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Gabriel and Mary

Mary amazes me.  A Jewish young woman that took the responsibility of giving birth to our Christ and Saviour.  All she said was, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."  I know I would be asking lots of questions and wondering why I was the chosen one. 

Luke 1: 26-38 KJV

26 And in the sixth moth the angel Garbriel was sent from the God unto a city of Glilee, named Nazareth,

27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

28And the angel came in unto her, and said "Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women."

29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30And the angel said unto her, "Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31'And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32'He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33'And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end."

34Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"

35And the angel answered and said unto her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 

36'And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37'For with God nothing shall be impossible."

38And Mary said, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."  And the angel departed from her.

Again for these verses I found other verses related to them.  For Luke 1:27, I found Matthew 1:18

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before the came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

For Luke 1:31, I found Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

For Luke 1:33, I found Mathew 14:33

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

For Luke 1:37, I found Matthew 19:26

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger
There He lay, the undefiled, to the world a Stranger:
Such a Babe in such a place, can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race who have found His favor.

Angels sang about His birth; wise men sought and found Him;
Heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around Him:
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing.

Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger:
Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story;
Praise His Name in all the earth, hail the King of glory!

Tightwad Tuesday

As part of planning for the new year I begin take stock of what is in the pantry, plan several weekly menus and try to get back on track in the kitchen. Using what I already have in my pantry saves money and time. Planning new to our family recipes gets rid of dinner time hum drum. I use the down time of Christmas break to plan and organize. I found several sites that helped me to get started.

http://leftoverchef.com/  Great for using up the leftovers that we all have lurking in the fridg.

Calculators to help plan a recipe for what you already have.

http://www.recipematcher.com/ 

http://www.recipekey.com/

http://www.supercook.com/

http://www.momadvice.com/food/pantry_planning.aspx 4 weeks of menu plans

http://www.recipelink.com/faqs.html tons of links

wow....

Hey. I just wanted to state Redifining Beautiful is the most AMAZING book other than the bible! READ IT! i  totally relized how blessed i am...and yet i'm still lazy selfish.........angry when people who have REAL problems get on my nerves. At leaset they have an exuse. I'm not saying my life is perfect...because if your family is in ministry you know exactly what i'm talking about. But it's still sooooo much better than i treat it. i neeeed to use it better. Pray for me.

 And on that same note. I need to treat myself better. i have PIGGED out the last few weeks....AHHHHGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!! now my heAD HUUUUURTS! i need to get out....maybe i'll go for a walk. :)

Weekly Wrap Up

From the Heart: This week has been a challenge in the parenting department. After much reflection and time in the word I came away with the fact that the root of the problem is a lack of self control on both sides. I tend to react when I should retreat and chat later. Dear children react and feel they need to get every last word out, even if the words are hurtful. All they really want is for me to listen.  I have returned to praying the scriptures for and with them, help them sort their negative behavior ( and mine). Refocusing my thoughts on Christ and centering my parenting around the example set in scripture.

 Example: Cause ( name of child or person) to make every effort to add to her faith goodness and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, severance, godliness, and to godliness, brotherly kindness: and to brotherly kindness, love. Let (name) possess these qualities in increasing measure, so that she will be effective and productive in her knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ ( 2 Peter 1:5 – 8)

In the School Room: It was the week before Christmas.. need I say more? Focusing on school was difficult for both the students and the teachers ( dad too). We did manage to do a meager amount. Enough to count the days. So happy to have 2 weeks off! I plan to get all the lessons on paper, copies made for biology, and tweek the schedule. I am changing some things in hopes to make our week run smoother. Not sure what yet but know I need to do something. Seeking the Lord on this!

On the Mission Field: The homeless outreach this week went really well. We needed to use two vehicles because we had so many donations to give out ( blankets, clothes, ect)  Sad to see so many out there in the cold. Many new young folks on the street as well.

In the Literary Scene: Oh time to read.....wishful thinking this past week.

In the Kitchen:  Wish I could say there were fabulous creations going on! That I was knee deep in making Christmas goodies….sigh. Not happening yet! Just keeping my head above water and getting meals on the table.

On the Creative Side: Planning ahead for next year. I love doing this even if I only do a few of the things on my list. Love looking at what others have done this christmas. It inspires me.

Thrifty Finds: Went to the monthly library sale and scored many books for DD1 on architecture.  A friend is coming over to help clean and repair the piano. ( because he loves to!) We will still need to get it tuned but this will save us a bundle.

 No photos this week. We nearly lost all our photos and important files on the computer a few weeks ago. Thankfully hubby was able to recover most of it. He needs to go in name the files and put a place for me to upload.

Christmas program

Christmas program

Bahaha i'm a dork!

i totally just adopted like 5 animals.....check em out1 :P

<3 K

Between the trees! <3

Unforgiveness

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