Today I am thankful for...the legacy my Mama and my Mom left me in the kitchen, as well as several of my sisters teaching me their "secrets" too! 

Hugs,

Cynthia Robin

...the opportunities available to reach out and help others in so many ways.

During the upcoming holiday season, look around you.  There are ever so many doors open to help those in need.  You may think you're having it rough yourself, but when you begin to look at other's situations, you will find that yours is much more tolerable.  God won't allow more to be put on you than what you can handle, with His help.  Allow Him to help you through your own difficulties and allow Him to use you to help others through their difficulties, too! 

This is a wonderful lesson to teach our children and grandchildren, and easily incorporated into the homeschool setting, as well as with children who attend public schools. 

I'd love to hear how you and your family are reaching out to others!  Just leave me a note by clicking the comment button under this post and share it with me here.

Have a most blessed day!

Hugs,

Cynthia Robin

Physical, Emotional, and Mental strength!

Hugs,

Cynthia Robin

I always have mixed feelings during this time of the year.  I feel a touch of sadness that the warm summer months are coming to an end...and at the same time, I feel excitement that a new season is beginning.  The leaves change color, the air becomes crisper, the fresh vegetables in season become a bit hardier, and more layers are added in my wardrobe. 

My cooking takes on different aspects in these cooler months, too.  I tend to focus more on savory dishes and comfort foods.  Yes, we still eat plenty of salads and raw veggies, however, oftentimes I will add meat to the salads and more root vegetables to the veggie trays.  Unfortunately, I also bake more during this time of year--sweets that should not be consumed very often.  Brownies, cakes, pies, cookies...yes, all of them.  However, I am trying to use more whole grains in my baking, and having some success.

I tend to spend more time indoors now, too, and this gives me more opportunities to spend in the Word.  A passage of scripture has been in my mind quite often here lately, and I thought I'd share it with you...

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 

~Isaiah 55:6-11

As some of you know, we have faced a few difficulties here recently.  I was laid off from work late in the summer, and have been unable to find a new job yet.  Also, my son was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago.  However, while these things may look devastating, there is much to praise God for!  The bills are paid, and God is continuing to prove Himself to be the Source of all good things in my life.  Also, His Word has not returned void in my son.  Words of healing have continually been spoken over him since the diagnosis, and when the doctors did their exploratory surgery last week, they found no cancer at all!  Hallelujah!  Yes, we do serve a mighty God and He continues to bless us in many ways!

I have been working on my newsletter as I find the time, and am hoping to have it out very soon.  I hesitate to give a definite time or date, though, but will say I am trying my best to get it out as quickly as possible.

Thank you so much for being faithful and loyal to my blog and my writings.  Many of you have walked this journey with me for several years, and many of you are relative newcomers here.  I keep all of you in my prayers daily and look forward to hearing about the wonderful things God is doing in your life! 

I am going to try to begin posting what I am thankful for each day here as I have been doing on my Facebook profile. 

Today I am thankful for....words of encouragement and exhortation from unexpected sources! 

It's fall in the beautiful foothills of NC. We are enjoying our schoolwork and getting out for the occasional field trip this fall. I am also a full-time college student. That is one of the reasons why I have not been writing on my blog very often.

Have a blessed day! Tami