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painting our house tomorrow!! BLUE. Like sorta robins egg blue! I wish my camera charger was found then i could show it to you, whoever reads this anyways ;-) I have gone off of blogging for awhile because i'm not sure if it is a great way to spend my time?! But today i needed to write. *my mixed thoughts for today* just breathing, gasping for air beneath layers of waves of water.. often i'll

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sometimes i have nothing left to give! I feel as though I am stuck in the depths of my own foolishness Lord save this child of yours once again from thoughts of worthlessness, give me the tools and energy and strength from you to be all things in you to those who need me! AMEN! Praise the Lord our maker

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I have never taken the time to write this down.. and i feel as though I should. Bear with me it may be a little jumbled. I'll do my best to make it in order and understandable. So here goes. Such a painful thing to do, but if it can bring someone closer to the Lord, then it was worth writing it down. My life was pretty sheltered, my parents worked alot, gave us alot and tried as hard as they

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"When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." — Psalm 61:2 Nothing i can say or do will change Him, but how i long for him to change me. My heart and mind are often overwhelmed and lost and discouraged What this verse means to me is that i can stand on his truth, lean on his strength and trust fully in everything he is as my conqueror.

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my son was outside checking the garden without me near and decided to pick a tomato that wasn't ready. it was itty bitty and we were so excited about it growing to be a big juicy one.. its taken some time to start producing and its our favorite plant. well we were pretty bummed! it made me think about how we are the the branches and produce fruit for the Lord, but only if we abide in him. Well

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Zep 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the LORD'S wrath; And all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.Notice all the silver and gold buying and selling now, prices going up, people stealing?Nothing can save us besides faith in

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LOVE. its not just a word i think ive been desperately seeking it my whole life. I think everyone has if they are truly honest with themselves. and i never really knew what it was until i really starting learning about who Christ is. So thankful that he loves me, though i often do not love others the way i should. truth is, I am hurting myself and have many issues with trust. Though I truly

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First off, let no one get angry at me for posting this, it is not an attack at anyone, but I do feel led to share. Just ask your Lord God to guide you and help you understand what he wants for your life. But these are some things I cannot ignore and have found the last few years that really get me thinking. PHARMAKEIA(sorcery, witchcraft)  "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious:

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blessed beyond measure, and definitely do not deserve it! busy lately at home. not much to say but wanted to share how Good the Lord is!!! He answers our prayers with love and mercy. I know he can be trusted always. will try to write more another time

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One night he just came up with it. Steph had brought over some squash and beans from her garden the day before.  It's really simple and yummy. This pic was of the smaller pieces when I made it for lunch but you sort of can get the point. It's better to use really thin long slices, then put cheese in the middle and sauce on top. just sautee/pan fry in butter and add some salt and italian

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I want with all I have for everyone to know the love of our Lord.. Nothing else matters. But the daily things in life take up much more time than the depth of my thoughts. So lately, I've been catering to our little family, all in hopes we can be scooped up and taken to our heavenly home. Maybe I'll get the pleasure of sweeping the floors there, to be a cleaning lady in God's house would be

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I may write alot about all the struggles of this life, I have analyzed and picked apart all the elements of being a Christ follower that I think about, But I don't want to ever forget to tell others about Grace. Truly, I am only anything because of my savior. I was and still am a complete mess (but I'm trying to be like him with all I have). 1 Corinthians 13 New International Version (NIV)

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Writing all this is for my own personal walk with the Lord, but I would be glad if someone else could use it to get closer to him as well... We have fully moved over to our 'new' house, but still there is stuff left to unpack and organize. And most of all, get rid of! My husband and I since we've moved, have realized stuff is a burden! It keeps you from loving people because it takes up so much

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Do I really get it? Do we as Christians get it? Are we truly willing to lay it all down?? I don't think so. All our stuff. Our people. Our ideas. Our time. We hold it so tightly. Let me rephrase. I hold it so tightly. I am not willing (at least most of the time) to let it ALL go. Sure, I'll let what I want to go. I'll give what I don't want or need. I think about the fact that there are children

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ahhh.. a moment to actually write. Lately life has been busy with our children, fixing up the house, and just trying to survive. Sometimes the wisdom of proverbs can really hit you where you're at.. Like how it talks about life being pretty meaningless but to enjoy the life God gave you anyway and especially while you're young before hardship and old age catch up to you. I'm tired of living just

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Today's truths: It is very hard to go shopping with 2 children. My brain seems to stop working while doing so! My husband is a very selfless, hardworking man, and he is overworked tonight. I haven't had a haircut in Months, and my hair often is tangled and a mess, so i put it up and deal with it. :( Starting a garden is a little overachieving this year but its addictive to grow things

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do not worry or be anxious for anything. isn't our body more than having food and clothing? yes. still daily i worry about these things. the simpleness of christ should be enough, my faith should be enough, for nothing is impossible with God. wanting more things is like trying to chase down the wind.

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He is our healer, our protector and provider. Whom should I fear if the Lord is my strength!? I REFUSE to believe lies of fear from the enemy. I REFUSE to give up though that is what I feel like doing. I also Refuse to accept anything but God's leading in my life. I must choose to listen to his still small voice and ignore the opinions of others, unless they be wise and Godly opinions to grow me

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It has been difficult for me to share Christ with others and be the true follower he wants me to be, because I want to feel safe and comfortable. I feel challenged to step up now and to stop hiding. To realize that I am meant to be a light. A light should not be hidden, but shown for all to see. If I am shining the light of Christ, I won't be doing so by shutting myself away from it all in

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I am thankful... - that I, though very flawed, am saved by God's grace through Christ the Lord. I can never be thankful enough. I just recently read through all the suffering Christ endured at his death, and it just shows his beautiful character and steadfastness and that he truly is all that is TRUTH, and most definitely the biggest expression of Love anyone could give. None of us have that

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Caleb loves crackers, and I hate giving him something processed with preservatives in it, so I decided to try to make some homemade. And of course our favorite is ritz so I found a recipe for those. You can find it here. They turned out fairly well. I had to use coconut oil instead of butter, though which made them a bit different i'm sure. But they taste pretty good! wish I had a ribbed edge

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JESSE TREEOur family doesn't believe in celebrating the current cultural "Christmas" because of its pagan origins. But we do however want to celebrate thankfulness in Christ as well as the story of the birth of Christ and why he came as well as God's promise to us because of his coming. :)  I found out about something called a jesse tree, which is to represent the time before Christ's

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- He is a great provider & saver for our future together - He is an AMAZING Daddy. He plays with and loves on and helps with our son no matter what - He's pretty much good at everything really- knows how to build things well, cook, clean, you name it! - You'll hardly ever hear him complain. He likes to bring joy to life and has a positive outlook with Humor. - He truly LOVES his wife and

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The Cost of Following Jesus 18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21 Another disciple said to

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Sometimes I can get so overwhelmed with the daily struggle of this life, but today I just feel so blessed. I am so thankful to have a family of my own and grateful for plenty of food and a shelter. I know that God has his hand in my life. My wonderful hubby built this swinging cradle of his own imagination for our new little one coming soon. Caleb likes making it swing already. Toby put the top

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