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Family Traditions

November 23, 2020 By Annette1 4 Comments

Family Traditions is the theme of this week’s crew challenge.  It’s easy to talk about the things we do that help make our family special to us. Traditions are a huge source of comfort as we navigate life don’t you think?  A sense of familiarity even when everything it topsy-turvy.  Is it any surprise that people are starting to decorate for Christmas early?   In a year that’s been hard… family Christmas traditions help keep us centered on what’s important to us. Today we’ll talk about some of the traditions that are important to us.

family traditions

Mom, Can Grandma Come?

This was a question from my 15-year-old when he came home from grandma’s last week.  I must have looked a bit startled/confused… for he went on the explain. “Grandma wants to come and do some tidying and stuff so we can put up your village.  Can she come?”   My response was that “it is much too early for that”. 

I’ve thought about it since then and told the lad this morning that he should “call grandma up and figure out a day, you two can put up the village”.  It gives us something to look forward to don’t you think?  A bit of normalcy in a rather crazy year. 

Christmas Village

Christmas Devotions

You might call these advent devotions, but they help us focus on the true meaning of Christmas.   This year we’re doing on written by John Piper. It’s called Joy to the World. It’s put out by DesiringGod.org. 

Christmas Music Traditions

Every year on my blog I do Christmas music on the Sundays leading to Christmas.  One year I think I did one almost every day.  It was fun!  Anyways, beyond posting Christmas music on the blog I have a whole shelf full of Christmas music, and we often put on a long-playing YouTube video with Christmas music with a fireplace as the backdrop. 

Family Traditions – Baking

Just before I started writing this post I told my fellows that I’m starting to want to make Christmas cookies.  You know what?   They didn’t complain about that idea at all!  🙂 

I’ve shared some of the cookies we’ve made over the years.  I’ll probably make many of the same, though I just got a huge bag of mini rolos so might try my hand at Christmas cookies with them. 

  • the New and Old of Christmas Baking. 
  • Christmas Baking – the boys. 
  • The Togetherness of Christmas Baking. 
  • Christmas Cookies.

Christmas Tree

I have to admit, I used to decorate the whole house with knick-knacks but I decided three years ago that as much as I like to, it’s just too much work.   I know I know… lazy of me isn’t it!?!?!   Part of that “too much work” was my tired hubby’s comments of “where is my _____” because I moved it to make room for my knick-knacks.   It’s more important to keep the peace than to rearrange the house AND end up with a frustrated fellow.  He works really hard and deserves less frustration when he’s home eh? 

BUT we do put up a tree.  We have tons of decorations, homemade, purchased or gifted.  Our tree changes every year.  Of course we have favourites (such as my joy snowmen) that go up every year, but the rest more or less rotate their way through. 

Before Christmas Tradition

One of our before Christmas Traditions is closing out our review year with the Homeschool Review Crew. I normally do a post with our favourites but I’ve decided to include them here.  It’s always good to have a break you know?  You can find the favourites of the crew in this post. 

Reviews that we did this year

  • Beyond the Stick Figure.  Art for all ages.
  • Drive Thru History.  Learning about biblical archaeology.
  • Homeschool in the woods.  Timeline figures for history.
  • Journey Homeschool Academy.  Highschool biology.
  • Julie Naturally.  Bible studies in Romans and Philippians.
  • Maxscholar.  Learning to read
  • My Teaching Library.  Supplements for all grades. 
  • NatureGlo.  Science, math, geology, mini courses.
  • Pilgrim Rock. Apologetics course. 
  • Rebecca Locklear.  history ebook.
  • Simply Coding.  Computer sciences.
  • SchoolhouseTeachers.com.

Favourites from the year?  Simply Coding (the lad) and Journey Homeschool Academy (me). 

So what family traditions do you have during this holiday season?  Are you starting early? Have a favourite cookie recipe?  (if so, please share!  Good cookies are fun to make). Do you put up a tree?  Have a favourite ornament to share?  What makes Christmas a time of comfort for your loved ones?

November 2020

Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: Family Life, holidays, TOS

Review: Julie Naturally

November 18, 2020 By Annette1 2 Comments

DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THIS PRODUCT THROUGH THE HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW IN EXCHANGE FOR MY HONEST REVIEW. I WAS NOT REQUIRED TO WRITE A POSITIVE REVIEW NOR WAS I COMPENSATED IN ANY OTHER WAY.

Romans and Philippians are excellent books to study don’t you think?   At Julie Naturally, you will find bible studies suited to individual as well as small group endeavors. Julie Naturally focuses on homeschooling & unschooling, holy living and wholistic health.  Come along as we learn more about her faith journey bible studies. 

Julie Naturally Review

What I am Reviewing

Julie Naturally, produced by Julie Polanco, comprises the two studies that we are reviewing today.  They are Faith Journeys Bible Study Series: Romans bundle which continues video and PDF studies and Faith Journeys Bible Study Series: Philippians which just has PDF lessons. Romans is an 8-week study, Philippians is four weeks.  

Both studies are promoted as  appropriate for more mature believing moms.  Hard-working mom can, over the course of a week, complete each lesson. Each daily exercise contains 3-5 questions each day.  

What do you get?

The Romans study comes with video along with the bible study that comes as a PDF file.  The Philippians study, though it mentions video, at this time only comes as a PDF bible study. 

Program highlights include

Bible verses that are dated per week, and set up to be cut for easy placement in a wallet or elsewhere for putting God’s word deeper into your heart.  The verses are short and easy enough to memorize. 

At the end of each week in both studies, a colouring page is provided.  Romans used words, Philippians hearts. 

Each week is broken into six days.  Each day has scriptures that must be read. Often there is a brief explanation that highlights key details.  Following the explanation are questions that require you to not only think about the verses but to apply them in our lives.   You can do the studies as expected (six days per week) or complete them all in one sitting. Each day’s work does not take long to complete. 

The Romans study also provides videos to go with each weekly lesson.  The videos are about 10 minutes each.  The video for week four was missing for me.  Occasionally it seemed like something was missing from the video.  

You can purchase the Philippians for $8.49 as a digital download. The study is 45 pages long. Romans costs $24.99, and is 97 pages long. 

How did I use Julie Naturally?

I predominately used the Romans Study, listening to the video as I was sat on my stationary bike. 

Then over the course of the week I would work on the bible study. I loved that I didn’t have to print it off and could write my answers directly on the computer.  It made it so easy to take 5 or 10 minutes to learn something more about God’s word. 

My Thoughts

I LOVE that the PDF’s are fully editable.  This means I don’t have to print out the study in order to use it.  I would need to do so if using for a group bible study but on my own, just being able to type in my thoughts, gold!

The Faith Journeys bible study in Romans or Philippians would be ideal for women looking for an introductory study. The mix of textual and personal questions will be edifying. The videos may be hit or miss, Julie had good information to share, but didn’t always organize her thoughts well. 

For middle or high school students, these studies would work quite well.  Helping these young women to dig deeper into their faith, learning to question their attitudes and actions, in the light of scripture. 

One thing that Ms. Polanco brings is a fresh perspective.  Every bible study a person engages in always brings something new to the table.  These studies are an affordable option for seeing something new in God’s Word. 

Julie Naturally Review

Where to Find Julie Naturally

Website: https://www.julienaturally.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julienaturally
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/julienaturally
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/successful.unschooler
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/julienaturally
Podcast: https://crunchychristianpodcast.com

40 members of the review crew took in the Romans-Philippians bundle from Julie Naturally.  Click on the image below to read them. 

Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling, Reviews Tagged With: Bible Study, Devotional, Review, TOS

Give Thanks to the Lord

November 16, 2020 By Annette1 2 Comments

So I’ve been debating this topic from the crew “Give Thanks to the Lord” for a couple of weeks now.  Should I do a light airy piece on all the things that I am thankful for, things that are important but not on the forefront of my heart; OR should I write what’s on the forefront of my heart knowing there are those who won’t understand it but might possibly help others?  OR should I make it homeschooling focused since this blog really is about faith AND homeschooling?   I guess you’ll have to read on to see what I do eh?  🙂 

give thanks to the Lord

The other day I was reading a devotional that talked about how so often when we read or teach bible stories we look for the actions of people.  We often fail to look at what a bible story reveals about God.  God’s word is actually all about God.  Stories might lighten the reading, but at the end of the day… the bible is the story of God’s glory revealed. 

It’s good to keep that thought in mind as one considers how one would give thanks to the Lord for the events or things in life. 

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The Things of Life

There are things in life that I am ever so thankful for.  Big things like friends, a church to attend, service opportunities. Medium things like a house to live in, work to do, food to eat. And then the copious little things.

  • My tea maker – I love drinking cold tea and having a pitcher dedicated to the making of it.  Marvellous!
  • Our keurig machine – hot chocolate and bouillon… totally does me a solid good. 
  • Gardening.  Love getting plants growing, and working with dirt, and everything involved with that. Making relishes and canning.  🙂 
  • My tablet.  Ever so helpful for trying out new recipes.  Much easier to read than my phone. 
  • Contigo water bottles.  They hold my tea nicely.  🙂 
  • My fellows working together.  Can’t ask for much better. 

Homeschooling

Thankfulness for the ability to homeschool.  I give thanks to the Lord for:

  • in a province with few rules about homeschooling
  • in a current crisis, we have a government actually helping parents in the form of grants who need to homeschool 
  • for a school board that allows my son to take courses, I can’t easily figure out how to teach
  • in a time and age where schooling is available in many different formats: video, text, audio.   Textbooks, PDF’s, USB, online.  
  • Support provided quickly and easily.  Tonight on a Facebook group for SchoolhouseTeachers.com I saw a mom struggling with algebra get direct help on answering a question. 
  • for a lad who has fully embraced independence in his schooling. 

Rabbits and Other Critters

I know, I know, rabbits are neither homeschool or faith, but they are very much a part of my life.  🙂   BUT I promise they do have a homeschooling connection!

From the bunnies:

  • bunny education classes
  • finances to provide homeschooling materials
  • education in running a small business
  • joy in having furry beasts to care for
  • seeing God at work in ways unexpected
  • friends to make
  • skills to develop

The other critters

  • cats!  oh my.. the cats are both a source of vexation and laughter.   Lizzy too smart for her own good, Milo getting old and losing strength of body and mind. 
  • Snake: Fireheart has taught us so much about her needs, her abilities, and just how interesting it is to have a pet snake. 
  • Budgies: the sadness of loss when they die, the joy when you convince a scaredy-cat bird to land on a finger, the remembering to provide care, the laughter when she squawks to unique noises, it’s good
  • Makes me remember how in the bible it says that if people won’t praise God, the world around us will do so. 

Parenting

If anything has caused me the hardest time, it’s parenting.  My lad was relatively easy as a child growing up.  He’s proving to be a more difficult teen making decisions that hurt my heart deeply. But in that struggle, there are things in which to give thanks to the Lord for;

  • he is currently still at home, directly under the care of people who love him and will continue to pray for him, and talk with him. 
  • my prayer life has more than tripled.
  • my understanding of the deep hurt that parents can feel over the actions of their children has quadrupled. 
  • how alone one can feel, and how God says “hey, I’m here” into the quietness of one’s heart.
  • even in hurt, one can express gratitude, because God’s hand can still be seen.
  • friends are sometimes unexpected blessings, sending links that help a heart.

How about you?  What is in your life that you can give thanks to God for?   Do they help you see him more clearly?

November 2020

Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling Tagged With: encouragement, faith, holidays, TOS

Harvest Time Decor

November 9, 2020 By Annette1 2 Comments

The Home School Review crew has issued the challenge for today… harvest time decor!   I saw that and thought GAH I haven’t a clue.  I’m really not a decorator for things like that.  I do Christmas cause it’s easy, but any other seasonal/holiday thing, it’s just really not my thing.   

I talking with my tenant that this week’s challenge and her prompt response was “oh, that’s easy!   Can I write it for you?”  Never one to turn down a freely offered gift I said “sure!”   So here goes her post: 

Harvest Time Decor

There is a ton of decorations for Harvest time.

Let’s start with nature and the beauty of the leaves turning colour. I’ve seen a mountainside with a green background and coloured trees throughout with the greenish-blue of the Atlantic Ocean, and the blue of the sky…magnificent!

Harvest Time Decor

We try to bring that beauty inside when harvest time comes around. Yes, in spring and summer we may bring in the odd bouquet of flowers, but it’s not like harvest decorating. We bring in gourds, pumpkins, corn and corn stalks, hay bales, and let’s not forget the cornucopia, also known as the Horn of plenty.

A cornucopia is an assortment of fruit. It’s a familiar part of harvest time decor. When referring to the horn of plenty, it is a basket, shaped like a horn, and fill with the freshness of harvest.  You’ll find pumpkins, fruit, dates, grapes, apples, gourds, squash and more.  The abundance of harvest for all to see.

That is what I would like to focus on. What kind of fruit is in your cornucopia?

white and orange pumpkins on table
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Pruning for More Fruit

In John 15, Jesus talks about branches that bear no fruit are taken away, branches that bear good fruit, are pruned, so they can yield more fruit the next harvest.

John 15:1-2  “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 

The first idea I have here is that we often equate pruning with something bad. Granted the bad fruit needs to be taken care of, but in this instance, Jesus doesn’t talk about bad fruit, but good fruit.

When gardening, there are some plants that must have the fruit harvested in order to produce more fruit. If the fruit is left and not harvested, the next yield will be stunted, or the fruit will go bad. So, when a pruning or plucking happens in your life, deal with it willingly, not willfully. (That right there will show you the condition of your fruit).

close up photo of grape fruit
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Consider then the branches

Next, Jesus talks about the relationship between the branches and the tree.

John 15:4-8 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

This is an allegory of our individual relationship with God. I know no one is perfect. We all have shortcomings. It’s how we deal with those shortcomings, though. If we are properly grafted into the root of God and His Word, then we are always dealing in humility and repentance. (Now in this let us not forget the apostle Paul’s words in Romans 6. We don’t purposely sin to make grace abound). Our relationship with God is of the utmost importance. It is up to us to keep it healthy, not someone else. To abide in Him, and He in you is a lifestyle of perpetual awareness of what God has for you.

Taking Stock

Now I am going into a possibly sore area.

What condition is your fruit? Is it fresh and useable, or does it resemble plastic fruit? Fake it ‘til you make it type thing?

I remember as a child I got plastic fruit confused with real. My mother informed me of the truth, and I learned a lesson. Not all fruit is real. We often talk about bad fruit, but what about fake fruit?

I know life is hard at times and we need a break. That is okay. It is better to take a break than to fake being okay and producing fake fruit.

The bottom line is, we are so wanting a harvest and for God to use us, we move ahead without letting our fruit mature. We think we have developed well, but our fruit is artificially ripened fruit. We have the power, but not the authority. Authority we would properly obtain with properly ripened fruit.

So, this harvest time, as you look around at all the harvest time decor, take time to consider what kind of fruit is in your cornucopia.

Is it going to be helpful, well developed and nourishing for you and others around you, or will it be a little off and sour?

When the fruit of the spirit is healthy and well developed, we can then proceed to call in the harvest. Are you ready?

November 2020

Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling Tagged With: holidays, Seasonal, TOS

November Plans

November 2, 2020 By Annette1 5 Comments

Did you know that Saturday was Hallowe’en?  We had three people stop in ALL young men just wanting candy.  They had plans to donate the candy received to others.  Just young men having fun with purpose.   You could tell they had planned it all out.   It was good to see them.  Definitely slow.   Just like these young men, making plans for things rather matters.  The crew has given us this challenge of listing out our November plans.  I’m not really a planner.  I’m not.  So I find these challenges rather hard.  I’ll go simple this time around I think!  🙂 

November plans

Update On August Goals

My goals for the new year where somewhat varied.  So how am I doing with them?

  1. Support my son in his schooling.   The high school decided to do two courses at a time.  My son is taking one course at the high school per semester so it seemed wise to follow the same format.  Ergo I looked at his chosen course load and helped him figure out what he needed to accomplish weekly to finish on time. A weekly check-in is all he’s needing at this point, occasionally some points of clarification along the way. 
  2. Produce something: well I haven’t actually written anything, or made any courses. But I have done a lot of reading. One that I am taking my time with is Why Trust the Bible? Excellent reading on why we can actually trust the bible. 
  3. The unspoken goal: I did really well with before vacation.  Since then I’ve kinda stagnated.  I am working at getting myself back into a good routine.  Busyness of the fall isn’t helping but I’ve gotten a TON of things done this week which will help tons. 

Continuing Goal Update

  1. Rabbitry news: I purchased three new buns to help with long-term goals. I rescued a few and helped them find new locations. I didn’t replace the sides since lumber is super expensive right now. But I did get my trays painted.  Time will tell long-term if that helped or not. 
  2. Help Hubby: well, he hasn’t started on his basement room yet.  Instead, he decided to build a small shed outside.  He’s making good progress on it, building it out of pallets he gets from work. 
  3. Part-time job: I’ve applied for a few jobs, been called in for interviews (yay!), and even got offered one job… and thought it was all set and then they decided to change the hours.  That didn’t work for me so it didn’t pan out.  I’m not too worried.  If God wants me to have a job, it’ll pan out. 
  4. The newsletter thing: well, I haven’t really figured that out yet. Again, busyness and family commitments have taken their toll. 

What’s Kept Me Busy?

raised beds turned over

Turning over gardens, replanting garden, moving plants around for the winter, moving the rabbit gardens etc.  It’s a busy time of raking leaves, and moving planters around for the winter.  This year I picked up a cover for our outdoor chairs. 

Storage area in the rabbitry

Every year I need to tidy up the rabbitry in preparation for winter.  Finding spots for all the oddball pieces, or new equipment I picked up.  Storing tarps, trays, feed, etc.  Everything needs to fit just so.  In the summer I can spread things out a bit, but in the winter all my usable space is reduced as much as possible.  Often times my rabbitry clean up doesn’t happen until my November plans.  I’m glad to have it done earlier than that! 🙂 

Rabbitry Clean Up

November Plans?

Do I have new goals to put on my plate?   Not really.  I’ll continue working on my original goals.  🙂    Sunday morning in church I was thinking, “oh, it’s NaNoWriMo month perhaps I can use that as inspiration!”  I suppose time will tell eh?  🙂 

How about you?  Do you like to make plans or are you more flexible since you don’t like plans being broken?  Are you making new November plans or carrying on with ones you’ve made already?  

October

Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: Organization, Planning, TOS

Rain, God Reign

October 19, 2020 By Annette1 4 Comments

Rain, God Reign.  I know, it’s a catchy phrase but seriously? You may be thinking, “Whatever!” I would have at one point been very cynical.

But I am here to tell you, the title is real.

Rain comes. We equate rain with bad times. We’ve all heard the saying, “When it rains, it pours.” Referring to one bout of bad news after another. There’s been a close death in the family, doctor’s prognosis, vehicle dies, evicted, and we all know the list doesn’t stop there.

Rain God Reign

One thing after another come at you. You are exhausted from the rain of life on you. It’s not easy.

I know that feeling as well.

We have all been there, and some are there right now. Please don’t quit, and don’t despair.

Here’s a secret…

Did you know this also happened to Jesus? For real.

bible book business christian
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Examples from Jesus’ life

If we look in Luke 8:22-56 Jesus is dealing with a lot!

This passage starts with Him and His disciples crossing the lake. A storm blows in, and instead of taking the teachings of Jesus to heart, they freak out. (my words). Jesus spent all this time teaching and training them and they still didn’t get the message. He is sleeping on the boat when the storm blows in. Let me repeat that…. Jesus is sleeping. As the storm blows in, the disciples think they are going to die and call out for Jesus. They call out to Him and asks Him if He cares. So Jesus got up and calmed the storm. (There are a lot of amazing lessons in those last two lines – but I don’t want to get distracted)!

Then after the disciples had a freak attack about the storm, Jesus is now greeted on the shore with a demon-possessed man. They go back across the lake, and the people are waiting for Jesus. This means that before Jesus can catch a breath, He is ministering to the people waiting for him.

While in the middle of all this, a man named Jarius comes to Jesus and falling at His feet, tells Jesus his daughter is dying. Now as the man is talking, Jesus feels power go out of Him, as a woman touches His hem.  While Jesus is dealing with the woman, a messenger comes to relate that the daughter of Jarius is dead. The Lord Jesus is finished blessing the woman, and now turns to Jarius, and goes to His home. Jesus gets laughed at when He said the girl is only sleeping. More rain. That did not stop Him from raising her up though.

This all happened in roughly a twelve-hour period.

Later on, you’ll find Jesus exhausted, alone in the garden, his disciples not staying up with Him. You’ll find him betrayed. Jesus in pain. Even though he knew this betrayal was coming, it would still ache. Arrested, tried, scourged, beaten, crucified.  More rain. 

abstract art artistic autumn
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Rain, God Reign

Rain.

Jesus knows well the rains of life.

He also knew His Father. He knew His God Reigns.

He did not get down in the dumps and stay there. Jesus did not climb under a rock and hide. He looked after each and every situation, knowing God Reigns.

It is the same with us.

When circumstances hit hard and you don’t know what to do, you don’t want to get out of bed, or face the world. And when anxiety threatens to drown you; Remember, Your God Reigns.

If you are not sure if He reigns over you, ask Him to. Ask Him to Reign in your life. Every problem will not go away, but if we look at the storm scenario, He calmed the storm. Sometimes in my life, He has calmed me instead of the storm.

So in difficult times when the rain of life and living is hitting hard, remember; God’s Reign in your life is bigger than the rain of life.

Rain, God Reign!

October

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: faith, TOS

Seeking the Things of God

October 12, 2020 By Annette1 12 Comments

Yesterday in church pastor was speaking about gratefulness and how it’s often a matter of perspective.  I’ve continued to ponder that whole matter of perspective and how much it matters when we look at the things of God.  Today’s challenge from the crew is the Wonderful Blessings of God.  God blesses us in so many different ways we don’t always make note of them.   Often our perspective skews what we are looking at when we are seeking the things of God.  

Today I thought I’d talk about how perspective matters when things happen in life. And how by shifting it, we can see God’s blessing upon us. 

Seeking after the things of God, text over bible

Seeking the Things Of God

Mom’s Story

Seeing God’s blessings in life is often what I call looking for the God-moments.  Those moments, where you know that God intervened, at just the right time.   Or that he met a need even before you knew you need it.

This Thanksgiving weekend we got together with my mom.  She was telling us a moment where God intervened before she knew the need.  Here she was, a young woman in her early 20’s, she wanted to travel to Canada.   She was all set to go on her own, one of her uncles said “Oh, I want to go to Canada too, shall we travel there together by boat?”  Mom agreed and so plans were made.   When they arrived his people came to collect him but the people who were supposed to pick her up did not.   Since his people were there they then offered to take her.  It was out of their way but they made sure she got there safe and sound.    She remembers knowing that was God at work.  Keeping her safe and sound in a brand new country where she knew very little English. 

Story from Church

Pastor mentioned this story at church this morning. I can’t remember all the details as to who said this, but there was a fellow who was robbed and he mentioned how in it he saw the blessings of God. 

  1. They didn’t get much. 
  2. He wasn’t killed.
  3. It was him and not someone else. 
  4. He wasn’t the robber. 

Isn’t that a great perspective?  Flipping it on it’s head, and seeing the other side of it all?  What a great way to see the blessings of God eh?  

I don’t know about you but I want to be more like that eh?  Seeing the good so much more than I see the bad. 

A Direct Need Answered

I’m sure we have all heard these stories, about how God answers prayer.  When you have rent due and you know you are short on funds, and somehow the needed funds end up in your bank account.  Or the bag of food that ends up on your doorstep when your fridge is empty?  What about those times when 

Recently I was thinking through a situation we have here at home and wondering if I needed to consider Jesus first.  And then I opened a box from Amazon about the inerrancy of scripture.  I had purchased this book because I was strongly advised to do so, I had not researched it, and guess what?  The author approaches this topic by looking at Jesus.  It’s known that he existed through other historical records other than the bible. So it’s a different approach that fits into where I thought God was leading me.  Wasn’t that timely?

seeking the things of God

Hurts that Open Doors

We’ve recently had a hurt in our family.  It’s caused some issues.  I think some of it has been part of Covid fallout, some of it just … stuff.  Anyways, it’s created this good-hard thing.   The other day on the way home from church I mentioned to my son that I never thought I’d be grateful for this hurt. 

But this hurt has taught me compassion, understanding, and new skills.  It’s deepened my prayer life and broadened my understanding of the things of God. 

The other day a dear lady invited me into her home.  She knew of a need I had and said “I can help with that!”   So off I went, I had a blast, she had a blast.  We laughed and chatted over a light lunch.  Needs were met.  She kept saying “I don’t know why I’m telling you this Annette”.   But I knew.  I was there to listen, and she was there to encourage.  It’s one of those moments where my hurt helped to translate for her, her hurt.  Sorta the same, but yet… different.  But a compassion I hadn’t really known before shone through and God was good.  So very good. 

How about you?

I LOVE to hear stories of how God met people when they least expected it, or most needed it. Those “God-moments”.  What are some of your seeking the things of God moments?  Would you mind sharing them with me? Let us be an encouragement to those around hmmm? 

October

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