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Saturday, 08 September 2007
Friday, 07 September 2007
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Taming the fly
The kids and I love to go on picnics. We bring our big waterproof blanket and go to a park. The strangest thing always happens when it's time to dive into the yummy PB& J sandwiches........every fly in the park is there. William and Kylie have become great fly tamers. At one point Kylie had three flies just sitting on her recently peanut butter covered hand.
Right now I am getting rather annoyed at the flies that some how manage to get into my house. They make so much noise, they are always there when I am trying to have a peaceful dinner and they are so hard to catch cause they are just so quick.
The fly really reminds me of my tongue. What a hard thing it is to tame. James 3 says:7-10This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can't tame a tongue—it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!
10-12My friends, this can't go on. A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don't bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don't bear apples, do they? You're not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you?What can be our Peanut butter that can help us tame our tongues? perhaps reading more of God's word than the gossip column. Maybe putting in that new worship cd instead of that newest song with the swear word every few minutes. How about talking about the latest thing that the Lord has been doing in you instead of what that person had done to hurt you????
So what is your Peanut butter? How are you taming your tongue today?
Friday, 31 August 2007
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Currently Listening
Mighty to Save
By Hillsong
see relatedI need prayer
I need prayer right now..... I have been sick for over a month now. The doctors are not sure what is wrong with me...I am getting depressed..... not feeling yourself for over a month is no fun....I have been very fatigued....I went to take the kids for a walk the other day and I barley made it....I just want to be well....I know that the Lord can heal me...I have been praying that He would....please join me....thanks.
Monday, 20 August 2007
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Currently Listening
All I Have
By Rita Springer
see relatedThe cost of Greatness
Something has me stirring inside...I am not sure what.... my mind, my heart and my soul are heavy. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to do Great things for the Lord. I have had amazing training...I have had amazing mentors....And I serve an amazing God. Truthfully since moving to Springfield I have felt like a waste of space for the Lord. I have poured into the Youth Group here but I just have felt blah! How is this being great? Something is missing...I am starting school tonight...Intro to Psychology is my first class!! This is working toward my God Dream.... For last two years the Lord has given me a burden for nursing. I know that some day I will be in some foreign country...sharing the love of Jesus. I know that he wants me to study nursing so that I have something practical to give to these people. I have put this off for so long...come up with so many excuses....I have ran for so long (the cause for blahness)This is how the Lord wants me to be great at this time in my life....obeDIEnce!That is the cost of greatness.....dieing to yourself...letting go of your dreams.....letting Him be in control.So tonight I go head first. I just want to please my Father...I want to be great for Him.
Monday, 13 August 2007
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Catching up...
This weekend I got to see so many old friends.
We headed out for INDY 07 (general counsel) Wednesday after service.
The first day we were there we hung out with River of God people. It was so good to see the girls. We got to see Sarah do here HV solo. She rocked the house....such talent. We got to talk with Pastor Tim and Marie....such great people....I miss them very much....they are so filled with the Spirit at all times.
Thursday night we hung out with my greatest friends...Tony and Jaime....and the boys Mac and Brady. Our time was brief so the next morning I went shopping with Jaime and the boys and Kayla. Oh what fun to be them. We did lunch and then Jaime and I went and look at some booths and sat in the business meeting....that was interesting!!
I also got to see some girls from Erie....wow have they grown up...
On our way back home on Saturday we stopped in St. Louis to see Trav and Meg....my little brother is married!!!!! It was fun to see their new place and catch up a bit.
Sunday, after an interesting service, my good friends Steve and Amanda came to visit us in Springfield...they brought their cute kids, Maddy and Mason...We look at pictures from Master's commission and talked about the good old days!
It was a great weekend. I have met many great friends along the way.
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