tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381025591604963272016-08-17T08:18:21.008-04:00Simply Living...For HimKaren DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.comBlogger822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-32681194732831724202016-08-09T07:55:00.000-04:002016-08-12T13:18:48.035-04:00God Gives You the Time for What is Important<b><span style="font-size: large;">How do you have time? How do you do it all?</span></b><br /><br />These are questions I have been asked, and really they are very easy to answer.<br /><br /><b>#1. He does it all.</b> I don't. I truly believe God gives me the desire, the time, and the energy to do all things. I do nothing (good) apart from Him.<br /><br /><b>#2. You make time for what is important to you. </b>I believe that if I am in God's will doing His work, He provides plenty of time to get the tasks done. It is a joy-filled life to not be chasing my tail, but chasing Jesus. I don't feel like work is drudgery, but I am grateful for every opportunity I am given.<br /><br /><b>As I sat outside yesterday in a business meeting with my life and business partner, my love....I just felt incredibly blessed</b>. We don't have to run in separate directions every morning, running separate lives. Our work and life and ministry are all intertwined.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BI2WLJFhI9-/" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Morning meeting with my favorite person in my favorite office. How blessed are we to work together, combining life, business, and ministry? God is good. Dream big. Follow your passions, but let Him lead it all! #workathomefamily #livingthedream #simplylivingforhim #farmhausstudios</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Karen DeBeus (@simplylivingforhim) on <time datetime="2016-08-08T13:20:09+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Aug 8, 2016 at 6:20am PDT</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <b><br /></b> <b>I believe God has given us opportunities and I do not want to waste them.</b> Life is short and I am half-way through. It is time to live the life I have always dreamed of.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y6Vb5eljwE/V6nCi6UJhoI/AAAAAAAAHY8/RT8u4K5FReY8ms-92Db2gO94Kx-uSiH0gCLcB/s1600/13903244_10208794677257757_6082906513187312733_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y6Vb5eljwE/V6nCi6UJhoI/AAAAAAAAHY8/RT8u4K5FReY8ms-92Db2gO94Kx-uSiH0gCLcB/s640/13903244_10208794677257757_6082906513187312733_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://www.farmhausstudios.com/" target="_blank">Farmhaus Studios</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>I have seen <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/07/ill-never-be-same-first-ever-simply.html" target="_blank">first hand what He can do when we chase after Him hard</a>, and let Him lead us. </b>He has provided abundantly more than I ever dreamed of in my life.<br /><br /><b>My family is my ministry first, but together, we are reaching others.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I also want to keep it real and remind you all...</b>half of the time (maybe <i>most </i>of the time...even right this moment, actually!) these blog posts you read were written in the early morning hours from my bed while <i>in my pj's </i>sipping coffee. Yeah, I could tell you it's glamourous and I am sitting at my desk with all my neat little ducks in the row. But usually, my writing takes place in crazy places! ;)<br /><b><br /></b> <b>And I also wanted to reiterate the fact that although life may seem busy, I believe my life would be much busier and complicated if I worked outside of the home and my children went to school. </b>Many people juggle <i>way</i> more hats than I do by working 9-5, and bringing kids to school or daycare each morning.<br /><br /><b>My kids would be in three different schools right now if they were in school. </b>Praise the Lord, they are all home with me each day, and we are not running out the door every morning.<br /><br /><b>I am thankful for a busy but pretty simple life. </b>We are busy doing things we are passionate about. And when you know you are in God's will and doing the things HE has called you to do (none of this was my idea ;) ) there is so much joy, it energizes you even more for the next assignment.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oKTvD2OWaE/V6nCjYLMTAI/AAAAAAAAHZE/uBnumj1hrzIku8bNBNgHpHU9_XEyYI7bwCEw/s1600/13903303_10208794625856472_2856278833530481091_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oKTvD2OWaE/V6nCjYLMTAI/AAAAAAAAHZE/uBnumj1hrzIku8bNBNgHpHU9_XEyYI7bwCEw/s320/13903303_10208794625856472_2856278833530481091_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://www.farmhausstudios.com/" target="_blank">Farmhaus Studios</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b>So today I am thankful for the blessing of work, ministry, and life.</b> All intertwined as we grow closer to Him, love Him more, and make Him known to everyone we come in contact with.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CQw2Hl5uPUQ/V6nDnpFY5YI/AAAAAAAAHZM/hKCRsxlyUvIiix_yNAI592zE1JqLopwKgCEw/s1600/_52A3507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CQw2Hl5uPUQ/V6nDnpFY5YI/AAAAAAAAHZM/hKCRsxlyUvIiix_yNAI592zE1JqLopwKgCEw/s640/_52A3507.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://www.farmhausstudios.com/" target="_blank">Farmhaus Studios</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-90508513394053962152016-08-08T19:40:00.001-04:002016-08-08T19:40:27.523-04:00An Exciting Announcement!<span style="font-size: large;">I announced on the Facebook Page today a new announcement!</span><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="644" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsimplylivingforhim%2Fvideos%2F1057645280939578%2F&show_text=1&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">"Can't recommend this enough! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Going into it with my thoughts </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">left it with His thoughts! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Forever changed!" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">~ an attendee from Simply Living for Him 2016</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in registering for </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 2017 Simply Living for Him Retreat, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">please sign up to be on the information list!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="blueLink13" href="http://www.123contactform.com/form-1703321/Simply-Living-For-Him-Retreat">Contact us</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We are thrilled to announce next year's date!<br />Mark your calendar NOW!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will let you know as soon as we open up registration with Early Bird Rates!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-08H56AzITqw/V6ijIefGmlI/AAAAAAAAHYc/rdF3CChL5Q8zzRnBgmbhX3LvVzztkjQdwCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-08-03%2Bat%2B10.13.36%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-08H56AzITqw/V6ijIefGmlI/AAAAAAAAHYc/rdF3CChL5Q8zzRnBgmbhX3LvVzztkjQdwCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-08-03%2Bat%2B10.13.36%2BAM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Read all about what God did this year </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">by clicking below:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/07/ill-never-be-same-first-ever-simply.html?spref=fb" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hkz0mWjbBco/V0pMlTGdW1I/AAAAAAAAHNA/fXc5GElE1qke8KZ3bgDoc7aWqi1u7HlQACLcB/s400/12662552_949638015073639_8933665398185147682_n.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Retreat Sessions Available!</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you couldn't make the retreat, but would still like to hear Karen's sessions, we have good news! They were recorded and are available for purchase. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once you purchase, you will be redirected to a link where you can listen to the recording and/or download it. <i>We ask that you do not share the link once you have purchased. </i>In order to be fair to those who paid for a retreat ticket, and to keep our ministry here going, we trust you understand this purchase policy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you and God Bless!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><i>*Make sure you click "Take me back to sellers page" after you click purchase to get the link.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Him We Live, and Move, and Have Our Being. He is ALL That We Need.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><div class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Looking back at Paul’s sermon at Mars Hill, Karen will reiterate that we face the very same issues in our culture today. We will talk about not living like the culture around us, how to get rid of idols, and ask the question, what are we really worshipping? We no longer have to search for happiness things, because we have all we need in Christ. He is all around us and we can live simply…for Him!</b></span></div></div><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><br /><table><tbody><tr><td>Sessions from Simply Living for Him Retreat</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="In Him We Live, and Move, and Have Our Being- He is Our Everythi">In Him We Live, and Move, and Have Our Being- He is Our Everythi $4.99 USD</option> </select> </td></tr></tbody></table><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><i style="color: red; text-align: left;">*Make sure you click "Take me back to sellers page" after you click purchase to get the link.</i></form><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Remedy to Chaos and Clutter</span><br /><div class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>I believe with all of my heart, the remedy to chaos and clutter is Jesus. In a world that tells us we constantly should have more and do more, we can choose to follow Him, and we will naturally desire less of this world.</b></span></div></div><div><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><br /><table><tbody><tr><td>Sessions from Simply Living for Him Retreat</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="The Remedy to Chaos and Clutter">The Remedy to Chaos and Clutter $4.99 USD</option> </select></td></tr></tbody></table><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><i style="color: red; text-align: left;">*Make sure you click "Take me back to sellers page" after you click purchase to get the link.</i></form><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Transformed Woman of the Word</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><div class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Living as a woman in the Word is imperative. God’s Word will transform your mind. When you are grounded in His Word and measure all you do against His Word, you can live truly transformed and authentically as sisters in Christ. Filling up on God’s Word will also reduce the need to fill up on other things. Let’s walk this journey together, lifting each other and encouraging each other along the way.</b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><br /><table><tbody><tr><td>Sessions from Simply Living for Him Retreat</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="A Transformed Woman of the Word">A Transformed Woman of the Word $4.99 USD</option> </select></td></tr></tbody></table><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /></form></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-17116706778753320302016-07-27T08:20:00.001-04:002016-07-27T14:13:39.728-04:00I'll Never Be the Same: The First Ever Simply Living for Him Retreat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JLRhlPE77GY/V5igAWLfcFI/AAAAAAAAHXs/kqFGlstx_ZYPMxBEocbciqymuJiLvedZACLcB/s1600/IMG_1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JLRhlPE77GY/V5igAWLfcFI/AAAAAAAAHXs/kqFGlstx_ZYPMxBEocbciqymuJiLvedZACLcB/s640/IMG_1193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">I had no idea a weekend could change my life...</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>How to you write about something you haven't even begun to grasp?</b> Just when you think you can wrap your mind around some of it, He blows you away again...</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>How do you write about something which you can't yet describe?</b> Words will never seem adequate to describe all that happened...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IJ7wcfdIHaE/V5ico7OssWI/AAAAAAAAHV8/OUWXkM5x9SghQdr52zsAVNRxjOnnQqfyQCLcB/s1600/13775970_1048865778484195_4472515267200616608_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IJ7wcfdIHaE/V5ico7OssWI/AAAAAAAAHV8/OUWXkM5x9SghQdr52zsAVNRxjOnnQqfyQCLcB/s640/13775970_1048865778484195_4472515267200616608_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I have been trying to process all that went on this past weekend at the Simply Living for Him Retreat, and pretty much all I can muster up right now are tears.</b> They just keep falling. But as one of my sisters from the weekend said...they are "glory tears."</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have seen a glimpse of His glory that I have never seen before.</span></i></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I had been consumed with the details and planning and praying for this retreat for many months, and the past few weeks all of that was even more magnified. </b>The fact that it is now over left me coming home a bit like a lost little girl...not sure what to do...but with SO much of me filled beyond compare. And I know it is just the beginning...it is not over. Something new was birthed.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm7VG5_FRdE/V5igCxr_AxI/AAAAAAAAHXw/ZraNM5q30S4A7mv8YKLxAN-YtBY7z6TJwCLcB/s1600/IMG_9341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm7VG5_FRdE/V5igCxr_AxI/AAAAAAAAHXw/ZraNM5q30S4A7mv8YKLxAN-YtBY7z6TJwCLcB/s640/IMG_9341.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b> <b>Last summer I had this vision to have a ladies weekend. </b>I had been inspired by my ladies prayer times, and God kept nudging at me to do a weekend away for ladies to come from all different places for one common goal...to seek Jesus.<br /><br /><b>Over the year I covered it in prayer constantly, and even when I would wake at night sometimes in a panic thinking, </b><br /><b><br /></b> <i><b>"I have no idea what I am doing. Who am I to do this? What if it fails? What if no one comes? What if...What if..."</b> </i><br /><br />My mind would spiral out of control.<br /><br /><b>Yet all along He told me...</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">"You don't know what you are doing. But I do. Trust me. Keep going."</span><br /><b><br /></b><b>Praise the Lord I listened to Him and not myself. </b>It would have been easier to listen to myself. More comfortable. More logical. But He knew what He was doing. He showed up and He worked in ways beyond my every expectation.<br /><br /><b>He blew the doors off my plans and replaced them with HIS power.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I think this sums up so perfectly our weekend. My friend Cindy posted this:</b><br /><br /><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">So privileged to be in PA with my friend Amand </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">soaking up all God has to say through</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Karen DeBeus</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">This was amazing today, 30+ ladies singing in one accord. We weren't focused on things like race, denomination, job status, marital status or who we were voting for. We were focused on one thing, Him, God our father, the only thing that truly matters. Thank you, Karen, for helping me get back to the feet of Jesus. And thank you God for loving me enough to hand pick me to be here.</span>"</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-3e7c3805c8701f00" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3e7c3805c8701f00%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%3Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1473584921%26sparams%3Dip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source%26signature%3D4620374912EB9BC882D0435CFD1F333ABE202EA8.5F992D93FE673D245F7E8180330C0B7CA8DD53AD%26key%3Dck2&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3e7c3805c8701f00%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DPTPxvS_G3_tRH8A2Zu_gpszlzMk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"><embed src="//www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3e7c3805c8701f00%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%3Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1473584921%26sparams%3Dip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source%26signature%3D4620374912EB9BC882D0435CFD1F333ABE202EA8.5F992D93FE673D245F7E8180330C0B7CA8DD53AD%26key%3Dck2&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3e7c3805c8701f00%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DPTPxvS_G3_tRH8A2Zu_gpszlzMk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-1704bff8d3c10809" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D1704bff8d3c10809%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%3Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1473584921%26sparams%3Dip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source%26signature%3D1138CD25DB4C979EAD1DFE3DE5B61F138F558295.114F33261E5C7C3248D9224EE97B7BB180D80F14%26key%3Dck2&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1704bff8d3c10809%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DgqPwtJ-FrbwsTkSbupwkeGGskV0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"><embed src="//www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D1704bff8d3c10809%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%3Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1473584921%26sparams%3Dip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source%26signature%3D1138CD25DB4C979EAD1DFE3DE5B61F138F558295.114F33261E5C7C3248D9224EE97B7BB180D80F14%26key%3Dck2&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1704bff8d3c10809%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DgqPwtJ-FrbwsTkSbupwkeGGskV0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>This weekend was so much more than a ladies getaway.</b> It was a knitting together of 30+ ladies together that would never have crossed paths otherwise.<br /><br /><b>It was a glimpse of God's glory and what can happen when we let Him totally lead us, obeying even when we are fearful, and how it looks when women come together for no other purpose but to seek Him.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>It didn't matter where we came from or what we've been through....</b><i>nothing mattered, but Jesus.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jFKuMg094Zg/V5ifZxPYHzI/AAAAAAAAHXE/BfQd81kDThAbQExtJ34TSDy44FOKMdrkgCLcB/s1600/13731467_1047663695271070_8218671820571671062_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jFKuMg094Zg/V5ifZxPYHzI/AAAAAAAAHXE/BfQd81kDThAbQExtJ34TSDy44FOKMdrkgCLcB/s640/13731467_1047663695271070_8218671820571671062_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Words can not describe what happened there.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>And the best thing is, it didn't end there.</b> We have been bonded together for this world and for eternity. We have been using technology for good and are able to stay connected and encourage each other, lift each other, pray for each other...<br /><br /><b>I can hardly stop the tears as I type.</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>GOD IS SO GOOD.</b></span><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I prayed for months and months over the names of the attendees.</b> I had their names memorized and would wake with their names on my lips...and throughout the day I would remember to pray for them. Their names hung above my sink and my desk.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elYhlQPAVkg/V5ih_7C9aSI/AAAAAAAAHYM/ngsWxnoknqg-KznNKnZ5qZyonISqe7lowCLcB/s1600/13619917_10208658967185090_6487520160714340384_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="225" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elYhlQPAVkg/V5ih_7C9aSI/AAAAAAAAHYM/ngsWxnoknqg-KznNKnZ5qZyonISqe7lowCLcB/s400/13619917_10208658967185090_6487520160714340384_n.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b> <b>And to see the faces that went with those names this weekend was beautiful. </b>So, so beautiful. Words don't do it justice...<b><i>My heart has never been so full.</i></b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>God provided more than I ever asked or dreamed this weekend. </b>He showed me so many things and I have only begun to touch the surface of it all.<br /><br /><b>We left that place changed forever. </b>We all took part in something so special.<br /><br /><b>It is my desire to let God continue His Work there.</b> To step out of myself and let Him lead this.<br /><br /><b>We are planning another retreat for next year, Lord willing. </b>I have begun to pray over it and we are going to reserve the dates now. As soon as I have them set, I will announce them. I am beginning to pray over who He will bring next year. You can begin praying about it too if you want to be a part of this amazing experience.<br /><br /><b>This is something I pray can reach even more women because it is truly transforming.</b><br /><br /><b>I had wanted to Facebook Live from the weekend, but course the sound would not work once again.</b> I realized, though, God must have wanted it that way.<br /><b><i><br /></i></b> <i style="font-weight: bold;">This was so much more than a social media post...</i>it was a sacred time and one that needed to be treasured in hearts and not on screens.<br /><br /><b>What happened this weekend solidified many areas of what I want for my writing, speaking, and ministry. </b>I know for sure, without a doubt now, I do not want to be known for being a blogger or a speaker, or a writer...<i>This was so much more than just an event</i>..<b>.this was a life changing and life giving experience. </b><br /><br /><i>I simply want to follow Jesus... and be known for following Jesus...</i><br /><br /><b>I praise the Lord that I have weeded out the details that come along and make ministry feel heavy...like you"should" do this and that... yet, God is in control of this.</b> <b>It is His. </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PM1effu3bZ0/V5if80a_JyI/AAAAAAAAHXo/wHMu356vVTk25eucKhBlCpLAWx7WWxeKwCLcB/s1600/IMG_5989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PM1effu3bZ0/V5if80a_JyI/AAAAAAAAHXo/wHMu356vVTk25eucKhBlCpLAWx7WWxeKwCLcB/s640/IMG_5989.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I will step back and let Him lead...because where He leads is far better than any earthly plan.</span></b><br /><br />In the next few weeks, I will make available the recordings for anyone who would like to hear them. In the meantime, enjoy some glimpses of our retreat!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>New Friends...sisters knit together!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OlGeb8enHuQ/V5ifVIYPllI/AAAAAAAAHWk/mhlX2lTW9EoOQeFzyrtRt8BhRt113UymgCLcB/s1600/13619833_1048197725217667_2716981562258942518_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OlGeb8enHuQ/V5ifVIYPllI/AAAAAAAAHWk/mhlX2lTW9EoOQeFzyrtRt8BhRt113UymgCLcB/s400/13619833_1048197725217667_2716981562258942518_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogxv84z7F2k/V5ifU2eDyaI/AAAAAAAAHWc/xRoQkgvKZrwSD5gnuB88BWUhN7ipUFaogCLcB/s1600/13600126_1048198198550953_5522554106045478902_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u5ADw-hWWqY/V5ifb2q6jkI/AAAAAAAAHXc/CqWOAagCZdcHyWqldl9boBLL69jIFTdtQCLcB/s400/13781990_1048196911884415_7274541908899325731_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Lunch at the Lodges</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dl_pg82LkS4/V5ifW_elg0I/AAAAAAAAHWw/YBQtikAp65EG559VA7l5GyDseR2pwplQwCLcB/s1600/13690715_1047662228604550_1731934652776681115_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dl_pg82LkS4/V5ifW_elg0I/AAAAAAAAHWw/YBQtikAp65EG559VA7l5GyDseR2pwplQwCLcB/s400/13690715_1047662228604550_1731934652776681115_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>My Parents- their support was immeasurable and appreciated so much!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AYZE6IoRgcU/V5ifWgoA2WI/AAAAAAAAHWs/1pA7KXqmlfooG7JB1wI54TDud1quDK24gCLcB/s1600/13700097_1047661731937933_4879395147122032349_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AYZE6IoRgcU/V5ifWgoA2WI/AAAAAAAAHWs/1pA7KXqmlfooG7JB1wI54TDud1quDK24gCLcB/s400/13700097_1047661731937933_4879395147122032349_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> <b>Friday night at the bonfire</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Our amazing worship leader and dear friend, Robin. She was a blessing!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rE4eDm-5xf4/V5ifYRJUbLI/AAAAAAAAHW4/Rml9uzbnIkAxpl5LTlIodxsg4I04hLRwACLcB/s1600/13726758_1048188501885256_9024352690963717500_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rE4eDm-5xf4/V5ifYRJUbLI/AAAAAAAAHW4/Rml9uzbnIkAxpl5LTlIodxsg4I04hLRwACLcB/s400/13726758_1048188501885256_9024352690963717500_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The Remedy to Chaos and Clutter- Jesus</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PthD55XYJ9E/V5ifY5pO6rI/AAAAAAAAHXQ/Z2qA0fu-72cKBHPQo4cFEC1UKwigloaowCLcB/s1600/13729012_1047662015271238_4803108032808621502_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PthD55XYJ9E/V5ifY5pO6rI/AAAAAAAAHXQ/Z2qA0fu-72cKBHPQo4cFEC1UKwigloaowCLcB/s400/13729012_1047662015271238_4803108032808621502_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Some fun giveaways</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lFnXGhoIfnQ/V5ifZ0QDWLI/AAAAAAAAHXA/JtiH9uM80qkz7jvB_fkG54ZUbD9eK_sYQCLcB/s1600/13729129_1047660941938012_1617746476530550697_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lFnXGhoIfnQ/V5ifZ0QDWLI/AAAAAAAAHXA/JtiH9uM80qkz7jvB_fkG54ZUbD9eK_sYQCLcB/s400/13729129_1047660941938012_1617746476530550697_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> My cute"staff"</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNCsHWYNWII/V5ifbsGS-dI/AAAAAAAAHXY/pdi9dGwVmJUQI7Nk62xWxDTFD4xMI8RyACLcB/s1600/13770445_1047661915271248_8813085049054006608_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNCsHWYNWII/V5ifbsGS-dI/AAAAAAAAHXY/pdi9dGwVmJUQI7Nk62xWxDTFD4xMI8RyACLcB/s400/13770445_1047661915271248_8813085049054006608_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Sisters in Christ. Forever.</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RNeG6AAbqQE/V5ifc9kkMZI/AAAAAAAAHXg/OBsyxySm7kc9kIq3Dfkjm0do5T3bCRUxwCLcB/s1600/13782006_1047885015248938_8684239066286143724_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RNeG6AAbqQE/V5ifc9kkMZI/AAAAAAAAHXg/OBsyxySm7kc9kIq3Dfkjm0do5T3bCRUxwCLcB/s640/13782006_1047885015248938_8684239066286143724_n-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you are interested in staying up to date on plans for the 2017 retreat please click below:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a class="blueLink13" href="http://www.123contactform.com/form-1703321/Simply-Living-For-Him-Retreat">Contact us</a></span><b><br /></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-86111452071923605842016-07-12T12:05:00.000-04:002016-07-12T12:08:30.290-04:00The Heaviness of This World and The Glory That is To Come<b>Life has been heavy lately.</b> Really, really heavy. Tragedy close to home. Tragedy far from home. It's everywhere these days. Sometimes it doesn't make sense.<br /><br /><b>God is good. Then why all this bad?</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exG7XQ3EA_o/V4UUv1IuyzI/AAAAAAAAHUg/z-uaPPdNdxg2x1GLpgcSciRRSk0ieMXIgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-12%2Bat%2B12.02.01%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exG7XQ3EA_o/V4UUv1IuyzI/AAAAAAAAHUg/z-uaPPdNdxg2x1GLpgcSciRRSk0ieMXIgCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-12%2Bat%2B12.02.01%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>That's a loaded question...</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But, He is good.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>That is truth.</b></span><br /><br /><i>Even when...</i><br />people are dying, people are suffering, and it feels like the world is in a downward spiral.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is good.</b></span><br /><br /><b>I remember that Jesus didn't live here on earth comfortably. </b>He suffered. He was persecuted. He didn't live a long life by many standards. He died the most painful and excruciating death.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And He forgave in the last moments.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And He rose and defeated death.</b></span><br /><b><br /></b> <b>By the world's standards, He was not successful and He did not live a life of comfort.</b> By God's standards, He overcame all evil and all death.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">And we will overcome.</span></b><br /><br /><b>That's the beauty. </b>This life is not all there is. We are suffering each day, but Jesus knows our pain. He shared in suffering.<br /><br /><b>And one day, one glorious day, we will suffer no more.</b><br /><br /><b>We are in pain because we focus on this earth. </b>We are in pain because we lose sight of the end. But, this pain is for a purpose. We must believe that every ounce of pain will be made good because God says so in His Word.<br /><br /><b>And Jesus' pain was used for good.</b><br /><br /><b>Our job right now is to take the message to a suffering and hurting world. </b>We suffer because we think this is all there is. We lash out and we are angry because we only see right now.<br /><br /><b>If the world knew Jesus and knew that there is eternal peace, it would change everything.</b> We would all focus on what is to come and live this earthly life for Him, and not for us.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">We would focus on others and not ourselves.</span></b><br /><br /><b>Yesterday we started to do a small part here in our small slice of the world to share the message of God's love</b>. We didn't shout about our beliefs, but we simply reached out to others in a small and simple way.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>We set up a farm stand in front of our house to share the abundance of veggies from our gardens.</b> We talked with folks from our little town and hopefully shared a smile and friendship. We need to share to a hurting world God's love, and that is what we will do.<br /><br /><b>We hope that through our little bit of sharing food, we can share God's love.</b> That those who see us, will really see <i>Him in us.</i><br /><br /><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHu4cQBhBHa/" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">The kids have been setting up a farm stand to give away our abundance. It's been a blessing! We have met a few of the nicest people from our little town and had good conversation. Praying we can bless others with our food and share God's love in the process. This world needs more love. #LovesFarm #sharetheLove #knowyourcommunity #reachingout</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Karen DeBeus (@simplylivingforhim) on <time datetime="2016-07-11T19:14:16+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jul 11, 2016 at 12:14pm PDT</time></div></div></blockquote><br /><br /><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><b> So go out today to a suffering world.</b> Share a smile. Share any small way that you can...and let this world know, Jesus is the answer to all pain and suffering. May we all share in His glory together some day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LJrDr-trjZs/V4UUIhRe5eI/AAAAAAAAHUc/ZnA1mPqEKzwTqI8hdZdnyc-53lleca5ggCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-12%2Bat%2B11.59.23%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LJrDr-trjZs/V4UUIhRe5eI/AAAAAAAAHUc/ZnA1mPqEKzwTqI8hdZdnyc-53lleca5ggCLcB/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-12%2Bat%2B11.59.23%2BAM.png" width="317" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-3589354590203284872016-07-05T08:24:00.001-04:002016-07-05T08:24:10.753-04:00✔️ LAST DAY TO REGISTER ✔️ Join us in 2.5 weeks!! Unplug • De-Stress • De-Clutter • Rest.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="logo_container" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; width: 590px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" height="75" id="logo" style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px;">LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US!</td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="borderless headerless" id="madmimi_wrapper" style="background-image: none; border-radius: 5px; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; width: 590px;"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="madmimi_body_td" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="borderless " id="subtle_wrapper" style="border-radius: 5px; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; width: 590px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; 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clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 399px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" style="color: #3693cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-03 at 7.54.03 AM" height="132" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6274/original/Screen_Shot_2016-07-03_at_7.54.03_AM.png?1467546865" style="border-width: 0px;" width="399" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module text" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="vertical-align: baseline;">We have some last minute special prices available! Please contact me for details at karen@simplylivingforhim.com</em></strong></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module text" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujefh19ibzxcpb1/schedule.pdf?dl=0" style="color: #3693cc; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE RELEASED</a></h1><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are interested in seeing what to expect for the weekend click below for the preliminary schedule!</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 400px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujefh19ibzxcpb1/schedule.pdf?dl=0" style="color: #3693cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-03 at 8.14.36 AM" height="126" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6303/original/Screen_Shot_2016-07-03_at_8.14.36_AM.png?1467548103" style="border-width: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 530px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" style="color: #3693cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="Relax. Renew. Restore." height="530" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1154/8909/original/Relax._Renew._Restore..png?1454948240" style="border-width: 0px;" width="530" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module text" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Rest • Restore • Renew Simplify</h1><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">We will worship, praise, pray, laugh, (I'll probably cry!), hug, and enjoy sweet fellowship. We will de-stress, learn about decluttering, and mostly seek Jesus!</div><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="vertical-align: baseline;">Why not spend some time unplugged and renewing your soul?</em></strong></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 530px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" style="color: #3693cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="944651 932537470117027 3726098390964018784 n" height="353" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6284/original/944651_932537470117027_3726098390964018784_n.jpg?1467547449" style="border-width: 0px;" width="530" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module text" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">WORSHIP WITH ROBIN MILLER</h1><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">My dear friend and incredibly gifted singer, Robin will be leading our worship time. I have had goose bumps listening to the ladies prepare for our worship time together. You will be BLESSED!</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 227px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" style="color: #3693cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-03 at 8.09.15 AM" height="331" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6295/original/Screen_Shot_2016-07-03_at_8.09.15_AM.png?1467547792" style="border-width: 0px;" width="227" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; 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clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 530px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="10357 10200845369890041 1249996202 n" height="396" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6310/original/10357_10200845369890041_1249996202_n.jpg?1467548662" style="border-width: 0px;" width="530" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module large-image-container image" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; 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border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 530px;"><tbody><tr><td style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="madmimi-image-container" style="margin: 0px auto 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Screen Shot 2015-12-05 at 9.26.23 AM" height="141" src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1329/6311/original/Screen_Shot_2015-12-05_at_9.26.23_AM.png?1467548683" style="border-width: 0px;" width="530" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="module text" style="break-inside: avoid; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: auto; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="530"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Take time for YOU. Take time to seek Him.</h1><div align="left" style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">See you SOON!</div><div><br /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-34024717249474584072016-06-27T14:58:00.002-04:002016-06-27T14:58:29.459-04:00Podcast Episode 25 • Don't Wait for Some Day. Live Your Life Right Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3izuPSBldPE/V3ES0tGSUMI/AAAAAAAAHTs/PKbXd6goWGoDT0iIrN1HrWHfStLWh6ICgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-26%2Bat%2B12.40.06%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3izuPSBldPE/V3ES0tGSUMI/AAAAAAAAHTs/PKbXd6goWGoDT0iIrN1HrWHfStLWh6ICgCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-26%2Bat%2B12.40.06%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We often say "someday" we will do this or that, but in reality, we only have this moment right in front of us. </b>We don't need to wait to start living the life we have always wanted. We can live it right now. Start living simply. Start living for Him. Choose faith over fear and begin to live more purposefully and with intention today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Don't mind the voice, I was recovering form a cold/sore throat!) ;)</div><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/271105501&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-75958288469363064222016-06-23T07:23:00.000-04:002016-06-25T08:43:39.600-04:00Stop Window Shopping for a Better Life. End Mental Clutter and Live the Life in Front of You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mnE4LXBwn08/V2vFvtMJNDI/AAAAAAAAHTc/LpSf91sX_BM8ndhS0oSsCgMToloY9N6GQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-23%2Bat%2B7.18.53%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mnE4LXBwn08/V2vFvtMJNDI/AAAAAAAAHTc/LpSf91sX_BM8ndhS0oSsCgMToloY9N6GQCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-23%2Bat%2B7.18.53%2BAM.png" width="636" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b>The internet has brought about such an abundance of information these days.</b> And while it can be a huge blessing to have access to so much right at our fingertips, it can also lead to serious discontent, not to mention wasted time. We spend hours upon hours scrolling. Whether we are looking for homeschool curriculum, things for our home, reading articles, comparing products, or just reading about other people's lives, we may need to evaluate where we spend our time.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are we spending our time window shopping for our life, or are we living it?</span></b><br /><br /><b>The allure of the internet is that we can see it all right in front of us</b>–we find things that we want or even things we didn't want soon become our desire. Our mind is inundated with images all showing us how we can have it better.<br /><br /><b>We read articles about how other people are doing things and we begin to covet for our own life. </b>We start to compare. It is a slippery slope.<br /><br /><b>We are essentially filling up our mind with how we want our life to be, yet the irony is, we aren't living our life.</b> We are scrolling endlessly, while life passes by in the background.<br /><br /><b>Our families need us present.</b> There is more contentment and fulfillment in our own real life, rather than reading about other people's lives, or the next best thing that promises to make our life better.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Choose to spend your time in His Word.</b> There and only there are the true answers to contentment, a better life, and fulfillment. Let our kids see us in the Word searching for answers more than on the Internet scrolling away.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Life is too short to be wasted window shopping. Live real life and live it right now.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">JOIN US AT OUR LADIES WEEKEND!</a></span></b><br /><b>NEXT MONTH we will gather together to take some time in a beautiful setting and talk about living more simply! There is a little time left to register! Click below for the info:</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_3LHj9c0kE/V1a7QuJDHCI/AAAAAAAAHOo/EnQFHgxdqfIF0cqiJYi4vxcw2Nj0JCDwgCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-01%2Bat%2B9.19.49%2BPM.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-81531095005347070172016-06-22T08:47:00.000-04:002016-06-23T06:52:30.889-04:00You Don't Need a Farm to Live Simply. Learning to Live Right Where You Are<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tCQx7B1ERLM/V2qHnbjbMXI/AAAAAAAAHTM/l8GcHlpTizMKJ0FTpd1jTM7fdcdXTrdYQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-22%2Bat%2B8.41.07%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tCQx7B1ERLM/V2qHnbjbMXI/AAAAAAAAHTM/l8GcHlpTizMKJ0FTpd1jTM7fdcdXTrdYQCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-22%2Bat%2B8.41.07%2BAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>You don't need a thing to live simply.</b> That's the beauty. You don't need a farm. You don't need land. You don't need a tiny house. You don't need chickens or a garden or a lifestyle change. You need a heart that is willing to let go of things, but how that looks for each of us may be different.<br /><br /><b>Living simply is a mindset more than a lifestyle. </b>It is chasing after God, and desiring less of what the world offers. When we seek Him more we pursue less "stuff" here on earth.<br /><br /><b>Last year we bought our property– a small hobby farm.</b> Yes, it has allowed us to live more simply because God has placed the desire in our heart to garden, get back to basics, raise chickens, and enjoy His creation.<br /><br /><b>Yet that same desire may not be in your heart. </b>You may love the city life or suburbia, or wherever He has placed you. The country life may not be for you.<br /><br /><b>We can all live simply right where we are.</b> It isn't about our surroundings, but what we do with where He has placed us.<br /><b><br /></b><b>Smack in the middle of the city and the hustle and bustle you can live simply</b>. You can seek Him wherever you are and choose people over things. You can choose to be a light in the dark. You can choose Him wherever He has placed you.<br /><br /><b>Seek Him wherever you are.</b> In the country, in the city, in a foreign land. Choose to live with less and desire Him more. Choose to develop relationships over accumulating things. All of that can be done in any setting.<br /><b><br /></b><b>Don't wait for the perfect time.</b> Start now. Choose to desire God over everything else and see where He leads you.<br /><b><br /></b><b>Living simply is a matter of the heart, not just a choice to have less.</b> It is a desire to do more real things, live intentionally and with purpose, and seek Him above all else.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">JOIN US AT OUR LADIES WEEKEND!</a></span></b><br /><b>NEXT MONTH we will gather together to take some time in a beautiful setting and talk about living more simply! There is a little time left to register! Click below for the info:</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_3LHj9c0kE/V1a7QuJDHCI/AAAAAAAAHOo/EnQFHgxdqfIF0cqiJYi4vxcw2Nj0JCDwgCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-01%2Bat%2B9.19.49%2BPM.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-72485030630116055372016-06-16T23:47:00.000-04:002016-06-16T23:47:54.701-04:00Back to Simple Podcast Episode 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2rvYCMd23Y4/V2NONvgAUbI/AAAAAAAAHS4/QdTsZZtq38AXIkc7Ukdmq5122RsczVxxgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-16%2Bat%2B9.09.36%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2rvYCMd23Y4/V2NONvgAUbI/AAAAAAAAHS4/QdTsZZtq38AXIkc7Ukdmq5122RsczVxxgCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-16%2Bat%2B9.09.36%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Recently I wrote <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/06/back-to-simple.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">a blog post </a>about getting back to the simple mindset of living:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br /></span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><b><i>I want to get back to simple. Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did just fine without Pinterest boards, meal plans, chore charts, and organizational methods. They did what they knew, handed down to them from generation to generation.</i></b></span></span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><b><i>I want to get back to simple. I want to focus on relationships more than things. People more than stuff.</i></b></span></span></blockquote></blockquote>Listen in as I talk more about focusing on what really matters...<br /><br /><b><i>"There are a million different methods out there telling you how to unclutter your life -But I'm here to point you to God and let Him unclutter your life." </i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><br /><iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/269544001&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-33273928223201524182016-06-14T10:03:00.000-04:002016-06-14T10:28:35.435-04:00Back to Simple<b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-XLRfs8FGY/V2ALO1J1JYI/AAAAAAAAHRI/0LfG57SPCEUa4QOR04Yf7_vNFc2cCCXyACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-13%2Bat%2B4.02.51%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-XLRfs8FGY/V2ALO1J1JYI/AAAAAAAAHRI/0LfG57SPCEUa4QOR04Yf7_vNFc2cCCXyACLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-13%2Bat%2B4.02.51%2BPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b>There once was a time when life was simpler.</b> Mothers lived by instinct and raised their children trusting their God-given abilities and not the latest blog article about motherhood. And what they didn't know, they asked their grandmas or the kind elderly lady down the street. Folks lingered after supper, sitting on porches sipping tea, exchanging talk, but mostly enjoying relationships.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Things weren't overanalyzed. </b>Life was hard enough without adding in the pressure of doing things "just right." Probably most were concerned with just getting things done.<br /><br /><b>Sure times were tough, but people were focused. Life was different.</b><br /><br />At any given moment in the present, you can find hundreds of articles on how to mother, how to be a better homemaker, how to homeschool, how to live...<br /><br /><b><i>There are even Pinterest boards to show you how it all should look, just in case reading about it isn't enough.</i></b><br /><br />There's methods, systems, printables, ebooks, articles, webinars, and an infinite amount of information all telling us how to do everything.<br /><br /><h2><b><span style="font-size: large;">Yet are we so busy trying to figure out how to do everything, that we are forgetting to live?</span></b></h2>Now, I am all for gleaning information and enocuragement from other sources- we are blessed to have so much helpful information at our fingertips...but may it not consume us!<br /><br /><b>There was a time when summers for children meant freedom. </b>Freedom to play, imagine, create, be with friends..all unstructured. Now, we schedule, overcommit, assign homework, and run around, busy, oh so busy...<br /><br /><b>Nowadays everyone is telling us what to eat and not to eat. </b>Our grandmothers gardened, exchanged recipes and didn't fret over the latest fad. They cooked what was available and didn't have elaborate meal plans.<br /><br /><b>They didn't have all the gadgets and gizmos that our society tells you that you need when having a baby. </b>One walk down the baby aisle of the local department store has you wondering how on earth they made it without the latest "must-haves?" They had cloth diapers, a few wooden toys, and a whole lot of love...and they raised those babies just fine.<br /><br /><b>They didn't have an elaborate planner system.</b> The jotted down things on a pad and paper at most. Now, not only do we have planners, we have decorations for those planners...and an infinite amount of resources on how to make them pretty.<br /><br /><h2><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Life is short. Do I want to spend it reading about how to live or living it?</b></span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--NK4P7MGbmY/V2AMShJ7gsI/AAAAAAAAHRc/kdBsLiNy-A08rHgedkbZIUTK3qACxFdJQCLcB/s1600/13312654_10208262593756002_871422782317915011_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--NK4P7MGbmY/V2AMShJ7gsI/AAAAAAAAHRc/kdBsLiNy-A08rHgedkbZIUTK3qACxFdJQCLcB/s640/13312654_10208262593756002_871422782317915011_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><h2><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do I want to spend time on dressing everything up or enjoying what I have been given?</b></span></h2><br /><br /><b>I want to get back to simple. </b>Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did just fine without Pinterest boards, meal plans, chore charts, and organizational methods. They did what they knew, handed down to them from generation to generation.<br /><br /><b>I want to get back to simple. </b>I want to focus on relationships more than things. People more than stuff.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Recently we began watching shows on HGTV. </b>I love the entertainment of it and we enjoy them immensely. But I saw what happens when our culture focuses on these details. Just a few episodes in, and I started looking around my house at all the things that are wrong (according to the experts on TV). It stirred up a (momentary) feeling of discontent. <b>Now, this is from someone who LOVES her house. </b>I truly do. I don't mind that it is basic and not decorated elaborately. I am not into paint colors or the perfect wall hangings. But, I could easily see how distracting it can be when these images tell us how much better we can have it.<br /><br /><b><i>Better how? </i></b>A house that is perfectly decorated, or what I do in that house? Even more, what we do outside of that house. We are intentionally using every bit of our home and property to give back. <a href="http://www.loves.farm/" target="_blank">We want to use it for His glory</a>, and that has nothing to do with how it is decorated.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_180763065"></span><span id="goog_180763066"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbnLyoRGyvo/V2AN0ZT0zyI/AAAAAAAAHR0/eekA6desms85_fVCj6QHf4DZpO7kfu0wwCLcB/s1600/13428441_641709935987033_2256221364487884864_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbnLyoRGyvo/V2AN0ZT0zyI/AAAAAAAAHR0/eekA6desms85_fVCj6QHf4DZpO7kfu0wwCLcB/s640/13428441_641709935987033_2256221364487884864_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>I want to get back to simple.</b> My own mind can be cluttered enough without adding every new idea that comes along into it.<br /><br /><b>Back in the day, homes were smaller. </b>People worked hard with what they were given. Folks lingered and knew each other. People took time for each other, in real life. Nowadays socialization takes place behind a screen.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers got it right. A simple life lived well. </b><br /><br /><b>Are you with me?</b> Let's get back to simple. Spend time outside this summer and living life with those you love. Spend time on things that matter. Trust your instincts and trust God. He has already given us all we need to live our lives well--His Word.<br /><br /><b>Stop chasing after a decorated life and live a meaningful one. </b>Trade elaborate details for simple living. Choose your time wisely.<br /><br /><b>Life is short.</b> Don't spend time wasted on the noise of this world. Live life like our grandmothers did. 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<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-11087839574217698612016-06-11T09:01:00.002-04:002016-06-11T09:03:27.278-04:00Summer Snapshots<b>We have been trying to get a LIVE broadcast on Facebook from Love's Farm this week, but alas, Facebook can be weird sometimes, and the sound just will not work. :( Bummer.</b><br /><br /><b>I want to show you how HUGE the garden is growing, our new additions (guineas), and all the other fun things. </b> Until we get it working, I am sharing some simple snapshots of our summer.<br /><br /><b>I love the simple life. </b>We are living the dream. And I pray <a href="http://www.loves.farm/about-me-shift/#karen-and-steve" target="_blank">we can share our abundance</a> this summer if our harvest is plentiful.<br /><b><br /></b><b>I love that my kids are outdoors.</b> I love that we work together on projects. This is life. And we are living it.<br /><br /><b>I also am planning on podcasting about letting kids be kids in the summer time and keeping it simple. </b>I say, bring back the old school childhood and summertime!<br /><br />More on that this week...<br /><br />Until then, happy weekend!<br /><br /><b>Keep in simple and enjoy the simple.</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aPmykuf4frE/V1wKtsem1JI/AAAAAAAAHQM/rQPKptO8x3cM9LDQ-8LO9uHWLWgUVeQfACLcB/s1600/13346838_641709339320426_763211368541577181_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aPmykuf4frE/V1wKtsem1JI/AAAAAAAAHQM/rQPKptO8x3cM9LDQ-8LO9uHWLWgUVeQfACLcB/s640/13346838_641709339320426_763211368541577181_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite time of the day. Evening time and free range time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEKHQQASv30/V1wKuth81yI/AAAAAAAAHQU/rdS43sdBjekIh9ubbDMAW5JdVCyW07MzQCLcB/s1600/13407186_1022769081093865_1380341472196787957_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEKHQQASv30/V1wKuth81yI/AAAAAAAAHQU/rdS43sdBjekIh9ubbDMAW5JdVCyW07MzQCLcB/s640/13407186_1022769081093865_1380341472196787957_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing says summer like a boy and his super-soaker!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAYwCKd1Nhs/V1wKt7NnYKI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/e7f0avsb0ikrvizoZN0EyPbF8QctvgLJACLcB/s1600/13428441_641709935987033_2256221364487884864_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAYwCKd1Nhs/V1wKt7NnYKI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/e7f0avsb0ikrvizoZN0EyPbF8QctvgLJACLcB/s640/13428441_641709935987033_2256221364487884864_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His happy place<3 p=""><br /></3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LbE99Z9Xa4o/V1wKwLKffpI/AAAAAAAAHQk/8jq6U4DAoeAjxUseywQGABWyak6mDvqWwCLcB/s1600/13432451_641709409320419_4735507645163613443_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LbE99Z9Xa4o/V1wKwLKffpI/AAAAAAAAHQk/8jq6U4DAoeAjxUseywQGABWyak6mDvqWwCLcB/s640/13432451_641709409320419_4735507645163613443_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evening picks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M_k5lEjuOgQ/V1wKvyBU2XI/AAAAAAAAHQg/4zb__fbih_YBFa1fkyEjoUBidTsN2VVaACLcB/s1600/13434961_641709579320402_4439939856994867456_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M_k5lEjuOgQ/V1wKvyBU2XI/AAAAAAAAHQg/4zb__fbih_YBFa1fkyEjoUBidTsN2VVaACLcB/s640/13434961_641709579320402_4439939856994867456_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God's beauty- the blessing of food to be grown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vUwxH7QBTxU/V1wK2MqC2DI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/hDp4ddU96wkHoyTfqxHXkKYrBXnNg3k3ACLcB/s1600/13412911_10208288802771211_4795026641618688850_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vUwxH7QBTxU/V1wK2MqC2DI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/hDp4ddU96wkHoyTfqxHXkKYrBXnNg3k3ACLcB/s640/13412911_10208288802771211_4795026641618688850_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our new additions! They are TINY. And adorable. Six Guineas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h5evgNyXsgk/V1wKwX8oJnI/AAAAAAAAHQo/zRPvA-f3ttwUmHs9pGTJxU6ikTMCwYEcACLcB/s1600/13442145_1022789871091786_2718027700805022354_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h5evgNyXsgk/V1wKwX8oJnI/AAAAAAAAHQo/zRPvA-f3ttwUmHs9pGTJxU6ikTMCwYEcACLcB/s640/13442145_1022789871091786_2718027700805022354_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Date night on the farm</div><b><span style="font-size: large;">How are you keeping it simple this summer?</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">JOIN US AT OUR LADIES WEEKEND!</a></span></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_3LHj9c0kE/V1a7QuJDHCI/AAAAAAAAHOo/EnQFHgxdqfIF0cqiJYi4vxcw2Nj0JCDwgCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-01%2Bat%2B9.19.49%2BPM.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank">Check out the NEW products in our shop!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-of3dypmZvCs/V1a7uZ7ivxI/AAAAAAAAHO4/Xsl9iFmtLbwCkJaMUtBRi4HO1530apK-QCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.22%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmT7qaCLc-o/V1a7uJnNdcI/AAAAAAAAHO0/yGun94YtKPEN1dGuzb8TNBAh7RINtUfdgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.29%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7johHM6D-3E/V1a7udW9-HI/AAAAAAAAHO8/PC8gOG8QPZknwv6xC72o5lbED66tQz85ACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.34%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><3 p=""></3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JrU_rEU1Gi0/V1a7uhtdHiI/AAAAAAAAHPA/xozu6_HiLlAzh0OiavZZB4ErC8AjVG0DQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.40%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-92221477394222443762016-06-08T10:04:00.001-04:002016-06-08T10:04:39.202-04:00Unplugged Summer- Ideas to Keep it Simple<b>Summer is my favorite time of the year. I say bring back the old-fashioned summers where kids could be kids!</b><br /><br />Here are some ideas to get started!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rc0cl3a99JU/V1glGRGNQWI/AAAAAAAAHPc/SJK5d3AcCfcJTuyj3Mff3bOPhasOJtjRQCLcB/s1600/Unplugged%2BSummer%2BIdeas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rc0cl3a99JU/V1glGRGNQWI/AAAAAAAAHPc/SJK5d3AcCfcJTuyj3Mff3bOPhasOJtjRQCLcB/s640/Unplugged%2BSummer%2BIdeas.png" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="font-size: medium;"> Check out what we have been up to here---><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/06/simple-summer-what-we-are-up-to-this.html" target="_blank">Simple Summer</a></div><div><br /></div></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Share in the comments how you are keeping it #simple this summer!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">JOIN US AT OUR LADIES WEEKEND!</a></span></b><br /><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_3LHj9c0kE/V1a7QuJDHCI/AAAAAAAAHOo/EnQFHgxdqfIF0cqiJYi4vxcw2Nj0JCDwgCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-01%2Bat%2B9.19.49%2BPM.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank">Check out the NEW products in our shop!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-of3dypmZvCs/V1a7uZ7ivxI/AAAAAAAAHO4/Xsl9iFmtLbwCkJaMUtBRi4HO1530apK-QCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.22%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmT7qaCLc-o/V1a7uJnNdcI/AAAAAAAAHO0/yGun94YtKPEN1dGuzb8TNBAh7RINtUfdgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.29%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7johHM6D-3E/V1a7udW9-HI/AAAAAAAAHO8/PC8gOG8QPZknwv6xC72o5lbED66tQz85ACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.34%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JrU_rEU1Gi0/V1a7uhtdHiI/AAAAAAAAHPA/xozu6_HiLlAzh0OiavZZB4ErC8AjVG0DQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.40%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-65926592221905257862016-06-07T08:22:00.002-04:002016-06-07T09:20:51.433-04:00Simple Summer: What We are Up To This Summer-Loving the Simple Life!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sqqp4jYobVU/V1a6700F6bI/AAAAAAAAHOg/TzZ9fgWvyK0bYZsD7uaDbtYz25VgVl3JACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-07%2Bat%2B8.12.40%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sqqp4jYobVU/V1a6700F6bI/AAAAAAAAHOg/TzZ9fgWvyK0bYZsD7uaDbtYz25VgVl3JACLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-07%2Bat%2B8.12.40%2BAM.png" width="632" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>Summer is here!</b> Can you hear me rejoicing from there? It is my absolute favorite time of the year. School is finished (and as always, the older the kids get, the faster the school year goes!) and the summer is just beginning. I love summer!<br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zVxQCqDcDto/V1a3-cu3Z2I/AAAAAAAAHNQ/39X__uXtwioSXCvRycIVL922Dc3mWgbJQCKgB/s1600/13307346_636032486554778_2552552958650230121_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zVxQCqDcDto/V1a3-cu3Z2I/AAAAAAAAHNQ/39X__uXtwioSXCvRycIVL922Dc3mWgbJQCKgB/s640/13307346_636032486554778_2552552958650230121_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>I can not believe that my daughter<a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/05/and-just-like-that.html" target="_blank"> has completed her first year of high school.</a> </b>I never, ever imagined we would homeschool high school, but we are doing it! And loving it! Praise the Lord.<br /><br /><b>Even though school is finished, we never stop learning. </b>Everyone is busy around here with our little slice of hobby farm heaven. <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/05/take-tour-of-loves-farm.html" target="_blank">Love's Farm is growing</a> and we are loving each minute. All hands are on deck as we work on projects, chase after chickens, and grow food!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fdBxbo9rzKc/V1a4EOAdjYI/AAAAAAAAHNw/YGzt7ego8toDc6yIUqVo56ywfM6U-IR_gCKgB/s1600/13321992_640031706154856_6556804210601883776_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fdBxbo9rzKc/V1a4EOAdjYI/AAAAAAAAHNw/YGzt7ego8toDc6yIUqVo56ywfM6U-IR_gCKgB/s640/13321992_640031706154856_6556804210601883776_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The garden is thriving.</b> You can read all about our mission for our harvest at <a href="http://loves.farm./">Loves.Farm</a>.</span><br /><b><br /></b> <b>My favorite time of the day is the evening-</b> the chickens roam free, we work together in the garden, and sometimes end the night with s'mores! Life is good.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sd8iyl4HUts/V1a4FqLN8cI/AAAAAAAAHN4/OpWLntO_8hg2hMfeIl_SUQq3IA7VygXWgCKgB/s1600/13339686_636987186459308_4924056683581731834_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sd8iyl4HUts/V1a4FqLN8cI/AAAAAAAAHN4/OpWLntO_8hg2hMfeIl_SUQq3IA7VygXWgCKgB/s640/13339686_636987186459308_4924056683581731834_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>The simple life is for me.</b> I love getting my hands dirty in the garden, watching the food grow, and working with the chickens and ducks. I love being outside and listening to the birds. I love doing life with my family.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O4uThl8f_h4/V1a4HYRu0_I/AAAAAAAAHOM/iH55gjGqJiUsbOF6nbgbnm-T1JQ8VxlCgCKgB/s1600/13406742_640031482821545_2883906056995544336_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O4uThl8f_h4/V1a4HYRu0_I/AAAAAAAAHOM/iH55gjGqJiUsbOF6nbgbnm-T1JQ8VxlCgCKgB/s640/13406742_640031482821545_2883906056995544336_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>I am intentionally trying to keep everyone unplugged as much as possible this summer, so I instated this rule:</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>If the sun is out, the electronics are off. </u></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <i>(I actually said they can also play electronics before 9 am too, as long as Bibles have been read and morning tasks are complete.) </i><br /><br /><b>I want my kids to experience summer and not just veg out in front of a screen.</b> So, the rule will be if it is a yucky rainy day, then they can play electronics, but if the sun is out...they are out! ;) Or if it is evening time, then electronics can come out.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lVzs2hbQfyw/V1a4HSLgSOI/AAAAAAAAHOQ/v42ggq5QmEU-ariBUtxn3nBDyIqAGSZVACKgB/s1600/13346852_640031742821519_2013682800632416036_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lVzs2hbQfyw/V1a4HSLgSOI/AAAAAAAAHOQ/v42ggq5QmEU-ariBUtxn3nBDyIqAGSZVACKgB/s640/13346852_640031742821519_2013682800632416036_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b> <b>So far they have been busy on our go-kart, having water gun fights, exploring the woods, catching frogs, working in the garden, playing baseball and basketball, and enjoying ice pops! </b><br /><br /><b>I also have books assigned for summer reading, but other than that, we will let life and the farm be our classroom this summer!</b> Aside for our church day camp, we do not have much formally scheduled this summer either. I don't want to fill up our schedule with endless places to run. I want to be able to get together with friends, take day trips, or just enjoy the farm. No schedule needed! ;)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mLgC1VV-CQc/V1a4DiFnwKI/AAAAAAAAHNo/1pkjJ_Wslz0JvPKYdHyRiy_KNQ-HzvdlQCKgB/s1600/13327428_640031679488192_3450661575810732805_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mLgC1VV-CQc/V1a4DiFnwKI/AAAAAAAAHNo/1pkjJ_Wslz0JvPKYdHyRiy_KNQ-HzvdlQCKgB/s640/13327428_640031679488192_3450661575810732805_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tavcGnH3Xw4/V1a4AKuyGwI/AAAAAAAAHNg/rxkt-jhI8t8l7tZQxcfWJX-gAgh0Ph7NQCKgB/s1600/13321623_640031786154848_6696896831107743352_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tavcGnH3Xw4/V1a4AKuyGwI/AAAAAAAAHNg/rxkt-jhI8t8l7tZQxcfWJX-gAgh0Ph7NQCKgB/s640/13321623_640031786154848_6696896831107743352_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>I am also holding a ladies prayer group this summer at my home every week.</b> You can listen to my podcast about this here--><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/05/women-in-prayer-start-prayer-group-in.html" target="_blank">Starting a Ladies Prayer Group.</a><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Lastly, we are busy preparing <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">for the retreat NEXT month</a>. </b>I am working on my sessions to talk about simplifying. It is a very exciting time. If you are joining us, make sure you are a member of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/988523824526509/" target="_blank">facebook event page </a>to stay up to date on the details AND that I have your email address. We are sending out emails to update each attendee as it gets closer. <b>If you haven't registered but are planning to come,<a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"> please do so ASAP.</a> We will have to close registration soon! </b><br />Don't miss out!<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Happy Sumer!</b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">How are you keeping it simple this summer?</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">JOIN US AT OUR LADIES WEEKEND!</a></span></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_3LHj9c0kE/V1a7QuJDHCI/AAAAAAAAHOo/EnQFHgxdqfIF0cqiJYi4vxcw2Nj0JCDwgCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-01%2Bat%2B9.19.49%2BPM.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank">Check out the NEW products in our shop!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-of3dypmZvCs/V1a7uZ7ivxI/AAAAAAAAHO4/Xsl9iFmtLbwCkJaMUtBRi4HO1530apK-QCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.22%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmT7qaCLc-o/V1a7uJnNdcI/AAAAAAAAHO0/yGun94YtKPEN1dGuzb8TNBAh7RINtUfdgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.29%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7johHM6D-3E/V1a7udW9-HI/AAAAAAAAHO8/PC8gOG8QPZknwv6xC72o5lbED66tQz85ACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.34%2BAM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://simplylivingforhim.spreadshirt.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JrU_rEU1Gi0/V1a7uhtdHiI/AAAAAAAAHPA/xozu6_HiLlAzh0OiavZZB4ErC8AjVG0DQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-06%2Bat%2B8.02.40%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><br /></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-38652996215680730372016-05-27T00:00:00.000-04:002016-05-27T00:00:14.046-04:00New Podcast Episode 24: Read Through the Entire Bible as a Family<b>Join me as we talk about how we have used the Bible in our family over the years- </b>from using it as our homeschool curriculum one year, to now, reading through the entire book together. It is truly transforming our family and is the most important book we will ever use in our homeschool.<br /><div><br /></div><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/266019377&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-85427164010858148322016-05-26T13:53:00.002-04:002016-05-26T13:53:24.073-04:00Take a Tour of Love's Farm!Steve and I had a blast broadcasting live on Facebook from our little slice of hobby farm heaven this week! See his aquaponics system, our ducks, chickens, and more...and hear about our new ministry project!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsimplylivingforhim%2Fvideos%2F1012706868766753%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-50675734309846990092016-05-23T12:15:00.000-04:002016-05-23T12:19:05.544-04:00And Just Like That...<h2><b>And just like that, we are closing the final book of 9th grade. </b></h2><b><br /></b><b>The little girl that I was so afraid of homeschooling for kindergarten, has only three (short) years left of her homeschool journey.</b><br /><br />When I look at pictures of years past, it seems like oh, so long ago...but at the same time, like yesterday.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3oxFgNl89jE/VqYjTcesm4I/AAAAAAAAG8A/VtVhC7-bnKQDk3XXUb0rbA7RHJgNiz_wgCKgB/s1600/228008_10150235136107292_4360773_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3oxFgNl89jE/VqYjTcesm4I/AAAAAAAAG8A/VtVhC7-bnKQDk3XXUb0rbA7RHJgNiz_wgCKgB/s640/228008_10150235136107292_4360773_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OYm8UolHQZM/VATbT9mDLhI/AAAAAAAAF6g/h2S6o8uGOO8vOuBqqI6BSRHmkZv9BcrKgCKgB/s1600/67482_1549278065378_709892_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OYm8UolHQZM/VATbT9mDLhI/AAAAAAAAF6g/h2S6o8uGOO8vOuBqqI6BSRHmkZv9BcrKgCKgB/s640/67482_1549278065378_709892_n-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b><b>Just yesterday, God started nudging my heart to homeschool. He chased, and I ran. Ultimately His plan prevailed.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Just yesterday, I was standing in the preschool room, terrified of what the future held. Knowing she was moving on from preschool and crying at the thought...</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Just yesterday, I was telling my parents about this decision that would ultimately change all of our lives...in more ways than I ever imagined.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Just yesterday, I stepped out in faith (even though I was filled with fear)...and ultimately faith won over fear.</b><br /><br /><h2><span style="font-size: large;"><b>God won, instead of my flesh.</b></span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LcOUkRKdCo/VBtGoZkbFNI/AAAAAAAAF-E/svM78CumP7s4NtzWr66dtIQ0rq764DVTQCKgB/s1600/IMG_3865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LcOUkRKdCo/VBtGoZkbFNI/AAAAAAAAF-E/svM78CumP7s4NtzWr66dtIQ0rq764DVTQCKgB/s640/IMG_3865.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>In my flesh, I would have blended in with everyone else. I would have chosen (what I thought was) the easier path...</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>In my flesh, I would have relied on myself.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>In my flesh, I would have never submitted to the call that God was placing on my heart.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><h2><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully, we don't walk by the flesh, but by the spirit.</span></b></h2><b><br /></b><b>In His strength, I have stepped out in faith and walked a journey I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams.</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYQUtsUSL18/VpBtZ_ebQTI/AAAAAAAAG48/-WV-aID6YYUsVlE3ubBNgLlS0zEbda7ZQCKgB/s1600/10933977_10204699191833181_6450393143347231371_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYQUtsUSL18/VpBtZ_ebQTI/AAAAAAAAG48/-WV-aID6YYUsVlE3ubBNgLlS0zEbda7ZQCKgB/s640/10933977_10204699191833181_6450393143347231371_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Some days I feel like I am living in a movie about someone else's life. </b>Yet, the movie goes on, and each day there is a new adventure. I praise the Lord for all HE has done.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6iP7Irabxps/VpBvMdfaYEI/AAAAAAAAG5U/jNFWh_6LihkJuZoIf-_XyfWp_12kGvewwCKgB/s1600/1619325_10204743108491070_5928213579586673533_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6iP7Irabxps/VpBvMdfaYEI/AAAAAAAAG5U/jNFWh_6LihkJuZoIf-_XyfWp_12kGvewwCKgB/s640/1619325_10204743108491070_5928213579586673533_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am beyond grateful for this journey, which has been about so much more than just school choices. </b></span><br /><b><br />Most of all I am grateful that I obeyed when I did not want to, and that God is leading us each step of the way. </b>To Him be the glory.<br /><b><br /></b><b>In just three short years, I will be looking back on the entire journey. </b>It is too cliche, but I can't help myself. It goes by in a blink. My little gap-toothed girl has grown into a beautiful young lady, full of God's grace. She is everything I ever dreamed of in a daughter and more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--emsR1wY6yo/V0Mqjy4zrSI/AAAAAAAAHMg/qNKXp1FO4-QgqSUrXBcbd-DeFQI6gh7agCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-23%2Bat%2B12.05.56%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--emsR1wY6yo/V0Mqjy4zrSI/AAAAAAAAHMg/qNKXp1FO4-QgqSUrXBcbd-DeFQI6gh7agCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-23%2Bat%2B12.05.56%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>I praise the Lord for all He has done in her life and even though it is bittersweet to see the years fly by, it is exciting to know that she has a whole life ahead of her, that He has already planned before time. </b><br /><br /><b>So we continue to walk with Him, clinging every step of the way, trusting Him in all...even when it is hard. </b>Even when we don't feel like it. Because we know He holds the future.<br /><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Read more about answering the call to homeschool in my book, <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/new-called-home-ebook.html" target="_blank">Called Home: Finding Joy in Letting God Lead Your Homeschool</a></span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/new-called-home-ebook.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2BUOy2d7ovI/V0MsbdiSiAI/AAAAAAAAHMo/1xaDLb73mLIeP2lVIElhAEuh9r3K79AqgCLcB/s320/calledhome_book2.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Listen to my podcast about our early years!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WINL80_xohQ/V0MtcW_4y7I/AAAAAAAAHMw/2-mV-1n4C0ETpG4zzFzdo0cKuxj3yAiCQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-23%2Bat%2B12.17.31%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WINL80_xohQ/V0MtcW_4y7I/AAAAAAAAHMw/2-mV-1n4C0ETpG4zzFzdo0cKuxj3yAiCQCLcB/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-23%2Bat%2B12.17.31%2BPM.png" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-27136435688657778262016-05-20T08:26:00.000-04:002016-05-20T08:26:36.869-04:00Women in Prayer- Start a Prayer Group in Your Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXOaWDj_rCM/Vz3-xq-g0KI/AAAAAAAAHMQ/a7hq5Hv4BPwEfkqI1duIQ9d7Gnw0SgN_QCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-19%2Bat%2B1.57.45%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXOaWDj_rCM/Vz3-xq-g0KI/AAAAAAAAHMQ/a7hq5Hv4BPwEfkqI1duIQ9d7Gnw0SgN_QCLcB/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-19%2Bat%2B1.57.45%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Last summer I was incredibly blessed to begin a ladies prayer group in my home. </b>It didn't end up looking at all like I had thought it would, but God's plan was way better than mine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Join me today as I share how God worked in our prayer time and how YOU can start a women's prayer group.</b> Sisters in Christ need to shine brighter than ever in this dark world today, and let's do it by linking arms and seeking Jesus together!</div><br /><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/265049629&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-19091770528966271262016-05-16T11:30:00.001-04:002016-05-16T11:30:25.845-04:00Ma's Smile<b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLv5NEyGWKw/VzniXWY_xtI/AAAAAAAAHLM/h-nsCQeqKjsyR9bPMIm6d-wGFFzg4hZ9ACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-16%2Bat%2B11.07.39%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLv5NEyGWKw/VzniXWY_xtI/AAAAAAAAHLM/h-nsCQeqKjsyR9bPMIm6d-wGFFzg4hZ9ACLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-16%2Bat%2B11.07.39%2BAM.png" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b>As many of you know, I have always been a Little House on the Prairie girl at heart.</b> I idealize the simple life on the prairie. Living in small quarters always brought the family closer together. The struggles always made the family seem more tight knit. The simple life- growing food, keeping animals, and the hustle and bustle are far off in the city. Life on the prairie was simple and beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzZtA-tqvjY/VznjfnF3rUI/AAAAAAAAHLc/MD7HIH-3Ec4jDcUQAknLSRv-3dlY4gV9QCLcB/s1600/IMG_8060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzZtA-tqvjY/VznjfnF3rUI/AAAAAAAAHLc/MD7HIH-3Ec4jDcUQAknLSRv-3dlY4gV9QCLcB/s640/IMG_8060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><b>I know I completely have a picture in my head that isn't quite real. </b>I know life was anything but simple on the prairie. Yet, the idea of having just enough without modern day distractions is appealing.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTj72RCklc8/VznjH_2rr2I/AAAAAAAAHLY/nZIyLYflyk0iSc4GAASeQVKyzMnQ5QPCgCLcB/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTj72RCklc8/VznjH_2rr2I/AAAAAAAAHLY/nZIyLYflyk0iSc4GAASeQVKyzMnQ5QPCgCLcB/s400/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>One of my favorite moments on the show was Laura said this about her Ma:</b><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b><i><br />"Her smile is the first thing I want to see each morning, and the last thing I see each night."</i></b></blockquote><br /><b>Wow. </b>Every time I see that episode and hear those words, I tear up. My eyes well up mostly because it is just so sweet and because that truly epitomizes Ma on the show--gentle and loving, yet we all know she is firm and strong when needed.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>The tears also come because I wonder if my own kids would say that about me.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b><span id="goog_1640577250"></span><span id="goog_1640577251"></span><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EpLJ3a5QDio/Vznka4jGM2I/AAAAAAAAHLk/ZjAMlEbFSf4DqAEM3u04JKCp03Zd6gOFgCLcB/s1600/IMG_6983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EpLJ3a5QDio/Vznka4jGM2I/AAAAAAAAHLk/ZjAMlEbFSf4DqAEM3u04JKCp03Zd6gOFgCLcB/s640/IMG_6983.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><i>Do I give them that smile before bed and when they wake up? </i><br /><i>Do I choose gentle? </i><br /><br /><b>Or do I (in my own flesh) frown all too often, complain, or even yell? </b>What are my children seeing first thing in the morning and last thing before bed?<br /><b><br /></b><b>Do I display humility and most of all reliance on the Lord?</b> Because the truth is, in my own strength there are days I do not feel like smiling. There are days I just want to scream. There are days I am anything but gentle.<br /><br /><b>Yet, we are told to DIE to self.</b> We are not called to seek after our own comfort and then smile. We are not told to treat others depending on our moods or circumstances.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7242trEllYI/VznmDViHLdI/AAAAAAAAHL0/7snin133Pxc-7d8K7J3z_mZTIiqIKgJLACLcB/s1600/12524428_976954105675363_2499157793708110842_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7242trEllYI/VznmDViHLdI/AAAAAAAAHL0/7snin133Pxc-7d8K7J3z_mZTIiqIKgJLACLcB/s640/12524428_976954105675363_2499157793708110842_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <b>We are told to put others needs above our own, be gentle and meek, and to seek Him above all else. </b>Not to put my fleshy wants first, but His desires.<br /><br /><b>My children are living their only childhood right now. </b>There are no do-overs. I am shaping their memories that they didn't even ask to make. God brought them into this world as a complete blessing to me, and my job is to die to self as a disciple and as a mother. My kids don't always care that I am tired or having my own "issues." They need to be raised and cared for in a way that honors the Lord and points to Him.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cOgdUkO9G4k/VznmEGwXPII/AAAAAAAAHL4/VV6ORFc7-4Mz3c416l4Uwu4_pI-0c-_XACLcB/s1600/1424361_976308872406553_3496424425128194126_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cOgdUkO9G4k/VznmEGwXPII/AAAAAAAAHL4/VV6ORFc7-4Mz3c416l4Uwu4_pI-0c-_XACLcB/s640/1424361_976308872406553_3496424425128194126_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>When I am having a bad day I need to take that to the Lord and let His strength get me through. My children should not suffer because I struggle.</b><br /><br /><b>I know this sounds harsh, but I have been convicted lately to truly let them yearn for their Mama's smile first thing in the morning and the last thing before bed...</b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">So that in Ma's smile they can see Jesus. </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">His love, His strength, and His provision...even when I don't feel like it.</span></b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jWHgesPsmbI/VznmEOJ4RwI/AAAAAAAAHL8/DifIEYXwRxU9VPTaVplV938y6IN_FjxZgCLcB/s1600/12804802_965539173483523_4379808662966577752_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jWHgesPsmbI/VznmEOJ4RwI/AAAAAAAAHL8/DifIEYXwRxU9VPTaVplV938y6IN_FjxZgCLcB/s640/12804802_965539173483523_4379808662966577752_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: 'droid serif', serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Join Me This Summer- <strong><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simply Living for Him Retreat! </a></strong></h1><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: 'droid serif', serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">At the Beautiful Lodges at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA.</h1><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: 'droid serif', serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="170" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wgqttXilQVI/VqFz4J88wiI/AAAAAAAAG7Q/mFBsJFPZV2Q/s320/retreat_color.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WEQuFL1cZfI/Vr3f9EFebHI/AAAAAAAAHAQ/hmbURB-K3OAf1l5kBCwXu888bsPuhbg1QCKgB/s400/12662552_949638015073639_8933665398185147682_n.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-87109795600978926172016-05-03T15:27:00.000-04:002016-05-06T15:58:21.173-04:00Teach Them Diligently Atlanta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EsqstSsvRsI/VyfxftdMHPI/AAAAAAAAHJc/GkbF7vj5y-YPDCQ96f1U_Spvm5T1HwoAgCLcB/s1600/13076896_1000360006668106_7636383135246665486_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EsqstSsvRsI/VyfxftdMHPI/AAAAAAAAHJc/GkbF7vj5y-YPDCQ96f1U_Spvm5T1HwoAgCLcB/s400/13076896_1000360006668106_7636383135246665486_n.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>How do I even begin to share what God has done? </b>My mind is still on overload from this weekend in Atlanta at Teach Them Diligently, but I will share that God is far bigger and greater and even more magnificent than our little tiny minds make Him. He has done such great work and I can't even believe I am not dreaming sometimes when I see what He is doing each moment in my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6UCSBO66siw/Vyfxbd8ULPI/AAAAAAAAHJQ/F8jARFwpmukO_j081mR_7QtauH3L6qJeQCLcB/s1600/13062233_10207996520664341_6211909111650846187_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6UCSBO66siw/Vyfxbd8ULPI/AAAAAAAAHJQ/F8jARFwpmukO_j081mR_7QtauH3L6qJeQCLcB/s400/13062233_10207996520664341_6211909111650846187_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>This weekend I traveled to Atlanta with my 15-year-old daughter and my parents.</b> Last year God did amazing work in bringing my parents to Atlanta to hear me speak since they had never been on board with me homeschooling. And last year, they were on board. It was amazing to say the least!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRI3q__2RRQ/Vyfxi1u0IeI/AAAAAAAAHJs/TzE2TcVUUQEy7z-JwFcsEL6kXx2GZN-7gCLcB/s1600/13118968_10208002272448132_1121514904753914814_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRI3q__2RRQ/Vyfxi1u0IeI/AAAAAAAAHJs/TzE2TcVUUQEy7z-JwFcsEL6kXx2GZN-7gCLcB/s640/13118968_10208002272448132_1121514904753914814_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>This year one of the things God taught me on this trip is that I have not ruined my children (can I get an Amen? ;) )</b> <u>If He calls you to do something, He will equip you. </u>More than just academically, I saw on this trip just how prepared my daughter is <b><i>for life. </i></b>Nothing I did has made her this way. It is only by God's leading and provision. But I saw that she is so independent and responsible. She is equipped for "real life."</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>She set me up at all my presentations and she worked so hard to serve me. </b>Praise the Lord. She talked to people with me afterward and was so helpful in every aspect of our traveling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tPLFH5d7sWI/VyfxetSJi3I/AAAAAAAAHJU/l6cOzEqrLbAFPjDMElaKx1y0pKBU--M-wCLcB/s1600/13076616_10207996462862896_1835475213313204454_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tPLFH5d7sWI/VyfxetSJi3I/AAAAAAAAHJU/l6cOzEqrLbAFPjDMElaKx1y0pKBU--M-wCLcB/s400/13076616_10207996462862896_1835475213313204454_n.jpg" width="300" /></i></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Her reward for all her hard work- Pizza Hut! After a long day of four sessions in a row, we took some down time in the hotel :)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>And God has shown me that when I allow Him to work through me, He does abundantly more than I imagine. </b>Before these trips, it is very easy for me to listen to the voice in my head that tells me I am crazy for leaving my other kids and husband behind to travel, and I am crazy for thinking anyone would come listen to me speak...and then He always shows up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcKhQFR7VIM/VyfxjRU3osI/AAAAAAAAHJw/2TWH6wlo3AYmX6dE2FxFQPW3Dh5JaMr4QCLcB/s1600/13119013_999027610134679_1600639962882273126_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcKhQFR7VIM/VyfxjRU3osI/AAAAAAAAHJw/2TWH6wlo3AYmX6dE2FxFQPW3Dh5JaMr4QCLcB/s640/13119013_999027610134679_1600639962882273126_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>When I speak, I completely empty myself of ME and let Him fill me up and every word that flows out is through His provision.</b> Speaking allows me to be fully who God wants me to be and every hinderance of caring what others think is thrown out the window, as I let Him take over every word.</div><br /><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />It's always confirmation to read comments like this one:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W46lcKkNgqw/VyfxepXIusI/AAAAAAAAHJY/A_AE6OIicYAoX27d5XgIaP5s5Qrk2w0lwCLcB/s1600/13076899_1000716483299125_2026556726207763753_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W46lcKkNgqw/VyfxepXIusI/AAAAAAAAHJY/A_AE6OIicYAoX27d5XgIaP5s5Qrk2w0lwCLcB/s640/13076899_1000716483299125_2026556726207763753_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGnatUuR-60/Vyfxgy2MNOI/AAAAAAAAHJg/3ox2NHN4KKMu0-h6VKnXnal0LPcpdrPPwCLcB/s1600/13094408_10207996463382909_1050606882652484570_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGnatUuR-60/Vyfxgy2MNOI/AAAAAAAAHJg/3ox2NHN4KKMu0-h6VKnXnal0LPcpdrPPwCLcB/s640/13094408_10207996463382909_1050606882652484570_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T3utxwGeUe8/VyfxhOIL5yI/AAAAAAAAHJk/Vh5QtIgkV2wx8yNx5-kayOXIxKABnsrOwCLcB/s1600/13103499_1048827321827599_2782099598451046034_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T3utxwGeUe8/VyfxhOIL5yI/AAAAAAAAHJk/Vh5QtIgkV2wx8yNx5-kayOXIxKABnsrOwCLcB/s640/13103499_1048827321827599_2782099598451046034_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>If you have the opportuntiy to travel to a Teach Them Diligently convention, I would encourage you to do so. </b>It is like a glimse of heaven! You will be with like-minded families all in one place seeking Jesus. It is so much ore that a homeschool convention. It is a revival of hearts turning to Him for their families and the next genreation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O6pq_rUW020/VyfxhpxlGJI/AAAAAAAAHJo/uP_sP8yOgowJaEjH8UUjejEQABDdh_ycACLcB/s1600/13095932_10207996463182904_5895514883751306785_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O6pq_rUW020/VyfxhpxlGJI/AAAAAAAAHJo/uP_sP8yOgowJaEjH8UUjejEQABDdh_ycACLcB/s400/13095932_10207996463182904_5895514883751306785_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <b>And as I gazed at this photo I took from the plane, I wrote this on facebook:</b><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Still collecting my thoughts from our trip to Atlanta this weekend- and preparing to do it again next week in OHIO! As I reflect though and try to wrap my head around all the work God is doing, the only thing I can think is---stop making Him so small. Our lives are just a little blip in time, yet He knows every detail and is in control of every single thing. When we make it about us, we have no joy because we are focused on our comfort, our wants, our agenda. And many times t</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">hey don't end up lining up with His plan for us. And when we focus on ourselves, we take our eyes of off Him. When we focus on HIM and seek Him above anything we desire, He transforms us and our desires become His desires. And then He does SO much more than we can ever dream or imagine. But getting there isn't always comfortable or easy. He never intended it to be. That is what heaven is for. So while I am here for this very short glimpse of time on earth, I want every single second to be spent seeking His will above my own, and realizing the majesty that He is, and that life is all about HIM and never about ME. To Him be the glory.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pl52MGoILQs/Vyfxj6ao3ZI/AAAAAAAAHJ0/KgyNU4RNscQWrdbteW7U6cxiKLzgk3MZACLcB/s1600/13124844_1001396959897744_762508917351766707_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pl52MGoILQs/Vyfxj6ao3ZI/AAAAAAAAHJ0/KgyNU4RNscQWrdbteW7U6cxiKLzgk3MZACLcB/s640/13124844_1001396959897744_762508917351766707_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>There is still time to attend (affiliate) <a href="https://teachthemdiligently.net/iaffiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teach Them Diligently Convention! </a></b>NEXT WEEK (May 12-14) is Sandusky, OH. I will be speaking again and can not wait! This time, my whole family is traveling and I will even be meeting lots of friends and family there. It is going to be fabulous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://teachthemdiligently.net/iaffiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5cBaOilGAnI/VyjeFWQzKOI/AAAAAAAAHKM/sHJHYW4RAVMhqHy4-i98Lk0f0dXmzr6UgCLcB/s400/Screen_Shot_2016-03-10_at_7.09.30_AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5cBaOilGAnI/VyjeFWQzKOI/AAAAAAAAHKM/sHJHYW4RAVMhqHy4-i98Lk0f0dXmzr6UgCLcB/s1600/Screen_Shot_2016-03-10_at_7.09.30_AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The speakers are so encouraging and it is so much more than just a homeschool convention.</b> Hearts and lives are changed at <a href="https://teachthemdiligently.net/iaffiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teach Them Diligently.</a> It is God-centered and Jesus-saturated. 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<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-73922774911635428612016-05-02T17:37:00.000-04:002016-05-02T17:37:11.005-04:00Give MAMA a Rest This Mother's Day! Simply Living For Him Special Discount for Mother's Day!<span style="font-size: x-large;">Want to give the perfect Mother's Day Gift? </span><br /><br /><b>How about the gift of <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">rest and renewal? </a></b><br /><br /><b>How about a time away for mom to connect with other ladies!</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1eEl5ks_gGQ/VyfEyHtP9zI/AAAAAAAAHIs/RHsMQA2XBRENXFmB2hiFZ4eQBIHtujlawCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-02%2Bat%2B5.20.37%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1eEl5ks_gGQ/VyfEyHtP9zI/AAAAAAAAHIs/RHsMQA2XBRENXFmB2hiFZ4eQBIHtujlawCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-02%2Bat%2B5.20.37%2BPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><br /></a> <b><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></b> <b><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank">The Simply Living for Him Retreat </a>this summer is a getaway just for ladies. </b>We will be spending time seeking Jesus in a beautiful location.<br /><br />Read all about it<a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" target="_blank"> HERE.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0dG5aWg9jd8/VyfHux1i_HI/AAAAAAAAHJA/CU3WFIo_RDMTiTMWMVKu2lJU2LRAVr1fgCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-02%2Bat%2B5.33.24%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0dG5aWg9jd8/VyfHux1i_HI/AAAAAAAAHJA/CU3WFIo_RDMTiTMWMVKu2lJU2LRAVr1fgCLcB/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-05-02%2Bat%2B5.33.24%2BPM.png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b> <b>Register with this <u>SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY LINK!! </u>Click below:</b></span><br /><b><br /></b><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick" /> <input name="hosted_button_id" type="hidden" value="MR7HE4EXH5FTY" /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="Ticket Full Retreat (Fri 7/22-Sun7/24) $99 + $2.50processing fee">Ticket Full Retreat (Fri 7/22-Sun7/24) $99 + $2.50processing fee $101.50 USD</option> </select> </td></tr></tbody></table><input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /></form><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><br /></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Just $99 for the retreat! (Lodging not included.)</b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Retreat includes: </span></a><br /><br /><b>Refreshment reception lakeside and bonfire Friday night (worship, prayer, and welcome session)</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Saturday: Worship, Prayer, Session, Mini group sessions, and LUNCH.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Sunday: breakfast, worship, and prayer with group time before departure.</b> <br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick" /> <input name="hosted_button_id" type="hidden" value="MR7HE4EXH5FTY" /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><b><br /></b><b>Register here: (MUST Use This Link for Discount)</b></td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="Ticket Full Retreat (Fri 7/22-Sun7/24) $99 + $2.50processing fee">Ticket Full Retreat (Fri 7/22-Sun7/24) $99 + $2.50processing fee $101.50 USD</option> </select> </td></tr></tbody></table><input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /></form><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-26699568588566194472016-04-19T18:01:00.000-04:002016-04-27T08:01:22.751-04:00Leaving the Garage: This World is Not All There Is <b>So, most of you know (sorry for all of the pictures lately, I can't help myself! ;) ) that <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/04/our-new-additions-at-loves-farm-and.html" target="_blank">we got ducks. </a></b>Two little ducklings that are just adorable. Since bringing them home they have lived in the garage since it is not safe outdoors just yet for them, and of course, it was a bit too cold. So their existence has been a large plastic tub in the garage, under the glow of a red heat lamp.<br /><br /><b>However, as the beautiful Spring weather starts to slowly meander in (can I get a Hallelujah!) we finally brought the ducks outdoors for the first time. </b>It really was adorable to see them put their feet in grass for the first time and run all over the place–not really sure if they were excited, scared, or most likely, they were a little of both!<span style="background-color: white; color: #c9c8cd; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><br /><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <b><br />They stick together like glue and it is just amazing to watch. </b>They remind me of synchronized swimmers (though not quite as graceful, but oh, so cute!) They run together, sit together, and pretty much go whatever direction the other is going.<br /><br /><b>After having them out for a bit and just being entertained by their cuteness, they finally settled down into the grass and just basked in the sun. </b>As they lay there together, one sort of tilted its head up toward the sky almost as if to see the sun and marvel at it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QT7vsz-8he8/VxapAAL3hvI/AAAAAAAAHHg/OVM3HoybFN874jwjN328FTO1_G03OmY0gCLcB/s1600/IMG_7824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QT7vsz-8he8/VxapAAL3hvI/AAAAAAAAHHg/OVM3HoybFN874jwjN328FTO1_G03OmY0gCLcB/s640/IMG_7824.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>I jokingly said to my kids, "Oh look! He (or she...we don't know yet!) is discovering the sun!"</b><br /><br /><b>As soon as I said it, I realized what an amazing thing it really was,</b> and just how much we could learn from that one moment.<br /><br /><b>You see up until that point those ducks had known no other world except a confined plastic tub in a garage with a red light shining down on them. </b>Only once we brought them outside did they discover there is really an entirely different (<i>and so much more beautiful)</i> world out there! Up until then, they had no idea what existed beyond that garage.<br /><br /><b>And you know what?</b> That is what it is like for us here on earth. There is a whole new world waiting for us someday that is heaven. We live on this earth thinking this is it, and we are content with that, and even really enjoying it enough that we are afraid of leaving it.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>But imagine those ducks had neve left the garage? </b>Sure, they were content in there because it was all they knew! They had no idea about grass, and bugs, and sunshine and flowers...they were content in their little plastic tub.<br /><br /><b><u>Are we content in the garage?</u></b><br /><br /><b>We need to have no fear about leaving this earth some day because God has a place prepared for us that is beyond our imagination...it is far more beautiful than anything we have here.</b> And if we never left this earth, just like those ducks left the garage...we would never know about it. Death doesn't have to be scary when we know that there are far better things ahead.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-80LoO2gKd7Q/VxaqaSOMHmI/AAAAAAAAHHo/8mTWOH14GywKEq3VrZzsaEnJKFrw9s4wgCLcB/s1600/IMG_5076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-80LoO2gKd7Q/VxaqaSOMHmI/AAAAAAAAHHo/8mTWOH14GywKEq3VrZzsaEnJKFrw9s4wgCLcB/s640/IMG_5076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I am so grateful that God reveals truths to me through little things such as ducks. </b>I thanked Him for that realization as I sat there watching those little ones so excited about their new world. I thanked Him that I will one day experience a world far beyond this one and that there is no fear anymore in that knowledge.<br /><b><br />I am content with my earthly life, but I know without a doubt that heaven's glory is nothing compared to this garage of an earth we live in. </b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PS...We had one of our sweet little chickens die this week. She succumbed to a prolapse that could neither be prevented nor repaired. It was a hard little lesson for kids..some were more affected than others. Yet, that is all part of life lessons. Painful, but necessary and unavoidable.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BET5t72IuzX/" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">We had a rough afternoon- one of our chickens died. Life lessons, yet hard at the same time. I captured this moment of daddy consoling his son. Even though it's sad, it melted my heart to see a father comfort his son. #farmlife #LovesFarm #simplylivingforhim</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Karen DeBeus (@simplylivingforhim) on <time datetime="2016-04-17T18:11:44+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Apr 17, 2016 at 11:11am PDT</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-38038393776548378422016-04-10T20:49:00.001-04:002016-04-10T21:40:53.572-04:00When God Keeps a Door Closed...What I Learned From The Chickens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Our chickens are such funny creatures.</b> Daily, they do something to make me laugh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFDhqZQblSI/VwryCi6FqhI/AAAAAAAAHG4/Qzi__Sn0-M4hoSn93WoX42vIimBOQvv9Q/s1600/12799058_10207490308929364_6372785011757486841_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFDhqZQblSI/VwryCi6FqhI/AAAAAAAAHG4/Qzi__Sn0-M4hoSn93WoX42vIimBOQvv9Q/s640/12799058_10207490308929364_6372785011757486841_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><b>And today, while they were up their usual antics I realized just how much I could relate to those little creatures.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sO_nG_6hs24/VwryCgsOhfI/AAAAAAAAHG0/7S0Hk00YE5EP1DYvS1yEi9tJWY9l9HwoA/s1600/12243496_10206801051298354_5788057242114544799_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sO_nG_6hs24/VwryCgsOhfI/AAAAAAAAHG0/7S0Hk00YE5EP1DYvS1yEi9tJWY9l9HwoA/s640/12243496_10206801051298354_5788057242114544799_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b>You see, back in the fall, my husband built a little tunnel "breezeway" leading from our chickens' covered run into our garden. </b>We made this so we could easily let them free range in the garden, but they couldn't always have access to it. There is a little door that we can open when we want them in, and shut it when we don't. We have some hawks around here that fly much too close while those chickens are free ranging, so we then have to get them back into their covered run to keep them safe.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-64-bAh0EBwo/VwryDi7ruDI/AAAAAAAAHG8/ccGUt5iEwngcIQi2tT84v9URhqdpV7mKg/s1600/1655922_10207047720184922_3812242392664228253_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-64-bAh0EBwo/VwryDi7ruDI/AAAAAAAAHG8/ccGUt5iEwngcIQi2tT84v9URhqdpV7mKg/s640/1655922_10207047720184922_3812242392664228253_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>But those chickens love being free in the garden. </b>They will line up at that door to get in the garden anytime we go back there. And if we aren't going to let them out at that time, they will all just stand there squawking and squawking hoping for a chance to run and play in the garden. If I had all the time in the world to supervise them out there, they would have unlimited access, but unfortunately, I can not. And in order to keep the chickens safe from that hawk, I have to keep the door shut more than they would prefer.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Today as I watched them all lining up at the door and I had just seen the hawk circling (so there was no way I was letting them out) it dawned on me that those poor chickens just don't understand.</b> They don't understand that I am keeping them safe from potential danger. They just want to get into the garden and dig up grubs! They have no idea that I am protecting them.<br /><b><br />I realized I will never, ever be able to explain that to them either. </b>After all, they are chickens! I can't communicate about hawks, and protection, and all of those things to them! They will never, ever understand, but I know day after day they will continue to stand at that door hoping I will open it.<br /><b><br />Aren't we just like those chickens with God? </b>Sometimes we stand and wait for Him to open a particular door, and He never does. And you know what? We may never know in this lifetime why not, or just what He may be protecting us from. And He may never be able to explain it to us or make us understand His infinite and His far superior wisdom in this lifetime.<br /><br /><b>Just like I can't explain it to those chickens.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Are you standing daily at a door that God isn't opening?</b> Perhaps He is protecting you from something or He just knows better and has a better plan. We can't always understand and that is ok. We don't have to. Just like I have those chickens' well-being in mind, God always has our best interest in mind. He is not trying to harm us or keep us from good.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>What we think we are missing out on may just be His loving protection.</b><br /><br /><b>I joke about how much I adore my chickens...but really, in all seriousness, it is amazing how much I can learn from a simple afternoon of watching those creatures...and thinking about our God and His care for us.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-86CT5T0Sej8/VwryCQLEhpI/AAAAAAAAHGw/zFNGjfugnPclCdx5VmF9AujRFQp6KMckg/s1600/12274559_10206801056538485_2475570724001387287_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-86CT5T0Sej8/VwryCQLEhpI/AAAAAAAAHGw/zFNGjfugnPclCdx5VmF9AujRFQp6KMckg/s640/12274559_10206801056538485_2475570724001387287_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-85836124062756396512016-04-08T21:38:00.000-04:002016-04-08T21:38:00.923-04:00Podcast Episode 22: Our Life as a Work-at-Home Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bq6Czkdjbf0/VwgfHi7f_tI/AAAAAAAAHGg/PNr1NRcTWpMiUuwlqHqPu59XKek4kKU-A/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-08%2Bat%2B5.12.09%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bq6Czkdjbf0/VwgfHi7f_tI/AAAAAAAAHGg/PNr1NRcTWpMiUuwlqHqPu59XKek4kKU-A/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-08%2Bat%2B5.12.09%2BPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Three years ago we began the journey as a work-at-home family. </b>Today I am sitting down with my husband to share what our daily life looks like as a self-employed family living life together. Between Steve's graphic design company, my writing, and our whole family's endeavors on our (little) hobby farm, we are learning what matters most each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258070221&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-13390835242879583992016-04-04T09:10:00.001-04:002016-04-04T09:10:37.357-04:00Our New Additions at Love's Farm and Exciting News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eAh-jMELp-U/VwJm3RVihGI/AAAAAAAAHGE/3nwsL7ALs4op7TmCy53eMzhwTN1kPXyYA/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.04.32%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eAh-jMELp-U/VwJm3RVihGI/AAAAAAAAHGE/3nwsL7ALs4op7TmCy53eMzhwTN1kPXyYA/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.04.32%2BAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>My husband and kids went to Tractor Supply on Saturday morning. </b>The plan was to buy some bolts and some other odds and ends....just a few things.<br /><br />Famous.Last.Words.<br /><b><br /></b><b>Shortly thereafter, I received a phone call. </b>The kids were asking if we could get ducks. I heard all about how adorable they were and after all, we already have chickens and we wouldn't need anything. <i>And you know, we NEED them.</i><br /><br /><b>I knew just how cute they were because when I was in Tractor Supply just a few weeks ago I marvelled at those fuzzy little balls with the big bills and webbed feet. </b>They were truly adorable.<br /><br /><b>So I told my husband on the phone,</b> "You decide. I am not making the decision. I will leave it up to you."<br /><br /><b>And as I hung up the phone, I said to myself, </b>"We're getting ducks." I knew exactly what he would decide.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_AturaKnxQ/VwJm2GYCFZI/AAAAAAAAHGA/NKhyb5BsjyE7gEF2lDdJXN_N_iTtrArnA/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.05.12%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_AturaKnxQ/VwJm2GYCFZI/AAAAAAAAHGA/NKhyb5BsjyE7gEF2lDdJXN_N_iTtrArnA/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.05.12%2BAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVdmX7rS2NI/VwJm1KKY1lI/AAAAAAAAHF8/ciz9UTzRYg41vJkm1NdPh7uxuBCK3QHlQ/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.05.19%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVdmX7rS2NI/VwJm1KKY1lI/AAAAAAAAHF8/ciz9UTzRYg41vJkm1NdPh7uxuBCK3QHlQ/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.05.19%2BAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>So now Love's Farm has two ducks. </b>I am excited to see how they will develop and to add more learning to our day.<a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/02/the-simple-life-exciting-week-at-loves.html" target="_blank"> The chickens have really been a learning experience</a> and we have enjoyed the whole experience.<br /><b><br /></b><b>We also have an announcement about our little farm! </b>You can read all about it at <a href="http://loves.farm/">Loves.Farm</a>. Click on the <b>About </b>section to read what we will be doing this summer, Lord willing!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.loves.farm/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FCe6wEUOiuc/VwJlu2_B9rI/AAAAAAAAHFs/A5g5britJf81Xi7IgMFy-OD6q_c9_6zSA/s320/static1.squarespace-1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>I really have to pinch myself sometimes. </b>It is truly all that we have ever wanted and more out here. Simple pleasures. Nature. Outdoors. The simple life is a dream come true.<br /><br /><b>Some snapshots of our week via <a href="http://www.intstagram.com/simplylivingforhim" target="_blank">Instagram:</a></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8MdN0W3qpE/VwJmJhuET6I/AAAAAAAAHFw/xEjSxyN2X2k3X2JEQ16yFplAvVjQCfiAg/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.03.06%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8MdN0W3qpE/VwJmJhuET6I/AAAAAAAAHFw/xEjSxyN2X2k3X2JEQ16yFplAvVjQCfiAg/s640/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-04-04%2Bat%2B9.03.06%2BAM.png" width="638" /></a></div><h1 data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="_4zhc5 _iqaka" data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.0" href="https://www.instagram.com/simplylivingforhim/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px 0.3em 0px -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: ellipsis; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;" title="simplylivingforhim">simplylivingforhim</a><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Go to </span><a data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0/=1$entity0/=010" href="https://www.instagram.com/tractorsupply/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">@tractorsupply</a><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">they said. Just for a few things, they said. 😂😂 </span><a data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0/=1$entity1/=010" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ducks/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#ducks</a><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.4" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0/=1$entity2/=010" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lovesfarm/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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<a href=”http://www.SimplyLivingfroHims.com“>SimplyLivingforHim</a></div>Karen DeBeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361424921724273967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738102559160496327.post-90016125141844243222016-03-28T08:01:00.000-04:002016-03-28T08:03:25.625-04:00The Year The Forsythias Bloomed Twice<b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n-ftG0152gU/VvkcCnw8eoI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/Xn3NXaZZIrQCkqWs3ZFC7C6gcFXXKC_8A/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n-ftG0152gU/VvkcCnw8eoI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/Xn3NXaZZIrQCkqWs3ZFC7C6gcFXXKC_8A/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>I have always loved the forsythias. </b>To me, they are <i>the </i>sign that spring is here. When in full bloom those yellow rows just shout," SPRING!" And even though they really don't last much more than a week in their full glory, I soak it in when they are here knowing it won't last long. It makes me a bit sad but helps to appreciate them that much more, because I know they will be gone shortly. I often wish for just one more week with those beautiful yellow blooms....<br /><br /><b>I remember last year, early one morning I awoke and my eyes opened to see directly out my window, there were beautiful forsythias in bloom.</b> I thought about how it was just another little blessing that God provide here in our new home. Not only did I love every detail about this home, here he placed forsythias on the little hill directly outside my window, and I could see them from my bed each morning. What a treat!<br /><br /><b>Well just when you think you have already been blessed beyond measure, God sure can surprise you and take it even further. </b>You see, this year I actually was in for a double blessing with my beloved forsythias...<br /><b><br /></b><b>Last week as you all know, we were in Nashville for the <a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/2016/03/teach-them-diligently-nashville-weekend.html" target="_blank">Teach Them Diligently Convention</a>.</b> The whole weekend was incredible and I just felt God carry us through the entire time. The drive down to Nashville was actually quite beautiful. The whole drive was pretty much dotted by cows and purple blooms all the way down. It was such a peaceful ride.<br /><b><br /></b><b>At one point, as we neared Nashville, we stopped at a rest area and I quickly noted that the forsythias were in full bloom!</b> It was my first sight of them this year because we hadn't had ours bloom up north yet. It was a pleasant surprise for sure.<br /><b><br /></b><b>And then, after a week home...guess what?</b> The forsythias up north are beginning to bloom. So this year, I get to enjoy them...twice!<br /><br /><b>Seriously.</b> How amazing is our God? He blesses us so much all the time and sometimes we just need to take notice.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfQnOnux0Ok/Vvkck2ekzkI/AAAAAAAAHFU/Y8IuRv4ss7Qyu7aaPo2WcC56-NV3Ofcow/s1600/12524428_976954105675363_2499157793708110842_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfQnOnux0Ok/Vvkck2ekzkI/AAAAAAAAHFU/Y8IuRv4ss7Qyu7aaPo2WcC56-NV3Ofcow/s640/12524428_976954105675363_2499157793708110842_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>He shows me daily through His creation so many things, and this year I just feel doubly blessed. Literally.</b><br /><br /><b>Just when we think we something may be enough, He gives us more. </b>I think about how far He has brought our family in so many things...homeschooling and just working in our family in general. He has given me books to write and speaking events. It is all just too much sometimes. I could never have dreamed up this life, but He did.<br /><br /><b>And He shows my daily, that if I submit to Him and let go of my plans...His are abundantly more. And He can do anything...</b><br /><br /><i>Even make the forsythias bloom twice for me this year.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><h2><strong>Grab my books!</strong></h2><a href="http://amzn.to/1PO91ZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="51OCb-1n7BL._SX373_BO1,204,203,200_" class="aligncenter wp-image-16790" height="317" src="http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/51OCb-1n7BL._SX373_BO1204203200_.jpg" width="238" /></a><br /><a href="http://amzn.to/1Q4m8QO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="51JcQKcfawL._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_" class="aligncenter wp-image-16791" height="312" src="http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/51JcQKcfawL._SX384_BO1204203200_.jpg" width="241" /></a><br /><a href="http://amzn.to/1PO9hYO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="51+lK2Tp+3L._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_" class="aligncenter wp-image-16792" height="328" src="http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/51-lK2Tp-3L._SX384_BO1204203200_.jpg" width="254" /></a><br /><br /><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: 'droid serif', serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Join Me This Summer- <strong><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simply Living for Him Retreat! </a></strong></h1><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: 'droid serif', serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">At the Beautiful Lodges at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA.</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplylivingforhim.com/p/blog-page_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="170" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wgqttXilQVI/VqFz4J88wiI/AAAAAAAAG7Q/mFBsJFPZV2Q/s320/retreat_color.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved </p>
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