A New Season Approaching

The weather is beautiful here in Florida. I am so glad winter is over. I think the Father must have known how much cold I could take.

Second grade will be up next, so I have been busy looking for books to help lil guy.

I am also in prayer about starting Contenders of the Faith. We just do not have a big circle of lil boys in my church or neighborhood. My unequally yoked hubby and I are not big on the idea of leaving lil guy with anyone, like church youth groups or he could have gone to a few local churches that have Royal Rangers. So what's a mom to do?

My big guy will be finishing up his junior year in a week. I am beyond thrilled! Now I am praying he can get an internship with a local attorney and a job for the summer. Any takers in need of a diligent young man who works hard? Yes, I have no shame. He is a wonderful son obeying the lead of the Father.

Number One Son's 20th Birthday Surprise

I didn't want to much time to get by me without posting about Sean's birthday. This has been a roller coaster of a year as it has been for so many. I didn't have a clue how or what to plan as he is in school working his tail off and not much time in between. Well the Lord was again merciful to me. He provided me with gas to get to the school, some munchies with sodas, and Grandma & Grandpa brought chicken & fries, which was the hit! My son and his few friends where very thrilled! I guess there is no denying good food. I also made a cake, brownies and deviled eggs. We had ice cream and a real nice time together.

I surprised my son at the financial aid office, he had to sign papers. That was funny. Regina and Angelina caught him off guard as well telling him to come up to the 2nd floor after Boys and Girls club. He so forgot I was there...hmm.

Nick kept Joseph very busy as we waited, I think it is safe to say SEU is free from "The Flood".

Thank you Regina for caring about my love, you are such a sweetie! I am blessed.

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 NKJ

After the Love & Respect DVD Series

It has been wonderful time of fellowship with dear women young & seasoned who want to protect their marriages and children while they obey the Lord.

We shared lots of things that is typical in marriages, but oh so serious in how we react in the moment. We prayed for on another and we began to see fruit, even as some of us were tried with fiery darts, the Lord prevailed.

This is not a quick fix, but I would encourage you to read this book. You are responsible for you. It would be great to do it together but as you know many husbands are just blue, not wrong just different.

I am the wifeypoo, and unequally yoked, saved 2yrs after we got married. My husband is very blue and I am walking in grace with him as the Lord sanctifies him to live with me. Thank you Lord for my husband, bless him and keep him, make him holy unto yourself, that he will honor and glorify your name.

Worship with Lil Guy

I usually wake my lil guy by singing Rise & Shine in his ear and This is the Day. So we start off with worship first thing.

I feel like worship is a state of being. If I stay in worship throughout the day I am thankful.

Let me tell you all I do have the worst voice on the planet, no joke! I think the Lord loves it though so it may not be ringing in my ears but I don't do it for me.

This is communion with the Holy One. I am not asking or standing in the gap for others, just pure joy in his presence. No church needed. All are welcome to participate. I encourage you to join in throughout the day that it may be a sweet sound in His ears. You don't even have to know any special songs, make it up as you go along. Have fun with your family and go retro singing together.

Dinner with a new heart

As I walk through lessons from A Virtuous Woman today a Spanish dinner was on my heart for my husband. When our niece was being home schooled she made this weekly. He hasn't had it since she graduated and left us in 08.

I am keeping my heart and mind on things above as I do my work diligently as unto the Lord and not as unto men. With the help of the Holy one all things are possible and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I went through something I will not get into here, but give glory to the King for his grace.

My Own Fear

In spite of what I know is truth in the Word of God, He did not give me a spirit of fear... I still battle this with my lil guy. I always have to talk myself down repeating that scripture over and over.

While I am in fear, I am so out of control. Where is the fruit of the spirit that lives in me? Where is my witness to my unsaved husband? Where does my faith go in those crazed moments of intense fear?

While I know the scriptures to be true, I want to live them out loud! I need to count it all joy, not think it strange, and trust Him that all things work together for good, repent, and rejoice in all things.

Guarding His Eyes

Yesterday a very bad commercial was on and my lil guy looked down. My heart rejoiced and tears welled up. I know this should not have even happened and I feel guilty. I tape the show as to ff through those nasty things and my hands were busy on the phone when he walked through the room. I am thankful the Lord went before him and the Spirit of the Living God worked through my lil guy and he yielded.

There is so much out there to protect our children from. While I am not as I would like to be, I am not as I used to be.

Being the mom of onlies has different challenges
than that of moms with many children. I think too often I feel like I don't have as much value as a mom, but I know it is not true. I am raising a generation of sons that love the Lord with all their hearts, that love their wives as Christ loved the church, fathers that don't provoke their children to wrath, future men who will be men of honor and grit, who do good all the days of their lives. So if the Lord sees fit, that these are my onlies to Him be the glory.