the great adventure

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "I"

2009-11-09T06:26:00.003-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is Immortal and InvisibleNow to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.1 Timothy 1:17PeopleIan & Ivy - dear, sweet, childhood friends :)ThingsIslandsiWork - it really does :)ImaginationHow many items made your "I" list?Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,Psalm

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "H"

2009-11-08T06:25:00.002-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is HolyYour ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God?Psalm 77:13PeopleHarvey - my Grandpa :)Austin - my wonderful, handsome husbandThingsHappy laughterHolding my hubbyHearingWhat hits your "H" list?Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.Psalm 106:47

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "G"

2009-11-07T06:22:00.002-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is GreatFor great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.Psalm 96:4God is GoodTaste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.Psalm 34:8God is GivingYet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "F"

2009-11-06T09:47:00.000-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is FaithfulBut you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.Psalm 86:15God is ForgivingYou are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.Psalm 86:5PeopleFamily - I have a fantastic family, both immediate and in-laws :)Florence - my sweet friendFriends - we have a lot of wonderful

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Hard Work & Consideration

2009-11-06T06:58:00.003-06:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Just when I think my husband could't be more amazing, he goes and knocks my socks off! We are preparing to go into the ministry, and therefore need to get our house on the market ASAP. Most of our projects on the house are done, but there was one room that we have been putting off because we knew it would be

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "E"

2009-11-05T05:34:00.002-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is EverlastingThe eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'Deuteronomy 33:27PeopleEric - my cousin!Emma - my friend :)Elisabeth - my other cousin!Erica - my other friend :)ThingsEaster!!! - Praise the Lord!Encouragement Eating - it's fun!Education - where would we

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "D"

2009-11-04T05:34:00.004-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is our DefenderA father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.Psalm 68:5God is our DelivererO Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle-Psalm 140:7God is DivineFor since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "C"

2009-11-03T11:51:00.004-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is CompassionateBut you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.Psalm 86:15God is our ComfortPraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "B"

2009-11-03T07:50:00.002-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is Beautiful!One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.Psalm 27:4PeopleBethany - my cousin-in-law :)Betty - my grandmotherBill - my uncleBob - my grandfatherBruce - my uncleBryce - my father-in-lawBryan

Giving Thanks . . . Alphabetically ~ "A"

2009-11-03T06:49:00.004-06:00

Attributes of GodGod is Almighty!And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." ~ Isaiah 6:3PeopleAustin (of course!) - My sweet, amazing husband!Ashley - my sister-in-lawAnna - my wonderful friend!Anna - my cousin!ThingsApples, Apricots - seriously, they're good!Airplanes - make travel soooooo much quicker!

Thanksgiving Alphabetically :)

2009-11-03T05:46:00.000-06:00

I've often thought that Thanksgiving doesn't get near enough press. Halloween ads and merchandise seem to show up earlier and earlier (like the middle of July, lol) and the Christmas hullabaloo gets revved up even before the Halloween stuff has been clearanced out! And stuck right there in the middle is poor, little Thanksgiving! I LOVE Thanksgiving! I think it is one of the most wonderful

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ ...the party...

2009-10-30T06:11:00.000-05:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The costume party, that is :)This past weekend, Austin and I attended a costume party. He went as Walker, Texas Ranger, and I went as a gypsy :) We had a grand old time; I love how much he gets into these goofy, fun times! He's a very fun guy to be friends with, and I get the added benefit of being married

Wowza Poem

2009-10-21T05:06:00.000-05:00

I found this poem months ago, and saved it in an un-sent e-mail. I ran across it while I was cleaning out my inbox and was struck anew by how true (and convicting) it is!There's one sad truth in life I've foundWhile journeying east and west -The only folks we really woundAre those we love the best.We flatter those we scarcely know,We please the fleeting guest,And deal full many a thoughtless

PPW: His Work

2009-10-19T06:57:00.002-05:00

Book StudyThe Power of A Praying Wife: His WorkPages 49-54Happy Monday, everyone!This week we're looking at Chapter 2 of The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian.Our husbands' workis such a huge part of who they are. As Omartian puts it: "God recognizes that a man's work is a source of fulfillment to him. He says there is nothing better than for a man to 'enjoy the good of all his labor

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Balance

2009-10-16T08:50:00.003-05:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Austin and I, as most of you know, are preparing our lives for a HUGE change. And it feels like every move we make is just another leap of faith (or L.O.F. as Austin has taken to calling them, lol), and we most certainly have our up days and our down days. What is so interesting to me is that it seems on the

BBI Newsletter Mailing List

2009-10-13T05:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Tuesday all!Things have been hopping around here, and we are getting ready to mail out our very first Burden Bearers International newsletter! We will have three versions. 1) Snail mail, 2) e-mail, and 3) blog post. The specifics will be posted on the BBI Blog, but if you would like to be added to either the snail or e-mail contact list, please e-mail the particulars to hossandkatylin{at

PPW: His Wife

2009-10-12T12:28:00.002-05:00

Book StudyThe Power of A Praying Wife: His WifePages 25-47Good morning, all!Today we tackle chapter 1 of The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian.Each chapter of this book focusues on a unique aspect of your husband's life and appropriately enough, Omartian starts in chapter one with His Wife.The first time I read this book, it struck me as odd that I should begin praying for my husband by

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Passion!

2009-10-09T08:11:00.004-05:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...no...not that kind of passion...though that's great, too...today I want to talk about Austin's passionate nature and how that plays itself out in his faith.Austin loves the Lord, and he has never been shy about sharing that fact with anyone who will listen. Lately, that passion has been directed toward

Psalm 23

2009-10-07T05:56:00.001-05:00

I got this as an e-mail forward and thought it was GREAT! :) Hope you're all having a great week!Psalm 23 The Lord is my ShepherdThat's Relationship!I shall not want That's Supply!He maketh me to lie down in green pasturesThat's Rest!He leadeth me beside the still waters That's Refreshment! He restoreth my soul That's Healing!He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness That's Guidance!For His

PPW: The Power

2009-10-05T06:25:00.000-05:00

RE-POST! Okay, we are going to try this again! I started this series, and then everything exploded with BBI - while we're still really busy, I think that this is an important series to finish, so that's what I'm gonna do! I thought I'd re-post the introduction post to get us moving again! :)Book StudyThe Power of A Praying Wife: The Power pages 13-23Good morning everyone!I am so excited to

Absence makes the heart grow . . .

2009-10-02T15:41:00.001-05:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. . . fonder! <3Austin has been travelling a lot for work lately. In fact, he just got home last night from a trip for which he left early Monday morning. This was the second (nearly) full week that he has been gone in a month. Now I know in relation to many other professions this is not a high volume of

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Reflecting on Two Great Years <3

2009-09-25T05:01:00.001-05:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As I blogged earlier this week, Austin and I celebrated our second anniversary on Tuesday, September 22. We have been through a lot in those two years, and in the three years that we dated before the wedding, and I love the opportunity to do a little reminiscing.Thinking back over the past two years, many

<3 <3 <3 Two years ago today . . .

2009-09-22T05:03:00.001-05:00

. . . we said "I do!"I can't believe that it has already been two years, and at the same time it seems crazy that it has only been two years.I love you hunny bear! Thank you for being my husband!<3 Je t'aime plus d'hier et moins de demain . . . <3

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Joy in the Journey :) ETA

2009-09-11T09:08:00.004-05:00

Edited to Add: Nicole over at Taulman Times posted a VERY important clarification to today's prompt! Even if you don't read my post, be sure to go here to read hers! :) Thanks Nicole!Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Austin is definitely much at fulfilling the joy-giver role in my life than I am in his. He is just a delightful human being and

MHR Inspiration #16 ~ Joy in the Journey

2009-09-10T15:12:00.002-05:00

Okay, three things I know:1) It has been a loooooong time since I did a prompt for MHR.2) It is pretty late on a Thursday to be posting a prompt for tomorrow.3) You NEED to read this article, so read it - even if you don't write to the prompt tomorrow, lol.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Joy in the Journey by John & Nancy Ortberg~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Prompt/Theme for Friday, September 11,