"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chron. 16:9). "The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits. --C. H. P. In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!' --SelectedStreams in the Desert - Jan. 22
God is Looking
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Encouraging devotional
Friday, January 9, 2009
Christmas in the Desert 2008
We just got back from being on the road for 2 1/2 weeks, and we are glad to be home but we had a wonderful time. We went to Palm Desert to visit my Dad and family. On over to Murrieta to see my dad's side of the family, and then to La Mirada to see my mom's side of the family. The kids did great and had a great time with all their relatives. Acacia learned how to swim this week and did very well. Yes, we were swimming while it was dumping snow here in Oregon!!! It was so nice to see the sun!! We grew closer to our family this trip both relationally and spiritually, it was hard to leave them this time especially. I hope to see them before another 2 years goes by..it was wayyy too long! So often we are bummed out by our family members, but the Lord really showed me this visit that He gave me the family he did for a reason and my heart was renewed with such a thankfulness and love for all of them. I am so glad God places us where he knows is best!! Thanks to all my fam for all of your hospitality!! We enjoyed all of our stops with you all. Looking forward to the next time we are all together again.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Family pics....Finally! :)
It only took us 6 years..but we finally got family pictures! He-he....we are really bad at this..but hey at least we did it! :)
Hmmm.....
Today my thoughts are nonstop for some reason. I am really pondering the love of God today. For one I am really thankful that he loves me even in my shortcomings and all, Lord knows there are soooo many! I had a situation happen today where I left feeling very misunderstood and inadequate. So I took my thoughts to the Lord and asked Him to reveal if there was any wrong that I had done and to please show it to me and forgive me. And continued to ask for Him to speak into my life freely about the situation. All he keeps reminding me of is that He loves me sooo much and He is pleased with my decision to follow Him with my WHOLE heart, mind and soul. Sometimes I think others around us can tend to think we are too radical in our stance for the Lord. But I was thinking today.....why is being too radical wrong? I mean, if it is affecting the way you view others in a way that is not Christlike, then of course.....but I am simply talking about being sold out for Jesus Christ...not loving any part of the world...being in it, but not of it. I think because of where I came from....a total world lover!.....I am eternally grateful to be a Christ Lover with everything in me and have abandoned my love for the world gladly. I never want to return to where I was! I pray the Lord continues to ignite my fire in spite of those around me who would have a differing opinion on the "radicalness" of my walk with Jesus. Lord, keep me humble and most of all, let Love shine forth more than anything else!! May my life be a reflection of you...and if it is not, please change me!!!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
REALLY good cookies!!!
So I made some really good cookies tonight!! (yes cheat Day is over..but I really wanted something yummy!) :) So here is the recipe to share with you all, but I did modify it a bit. I added Peanut butter (just a couple scoops), toffee bits, flax seed and wheat germ (to get some good nutrients into my kids ;), and extra choc. chips. They were a hit with the fam! Enjoy everybody!!
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies I
SUBMITTED BY: sal PHOTO BY: kittengirl
"This cookie is practically nutritious with applesauce, raisins and nuts. So chewy! Great with a glass of milk!"
| PREP TIME | 20 Min |
| COOK TIME | 15 Min |
| READY IN | 35 Min |
| Original recipe yield 3 dozen | |
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, applesauce, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, and baking soda, then gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, raisins, nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
