I thank God for:
1. His unshakeable love: "I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me." (Jeremiah 32:40)
2. Getting to go visit schools with our senior
3. Julie, who will truly love my 4- and 5-year-olds
4. Jessica, who will truly love Buck (somehow!)
5. Getting to go to Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga battlefield
6. The fun that I know we will have in the hotels along the way, even those that are cheap and happen to be next to train tracks
7. Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levine, which we bought to listen to on the way
8. How hard my kids have worked to get ahead in their online classes so they can make this trip
9. The reminder that we are polishing these arrows to send them out
10. That the timing of this trip worked out perfectly for John to be able to drive us
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Tuesday Ten
I thank God:
1. For His mercies, displayed in Romans 1-11, that lead us to humility and hope (He who did not spare His own son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32)
2. That He has made us slaves to righteousness, free to do the will of God from the heart, only through the power of His Spirit
3. For trouble that exposes sin and presents an opportunity to kill it! (Always be killing sin or it will be killing you. - John Owen)
4. That He has made Christians dragon slayers
5. That my husband and I are one flesh -- no one can make me so happy, so mad or laugh so hard as he can
6. That my children have heard the powerful, living and active Word of God from before they were born
7. For the godly teachers and role models that He has given our family
8. For friends who can preach the Truth to me with one sentence
9. For children who believe what He says
10. For neediness that glorifies Him -- because He is the only fountain that fills
1. For His mercies, displayed in Romans 1-11, that lead us to humility and hope (He who did not spare His own son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32)
2. That He has made us slaves to righteousness, free to do the will of God from the heart, only through the power of His Spirit
3. For trouble that exposes sin and presents an opportunity to kill it! (Always be killing sin or it will be killing you. - John Owen)
4. That He has made Christians dragon slayers
5. That my husband and I are one flesh -- no one can make me so happy, so mad or laugh so hard as he can
6. That my children have heard the powerful, living and active Word of God from before they were born
7. For the godly teachers and role models that He has given our family
8. For friends who can preach the Truth to me with one sentence
9. For children who believe what He says
10. For neediness that glorifies Him -- because He is the only fountain that fills
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday Ten
1. The unmerited gift of belief: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (John 6:68)
2. Such a powerful sermon Sunday on John 6 http://www.newlifeindavie.org/media/sermons/if-not-jesus-who/
3. A husband who has my deepest respect -- but who doesn't take himself too seriously (as demonstrated by this recent quote: "If I weren't me, I'd spend a lot of time making fun of me.")
4. John Jr., who knows so many things I never taught him
5. Leah, who values and loves people
6. The desire for holiness that comes from remembering (again) that we owe everything to God, that our Salvation and everything that follows from it flow from His undeserved mercy.
7. That nobody in my house has to get on a schoolbus this week
8. That in this country, I am still free to teach my children that Christ's Death, His Resurrection and His promise to redeem all of creation have a bearing on every subject that we study in school.
9. Getting to attend The Truth Project this weekend
10. More transcripts!
2. Such a powerful sermon Sunday on John 6 http://www.newlifeindavie.org/media/sermons/if-not-jesus-who/
3. A husband who has my deepest respect -- but who doesn't take himself too seriously (as demonstrated by this recent quote: "If I weren't me, I'd spend a lot of time making fun of me.")
4. John Jr., who knows so many things I never taught him
5. Leah, who values and loves people
6. The desire for holiness that comes from remembering (again) that we owe everything to God, that our Salvation and everything that follows from it flow from His undeserved mercy.
7. That nobody in my house has to get on a schoolbus this week
8. That in this country, I am still free to teach my children that Christ's Death, His Resurrection and His promise to redeem all of creation have a bearing on every subject that we study in school.
9. Getting to attend The Truth Project this weekend
10. More transcripts!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tuesday Ten
I thank our generous God for:
1. John Rabe, my favorite person
2. those who labored in the Lord to teach and love our youth this week
3. my ring made out of a green pipe cleaner from Jacob Harrison
4. when worlds collide -- Peter at VBC
5. the joyful reminder of being "accepted in the Beloved"
6. how hard my family laughed as we read Mark Twain out loud last night
7. that "a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again" (Proverbs 24:16)
8. the joy of have my greeting card drawer organized
9. Veritas Press online classes
10. the recent transcription work that boosts our budget right when we need it for school
1. John Rabe, my favorite person
2. those who labored in the Lord to teach and love our youth this week
3. my ring made out of a green pipe cleaner from Jacob Harrison
4. when worlds collide -- Peter at VBC
5. the joyful reminder of being "accepted in the Beloved"
6. how hard my family laughed as we read Mark Twain out loud last night
7. that "a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again" (Proverbs 24:16)
8. the joy of have my greeting card drawer organized
9. Veritas Press online classes
10. the recent transcription work that boosts our budget right when we need it for school
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tuesday Ten
I thank God for:
1. His everlasting covenant with His people: "I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me." (Jeremiah 32:40)
2. The power of His Word to expose my heart, then uplift it
3. Giving me my firstborn baby 17 years ago this week
4. John getting his braces off today!
5. Friends in the body of Christ whose strengths are my weaknesses
6. Giving me neither too much nor too little ("Give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you
and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of
my God. Proverbs 30:8-9)
7. Our schoolroom, which now features a "hide-a-bed" (given to us by neighbors) and has been reorganized so as to be considered a guest room! (Hint to weary travelers)
8. The hilarious voices that Leah comes up with
9. The Truth Project
10. Children Desiring God
1. His everlasting covenant with His people: "I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me." (Jeremiah 32:40)
2. The power of His Word to expose my heart, then uplift it
3. Giving me my firstborn baby 17 years ago this week
4. John getting his braces off today!
5. Friends in the body of Christ whose strengths are my weaknesses
6. Giving me neither too much nor too little ("Give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you
and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of
my God. Proverbs 30:8-9)
7. Our schoolroom, which now features a "hide-a-bed" (given to us by neighbors) and has been reorganized so as to be considered a guest room! (Hint to weary travelers)
8. The hilarious voices that Leah comes up with
9. The Truth Project
10. Children Desiring God
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