Preparing for a Future Valentine

I was reading this morning a book titled Let. It. Go. by Karen Ehman. She was talking in there about the world we live in today, and how fast and simple everything is. Our food can go from the freezer to our mouths in five minutes using the invention of a microwave. We can get from D.C. to Addis Ababa in a mere 17 hours. The fads in cookbooks are "Easy 5-ingredient Meals" and "Meals in Less Than 30 Minutes." Our culture now is such a get-up-and-go, get-everything-done-in-record-time, stay-in-the-fast-lane type of culture. "It's a hurry up world. And my days go flying by." -Rebecca St. James But is that how God operates? When mapping out his plans, does He constantly check for ways to eliminate time waste? As our Father, does he act like the father in Cheaper By The Dozen(I'm talking the original book) and remind us to eliminate wasted moments by buttoning our vests from the bottom up? When He begins to show us His plan for our live, does He

"True femininity calls forth true masculinity. We awaken it, arouse it in a way that nothing else on earth even comes close to."                 -Stasi Eldredge "For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."                  -2 Corinthians 11:2-3 "One man can live on a desert island and do as he wishes within the limits of the form of the universe. But as soon as two men live on the island, if they are to live in peace, they cannot simply do as they please."                                                                -Francis Shaeffer "He who did not spare His son, but gave him up for us all- how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things."                             -Romans 8:32 "A woman who is full of tender mercy

I just wanted to take the time to share some of my favorite websites with you in the hopes that you would be able to enjoy or use them as I do. Recipe Site: All Recipes Love this one, as it has some pretty awesome recipes, has almost everything you might want to look for, and has an easy conversion factor if you want to change the amount you are making. When You Just Need a Smile Site: Magic Button You will just have to check this one out for yourself, but I guarantee it will make your day. Making Plans for the Day: Weather.com This site really has pretty much all the information you would be looking for, and has forecast for even very small towns all over the world. Searching for/Reading Scripture: Bible Gateway Whether you want to search under a keyword, find that piece of scripture in your head, or read a specific reference, this website has it all. It also has many different versions and different languages, so you can read the scripture as you prefer. Memorizing S

To Ponder: 1. to   consider   something   deeply   and   thoroughly;   meditate . 2. to   weigh   carefully   in   the   mind;   consider   thoughtfully . These are two definitions for pondering. The latter is more fitting to the type of pondering that I am currently engaged in. This idea that I am pondering is rather new, and not one that I have thought out thoroughly yet. Certainly not to the point of quoting it as fact. But I have been pondering. I recently read the words of a woman who was pregnant with her third child. In her past pregnancies, she had a form of debilitating morning sickness. The doctors called it Hyperemisis, which is their fancy way of saying "morning sickness that lasts all day long." And this third pregnancy was no different. She was so weak that she couldn't sit up without fainting, let alone get up and take care of her home and family. She was overwhelmed with how she was no longer able to control anything.  "I frette

Today marks a new day in my blogging career. Ok, it isn't really a career. But the fact still remains that today I am doing something new. You are going to see some of my pictures! In the past the pictures posted here have not actually been my own. *surprise* But today, I want to show you a project I did, and thus there are pictures to match. So today's finally completed project: Hand Turkeys! At our home, Thanksgiving is the big holiday. And though our Christmas tree will likely go up barely 3 days before Christmas, our Turkey decorations are already "decking the halls." Even before Halloween, I began working on this project along with my little siblings. The small ones loved tracing their hands, and helping cut things out. They also loved to watch as the turkeys came together. Little piece by piece (because I was too lazy to do very much at a time) the turkeys came together, and now they grace our home and look down into the dining room.  As you can see,