littlemama4two

Intellect vs heart

2012-01-03T11:38:00.000-05:00

I read these scriptures today: Numbers 23:19, Matthew 5:18 and John 8:32 (for some reason I was unable to link this verse but it says: and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free). All deal with God being THE God of Truth. Jesus is THE Word and THE Word is Truth. Truth will free me. As I read further in Matthew, He says, (vs 20) "For I say to you, that unless your

checking in

2011-10-18T00:37:00.000-04:00

Decided if i was going to have this blog that i had better use it. i went back to re-read some of my posts and was shocked to see that bits and pieces of what i remember are not the same as what is recorded! LOL Can we say "getting old (er)"?! I will try and post something at the very least every week hopefully more often that that.

Winter Weather & Holiday Musings

2009-12-21T10:38:00.000-05:00

Well, we only received a little bit of snow since we are not on the shoreline! Yay us, although it took Doug quite a while to shovel and clear out the area in front of the house to park and the side walk. He always does a great job. He went over to his buddies house to watch football and then came back and shoveled (Sat. night). I went to bed! LOL He came to bed about 4 a.m. (he had Th-Sa off

handing down the Word (gospel)

2009-10-26T09:42:00.000-04:00

When Doug and I first started homeschooling 10 years ago (has it really been that long??!), we did not plan to homeschool for long. During that year though, the Lord began to deal with both of us that this was the path we were to walk. Specifically, he gave me the scripture verses in Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 which basically says we are to teach our children all day long, not only with words but with

Playing Catch up

2009-10-19T13:21:00.001-04:00

Wow I cannot believe that it has been 14 months since I have updated this. I know I thought several times of adding to it but just never got around to doing so....boy what does that say about me??! 15 August 2008 ~ My dad passed away suddenly ~ heart attack. The way he wanted to go, quickly & with no heroics. I miss him a lot as he and I would talk frequently on the phone. Thanksgiving 2008 ~

Document, Record & Hold Fast

2008-08-11T12:06:00.000-04:00

What do I mean? Well, as you can tell, I have been trying to stay up to date with this blogger & have been putting into "print" so to speak what God has been speaking to me. Today, in my little promise book the verse for the day was Hab. 2:3 which says:For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will

Way Of Life

2008-07-30T08:30:00.000-04:00

Get wisdom, get understanding. (Proverbs 4:5) Wisdom here is referring to skills for living correctly. Biblical wisdom unites God, the source of all understanding, with daily life, where the principles of right living are put into practice. Make God the starting point in any quest for wisdom. Ps. 111:10 says "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom..." If you would like to live

Love

2008-07-28T08:53:00.000-04:00

Today I read Ephesians 5:2 where it says "Walk In Love". In doing a little research, that word love refers to the love of John 3:16 (For God so loved the world that He gave His only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life) which is agape love... unconditional love. How often we love conditionally! But then I looked at I Thess. 4:9 which says, "But concerning

Short Note

2008-07-24T09:17:00.000-04:00

I am reading Mind Siege by Tim LaHaye & David Noebel. While I know a lot of what is already in this book one thing stood out to me. The following is a quote from the book ~Our unique checks-and-balance system of government would never have been conceived through secularism. It was borrowed directly from Scripture (Isaiah 33:22) and is based on the premise that human nature is fallen, not

Waiting For/On God

2008-07-20T08:19:00.000-04:00

20 July 2008And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. (Isaiah 30:18)—"The Lord is good unto them that wait for him" (Lam. 3:25). "Blessed are all they that wait for him." Waiting... brings us to a God who waits that He may make

The gloriness of God

2008-07-19T08:23:00.000-04:00

In reading today I read about God's glory...that no-one is like Him.“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you? You are glorious because of your holiness and awe-inspiring because of your splendor. You perform miracles.Ex 15:11 (GW)When I think about all the "spirituality" out there [in the world] and how people make themselves into "gods" - I cannot imagine thinking of them as

Catching You Up ~

2008-07-07T13:56:00.000-04:00

Is it July already! Wow time flies when you are having fun!! LOL Once again, it is time to up date this... In January Eddie turned 17 and in April Tori turned 14...they are growing up. In June Eddie graduated from high school a year early & is now looking to see where he can go to college. He wants to be a youth pastor, worship leader. Isn't that awesome?! Next Monday Tori begins school -- 9th

Hope & Christmas

2007-12-17T08:31:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, I met a young teenaged girl named Hope....right after listening to a sermon on Hope! The sermon was really quite good...Divine Hope is a "sure expectation" a "confident expectation based on solid certainty - it rests on God's sure promises". It is not inferior to faith, it is linked to faith (Heb. 11:1). Jesus is the focus of real hope (Heb. 6:17-20). God is the source of real hope (

Proud Mama

2007-10-10T19:32:00.000-04:00

I think it is important that our children know how proud we are of them and that we are aware of the things that they do that are right. So often we only focus on the negative. Today I got a call from a mom (Amy)who had Tori stay down at her house last night and help her today. Her 8 month old daughter looked like she was coming down with pink-eye. The mom babysits for another baby and that baby

"Our God is an Awesome God"

2007-09-28T22:34:00.001-04:00

How true that song is in real life but it becomes even more real when it is YOUR real life and you see God moving and working. We never ever see the big picture...we only see a step at a time (the steps of a man (or woman)are established by the Lord,...tho he falls he shall not be cast down because the Lord upholds him with His hand. Ps. 37:23) but God sees the big picture. Today I had a chance

2007-09-02T21:56:00.000-04:00

Well, today was our 3rd Sunday @ our new church. The first Sunday I was mad that I "had" to be there. The 2nd Sunday I was a little more resigned to being there. Today, I am not sure if it was because there was a picnic afterward so I could get to know people, or just the expectation that I went with but the Spirit of God was very strong / very sweet during the worship service. The sermon was

stuff....old & new

2007-04-28T21:00:00.001-04:00

I am very poor at keeping up with this blog! So let me catch you up to speed. On Superbowl Sunday we had to put Lady down. It was so hard. We still miss her. Everytime the family was gone and I came home to an empty house, I kept expecting to see her at the door wagging her tail. It was hard. On March 25 we went to a no kill animal shelter. Tori had wanted to get a husky shepherd mix (

Sad news

2006-12-05T15:35:00.001-05:00

We got really sad news today. Lady went to the vets about a month ago because she needed a shot and because I had noticed she was limping. They took an x-ray and thought she might have arthritis. I asked Doug to take her back again because now her leg was swollen and she wouldn't put any weight on it or very little. They wanted to do another x-ray but we didn't have the money for that at the time

2006-11-23T00:17:00.001-05:00

In my previous post I said: >>>~Reject evil attitudes and develop compassionate, forgiving attitudes toward others (this does not come by osmosis...it's a choice to develop compassion and forgiveness)<<<>it's a choice really hit home with me as some hurtful things have happened since that post. Doug and I were talking last week and I told him my friend and I were holding each other accountable to

2006-09-13T11:44:00.001-04:00

When God speaks to you, He does it in a big way ~ at least for me He does. I have been telling my kids that life and death are in the power of the tongue (that's from Proverbs) and then this morning my devotions were about being thirsty for God and being the salt of the earth. But the last verse I read was where God directed my attention ~ Ephesians 4:29 ~ Let no corrup word proceed out of your

littlemama4two

2006-04-18T01:59:00.002-04:00

What to do with a sick child who does not want to be sick? It can be frustrating. If they don't want to take their medicine or eat ... Tori has been sick for almost a week. Started with an earache last Wed. eve. The next day I took her to dr. to get an antibiotic (she hates it...didn't want the chewable nor the swallowable pills so got the liquid and hates it too). Saturday she felt some better

My first post as a blogger

2006-03-28T03:13:00.000-05:00

well this is my first post but I am not sure how often I will be posting or what I will post about. My sister writes of her family; my pastor, his thoughts. I haven't read many others but I guess I will soon get the gist of what to do here. Anyway that is all I am posting for now (LOL).