Anyone want to give their thoughts on what being "constrained by the love of God" might actually look like played out in one's life?
I'm still thinking!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Oswald Chambers Quote for the day...
Anyone want to give their thoughts on what being "constrained by the love of God" might actually look like played out in one's life?
I'm still thinking!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Thankful...
I know many of you have heard this before...but today I wanted to stop and ponder it for just a minute.
If your tomorrow depended on what you were thankful for today...what would your tomorrow look like?
I know that we are thankful for many things in our lives. I find that I take some things for granted. Oh..I remember the big things like my husband, kids, a home, food, God, love.....
I love voicing my love and thankfulness for those things.
There are little things that life brings that I am not sure I want to be thankful for! When things don't go my way, interuptions to what I think is a better plan for my time, itchy eyes, sore back....am I thankful for them? I am learning. I need to push beyond the simple act of over looking myself and saying that I am thankful...beyond a child learning to say the "correct" magic word...I am learning that it isn't in the "joy" of these things that I am thankful, it is in the deep love and oneness with the Father that there is true thankfulness and joy!
So maybe we aren't the whinning type. Maybe you don't complain and just take life as it comes. No harm, no foul. You think..."now those that fuss all the time about life, they need the lesson on thankfulness!...not me. I'm nice and have thick skin!"
I've been there. But isn't not giving thanks for other people and especially to God still that same as not being thankful? Don't words come from the overflow of our hearts?
We all fall somewhere on the spectrum of how we express our perspective on life.
My "new" leaf is to be an encourager to everyone around me towards thankfulness...not simply because it is what God's calls us to do...but because it is at the heart of God! We can challenge each other in this way!
If your tomorrow depended on what you were thankful for today...what would your tomorrow look like?
I know that we are thankful for many things in our lives. I find that I take some things for granted. Oh..I remember the big things like my husband, kids, a home, food, God, love.....
I love voicing my love and thankfulness for those things.
There are little things that life brings that I am not sure I want to be thankful for! When things don't go my way, interuptions to what I think is a better plan for my time, itchy eyes, sore back....am I thankful for them? I am learning. I need to push beyond the simple act of over looking myself and saying that I am thankful...beyond a child learning to say the "correct" magic word...I am learning that it isn't in the "joy" of these things that I am thankful, it is in the deep love and oneness with the Father that there is true thankfulness and joy!
So maybe we aren't the whinning type. Maybe you don't complain and just take life as it comes. No harm, no foul. You think..."now those that fuss all the time about life, they need the lesson on thankfulness!...not me. I'm nice and have thick skin!"
I've been there. But isn't not giving thanks for other people and especially to God still that same as not being thankful? Don't words come from the overflow of our hearts?
We all fall somewhere on the spectrum of how we express our perspective on life.
My "new" leaf is to be an encourager to everyone around me towards thankfulness...not simply because it is what God's calls us to do...but because it is at the heart of God! We can challenge each other in this way!
Off to spend a few moments with the Lord telling Him how thankful I am for all those who wander onto this blog!!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Usborne Christmas Specials!!
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Kaitlyn's 8th Birthday!
November 8th was Kaitlyn's golden birthday...turning 8 on the 8th!! How special!
Since we had a busy day planned, we let Kaitlyn open her gifts in the morning after breakfast. For breakfast she wanted scrambled eggs with ham in them (just the way her Papa...my dad...fixes them!) also honeydew melon and cinnamon rolls!!
She loved her gifts and will be sending out thank you notes soon!!
After church that morning, we were off to St. Cloud to eat lunch at IHOP! It was just the Randall Crew, but we have fun wherever we go... Katilyn loved her breakfast for lunch! (Our birthdays revolve around food!) She also got the waitress to bring her a huge ice cream sundae while singing Happy Birthday to her!!
After lunch, we headed down to Hutchinson to meet up with friends. Our little friend, Daniel, was having his 3rd birthday party. We were so blessed that they wanted to include Kaitlyn's birthday also!
The dads (Todd and Dmitri) held the cupcake cakes while the birthday kids were sung to and got to blow out the candles! What a fun time!! Not to mention the great Russian food that they fix...and Russian soda is awesome!
Natalya (Daniel's mom) made these fun cakes (which tasted awesome too!)...She put Kaitlyn's in the shape of an 8 and Daniel's in the shape of a 3!! Too cute! Daniel had a little firetruck on his cake while Kaitlyn had a girly pink pony of hers!! (Thanks for the fun, guys!!)
As Kailtyn likes to say now..."Eight is Great!!"
Happy birthday to my sweet little Rose!
A New Day...
I will post some of Kaitlyn's fun birthday later on this evening...
But for now I want to mention a different topic.
My heart has been filled with the grace and mercy of God lately as I struggle with the pain and frustration of my eyes. Even today, they are flaring and in pain even with the prednisone. What could I be thankful for? Well, it drives me back to the Father. I know that I have mentioned it before, but left to myself...I don't always chose Him first. When he used my circumstances as a chance to draw me to Himself, I allow it and listen. I wish I could do a better job on my own...I just need to move forward from where I am and live with the dependance of the Spirit.
I was having a discussion with someone a few weeks ago about this verse:
Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it for the glory of the Lord (I Corinthians 10:31).
I don't think that I express that in my life very well at times...that is where my heart longs to be and the Lord knows that...the daily living of that out is a different story, right?!!?
So it was encouraging to read about this same verse this morning on another person's blog. I read her blog almost daily. I have learned much from this woman who is wiser that me even though I have never met her. (She has thoughts and views that not all of you will appreciate like I do...but that's not the point!) She is a godly woman that shared her heart today. I would be glad to pass on her blog for you to read. She does a much better job of explaining things than I can.
So if you have time today....wander over to: ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com (Its title is Large Family Mothering).
I hope you are blessed like I was as we look to encourage each other in our faith!
But for now I want to mention a different topic.
My heart has been filled with the grace and mercy of God lately as I struggle with the pain and frustration of my eyes. Even today, they are flaring and in pain even with the prednisone. What could I be thankful for? Well, it drives me back to the Father. I know that I have mentioned it before, but left to myself...I don't always chose Him first. When he used my circumstances as a chance to draw me to Himself, I allow it and listen. I wish I could do a better job on my own...I just need to move forward from where I am and live with the dependance of the Spirit.
I was having a discussion with someone a few weeks ago about this verse:
Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it for the glory of the Lord (I Corinthians 10:31).
I don't think that I express that in my life very well at times...that is where my heart longs to be and the Lord knows that...the daily living of that out is a different story, right?!!?
So it was encouraging to read about this same verse this morning on another person's blog. I read her blog almost daily. I have learned much from this woman who is wiser that me even though I have never met her. (She has thoughts and views that not all of you will appreciate like I do...but that's not the point!) She is a godly woman that shared her heart today. I would be glad to pass on her blog for you to read. She does a much better job of explaining things than I can.
So if you have time today....wander over to: ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com (Its title is Large Family Mothering).
I hope you are blessed like I was as we look to encourage each other in our faith!
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