Scripture Truffles... gobble 'em up!!
Howwonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
How are you today?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Trying to be a wife of a HAPPY husband...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Staring at a blank page before me....
We have the choice of what we're going to write on the pages of our lives. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING when you think about it. God allows us that freedom...but we should choose very carefully what our story will include.
I imagine my pages filled with lots of music (that's how I met my husband) ...lots of pink (my favorite color) and girly things too (since we have 3 daughters) and there'd be some blue and a wonderful descripton of just how soft a grandson's skin is... but if you looked underneath all the bright colors and doodling and fun stuff scattered all over the pages and you could read my real story you'd discover a timid, shy woman who feels as though she is still quite youthful, but somehow she's trapped inside a 46 year old body. I've never felt like I've matured enough. I'm a wife and mother that has hormone issues, occasional blahs, failing eyes and large love handles (what a crazy name for that hideous part of my body). eek!
I want to write all over my life with adventures-the spur of the moment places I've went to-instead of always wanting to know the plan. I so long to write about the people I've met (and actually spoke to - not just thinking of what to say that would sound impressive or that I'm smart like them). I want to write about the lives I've changed because I was kind to EVERYBODY...not just the ones who were kind to me. I want to influence people, not impress. I want to write about how I've allowed God to use me...however HE chooses .. instead of holding myself back from becoming the person He longs for me to be.
Hmmmmm
Today I'm coloring my blank pages with lots and lots of gray...maybe because it's gloomy outside. Maybe because I'm a little depressed. Maybe because I wish I could be happy with just who I am.
Maybe tomorrow I'll splash my pages with lots of bright sun-shiny yellow, Pinks of all shades....lavender blue and baby blue and oh yes, green...ahhhh....what a lovely color...it makes me think of going barefooot in the grass (without stickers). :o)
I challenge us all to write a really gr8 life story! One that reels 'em in....keeps on the edge of their seat...one that inspires..... One that would make our savior smile from ear to ear and make the angels sing.
I'll start tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
A day in the life of Noah
Thursday, March 5, 2009
God knows us!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Freedom in Forgiveness
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Real tears
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Love one another....
I was reading in my borrowed book from my son-in-law Craig last night.."Blue Like Jazz" which I've been reading since the end of December a little at a time. I'm almost done Craig, I promise you'll get your book back. It's a deep book, sometimes a little out there, but last night I read about love & relationships and I thought to myself...THIS IS IT!!! Just like the author, I've been talking to myself about Christianity and how it can turn people off. Christians don't mean to do it, but we do...I include myself in the WE. Even preachers and preachers family members do it. I've heard it. AAAGGGHHH.... it makes me angry at WE. It makes me want to go out and apologize to people for the way WE treat people.
Don't understand what I'm writing about? I'm talking about how we USE our gift of love for others. As Christians the bible teaches us to love like Christ. We can't truly do that unless Christ is truly living in us. Stay with me here.
The author stated we use love as a comodity. If you be nice to me, or do something nice for me, then I'll give you "love" back. DID YOU HEAR ME? We only pay back good with love when we really should pay back "you're bad" or "you get on my nerves" or "you dress & smell bad" or "you're not like me" (fill in the blanks with what we don't like in people)... we should show love to all these scenarios... not just to the people who are kind to us, do nice things for us, show us love.
Doesn't that want to make you take a good hard look at yourself and ask yourself "Am I trying to love like Christ, or doing my own thing"? This includes people who YOU consider sinners...the people YOU look down on. Remember that when we point our finger at somebody we are pointing to ourselves too. Even on our best days as a Christian we are still sinners.
Something to ponder today... the day before we get up and take our selves, our children to church...and pretend.
Hmmm....I'm getting on my knees right now and asking for forgiveness, thanking God He does forgive and asking the Holy Spirit to truly change my heart to love like our Savior.
Time to ReAlign in '09....as my husband says.
Peace to all...and much LOVE!!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
What's a Tickle Train?
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
From the LOVE DARE...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Happy Friday....
I hope your day has been grrrrrrreat! (Think Tony the Tiger). I was just looking at some of the recent photos I took of Kacee and Noah. Out of 87 shots taken that day, this one has to be one of my fav's. So sweet. It was kinda cool that morning and windy. He was squinting the whole time...feeling the breeze brush his chubby cheeks... it was hard to get one of his adorable smiles out of him.... so, it's a good thing I have a thing for weird pictures like this one. You can't see Kacee either, but believe me when I say she looked beautiful as always!
Tomorrow's the big day....VaLeNtInE's DaY! Here's what I don't want:
muddy floors, my yard to catch on fire (it did once, but not on Valentines day...that was the day a squirrel decided to check out the electrical pole transformer - boy did it make a big boom!)
I wouldn't want flowers really....they are pretty, but they die way too fast, and being the frugal person I am, I hate for people to spend that much for them. I wouldn't want to have to cook...but that has been said before about me, by me. As I'm typing I keep thinking "what a weird list"...but it's me, it's true and it's kinda funny as I'm re-reading... so I'll keep it just the way it is.
What WOULD I like? Hmmm... a massage with those hot stones...ahhhh...extra long on the feeties...(but not on my toes!!)... bruschetta...mmmmm, from Bella Italia...their pizza is sooo good too (hot) and I don't even like olives. Just relaxing with Keith would be fine. We don't have to go anywhere... just watch a good, clean movie...maybe a glass of Lambrusco to go with the bruschetta...or maybe 2 glasses of Lambrusco....yummy! I'm starting to feel relaxed just thinking about it.
Happy Valentines Day to all and to all a good night!
:o)