Wow.
What a couple of two weeks. I have one 8:30 meeting today (Special Events Committee, HA!!!)
and then, I am done for the weekend.
Ok, actually I have one meeting tomorrow at the radio station to meet the producer of my show but really after that, I am DONE.
Hold on- I lost my coffee...................
Ok, got it.
So....what's been happening...
Sloan turned 16.
I guess that's the big news. Did I already tell you that?
The house is a wreck, I am going to clean it today.
Wow, I have absolutely nothing that I can think of. Sorry.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
WOW
No way I can peeps. But I WISH I could. Lol Bear with me!
Gosh, if anything is happening that is important, someone better tell me!
Gosh, if anything is happening that is important, someone better tell me!
Busy busy
I'm coming! I'm coming! Later today...hopefully.
Can't wait to catch up on all of YOURS
I've got: Pics from CHRISTMAS plus three birthdays...
Stream of thought
Children's Chapel Chat
but am leaving for my first meeting now so it will have to WAIT.
Hope you are all snug as a bug in a rug.
Who thought up 7:00 am meetings anyway????????????????????????????
Can't wait to catch up on all of YOURS
I've got: Pics from CHRISTMAS plus three birthdays...
Stream of thought
Children's Chapel Chat
but am leaving for my first meeting now so it will have to WAIT.
Hope you are all snug as a bug in a rug.
Who thought up 7:00 am meetings anyway????????????????????????????
Friday, February 6, 2009
The Oswald Ouch!
Oswald Chambers Devotional for February 6, 2009
Are You Ready To Be Poured Out As an Offering?
I am already being poured out as a drink offering . . . —2 Timothy 4:6
Are you ready to be poured out as an offering?
It is an act of your will, not your emotions.
Tell God you are ready to be offered as a sacrifice for Him. Then accept the consequences as they come, without any complaints, in spite of what God may send your way.
God sends you through a crisis in private, where no other person can help you. From the outside your life may appear to be the same, but the difference is taking place in your will. Once you have experienced the crisis in your will, you will take no thought of the cost when it begins to affect you externally.
If you don’t deal with God on the level of your will first, the result will be only to arouse sympathy for yourself.
"Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar" ( Psalm 118:27 ). You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents-burning, purification, and separation for only one purpose-the elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God. But you don’t eliminate it, God does.
You "bind the sacrifice . . . to the horns of the altar" and see to it that you don’t wallow in self-pity once the fire begins. After you have gone through the fire, there will be nothing that will be able to trouble or depress you. When another crisis arises, you will realize that things cannot touch you as they used to do.
What fire lies ahead in your life?
Tell God you are ready to be poured out as an offering, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.
Are You Ready To Be Poured Out As an Offering?
I am already being poured out as a drink offering . . . —2 Timothy 4:6
Are you ready to be poured out as an offering?
It is an act of your will, not your emotions.
Tell God you are ready to be offered as a sacrifice for Him. Then accept the consequences as they come, without any complaints, in spite of what God may send your way.
God sends you through a crisis in private, where no other person can help you. From the outside your life may appear to be the same, but the difference is taking place in your will. Once you have experienced the crisis in your will, you will take no thought of the cost when it begins to affect you externally.
If you don’t deal with God on the level of your will first, the result will be only to arouse sympathy for yourself.
"Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar" ( Psalm 118:27 ). You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents-burning, purification, and separation for only one purpose-the elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God. But you don’t eliminate it, God does.
You "bind the sacrifice . . . to the horns of the altar" and see to it that you don’t wallow in self-pity once the fire begins. After you have gone through the fire, there will be nothing that will be able to trouble or depress you. When another crisis arises, you will realize that things cannot touch you as they used to do.
What fire lies ahead in your life?
Tell God you are ready to be poured out as an offering, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Children's Chapel Chat
Did you go to the Feast? Did you go to the feast?
Did you SEE that man stand up and say that strange thing? What did he mean when he said:
"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink."
He's a prophet! He's a madman! He's the Christ!
The kids were so cute. After having a little hands on (or should I say tongues-on) demo of the world's water vs. Living Water...heeehee, it's the small things in life afterall- poor kids.
They were all for whatever was coming next.
I poured them all a mini cup of SALTY water. No one was allowed to drink and I didn't tell them it was salt water of course. We were discussing what Living Water actually meant...compared to what the world had to offer, etc. Then we lifted our cups (well they did anyway) and DRANK!
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Yep, that's about right boys and girls. Worldly water-not for you, let's quench our spiritual thirsts with LIVING WATER (Sprite). Didn't hurt their physical thirst either. Lol
We went through what a Feast might have been like learning about the water ritual...the priest comes from the water gate with the golden pitcher (Jake walks slowly from kitchen to donut table) to pour water into the basin. (symbolizing God's provision in the desert)
while we look on and we yell out (directly into the hallway mind you but thankfully no reprimand...no kicking us back to the tabernacle, woohoo) anyway, we yell out:
"With joy we drink from the well of salvation! With joy we drink from the well of salvation!"
But this is the LAST day of the feast...the most favorite day! When the priest circles the altar 7 times before pouring...Hooray! Hooray! we shout-but wait? What's this? Who's this man?
He's saying something....why is he doing this right during the most important part of the festival!?!
Why it's Devin! I mean...Why it's Jesus! And he says that the water HE has to offer will quench thirst permanently!
Anyway, after Lauren's peanut butter balls for feast treats and prizes for everyone who memorized their verse from last week...a little more practice for Miss Marcia's surprise and of course bottles of "Living Water" that they labled with the words "Living Water", the verse John 7:37 and then had to go offer someone after church...I hope that they took something home besides a salty after taste.
Sadly, a few adults that were offered "Living Water" actually said no. Can you imagine?
Some cute kid with a bible head dress on tentatively approaches (I suggested they go to someone they did not normally speak to) and offer: "Would you like some Living Water?"
NO????? Well, maybe they thought they were just water boys and girls. But they got them all out so we're good. Lol
One more week and I'm gone from these little lives...but hopefully I'll get a little hug or high five from them now and again.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Stream of Thought
It's the wee wee hours of the morn and I am sitting with my laptop up in my bed. It's my new guilty pleasure. My feet don't have to be cold and I am snug AND typing away. Cool.
Today at church is going to be a blast. If your kid is in my class, they are in for some fun. Thanks to wonderful Jeff and Philip, we have the beginnings of the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be learning about what that Feast meant and about what Living Water means...with some fun hands on props and tastes. Rach and I spent 2 hours making biblical head dresses for each child. Who knew cutting pieces of rectangular faabric, braiding and tying three strips of fabric 15 times could be tiring. But it's done and now there will be fun head dresses for the church for whatever they want. VERY rudimentary mind you. No Michelle mcGlaughlin hems or anything like that. Just raw edges and braided rope. Remember my big box of fabric? I am so glad it came in handy!
I have always been a hands on teacher. Which is why I have a hard time going to Life Pacs or canned curriculum or FVS. Seems like it loses the best part of homeschooling. Passion, Fun, Excitement, LOVING to learn.
What's my motto ladies???? If school's not fun, school is DONE.
Its the same way with Bible. WHY would you teach the WORD OF GOD with anything less than excitement and passion? It was and IS the grandest adventure in the world! I am against teaching Bible in any way except teaching to RETAIN and APPLY. I would rather have them taught the meat and meaning of scripture than to memorize it for a one time recitation for a fake dollar to buy a cheap toy at the "church store". Hey, I don't disagree with memorization. It's important. I just see the terrible error in it unless they are taught the actual truth and are taught to apply it. CC and I have so much in common. That whole doer of the Word thing. Unless they can cite me each one they have memorized and what it means and you can see fruit in their life because of it, then I say it is bit of busy work... The whole "God's Word does not return void" is true but is not an excuse for the good being chosen over the excellent.
We did Awana for awhile in our old town. The kids liked it OK but were unhappy with the undisciplined nature of the other kids and lack of meat. It is good for kids who never get any bible at home I guess. I am not JUDGING Awana guys, I know some of you must do it. It's fine. One more thing to do.
Today I am making heart attack food. If I ever die, if Jeff and I ever die, let this be yet another clue that I have left officially and legally stating that my kids are NOT to go to my mother. Every time I even remotely joke about dying or take a trip, I always send someone different a little note so there is a trail of that wish that one could follow. Sad but true. Kids don't want to go to her either. Funnier? The kids want to be left to one of YOU if anything ever happened. Boy, we should really get a will. Do you have one?
The baby was crying for Hi-C last night which really means McDonalds. She calls it Hi-C because she used to get Hi-C there..."Do you want to get a Hi-C?" Hi-C! Hi-C!
Anyway, she really wanted chocolate milk so I pull up and they are say:
"We are out of chocolate milk."
Ok, how about a chocolate milk shake?
"We are out of milkshakes.
Ok, how about a sundae?
"We are out of sundaes."
Well, what DO you have?
"We have everything."
Everything? You have EVERYTHING? You mean, everything EXCEPT chocolate milk, milkshakes and icecream, right? EVERYTHING except those three major McDonald's items.
We pulled out and went to Wendy's.
My room is a disaster. I hate it.
Has anyone seen the new issue yet? Woohoo.
Well, it's 3:41 and I have been up since one so I better at least make an attempt to sleep.
We can't have a sleepy tabernacle now can we?
Today at church is going to be a blast. If your kid is in my class, they are in for some fun. Thanks to wonderful Jeff and Philip, we have the beginnings of the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be learning about what that Feast meant and about what Living Water means...with some fun hands on props and tastes. Rach and I spent 2 hours making biblical head dresses for each child. Who knew cutting pieces of rectangular faabric, braiding and tying three strips of fabric 15 times could be tiring. But it's done and now there will be fun head dresses for the church for whatever they want. VERY rudimentary mind you. No Michelle mcGlaughlin hems or anything like that. Just raw edges and braided rope. Remember my big box of fabric? I am so glad it came in handy!
I have always been a hands on teacher. Which is why I have a hard time going to Life Pacs or canned curriculum or FVS. Seems like it loses the best part of homeschooling. Passion, Fun, Excitement, LOVING to learn.
What's my motto ladies???? If school's not fun, school is DONE.
Its the same way with Bible. WHY would you teach the WORD OF GOD with anything less than excitement and passion? It was and IS the grandest adventure in the world! I am against teaching Bible in any way except teaching to RETAIN and APPLY. I would rather have them taught the meat and meaning of scripture than to memorize it for a one time recitation for a fake dollar to buy a cheap toy at the "church store". Hey, I don't disagree with memorization. It's important. I just see the terrible error in it unless they are taught the actual truth and are taught to apply it. CC and I have so much in common. That whole doer of the Word thing. Unless they can cite me each one they have memorized and what it means and you can see fruit in their life because of it, then I say it is bit of busy work... The whole "God's Word does not return void" is true but is not an excuse for the good being chosen over the excellent.
We did Awana for awhile in our old town. The kids liked it OK but were unhappy with the undisciplined nature of the other kids and lack of meat. It is good for kids who never get any bible at home I guess. I am not JUDGING Awana guys, I know some of you must do it. It's fine. One more thing to do.
Today I am making heart attack food. If I ever die, if Jeff and I ever die, let this be yet another clue that I have left officially and legally stating that my kids are NOT to go to my mother. Every time I even remotely joke about dying or take a trip, I always send someone different a little note so there is a trail of that wish that one could follow. Sad but true. Kids don't want to go to her either. Funnier? The kids want to be left to one of YOU if anything ever happened. Boy, we should really get a will. Do you have one?
The baby was crying for Hi-C last night which really means McDonalds. She calls it Hi-C because she used to get Hi-C there..."Do you want to get a Hi-C?" Hi-C! Hi-C!
Anyway, she really wanted chocolate milk so I pull up and they are say:
"We are out of chocolate milk."
Ok, how about a chocolate milk shake?
"We are out of milkshakes.
Ok, how about a sundae?
"We are out of sundaes."
Well, what DO you have?
"We have everything."
Everything? You have EVERYTHING? You mean, everything EXCEPT chocolate milk, milkshakes and icecream, right? EVERYTHING except those three major McDonald's items.
We pulled out and went to Wendy's.
My room is a disaster. I hate it.
Has anyone seen the new issue yet? Woohoo.
Well, it's 3:41 and I have been up since one so I better at least make an attempt to sleep.
We can't have a sleepy tabernacle now can we?
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