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Weirded out yet? Strong genes....to say the least!
May 18, 2011
We dont believe in cloning Part 2
Weirded out yet? Strong genes....to say the least!
May 11, 2011
May 4, 2011
Mission Statement
This is my 31 Days to Clean mission statement. There are two challenges to every day. A Martha Challenge (practical cleaning things) and a Mary Challenge (heart or "why" oriented).
So here's my application to Day 1's Mary Challenge:
I want to create a haven from the world.
A place of intimacy and joy.
A place that doesn’t take the place of,
but makes us think of Heaven.
A place to meet with the Lord,
play with my kids,
and snuggle with my man.
A place to invite weary souls into
and have them leave refreshed.
I want to make a home away from Home.
A place of intimacy and joy.
A place that doesn’t take the place of,
but makes us think of Heaven.
A place to meet with the Lord,
play with my kids,
and snuggle with my man.
A place to invite weary souls into
and have them leave refreshed.
I want to make a home away from Home.
May 3, 2011
31 Days to Clean
I'm in. I saw this E book on some blogs I follow recently and was intrigued. But not enough to make a move on purchasing it. Yesterday, I saw it again and did a little more snooping. After reading the reviews, and the example day, I decided to download the Kindle app and do it.
Cleaning doesn't come naturally to me, like...at all. I LOVE to cook. I do NOT love to clean. The Lord has grown me a ton in this area over the past 5 years, but still...I don't wake up Monday morning and think "Yay, I get to do laundry today!" But I want to. I want to be as excited to do that part of my job as I am about cooking a new meal or playing pretend with E.
So, even though we leave for the Beach Project very soon, I am starting the 31 day challenge today. And I am praying that the Lord would change my heart, perspective and habits in this area of my life.
So what do you say...join me?
May 2, 2011
Musical Monday
We like music around here. There have been some specific artists that have uniquely ministered to us over the past few years.
Christian hip-hop is a passion for us. We both loved hip-hop and R&B in high school, but quickly became convicted of enjoying much of the content as we grew closer to the Lord. Let me be clear, we do not think secular music in general is evil. But the images most current hip-hop songs illicit, are most certainly dishonoring to the Lord.
Insert this guy (among many others). Flame has been a huge part in a movement to reach out to my generation with GOOD music that glorifies the Lord. Skeptical..? Try this out and see if you don't find yourself singing it all day!!
Christian hip-hop is a passion for us. We both loved hip-hop and R&B in high school, but quickly became convicted of enjoying much of the content as we grew closer to the Lord. Let me be clear, we do not think secular music in general is evil. But the images most current hip-hop songs illicit, are most certainly dishonoring to the Lord.
Insert this guy (among many others). Flame has been a huge part in a movement to reach out to my generation with GOOD music that glorifies the Lord. Skeptical..? Try this out and see if you don't find yourself singing it all day!!
May 1, 2011
Modesty
I saw this video a few weeks ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting it. It is an issue dear to my heart, one that the Lord has radically altered my life in.
What we tell our students on our Beach Projects (where the Lord first convicted me of my immodesty) is very similar to this.
PS: the music at the beginning is Tedashii.....LOVE. Look him up!
What we tell our students on our Beach Projects (where the Lord first convicted me of my immodesty) is very similar to this.
PS: the music at the beginning is Tedashii.....LOVE. Look him up!
April 20, 2011
Life Lessons
When I discovered I was pregnant for the 2nd time around this time last year, I started praying. Praying for a healthy baby, for a larger capacity, for preparation to mother 2...but mostly I prayed for a baby who sleeps. See, Miss E wasn't a huge fan of sleep. I'm talking very little sleeping went on for us for a good 8 months. It was brutal. The Lord used a really hard season of suffering through it to teach us a TON, but it was still very very (very very very) hard.
About a month before I went into labor with little man, I got really anxious. Not the normal mommy anxiousness about labor and the general scariness that comes with having a newborn, but anxious that it would happen again. And that I would have little memory, and little patience, and post-partum depression, and have to put life and ministry on hold until rest was possible.
Things were looking good with our little man. We started off with normal 3 hour cycles and got an occasional 6 hours straight. I felt amazing and concluded the 0-1 child transition was MUCH more difficult than the 1-2. But then ear infections happened, and antibiotics happened, and teething and belly aches happened. As it turns out, 6 months in, he doesn't sleep any better than Miss E did.
It's different this time for sure. By God's grace I haven't had signs of depression, I've had the capacity to chase around a 2 year old, and I have a husband who has fought the boy until he will take a bottle. But I am still utterly exhausted. Right now my 2 hour long college quiet times have dwindled to a few minutes reading a ready-made devotional (on a good day). I'm so thankful for the time I spent in the Word to store up my knowledge and understanding before these days hit.
A few days ago I was reading from Beth Moore's "To Live is Christ Day by Day" and the last line of Day 4 caught me. "He has gone ahead of you, too, to prepare you for the plans He's established for your life." Oh, foolish heart! My perspective can get so lost in the muck and mire of sin and circumstances that I cant see clearly. These are the plans He's established for me. Sometimes God's plans involve really great things, like marrying an amazing man and working for a super awesome college ministry. And sometimes His plans involve months of little sleep and much sickness.
My body may not be able to, but my heart can rest and rejoice. The God I serve is GOOD and He is sovereign. He knew my babies wouldn't sleep well long before I had them, and He still gave them to me. They are gifts, not just because they are my flesh and blood, but because they are the instruments of my sanctification. The Lord is so gracious to use them to teach me so much, so quickly.
"...we rejoice in our sufferings knowing that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame..."
Lord Jesus, may these long, exhausting days be producing great character in me. May it bring hope to my heart that will spill over into the lives of my husband and children. Thank you for your faithfulness in choosing to sanctify us, and in how you sanctify us. But most of all, may it bring you much glory for your gracious dealing with me and for your Fatherly wisdom in how to discipline my selfishness and lack of endurance.
About a month before I went into labor with little man, I got really anxious. Not the normal mommy anxiousness about labor and the general scariness that comes with having a newborn, but anxious that it would happen again. And that I would have little memory, and little patience, and post-partum depression, and have to put life and ministry on hold until rest was possible.
Things were looking good with our little man. We started off with normal 3 hour cycles and got an occasional 6 hours straight. I felt amazing and concluded the 0-1 child transition was MUCH more difficult than the 1-2. But then ear infections happened, and antibiotics happened, and teething and belly aches happened. As it turns out, 6 months in, he doesn't sleep any better than Miss E did.
It's different this time for sure. By God's grace I haven't had signs of depression, I've had the capacity to chase around a 2 year old, and I have a husband who has fought the boy until he will take a bottle. But I am still utterly exhausted. Right now my 2 hour long college quiet times have dwindled to a few minutes reading a ready-made devotional (on a good day). I'm so thankful for the time I spent in the Word to store up my knowledge and understanding before these days hit.
A few days ago I was reading from Beth Moore's "To Live is Christ Day by Day" and the last line of Day 4 caught me. "He has gone ahead of you, too, to prepare you for the plans He's established for your life." Oh, foolish heart! My perspective can get so lost in the muck and mire of sin and circumstances that I cant see clearly. These are the plans He's established for me. Sometimes God's plans involve really great things, like marrying an amazing man and working for a super awesome college ministry. And sometimes His plans involve months of little sleep and much sickness.
My body may not be able to, but my heart can rest and rejoice. The God I serve is GOOD and He is sovereign. He knew my babies wouldn't sleep well long before I had them, and He still gave them to me. They are gifts, not just because they are my flesh and blood, but because they are the instruments of my sanctification. The Lord is so gracious to use them to teach me so much, so quickly.
"...we rejoice in our sufferings knowing that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame..."
Lord Jesus, may these long, exhausting days be producing great character in me. May it bring hope to my heart that will spill over into the lives of my husband and children. Thank you for your faithfulness in choosing to sanctify us, and in how you sanctify us. But most of all, may it bring you much glory for your gracious dealing with me and for your Fatherly wisdom in how to discipline my selfishness and lack of endurance.
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