Thankful Thursday

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Well i have to admit, as I woke up this morning with  the feeling of Sand in my eyes I was NOT full of thankfulness BY ANY means!  And as i hit the bathroom and my Sinus’ felt at though they were going to to explode My heart did NOT yell PRAISE  God and as I winced in Pain as i tried to swallow My  voice did not echo an AMEN!

 

No it was different….”why now” or “I have too much to do”, all crossed my mind.

 

So Here is my list of thankfuness’ (Is that even a word..I don’t think so)

1.  iam thankful we are not moving for another month and a half!

2.  I am thankful that my Dr. has same day appointments (AND SATURDAYS TOO)

3.  I am thankful for science and the discovery of Penicillin!

4. And Iam very thankful God saw fit to create TEA!

5AND that God is the Great Physician 🙂 !

 

I hope you have a wonderful thursdayand we will see you next week!

Women of faith Combination

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Ok so here is my dilemma.  Back when I attended Women of Faith I had High hopes of writing 5 blog posts about the  conference.  BUT God had other things in mind.  He knew I would go through a troubling time.  The last year had been  tough as it was with loosing a whole slew of friends and family in the matter of months BUT everything seemed to be winding down.   two weeks later a friend from high school lost her year long battle with cancer and it was at that time that my grandmother was diagnosed with a terminal cancer and we were all told she had anywhere from days to weeks to months.  She lasted one month to the day of her diagnosis.

What a tumultous time.  AND it all happened right around the holidays.  this is the first time in my life that bad things were associated with the holidays and I am so very thankful for my children because without them I may have lost focus BUT we still celebrated Jesus’ birth and that was so important easpecially this Christmas 🙂

Now that I look back on all of that time and i realize that that time was made possible because of all the things I learned and applied from the Women of faith conference.  I had no idea anything was about to hit like it did BUT God did and he prepared my heart so amazingly!

So what are those lessons that God  worked through in my life……

  • Sheila Walch Said “If god says it will happen, it will happen” I could be rest assured that God will NEVER leave me nor forsake me and All things work together for Good
  • She also said” that the shepard will find me”, and he did. Despite  no matter how much i try to hide…and be strong God knows way better and meets me where i am.
  • Nicole Johnson talked about how we are like coffee and that we can live the fresly brewed life.   And Just like a good cup of coffee weneed to be picked and polished. We need to be roasted (we have to go through a little heat). And we have to be ground up.  Not a pleasant process BUT it makes for a greta cup of coffe .  –And despite all the unpleasantness that sometimes happens in my life I can be sure that it will mold me into the person God wants me to be.
  • Dr henry cloud- I need Monkeys :)….Friends when we have friends it calms us.
  • Our desires MUST match up with God’s purpose!~ Lisa Harper
  • Sheila Walsch- “you have never lived an unloved moment in your life”

So there is so much more BUT these are just some of the truthes i clung to during these difficult times.

So you might think that you don’t have time, or the money or whatever BUT there is a way>God provided  a way for me to go. through this blog program that Women of Faith and Thomas Nelson ran, and to them I must say THANK  YOU.  There is no possible way that they could have known BUT God did and He orchestrated it 🙂  And to Him I am also very grateful!

THANK YOU!!!

Happy Homemaker Monday #2~A sneak peek :)

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The weather:::  Sunny BUT very COLD!

On my reading pile:::  My Bible, Great Expectations, Women of the Bible,Commentaries for abible study



On my TV::: nothing BUT on our radio the local Christian radio station

On the menu for this week:::
Monday –  Spaghetti
Tuesday – Soup and grilled Cheese
Wednesday – Chef Salad
Thursday – AWANA Spaghetti Dinner
Friday – Taco Salad
Saturday – Pizza
Sunday – Dish to pass at church

On my to do list:::Pack up all our belongings, dishes, packing, laundry, pack, organize kids rooms Did I mention PACK?

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::Okayso now that all the Christmas prjects are completed. I am going to teach myself how to crochet in a circle 🙂 and i do have some doll clothes left BUT I am taking a break from the sewing machine 🙂

Looking around the house:::Living room has some socks that are soted and ready to be folded and put away.  Dining room pretty clean, Kitchen dishes and lets now talk about the bedrooms 🙂

From the camera:::

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something fun to share::: Have you heard of Listia….do a google search.  It where you get rid of stuff and NO MONEY exchanges hands it’s all free.  Most people ship for free too BUT occasionally you might have to pay for shipping.  you earn credits in a couple of different ways and then use thos credits you use to “purchase” the stuff you want !

On my prayer list::: My uncle who is having mini strokes, kids from our youth group and our church family

Bible verse, Devotional::: John 1 and 2

A Family Verse

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This year I decided that I wanted to focus on one specific area of need in our family.  i prayed about this and contemplated it for some time and finally came up with this idea.

This year we are going to have a family verse. We needed to refocus on why we do what we do.

the verse we are going to be using throughout this year is 1 Corthians 10:31

whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do do all tothe Glory of  God.

 

It takes care of a couple of areas.

Namely selfishness, having right motives,and living a God centered life

 

let me close by asking you this?

Why do you do what you?  And what does God want you to focus on this year!?!