tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:58:26 +0000Womens Day BookCraftsMy TestimonyThe Abortion LieWeight Watchinghttp://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (rural momma)Blogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-1142575174262798062Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:49:00 +00002012-01-15T12:30:39.764-08:00I grew up in the church. I don't remember a time in my young life when I didn't say prayers or attend church.  I believed in God and in Jesus and didn't question the Bible.   Then, as a teenager, I went to Southern Baptist Christian school and church.  This church taught things that I had never learned or even thought of. They taught that Jesus came so that sinners could be "http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-conversion-from-religion-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-1335051360637745519Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:54:00 +00002012-01-05T12:54:12.450-08:00Outside my window...grey skies, lots of branchless trees, and and a few snowflakes. I am thinking...about different denominations and why Christians often pit one against another. I am thankful for...the body of Christ. From the kitchen...unsure, but thinking about hamburgers. I am wearing...Houghton College pajama bottoms, Evangel University Hoodie, and socks. I am remembering...my mom. I http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2012/01/womans-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-6599308357655909565Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:03:00 +00002012-01-03T18:03:24.212-08:00 http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2012/01/cats-and-other-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-737076823702877428Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:28:00 +00002011-12-31T15:28:49.172-08:00Every year I pray and ask the Lord to give me one word to focus on through the year and one verse.  Although I don't have the word, I am happy to say that I have the verse! "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it spring up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." Isaiah 43:18-20 I. Love. http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/verse-for-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-6157937641453079948Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-12-30T11:01:51.812-08:00One of my favorite websites for inspiration is   (In)Courage.  I have prayer time every morning at work, I work in a ministry, and that is one of the places a visit each morning. Today there was a post with 20 questions for reflecting the New Year and I thought I would post my answers here:  20 Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection1. What was the single best thing that http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/20-reflection-questions-on-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-8629713802581141791Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +00002011-12-28T12:00:00.351-08:00Someone asked me the other day who I was going to vote for in the upcoming election. Not the Presidential election in November, but the primaries which are this month in New Hampshire.  I think for the first time in many election cycles, I have no clue who I am voting for.  My husband is a huge Ron Paul fan, I'm not totally sold on him. My first instinct was Baachman. Then Cain. http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/primary-talk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-3006755016780750645Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:09:00 +00002011-12-28T05:51:50.439-08:00I'm going to a sleep clinic tonight. Apparently I snore and when I snore I have a tendency to stop breathing now and then. Of course I have no firsthand knowledge of this, since I'm sleeping but instead I am relying on my husbands testimony.   Having never experienced a sleep clinic, I have little knowledge about what to expect. The doctor told me and I received a pamphlet, but I think http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-going-to-sleep-clinic-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-4315843983011079507Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +00002011-12-26T12:00:01.630-08:00I have a confession to make, I truly enjoy making New Years resolutions.  Yes, many of them go unresolved, but there is something magnificant about writing goals for the upcoming year. Maybe it's because the possiblities are endless, the year is new and fresh. Or maybe it's because I take the time to pray and think about and plan for the year ahead. I know that nothing truly magical happens http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/resolutions-in-making.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-4688946996998925389Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:30:00 +00002011-12-26T05:30:29.090-08:00Outside my window...it is cold, the sky is grey, and snow is all around.   I am thinking...about last year and about the year to come.  I am thankful for...Jesus and how truly relational He is.   From the kitchen...I have not been cooking, but my husband has been making wonderful dishes. Last night for Christmas dinner he made homemade pizza that was truly divine!  I am http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/womans-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-3522891909305300267Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:17:00 +00002011-12-25T10:17:54.620-08:00http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/downhere-how-many-kings-lyrics-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-5370626536534012332Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:34:00 +00002011-12-25T06:34:14.965-08:00Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!! :o) http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-6844816129406928168Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:47:00 +00002011-12-20T15:47:17.497-08:00I honestly cannot believe that I have not blogged since July! Wow! July! That is FIVE whole months!! A lot has happened in five months: Luke is home and doing fabulous! He is a constant reminder of the fact that God always has the final say. Man can say, "no chance", but Gods voice is the only voice that matters.  My 17 year old daughter headed off to college in New York and is currently http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/12/long-time-no-hear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-3511171789288600529Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:31:00 +00002011-07-09T18:31:24.132-07:00I'm writing this post from inside Maine Medical Center. My nephew, Luke, was in a car accident 22 days ago and suffered traumatic brain injury.  Luke was life flighted to Maine Medical and at the time the doctors told his parents that he would not live, zero percent chance.  Then they told him that if Luke lived he would be one level above a vegetative state.  His parents did not http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-luke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-2697232309083718920Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:17:00 +00002011-07-04T14:17:28.855-07:00I am not a consistent blogger, I try to be but then life happens and blogging gets put on the back burner.  Today is the Fourth of July. It is a time when many people are out celebrating with family and friends. My nephew, Luke, loves the Fourth of July. He was home from the Army on leave and he wanted to have a big party at his parents land. He loves the land. I think he was going to head http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/07/fourth-of-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-4315638769641997883Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:25:00 +00002011-06-26T05:27:59.142-07:00 http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/06/safe-by-phil-wickham-feat-bart-millard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-1759148657690852453Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-06-19T11:21:07.670-07:00I know it has been months since I updated this blog, so no one is going to read it but yet I want to write. I want to write to get things out. I want to write so I can clear my head. I want to write so when I look back this will not just seem like a dream but I will know it was real. My 21 year old nephew, Luke, was involved in a serious car accident early Friday morning.  He was airliftedhttp://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/06/whose-report-do-you-believe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-1889723083483921681Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:58:00 +00002011-04-30T13:58:38.787-07:00Today I planted onions at a local farm. It is neat, because I will be planting and helping around the farm for animal feed and vegetables. Bartering. Bartering is not something you usually here about any more, but I'm glad the farmer agreed to it. It is a simple premise, and one that helps out both parties. http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/04/planting-onions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-4338098478836400423Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:28:00 +00002011-04-29T06:28:22.259-07:00One goal that I have had for several years, but never attained was including more exercise into my life. One of the ways I wanted to do that was to start jogging.  There was always something standing in the way, and I believe that thing was fear. My father died of a heart attack at age 42. What if the same thing happened to me? So, I waited. I delayed. I made excuses. I'm happy to say that http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/04/exercise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-1497875963585673178Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:55:00 +00002011-04-28T13:55:42.867-07:00It has been awhile since I have blogged. It is not that I have nothing to say, but rather I have been too busy to post.Homeschooling has been intensive with my 15 year old son. In some ways homeschooling one child is more challenging then homeschooling four. Work has been busy, as we are preparing for the Banquet. College has been intense, to say the least. I know have withdrawn from my math http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/04/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-2619724579129873255Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:46:00 +00002011-03-18T12:46:21.261-07:00I LOVE this song!! I can't wait to get the CD.http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/manifesto-city-harmonic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-7444281702843095564Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:19:00 +00002011-03-16T17:19:07.060-07:00When you have a problem where to you go? Do you talk to your husband? Talk to a friend? Go to your Pastor? Internalize the problem? Do all of the above at one time or another? Daniel was told that the king was going to kill all the 'wise men' in the country. The king had a disturbing dream and wanted someone to not only interpret the dream, but to tell them the dream.  The wise men told himhttp://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/daniel-fast-days-678.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-4271678242640210541Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +00002011-03-10T18:28:22.913-08:00 I love both of these songs and they express my feelings completely. http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-i-seek-youmy-beloved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-870480375869123652Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:42:00 +00002011-03-11T06:42:27.853-08:00My prayers today are for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Lord, my heart is grieved today. I'm saddened by the loss of life. I'm saddened for those who are grieving over their loved ones. I pray that You would give those who are searching for their loved ones grace and mercy. I pray for the workers who are digging out the rumble and searching for bodies, that you http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/prayers-for-japan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-2572025268460567143Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +00002011-03-10T09:21:50.776-08:00I'm posting day 3 & 4 together, because I did not have time to post last night. As I am getting into this fast I find that I'm not really having time for the Lord. You know that one on One time that is essential to a fast.  I'm praying a lot more, but I'm really not digging into the Word like I intended to do. Why is that?  One word... Busyness  How can I possibly be too busy http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/danial-fast-day-3-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406135694578396623.post-2419587294613855760Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:00:00 +00002011-03-08T14:00:20.342-08:00I would love to say that I woke up feeling great this morning and this 'fast' is easy, but that would be a lie. I woke up with a terrible headache! Though I'm allowing myself 2 cups of coffee a day, I have no doubt it was from lack of caffeine. As I sought the Lord, I thought the headache would subside but I was wrong. Then I started to feel sick, and since I had an important meeting for work I http://ruralmommasramblings6.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rural momma)0