Thursday, April 24, 2008
TWINS?!?!?
No...we are not having twins! lol But apparently the cashier at lunch today thought that I was big enough to be carrying twins! He referred to my belly as "they". Now if that's not discouraging, then I don't know what is! I am only 6 months! haha
Friday, April 18, 2008
Flowers!
They are allowing me to plant flowers at our new house! I am so excited. I have never planted flowers or anything and I have this inkling to plant something! I am going to do a rose bush as well. I probably will not get around to it until June, so I will post some pictures when I do. By the way.....if anyone knows how to plant things, then let me know!
A Crown to Your Husband
I have been reading in 1 Samuel for a week or so now. This is an enjoyable book of the Bible. It is full of interesting stories. I came across something that I have never noticed before. I told it to Corey and he suggested that I write it on the blog, so here I go...
In chapter 16 Samuel is told to go to the house of Jesse and there he will find and anoint the next king. Eliab, Jesse's first son, is brought before him and Samuel says "Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him." I am sure he was "good to look upon" or he would not have said that just from seeing him. He probably looked like he had it all together. :) Then, God tells him not to look on the outside but to look on the heart. Many ladies like to use this verse and 1 Peter 3 to say- "it shouldn't matter to my husband what I look like on the outside....he should love me for what's inside." It does matter. Don't let the outside appearance be ALL there is to you. Love the Lord. Seek to please Him and your husband. Have a" meek and quiet spirit" AND look beautiful for your husband.
If you read the next couple of verses in Samuel 16 you will see something I never noticed before. David was good looking. lol That's what it says! He was godly and nice looking.
"And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he."
The Lord never said it was wrong to look nice or to fix yourself up. But, let the "hidden man of the heart" be where you place the most emphasis.
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price." -1 Peter 3:4
I enjoy putting on make-up and doing my hair. I like to look pretty for Corey. But, I also like to read my Bible and spend time in prayer. There needs to be a balance. Why not do both? Be a "crown" to your husband. Make him happy to be yours. Look pretty and love the Lord.
"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:" -Psalms 90:17
"A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones." -Proverbs 12:4
In chapter 16 Samuel is told to go to the house of Jesse and there he will find and anoint the next king. Eliab, Jesse's first son, is brought before him and Samuel says "Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him." I am sure he was "good to look upon" or he would not have said that just from seeing him. He probably looked like he had it all together. :) Then, God tells him not to look on the outside but to look on the heart. Many ladies like to use this verse and 1 Peter 3 to say- "it shouldn't matter to my husband what I look like on the outside....he should love me for what's inside." It does matter. Don't let the outside appearance be ALL there is to you. Love the Lord. Seek to please Him and your husband. Have a" meek and quiet spirit" AND look beautiful for your husband.
If you read the next couple of verses in Samuel 16 you will see something I never noticed before. David was good looking. lol That's what it says! He was godly and nice looking.
"And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he."
The Lord never said it was wrong to look nice or to fix yourself up. But, let the "hidden man of the heart" be where you place the most emphasis.
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price." -1 Peter 3:4
I enjoy putting on make-up and doing my hair. I like to look pretty for Corey. But, I also like to read my Bible and spend time in prayer. There needs to be a balance. Why not do both? Be a "crown" to your husband. Make him happy to be yours. Look pretty and love the Lord.
"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:" -Psalms 90:17
"A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones." -Proverbs 12:4
Thursday, April 17, 2008
SPEEDING TICKET
A police officer stops a blonde for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license. She replied in a huff, "I wish you guys would get your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today you expect me to show it to you!"
"What a Husband Needs from His Wife"
I love being a wife! I love being married to the man I am married to. I love learning new ways to make Corey happy. That is my job! I know his happiness ultimately depends upon God, but I can do my part as well! I am reading a book by Melanie Chitwood on being the kind of wife your husband needs. It is an excellent book. I have learned so much from it. I have highlighted along the way some of my favorite quotes.
"Friendship with our husbands is strengthened when we share activities"
"The woman who is having fun with her husband is incredibly attractive."
"A marriage is not a joining of two worlds, but an abandoning of two worlds in order that one new one might be formed."
"Christians are told in Colossians 3:14 to "put on charity." Just as we choose the outfit that will clothe us each day, we also can choose the attitude of love to clothe us."
"Sin doesn't cause God to remove His love from us, but sin does block God's love flowing through us."
"Loving sacrificially means you want what is best for your husband and your marriage more than you want what is best for you personally."
"My obedience to God, however, cannot be determined by my husband's actions."
"Submission is choosing not to say or do something you know irritates your husband."
~There was a chapter I just read on attitude adjustment. Oh boy did I need this one! The main theme of the chapter was what type of wife a husband needs. lol Here they are.
A husband needs a wife who is....
*Thankful, Not Ungrateful
*Content, Not Complaining
*Cheerful, Not Downhearted
*Flexible, Not Controlling
*Self-Controlled, Not Emotional (This is me!!! Emotional!)
*Encouraging, Not Critical
*Gentle, Not Harsh
"Friendship with our husbands is strengthened when we share activities"
"The woman who is having fun with her husband is incredibly attractive."
"A marriage is not a joining of two worlds, but an abandoning of two worlds in order that one new one might be formed."
"Christians are told in Colossians 3:14 to "put on charity." Just as we choose the outfit that will clothe us each day, we also can choose the attitude of love to clothe us."
"Sin doesn't cause God to remove His love from us, but sin does block God's love flowing through us."
"Loving sacrificially means you want what is best for your husband and your marriage more than you want what is best for you personally."
"My obedience to God, however, cannot be determined by my husband's actions."
"Submission is choosing not to say or do something you know irritates your husband."
~There was a chapter I just read on attitude adjustment. Oh boy did I need this one! The main theme of the chapter was what type of wife a husband needs. lol Here they are.
A husband needs a wife who is....
*Thankful, Not Ungrateful
*Content, Not Complaining
*Cheerful, Not Downhearted
*Flexible, Not Controlling
*Self-Controlled, Not Emotional (This is me!!! Emotional!)
*Encouraging, Not Critical
*Gentle, Not Harsh
Pastor Tom Nelson
Aimee, my favorite sister-in-law, recommended a preacher/sermon to me last month. I really have enjoy listening to Pastor Tom Nelson. I try to listen to one of his sermons whenever I am cleaning or just have free time. Usually, it's when I am cleaning....He has tons of sermons on marriage. Here are just a couple that I have listened to and enjoyed.
~Mates and Money- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3097&cat=0&page=1
~The ins and outs of in-laws- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3079&cat=0&page=1
~The Doctrine of Romance (this one is for married couples)- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3100&cat=0&page=1
~God and the fairer sex (that's us ladies)- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3064&cat=0&page=1
~Mates and Money- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3097&cat=0&page=1
~The ins and outs of in-laws- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3079&cat=0&page=1
~The Doctrine of Romance (this one is for married couples)- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3100&cat=0&page=1
~God and the fairer sex (that's us ladies)- http://www.dbcmedia.org/xcart/product.php?productid=3064&cat=0&page=1
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."
"He particularly recommends to us, love, to God especially, and to one another for his sake,—joy, by which may be understood cheerfulness in conversation with our friends, or rather a constant delight in God,—peace, with God and conscience, or a peaceableness of temper and behaviour towards others,—long-suffering, patience to defer anger, and a contentedness to bear injuries,—gentleness, such a sweetness of temper, and especially towards our inferiors, as disposes us to be affable and courteous, and easy to be entreated when any have wronged us,—goodness (kindness, beneficence), which shows itself in a readiness to do good to all as we have opportunity,—faith, fidelity, justice, and honesty, in what we profess and promise to others,—meekness, wherewith to govern our passions and resentments, so as not to be easily provoked, and, when we are so, to be soon pacified,—and temperance, in meat and drink, and other enjoyments of life, so as not to be excessive and immoderate in the use of them."
~Matthew Henry
"He particularly recommends to us, love, to God especially, and to one another for his sake,—joy, by which may be understood cheerfulness in conversation with our friends, or rather a constant delight in God,—peace, with God and conscience, or a peaceableness of temper and behaviour towards others,—long-suffering, patience to defer anger, and a contentedness to bear injuries,—gentleness, such a sweetness of temper, and especially towards our inferiors, as disposes us to be affable and courteous, and easy to be entreated when any have wronged us,—goodness (kindness, beneficence), which shows itself in a readiness to do good to all as we have opportunity,—faith, fidelity, justice, and honesty, in what we profess and promise to others,—meekness, wherewith to govern our passions and resentments, so as not to be easily provoked, and, when we are so, to be soon pacified,—and temperance, in meat and drink, and other enjoyments of life, so as not to be excessive and immoderate in the use of them."
~Matthew Henry
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