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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Runaway Pig, Peanut Butter Cookies, and God's Wealth

WORDS TO LIVE BY


But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 
2 Corinthians 4:7


TODAY'S QUOTE

I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ~ Carl Jung

ON MY MIND

The word treasure in 2 Corinthians 4:7, according to Strong's Bible Concordance carries the idea of wealth. The treasure or wealth spoken of here is from God. God fills us, the jars of clay, with wealth from Him. When we are filled with His treasure, His wealth, it should be obvious that it does not come from us. Basically, as Brian Wills pointed out during our recent revival meetings, God downloads Himself into our hard drive.

What is this wealth He gives us? Here are a few examples.

John 3:16 - God gave the gift of His Son, for our salvation.

 Philippians 4:7 - He gives us the treasure of inner peace even when things around us are seemingly falling apart.

 Romans 15:13 - We have joy.

 Ephesians 1:18-20 - We have His power living in us.

 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - We have His comfort when times are hard. 

 1 Corinthians 15:57 - He gives victory in every area of life.

 Matthew 6:25-34 - He gives provision so we do not have to worry.

 John 10:10 - He gives life - rich, full, abundant life, both now and in eternity!


 And this, and so much more that He gives us, because of His love for us, is true wealth.

IN THE KITCHEN

 

Tomorrow after church there's a church picnic so today I made some food to take along. 

I made these very simple Peanut Butter Cookies. They only take three ingredients - 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 large egg. Mix together ingredients, roll teaspoons full of dough into balls, press with fork and bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. 

I made a double batch so we could eat some here at home today.



ANIMAL UPDATES

Miss Piggy even has the kids feeding her apples now. She's so spoiled!


This same spoiled pig was accidentally let loose late this evening by two kids playing and led us on a long, not so merry chase through the neighborhood squealing and running, with five people running around after her looking like complete idiots. Thankfully Amanda is awesome with animals and was finally able, with us guarding the perimeter, to get her back in her pen. 

AROUND THE HOUSE

In between everything else going on today I did get some things done around the house - three loads of laundry from start to finish, cleaned out the cabinet under the kitchen sink, and scrubbed out the kitchen trash can. And then there were all the usual things - wash dishes, sweep floors, take out trash, wash dishes again. Amanda picked up and vacuumed in the living room and playroom.


IN THE GARAGE

Austin and Doug have been working almost all day finishing up what they started yesterday - new ball joints and brake pads on the van.



OUT AND ABOUT

Calvary United Methodist Church, which is near us, had a pancake breakfast this morning so Doug and I took the younger kids. While we were in line we met up with some friends so we had breakfast together.



AND MORE

It rained off and on today but between rain showers the kids were outside a lot. 


Rain means puddles and when there are puddles you have to build a bridge to go over them!

READING AROUND THE WEB


DAILY DEALS







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Monday, December 17, 2012

The Walnut Acre Daily - His Calming Touch

Words to Live By

Matthew 3:3

"A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. '"

Homeschool Fun

We didn't watch any videos this morning with our Jesse Tree readings because I couldn't find any I liked that fit. We watched the Letter F Song and Counting 1-20. The worksheets they did came from:
3 Dinosaurs - (Counting and Find the Difference Worksheets and ag word family )
and
Coloring Pages for Kids (F coloring page)


 Austin and Amanda studied more on fractions in math today and started a unit on the body's circulatory system in Science. This evening we read pages 51-74 from No Woman So Fair by Gilbert Morris and Proverbs 12. 

Books We Enjoyed Today



I read the first four books with Michael, Lauren and Damien during morning storytime. The next two after that are the books I am reading with CJ and Michael before they go to bed at night. Then there is the book I am reading with Austin and Amanda and finally the book I am reading myself. 

In the Kitchen

Today was Amanda's day to fix lunch. She served chicken nuggets, salad and peaches. Later this evening she mixed up a batch of Homemade Biscuit Mix. 

 Lauren brought these delicious Peanut Butter Cookies to share for snack today. 

For dinner this evening I made chicken and noodles with the chicken left over from lunch yesterday, butter beans and peaches.

Around the House

I did the morning cleanup in the kitchen this morning and five minute cleanups in four rooms and other misc. things come up every day to take up my time.

Amanda did morning cleanup in the bathroom and mudroom and also did lots of laundry and cleaned out the guinea pig cage. 

 Austin did morning cleanup in the living room, playroom and upstairs bathroom. He also cleaned the kitchen after lunch and after dinner.

Outdoor Fun

Both Austin and Amanda spent time outside today with the little ones. They are enjoying this poor old swingset with it's one swing and slide. I'll be glad when it's all fixed up but for now it's keeping them busy.

Creating

Austin worked some more today on the wooden block set he's making for the kids. It's going to be a long process but he likes to work with wood and is enjoying it.

We Are Going

I just had to take Lauren to preschool and stop by the store for milk. This evening Austin and Michael went to my sister's to practice some songs for a Christmas play they have part in. 

Just For Fun


On My Mind

There's a lot on my mind today and it's hard to even know where to start. But there's one thing that really stands out to me. Michael has always had trouble sleeping. He cries out in his sleep, and his arms and legs jerk suddenly and rapidly. He's on two medications to help him sleep at night and that has helped a lot. It helped even more when he began taking medication for seizures. But even with all that there are some nights when it's still pretty bad. Last night was one of those nights. His left leg and right arm would suddenly, simultaneously jerk upwards sharply, over and over again. As I sat there and watched, I struggled with what to do. Is this some type of seizure activity? Should I be giving him his emergency seizure medication to stop it? How could he be getting any rest at all? Maybe I should sit up each night and document each jerk so that the doctor will take it seriously when I say there's something going on while he sleeps. But then I began to realize that I was leaving out the most important step in this whole process. There's someone who loves Michael even more than I do. I began to pray that God would touch Michael, that he would bring His Presence into this situation in a special way and that he would give him rest. And within minutes Michael's restless body quieted. This is something we've been through many nights and repeatedly God reaches down and touches him. Unfortunately, it all too often takes me far too long to remember to reach out and ask for that calming touch. Why am I such a slow a learner? I'm so grateful God loves us even though we repeatedly forget to reach out and take hold of that love and care.

Today's Quote

A man with God is always in the majority. ~ John Knox

Daily Deals

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