Feb 28
nothing like curling up with a good book...
(not that i would know, but so i hear)
Feb 27
51 today
51 degrees in Bend after a really cold winter is just about as good as 75 degrees in Arroyo Grande. We wore t-shirts today and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine at the park...i guess you could say we have acclimated!
Feb 25
Congratulation Sarah and Shawn!! WAY TO GO SARAH ON YOUR LABOR AND DELIVERY! Welcome to the world baby Ina...love to you all! I cant wait to see some pictures :)
Feb 25
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matt 23:11-12
The real test of a saint is not one’s willingness to preach the gospel, but one’s willingness to do something like washing the disciples’ feet— that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God. ~O.C.
2 Corinthians 12:15 "And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved."
Feb 24
The delight of sacrifice is that I lay down my life for my Friend, John 15:13
Feb 22
hair clip obsession
I love to make these clips, the possibilities are truly endless! My girls have a clip to mach any and every outfit...the Lord sure did know what He was doing when he gave me three girls...i love to make things and who would i make them for if i had three boys, hehe!!
Feb 14
Olivia in Nana & Papa's backyard, having a great time in the warm sunshine in CALIFORNIA!
Feb 14
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. - Mignon McLaughlin
Feb 13
isn't audrey dead? BTW, i am definitely Audrey !
Feb 13
funny, am i really like Locke?
Feb 13
Listen...
’Speak, for Your servant hears’ —1 Samuel 3:10
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. - Phillippians 4:8-9
Feb 07
Spiritual Dejection
(de·jec·tion –noun, 1. depression or lowness of spirits.)
"We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened" —Luke 24:21
Every fact that the disciples stated was right, but the conclusions they drew from those facts were wrong. Anything that has even a hint of dejection spiritually is always wrong. If I am depressed or burdened, I am to blame, not God or anyone else. Dejection stems from one of two sources— I have either satisfied a lust or I have not had it satisfied. In either case, dejection is the result. Lust means "I must have it at once." Spiritual lust causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God Himself who gives the answer. What have I been hoping or trusting God would do? Is today "the third day" and He has still not done what I expected? Am I therefore justified in being dejected and in blaming God? Whenever we insist that God should give us an answer to prayer we are off track. The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer. It is impossible to be well physically and to be dejected, because dejection is a sign of sickness. This is also true spiritually. Dejection spiritually is wrong, and we are always to blame for it.
We look for visions from heaven and for earth-shaking events to see God’s power. Even the fact that we are dejected is proof that we do this. Yet we never realize that all the time God is at work in our everyday events and in the people around us. If we will only obey, and do the task that He has placed closest to us, we will see Him. One of the most amazing revelations of God comes to us when we learn that it is in the everyday things of life that we realize the magnificent deity of Jesus Christ.
Feb 03
be encouraged....
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
~Gal 1:3-5
Feb 03
Sunday morning snowmen
we played hooky from church while Jeff went up the mountain to snowboard with the BF guys, and Amanda. Snowmen are actually alot harder to make in "real" snow than you think. The snow is so light and fluffy that it wont stick together. In the first picture with Tiffany, the sidewalk is about 3feet beneath her, gives you an idea of how much snow we have gotten. It sure is a beautiful warm day today, as you can see we just needed our snow boots and gloves!
