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some new duds and a spanking pair of pink cowboy boots!!!
some new duds and a spanking pair of pink cowboy boots!!!
Archives for November 2007
So my now my question…
So now that you know what God has placed on my heart about the sin of worry I’m going to ask this of all my friends in blog land….
Have any of you ever chosen to heal from a critical spirit?
God has shown me so far that part of the answer comes from having a thankful heart and I know there is also something in all this about the spirit of pride. But that’s about as far as I’ve gotten. So I’m asking for your input. What has God shown you about your critical spirit?
I was just thinking…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the sin of worry. It’s a thing I think about because there are people in my life who I care a great deal about who are paralyzed by worry. Yea, I worry at times but I struggle with other lovely sins like being critical or judgmental more than I do worry.
Through this walk the Lord has led me down I’ve learned to live in a place of trust. I trust my Father has my best interests at heart. I trust that He is good, that He loves me. There are things that grow and stretch my faith yet my souls truly rests in knowing He has me safe and protected in the palm of his hand.
I’m also learning about and have been thinking about having a heart of thankfulness. I’ve concluded that out of a thankful heart can come nothing but gratitude, peace and love. When my spirit turns critical it is often because of my ungrateful heart. Whining and complaining? The same ungrateful heart.
A question I’ve been pondering lately as I am choosing a grateful heart is this…."Do I know anyone who has chosen to heal from a spirit of worry?" The answer has been no and that makes me sad. I wish that anyone who reads this and battles with worry or obsession would know just one moment of the Father’s peace. My prayer is that worried hearts would understand the huge amount of love and the peace He has to offer. I pray each one would uncover where Satan came to them and offered up worry as a solution for all life throws at us. I pray for rest.
And I pray for my own choice to heal from a critical spirit.
"Lord, change me"
julie
ps…be sure to read MY COMMENTS….. some good thoughts there
Our trip to the Apple Orchard
On Monday we drove to the mountains to the Apple Orchard.
We had the best time. The weather was just perfect. Here are some pictures from our day.
Here we are before our educational talk on apples and apple trees.
Silly boys on the hay ride without any hay…
It was quite cold when we arrived and everyone wore their winter coats…
Our Middle son…
Our oldest helping baby girl ring the bell…
Here they are feeding the very aggressive and hungry ducks…
The scenery as we were walking into the bamboo forest maze…
Here I am with our youngest son….
And me with baby girl…
And me with the oldest two monkeys…
My soap box for today
I have a beef.
And since this is my blog this is where it’s getting aired.
Have any of you shopped for jeans for your kids lately? EVERYTHING out there is huge. When did our kids get so fat? I mean, if you have a normal to skinny size kid there isn’t anything on the racks that fit. Even with those new adjustable waists the pants just fall off my kids. The SLIM size? Hmpf! They need to come to my house to see what slim is.
Now we’re not the healthiest eating family in the world but I do not let my kids snack on Doritos and the like. I do what I can to keep them healthy. And yes, me and my hubbie are over 6 feet tall so our kids are tall and thin. So, where are the jeans for the skinny kids?
They sure don’t make them in to sell in our stores! The tag even says "Made extra roomy in the seat and legs"
PLEASE!! I do not need extra roomy in my kids jeans! UGH!
Ok, I’m done.
Happy Halloween Yesterday!
Well, here are the pictures from last night! Moving fast today so no commentary…
Julie
Julie
Boo!
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