Monday, July 15, 2013

Stone July 15, 2013

Three Gifts in Stone

The diamonds and sapphires in my wedding ring. They are beautiful gemstones. My ring has a story to it and it is such a blessing. My sweet man designed the ring himself and had his jeweler uncle make it for me. Even though it does not fit anymore I still cherish it.

Arches National Monument in Utah. We went there last year to visit my sister. There really are no words to describe God's glorious creation there. It was awesome and magnificent. It was one of my favorite places that we visited that trip. I even hiked it with a broken foot, although I did not realize that it was broken at the time. It was beautiful.

Grand Canyon. Really, again. There are no words to properly describe it. The magnificence of it is truly something that one must experience in person. There really is no other way.  What an awesome testimony to God's wonderful creation. Everyone should try and see it at least once in their lives. I am so glad we had a chance to see it and to allow our children to see an example of His creativity and awesomeness.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Weakness July 10, 2013

3 Gifts in Weakness.

571. My struggles with anger. I fight every day to not succumb to the rise of frustration and anger that wells up in me. I often sit and wonder how I became a screamer. I have had victory in some areas. Some days are better than others. I continue to find that the more I pray and the closer I get to Him that the more I rely on Him and have victory. I am finding myself being calm more in the face of stress and frustration. I pray that the victories will soon outweigh the failures.

572. My fight to find and keep joy every day. I am so weary of making my blessings into burdens. I am tired of choosing fear over joy. I let the stress and frustration take hold in my life. I pass that onto my children as we do not have a joyful home. I am striving to replace the fear and stress with joy and thanksgiving. When I let the stresses of the day overcome me then it is like I am saying that God is not strong enough. It comes down to faith. When I choose fear, I have a lack of faith. I need to look for the things in my life that are joyful. I need to count my blessings and spend much time with the Lord. That is where my joy comes from.

573. My failures as a wife. There have been so many times that I have failed Carl. I have not been the help meet that he needs. I have been wallowing in my own self pity and have neglected the needs of my husband. I am weary of failure. I am so tired with mediocrity. I want to rise to victory. I just seem to fail all the time. I do realize though that I need to take the action first. Submission always begins with the one who is supposed to be submitting. I cannot wait for a certain behavior or action from Carl in order for me to take action. My action should come first regardless on what Carl says or does.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Love- July 1, 2013

 3 Gifts Loved
344. i love my husband with all my heart. I pray every morning that The Lord would grow my love towards my husband. I want to be the proper helpmeet that he needs. I need to always remember to keep building a relationship with him. There will come a day when the kids are gone and he and I can have all the time in the world to spend together. I cannot wait. Not that I do not love spending time with my children. I tell them all the time "I loved your father first and I love him the most." May this statement always ring true.

345. I love all of my children. Each one is unique and such a wonderful blessing. Each one has a special place in my heart. Alex is my sweet young man, William is my reliable and helpful soul, Nathan is my hugger and encourager, Esther is my little mommy helper, Daniel is my sensitive soul, Sam is my love bug, Caleb makes me smile, and Tirzah is my snuggle bug.

346. I love my Bible. What an awesome privilege it is to have not just one, but multiple copies of the Word of God in multiple translations. I know there are people in the world who have never held a copy of the word of God in their hands. Some do not even have a written language. I am blessed to hold the Word of God in my hands and read it and study it. I take it for granted every day that I am able t open a Bible. Let me not forget what an awesome privilege it is.