FEAR...

a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

F. E. A. R. = False Expectations Appearing Real

Why am I talking about Fear today- well because I sawit grip my son's face yesterday as we sat and had a dinner date at a local restaurant-

He watched and seeked out everyone and anyone who walked by- the look of fear on his face- I saw it - I saw the tears begin to well in his eyes when I asked what was going on-

He was afraid the man was going to be there and come and get him- How long will he live with this fear of this man coming to get him? I ask my self and then I ask how can I help him overcome this fear.

I keep reminding him- he is mine forever- I keep reminding him that the man has no way of knowing where he is- I keep reminding him that no one will mess with him why- for one thing his momma will become unglued and I know many others that would too come unglued- never under estimate a momma when it comes to a child no matter what the momma and child have been through.

How will we get through- just like always through God's word through His guidance and loving hand- Fear is real and can grip someone's life but I serve a BIG God and through Him we overcome anything.

Isaiah 41:10 (New International Version)
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand

Let us be motivated by pure love

As I read and digest Philippians I am learning so much- and I do not want to just read what is written but put it in to practice as well. In Philippians 1:13-19 it talks about how others were motivated by pure love to reach others for Christ and how others just reached Christ because of there own motives (Paul was out of the way). I do not want to be motivated by my own motives I want to have the heart of Christ and to reach others by pure love-

What are your motives for reaching others for Christ? Are you loving them because you have to or are you loving them because your heart hurts for them as they seek out things not of God?

I want my heart to reach them because I want what God has for them - do you believe for the possible?

Open hearts today Lord that may not have been opened yesterday to your will

Shepherds pie - yes I cooked it all

yes peeled potatoes

almost done - a few more spots to take off

cut up small so they cook faster - right?

I actually knew how this blender worked- that is what it is called -right?

Cooking meat

I cooked it all -even made homemade mashed potatoes.

What FAITH CAN DO!!!

Marcus is in the mode of thinking negative and I can't statements come out of his mouth- well this song has really spoken to me everytime it comes on the radio- and when it came on yesterday Marcus was speaking in his negative mode again and I told him to listen to it- not sure whether he would get or not. He got what he needed to- about God being there and helping us and giving us the strength whenwe need it.
We need to keep believing We need to keep trusting God We need to have FAITH in Him-

I told him impossible is not a word and Marcus said Mommy all things are possible if you Believe (Cathy and Tom thanks - he sees that sign daily)

Giving thanks when I think of you

Philippians 1:3-6
3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

So I am taking this to heart and being thankful for those in my life- and when I think of those people in my life thanking God for them and praying for them at that moment- I think this is essential for me- My friends my family are apart of my life and I always want to give thanks to God who sent them to me. My church family we are in to spreading His word and seeing others come to Christ.
I know God wants what is best for all of us and He is doing SO much in all of our lives-

So just know when I think of you I will give thanks to God for you and pray for your needs

Off for the week

Well this week I took off - why Marcus is off- we shall see how this goes- oh I know why speak negative - I am not speqaking negative just truth-
I am finding how I handle him is a bit different each day- I choose not to get upset (or try not too) but put it all back on him for choices he makes-
We do not have any major plans - we are helping at church-have some drs appts, chill out time and cleaning the house up- (it is driving me crazy)
I also plan on working on some cooking and grocery shopping- Adam gave me some ideas to cook- and there are a few other things I have seen I want to try.
Of course Adam wants to sign me up for the worst cook competition- I really do not want to compete- just want to learn something new each month

How many of you can say...

(picture courtesy of PD)

my pastor took the time to teach me how to make perogies from scratch- yes this included making the dough and mashed potatoes ( mom they were really good and there is a secret to add to them) yum- and I did not fall asleep on the couch either- sorry Adam i tend to do that when you have wanted to teach me- now I really want to learn-

Was it easy - it was not too bad- I did get frustrated but Pastor Larry was patient and answered every question I had-

So who is next - I am ready to learn-one dish a month-honestly I was never into cooking did not see a need to do it for one person- but I enjoyed it-shocking I know - pick yourselves up people.

Happy New Year Everyone