I would love some prayer. I don't want to give you detailed specifics because I am talking to my Father about it. Or rather, I want to be listening. But here's the basics.
Our pastor is teaching on the gifts of the Spirit. This morning I felt like his words were exactly for me, that God is trying to tell me something. And the funny thing is, when I first started thinking about the gifts, I thought "That's mine." Ever since, I have been running from it, thinking, "no, that can't be mine. I'm not smart enough. that doesn't fit me at all." But more and more, God keeps bringing it to my mind, like
"Didn't you hear me last time? Do I need to repeat myself? Here, listen to this!"
And this morning, I guess I heard. I still don't know what to do, and I would like to ask for validation, but I know I already have all I need. He told me so. The sentences fit perfectly into what I feel God telling me to do sometimes, even though I very very rarely obey. (Please don't judge. People have been very... judgemental....demeaning... to make me not want to say anything.)
So... please pray. Pray that our Father would teach me what I need to know. That He would teach me boldness. That he would teach me scripture. Humility, gentleness, grace, love... you know. All the good stuff. And that He would help me to not be terrified.
Thank you.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mouthy Suprise
As you know, Kerzon likes to steal straws. This morning there was one laying on the coffee table.
Kiera loves to blow bubbles, but she often loses the wands. We have these great little bubble solution holders that allow the kids to hold them without spilling-- they are the perfect little-hand size.
But when you lose the wand, there is this tiny hole beckoning to be filled.
Kiera thought the straw would fit perfectly. Then Kiera thought "What do I do with a straw? Drink of course!"
And Kiera blew bubbles.
Kiera loves to blow bubbles, but she often loses the wands. We have these great little bubble solution holders that allow the kids to hold them without spilling-- they are the perfect little-hand size.
But when you lose the wand, there is this tiny hole beckoning to be filled.
Kiera thought the straw would fit perfectly. Then Kiera thought "What do I do with a straw? Drink of course!"
And Kiera blew bubbles.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Yard Saling
That looks wrong. Why does that title look wrong? Can I really spell sale-ing like that???
Anyway! You know how last week we were going to go yard saling (see, there it is again) with the specific intent to find Melia some clothes. It flopped. totally. like three sales in all flopped.
But!!! This morning Gabe came home from work and away - we - went!
We stopped at around 8-9 different sales, and bought a TON!
For the girls we picked a bag of clothes (well, for Melia) several puzzles, 30+books, and Melia's birthday present. We will probably give it to her early because I just can't wait that long. I know. I need to practice restraint. Stay tuned for a picture soon.
We also found a large dog crate to replace my mother-in-law's which our dog ate. Guess how much? We are talking about a $120 crate..... for (Rennea, skip this part!) $10!!!
Gabe found a bunch of stuff for him, including a guitar he'd been wanting.
ANDDDD.... You know how I've been talking about wanting to start reading the Narnia series to the girls??? Our boxed set is not complete because the loaned ones have not returned... But God must want me to start, because today I found the big, like-new, single book edition which contains the whole series. For a dollar!
He is just so good to us. Thank you Lord-- Thank you. We are so undeserving of everything, and you love us anyway, and then you delight in our worship. How blessed are we.
Anyway! You know how last week we were going to go yard saling (see, there it is again) with the specific intent to find Melia some clothes. It flopped. totally. like three sales in all flopped.
But!!! This morning Gabe came home from work and away - we - went!
We stopped at around 8-9 different sales, and bought a TON!
For the girls we picked a bag of clothes (well, for Melia) several puzzles, 30+books, and Melia's birthday present. We will probably give it to her early because I just can't wait that long. I know. I need to practice restraint. Stay tuned for a picture soon.
We also found a large dog crate to replace my mother-in-law's which our dog ate. Guess how much? We are talking about a $120 crate..... for (Rennea, skip this part!) $10!!!
Gabe found a bunch of stuff for him, including a guitar he'd been wanting.
ANDDDD.... You know how I've been talking about wanting to start reading the Narnia series to the girls??? Our boxed set is not complete because the loaned ones have not returned... But God must want me to start, because today I found the big, like-new, single book edition which contains the whole series. For a dollar!
He is just so good to us. Thank you Lord-- Thank you. We are so undeserving of everything, and you love us anyway, and then you delight in our worship. How blessed are we.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Speaking of...
My "Family Room" email arrived this morning, containing an article titled
"The Joy of Narnia"
I apparently forgot to include that word when I was describing how I felt about reading the books as an adult, but if I were to sum it up in one thought? This would be the one I'd choose.
"The Joy of Narnia"
I apparently forgot to include that word when I was describing how I felt about reading the books as an adult, but if I were to sum it up in one thought? This would be the one I'd choose.
Rough Night
Poor Kiera had a rough night.
First, she climbed up on the table when I was waking Melia up for dinner (they are fighting colds and sleeping at random times), and she grabbed a steak knife which gave her a nice slice right on the top of her thumb. Then during dinner, she kept saying that the pointer on her other hand was hurting too... but we didn't see any cuts, so think she must have bit herself. She also bit her lip during the meal. After dinner we went outside for a quick run around, and Melia whacked Kiera in the face with the swing, giving her a bloody fat lip.
We called it quits after that and sat down with some popcorn to watch Dirty Jobs :-)
First, she climbed up on the table when I was waking Melia up for dinner (they are fighting colds and sleeping at random times), and she grabbed a steak knife which gave her a nice slice right on the top of her thumb. Then during dinner, she kept saying that the pointer on her other hand was hurting too... but we didn't see any cuts, so think she must have bit herself. She also bit her lip during the meal. After dinner we went outside for a quick run around, and Melia whacked Kiera in the face with the swing, giving her a bloody fat lip.
We called it quits after that and sat down with some popcorn to watch Dirty Jobs :-)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Great Shopping Day!
Gabe was so sweet this morning to stay home with the girls and allow me a couple of shopping hours to myself. I asked him because I knew there were some really good deals out there, but I needed to be able to think to make it work the best. And work it did! It was even better because I was able to pray before I left home-- I normally intend to do this, but so often am distracted by the two little voices in the back seat.
My first stop was Albertsons. I knew they had a great deal going on where if you buy 10 GM cereals/products for $20, then you got another $10 off. And I had coupons for all! Total I bought 2 Golden Grahams, 1 Kix, 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 2 Fruity Cheerios, 2 boxes Nature Valley granola bars, and 2 boxes PopSecret Popcorn for $5.20.
Also, when I walk in the door, I normally scan the papers they post because I do not get them in the mail. I spotted a 3/$9 or B3G1 free for CoffeeMate creamer-- Because I didn't understand it, I asked the cashier to ring up my creamers seperate so I could see what deal it did. Turns out the paper was from last week, but they needed to honor it (their words) so instead of making it work 3/$9, they just gave me 3 for the price of 2, which was $7.58!!! Thank you Lord!
Then I went to Walgreens to try the P&G Register Rewards. (see this weekends ads for Walgreens) I ended up with 2 Magic Erasers, 2 bottles Cascade dishwasher gel (.25/1 cpn), 2 Crest Pro-health toothpastes (using $3/2 ES coupon) and three Charmin Easywipes (cpn $1.99 in -ad) and a box of To-Go ice tea pouches for a total of $20.40-- and I received back $20 in RR! Yeah!
Then I stopped at Fred Meyer because I forgot to grab salsa at Albie's....and remembered they had chicken breasts for $1.79/lb... so I grabbed two bags of that and also a Purex laundry soap because I had one more $1/1 cpn, and they were on sale for $2.50 :-)
Plus! I stopped to get apples from the Stemilt store (because they are the cheapest there!) and they were having a moving sale -- all apples were $.69/lb!
Thank you Lord, for your blessings. You stretched my dollars today farther than I had even hoped.
My first stop was Albertsons. I knew they had a great deal going on where if you buy 10 GM cereals/products for $20, then you got another $10 off. And I had coupons for all! Total I bought 2 Golden Grahams, 1 Kix, 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 2 Fruity Cheerios, 2 boxes Nature Valley granola bars, and 2 boxes PopSecret Popcorn for $5.20.
Also, when I walk in the door, I normally scan the papers they post because I do not get them in the mail. I spotted a 3/$9 or B3G1 free for CoffeeMate creamer-- Because I didn't understand it, I asked the cashier to ring up my creamers seperate so I could see what deal it did. Turns out the paper was from last week, but they needed to honor it (their words) so instead of making it work 3/$9, they just gave me 3 for the price of 2, which was $7.58!!! Thank you Lord!
Then I went to Walgreens to try the P&G Register Rewards. (see this weekends ads for Walgreens) I ended up with 2 Magic Erasers, 2 bottles Cascade dishwasher gel (.25/1 cpn), 2 Crest Pro-health toothpastes (using $3/2 ES coupon) and three Charmin Easywipes (cpn $1.99 in -ad) and a box of To-Go ice tea pouches for a total of $20.40-- and I received back $20 in RR! Yeah!
Then I stopped at Fred Meyer because I forgot to grab salsa at Albie's....and remembered they had chicken breasts for $1.79/lb... so I grabbed two bags of that and also a Purex laundry soap because I had one more $1/1 cpn, and they were on sale for $2.50 :-)
Plus! I stopped to get apples from the Stemilt store (because they are the cheapest there!) and they were having a moving sale -- all apples were $.69/lb!
Thank you Lord, for your blessings. You stretched my dollars today farther than I had even hoped.
Just in Time!
Safeway is doing it again... and Just in time for Gabe's birthday!
"Spend $40 in participating products, and get 2 Free Movie Tickets!"
And I did peruse the participating brands list... it's huge. This should be easy to do without spending extra money on junk like they sometimes want you to.
And... what's coming out next weekend????
May 16th - Prince Caspian!
You know, I had to tell someone the other day (an adult) that she just had to read the Chronicles of Narnia. She never had. I read them as a child, but when I read them again a few years ago, it was a completely different experience. I was bawling through the end book-- and gained a whole new respect for the series. It is one that entertains and delights children, and yet challenges an adult to their faith in God's end game. I loved it. I can't wait for the girls to be old enough for me to read it to them!
"Spend $40 in participating products, and get 2 Free Movie Tickets!"
And I did peruse the participating brands list... it's huge. This should be easy to do without spending extra money on junk like they sometimes want you to.
And... what's coming out next weekend????
May 16th - Prince Caspian!
You know, I had to tell someone the other day (an adult) that she just had to read the Chronicles of Narnia. She never had. I read them as a child, but when I read them again a few years ago, it was a completely different experience. I was bawling through the end book-- and gained a whole new respect for the series. It is one that entertains and delights children, and yet challenges an adult to their faith in God's end game. I loved it. I can't wait for the girls to be old enough for me to read it to them!
Monday, May 5, 2008
You tell Me...
So, once you have your own house, your own laundry, your own piles of clothes to wash, rinse, repeat....
Is it nearly as much fun when you find nice, clean money in the washer?
At my house...You'd better believe it!
I was jumping for joy this morning when I found $6 in the washer!!!
Is it nearly as much fun when you find nice, clean money in the washer?
At my house...You'd better believe it!
I was jumping for joy this morning when I found $6 in the washer!!!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
P.S. It's.....
Baby Powder. Lots and lots of baby powder.
The foot prints were from the cup and a half that she poured down her jammies.
Yea, kinda like pouring rocks on her head. She likes to put things down her shirt.
Hey, at least she's not stickin' her hands down her pants.
Yet.
The foot prints were from the cup and a half that she poured down her jammies.
Yea, kinda like pouring rocks on her head. She likes to put things down her shirt.
Hey, at least she's not stickin' her hands down her pants.
Yet.
Hooray!
Tomorrow I get to take my brand new NKJV Study Bible to church! I am so excited to start using it! I have been using my study NIV one, but I really wanted to get back to KJV, except that I have a hard time understanding it....
Long story short, I asked for one for Valentine's Day, Gabe got me one. He told me how much it was and I almost choked. No. I did choke. I took it back, and we've been looking for a better deal. I received a Crossings Book Club flyer in the mail, and with membership I got a Free leather bound Nelson NKJV Study Bible! How much of a blessing is that! Thank you Lord! (And I only have to buy three more books at their regular (discounted) price! :-)
Amen Amen Amen!
Long story short, I asked for one for Valentine's Day, Gabe got me one. He told me how much it was and I almost choked. No. I did choke. I took it back, and we've been looking for a better deal. I received a Crossings Book Club flyer in the mail, and with membership I got a Free leather bound Nelson NKJV Study Bible! How much of a blessing is that! Thank you Lord! (And I only have to buy three more books at their regular (discounted) price! :-)
Amen Amen Amen!
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