Prayer for Joe

My cousin's Uncle Joe had a liver transplant last week and is not doing well. His kidneys are failing and he has a bad fever.
He has a wife and three daughters. If you could pray for him and his family that would be a blessing.

Thanks!

That's My King!

My brother posted a video I thought was really neat. I tried to put it on; but decided it was easier if I put a link to his blog instead. :)
Here is his blog :)

The YMCA!!

This past week we went on vacation to the YMCA. Loads of fun!
Here are some pics:

Yee-Haw Cowboy!!


At the fire place
In the gym
Miniature Golf!

Archery!
I love this picture
Outdoor chapel
Smile Ethan!



Jared making a walking stick.
Our cabin's name

Jared and Mama
Sunrise

Samuel and Levi

Some Random Pictures...

The boys

Grandpa and Levi
Levi
A baby blanket I made for my ballet teacher

Our dryer was not working, and we could not figure out why... While spring cleaning behind the dryer my Mom found this....


Yes, there was a bird's nest in our dryer vent!

Before....



After....
Still pretty cute!

Happy Mother's Day!!

I am doing my mother's day post now, because I will not have time on Sunday.
I think it is great to have a day that praises our mothers; they never stop working for us.

To my Mother-

Thank you for your ongoing love and care, thank you for being a faithful listener, thank you for always being there, thank you for schooling me at home, thank you for the yummy foods that you prepare, thank you for being my Mama.

Thank you for wanting your family to be physically and spiritually strong, thank you for having my six brothers and me, thank you for lovingly correcting me when I am wrong, thank you for being my Mama.

Thank you for wanting to know your family, thank you for being a godly woman, thank you for giving up yourself for your family so willingly, thank you for being my Mama

Most of all thank you for loving the Lord; thank you for telling and raising me in Jesus Christ.

I love you Mama!!


To all Mothers-

Thank you for willing to be a mother! What an amazing calling to be raising the next generation. Happy Mothers day! I hope you have a wonderful and restful day!!

Proverbs 31:28
"Her Children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."


Naomi<><

BE Heard Project

I stole this from my brother's blog, and agree with every word. 

"I would like to draw your attention to the Be Heard Project.  I heard of this through a forward and abortaware.com.  Please take a moment (Seriously it only takes a minute) to go to www.beheardproject.com and sign the petition to protect healthcare providers from being forced to perform abortions.  Please look into this soon, we only have until April 6th to voice our opinion about Oboma's wish to reverse Bush's "Conscience Clause" that allows physicians to NOT perform abortions.  If President Obama removes this clause doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel will be forced to perform abortions."

"But Peter and John answered them, 'Wether it is right in the sight of God listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard"

Acts 4:19,20 

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!!!

An amazing book!

Sorry I have not posted in awhile.  I could list a bunch of reasons why I have not posted, but I will just leave it at: my blog is not my first priority in life.  

 What book am I talking about that is so amazing?  Well, the Bible.  My family has been reading, in our personal devotions, in this reading plan by John Macarthur.  What you do is read the same book (in your Bible) over and over again for 1 month.  What I found that was surprising  is how many new things stuck out to me in one book.  (We started in 1 John)  I would read 1 John one day and then the next day read it again and find a whole new prospective of the book.  There is so much knowledge and comfort packed into the Bible.  The Bible is a gift from God.  There are so many places in the world where people die for God's word.  I really encourage you to take time in the morning, every morning and spend time with God.  

My mom has been reading this book out loud to us called Ten Peas in a Pod.  The family has eight children, and are traveling missionaries in America.  For their devotions with God, they not only spend time with God in the morning, but after every meal of the day.  They had a chart in the book that I thought was very interesting.  Here it is:

"Here is a break down of our schedule and the amount of hours spent from birth to 21 years old"

One-half hour of private Bible reading

from 6-11 yrs.......................................................913 hrs.

One-hour of private Bible reading

from 11-21 yrs...................................................3,650 hrs.

Thirty min. of family devotions 

after each meal from 1-21 yrs. old.................11,497 hrs.

Miscellaneous Bible study, prayer time

and church attendance.....................................6,000 hrs. 

Total time..........................................................22,060 hrs.  

Well, I do not know about you but that list of hours convicted me that I should read my Bible more than in my own devotions and at our family devotions.  Think about it for a second.  Do you spend more hours on the computer and TV then in God's word?  We are here for only a short while, but while we are here we need to do our best to honor and serve God.  Yes, I like watching movies, and Yes I do like spending a little time on the computer; but if these things are getting in the way of God then we need to back away.  

Here is a list of reasons we should read our Bible(I got it out of the Ten Peas in a Pod book as well)  I did not write down the scriptures, but I am putting the references down, so please look them up!  They will not make as much sense if you do not look them up.    

1.  The Lord Commands it.  1 Timothy 4:15,16

2.  I want to be fruitful.  John 15:4,5

3.  I want to know true doctrine.  John 8:31,32

4.  I want to be clean.  John 15:3

5.  I want my prayers answered.  John 15:7

6.  I want to be prosperous and successful.  Joshua 1:8

7.  I do not want to backslide.  Psalm 37:31 

8.  I want my soul fed.  Deuteronomy 8:3

9.  I want to grow.  1 Peter 2:2

10.  I want understanding.  Pslam 119:99

11.   I want real life.  John 6:63

12.  I want to be thoroughly furnished to every good work.  2 Timothy 3:16,17

      

I hope this encouraged you to want to spend more time with God, in God's word.     

Your Sister In Christ,

Naomi <><

Tagged!

Mrs. Walsh   has tagged my mom.  The tag is to post her 5th picture in her 4th folder.

Here is the picture:  

This picture from about 5 years ago. It is two of my brothers and our friend from church, Christopher.  I think you can tell what they are doing:)

Frugal Fridays

So, Frugal Fridays...I am sorry I have not done one in awhile.  I usually post whenever I have spare time.  My spare time just has not been landing on a Friday.  I guess it is not Friday, is it?  I actually do not think I have ever done one on a Friday.  :)  

Anyway.................

My Frugal Friday tip is... drum role please...

MAKE YOUR OWN LAUNDRY SOAP!!

When I have told most people this lovely tip they usually pop their eyes out and say "What?  Does not that take hours and hours and hours to make.  And are not all the supplies really expensive?  That cannot be cheaper than buying it at the store."  Well it is.  It is very simple, and cheap.  It is a fifteen minute or less process.  It has also helped my family because we have sensitive skin.  We usually would break out in a rash and have to buy expensive soap, and it is not fun.  With this soap we have not had any skin problems.       

Instructions:

You need:

1 cup of Borax

1 cup of Washing Soda

1 bar of unscented Ivory soap 

Water

A big cleaning bucket

Boil 6 cups of water

Grate or cut up a whole bar of soap while

 your water is boiling 

Dump the grated soap into the water 

(it does not have to have boiled yet)

Put 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of 

washing soda in a bowl 

When the soap has all dissolved

pour the Borax washing soda mix 

into the pot with your soap water mix

Put 4 cups of hot water in whatever you are

 going to store your soap in(We store 

ours in a 5 gal. cleaning bucket)
Pour the soapy water mix into your bucket.

Then fill the bucket up with coldish water.  

Mix while you put the water in.

And bing bada boom you have homemade laundry soap.

Put a half cup or less, of this soap in a load of laundry and you will

have clean clothes.   The soap should gel a little bit, 

it takes a couple hours for it to gel.  

FYI:  This costs about 3 cents a load.  

Your Sister In Christ,

Naomi<><

Merry Christmas!!

I think these songs describe Christmas perfectly.  Please read these lyrics!  They are very comforting and humbling.  These are not your normal Christmas songs but they do describe Christmas.  

Here I am to Worship

Verse 1

Light of the world

You stepped down into darkness

Opened my eyes, let me see

Beauty that made this heart adore you

Hope of a life spent with you

 

Chorus

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that you’re my God

You’re altogether lovely

Altogether worthy

Altogether wonderful to me

 

Verse 2

King of all days, oh, so highly exalted

Glorious in Heaven above

Humbly you came to the earth you created

All for love’s sake became poor

 

Bridge

I’ll never know how much it cost

To see my sin upon that cross

Jesus Messiah

Verse 1

He became sin, who knew no sin

That we might become his righteousness

He humbled himself and carried the cross

Love so amazing, love so amazing

 

Chorus

Jesus Messiah, name above all names

Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel

The rescue for sinners

The ransom from Heaven

Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

 

Verse 2

His body the bread, his blood the wine

Broken and poured out all for love

The whole earth trembled and the veil was torn

Love so amazing, love so amazing

 

Bridge

All our hope is in you

All our hope is in you

All the glory to you, God

The Light of the world

I wish you all a verry merry Christmas!  What are you doing for Christmas?  What are some of your traditions you have at Christmas?

Your Sister In Christ,

Naomi<><