On To Malta

Well we are off to Malta today where we will be celebrating the International Day of Prayer.
Please pray for safe travels.
Freedom from any illness.
Quickening of the Spirit.
Safety and health for our families.
We will be an encouragement and light to all we are around.
We will be a united team.
That we will overflow with the love of Christ.
We do have a 10 hour lay over in Chicago-pray we will know what God has for us there.

I will be updating you all with pics when I return.

If you are in the Bible study keep on coming back-I have scheduled posts.

My Man and His Recreation-Marriage Monday

This is my man's recreation! If it is not goofing with his family. Then it is playing video games. This is a picture of him in action-it is intense! When he is on he is on. No getting his attention. It is so funny. He is really good though to only play when it does not interfere with the family "most times" :).

This is his stress reliever. I am so thankful for it because when he plays he does with other Christian men who love the Lord. They are a fellowship who use video games as an opportunity of outreach in that environment. The ministry is called Christian Gamers Online. When I say ministry I mean it. They host Tuesday night Bible study across the country and prayer nights once a month. The majority of them are men but there are some women involved. It is a great place for him to be.

To see what others are saying go here.

BTW-if you are wondering about the beautiful background in the gaming pic I will explain. That is our Hawaiian theme pink wall paper (NOT what we picked out but moved into-the bedroom seriously have pink fizz(real name) long haired carpet that we instantly replaced!!) and we try to tear a bit off at a time but it is hanging on for dear life! I think they put it up with super glue or something I have never seen a wall paper hang on that tight before.

We did redo that little room with the toilet and shower behind it but this space with the pink and falling down paper strips is the last we have to finish! I am so ready to do it. I too contribute to the clutter with my massive number of hair products because of my HUGE head of hair. :) Not the neatest looking place but no one ever sees it but us-now welcome world!

Refresh My Soul Weekly Devotional

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”
~Jeremiah 17:9

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“All Together-Chipped Toe Nail Polish and All”

We were heading out for the wedding. I was dressed very nice. Hair was fixed great. Makeup good. All was in order or so it looked. On the outside things looked all together but were they really? If you examined me closely you would notice one thing undone-my chipped toe nail polish. Very visible because I wore sandals.
Read more here.

Homeschool Conference References

Hey you all! It was great being with you this morning. Here are the references I was talking about.

My stats came from the book "The Last Christian Generation" by Josh McDowell
Scriptures on Love:
Zephaniah 3:17
Isaiah 62:5b
Acts 17:26-28
John 3:16
2 Peter 3:9

Scriptures on His Word:
Psalm 119:9-11
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Hebrews 4:12
Isaiah 55:11
Ephesians 6-Armor of God reference

Scripture on Modeling( not fashion modeling! :)):
2 Timothy 2:5
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Reference to Chip Ingrim message
Legacy Lyrics Nicole Nordeman.
Romans 15:4

Hope that helps and please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions! In the trenches with you!

Shark Week! Homeschool Edition

I just love home schooling! Since this past week was shark week we took a really fun field trip. I just love hands on learning. Like our shark cage?
These big boys are pretty scary looking. They are about five feet long. Sandbar and Sandtiger sharks.
Daddy and daughter ready to pet the baby friendly sharks and stingrays-yes this is the same place we took a swim in awhile back. Not intentionally! :)

Here is the shark mouth hand dryers! What a neat place to have a school day.

Homeschool Conference

Hey everyone! Please lift a prayer for me tomorrow while I speak at the virtual home school conference. I will be speaking from 11:45-12:45 on the topic of Faith Forward:Passing Your Faith On To The Next Generation.

It is interesting to me that it falls right in line with what we have been studying through our Abundant Grace:Lessons From The Family Bible Study! God's timing is amazing!

Abundant Grace Week Four Disscussion Questions

*************UPDATE-The new week four podcast is now up.***************

You guys are doing a great job continuing on with this study. I just love the rich truths we are learning from each of these lives. God is so good.

Regarding Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, and Asa:

1-What are some things that made them ordinary?

2-What were their main challenges?

3-Are you starting to see the picture of God using ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things? Explain.

4-Does this give you hope?

5-If you could ask God for anything, what would it be and why?

6-How can you prevent your heart from being led astray like Solomon’s?

Psalm 119:9 may help you answer this question.

7-Does it surprise you that consequences of your choices could carry on to the next generation?

8-Do you see how the father’s (or mother’s) sins carry on to the next generation unless someone breaks the cycle? What needs broken in your family cycle or what has been broken?

9-List some ways you can make your heart fully devoted to God.

10-Is there anything in your life that keeps you distracted from God?

If so, what will you do about it?

11-Since nothing is impossible with God, give an example of something that was made possible in your life only by the power of God.

12-Share with the group what person in this week’s lesson stood out the most to you and why. Can you relate to any of them?

13-Notice how Solomon and Asa both took down the foreign altars in the beginning of their reigns but left the “high places.” What impact do you think that had, if any?