June week three

New Skills.....

..... Scrapbooking. Yes, the woman who sold scrapbooking kits and paper, had never scrapbooked a 12x12 page in her life. I made two pages for a family gift to Grandma & Grandpa Zegers for their 60th Wedding Anniversary. I have to say I enjoyed it. Using the hymn Praise to the Lord the Almighty and our full names and important dates, I used one of my kits and they turned out very nice. It was fun but I like cards still for my paper crafting as I can get so many more done in the 4 hours it took to set up, do, and clean up for the 2 pages.

.... sewing. the children and I tried to make something we saw on a blog. We pulled out both of the sewing machines that Isabel got for Christmas two years ago. One is defiantly a toy and the other is a nice little machine that will serve her well as I teach her. It also really made me want a nice new one of my own. It was so helpful in the little quilting project we under took. I used it to quickly mend a few things including a dress for Isabel.

...Bathing a chicken. A sick chicken so she did not put up a fight. We will see if she makes it.

This is all for the Glory of God, who made the chicken and created us in his image with a desire to create.

Work

Ecclesiastes 3: 9 "What gain the worker from his toil?"
Ecc. 3:20 "So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot."

We all have a job or work we do in this life and that changes during different seasons in our life.
My job now is to wake and care for my family physical needs most days.
My children have the job of learning about how to love and obey God and take care of this world.
My husband........ is looking for payed work.
We came to this point at the end of July. We had just fixed our van's fuel pump and gone on a wonderful family vacation with my husbands family. We were refreshed and relaxed. Which was great because for months I have felt on edge. I needed to prepare... but for what? The Lord is so gracious to give the answer to that question.
We were prepared for this event and don't fear tomorrow. We can see the blessing of this job loss in some areas already. We are excited to see what adventure God has planned for us. We are resting in Christ and that this is for our good and His glory! Pray that having Daddy home will allow all of us to grow in godliness  as we love and serve one an other. Also that we will focus our hearts on God at this time and not the fears of this world. Thank you.

Identity in a Changing World

 

Who am I?

I have struggled with this question of who I am for years. For years my identifying  markers have changed. In the last 10 years nothing about me has been the same every year. So who am I?  I have gone from Miss to Mrs. My last name changed. I have gone from High School to College student to Homemaker. I have been pregnant five consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). My name is often "Mommy". I have moved four times in three years. I have been debt free, to in debt, to debt free but the house. I have been jobless and employed, self employed and retired. I have gone from enmity with God to child of God by faith in Christ. There I am,  that is my resting place in Christ alone.

In the next decade.... am looking forward knowing not what changes will lay ahead. I do know my dearly loved Grandparents are aging and probably will not be with us on earth much longer. I savor every visit with them, every interaction. I love them then the know as life races around me I feel I don't tell them often enough....

We may be blessed with babies that may come or not come...yet I know I will have a teenager in 2020. Life is so fleeting. She is four and time only pass faster. I must remember to savor her. I must remember nothing is as important as giving her the Lord. I have to remember who I am and share.

The Lord has plans for the next 10 years... and if He wills I will see them with him guiding me.

Psalm 119: 111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever,

for they are the joy of my heart.