Kettle Club on Exemplify

I found this great blog and I wanted to join the fun! I love to mediate on questions that would help me improve my spiritual walk and give others ideas!

• What are some practical ways you maintain a consistent “in the Word” time? Well, I do it first thing in the morning and what I mean first thing is by getting out of bed and I jump into my comfy chair right by my bed where I have all my books and a table with lamp and I have my time with God with a BIG cup of coffee.
  
• Do you have a certain morning system that accompanies your quiet time?
  
• I first journal my thoughts in my prayer journal and start by talking to God about my thoughts and heart desires or sorrows, then I jump to the internet and go to the Internet Cafe Devotions which I have been so blessed by each day. Then I go to my search the scripture in 3 years devotional where I read a chapter or chapter of the bible and answer some questions to mediate on what I read. Then I journal again in my prayer journal about what the Lord spoke to me and pray for all the people on my list for the day.
  
• In what ways have you been applying what you are learning in your devotional time into your day? I do apply it because I make sure I meditate on what I have read and see how I need to apply it for the day so when I live my life God brings those to memory.
  
• If you are working on memorizing Scripture, can you offer a few tips that help you for our other Kettle Members? I am not memorizing the word right now but I think this is something I really need to commit to.
  
• Share a standout lesson you’ve learned this month and why it has made such an impact on you. I am reading about Joseph and how God used what his brother meant for evil for good and how God has a purpose for all of us even if we at the time don't see it. Our family is going threw some hard time of decisions and because of this passage I am reminded that all is good and even if it is painful and hard on us God is going to use it for good!
  

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Today I read this for my devotional and thought it would be something worth sharing!!

Don't we all struggle with contentment?? I know I do daily!!

Trying to change my attitiude to bring Glory to God!

Home schooling ** Calling for prayer and ideas**

The only time I have a HUGE urge to blog is when my home schooling is getting to me....

So am I the only one that every other months doubts herself with questions like:

Are they learning?
Is this worth it ?
Am I just too paranoid?
Is this my calling?
Am I selfish?

I realized that many things effect the way I think about schooling and they are:

Well how can I put this nicely ??? TOM!!!!!!
How crazy my month has been and what is going on in our family life?
When was the last time I had time for myself??? ALONE!!!

So knowing this I have decided that I am not allowed to make any decisions until I have rested prayed and take some much needed time away from the kids!!

Then I will start my search for many answers!!

Here are some and if you are able to help please do!!!

How do I know my kids are learning?
How do I divide my time in 4??
How do I start teaching my 4 year old that wants to learn today?
How do I balance my time and life?
What is the best way to teach my kids?

I need to plan and think about our next year !

I need lots of ideas for my 4 year old and my 7 th year old

May your day be one that counts!!!

My new Inspiration for the kitchen!!

I said I was going to start on projects and I was going to invite you in my journey will here it is:

Let me start with my New Paintings and Inspiration for my new kitchen!!

My GREAT friend Sara Mincy who is a GREAT Artist made these just for me!!!

I will be painting the kitchen with the colors that are in the paintings.
I am painting the table and all my cabinets.
Take a look at my before and my dream pictures !


This is my dream Kitchen and with Gods help and lots of work I should have it by the end of the summer! What do you think???

I am back !! With some great new deals and Update!

Went away to Fl for a week to spend time with my Great Best Friends!

The weather was so cold but the time was the best!

Here are the great finds I found in FL:

Apron only $4.99
An area rug for only $40 but had to return it too small for the house!
Plate for my wall $1.99 TJMaxx

Today I ran out with Hubby to Lowes and on the way there we stop by a garden store that is closing for business and EVERYTHING is 60% off and here are some of my finds:


I am so excited for Spring to be here so I can get all my decor out!!

Missed used words...typos.....oops!

Too funny!! Who caught that my little cute announcement on the side had a missed used word?

I wrote set instead of Step!

Silly me!!!

Kisses......JM

Forgiveness and Forgetting is a New Beginning...

First of all I want to thank my friends for their great comments to my past post!

Today God answered many of my prayers....

With mom- We have had such a SPECIAL time together! We have spend so much quality time together and have been able to make some GREAT memories...

We have had some heart to heart talks about our past and future and our new relationship...She even told me how proud she is of me and what I am doing with my life and my family. This is more than anyone can ask for!

God is so good to us how he hears our prayers and answers them!!

Kissess......JM