My favorite gift to GIVE this year didn't cost me much at all! And, this gift is one of our time and love as opposed to material items. Can't beat a gift like that, right? We made coupon books for each child! Each child has 12 coupons, one for each month. The month of their birthday, each child gets to choose a "Fun Family Day," which will include a choice of something like zoo, park, bowling, etc. Here are the 12 coupons in each child's book. (and we arranged them so that we are ... Read More about My Favorite Gift of the Year
Advent Blessings on Multitude Monday
272. hot gingerbread tea - ahhhh for my sore throat 273. better sleep the past few nights 274. the book Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard Foster -- wow. just wow. 275. believing that God loves our meager offerings to Him - amazing. 276. Christmas cards -- I love the mail this time of year!! 277. good times and conversation at our small group Christmas party 278. teaching my girls piano 279. a peaceful advent season 280. learning to wait on God - I'm sure it will be ... Read More about Advent Blessings on Multitude Monday
Wait Thou Only Upon God
Wait only upon God; my soul, be still,and let thy God unfold His perfect will,thou fain would'st follow Him throughout this year,thou fain with listening heart His voice would'st hear,thou fain would'st be a passive instrumentpossessed by God, and ever Spirit-sentupon His service sweet - then thou still,for only thus can He in thee fullfillHis heart's desire. Oh, hinder not His handfrom fashioning the vessel He hath planned.Be silent unto God, and thou shalt knowthe quiet, holy calm He doth ... Read More about Wait Thou Only Upon God
New Word of the Year…
Words that God has placed on my heart in recent months...words I am pondering for 2010...Grateful - this little gift list has done so much for my heart! Can I continue cultivating this heart of gratitude through the whole year? I pray God never stops working on me! YieldSurrenderStillnessPrayer - God growing me, stretching me and teaching me in this areaAbide - a simple prayer, "Lord, abide in me."Hope - have you ever hoped for hope? I know that feeling...and I also know what it feels like to ... Read More about New Word of the Year…
Compassion
As this year comes to a close, I'm thinking about the word that God placed on my heart about a year ago...my word of the year...compassion.What has God done in my heart regarding compassion?How has He shown me new things about Himself and others?I have shared bits and pieces throughout the year regarding my word of the year...however, a few short months ago, God showed me something completely different about my word of the year. He shifted my thinking quite a bit.I had been praying about my ... Read More about Compassion
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