Tea~na's Priceless Treasures ~ Tuesday's Tea Time Ladies

"I think God looks at our love? God has everything, He does not need anything, except our love and extended hands." Akaine

Akaine ~ A child prodigy and artists by age 4yrs

~ My Afternoon Tea Time ~

Tea Time for the Soul
Tea Graces
Tea Time Magazine

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Matthew 11:28

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I absolutely love tea time. Pleasant memories of friendships and a hot pot of tea. A beautifully laid table set with the finest china and silverware. Just like Heavens' table when we go home. All the finest linens and dinnerware. I also love spending time with the Lord, meditating on His precious words. A time to quietly sit and praise Him and thank Him for all He has done. It is a great time when the harshness of the day still lingers and our souls are in much need of refreshing, it is during those times that we must learn to turn it all over to the Lord.

Just like with friends, I love tea time with my precious Jesus, the lover of my soul. It is in those times I hear Him whisper softly in my ear saying, "sit back my daughter, sip on my tea (the word), it is sweetened with milk and honey. Remember, no matter what this day holds my child, I haven't gone anywhere, daddy is holding your hand."

My Favorite Tea Spots

Tea Time Treasures
Anne of Green Gables
Tea Time for the Soul
The Tea Ladies ~ Gracious Tea
Tea with Graces
Scripture Tea
Tea Supply
Tea Cups
Tea Houses
Tea Graces
Tea Time Magazine
Tea House Times
Tea Rooms Across the World
World Tea Expo
Tea Time Antiques

~ My Blog Calendar ~

~ Books I'm Reading ~

*The Word of God

* A Wife's Prayer
* Becoming a Woman that Please God
* Fascinating Womanhood
* The Mitford Series
* A Woman by God's Grace
* Loving Well
* Dancing Bones
* I Danced in Africa
* A Place of Quiet Rest
* Knowing and Loving the Bible
* Sanctuary
* Lifegiving
* Never too Early
* Brokeness
* You Can Raise a Well Mannered Child
* Growing Godly Women
* Let Your Life Count
* Self Talk, Soul Talk
* Living in the Light of Eternity
* Biblical Womanhood in the Home
* Under the Apple Tree
* What to Pray When Your Pregnant
* Warrior Bride Arise
* Emilie's Creative Home Organizer
* Life Management for Busy Woman
* Clean up the Clutter
* Women of Wisdom
* What's in the Bible for Women

"The teapot is on, the cups are waiting. Favorite chairs anticipating. No matter what I have to do, my friend, there's always time for you." author unknown

~ A Little Blinkie Me ~

"There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other humans in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound." Diana Cortes

~ My Cooking Spots ~

Cooks Country A Woman of Worth A Veggie Venture Giada De Laurentiis Cream Puffs in Venice Eat See India ~Ruta Kahate Martha Stewart Kalyn's Kitchen Jesus and Me The Wednesday Chef The Cooking Diva Emeril Paula Deen

"I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and pouring out the tea," said Anne, shutting her eyes ecstatically," and asking Diana if she takes sugar! I know she doesn't but of course I'll ask her just as if I didn't know." L.M.Montgomery Anne of Green Gables

~ Keepers at Home ~

"God guides us with His hand to assure us of His presence. He directs by His word to assure us of Hi purpose. He leads us by His peace to assure us of His peace." ~ Roy Lessin

Places I Enjoy

Homespun Heart Craft Shop

View from the Prairie Box

Westlake World

With All That I've Been Given

Matthew Mead Style

Mothering From The Heart

~ Living a More Simply Life ~

~ I am a Frugal Hacker ~

Frugal Blogroll

**join here**

~ Proverbs 31 Speakers Blogs ~

Proverbs 31 Devotional Blog
Proverbs 31 ~ For the Least of These
She Speaks Conference
Proverbs 31 Magazine
Shari Braendel
Called By a New Name
Micca Campbell
Melanie Chitwood
Karen Ehman
Charlene Kidd
Rachel Olsen
Wendy Pope
Susanne Scheppmann
Renee Swope
Lysa TerKeurst
Van Walton
Glynnis Whitwer

~ Classics I Enjoy Reading ~

Jane Austen~
* The Jane Austen Book Club
* Pride and Prejudice
* Sense and Sensibilty
* Jane Austen Companion
* Emma
* Northanger Abbey
* Mansfield Park
* Jane Austen Letters
* A Memoir of Jane Austen and other Family Recollections
* Darcy's Story

~ My Favorite Classic Authors ~

* Louisa May Alcott ~ Little Women, Little Men
* Emily Bronte ~ Wuthering Heights
* Jan Karon
* Charlotte Bronte ~ Jane Eyre
* L.M. Montgomery
* Lewis Carroll ~
* Charles Dickens ~
* Edgar Allen Poe ~
* Leo Tolstoy ~ Anna Karenina, War and Peace
* Voltaire ~ Candide
* British Literature
* Christian Literature
* World Literature

Take the Quiz here!

Becoming Jane

~ My Favorite Movies ~

* Anne of Green Gables
* Becoming Jane
* Mrs. Potter
* Esther: One Night with the King
* Passion
* Gone With the Wind
* The Notebook
* Pride and Prejudice
* Ella Enchanted
* Ever After
* The Secret Garden (1993)
* Lord of the Rings
* Emma
* Rose Hill
* Hobbit
* The Chronicles of Narnia
* Arsenic and Old Lace
* Little Women
* Shirley Temple
* Princess Bride
* Sense and Sensibility
* The Lion, The Witch , and the Wardrobe
* Fiddler on the Roof

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Becoming a Woman that Pleases God ~ Come and join me for a pot of tea, Where my home is warm and my faith and friendship is free.

Monday, July 14, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Monday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord [to appreciate, give heed to, and cherish Him]. His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us as the [heavy] rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

Hosea 6:3 amp

Sow for yourselves according to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God); reap according to mercy and loving-kindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, to inquire for and of Him, and to require His favor, till He comes and teaches you righteousness and rains His righteous gift of salvation upon you.

Hosea 10:12 amp

"Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you." ~ Mark Twain.

AWE! That is the life I want. I do not want to be caught up in marking off check lists and worried about whether I broke a law or not. No, I want to live my life here on earth in total surrender and passion for my Jesus, not just out of discipline.

Don't get me wrong, obeying his word is important, but falling in love with Him is the ultimate. For it is out of this love we will seek to know His ways and truly obey His word, from our hearts and not just with our lips or with our minds.

I want that "first love." I want that zeal, and passion for His Word that will keep me seeking hard after Him. I want to swim in the deepest waters of His love. I want Him to pour His love down on me like rain, to saturate my soul, heart and spirit with His presence.

For I long for the deepest intimacy with Yeshua, Jesus ~ My Beloved. He is my everything.

" O GOD, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You; my inner self thirsts for You, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is. So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory. Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. So will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My whole being shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. "

Psalm 63:1-5 amp version

Oh Father, pour rain down on me. Let me feel your presence in my everyday, ordinary life and not just in the spiritual moments. Teach me how to walk with you daily where I feel you right beside me, guiding my every step. Father, oh how I love Your words, they are as sweet as honey and wonderful to my ears. I thank you for all you have done for me. Help me to always keep myself prepared for your return. Lead me everyday to fresh manna and Your living water. Thank you Father, you are always worthy to be praised.

Your a Priceless Treasure

Sister Tea~na

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
~ Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ Tuesdays Tea Time Ladies ~

Today, we basically went over week 1; You can refer to a previous post: http://www.homesteadblogger.com/manager/edit_entry.php?e_id=101035

On this post you will find all the information you will need for Week 1. I do apologize for the slow delay, but I wanted everyone to be able to participate without loosing any weeks.

I do want to stress that with this study you do not want to dip and dive and then come back and participate, it is a cmmitment for 90 days. Please, try your best to stay in touch with us. We are looking forward to sharing the next 90 days with one another and that includes you as well.

Also, this study is a challenge to truly surrender yourself to your beloved groom, Jesus. Give Him 120% of your heart for the next 90 days and I PROMISE, you will be changed forever.

Okay, go to the above post and I will see you again here, July 16th, 2008

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Wednesday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) are the undefiled (the upright, truly sincere, and blameless) in the way [of the revealed will of God], who walk (order their conduct and conversation) in the law of the Lord (the whole of God's revealed will).

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are they who keep His testimonies, and who seek, inquire for and of Him and crave Him with the whole heart."

Psalm 119:1-2

Once a potter creates a figure, the chosen object must be baked under EXTREME heat before it is ready to use.

The firing process delays the enjoyment of the object, and yet if the potter skips this process, the pottery will be useless. So really the beauty and need for the piece are strengthened for having "passed through the fire."

Just like that pottery, God must also refine us, too, through the fires and trials of adversity that we sustain. Sometimes that refining process takes the the form of waiting; other times it may be in a loss of some sort, great or small. It may be staying content while going through diffiuclt times.

Or like in our case, the home we are renting has turned out to be quite a joke. We have leaks and problems and poor insulation in the winter. Our water and heating bills are extremely high. So our hope is to move in the country on a farm, but we must be content here while waiting for our Heavenly Father to bless us with such a change.

Whatever we face: whether large or small trials, illnesses, change, loss, or just contentment in our ordinary lives, in the end, we are rendered more beautifully and useful to God by having passed through the refiners fire.

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Dear Heavenly Father, when times come my way and it causes me to ask, "Why me, Lord?" may I look at the trial in a different light and change my words to, "Try me, Lord?" Try me and find me waiting to be used by your hands.

Lord help me to always trust in you and to submit to the potters fire. For you are the Master Potter and you will always have the best intentions for me, to be more like you in the end. I know that when you are sending me through the fire that until you see your reflection looking back at you then my process is not complete. May I mirror your image in all that I say and do. Because to be more like you is my hearts desire."

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"The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over."

Psalm 12:6

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Monday, July 7, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Monday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me [ceased from fretting].

Psalm 131:2 amplified version

"I've kept my feet on the ground,
      I've cultivated a quiet heart.
   Like a baby content in its mother's arms,
      my soul is a baby content."

The Message version

Have you ever watched your children? I have 7 and one on the way, so I have many to watch and at different stages in life. But what I have noticed in my baby who is 10 months old and in my 5 year old, they have the ability to go with the moment. They just enjoy life. Even in my 7 and 9 year old, their imaginations just seize every opportunity to enjoy whatever little joys they have come upon.

In their eyes nothing is too small or unworthy, or even insignificant for their little wondering minds. They enjoy nature with such suprise.

With my children, they are easily entertained by the smallest wonders. A beautiful "weed" in the yard, a small ground worm digging in the dirt, a pile of fresh, crispy fall leaves (I enjoy these too), or seeing our mourning dove preparing for life in my flower basket.

Watching my children, I am reminded that they are fully dependant on me. They have no worries over bills, food, or even clothing. They know that when they get done they will still have a roof over their head to sleep under.

The heart of children seem to also show forth all that God finds best about humankind. What greater image of contentment than that of a young child resting with complete trust on the shoulder of the one who loves him best. His parents, and for us, our Father in heaven.

"Yet You are He Who took me out of the womb; You made me hope and trust when I was on my mother's breasts.

I was cast upon You from my very birth; from my mother's womb You have been my God."

Psalm 22:9-10 amplified version

"Dear Abba Father, I am in complete awe and wonder of your presence everywhere I go. I like my children, will dance in your goodness and sing a new song every morning. I am thankful for the grace you supply me new everyday. Thank you for Your creation and thank you for my children who continue to teach me how to rely and trust in you.

Your Daughter,

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Sister Tea~na

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Friday, July 4, 2008
~ Happy 4th of July ~

Celebrate the Real Freedom We Have in Jesus Today

Jesus Divine
4th of July Poem

We gather ‘round to celebrate

On Independence Day

Pay homage to our country

As the children run and play.

With barbeques and picnics

And fireworks in the air

The flag we own is proudly flown

To show how much we care.

The stars and stripes spell freedom

She waves upon the breeze

While bursts of colors can be seen

Above the towering trees.

This is all quite wonderful

We revel in delight

But God above in divine love

Has brought this day to light.

With just a stroke of liberty

A touch of His divine great hand

He gave democracy to us

And helped this country stand.

The stripes upon our stately flag

Were touched by His sweet grace

Each star of white that shines so bright

Reflects His divine loving face.

So as you turn to face the flag

For battles that were fought

Be filled with pride for those who died

And freedoms that were bought.

But don’t forget to thank the One

That gives the bright display

The reason why we paint the sky

On Independence Day

This Jesus divine 4th of July poem
© was written by Marilyn Ferguson.

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Thursday, July 3, 2008
~ My Other Blog Sites ~

Ladies, please be sure to check out my other blog sites. This is not the only one I have. Here is a lost of all of them. Please comment and let me know what you think. I do value your opinions very much.

Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ Tea Time Ladies
Seeing the Sacred in the Ordinary
Simply Living ~ Homespun Grits and Calm
Our Journey into Nature ~ Our Nature Journal
Preparing the Way Academy ~ Our Homeschool Site
Becoming a Woman that Pleases God
Marriage by Grace ~ Under Construction

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Thursday, July 3, 2008
~ Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ Tuesdays Tea Time Ladies ~

Well Ladies, it is that time again and I am glad to say that we are back on track.

I am sorry it has taken me a few days to post. I have been very busy with curriculum reviews for this year.

Many you knew that we post poned due to the delivery of one of our ladies having a baby. I am happy to say both are doing very well. At the time that we post poned we were only through the first week.

So, with knowing this we have decided to start at week 1, I know some of you were waiting on your book to come in and this will give each of us time to really get back on tract and in tune with the message of this book. So if you are still interested you can still join us.

We will be starting fresh at Week 1.

I will meet back here every Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss the study with you. You will then have a chance to comment on the study and what the Lord is doing in your life. Please comment, I will print them out and share them with the Ladies here. We will also put you on our prayer list. I look forward to FINALLY getting this started.

Please be sure to scroll through all my post and read all the ones that have to do with Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ that would be the Tuesday Tea time Ladies and under the Tuesday Tea time Gatherings.

That way you are caught up and in full swing by this time next week.

I hope all is well and that this study becomes a true blessing to you all. I look forward to my next teatime post on July 8th or the 9th.

Your a Priceless Treasure

Sister Tea~na

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Wednesday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul."
Psalm 31:7

Oh, Ladies if you only knew how that verse keeps ministering to my soul. Today I had a sherrif at my door, he delivered a summons for me to be in court for truancy. Now, I have one child at home, homeschooled and 3 in school. At first I thoughht it was the homeschooler, but come to find out it is for the 3 in school.

Now mind you last year our family was sick with the flu and my children brought lice home not once, but 5 times from their school. So with the days they missed I am now consider truant.

Please keep me in prayer. This could affect me being able to homeschool them this year. My husband and I decided to take the children out of the school system and begin to homeschool them again. So, I have already ordered their curriculum for the year as well as made up their lesson plans and have been ready to start this year. I still have a little tweaking hear and their and a few more things to order, but I am pretty much done.

I know in my heart this is an attack of the enemy. So ladies you have been there for me before in prayer, I am calling on you all to pray again, especially those fellow homeschoolers out there who know the importance of homeschooling.

I did want to share with you after the sherrif left, I broke down and cried, "Lord, please help me. I know we heard from you on this matter. Go before us and prepare the way and make this right.

I sat there at my computer desk and noticed my calendar had not been flipped for that day. When I looked at the scripture verse and read it, ( the one that is listed above.) oh how it ministered greatly to me. But then I read what Nancy said in reference to that verse and I knew God had spoken to me. I will rejoice because He will make it right, even while I sat there with tears in my eyes.

"He is the God of every circumstance. He is in the process of redeeming and making all things new. You can rejoice in Him, even when your eyes are filled with tears."

Nancy Lee DeMoss

I also knew that every tear that I cried, He was collecting in a bottle. My tears were not going unnoticed. We serve a loving Father who cares about our EVERY need.

God reminded me of another verse that is so precious to me.

"You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle--are they not in Your book?

Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I cry out; this I know, for God is for me.

In God, Whose word I praise, in the Lord, Whose word I praise,

In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalm 56:8-11

amplified version

Also I want to share this BEAUTIFUL poem with you, please check out her site at:

Isn't is so wonderful to know that even our tears are seen and caught by our daddy in heaven. Just like a compassionate father wipes the tears of his little girl here on earth, even more my Heavenly Father wipes and collects mine.

http://www.tearsinabottlecollection.com/indexMainMenu.html

TEARS IN A BOTTLE
A Tears in a Bottle Collection Signature Poem.
to Shirley Skidmore Holley and Megan

Like the pages in my bible,
That record my family tree;
You've recorded all my troubles,
In your book of tears, I see.
Here's the time I found my true love,
Happy tears shimmered on my face;
So sadly. I lost that loved one,
You received all my tears with grace.
You wrote down the birth of my child,
Prideful tears glistened in my eyes;
And when he (she) caused fear and sorrow,
You took my tears each time I cried.
See the star beside my new job,
You blessed me and I walked tall;
I got stubborn, went my own way,
You caught my tears, I took a fall.
All my tears are in a bottle,
My bible says you put them there;
To remind me of your presence,
Each time I shed tears in despair.

Copyright©1999-2007 Caryl Ramsdale

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Monday, June 30, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Monday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law He meditates day and night."

Psalm 1:2

"Absorb the Word by dwelling on it, pondering it, going over it again and again in your mind, considering it many different angles, until it becomes a part of you."

Nancy Lee DeMoss

This whole chapter is the very first chapter I ever memorized, so these verses are very near and dear to my heart.

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1BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.

2But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.

3And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].

4Not so the wicked [those disobedient and living without God are not so]. But they are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away.

5Therefore the wicked [those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God].

6For the Lord knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [those living outside God's will] shall perish (end in ruin and come to nought).

Psalm 1 ~ Amplified Version

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Here is a wonderful hebraic view of this chapter. I would comment here, but this site has done a wonderful job. I will leave you to your study. I printed mine out and devoured it.

http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Scripture/Ketuvim/Psalms/Psalm_1/psalm_1.html

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Thursday, June 26, 2008
~ Babies are Precious ~

Introducing Toshiana Elisea Joy
Isn't she adorable? She is even sucking her thumb. Awe, that is too cute!!!

What a wonderful moment
When you're allowed to view
The precious little package
That's growing inside you.
A glimpse into the future
A miracle in sight
A tiny baby
An emerging ray of light.
The presence of a miracle
Developing inside
Is only the beginning
Of the joy that coincides.

~Brenda Darlene Kyowski

Hope you enjoy our precious bundle of love, due September 27th, 2008

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Sister Tea~na

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Thursday, June 26, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Wednesday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge."

Proverbs 14:26

Do we ever stop and think of the little eyes that watch us daily to see how we handle lifes difficulties? How we handle gossip or hateful people? Do they see us get smart with the cashier when she is a little slow? Do they see us return the buggy after we unload our groceries into the car?

We need to remember that someone is always watching our walk as Christians. We are their example of how to live abundant lives for Jesus.

Are they seeing us happy and joyful or miserable and depressed? Do they see us smile at someone and then turn and speak ill of that person or do they see us pray for them to know the Lord?

As a mother of 7 and one on the way my, my children have taught me more about being a godly woman than anyone else in the world. God knew what He was doing when He said to be fruitful and multiply. He knew that it would be a circle, parents and children teaching eachother how to become better disciples and servants for Him.

Here is a question once asked from Nacy Less DeMoss. This question has stuck with me through many difficult times, may it help you to stay focused as well.

"What kind of legacy are you leaving your children ~ and their children? If they take their cues from the way you respond to pain, disappointment, and loss, how will they respond to life's tragedies? More importantly how are your responses shaping their view of God?'

Your a Priceless Treasure

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Thursday, June 26, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Monday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"He said, "It is finished," and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit."

John 19:30

How many times in life are we facing something huge in our lives. Maybe it is financial struggles, sickness, rumors, or even people in our lives that are hateful and want to cause trouble.

I find that sometimes it is hard to let go and let God. But I am also finding that in times such as those above and some that I didn't even mention that many of you might be experiencing, in those times is when we need to even more put it in to the hands of the Lord.

I know that it is tough to not want to handle it on your own, but like Jesus He "bowed His head." In that final moment of His life. He chose to take the pathway to complete surrender before His heavenly Father.

What issues are you facing? Are you struggling with finances and you need to hand it over to God and allow Him to be your accountant? Are you facing illness, cancer, miscarriage, or possibly a cold? Turn it over to Him, believe in His word you are healed by the stripes He endured on the cross and Let Him have it.

Or are you having problems in your marriage? Pray for your enemies the word says. I consider that anyone you are in conflict with. Sometimes even in the midst of marriage we can come to a point where facing our spouses is even difficult, but it is then we need to bow the knee and the head and surrender to Jesus.

Let go and let God. Remember God knows how it will end, the great thing is if we completely surrender our lives than it is His will we will see.

Your a Priceless Treasure

Sister Tea~na

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Friday, June 20, 2008
~ Study to Start back on July 1st ~

Well Ladies, we are holding off on Chapter 2, until July 1st. We are minstering to one of our dear ladies who has just had a baby. Please be patient with us. Also, there is a dear blogger who is waiting on Amazon to send her book. I do not want anyone to miss this study. It is sooo good.

I hope all is well with everyone. Please check out my other sites. I listed a post to my new ones.

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Sister Tea~na

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Thursday, June 19, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Wednesday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"Everyone will deceive his neighbor, and will not speak the truth, they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves commiting iniquity. Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me, says the Lord"

Jeremiah 9:5-6

"Belief produces behavior. Believing things that aren't true produces sinful behavior.

Nancy Lee DeMoss

Oh, does this passage ever ring true in my life. I wish so badly to move onto a farm. Where I live so many people profess their Christians, but maybe 2% live their lives truly walking as Christians.

We have so much lying, hating, deceit, and just straight up evil around us. As a matter of fact the huge house next to us. Is a huge famliy of Wiccans. Sad thing is they are very quite and bother no one, they stay to themselves.

It is the ones who go to church on Sundays, that allow their children as well as themselves to run up and down the street starting fights and hatred. My heart cries out for them to wake up!

It is so hard rasing kids in todays society, where so called friends will love you one minute and stab you, and sometimes literally, in the back. Please keep us in prayer we are seriously planning on buying a home in the country, we are just asking God to perform many hurdles and jumps, MIRACLES for that to happen.

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What about you, what do you face as a mother, a homeschooler, as a Christian?

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
~ Other Sites ~

Pleas check out my other two sites:

This site will replace my other homeschool site.

http://seasonsofamothersheart.typepad.com/

Nature Study Site:

http://seasonsofamothersheart.typepad.com/our_journey_into_nature/

I hope you enjoy them!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Monday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has received a special gift, empoly it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

1 Peter 4:9-10

Let’s look up the following verses and see what attitudes and qualities important to hospitality are found in them:

a. Matthew 20:26,27 - (Servant heart)

b. I Corinthians 13:4-7 - (Love)

c. Colossians 3:23 - (Wholeheartedness and enthusiasm)

d. Proverbs 11:16 - (Gracious)

e. James 2:1-4 - (no respecter of persons)

f. Proverbs 11:24,25 - (generosity)

g. I Peter 4:9 (Phillips) - (cheerfully without wishing you “hadn’t got to”)

What are some thoughts on preparing for real Christian hospitality?

a. For House Guests. Prepare a place - prepare a bed, room, drawer, and closet space (if available), towels, drinking glass, etc. If possible, add a “homey” touch like a basket of fruit or a fresh flower, etc.
Prepare yourself - Be ready for their arrival. Be dressed, well-groomed, etc. Think through on conversation topics.
After they arrive - Set aside a time to rest, relax, acquaint them with the house, plan things they’d enjoy doing (good to check this with them first offer several options), RELAX!, make them feel at home!
b. For Dinner Guests - Plan the menu ahead of time; make sure you have all necessary ingredients; plan time schedule so dinner will be on time and you will have time to freshen up and not be rushed and harried; plan questions or topics for conversation; be ready to welcome and make them feel at home; RELAX!
c. Guests Just For An Afternoon Or Evening Visit - Plan to have the house and yourself ready when they arrive; at some point you may wish to offer coffee, hot tea or iced tea, etc. If you plan to serve a dessert or snack make it simple enough so that preparation or serving of it does not require a great deal of your time. Plan conversation topics, etc. In receiving any guest in our home, we should concentrate on them (Philippians 2:3,4) not ourselves. Be warm, friendly, gracious, thoughtful, express appreciation for them being there, show love, affection, etc.

Check out the whole article here: http://www.discipleshiplibrary.com/pdfs/GWT21.pdf

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Friday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you...Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will life you up." James 4:8-10

Before you get close to God you have to find the highway to lowliness.

~ Nancy Lee DeMoss

humbleness~

noun

Lack of vanity or self-importance: humblesness is the same as: humility, lowliness, meekness, modesty.

An attitude of modesty and lack of pride.

The opposite of pride is humbleness, meekness, submissiveness, or teachableness. — Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994)

Lessons for Life: How to be Humble

Our culture says that humility is a virtue.

However, we often fail to apply the concept in our own lives.

Some of us look for aggressiveness in our children. We think that it will help them to succeed in life. It also will make you proud when your son scores a touchdown or makes the “All State” debate team.

But have you noticed that some of the greatest athletes are humble, that some of the greatest intellects are humble, and that some of the greatest leaders are humble?

What! Your culture doesn’t say that humility is a virtue?

Try this if you are Jewish or Christian:

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chr. 7:14

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. Prov. 16: 19

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
Isa. 5: 15

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 18: 4

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matt. 23: 12

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4: 10

Why vis it when we find a humble person eager to share what he or she has, we are surprised and then pleased?

Why do I combine benevolence with humility? Because they go hand-in-hand don’t they? A humble person gives his or her soul to God and serves others not expecting any earthly reward..

Does being humble drop your self esteem?

I don’t think so. It simply places you in the scheme of things now and in the hereafter. You no longer have to think of yourself being the brightest, cleverest, strongest, best looking person in the world.

If you are rich it will diminish the fact and you will become more benevolent. You will seek wisdom more than riches and you will govern your affairs with dignity and honor.

Humility is the beginning of knowledge.

If you say that you know nothing about the fauna of Egypt but would like to know about it, you are on your way to gaining knowledge. You will feed your mind and you will be grateful for that knowledge and you will seek more knowledge.

If you say that you know nothing about a subject and you have no desire to learn more because you are afraid that you might not understand the knowledge you receive, you will be miserable if you don’t even try to gain such knowledge. You are “suffering” from low esteem not humility. A humble person says that one will do the best one can to learn.

A humble person will do what he can to serve others.

A humble person will search for wisdom.

A humble person will be grateful for all he receives.

A humble person will recognize that he knows little but can learn much more.

A humble person will not be aggressive to others.

A humble person will take care of his family and give them support in all that they do.

A humble person will love God and recognize that God will lead him to truth and knowledge.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008
~ Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ Tuesday's Tea Time Ladies ~

Okay, sorry it has taken me a while to post this.

We have found while looking through this book that it is set up, day 1, day 2, etc.

So, in knowing this we will begin day 1 on Tuesday the 10th and then meet each Tuesday to discuss that week. We had to discuss this to find out what would be the best out come for each chapter. Seeing that we meet on Tuesdays we wanted to have the week finished by the following Tuesday.

Many of the ladies did not finish their reading so we have begun our lessons Tuesday 10th, which puts us on "Day 3" today.

I will say this. For those of you who do not have the book and you are trying to do this study over the computer. Oh, how I wish you could purchase the book. So much deep information.

On the Personal Notebooks. There is something for each day to do.

Here are the days:

Day 1: Assemble your notebook as I mentioned previously in my other entry. If you haven't done this, please go ahead and assemble your notebook.

"Write your Personal Vision Statement on the first page."

This needs to be ~personal, physical, spiritual and mental. As well as a vison for my family and children (do this one with husband so you stand on agreement for your family) I enocurage you to ask your husband for his, so you can pray for him and place that here as well. (My personal add in)

Write from your heart this can be one sentence to the whole page, front and back. This is your vision.

Day 2: Label the first tab divider in your notebook TAG ~ "Time Alone with God"(We'll be adding more labels and contents in notebook in days to come.)

Day 3: Create a page titled "SCRIPTURE MEMORY" and put it in the TAG section of your notebook. Whenever you encounter a verse you would like to memorize, write it out here for future reference, memorization, and meditation. Add additional pages for this as needed.

Day 4: In the TAG section of your notebook, label a blank piece of paper "POWER TOOLS" Here you can list scripture verses, practical tips, and resources to strengthen yourself in weak areas. Also, list the nameof one person you can call on for help in EACH area of weakness.

Day 5: Write the daily affirmations on a sheet of paper labled "AFFIRMATIONS" in the TAG section of your notebook. Begin noting any that are special to you. You can also add your own personal affirmations here as well. Donna Partow in her book notes, the friend that got her started on this practice, devotes 1 hour a day to this spiritual discipline and credits it with completely transforming her life.

Turn to your affirmation page anytime you have a few spare minutes to redeem the time by renewing your mind to God's words and thoughts about you.

Day 6: This is Saturday in the book, (Monday for us), this day is review and catch up day.

[ ] Create and begin using Personal Notebook (PNTBK)

[ ] Write personal vision record it on front page.

[ ] Create and begin using a special prayer place in your home.

[ ] Commit to spend Time Alone with God (TAG)

[ ] Add following items to my notebook: TAG section divider, Scripture memory page, power tool page, and affirmation page.

[ ] Confronted areas of secret sin and I am developing a plan of action of how to deal with them.

[ ] I have found an accountability partner. I cut out scripture cards from back of book and have put them in my binder.

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Daily I am practicing the following:

[ ] Using my Personal Notebook

[ ] Regularly reviewing my vision statement.

[ ] Spending time in my prayer place and enjoying TAG

[ ] Dealing proactively with my secret sins.

[ ] I am completing this bible study everyday, practicing the memory verses, and reciting my affirmation.

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Day 7: Weekly Reflections. Spend this time on what we have learned through the week. Spend extra time on the scripture memory verses. Pray and prepare your heart for the next week. Take one day out of each seven and rest and reflect. DO NOT use this time to catch up that is done on day 6. But do schedule them for the coming week.

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SCRIPTURE VERSE for THIS WEEK

Day 1-7: Proverbs 31:10-11

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WEEKLY PASSAGES TO READ

DAY 1: Isaiah 54:5-6

Day 2: Mark 1:35-39

Day 3: Psalm 119:9-11, 15-16

Day 4: Proverbs 31; 10-12

Day 5: Phillipians 4:4-9

Day 6: Turn Proverbs 31:10-11 into a scripture prayer to God

Day 7: Reflection

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AFFIRMATIONS

Day 1: I place my full confidence in God, He has a good purpose in my life.

Day 2: I commit myself to time alone with God.

Day 3: I meditate on God's word day and night.

Day 4: I bring God good, and not harm, all the days of my life.

Day 5: I choose to focus on the positive, especially the truth of God's word; therfore my life is filled with positive outcomes.

Day 6 and Day 7: Review day 1-5 affirmations.

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Whew, that's all for now. I hope that gets you started. If you are going to do this study again I encourage you to purchase the book. Please comment here if you are doing this study so I can add you to my prayer list.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
~ Tea and Honeycakes ~ Wednesday ~

Tea and Honeycakes

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

"He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.^"

^{Proverbs 21:23}

^{"Silence cannot be misquoted" ~ Mike Murdock}

^{Isn't that so true. I am learning that as Christians we talk way to much Lashon Hara ~ "evil speech"}

^{"Which means saying something bad about another person even if it happens to be true. In other words, lashon hara, is gossip, spreading evil (even if it is true) reports, or expressing a critical or negative spirit about others. Such behavior is forbidden in Leviticus 19:16.}

^{Now, of course there are times when a person is obligated to speak out, even thought the information is disparaging, (for example - while testifying under oath, and so on.)}

^{However the practice of being motzi ra (someone who goes around and speaks evil) is related to the status of metzora, the one who is afflicted tzara'at, and therefore many of the Jewish sages have made the connection between the sin of lashon hara and the unclean condition of tzara'at. (leprosy)"}

^{~Hebrew4Christian.com}

^{I did some study and I do alot of study on words with Hebrew understanding. Jesus was a Jew and so we must remember His roots. He is not a Western Civilized Jesus.}

^{Found at: http://www.jewfaq.org/speech.htm}

^{"There are two mitzvot in the Torah that specifically address improper speech: Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people (Lev. 19:16), and ye shall not wrong one another (Lev. 25:17, which according to tradition refers to wronging a person with speech).
Tale-bearing is, essentially, any gossip. The Hebrew word for tale-bearer is "rakhil" (Reish-Kaf-Yod-Lamed), which is related to a word meaning trader or merchant. The idea is that a tale-bearer is like a merchant, but he deals in information instead of goods. In our modern "Information Age," the idea of information as a product has become more clear than ever before, yet it is present even here in the Torah.
It is a violation of this mitzvah to say anything about another person, even it is true, even if it is not negative, even if it is not secret, even if it hurts no one, even if the person himself would tell the same thing if asked! It is said that the telling of gossip leads to bloodshed, which is why the next words in the Torah are "you shall not stand aside while your fellow's blood is shed." The story of Do'eig the Edomite (I Samuel Chs. 21-22) is often used to illustrate the harm that can be done by tale-bearing. Do'eig saw Achimelekh the Kohein give David bread and a sword, a completely innocent act intended to aid a leading member of Saul's court. Do'eig reported this to Saul. Do'eig's story was completely true, not negative, not secret, and Achimelekh would have told Saul exactly the same thing if asked (in fact, he did so later). Yet Saul misinterpreted this tale as proof that Achimelekh was supporting David in a rebellion, and proceeded to slaughter all but one of the kohanim at Nob.
The person who listens to gossip is even worse than the person who tells it, because no harm could be done by gossip if no one listened to it. It has been said that lashon ha-ra (disparaging speech) kills three: the person who speaks it, the person who hears it, and the person about whom it is told. (Talmud Arachin 15b).
In Jewish law, all things are considered to be secret unless a person specifically says otherwise. For this reason, you will note that in the Torah, G-d constantly says to Moses, &quo}