Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Making the Move...
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Thursday's Thrift Finds...
Today was a great day of thrift shopping.
We went to a thrift shop and I spent, oh, an hour or so in the books.
Here’s what I found:
Republic of Plato – Some of Plato’s writings about politics.
Credit for literature and government.
The Odyssey – Oh yes! I’ve been looking for this Greek classic
by Homer for a long time!
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies – Thousands of tips and techniques anyone
can use to heal everyday health problems.
I’m studying in the herbal/natural remedy field
for my future as a missionary’s wife.
The Bantam Medical Dictionary – All the fun medical words anyone could think of!
Safely Working With Chemicals in The Laboratory – To compliment my Chemistry,
I thought this was pretty neat.
New Choices In Natural Healing – Definitely what I’m going for!
Clinical Neuroanatomy for Medical Students – This was SO neat!
It’s a college course of Neuroanatomy and gets deep into it and also includes
‘Clinical Situations’: where it gives specific problems with a person
and tells you to diagnose it, explain what’s malfunctioning, and much more!
How To Be Your Own Doctor (Sometimes ) – Another medical reference.
Home Guide To Emergency Medical Situations – Emergencies that must be treated; choking, unconsciousness, heart attacks, seizures,, etc…
with procedures such as CPR, Heimlich Maneuver, closed heart massage, etc…
Very useful!
Well, I had a lot of fun today!
Sorry I’m not very faithful on here anymore…
I plan to be when my arms permit me.
Thank you for your prayers and have a blessed weekend!
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
He Went A Little Further...
As I listened to this sermon by Scott Pauley,
it really spoke to my heart and I wanted to share my convictions on it.
It’s a great Easter message, too.
The text was on Matthew 26:36-50, when Jesus prayed and was betrayed.
In verse 39, we see “And he went a little further…”
Sometimes we are content just not going to hell. But shame on us!
We need to want to be one of His disciples, and want to follow Him wherever He leads.
We are, as Christians, commanded to follow His steps.
For us, Jesus was betrayed, mocked, beaten, and whipped horrendously.
But did He stop there?
No. He went a little further.
He picked up a cross, and walked all the way to Golgotha.
He could have stopped there, said it was enough, and ascended into heaven.
But He didn’t. He went even further .
He was nailed to a cross to hang there, our sins were poured on Him,
and He was forsaken by God.
But He didn’t stop there! He went further still.
He gave up the ghost and was put in a tomb.
He didn’t stop there, praise the Lord!
He rose and lives forever now, but He’s
going even further and is coming back for us!
Now the least , the very least we could do is go a little further for Him.
Let’s become what Jesus saved us to be.
Many of us tend to agree to serve and surrender only parts of our lives.
We draw a line and say “That’s as far as I go” or “I’m staying where I am”…
but the best joys, God’s best blessings, and the best of our lives is right over that line.
We are never completely happy unless we surrender everything to Jesus.
5 points to going further for Him were listed:
1. We must be willing to go alone.
It’s easy when others go, and if we obey, others may follow us;
but we still must be willing to go alone.
God’s waiting for us to come to Him, love Him more, and surrender all.
2. We must be willing to humble ourselves.
Do you want to be like Jesus?
Gotta humble yourself!
He was made a bondservant;
a happiness and a blessing comes with serving Jesus and others.
There are hundreds and thousands waiting for us to humble ourselves.
God won’t fully bless us unless we’re willing to humble ourselves.
3. We must be willing to pray “Thy will be done.”
The motto of the Christian life!
‘Ordinary’ Christianity isn’t it.
We must be seeking and willing to do what the Lord wants.
“And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” verse 39.
Nothing more or less than His will.
The happiest place is in God’s will.
God’s will is perfect and wonderful!
If we go one step toward Jesus, He’ll take you all the way.
Let Him know, and He’ll guide you through.
4. We must try to encourage others to do the same.
When a person truly loves Jesus, they naturally encourage others.
We must stand up and lead somebody else.
5. We must be willing to stand in the face of the enemy.
“And Jesus said unto him [Judas], Friend…”
Our heart needs to stay stirred.
We should be saying “I don’t care what comes. I’ll be faithful and take another step.”
Jesus is our example and motive.
We mustn’t be willing to die someday for Jesus
if we’re not willing to live for Him.
It’s time to go a little further.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
With Deep Thanks...
I just wanted to express my deep appreciation
and thankfulness for everyone’s prayers for my medical issues.
It really means SO much to me that so many people are praying for me.
Thank you all SO much for your prayers!
I plan, as soon as I’m able, to return comments to
those who have left some on my blog.
I also apologize that I haven’t posted in a while…
I hope to do so in a few daysJ !
During my time of doing practically nothing,
I’ve been blessed with plenty of time to
converse and fellowship with my Jesus.
I’ve also been able to listen to sermons on my
Cd player and take some notes-
which I’m planning on posting soon.
I’ve also been able to catch up on lots of reading
I’ve longed to do for a while!
Well, thank you again for all your prayers!
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Saturday, March 3, 2007
All Day For One Task... My First Dress!!!
Today was a day unlike most.
I got up around 10, ate breakfast, and decided to sew.
Yesterday I cut out my fabric for a dress pattern we ordered a while ago…
I literally started sewing at 11 and just stopped hardly 15 minutes ago! (8:30 pm)
Mom joined me all day to make 2 more t-shirt dresses for the children
and started on the same pattern for a dress of her own.
This was my very first dress I made on my own… which can be tedious work…
But, after literally all day, I was glad to finally finish my sewing project!
I was determined to get it done today so I could wear it to church tomorrow,
and I’m glad to be finished.
Mom and I were teasing throughout sewing, “Shall we gather…”;
sometimes replacing ‘river’ with ‘bodice’.
Well, I thought I’d share my new dress.
I plan to make more of the same pattern.
It’s from Common Sense Patterns and pattern number 416E – ‘Women’s Square Neck Dress’.
Enjoy the beginning of a new week!
(I’ll be on vacation!!!!)
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
A Thoughtful Gift and The Monthly Thought...
Howdy y'all!
So sorry it’s been a long period of time since I wrote last.
I’ve been quite occupied with my education and reading.
Besides, typing isn’t the best choice for me currently, so I have to keep this short.
I thought I’d share a thoughtful gift that I received yester night from
my youth Pastor and his wife, with whom I’m well acquainted with.
So cute!
It is something that they told me about earlier, that they enjoyed.
It’s a bulb Hyacinth plant.
All you do is put water in the vase with the bulb on the top,
and watch it grow from the bottom and the top!
So thoughtful!
Also, I thought I’d share the 'thought' (poem) of this month and last’s while I have them on hand…
February-
Hit the deck! Snow up to your neck!
It’s variable; some might say terriable!
Mercury plummets, snow on the summits.
This week’s bright and beamish.
This is not for the squeamish!
March-
Use this hiatus, a new storm’s here to inundate us!
The UFO, the experts say, is called the “sun”,
But it’s gone away.
Just a note, because the grammar is extremely inadequate, I don’t make these up!
Another note, Dad and I once teased that the UFO, when referring to the sun,
is an acronym for ‘Unidentified FRYING object’!
HAPPY MARCH!!!!!
P.S.~ Thank you all, again, for your prayers concerning my health.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy Valentine's and a New Song For My Blog...
Happy Valentines Day to all! Especially to my True Love.
What a wonderful day to tell our Beloved we love Him!
(Everyday is, really, but today especially,
in the atmosphere of love, let’s keep Jesus first!)
My Jesus, I Love Thee
My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all my follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou:
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ‘tis now.
I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary ’s tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ‘tis now.
I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ‘tis now.
In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering drown on my brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ‘tis now.
words: William R. Featherston
music: Adoniram J. Gordon
Remember to spend some intimate time with Jesus today!
P.S.~ Thank you all who are praying for my medical issues.
I’m definitely feeling wonderfully in spirit!
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Hand-performed and Home-done Hair Styles
For Christmas I got a self-hair styling book, and ever since,
I’ve been trying new hairstyles; on myself and people who will let me.
Although there’s almost a whole section (a pretty one, too)
that I have to skip because my hair is too long.
(An oxymoronically good bad thing, I suppose!)
I’ve personally favored putting my hair up in a bun,
which I was never able to do until it showed me in 3 simple steps
and now I wear my hair in a bun when I feel like putting it that way.
Not lately because I’ve been and still am very sick.
I’ve never been able to do buns, so this was a great accomplishment for me!
Excuse the thin hairs poking out here and there,
my hair is very hard to handle.
I’ve also done a sloppy French herringbone, French braid,
braided chignon, and a regular herringbone on myself,
but haven’t had photographs of them.
On friends I’ve done twists, rolled braids, French braids,
herringbones, and French herringbones.
Again, I didn’t get photographs.
But today, my dear sister Beth was kind enough to lend me her
doll for a few minutes to try a ‘not so sloppy’ French herringbone on her.
And I can definitely do them better on others than myself!
(Though I’m better at French braids on myself than on others)
I like that style, and perhaps I’ll practice more on myself.
Well, January’s almost over, and I didn’t give the poem of December,
so I’ll give January’s real quick:
“Sunshine, flurries, & frozen pipe worries.
Testing easing – coastal blow, island snow!
Melt song won’t last long.
Chilled to the core worth waiting for!
Sled dogs mush through rain and slush!”
Well, I’ll be going so mom can detoxify the premises I’m currently occupying.
Have a great week and stay healthy!
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
Live Each Day As Your Last
Do you ever feel like you’ve been a failure?
Like you try hard but it seems like you can
never be the person God wants you to be?
Or feel like you’re wasting time and aren’t doing anything for the Lord?
I have!
There are so many times I know what I should be doing,
but I do what I want to do instead,
thinking “I can do that later” or “I can quit this later”.
Twice in the Bible it talks about redeeming the time.
(Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5)
Because when this life is over, only what’s done for Christ will last.
Like in a few posts ago, I shared that song ‘Only One Life’,
we only have one chance to do the Lord’s will.
Today in Sunday school, we read,
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” Ephesians 12:14
EVERY thing we do will appear at the judgment seat of Christ.
Now that’s kind of a scary thought!
I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in ourselves,
we don’t keep it straight in our minds that God’s watching us,
He knows EVERY thought, action, desire, & imagination.
And sometimes, when the Lord reveals what we’ve been doing,
we may say “oh, I’m sorry, forgive me Lord!” and then go and do it again!
The fact is, we don’t know how long we’re going to be here.
God can take us whenever He pleases.
So, a trick is to live each day as your last.
If this was your last day on earth, how would you spend it?
Life is only so long- made up of so many days, hours,
and minutes to make the right choice.
Once that time goes by, there’s no pushing rewind and redoing
it the way it should have been done.
Now death isn’t the only thing that will end our chance.
Jesus says,
“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” Matthew 25:13
He also says,
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all
these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Luke 21:36
We are commanded to watch, for Jesus may come anytime!
Before we do something, we might want to think, “
"Would I want to be doing this when Jesus comes back?”
Now sometimes we think, “I just can’t! I’ve tried! It’s too hard!”
But God tells us that,
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13
Just ask Him for the strength and He’ll give it to you.
Like I said in a previous post, God gives us the strength to do what He commands.
God doesn't want us to feel like failures.
He will give us the victory!
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1Corinthians 15:57
I encourage you to live each day as your last.
Watch for Jesus, He’ll be here any minute!
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Delightful Day, Dangerously Delicious Desert, and Done!
Sorry I haven’t written in a while.
I’ve been really busy getting school started back up again and errands.
Anyway, Tuesday, my friends came over for lunch and dinner.
We had lots of fun and we ended up baking – which we love to do,
you can see from other posts a while back!
We decided on a chocolate cake we’d never tried before, and started with our alterations:
½ cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
½ cup packed cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups milk
Beat butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
In separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients;
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Pour in a greased and floured baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Let cool in pan for 20 minutes,
then cool on wire rack before frosting.
The frosting recipe given was:
½ cup margarine, softened
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
½ cup baking cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
2-3 tbsp hot water
But, we decided to go with Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Frosting.
It made it so rich and chocolate that I couldn’t eat a whole piece!
(Which, being lactose intolerant, I shouldn’t have been eating it anyway!)
Here is a picture of the finished project:
My friend frosted it, and I decorated it.
So fun and yummy!
Also, Will and I started a hard 600 piece Global Puzzle Monday.
Well, we finished it today, and I’m so happy!
It took a lot of work, but it was fun.
Well, I gotta go take supper out of the oven.
Please pray for my mom recovering from oral surgery today.
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
Hymn of the Week: Hide Me Behind the Cross
This song wasn’t found out of a hymn book,
but rather a song from some of my favorite singers…
The Pensacola Christian College Rejoice Singers.
In my last post, those were 3 new cds I ordered from them!
I like the way they harmonize and I recommend them to
those looking for good Christian music.
Here is my favorite song from their album "Real Peace".
Hide Me Behind The Cross
Lord as I seek to serve You,
May You find in me what’s pleasing to Your heart.
I leave my will at Calvary
Taking on a nature humbled by Your scars.
For I know it’s only through Your love
That who I am is hidden by Your grace.
Let my desires be overshadowed
As I recall the purpose of that place.
(chorus sung twice)
Hide me behind the cross,
Where my gains become as loss
And only Your glory is in view.
Your power will be revealed
The more that I am concealed.
Hide me behind the cross
So the world sees only You.
Short but to the point!
This is what is on my new years goals and is in my prayer journal.
This is such a wonderful song of humility!
Our purpose is not in showing ourselves off,
or trying to seem ‘spiritual’…
It’s in serving the Lord, and letting the world see Him through us.
It’s a great song to sing whenever I get ‘puffed up’
or when I just want to tell it to my Jesus that I
want to be hidden behind the cross so the world sees only Him.
Click HERE to hear a sample of the song.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Wordless Wednesday: Musical Mail Call *Ü*
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
I've Been Tagged!!
In my last post, I was tagged by TheLordsDaughter .
Here are the Q&As:
1. Are you a Christian?
Yes I am, and NOT ashamed!
2. If the above answer was “yes” how old were you
when you became a Christian?
When I was 5, I prayed to go to Heaven.
But I didn’t really understand exactly it meant until later,
so I was born-again when I was 9.
3. What is your favorite Bible verse?
There are so so so many I LOVE,
but I think my favorite would have to be…
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
4. Who is your favorite Old Testament character?
I’d have to say Joseph.
Life is hard, and he found that out, but he was faithful to God
and k new that God would take care of him.
5. Who (with the exception of Jesus)
is your favorite New Testament character?
Paul!
I love how, through him, God shows how He can change ANYONE
and use anyone. How God’s forgiveness is so great,
that he can forgive anyone who is sorry and asks for it.
I also admire his humiltity.
6.Where are you reading in the Bible right now?
Philippians. My next quiet time will be in chapter 2 .
7. Are you trying to memorize any portion of the Bible right now?
Yes. I’m also trying to memorize at least 1 verse a week.
8. Is the above answer was “yes”
what is the referece to the portion that you are memorizing?
Right now, I’m working on Galatians 5:24&25-
“And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh
with the affections and lusts.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
I’ve also been memorizing the 8th Psalm.
I don't usually respond to tags, but thank you for asking me those,
they were great questions!
I encourage any of you reading to take this as your ‘tag’!
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Thursday, January 4, 2007
Hymn of the week - and for the year
I first saw this song Saturday, while trying out some
songs on the piano that I’d never heard before.
When I read the words, I thought, "What a song!"
This isn’t just a hymn ‘of the week’, it’s a new year song.
It’s a life song…
Only One Life
It matters so little how much you may own,
The places you’ve been or the people you’ve known.
For it all comes to nothing when placed at His feet;
It’s nothing to Jesus, just memories to keep.
(Chorus)
Only one life, so soon it will pass;
Only what’s done for Christ will last!
Only one chance to do His will;
So give to Jesus all your days.
It’s the only life that pays when
You recall you have but one life!
You may take all the treasures from far away lands,
Take all the riches you can hold in your hands,
And take all the pleasures your money can buy;
But what till you have when it’s your time to die?
(Chorus)
The days pass so swiftly, the months come and go,
The years melt away like new fallen snow.
Spring turns to summer and summer to fall;
Autumn brings winter, then death comes to call.
(Chorus)
Words and music by Lanny Wolfe
How true!
So many seem to think that this life is all about being happy
Or follow the world’s philosophy of, “eat, drink, and be merry”.
The world says, “You only have one life, you might as
well get all the fun you can get out of it before it ends.”
But few of us really see life as our chance to serve God
willingly out of our deep love for Him
and then live what we believe.
Just like in another favorite song of mine says,
“I could demand your love, I own you twice-
but only willing love is worth the price.”
It’s up to us.
To serve or not to serve.
We only have one life, and ‘only that what’s done for Christ will last.’
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007
My 2007 New Year Goals
As a new year begins, I did my annual ‘new year goals’ list yesterday.
I thought I might share it…
(I don't literally have 2007 goals... rather 10 main ones)
2007 Spiritual Goals
Continue daily in devotions and quiet time Memorize a verse per week Have special times alone with Jesus Take notes in church Pass out tracts wherever I go Get into deep prayer Work on attitude and respect Work on pride and selfishness Make siblings good friends Start writing about falling in love with Jesus
Lord, I believe that
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Please strengthen me with Your strength to do
what You’ve commanded me to do.
Keep the ‘windows’ of my ‘lighthouse’ clean and clear
so the Christ will shine through me.
Help me to “… be… and example of the believers, in word
in conversation charity spirit purity
Help me put aside and abstain from all “… adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkedness, (and) revellings…”
Give me instead, the fruit of the Spirit- “…love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, (and) temperance.”
Let this year be a year of growth into the woman You would have me to be.
… exact copy of my notebook.
I pray that this year the Lord will work through anyone reading this’ heart.
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