Keep Me Sweet Lord

LORD, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF THAT I AM
GROWING OLDER AND WILL SOMEDAY BE OLD. KEEP ME FROM
GETTING TALKATIVE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FATAL HABIT
OF THINKING THAT I MUST SAY SOMETHING ON EVERY SUBJECT
AND ON EVERY OCCASION.

RELEASE ME FROM CRAVING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT EVERYBODY'S
AFFAIRS. MAKE ME THOUGHTFUL, BUT NOT MOODY; HELPFUL BUT
NOT BOSSY. WITH MY VAST STORE OF WISDOM IT SEEMS A PITY NOT
TO USE IT ALL, BUT YOU KNOW, LORD, THAT I WANT A FEW
FRIENDS AT THE END. KEEP MY MIND FROM THE RECITAL OF
ENDLESS DETAILS-GIVE ME WINGS TO COME TO THE POINT.

I ASK FOR GRACE ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO THE TALES OF OTHERS'
PAINS. SEAL MY LIPS ON MY OWN ACHES AND PAINS-THEY ARE
INCREASING, AND MY LOVE OF REHEARSING THEM IS BECOMING
SWEETER AS THE YEARS GO BY. HELP ME TO ENDURE THEM WITH
PATIENCE.

I DARE NOT ASK FOR IMPROVED MEMORY, BUT FOR A GROWING
HUMILITY AND A LESSENING COCKSURENESS WHEN MY MEMORY
SEEMS TO CLASH WITH THE MEMORIES OF OTHERS. TEACH ME THE
GLORIOUS LESSON THAT OCCASIONALLY IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I
MAY BE MISTAKEN.

KEEP ME REASONABLY SWEET. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A SAINT-SOME
OF THEM ARE SO HARD TO LIVE WITH-BUT A SOUR OLD WOMAN IS
ONE OF THE CROWING WORKS OF THE DEVIL.

GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO SEE GOOD THINGS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES,
AND TALENTS IN UNEXPECTED PEOPLE. AND GIVE ME, O LORD, THE GRACE
TO TELL THEM SO.

WRITTEN BY AN ANONYMOUS SEVENTEENTH CENTURY NUN.

A Mother's Get Together.

Yesterday was great. Four other moms and myself got together for fellowship. My dear friend Andrea invited mom's over to her house just to hang out with each other. She really didn't know what she was bring us together for. But as the time was growing closer she know what God had in mind. She gave a small lesson on judging Read from Matthew 7 : 1-5. She talked about how often we judge others. Even if we don't say it out loud, more often then not we as people think it. Even Christian take apart in it. How sad is that. I can say for myself I have done that more time then I can count. It is an area where I'm going to try and work hard on. And I know with God's help it can be done. I pray that we as Christians can put a stop to judging God's people and look passed what we all see on the outside. I'm sure we have all had someone think we are something we are not.
Andrea also had us watch the music video by Casting Crowns - Does Anybody Hear Her.
It's one of my favorite videos. If you have not seen it you can find it on Godtube.com on the link below. Enjoy. God Bless All
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5a2e075a1a4a6e1b9770

House back on the market.

Well we placed our house back on the market. It's been off the market for a little while. Some friends of ours told us about a really nice Christian woman that works with re-max. We met with her. She was really great to talk with. She gave us good advice. We just had people come yesterday to look at the house and it has only been on the market for 4 days now.

So it's up to Jesus to do the sale of our house. As we all know the market is not in the greatest shape but I know the Lord has a plan for us in it all. He is good! Please keep us in your prayers. Love you all, Terri

God Is Good

The battles of the mind belong to the Lord. So many times we try to fight our own battles or even ingnore the ones happening. Remember that complete victoroy is found in giving it to the
Lord and letting Him work in you!

2Chronicles 20:15

Starting My Family Blog

Hi everyone,
A friend of mine just sent me her blog. It's just a neat way to stay in touch with each others lives. So I thought I would try it out and see how it goes. As time goes on I hope you feel like you haven't been left out of our lives. It gives us an oppertunaty to watch our family grow. So many of the people I love live far from me and I thought this would be a great way for them to keep in touch with me and my family.

I hope this will also give you an insight to my walk with the Lord. Our God is so great and my life is nothing with out him. He's the first one I talk with in the morning and the last one when I go to bed. I place all my hope in God.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ~Our HOPE is the Lord!