Ephesians 5:1 & 2

"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrifice to God. "

Imitations someone like a child always reminds me of playing "Follow-the-Leader"!  May I follow Jesus, my Leader in the way I love others!

Also, how much does a "dearly loved" child generally rmind you of their parents in their speech patterns and mannerisms...  sort of like how my Hannie is my mini me... not just in physical appearance, but in so many other areas!  May I be more like Jesus and less like, well, less like ME! 

Live a life of love just as Christ loved us.  Christ surrendered His will and was crushed into a sweet aroma.  A couple of weeks ago I was reading about frankincense and myrrh on wikipedia.com and was surprised to learn that myrrh has a fragrant aroma and the most fragrant variety was from the myrrh trees that grow out of solid rock!  What an image there! May I be most fragrant when I grow from Christ the Solid Rock!

I also thought of the need to be crushed to release an aroma...  for example, hyssop releases its aroma when crushed and an olive must be crushed to give its oil for food or for light.  May I be mindful of crushing my will, surrendering my expectations and putting my full weight into the hands of God.  Let me be willing and ready to walk in the sacrificial love Christ modeled (and still does model) for us! 

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Posted by hugabunchmom

Growing from a solid rock/most fragrant. That is some really fantastic information, thank you so much for passing it along. God amazes me with all of the ways he offers us examples of His will, His splendor, and His son as the true way to life. Praying with ya!

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Posted by rjdjohn316

Hello Auntie Christina-
The blanket are so sumptiously soft! They are just BEE-U-TI-FULLLLL!!! You do have a thing for soft blankets... and PURPLE! lol :) Anyone can tell by your blog you LOVE PURPLE!!!!
Very nice post. I very much enjoyed it. It made me think about walking in love for Jesus. :)
I blogged the pictures of when the Suarezs' came last time, if you want to see them. :)
Thank you for visiting me again! Always a pleasure to receive a comment from you!
Have a lovely day and many blessings!
Love,
Rachel

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Posted by SuperAngel

Oh yes, I need to work on this too. I see my self/sin in my siblings and it is horrible to realize that I caused them to act that way or get that habit or sin.
I loved that picture of Lucy and Paulie too. Yep, your children's picture is on our fridge. haha. When I was taking pictures, I wondered if you would be able to tell.
The outfit that Lucy had on was one of the ones that you gave her. So cute!! I am going to get some pictures of those and hopefully post them on her blog soon. I wish I had more time.
Yes, we told Paulie to eat a cookie in your honor. I don't remember though if they were even done at 2am, but he did eat one for you!!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Have a great day!!
Love, Prayers, and Blessings,
Amanda
http://superangelsblog.com

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