November 8, 2009 - Happy Happy Joy Joy, Here's The Boy!
Samuel and Me
I'm In Love
Isn't he the CUTEST?!
©AmandaDixon2009
Nov. 8, 2009 - I've Moved!
Hello, friends. I'm not dead, can you believe it?! There's entirely too much to explain at the present time, but I have just today started a new blog. You can read about why I haven't posted since November and why I'm moving by hopping over to http://drgnfly1010.wordpress.com.
Thank you so much for reading my blog and keeping up with me and commenting.. I know I've been off-kilter not only since August, but even before that, but I'm hoping that that's all going to change now ;). So please check out my new blog and follow it! I'm still in the process of catching up on all of your blogs, as well, but I don't think I'm going to be able to catch everything, so if there's something particularly exciting or life-changing, let me know!
Goodbye for now,
~Bethany
November 7, 2009 - Tickled Blue!
I am so excited and very proud to say I am now officially the oldest of 9 children! :) Samuel Ira was born today! We are 20 years and 12 days apart. He is just precious and sweet! A true gift from God! I'm tickled there is another newborn in the house! :D Altho... there are so many people to share him with. LOL! Trying to snatch him anytime I can! ;) Will get some more up about him and pictures soon! :D I am just soo happy he's here!
I am so blessed by God to have another sibling to love, to watch grow up and to TRY to be an example of how to live as our Messiah did!
Thank you God for the blessing of this precious babe! Such an awesome Shabbat this has been!
©AmandaDixon2009
November 3, 2009 - Wordless Wednesday: Two Decades
October 24, 2009 - Peace Like A River
I've got peace like a river
I've got peace like a river in my soul."
Growing up that was a song I always loved to sing. Everyone wishes to have peace in their lives. Everyone is searching for:Philippians 4:7People want to have a peaceful life. There are different ways people try to get peace from: watching streams or waterfalls, watching the sun set, reading a book, listening to music, drinking their favorite beverage, watch the snow falling, or listening to the rain, taking a drive, etc. Each person tries to find a way to receive peace in their lives. We all know those will never really give us the peace we long for. They are not the way to have peace in your life. They will not last!
"Then God's shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua."
Scriptures tell us that peace is a fruit of having the Holy Spirit in our lives:
Galatians 5:22-23Letting the Holy Spirit in our lives gives us so much fruit and peace is another one of those wonderful fruit! We will have peace and life when we live in the Spirit and have a mind of the Spirit:
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things."
Romans 8:6I don't want to have a flesh-ly mind. I don't want death. I want everlasting life and peace that passes all understanding. Before you can have true peace in your life, you have to know Christ.
"Having one's mind controlled by the old nature is death, but having one's mind controlled by the Spirit is life and shalom."
John 14:27Jesus is the only one who can give us true peace. His peace is something that only He can give. It is a peace that is like no other. The world's peace will not last. It is a temporary fix. If you do things to get peace, they are just temporary... You can only watch a stream or waterfall for a while. You can only read a book til its over. You can only listen to music til the song ends. You can only watch the sun til its down. You can only drink your favorite beverage til its gone. You can watch the snow falling til it stops and melts. You can only listen to the rain til the sun comes out. And you can only take a drive til the road ends! There is only one way to have peace and a peace that lasts and that is the peace that you can only find in our Savior... its eternal! It is everlasting, and it is perfect!
"What I am leaving with you is shalom -- I am giving you my shalom. I don't give the way the world gives. Don't let yourselves be upset or frightened."
Isaiah 26:3When we trust in the Lord and do what He wants from us, then we shall have peace! I have found that it doesn't matter what we are going through in our lives... no matter what it is... we can find peace. Even in the midst of the hardest time of your life and you cannot see the end of the anxiety you have, its already there in our Savior. He has it!
"A person whose desire rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because he trusts in you."
The only satisfying peace that we long for comes from God. He wants to give us peace.
Psalm 29:11Not only will the He bless us with peace, but when we have peace its much easier to make peace and that is another blessing:
"May ADONAI give strength to his people! May ADONAI bless his people with shalom!"
Matthew 5:9We all know how much we need peace, when you have it, don't you want to make sure everyone can have peace too? When Jesus gives us His peace, our lives will be so enriched! When you have peace in your life it is very easy to share peace with us and live in peace.
"How blessed are those who make peace! for they will be called sons of God."
Hebrews 12:14See? When we live in peace the world shall see that it is from God. What a wonderful testimony to the salvation of Christ! When people see us living in peace and have peace in our lives, people will want it and wonder what makes us so peaceful. We can share Christ with them and tell Him that we have His peace. And sharing the salvation, love, and peace that comes through Christ is our mission as a child of God.
"Keep pursuing shalom with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord."
Everyone wants peace to flow like a river that never stops moving! I think the true meaning behind the song is to have the peace that will never end. Rivers don't usually end... they are always flowing with water. I want my life to be flowing with peace all the time!
Shalom to you!
©AmandaDixon2009
October 21, 2009 - Wordless Wednesday: Into The Sunset
"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God." - G.K. Chesterton
Oct. 20, 2009 - A new entry!
Ok, so I had to abide by the new ToU and remove my iFrame.... So now all of my old entries are accessible- I guess that's a good thing. What's new? Well, I go to Northeast State Tech school here in TN, and I'm hoping to move to ETSU next semester. I'll probably be in school for a long time- I seem to be pretty good at it. I've been in school for over a year and have a solid Honors 4.0 GPA, and I made it to the president's list. I usually do web-development or travel in between semester's but I think i'm going to get a job over the holidays this time. Anyhow, I need to run to the store- so I better go. Seeya! Please visit my blog at www.paulsblogging.com
October 19, 2009 - Beloved Dawn
and that I guess makes up for not sleeping. :D Look at those colors and those clouds! Gorgeous! It's a Beloved Dawn... kinda like my name. ;)
But as beautiful as that is... I still prefer regular sleeping hours, so I hope the goat gets better and moved back to the barn, so I can get back to sleeping at night and in my bed. ;) so if y'all could pray that she gets better. lol! also last week, I did some acrobatics in the dark over a lawn chair. :/ Bruised up my leg quite a bit and it is still pretty sore.
And that's what I've been up to... up... literally! :P
©AmandaDixon2009
October 17, 2009 - True Blue Friend
What kind of friend are you? Are you a friend that can be counted on to be there when someone needs you? Are you a friend that feels deeply when something bad or good happens to your friend? Are you a true friend?
True friends are hard to come by, but it is something that everyone needs. Everyone needs a friend they can count on to be there anytime, all the time. Everyone needs to have a friend that will encourage them in the way they should be even when they don't want to. Everyone needs a friend who will cry when you are hurting or laugh when it's funny with sincerity. Everyone needs a friend who, though they may not talk to each other for months, would be there no matter what, willing to help you in whatever way they could.
Are you a true friend? Can your friends count on you for anything and everything? I find it a privilege to be able to be a true friend to my friends. I want to be a friend they can count on all the time. I want them to come to me if they need an ear to listen to, or a shoulder to cry on or a prayer warrior on their behalf. I will never forsake my friends. I want to be the type of friend that our Savior, Christ, is. He will never leave you or forsake you either. He is always there, He loves you unconditionally, and most importantly He gave His life for us.
John 15:13-15Christ is the best example we have of a friend and if you want to be a true friend, follow after His example! If you are a friend of Christ, then you must act like He did.
"No one has greater love than a person who lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave doesn't know what his master is about; but I have called you friends, because everything I have heard from my Father I have made known to you."
Another example of true friends we can look to is Jonathan and David.
Jonathan was a true friend to David. He protected David, he helped David, and saved him when Saul wanted to kill David. Jonathan risked his life to save his friend, and that shows how much Jonathan loved David.1 Samuel 18:1
"By the time David had finished speaking to Sha'ul, Y'honatan found himself inwardly drawn by David's character, so that Y'honatan loved him as he did himself."
To be a true friend to someone you have to love them. You cannot do something selfless for anyone if you do not love them. Being a true friend is being selfless. A true friend is a blessing to your friends because you will be someone they can always trust, love, and count on.
Being a true friend is continuing a relationship with someone all the time, even if you don't agree 100% with something they say, do or believe. I have seen a lot of friendships end because one friend disagrees with something another friend believes and so they think they're wrong. Now I don't believe we always have to stay friends with people, because sometimes its just unavoidable to end a friendship, but we need to be true blue friends who try to stick it out til there is nothing left to stick to anymore. Not just quitting a friendship because there is one thing we don't agree about with a friend. I am sure our Savior disagrees with things we do or say or even believe, but He's not going to quit the relationship with us, is He? No!
So are you a true friend to your friends? Take some time to evaluate what kind of a friend you are. Maybe work on the areas you feel you are lacking in. There is always room for improvement!
I will personally never turn against a friend. Never. I know there will be things we disagree with, because there isn't one person who agrees 100% with someone else, but I will always be a friend to my friends. I want to be a true friend for my friends because I want to be like Christ who is THE best and truest friend!
©AmandaDixon2009
October 13, 2009 - Wordless Wednesday: "You Want The Moon?"
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