Small moments of purpose in the every day.
"So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12
Birthday Lunch
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This past Tuesday my mom, my mother-in-law, and my sister Amanda took me out to eat for my birthday. Afterward they came to the house to see the kids. Just a few pics from that. Thanks for the lunch, ladies : )
I've had this friend, well, I don't really want to call him a friend because he's never really been nice to me. He makes me feel inferior, discontent, and just well, yucky. I'm guessing you have this friend, too. It likes to hang onto my back, whisper in my ear and sometimes shows up at just the worst time. Comparison. You know him? Yeah, sorry to meet his acquaintance. But, sadly, I have not been able to shake him lately. It seems silly, really. Because when it comes to my life, well, I really like it. I'm thankful for my Jesus, my husband, my children, my job, my house. And the list goes on. And in reality, I wouldn't change a thing. But comparison keeps showing up and telling me what someone else has and how my measly one just doesn't foot the bill. I was mulling this around in my head today as I was coming back from a run. And as I walked by our landscaping (or lack thereof) I had the thought, "Boy, the Joneses don't have to ...
We were rushing down the backroads, our speedometer telling us we were very much over the speed limit. But at the state I was in, I just wanted to get there. He was breech. They rushed me into surgery. Within 10 minutes of being at the hospital Owen was born. And here we are 7 years later. You bring so much good to our lives, Owen. Your inquisitive mind. Your desire to do the right thing. But we know you were not given to us to keep. We know you were placed in our care so that you could grow up to love God. And serve Him. And bring His name glory. You've done so much growing in your first 7 years and we are so excited to see you continue to grow into the man God desires you to be. I could get all weepy and talk about how I want you to stay my little boy forever. But you aren't, so I won't. You are God's, and I just get to keep you for a little while. So keep growing. Keep learning. Keep strivi...
Money. Show me your back account and I'll show you your heart. "Every person’s checkbook is a theological document. It tells you who and what they worship." -Billy Graham Show me your back account and I'll show you your heart. "Every person’s checkbook is a theological document. It tells you who and what they worship." -Billy Graham "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Jesus Said in different ways, but all pointing back to the same idea. We can talk about what is important to us, but what we truly care about - our money follows quickly after. This week's topic of money always seems like such a tricky topic to broach. It can be a sensitive thing to discuss, each person in a different financial state than the other. But regardless of the state of your checkbook, this one thing remains. We put our money where our priorities are. In America, we have the luxury of disposable income. We are jus...
Happy Birthday Nicole!
ReplyDeleteI know it's awfully late, but with not being on facebook and then being in FL, I've been a little out of touch.
ReplyDeleteI, of course, thought of you on your birthday and sent you happy mental wishes from the Magic Kingdom.
Oh! and my friend Brandy's baby was born on our day too :-)