!  this should be our highest ultimate goal in this life....NOTHING should come before glorifying God and enjoying Him forever!  to be able to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, this is such a glorious blessing.  yet so often we let the things of this world take over our lives to the point God is no longer our highest ultimate goal. we start to look to things of this world for comfort only to find that we can't seem to find an everlasting comfort until our eyes are again turned to trust in the Everlasting God.  anyway, my point is that i want to be able to have my lips ready with God's Word and to be able to discern the difference between wise elders and elders that put their trust in the things of this world.  i do want to make something clear.......i do believe God allows us to enjoy things on this earth as long as those things are not put above God and we find a way to do those things to the glory of God.

anyway, after reading from proverbs 22 i then went over to psalm 145.  i found great encouragement as i read this psalm.  i hope i always have a desire to meditate on God's Word and to declare His greatness!  i don't want to ever let sin take over my life and stray from these things!

i am so thankful that God gave us His Word!

Friday, September 17, 2010

oh how i've missed you......

So I have been aware for a week or so now how long it has been since I have written a blog.......to my faithful readers, sorry about that!

Over the past few weeks I have had many thoughts come across my mind, "Oh, I need to blog about that", or something of the such.  Now I can not currently remember all the things I felt like I should blog about.  My memory fails me if I do not write things down.
So that being said here are a few things going on now:

  • Keyne's allergies have been giving him the fits for three weeks now. 
  • To all the moms out there you will understand how excited this makes me (the rest of you may be disgusted.....sorry) but Blythe has finally started pooping in the potty.....YAY!!!  :-) 
  • I haven't cooked much so I don't have any yummy recipes to share today. :-(  Things have been to crazy and busy so we have been either not eating or eating on the go, grab a sandwich here or there.
  • Today, I am extremely tired!  
  • Some exciting news, I should be getting my check in the mail from the JBF Sale soon!  It was a good sale this year.  



Anyway, October is going to be a very busy month.....well actually the rest of the year is going to be crazy so hopefully I will be able to keep up with my blogging.  My apologies ahead of time if I don't!  The busyness is good though and I'm super excited about it!  Already planning a trip to the Pumpkin Patch.  If you have never been it's awesome and I highly recommend it!  There's a new Thomas the Train movie we will probably take the boys to see.......I think it may come out around the first of October.

Something else I'm super excited about in October is an upcoming women's conference put on by Revive Our Hearts Ministries.  The conference is called True Woman 2010.  You should click on the link above and check it out if you are not already signed up to go!  I will be a volunteer for a cheaper ticket price and not just that it's also a great way to meet other women.  You can just ask me if you have any questions about it or let me know if you decide to come so I can look for you.  You can click on this link to sign up for a daily e-mail from now until the conference.......the purpose is to prepare your heart for the conference.  Well I think it's going to be great and I would love to see you there!

Something else in October, a tradition my family started a few years ago, is going down on the square in Granbury.  Every year in October the square hosts a Harvest Moon Festival.  It's really a lot of fun!  Which I guess it helps that I just love festivals!  My mom has a booth every year so I also go to help her out.  If you like festivals I don't think you would be disappointed!

There is lots of fun stuff coming up in November and December as well, but I won't go into that now.  I just love Fall!  I also love the holidays but most of the time every year I also allow myself to become overwhelmed with everything that goes on........I have failed to find a balance, yet anyway!  Maybe my problem is "I" am trying to find a balance?!?!  I guess this shows my true heart condition......I don't always depend on God as I ought!

On another note, I am considering and praying about going to Southeast Asia in January on a short term mission trip!  This is SO very exciting to me.  I am thankful the Lord has opened up the door of possibility here in my life!  This is all new to me and I haven't even had much time to pray about it yet......therefore I have no clear direction yet if this is what the Lord wants for His glorification.  Anyway, I tell you this now because I want to know if you will come along side me and pray with me about this?

Well I really don't have any more time right now. :-(  I hope to be able to keep you posted regularly on what's new in my life!  ........hopefully lots of recipes because I just love cooking in the fall!

Hope you all have a great day!
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