Being a good steward






January 30, 2009
Bill and I are going thru our second Dave Ramsey class. Our desire is to learn how to better steward our finances. We are looking for ways to cut back -especially on our grocery bill and I found this site called The Aldi Queen that may serve! The site is full of recipes and meal plans from Aldi Supermarket ingredients. I welcome ideas from everyone! Feel free to post here or email me privately. Lord may we glorify you in ALL we do!

1/30/2009 08:35:00 PM | | 2 Comments  

Heart fixed...

January 29, 2009


"May your eye and heart to be fixed on Him. Then will your course be steady, and you will not be greatly moved by the many changes you will ever find within. Oh, press on after a life of faith in Jesus, for it is next in blessedness to a life of glory with Jesus. Beg of the blessed Spirit to draw your faith out continually upon His precious Person and work. Oh! may He cause you to come out of self continually, and find your all in Jesus! The more you are brought so to live upon Jesus, the more stability of soul you will experience. To Him I commend you--may He be revealed more fully in your soul." Ruth Bryan (1805-1860)

1/29/2009 07:54:00 AM | | 0 Comments  

Losing Teeth!

January 27, 2009




Yesterday was an exciting day in Mirielle's life.
Not only did she lose another tooth...
but she lost 3 teeth in 5 days!












This took me down memory lane.
How I loved those toothless grins :).

Here's a picture of Jon when he lost 2 teeth in 1 day at Disney :)





















I love Taylor's toothless grin!












So sweet :)

1/27/2009 08:04:00 AM | | 1 Comments  

Teaspoon

January 26, 2009


Knowing I love quotes full of Truth that direct our gaze upward...my friend Reesa directed me to Bob Kauflin's blog today where I found this quote from Raymond Ortlund.

"We can settle into a routine of activities at church and in our small groups and Bible studies, with little expectation of anything new. The familiar becomes the predictable, and everything from here on out will be more of the same. We dip our teaspoon into the vast ocean of the living God. Holding that teaspoon in our hand, we say, “This is God.” We pour it out into our lives, and we say, “This is the Christian Experience.” (41)


This leads me to Octavius Winslow!

"And oh, what a Portion is God! All that He is and all that He has is ours! Every attribute of His being is over us, every perfection of His nature encircles us, every pulse of His heart beats for us, every glance of His eye smiles upon us. We dwell in God, and God dwells in us. It is not the world which is our portion, but HE who made, upholds and governs the world. It is not the creature who is our portion, but the Lord of angels and the Creator of men. Infinite portion! illimitable power! immeasurable grace! boundless love! all-satisfying good! all, all is ours!"


Let's set the teaspoon aside and receive ALL He has... amen?

1/26/2009 11:58:00 AM | | 3 Comments  

Trip to Nana and Da's!

January 25, 2009

Bill and Mirielle took a weekend trip to see Bill's parents. They had a glorious time also visiting with Bill's sister Sherry who was visiting from California. I so wish I could have gone too! Miri came home telling me she had so much fun! Sherry's husband John works for The Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Miri told me that she and Aunt Sherry wore their shirts together on Friday :). Mirielle was also quite excited about the paperdolls Nana gave her . Thank you Nana!

We always look forward to worshipping with Bill's parents at The English Chapel. I've included some pictures along with a little history.
Here are a few pictures...

1/25/2009 05:01:00 PM | | 0 Comments  

Grace Supplied!

January 24, 2009


"So he supplies perfectly measured grace to meet the needs of the godly. For daily needs there is daily grace; for sudden needs, sudden grace; for overwhelming need, overwhelming grace. God’s grace has given wonderfully, but not wastefully; freely but not foolishly; bountifully but not blindly."
John Blanchard

1/24/2009 10:38:00 PM | | 2 Comments  

Lift up your heads!

January 23, 2009

"Lift up your heads, you who are poor, needy and disconsolate! Lift up your heads, and rejoice that Christ is ALL to you! All you need in this valley of tears. All you will need in the deepest sorrow. All you need under the heaviest affliction. All you need in sickness.
Indeed, Christ is IN ALL too. He is in all your salvation. He is in all your mercies He is in all your trials. He is in all your consolations. He is in all your afflictions.
What more can you want?
What more do you desire?
A Father who loves you as the apple of His eye!
A full Savior to whom to go, moment by moment!
"Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with confidence--so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16 (Octavius Winslow)

1/23/2009 07:34:00 AM | | 1 Comments  

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