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Jul. 25, 2008 - Praise and worship

Just a quick note to just praise the Lord this evening! I have had so many answered prayers this week its so wonderful and awesome! The Lord is so good, and I just thank Him for remembering me and mine. So if your searching or seeking tonight, I just want you to know that He is listening. Just talk to Him. Yes some prayers get answered, some not right away, and some not at all, but with a little growth along this journey we start to understand that sometimes when we trust, even without understanding somethings, that He hears and that He knows just what we need, when we need it and IF we need it.

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Jul. 21, 2008 - Thinking on some hard things, but most importantly counting the blessings....

Tonight I feel so caught off guard of late. You know that feeling where nothing is falling in place, nothing is adding up. I just feel "off". I've been really getting into the start of the next school year and looking forward to it, and I count my blessing this opportunity is mine. But the other "things" are whats up and has put me in such a tailspin. My best friend since I was 13, and I'm now 40, has decided she is a deist, believes basically in God but feels Jesus was just a prophet. She said after her study of things this is where she feels satisfied in her religion. I love her, I don't judge her, its not my place. She respects that I fully believe God , Jesus died on the cross for my sins, rose on the third day, and there is a trinity, there will be a rapture. In my heart after we speak on these matters, I'm not confused, I know what I believe, I just feel like she has been mislead. She finds it offensive that Christians (she says she was one) say that if you don't believe on the cross and what Jesus did that she will go to hell. Which she really questions heaven and hell. Believes in no angels, and believes that all you need to do is be good to others and do the right things, which I also think as Christ does, that we should love our neighbor, not be judgemental. I am not a confronter, never have been, but I feel so sorry that I am not a good witness to her. Her mind is made up. I try, I pray, but in the end, I just am not strong enought to address some of the issues she can bring up. Now for a blessing, I'm healthy, my family is healthy and my husband has a job that supports us so that I can homeschool, my marriage is solid, I can attend a church of my choice, I can read my bible, I am free to make my own decisions. I do not want to offend people, I can only say that for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Sorry this post is all over the place it just seems the craziest things have been going on and all I want to do is make sure that I address every thing in the way Jesus would. I thank God he is so patient with me. But I thank Him so much for that faith He has given to us, to just let go and trust and believe.

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Jul. 14, 2008 - Is it almost over????

I just noticed the date, and decided to get things ready for this next school year. Since we went a little into the summer with school, it seems that it has gone by so fast! I am changing our school room up for this next year and so its actually been fun planning and cleaning and preparing. My A will be doing Abeka at her request dvds and my C will just be doing a mix this year as we find our groove at what will work best. I'm already getting the schedule prepared with our extra activities, piano, co-op and swim and gym. I find it so amusing anymore when people question what we do all day! I mean we are busier now than when we were in the public school system, and its all on our time!!! Oh how I enjoy homeschooling, seriously, for a girl who really was not sure if this was what the Lord was "really" leading her to do, I thank Him for the patience He had during my " not so sure days". This has been such a wonderful journey, we've all grown in our walk with Jesus, I can really see this. I really enjoy being with my children each day, all day. They are the blessing that the Lord above as given me, intrusted me, with. And I do not want to disappoint Him! He has given me such an awesome job, and I am so blessed. So for the next few weeks, we are going to lay back, take it easy, do a little swimming, do a little reading, watch a little tv and just enjoy the rest of the summer. Then I believe we'll all be rested and ready to get back to it.

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Jul. 10, 2008 - God is so wonderful!

I have been so blessed that I must share! I have been delivered from a long,long trial that has to do regarding extended family. The Lord knows just when and where we need to be to finally receive what He has had to offer all along. I was so miserable being angry, but, on the other hand I always had to talk to my husband, or mom, about this injustice I felt for so long. I just could not let go, what changed you ask? A lady that I did not even know. She must have been wonderful, as I did not know her personally. She was beautiful, she was 42 years old and four days ago she went to be with the Lord. She was a Christian, and had several children that she homeschooled, I think the youngest was 13 months old. They had prayed for healing, but in this trial of life that her and her family endured, it did not come here on this earth. And all I can think is how I can still have the priviledge of fixing my mother and father, husband and children their meals, taking care of them, teaching my children -not just about curriculum- and the honor of taking care of my ailing father. Things that I took for granted and to be honest sometimes just didn't want to do that day. If all my trial is,at this moment in time, and that's in forgiving another human being, then so be it. How selfish I feel, how incrediblely inmature I feel as a Christian to take one minute in this life for granted. I don't want to waste another moment in worry about the small things in life. I want to live, and most important is I want to live for HIM, I want my children to see Christ through me at ALL times, not just in the good times, not just in Bible study time, not just in blessed times. Because all the time the Lord has given is blessed times. I want to grow in trust and I want to see my children to see my faith, so that they can grow in that area as they face their own trials life offers. I thank the Lord for revelation, mercy, and most of all FORGIVENESS< I thank this lady ,who's cross is one I would not want to bear so young, with my children still so young, and I pray that if anyone is in this situation with loved ones like I have been, to know that the bitterness is not worth it! There are so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ going through such hard and desperate times, lets use that energy we had, you know the energy of expressing anger, resentment, you know the rest, lets use it to pray SO HARD for these people that they know Gods will and Gods rest in these trials.

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Jul. 4, 2008 - Happy 4th of July!!!!

I hope the weather is better where some of you are, because it looks like rain for the rest of the day and night here, but we will hope that it will stop long enough for the firework show tonight. We also are celebrating my anniversary this weekend, that has to include a trip to Red Lobster! I want to give thanks to those men and women who have and still do make this country great. Thank you for protecting the freedoms we have in our country, and putting your life on the line to protect all our families. You are definitly the bravest and the best! Happy 4th!

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Jun. 30, 2008 - It's our 13th anniversary, and guess what I got....

Yep, 13 big ones! I've got a good man that's for sure. But one thing puzzled me this year, I received my flowers early, like 5 days early. Now usually its at the last minute but hey, he always thinks to do this and I find it very charming. But as I said never this early, so I was thinking wow he is on the ball this year, wonder whats up with that? Well little did I know he had an agenda, he had to sweeten me up a little because he was buying a major purchase. Earlier in the week our tractor died, no hope for it, my hubby had rubberband it, glued it, whatever it took to keep it going but this time it was DOA. So my anniversary gift IS>>> you got it, a tractor! Oh well, I've still got the flowers!

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Jun. 23, 2008 - Summer is in full swing....but who can afford gas to get anywhere!!!

It's been mild so far as the weather is concerned here in KY. We have really enjoyed the wonderful weather and it's been hard to concentrate on doing a little bit of school work. But with the gas prices like they are it's been hard not to be able to just hop in the car and go to the Pavillion (swimming), movies, library, just the usual things we were use to doing during the summer. We travel quite a distance to church on Sundays (twice) and Wednesday nights. So any travel other than on Saturdays are at a minimum! But hey, its all good, we are planning on a cheap form of water entertainment, as our pool just received a nice little rip (thanks to Lars our Yorkie, who likes to take dips in the pool also), and we'll keep up our walks, and yes, just a little school to keep our brains in gear!

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Jun. 19, 2008 - Don't Forget...Fear Not!!!

We have a policy that when leaving home,we always either pray silently or together for safety for the journey. Now I do know this has protected us on many occasions, and in the past two weeks we have had so many near misses that I was beginning to think I just wanted to stay home for a good long while! And do you know, no kidding, each time we were on our way to church or to a church event. Tells you something huh?!! The deceiver does not want us gaining ground in our spiritual journey, he wants to keep us from fellowship, he wants to instill fear of even getting out on the roads. Well, that fear was addressed Saturday, as we were going to a family event, yes we were hit. In the back. But it could have been so much worse than it was, and the Lord showed me that He was in control, FEAR NOT!!! Yes, silently I had prayed for a safe journey, my husband said he had done the same, and even though this happened I saw the writing on the wall. The Lord was showing me to fear not, He is with us, no one was hurt, and you can't just let satan get you in such a ball of fear that you never want to get out of your house, just because you feel satan is out to get you. Because the truth is, he is out to destroy all we are, all we have, and God said FEAR NOT! We can't stop living! Spiritual attacks are definitly not enjoyable, but we need to be meditating over Gods word daily, living it, praying at all times, giving thanks at all times. I sometimes get caught up in the chores of the day and it seems I slack -alot- at times. But the Lord just wants us to make sure He is first. We need to make sure that is what we do, in all things, and Fear Not!

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Jun. 13, 2008 - VBS

Well this week has been full of fun and fellowship in "GOD'S BIG BACK YARD" at my father and mother in laws church. We are planning a huge water slide tonight for the last night and you guessed it, it's calling for severe thunderstorms. I hope not for the kids sake, they really look forward to this treat. This year I help teach and I really enjoyed this. Never really thought I would feel comfortable in this area of ministry with a group of kids. But it actually was fun. Me + group of 6 to 10 year olds, sort of brought that "what am I doing" thing to mind. But I really prayed and my husband prayed for me that I could handle so many at different age groups. God is so merciful! It went great! You just never know where God will use you, even if you think its not really a comfort zone for you, He knows what to give you to do the job. So we all learned alot of things at VBS this year, its about serving others and especially serving Jesus!

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Jun. 9, 2008 - Timing is everything

All in God's time. I have heard this so many times, but I actually have experienced this as of late. I was discouraged with something, and no matter how much I felt I was confessing, and praying and reading, the answer was just not coming. Then after weeks, and months it has happened. You would think I would be reveling in this, but instead now I want to doubt that my answer has truely been answered. Isn't that just like satan, always trying to steal your joy. Now don't get me wrong, I'm thankful and at the same time weary to some degree but I do believe the Lord needs us there at that place to humble us. He needs us to "get it", and know with answer to prayer, we need not just to be grateful but to gain wisdom. She is our sister. The Lord expects growth, and do you know even after this awesome gift of answered prayer, I found two days later I was upset with an extended family member (old wounds) and began the same old same old. Brow beating her to a friend, and man it hit me hard, and I called my friend , who by the way is not saved, (what an inspiration I am huh??) and I ask her to forgive me for doing and saying what I did. Of course, I let her know that the Holy Spirit convicted me,you know let me have it, you can't go to church and put on one face, and then live totally different outside God's house. So maybe in God's timing of this answered prayer, not only have I learned some valuable lessons, but maybe just maybe my old time dearest non-believeing friend saw a little growth also,and maybe she also saw just a little "Christ" in my walk, and maybe just maybe she will accept Jesus Christ as her savior herself. We need to remember everyone, especially the unsaved, are watching us and listening to us and seeing how we act and how we respond to any and all trials in this life. But in conclusion, I WILL NOT let satan the deceiver steal anything the Lord has graciously given me, answered prayer, joy, healing whatever it is, the Lord is still on the throne, and to Him be the glory. In His timing He will mold me into the strong Christian woman He expects me to be. He is the potter and I am the clay!

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Jun. 5, 2008 - Yes, we are homeschooling thru the summer BUT......

I was not quite ready to go into like I thought, but you know what...I love it. And the kids are enjoying a little work, a little play. It really has gotten into a groove, praise God, because last year I'll be honest, when summer break came, I left it all behind and uh, well, that even included, ... I hate it admit it... but our bible study suffered greatly. Oh now I did put a few things into our days, here and there, and I'm ashamed of it. What a disservice, and here I thought I was doing homeschooling because the Lord had called me, and He did, but the first sign of summer and I seemed to forget something. He wanted to be apart of our lives during it all, summer, winter, spring and fall. Well I have a sneaking idea, that my first year of homeschooling wasn't exactly His plan for my life. But hey, lots of trial, tears,and triumps resulted from learning to wake up and smell the coffee in our area of bible study. So the days are smooth, and yes we still have a few things school related of course along with our bible study, but we have also been swimming, visiting, and yes staying up just a littlle late, and sleeping in --just a little later. So to all who might be worried about ever considering this all year homeschooling thing, hey don't sweat it. God directs we just need to be open to hear.

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Jun. 2, 2008 - Excellent daily reading from Bible Explorer

We have Bible Explorer which has a wonderful daily devotional. I have so enjoyed this part of the program, there is always something there to stir your spirit. So here it is for today, I hope it encourages you to.

June 2

Morning Verse

"For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh." Galatians 5:17

In every believer's heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active, and loses no opportunity of plying all the weapons of its deadly armoury against newborn grace; while on the other hand, the new nature is ever on the watch to resist and destroy its enemy. Grace within us will employ prayer, and faith, and hope, and love, to cast out the evil; it takes unto it the "whole armour of God," and wrestles earnestly. These two opposing natures will never cease to struggle so long as we are in this world. The battle of "Christian" with "Apollyon" lasted three hours, but the battle of Christian with himself lasted all the way from the Wicket Gate in the river Jordan. The enemy is so securely entrenched within us that he can never be driven out while we are in this body: but although we are closely beset, and often in sore conflict, we have an Almighty helper, even Jesus, the Captain of our salvation, who is ever with us, and who assures us that we shall eventually come off more than conquerors through Him. With such assistance the new-born nature is more than a match for its foes. Are you fighting with the adversary to-day? Are Satan, the world, and the flesh, all against you? Be not discouraged nor dismayed. Fight on! For God Himself is with you; Jehovah Nissi is your banner, and Jehovah Rophi is the healer of your wounds. Fear not, you shall overcome, for who can defeat Omnipotence? Fight on, "looking unto Jesus"; and though long and stern be the conflict, sweet will be the victory, and glorious the promised reward.

"From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray,
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day."

—Morning and Evening

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I have been homeschooling for 2 years now, and it is the best decision that I have ever made. I have been blessed with a supportive husband and family. A is 9 and C is 7, we love every minute that the Lord gives us, and now we are blessed to have my mom and dad living with us.