Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
My Little Theologian
What an amazing day we had today. I love Sundays. I love the children we teach during Sunday School (Christian's class). I love the friends we get to see. I love the fact that though we are all sinners we are there together to seek the Lord and learn from Him how to live like Him. I love the preaching.
Today Bro. Greg didn't just preach....he PREACHED! Both Sun. am and Sun. night he shared a message that I feel was meant just for me. God laid it on my heart to share the message from this morning and since then I learned that my preacher actually reads this blog. So I hope I do o.k.! The pressure is on! I would like to share a little of the sermon from this morning because it put me at peace with the changing climate in our country. It reminded me of things I had failed to remember. With the election just around the corner Bro. Greg talked about the state of America and helped us to realize that the Lord will put in office who He wants in office. We love this country and pray for this country but we are aliens in this country. Our home is not here. He spoke from Hebrews 11:8-10. Abraham lived in a foreign land...when in a foreign land that you don't expect to become your home DON'T UNPACK. Don't act like this is your home. Abraham was looking for the city built of God (vs. 10). We do live in America but we are citizens of two kingdoms, America and God's kingdom. And one of those takes priority over the other. Bro. Greg stated, "if America means more to you than your eternal home then you're not much of a Christian".
God has made our country a very prosperous nation. It's hard to be prosperous and needy at the same time. We have to use these times of crisis in our country to realize where our need is. We need the Lord. We need Him and He knows that. But do we know that yet?? These are scary times. But like Bro. Greg said (note: this comment received loud amens and a thunderous applause in a So. Baptist church!) "They can have my retirement account. They can have my freedom. They can have my life. But they cannot have my Home!" Our home is not here. I will trust in Him to help me to get through this life and into the eternal home that He is building for me.
O.K. so after a full day of preaching and church we headed for home. Tink spent the afternoon with the G.A.'s working in our church's food pantry. I really hadn't had a chance to talk with her and since some of our friends were baptized tonight I asked her if she's thought any more about getting baptized. For those of you who don't know, Tink prayed to accept Jesus into her heart a few months ago and Jeremy and I have been working with her and praying with her to make sure she fully understood what this meant. I can assure you, she understands it more than I do I believe. It's amazing some of the answers she gives and the questions she asks. Her main drawback to "walking the aisle" and getting baptized is that everyone will be looking at her. I have to say this is understandable. There aren't many of us who wouldn't shy away from standing in front of hundreds of people. But she knows how important it is and really wants to do it. So we're praying with her about it.
So back to my story... I asked her about tonight and what she thought and she reminded me of the reason we get baptized. Once we ask Jesus into our heart He forgives us of our sin. We take Him into our heart and He takes our sin on himself. He died on the cross for the sins of OURS. We get baptized to show that we are washing away our life of sin and putting on our new life...our life in Christ. After she explained all of this again to me(I ask the questions...she provides the answers) she asked "Mommy, what happened to all of those people who died before Jesus was born? Did they go to the devil?"
O.K. my six year old came up with that one. Yes, I've asked that question myself but I know it wasn't until adulthood. So my response, "That would be an excellent question for you to ask Daddy when he comes to lay down with you." How did I do?? I am so very blessed to have such an amazing man of God as my husband. I ask him questions all the time and if he doesn't know the answer he knows where to find it. So I quietly sneak into Man-Man's room (where DH is tucking him in) and give him the heads up. In a few minutes he comes to our bedroom and leaves with two Bibles (different versions). They're still back there right now! If my six year old is asking these types of questions now...what will she be asking at 16? I can't wait! God is working in her life and I know he is in all of ours.
So I guess I was in a mood to write tonight. I know I rambled and my grammar and sentence structure is horrible...but it's my blog...I can do what I want. If you made it this far then kudos to you. Thanks for sticking with me. I'm exhausted and ready for bed. Good night and God bless you all!
Jill
Today Bro. Greg didn't just preach....he PREACHED! Both Sun. am and Sun. night he shared a message that I feel was meant just for me. God laid it on my heart to share the message from this morning and since then I learned that my preacher actually reads this blog. So I hope I do o.k.! The pressure is on! I would like to share a little of the sermon from this morning because it put me at peace with the changing climate in our country. It reminded me of things I had failed to remember. With the election just around the corner Bro. Greg talked about the state of America and helped us to realize that the Lord will put in office who He wants in office. We love this country and pray for this country but we are aliens in this country. Our home is not here. He spoke from Hebrews 11:8-10. Abraham lived in a foreign land...when in a foreign land that you don't expect to become your home DON'T UNPACK. Don't act like this is your home. Abraham was looking for the city built of God (vs. 10). We do live in America but we are citizens of two kingdoms, America and God's kingdom. And one of those takes priority over the other. Bro. Greg stated, "if America means more to you than your eternal home then you're not much of a Christian".
God has made our country a very prosperous nation. It's hard to be prosperous and needy at the same time. We have to use these times of crisis in our country to realize where our need is. We need the Lord. We need Him and He knows that. But do we know that yet?? These are scary times. But like Bro. Greg said (note: this comment received loud amens and a thunderous applause in a So. Baptist church!) "They can have my retirement account. They can have my freedom. They can have my life. But they cannot have my Home!" Our home is not here. I will trust in Him to help me to get through this life and into the eternal home that He is building for me.
O.K. so after a full day of preaching and church we headed for home. Tink spent the afternoon with the G.A.'s working in our church's food pantry. I really hadn't had a chance to talk with her and since some of our friends were baptized tonight I asked her if she's thought any more about getting baptized. For those of you who don't know, Tink prayed to accept Jesus into her heart a few months ago and Jeremy and I have been working with her and praying with her to make sure she fully understood what this meant. I can assure you, she understands it more than I do I believe. It's amazing some of the answers she gives and the questions she asks. Her main drawback to "walking the aisle" and getting baptized is that everyone will be looking at her. I have to say this is understandable. There aren't many of us who wouldn't shy away from standing in front of hundreds of people. But she knows how important it is and really wants to do it. So we're praying with her about it.
So back to my story... I asked her about tonight and what she thought and she reminded me of the reason we get baptized. Once we ask Jesus into our heart He forgives us of our sin. We take Him into our heart and He takes our sin on himself. He died on the cross for the sins of OURS. We get baptized to show that we are washing away our life of sin and putting on our new life...our life in Christ. After she explained all of this again to me(I ask the questions...she provides the answers) she asked "Mommy, what happened to all of those people who died before Jesus was born? Did they go to the devil?"
O.K. my six year old came up with that one. Yes, I've asked that question myself but I know it wasn't until adulthood. So my response, "That would be an excellent question for you to ask Daddy when he comes to lay down with you." How did I do?? I am so very blessed to have such an amazing man of God as my husband. I ask him questions all the time and if he doesn't know the answer he knows where to find it. So I quietly sneak into Man-Man's room (where DH is tucking him in) and give him the heads up. In a few minutes he comes to our bedroom and leaves with two Bibles (different versions). They're still back there right now! If my six year old is asking these types of questions now...what will she be asking at 16? I can't wait! God is working in her life and I know he is in all of ours.
So I guess I was in a mood to write tonight. I know I rambled and my grammar and sentence structure is horrible...but it's my blog...I can do what I want. If you made it this far then kudos to you. Thanks for sticking with me. I'm exhausted and ready for bed. Good night and God bless you all!
Jill
Friday, October 24, 2008
HS co-op
Our homeschool group is attempting a small version of a co-op this year. For those of you who don't know a co-op is where mom's come together to teach certain things to a group of kids. One mom may teach on the weather to first graders, while another mom may teach geometry to 7th graders. That's a very short and basic definition but you get the picture. Anyway, today we had a pottery co-op at the park. It was so much fun. Tink and Man-Man loved working with the clay and we can't wait for them to dry so we can paint them. Tink made a couple of ornaments, a goblet, and a cup. Man-Man made a couple of ornaments and a cup (with the help of mom!) Princess walked around talking to everyone! I think Man-Man's favorite part was playing on the playground though. What a boy! And that park is 1 minute from our house...it's not like we never go there! Oh, well...we all had a great time. Tonight is movie night so we went to rent a movie and bought popcorn. I think it's Polar Express tonight. We're getting in the Christmas spirit already I guess!
Jill
Friday, October 17, 2008
We're walking!
Over the past two weeks Princess has become more and more interested in a new mode of transportation...walking. I believe that she's finally decided to partake in this popular activity on a regular basis. Up until now she's been ABLE to walk, however she never really desired to do it on her own. I am very happy to say that she's now primarily walking. Oh, she gets so proud of herself too. If she's walking she wants everyone to see. We yell and clap and she starts grinning so big that she falls down. She is hillarious! She's also getting taller and is able to reach on top of tables and into drawers that she used to not be able to touch. This has caused me to do some very quick moving of items at times. Oh, she is into everything. She loves to explore. She loves to push buttons, like the computer keyboard buttons as I'm trying to type a blog entry. HAHA! Well, I'll post some pics now and leave you until next time. Have a great weekend everyone!
Jill
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sleepover!
Our dear friends are about to move to Texas and while I've been in denial for the past couple of months it will be happening very soon. This week Tink will be on Fall Break from her Thursday school (homeschool enrichment program) and I decided to ask Emma to come home with us after choir on Wed. night. The girls were so excited. Actually, those words don't begin to describe their emotions. Luckily, we didn't tell them until Tues. or I think they would have burst with emotions at a longer wait. When we woke up Wed. morning Tink asked AT BREAKFAST when it was going to be getting dark. She knew that Emma would come home with us after dark. I hate that I haven't done this for the girls sooner. But we'll be doing it again for sure. They talked and giggled (in very quiet voices) until after 1030pm. And this morning they were up at 7:00am. I feel an afternoon nap coming on!! I cooked them chocolate chip pancakes this morning and now they are settling in for a movie. What a wonderful time with a special friend!
Oh, by the way...Man-Man was able to sleep with Mommy last night and have special time. I cooked him a cookie and let him watch a few minutes of Diego (after the debate was over of course). He felt special! Yes, I had a sleepover while DH was out of town. "I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me!" :) :) :)
Jill
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Everything is O.K.!
We went to our Pediatrician yesterday and he felt that the Dr. in the ER should have done a CT scan on Princess Sunday. He checked her out and we both agreed that she needed a scan since she was still vomiting. One note, the on-call nurse that I spoke with at 7 that morning stated that "persistent vomiting" was vomiting every 10 minutes and getting worse. Dr. Joe was floored at that statement. He said that "persistent vomiting" was throwing up more than once in a period of a few hours. And when you're talking about a 13 month old it's even more dangerous. That just goes to show that if you don't feel like you're being told the correct thing, keep asking and checking. Mother's know if something feels right or not.
So Dr. Joe scheduled a head CT on Princess and DH came home to go with me. We've been through CT scans before. When Tink was 24 mos. old she fell out of a chair and passed out...twice! The ambulance was called and she had to be strapped to the back board in order to go in the ambulance. I was 8 months pregnant with Man-man. This was horrible. She was screaming, "Mommy, Mommy!" and all I could do was smile and try to make her feel better. Then when we got to the hospital they had to strap her down again for the "tunnel" which is what she ended up calling the CT scan. I couldn't go in with her due to my pregnancy so DH had to handle it. I don't think I could have done it.
Now I had to face this fear again. Princess is only 13 months but she still is old enough to know that she is being strapped down and her mommy can't do anything to help her. It was horrible again. To see your baby go through something like that is just the most hopeless/helpless feeling. You know it's for their own good, but at the same time you'd do anything to stop it.
I guess I see a little clearer how our heavenly Father feels about us when we face trials. His heart breaks to see us suffer but He also knows the end result. He sees the bigger picture and "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose". We must remember to put our faith and trust in Him alone because I don't know the way. I don't know what's best. Only He does and I'm so thankful that I'm not in control.
So we had the CT scan at about 130 and the ladies in the hospital said the Dr. should be notified by 4. So we waited until 4 and I started calling. Usually our nurse is good about calling us back. Not this day. I called 3 or 4 times and then they closed at 5. I called the poor after-hours clinic and told them the situation and let them know in very nice but serious terms that I WOULD find some answers out soon. Lucky for them, our Dr. was on-call last night. so within 5 minutes Rhonda called back and said that the scans showed nothing abnormal. Princess was perfectly fine. Praise our Lord!!!! It has been a very long couple of days but we were all able to sleep well last night and boy did we need it!
Thank you for all of your prayers and calls of support. We have an amazing church family and we're so blessed with such wonderful friends from all over! You are all amazing and we love you so much!
Jill
So Dr. Joe scheduled a head CT on Princess and DH came home to go with me. We've been through CT scans before. When Tink was 24 mos. old she fell out of a chair and passed out...twice! The ambulance was called and she had to be strapped to the back board in order to go in the ambulance. I was 8 months pregnant with Man-man. This was horrible. She was screaming, "Mommy, Mommy!" and all I could do was smile and try to make her feel better. Then when we got to the hospital they had to strap her down again for the "tunnel" which is what she ended up calling the CT scan. I couldn't go in with her due to my pregnancy so DH had to handle it. I don't think I could have done it.
Now I had to face this fear again. Princess is only 13 months but she still is old enough to know that she is being strapped down and her mommy can't do anything to help her. It was horrible again. To see your baby go through something like that is just the most hopeless/helpless feeling. You know it's for their own good, but at the same time you'd do anything to stop it.
I guess I see a little clearer how our heavenly Father feels about us when we face trials. His heart breaks to see us suffer but He also knows the end result. He sees the bigger picture and "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose". We must remember to put our faith and trust in Him alone because I don't know the way. I don't know what's best. Only He does and I'm so thankful that I'm not in control.
So we had the CT scan at about 130 and the ladies in the hospital said the Dr. should be notified by 4. So we waited until 4 and I started calling. Usually our nurse is good about calling us back. Not this day. I called 3 or 4 times and then they closed at 5. I called the poor after-hours clinic and told them the situation and let them know in very nice but serious terms that I WOULD find some answers out soon. Lucky for them, our Dr. was on-call last night. so within 5 minutes Rhonda called back and said that the scans showed nothing abnormal. Princess was perfectly fine. Praise our Lord!!!! It has been a very long couple of days but we were all able to sleep well last night and boy did we need it!
Thank you for all of your prayers and calls of support. We have an amazing church family and we're so blessed with such wonderful friends from all over! You are all amazing and we love you so much!
Jill
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