a lovely day. . .

today is a lovely day at home.
no van.
not allowed to drive.
no tests (for today).
rain (which happens to be one of my favorites).
time with the kiddos.
time to read.
time to be inspired. . .

Radical by David Platt from Taylor Robinson on Vimeo.

. . .hope you are too!

i need this reminder.

all to often i find myself

"living out a christian spin on the american dream"

when  i would rather be

"worshipping the Jesus of the Bible"!

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.    -Luke 18:22

be not dismayed whate'er betide. . .

God will take care of you; Beneath His wings of love abide, God will take care of you.  God will take care of you, Thro' ev'ry day, O'er all the way; He will take care of you, God will take care of you. . .

Spending the majority of your week laying down makes you think of lots of things.  You think of all the plans YOU had for the week and how YOU are not the one in control, but GOD is good!  You think of all the times that you have lost your patience with people, things, & circumstances, and you are thankful for God's GRACE.  You think of your dear husband, and you pray that he will have WISDOM and STRENGTH to lead your family.  You think of your kiddos and send up prayers that they will become FOLLOWERS of Him.  You think of ALL that you have, and you count your blessings once again!

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81 - Reminders to "BE READY"

82 - gentleness

83 - questions from kiddos

84 - girly that loves her mommy

85 - cousins

86 - friends that humor my boy

87 - my FAVORITE friend

88 - being Mommy to my boy on Mother's Day

89 - being Mommy to my girl on Mother's Day

90 - little clip called "Reverse Thinking"

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Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."        -Luke 4:16-19

Father, I stretch my hands to thee,. . .

No other help I know; If thou withdraw thyself from me, Ah! whither shall I go?

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71 - picking up right where you left off with dear friends whose company you haven't enjoyed in a LONG time
72 - friends from clear across the country calling to say that they can have dinner with you in 2 days
73 - bike riding lessons

74 - acquiring a new mop
75 - witnessing brothers & sisters working together for common good
76 - strawberry shortcake
77 - reminders that GOD is in control
78 - clear cat scans and normal EKG tests
79 - prayers from friends and family
80 - hearing my boy & girl say, "you're my FAVORITE mommy!"
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Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.  -Philippians 3:8-11