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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
See You At the Pole
See You At the Pole had a huge turn-out this morning at South Middle School. It was so encouraging to see so many kids show up early to pray for our community and their school. Definitely made having to get up so early worth it!
We, as usual, have a crazy busy week and honestly I will be glad when soccer season is over and we can spend evenings hanging out as a family. This will be the first year in a a few years that we haven't had someone playing basketball and BOY am I thankful. Speaking of thankful, we have not been hit with the flu yet at our house, but North Middle School in our County was closed down for the week because of H1N1. There just weren't enough kids there to justify opening the school. South hasn't been hit that hard yet and I spend every night praying that it won't. This is a nasty flu and I nor my kids want it!
I have made a committment to start nightly devotionals again with the kids and the first thing we are going to be focusing on is our "speech". I know that this is something I can use lots of work on and so we are going to be searching the Bible for scriptures about how we are to speak. The one thing I do know is that we are to speak sords of encouragement to each other and build each other up! And, trust me, we don't realize how often we speak words of discouragement or criticism to others in our families. I pray that God will work in our family and help us to build each other up from here on out - the Lord knows we don't get it out in the world, so let's definitely give it to those whom we hold dear.
Praying that anyone reading this post be blessed and protected this week! Love to you each and everyon!
We, as usual, have a crazy busy week and honestly I will be glad when soccer season is over and we can spend evenings hanging out as a family. This will be the first year in a a few years that we haven't had someone playing basketball and BOY am I thankful. Speaking of thankful, we have not been hit with the flu yet at our house, but North Middle School in our County was closed down for the week because of H1N1. There just weren't enough kids there to justify opening the school. South hasn't been hit that hard yet and I spend every night praying that it won't. This is a nasty flu and I nor my kids want it!
I have made a committment to start nightly devotionals again with the kids and the first thing we are going to be focusing on is our "speech". I know that this is something I can use lots of work on and so we are going to be searching the Bible for scriptures about how we are to speak. The one thing I do know is that we are to speak sords of encouragement to each other and build each other up! And, trust me, we don't realize how often we speak words of discouragement or criticism to others in our families. I pray that God will work in our family and help us to build each other up from here on out - the Lord knows we don't get it out in the world, so let's definitely give it to those whom we hold dear.
Praying that anyone reading this post be blessed and protected this week! Love to you each and everyon!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Vols vs. Gators, Polly Crockett and cleaning galore!
Well, I am staring down a Saturday of cleaning vs. watching the Vols play in the Swamp. Hmmm........undecided.
We also have the Polly Crockett Festival here in Cowan, Tennessee which should be a lot of fun!
But, ultimately the house is a wreck and although the older I get the more I realize that this is the least of things to be worried about, it really has to be done - yuck......
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I want to share with you the Psalm that I started my day off with today - remember that he is an AWESOME God!
Psalm 96
1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13 they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
We also have the Polly Crockett Festival here in Cowan, Tennessee which should be a lot of fun!
But, ultimately the house is a wreck and although the older I get the more I realize that this is the least of things to be worried about, it really has to be done - yuck......
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I want to share with you the Psalm that I started my day off with today - remember that he is an AWESOME God!
Psalm 96
1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13 they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Glad I serve a forgiving God!
Aren't you glad we serve a loving and forgiving God? I know I am! I have allowed myself over the past week to get tired and down, and I know in my life that means I am less likely to be an obedient child of God. And trust me I haven't been. But thank goodness I serve an ever-loving, faithful and compassionate Father who tells me to get up and get back about my business of serving him, even after I have grieved Him. And that is exactly what I keep on doing and I am pretty sure that is called life........
Brown House update - we are anxiously awaiting Student Council elections tomorrow. I am praying that no matter what the outcome, we will have happy hearts in our house tomorrow evening.
Jacob is still plugging along with school and doing great - we are enjoying our time together!
Please keep my Dad in prayer - he is being transferred from his regular physician to a pain management clinic and in the interim is going through some major withdrawals from a morphine medication he has been on for 2 years. He is VERY sick this week, so please keep him in your prayers.
Love to all! Melissa
Brown House update - we are anxiously awaiting Student Council elections tomorrow. I am praying that no matter what the outcome, we will have happy hearts in our house tomorrow evening.
Jacob is still plugging along with school and doing great - we are enjoying our time together!
Please keep my Dad in prayer - he is being transferred from his regular physician to a pain management clinic and in the interim is going through some major withdrawals from a morphine medication he has been on for 2 years. He is VERY sick this week, so please keep him in your prayers.
Love to all! Melissa
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Update
Well the update at the Brown House is that Abby and Emma are running for Student Council. And, YES, there is a good chance one will make it and one won't. Abby served last year, but is re-running and Emma is running for the first time. Should make for an interesting day when the results come in. :0
Other than that things are going well for us. Jacob is continuing to do well homeschooling this year and we are staying busy with soccer and football season (band) as well as lots of church functions.
I have been reading another good book lately called The Organic God which I highly recommend. It is a great read.
I have really been mulling over my faith lately and challenging myself to really live as Christ would have me to live - mainly to LOVE PEOPLE. All people, not just some people, not just my family and friends, not just the people who look nice and clean up well and say all the right things, but ALL people. I have been looking more closely at Christ's life and realizing that he hung out with people that were looked down upon, treated badly and led sinful lives. Shouldn't we be doing the same? Can we really call ourselves Christians if we only hang around our "church" crowd or better yet - hold grudges against people or not showing grace to people, when that is what we are saved by! It is not an easy road, actually it is a very hard and narrow road. Is is definitely a journey..........
Other than that things are going well for us. Jacob is continuing to do well homeschooling this year and we are staying busy with soccer and football season (band) as well as lots of church functions.
I have been reading another good book lately called The Organic God which I highly recommend. It is a great read.
I have really been mulling over my faith lately and challenging myself to really live as Christ would have me to live - mainly to LOVE PEOPLE. All people, not just some people, not just my family and friends, not just the people who look nice and clean up well and say all the right things, but ALL people. I have been looking more closely at Christ's life and realizing that he hung out with people that were looked down upon, treated badly and led sinful lives. Shouldn't we be doing the same? Can we really call ourselves Christians if we only hang around our "church" crowd or better yet - hold grudges against people or not showing grace to people, when that is what we are saved by! It is not an easy road, actually it is a very hard and narrow road. Is is definitely a journey..........
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