My trusty van affectionally known as the mom mobile is getting old. Even though it is getting old I LOVE to drive it and it fits my family perfectly so I am unwilling to give it up plus I don't want to fork out the much needed $ for a new one. Sure the air died and we opted not to get it fixed cuz I never run it anyway - I am always cold and everytime the air is on Kristofer asked to shut it off.
The water pump died and alternater belt were replaced in November. Four new tires were put on it in December now who knows what is wrong with it but there is a lesson to be learned for us.
The lesson? We have had for the last three Sunday's messages on prayer and they have been wonderful timely lessons. Dwyane and I used to pray together as a couple before bed - we have fallen away and I have mentioned it and I have prayed that he would mention it. Today he mentioned it - that is the answer to prayer. The realization that we need to get back into the groove of praying as a couple not just as individuals. And praying as a family not just me and the kids or at dinner time but all of us. There are so many concerns within our church family, our own kids, their friends, our own families, etc - they all need to be prayed for.
Even though it is frustrating to have yet another thing wrong with our trusty van there is always a silver lining and something to be learned.
I am at home today when I should be at work and I feel guilty I am not at work. I am very thankful that I have the employer that I do - he is a Christian man and his wife is one I consider a good friend of mine. We met in BSF and have been friends before I even started working there. I know I am blessed with my job and have a job I can play Christian music, listen to a bible study while I work etc. But I still feel guilty about having to stay home but then I need to look for the small blessings once again.
I was able to have all three of my babies in their jammies around the table for a breakfast of pancakes. I am able to stay home and keep an eye on my 10 year old who has a nasty cough. I was able to get all my laundry finished and dinner prepared to hang out in the fridge until it is time to go into the oven.
I love being home and if everything were perfect that is where I would stay - with my kids.
Tomorrow is a new day and a day filled with some challenges that I need to ask God for patience for and his perfect timing. We will be down to one vehicle which means I will be running my dear hubs to work and the kids to school and me to work. We did this back in November and while it is a pain God provided all of us with schedules that it does work with one vehicle. I am thankful we still have that one vehicle to get around with.
Blessings Everyone!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
One Year
Well it has been at least one year since I made my first post on this blog. I had such good intentions but then life happened. My goal for this blog is to share the Lord and what He is doing in my life and what I am learning from Him or trying to learn.
It seems everyday there are new lessons to learn and old lessons to relearn. As Kristofer was complaining about some kids in class I suggested that he try and learn what God is trying to teach him in any given situation rather than just complaining about it. It might be patience, it might be mercy for a fellow friend, it might be humility and the list goes on and on.
The same is true for me. Just as I think I have a lesson learned I have yet another experience or nudging from God that I don't quite have that lesson down yet.
We just finished Having a Mary Spirit for one of the bible studies at church. In it there is a 27 Spiritual Fling Boogie taken off Flylady's (www.flylady.net) 27 Fling Boogie. As I look at that list I feel overwhelmed that there is so much work that I need to do. I don't have to get it all done today as much as I would like to but rather I just need to take one baby step at a time.
Tonight as I sit here drinking my pot of decaf hot tea I am very thankful. I am thankful that we attend a wonderful church that gives us opportunities to grow and to learn. We have been there for many years but as I started attending by myself with the kids I remember feeling so connected to Jesus as I sat and listened to the sermon. I kept going back and I remember a time when I said yes I want to join and a very wise Pastor told me NO... not yet... come, grow, learn and we will love you just where you are. He knew Dwyane wasn't yet attending with me and in his profound wisdom he told me to wait.
Wait I did and now Dwyane is right there beside me working in the 3 year old Sunday School. Every year we think we have a GREAT group of kids and the following year just can't be that good and God always proves me wrong because the follwing group is just as AWESOME as the group before it.
I don't know where I will be in 5 years - I haven't got a clue but I do know that if I listen to God and follow His will for my life it will be wherever He wants me to be.
I think I am going to use this blog as a journal. I have never officially kept a journal but it is amazing how you can start writing about God and the rest just kind of flows.
Until next time...... stay warm.
It seems everyday there are new lessons to learn and old lessons to relearn. As Kristofer was complaining about some kids in class I suggested that he try and learn what God is trying to teach him in any given situation rather than just complaining about it. It might be patience, it might be mercy for a fellow friend, it might be humility and the list goes on and on.
The same is true for me. Just as I think I have a lesson learned I have yet another experience or nudging from God that I don't quite have that lesson down yet.
We just finished Having a Mary Spirit for one of the bible studies at church. In it there is a 27 Spiritual Fling Boogie taken off Flylady's (www.flylady.net) 27 Fling Boogie. As I look at that list I feel overwhelmed that there is so much work that I need to do. I don't have to get it all done today as much as I would like to but rather I just need to take one baby step at a time.
Tonight as I sit here drinking my pot of decaf hot tea I am very thankful. I am thankful that we attend a wonderful church that gives us opportunities to grow and to learn. We have been there for many years but as I started attending by myself with the kids I remember feeling so connected to Jesus as I sat and listened to the sermon. I kept going back and I remember a time when I said yes I want to join and a very wise Pastor told me NO... not yet... come, grow, learn and we will love you just where you are. He knew Dwyane wasn't yet attending with me and in his profound wisdom he told me to wait.
Wait I did and now Dwyane is right there beside me working in the 3 year old Sunday School. Every year we think we have a GREAT group of kids and the following year just can't be that good and God always proves me wrong because the follwing group is just as AWESOME as the group before it.
I don't know where I will be in 5 years - I haven't got a clue but I do know that if I listen to God and follow His will for my life it will be wherever He wants me to be.
I think I am going to use this blog as a journal. I have never officially kept a journal but it is amazing how you can start writing about God and the rest just kind of flows.
Until next time...... stay warm.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Why Tea?
I love Tea. Any kind of tea except Chai or Blueberry. Those kinds I can do without. My favorite kind of tea is Cherry Vanilla or anything vanilla. My Bunn brews a pot for me every morning and sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Many days I try and drink herbal.
It is the comforting feeling of holding a warm cup in my ever cold hands. The comfort of smelling the vanilla tea and feeling all my cares just drift away and I sit there and just sit a spell in the silence.
My bible open and a cup of tea with the whole house quiet. What could be a better way to start the day?
Snuggled up under a favorite fleece blanket with my warm jammies and fuzzy slippers drinking some Sweet Dreams tea - what could be a better way to end an otherwise busy day.
Life like Tea has many flavors and many aromas. There are times life goes by fast and to sit down with a cup of tea allows you to slow down if just for a few minutes. Three kids in two different schools, many activities, the honor of spending time with the 3 year olds at Bible Study Fellowship, the fellowship and comadre of the gals in the nursery on Wed evenings, a wonderful group of people who I get the please of spending time with every other week to get together and study and pray, and the 'girls' who I meet Sat morning over tea/coffee/treats and our current study Esther - yes life is busy.
This year my life is busy and filled with running here and there while keeping my head above everything hoping nothing falls through the cracks. Many times it does fall through the cracks and I get a gentle reminder from God that my day revolves around too much 'stuff' and not nearly enough time spent in communion and prayer with Him.
As I look back up on the last month I reflect. I count my blessings and reveal in the fact my children are healthy, my husband and I are healthy, my parents and inlaws are still around. Many times those blessings we take for granted.
I think about my friend Tina who is battling Stage 1 Uterine cancer and has a 9 year old to raise on her own. Or another friend whose husband just found out not too long ago that he has cancer that he got from asbesstos and they are unable to remove the tumors, or the little girl in my son's class who has cancer in her hip joint and has to endure the pain of chemo and radiation at 11 years old, or a close friend of ours whose father went home to be with the Lord this morning, a dear friend whose sister was moved to hospice and is having the pain of the end of her cancer, or a special friend who is battling trying to get her 4 girls back after they were taken away with allegations of sexual abuse with her husband and the oldest. A truly wonderful mom she is and right now doesn't see it. What struggles my precious friends have and all I can do is pray and lend an ear to listen.
Yes life has its sruggles but beneath it all at night I can curl up knowing that my family is still with me. What a blessing. I know that the Lord will put struggles in my path and does and I pray that I will be a good witness to others.
My house is quiet and my children are at the community center playing basketball with daddy. What a gift that man has given me. To take the children so I can have quiet time and with that I will end this post so I can curl up with a good cup of tea and my bible and learn all that the book of Matthew has to teach me in this season of my life.
It is the comforting feeling of holding a warm cup in my ever cold hands. The comfort of smelling the vanilla tea and feeling all my cares just drift away and I sit there and just sit a spell in the silence.
My bible open and a cup of tea with the whole house quiet. What could be a better way to start the day?
Snuggled up under a favorite fleece blanket with my warm jammies and fuzzy slippers drinking some Sweet Dreams tea - what could be a better way to end an otherwise busy day.
Life like Tea has many flavors and many aromas. There are times life goes by fast and to sit down with a cup of tea allows you to slow down if just for a few minutes. Three kids in two different schools, many activities, the honor of spending time with the 3 year olds at Bible Study Fellowship, the fellowship and comadre of the gals in the nursery on Wed evenings, a wonderful group of people who I get the please of spending time with every other week to get together and study and pray, and the 'girls' who I meet Sat morning over tea/coffee/treats and our current study Esther - yes life is busy.
This year my life is busy and filled with running here and there while keeping my head above everything hoping nothing falls through the cracks. Many times it does fall through the cracks and I get a gentle reminder from God that my day revolves around too much 'stuff' and not nearly enough time spent in communion and prayer with Him.
As I look back up on the last month I reflect. I count my blessings and reveal in the fact my children are healthy, my husband and I are healthy, my parents and inlaws are still around. Many times those blessings we take for granted.
I think about my friend Tina who is battling Stage 1 Uterine cancer and has a 9 year old to raise on her own. Or another friend whose husband just found out not too long ago that he has cancer that he got from asbesstos and they are unable to remove the tumors, or the little girl in my son's class who has cancer in her hip joint and has to endure the pain of chemo and radiation at 11 years old, or a close friend of ours whose father went home to be with the Lord this morning, a dear friend whose sister was moved to hospice and is having the pain of the end of her cancer, or a special friend who is battling trying to get her 4 girls back after they were taken away with allegations of sexual abuse with her husband and the oldest. A truly wonderful mom she is and right now doesn't see it. What struggles my precious friends have and all I can do is pray and lend an ear to listen.
Yes life has its sruggles but beneath it all at night I can curl up knowing that my family is still with me. What a blessing. I know that the Lord will put struggles in my path and does and I pray that I will be a good witness to others.
My house is quiet and my children are at the community center playing basketball with daddy. What a gift that man has given me. To take the children so I can have quiet time and with that I will end this post so I can curl up with a good cup of tea and my bible and learn all that the book of Matthew has to teach me in this season of my life.
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