Well it's another Marvelous Monday. (I'm really not being sarcastic, promise. :)
I'm thankful on this marvelous monday I have just one more day before classes start tomorrow. It's going to be a wild semester. This is the first semester I'm taking two grad classes instead of just one. It's going to be an adjustment trying to get everything done.
I'm reading "Reshaping It All" by Candace Cameron Bure. She made a point during the book that to keep our priorities in line, we have to put God first and then the rest of your life will fall into place. I'm trying to follow this principle since my life is fixing to get more crazy. If I follow the Jesus lead and get up in the morning, get a workout in, (most of the music on my shuffle is praise & worship), then get ready for work, and spend time with God before my day gets going 90 mph, my day seems to flow more smoothly. Many times whatever my devotional covers seems to apply to something that happens that day, or something that happened the day before to get me thinking.
"Seek first [God's ] kingdom and his righteousness, and all things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33
“I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8
"So fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18
So I'm going to try and follow this plan to see how it goes...I'll post on how well it's working in a few weeks.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thankful Thursday
This Thursday I'm thankful for several things
5) books written on how to combine faith with a healthy lifestyle change. I've read Made to Crave & I am reading reshaping it all by Candace Cameron bure & Darlene Schacht. Both teach & speak of putting faith & God first & The healthy lifestyle will follow.
4) my babysitter offered to clean my house on a barter system, my husband & I do several things for her, but she is absolutely amazing with our kids. I came home today at lunch to find the carpet vacuumed, rooms dusted, floors swept & mopped, & dishes done. It was awesome!!
3) I am thankful for warm clothes & my warm house on cold days. And hot coffee :) for anyone who would like to help those that don't have a warm place or warm clothes, you can go to http://www.nikicoversthecold.com/ to help them. This is a charity started by my family in memory of my cousin who passed away suddenly last year. It's absolutely a blessing how quickly it has grown, praise God.
2) I am thankful for good news for a friend that has had a bad year last year. She found out this week she is 5 weeks pregnant. Prayers for her & her new baby to have a healthy, safe pregnancy.
1) I am thankful for my wonderful husband who is also an amazing father. Tonight he was putting Miss E down for bed & she wanted him to lay down with her & cover up with her Spongebob blanket & she wrapped her arm around his neck hugging him. It absolutely melted my heart.
Thank you Lord for these blessings :)
- Posted somewhere in a small town by a small town girl
5) books written on how to combine faith with a healthy lifestyle change. I've read Made to Crave & I am reading reshaping it all by Candace Cameron bure & Darlene Schacht. Both teach & speak of putting faith & God first & The healthy lifestyle will follow.
4) my babysitter offered to clean my house on a barter system, my husband & I do several things for her, but she is absolutely amazing with our kids. I came home today at lunch to find the carpet vacuumed, rooms dusted, floors swept & mopped, & dishes done. It was awesome!!
3) I am thankful for warm clothes & my warm house on cold days. And hot coffee :) for anyone who would like to help those that don't have a warm place or warm clothes, you can go to http://www.nikicoversthecold.com/ to help them. This is a charity started by my family in memory of my cousin who passed away suddenly last year. It's absolutely a blessing how quickly it has grown, praise God.
2) I am thankful for good news for a friend that has had a bad year last year. She found out this week she is 5 weeks pregnant. Prayers for her & her new baby to have a healthy, safe pregnancy.
1) I am thankful for my wonderful husband who is also an amazing father. Tonight he was putting Miss E down for bed & she wanted him to lay down with her & cover up with her Spongebob blanket & she wrapped her arm around his neck hugging him. It absolutely melted my heart.
Thank you Lord for these blessings :)
- Posted somewhere in a small town by a small town girl
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
O our Crazy Life
Well we are trying to get back in the swing of things after a couple of weeks off because of vacation. We had a whirlwind week back at school last week with things moving along at a crazy pace. I'm sure this week it will be no different.
We are working on Potty Training at our house. My little Miss E is making some progress on potty training. We work on bribes here. She did so well yesterday we bribed her with ice cream. :)
Mr L has started back to school and works so hard. He gets complimented from his teachers all the time on how well he is doing. I'm so proud of him on how well he does.
I was hoping to view the webcast for Lysa Terkeurst and her Made to Crave book tonight, alas it was not to be. Hubby wanted to go out to eat. So we went out and took the kids and had some quality family time. I would recommend the book to anyone, I follow Lysa's blog and go regularly to her http://www.madetocrave.org/ website.
I've also recently downloaded the book Reshaping it All by Candace Cameron Bure and Darlene Schacht. I've only got a chapter or so in, but it appears to have some very useful information in it. I'll try to share anything that I learn during my reading of it.
We are working on Potty Training at our house. My little Miss E is making some progress on potty training. We work on bribes here. She did so well yesterday we bribed her with ice cream. :)
Mr L has started back to school and works so hard. He gets complimented from his teachers all the time on how well he is doing. I'm so proud of him on how well he does.
I was hoping to view the webcast for Lysa Terkeurst and her Made to Crave book tonight, alas it was not to be. Hubby wanted to go out to eat. So we went out and took the kids and had some quality family time. I would recommend the book to anyone, I follow Lysa's blog and go regularly to her http://www.madetocrave.org/ website.
I've also recently downloaded the book Reshaping it All by Candace Cameron Bure and Darlene Schacht. I've only got a chapter or so in, but it appears to have some very useful information in it. I'll try to share anything that I learn during my reading of it.
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