No more idols!

What a beautiful day we are having!! I love this time of year!! I met some friends at the movies to see Mama Mia, very cute. I love feel good movies!! These were some of the same ladies that joined me in doing the summer bible study, No Other Gods by Kelly Minter! It has been a turning point for me, putting away my idols and making room for God which means; I am trusting Him to help me develop some deeper friendships and to make new ones. I have put such a wall up around me, my entire life, just to protect myself and it has also served as my own prison. I have lived in such fear of really letting others close to me, fear of what they would really think if they "really" knew me. I am stripping down my wall and taking chances! God is giving me such a peace in this area, even though I have only started on this new journey. I am trusting God more completely, by allowing other women into my heart, is allowing God to work through these women in my heart, if that makes sense. It may take some time, but I know it will be well worth it!

I am also reading a new book, one that was recommended on another blog I read, called Sabbath Keeping by Lynne Baab. It is wonderful! Very short but so much there! At the end of each chapter are a couple of questions for the reader to really think about and pray about. I love the whole idea of having a "sabbath" or a day of stopping my normal routine to totally be free, free to play, laugh, enjoy my family, freedom from all that occupies my time just taking care of life. I hope to start this very soon, or at least just to fine tune our "sabbath" time we currently have and to be more deliberate in what we are doing and having a better awarness of why! I will keep you posted as to what we do and how it is bring glory to God! Enjoy the rest of the day!!

The Shack

I just finished reading The Shack by William P. Young. I loved this book. It was one that I just couldn't put down and once I finished I was a little sad that I'm not still reading it.

Today I washed my westies and then attempted and somewhat succeeded at giving one a hair cut. She looks much better, but it was such a job. I hate to shell out $70.00 to have them both cut. They both smell so much nicer. Other than that it was a pretty eventless day, which I did enjoy!!

New Start

I know it's been awhile since I posted and I'm not sure why. Each day I read a few other's blogs and really enjoy hearing what other mom's are up to. So, I think I will attempt to blog more frequently with just daily random stuff.

I just wrapped up a bible study over the summer, actually I was leading it in my home with 6 other women. It is called No Other Gods by Kelly Minter. What a great study, simple yet very deep. I highly recommend it. I really enjoyed getting to know these women a little better and deeper. It seems that so many of us, me included, are just so on our guard with other women. Being hurt in the past by my "friends" puts me on the defense. I so long for those deep, deep friendships, where I can be myself without being judeged. Those are so hard to find, yet so many of us are in the same boat. Feeling isolated and alone. So, I am going to trust God and pursue these types of relationships and take a chance. There are no guarantees but I do know God will guide me and has already given me a peace about this whole issue. So, I'm diving in.

Today, I am working on homeschool curriculum and our schedule. Big fun! I still have a few books to buy. I shipped our DVD/Recorder back to Phillips to be replaced and hoping it will come this week. I use BJU HomeSat and record classes for my 3 sons. There is still a lot to do before we begin, but I'm not worried or crazy over it. I will just do what I can do and that will be enough. I hope everyone else has a great week, starting back to school!

Enjoy the day!

Happy Independence Day!!

I hope everyone takes a moment today to think about what this day really means and the price that has been paid for each of us. Don't take it for granted! Freedom isn't free. Enjoy this day of celebration and rememberance!!

I LOVE SPRING!!

I couldn't resist taking pics of my flowers and posting them. I LOVE spring and all of the beauty it holds. The flowers in my garden right now are so beautiful and everywhere I look I see God.

Home at last!

I am so happy to be home from the hospital and feeling better, not back to 100% yet but I'm home. Being away from my family for what seems like eternity is hard to put into words. Not knowing when I could be with them again was almost more than I could take. I know that God allows these trials to sift and grow us. These last couple of weeks have really put my family to the test. I am grateful we are coming out on the other side and may never fully understand the full extent of our trial. It makes each moment sweeter, listening to my son tell me some big tale, hearing the birds each morning, taking a bath in my own bathtub. My senses are keener to just about everything even the complaining and negativity and it makes me sad. I hope that my family can grow stronger and more encouraging to one another...always looking for the good in life and others. This is just the beginning!

This just randomly has popped into my thoughts this week. I have been thinking about the time Jesus was baptized by John and afterwards what God said. "This is my son, whom I love and am well pleased!" What does that really mean? Why was God pleased with Jesus at that exact moment? Why didn't God say those words as Jesus hung on the cross? Also, the dove that came down, does that mirror the dove that left the ark to find dry land? I have thinking and begining to search for myself to find some type of answer. I know that God puts little jewels of mystery all through his word, and I LOVE to find them. There is so much we miss and look past in his word. I am not sure why I am so drawn to this but maybe God has something for me to find. Sometimes, the answers are not what they seem. "This is my son, whom I love and am well pleased!" There is something there..I can feel it. Think about it!