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B90, Day 58: God protects what he wants to
>> Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Scripture: Jeremiah 49:11
11 Leave your orphans; I will protect their lives.
Your widows too can trust in me."
Post Crossing: Sending another postcard
I went and bought some more postcards today. I really need to go find another place to buy them. While I like the PRICE of these, the selection is not that great!
Anyway, I am sending another postcard to Belarus. :)
Post Crossing: A postcard arrived!
I received an absolutely stunning postcard from Norway today!!!! Thank you!!!!
Happy Postcrossing!
Post Crossing: Postcard received!
>> Monday, August 30, 2010
My postcard to Belarus was received today!!! WOOHOO!!! I have no new postcards so I am not requesting a new address tonight. I will go buy some post cards tomorrow and be able to send a new one out!
B90, Day 57: Pray to God for guidance
Scripture: Jeremiah 42:2-3
2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, "Please hear our petition and pray to the LORD your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left. 3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."
Post Crossing: A postcard arrived!
Today I received a beautiful postcard from Singapore! It looks stunning. I think I would like to go visit Singapore sometime, it looks like an interesting place! The stamps are very pretty too. I may have to take a picture of this post card actually!!
Thank you!!! And Happy Postcrossing
B90 Week Nine Check-in
After falling behind a couple different times, I am pretty much caught back up. I am half way through day 56's reading right now (okay, not TECHNICALLY caught up). LOL I am planning to finish up Day 56 before I go to work, and do Day 57 tonight after work, I may try taking my bible to work tonight too.
Since Happy Housewife shared her Bible Bag in the Check-in Post I figured I'd share my set up too. Though no pretty pictures!! sorry!
I have a nice bag that I carry, except at work, it stays in my car then! It will fit all my own little stuff and my bible notebook. It would fit my bible if I didn't have it in a cover. But I LOVE my protective pink cover for my super soft bible. So I just carry my bible. :) I tuck my pretty pink pencil into the spiral of my bible journal and throw it in my bag, grab my bible and off I go! No highlighters for me, I just underline in pencil. I have post-it tabbies to keep track of my ending spot for the day, and have even pre-marked this Bible (since it is NOT the official B90 bible). I like the visual though of the little tabbie showing me that I am there! I jot down my favorite verses in my journal after I underline them in my Bible. It's a great system for me. :) Maybe sometime this week I'll take pictures and do a new post for everyone!
B90, Day 56: God's Plans, Seek God
>> Sunday, August 29, 2010
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11 (a favorite)
11 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.
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13
13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
B90, Day 55: Our life is not our own
>> Saturday, August 28, 2010
Scripture: Jeremiah 10:23
23 I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own;
it is not for man to direct his steps.
Post Crossing: A postcard arrived!
>> Friday, August 27, 2010
I received a beautiful card from Great Britain today. It is so cool. The writer had researched where I lived and lives in the same county in GB that I live in in Massachusetts!!! How awesome!!!!
B90, Day 54: Find and walk in the good path
Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16
16 This is what the LORD says:
"Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'
B90, Day 53: Sacrifice for all sin
>> Thursday, August 26, 2010
Scripture: Isaiah 53:5
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Using Post Crossing for Homeschooling
I have been a member of Post Crossing for 35 Days. I have sent a total of 11 cards with my 12th dropping in the mail in less than an hour, and 7 have been received. I have personally received 4 postcards. The countries I have sent to or received from are:
-Belarus
-China
-Finland
-Germany
-Indonesia
-Japan
-Netherlands
-Poland
-Russia
-United States
A few weeks ago, I posted about trying to get my BFF to let her three older homeschooled children to do Post Crossing. I truly feel it could be a wonderful way of exploring the world, and finding a reason to study a country.
Today, when I told her where my newest postcard was going, she gave me FABULOUS news. SHE HAS AGREED!!!! She has determined a method that she feels will allow her and the children to utilize Post Crossing for their World, and possible US, History and Geography. I am extremely excited by this!! I will, as previously stated, be footing the expense of the postcards and postage, but I consider it a PRIVILEGE to be able to share in the experience with them. I LOVE sending and receiving my postcards. And I am sure they will too!! I hope as the year progresses they find the joy in not just the postcards but the study of the countries as well. :)
Well, I must go get ready for work. Hoping this joy and bliss I feel right now will carry me through the day. I am excited for the end of my shift when BFF and I are going to go do a bit of shopping for this new "unit" of study and when I get home I get to register them online for Post Crossing. This weekend, one at a time, I will help them fill in their profiles, and do a Lego avatar picture for them. :)
HAPPY POSTCROSSING!!!!!
Post Crossing: more of my postcards arrived
My post card to Germany has been received!
My next postcard "vacation destination" is RUSSIA!!! :) :)
Happy Post Crossing!!
B90, Day 52: Redemption
>> Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Scripture: Isaiah 52:3
3 For this is what the LORD says:
"You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed."
B90, Day 51: Do not fear
>> Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Scripture: Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
B90, Day 50: It doesn't matter who you are
>> Monday, August 23, 2010
Scripture: Isaiah 24:2
2 it will be the same
for priest as for people,
for master as for servant,
for mistress as for maid,
for seller as for buyer,
for borrower as for lender,
for debtor as for creditor.
B90 Week Eight Check-in
Wow, behind again, trying to catch up. This has just been so hard. Somedays I just do not seem to have the time. On Monday I didn't even have the time or energy to write this post in time for it to be linked to the group. *sigh* Hoping and praying and asking for prayers that I can catch up this week.
B90, Day 49: God gives comfort
>> Sunday, August 22, 2010
Scripture: Isaiah 12:1
1 In that day you will say:
"I will praise you, O LORD.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Book Review: Forever, by Karen Kingsbury
>> Saturday, August 21, 2010
Forever, by Karen Kingsbury
I really loved ONE thing about this book... the list of Elizabeth's rules for marriage that are in the letter that John mails to his son Luke. So my review consists SOLELY of a copy of this list.
"Elizabeth's rules for marriage:
1. God has you here to serve one another. Love acted out is serving.
2. Women need respect and nurturing. Love your wife so she knows you'd lay your life down for her. Continue to date her and admire her. Share a hobby-find something you can do to have fun together.
3. Laugh often.
4. Be patient. Love crumbles quickly under the weight of unmet expectations.
5. Spend more time trying to fix yourself than your spouse.
6. Keep short accounts. The Bible says, "Do not let the sun go down while you are angry." Make it a habit to forgive.
7. Determine up front that divorce is not an option.
8. Learn about love languages. Not all people show love or receive it the same way. You want a back rub and your spouse wants a clean kitchen. The love languages are fairly simple: acts of service, time, physical touch, gifts, and words of affirmation. Learn them. Love is better received when it's in the language that person speaks.
9. Words of affirmation are a love language for all men.
10. Men are born to be leaders. He cannot lead unless she gives him the confidence to do so. If you love your husband, build him up. Confident men do not seek love outside the home. "
I think these are beautiful rules for LIFE, not just marriage.
B90, Day 48: Dust to Dust
Scripture: Ecclesistes 3:20
20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.
Song of Solomon: Ummm... yeah... arousing.
B90, Day 47: Teach our children the right way NOW
>> Friday, August 20, 2010
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6
6 Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.
B90, Day 46: Discipline = knowledge
>> Thursday, August 19, 2010
Scripture: Proverbs 12:1
1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates correction is stupid.
I realized as I was writing down this verse that this was the same verse I blogged about last time I did Bible in 90 Days, so I went back and re-read my blog from last time. There was so much in that post that meant much to me. I felt it relevant to post it here again... January B90-Day 46
B90, Day 45: Do not give in to Sinners
>> Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Scriptures: Proverbs 1:10
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not give in to them.
And with today's reading I am halfway through the Bible in 90 Days program!
B90, Day 44: Hide God's word in your heart
>> Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Scripture: Psalms 119:11
11 I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
And with the 118th Psalm I am officially one half of the way through the Bible!
Soft, fuzzy yarn
>> Monday, August 16, 2010
So BFF asked me yesterday why I don't knit anymore. That was an easy one to answer actually, I hurt my wrist about 2 1/2 years ago, and ever since then, knitting has been painful. Some days I can knit for an hour, some days, only a row or two. But, crocheting didn't seem to have that effect on my wrist. Truth is, I haven't done any crocheting since early last fall at least, but PROBABLY later than that. :(
I was thinking more and more about it. I should really get back into it. I have a HUGE, and I do mean HUGE, yarn stash. A TON of wool, lots of super soft Caron Eco-Soft Acrylic that is nice against the skin. The girls are frequently fighting over the blanket I made a couple years ago, dubbed the funky chunky blanket. Maybe it's time to pull the hook back out.
Stay tuned for news. I am not certain yet, I really have been concentrating on reading. But maybe something I can do when reading isn't working for some reason. :)
B90 Week Seven Check-in
Well, I'm a few days behind in reading, and even more behind in blogging, but I'm making progress. :) Nuff said for today! LOL Bible, here I come!!
B90, Day 43: I sing for joy at the works of your hands
Scripture: Psalms 92:4
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
As I move through Psalms I find myself singing bits of my favorite praise songs, or hymns, old and nearly forgotten, and well known. Truly what someone said on Twitter about many songs being based in Psalms s true! That's why I am singing my way through Psalms!
Post Crossing: more of my postcards arrived
>> Sunday, August 15, 2010
Today I received notice that two more postcards arrived at their destinations, a post card to the USA and a postcard to the Netherlands have safely arrived and been registered. I now have new addresses, one to Germany and one to Belarus. :)
Happy Postcrossing!!
B90, Day42: Trust in God
Scripture: Psalms 84:12
12 O LORD Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Book Review: Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Book #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
>> Saturday, August 14, 2010
Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Series #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Challenges: 100+ Books, Support Your Local Library, Finish That Series, Summer reading program at the Library
I loved this book, but just don't have it in me to write the review... So here is the description from the christianbooks.com website:
Trina Muller has always had a passion for healing abandoned and injured animals. Her parents encourage this tenderness towards God's creatures until Trina confesses her dream of going to veterinary college. Why can't she accept that God's will is for her to be a wife and mother? Graham Ortmann loves Trina, but how can he possibly marry someone who is determined to go against the dictates of the Old Order Mennonite fellowship? Trina can never be happy if she is outside of God's will for her life. But which life will she choose-one with Graham or one in pursuit of her heart's calling?
Post Crossing: Postcard received!
I received a beautiful card from Poland today!! :) It made me happy! :)
B90, Day 41: God doesn't reject prayer
Scripture: Psalms 66:20
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
B90, Day 40: Sing to the Lord
>> Friday, August 13, 2010
Scripture: Psalms 33:1
1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Post Crossing: Postcard received!
>> Thursday, August 12, 2010
I received an awesome postcard from Germany today!! :) Thanks Anne!
This is such an awesome program. Post Crossing allows you to receive random address to send post cards to, and in return you will receive post cards from random people around the world. There's no fees associated with it, except for the cost of the postcards and postage. Which while yes, is a bit pricey for international, is still small compared to the enjoyment of random mail from around the world!!! :)
Happy Post Crossing!!!
B90, Day 39: The wicked are weak
>> Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Scripture: Psalms 1:4
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
B90, Day 38: Do you know how God makes it all happen?
Scripture: Job 37:14-18
14 "Listen to this, Job;
stop and consider God's wonders.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 You who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 can you join him in spreading out the skies,
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
B90, Day 37: Trust God's Ways
>> Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Scripture: Job 13:15
15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;
I will surely defend my ways to his face.
Post Crossing: more of my postcards arrived
Another one of my postcards arrived, the postcard I sent to Indonesia arrived, so now I have a new one to send, to the Netherlands again :)
Still eagerly awaiting more postcards of my own!!
Post Crossing: Postcard received!
>> Monday, August 9, 2010
I received notice today that a postcard I sent to the USA was received. YAY, and now I am sending a new card to a US address.
But I am SUPER excited because I received my FIRST Postcard today! :) It came from Finland. :) It is a picture of the Museum of Contemporary Art. How exciting!! My first Postcard!!! :) Thank you!!!! :)
B90 Week Six Check-in
Well, here it is, week 6. I am 1 day behind. I was fully caught up on Tuesday, but had a busy day on Friday. Right now I am not planning to take it as a grace day unless I do not manage to get it caught up during the week.
Some of the interesting places I've been reading.
-Starbucks, I go there after work some days for some "me" time and read my daily reading there. Not that interesting I suppose.
-The backyard, being such a nice summer it's been a pleasure to take my Bible out back and read while watching the kids play, or even just out there with BFF.
-The office at home, I close my laptop and sit here and read at the computer a lot. It's one of the more convenient places.
-In the car, while waiting for people.
-At appointments, I do enough waiting at appointments, it's a good way to keep myself occupied.
Well, I have another busy day ahead of me!! :)
B90, Day 36: Bad with the good
Scripture: Job 2:10
10 He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
B90, Day 35: Nehemiah
>> Sunday, August 8, 2010
Nehemiah was an interesting book, but nothing stood out to me.
B90, Day 34: Stop being so stubborn!!! God WANTS to reach you!
>> Saturday, August 7, 2010
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 36:15-16
15 The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
B90, Day 33: Prayer works!
>> Friday, August 6, 2010
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 30:18-20
18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary." 20 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
Book Review: Beginnings, Sommerfield Trilogy Book #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Beginnings, Sommerfeild Trilogy Series #2, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Challenges: 100+ Books, Support Your Local Library, The 2nd Challenge, Summer Reading Program @ The Library
A wonderful continuation to the Sommerfield Trilogy. It jumps a couple years from the end of the first book. It is a bit difficult at first to reconcile the ending of the previous book to the jump in time to the start of this book, with absolutely NO lead in to the shift. But quickly I became adjusted to it.
Beth has chosen to remain in Sommerfield and has found God and faith. She is not becoming Mennonite as her mother has, but she has found her way. She attends the Mennonite meeting house. It seems like a good middle ground for her. She is happy and has a Stained glass art studio that is starting it's way using her God-given talent. Before long a fabulous opportunity for her comes knocking, along with a man that just might be right. But complications with her mother's pregnancy may stop everything!
Post Crossing: postcard to Netherlands arrived safely!
>> Thursday, August 5, 2010
The postcard I sent the other day to the Netherlands arrived safely with only THREE days of traveling time!!!! WOW
I am still waiting for a postcard myself, but then again, I haven't checked the mailbox today!! LOL
I have a new address to send to, Finland again. :)
B90, Day 32: Separation
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 8:11
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy."
B90, Day 31: God knows our hearts and motives
>> Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 28:9 partial
for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
Book Review: Bygones, Sommerfield Trilogy Book #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
>> Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Challenges: 100+ Books, Support Your Local Library, New To Me Christian Author, First In A Series, Summer Reading Program
Okay, so with this book, this entire series, BFF read them first. She told me a lot of key details. Things that in some cases you would think, "why should I bother, I know how it turns out." But that is so not true, because it's NEVER the same as reading it, getting all the little nuances that the author places into the text. Feeling the raw emotions of the characters. Being a part of the twists and turns, the excitement.
That was how this was. Even though I knew key elements, I didn't know the details that went into them. Learning the details was the best part.
The quick synopsis of the book: Marie was raised Mennonite but fell in love with an outsider. She left the community, but not her faith, until her then husband died suddenly, leaving her pregnant and alone. When her baby daughter, Beth, was 2 weeks old, she returns home, only to be sent away, told she is not welcome because of her mistakes. At that time she sheds her Mennonite ways, clothing, and lifestyle, and proceeds to raise Beth in the outside world.
Fast forward 20+ years. Marie's favorite aunt left in the community, passes away, and Marie's old flame, Henry comes to tell her. And tell her about the will that was found. Seems that Aunt Lisbeth had left everything to Marie's daughter Beth, with a small stipulation. Beth must RESIDE in the home in Sommerfield for a period of three months before she can claim everything, or sell anything, which is all Beth wants to do. How will three months in Sommerfield effect them? And what about the family Marie left behind? And her faith?
To answer these questions, read this AWESOME book!
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