Only The Best

Wow.. God had been putting a lot of good things on my heart lately. A lot of things.... to many to count actually.....

I only want what God wants for me. And that desire in me is getting stronger. God is reveling life changing things to me and my family. And I feel the freedom to share some of them. As I shared in my other posts that I was home schooling my children this up coming year. And I was so afraid....terrified actually....but I want to share what God is doing in me. I was called to study the Amish. So I researched and researches there history... I felt the Lord calling me out. Calling me out into the destiny that he has for me and my children. And I felt so overwhelmed by it, refreshed and renewed by it. To stand firm in the truth..... to know that despite what others believe this is the only way to life.

Home schooling isn't just a thing people do. It is a way of life for many home schooler's. And no one home schooling family is exactly the same. But the foundations of a home schooling family remains. They want to teach there children there beliefs. And at a moment in time that was somewhat overwhelming...what is it I believe. ( It is good to go back to the basics so that the foundation one builds in there children's lives is built on the rock) Anyways, so my journey starts there. To understand my faith I was to look at the Amish for my guide. Weird I know God takes me places I would never thought of on my own.

So anyways, the Amish totally surround there children with strict biblical principles. They raise there children to be humble, loving, obedient to God's word, respect there elders or people in authority. Wow in today's society that is uncommon. Even Christian parents still have struggles with there children. Not really surprising.


There is only one way, God's way. No other way will do it for my family. And as a result my children are in for a loving surprise. A godly mother, who will lay that foundation. Who will hold them closely and will not let the stray. Who will train them in the ways of the Lord, being loving and forgiving. Who will demonstrate what Jesus Christ would have done.

So as I believe that God stirred in me to home school my children I will not wonder off that path the Lord has given me. Until the day the Lord says, enough. My fears are washed away. I'm not even worried about it. I am not worried about what should I teach, how to teach, etc. Instead God is the director and author of the best curriculum there is....the bible. There is no worries for tomorrow or what it shall bring. Because I now that my children are surrounded by God and he will teach them everything they need to now for the kingdom to come...

I am not frantic about cleaning or organizing, nope not me : ) big relief. I am not afraid, nope not me. I am though excited. I found my calling, understand it, and desire to fulfill it. Taking after the women before me who have made that same choice. To be invited by the Lord to raise these precious little ones he had given me. Enjoying them, encouraging them, understanding them, being a covering over them, leading them, teaching them, forgiving them, and blessing them for there lives wow what a gift.


~PS I will not be here for awhile I am looking for a house in the middle of no where. However, I will tell all once I now more.

Blessings to you all,
Forgiven

~Fridays Post on Thursday Night

Can there be another chance...... could there be enough grace and mercy? My question... my answer....yes for sure. God gives us so many chances...sometimes we get it right and sometimes we are so way off base. But I believe that when we realize that the choices we have made are totally wrong and that what we have done has hurt so many people we love, and in those moments of realization, we come crawling back. To that sturdy, foot of the cross, where Jesus said " Forgive them for they know not what they do." And with his out stretched arms he loved us enough to die for us. So then if that weight wasn't enough, he still loves us no matter what. Like especially when we " royally " mess things up...for that one millionth time. God never sees it that way, because he would never see us in those eyes... he never would. Because when God looks at us he sees love....he sees his child, one that he created and excepts with all the failures and faults....AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN. He lifts us higher when we are broken....... he surrounds us with his out stretched arms, even when no one else would. That God is the one I love...because I know that he loves me.

I love the saying love the sinner not the sin. And sometimes we judge others based on there sins. And I believe that God has no part in sin, and dislikes it strongly. He never pushes us away rather he draws us closer----- restoring us----bring us into Holy repentance----forgiving us------releasing us-------and then once that is all done he celebrates with us, he prepares a huge feast.....the best linens will only do.........the best meals are prepared...and then, he fellowships with us. Because He loves us...everyone... all are equal before him.....


Isn't that amazing....God has been obviously taking me on this strong journey of restoration, forgiveness, and it is so great. I now sometimes when God is teaching us sometimes he makes us repeat it over and over until we believe it. Someone who I dearly love once stated, " Fake it until you make it." And I will never forget those wise words. Cause sometimes we never get that whole picture we need to solve our issues, and sometimes we have fallen so deeply for the lies that Satan has planted. But when truth is revealed, the enemy had no grounds to stand...... so bare with me.... I am learning!

My Thankful Thursday

Okay what am I thankful for today..........

I am thankful for the fact that it is getting nicer, and warmer outside that means kids are outside more, which means I can get my stuff done. I am so thankful for this.

I am thankful for thrift shops. They are my home away from home. I am thankful that someone else's junk is someone else's treasure.

I am thankful that my puppy will soon be house broken. She is so beautiful and another part of our extended family.

I am thankful for all the women who's men are serving in this war. The are a sign of strength to me. I am honored by them, encouraged, and blessed.

I am thankful for my dad. He and I are getting closer and I love it. Pray for him....he has surgery on the 15th he has ulcers in his stomach and he is getting them removed. And last time I spoke with my dad I could sense fear in him. So if you could pray that everything goes good that would be awesome.

I am thankful that my cousin is getting married and I get to travel to Winnepeg to visit her. She is my closest cousin. I am thankful that God has our relationship in his palm.

I am thankful that today is a day of rest for me.

I am thankful for the best couple I know Ron and his wife. They have been walking with me, and really never left me. They are an amazing couple...and I cherish them so much.

I am truly thankful that with everything I have been through in this last year God is now restoring me and I am so grateful that I have been given another chance through him.

I am thankful that I am no longer am in the process of hanging out with people who gossip. God has taken me on this very long journey. When I first became a Christian I talked about everything and everyone. But as I grew in the Lord...God stirred in me the cost of gossip. Gossip destroys relationships badly. I know because I have lost a lot because of it. But there is something maturing in me to not even wanting to now what someone else did unless they care too share it with me. I am by no means perfect......but thankful I am so on the right road.


Blessings today....thanks for stopping by!

Wordless Wednesday

This first one reminds me of the river of God. How God brings healing waters to us all, we have to come to drink and be renewed.
This second one... is for all those Dads out there. As well to me this picture reminds me that God holds tightly to the fatherless. He shows us that he loves us all so much.

Where is Everyone From?????

Better things come in two's

Two of your favorite colors: purple. and yellow

Two of your favorite Christian Artists: Zoe girl...Casting Crowns

Two of your favorite meals: pizza....and any homemade casseroles

Two of your favorite people: My mom...and Mary

Two of your favorite books in the bible: Proverbs....and Hebrews

Two of your least favorite foods: Broccoli....and spinach

Two sexes of your children: Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two of your favorite movies: Loves Enduring Promise........ And Passion Of The Christ

Two of your worse Phobias: Heights and spiders

Two of your favorite quotes:

"Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father's wrath on his shoulders, and he has drowned them both in himself so that we are thereby reconciled to God and become completely righteous."

( Martin Luther )

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened."

( Billy Graham)

Two things that you are in the process of doing: Buying a home......preparing myself for the up coming year

Two things that you would love to do right now: HeHe lose a lot of weight.......sleep

Two people you have enjoyed meeting: Little Res Hearts ( Connie ) and well Fruit In Season

Two places you would really love to go to: Paris..Scotland


I think I will tag umm.....The Preachers Wife, and Fruit In Season

The beauty of Gods creation. The amazing gift that we have been given. To toil the earth, and everything that belongs in it is for us.

That is humbling, to know that God gave us all that we would ever need or want. And yet in today's society, it is not enough.

We want more, we would do anything to get more. More money, more cars, more houses, more cloths. We are neglecting the fact that before there was T.V there was none. And before there were cars there wasn't any. How our world has changed, and continually does.

But today I vast in the beauty of God's creation. And I am so truly thankful that I have what I have. I desire that as things and people change around me, that I stay true with God. Not chasing after things of this world, but chasing things in the heavens. To seek whole heartily the things that God seeks.

I am so truly amazed when I think of the Amish people. Even though I have never met one, they are so true to what God says what we should live like. So how is it that the Amish have kept there values in this ever changing world around them. Because they desire what God says about how they should live. And honestly I admire them, and desire to live that way. Well, maybe a little bit. I do not care for horse and buggy, but other than that there standard of life seems so holy to me. I know some think that they are " weird, and how on earth could they live like that." But it truly makes God real to me.

We have lost our way, but they have made it a point to keep there ways for generations. They do not have T.V, cars or anything of the sort. They dislike being publicly displayed. They are humble and they work hard for everything they have. Not things, but the land. Hummm brings me back to Genesis.

To be at peace like the Amish. They never worry that God wouldn't provide for them. They do not worry about crime, and people hurting them. Because they are serving the Lord in everything they do. From home made bread to planting the seeds for there crops. And there children are very well trained, and are very obedient. The Amish never worry about sexual sins for there children, they never worry about drugs and alcohol. They know where there children are at all times, and the community raises each others children. They are simple......they are honoring God in every task...displaying God to those who do not know God. Just by how they live.

How I feel this call for my family. I feel so strongly led to let the world in me die. And that means sacrificing things I have come to love. That means victory in my life.....a blessing to pass onto my children. And my children's children.

`These are my thoughts today. I hope that you enjoy them, think them over and let them stir in your life.

Blessings