September 2009
2 posts
Playing favorites!
I’m convinced that God must play favorites! When it comes to the fruit of the spirit - He favors patience every time! It is the one fruit that I feel God is constantly wanting to grow in our lives! I mean I would be glad to produce a little love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness or faithfulness. I don’t even mind self control, but it seems like God is always choosing PATIENCE to be the...
Pondering the path...
Finding myself very sad today as I think about all of the marriages crumbling around me. So many people have found themselves in a situation they never thought they would be in or ever wanted to be. It makes me sad to think that all of this could have been avoided. How? Where? What were the decisions that led to this point?
All I can conclude is that we must stay very close to God! I am reading...
August 2009
1 post
Food for thought!
My 5 month old, Avery loves her bottle! Take one look at her and you can tell! She is the cutest little ball of chub you can imagine! At her last doctors appointment they told me that I could start introducing solid foods to her diet! I was excited- new things to try excite me! So I began what has proven to be one of the most challenging “motherhood” jobs yet.
I slowly began to...
July 2009
3 posts
Ruth(not the babe-although she probably was one!)
We have all heard the story of the incredibly loyal and loving Ruth in the 8th book of the Bible! But, have we ever stopped to read between the lines? The thing I love about the word of God is the many thought out layers that it all represents! You see God is a multi dimensional God and He will constantly reveal new things to us through His word.
Today I felt the need to go back to the book of...
Excitement!!!!!
I love the excitement of knowing that God is at work! I love the passion that comes from complete devotion to Him and His purposes! I love gatherings of young people and leaders who are so expectant for God to rock their world and move in their lives! I love ministering with my handsome husband and walking out the purposes of God in our lives!
We are here in the 2nd day of YFN (Youth For the...
Let Freedom Ring!
So I just sat down to pay some bills and take care of last minute details before heading out to Dallas! It has been a busy day of planning an packing! It’s hard to pack for a baby when you will be gone for 10 days, much less a 5 yr. old and her “high maintenance” mommy!
I realized that I have not even had the time to celebrate the 4th of July and the FREEDOM that it represents,...
June 2009
3 posts
Alcohol/Drinking
Proverbs 23:29-35 has an interesting take on alcohol and drinking or the abuse there of…I would like to hear your take on this section of scripture. Read and let me know what you think this “book of wisdom” is trying to communicate to us. I would like to hear everyones opinion?
The answer to it all!
I think I talked my best friends ear off as we walked circles around the park on Thursday night! You see I have been struck by this simple, eye opening revelation that the answer for every problem, issue, frustration, lack of creativity, confusion, everything is a true deep relationship with Jesus!
Now before you stop reading at what you think is an off the cuff church answer, think about it!...
This Changes Everything
In my quiet time this morning I was reading “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers. I love the simple and direct life long truths in this devotional. Todays study was based on Matthew 11:28 “Come to me….and I will give you rest.”
The statement made was that “personal contact with Jesus changes everything.” The attitude necessary to simply...
May 2009
11 posts
Day 10- What holds my remote?
Pastor dave just preached a fabulous series on “who holds your remote.” Today as I sit reading 2 peter 2:19 I was reminded of this message. It says “whatever overcomes a person to that he is enslaved”
Really the thing in our life that takes up most of our thoughts, time and decisions is the thing that controls us. As we continue to dive into this time of prayer and...
Day 8- On My Knees
A couple of mornings ago as Carey and I were praying he prayed “God keep me on my knees so that you never have to knock me to them.” As that prayer escaped his lips, I felt as though this should be the prayer of each and everyone of us! How often do we find ourselves in a great place in life and we get busy and caught up in all that is happening and forget to spend the time in the...
Take your Vitamins
Day 3 of 21 days of Prayer has started out great! The girls still sleeping, a hot cup of coffee with coconut cream and the incredible word of God! While there is so much to talk about, what really caught my attention today is found in 2 Peter 1:5-9
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and...
21 Days of Prayer
I could spend forever in the presence of God! When you truly take the time out of your day to focus completely on Him, He shows up and overwhelms you with His presence! As a youth ministry we have just begun 21 Days of Prayer in which we are all setting aside an hour of our day to focus on God and wait for Him to show up! I can’t wait to see what happens during this time b/c God is already...
Dress up, or the real deal?
I had a fabulous “Mothers Day! ” I am truly blessed! One of the things I love best about being a mom is watching my kids smile, laugh, play, try new things, accomplish new things, ect… What is really fun for me right now is watching Brooklyn’s cheer practice!
Up until now, everything in her world just whirled right around our world (church) and all of our responsibilities...
If this...then that!
Can you think of a moment in your life where someone said…”if you do this, then you will get a desired/ or not so desired result? It happens to most of us every day! We go to the doctor because we are sick…they give us a prescription and tell us “if you take this, then you will get better! ” We plan a meal and follow a recipe card that says “if you mix these...
Do we want the TRUTH? Really???
I love the word of God because it has answers and truth for every question and every excuse we have. Whenever we wonder how God feels about any area of our life, we can go to the word and find an answer. But what do we do when the answer is not something we want to hear? Do we suck it up, receive correction and make changes or do we make another excuse or justification.
I Peter 1:14-16 is pretty...
April 2009
5 posts
In my new house! Thank you Jesus! Now… to unpack! Fun fun!
Woke up with my baby and the sun! This gorgeous morn made me wish I was at the beach! This is the day the Lord has made!
Just lost my car in the costco parking lot! Was talking to a stranger about baby stuff & said where is my car? She said I don’t know!
Be Still
Psalms 46:10 “Be Still and Know that I am God”
In this busy world that we live in, how often do we actually take the time to BE STILL in the presence of God? I don’t know about you, but some part of me is constantly moving. If I am sitting, my mind is running or my foot is tapping. We live in a go, go go society! I think I have convinced myself that I am living this verse when...
Having a quiet time with my sweet Jesus and thanking God for all of my blessings!