tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148089862011-04-21T23:11:51.267-05:00A place for this SAHM and Housewife to share the meditations of her heart after dwelling on the words of God, the everyday happenings around her crazy house, encouragement to other women of God and sometimes just a few meandering thoughts about nothing.JavaMamanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14808986.post-89119446494449530122007-03-15T17:49:00.000-05:002007-03-15T17:50:40.261-05:00

I am no longer blogging here.............I have moved to Embracing the Journey: Experiencing the Joy.......see you there I hope.

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We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. (Clive Staples) C. S. Lewis Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow. Francis de Sales And again, "I will put my trust in him."And again, "Behold, I and the children God has given me."

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For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the LORD commanded Moses. Joshua 11:20In Joshua this morning I read chapters 11-15 and verse 20 of chapter 11 struck an obvious cord. It was hard to swallow and actually is still lodged in my

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More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character and characte produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.Romans 5:3-5This morning I read Romans 5 and 6 and this verse really stuck out to me. I mean it is obsurd to my

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The last 2 weeks I have been memorizing Psalm 1 and it is amazing how the Lord has used this verse in my life. I have read it several places, heard it referenced to several times, and been directed to it many times myself. It has opened up my eyes to many things and one of them is memorization oddly enough and its importance in the life of a Christian. In verse 2 my heart began stirring on what

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This was not my choice! I decided to upgrade my blog and lost everything from my blog that I worked on for over 3 years, not a big deal of course but I do miss it :0(. I am going to be working on getting some of my look back. I like the colors of this one but miss my old graphics.JOYfully in Him,Kelli

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Clutter: to fill or litter with things in a disorderly mannerChaos: a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.Normally we look at these in the viw of our homes but lets look at them in the view of our hearts. I am currently doing the Colossial Clutter Clean-Up by Amy at Dandelion Seeds and the vital ingredient to de-cluttering our homes is to first de-clutter

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This morning I read Job 1-2 and gleaned much wisdom from his example. I have read those two chapters many times before but his morning they shined with many things that I missed before. He was deeply concerned with the glory of God and the spiritual state of his children and when his entire world came burning to the ground he remained just as faithful to God in his humble and revered response. I

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Psalm 1 is beginning to soak into my heart as I daily meditate on it through memorization. Listen:How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!But his delight is in the law of the LORD,And in His law he meditates day and night.He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit

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By John Piper January 1, 1995 1. That all of your life—in whatever calling—be devoted to the glory of God.2. That the promises of Christ be trusted so fully that peace and joy and strength fill your soul to overflowing.3. That this fullness of God overflow in daily acts of love so that people might see your good deeds and give glory to your Father in heaven.4. That you be women of the Book, who

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I am enjoying my bible reading plan so far. It is refreshing each day. I was a little weary at first because of the way it skips around but it helps me to stay interested. I have been getting up early to get into the word alone and it has been a struggle. I use to could get up by 5:00 but am now struggling to get up by 6:30. I didn't make it this morning until 7:00 and then suffered the

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For the last week I have had a rather extensive list made out in my head as to what I was determined to change in the next year or do better but this morning during worship it was summed up in two simple but complex words: to die.In the year of 2007 my deepest desire that will shape all areas of my life is to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Cor. 2:2) I realized this morning

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....I launch my bark on the unkown waters of this year,with thee, O Father, as my harbour,thee, O Son, at my helm,thee, O Holy Spirit, filling my sails.Guide me to heaven with my loins girt,my lamp burning,my ear open to thy calls,my heart full of love,my soul free.Give me thy grace to sanctify me,thy comforts to cheer,thy wisdom to teach,thy right hand to guide,thy counsel to instruct,thy law to

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Here are my plans for this coming week begining on Sunday and going through Saturday.Morning (daily):Personal PrayerBible Reading Valley of Vision PrayerAfternoons: Praying God's Will for Your Life (M,W,F)Screwtape Letters (T,Th)Evenings (daily):Sacred Parenting Psalm 1 memorizationPrayer: for lost and sufferingAt some time during Mondays and Friday probably during dinner preperation I will

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The new year that is fastly approaching and for me it is an opportunity to have a new begining. It feels as though I can start with a clean slate for the coming year of 2007, a new year with my boys, a new year with my husband and a new year with the Lord. Tomorrow is New Years Eve in which a day where I will leave all of my past failures behind giving them all completely to Him and will make my

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When someone acts weak, negligent, or casual in a duty - performing it carelessly or lifelessly, without any genuine satisfaction, joy, or interest - he has already entered into the spirit that will lead him into trouble. How many we see today who have departed from warmhearted service and have become negligent, careless, and indifferent in their prayer life or in the reading of the Scriptures.

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With much thought about how I have been neglecting my meditation on the word of God I have devised a plan to get into it more consistently. I found what I think will be the best reading plan for myself and plan on begining on January first. I have also planned out some prayer books to read to help move me along in that area as well. Here is the bible reading plan that I have chosen:52 Week Bible

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Lately when I have gone or even thought about reading the word this question has plagued my mind and heart. I am saddened to admit that this is where I am at right now in my relationsip with the Lord. I am in a desert wandering blindly and only on feeling. It has been difficult trying to do everything alone. I have no excuse for my lack of faithfulness to the Lord. My life on the outside is not

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I am on a journey to know the Lord more intimately than ever before. Today was a day full of trials of various kinds that had me in many places of darkness. It is amazing though how the Lord will speak to you...tonight at I sought out something to study from His word I remembered that tonight was Coffee house at church, which I didn't go to Expresso is in class and I just needed to be alone with

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For any one who may still come here I have a little news to tell. A few weeks ago we found out that baby number 3 is on its way! We are siked and anxious to know if God is going to give us a little girl or another precious little boy.Either way we will be blessed! By my own calculations I am probably 1 1/2 to 2 months pregnant. I began getting sick about 2 weeks ago and am rather tired of it

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Here are some pictures of our new little rent home. We have yet to move in but hopefully will by this next week. It is a 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, with 2 living spaces. One of those will be turned into a schoolroom/playroom. It has a really nice sized backyard for the boys to play in and for us to maybe plant some vegetables. We are all excited. We would be moved in right now but we have VBS

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This morning I read the first two chapters in Numbers and was surprised to learn that through the inventory of the armies of Israel I learned that God is an organized and orderly God. I knew this already by 1Co 14:33 where it says; For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. Coincidently I am on a journey right now of become organized in all areas of my life. Included in this organization is

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You are confronted again and again with the choice of letting God speak or letting your wounded self cry out. Although there has to be a place where you can allow your wounded part to get the attention it needs, your vocation is to speak from the place in you where God dwells. ~Henri J. M. Nouwen Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the

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Knowing God is more than knowing about Him; it is a matter of dealing with Him as He opens up to you, and being dealt with by Him as He takes knowledge of you. Knowing about Him is a necessary precondition of trusting in Him, but the width of our knowledge about Him is no gauge of our knowledge of Him. ~ James I (J. I.) Packer I encourage you to get to know God through reading His inpired word.

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Thus it is in hell; they would die, but they cannot. The wicked shall be always dying but never dead; the smoke of the furnacedascends for ever and ever. Oh! who can endure thus to be ever upon the rack? This word "ever" breaks the heart. Wicked men do now think the Sabbaths long, and think a prayer long; but oh! how long will it be to lie in hell for ever and ever? —Thomas WatsonCan you grasp

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A genuine revival without JOY in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon There is an indescribably JOY that lives in me but for some reason I find it hard to tap into at certain times. The life of a Christian should be filled with JOY in every circumstance. Why is it then that it is so hard to find? Did it ever occur to you that

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A Classical Homeschooling Forum has been created by Trivium Academy and it is going to be an amazing place for those of us who are using this method of homeschooling or for those who are thinking about using it or just interested in it period.In here you expect to discuss the methods suggested by these book Teaching the Trivium, The Well Trained Mind, Classical Catholic, specific curriculums such

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I taught class tonight at church. Chapter 31 of Proverbs verse 22. A Tapestry of Beauty was the title of the chapter in God's Beautiful Woman by Elizabeth George. I am in love with teaching but I am still dealing with a spirit of fear in me. I fought hard today as I prepared myself for teaching my class. This was my third time. I am so thankful for this wonderful opportunity that the Lord has

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The JOYs of being a Mother are numerous and so often completely overlooked and even shunned! Shame on us!! Here is a list of my JOYs of being a Mother:Disciplining and training them in His righteousness! What an awesome JOY.......oh how I pray that one day my children will arise and call me blessed..........and that I may have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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Here comes another day to make breakfast, clean the house, do homeschool with Superman, make lunch, play with T-Rex, make dinner, make the bed, do the laundry, and I am delighted and anxious to get started. Each day, I am learning, is a wonderful gift from God and so many of the days he has given me I have taken for granted and I have opened the day with a selfish and ungrateful attitude only

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I have been thinking lately, yeah you heard me I said thinking.......he he. I have to many blogs! 4 to be exact. They all have differnt purposes though and I do not post regularly on all of them just one (obviously not this one huh? :0). I wanted to share them all and then explain my new purpose for this one because it is to broad right now.Homeschool Blog *where I post the most: Living to

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"If I am going to have a busy day, I spend one hour with the Lord. If I am going to have a very busy day, I spend two hours with the Lord." Martin LutherDon't forget to spend some one on one time with the Lord each morning to start your day off right. Does it feel impossible to have a meeting time with Him each day? It is difficult but with His grace it is possible to schedule it in. Get up an

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T-Rex is getting ready to turn 2 in June. I can not believe that he will be 2 years old! He is growing up so fast, to fast. He is beginning to talk in sentences and on Tuesday he decided to sleep in the bottom bunk so we have taken his baby bed down. I can remember the nightmare of a transition it was for Superman to go from the living room palet (don't ask) on the floor with Mama to his own bed.

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Last week I purchased a new t-shirt from Target with the name of a band on it that I like. After I bought it and got it home I got to thinking about whether or not I should wear it. On the front of it is the name of the band, Aerosmith, and on the back is the year 1976. My thoughts were is this okay for me to promote as a Christian? If I wear this shirt what is it going to say about me? Of

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Wow it has been a long time since I have posted. The last couple of weeks I have been really dwelling on this phrase..........Let Go and Let God. In all of my difficult situations I have been trying to reflect on it, on letting go and letting God. When I first heard this phrase or read it which ever it was I thought to myself.........what does this mean? I have found that when you let go........

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Tonight at our small groups we discussed Acts 4-5 and had some interesting conversations. I am so encouraged and motivated by the example of Peter and John in these chapters and how they rejoiced in there suffering because they saw it as a honor. An honor to suffer in the name of Christ, oh how I desire to have their frame of thinking in my own suffering.v 41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin,

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For Emily she is going to be in surgery tomorrow morning starting at 7:30 and lasting 4 hours. Please take a moment if you are reading this and say a heartfelt prayer for this little girl and her family. They are all as you can imagine going through a tough time, thankfuly they have the Lord as their strength. Thanks,Kelli

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My heart is full of sadness and yet so much hope all at once. I have come across two little angels who are suffering. They are 9 and 7 years old and both little girls who are in love with Jesus, praise God. Candace Joy is the 7 year old and was diagnosed with gram positive cocci infection which is an extremely serious and painful disease. She has had 13 surgerys starting on the 8th and her last

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Three days in a row I have gotten up at 5:45 and read for an hour or more in the word of God. This morning I finished Genesis and it was so awesome to journey through it and for once get the whole picture of the beginning of His plan. I really enjoyed reading about Joseph's life. It is the first time that I have been so intrigued and drawn to the bible in a story way. All day long all I could

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I have started a new reading plan with some advice from my husband. I have wanted and been attempting to read through the Old Testament for the last few months now and have notice very little progress and I wasn't obtaining much from it either. So my husband suggested that I was reading it to slowly and I realized that I was not soaking it in prayer as well. I have made a schedule for my reading

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I saved a bunch of money at...........................Albertsons today! I was so excited when the cashier told me I saved 6.49 that is actually a lot when it comes to shopping. I love being frugal it is fun and rewarding in many ways.I have a prayer request for a little girl who is in critical condition right now. She is only 7 years old it is a very sad story, her name is Candace Joy, please

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I am so tired right now, my mind is exhausted from an overload of thinking. I am almost done with my first Womens bible lesson on Proverbs 31:11. Tomorrow we are all going to a circus. I can't say I am all to excited about it though. I do not care for them but my little "Superman" is extremely excited so I am happy for him. I am excited about going garage saleing in the morning! I am hunting an

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Every Tuesday night is Banana Pancake night for my boys and I. It is a little tradition we started last semester. Last night while I was making them I reached up into my spice cabinet for some Ground Cinnamon and accidently grabbed the Red Pepper instead. I didn't notice until I had sprinkled some in my mix! Luckily I was able to save the pancakes from being poured down the drain. In the

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To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps."He committed no sin,and no deceit was found in his mouth." When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might

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I had to stop this morning and praise God for a little baby girl who survived someones horrific attempt to kill her. You can see her story here: Baby Survives Abandonment in Plastic Bag

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"Expresso" is leaving in the morning to go to Austin for the second time this semester. I went with him last week but this week I need to stay home and focus on home schooling and managing my house/apartment. I enjoy some of the time alone because I am able to focus more fully on "Superman", "T-rex", and our dwelling place. Reflect on Proverbs 31:11 for moment. What does it say to you? I will be

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Time management is of great importance to an orderly and godly home. I am learning the art of it through my Home Management Binder that was inspired by Candy the Genuine Profit. Setting up a Master Schedule for each day has really had a great effect on me and my family. I have been convicted to really discipline myself to manage my time in order to glorify the Lord more abundantly. Whether you

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Daily I wake up with a goal that I desire to accomplish. Lately it has been the same goal, and maybe you can relate, to control my tone and my tendancy to errupt when circumstances become overwhelming. More simply put controlling my temper and being more quiet with my children. Sometimes I feel like my children see me as the Incredible Hulk mommy. Anyway, I have yet to accomplish or master this

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Lemon Herbed Roasted Chicken3-4 pound fryer or roasting chicken1/4 cup chopped onion2 tablespoons butterjuice of one lemon1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon fresh parsley1/4 teaspoon leaf thyme1/4 teaspoon paprikaRinse chicken well and pat dry; remove any excess fat. Place onion in the cavity of the chicken and rub the skin with butter or margarine. Place chicken in Crock-pot. Squeeze the juice of the

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"Superman" and I sat down today and let these words overcome and fill our minds and hearts.... "Jesus' blood never failed me yetnever failed me yetJesus' blood never failed me yetthis one thing i knowthat He loves me so"I told him to sit down by me and close his eyes and listen. We both sat there together listening to these words and both of us at the same moment began singing them together. It

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Unbelief is actually perverted faith, for it puts its trust not in the living God but in dying men. A.W. TozerIn all unbelief there are these two things; a good opinion of one's self, and a bad opinion of God. Horatius Bonar Unbelief is not a misfortune to be pitied; it is a sin to be deplored. Its sinfulness lies in the fact that it contradicts the word of the one true God and thus attributes

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I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done. Hudson TaylorWe trust not because "a God" exists, but because this God exists. C.S. LewisFaith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading. Oswald ChambersFaith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to

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by Nichole NordemanFor a friend who thinks this Jesus stuff is nuts.What if you're right?And he was just another nice guyWhat if you're right?What if it's true?They say the cross will only make a fool of youAnd what if it's true?What if he takes his place in historyWith all the prophets and the kingsWho taught us love and came in peaceBut then the story endsWhat then?But what if you're wrong?What

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The 50 most influential Christians in 2006?As I was viewing the list I was surprised, why I am not sure, at the absence of biblical truth seekers and teachers. Ummm....Dr. Phil? Where was John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul, Sinclair Furgeson and many others.See what the evangelical outpost had to say about the list.

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Got a knock on the door today and to my surprise my Saxon Math K was sitting on the balcony outside of the door. Next week I am going to start "Superman" in this math curriculum. He is very excited about starting it also, only because he saw the tub full of colorfull math manipulatives. I really think he is going to enjoy it though.Being a mother/teacher is turning out to be a lot of fun. It was

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I have found that my thoughts and my time concerning my place here has consumed all of my free time and there is need for some time management. I have a stack of books that I desire to read and find that all of my free time is being spent here. I enjoy writing but I also enjoy reading and I know that as a homeschooling mother of two and that number will grow my time for reading is going to become

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Beautiful in God's Eyes a book on The Treasures of the Proverbs 31 Woman by Elizabeth George. I am currently reading this book for my Ladies Bible class. I have not heard of George before and know nothing about her. I have read the intro and the beginning of the first chapter and it looks good thus far, which is not far. I am hoping to find some truth and deep things through her thoughts on the

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I have this problem called "can't sleep" and not because I just can't or any medical reasoning but simply because I don't want to. Every night I vow at about 8:00 to go to bed before 10:00 and every night, it never fails, I miserably fail to keep my vow and end up rebuking my self quitely in my head. So here I am at 11:36, thinking subconsciously I still have 24 minutes left to blog. I just got

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Well, it is my "coffee meditation" time or that is what I have come to call it. A time where I heat up a cup of coffee from that morning and put in about 3-4 tbs of cream, 5-6 packets of equal (off brand), and a teaspoon of sugar for a sweet creamy cup of java. I usually sit down at this old computer and begin to check blogs, forums, and write on one of my to many blogs. We just walked in our

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So I decided to decorate. Do you think it is nice? I think I like it which probably means I will be changing it soon. Just a little here and there. I don't have much to say other than that. I have been thinking a lot lately about meditating on the Lords words more. Here is a verse for you to linger your thoughts on for a moment:O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,

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Have you had some alone time with the Lord today? I haven't but I need it. I didn't get up this morning for it and am dissapointed in myself. I need to have more self discipline when it comes to getting up in the morning to have some alone time with Him. It is mighty selfish of me to sleep late and miss that time. Psalm 119:15 is what I want to do every morning. I meditate on your precepts

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I just ordered Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. I am so excited. I have been wanting this book since the day I layed eyes on it. I have to say though after thouroughly inspecting its contents I am a tad bit intimidated by the vast amount of information in contains. I am not sure I am able to hold that much information from one book. I am not anxiously awaiting its arival in a

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The past few days the Lord has turned the pages in my bible to Psalm 100. I have not looked for it, it has just been continually finding me.Psalm 100A psalm. For giving thanks. 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his

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Romans 1:1-17Rick and I started a study in Romans yesterday. We are being lead by John MacArthur in this study. I am excited to learn more about Paul and the christians in the city of Rome. I never saw the grace aspect in Pauls converstion queit as clear and overwhelming as I did last night after reading it again.Act 26:9 "I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name

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Life in our homes should be characterized by joy and thanksgiving where children are taught and nourished in a way that takes their souls into account. ~ Nancy WilsonThis is the last sentence in an awesome article on trying to be a perfect domestic engineer. I am one that strives for the man made Perfectionism in my home, I fail daily and become distressed at my failure. This morning I read

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**~Freedom in Christ forum is back ~**

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*That God so Wonderfully Blessed Me With* "To know someone here or therewith whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed. That can make life a garden."-Goethe"Can miles truly separate us from friends?If we want to be with someone we love, aren't we already there?"- Richard Bach"Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend,as you

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What does it mean to celebrate Christmas? I wanted to know for myself what it means to celebrate Jesus birth. I decided to look up celebrate and here is what I found to be the meaning of celebrating Jesus birth:To celebrate means to observe, to praise and to make known or to display. So I found it interesting what it means to celebrate Jesus birth means:*) To observe........By celebrating His

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I challenge you today to listen and yeild to the silent whispers in your heart and mind. When you are in the midst of life whether big or little hardhsip I encourage you to be quiet and listen and you will hear them. When you do don't ignore them, yeild to them immediatly. -------------------------------------------------------------I finished a really good book that I recomend to all women of

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I wrote this right after watching the movie. If you haven't seen it you must, it is astoundingly good. I am not even going to attempt to write a review on the movie Narnia, I am only going to express my personal thoughts on the feelings I am overwhelmed with as I sit here. I was humbled tonight as I sat in a dark room and was taken back to the sacrafice of Christ. I have yet the words to describe

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Who came first: pagans or Christians with their celebration on December 25?Click Here

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I am sitting here staring at a stuffed polar bear that is standing against my computer desk door. Which reminds me of the visiters we were blessed with Thursday night. The Toombs family so kindly took the time while they were here in Texas to visit little us. We were honored and excited to sit and talk with them for a few hours. We drank coffee talked and laughed. The children played quite well

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I had to share this piece of the book I am reading Biblical Womanhood in the Home edited by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. It just struck me hard and left me praying that I will if this ever comes up in my future with my children have this same attitude. Something I have come to realize just recently is that my children are only being loaned to me. They are my children but first they are the Lord’s children

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I just wanted to post some good articles on the "S" word of Homeschooling.http://www.oakmeadow.com/resources/articles/Social.htmhttp://www.angelfire.com/mo/sasschool/socialization.htmlhttp://homeschool.priswell.com/pachy.htmhttp://www.nhen.org/newhser/default.asp?id=415http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31539http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/042998.htmhttp://

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My Sweet Boys!I took pictures of them under our untraditional white Christmas tree this morning and I love this one! I Hope that this month is going well for you and is not to chaotic. Peace and Blessings

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Fun Fun was our day yesterday! A little frazzled for me but fun in the end. It is hard to stay focused with all of the madness of shopping, whether it is for presents, decorations, or just the monthly groceries. Last night we did our first night of our new tradition. It was a blast for all of us. We rented Madagascar, ate popcorn, drank hot chocolate (and I got to wear a little bit too after Eli

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The questioning of whether to allow our children to believe in the made up character of St. Nick now known as Santa Clause. It has been tried and tried here at our house for about 5 years now, since the first CHRISTmas we had as a family. For the first 2-3 years we didn't take it real seriously and allowed it to to take place, but there has always been something about it that has not set well

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"For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father inheaven, we thank Thee!" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson*Be Blessed and Stuffed with Prayer, Thanksgiving, and of course Turkey!

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If ever two were one, then surely we.If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee.If ever wife was happy in a man,Compare with me, ye women, if you can.I prize thy love more than whole Mines of goldOr all the riches that the East doth hold.My love is such that Rivers cAnneot quench,Nor ought but love from thee give recompetence.Thy love is such I can no way repay.The heavens reward thee manifold, I

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Here is the great evangelical disaster - the failure of the evangelical world to stand for truth as truth. There is only one word for this - namely ACCOMMODATION. The evangelical church has accommodated to the world spirit of the age. First, there has been accommodation on Scripture, so that many who call themselves evangelicals hold a weakened view of the Bible and no longer affirm the truth of

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1 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.Psalm 18:30As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.Mathew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.2 Peter 1

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I have changed my Striving to Bring Him Glory blogspot to another more fun and Eli and Kai centered spot for family and friends. Here is the link to it:"The Harper Pups"There will mostly just be pictures of them and updates on the new things they are learning and doing and it is all from their perspective.Eli is excited about it!

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This was emailed to Amy over at Dandelion Seeds. She wants us to spread the word to pray for this family.I received an email update from Danelle. She wrote:"Amy,We are going back to court on the 17th of this month. Only four days left. We are praying that this will be the last time we have to go before the judge. She will take some time to make her decision, please pray with us that we will know

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Blessings. Today is going to be a frazzled dazzled day for this mama. I am watching 2 of our neighbors kids all day. Our neighbor is being induced today to have her little precious baby boy. I pray that all goes well with her and Cameron (the babies name). Yesterday, we all went to a Presbyterian church and I have to say it was very enjoyable. After church we checked out their library/book store

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(I found this amazing artist today while searching Yahoo for inspirational paintings. Mary Crittenden has been painting since whe was 7. I do not know much about this artist but I am going to learn more. Here is the discription of this painting, I just found it to be lovely and wanted to share it.)In this painting a mother is washing the laundry on a washboard, glances at her son and sees him

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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and

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Genesis 1:20-25And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, "Be

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I often pick up a book by Douglas Wilson called Excused Absence to further enhance my conviction of why I am not sending my children to public schools. The bible of course is my number one source of conviction. Blessed Mommy over at Homeschooling4Jesus posted here views on this subject and has moved me to share some quotes from this book and just a little of my views on the subject of whether

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*They define who we are and who we are not.*Boundaries are necessary when you have 2 individuals in love.*God defines the spiritual boundaries of our lives in His Word. God has spoken with clarity and authority in defining the spiritual boundaries of our lives. For example, the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Lord's Prayer define the things believers should do and the things

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This is by far the main and the most important thing I have learned thus far:The bible is suffient in training my children. I am shamed to say that I use to think otherwise. I turned to other books whose authors I thought more fit to help me in my training even when I thought to train them to be Godly men I still had in my mind that other ones had a better application for me than the word ofGod.

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A sliver, a slice of my days. Well, Eli is now 5 years old! Whew! I Can’t believe it still. He had an awesome day yesterday or so he said. He kept all through the day out of no where saying “I can’t believe I am 5!” My sweet and hyper boy of a boy. He is watching a movie right now. He is now able to watch all of the action hero movies and he absolutely loves them. His favorites are Spiderman and

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For the last few weeks I have been soaked with instruction of how to train my children up in righteousness. Not to say I have learned all there is to know for I will start to dry out and at that time will need it once again to be poured on me. The Lord has opened my eyes to see things that I have not seen in my journey of discipline. For the past few months, I guess ever since we moved here to

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Gen 3:1-6Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?"And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch

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Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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Tired, that is what I am this morning. We got in from Austin last night around 11:00 and of course stayed up longer when we got home. This week is going to be pretty busy for me mentally. I have so many things on my mind. My oldest sons birthday is Monday, yep on Halloween. I have 11 9x13 Enchiladas to make for Saturday. I am doing a cooking club thing with my friend it should be interesting. Not

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.1 Corinthians 10:31 ......so whether you eat or drink do it all to the glory of God.Candy, The Genuine Profit has started a Weight Loss Challenge for anyone who wants to join. I

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A full day of train rides, trolley rides, paintings, sculptures, worried painting watchers , long walks, cool breezes, a Hard Rock lunch, smiling boys, joyful times and memories made! What a day, thank you Lord for giving us a day to remember.

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