Seize....

Seizing the opportunity to see God's glory through every crisis in you life.

1. Seize the opportunity of adversity to experience God's power

-You can't have victory if you don't have an enemy

2. Seize the opportunity of scarcity to receive God's provision

-Embrace your emptiness to receive the fullness of His supply (Phil 4:19)

3. Seize the opportunity of uncertainty to prove God's potential

-If you cut out the crisis, you miss Christ!

4. Step into someone else's crisis and share God's word

-Why should God enter my crisis if I am not willing to enter someone else's?

~Pastor Steven Furtick

Lemon Chicken

Jase asked for Lemon Chicken for supper tonite so I found this simple and yummy
recipe in the slowcooker book:

6 chicken breasts
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup honey
*fill with water so chicken is covered

cook on low 8 hours

I shredded it and served it over rice.....was so yummy!!!

In the Land of Giants

So here's an updated picture of my brothers and I.......the land of giants ;)
From left to right: Jacob-the bullrider/farmer (age 20)
Joshua-the electrician (age 25)
Isaac-college boy/basketball coach (age 18)
Preggo Me!!! (age 26)
Daniel--Landscaper (age 27)

The More...

"The more we see our life's purpose unfold,

the more we'll be secure in the person God created us to be.

The more we become secure in the person God has created us to be,

the more we'll be able to make peace with liking who we are.

The more we make peace with liking who we are,

the more we will be able to untangle self-distracting thoughts.

The less entangled we are,the more effective we'll be for Christ.

And we'll start to see how we are becoming more than just a good Bible study girl."

~taken from: Becoming More than a Bible Study Girl

by Lysa Terkeurst

I Shoulda Known...

So......because I like to be a fun MamaMonkey.....all winter long, I have been letting the monkies play with snow in the kitchen. (Partially because the cold makes my back hurt so much worse and I don't have the energy to bundle them up, take them out, supervise, and come back in.)
So the picture above usually keeps them occupied for a long time with not TOO much fighting ;)

Until this morning....I heard giggling and a funny sound.

Yes, exactly what I thought.....the sound of snowballs hitting a wall.

When I came around the corner I saw Gabe hauling off another round at the basement wall.

There were water trickles running down a HUGE PORTION of the wall. *sigh*

I shoulda known......a new activity will ALWAYS get boring eventually.

Time to get more creative and come up with something else.

No one ever told me that being a Mom involves thinking hard....OFTEN!

Temporary Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPM0BZKPRUo
By Carrie Underwood

Little boy, 6 years old A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face
"This is my temporary home It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world
"This is our temporary home It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our Temporary home."

Old man, hospital bed The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"
"This is my temporary Home It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was My temporary home."
This is our temporary home

Pictures-Skilly Bagillies

Gabe & Ellie's new favorite hiding spot for hide & seek.....

They are advertising "baby oranges".....the yummiest Clementines ever.....Gabe wanted to know where the mommy and daddy oranges were....