Standing Firm in Your Faith

" I want Him and the sense of His presence more than anything in this whole world. I’ve tasted it and there’s nothing in life like it. Many of you feel that same way. This many decades into a journey with Christ, I’ve concluded that the paths where our faith is stretched beyond our circumstances, our emotions, and natural conclusions are the ones where we receive the most vivid divine disclosures. These are the experiences that shape the paragraphs of our life stories. These are what keep us from being the snoozers and reward-losers in the Body of Christ. These are our hikes up the mountain where Jesus is transfigured before us. I am convinced that, in seasons that call for a powerful outbreak of faith, victory is never accidental. We make up our minds to believe God. To make no choice at all is to choose defeat. Fear. Intimidation. Constant psychological warfare." ~Living Proof Ministries, Beth Moore



Of Abraham, Romans 4:20-21 NIV says…“He did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised.”


Isaiah 7:9b NIV…“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”

Remember, faithfulness is never passive. It is the active filling of every gap with faith.
~Beth Moore

Dirt & Beauty

If things are tough, remember that every flower that ever bloomed had to go thru

alot of dirt to get there.

~Barbara Johnson

Love is Not a Fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2ZnQ5rFIY

"Love Is Not A Fight"
by Warren Barfield

Love is not a place to come and go as we please

It's a house we enter in then commit to never leave

So lock the door behind you Throw away the key

Work it out together Let it bring us to our knees

Love is a shelter in a raging storm

Love is peace in the middle of a war If we try to leave;

May God send angels to guard the door

No, Love is not a fight but its something worth fighting for

Some love is a word that they can fall into.

But when they're falling out keeping that word is hard to do

Love is a shelter in a raging storm

Love is peace in the middle of a war

If we try to leave; May God send angels to guard the door

No, Love is not a fight but its something worth fighting for

Love will come to save us If we'll only call

He will ask nothing from us but demand we give our all

Love is a shelter in a raging storm

Love is peace in the middle of a war

If we try to leave; May God send angels to guard the door

No, Love is not a fight but its something worth fighting for

Blogging

So someone made the comment: Maybe your kids wouldn't get into so much stuff if you watched
them better and didn't blog so much.


REALLY?!?!?!?!?


You really think I do all my "unwinding activities" when my monkies are awake?!?!?!?!?


My monkies get into enough trouble and create enough messes and onriness while I am busy folding laundry, doing laundry, washing dishes, cleaning, baking, picking up, etc......



SERIOUSLY.....we are all intitled to our own opinions but I assure you this: Blogging is a relaxing activity for me that gets done at naptime or evenings. Just ask my hubby........it's part of our evening routine ;)


I love my monkies: onriness and all and I wouldn't trade them for anything. This is how God created them and I will be thankful always for their energy and zest for life.


AND......Mamas like me have to learn how to multitask double time when we get blessed with bundles of never ending energy. I'm not perfect.......but I'm sure learning more each day how to get things done efficiently with little ones underfoot! Only by the grace of God.......

Pictures-Millikin Vocal Festival 09

Once again.....we had another great trip to Millikin with our "big kid monkies"....there
was never a dull moment.....so much fun!!!

Dr. Holmes......an amazing Christian man.....I think one of the kids' favorites!

Dr Holmes' choral group from the university....they knocked our socks off with their beautiful voices!!!!! I always walk away from there thinking, if this sounds this good, the angels in Heaven are REALLY gonna knock our socks off!!!!

The finalists for the solos.....once again, Prairie Central had a student up there!!!!!! Yeah!!!!

Congrats to our guy in the middle, Dan.......great job!

The directors that all brought students got to perform also, very cool...notice Jason in the very middle of the top row, then notice the giant all the way to the left on top....wow....

Mr. Jason Strough......showing the kids what it's all about.......

The 300+ students that came from all over.....the sound was incredible!!!

Papa & Mama Strough and their kidlings.....we had such a great time.

Seriously....great memories....we get the best kids outa our whole school!!!

The senior guys.....what a riot....

I always enjoy getting to know the kids better.......but REALLY enjoy the Starbucks, hotel, RELAXING......and time with the hubby......great great great eating.....Olive Garden.....Hometown Buffett......Arbys....yum, yum, yum.....

So on Sunday, it was 5 years ago on that day that Jase proposed to me......so we celebrated with our "big kids" at Olive Garden.....good times.

And babe......I'm still so glad I said YES!!!!

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

Luke 1:37, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."

LUKE 1:26-38
What a statement! If we just believed this, how different our lives would be!

From birth we are trained to know our limitations. You can't have this. Don't touch that. Don't put things in your mouth. You can't touch the fire. On and on the list goes.

As we grow up, it's actually a sign of maturity to recognize our limitations and learn to live within them. There are limits to everything. It's a fact of life.

But God has no limits. When we enter into the realm of the supernatural, we have to take off all the limits. We have to renew our minds with the truth that God is not like us. He can do anything.

We have an awesome God whose power is so great that we can't even comprehend it. He created the universe and it didn't even tax His ability. Yet many times we find ourselves wondering if our situation is too hard for the Lord. We can't see how even God can pull us through.

The Lord said to Jeremiah, "Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?" (Jer. 32:27) The answer is a resounding NO! The only thing that limits God is our unbelief (Dt. 7:17). Today, let's honor God by believing that nothing is too difficult for Him.

~Andrew Wommack Ministries

Never Alone

My new favorite, favorite, favorite country group........because they have amazing harmony......voices and songs.

This song is with Jim Brickman....awesome pianist!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YXdI6dOII