I have to giggle at all the people complaining about the lack of security. I get it. Yes it is an invasion of my privacy but that is kinda why I have a blog and FB! I want to share something. The things that I don’t share are things I want to be kept private!
I am fully aware as to the ramifications this will (note I didn’t say might) have on my future posts whether it be here or on Facebook! I already have friends whose blogs and facebook status updates are censored…no joke!
To be completely honest, I’m flattered ! And i view this as an oppertunity to share the gospel! You know that someone out there that has no virtual face or name is reading your stuff, so instead of giving them lots of complaints we start sharing our one true joy!
And so what if we get censored…..someone somewhere has to read that first, and chances are they don’t know Him! So I will keep writing. I will keep sharing what God is doing in our lives! I am not afraid of what this world can do!
Wow i was super excited to receive an email offering our family a chance to win tickets to the New Crayola Experience in Easton Pa!
It is a totally imaginative and interactive experience for families to enjoy together! As hubby and I talked about the opportunity we thought this would be a great experience for all of our kids this summer but especially for our 5 year old son who is autistic! He loves markers! It’s a rare day he uses crayons and one of the attractions is making your own multi-colored marker.
It’s rare for us to find something like this that fits him so perfectly and even if we don’t win we might just plan a trip in the near future!
The Crayola Experience information has been provided by Crayola.” This post will serve as entry to the sweepstakes. Thank you!
Thanks for the opportunity Coyne PR and Crayola!
Today i was doing laundry, i cleaned the lint trap of the dryer and as I grabbed a handful a Pinterest “Recipe” came flooding back and I said to myself why throw this away when it’s useful.
You see we have a fire pit and even though my husband is a skilled woodworker we sometimes scramble for fire starting materials.
That’s why this Pinterest recipe caught my attention……we through every bit of this recipe away in either the garbage or recycling every week!
So here’s how you do it.
Collect dryer lint enough to fill the wells of a CARDBOARD egg carton. Then take those wax pieces of candle you have been stashing for who knows how long…..i has a jar candle that would no longer stay lit but had a ton of wax left in it. I turned on my candle warmer on (you can melt wax in a pot of boiling water on the stove inside the jar too.). Then you pour the wax over the dryer lint. When it’s dry break it apart and store in a ziplock bag.
When you light it light the cardboard and the wax with the lint will help it burn longer!
There are those amazing moments in life when friends reach out to you to do the a favor and it is oh so flattering! Noelle and I have been friends since Bible College. Here is something I don’t admit to often…we were on the cheerleading squad together….yep I finally aired that dirty little secret!
Ok are you done laughing now…no…I will give you a minute longer……
Ok I’m declaring the laugh fest over! This book is meant for teen girls. It takes you on a journey to find purpose in this crazy emotional time that each one of us girls must face growing up. Noelle vividly depicts the struggles and the joys of being a teen. How do I know I see it every week in my teen Sunday School class and our youth group. The struggles are the same, the relationships are the same, and the choices are the same. Noelle is able to take her life experiences and communicates them in a clear understanding way. This study does not lack for scripture references and does NOT play hermeneutical gymnastics with the texts!
This book is incredibly solid and poitedly written to show Biblical truths are still relevant today. Matter fact as i read this book, i was impacted by the heart of Noelle as she shared a specific story talking about an unsaved friend. It brings joy to me to see God using the trials Noelle faced in college in such an amazing way. Noelle and I really became friends during that time mentioned in Chapter 7 Forgiven Girl.
I think that in all of the book reviews I have ever done, this one book has the ability to change the most lives. Her candid approach to sensitive topics astounds me! I give this book 6 stars out of 5. And most of all I cannot wait to use this book with the teen girls at our church!
Disclaimer: i in no way shape or form am obligated to give a positive review of this book nor did I receive any compensation for either reviewing the book or giving a positive review. I received a complimentary copy for reviewing via the author.
(NOTE: this blog post was started the Monday before Mothers day and has been a slow work until today)
Oh where to begin! This past week has been a very hard week! In every way…..the funny thing is, I never told anyone I was struggling! Not even my husband! My husband has been working hard both here at home and for church, and I was doing my very best to help him in every way!
This is my first blog post in over a week. I wanted to blog but yet i didn’t know what to write! Something I rarely if ever struggle with. I wanted to read but didn’t know what to read, wanted to work but had no ambition. All of my strength both mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually were going to keep my four kids in line! And one of those kids had his worst week in like four months!
I had been to a ladies luncheon on Saturday then church yesterday. I felt kinda blank, that’s the best word I have to describe what I felt! But as the day progressed a few people said somethings that were curious to me.
One lady asked me how my week was…my response was something along the lines of…..it was a tough week…….her remark…I thought so!
(Wow!)
About 45 minutes later another lady going through the greeting line at church encouraged me that her husband and her pray for us two to three times a day. (Double wow…but it doesn’t stop there)
We had a couple of ladies over for lunch and then I take a nap, when I woke up there was a note from a college friend I hadn’t spoken with in a few months, and her note again was encouraging. (But wait …still not done)
Just before bed last night I grabbed my ipad and was scrolling though FB and again up popped a private message from a college friend i haven’t spoken with in a while. She shared a blog with a poem about mothers day. Again hit right at home. I don’t even know if she knows about our son who we have come to discover has autism, so when the poem mentioned moms who face the loss of dreams for their children it acknowledged something most people can’t begin to understand. Something that is a very big reality for us.
I’m not a cup half empty sort of girl, but i have to realize that the fact of the matter is he might just need care for life. He might not be independent. Does that mean my faith is small no not a chance! If anything my faith has been forced to be realistic. I am absolutely sure God can do anything. He is capable and a Very VERY BIG GOD! But that doesn’t mean that things are going to work out the way I want them to.
This lesson was one I learned at 16. I had something taken away that at the time i took for granted. Today i don’t take it for granted…each day is a huge blessing when i can see my smiling children and my husbands red hair 🙂 and the amazing view of God’s creation out my back window! That’s right, i’m legally blind and have been so for over half of my life.
One of the biggest struggles I had when I first came to terms with my disability was not that I would never be healed but because i was okay with that I was told by other believers that I had given up and that I didn’t have faith that God could or would heal me. I wrestled with that many times but in the end God had placed the perfect example in the Bible for me and that is His servant Paul. He wrestled with his thorn in the flesh, was at peace with it, served despite it, and did not obsess over the fact God hadn’t healed him yet. This thorn in his flesh was to be used to the glory of God, as is mine, as is my sons. No i do not know what the future holds for weasel, but I know that whatever it is I have come to grips with it. I have made peace with it. I have embraced it. And it was through all of those people that God encouraged me through that. At the time I had no idea this was what He was bringing me to but He did and I am grateful!
