Finding beauty not in outward adornment, but rather seeking the beauty of the inner self - the unfading and imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit, a spirit completely in love with Christ. Finding beauty not in acceptance and praise from the world, but instead as a child of the King. Finding beauty not in beautiful things, but discovering beauty in our beautiful God. Finding beauty not in self, but in God's creation and in others. This sort of beauty will never fade, never grow old, never wrinkle and gray. Quite the opposite, this beauty will grow with each passing day, as we grow in our walk with Him.
Verse of the Day
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20, ESV) (Listen)
I cannot tell you how glad I am to be finished with this past week! This past MONTH, really… My family is involved in a local production about the life of Christ and to get that up and going each season, we have all-day-long rehearsals each Saturday in August, and then rehearsals in the evenings the [...]
Have you met Nick Plenty? You need to meet NICK PLENTY, too!! Okay, seriously, I really do *know* Nick Plenty.. I see him on a daily basis, I share three important things in common with him, and I’ve known him for oh, about ten years plus two before that. Hint, Hint. This one is also very good: And they [...]
Me? I was probably kicking and crying a lot. Of course, I don’t remember the day. My mom probably remembers it quite well! How about it, mom - got a labor story to tell? No, the earliest memory I have is from the early toddler years, in a two level home, me on the [...]
Our pastor preached about reconciliation and forgiveness today, as we studied in Genesis about how Joseph and his brothers were reconciled after Joseph revealed himself to him. One point he made was that when Joseph forgave his brothers, he didn’t shuffle his feet and kick the dirt and stare at the ground and mumble:
Read Jim Daly’s thoughts about the father who died saving his daughter’s life, and how the story affected him. Jim is the president of Focus on the Family.
After the response I got with my soap giveaway, I’ve been inspired to add a new item to my Etsy store - a do it yourself kit for making homemade, green, eco friendly, affordable laundry soap. It’ll come with full instructions and cost comparisons. You can read more about my soap making experiences here and here.
It’s time for Pensieve’s Poetic License. I intended to write poetry about faith and God as much as possible, and I suppose I still could have, but the rules for the clarihew made that a little more difficult, so I thought I’d write about two of the biggest blessings God has given me. The theme is May, which obviously houses the holiday of Mother’s Day. On that note…
My momma’s nickname is Gran’ Bat.
I know you’re a little shocked to hear that.
But she’s cuckoo for bats and she didn’t like granny,
And my mother-in-law already claimed Nannie.
Here’s another. May is also Hamburger Month. No kidding? Nobody love hamburgers more than my hubby.
Have you met my husband named James?
He’s really quite picky ’bout names.
Don’t call him Jamie, or Jimmy or Jim.
The odds of him answering are quite very slim.
To top it all off.. I’ll be spending Memorial Day with both of them.
Hey, y’all - Check out the first of hopefully many instructional vidoes, made by - yes, that’s right - me! I only have my digital camera to record, and a tech crew of one (me) but all in all I think it came out well.
Please tell me what you think. Critique it and tell me what I can do better for the next one. Please. Really.
Next time I make laundry soap I’ll do that one, too. After I get at least one more video done, I’ll setup up a page for them. So stay tuned!
