Goodbyes

Some friends of ours are moving here lately. Goodbyes are so hard. I think a piece of you leaves when they do. You have invested some of your heart and soul into that relationship.

It is going to be SO nice when we are in heaven. There are no goodbyes in heaven. Plus, hopefully, those that you had to say goodbye to here on earth for whatever reason, you will see again in heaven.

If you think about it, God had to say goodbye partly to Jesus in order for him to come down here on this earth. He also had to watch him as he went through pain and suffering. Jesus is the ulitimate proof that we need to reassure us that we are never alone, and that God loves us so very much. His intention when creating humans in the beginning was to never be separated as we are today. He created us to live with him. We broke that intended cycle. We are going to feel so complete in heaven, but until then....

.........we are to put up with the goodbyes here on earth.

Cooking Help

My children are so helpful! My oldest, David is cutting carrots, Matthew is peeling the carrots, Rachel is shucking the corn, and Stephen is learning from the sidelines. I am one blessed Momma!

 

Encouragement during miscarriage(s)

Real quick,

       I thought I'd share some encouragement and venting about miscarriages. I have had four miscarriages in my past back to back. It was very rough! The websites below are different devotions that I have written on the website http://www.encouragementcafe.com/. The website is geared mostly toward women, but is very uplifting on several different subjects. You should check it out.

Monday: http://www.encouragementcafe.com/2011/05/16/finding-peace-in-the-storm/

Tuesday: http://www.encouragementcafe.com/2011/05/17/an-anchor-in-the-storm/

Wednesday: http://www.encouragementcafe.com/2011/05/18/there-is-peace-in-his-presence/

Thursday: http://www.encouragementcafe.com/2011/05/19/stepping-out-in-faith/

Friday: http://www.encouragementcafe.com/2011/05/20/deliverance-from-a-downpour/

Getting Rid of the Old

Today the kids and I went through ALL of our toys. We pulled them all out of the rooms, garage, under the beds, stuffed animals that were already tucked into the beds...... EVERYTHING! They were strewed out all over my living room floor. We could barley walk. We found toys that we hadn't seen in years. The kids were so excited to get their hands on them. Then, we began to organize them all. As we sorted, I informed them that we were not keeping them all. They were surprisingly VERY okay with that. I studied what each kid was holding, or excited about and took a mental note that we would keep those. In the end, we had 2 whole totes full of just toys to give away. When we got to the stuffed animals, I thought we would keep them all until I told them of the plan.

"If you could pick just three stuffed animals, which ones would they be?" They all frantically were grabbing for about eight each. Then, carefully they chose wisely and told of the reasons for their choices. I told them to put those in their beds and choose three more. Their eyes lit up! I told them that we could keep three of them in the garage and switch out every now and then. Knowing this, they took a sigh of relief especially my oldest, who was desparately wanting to keep out four.

Have you ever gone and cleaned house? You realize that there is stuff that you haven't seen in years, and surprisingly enough you never missed. How much are we holding on to that may benefit someone else?

Just a thought.