1. What is your occupation? I wear many hats.....I am a professional and an amateur house cleaner on a very part-time basis, I am a taxi-driver and occasional driver educator, I am a teacher, I am a lunch lady(sans hair-net),I am a principal and administrator, I am a buyer, I am a dog-walker, I am a landscaper and handyman, I am woman....
2. What color are your socks right now? white and navy socks from the White House
3. What are you listening to right now? Lacey practicing her guitar and Nevada playing her new drums.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? a brownie
5. Can you drive a stick shift? yes!
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Periwinkle blue
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my friend Keri
8. How old are you today. 43
9. Favorite drink? a peach smoothie(I miss my Vita-mix)
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? anything my girls are playing and figure skating
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Please...my hair is naturally this color....and that color...oh, and that other color.
12. Pets? Horse, dog the size of a horse, and a nasty hand-me-down cat.
13. Favorite food? Carribean
14. Last movie you watched? Ben-Hur
15. Favorite Day of the year? the first day of a vacation
16. What do you do to vent anger? I rant....and call my friends to rant to them, then I rant some more.
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? My wonder horse
18. What is your favorite season? Summer
19. Hugs or kisses? Are we talking chocolate? Then definately Hugs
20. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
21. Whatever happened to: the overall fad, I miss my overalls
22. When was the last time you cried? When Ginger told me they were moving to Florida
23. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes, vacuum cleaner, luggage
24. Favorite smells? Yankee candle hydrangea, a fresh christmas tree, coffee in the morning, and the smell of river and gas when you are boating, oh, and bbqing smells.
25. Who inspires you? my daughters
26. What do you regret? past times of flakiness
27. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese burgers
28. Favorite car? MUSTANG!!!!
29. Favorite cat breed? anything sweet and cuddly that doesn't shed or slobber or knead
30. Number of keys on your key ring? 7, I think.
31. How many years at your current job? 16
32. Favorite day of the week? Sunday
33. How many states have you lived in? let's see I've lived in a frantic state and also I've been manic and hysterical and I've been known to be in a giddy state, sometimesI've been in an angry state....
34. Do you think you're funny? No
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
sad news....
I am so sad right now...
My friend, John, fell the other night and has a brain bleed and a brain injury; he will never be allowed to go home because he lives with his wife and she has many health issues, as well.
Hopefully, he will be able to go into a rehab place until his family can make arrangements for him.
It has been so sweet to see he and Alice Faye lean on each other and sometimes fall on each other, not really, but to see how fiercely they love one another and how desperate they have been to stay together until the Lord calls them home.
Neither one of them wanted to go into a facility where they would be cared for, instead they wanted to care for each other, against the advice of their doctors and family.
I admire their passion for that, and now, it seems that the choice will be taken away and for that I am very sad for them both.
Their daughter-in-law, Julie called and told me and she shared with me how even in the midst of this crisis she realized how very blessed she and her family are for simply having each other and treasuring the relationships they have.
It has really made me stop and think about my relationship in my family and how very non-existant they are, especially with my brothers.
Shame on me for taking them for granted.
I think that my relationships with my friends and immediate family are healthy and good and the pattern for my whole life has been to cling to those who appreciate me for me and dismiss the rest, including family, which is not right.
"Father, show me how to mend these broken relationships. Fill my heart with love and I pray that they will forgive my indifference and embrace a new relationship with me. And I pray that you will heal John so that he could return to his family.
Amen."
My friend, John, fell the other night and has a brain bleed and a brain injury; he will never be allowed to go home because he lives with his wife and she has many health issues, as well.
Hopefully, he will be able to go into a rehab place until his family can make arrangements for him.
It has been so sweet to see he and Alice Faye lean on each other and sometimes fall on each other, not really, but to see how fiercely they love one another and how desperate they have been to stay together until the Lord calls them home.
Neither one of them wanted to go into a facility where they would be cared for, instead they wanted to care for each other, against the advice of their doctors and family.
I admire their passion for that, and now, it seems that the choice will be taken away and for that I am very sad for them both.
Their daughter-in-law, Julie called and told me and she shared with me how even in the midst of this crisis she realized how very blessed she and her family are for simply having each other and treasuring the relationships they have.
It has really made me stop and think about my relationship in my family and how very non-existant they are, especially with my brothers.
Shame on me for taking them for granted.
I think that my relationships with my friends and immediate family are healthy and good and the pattern for my whole life has been to cling to those who appreciate me for me and dismiss the rest, including family, which is not right.
"Father, show me how to mend these broken relationships. Fill my heart with love and I pray that they will forgive my indifference and embrace a new relationship with me. And I pray that you will heal John so that he could return to his family.
Amen."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I'm goin' joggin'.....
Let's lighten up a little, shall we?
Too much heavy talk going on and not enough "jogging on the inside".
What's made you laugh recently?
Do tell....
For me it was watching a old family video of Lacey's 4th Bday party where she was trying to "blow" out her candles but, instead, she was literally spitting on the cake and was totally missing her candles.
Her dad was 5 feet away and, finally, mercifully, he blew them out for her and she was none the wiser.
I could be heard behind the camera saying," I'm not eating THAT cake! No thanks!"
OMG....it was hilarious!!!
On the same video, fast forward 8 years and it's us around the dinner table(why did we have the camera at the dinner table????) and Lacey was being asked what she liked about school and apparently she'd admitted she liked Math to which we were trying to capture that statement on film, anyway, her dad was coaxing her to say it again and she was having nothing to do with that, so He asked her," hey, Lacey, guess who Jesus did math with........MATTHEW!!!!!!"
OMG...we laughed our butts off.
What made you laugh recently?
Do tell........
Too much heavy talk going on and not enough "jogging on the inside".
What's made you laugh recently?
Do tell....
For me it was watching a old family video of Lacey's 4th Bday party where she was trying to "blow" out her candles but, instead, she was literally spitting on the cake and was totally missing her candles.
Her dad was 5 feet away and, finally, mercifully, he blew them out for her and she was none the wiser.
I could be heard behind the camera saying," I'm not eating THAT cake! No thanks!"
OMG....it was hilarious!!!
On the same video, fast forward 8 years and it's us around the dinner table(why did we have the camera at the dinner table????) and Lacey was being asked what she liked about school and apparently she'd admitted she liked Math to which we were trying to capture that statement on film, anyway, her dad was coaxing her to say it again and she was having nothing to do with that, so He asked her," hey, Lacey, guess who Jesus did math with........MATTHEW!!!!!!"
OMG...we laughed our butts off.
What made you laugh recently?
Do tell........
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Holy week....
This is Holy Week....and tomorrow marks the day our Lord was crucified which makes today the day He was arrested and put on trial.
It is hideous to ponder the events that led up to the Cross, but I think that it is important to remember the sacrifice and recall the prophecy that revealed who Jesus, the Messiah would be.
Do you realize there were literally hundreds of Messianic prophecies that foretold Jesus, Emmanuel; Jesus, born of a virgin; Jesus, son of God; Jesus, Lord and Savior; Jesus, Messiah.
I am mindful this day of how great God is and how much He loved us, so much that He couldn't be without us and so He made a way.....Jesus Christ, the Incarnation......fully man and fully God.
Thank you, Father, for sending Jesus to us.
Thank you for the sacrifice that was made.
Thank you for your never ending love.
It is hideous to ponder the events that led up to the Cross, but I think that it is important to remember the sacrifice and recall the prophecy that revealed who Jesus, the Messiah would be.
Do you realize there were literally hundreds of Messianic prophecies that foretold Jesus, Emmanuel; Jesus, born of a virgin; Jesus, son of God; Jesus, Lord and Savior; Jesus, Messiah.
I am mindful this day of how great God is and how much He loved us, so much that He couldn't be without us and so He made a way.....Jesus Christ, the Incarnation......fully man and fully God.
Thank you, Father, for sending Jesus to us.
Thank you for the sacrifice that was made.
Thank you for your never ending love.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
if you're straddlin' the fence, you won't like this.
I hate to beat a dead horse....but here goes anyway.
Is portraying sin a sin?
If you are an actor/would-be-actor/wannabe and you are playing the part of a, let's say a gangster surrounded by your 'ho's' , then, is that sin?
Let's go on to suggest that actor/would-be/wannabe played the part of Jesus in an Easter drama
the following weekend.
Does that pose a problem to anyone?
Is he just showing his "diverse" talents or is he a hypocrite/fraud/Pharisee?
........................................................(this is my politeness pause).......................................................................................................................................................................................
................OK, here's the thing; OF COURSE IT'S SIN!
There should be no hesitation to that...huh, the problem for me is....where is the standard?
Where do we draw the line between motive and intent and consequence????
Come on, we all sin, that's not what we're talking about in this case.
This was a deliberate act of perverting God's Word and His Truth, one weekend, then playing Jesus THE NEXT!!!!!!
I'm not being judgmental, I'm calling it what it is; HYPOCRISY, serving two masters.
OK, I said it, but it's not the end of the story.
God LOVES this person and desires for him to come to repentance.
God does discipline His children when they go astray and this person should work out his own salvation with fear and trembling.
If this person is truly saved and sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ, then the Holy spirit lives within him and we know that the role of the HS is to convict of sin and bring them back into a right relationship with God.
I say, let's love our brother, pray for his restoration, and leave it at that.
In the meantime, let us be wise, discerned, even, and let's have a standard to live by in our circles of influence.
Let us abhor sinful behavior in our circles of influence, let us call sin sin in our circles of influence, let us be purposeful about living lives that honor our Father in all things in our C.O.I.
And let us love one another in our C.O.I.
Don't you think churches should be different from the world?
I do, but it's not so.
Anyhoo, there's the dead horse....
Is portraying sin a sin?
If you are an actor/would-be-actor/wannabe and you are playing the part of a, let's say a gangster surrounded by your 'ho's' , then, is that sin?
Let's go on to suggest that actor/would-be/wannabe played the part of Jesus in an Easter drama
the following weekend.
Does that pose a problem to anyone?
Is he just showing his "diverse" talents or is he a hypocrite/fraud/Pharisee?
........................................................(this is my politeness pause).......................................................................................................................................................................................
................OK, here's the thing; OF COURSE IT'S SIN!
There should be no hesitation to that...huh, the problem for me is....where is the standard?
Where do we draw the line between motive and intent and consequence????
Come on, we all sin, that's not what we're talking about in this case.
This was a deliberate act of perverting God's Word and His Truth, one weekend, then playing Jesus THE NEXT!!!!!!
I'm not being judgmental, I'm calling it what it is; HYPOCRISY, serving two masters.
OK, I said it, but it's not the end of the story.
God LOVES this person and desires for him to come to repentance.
God does discipline His children when they go astray and this person should work out his own salvation with fear and trembling.
If this person is truly saved and sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ, then the Holy spirit lives within him and we know that the role of the HS is to convict of sin and bring them back into a right relationship with God.
I say, let's love our brother, pray for his restoration, and leave it at that.
In the meantime, let us be wise, discerned, even, and let's have a standard to live by in our circles of influence.
Let us abhor sinful behavior in our circles of influence, let us call sin sin in our circles of influence, let us be purposeful about living lives that honor our Father in all things in our C.O.I.
And let us love one another in our C.O.I.
Don't you think churches should be different from the world?
I do, but it's not so.
Anyhoo, there's the dead horse....
Saturday, March 15, 2008
hockey, armpits, and undershorts
Last night the kids had a youth event at Quinalt/the hockey game and we all had a blast!
I love seeing the kids from all the churches because I get to see my camp girls and reconnect with them.
Hailey was there along with Amanda and Abbey, and Shannon.
So fun to talk with them about their lives.
Then we went to the hockey game...Ams won!
Apparently they are doing really well this year?????
Hockey's not really my thing but I love to watch people and I love the whole carnival atmosphere, I love the noise and the spectacle of it all.
Funny, it could have been anything down there, not necessarily hockey, but perhaps.....gladiators and lions and.....Christians....hmmmm.
I admit, I get lost in people....and I forget to focus on the show, the real show, a.k.a life.
OK, so God is not done with me yet but I'm still learning.
I did talk to a lady who's from a little town 4 miles from Winnepeg and she said that most of the Ams team is from there so she feels a connection with them, she went on to say that Winnipeg was considered the "armpit" of Manitoba which made me laugh out loud(only because I feel like an armpit most of the time).
She asked who all the kids were and I told her we represented 4 0r 5 Baptist churches in the area...it was at that precise moment when Brandon decided to remove his shirt and twirl it over his head(all while his undershorts were hanging out all over the place)!
That was low point for me, especially when one of our male chaperones took a picture of him while he was laughing his head off at him.
Other than that it was great, except for the part when one of the girls started kissing her boyfriend in front of everybody......another low point.
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO...climb over the seats and chastise them???????
If she's not learning it at home....there's not a whole lot I can do, ya know what I mean????
Let me end on a high note.........
.........................................................................................??????????????
..........................oh yeah, I got to sit and visit with Ginger for a whole period!!!!
I love seeing the kids from all the churches because I get to see my camp girls and reconnect with them.
Hailey was there along with Amanda and Abbey, and Shannon.
So fun to talk with them about their lives.
Then we went to the hockey game...Ams won!
Apparently they are doing really well this year?????
Hockey's not really my thing but I love to watch people and I love the whole carnival atmosphere, I love the noise and the spectacle of it all.
Funny, it could have been anything down there, not necessarily hockey, but perhaps.....gladiators and lions and.....Christians....hmmmm.
I admit, I get lost in people....and I forget to focus on the show, the real show, a.k.a life.
OK, so God is not done with me yet but I'm still learning.
I did talk to a lady who's from a little town 4 miles from Winnepeg and she said that most of the Ams team is from there so she feels a connection with them, she went on to say that Winnipeg was considered the "armpit" of Manitoba which made me laugh out loud(only because I feel like an armpit most of the time).
She asked who all the kids were and I told her we represented 4 0r 5 Baptist churches in the area...it was at that precise moment when Brandon decided to remove his shirt and twirl it over his head(all while his undershorts were hanging out all over the place)!
That was low point for me, especially when one of our male chaperones took a picture of him while he was laughing his head off at him.
Other than that it was great, except for the part when one of the girls started kissing her boyfriend in front of everybody......another low point.
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO...climb over the seats and chastise them???????
If she's not learning it at home....there's not a whole lot I can do, ya know what I mean????
Let me end on a high note.........
.........................................................................................??????????????
..........................oh yeah, I got to sit and visit with Ginger for a whole period!!!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
heavenly sand paper
Please pray for me as I have been really struggling lately with loving and accepting a certain person who has an obvious disdain for me and my flesh wants to confront and get it on the table and clean it up.
That's just who I am....you can't change the things that you don't acknowledge so, let's just acknowledge, deal, and move on.
I strongly believe that as a Christ follower, we should love all people and accept that God has gifted us all differently for use in His Kingdom, right?
Well, Sunday evening a friend gave me a magazine and yesterday I had time to peruse the articles, one of which was entitled," "Easily offended by other's actions or remarks? Here's how to GET OVER IT!!!!!"
OK God, I think you're speaking to me, let me read on....
The article went on to say that although we all encounter difficult people in our lives it is important and commanded to love and accept them, not in our strength, but through God all things are possible(reminds me of a verse) for the glory of God.
Is this person heavenly sand paper for me?
Is God trying to smooth off some of my rough edges in order to be more like Him?
Could be.....
The author of this article offered this verse that changed her life: "He who is deviod of wisdom despises his neighbor. But a man of understanding holds his peace." Proverbs 11:12
God is good all the time.
I love that He cares for our relationships and that He equips us to do the right thing in the right moment.
"Thank you, Father for your loving kindness. Rain down your love and mercy on me, this day, and help me to love my sister as you have loved me."
That's just who I am....you can't change the things that you don't acknowledge so, let's just acknowledge, deal, and move on.
I strongly believe that as a Christ follower, we should love all people and accept that God has gifted us all differently for use in His Kingdom, right?
Well, Sunday evening a friend gave me a magazine and yesterday I had time to peruse the articles, one of which was entitled," "Easily offended by other's actions or remarks? Here's how to GET OVER IT!!!!!"
OK God, I think you're speaking to me, let me read on....
The article went on to say that although we all encounter difficult people in our lives it is important and commanded to love and accept them, not in our strength, but through God all things are possible(reminds me of a verse) for the glory of God.
Is this person heavenly sand paper for me?
Is God trying to smooth off some of my rough edges in order to be more like Him?
Could be.....
The author of this article offered this verse that changed her life: "He who is deviod of wisdom despises his neighbor. But a man of understanding holds his peace." Proverbs 11:12
God is good all the time.
I love that He cares for our relationships and that He equips us to do the right thing in the right moment.
"Thank you, Father for your loving kindness. Rain down your love and mercy on me, this day, and help me to love my sister as you have loved me."
Monday, March 10, 2008
God is good...all the time.
OK, so last night at church the youth led the worship and it was so good.
It was really the first time that I heard Nevada sing because she's pretty humble about the praise team thing, anyway, she has a beautiful voice!
Who knew???
They all did a great job of leading in worship and guess what?
God showed up and blessed our socks off!!!
The Holy Spirit was really moving in our midst.
A man got up and spoke of being broken over the fact that several family members are getting divorced and he was so wounded and broken-hearted over it.
He went on to say that God hates divorce and that children never get over it.
I was so moved by his emotion and I thought to myself that we really should be broken-hearted when we see a family torn apart instead of the flippant way we say," another one bites the dust."
Another family got up to say that their family is divided and hurting and they asked for prayer.
It was so beautiful to see the body laying hands over the wounded and praying for healing.
I was so blessed.
Tricia....you missed a blessing, my friend.
Another man got up to say that he is an alcoholic and that he needed healing and prayer.
Again, the body responded by laying their hands upon him and lifting him up to the Lord for healing and restoration.
Beautiful.....
I really see a God moving our people.....
God, I pray that you will move in our hearts and make us more like you in every way. I pray that we will approve the things which are excellent so that we may be sincere and blameless until the day you return.
It was really the first time that I heard Nevada sing because she's pretty humble about the praise team thing, anyway, she has a beautiful voice!
Who knew???
They all did a great job of leading in worship and guess what?
God showed up and blessed our socks off!!!
The Holy Spirit was really moving in our midst.
A man got up and spoke of being broken over the fact that several family members are getting divorced and he was so wounded and broken-hearted over it.
He went on to say that God hates divorce and that children never get over it.
I was so moved by his emotion and I thought to myself that we really should be broken-hearted when we see a family torn apart instead of the flippant way we say," another one bites the dust."
Another family got up to say that their family is divided and hurting and they asked for prayer.
It was so beautiful to see the body laying hands over the wounded and praying for healing.
I was so blessed.
Tricia....you missed a blessing, my friend.
Another man got up to say that he is an alcoholic and that he needed healing and prayer.
Again, the body responded by laying their hands upon him and lifting him up to the Lord for healing and restoration.
Beautiful.....
I really see a God moving our people.....
God, I pray that you will move in our hearts and make us more like you in every way. I pray that we will approve the things which are excellent so that we may be sincere and blameless until the day you return.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Madam Delegate...
This weekend was our County Repubilcan Convention where I sat as a delegate for my district.
I have to say that during the week leading up to it I really dreaded going.
Con was not able to go, my in-laws had to give up their seats as delegates because Dylan had a gymnastics meet, so.....it was going to be just me...me, myself and hundreds of others that I didn't know.
I was a whiny baby.
But, I went and I really had a great time!
God really blessed me by seating with some wonderful Christian ladies along with my fellow delegates who were just delightful.....what was my problem?????
It's not like this was my first Convention, in fact, it was my third, and who cares if I don't know anybody.
God has blessed me with the ability to make friends with just about anybody and last week I was entirely wrapped in me.
I don't want to go, I have been busy, I want to stay home, I am tired, I, I, I, I.
Goodness!!!!!!
Anyhoo, it was a great day.
We accomplished all that we had to do; elect delegates to go to the State convention, vote on all resolutions to the Platform and adopt the Platform, and I made some new friends along the way.
We even voted to have a Family section reflecting traditional values added to the Platform.
It was the largest delegation ever at any convention statewide, we heard from Dino Rossi, our next Governor, and from Rob McKenna, the Attorney General, as well as Doc Hastings.
I always come home revived to fight the good fight for our State and for family values and this weekend was no exception.
Sometimes it's easy to get discouraged when you watch the news or read the newspaper and hear all the bad things happening to our society, our families, but, I am ALWAYS encouraged after things like this because there are good people trying to make THIS state, at least, a better place.
I'm all about being pro-active to that end and I feel it is an honor to be part of the Republican Party where we all have a voice and a place to be heard.
So, what's next on my political calendar???
Getting Dino Rossi elected for Governor!!!!!!!
I told Con when he picked me up that there was a new man in my life that I really love.
(jk)
He took it really well.
I have to say that during the week leading up to it I really dreaded going.
Con was not able to go, my in-laws had to give up their seats as delegates because Dylan had a gymnastics meet, so.....it was going to be just me...me, myself and hundreds of others that I didn't know.
I was a whiny baby.
But, I went and I really had a great time!
God really blessed me by seating with some wonderful Christian ladies along with my fellow delegates who were just delightful.....what was my problem?????
It's not like this was my first Convention, in fact, it was my third, and who cares if I don't know anybody.
God has blessed me with the ability to make friends with just about anybody and last week I was entirely wrapped in me.
I don't want to go, I have been busy, I want to stay home, I am tired, I, I, I, I.
Goodness!!!!!!
Anyhoo, it was a great day.
We accomplished all that we had to do; elect delegates to go to the State convention, vote on all resolutions to the Platform and adopt the Platform, and I made some new friends along the way.
We even voted to have a Family section reflecting traditional values added to the Platform.
It was the largest delegation ever at any convention statewide, we heard from Dino Rossi, our next Governor, and from Rob McKenna, the Attorney General, as well as Doc Hastings.
I always come home revived to fight the good fight for our State and for family values and this weekend was no exception.
Sometimes it's easy to get discouraged when you watch the news or read the newspaper and hear all the bad things happening to our society, our families, but, I am ALWAYS encouraged after things like this because there are good people trying to make THIS state, at least, a better place.
I'm all about being pro-active to that end and I feel it is an honor to be part of the Republican Party where we all have a voice and a place to be heard.
So, what's next on my political calendar???
Getting Dino Rossi elected for Governor!!!!!!!
I told Con when he picked me up that there was a new man in my life that I really love.
(jk)
He took it really well.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
just stuff....
These are our verses for the next 2 weeks:
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
"Two are better than one for they have a good return for their labor.
For if wither of them falls, the other will lift up his companion, but woe to the one who falls when there is not another one to pick him up."
Isaiah 45:5-6
"I am the Lord and there is no other. Apart from Me there is no God.
I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged Me, so that from the rising to the setting of the sun men may know that there is none besides Me.
I AM the LORD and there is no other."
Anyhoo, we are learning our verses together and I love it!
The big news at our house:
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A VITAMIX!!!!!!
We are going to get healthy before the Lord returns.
Last night I made Chicken tortilla soup and it was delicious!!!!
The base of it was tomatoes, celery, onion, cabbage, red pepper, and carrots, oh, and cilantro.
YUMMOOOOO!!!!!
Healthy, healthy, healthy.
And now some sad news:
Today is our last day with Faith.......uhhhhhh....
I'm gonna miss the little bugger.
But, we will be PURPOSEFUL about maintaining that connection with her.
Well, I'm off to do what I do......?????
Have a blessed day, my friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
"Two are better than one for they have a good return for their labor.
For if wither of them falls, the other will lift up his companion, but woe to the one who falls when there is not another one to pick him up."
Isaiah 45:5-6
"I am the Lord and there is no other. Apart from Me there is no God.
I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged Me, so that from the rising to the setting of the sun men may know that there is none besides Me.
I AM the LORD and there is no other."
Anyhoo, we are learning our verses together and I love it!
The big news at our house:
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A VITAMIX!!!!!!
We are going to get healthy before the Lord returns.
Last night I made Chicken tortilla soup and it was delicious!!!!
The base of it was tomatoes, celery, onion, cabbage, red pepper, and carrots, oh, and cilantro.
YUMMOOOOO!!!!!
Healthy, healthy, healthy.
And now some sad news:
Today is our last day with Faith.......uhhhhhh....
I'm gonna miss the little bugger.
But, we will be PURPOSEFUL about maintaining that connection with her.
Well, I'm off to do what I do......?????
Have a blessed day, my friends.
Monday, March 3, 2008
my conviction....
Do I have belief beyond conviction???
I have been asking myself this question for some time.
Do I have a conviction in Christ that is defined by being so thoroughly convinced that Christ and his Word are both objectively true AND relationally meaningful that I act on those beliefs regardless of consequences?
Am I purposefully seeking to teach this conviction to my girls through the modeling of such convictions????
Are my relationships better because I have a relationship with my heavenly Father that teaches love and mercy and grace and forgiveness???
Whew!
I hope so.
I am trying...but I am also very aware of how very grown up they are becoming and how much the influences of the world are trying to destroy those same convictions.
I propose to be purposeful regarding these things.
Lacey, my oldest, asked me why I walked away from the Church after high school.
Great question, I told her, then I proceeded to tell her that I felt like I had really walked away only from the Church, not from God, necessarily, because I didn't feel it was relevant to me.
My question to me is this: Am I teaching her that God is relevant yesterday, today AND tomorrow?
Are we, as parents, modeling for our kids that God is who He said He is and we believe his Word is absolute Truth and God wants us to want His will before our own will????
All this rhetoric makes for GREAT conversations with my girls about God and his Word and his plans for them.
We have actually started an apologetics class, not just for them, but for all of us.
I Peter 3:15 says that we should always be ready to give a defense to the hope we have....
My hope and prayer for my kids is that they will always walk in the ways of the Lord and that they will always seek His Truth, not the truth in the world.
I have been asking myself this question for some time.
Do I have a conviction in Christ that is defined by being so thoroughly convinced that Christ and his Word are both objectively true AND relationally meaningful that I act on those beliefs regardless of consequences?
Am I purposefully seeking to teach this conviction to my girls through the modeling of such convictions????
Are my relationships better because I have a relationship with my heavenly Father that teaches love and mercy and grace and forgiveness???
Whew!
I hope so.
I am trying...but I am also very aware of how very grown up they are becoming and how much the influences of the world are trying to destroy those same convictions.
I propose to be purposeful regarding these things.
Lacey, my oldest, asked me why I walked away from the Church after high school.
Great question, I told her, then I proceeded to tell her that I felt like I had really walked away only from the Church, not from God, necessarily, because I didn't feel it was relevant to me.
My question to me is this: Am I teaching her that God is relevant yesterday, today AND tomorrow?
Are we, as parents, modeling for our kids that God is who He said He is and we believe his Word is absolute Truth and God wants us to want His will before our own will????
All this rhetoric makes for GREAT conversations with my girls about God and his Word and his plans for them.
We have actually started an apologetics class, not just for them, but for all of us.
I Peter 3:15 says that we should always be ready to give a defense to the hope we have....
My hope and prayer for my kids is that they will always walk in the ways of the Lord and that they will always seek His Truth, not the truth in the world.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
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