Well, Im at it again. The ole blog. You know the afore mentioned "fever and a cough" my young babe had the other day...well now momma's got it. And you know what they say, "if momma aint happy, aint nobody happy." HA! Just kidding...mostly. ;) Anyways, it should come as no surprise to you then when I tell you that this was one of those mornings where the I needed a double portion of coffee and Jesus to get up, get out of bed and get my chirping baby from his crib, as I had let him chirp for about 15 minutes already.... currently, I am sitting here at our island while he is crawling around in the foyer...and by the sounds of it...ripping rugs up off the floor and trying to get the gate unlatched to climb up the stairs....yes, he is feeling better.
You know the phrase "its been one of THOSE days"--ahh the dreaded "those days" well I'm here, welcome to Tuesday or better known as "that day". "Those days" tend to look a bit different for everyone. While most may have a hard day at work or car trouble etc. For me I have the unceasing whining and fussing- whether playing or being held... there is a fuss about it. Whew, this is one of "those days" where I need to walk around with Bible verses taped to my forehead in order to keep my cool when my patience capacity reaches its maximum levels ( and yes I said level-S because you do not have a choice to be maxed out in mom world...you just keep swimming and I confess that today feeling a bit malaise myself, my patience may tend wear thin quicker than usual :(
So if anyone else is having a day like am having today here are some verses that I should probably get tattooed to my arm because when everything else seems chaotic Jesus can fill us with peace. I'm claiming His peace today.
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Proverbs 15:1
"Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger because the wrath of man does no bring forth the righteousness of God." James 1:19
"Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap a harvest of righteousness if you do no give up." Galatians 6:9
I know there are some MUCH better verses to claim on hectic days but these are just the ones I've memorized so far....bare with me.
Here is the verse I am working on memorizing now:
"The Lord God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength. These words should be on your heart. Teach them diligently to your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road......"
thats as far as I have memorized so far....
"....while you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Kate
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Random and a desire to be used by God.
I dont know if anyone else ever gets this way but Im just itching for the next big thing. I want to create something with my hands. To feel the satisfaction of knowing that they are useful. I am itching to get to the beach. If you know me at all, you know how much I long and yearn to travel....in the spring and early summer -I must get to the beach AS. SOON. AS. POSSIBLE. Yet from about August through February....I long for the mountains so deeply I feel fit to bust. I my husband says I am a "grass is always greener on the other side" kind of person....but I see no harm in the love of travel. Though I confess I would rather LIVE in the mountains and travel to the beach rather than live in NEITHER and long for both! Where is the argument in that, might I ask? There isnt any.
Currently, it is a cold and rainy day in March and my baby is sick with fever and a cough while he naps and my husband has so brilliantly decided to make as much noise as possible (never mind the baby is sleeping) and then go wash his car outside...in the rain AND cold. Brilliant I tell you.
Back to the needing to create. I so love to be "crafty" I have all my life, long before the DIY movement or Pinterest was ever thought of as my mother can attest to via her draw full of loomed potholders and various kinds of knitted "goods." I recently threw my son his first birthday party (and then bawled like a baby myself as I rocked him before bed that night)---but back to the crafting, I created all of the decorations for his party myself and while I truely took great delight in making them, I have been left asking the Lord to show me how he would use these "talents"because I cannot resign myself to believe they are useless. I want so desperately to be useful to Jesus. :) We have recently read one of Max Lucado's books "The special gift" the sequel to "You are special" --both must reads with your little ones! God's truth that is easily applied to us from his books! Anyways, (*spoiler alert*) the main lesson from this particular book is that God gives each of us special talents and gifts to be used to glorify Him in His church of believers and help the poor!
I am raising one of his precious babies and my heart is so full of love for him and a desire to "teach a child the way he should go (and he will not depart from it.) Proverbs 22:6"....but I confess, on especially tiresome or "learning" days, I find myself doubting my ability to take on the task of homeschooling that God has slowly grown into a vision for our family. Even so we have quite a few years before that is a reality (so no need to get ahead of myself here!)
Anyways, I do want my love to create to be useful to the Lord, to serve Him in some way. I am just praying He will lead me the way I should go. I know it seems a bit silly, God using crafting to glorify Himself. But there is no small gift given and there are people dying out in the world right now...could I not MAKE them a blanket? I could certainly just go and buy one..... but would it mean MORE if I had made it just for them? Not sure. Just prayerful and watchful to be used where I am right now with what I've got. Perhaps a willing heart is the most valuable and useful thing we can bring before the Lord.
With that the baby is up and whining- poor little fella, Mommy's coming.
-Kate
Currently, it is a cold and rainy day in March and my baby is sick with fever and a cough while he naps and my husband has so brilliantly decided to make as much noise as possible (never mind the baby is sleeping) and then go wash his car outside...in the rain AND cold. Brilliant I tell you.
Back to the needing to create. I so love to be "crafty" I have all my life, long before the DIY movement or Pinterest was ever thought of as my mother can attest to via her draw full of loomed potholders and various kinds of knitted "goods." I recently threw my son his first birthday party (and then bawled like a baby myself as I rocked him before bed that night)---but back to the crafting, I created all of the decorations for his party myself and while I truely took great delight in making them, I have been left asking the Lord to show me how he would use these "talents"because I cannot resign myself to believe they are useless. I want so desperately to be useful to Jesus. :) We have recently read one of Max Lucado's books "The special gift" the sequel to "You are special" --both must reads with your little ones! God's truth that is easily applied to us from his books! Anyways, (*spoiler alert*) the main lesson from this particular book is that God gives each of us special talents and gifts to be used to glorify Him in His church of believers and help the poor!
I am raising one of his precious babies and my heart is so full of love for him and a desire to "teach a child the way he should go (and he will not depart from it.) Proverbs 22:6"....but I confess, on especially tiresome or "learning" days, I find myself doubting my ability to take on the task of homeschooling that God has slowly grown into a vision for our family. Even so we have quite a few years before that is a reality (so no need to get ahead of myself here!)
Anyways, I do want my love to create to be useful to the Lord, to serve Him in some way. I am just praying He will lead me the way I should go. I know it seems a bit silly, God using crafting to glorify Himself. But there is no small gift given and there are people dying out in the world right now...could I not MAKE them a blanket? I could certainly just go and buy one..... but would it mean MORE if I had made it just for them? Not sure. Just prayerful and watchful to be used where I am right now with what I've got. Perhaps a willing heart is the most valuable and useful thing we can bring before the Lord.
With that the baby is up and whining- poor little fella, Mommy's coming.
-Kate
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