Thankful Thursday, July 2

I have joined 1000 Gifts Gratitude Community, but I want to also continue the Thankful Thursday Meme. I now noticed there are themes each week. I'll try and stay with that theme. This week it is freedom. If you noticed a couple posts down, I mention praying for all my visitors, readers, followers, etc that they too will experience freedom, political but also more importantly spiritual. That is what I'm thankful for this week is spiritual freedom. I'm thankful for my grandparents who emigrated to this country seeking political and religious freedom. I'm also thankful for spiritual freedom for myself as I journey on my spiritual search (as I write about on my other blog--"What is a Real Christian") I have the freedom to search the Scriptures, ask questions, pray, and learn more about Jesus. For that freedom I'm truly blessed and thankful.

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Praying for my visitors/followers and readers...this holiday weekend.

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As the weekend of holidays approach for many of you in the United States and Canada, I'll be praying for you, all of my readers, visitors, followers, etc. Many places will be celebrating political freedom. I want to also remember those of us who may be struggling with spiritual freedom. I pray that each of us will be released by these bondages and enjoy the true freedom that comes only from the Lord. HUGS.

1000 Gifts 25-33

I praise the Lord for:

25. A new home
26. Getting settled in
27. Touring the nearby country side with its amazing views
28. Getting library cards
29. Getting books from a new library
30. Getting flowers for my container gardening
31. My family as we all worked together to make this house a home
32. My new discoveries on my spiritual search
33. New insights on the Bible

Just an update on my blogs

I've reopened my other blogs to help me keep some of my thoughts straight. Please see this blog's header for a description of this particular blog's purpose, then click on my profile and read the 'about me' to find out about my other blogs. Feel free to bookmark, and follow my other blogs too....:)

June 26-28, praying for my readers, followers, visitors

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This is graduation month for many areas of the United States, and other places in the world too. Some in fact have been held in May. This weekend I want to pray for those of you who are graduating or know of someone who is graduating. I'm praying that as they graduate from whatever level of school, elementary, junior high, high school, college, etc. that the Lord will guide the steps and direct their ways. Blessings.

Praying for my readers, followers and visitors June 25

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Hi everyone, how are you today??? I'm praying for you all...no matter what's on your heart today. May the Lord hear what's whispered in your secret closets and may He bless you today.

Word filled Wednesday June 24

I found this courtesy of heartlight.org. This just seems to fit me today. The Lord has done great things for me (and my family) especially in the last week as we moved. It's been so awesome, I just have to shout it out!! (Luke 1:46)

Hi everyone!!!

Hi everybody!!! I'm back! :)

I still have some glitches to work out with this new computer set up, but for the most part I'm back.

We're almost all settled in, still have to buy some stuff for the house in the next couple of days, but things are starting to really look like a new home.

It's all so strange and so nice, a little scary, but so filled with adventure all rolled into one.

Thanks for all the prayers, and please continue to pray as we finish the little settling in left to be done. As soon as we're a little more settled in, and the glitches are worked on, I should be back to start reading, posting, commenting, etc.

I have prayed for you all in my week while I was offline. And I continue to do so.

HUGS to all.

Couldn't shut down my computer....

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I couldn't shut down my computer till I came back on real quick to say, first thanks for all the lovely comments on my post below. 2nd, I have to admit, I'm feeling both scared and hopeful on this night before the move. I found this picture. It's for me as well as for you. It's been a rough journey where I'm at now, and I want a new start...but part of me is afraid that the bad will come again. Those who pastor/pastor's wives know what I mean. I want to let the past be the past..so tonight I'm calling out to the Lord. I will continue to keep you all in prayer. But I just had to share some of my feelings before I shut down for the night. Thanks for listening/reading. I'm claiming that verse as a promise from Psalm 22:5 for me as I move onto the next house (adventure) that the Lord has for our family.

I remain in prayer for you all. Blessings.

June 17-June 24 Praying for all my readers, visitors, followers etc.

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Just so that you know I'll be offline after today (Wednesday) due to the move, for about a week. (For those of you who have been praying for me, I indeed thank you.) I wanted to leave you all with the following photo courtesy of heartlight.org. The reference is Psalm 10:14. Here in the United States its Father's Day weekend. As some of you know my father died last fall. This will be my first Father's Day without my dear Dad. I'm posting this, because Father's Day is not always easy for everyone. Sometimes, its due to death, or estrangement, divorce, or abuse, or whatever. So for those who feel fatherless in one way or another this is for you. Know that I'm praying for you all in my absence. Can't wait to get back on and catch up with you all. See ya in about a week. (by the way after I move in look for some new features, such as book reviews, gardening happenings, etc on this blog). Till then I'm praying for you all.

Tuesday, June 16, Praying for my readers, visitors, followers today

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I saw this photo below, and thought of all you who may be going through hard times, and are struggling with keeping God's ways in the midst of turmoil. I know some of you see this site through google reader, some come and visit, and some follow, however you stop by...this is for you today, Tuesday June 16. Know that I'm praying for you. The reference is from Galatians 6:9.

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Leaving

LEAVING

Not wanting to

Have to

Hurt feelings

Unknown

Pastor's wife life

New start

Hopefully~~good

Tears

Boxes

Moving truck

Straddling two houses

Camping out

Bare necessities

Almost to new home

Unknown church

Will I fit in?

Will they like me?

Will I like them?

Mission field even here in US

New school for Kiddo

Excitement for house

Better upkeep

New rugs, paint

Bigger yard

Rose bushes

Woods to explore

Places for my garden and flower pots to bloom

Hope

Scary

Still here in old house

Soon to move

Christ is with me~

~through the unknown

Thanks Lord

copyright by PW 2009

Just curious....

what do you think Christian community means?

June 15, Praying for my visitors, readers, followers today

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As I said before, each of you is special, whether your visit is a second or longer; whether you visit only once or come back again and again. You are special to me~~ and more importantly you are very special to God. He hears the longings of your inner heart. That's what I want to pray for you today...those inner longings, hurts and desires that maybe no one else knows about. Today I lift each of my visitors, readers, followers up in prayer, praying that the innermost, secret desires, hurts, pains, etc will be touched by Jesus in a very special way. Blessings to you today.

1000 Gifts 14-24

I praise the Lord for:

14. Walks with my Kiddo
15. Seeing the stream at different points along these walks, and throwing stones into the water
16. Seeing an old train depot, beautifully decorated, including an old luggage cart
17. Hearing a train whistle in the distance
18. Chicken Parmesan subs
19. Hearing the different birds on our walks
20. Seeing rabbits scurrying
21. House church with my Kiddo
22. The sound of gurgling stream as we stopped and listened
23. The kerplunk of the rocks hitting the water, and also ricocheting off of rocks into the water
24. Bags of corn curls

These small things all made the weekend special...thanks Lord

June 13/14 Praying for my visitors/followers today

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I'm posting this late Saturday afternoon, my time. I want to pray for my visitors, followers, readers who may be unsatisfied with their current church or may be having ill feelings toward church, Christians in general. You may or may not be currently attending a local service of any kind. I'm praying for you. May you know that Christianity is more than attending a service. It's a relationship. When we get to heaven God's not going to ask what church you attended. He's going to ask if you believed on His Son Jesus for salvation.

Some of you may think Christians are hypocrites. And I'm going to be blunt and say that some who say they are Christians ARE hypocrites. I know I've been badly hurt by many of them, and so has my family. You aren't the only ones who have been betrayed, hurt, and abused by so called Christians. But don't let the bad apples turn you away from a relationship with Jesus.

I'm praying for each visitor who is unsettled in their relationship with Jesus today, whether its Saturday night or Sunday when you read this.

1000 Gifts, #13

13. Chocolate chip pancakes!!! mmmmmmmm Kiddo and I went out to eat for breakfast, at a local small diner. We both ordered the same thing, scrambled eggs and chocolate chip pancakes. I also ordered a hot biscuit to split with Kiddo. We both LOVE their chocolate chip pancakes. It's a regular pancake dough with chocolate chips mixed in. It's huge. We get two per serving, and they are a good 6-8 inches in diameter!! Delicious. I praise God for the gift of chocolate chip pancakes.

Do you know.....

some of these vocab words that Kiddo is studying for a science final next week?
innercore, heliocentric theory, greenhouse effect, foliated rock, fossil, extrusive rock, crater, condensation, coarse grained, boiling and melting point in Celsius, axis, list the layers of the atmosphere, asteroid belt, igneous rock, clouds, gas giants.

June 13, Praying for my visitors/followers today

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It's a beautiful Saturday morning here. Today as you visit, scroll down to see my recent posts, including the 'ribbon cutting' post: the official beginning of "Praying for my visitor/followers today", as well as my continued journey on the 1000 gifts...Gratitude community.

Anyways, since its the weekend, I pray for safety for all my visitors, commenters, followers, as they work in the yard, travel on errands, or travel to and fro for visits, camping, vacations today. May God's angels bless and protect you as you work and travel on this Saturday.