Tue 10 Jan 2012
Posted by Kelli under Freebies
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I will make something handmade for the first five people who comment!
If you have a blog, facebook, or twitter account please post this in return and make something for your first five as well. Let’s make this a fun and exciting 2012.
The Rules: it must be handmade and completed by the end of 2012.
~It can be as simple as making a friend a cup of coffee if you wish
Thu 5 Jan 2012
Posted by Kelli under Misc.
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Calling All Polar Bears – Jan. 7
The ninth annual Polar Bear Plunge will be held Jan. 7 at the “Boro Beach” outdoor pool at Sports*Com. The big slides at the new outdoor pool will be turned on to take the plunge to a whole new level. Brave men, women and children from around the area will don costumes and swimwear and take “polar” dips into the pool. There’s a reason to be freezin’ . . . families to be benefited by the Murfreesboro City Schools Family Resource Centers!
The Polar Bear Plunge is open to anyone 5 years or older who is a fan of having a good time for a good cause. For plungers under 18 years, a waiver/release form must be signed by a parent/guardian.
Each Polar Bear is required to bring nonperishable food items for the Family Resource Centers. Last year’s event raised over 1,200 pounds of food with over 600 plungers.
The average water temperature hovers around 40 degrees, but for the not-so-brave souls, there is a Chicken Plunge into the heated indoor pool. Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m. with plunges commencing at 10 a.m.
Sports*Com is located at 2310 Memorial Blvd. For more information, contact Niki Hensley at 895-5040
Fri 9 Dec 2011
Posted by Kelli under Bible Study
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Scripture
Mark 6:51- 52 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
Observation
Even after watching Jesus miraculously feed 5,000 people, the disciples still could not believe that He was God’s son. If they had, they would not have been amazed that Jesus could walk on water. The disciples did not transfer the truth they already knew to their own lives. I read that Jesus walked on water and yet I often marvel that he is able to work in my life.
Application
I must not only believe that these miracles really occurred; I must also transfer the truth to my own life situations. How many times have I doubted that God could truly change things in my life? How many times have I lost faith just like the disciples? I am not questioning my belief in God, just my ability to lay all of my problems at God’s feet and truly believe that he can handle all things. While I know that he can, how easy is it, to wait to pray or call on God in a situation, because I think I can handle it. How does one go about having the faith of a mustard seed? The only way I know to do this, is to stay in His word and to give each day to Him and to ask Him for the wisdom and faith that I so desire. Solomon asked God for wisdom and God obliged… A little girl (in a third world country) prayed to God for 7 years for a large following of Jesus Christ to come to her community, God answered. (7 years y’all, keep praying I say, he answers them all)
Prayer
Lord, I put my trust in you. For I know that when I falter, you will always be there to pick me up and carry me. Lord, help me to remember and be content in your answers to my prayers. For I know that as you do answer all prayers you answer them the way that is best for our lives. I love you Lord and I seek to understand your word and your will for my life. I seek to have the faith of a mustard seed. Please help me not to harden my heart to your ways. I love you Lord and I thank you.
Amen.
Wed 7 Dec 2011
Posted by Kelli under little old man
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Caramel + Apples + Bar of Yummies = Happy Birthday Boy
Thu 1 Dec 2011
Posted by Kelli under Journey to Community, Misc.
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“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman that fears the Lord is to be praised” Proverbs 31:30
I am such a pitiful work in progress. So, when you read previously that I was doing a 30 day, “Path to Community” post, I am sure you were expecting it to be a consecutive 30 day post series, right? Well, me too, but between procrastination, cleaning vomit, migraines, and downright pushing my luck against God; I haven’t gotten it done.
Do you remember the last post? Day 1, was about listing my time priorities and God letting me know that I needed to be getting up early, say around 5ish. I totally balked. PLEASE, pray for me. Balking has not in anyway made things easier. So, here I am many days later working on Day 2.
Day 2, is pretty simple really. He said get up earlier (He = God), so that you and me can have some time together in peace and quiet. Time spent in learning, building, reading, praying, and giving my time to the Lord.
~I am putting my list up again to remind me for this season of my life what is important. Once again it may change as God works on my heart and mind.
My List
God Time
Husband Time
Family Time
Caring for House Time (cleaning, caretaking, cutting wood, etc.)
Caring for Family Time (cooking, bathing, teaching, etc.)
Community Time (outside of the home, with family & friends & strangers)
Reflection Time (To look back on my day and see what can be changed or done better)
Mon 28 Nov 2011
Posted by Kelli under Bible Study
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Scripture
Mark 5:32-34 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
Observation
Jesus was not angry with this woman for touching him. He knew she had touched him, but he stopped and asked who did it in order to teach her something about faith. Although the woman was healed when she touched him, Jesus said her faith caused the cure. Genuine faith involves action. Faith that isn’t put into action is not faith as all.
Application
Its hard to step out on faith sometimes. At least for me it has been. When I do though the rewards are many. I think sometimes people try and rely on faith alone to fix things. It reminds me of the story/joke about the man standing on the top of his house while flood waters surround him and he prays to God about sending help and God sends several options for him to be rescued, yet he denies each one, because he is expecting a miracle or perhaps God himself, who knows. We can pray and pray for help and God opens many doors, but we have to do our part and walk through, work through, and/or change things in our lives with our faith. God can do all (I mean ALL things), but just like the woman above, sometimes we need the lesson. Take action in your faith.
Pray
Lord I come to you rejoicing today, because of the times I have put my faith into action as you needed me to. It was a hard lesson that brought such rewards. At the time of the reward, I rejoiced for the ending, yet now I am able to look back at that time and see better the lesson not just the reward. Thank you Lord for your mercy and patience with me as I learn. Please help me to remember that I cannot live by faith alone, that I must take actions.
Amen~
Tue 22 Nov 2011
Posted by Kelli under Bible Study
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Good Morning folks, I hope you are blessed this day and given the opportunity to bless someone else.
Scripture
Mark 4:24-25 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it we be measured to you – and even more. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”
Observation
As you read God’s word carefully read it and think and pray about it for understanding and that your heart and mind be opened to it. The more you read His word and apply it to your life the more you will understand. His truth’s are clear, but our ability to understand is imperfect. Yet, as we obey the more it will sharpen our understanding of His word. However, if you do not stay in God’s word daily the harder it is to understand and recall His word, which in turn makes it harder to live this life.
Application
I feel my life is a perfect observation of those verses. I can see the days that I don’t spend time in His word. They seem more chaotic when I play them back in my mind. I forget the many verses that I have read and instead try my own remedies for that days problem. Do you know the more I spend in His word, not only do I understand more but I relinquish my pride easier and pray first instead of after all things have fallen apart. From my human mind I tell myself some days that I do not have time today to spend in His word, but if I only had that day, then that day would have gone smoother. I need (NEED) to take time each day in God’s word and in prayer to not only understand God’s plan for my life more completely, but also to live life more abundantly. So, I guess the application is no matter what, take time each day to study God’s word and spend time with Him in prayer.
Prayer
Lord, I want to live each day for you. To do this I know that I need your hand in my life. I need you each and every day. Please give me that strength or give me what I need to do this with you Lord. To build our relationship as father and child. Thank you so much Lord for your word and for knowing what is best for me. If left up to me Lord, I would most likely destroy it. I love you Lord, thank you for sending your Son, I cannot imagine that sacrifice. The love for one’s own child leaves me without words and you gave yours to cleanse us and save us. Thank you for your sacrifice. All I can say is thank you thank you thank you, for all you have done for me.
Amen.
Wed 16 Nov 2011
Posted by Kelli under Wordless Wednesday
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“My Precious Ones”
Tue 15 Nov 2011
Posted by Kelli under Misc.
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It doesn’t look good when I say I am doing a 30 day post series and miss already after two days. Sadly, the stomach flu has hit our house I and I haven’t been close to a computer in two days. Please forgive my absence and I will be back shortly.
Guess, step #2 in God’s Plan was to rest up a bit.
Sat 12 Nov 2011
Posted by Kelli under Bible Study, Dirt, Journey to Community
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Proverbs 16:3 – Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
I stink at time. Spending time, wasting time, finding the time. I am really bad at managing my time wisely. And, once again I have tried to do this all by myself. Then I realized, time management from a biblical perspective is not about the challenge to manage time. The Bible teaches that we need to surrender everything to God including our time. As I stated, I want to “make time”, in my life for community. This is a big priority in my life. A priority that I feel God has laid on my heart. So, for the next thirty days I am going on a journey on how to do just that. When God laid this on my heart, I said God, “I don’t have time”. From the very beginning I said I can’t, I am pretty sure can’t doesn’t exist in God’s vocabulary. Therefore, it shouldn’t exist in mine. So, today I am starting with a list of priorities and making time for them. As the 30 days pass, I will re-evaluate the list and add to it or change it. As He molds me, things change, right?
Time Priorities
God Time
Husband Time
Family Time
Caring for House Time (cleaning, caretaking, cutting wood, etc.)
Caring for Family Time (cooking, bathing, teaching, etc.)
Community Time (outside of the home, with family & friends & strangers)
I am a procrastinator! I admit it. Being a procrastinator wreaks havoc on so many things. Mostly it destroys my sanity. The world does not need an insane mom on the loose. You know that saying, “when mom’s unhappy, everyone’s unhappy”. I do this to myself, no one but me makes me unhappy. So, God said, lets fix this. I said, rather reluctantly, “okay”.
Handing my time over to God – Step One
His answer today for me, was this –
Proverbs Chapter 31:15 – She gets up while it is still dark…
I get it, no really I do. Get up before the kids, check! I love sleep, I mean I LOVE sleep. Talking about time, well for as long as I can remember I have been a sleep in kind of gal. No easy step 1′s, God? We can’t ease into this journey can we? PLEASE! Can’t you just hear God saying or thinking, “For once can you just listen and obey, instead of talking back to me?” That is how I feel with my kids. So, hear goes…
Prayer
Lord, please give me the strength I need to get up every morning and spend time with you before each day begins. I hand my time over to you Lord that you may help me succeed.
Amen.
