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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Before and After Photos
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
To Continue His Work
So I've been loving reading 1 Kings lately. Today I was reading 1 Kings 5. God showed me something and finally I am writing it down...haha.
You know how so many times, we grow up thinking, I am going to do this completely different than my parents. I am going to get it right. I'm not going to do this or I'm gonna do that. I was thinking about how many of our parents probably thought the same thing. Then....life happens....mistakes are made...gaps are left open...they just plain mess up. But their heart wants a good life for us. They want us to be who we were created to be and do the things we were created to do.
Well today, I was reading about King Solomon and when he rebuilt the temple after His father, David died. He was continuing a work that David wanted to do. He was making something happen that David was incapable of doing because God wouldn't let him do it. But God didn't let His will stop with David...he continued His plan with David's son.
I wonder if David thought...I really want my son to be better than me...like most of us do with our children. But what if we (the children of our parents) are suppose to be carrying on something that was started long ago in our own families. What if God gave us traits that we are suppose to carry on for His plan....these traits that were passed down to us by our family.
I think about Chad and his dad. Chad's dad was the first man I'd ever seen that really got me into God's word and excited about living for Christ. I would listen to his wisdom and I would love it. I could soak his sermons in for hours. Now I wonder, how is Chad suppose to carry that light on? I think about my Dad and how practical he is and what a hard worker he is. That is a trait that I was given as well. Instead of looking at that as something that gets in my way...I wonder how can I use that for God's glory and continue the legacy that He began in our family. I think of how my Mom was good at being active in our life, how creative she was. How can that be a part of what I leave a legacy for from my family? I think about how my step-mom/aunt adopted me into her life after my mom passed away when I was only eleven. How those teenage years could have been so different without a mother figure in my life. How can that story be interwoven through my own life. Adoption? Fostering?
Instead of looking at the ways we want to be different than our family, I wonder if I could look at how He wants me to carry on the good work that was started in my own humble beginnings and carry that light forward.
It says in chapter 5 verse 1. When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
What kind of legacy do I want to leave for my kids? Will others want to bless my kids because of the kind of person I was for Christ....
Just a thought.
You know how so many times, we grow up thinking, I am going to do this completely different than my parents. I am going to get it right. I'm not going to do this or I'm gonna do that. I was thinking about how many of our parents probably thought the same thing. Then....life happens....mistakes are made...gaps are left open...they just plain mess up. But their heart wants a good life for us. They want us to be who we were created to be and do the things we were created to do.
Well today, I was reading about King Solomon and when he rebuilt the temple after His father, David died. He was continuing a work that David wanted to do. He was making something happen that David was incapable of doing because God wouldn't let him do it. But God didn't let His will stop with David...he continued His plan with David's son.
I wonder if David thought...I really want my son to be better than me...like most of us do with our children. But what if we (the children of our parents) are suppose to be carrying on something that was started long ago in our own families. What if God gave us traits that we are suppose to carry on for His plan....these traits that were passed down to us by our family.
I think about Chad and his dad. Chad's dad was the first man I'd ever seen that really got me into God's word and excited about living for Christ. I would listen to his wisdom and I would love it. I could soak his sermons in for hours. Now I wonder, how is Chad suppose to carry that light on? I think about my Dad and how practical he is and what a hard worker he is. That is a trait that I was given as well. Instead of looking at that as something that gets in my way...I wonder how can I use that for God's glory and continue the legacy that He began in our family. I think of how my Mom was good at being active in our life, how creative she was. How can that be a part of what I leave a legacy for from my family? I think about how my step-mom/aunt adopted me into her life after my mom passed away when I was only eleven. How those teenage years could have been so different without a mother figure in my life. How can that story be interwoven through my own life. Adoption? Fostering?
Instead of looking at the ways we want to be different than our family, I wonder if I could look at how He wants me to carry on the good work that was started in my own humble beginnings and carry that light forward.
It says in chapter 5 verse 1. When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
What kind of legacy do I want to leave for my kids? Will others want to bless my kids because of the kind of person I was for Christ....
Just a thought.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Black Bird 10K
Finished my first 10K race today...6.2 miles...1:01:28....yayay!!!! It felt like such an accomplishment. When I got to mile 4 I really wanted to stop but kept hearing Billy Blanks say...anyone can do this when they are fresh...what makes you different is you keep going when you want to stop....okay...okay...I kept saying to myself...with God all things are possible...all things!!! Stopped my a garage sale and found some great deals for $.50 each and even found an "at home" stepper for $3...wonder if that means I should learn these step moves...haha. (BTW, stopped at the garage sale after the race...would have messed up my pace to stop during...hehe)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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