There just ain’t nothin’ like…..
some new duds and a spanking pair of pink cowboy boots!!!
some new duds and a spanking pair of pink cowboy boots!!!
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!
Freaky Friday Foto
Today’s Freaky Friday Foto courtesy of my 6 Year old
"Let us see your best Halloween Foto"
"Let us see your best Halloween Foto"
This photo was completely staged and designed
by my 6 year old.
He picked out the scary face for us to carve and posed Mr Pumpkin with the knife. And just so you know the pumpkin is about the size of a large baseball.
We just won’t mention the fact that the knife is a Christmas cheese spreading knife lest you NOT be scared out of your mind!!
by my 6 year old.
He picked out the scary face for us to carve and posed Mr Pumpkin with the knife. And just so you know the pumpkin is about the size of a large baseball.
We just won’t mention the fact that the knife is a Christmas cheese spreading knife lest you NOT be scared out of your mind!!
All Good things….
…..must come to an end.
And so it did for the 2007 Red Devil 6-8 Year Old Football team last night. After an undefeated season we lost our second playoff game. We fought hard but came out on the bottom. It’s kinda sad around here today. Sniff, sniff.
Our trip to Stone Mountain
We had a wonderful trip to Stone Mountain, GA. The weather was perfect and the hotel and two pools! My kids thought they were in heaven. Both the indoor and outdoor pools were heated. We went on a nature walk Sunday morning and played at the playground before leaving that afternoon. When we arrived on Saturday we rode the tram to the top of the mountain. Stone Mountain is the largest outcrop of granite in the (I can’t remember where). And it continues 10 miles underground. Pretty cool huh??
Here’s the tram we rode. Isn’t that just a beautiful sky?
Here we are on top of the mountain looking down in one of those "pay a couple quarters to see up close" thingies. That’s the Atlanta/Buckhead area in the background.
#1 Son up close
Does my daughter look like she rules the roost or what??
Here #1 and #2 son are playing football with their dad on the lawn at the base of the mountain.
After spending the day at the mountain we checked into our hotel room. Here’s what bored kids do to entertain themselves…
This was the view from just outside our hotel room once we walked down towards the lake…
Another shot from down near the lake…
It didn’t take the kids long to figure out what to do for fun at the lake
Can you spot the kid in this photo?
The two littlest in our family…
We found this guy at the playground
He wanted me to specifically tell Tony Carter that AUBURN ROCKS!!
This was my favorite part of the trip. Sunday morning I awoke to find this outside my bedroom window. It was so spectacular. I just wanted to stop and freeze time for hours.
Yep, we were blessed and my son is OFFICIALLY 6!!
julie
The Family
We just got back from Stone Mountain GA. God gave us spectacular weather. It was GORGEOUS. More pictures tomorrow.
Julie
Julie
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