OK, so lame title, but I'm running out of ideas. I don't want to keep using 'My Ramblings',
I've been having a good week. I'm still mulling over all the Lord showed me at the conference over the weekend. And He's been showing me some new things through that too this week. Not always fun when going through it, but I see the Lord in it all. So I'm a bit tired this week, lots of emotional things, and that always makes me physically tired.
I have woman's bible study tonight, and I'm looking forward to that. It's so the Lord, our study this week is about God's love, exactly what we learned about over the weekend. I love when the Lord puts things together like that. So it's truly been a growing in God's love kind of week. It will be nice to be with my friends again. I am so blessed that the Lord is bringing different ladies into my life. And it's nice that I look forward to our times together. I haven't had that in a long time. Thank you Lord.
Plus I have to share what He showed me this morning. Now, I've 'heard' this for years, my whole Christian life, but it never really sank in until this morning. The bible is the Lord's love letter to me, and I read it to get to know Him. Deep down, I've always viewed it as a 'to do and not to do' list. You know, I need to learn how to act, be, do, I need to learn how to look like a 'Christian'. It truly had turned into reading the Bible just so I knew what to do next, and that the Lord was a task master. In my head I knew that wasn't true. I mean, I've been a Christian for quite a few years, and the Lord is love, right? Of course, I knew that, but it never got into my heart, until this morning. The Lord showed me the Bible truly is a love letter from Him to me and that I read it to get to know Him more. Will I 'change' and start 'doing' things differently, yes, I guess so, but that's not the reason I'm reading it. I'm going to read it to find out more about my Lord and the love of my life. I'm going to try to go into it with an attitude of Him wanting to show Himself to me. It won't be a 'natural' thing for me, by any means. But the Lord is my Lord, and He is my strength and He'll continue to get me through these 'task master' thoughts and realize His love for me. Thank you Lord for never giving up on me.
OK, on to other things going on with us. School has been going better. Attitudes are changing, learning is happening, and seat work is getting done (yes, we are a seat work family and like it ). Though we are flowing nicely, we are still looking forward to summer break. We 'should' school into the 2nd week of June because of the medical issues and the move. But I think we'll probably stop at the end of May like usual. I still, at times, feel rushed. There was never a real free time when we first moved in. So it will be nice to have a few months this summer. We'll start up again in early August.
I'm working on crocheted bookmarks still. I'm making one for Paul now, and I want to make some for some friends of mine. I really like this pattern, and I have fun with it. I just have to find a better 'tail' to make. You know the part the hangs outside the book. Anyway, I don't like the way they say to make it, I want to find another way, then add that tail to this bookmark.
So that's what we've been doing lately. I made more cinnamon rolls this week, and tried making lemon bars, though they didn't really turn out. Well, Paul and Sarah really like them, I don't eat much with lemon so I haven't tried them. But I do know how they are suppose to look, and mine are brown. Yep, the lemon/egg part overcooked bad. I was going to just throw it out, but I know my hubby, and he likes to try everything I make. So I saved them and him and Sarah really like them. I will try them again sometime and try to make them right.
I'm throwing together a non-dairy pizza tonight. We've had to cut way back on dairy, which believe me, for me is so very hard. I use to have cheese in everything, with milk to drink. Not anymore. The Lord is faithful, and He's given me some creativity with changing meals (especially since pretty much all my meals had dairy in it). Plus, He's taken away my desire for it, really. I feel so much better, and less congested. I never knew I was congested until I got away from dairy, anyway. So I'm making some pizza dough in the bread maker, it makes two pizzas. I have some chicken breasts cooking in the crock-pot all day in chicken broth. I'll put some salsa on the pizza dough then cut up the chicken and put that on too. On one of them I'll put some green onions too. There is still a part of me that is crying out for cheese on top of it, but I won't do it. We don't even have cheese in the house anymore, so it's not an option. I do hope it turns out, but either way, I know my hubby, he'll eat it.
Can I have some of your cinnamon rolls to go please? They sound yummy, BTW thank you for your continued prayers as Jason heads out this evening for his 2nd tour back to the "Sand Box"(Iraq). I will keep ya posted on how tonight goes and of course how we are fairing in the days ahead. Love ya sister
Ok, everywhere I'm reading - people are doing crockpots tonight. I was supposed to, but forgot to get it out this morning before I left for my last day of testing... Can I come to your house for dinner???
I wish I had longer to comment tonight. I am wondering if there is a non-dairy cheese topping you might use? But they sound delicious without cheese. Did you use your homemade salsa, too? Yum.
Jenn
Sounds like things are going well there. Bookmarks and cinnamon rolls??? I will be there. What were those directions again?? My 2 favorite things. reading and eating I am good at both. I so hope that your weekend is great and God just keeps revealing Himself to you.
HUGS,
Christy
I have loved catching up with you. You are learning AMAZING things. Thank you soooooo much for sharing what God is doing in you. I have been very blessed by it. Thank you also for your sweet words about my "Im back" post. I pray that I can sit down and share more of what God showed me during that week. BOY, what that a BIG week ! Now I have to try to digest all that I heard.
I stopped by your blog for a visit today and you sound tired but, understand why.
Sounds like end of the school year too. :) Us too.
Anyway, thanks for sharing and it's nice to hear your words and the way you are learning in yourself thanks again for sharing.
This blog is so I can share my journey with the Lord, my journey as a wife and mother, and my journey as a homeschool mom. I pray that you will see the Lord in my life through happy and sad times, and that this blog glorifies the Lord.
This is an award and tag free zone, thank you.
Yep, the lemon/egg part overcooked bad. I was going to just throw it out, but I know my hubby, and he likes to try everything I make. So I saved them and him and Sarah really like them. 
I will try them again sometime and try to make them right.
