Blessed Beyond Belief

1 Cor 10:23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Maddie was given an Alvin & the Chipmunks Christmas Cd recently. The old unreformed legalistic me would have promptly thrown it into the trash because it is not Christian, and thus inherently evil. The new reformed non-judgmental me thought it through and decided there was nothing inherently immoral and evil about the CD and allowed it into my home. After a few weeks of playing it, I found many members including myself were having the songs repeating in our minds when our minds were idle. Christmas, Christmas time is near Time for toys and time for cheer We've been good, but we can't last Hurry Christmas, hurry fast Want a plane that loops the loop Me, I want a hula hoop We can hardly stand the wait Please Christmas, don't be late. We would sing in our minds and out loud. It was something our brains just went to when they we...

Today I had one of those moments when I got to get a glimpse of what my life might have looked like without Jesus Christ. Of what my children might be like if I had not received good teaching that taught me that the Bible has the foundations for Christian parenting in it. That God's way in parenting as in all things is the BEST way. I have to give a disclaimer here. I am about to boast. But I am not going to boast that I am a wonderful parent. I am not going to boast that I have wonderful children. I am not going to boast that I was smart enough to figure out how to do it right. I am going to boast in the Lord. 1 Cor 1:31 says “L ET HIM WHO BOASTS , BOAST IN THE L ORD .” And I have to tell you that I am boasting in the fruit of Biblical parenting. Today we stopped by Walgreens. The minute the door opening I heard this piercing scream and I instantly turned to see who was being assaulted. Surely someone's life is being threatened! And my eyes met an all too familiar site...

Amy tagged me. I once had a nose piercing I can easily touch the tip of my nose with my tongue I can make a pretty good meal using leftovers or whatever I find in my cupboard and fridge, just don't ask me to make it exactly the same again. I feel very sincere and deep love for most people very quickly after I meet them. Sometimes I make people uncomfortable because I feel so deeply for them. There is nothing I would not give or do for a true need of another person. This has only happened since I have become a Christian and I know this is the love of Christ manifested in me. My favorite sound in the whole world right now is the sound of Allison and David playing and giggling and talking. It makes me want to worship God and thank Him for his grace to me which I know I do not deserve at all! I can usually smell things minutes before other people can. This heightened sense of smell has developed with each pregnancy I have had. Also, I had developed a love for spicier and spicier ...

Why is it that we would rather grumble, wish and nag than pray? Why is it so easy to manipulate circumstances, make suggestions, and criticize? Why is it that a complaint comes running off our tongue and shooting out of our mouths literally days before we begin to pray, IF we even begin to pray at all? Over the past several years God has patiently been discipling me in this Art: Close thy mouth and start thou praying! Now, mind you, I am a slow learner! And oh what a patient disciplier I have in the Lord Jesus. I have found a wonderful ministry that monthly sends me a newsletter with pages of scriptural prayer requests that I can pray for those God has placed in my life. Click here to sign up for it yourself: Prayer Closet Ministry . The reason I love this ministry is because it is VERY biblical and all of the prayers are directly from scriptures and the verse reference is listed right along with each prayer. And you can't go wrong praying through the perfect Word of God! T...

"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves" ~~Jesus I talk a lot with my children. I talk with them in the car on the way to school. I talk with them, when they pass me in the hall. I talk with them when they come home from a friends house. I talk with them when they are bad & when they do good. When the "Cars" lunchbox we recently got started to show wear and the fabric was fraying & ripping, I gathered them around and I told them that every time someone tries to teach them that we evolved and elements & cells naturally order themselves together & produce good things over a lot of time, I tell them to remember this lunch box. Remember this skirt I bought you 2 years ago. Remember this rotting metal shelving unit at the 99cent store. Does the evidence point to natural ordering and improvement? When the radio program "Focus on the Family" airs a warning to parents to occupy...

Tim prays with the kids every night (almost every ;) ) David desires peace Apparently Allison does too! The second most precious male in my life and me. Kayla & mommy being our true selves!

I got to hang out at David's school last week. I was invited to observe at the state preschool next door for part of the day. There were two little girls who were trying to line up to come in from recess at the door of the class room. Of course the classic "I'm first" "You cut!" argument started to break out between these two 4 year old girls. Because I am not employed by the school, nor was I acting in a volunteer capacity, I just watched. But, I could only watch for a few seconds before my conscience urged me to intervene. The anger in the eyes of one of the little girls was fierce. Let's call her "Hasmik". Hasmik moved her face to about 6 inches away from "Alik" as she darted glares of hate straight into Alik's face. "I'm first!" she seethed. Alik stepped up to the plate and glared back "No! Hasmik, you always cut! Teacher!!!" Well, of course the teachers were busy doing other things and...