Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
tackle it tuesday: FAITH
No, there's not going to be a before/after picture of our messy bedroom, out of control drawers, or "need to be weeded" back yard. Today I wanted to discuss the thing that has been in the process of being tackled in our hearts...faith...or lack there of.
We have been in a grueling two year battle of FAITH. The Lord has given us promises to cling to, confirmations unheard of and yet unbelief seems to still take precidence sometimes. One of the toughest things to deal with is seeing where we believe the Lord has said we are headed, deliverance, and yet our physical circumstances tend to take us the opposite way. This is a tough time to put all our faith and trust in our Lord. Doubt always creeps up and thoughts of, "are you sure that's what the Lord gave you?" tend to rise.
Last Wednesday was a really tough day for me. I battled it out with the Lord in prayer and wondered why He hadn't struck me down for the anger I showed. Compassionate and merciful. That night at church, hysterically, the message was on faith and standing firm on the promises our God has given us. He can be trusted...in fact, HE wants us to trust Him. We left feeling like we (Este) needed to send out an email declining man's wisdom and tools and sharing the promises of the Lord and that we are waiting for Him to move in our behalf. This email was sent to, what we believe to be, unbelievers...but sent out with prayer that the Lord would display His power and might to change their status as believers.
We were anxious, scared and excited to see that email sent out on Sunday night. We believe we are going to see a miracle. I can't wait to share it with the world. Until then, this heart is being tackled and surrendered to a life of faith that we are called to.
Please pray for the Valenzuela family.
"Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful." James 5:11
We have been in a grueling two year battle of FAITH. The Lord has given us promises to cling to, confirmations unheard of and yet unbelief seems to still take precidence sometimes. One of the toughest things to deal with is seeing where we believe the Lord has said we are headed, deliverance, and yet our physical circumstances tend to take us the opposite way. This is a tough time to put all our faith and trust in our Lord. Doubt always creeps up and thoughts of, "are you sure that's what the Lord gave you?" tend to rise.
Last Wednesday was a really tough day for me. I battled it out with the Lord in prayer and wondered why He hadn't struck me down for the anger I showed. Compassionate and merciful. That night at church, hysterically, the message was on faith and standing firm on the promises our God has given us. He can be trusted...in fact, HE wants us to trust Him. We left feeling like we (Este) needed to send out an email declining man's wisdom and tools and sharing the promises of the Lord and that we are waiting for Him to move in our behalf. This email was sent to, what we believe to be, unbelievers...but sent out with prayer that the Lord would display His power and might to change their status as believers.
We were anxious, scared and excited to see that email sent out on Sunday night. We believe we are going to see a miracle. I can't wait to share it with the world. Until then, this heart is being tackled and surrendered to a life of faith that we are called to.
Please pray for the Valenzuela family.
"Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful." James 5:11
Friday, March 11, 2011
friday's favorite four
1. Pep now has an obsession with planes and helicopter. she can hear them way before we can see them. there has been some days this week we have had the back door open. close to ten times we run to each other, she jumps in my arms and we go on search for the noisy "copter" in the sky. the look on her face once we spot it is, yes, priceless.
2. Isabelle counting her foam letters in the tub. she counts up to thirteen now.
3. The Word of God. Seek and you shall find.
4. Redeeming Love. I read 1/4 of the book years ago and never finished it. picked it back up this week...can't put it down. i love having a book to go to in the evening.
2. Isabelle counting her foam letters in the tub. she counts up to thirteen now.
3. The Word of God. Seek and you shall find.
4. Redeeming Love. I read 1/4 of the book years ago and never finished it. picked it back up this week...can't put it down. i love having a book to go to in the evening.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
tackle it tuesday
our garage..ahem...it gets the brunt of all our messiness. the car needs cleaned out, the mess goes in the garage. we dont know where to store something, goes in the garage. i dont feel like taking this out to the trash...it goes in the garage. on and on. saturday morning, peppy and i watched a video and then decided to tackle the messiness. now, cleaning with an almost 2 year old is a bit crazy. i put something up, she takes something down. but it was actually pretty fun to do with her. she helped quite a bit.
here's the before.
and here's the after...
notice how everyone, including the cat, wanted to be in the garage AFTER it was clean. uhhuh!
here's the before.
and here's the after...
notice how everyone, including the cat, wanted to be in the garage AFTER it was clean. uhhuh!
Friday, March 4, 2011
friday's favorite four
1. waking up at 2:30am to my husband sitting up saying, "i have to pray." felt so safe lying in bed.
2. new friends
3. text messages
4. having peppy crawl on my lap in the middle of the park and cuddle. what? i never get that! why can't moms freeze time?
2. new friends
3. text messages
4. having peppy crawl on my lap in the middle of the park and cuddle. what? i never get that! why can't moms freeze time?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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