Artists in the Family

I got a call the other night saying Rileys artwork had been selected to be showcased at the community art center. The next morning the lady called again & said Kenlys artwork had also been selected. Tonight was opening night so we went to see. The mayor was there along with the Azalea Festival Belles.

Riley’s is the top right, it’s a picture of the battleship. Here’s Kenly…she wasn’t too happy to have her picture taken but I took it anyway…

And here is Riley with the Azalea Belles…this was as close as he would get & still doesn’t look thrilled with that.

. I’m so proud of my kids!!

I have to admit, I didn’t do great this 2nd half of the month, in my defense I did have 3 verses…eeehhhh….here goes nothing 🙂

Psalm 112:1-10 – Praise the Lord.  How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying His commands.  Their children will be successful everywhere, an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.  They themselves will be wealthy and their good deeds will last forever.  A light shines in the darkness for the godly; they are generous, compassionate and righteous.  Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.  Such people will not be overcome by evil; those who are righteous will be long remembered.  They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.  They are confident and fearless and (can) able to face their foes triumphantly. They share freely and give generously to those in need, their good deeds will (be remembered) last forever.  They will have influence and honor.  The wicked (will see this) see them and (be) are infuriated.  They (will) grind their teeth in anger. They (will slink) go away, their (hopes) plans thwarted.

I  am so sure those last few verses are paraphrased & not concise…yep, went back & graded myself..I’ll continue to go over them this month!  Now for my new set of verses…these are taken from the message Sunday….if you weren’t there….watch it here!!  It was super! I plan on memorizing 2 Corinthians 6-15, but will start with this:

1 Corinthians 9:6 – Remember this – a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop.  But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.

If you can’t say your previous months for memory, or are getting frustrated, take this month as a review…say them every day until they just come out without you having to think about them.  DO NOT ACCEPT THE LIE THAT YOU’RE JUST NOT GOOD AT MEMORIZING!!!!! Satan will fill your mind with every excuse possible to keep you from this:

Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.

Keep pushing forward….what an amazing tool we will be for God when in any situation or hardship we can encourage someone with a verse that just comes out from memory!!!

Fresh Eggs!!!!

I have been searching for somewhere to buy fresh eggs.  In fact, today when Jeff was talking about farming & how we probably don’t have any farmers in our church but if we did, they’d be in the minority…I was hoping he would say, “and if you are a farmer, my wife would like to talk to you after service”.  I’d love to find fresh local produce, eggs, & meats….soooo can’t wait for the farmer’s market to get going again.

ANYWAY….a sweet friend from church said she would bring me some eggs from her grandma’s house….yippy skippy!!  You don’t know how excited I was when she handed me these today:

Aren’t they beautiful??!!??!!  I feel like we will have brinner tonight, just so I can try them.  Also, please pray for my friend’s grandpa…he needs prayer for physical healing….thanks!

Crazy Boys

We went to a surprise party for a friend this weekend with a Mexican theme….

Best Friends

I couldn’t come back to Texas after 16 years & not hook up with my best friend Deora…never quite found another like her, & sure I never will…fun afternoon catching up!!

Here’s a picture of us from 11th grade

Thank You Kids

Thank You kids for being great students & thank you Krispy Kreme for giving good students free donuts. 4 times a year our kids treat us to breakfast. Riley gets all A’s & Kenly & Emery get all S’s so between the tree of them we end up with 18 free donuts…sugar rush Saturday is what we’ll call it 🙂

2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team – Verse 4

My verses are starting to go together pretty smoothly now…here they are from memory:

Psalm 112: 1-7 -” Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying His commands.  Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.  They themselves will be wealthy and their good deeds will last forever.  Light shines in the darkness for the godly, they are generous, compassionate and righteous.  Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.  Such people will not be overcome by evil.  Those who are righteous will be long remembered.  They do not fear bad news.  They confidently trust the Lord to care for them.”

Whew…almost forgot 1 part!  If you’ve been memorizing….post your verses (all of them) from memory in the comments….I want to know how you’re doing!!  Here’s my next few verses…this could get tough, but only 3 left & I’ll have the whole chapter memorized!!!

Psalm 112:8 They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly. 9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.   Their good deeds will be remembered forever.   They will have influence and honor. 10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated.   They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

A Gift

We got together with some friends tonight to talk about Africa. A new, dear friend brought this as a gift…

It is homemade vanilla. American vodka mixed with Ugandan vanilla beans equals my baking going to a whole new level. Watch out!

A Ferry kind of day

Today me and the sick Ems took a ride to Southport. Always a lovely ride. Some people shared their bread with Em to feed the birds.

Privilege of Prayer

Did you know prayer is a privilege we have because we are children of God.  By having the Creator of the Universe as our Heavenly Father we can go to Him at any time and He will hear us.  A few verses that have to do with God hearing us:

Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

Psalm 120:1 I took my troubles to the Lord;
I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

Psalm 116:1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.

Psalm 102:17 He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.

Do you use your privilege?  Sometimes it may be hard to find time to pray or even know what to pray.  I have let myself free from the idea that I have to have a specified time of prayer because if I happen to miss a day or two or 35 Satan sure knows how to turn on the guilt.  So I just take the legs out of that plan and just don’t have a specified time.  I have come to just pray throughout the whole day and not really have a beginning or end, but just a continual conversation.

Maybe it’s hard for you to think of things to pray about….I have found a few resources that are very helpful.

These for praying for your husband…I didn’t look, but if you’re a husband reading this, there is probably the same type of books for praying for your wife.

 

And here’s one for praying for your children:

Both books use Scripture to pray.  Here’s an example from Praying God’s Will for your Husband:

I pray that whatever my husband does, he does it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.  Colossians 3:23

Here are some of the topics: Anger, Courage, Emotionally Upset, Godly Life, Lonely, Marriage & Protection

So, wherever you are in your prayer life, I pray that it is active and alive and you see it as a privilege to pray for your family!