Hello to all! It's been a while since I have posted on here. I have been attempting to keep myself busy this last week and a half as Chad has been away for work. He spent about a week in Albania and is now in France. He is supposed to be returning on Thursday-- Lord willing! --I have come to a final and simple conclusion during us being apart again...and that is that I don't handle it very well. :( I'm not sure why it is especially hard for me to have him gone. He certainly deals with it just fine. I'm starting to think that I am most unusual in this and sometimes I feel like a regular nuisance...but lets not get into my feelings of things. Anyway, he is supposed to be back in a few more days. I know the Lord will continue to give strength and comfort!
Other new developments - well, there aren't very many. --We 'harvested' our meat rabbits shortly before Chad left and I am now attempting to put their pelts to good use for slippers, mittens, etc. We shall see how that goes! It should be an interesting experience. :) I am still in the very beginning steps of soaking them in a brine and after they are done I will wash them and start to soften them for use. -- It's quite the process!
I was reading Hebrews 10 and 11 the other day. I found some very interesting verses in chapter 10. I don't think I will comment on them right now cause I want to search some things out first. But here they are, in case you would like to read them. "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
(Hebrews 10:22-31)
I also, as usual, very much enjoyed Hebrews 11. I love the simplicity of this Christian walk...it can be summed up in one word: Faith. By FAITH we are told to walk, by FAITH we have this hope and full assurance, by FAITH we can live in peace and fellowship with Father. Sometimes we seem to complicate things alot, but God calls us to simply have faith and follow Him, for He loves us and has a plan for us.
This verse is running through my head now: "But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he who comes to God must believe that He is; and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." -- By FAITH we can please God.
Anyway, just some simple little thoughts. I hope you all have a blessed week. I have to get back to my deep-cleaning around here. It feels good to get things accomplished and to know you have a clean house in the end! :) Fun Fun! :D
Blessings and peace to you ~
Monday, December 12, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Little Tidbits and Updates
A few new things lately...
Thanksgiving was a great time. I got to kick back and visit a little more than usual this time! :) I got to listen to some of Uncle Ben's great stories of when he and his brothers and sisters were younger. They were quite mischevious! :) As always, we had an abundance of wonderful food and good, blessed times. The gathering was smaller than usual this time, but was still so much fun!
Today I finished a baby quilt that I had been working on slowly for the past couple months. I hand stitched the little squares together into strips and then used the sewing machine for most of the rest. I finished it today. So much fun and it turned out pretty good for my first attempt at a patch quilt! :) Chad helped me with a few things, so that was a lot of fun! -- I'll have to post pics of it soon.
On a little more of a sad note, Chad has to leave for about 2 weeks for work. It's always rather hard on me to have him gone for any amount of time, but I will just have to keep busy with things. I think my brother Jethro will be staying with me to 'babysit' me. :) That'll be great!
My Aunt Rita's brother-in-law passed away on Sunday evening. It was quite sudden and unexpected. He had a massive stroke on Thanksgiving day, and the Lord took him just a few days later. Please be in prayer for his family as they mourn and make the final arrangements. --- Deaths always make me think of the Catholic belief of 'pergatory' - the hope (as I understand it) that perhaps they can be able to pray their loved ones into heaven after they die...if they pray enough. That is kind of a sad hope to me. Isn't it wonderful that we can have a FULL assurance of salvation through faith in Christ Jesus!? What a blessed hope!
I have been reading II Corinthians lately. There were some encouraging things in there today that got my attention. One of them was in chapter 7 verse 5: "For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears." The part that says, "within were fears" kinda jumped at me and I found strange comfort in that. I found it rather comforting that even Paul had fears, and to see that the Lord doesn't necessarily scorn us when we have fears, but rather God is a Father of love and He desires to relieve our fears...as it says in the very next verse.
"Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus." I love that God is so gentle and understanding! Where would we be if He was some tyrant??!
--- Another verse that I was encouraged by was 8:10-12. Now, maybe today I may have translated this scripture different than what it was meant to say...? I'm not sure, but I know the Spirit moves and shows different things at different times to work in the hearts of His people to comfort and encourage them. So, if this 'interpretation' seems not to be what you got out of it, please pardon me this once, for I was encouraged by this. :) " And in this I give my advice: it is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now also you must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have."
-- This to me kinda had a few things in it. One, I like where it says about doing something that they were desiring to do a year ago. That made me think of so many times when we get sidetracked from things we desired to do...whether for someone or start some kind of ministry, or whatever, that it is never too late. Even if you were gonna do it a year ago, you should complete it if the desire is there. -- I like also how it says that if we have a willing mind, that seems to be the key. As long as we have that, it doesn't matter what we don't have -- the Lord is provider of all things that we need anyway. I know sometimes I can get hung up on the mind set of, "Oh if I only had that, then I really could do this!" HA! Ya right! Who are we fooling!? In the end, God knows our hearts, and if we only have a willing mind and faith in Him, "All things are possible"!
Well, I hope those thoughts don't seem too jumbled. Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my little thinker. :)
I hope you all have a blessed day!
Thanksgiving was a great time. I got to kick back and visit a little more than usual this time! :) I got to listen to some of Uncle Ben's great stories of when he and his brothers and sisters were younger. They were quite mischevious! :) As always, we had an abundance of wonderful food and good, blessed times. The gathering was smaller than usual this time, but was still so much fun!
Today I finished a baby quilt that I had been working on slowly for the past couple months. I hand stitched the little squares together into strips and then used the sewing machine for most of the rest. I finished it today. So much fun and it turned out pretty good for my first attempt at a patch quilt! :) Chad helped me with a few things, so that was a lot of fun! -- I'll have to post pics of it soon.
On a little more of a sad note, Chad has to leave for about 2 weeks for work. It's always rather hard on me to have him gone for any amount of time, but I will just have to keep busy with things. I think my brother Jethro will be staying with me to 'babysit' me. :) That'll be great!
My Aunt Rita's brother-in-law passed away on Sunday evening. It was quite sudden and unexpected. He had a massive stroke on Thanksgiving day, and the Lord took him just a few days later. Please be in prayer for his family as they mourn and make the final arrangements. --- Deaths always make me think of the Catholic belief of 'pergatory' - the hope (as I understand it) that perhaps they can be able to pray their loved ones into heaven after they die...if they pray enough. That is kind of a sad hope to me. Isn't it wonderful that we can have a FULL assurance of salvation through faith in Christ Jesus!? What a blessed hope!
I have been reading II Corinthians lately. There were some encouraging things in there today that got my attention. One of them was in chapter 7 verse 5: "For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears." The part that says, "within were fears" kinda jumped at me and I found strange comfort in that. I found it rather comforting that even Paul had fears, and to see that the Lord doesn't necessarily scorn us when we have fears, but rather God is a Father of love and He desires to relieve our fears...as it says in the very next verse.
"Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus." I love that God is so gentle and understanding! Where would we be if He was some tyrant??!
--- Another verse that I was encouraged by was 8:10-12. Now, maybe today I may have translated this scripture different than what it was meant to say...? I'm not sure, but I know the Spirit moves and shows different things at different times to work in the hearts of His people to comfort and encourage them. So, if this 'interpretation' seems not to be what you got out of it, please pardon me this once, for I was encouraged by this. :) " And in this I give my advice: it is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now also you must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have."
-- This to me kinda had a few things in it. One, I like where it says about doing something that they were desiring to do a year ago. That made me think of so many times when we get sidetracked from things we desired to do...whether for someone or start some kind of ministry, or whatever, that it is never too late. Even if you were gonna do it a year ago, you should complete it if the desire is there. -- I like also how it says that if we have a willing mind, that seems to be the key. As long as we have that, it doesn't matter what we don't have -- the Lord is provider of all things that we need anyway. I know sometimes I can get hung up on the mind set of, "Oh if I only had that, then I really could do this!" HA! Ya right! Who are we fooling!? In the end, God knows our hearts, and if we only have a willing mind and faith in Him, "All things are possible"!
Well, I hope those thoughts don't seem too jumbled. Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my little thinker. :)
I hope you all have a blessed day!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Giving of Thanks
Sometimes I think we can become pretty unthankful/ungrateful for the things we have. I'm thinking today of what a 'crime' that is, really. God has blessed us in so many unspeakable ways...even what we may see as 'curses' or bad things are really blessings in disguise, if in fact we are His children. (And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. - And even if you are not of His, He still blesses you in ways -- it says in Hebrews that He makes the rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
Romans 8:28)
Sometimes it is hard to see the blessings in the trials and tribulations and hard times, but nevertheless, the blessings are there and are abundant! I have seen this many many times in my life...especially since being married. God is so good to us! What a Father we have! Let us be thankful and give praise to our God for His unspeakable gifts!!
Today I am baking breads and getting things ready for Friday (the day my family gets together for Thanksgiving). I am excited to see all of our loved ones! I hope lots of people come! :)
I am getting more pregnant looking day by day. I went from 'flat to fat' in about 3 - 4 weeks! Crazy! :) Little baby is moving all over the place now. It is so much fun to just sit and watch him. I think Chad is having fun with it too. We continue to pray for wisdom in the days ahead as we prepare for baby's coming. We have a few decisions to make and things to get done. Hopefully we can get a room ready in time. Chad will be traveling for work soon again and will be gone about 4 weeks out of the next 2 months. We are also planning on going to Florida for 1 week in January, so hopefully in all this we can find time to be prepared and such. :)
I hope you all have a very wonderful Thanksgiving day. I pray the Lord will teach us to be more thankful from day to day and to realize who and what God is for us!
Till next time ~ Blessings
Romans 8:28)
Sometimes it is hard to see the blessings in the trials and tribulations and hard times, but nevertheless, the blessings are there and are abundant! I have seen this many many times in my life...especially since being married. God is so good to us! What a Father we have! Let us be thankful and give praise to our God for His unspeakable gifts!!
Today I am baking breads and getting things ready for Friday (the day my family gets together for Thanksgiving). I am excited to see all of our loved ones! I hope lots of people come! :)
I am getting more pregnant looking day by day. I went from 'flat to fat' in about 3 - 4 weeks! Crazy! :) Little baby is moving all over the place now. It is so much fun to just sit and watch him. I think Chad is having fun with it too. We continue to pray for wisdom in the days ahead as we prepare for baby's coming. We have a few decisions to make and things to get done. Hopefully we can get a room ready in time. Chad will be traveling for work soon again and will be gone about 4 weeks out of the next 2 months. We are also planning on going to Florida for 1 week in January, so hopefully in all this we can find time to be prepared and such. :)
I hope you all have a very wonderful Thanksgiving day. I pray the Lord will teach us to be more thankful from day to day and to realize who and what God is for us!
Till next time ~ Blessings
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