"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:11-13
"...but He blessed the home of the righteous."
Proverbs 3:33b
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
Psalm 91:1
"For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone."
Proverbs 91:11-12
"No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame."
Psalm 25:3
'You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand."
Psalm 16:11
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight."
Hebrews 4:13
"Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5b
"The Lord is full of compassion and mercy."
James 5:11b
"Come near to God and He will come near to you."
James 4:8
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light."
1 Peter 2:9
"...do not fear what they fear."
1 Peter 3:14
"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."
1 John 2:17
"This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him."
1 John 4:9
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Rants and Raves...
I am so annoyed with the lady who waited for me to unload my HUGE cart full of Costco groceries and put my two children in their car seats. She just sat there with her blinker on. And I was in no rush. I took my time. Because I have too. Because it takes forever. But it still stressed me out knowing she was there waiting. Um, yah, can you find another spot? Oh look there's one right across from me! What the heck?
After I was about to leave she pulled into another spot. Come to find out, she was also a mom and she was trying to decide whether or not to make the Costco Trek with her sleepy toddler. She is a mother of four and I am a jerk. Sorry lady.
I don't like the fact that where I live teenagers have nicer cars than I do. I mean much nicer cars. Why is a 16 year old driving a Range Rover? Totally wrong on so many levels.
I am annoyed with people when they see that you have two small children AND you look like you are losing your mind and they don't move an inch. Like when they are walking or pushing a shopping cart. In fact they take the right of way, when they should be helping. The other day I was trying to open a very heavy door while pushing a stroller and helping my 3 year old. I was leaving the Dr.'s Office and no one budged. I didn't look back, because I couldn't, but I felt like yelling, "Hey, could we get a little help over here?" Maybe I am asking too much.
I am annoyed when I come back from the grocery store and something I bought is moldy or has been opened or is rotten. It is often not worth going back...especially with my entourage:)
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, FORGIVING each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32
After I was about to leave she pulled into another spot. Come to find out, she was also a mom and she was trying to decide whether or not to make the Costco Trek with her sleepy toddler. She is a mother of four and I am a jerk. Sorry lady.
I don't like the fact that where I live teenagers have nicer cars than I do. I mean much nicer cars. Why is a 16 year old driving a Range Rover? Totally wrong on so many levels.
I am annoyed with people when they see that you have two small children AND you look like you are losing your mind and they don't move an inch. Like when they are walking or pushing a shopping cart. In fact they take the right of way, when they should be helping. The other day I was trying to open a very heavy door while pushing a stroller and helping my 3 year old. I was leaving the Dr.'s Office and no one budged. I didn't look back, because I couldn't, but I felt like yelling, "Hey, could we get a little help over here?" Maybe I am asking too much.
I am annoyed when I come back from the grocery store and something I bought is moldy or has been opened or is rotten. It is often not worth going back...especially with my entourage:)
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, FORGIVING each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32
Monday, April 12, 2010
Aria Zoe
Yesterday I was having a rough day....a really rough one. One of those emotional mom days. The kind that make you feel like you are going insane. The kind that make you want to run away from life. My husband, who is wonderful by the way, took Mila out so I could have some alone time while the baby was sleeping. However, just as they were leaving and I was sitting down to have my alone time....the baby woke up! AAAAHHH! Can't a mother get a break? Can't she get a "moment??" I went to pick her up out of the crib and I started bawling. I sat down with her and I just cried and cried. Of course I didn't want her to see me cry, because for some reason we think that if our kids see us cry we will no longer be "super mom" to them anymore. Well the kid would not look away from me, she was staring me right in the face.
Usually they say around 7 months a baby who hears another person cry will out of sympathy also start crying. Not so...at least for my daughter. Or at least not in this particular instance. She started laughing...at me! I thought maybe she was just smiling at first, but no, it was a laugh. And she kept on laughing! Of course I am thinking, "Come on now. What is this all about? I need a little sympathy here." Why are you laughing? This is SO not funny." But it took me only a few seconds to start smiling and then a few more to start laughing myself.
This is exactly what I needed. Joy.
This was a gift. A gift from the Lord, who knows exactly what I need and when I need it. Sometimes even I don't know what I need, but He does. I didn't want to laugh at that moment. I wanted to cry. I wanted someone to sympathize. And He did.
Aria Zoe is her name and she is the most precious, mellow, happy and content baby in the universe...I am convinced:) Her name means, "breath of life." or "song of life." And that is exactly what she is to me.
Usually they say around 7 months a baby who hears another person cry will out of sympathy also start crying. Not so...at least for my daughter. Or at least not in this particular instance. She started laughing...at me! I thought maybe she was just smiling at first, but no, it was a laugh. And she kept on laughing! Of course I am thinking, "Come on now. What is this all about? I need a little sympathy here." Why are you laughing? This is SO not funny." But it took me only a few seconds to start smiling and then a few more to start laughing myself.
This is exactly what I needed. Joy.
This was a gift. A gift from the Lord, who knows exactly what I need and when I need it. Sometimes even I don't know what I need, but He does. I didn't want to laugh at that moment. I wanted to cry. I wanted someone to sympathize. And He did.
Aria Zoe is her name and she is the most precious, mellow, happy and content baby in the universe...I am convinced:) Her name means, "breath of life." or "song of life." And that is exactly what she is to me.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Interruptions as Opportunities
I am reading a book called, "Real Moms...Real Jesus." It came in the mail the other day from my mom. I love getting things in the mail and my mom has great taste, so she usually knows the things I like. I have already read a few chapters and have gained some insight from reading. Something that the writer, Jill Savage, said really struck me. She said that we should look at the interruptions in our lives as opportunities. She is mainly speaking to mothers in this book, but I believe it is true for all of us. Of course, I have thought about this sort of thing before but for some reason it struck me differently when I read it this time. Maybe because I feel my life is a bit of an "interruption" lately. It seems like everybody needs me and I am never alone and there is always an interruption waiting to..., well..., interrupt me!
If it is not a person then it is a thing and if it is not a thing it is a person! Something is always in need of my attention and it is exhausting. But you already know that if you are a mother, or even just a human being. It is just worse if you are a mother, much worse.
But, IF...and that is a BIG IF! If I can possibly take a moment to see these interruptions as opportunities, well, then I am a hero! "Super Hero Mom for a Day!" Because it's tough...really tough. If I can look at my precious children the way the Lord sees them and serve them and care for them out of HIS love, then I am doing exactly what I need to be doing. Being a mother. A loving, self-sacrificing mother who sees what is most important. And that is to be: caring, loving, forgiving, protecting, teaching and raising these little miracles that I have been blessed with. And if I look at my husband the way the Lord does and care for him out of God's love, then I am being the wife I need to be. The cheesy, but true..."What would Jesus do?" means a little more to me after reading this. Because really, what did Jesus do all day long? He didn't sit around and worry about His life, He probably didn't do a whole lot of shopping either. I wonder if He ever cleaned House? Wait, I don't think He ever had a house of His own...HEY, maybe that is the way to go! I'm up for that! No house work! My point is...He did what was most important. He spent His days loving and serving others. And as hard as it may be, that is what I need to strive to do. So I will try, and there will be times that I will fail and then there will be some times that I succeed. And then there will be times when I don't even know what day it is. So serving others will probably not be a priority for me. I will just be trying to survive the day. BUT on those lovely and amazing days that I do succeed, well friends, I will hold on to those days! I will praise the Lord for His help and I will be grateful for those days. And I will pray for more.
If it is not a person then it is a thing and if it is not a thing it is a person! Something is always in need of my attention and it is exhausting. But you already know that if you are a mother, or even just a human being. It is just worse if you are a mother, much worse.
But, IF...and that is a BIG IF! If I can possibly take a moment to see these interruptions as opportunities, well, then I am a hero! "Super Hero Mom for a Day!" Because it's tough...really tough. If I can look at my precious children the way the Lord sees them and serve them and care for them out of HIS love, then I am doing exactly what I need to be doing. Being a mother. A loving, self-sacrificing mother who sees what is most important. And that is to be: caring, loving, forgiving, protecting, teaching and raising these little miracles that I have been blessed with. And if I look at my husband the way the Lord does and care for him out of God's love, then I am being the wife I need to be. The cheesy, but true..."What would Jesus do?" means a little more to me after reading this. Because really, what did Jesus do all day long? He didn't sit around and worry about His life, He probably didn't do a whole lot of shopping either. I wonder if He ever cleaned House? Wait, I don't think He ever had a house of His own...HEY, maybe that is the way to go! I'm up for that! No house work! My point is...He did what was most important. He spent His days loving and serving others. And as hard as it may be, that is what I need to strive to do. So I will try, and there will be times that I will fail and then there will be some times that I succeed. And then there will be times when I don't even know what day it is. So serving others will probably not be a priority for me. I will just be trying to survive the day. BUT on those lovely and amazing days that I do succeed, well friends, I will hold on to those days! I will praise the Lord for His help and I will be grateful for those days. And I will pray for more.
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