Thursday, October 1, 2015

Day 1: Revelation

Today I am thankful for everything God is showing me through the study of Revelation. If you are looking for a good in depth bible study that really focuses on God's word I highly encourage you to look into BSF International. There are classes held all over the world and everyone studies the same thing. This year is a brand new study on the book of Revelation. I am thankful that I have never had a fear of studying Revelation but I actually really enjoy it. I liked what was mentioned in our lecture time today "Revelation was written to comfort and assure." I hope that this is also true for you. ~Happy Thursday

31 days... Can I commit to it?

http://write31days.com/


31 days isn't that long right? I keep wanting to wake this blog back up so I'm going to give it my best attempt. For the next 31 days I will focus on THANKS. It may just be a picture or it may be a chance to pour out my heart. I have no idea right now but I'm up for the challenge.


I even made this fancy little button with a picture I took last week Friday of Lake Michigan. 

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more links to follow (hopefully).... 

Monday, September 14, 2015

Strength and Beauty

This is my daughter Kaylyn. She is all the way to the right in the picture in my header. She is a Junior and GVSU this year and is on the track throws team. I can't even believe she is able to lift all of this weight.

(This post loads really slow for me so if you aren't seeing a video image yet it might not have completely loaded.)

Kaylyn Hill 84Kg Power Clean Fall 2015
Posted by Grand Valley Throws on Friday, September 11, 2015

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Enough...

God's portion for today is ALWAYS enough. 
I'm leaning into that truth over the next year. I have chosen my One Word 365 for 2015 and it is...

God knows my needs and meets them and then blesses me even further with giving me my wants.

Lamentations 3:24 ~ I say to myself, “The  Lord  is my portion;  therefore I will wait for him.”

Philippians 4:19 ~ And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:11 ~ I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

Do you have "One Word" for 2015? I'd love to know what it is.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ugh!

I desire to wake this blog up but I'm lost with where to start. 
I need some direction. 
Any suggestions?

Monday, February 3, 2014

Readers Challenge 2014

Are you up for a challenge? I think this sounds like a fun way to read a variety of books this year. Go check out the challenge at mommynificent.com.


Readers Challenge 2014

The challenge for February is:  

*February – Reread a favorite book from a time gone by (your childhood, your college days, the first year of marriage, etc.) and share it with someone you love who is in that phase of life.

I'd love to know if you will be joining the challenge. 

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Words

Words. They're powerful.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. ~Proverbs 18:21

They can build others up...

 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. ~Proverbs 16:24

or they can tear them down...

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. ~Psalms 64:3

I'm participating in One Word 365 again this year and my one word for the year is "Words". I'm hoping to improve my "words" by focusing on how I am using them. 



Do you have "One Word" for the next 365 days?

Monday, April 8, 2013

Project Simplify 2013

Need some motivation? I know I do.

Alysa from InspiredRD shared Tsh's challenge to simplify. Click on the picture below to read about it.

 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Not just at my house right?

You know it's happened too many times when the youngest kid knows the routine. We really need to replace our toaster. I'm choosing to see it as a way to continue to check that our smoke detectors are working properly. Luckily (this time) everyone was awake already. We have hard wired detectors so if one goes off they all go off. It's really a lovely thing to be woken up to.

Friday, March 29, 2013

Remembering the cost...



When he had received the drink, Jesus said,  “It is finished.”  With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. -John 19:30

Monday, March 25, 2013

Lead You Family Like Jesus

I just received a free copy of this book from Tricia Goyer in the mail today. I'm excited to start reading. Look for a review coming soon.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Wordless Wednesday - A week in review

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Book Review

I have the privilege of being on a fiction launch team. The first book I received to review was Love Finds You in Glacier Bay Alaska.

I don't read a lot of fiction mostly because of lack of time but also because I usually have a lot of non-fiction books and bible studies that I want to dig into.

I devoured this book. I didn't expect it to pull me in the way it did. It had a lot of twist and turns that I didn't see coming and I loved the way it intertwined two different stories together. There is a modern day storyline and a story from the early 1900's. I found myself wanting to visit Glacier Bay myself. It sounds like a beautiful place.

{More about Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska}

Singer Ginny Marshall is one signature away from the recording contract of her dreams—a deal that would guarantee success for the former foster child, who still struggles to bury the memories of her painful childhood. But Ginny needs advice from the one person who will look out for her best interests—her former fiancé, Brett Miller. She travels to the remote town of Glacier Bay, Alaska, where the town’s colorful characters and stunning scenery provide respite from LA’s pressures.
In Glacier Bay, Ginny discovers a box of old letters and is swept up in the love story between Clay, an early missionary to Alaska Territory, and Ellie, the woman who traveled there to be his children’s governess. When Ginny is reunited with Brett in Glacier Bay, will she discover—as Ellie did—that healing and love are sometimes found in the most unexpected places?

Tricia Goyer

{More About Tricia Goyer}

Tricia Goyer is the award winning author of over thirty books including Beside Still Waters, Remembering You, and the mommy memoir, Blue Like Play Dough. Tricia is a regular speaker at conventions and conferences and is the host of Living Inspired. She and her family make their home in Little Rock, Arkansas where they are part of the ministry of FamilyLife.
Find out more about Tricia at http://triciagoyer.com.

  Ocieanna Fleiss

{More About Ocieanna Fleiss}

Ocieanna Fleiss is a published author and editor. She lives with her husband and their four children in the Seattle area.
Find out more about Ocieanna at http://ocieanna.com/.


Forgetful

***Edited - I figured out how to change the picture but I'm still playing with what I want so it might be changing a couple times.*** See that picture up above? The one of my lovely children. It's old. I mean it's really old. I have a problem, I am forgetful. I can't remember how I took 4 individual pictures and turned them into one for the banner and then made it the right size to fit nicely up there. Can anyone help? I really want to update my children. Any suggestions on how to make a new banner picture?

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Do you have your "one word" for 2013?

Last year at this time I seen a lot of buzz on twitter about "What is your word this year?" I had never heard of that before. It sounded interesting and I had a couple words pop into my head right away. The more I thought about it the more I noticed one of the words kept coming up. Before church one morning, during my devotions, I prayed that if this was something I should do please make one of the words really stick out to me. During church that morning the pastor used one of the words at least a dozen times and linked a scripture that I had been studying along with it. That was enough of a sign to me to jump on board and I wrote the word on my wrist.

My definition of focus is that I keep my focus on God and off from the distractions of this world. I feel like I have grown closer to God and have had more peace with different situations than any year prior. I continue to write it on my wrist often so I have a visual reminder. I feel that I still have a LOT to learn concerning what I focus on.

I've decided to participate in One Word 365 this year and my word will again be...
A special thank you to Melanie at Only A Breath for making me this beautiful button. Isn't it pretty?

So do you have one word for the year?