thankful Thursday

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Today over at Grace Alone the thankful post is about Veterans.

I am going to say that I am thankful for my son.

He is in he United States Coast Guard.

When he was two years old he moved up the street from me with his family.

Over the years we all became friendly.

Then I got divorced and moved.

Then his mum died of breast cancer.

Then I began dating his father and we eventually married.

I am ever thankful for the chance I got to be a step-mother to him and his sisters. The chance to join our families together.

I had two daughters of my own but no sons. That meant it was extra special to have him.

When we went to see him graduate from boot camp, when we saw him in that uniform and realized he was a grown up man, when he left to drive to his new life on the ship....

I couldn't help but think of his mum with sadness.

She missed out on seeing her son grow up.

So while I am thankful for the opportunity to share in this boy/man's life I know that there was a price to pay for it.

Just like many of our veteran pay a price for our freedom.

word filled Wednesday ~ 11 November

 

 

Isaiah 55:10-11

 ¹⁰For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

 ¹¹So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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at the well ~ the power of prayer November 10

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The topic this week is the power of prayer, specifically prayer in your marriage.

I am married. However, Mr. Hip is not a believer.

I almost just passed this topic right by. However, when I thought about it I realized that is not what God would have me do. So, here I am.

It is important to know (at least for me to know) that just because I don't see a specific prayer answered doesn't mean prayer is not powerful.

The Lord knows things that I do not understand.

I know there is certainly nothing I could tell you ladies who have been praying and attending church with your husbands since you got married.

I must admit there are times I wish that my marriage was like that. I wish that Mr. Hip and I could have a prayer life together.

But very quickly I remember how much I love Mr. Hip and that I wouldn't trade him for anything.

 This is more for other ladies who have husbands that do are not saved.

Mr. Hip is not a "bad man." I think people tend to group saved and unsaved into groups of either good or bad.

Mr. Hip is the leader of our home.

He is moral, he is kind, he is a strong and capable leader, he is gentle as well.

He is every single thing I want in a husband...only he isn't saved. But, neither was I when we first got married.

He doesn't do drugs, doesn't drink, doesn't carry on with other women, is home every night, is a good father and a good husband and a good provider.

He takes very good care of his family.
I must say that I have known Christian men who were not as good as Mr. Hip.

Of course I pray for him every day.

I pray he will find the Lord but it is not always my "big" prayer for him.

I pray for his safety at work, I pray for him to be calmed from the stresses of supporting our family,

I pray for him to buy me pretty presents...(just kidding).

I am confidant that the Lord will call and that Mr. Hip will answer in the Lord's time.

I do not talk about this with Mr.Hip. I know that it is between the two of them.

Mr. Hip knows that I pray every morning and every night. He knows I pray for him and our children. He sees me working my way towards being a good Christian lady. I know I am not the same person I was before I was saved. I know that the Holy Spirit now lives in me and that I am a new person before Jesus Christ.

I know also, that I must allow God to change my attitude in some ways towards my husband, but that I must also continue to "be myself" because that is who Mr. Hip fell in love with. I know I  must  not constantly approach Mr. Hip about going to church.

So I include it in my daily marriage prayers but I leave it up to God and Mr. Hip.

And, I look very seriously for all the signs that God is working...and I do see them all the time.

I know that I may not see Mr. Hip get saved.

I think there is a tendency  to think that  the most important thing is to get the un-saved husband saved. In my mind it is not. Of course, it is important. But, more important is that I am good wife to my husband and a good Christian so that through me he can see the joy of knowing Jesus.

And that is my "big" prayer in my marriage.

In my daily prayers I ask Jesus to help me become a better Christian so that my family can see that Christ resides in me.

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11~village candle mulled cider

12~Big beautiful bright red berries.

13~a cat nap on a cozy afternoon

14~The sound of the train whistle in the early morning as it goes through town

15~My window boxes filled with mum's

spiritual Sunday

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Psalm 148

 ¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
 ²Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
 ³Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
 ⁴Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
 ⁵Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
 ⁶He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
 ⁷Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
 ⁸Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
 ⁹Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
 ¹⁰Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
 ¹¹Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
 ¹²Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
 ¹³Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
 ¹⁴He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Sunday
8 November 2009 Eastern Standard Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:57 a.m.
Sunrise 6:27 a.m.
Sun transit 11:28 a.m.
Sunset 4:27 p.m.
End civil twilight 4:57 p.m.

MOON
Moonrise 8:59 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit 4:39 a.m.
Moonset 12:07 p.m.
Moonrise 10:15 p.m.
Moonset 12:38 p.m. on following day

then sings my soul ~ 07 November

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For the beauty of the earth, 
 for the glory of the skies, 
 for the love which from our birth 
 over and around us lies; 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

2. For the beauty of each hour 
 of the day and of the night, 
 hill and vale, and tree and flower, 
 sun and moon, and stars of light; 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

3. For the joy of ear and eye, 
 for the heart and mind's delight, 
 for the mystic harmony, 
 linking sense to sound and sight; 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

4. For the joy of human love, 
 brother, sister, parent, child, 
 friends on earth and friends above, 
 for all gentle thoughts and mild; 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

5. For thy church, that evermore 
 lifteth holy hands above, 
 offering up on every shore 
 her pure sacrifice of love; 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

6. For thyself, best Gift Divine, 
 to the world so freely given, 
 for that great, great love of thine, 
 peace on earth, and joy in heaven:  
 Lord of all, to thee we raise 
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

a littlegem

Every true wife makes her husband's interests her own.  While he lives for her, carrying her image in his heart and toiling for her all the days, she thinks only of what will do him good.  When burdens press upon him she tries to lighten them by sympathy, by cheer,by the inspiration of love.  She enters with zest and enthusiasm into all his plans.  She is never a weight to drag him down, she is strength in his heart to help him ever to do nobler and better things.

Home-Making

J.R. Miller

I found this over HERE  at country hearts at home.