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Holy Bible – Words of God

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Holy Bible – Words of God
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I love the iFellowship day. I use it as a day to share scripture that has touched my heart and soul in some way or another. The scripture may come from a sermon from our church, from a devotion I am reading or even from a blog I happened to of read in the past week.

The scriptures I want to share today came from our Associate Pastor, during his sermon on Sunday. He was talking about understanding the word of God. All you need to live is the word of God. The Bible is a road map for your life. What ever problem you have, you can find an answer for it in the bible.  The Bible was written by men who were inspired by the holy spirit of God.  Everything written in the Bible is true and accurate events that happened!

I encourage you all to take time to read the Bible.  I know I am doing my best to spend more time in the Holy Word.  If you have any questions, just ask and I will do my best to help explain something if I understand it.  If I don’t, then I will ask and find out the answer.  Nothing is more important (other than trusting in Jesus), than to read how God expects us to love and raise our family in His Holy Word.

2 Peter 1:16-21


16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 
17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 
18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 
19 And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 
20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 
21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

I am also linking up with Rebecca and Jennifer today for Mustard Seed Planting!

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So Thankful #521-526

Written by Joy
So Thankful #521-526

Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go;
   even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

God has blessed my husband and I 4 wonderful children.  God spoke to our hearts and a little over 9 years ago, we started homeschooling our oldest two at that time.  Several years later, God blessed us with two more children, 18 months apart.  We graduated our oldest from homeschooling last year and the younger two have been added to the schooling.  While it has been challenging at times, I do not regret us going on this journey with our children.  It was the path God had intended for us and we will continue this path until He says otherwise.  I wanted to share a few of the blessings that we get from homeschooling.  While I know I may not touch on them all,  these are the few that are on my heart today.

521.  Being able to be with my children

522.  Watching my childrens’ faces light up when they understand a new concept.

523.  Being able to go on field trips together as a family.

524.  Being able to read our bible in school.

525.  Being able to read about God in our school.

526.  Being able to pray in our school.

I hope you will join us by taking part in the Multitude Monday by visiting A Holy Experience!

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So Thankful #521-526

Written by Joy
So Thankful #521-526

Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go;
   even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

God has blessed my husband and I 4 wonderful children.  God spoke to our hearts and a little over 9 years ago, we started homeschooling our oldest two at that time.  Several years later, God blessed us with two more children, 18 months apart.  We graduated our oldest from homeschooling last year and the younger two have been added to the schooling.  While it has been challenging at times, I do not regret us going on this journey with our children.  It was the path God had intended for us and we will continue this path until He says otherwise.  I wanted to share a few of the blessings that we get from homeschooling.  While I know I may not touch on them all,  these are the few that are on my heart today.

521.  Being able to be with my children

522.  Watching my childrens’ faces light up when they understand a new concept.

523.  Being able to go on field trips together as a family.

524.  Being able to read our bible in school.

525.  Being able to read about God in our school.

526.  Being able to pray in our school.

I hope you will join us by taking part in the Multitude Monday by visiting A Holy Experience!

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2011, blessings, multitude monday, Psalm

guess what I lost?

Written by Joy
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guess what I lost?

Last week, I kind of bared my soul about how the weight loss was not going well. After that sob story, I decided that the only person that can make a change is me! No one else can make me eat the healthy foods, or make me drink more water. Others can’t even exercise for me! (as much as I would like that!) I am the only person who can make a change in my own life.

This week, I made a couple of changes in my daily routine. First off, I cut out all caffeine. Yes, that means coca colas and tea. Until today, I have had nothing but water. Then today, I only had one cup of coke. Other than dealing with headaches (which I am assuming was from the caffeine withdrawal), I think it went well.

The next thing I did was eat 3 meals a day with a small snack in the morning and afternoon. I made sure that I ate some kind of protein in the morning and a fairly balanced lunch and supper every day. I also cut back on my portions. You would be surprised at the difference this makes. You don’t need to eat so much in one sitting. I am going to start keeping track of what I eat and my exercise at www.myfitnesspal.com. It is an excellent website to use!

While I am not exercising like I should, I am adding this in slowly. I am having to pace myself and trying to NOT over-do it. I have to build up my metabolism and my strength before I can start pushing myself any. I am starting out stretching and walking.

Overall, it has been a great week. I am proud to say that I am down 2 lbs! I am really proud of myself and looking forward to what this next week will hold. I am still taking it a day at a time and I know I will get to my goal one day!

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2011, weight loss

guess what I lost?

Written by Joy
4 Comments
guess what I lost?

Last week, I kind of bared my soul about how the weight loss was not going well. After that sob story, I decided that the only person that can make a change is me! No one else can make me eat the healthy foods, or make me drink more water. Others can’t even exercise for me! (as much as I would like that!) I am the only person who can make a change in my own life.

This week, I made a couple of changes in my daily routine. First off, I cut out all caffeine. Yes, that means coca colas and tea. Until today, I have had nothing but water. Then today, I only had one cup of coke. Other than dealing with headaches (which I am assuming was from the caffeine withdrawal), I think it went well.

The next thing I did was eat 3 meals a day with a small snack in the morning and afternoon. I made sure that I ate some kind of protein in the morning and a fairly balanced lunch and supper every day. I also cut back on my portions. You would be surprised at the difference this makes. You don’t need to eat so much in one sitting. I am going to start keeping track of what I eat and my exercise at www.myfitnesspal.com. It is an excellent website to use!

While I am not exercising like I should, I am adding this in slowly. I am having to pace myself and trying to NOT over-do it. I have to build up my metabolism and my strength before I can start pushing myself any. I am starting out stretching and walking.

Overall, it has been a great week. I am proud to say that I am down 2 lbs! I am really proud of myself and looking forward to what this next week will hold. I am still taking it a day at a time and I know I will get to my goal one day!

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