Has someone you loved, respected or trusted called you such hurtful words as ugly,stupid, dumb, fat, old or dare do I say the words slut or bitch. Has that same person or group of people called you worthless and not deserving of their love or friendship. Has someone you cared about pretty much spit in your face and turned their back on you leaving you there broken and hopeless?
Did those words leave a scar? Where you so angry that you retaliated and said the same words back hoping to leave a wound so big in their heart that it never stops bleeding?
Life and death are in the tongue and there is no doubt that this tongue is a fierce and wicked part of our body. It can glorify God in one sentence and kill someones spirit in the next.
The question here is why do we believe those words when someone lashes out at us. Maybe it doesn't even have to be in anger. Someone we know or just respect could say a word or two about your character or appearance not realizing what they are saying and not meaning to hurt you, but the one or two words they used left you feeling depressed in someways. God has been working on you and you know at least for moments here and there what God says about you, how he loves you. You have been set free in so many ways, let go of the hurt, bondage and the strongholds. You are so thankful on what and who you are becoming in Christ. But because of a word or two, it has brought you back to that place you never wanted to go. The place where you begin to believe the lies and think maybe I'm just fooling myself. Maybe those people are right, maybe I'm not born to be anything more than average.
God revealed to me years ago, that people can only give what they have. If they are hurt inside then they cannot give you what you are looking for. Most importantly, the reason those words crush our hearts and we begin to believe them is because they are saying words that you believe about yourself deep down in your soul. If you are comfortable in your own skin, if someone calls you fat. It doesn't bother you. But if someone calls you worthless or stupid and it tears you up, maybe it's because you think that about yourself and you just don't want to admit it.
As we grow in Christ and begin to understand who He is and what He has done for you, When you begin to recognize how he delights in you, those thoughts will begin to dissipate. You may be walking with him for your entire life, but you are still holding on to hurts, bondage and stronghold. He wants to break you free from them!
Christ has taught me to look at the heart of man. To realize if someone has or will hurt me with their words that I don't have to take it nor believe them because I know who I am in Him. He has broken me free and it hasn't been easy. To pray for them and ask God to please forgive them because they know not what they do. To have grace and mercy for them because Christ has given you the very same thing. You will begin to love not only yourself but the one's who hurt you.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
What are the cravings of our heart???
In my humble opinion, one of the aches of our human heart is the longing and wanting to be accepted. We crave to feel loved, appreciated and forgiven by the people we love and respect. For some people that craving may be disguised to look like a stone wall filled with anger and unforgiveness and a lack of feeling. They act as if they don't care but deep down inside there is a wounded heart wanting to be seen. We are blinded or in denial if we reject the idea and act as if someone's opinions never affected you or that we don't care if someone likes us or not. This is where the heart begins to harden. People want to be loved and noticed. If this was not true, social media would not be so popular. We create a world to see how many friends we can have and how many likes we can get on a comment we post. We have grown adults having our self worth depending on tangible things that bring only satisfaction for a moment hoping that someone will recognize us. Realizing that those hungers of being noticed and accepted are still left empty.
We yearn for someone to see us not for who we are but for who we strive to be. We want them to see beyond our mistakes. The beauty and uniqueness that is buried deep in our soul. You know it's there even if have given up on life or relationships. If someone else could just recognize it for a brief moment than maybe you could come alive again, start over or be the person you dreamed of becoming. Maybe your relatinships could be healed if someone would just rescue you. Maybe for just a moment if someone just took the time to notice you that empty whole could be filled, even it's just for a season.
For years, I struggled with wanting the approval of the world. Chasing after the wind and never being content on who or where I was not realizing I wanted to be rescued. Still to this day I can find myself creeping back into those chains. But as soon as they begin to wrap around my ankles, Christ Love convicts me and reminds me,
"Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm and don't submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1
Yes, we all would like to hear nice job, your special or even I love you. But we can't go searching or expecting it. Because then our focus becomes on man not on Christ.
"For am I know trying to win the favor of people or God? or am I still striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave to Christ." Galatians 1:10
If we run after Christ and give others out of the Love and approval we have in Him, it will stop us from wanting or longing for others to fill us up. It takes the focus off of us and on Christ.
God shows no favoritism. He loves us all the same. The question is do you love him? His heart is craving yours and when you give it to him, trust him and follow him every ounce of your being will be content in Him.
The journey will not be easy but your appetite will be for only him and no longer the worlds.
We yearn for someone to see us not for who we are but for who we strive to be. We want them to see beyond our mistakes. The beauty and uniqueness that is buried deep in our soul. You know it's there even if have given up on life or relationships. If someone else could just recognize it for a brief moment than maybe you could come alive again, start over or be the person you dreamed of becoming. Maybe your relatinships could be healed if someone would just rescue you. Maybe for just a moment if someone just took the time to notice you that empty whole could be filled, even it's just for a season.
For years, I struggled with wanting the approval of the world. Chasing after the wind and never being content on who or where I was not realizing I wanted to be rescued. Still to this day I can find myself creeping back into those chains. But as soon as they begin to wrap around my ankles, Christ Love convicts me and reminds me,
"Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm and don't submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1
Yes, we all would like to hear nice job, your special or even I love you. But we can't go searching or expecting it. Because then our focus becomes on man not on Christ.
"For am I know trying to win the favor of people or God? or am I still striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave to Christ." Galatians 1:10
If we run after Christ and give others out of the Love and approval we have in Him, it will stop us from wanting or longing for others to fill us up. It takes the focus off of us and on Christ.
God shows no favoritism. He loves us all the same. The question is do you love him? His heart is craving yours and when you give it to him, trust him and follow him every ounce of your being will be content in Him.
The journey will not be easy but your appetite will be for only him and no longer the worlds.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Get out of the Corner "Baby"
Now, I know this is going to show my age, but do you remember the movie "Dirty Dancing." Well, if you are in your thirties and forties of course you do. When Baby ( I pretty sure that was her name in the movie) gets thrown in the corner, Patrick Swayze ( I can't remember his name in the movie at this moment) come over and says, "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." He reaches his hand out, she grabs on to it. He lifts her up and begins to display her beauty.
How many times do we allow people to push us down, put us in the corner, call us names or try to mold you into the person they want you to be especially in the Church. Now, I'm not putting down the church or my church nor blaming it. We are human and broken people who make mistakes. I'm know different and I'm sure I've hurt someone along the way of their spiritual journey as well.
For me, I've been on fire for Jesus for sometime now. I walk with him every single day. This does not mean I don't screw up because I do, but in the seconds or moments He convicts me, loves me, forgives me and keeps me going. However, there was a part of me that was slowly dying inside. Jesus knew this and so did I. I began to allow people's opinions especially people who love Jesus bring me down. I've been accused of being prideful, bragging, selfish and so on. I may be some of those things at times, I will admit it. But these were from people who did not know where I was in my life nor knew me. They did not know my heart. Thankfully, my Lord does. I began to want to hide the beauty that Jesus had done in my life, because of the criticism and judging of others.
I do not brag in anything I do. Let's be honest. I am a screwed up person and left alone my marriage would be failing and my kids would not be who they are today and I would still be lying in all my filth. You may be reading this and say, "What are you talking about." Maybe if you looked at my life from the outside and compared it to other people, it wasn't so bad. Maybe I haven't been addicted to drugs, murdered someone or on the streets." But when God looked at me and my sin he was disgusted. I was slowly dying and was stuck in the pit of Hell. Mark and I were beginning to drown and the only one who saved us from that Hell was Christ. Just like Patrick Swayze, He reached His hand out, I grabbed on to it with all my might and He lifted me out of the mess I was in, cleaned me up and displays me for all His Glory. I only boast in Him because without him I am nothing.
No longer am I going to allow fear of people and the opinions of others get in the way of me and Jesus. No longer am I going to allow someone put me in the corner and make me into something I was not meant to be and neither should you! You have been made in the image of God. Christ died for YOU and ME. He died to take back what was lost. His is your redeemer. He has something for you my friend and it's time you rise up, grab on his hand and allow him to lead you in His beautiful dance so the world can see Him in all your beauty.
How many times do we allow people to push us down, put us in the corner, call us names or try to mold you into the person they want you to be especially in the Church. Now, I'm not putting down the church or my church nor blaming it. We are human and broken people who make mistakes. I'm know different and I'm sure I've hurt someone along the way of their spiritual journey as well.
For me, I've been on fire for Jesus for sometime now. I walk with him every single day. This does not mean I don't screw up because I do, but in the seconds or moments He convicts me, loves me, forgives me and keeps me going. However, there was a part of me that was slowly dying inside. Jesus knew this and so did I. I began to allow people's opinions especially people who love Jesus bring me down. I've been accused of being prideful, bragging, selfish and so on. I may be some of those things at times, I will admit it. But these were from people who did not know where I was in my life nor knew me. They did not know my heart. Thankfully, my Lord does. I began to want to hide the beauty that Jesus had done in my life, because of the criticism and judging of others.
I do not brag in anything I do. Let's be honest. I am a screwed up person and left alone my marriage would be failing and my kids would not be who they are today and I would still be lying in all my filth. You may be reading this and say, "What are you talking about." Maybe if you looked at my life from the outside and compared it to other people, it wasn't so bad. Maybe I haven't been addicted to drugs, murdered someone or on the streets." But when God looked at me and my sin he was disgusted. I was slowly dying and was stuck in the pit of Hell. Mark and I were beginning to drown and the only one who saved us from that Hell was Christ. Just like Patrick Swayze, He reached His hand out, I grabbed on to it with all my might and He lifted me out of the mess I was in, cleaned me up and displays me for all His Glory. I only boast in Him because without him I am nothing.
No longer am I going to allow fear of people and the opinions of others get in the way of me and Jesus. No longer am I going to allow someone put me in the corner and make me into something I was not meant to be and neither should you! You have been made in the image of God. Christ died for YOU and ME. He died to take back what was lost. His is your redeemer. He has something for you my friend and it's time you rise up, grab on his hand and allow him to lead you in His beautiful dance so the world can see Him in all your beauty.
Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." 1 Corinthians 1:31
"As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and
the world's interest in me has also died." Galations 6:14
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Can a mom ever take a shower in PEACE?
It never fails! Every time I'm in the shower, one if not everyone including my husband needs to have a conversation with me! I will announce to everyone, I'm taking a shower. Please let me have at least 15 minutes of PEACE!!! In the past if the phone would ring, Mark would bring the phone to me in while I'm actually in the shower! REALLY!!! I would have to say, "Please tell who ever is calling, I will call them back!" or "just don't answer the phone!" The best one was, when the kids were babies and if they started crying he would bring them in there telling me,"they missed their mom!" REALLY!!!! Can I please wash my hair and shave my legs alone!!!
Today, was one of those morning! I sneak in the bathroom to get ready for church and sure enough Marcia barges in with a dilemma! Now, here dad is in the other room. But there is nothing like talking to mom when she is behind the shower curtain I guess!!!
She was upset because Marie broke her slimy toy ( I don't know what you call it) that she won at church last night. Just before she started crying, I wanted to scream GET OUT and SHUT THE DOOR! Can't this wait until I get out or go find your dad! Instead I take a deep breath and calmly have this discussion and remind her about when she was little and how she would do the same thing. How we need to have grace and patients with marie just like we did with her! She stops and thinks for a second and said you are right mom! She replied, "Show proper respect for Everyone" 1 Peter 2:17. Left the bathroom and was happy as can be!
God reminded me in that moment of the scripture, Deuteronomy 6:7 "Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Also, I guess that also means when you are in the shower with soap and shampoo all over your body!
Whenever we get the opportunity and the door is open to share God with our kids we need to take jump all over it, even if it's an inconvenience for us! I'm thankful that God is always available to us anytime we need him. I know I have all kinds of questions and take things to God in the middle of the night, early in the morning and even in the car while I'm driving the kids all over the place. God never says, "I'm busy right now, go ask someone else!"
As Marcia was leaving the bathroom saying her bible verse, I did also remind her that , "God says Respect everyone, so that means to remember to respect mom's time in the shower next time too and Please shut the door! She giggled, came back and shut the door!
Today, was one of those morning! I sneak in the bathroom to get ready for church and sure enough Marcia barges in with a dilemma! Now, here dad is in the other room. But there is nothing like talking to mom when she is behind the shower curtain I guess!!!
She was upset because Marie broke her slimy toy ( I don't know what you call it) that she won at church last night. Just before she started crying, I wanted to scream GET OUT and SHUT THE DOOR! Can't this wait until I get out or go find your dad! Instead I take a deep breath and calmly have this discussion and remind her about when she was little and how she would do the same thing. How we need to have grace and patients with marie just like we did with her! She stops and thinks for a second and said you are right mom! She replied, "Show proper respect for Everyone" 1 Peter 2:17. Left the bathroom and was happy as can be!
God reminded me in that moment of the scripture, Deuteronomy 6:7 "Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Also, I guess that also means when you are in the shower with soap and shampoo all over your body!
Whenever we get the opportunity and the door is open to share God with our kids we need to take jump all over it, even if it's an inconvenience for us! I'm thankful that God is always available to us anytime we need him. I know I have all kinds of questions and take things to God in the middle of the night, early in the morning and even in the car while I'm driving the kids all over the place. God never says, "I'm busy right now, go ask someone else!"
As Marcia was leaving the bathroom saying her bible verse, I did also remind her that , "God says Respect everyone, so that means to remember to respect mom's time in the shower next time too and Please shut the door! She giggled, came back and shut the door!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Abortion. Is it wrong?
6 years ago, I was pro-choice. The idea of someone telling me women what they couldn't do with their own bodies, drove me crazy. Personally, I wouldn't have an abortion myself but my thoughts were women were going to do in anyway so why not provide a safe place for these procedures instead of some dark dirty alley. I would argue with all my pro-life friends and so arrogantly think I was right and how disconnected they were from reality. My skin would crawl when I would see people holding pro-life signs or the crosses lined up in front of a church representing how many un born babies died due to abortion. It made me angry. Pro-choice friends, I understand where you are coming from because I use to think the same way. I would scream, " you are judging. You have know idea what that women is going through." ( Nobody knows what that women has or is going through. But God does and turning to him is the only answer. Having an abortion is not the answer. It may seem like it at the moment but this will only bring more destruction to somenoe's life.) However, It was I who was being mislead and diseived. (There are pro-life advocates who do not demonstrate Christ love when talking or standing up on this issue. How those people choice react to pro-choice advocates I do not support. They allow their emotions take control, which I know I can do at times to. We are to stand firm on the word of God but do so in Love.)
Funny, how God can take someone who is willing to give their heart, mind and soul to him, and break it completely for what breaks his. Every election I voted for Democrats and it never crossed my mind if they were pro-choice. To think I voted for Obama last election! CRAZY I know!!! ( I have learned to vote not base on Democrat or Republican but who supports issues that are in line with God and Scripture.) So, as you read this blog, you can't call me racist or any other hateful names because anyone that knows me knows how much I love people no matter the sex, race or religion. However, I LOVE JESUS and listen to what He says not any friend, politician or pastor. We have become so selfish in the way we think and live our lives. We think it's all about us and how we want to live are life. Society may say they love or believe in God but it's a God that they have created in their own minds, not the God of the Bible and the one who created the universe. Everyone loves God as long as it does not interfere with their life or have to make changes within themselves. Society wants God to serve us not we serve God. The minute God begins to convict us, we shut him out and run the other way. Just think if your kids did that everytime you were trying to lovingly discipline them...How would that make you feel?
What do you think God says about abortion? Remember, not you nor me but God? Do we care? We should. The world calls on God in great despair wanting Him to help heal their life, but then issues that God deeply cares about we disregard and pretty much laugh in his face. Our country and many families lives have been affected by abortion. ( If you have had an abortion or helped someone make the choice to have one, or given one and asked Jesus to forgive you, he has. He loves you and it's been forgotten. Many people still hold on to it not forgiving themselves and in turn have sabotaged their own lives. It shows up in their relationships, finances, in every part of their life and they way they feel about themselves. Not realizing it's the sin that is separating you from God and all his goodness. You do not need to live in bodange anymore. Once they seek Jesus it sets them free! The curse has been broken.) Until we step up and change our ways, we should not be surprised by all the destruction going on in our own country. I could give countless stories and statistics to support pro-life. Do I really need to? All we have to do is sit down, seek God, put our own thoughts and pride to the side and ask God. I know you will be surprised to find the answer.
Abortion is wrong. I'm not being judmental. It's the killing of innocent blood. God has a purpose for every baby that is conceived in the womb. It's not up to us to decide whether or not a baby should live or die. God can take a horrible situation and make something beautiful with it. We need to stop playing God. We need to stop making trying to fool ourselves on why abortion is OK just to make ourselves feel better. Yes, I know bad things happen and babies are born in horrific situations and that sucks! Again, it's not about you or me. It's about God. We are not the judge nor can decide who should die and who should live. He care for everyone even and the precious baby growing inside the mothers womb...
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.
—Jeremiah 1:5
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mothers womb... Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
—Psalm 139:13, 16
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mothers womb... Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
—Psalm 139:13, 16
I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
—Deuteronomy 30:
if you are considering an abortion, I urge you to seek help. If you have had an abortion, God has forgiven you. You can take your situation and use it for the Glory of God and help other women not make the same mistake as you.
Funny, how God can take someone who is willing to give their heart, mind and soul to him, and break it completely for what breaks his. Every election I voted for Democrats and it never crossed my mind if they were pro-choice. To think I voted for Obama last election! CRAZY I know!!! ( I have learned to vote not base on Democrat or Republican but who supports issues that are in line with God and Scripture.) So, as you read this blog, you can't call me racist or any other hateful names because anyone that knows me knows how much I love people no matter the sex, race or religion. However, I LOVE JESUS and listen to what He says not any friend, politician or pastor. We have become so selfish in the way we think and live our lives. We think it's all about us and how we want to live are life. Society may say they love or believe in God but it's a God that they have created in their own minds, not the God of the Bible and the one who created the universe. Everyone loves God as long as it does not interfere with their life or have to make changes within themselves. Society wants God to serve us not we serve God. The minute God begins to convict us, we shut him out and run the other way. Just think if your kids did that everytime you were trying to lovingly discipline them...How would that make you feel?
What do you think God says about abortion? Remember, not you nor me but God? Do we care? We should. The world calls on God in great despair wanting Him to help heal their life, but then issues that God deeply cares about we disregard and pretty much laugh in his face. Our country and many families lives have been affected by abortion. ( If you have had an abortion or helped someone make the choice to have one, or given one and asked Jesus to forgive you, he has. He loves you and it's been forgotten. Many people still hold on to it not forgiving themselves and in turn have sabotaged their own lives. It shows up in their relationships, finances, in every part of their life and they way they feel about themselves. Not realizing it's the sin that is separating you from God and all his goodness. You do not need to live in bodange anymore. Once they seek Jesus it sets them free! The curse has been broken.) Until we step up and change our ways, we should not be surprised by all the destruction going on in our own country. I could give countless stories and statistics to support pro-life. Do I really need to? All we have to do is sit down, seek God, put our own thoughts and pride to the side and ask God. I know you will be surprised to find the answer.
Abortion is wrong. I'm not being judmental. It's the killing of innocent blood. God has a purpose for every baby that is conceived in the womb. It's not up to us to decide whether or not a baby should live or die. God can take a horrible situation and make something beautiful with it. We need to stop playing God. We need to stop making trying to fool ourselves on why abortion is OK just to make ourselves feel better. Yes, I know bad things happen and babies are born in horrific situations and that sucks! Again, it's not about you or me. It's about God. We are not the judge nor can decide who should die and who should live. He care for everyone even and the precious baby growing inside the mothers womb...
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.
—Jeremiah 1:5
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mothers womb... Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
—Psalm 139:13, 16
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mothers womb... Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
—Psalm 139:13, 16
I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
—Deuteronomy 30:
if you are considering an abortion, I urge you to seek help. If you have had an abortion, God has forgiven you. You can take your situation and use it for the Glory of God and help other women not make the same mistake as you.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Home School Jitters
As school is approaching I wanted to share with you my first day of homeschooling 4 years ago!
My children were use to being in the public school, for the past 4 years, so even though we were so excited to start our new adventure there was uncertainty. The closer the first day of school came the more doubt I began to have. All the excitement of buying new school clothes, school supplies (which we still buy), back packs, lunch boxes, talking with other mom's about what teacher their child had and who was going to be in their class, I was beginning to miss.
I wasn't part of the those conversations. I began to feel all alone. I met a few people who home educated, but I was not close to them.
So when the first day of school came and the smell of fall was in the air. It brought so many first day of school memories of my childhood. I looked out my window all the neighbor hood kids were walking to school, the buses driving down the street and all the mom's crying as their kids began kindergarten, I thought what in the heck was I doing.
But then my kids climbed out of bed! They looked at me with all kinds of excitement. We ran downstairs to begin our first day and at first all we did was laugh!
You may have those feelings this year as you begin your new journey. You may have doubt, feel lonely or think you are wrecking your child's life. I just want to encourage you that those first few days of public school get old real fast!
We may not be part of all the hoopla those first few days but I will tell you I have witnessed first hand of all the blessings of not being part of the world! It will not be easy, but my friend it is a journey that will never be in vain nor will there be any regret. Don't look at what your child will be missing because there isn't much just look ahead of all they will gain!
"These commandments that I give you today are to upon your heats. Impress them on your children. Talk about the when you sit at home and when you walk along the road,when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:6-8
My children were use to being in the public school, for the past 4 years, so even though we were so excited to start our new adventure there was uncertainty. The closer the first day of school came the more doubt I began to have. All the excitement of buying new school clothes, school supplies (which we still buy), back packs, lunch boxes, talking with other mom's about what teacher their child had and who was going to be in their class, I was beginning to miss.
I wasn't part of the those conversations. I began to feel all alone. I met a few people who home educated, but I was not close to them.
So when the first day of school came and the smell of fall was in the air. It brought so many first day of school memories of my childhood. I looked out my window all the neighbor hood kids were walking to school, the buses driving down the street and all the mom's crying as their kids began kindergarten, I thought what in the heck was I doing.
But then my kids climbed out of bed! They looked at me with all kinds of excitement. We ran downstairs to begin our first day and at first all we did was laugh!
You may have those feelings this year as you begin your new journey. You may have doubt, feel lonely or think you are wrecking your child's life. I just want to encourage you that those first few days of public school get old real fast!
We may not be part of all the hoopla those first few days but I will tell you I have witnessed first hand of all the blessings of not being part of the world! It will not be easy, but my friend it is a journey that will never be in vain nor will there be any regret. Don't look at what your child will be missing because there isn't much just look ahead of all they will gain!
"These commandments that I give you today are to upon your heats. Impress them on your children. Talk about the when you sit at home and when you walk along the road,when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:6-8
Thursday, August 16, 2012
What I do to Kick start our morning!
Are you looking for some ideas or motivation to get your day started? After God revealing my husband's health and the importance of me leading my family to eating and living a healthier life style. I began to buckle down. I needed to invest in learning, making better choices and putting them into action. Not only for me but for my entire family. If wouldn't do it, then my whole family would suffer.
Here is a few things, I do to help my family. If you have any ideas to add, I would love to hear them. I'm always looking for ways to grow and improve. I hesitate to write about how I live and things I do, because I'm not bragging nor do I think I know it all! I write for God. So, if this helps you great and if doesn't thanks for visiting my blog anyways!
I find when we eat healthy, everyone is in a much better mood! I know when I get my time with God, eating right and exercise, I'm ready for the day! I don't do any of this to try to be the best mom, wife or to be perfect because I'm not. I do it because it's what God expects from me. Because everything we do including the small things matter to God. I do it for God. He is my motivation and my love for my family. How we do anything is how we do everything!
" Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 3 John 1:2
I know deep in my heart that by being obedient to God and taking care of my family, will produce awesome fruit! It's going to take time and I may not see it over night but all the hard work is going to pay off! When we start off our day on the right foot, then we are ready to face whatever comes our way including babyfits!!!
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
Here is a few things, I do to help my family. If you have any ideas to add, I would love to hear them. I'm always looking for ways to grow and improve. I hesitate to write about how I live and things I do, because I'm not bragging nor do I think I know it all! I write for God. So, if this helps you great and if doesn't thanks for visiting my blog anyways!
- I get up early before everyone else gets up.
- I walk in the morning to get some exercise and when my 2 year old coroperates and doesn't get up a ton of times in the middle of the night and sleeps in like she is suppose to, , then instead of walking I work out. However, the work out does happen every morning!
- I find time with God and my Bible, which is my favorite time of the day! If mornings are not your thing, then find time at night, work out and get everything ready before bed! Mornings are hard for me. I stay up late and spend time with Mark but I know for me getting up early, is something I need to do. It's something that has come with time!
- There Nothing is written in stone. as one of my mentors taught me b flexible, versitle and adaptable. When things change or don't go the way planned you have to be able to go with it! It will save you from getting in a bad move! I have this saying embedded in my kids mind!!!
- Then I make a smoothie filled with everything we need to get our day going. Fruit, vegetables( try to have them all organic but it doesn't always work out that way), yogurt ( the kind from Calder's) and some kind of protein. This way, I know my kids and husband are getting what is most important in their bodies.
- With the smoothie, we'll have healthy organic cereal. If not organic, as healthy as we can get! Sometimes, we'll have eggs, oatmeal or pancakes. Normally, it's simple. A smoothie , cereal and all of our vitamins. We keep things very simple in the watt house. It's easy to do and clean up and now we are ready for our day!
- By eating this way and having our vitamins ( becareful not all vitamins are good for you...do your research. I make sure the kids get their whole food multi vitamins, vitamin D3, and their omegas) helps stop any cravings during the day and I don't find and I don't want to snack!
- I try to make my husband his lunch every morning. He'll make his lunch sometimes, but for the most part, I get up make it knowing then he is eating something healthy and not stopping off and eating fast foods. Plus it saves us money!
I find when we eat healthy, everyone is in a much better mood! I know when I get my time with God, eating right and exercise, I'm ready for the day! I don't do any of this to try to be the best mom, wife or to be perfect because I'm not. I do it because it's what God expects from me. Because everything we do including the small things matter to God. I do it for God. He is my motivation and my love for my family. How we do anything is how we do everything!
" Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 3 John 1:2
I know deep in my heart that by being obedient to God and taking care of my family, will produce awesome fruit! It's going to take time and I may not see it over night but all the hard work is going to pay off! When we start off our day on the right foot, then we are ready to face whatever comes our way including babyfits!!!
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
It was one of those mornings!
Today, sure didn't start the way I wanted it to! My youngest daughter, who just turned 2, woke up at 7am crying and didn't stop until 11:30am! It just was one of those mornings. I'm weaning her from nursing and she is not one happy toddler! The more she cried, everything I wanted to get done, started piling up in my mind. The more this happened the crankier I was feeling inside. My list was becoming bigger and bigger and nothing was getting done. My husband was on his way home, So, I called him to and warned him I was irritable and not to mess with me when he gets home!!! Isn't it funny, when we start feeling upset with ourselves, we look to take it out on someone else. All of a sudden, I was getting mad at him and he wasn't even home!!
Thankfully, I have an awesome husband. Not perfect by any means but someone who loves me, God and wants to be the leader of this family God has called him to be. When he came home, he asked me why I was so grouchy? I told him, it was best if I kept my mouth shut because it would just make things worse! He laughed and said, well do you want to same something to me? I said, "well of course I do!" Then he said do you want to flick me in the head!" I said not flick but maybe punch you a few times!"
He grabbed the bible and said, "let's read where we left off the other night." I sure didn't want to at that time. I seriously was still thinking about how good it would feel to punch him! As we prayed and began to read God's word, the tension began to fall off of me and my spirit began to feel at peace again. As we were sitting out in our back yard reading, mark looked at me and said, This is life kim. We are reading God's word, enjoying the beauty in the back yard and watching our kids play on our neighbors swing set! ( thankful we didn't have to buy one!!!)
The list and the baby fits didn't seem important and that big of a deal anymore!
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord's work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in Vain.
We have days that don't go the way planned or we just want to throw our hands up or just cry because we just feel that there is so much to do or are we doing anything right. God being so awesome gives us his word to remind us to keep moving and the baby fits, messy house or the never ending list, is all worth it because everything we do is for the Lord!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)