Thursday:   Breakfast: Eggs, cantaloupe, ~ Lunch: PB sandwiches, vegetables and dip
                   Dinner: Cauliflower soup, Rolls

Friday:        Breakfast: Cereal, milk, ~ Lunch: Leftover soup,
                   Dinner: Lasagna, salad, French bread

Saturday:    Breakfast: Oatmeal, ~ Lunch: PB Sandwiches or Tuna sandwiches
                   Dinner: Borcht, bread

Sunday:      Breakfast: Cereal, milk, ~ Lunch: Leftovers
                   Dinner: Chicken Fajitas

Monday:     Breakfast: Muffins, milk ~ Lunch: Quesadillas, vegetables
                   Dinner: Leftovers and dessert

Tuesday:    Breakfast: Muffins and PB,~ Lunch: Mac and cheese
                   Dinner: Orange chicken, rice and broccoli/cauliflower steamed

• *Our youngest son and one of his good friends went to see the Starwars concert this past weekend.  It was an early Christmas present and they had a blast!!!  My husband was under strict orders to TAKE PICTURES so here they are......
  

• *My sweet hubbie had a tooth pulled yesterday and if anyone has ever had that done.....'it ain't no fun'.  He's staying home, resting and taking care of himself today.
• *My surgery to remove my left ovary is scheduled for next Friday.  Please pray that the ovary is non cancerous
• *I've decided you can NEVER go cheap on toilet paper, paper towels or trash bags.
• *My kids all made A's on their Math tests.  Yippee

Matthew 9:37-38, "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest."

Do you sometimes hanker to be doing some great work for God? You feel as though you are wasting your life in your home. You would love to serve the Lord in some harvest field. Yes, it is true, the harvest is great and the laborers are few. But why are they few? Because mothers have not understood God's purpose.

Are you looking for an easy path in life in life or do you have a heart to serve God as a missionary? Dear mother, you are already a missionary. God has chosen your specific mission field for you. It is your home and family. You are employed by God to train laborers for His harvest field. You don't raise children and then send them to Bible College to prepare for service. You train them for God's service from the time they are little. They should be ready to labor in the harvest field when they come forth from your home.

Is a missionary's work easy? No, it takes sacrifice. Is motherhood easy? No, but it will be worthwhile. It takes everything you've got--all your resources of time, energy and strength--but you will influence nations. It takes sacrifice--many mothering days are exhausting and overwhelming--but you will receive the fruit of your labors and an eternal reward. It will take committed prayer and intercession, but your prayers will be answered. Remember, you are not on vacation; you are on the mission field!

Maybe God has only given you one laborer to prepare for Him--that His is plan for you. Maybe he has given you six, or even twelve! Wow, would twelve be too many? Jesus trained twelve disciples who impacted the world. How would you like to train laborers who "turn the world upside down"? (Acts 17:6)

What kind of laborers does God want us to faithfully prepare for His service? The following is my vision for our children, grandchildren and future generations. I believe He wants us to prepare children who are...

Baby lovers

Blessing imparters

Bible believers

Bible obeyers

Committed laborers in God's harvest

Courageous overcomers

Demon destroyers

Diligent workers

Evil haters

Faithful servers

Fearless soldiers

Freedom fighters

Fruit bearers

God fearers

God lovers

God pleasers

God worshippers

Gospel preachers

Holy Spirit empowered witnesses

Home lovers

Israel supporters

Jesus fanatics

Justice keepers

Life choosers

Light shiners

Liberal threateners

Obedient listeners

Parent honorers

Responsible citizens

Sharp arrows

Tomorrow's leaders

Truth bearers

Truth keepers

Truth lovers

Truth preservers

Truth seekers

Truth speakers

Persecution endurers

Prayer warriors

Righteousness lovers

Uncompromising disciples

Valiant conquerors

Wisdom getters and

Zealous servants of the Living God!

Wow! Can you imagine anything more exciting and fulfilling that raising laborers such as these? You couldn't have a greater mission field or a greater vision.

Love from NANCY CAMPBELL

PRAYER:

"Thank you, Lord, for showing me my mission field. Help me to serve you faithfully and to raise prepared laborers for your great harvest field. Lord, I am open for you to give me all the laborers you have planned for me to train. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I am a full-time missionary, recruiting and training laborers for God's harvest field.

Many women like to save these devotions. They print them out and keep them in a folder to read over and over again. Some print them out and pin them on the fridge with a magnet to read through the week. If you are printing this devotion and need it to be smaller, highlight and change to a smaller font.

"We don't aim to hold on to our arrows all the way to the target. They're not push-pins, they're meant to fly. Our job is to shape and prepare the arrows so when they are released, they fly straight and true on their own. The time is coming when they will leave our quiver and depart on their life's mission, as we have to prepare then - and ourselves - for that launch."

~ Raising Real Men.......Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys Written by Hal and Melanie Young

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Sometimes, you have to laugh at the tough stuff in life just to stay sane.  Other times, kids present you with something so ridiculously funny that you don't have to work up a good attitude...you have to work at getting a breath in between the giggles.

Our fall soccer season has come to an end.  We had another wonderful season with some good life lessons along the way. 

The girls had a great end to their season.  They won the championship.  It was even better because Brooks was their coach.

Here's the team giving high 5 after a goal:

We had an amazing goalie, Hannah. 

Here's the whole team with their championship trophies:

And my girls --

Bekah was feeling really good and had asked Brooks if she could play.  He told her that he would put her in toward the end of the game.  She can run and play but she is supposed to avoid falling.  Not too long into the game, one of our players got hurt so Bekah went in and played the whole game.  She was out of shape from no activity since the end of August but she did a great job and the girls really enjoyed playing the final game of the season together. 

Mark had a great last game.  Here he is with his buddy, Jackson:

And Mark and Brooks:

Sam's team almost made it to the championship game.  They lost in a shoot out in Friday night's game.  Sam's coach said a small little something about each player as he gave the trophy.  When the coach gave Sam his trophy he said "Sam I can play any position (last name)" Here is Sam receiving his trophy:

We have a couple of months of no soccer.  Sam will play indoor winter soccer and that begins in January. 

Yesterday we did or math, English, handwriting and music and then the older two went to the library while I did an art lesson at the local Art musuem with my 5 year old and a little boy I was watching. It was fun! After  that we went over to the library, looked at books for awhile, played on the computer and had lunch together with my sister. It has been nice to enjoy it more. I am not sure if we are learning as much as we should, but I am taking one day at a time.