Something worthy of reflecting on...

"God gives his children different types and amounts of wealth, gifts, blessings, and circumstances. What matters to the Lord is the way we make use of them, not how much we have"
- Charles Stanley

Easter Sunday 2009

Hope everyone had a blessed Easter! :)

Finally finished!!!! YAY!!!

So... I barely finished a class project of Donna Downey's today!!! For those of you non-scrappers she is like a celebrity to us. :) It only took over a year!? lol- it took me a really long time to sew those buttons Jen. This was the second class I have taken... and by far the best!!! I love Donnas style- and it was so fun to be alongside my sweet friend Jen! What a perfect day to finish this- let's see my chores are done and it's raining- gotta love it!











Happy Good Friday everyone! What a special day to really focus on what Jesus did for us- I pray we never forget this day; nor forget the magnitude of how profoundly it affects our today, and our future. Blessings to all and thanks to the Lord above for filling me with a love that really does go beyond words. I read on a blog the other day something beutiful and I keep repeating it over and over in my head ...

"If God is God—and He is—small with him is better than big with anybody. His old things are better than anybody's new things. Being his child is better than having the world. And better to be blind with the invisible God than to see everything without him." (John Piper)

So very true!

Inspiring People...

So... I constantly refer to one of my all time favorite teachers, pastors & mentors; Charles Stanley. I receive so much blessing from reading & listening to his teachings. There is such a humbleness, gentleness & genuineness in his sermons and writings; this man has been blessed with such an awesome gift! Last year, around Mothers Day I remember being on his website and watching his sermon on Motherhood; to hear him speak of his Mother gave me the chills and brought tears of joy to my eyes. She was definitely a Mother worth aspiring to be. Every time he begins to speak or write about his Mother Rebecca I am in awe. This mornings daily devotional I copied and posted below...it is just Beautiful. I can't thank my Mother enough for being that influence I needed and still do need for my life. ;)

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The Influence of a Godly Parent by, Charles Stanley

READ | 2 Timothy 1:1-5

Over the years, a number of people have expressed a desire to hear more about my mother Rebecca. I mention her often in sermons because she was one of my greatest influences. In the next two days, I’ll share with you a few of the fundamental life lessons she taught me. These are instructions I believe every parent should give children.

My mother taught me to pray. Every night we knelt together next to my bed while she spoke with the Lord. I listened to her words and her tone, which gave me a pattern for my own prayers. I will never forget the impact of hearing her speak my name to the Lord.

My mother brought every need before God. Every week she worked 40 hours in a textile mill to bring home $9.10. I can still picture those checks. Yes, times have changed and inflation must be taken into account, but poor is poor. With less than 10 dollars a week, we had to cover rent, food, clothing, bus fare, and all the little expenses that crop up. I would get nervous sometimes and ask Mother how we were going get by. She said, “We’re going to trust God. We read in the Bible how He answered prayers then, and He’s going to meet our needs now.”

Mother had never heard the word “theology,” but she had plenty of it. She did not attend seminars or study child-rearing books. Rebecca read the Bible and applied God’s principles to her life. Then she made sure her son knew how to do the same. Moms and Dads, that is what it means to be a godly parent.

Happy St. Pattys Day!!!

Hope everyone is having a great time today! My children just happen to be sick today :(
They were so bummed that they missed their class parties. The Leprachaun was supposed to visit their school and they were going to try and catch him- well today the Leprechaun must have known they were bummed because he showed up at our house! :) We found footsteps downstairs; he keeps making messes everywhere - and using our toilets!!! Would you believe that when he uses the bathroom it turns the water green! Lol. My children's spirits are up- and they have been on a mission to catch that Leprechaun!!! I hope they find him; he keeps messing things up!
I wanted to share a class project of Brenden's before he returns to school tomorrow... we were all asked as a family to draw ourselves as Leprechauns - too cute:

Heres Jays:

Heres mine: lol

Heres Shiannes: :)

Heres Brenden's: Thats a guitar and Hailey dog

This is Jimmy (green is no longer his favorite color he says) and those are his muscles: lol

This is Hailey Dog drawn by Shianne: (super cute):

Buddi Cat by Shianne:

I'm real curious to find out what the class is going to make out of these; the teacher said it would be a great keepsake- what a cute idea!