A Simple Touch of Home

We have a pot of water simmering on the stove. Into this post I have added, a handful of whole cloves, a whole cinnamon stick broken in half, the peels left over from the oranges we ate for snack.

Left to simmer with a watchful eye, as it is necessary to occasionally add a bit more water to the pan.

The house smells so yummy. Let's go sit in the living room and read a good book together!

Something the Holy Spirit said to me as I was thinking about fellowship & friendship at my church...

"If you are not willing to be the difference, why would you expect any change?"

What's YOUR Answer?

If tomorrow was your last day here on earth, what would you want to be remembered for?

As I ponder this myself, I think my answer would be:

*that she lived what she Believed and that she boldly shared it

* that she loved her family with her whole heart

*that she put others before herself

*that she was passionate about orphans and took action as God directed,

hoping and praying that others would do the same

*she heard and knew God's voice

*was obedient in what God spoke to her

*was kind to others and was a good friend

*she tried her best, even when it was hard and she wanted to quit

*she was nice (thanks Aiden)

Wondering what would you want to be said about you?

Sweet Princess Mercy Learns to Pray!

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"Princess Mercy's Prayers www.overthemoonwithjoy.blogspot.com"

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Resolutions for a New Year:

As my birthday came on Saturday and God showed me in so many ways of how loved I am, I decided that instead of waiting for a new year to revamp me, I am going to begin now.

Now, as you know, many times we make resolutions at the first of the new year, only to have tossed them aside by week two. What will be the difference with my birthday~

*Another Year Given~Resolutions?*

Well, these will be handed over to God and I will allow the Holy Spirit to begin to work the needed changes as I submit it to Him.

What is on my heart is from the Bible. These things that need to be worked on, as the Lord says should show more and more in my life as I mature.

The ones that I think I've been asked to work on, with God's help are:

patience, kindness, self-control, and gentleness.

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Becoming more thoughtful towards others, particularly my Knight

Working on a gentler quieter spirit, particularly in homeschooling my children

Which means asking God for a greater level of patience (a dangerous thing to pray for!)

Working on opening my home more often in hospitality

Asking the Holy Spirit for more opportunities to lead others to Him

Praying with others, wherever I may be, when God gives me a nudge

Not yelling at my children to get their obedience, but using other means of discipline to teach them correctly

Getting over my fears, so that I can live in the freedom God intended for me to minister in

Prayer Request Sunday

Hello cherished friends and friends to be!

Guess what today is in my world? If you guessed it is Prayer Request Sunday, well then you are right! Please leave me a comment or send me a private email and I will pray for you this week.

Prayer is a wonderful way of communication with our God-it connects our hearts to His!

Jesus is sitting beside the Father in heaven, waiting to hear our prayers so He can intercede for us...come on let's go to Him together!

What's on your heart friend?

Hey, I have some *resolutions* to share with you tomorrow...

God has given me another year and I have decided instead of waiting for a new calender year to refocus some areas of my life...that my birthday is a great benchmark for making some wanted changes.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Thanking God for another year to serve Him!

Thank you Lord for the breath within me, let me use it fully and wisely this year,

in Jesus' name amen.

And The Orphan Dolls are on the move...crying while I read this journal post on what God is doing with them.

www.orphandoll.com

Toys from the Attic

As we cleaned out the attic to make another bedroom for our ever growing brood...we came across a large box of Fisherprice toys.

What a fun way to spend part of our homeschooling day.

*My class* set up the little school house and began playing school. As you can see it is a pretty good size homeschool class!

One of the greatest things about homeschooling is that you get to choose how you want to learn on any given day. Sometimes play is the best learning tool, regardless of age.

Have you made time to play lately?

Motorcycle Babe

How We Eat a Lolli

Some in our house,

thinks eating a Lollipop is a 2 handed job.

Surely it can't slip out if we hold it in with our other index finger.

Smart girl!

Sewing Seeds...update for Chile!

Thank you, all who jumped into Randi's, Sewing Seed's project for Temuco, Chile.

We gathered 43 beautiful skirts for the Mapuche Indians! So many beautiful colors. The mission team left yesterday and will be passing them out sometime in the next week. I am praying the lovely skirts will be a blessing poured out and overflowing!

Thank you so much for being a blessing-and using your time and talents for the Kingdom!