Blessed Beyond Belief

When people are big and God is small by Edward T. Welch Book Review by Madelyn Petta age 11 Was the book helpful to me? Yes. Very muchly. If yes, then why? ------------------------ because it told me how to overcome the fear of man, which is to look at how great and awesome god is and how tiny, helpless and putrid man is. Then you examine the ‘scary’ qualities of god, which makes you push people out of your mind. You also need to examine your fear of man closely and pick out exactly what you want from people. Look at this desire. Most likely it is not a biblical desire but a false selfish lust. People are not love tank fillers. What I learned . most of our felt needs are only selfish lusts . we need Jesus to replace our ‘People love cups’ with ‘Jesus love cups. . If God is the God who made the whole universe, the whole earth, all the never ending galaxies, planets and stars, if God is the God who made you and I, then why do we fear helpless people and not H...

I have been thinking a lot about rough heels lately. You may be thinking that that is a pretty strange thing to be thinking about, and you'd probably be right, but let me tell you my rough heels story. I used to have the roughest heels in town. My heels were peeling, cracked and painful all the time but especially in summer. They got so bad in the summer time that the cracks would go down deep into my raw flesh and they would burn. I could hardly walk because it was so painful. I would have to crazy glue them closed and wear socks and tennis shoes in the summer. BLEH! Then one day I discovered this product: Artemis Woman Heel Smoother . For about 35.00 I was the proud owner of a tool that really helped my poor heels. I had to buy replacement head and it ran on batteries so it was pretty costly for a budgeting Mama like me. But it worked. I had no more cracks. My heels didn't get caught on nylons and silky things. They were....... normal again. But, after I was ...

First I bought one and thought, "okay, I'll give it a try after all it's only 99 cents!" After using it and producing deliciously clean and streak free windows and mirrors, I went back and bought 6 more! No more paper towels for me. These babies are reusable and work like a charm.

Recipe: 3 Pints Water 1/3 bar (1/2 C) grated Laundry Soap Bar 1/2 C Washing Soda 1/2 C Borax Hot Water to 2 gallons Supplies Needed: Pot Spoon for Stirring 2 Gallon Bucket Empty Laundry Soap Containers Funnel Directions: Mix Grated Soap in a pot with 3 Pints of water. Heat on low until the soap is dissolved. Turn heat off and add the Washing Soda and Borax. Stir to mix well. Pour into 2 gallon bucket and add water to fill. Mix well and let the mixture sit for 24 hours. It will be gloppy and will thicken. Use 1/2 c of soap per load. Fels Naptha is difficult to find in a store. I had to order mine online. Other suitable Laundry Bar Soap can be found at the 99 cent Store or at Vallarta. Ideally a food processor that is designated just for soap making would be best, I grated my soap by hand, YIKES! Dissolve the Grated Bar soap over low heat Washing Soda is not to be mistaken for Baking Soda. Two different things. You can purchase it online of buy it under the name of Soda Ash at a Pool su...

Okay here is my first attempt at blogging some of my homemade cleaning supply recipes. You will need: 1 T Liquid Dish Soap (Not dishwasher soap) 1 T Murphys Oil Soap 1 T Ammonia 2 T Vinegar 1 t borax Peppermint oil (Optional) Food coloring (Also Optional) Warm water Clean, empty 1 gallon milk carton for mixing Empty spray bottles Funnel (Caution never mix ammonia and bleach, it can kill you!) NOTES: While the list of ingredients seems a bit long, once you have these items you will be able to make this spray for years and years to come at pennies a bottle. I used to have to buy Borax through the mail, until I found it at Smart and Final YAY! Steps: Add first 5 ingredients to bottle. I love adding Peppermint Oil because I love that minty smell when I am cleaning. I also add a few drops of food coloring so that no one mistakes my concoction for water. After all ingredients are added, fill the milk carton to the top with warm water and shake. Pour into spray bottle. Whala! I am an estimat...

Unrepentent Cycle of Sin Husband imperfectly acts or speaks >>>>>> Wife judges, criticizes husbands behavior >>>>>Wife develops emotions of disgust, dislike >>>>>Wife begins to characterize husband as unworthy of respect >>>>> Wife speaks and acts disrespectfully toward husband >>>>>Wife is miserable, dissatisfied & unhappy>>>>Return to beginning of cycle with increased severity **Continual unrepentance may end in a miserable or broken marriage God Honoring Behavior Husband imperfectly acts or speaks >>>>>Wife extends forgiveness & grace because she remembers that she too needs & wants forgiveness & grace >>>>Wife develops emotions of humility & compassion >>>>Respectful words & behavior flow from humility of heart Husband imperfectly acts or speaks >>>>>Wife remembers that respect is offered out of love for God and is n...

Some people would call my parenting extreme. I would agree. Recently I took extreme measures with a lovely adorable little lady living under my roof. You see it seems this little one is suffering from an extreme case of discontentment, pickiness and ingratitude. She has been of late very picky about foods, very particular about her clothing, her family, her family’s financial means etc. “I don’t like that.” She cries as I place a plate of nutritious fresh food before her “Do I have to wear that?” As I pull a blue floral dress out of her closet. “Is there mushrooms in this?” “No”, I say “Yes there is! What is that brown thing?!?” She cries in sheer horror as if it were a live spider or someone’s missing finger on her plate. “Why can’t we go on trips like McKenna, she has gone to Hawaii, her grandma’s house, to Texas. We never go anywhere.” Lately it has been a daily battle with getting dressed in the morning. It starts out the day on the wrong note and has been causing discord in our ho...