Posted By Chas in Time with God
 Hello my dear, dear friends... I hope this evening finds you all well. I have had some things on my heart that I want to share with you tonight, some news from my husband that makes these things even more real to me. On this roller coaster ride of life we don't know what the next turn will hold... whether we will be plummeting into a valley or climbing a high mountain... It is uncertain, it is sometimes frightening... but we as children of the Living God have a safe and secure end to all of this twisting and turning. My husband has just informed me that he may be losing his job come Tuesday. It is a sudden blow to our family. It is scary, but it is not something that our God, Jehovah-Jireh, The One who Provides, can't handle. He is able. So my mind is how we can be even more frugal minded than we already are. Suppers can be made a bit more cheaply and stretched a bit farther, I have my website that I am trying to sale some things and my Etsy. We don't do a whole lot of extra-curricular activities so that is not a big thing. I try and limit my trips to run errands... maybe instead of once a week I could make it once every two weeks. And these things are well and good... BUT... I don't want them to cloud my focus. I don't want them to dampen my spirit and choke my joy. Things that are precious to me, things that are simple and lovely and good... I am going to focus on those... God's sweet promises A good morning kiss from my husband The early morning snuggle time with my children The rain on the roof Freshly picked vegetables from the garden Hearing my children pray Seeing kindness from my kids to their siblings or others The strong arms of my husband Snowflakes Beautiful skies painted by God's own hand Piano Music Laughter Open windows and a gentle breeze Candlelight Church hymns sung acapella Warm soup on a cold and dreary day My husband reading the Bible to our family Homemade gifts Flowers Smiles Hearing, I love you Moma These things and more are the real and true things, the things to be treasuring... not the material, not the temporal... We trust that through this valley God will be glorified... that He will be lifted up. That He holds us with His Almighty Hand and we can be at peace knowing He will never let us fall. God be with you dear ones. |
Posted By KeriMae
I don't even know what to say. I just helped (as much as anyone can "help", but I can't think of a better word) my friend bury her 14 month old toddler two months ago. And now another mother, she from blogsville, buries her 3 year old, who died in another tragic accident.
These things happen every day. We worry so much about what to feed our kids, what curriculum to buy, and how to slosh through all of the entertainment/education/excess that the world wants to engage our children in. Really, it's all meaningless, foolish ways in which to distract us, to keep us occupied, to come to the arrogant assumptions that our tomorrows will be just as uneventful as our todays. You (or I).......might actually be sitting at a funeral next Thursday morning. You (or I).......might actually have an ash heap that used to be a home next Tuesday. You (or I).......might get a diagnosis from a doctor that cuts the clock short next Friday. Are you (am I) ready for that? I'm not sure what matters nearly at all, but I am certain that the Lord Jesus Christ is at the forefront of it all, and that, without Him, the black hole of grief and pain caused the quicksand of sufferings would be bleaker than death itself. I am also certain that the *stuff* of life also robs us from relationship from one another. Do our families know how PRECIOUS they are to us? Do pray for this dear family. And if you do not know (and you know if you KNOW) the Lord Jesus Christ, perhaps it is time for you to meet, so that you, also, will know the great comfort and carrying-power of our great God. 2 Corinthians 6:2 .....behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. |
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Posted By KimMC in Just Thoughts
I've been crazy busy around here not leaving as much time to post as I'd like. Last week we all came down with some virus that knocked the little ones and I out. Then as they were just getting better dh hurt his back. Poor guy woke up Fri. morning with a "kink" in his back and it got worse as the weekend went on. He had planned to finish the strapping on the house but there was no way he could be up a latter!! Sunday he needed a cane to help him get around. Thankfully he's doing much better now! So this week has been playing catch up on dishes, laundry and everything else that gets behind when your sick. Yesterday I started tackling out book cases in the living room. I moved all the gardening and homesteading type books to the case in our bedroom. So now there is just enough room down stairs for our curriculum and reference books. But really I need more book cases LOL. I've also cleared off and cleaned 2 "hot" spots in the living room, the top of the TV and printer. My desk is about half done to! Yippee! LOL I'v been working at setting up new school "centers" put up and ABC chart, daily weather chart and a new world map. I still need to resort the storage drawers but that shouldn't take TO long since I just did them a few weeks ago. |
Posted By KimMC in Herbs And Health
I'm sure most people have heard about this by now. But just in case! Maple Leaf foods has issued over the past few weeks a huge recall list, over 200 products. The reason, contamination with listeriosis bacteria. This also includes products they have made for other companies. Sadly 15 people have died from it so far. You can see a full PDF list of the recalled products here Maple Leaf foods. And the latest news article here. |