Yes..I did miss posting wednesday night! Trying to get my priorities in order...lol. The post title pretty much covers the week.Before I go into the week though ... today karis was running around the house with her baby doll. She accidently ran the dolls head right into the door as she was running out of the room. Then she took the baby and kept saying , "Oh, Sorry". So sweet! She really is getting big--she will be 2 on the 20th! Wow! Where has the time gone?
This week has been great. Last Saturday night (last night of conference) there was a teenage girl there who has a rare eye condition. She had to take medicine on a regular basis because of the severe pain she had. During the service her medicine had run out and she was in pain. But, during the worship service her pain left her eyes and she went to her youth pastor, exclaiming, "I'm healed. God healed me. My eyes aren't hurting!!!" Last we heard she hadn't taken her medications since!!!! So if you need faith to believe for healing, let that testimony build your faith.
Wednesday night Stacie Reeser gave a practical message about eating healthy. We learned some great tips to gradually change eating habits to eat things that are best for your body. One necesity that is neglected is WATER. If you take your weight divided by 2 thats how many ounces of water you should have a day. WOW!! We also learned that sugar weakens your immune system. Basically sugar should be removed from our diet: white bread, white pasta, soda, sweet tea, lunch meats with nitrates/nitrites, most bottled water...etc. We need more raw veggies, less red meat and more turkey. It was really informational! Not that we have implemented all at once, but we are working on eating more healthy.
We ventured out to Tupelo on Thursday night and found the most wonderful store called Hobby Lobby! They have fabric, paint, art supplies home decor, party stuff, cards...almost anything!! So I got some new fabric for quilts and other projects. I could live in that store, with my Bible eric and karis, and be happy:) Seriously, it was great to find because our walmart has very, very limited craft supplies...i think they have party stuff, scrapbooking items and a few sewing odds and ends...no paint, canvases, fabric etc... So now I can get to work! I'll post some pics of the stuff I make after its finished. One of the ladies here at the Ramp asked me to make some stuff to put in a little shop in town, so we'll see how it goes:)
And so- here we find ourselves on Superbowl sunday: Saints vs. Colts. My husbands dream is finally coming true. It should be a good game aside from all the congestion in the house. Eric has a sore throat and ear aches and Karis has a cough with congestion. No more sickness!!
Back a couple of months ago Damon shared a challenge that He felt like was from the Lord about starting a 30/30 club. The first gun he ever received from his dad was a 30/30. And so, the weapon God wants to give his people in this hour is 30/30 : 30 minutes of prayer and 30 minutes of Bible reading each day. To be honest when I first heard it in July I thought--thats awesom, and I did it for about a week. lol. This week though God just gave me this poke that said "do 30/30. I'm giving you the grace to do it everyday." And so, I started 30/30! Not that I have no prayer life or that I never read the word--30/30 gives me an opportunity to follow the word of the Lord and have a consistant hour with the Lord everyday. When karis lays down for her nap--thats 30/30 time regardless of what else has to be done. So, I was reading First John this week and wanted to share a verse with you that just struck me.
" Dear children, keep away from anything that might take Gods place in your hearts."(1 John 5:21)
As simple as it sounds, that verse can hit you as deeply or as shallow as you will allow it to. My prayer this week has been ,"Holy Spirit, guard me from anything that MIGHT take the place of the Lord in my heart. I put you first in my heart." This is a daily process. A daily request to ask the Holy Spirit. And so with that, I challenge you to 30/30. Part of this walk is love - doing our part because we love Him. But the other part is training your flesh to follow and spend time with Him. You must have both.
Love you all... until wednesday...
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