tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50568508583208240222024-03-13T14:18:51.647-07:00What Is BeautifulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-27223438755867580212014-07-18T22:06:00.002-07:002014-07-18T22:06:44.201-07:00My DaughterThe other night the sunset was all sorts of orange and reds....swirling in beautiful patterns in the sky. Mixed in to the vibrant joyful colors were some grey and black. This is how my daughter's days go...one minute they are all sorts of joy and the next minute all she call see is the grey and black. And from her mouth...from the inside of the dark clouds that shadow overAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-48681577063161656692014-03-27T10:54:00.000-07:002014-03-27T10:54:39.605-07:00EmptyMy friend had a dream. In her dream she opened her wallet and it was empty. Everything in her wallet was gone. There were no credit or debit cards. Her driver's license was missing. There were no coffee shop stamp cards. Her money was gone. Nothing. Everything was missing. After she told me about her dream I thought about it quite a bit.  Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-34680176126532862742013-02-28T08:25:00.002-08:002013-02-28T08:25:18.420-08:00Identity Crisis
In
the book of Daniel, God shares the lives of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah. When they were brought to
Babylon “the chief of staff renamed them with Babylon names.” (Daniel 1:7) Their names were changed because he wanted
them to become Babylonian.
The
name Daniel means “God is my judge”
in Hebrew. His name was changed to
Belteshazzar. Bel means “to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-11620578163243728122013-02-12T08:23:00.001-08:002013-02-12T08:23:50.704-08:00We are not defeated.I opened my eyes in the dark of my bedroom, covers piled high, and the silence of the early morning surrounding me. Although the room was silent, my thoughts were loud and constant. From the moment my eyes opened and the time my bedside clock alerted me to the hour...my thoughts raced. I began to talk to God as I always do...but noticed that for the past few weeks...maybe even Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-39736302234162020412013-02-08T20:27:00.001-08:002013-02-08T20:27:47.440-08:00Redeemed. Restored. Rescued. Returned.
Redeem
Restore
Rescue
Return
God does these incredible things.
God alone.
God.
His love.
His grace.
His mercy.
His promise.
His Word.
God alone.
His hand reaches down...His peace wraps around us like a blanket.
He redeems all who were lost.
He restores all who wereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-71754218115849702972013-01-26T09:30:00.001-08:002013-01-26T09:30:32.387-08:00Do you flee to God or the other way?Beth Moore gave her blogging community a homework assignment.
Go to her blog to see the full assignment (Beth Moore Living Proof Ministries.)
The gist of her assignment was to look at three different versions of Isaiah 30:15-18
choose the one that spoke to you the most
look up the work "threat" in the dictionary and state what is a threat in your life in this season
describe what the word Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-48499069520016168082013-01-23T22:48:00.003-08:002013-01-23T22:48:48.169-08:00Garbage DayMonday is garbage day at my house. All week we fill the outdoor garbage can with bags from the inside. We dump them in the plastic blue and brown cans...attach the lids. On Monday mornings we go around the house and empty the garbage form the bathrooms and the last from the kitchen. We pull the cans to the end of the driveway, set them at the curb, and wait. We wait for a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-51073418904799444932013-01-09T07:37:00.001-08:002013-01-09T19:39:26.687-08:00My God Sized Dream(s)GOD Sized Dreams
http://holleygerth.com/what-if-you-dont-know-what-your-god-sized-dream-is
I am reading "Do What You Can" Plan 21 Days to Making Any Area of Your Life Better (an EBook) by Holly Gerth. This book is about understanding your God Sized Dreams and taking one step at a time to work towards those dreams.
Today's post is to share my God Sized Dream(s). My dream is to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-62033500517754101962013-01-01T09:47:00.004-08:002013-01-01T09:47:45.666-08:00Live FreeHappy New Year!
2013
My word(s) for this year: SACRIFICE, trust, give, serve, love.
My hope for the year: Live in Freedom. Live Free. Live the restored life God has given me. Live it out.
I fell asleep before midnight last night. I was tired...not just physically tired, but also emotionally and mentally and spiritually. I woke up this morning...the grass in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-34245626890550558742012-11-30T10:17:00.000-08:002012-11-30T10:18:15.012-08:00Keep Your Eyes on JesusIn the midst of trials and life and mountains to climb and in times when things seem to be easy and abundant and even when hearts ache and confusion swirls around my heart sometimes travels to a destination that does not bring peace where do we turn? My mind becomes full of what ifs, fears, procrastination, regret, and disappointment. My eyes focus on me. They focus on my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-51296283787658064582012-11-14T22:24:00.001-08:002012-11-14T22:35:13.637-08:00Redeemed
I love this song.
Big Daddy Weave
Redeemed.
The first time I heard this song on the radio my heart connected to it immediately. If your past or anything that has happened in your life keeps you in chains...know that you are redeemed. You are redeemed. Really...get on your knees and listen to the Lord. Spill out your heart and I know God will speak in to your Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-19396378992313077062012-11-13T22:50:00.000-08:002012-11-13T22:50:10.250-08:00Let Go so that we can ReceiveIn the post http://teresa-henry.blogspot.com/2012/10/letting-go.html I talked about letting go of some of my possessions in order to earn some money to pay my bills. God often asks us to let go in order for us to be open to Him, to be free of material stuff in order to be free to serve Him.
This month the Lord has asked me to give so that I can receive more from Him...not Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-36962630491153284312012-11-09T10:24:00.003-08:002012-11-09T10:26:49.452-08:00The Search for the Key.Just a quick note: this post is long, but I hope that you will take the time to read it!
So often we search for the answer to the things we face in our life...depression, our past, sin, grief, fear, shame, acceptance, love, our identity. I did this. I searched. I went from one thing to another just to have someone tell me or show me that I was "acceptable". Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-14205540432524241562012-11-08T11:07:00.000-08:002012-11-08T11:07:14.714-08:00This is God's story of restoration.
This post is the story that was posted on www.makingmuchofhim365.com on Nov. 7th. I added one section toward the middle. I just wanted to post it on my blog as well. It is a story of God's redemption, restoration, and healing available to all. May God's love be felt like a blanket wrapped around you covering you in warmth and protection.
I remember the day I heard Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-59918999715031437282012-11-06T21:56:00.000-08:002012-11-06T22:35:07.189-08:00Sharing my storyIf you are visiting today from www.makingmuchofhim365.com/ welcome!
If you are just checking in today I am over here today www.makingmuchofhim365.com/ .
(The story may not be posted until later in the day on Wed...so keep checking!)
(I am still working on my blog design so excuse any unorganization!)
Many of my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-68313132231838490202012-11-02T11:57:00.001-07:002012-11-05T07:29:40.117-08:00expectations, comparisons, and analysisFive teenage girls...maybe sixteen years old...sat circled around a small cafe table. School was over for the day and their minds were full of the what had happened over the past 6-7 hours. Their eyes spoke of insecurities and expectations. Their words they spoke of comparisons and analysis of the girls who walked amongst them today at school. "Their hair...". "She Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-13261825538054481522012-10-31T09:09:00.000-07:002012-10-31T09:09:07.054-07:00ExpectationsGood Morning!
It is 5:25 in the morning. I have been up for a about a half hour but my mind is still a bit groggy. My daughter Madie is in the shower and I am waiting for my turn. She is in a program called Running Start. This program is available to High School students what are juniors or seniors. If they qualify they can attend community college classes for freeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-41972334260569235022012-10-23T22:39:00.002-07:002012-10-23T22:39:47.915-07:00Letting GoLetting go.
Is hard.
Letting go.
Can hurt.
Letting go.
Giving somethings up.
Is hard.
I need to pay my bills. My hours have been cut. The Lord said He will provide. I have been tithing. I haven't always done that. Maybe when I "could" based on how I felt. Now I write my check as soon as I get paid. Letting go...giving with cheerful heart....knowing God Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-42112808260923093082012-10-22T20:04:00.001-07:002012-10-23T05:59:11.893-07:00A Story to TellWikepedia states that the definition of story is "the recounting of a sequence of events". I love to read stories. I love to hear stories. On of my favorite times as a Kindergarten teacher was reading stories. I used stories to teach math, language arts, social studies. I love that characters and plot lines bring people in and captivate their attention. StoriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-88032455290039719192012-10-16T09:43:00.000-07:002012-10-16T09:43:17.109-07:00Overcoming FearFear has a way of settling in my heart.
It becomes a barrier, a wall, a mountain.
Fear holds us back. It keeps us from normal everyday life. It keeps us from our God calling. It keeps us from demonstrating His love to others.
My middle daughter is learning to drive. Before she turned 16 she told me she didn't want to learn. She didn't care about Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-58563720809103106082012-07-02T08:15:00.001-07:002012-07-02T08:15:21.184-07:00The Number on the ScaleThis morning I woke up and followed my normal routine. I usually keep the same order in how I do things...It is just how I do it. I wake up, go directly in to the bathroom, get my things on the counter that I need (face cleanser, lotions, washcloth, etc), brush my teeth, and then I weigh myself. Four years ago I use to weigh myself at least 10 times a day. I was obsessed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-40058493822432351602012-06-24T22:57:00.002-07:002012-06-24T22:57:25.000-07:00Our lives are full of moments. Some of those moments represent happy, fun, or exciting memories. We hold on to those memories and they give us joy. We look back at them as adding something good to our life. They might make us smile or take us back to a sweet time from our past. But some of the moments we encounter are hard. They might be hurtful or scary. They might have been traumatic and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-85145684122058610962012-03-13T14:36:00.000-07:002012-03-13T14:36:06.050-07:00ExcessI am participating in a book study over here at www.marlataviano.com. The book is called 7 An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker. I love this book. I love the content and the author is super funny, relatable, and dives deep in to how to live out the Word of God.
The book study is on chapter 2 and we are looking at issue of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-67048929916027601612012-02-29T09:55:00.004-08:002012-02-29T10:20:00.389-08:00A Legacy LeftLast night a dear friend went to be with the Lord. This is just a handful of the buckets of messages people are leaving on facebook about our sweet, lovely, amazing friend. She left a legacy. (Molly)What I learned from Eileen Marie Osterbauer Fehlen:Everyone needs JesusPie and prayer restore body and soulWhen you see a need, find someone to meet that needMeatloaf can be edible...It's OK to come Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056850858320824022.post-49795992508267197252012-02-28T08:54:00.003-08:002012-02-28T10:00:56.191-08:00Love God and Love OthersThis weekend I went to downtown Seattle with two of my kids and our great friend. If you are not from this area...Seattle has a very diverse group of people. Seattle is only an hour away from our house, yet it seems like a different environment all together. If you are in downtown Seattle there is so much to do from the aquarium to Pike Place Market, shopping to sight seeing, parks to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629005759522269122noreply@blogger.com0