The way to Heaven is ascending;
we must be content to travel uphill,
though it be hard and tiresome,
and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
Jonathan Edwards
~ 2008 Goals ~
Family Goals
1. Purpose to be home more in 2008.
2. Love one another, prefer one another, be kind and tender-hearted to one another.
(Family Verse for 2008, Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."ESV)
Personal Goals
(Revised from last year)
1. Read my Bible and pray every day possible.
(Growing in grace to do what I know I am called to do, pursue holiness,diligence.)
2. Seek out tangible ways to encourage others as often as possible.
3. Purpose and pray to eat only when I am hungry, stopping when I am full, not stuffed!
Sep. 3, 2008~ Thankful Thursday ~
Lord, thank you for the lessons You taught me while on vacation. Help me to implement the changes I need to make in the way I view my time.
Lord, thank you for my home. Going away was nice, but coming home was best.
Lord, thank you for my family. I loved spending so much time with them on vacation.
Lord, thank you for Laura Ingalls Wilder's wise writings. I am so thankful that someone took the time to publish them.
Lord, thank you for Your Word.
Lord, thank you for the opportunity to serve You in Sunday school, which starts this Sunday. I am scared. It can be crazy with 60 kids in such a small space. Please help me do the good I know I ought to do and not run away from this work you've sent. I know it is from you. I'd be more afraid to run away from it.
Lord, thank you for the self-control I've received. I have lost nearly 20 pounds. Thank you!
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Now, here is a quote I wanted to share.
"As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness-just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breathe it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm. "
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House in the Ozarks
So, Lord, I thank you for the common everyday blessings, too.
Leviticus 20:26 says, "You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own." This blog is my place to remember this journey I am on and God's goodness to me. I am glad you are here. Welcome.
