Well, 2010 is here! Not really sure if I have any BIG goals for this year. Yes, there is always room to improve & weight to lose. I have started reading The One Year Chronological Bible for my devotions this year and look forward to going through Scripture a slightly different way.
I hope to deepen my relationship with God by increasing my prayer times & setting aside times of prayer.
As far as being a wife, I hope to fall in love with Terry more each day & know how to express my love to him as an encourager. Hopefully, we can be alone together more ;)
I strive as a mom to help each child grow to be who the Lord's want them to be & learn through them as well.
WOW! I guess I do have some big goals for 2010. Only by the grace of God can I even begin to reach towards these. Hope & pray your 2010 is off to a blessed start.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
GARLIC BREATH
On Saturday, December 5, our church had its women's luncheon. It was a wonderful time especially since just I got to go! Now don't get me wrong I so enjoying being wife & mother but sometimes you just gotta have time to be WOMAN. I had about a 20 minute ride alone which I listened to the silence for awhile then put on some Christmas music. Everything was perfect from the fireplace, food & decorations to the snow falling gently outside. The women at my table were great and I embraced the time to just talked 'girl-talk'. Of course the food was fabulous!!!
Now one of the dishes I had had garlic in it. Now I love garlic, but to be honest I didn't think it was that strong...until I arrived home and Terry asked what did you have with garlic.
This got me thinking that even though what I ate wasn't strong with garlic to me (but because Terry hadn't had any)-it was strong to him and very overpowering. Is this what our sin is like to God? We say this-or-that isn't really that bad, besides so-and-so does much worse. But as soon as we enter God's presence He knows we had some sin....so even our little bit stinks to Him!
Oh Lord, help me not to stink to you!
Now one of the dishes I had had garlic in it. Now I love garlic, but to be honest I didn't think it was that strong...until I arrived home and Terry asked what did you have with garlic.
This got me thinking that even though what I ate wasn't strong with garlic to me (but because Terry hadn't had any)-it was strong to him and very overpowering. Is this what our sin is like to God? We say this-or-that isn't really that bad, besides so-and-so does much worse. But as soon as we enter God's presence He knows we had some sin....so even our little bit stinks to Him!
Oh Lord, help me not to stink to you!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
I am a shower!?!
OK, so I'm cleaning the shower today and I'm trying to get rid of soap scum. I had this wonderful illustration come to me (thank you Lord!).
Soap is a good thing in it's self-right? We use/need it to clean our bodies-nothing wrong with that, but soap scum is not good on the shower walls. So we try to get rid of it but scrubbing with water-doesn't work; hot water & scrub brush-doesn't get it all. We need to use something stronger-right!?! and the longer it's left unclean the harder it is to remove.
Kinda like sin in our lives. The thing may not be sinful in it's self but left on the wrong place or in the wrong place it becomes ugly and gross. Pretty soon everyone sees it and we can try to clean it up ourselves but we can't-we need something stronger...
Also, if left untreated on a daily basis, we end up back to that nasty place again be it ever so slowly.
Oh Lord, clean me daily and help me not to allow good things take the place you deserve and desire in my life. Be first and help me 'sparkle' for you!
Soap is a good thing in it's self-right? We use/need it to clean our bodies-nothing wrong with that, but soap scum is not good on the shower walls. So we try to get rid of it but scrubbing with water-doesn't work; hot water & scrub brush-doesn't get it all. We need to use something stronger-right!?! and the longer it's left unclean the harder it is to remove.
Kinda like sin in our lives. The thing may not be sinful in it's self but left on the wrong place or in the wrong place it becomes ugly and gross. Pretty soon everyone sees it and we can try to clean it up ourselves but we can't-we need something stronger...
Also, if left untreated on a daily basis, we end up back to that nasty place again be it ever so slowly.
Oh Lord, clean me daily and help me not to allow good things take the place you deserve and desire in my life. Be first and help me 'sparkle' for you!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Deep Thoughts by Dee-Dee
This weekend my hubby and I went to a wedding. Now since we had never met the bride, but have known the groom for many years, I decided to watch the groom. The bride had kept everything a secret from her beloved and he had no idea what her dress would be like or how her hair would be done, etc. We saw the groom before the ceremony and he was calm , yet ready to get things over with.
He watched his bride's friends come down the isle with smiles and nods-he laughed at his tomboy sister all dress up (she looked beautiful by the way). When the back doors of the church closed a seriousness came over his face and his eyes ever so focused --waited. As the organ started playing, "Here comes the Bride", everyone rose and the doors slowly opened the groom's intensity grew. The second he saw his Bride-his breath was literal taken away and he inhaled deeply --as he exhaled his eyes filled with complete joy (tears too, I think) and the biggest smile spread across his face. He didn't or couldn't take his eyes off her as she walked down towards him. The closer she got the bigger his smile and his eyes filled with love!
It was amazing to see this man behold his woman for the first time that day!
I started thinking how we are the Bride of Christ and He waits to be with us eternally. Are His eyes filled with joy and love? Does a smile spread across His face? Am I as the Bride focused on Christ my groom; walking towards Him?
It was a day that filled both my husband and I with many warm feelings of new love and reminders of our vows to each other and to our Lord and Savior...
He watched his bride's friends come down the isle with smiles and nods-he laughed at his tomboy sister all dress up (she looked beautiful by the way). When the back doors of the church closed a seriousness came over his face and his eyes ever so focused --waited. As the organ started playing, "Here comes the Bride", everyone rose and the doors slowly opened the groom's intensity grew. The second he saw his Bride-his breath was literal taken away and he inhaled deeply --as he exhaled his eyes filled with complete joy (tears too, I think) and the biggest smile spread across his face. He didn't or couldn't take his eyes off her as she walked down towards him. The closer she got the bigger his smile and his eyes filled with love!
It was amazing to see this man behold his woman for the first time that day!
I started thinking how we are the Bride of Christ and He waits to be with us eternally. Are His eyes filled with joy and love? Does a smile spread across His face? Am I as the Bride focused on Christ my groom; walking towards Him?
It was a day that filled both my husband and I with many warm feelings of new love and reminders of our vows to each other and to our Lord and Savior...
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