Blessed Beyond Belief

There is something about the feet of dead people.  Maybe it is because that is where we would tag them when they died in the ER. Putting the elastic name tag around their cold & lifeless foot. Feet that used to run to their children. Feet that enjoyed pedicures, once splashed in puddles or wiggled upon awakening. Feet that took them on whatever path they chose to tred in their lives.  Sometimes, I look at my feet. I say to myself, "those look like dead peoples feet" "One day those will be dead people's feet", I tell myself. Cold....lifeless....The last person to touch them , a complete stranger as he puts my name on them before zipping me up in the bag. I love this thought. It invigorates me. Thoughts of: My........Dead......Feet I love thinking about it because it reminds me why I live. Life apart from Jesus is futile. Maybe you will think about your own death the next time you see your bare feet. I hope you do. Psalm 49:10-19 10For all can see that the ...

T ips For Encouraging Your husband in Spiritual Leadership All the below suggestions should be done respectfully and sincerely.  My husband has read them & given his approval & input. :) E ncourage and praise his efforts to lead & serve . Don't criticize his efforts to lead spiritually, even if you  feel his efforts are simple or weak.  Seek the Lord to change both him & you.   Pray for him. Tell him you are praying for him. Do not boast about your spiritual achievements or make him feel less than you (spiritual pride). Repent of spiritual pride. Are you embarrassed of your husband's spiritual matu rity?  Does it reflect poorly on you?  Ask yourself why you want him to g row.  Confess & repent of an y ungodly motives. (We all have them) Get out of the drivers seat, so that he can get in.  Sinfully strong women often create passive husbands who do not lead. Acknowledge the difficulty he has in ...

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...