Thursday, October 29, 2009

Generations of love!

This is my dear sweet grandma that I wrote about a while back.
The one God is STILL using after 93 years, to teach ME about Him!

The pure joy she shows by just being with us!

Oh, to savor and remember these moments forever!

Truly what life is about! The countless times she gave of herself for us!

Those wrinkled, precious old hands are only proof to me that she too once knew that it was

never supposed to be about her either!
I am so thankful for the beautiful display of God's love she has shown me through the years

and how God is even using her today and she doesn't even know it! Oh how I hope my children will some day rise up and call me blessed the way I do her!

May we pass on a God legacy that will continue for generation after generation!

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Ayson Update...


This is the little one that has FILLED our home with more joy...

...more laughter and simplicity,
...yes, less sleep for mom, but that really is beside the point!

More babies, means less thinking of my needs! That is good!

It never was supposed to be about me anyway!


Ayson is 4 months now and it is a cliche sometimes, but I really do not know where time has gone! A year ago, I was 7 weeks pregnant and already waiting and anticipating his arrival! It seemed to take FOREVER for the next 31 weeks to pass, and now...19 weeks AFTER his birth, I am watching him roll over, smile, giggle and notice ALL the activity around him!

And after 10 other blessings before him, he has still found ways to astound me! When he smiles at me, it is as joyous as when 16 years ago, my first child gave me HIS first smiles! The way he squeals in delight when I go to his crib in the morning to get him! It is pure joy for him and me!!

He also astounds me how he literally throws up most of his feedings and I must always carry an extra shirt for me in HIS diaper bag and how he WILL NOT sleep through the night! (He is the first out of 10 to give us those little surprises!) But that is okay! I know that soon that will pass and the ability to delight him by just my presence will fade. So for now,I am going to give him extra kisses, take extra pictures, and treasure a whole lot more, his "babiness"! It just passes by WAY to quick!

I love you my sweet little Ayson!

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

God's love!

Took me awhile to get this done. I said I would be back soon, but I guess not so soon! I have said I would not let anything come before God and it really is amazing how hard it is to make a conscious effort to put Him first at times when I have other things I want to accomplish! I now feel it is time to begin to disciple my readers on some things He has been doing in my heart.

Last time I posted, I asked for you to think about what it means to love God with all your heart, mind and soul. That is the first question that God stirred up in my heart many weeks ago. I first began to jot down all the answers I had.

Here are some of them:

  • put Him first
  • be kind to others
  • obey Him
  • die to myself
  • hate evil
  • seek His wisdom and use it
  • humbleness
  • think first (tame the tongue) not an easy thing for me!

After jotting things down from MY thoughts, over the next few days, I began to search His word to see what He had to say. I was very curious to see if I would come up with more or if the ones I had written down, were found in the Bible. Then an unexpected thing happened. He had me LIVE an example what it means when He says in His word that He LOVES ME!

My grandma is in a nursing home an hour away from my parents so I stopped by on my way home to have a quick visit and brighten her day. Little did I know, God would use her to brighten mine!

My four year old was with me and he made his entrance first with me following behind him. I saw her notice him, although she was not sure who he was, she just knew he was a cute little person! She smiled big! Then she looked up and saw MY face! She is in a wheelchair, so she can't come running to me, but if elderly people in wheelchairs could fly, she would have gone miles with the way her arms were flapping when she recognized me, her precious grand-daughter! The smile on her face and how here eyes welled up with tears, just at the sight of me is something I will NEVER forget! She said, "Oh Heather! I have missed you! Thank you for coming!" My grandma does not have much short term memory left so I never know how she is going to be when I visit. She is always excited to see me, but this time was extraordinary! We then held hands, chatted for awhile, gave our parting hugs and my son and I went on our way.

Later in the car, God began to speak to my heart. I had been searching how I can show Him I love Him with all MY heart, but He began to unravel what I need to do for Him to love ME! I began to recollect the time I had just spent with my dear, sweet grandma. Tears began to well my up in MY eyes! He spoke ever so gently and helped me realize, that as it was with my grandma, all I have to do for Him to love me, is to BE there! I did absolutely nothing but walk in a door where my grandma was. Her excitement to see me was so awesome! I felt like the most loved person in the world at that moment! I did not have to bring her a gift, bake her some cookies, or do ANYTHING for her to love me at that moment! All I had to do was BE there! I could have not stopped by to visit. It was my choice to take the time to go, that is all I did! That is exactly how it is with God and us! He just loves us because we are His! We don't have to give Him anything or do anything for Him to love us! He says to us, "Oh my child, I love you! I am so glad you have come to see me!" (Sometimes unfortunately, He must say to me, "I have missed you!" ) For one of the first times in my life, I realized what it was to truly understand a tiny bit, what it truly means to be loved by God!

Proverbs 2:10&11

When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you!

I am so thankful for the REALNESS of God! How he uses our daily lives, to teach us things about Him! After 93 years, he is still using my grandma for His glory! How glorious that is! Today, just BE! That is all you have to do for Him to love you! That is ALL! Thank Him for that! You are His!

Stay tuned for more of seeing what it means to love God!! For now, just continue to BE with Him!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Happy Birthday, Mom!

 


Happy Birthday, Mom :)
You are the best mom in the world. Your love for your husband and children is obvious. Your love for God is real, and contagious. You do your best to raise your children in a godly and selfless way. You teach with your words and with your actions. You are a wonderful example of what a Christian mother and wife should be. Like every other parent in the world, you're not perfect, but the job of raising up a bold(and large, in your case!) army for God only requires for one to be perfect, God.
There are many opportunities during the day when you could choose to be selfish, and nobody would blame you for it, but you consistantly choose to serve, not to be served. You pour everything you have into your family. Joyfully. Selflessly. Lovingly. Beautifully.
As Proverbs 31 describes the virtuous wife and mother, you also strive to be the wise and resourceful woman described in the chapter. Your worth IS far above rubies. Your children ARE rising up and calling you blessed. Your family appreciates you.
This is a birthday post for you, Mom. We want you to know that you are loved, appreciated and needed. Thank you for all that you do!
-Your 11 Arrows(Written by Adria)

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Today, think of what this means to you, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind".

That is where God began with me and continues to work on in my heart. He gave me some answers but I would like you to think about this first and maybe jot down some ideas or scriptures in the next couple of days. Pray and ask God to reveal His answer to you.

This is my scripture I have been praying:

Let the words of my mouth and the mediatation of my heart, Be acceptable in Your sight. Oh Lord, my strength and my Redeemer! Psalm 19:14

You may leave your thougts on my comments or just keep them by your bible. Enjoy meditating on this thought, you WILL be blessed! I will be filling you in on what He has shared with me,

soon...

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