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What Am I, Apples and Peanut Butter? 2008-08-07 23:01:00 *I am so excited to be hosting Patterings Fiction Fridays. I'm a little nervous, because I've never hosted someone else's meme before. Hopefully, I'll do as good of a job as Patty. Thanks so much for this special privilege!!!! What Am I, Apples
and PeanutButter
?I felt rejected. And jealous. Yanking off my apron and tossing it on the table, my emotions took over my vocal chords. “What am I, Je Read more:Peanut Butter
One Body--Many Blogs 2008-08-07 09:41:00 I have to tell you, there are SO many incredible blogs out there. God has inspired so many people in special and personal ways to help change the world through the power of words. Whether bits of humor, touches of light sarcasm, or deep slices of life, the variety is awesome.I know this is long, but read it carefully. Consider this well-worded passage from The Message translation on all the parts Read more:Blogs
May My Lifesong Keep Singing to Him 2008-08-05 08:49:00 I've come off an extremely busy two weeks, with barely time to breathe. Most of the people who read this blog know me as someone who loves to write for Jesus. But these past weeks, God has called me to use another set of gifts. For the past eighteen years (longer really), the Lord has used me to lead children in worship and production. I've been so dedicated to it, that most people think that I am Read more:Singing
Blurred Vision/At the Well Monday 2008-08-04 07:12:00 Natalie at I Am (Not) is the hostess of "At the Well" this week.Here's her challenging question:Do you have a family vision? If not, what would you like it to be?I truly encourage you to go over to her place and read about this subject. She challenges married couples, singles and empty nesters alike. Incredibly insightful post, Natalie, and one that has challenged me yet again. These women at the Read more:Monday
SONday! 2008-08-03 00:16:00 Button courtesy of Kristen from A Heart Stirred Designs.
A Gift To Return 2008-07-29 23:51:00 It's a busy week. I don't have time to post or write at all. But as I serve at Fine Arts Day Camp all week long at my church, I am reminding myself of the same message I am telling to the kids. Our gifts must not be buried. Our talents must be used. But all for His glory. All for His name. All for His purposes. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the show and the production, that we can lose our foc Read more:Return
At the Well Monday/Raising Godly Boys--Yikes! 2008-07-27 21:59:00 Lori at I'll Take it Lord, all You Have to Give is the hostess of "At the Well" this week.I have to tell you, the topic of raising Godly boys has thrown me a bit of a loop. Lori threw out some INcredUlous questions on the subject, however, which are the following:1.What advice would I give to women to raise Godly boys?2.If you are raising boys, what areas concern you most?3.If you don't have or ha Read more:Monday
, Raising
I love Kristen's new Sunday button!!! 2008-07-27 00:01:00 And it's free, which is even better! Thank you, Kristen
, (from A Heart Stirred Designs) for this beautiful graphic to help me express my love for SONday! Read more:button
, Sunday
"All Wired Up" for Women, Part 2 2008-07-22 23:12:00 So in "All Wired
Up for Women
, Part 1," I asked some questions about why some little girls like to play dress-up. Is it that they want to feel like a beautiful princess? We discussed, through the posting and the readers' comments, how we as Christian women are beautiful to the King. But that's not always the reason for dress-up, and for some, they would never even consider such a thing as beauty!
At the Well of Titus 2 2008-07-21 00:05:00 I'm participating in an incredible new meme on Mondays created by Chelsey at Joyfully Living. It is called "At the Well: In Pursuit of Titus 2." Please click on this beee-auteeful button if you would like to find out more or participate. It is a privilege to be a part of: Today's discussion question is as follows: What does being a Titus 2 woman mean to you?I've prayed about this question as I've
Fruit is a VERB 2008-07-19 22:07:00 Written by LauraLee Shaw. Inspired by the Holy SpiritJohn 15:8”This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”L et the Fruit
of the Spirit come alive in you,O beying the Word of the Lord inV erb form,E agerly acting upon that which you have hidden in your heart.J ust as Christ demonstrated His love for you,O pting to die for your sins, soY ou sho
Sock It To Me! 2008-07-18 06:30:00 ***Posted for Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. For more great fiction, click here: mom and wife, it was uncomfortable. Being in the middle of a conflict, that is--one that I probably had some to do with creating myself. Too late now, though. I'll just have to let the consequences unfold.“DAD, This is so lame,” our daughter Alyssa said as she stormed into our room. Her mouth proved itself teen
A River Runs Through Me 2008-07-17 15:15:00 For two straight days last week, I sat amazed at the sights and sounds of Fall River
in Estes Park, Colorado. This was the view from my cabin patio, and I was in awe. I wish I could include the roaring sound of the water with this picture, because, well, the whole scene put together is magnificent. Beyond so. Above all, what struck me was the powerful rush of the water, the constant flow of the
"All Wired Up," for Women, Part 1 2008-07-16 09:24:00 I remember as little girls, my cousin and I used to go through my aunt's closet and get dressed up. With thick, heavy clogs we clomped and clanked on the wooden floors of her upstairs apartment (to which I greatly apologize to those who lived downstairs). With daughters and nieces of my own now, I find great delight in watching them do the same. It's a precious and innocent thing.Sometimes I wonde Read more:Wired
, Women
Blurry-Eyed Morning 2008-07-14 16:24:00 My youngest daughter rushed down the stairs to the beat of her fear. She simply could not sleep with the “thunder booming and lightning bolts.” It was almost time for her to get up and get ready for Vacation Bible School anyway, but I hadn’t finished my prayer time yet. It was interrupted by a barrage of questions from her little mind instead. “Mom, what if lighting struck our whole house? Read more:Morning
Who Needs Botox Anyway? 2008-07-14 06:00:00 So here's my question: Who needs botox when the "cherry perfect lips gene" runs in your family?Can you tell they're all cousins? It's funny that I never noticed this before our family vacation to my sister's house in Colorado last week. None of us recognized it until now. My sister and I were present for all of each other's births, have seen each other at least once a year since the kids were bo Read more:Anyway
, Needs
What comes down, must go UP 2008-07-12 09:00:00 Romans 11:36 (NLT)For everything comes
from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His glory. All glory to Him forever! Amen.As I read this passage, it jumpstarted my heart. He read it to me piece by piece, and it was powerful.For ___________ comes from Him—Fill in the blank. For (blank) comes from Him.Think of a gift, a talent, a provision, a privilege or a blessing. Put it in the bl
Words Stuck In Quicksand 2008-07-11 06:00:00 ***Posted for Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. For more great fiction, click here: words will not come. The lump at the back of my throat will not let them out. I know what I need to say. God gave me the perfect words earlier this morning, but now they are stuck in quicksand.My memories in this church are running rampant, however. They envelop me in my sadness. Right where the Pastor is standing, Read more:Quicksand
, Stuck
, Words
Aunt Rhodie's Mountain Adventure 2008-07-10 09:00:00 “GO TELL AUNT RHODIE, GO TELL AUNT RHO-OH-DEEEE. GO TELL AUNT RHODIE, THE OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD. GO TELL AUNT…”And on and on and on my seven-year-old belted out. She brought Aunt Rhodie up and down the stairs into every room of the house. I’ll bet the old aunt got tired.My twelve-year-old son had had enough. “Would you stop singing that song already?”“NO, I can’t. You know our p Read more:Adventure
, Mountain
ECHO, Echo, echo 2008-07-09 08:48:00 ECHO, ECho, Echo, echo. There’s an echo in my head again—that echo from the past. It bounces around the wall in my mind and then ricochets off the wall of my heart. MIND, heart. MIND, heart. MIND, heart.She doesn’t like me.I’m overlooked again, Lord. Why do people keep skipping over me?Maybe I’m just not good enough.Nothing I have to offer is of any value anymore.It’s too difficult. I
Bubble Break-through 2008-07-07 10:00:00 I laid my dvd choices on the counter and noticed that the worker behind it would not look me in the eye. “How is your day going, Victoria?” I asked. She looked up at me with a surprised expression. “You know, you’re the first customer I can remember ever saying my name, and I’ve worked here for over 10 years.”Now I was the surprised one. “But your nametag’s right there, and it is s Read more:Break
, Bubble
Walking Blogs 2008-07-05 10:00:00 “There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy…” Mark TwainDo you know what power there is in your life story? Powerful power.When I started my devo ministry to eight drama girls just three or so years ago, I had no idea what God was doing. As the list has grown, I’ve learned an importa Read more:Blogs
, Walking
Worship On My Mind 2008-07-04 05:00:00 ***Posted for Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. For more great fiction, click here: , Hurry, HuRRy, HURRY UP! My thoughts were racing as I lugged my six-year-old across the church parking lot with her wrist in my tightly gripped palm. “Mommy, this shoe isn’t tight enooooough!” she whined while stomping her foot on the pavement for dramatic effect. “You’ll live! I’ve tied it three times a
Where's A Soapbox When You Need One? 2008-07-03 10:00:00 Mud-slinging--Mud-slinging—Brittney--More mud-slinging—Ew, now that’s just inappropriate—Obama vs. McCain—mud-slinging disguised as news—high-pitched beep—More inappropriate.This is what I witnessed as I flipped channels one night. I couldn’t believe how negative, how cruel, how absurd it all was. Where’s a soapbox when you need one?“Anyone who leaves his car out of the garage Read more:Soapbox
Little Miss Drama's WoW-zer Wings 2008-08-21 23:20:00 ***Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays meme is being hosted by Joanne Sher over at An Open Book today. If you'd like to participate with your own post, click here. To learn more about Fiction Friday's, click here: Little Miss
Drama’s ‘wOw’zer Wings
By LauraLee Shaw “I just hate my life, Molly!” eight-year-old Jessica exclaimed to her favorite doll. Jessica, the Moore family’s drama queen,
For My Friends, Family and Fellow Bloggers 2008-08-21 09:41:00 Yes, a post just for you. And the reason is because no one else would care, but I KNOW you do (wink, smirk), so here's all my random stuff to say, tell, share, sing, forward, promote, etc...First of all, I WON A BLOG GIVEAWAY TODAY!!!! I've never won a giveaway, ever never ever, so I'm so excited! I thought for sure after I offered to bribe Kim from Homesteader's Heart, that I would be immediatel Read more:Family
, Friends
Back To School In Part 2008-08-19 08:00:00 My kids are off! Backpacks stuffed to the seams, lunches packed, water bottles sweating...they're gone. Uncertain of what third, fifth and eighth grade hold, we prayed for calm to their/my anxieties last night and before they left the car. Their first day of school was today (Tuesday), and their second day will be Thursday. As a mom who tried to the full-time home school thing, it wasn't long befo Read more:School
What's A Wife To Say? Straight talk to wives... 2008-08-18 01:00:00 As an older been-married-awhile wife, sometimes the call comes to talk to the younger still-new-at-this wife. Cindy at CindyBeall.com didn't leave me a choice, either, because we are meeting her as the host of Chelsey's At the Well meme today. Cindy's topic and questions for discussion are as follows:Your topic:Marriage - Building Up Your SpouseYour Discussion Question:How well do you sweet-talk y Read more:Straight
, wives
So Let The Son Shine In... 2008-08-17 09:05:00 In the Key of HE,Button courtesy of Kristen from A Heart Stirred Designs. Read more:Shine
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