tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.comments2023-08-28T04:45:35.571-05:00Small Homestead LivingDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071206169039849554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-80406070437799620612014-10-01T13:56:35.995-05:002014-10-01T13:56:35.995-05:00I love that you added the jelly too!!! I love that you added the jelly too!!! Bethhttp://arandomhousewife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-32140841585466431032014-09-30T16:55:39.494-05:002014-09-30T16:55:39.494-05:00I am sooooo proud of you! You can tell that your n...I am sooooo proud of you! You can tell that your new blog posts are a labor of love!!! I can sense the fulfillment you have and the enjoyment in sharing it! I really do love reading your writing anyways and these posts are your best EVER!!!Bethhttp://arandomhousewife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-54281745432126640822013-07-31T10:47:28.487-05:002013-07-31T10:47:28.487-05:00Oh wow! Now that's a winner!Oh wow! Now that's a winner!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307885281238869682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-31202867265755391312013-07-31T10:36:35.478-05:002013-07-31T10:36:35.478-05:00Oh wow that was a very good point! I'm only 20...Oh wow that was a very good point! I'm only 20 and I have that same problem lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307885281238869682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-83506666251040999582013-07-31T10:11:54.784-05:002013-07-31T10:11:54.784-05:00I needed this! I needed this! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307885281238869682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-39188891423700978822013-07-31T10:07:58.718-05:002013-07-31T10:07:58.718-05:00Very short post but I cried in reading this one! I...Very short post but I cried in reading this one! Its not often he runs to the alter :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307885281238869682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-49858454618529599772013-07-31T09:33:44.292-05:002013-07-31T09:33:44.292-05:00And this is the reason I have a hard time focusing...And this is the reason I have a hard time focusing BC I am one who lets those devices distract me. I say I'm just using the bible and before I know it I have given in to the temptation to check my Facebook or google hairstyles. It saddens me to know that I am one of those if I don't watch myself! I hate that my brain wonders and I wish I could control it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307885281238869682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-62598682560194029402012-03-19T16:37:29.356-05:002012-03-19T16:37:29.356-05:00Wow. Makes you think, huh, how careless we are wit...Wow. Makes you think, huh, how careless we are with what we have; how we take so much for granted.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816096081381689162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-37761350740832028622011-12-11T02:06:45.076-06:002011-12-11T02:06:45.076-06:00nice post thanks for sharing ! shalom sorayanice post thanks for sharing ! shalom sorayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-37430129091055255252011-11-14T20:19:20.954-06:002011-11-14T20:19:20.954-06:00love your post! thanks for sharing... God bless yo...love your post! thanks for sharing... God bless you...loves soraya..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-49440095197694229912011-01-22T00:24:57.051-06:002011-01-22T00:24:57.051-06:00My husband is worship leader at our church so we s...My husband is worship leader at our church so we sit very close to the front. One night we sat towards the back because I wasn't feeling well. Oh, my--I would be so discouraged if I was the pastor. One young man texted the whole service, holding his phone at eye level! <br /><br />One service I walked past a man (used to be a pastor) who said, Tell Em (my daughter) to look at her phone, I sent her something. As kindly as I could I explained, "We don't use our cell phones in God's House."Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577919062812348914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-820688192562523132010-12-02T21:27:07.024-06:002010-12-02T21:27:07.024-06:00Hi Deb,
Have you ever been to the Creation Museum...Hi Deb,<br /><br />Have you ever been to the Creation Museum in Kentucky? It shows a scene, where you are looking into a church through the windows and you can hear the preacher preaching. You are staring at a pew with people sitting their on it. The teenagers are fidgeting and talking. The mother is constantly checking her watch, impatiently...even talking occasionally to her kids. It was *so* sad. This scene was used to demonstrate 1)sin and 2)our lack of respect and disregard for God's word and preaching.<br /><br />It was immensely sad...and all too familiar. People really have no respect for God's word....well, really it boils down to a lack of respect for God, today.<br /><br />I hope you were able to be blessed in spite of the distractions.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590296148339958197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-16622164488132226472010-10-19T17:28:41.668-05:002010-10-19T17:28:41.668-05:00That would be so frustrating. I would have a hard...That would be so frustrating. I would have a hard time not saying something. But, I'm glad you still go so much out of it.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-28581648326404176552010-10-13T19:40:04.425-05:002010-10-13T19:40:04.425-05:00It's good to know you're still alive and k...It's good to know you're still alive and kickin'!! I'm so glad everything is going well. Big hugs!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290572982051495084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-52944531835210918512010-10-11T17:28:07.289-05:002010-10-11T17:28:07.289-05:00Thanks for filling us in on what's happening i...Thanks for filling us in on what's happening in your life. It's such a joy to see our grown children being responsible adults, isn't it! I love the friendships I have with my older two - where you get to enjoy your kids on a whole new level.<br /><br />Hope you hang in there with blogging, even if it's sporadic. I know how hard it is to find the time, but if it's rewarding to you to share, then please, continue.<br /><br />Have a great week!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771913913727435049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-32192892147351001902010-09-11T23:01:55.834-05:002010-09-11T23:01:55.834-05:00So glad that all is going well! Big hugs my frien...So glad that all is going well! Big hugs my friend! <br /><br />Oh-and your daughter looks a lot like you (or maybe it's just the hair?) ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290572982051495084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-6240963377327442922010-08-31T09:26:55.823-05:002010-08-31T09:26:55.823-05:00Deb, I too have been going through a painful pruni...Deb, I too have been going through a painful pruning process. I don't know if you've kept up with my blog, but I was diagnosed with vocal nodules. I literally cannot raise my voice at all. Bad habits are being broken quickly as I HAVE to change in order to get better. I'm having to learn to parent in a whole different way for life. God is good and I thank Him for his discipline. I sense you are in the same boat. Let's praise Him in the midst of our trial instead of afterwards!!!! Love you, Sis in Christ!Stacie, A Firefighter's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195223939229023945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-1126341703357103802010-08-18T13:01:16.904-05:002010-08-18T13:01:16.904-05:00Amen! We are a composite of our choices, dear sist...Amen! We are a composite of our choices, dear sister.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JeanJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670857919750760186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-8635801663261716112010-08-03T17:26:18.740-05:002010-08-03T17:26:18.740-05:00What a great answer to prayer! I´m so happy for yo...What a great answer to prayer! I´m so happy for you.<br />Hope your week is going good and wish you an awesome time at the conference and an early Happy Birthday!!Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-71885855093339437292010-08-02T00:40:25.670-05:002010-08-02T00:40:25.670-05:00Hello, my friend! When the children were young I ...Hello, my friend! When the children were young I often struggled with the balance of keeping the house clean and yet making time to enjoy the kids, etc.<br /><br />Now I will pretty much drop anything if one of my boys wants to go out. They are busy and I figure they don't ask that often and my dust will wait, lol!momsthewordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519343990735608713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-15753469712832301462010-07-25T21:47:51.192-05:002010-07-25T21:47:51.192-05:00Beautifully put my friend...and thanks for a remin...Beautifully put my friend...and thanks for a reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290572982051495084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-65646087372343889632010-07-25T15:45:17.230-05:002010-07-25T15:45:17.230-05:00Great points!Great points!Journaling Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288213465604700020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-74153957784975724292010-07-23T21:33:27.860-05:002010-07-23T21:33:27.860-05:00It's good to hear that you're doing well a...It's good to hear that you're doing well and learning so much!! I'm so happy that God is blessing you in more ways than one and look forward to reading more!!! I miss you!!<br /><br />btw...I moved my blog. Again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290572982051495084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-47790748601518567782010-07-21T15:47:37.234-05:002010-07-21T15:47:37.234-05:00I'm glad you're doing well and that a bles...I'm glad you're doing well and that a blessing has come out of something that seemed to be so out of your own desires.<br /><br />Bless you!<br />BethBeth in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492590083823556624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232073445962688198.post-8566011737245096322010-07-21T07:48:46.581-05:002010-07-21T07:48:46.581-05:00Hi, Deb. Thank you for being so honest about your ...Hi, Deb. Thank you for being so honest about your feelings in this new stage of life! Women need to hear this. It's so easy to see things as black and white, right or wrong, yes or no. Then God does something to challenge our thinking, and we begin to see a person or situation from a totally different perspective. Life is complex, and we make complex decisions--hopefully after much prayer and searching of the scriptures. Many times, doing His will is hard, especially when we have to step out of our comfort zone. But, as you know, God is good. God is good ALL the time. Blessings on you, friend, as you discover new joys in your new stage of life.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360427974735338936noreply@blogger.com