March 31

Have you too quickly decided that what you have done or what you are doing is all you'll ever do?


Father, You have said in your Word, "Whoever invokes blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth; he who takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes" (Isaiah 65:16)
Lord, I have plenty of past troubles. They seem to continue right before my eyes. Please, God of truth, invoke a blessing over my life and release me from my past.
I was once in darkness, but now I am light in You. Help me to live as a child of light, for the fruit of light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Help me to seek You and find what pleases You (Ephesians 5:8-10).

Taken from Praying God's Word Day by Day
By Beth Moore

Just another Manic Monday....

Another Monday has arrived. That's okay. We are that much closer to our summer vacation. Not that I am wishing time away. I enjoy the process of "getting there" just as much as finally "being there"!
The kids are working on their science reports today. I thought I would give them the day off from regular lessons and have them concentrate on their reports. Olivia is writing about asteroids and Paul is writing about Jupiter.

Well, got to get on with the day! (which means, laundry, bed making, dinner planning, general cleaning, etc!)

Happy (rainy) Monday!

p.s. Think back to the first few days of March. We had a snowstorm...in like a lion! Now, at the last few days of this month, we are enjoying gentle rain...out like a lamb! (of course I know that this could change in the blink of a New Englander's eye!!)

Cozy Sunday

~Cozy night sleep, with rain dashing upon my window.
~Church with the family.
~Spending the afternoon re-discovering "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
~Dinner with the family.
~Spending the after dinner hour with friends and meeting the newest addition to their family.

What could be nicer?

Here are the lyrics to the song in this latest movie. I am touched by this song. To me it means that even though our lives are good, possibly even great...things can still feel empty at the end of the day. Only Jesus can fill our emptiness.

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All Along by Remedy Drive

It's not everything it seems - the world and its dreams

Slipping like water through my hands tonight

All the things I thought would fill me up inside

Left me empty here - and now I know why



All along I was looking for something else

You're something else

All along I was looking for something more

You're so much more

I finally found what I could never see before

You've always been the one that I was looking for



All of my castles in the sand - washed away again

And I'm left back where I began tonight

The only thing that can ever fill me up

Has been right in front of me all the time



bridge:

I won't miss you - I won't miss you this time

I say I want you - yeah I want you in my life

Teacher's pet

Okay, I am guilty of letting the cat go on the kitchen table...but that's what lysol wipes are for! He is trying to help Olivia with her latest algebra lesson...he had a few pointers for Paul, too!





Happy Friday!!

The Throne in Heaven

Revelation 4

1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being."


Imagine, this is going on in heaven right now...wow.

Dream world revisited:

Okay, I've got to report some of my latest dreams....Just because.

~We went to a farm to adopt a horse...turns out it was a goat, but the farmer swore up and down it was a horse...(okay mister, try and explain the horns!)

~I was in a field...I took three long leaping steps and flew up to the sky. It was cool...it happens at least three times a week in my dreams. I love it.

~Speaking of frequent dreams, one situation keeps coming up...Melody and I are constantly trying on dresses together. Usually this takes place in a warehouse full of period clothing. (Victorian, Renaissance, etc...)

~a couple of nights ago...I dreamt that I had feathers growing on my legs...hmmm...interesting.

~and one more: I dream occasionally of people from my past. (recent and distant) I know the Holy Spirit is bringing putting them on my heart, so I pray for them.



Funny how our dreams reflect our wishes sometimes. Like wanting a horse, wanting to fly and wanting to dress in pretty clothes....