"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in REFLECT on Jan 10th, 2012
I was grocery shopping by myself a few days ago, and needed applesauce. Finding the applesauce shelves, I looked for the applesauce that was natural, the kind that was just apples and water. I scanned all the shelves, (this was Winco, so there were many applesauces to choose from). No natural. Everything had some sort […]
Currently, our homeschool is learning all about farms and the methods that are used in farming and ranching. We just completed a lesson on fruit orchards. One of the techniques we learned about is called grafting. Grafting is a horticultural term where the rootstock on one plant (our example was the apple tree), is joined […]
Posted in REFLECT on Oct 19th, 2011
I was speaking with a friend recently who had asked me to pray for her. She has been going through some really big valleys with multiple family crisis. I wrote out my prayer to her and want to share it. Specifics of my friend has been removed. I was praying over how I was to […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 24th, 2011
Hillsong United Lyrics You’ll Come To Us I have decided I have resolved To wait upon you Lord My rock and redeemer shall not be moved I’ll wait upon you Lord “Bible verse: Psalm 19:13-14 – “Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 8th, 2011
About five years ago, I began praying to the Lord that the first thought I had upon waking, would be of Him. The Lord blessed this prayer by providing a Worship song in my head every morning. It might be a whole song, a chorus, a line or two, or a verse of scripture to […]
I recently ran across some pictures of when me, my mom, and my husband were baptized and the boys were dedicated. It was a special day, but I have come to realize that I underestimated how truly special that day was. The first step in faith is inviting Jesus into our lives. This means granting […]
Posted in REFLECT on Jan 8th, 2011
“Ears that hear and eyes that see the LORD has made them both.” Proverbs 20:12 A common prayer rolls off Christian lips…“Lord, give me eyes to see and ears to hear.” What does this mean? When we invite God into our hearts, the Bible says that we are born again. We are a new creation. Therefore, […]
Posted in REFLECT on Dec 28th, 2010
The week between Christmas and New Year is an excellent time for reflection, assessment, and planning. As I go from room to room in my house, I look with fresh eyes to see what needs cleaning, cleansing, and decluttering. A notebook fills with short term projects and long term goals. I look to my heart […]
Posted in REFLECT on Dec 27th, 2010
Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water. John 4:10 This is what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well… If you knew… If you knew… How often […]
Posted in REFLECT on Oct 29th, 2010
I often walk by some signs that are up in the Children’s Ministry at our church. I glance, but don’t really think about them. A few days ago, after dropping off the boys in their class, I walked by the signs again, but this time, upon reading, them each one jump out as a profound […]