Showing posts with label Christian Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Living. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Help bring home Lily



I have been reading Adrienne's blog for along time now, and recently they have been blessed with the opportunity to adopt again!!! It's been a long journey for them with miscarriages and failed adoptions but it looks like their miracle is about to happen!
If you feel lead to go check out her page and read up on their story. Any $ will help them come closer to bringing home their Lily!

I'm excited for them!
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Bring The Rain

Bring The Rain
The Story of Audrey Caroline

A touching blog that will make you cry till you can't cry any more...
A family gone thru much but being held by Christs amazing promise
of his hand on their life. Read her story...




And I wanted to point you to a cause for good that she is doing right now.
See the beginning of what she is doing and go check it out how she is doing it. Share

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Homeschooling in CA

I was gonna post on this the other day but never got around to it with all the stuff going on.
But I wanted to just atleast link you up to some good writing on this topic of California's Court of Appeal's recent decision over homeschooling.

Over at Biblical Womanhood they have an article up on California Call-to-Action Campaign .
Go sign the petition from HSLDA!!!!

STAND UP for your rights as parents! They say that a parent has to be a certified teacher in order to homeschool. NO YOU DON'T! You are the GOD given teacher in your child's life. You should be able to have the option to homeschool if you want to!
You dont have to be a homeschool right now, nor be in CA. to be able to sign the petition! Just stand up for your freedom! Share

Friday, January 4, 2008

Tis better to give...

Awhile ago I posted on giving rather out of your stockpile.
I wanted to just write a few ideas down to give you a few
ideas to pass on your blessings.

-Make a basket full of household items to start a new home
for a bride to be or a new family in town.

-Find a family who might have financial problems and help them
out by bringing them a few bags of your stock pile every few
weeks.

-Make a basket for a friends b-day with glade candles, body washes,
scrubs, and other prettys.

-Make a baby basket for a mommy to be with enough to supply her
closet for a few months so she wont have to bother with it!

-Find a crisis pregnancy center and donate items to them to help women
who need it.

-Donate to your local Church's food pantry.

-Start a Dry good pantry and pass the word at your local church or
some sort of community outlet.

-If someone is having surgery help them out with paper products for ease
of recovery on them in doing dishes!

There are so many more options that you could help someone else out with
your stock pile.

Any more ideas???
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Monday, December 31, 2007

Tis' Better to give then receive

I've been doing alot of cleaning out of my stock pantry as we are
getting ready to move.
And I realized how blessed I am!
I have an abundant supply of things we need for free or barely no
cost at all. And that makes me want to give it away!
I get a thrill out of packing up bags of items to give to someone who
needs it more than I do! Being able to do that but not breaking the
budget is so awesome!
How many times in a month can YOU give someone a few bags of
household items??? Are you helping others who need it? It just
amazes me the blessings God gives us and we don't pass them along.
Be a giver this year! Learn to be frugal so you can pass your blessings
on to someone who is in dear need of them this year. Share

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Precious life even if only for a moment...

I was just visiting a friends blog and came across a link to a family who story is
so sad but so filled with hope.
Here is a little part of the life of this family who just lost a newborn child.
It made me cry.

Poppy Joy
Poppy’s life is like a dream in so many ways. Her three hours here on this earth were so full yet so short! She was the answer to every single prayer that was cried out on her behalf. She was the fulfillment of a promise—a miracle in every way. Never have I seen God’s faithfulness shine more vividly than it did for those precious three hours Poppy was with us. I want you to know that her time here with us was not marred by a single second of sadness. All fear and uncertainty about her future was driven from my heart and mind from the second she began breathing on her own outside of my womb. I knew that she was sick, and I knew we still had no idea how long she would be with us, yet none of that mattered once we had her in our arms. All I could do was thank Jesus for her and enjoy her. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed her during those hours. I felt like my heart would explode with love and happiness and joy as I held her or watched other people hold her and love her. Looking back, I would not change one thing because every second we spent with her was so full of life and hope. Darkness was driven from that little room, and while there were certainly tears, all stemmed from joy and thankfulness over the precious miracle that was living and breathing right there with us. To sum it all up, her time with us was perfect.

You can visit this family's blog and read more about their story here .
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Hot topic

I came across this article and I pretty much have to say that it sums up alot of what I have been thinking over the last few weeks.


Be fruitful and multiply - God created us and as one of our primary roles told us to “be fruitful and multiply.” He gave no conditions. He did not say “multiply up to and including eight children at which point you must stop.” At the same time He did not say “be fruitful and multiply until you have exceeded five children.” So there seem to be no hard and fast rules about how many children are appropriate in God’s eyes. Presumably, then, we are able to decide ourselves how many we would like to have. We can assume we should have at least one, but beyond that the Bible is silent. We hear hints that God approves of large families. For example, Psalm 127 says “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.” However, it is probably safe to assume that within the bounds of Christian freedom we are allowed to decide how many children we would like to have.

God opens the womb - God is absolutely sovereign. He has foreordained every pregnancy that has ever happened and that will ever happen. Whether a woman has one children or fifteen, God has decreed the beginning and end of each pregnancy.


Now I dont agree with everything he says here but I do agree with some things.

Just a few thoughts..... :D Share

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Ignorance

Ignorance:

The state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.
Lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
Lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics. Uninformed; unaware.
Due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.

Now I will wholeheartedly agree and acknowledge my downsides and failings in many areas.

But please don't call me Ignorant because you believe one way and I don't.

Matthew
7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. Share

Monday, October 29, 2007


My Drooling wish list from Vision Forum.

Just got alittle bigger.

:-D


I would get 9 copies of Passionate Housewives: Desperate for God ( for the special ladies in my life)


The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

Mother / Home-making Set

The Providential Battles Series


A Thanks to:

Life In a Shoe's Drawing.



:-D

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Thursday, October 25, 2007



I Just ordered this book for myself and CANT wait to get it!
Looking for a gift to for someone special and want something from the heart then this book would be a GREAT choice! They also have a deal running if you order so many you get a GREAT discount. Awesome for those ladies in your life!
I will let you know about how I like the book once I get it in a few days. YIPPIE!!!


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Saturday, October 20, 2007

My Drooling wish list from Vision Forum. :-D

I would get

9 copies of Passionate Housewives: Desperate for God ( for the special ladies in my life)

Life In a Shoe's Drawing.

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Friday, October 19, 2007

This is a Great article I came across this evening.

Being subject to gossip is a horrible feeling. Stop and THINK... are you causing more harm than good? Are you glorifying your Lord???

Gossip, Harmless Gossip

Grapevines entwine every organization. We humans crave news, yet neither city papers nor parish newsletters really cover this fascinating beat of human conflicts, joys, sorrows, and flaws. While an ethical reporter checks facts and verifies wording, gossip has no commitment either to accuracy or good taste. It thrives on the juicy tidbits of "rumor, report, tattle, or behind-the-scenes information, especially of an intimate or personal nature."[1]
Gossip tantalizes. We listen. "The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body" (Proverbs 18:8, NASB). True or false, gossip affects us.
Can gossip be avoided? Hardly. It is inevitable. The informal network often provides the only way to understand what is happening around us. We discuss with one another the latest scuttlebutt, trying to piece together some semblance of the truth from the rumors and events of the day.
Yet the network is dangerously flawed. Because gossip seldom slows down to document its quotes, it suffers progressive distortion as it passes from mouth to ear. We've all played the party game where the message whispered at the front of the line bears scant similarity to its end product. Further, gossip is nearly always one- sided. It tries a case on the basis of the prosecution's evidence alone.
And then, rumors get out of control. Like a feather pillow burst in a slumber-party battle, there is no way to put back all the feathers so mom won't find out. They lurk under couches and between cushions, and turn up for months in the strangest places. The damage cannot be undone.
There are actually three strains of gossip--as hard to separate as scrambled eggs. First is the innocuous chitchat about weather, the gas station being bulldozed at the corner, the new Thunderbird Bob's neighbor bought last week, using his tax return as a down payment. This is the stuff of so much casual conversation.
It is an easy descent, however, to a second, more personal level. "Did you hear the Morgans are having problems again? Mark says he heard Jim's car squeal out of their driveway at 3 in the morning." "Hank sure is in a bad mood this morning. I hear the boss is really sitting on him since he slipped up last week."
This kind of rumor, though not vindictive, becomes the basis for judgments of character, and so often grows with re-telling. To examine with our tongues the private and intimate problems of others is fraught with danger, and leads all too easily to the third and worst form of gossip--slander. No wonder Paul censured those who "get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to" (1 Timothy 5:13).
This is the sort of gossip which tarnishes reputations, divulges secrets (Proverbs 20:19), reignites quarrels (26:20-26), and leaves friendships in ruins (16:27-28). Moreover, it brings terrible pain to its victims, who are angry, shut out, and isolated from the very community they need so desperately to sustain them.
Gossip, harmless gossip.
Deadly Slander
Because the grapevine relays whatever stories happen by, it exposes the church to an ominous threat. Like tinder-dry grass at the peak of fire season, it is extremely vulnerable to the arsonist's angry match. That match is slander.
Slander is gossip turned ugly, "the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage reputation."[2] Though slander may look like ordinary gossip, it differs in intent--slander actively seeks to tear down. Slander begins with anger, perhaps the reaction to a stalled promotion, a betrayal, a slight, a wound. Slander fights back, determined to brand the offender publicly.
Most often, slander does not originate with a lie but a distortion. While statements and actions can usually be confirmed, it is hard to prove intentions. Yet motives are vital to evaluating character; a jury's verdict may hinge entirely on interpretation of motive. Everyday slander faces no scrutinizing jury. In the form of ugly gossip it twists motive, discredits character, undermines public confidence. Impugning motives is the slanderer's most sinister weapon. Although snide interpretations of motives are mere opinions, doubt once planted is difficult to erase. A slur conceived in anger becomes deadly innuendo. Subtly slipped into the flow of conversation, it is picked up by the grapevine and spread to a dozen ears, ruining a reputation.
Churches are not immune to slander. Regular members wonder if the rumors might be true. Hidden factions form. New people somehow sense the undercurrent of dissension. Disunity begets spiritual malaise, and the church suffers from a persistent low- grade infection. Slander despoils the body of Christ.
Malicious talk can damage anyone in the church, but the church leader is slander's most devastating target. Moses' enemies murmured behind his back. No longer could the Apostle Paul's converts hear him speak or read his letters without wondering if his detractors might be right after all. Sadly, some of the sheep never find their way back to a fold after the ugliness of slander. Instead they wander without food eventually to weaken and die or be eaten by the wolves.
Stopping Slander
How can slander be stopped so the body is not utterly destroyed? The cure begins with understanding the disease. Slander is a "cop-out", an excuse to air grievances without accepting the responsibility to work through a problem. Those who relay slander become party to the sin and compound it still further. Only if the slanderer is confronted--hard as that may be--can the wasting disease be isolated and prevented from tearing down the entire body. Confrontation is just what the Doctor ordered.
Jesus commanded: "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you" (Matthew 18:15). If he does not listen, we are to approach him again with one or two others, hoping to find reconciliation (vs. 16). If he will not listen to them we are to bring it to the church (vs. 17). By the same token Jesus tells us to confront the brother who bears some grudge against us (Matthew 5:24). If we are to avoid the destruction of slander we must be "up front" with one another, earnestly seeking to resolve our differences.
What if our pastor sins against us? A leader's angry words can cause a hurt which burrows deeply. We are to treat him just as we would another brother or sister: privately seek to restore the relationship with gentleness (Galatians 6:1; Matthew 18:15). Spreading a story without confronting him involves us in sin and threatens the health of the whole church. Only if the shepherd refuses to acknowledge his sin and repent, should the problem be brought before others. The church should be informed in an orderly way (Matthew 18:16-17) and the leader publicly rebuked (1 Timothy 5:19-20).
Since anger is the root of slander, we must guard against our own anger, lest it "give the devil (literally, 'the slanderer') a foothold" (Ephesians 4:26-27). When angry we must seal our lips. Giving anger time to cool permits us the perspective either to overlook a hurt or to seek reconciliation. Slander is forbidden to us (1 Peter 2:1; Titus 3:2). We dare not breathe its "scorching fire" (Proverbs 16:27-28).
Even though we bear no grudge, we must be on the lookout lest we be sucked in to passing slander along. Instant recognition of degrading gossip is vital. We should stop the tale-bearer in mid- sentence, if necessary. We ought to challenge our Christian brothers, "Have you confronted the person with this?" To give ear to a nasty tale will not only injure our spirit but encourage gossipers to continue their destruction. We will either be part of the problem or part of the solution.
We sift our words through God's grid:
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.... Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:29, 31- 32).
Nimble tongues itch to tell a tale. Inquiring minds want to know. But the Church's health hinges on our willingness to submit our stories to His standard--peace in place of strife, upbuilding exchanged for a wrecking ball. "Blessed are the peacemakers," Jesus taught, "for they will be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9).

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

"At Your Local Wal-Mart — Bratz
Today’s secular doll manufacturers wrestle with political pressures, marketing realities, and the bottom line. They also recognize trends, including the present dominance of youth culture, sexual permissiveness, and feminist ideals within the culture as a whole. They have to deal with a media-manipulated culture in which young boys and girls have access to highly advanced technologies, the permissive culture values of the government school, and the moral unrestrained of Hollywood, each of which exposes them to unbelievably mature concepts and experiences at an increasingly younger and younger ages. Frankly, eight year old girls who date boys, watch R rated films, and are exposed to X rated conversations with their peers are not interested in tea parties or baby dolls."
"One of the most iconic symbols of childhood play is the doll. Dolls have always served an important role in culture, primarily in preparing daughters to be mothers. At the heart of doll play are two important concepts: identification and imagination. For example, the baby doll in the hands of a girl is a tool that helps her to identify with motherhood. The dress-up doll at her bedroom tea party allows her to imagine her own future role building a culture of hospitality for her family. With the historical doll a young lady both imagines and identifies with the adventures of girlhood past. The point is this: dolls have traditionally played an important role in the social and intellectual development of young ladies. "
I found this article pretty interesting. I remember seeing not long ago on tv somewhere that they were coming out with Jesus, David and Goliath and other biblical character dolls. I am not sure how I feel about most of them all but I know I would not want my children playing with a Jesus doll as to me that is a disrespect. Nor would I want them to idolize something like that.
Anyways go read the the rest of the article here.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007


Domestic Engineer

Mrs. Kate wrote a great post about our "job" as wife and mother and homemaker. Take a few minutes to slide over and read it for yourself. She has a great list of things we should be looking out for on our "job"!

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This morning on my way into work I was listening to our local Christian station.
And they had Natalie Grant on live in the studio. And she was singing several songs live.
And I heard her new one In Better Hands and the story behind it, it will bring you to tears.
She also played To be Held and it was the most beautiful song I have ever heard live.


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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

My mom sent me this...



How to Destroy Your Man In Just Five Years!
By Cindy Rushton

Ok! Got your attention? Wondering if I have gone off the deep end?
No...this one is JUST FOR FUN! No ideas shared in this article are
intended to be used in any way! We guarantee results—so beware of
implementing them unless you want to fail in marriage and totally ruin
that man of your dreams!

Make it your ambition to NOT notice him!
Disregard what he says- Look the other way, bring something else up to
talk about, DO NOT listen!
Reject Him…his ideas, his love, his protection, his wisdom, his
opinions, his leadership!
Tell him ALL of his inadequacies AND how YOU can correct them!
Feed any of his insecurities WITH TRUTH about his weaknesses!
Each night when he comes home, go about your own business-it helps to be
on the phone and keep right on talking! Don’t even get dressed, wear
makeup, or brush your teeth!
Belittle him in private and especially in public! Let him “have it” when
you think different than him!
Compare him to other men AND your daddy!
Get on the phone and tell ALL about him! Don’t forget to complain and
belittle!
Dishonor him in public and private! Let the whole world know what a wimp
he is!
Disobey him—what do guys know anyway?
Don’t put much value in him or in what he has to say—you know best!
Correct him in front of others—especially the children!
Find all his faults and tell him about them constantly!
Push him to get your way!
Never let him know he satisfies you (physically, spiritually,
emotionally, mentally…)—don’t ruin a good thing!
Lead him on!
Frustrate him ANY way you can!
Nag! How ELSE do you get a man to do anything? How ELSE will they ever
HEAR you?
Complain! Make him suffer too!
Whine! Isn’t he SUPPOSED to encourage you?
Don’t waste your time understanding him!
Respond to him! ESPECIALLY to his offensive behavior!
Despise him for being such a weakling!

Don’t want this? Well, look on the NEXT article!! We want to help you as
you seek to help your husband become ALL he can be!!!



How To Help Your Husband to Be All He Can Be!!
By Cindy Rushton

NOW we are talking! OH! Beloved! If there is ONE person that has made
ALL of the mistakes on the last page and can only thank God for His
grace, it is ME! I praise God every day for the blessing that I have as
the wife of my very best friend. It can only be described as AMAZING
GRACE! I am so thankful that Harold KNOWS me inside-out and still
chooses to love me. Just TOO awesome! Makes ME want to help him to
become ALL he can become. Well, that is exactly what these tips are all
about—helping our husbands become all they can become. Check it out and
see if you find some ideas along the way!

Become VERY BEST friends! Enjoy his companionship. Endeavor to become a
good companion!
Find things that you can enjoy TOGETHER. Breakfast each day...walks at
sunset...hobbies...work...etc. Constantly tie strings!

Look for his strengths…share them over and over! He can never hear them
enough!

Show gratefulness! Let him KNOW that you really appreciate what he does
for you and your family.

Get rid of any seeds of disrespect, jealousy, and comparison! You are in
this thing together!
Help him! God created woman to be a “help meet” for man—meaning that she
is the one who “completes” him and is “fit” for him. Find ways that you
meet your husband’s needs. Find ways that you help him to fulfill his
life purpose from God.

Pray for him! Circle him in prayer. Pray and fast when things are tough.
Celebrate and praise when God breaks through. Seek God with him.
Constantly build hedges of protection around him through prayer.

Support him! Become his personal cheerleader! Believe in what is on his
heart. Cheer him along when things are tough and not looking too good!
Cheer him on when he makes the mark!

Respect him! Respect comes through in little things: our tone of voice,
our facial expressions, our words, our behavior. Respect your man! You
will in turn build your man!

Admire him! Let him know the things about him that you really love. Let
him see how you admire him by the way you look at him! Enjoy him!

Encourage him! Literally INFUSE courage into your sweetheart! You KNOW
the things that really mean a lot to his heart. Be sure to do and say
those things that will bring courage and strength into his heart and soul!

Promote him! Become his very best marketing agent! Be the one who knows
his worth, his gifts, his talents, his strengths and shares them with
others! When the whole world “feels” as though it is crashing in, be the
one who believes in him and continues to help him keep on keeping on!

Inspire him! Be his sounding board of ideas. Listen and help him
brainstorm when he is void of ideas. Ask God to help you see all that he
IS and all that he is becoming!

Catch his vision! See those things that are not existing now! Be the one
person who can see what God has in store for him!

Strengthen him! When he is tired and weary, be the one to underguird and
support him. Pour all you have into giving him his second breath! Use
all of your gifts, talents, and strengths to make him whole!

Work with him! Be his “partner.” Find ways to help him work and build
the family name and legacy. Constantly consider ways that you can help
him make the most of the finances that you have. Follow the Proverbs 31
model by creatively finding ways to make the most of the resources that
you have.

Submit to him! Submission has great power! It unleashes your husband to
take the lead and become the man God created him to be. It also
unleashes God to use your family in a mighty way. Submission is not
weakness. It will not create a monster in your husband. It will bring
the peace and unity that will make your relationship everything that God
had in mind when He designed marriage! Plus, submission will help your
husband to become all that God designed for him to become!

Defer to your husband! Always defer back to your husband. Have a
decision to make? Unsure about what to do? Need help pruning your life
and your schedule? Defer to your husband. Let him be your first place
that you run to for counsel. Let him give you his wisdom and viewpoint.
Not only will you become all you can be and find great contentment, but
you will find that he will show himself as your knight-in-shining-armor!

Reverence your husband! See him as precious! Fall passionately in love
with him! Revere him and his position as your precious husband. Watch
him blossom!

Pour all of yourself into him! There is no accident that YOU are married
to your husband! So often it is easy to focus on what they are
not—probably because that is what WE ARE. Yet, as we pour ourselves into
them, we find how incredible we are TOGETHER! Pour all of yourself into
your husband--Your spirituality, strength, power, prayer power, support,
lifting him up, gifts, personality, intelligence, insightfulness,
communication skills! The true secret to building a godly spiritual
leader is to pour all of yourself into him. To get under him, to support
him, to build him! Pride will want to push ahead or push him aside.
God’s Spirit motivates us to get behind our husbands and let him succeed
as God’s mighty man!

So, what do you think? Ready to build your man? Oh! Become the student
of your husband and watch him become ALL God created for him to become!
You will DEFINITELY enjoy the journey!
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007











Few topics are as popular today—or as controversial—as Christian parenting.
Perhaps this is natural, given the importance of raising children in today’s post-Christian world.
I came across this book and I think I am going to buy it and read it as it is something I REALLY
want to strive for in raising children. I don't want to be caught up in raising our children just right
or have much control over them that I fear letting them go because I don't know how it will end up!!! How then do we trust God in that?
How does God treat us as children? And how is our approach to parenting affected if...
  • the goal is children who are apprentices to Jesus?
  • discipleship is understood as more than an intellectual affirmation or outward behavior, but a life lived in, for, and by the resources of the kingdom of God?
  • we come to understand our teenager as a young adult rather than an overgrown child?
  • we respect the self-determining nature of our child and acknowledge the priority of motivation—the direction and loves of his or her heart?
  • we acknowledge that youth culture is spiritually toxic but inescapable by our teenage children?
  • we understand that the choices our teens make outside our context or control actually influence them the most?
  • we recognize that parenting is a temporary stewardship with no guarantees?
It argues instead that we walk by faith, that “parenting adolescents teaches us the requirement of love, of letting go of our children in order to entrust them to God."

We work, we pray, we look forward to big events and life-changing experiences, but then there is always that point where we just have to let go and let time and events take their course.
Probably the hardest challenge in letting go is when our goals, plans, and dreams involve other people. When our future is tied to someone else and s/he is unwilling or lacks the vision or courage to go where we want to go, what can we do? Do we halt our development and progression to wait on this other person to catch up? Do we run on and leave them behind? Or is there some other happy medium? We can't force someone else to see our vision, to follow our path. Arguing and pressuring only serve to drive them to dig in their heels, or worse, run in the opposite direction.
When we think of how God leads us in our lives, we find the answer. Firmness, not force is the key. God never gives in or wavers in his course, but he is long-suffering and ever-willing to take us back. We, as He, must be firm in our convictions, steadfast, focused and committed. Leading others up the path of truth requires love, patience, gentleness, diligence, meekness -- and yes, time.
How many times have we messed up and Jesus is still there waiting and willing -- standing at the door and knocking if we will but let him in? He never beats the door down. He never even picks the lock and sneaks in through manipulation. He doesn't shout, belittle or guilt-trip us from the other side of the door. He simply patiently stands there and knocks until the time arrives that we have the ears to hear the knocking and the willingness and courage to open the door.

I dunno, something I have been dwelling on for a long time now. And my husband and I talk about it ALOT!


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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Susan Godfrey's Blog
In June of 2006, the Godfrey's unborn baby was diagnosed with Potter's Syndrome, also known as Renal Agenesis. What this means, is that the baby does not have kidneys and will not survive more than just a few hours after delivery. They have decided to carry the baby to term. Pray for the grace and strength for this dear family. Today is the day they are inducing her to have the baby. Pray... Share

Thursday, September 7, 2006

GirlTalk has a beautiful story here of the goodness of God in the midst of what was termed "an unfortunate pregnancy." Share
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