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January 19, 2007January 20, 2007

Photo Hunt ~ Wild

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~Hosted by TNChick~

Okay, I am able to post this picture since our son does not read my blog :wink:. I think he is about 2 in this picture. He had wonderful curly hair (which he still does)…We always liked being silly around the house — and when he got silly — he was wild…Miss those days *sigh*

Well, it suppose to rain all weekend — guess we just cuddle up and eat chicken-noodle-soup…Have a wonderful weekend and as always…

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January 17, 2007January 21, 2007

Thankful Thursday ~ Unity

Before I share my “Thankful Thursday” with you, I would like to welcome you to the ‘new’ home of Thankful Thursdays. I would like to thank Chrixean for hosting Thankful Thursdays for the past year and Running2K for coming up with the idea. I have been writing my thankful posts for quite some time; I am thrilled to be your ‘hub’ for this weekly meme. There are no rules for it, except to look around you and give thanks – for even the smallest things in your life. The two other things I am asking you: please visit all the other ladies who leave their link here, and that you add the little graphic to the posts…Questions? Just let me know, okay? Oh, BTW – I always add some Scripture passages to my post, BUT that is not a requirement to participate — just something I like to do :smile:.

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
~ Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV)

I am thankful that God gave us His Spirit of unity. There is nothing more thrilling to me to ‘talk’ Christ with my sisters (brothers?) from around the blogsphere — no matter what our denomination.

I am thankful for the blog-team God has put together at Laced with Graced. I know that I have said it before, BUT through that group blog, God has shown me that we do not have to ‘belong’ to the same denomination, but that we have a common denominator — Christ! And that is awesome! BTW – I don’t even know which churches my sisters in Christ attend, but I know that they all love God and call Christ their Lord and Savior. And that is the most important part to me…So thank you CJ, Ellen, Heather, Laurel, Lynn, Sissy and Tracey – you are blessing my socks off.

I am thankful that I am allowed to host the Thankful Thursday ‘meme’ at Sting My Heart. It is wonderful that bloggers come together and share their thankfulness. And God added even some new players to the ‘game’. Check out the blogroll here.

I am thankful that Darlene created a new header button for Thankful Thursday

And I am thankful that Daniel took us out for dinner the last couple of Mondays. With his schedule and ours, unified dinners are rare in our family. It was great to sit together and talk about his dreams and goals. And I didn’t had to cook and my Sweetheart didn’t had to clean the dishes :grin:…

What are you thankful for today? Did you play — add your link…or leave a comment.

Blessings on your day and as always…

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1. TaunaLen
2. Erica
3. Amy – Knights Acre
4. viamarie
5. Beckie
6. Debbie
7. In His Hands

8. Laurel Wreath
9. Maria in the UK
10. chrixean
11. Jennifer
12. Heather
13. SC Momma
14. Lynn Donovan

15. Mama Russell
16. ampraisingHim
17. Laurie
18. Janis-Dandelion Momma
19. Elisa ~ The Laundry Alternative
20. Sandy

January 16, 2007January 17, 2007

Wordless Wednesday ~ Daily Stop

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January 15, 2007January 15, 2007

Love Covers All…

“Let us learn to discern whether the words spoken against us or against God or against the truth are merely for the wind–spoken not from the soul, but from the sore. If they are for the wind, let us wait in silence and not reprove. Restoring the soul, not reproving the sore, is the aim of our love”
~ John Piper from “A Godward Life“~

To tell you the truth – currently I have a little issue with my sister. Although we live over 6,000 miles apart, we are very much involved in each other’s life. Actually – it is not an issue – I am angry with her. But since I don’t handle confrontations very well, I just keep silent — for the time being. You see, she went through a lot over the last couple of years. I don’t want to throw salt into her open wounds…

BUT – she is not doing the right thing. She is not following what the Bible is teaching — at least not in her current situation. So, how do I restore her soul? How do I make it clear to her that she is wandering off of the path God has laid before her?

I am not talking to her about the subject right now — I want my anger to vanish. I would not accomplish anything with yelling at her — even though I want to. God has told us in the book of Galatians (6:1), if someone is caught in transgressions they should be restored gently (in my own words)…Although I have grounds to ‘reprove’ my sister’s actions, I want to wait for God’s Spirit to give me the green light. I don’t want to be the bull in the china closet. Through His love, I can restore her soul in a gentle way…

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (ESV)

Please visit out hostess, Loni at “Finding Joy in the Morning” to read her and other Christian women’s take on this week’s IOW quote.

Blessings on your day and as always…

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