Bible Study and Coziness

Furnace is working wonderfully!  Kudos to the folks at Holliday Heating as they were helpful as well as professional.  Bum that it was the control board and on the spendy side of things.

The Thursday evening Bible study is great – 20-30 participants.  I am enjoying a study with my daughter.

My small group is back in the swing of meeting weekly – thank you God!  I missed the group tremendously during the summer months.  I don’t know if they fully realize it, even though I did plenty of whining~lol.

I need to revamp my budget this weekend, joy.  I am lifting my budget up in prayer and asking for God’s leading in this aspect of my life – yep, keep grabbing it back trying to do it ‘my way’ not His way.

It's been too long

I haven’t blogged in a few weeks so I am trying to get back on track.

My small group just started a new study.  We are reading the book “Bad Girls of the Bible” by Liz Curtis Higgs.  There are study questions at the end of each chapter.  It is an easy read and Liz does a great job of bringing the ladies to life.  Since we are all sinners, it can be easier to relate to those that fall from grace versus the people that are (or seem to be) beyond reproach.

I am also going to participate in a Thursday evening study with my daughter.  It is using the workbook entitled Faithful, Abundant, True featuring Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer, and Beth Moore.

Lately I have been wondering what God’s plan is for me.  I know I need to be in prayer and also listening to His quiet voice.  Sometimes I wish that His voice would boom J

Today I request to be added to each of your prayer lists for specifically gleaning where the Lord would have me be and what He would have me do.

I picked up a couple more pairs of boots for fall, winter, and spring (but they aren’t ‘snow’ boots).  Now I have brown, grey and black :~)

The weather has finally started to cool down.  I love all four seasons but my favorite is Autumn!  Cool nights, warm days and beautiful colors – thank you, Lord!

Vacation

I am back from a wonderful vacation!  I went up to Anchorage to visit my sister and see the amazing handiwork of God, then went down to Woodburn to visit my dad and his wife.  I always enjoy my time with them as we are able to chat about a wide variety of events.  However, I am happy to be home with my sweet kitty, Spice.

Winding Down

I recently got some boots to wear with my skirts this fall/winter/spring.  Sometimes a person needs more than a pair of shoes.  I purchased black because the color will coordinate well with all of my skirts.

Summer is on the downhill slide and fall is right around the corner.  I must say I am quite eager for fall.  My Bible study small group will be starting back up; the temperature will move down the thermometer a bit and the beautiful changing of the leaves will start to occur.

I love living in the Inland Pacific Northwest with our distinct four seasons!

Thank you Lord for the many blessing I receive each day; all the little things…

Daily Devotional E-Mails

"Spirit Brought Blessings" — SpiritFire for 08/07/2013

They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. — Romans 15:27 tniv

Key Thought

The Spirit guided the people of God and brought God's message and God's blessings. This difficult path through history and the treacherous times of human failings was completed because of the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God's leaders and his chosen people. The blessings, and even more, the blessing of the Holy Spirit, are now ours. But we must remember those from whom we've received them and continue to pass these blessings along.

Today's Prayer

Almighty God, you know the future and I do not. You know who is good and bad. Yet I trust you because I see how you worked through your Holy Spirit to bring us to today. Now I ask that you work in us and through us to bring your blessing to the world today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

The Thoughts and Prayers for SpiritFire are written by Phil Ware. You can email questions or comments to phil@heartlight.org.
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I get the above as a daily e-mail.  I felt this one needed to go on my blog.  I have a group of beautiful ladies that I forward these on to with a thought of my own.  This is what I said about the above:

Through God’s grace we have been redeemed.

I am looking at the prayer portion of today’s email and am reminded again that I am not to judge others.  In my work environment, it is difficult not to get frustrated with co-workers who circumvent the system creating extra work for a few employees (especially when the boss is away).  I continue to work on focusing on the Lord and knowing that I need to do my best in all things and NOT worry about others ~ whew.

With that crankiness said, I am thankful to know that I have the Holy Spirit guiding me in my daily life and continue to pray for guidance in all things.

Bounty

I just received some yummy veggies from Jeanine’s garden.  They are beautiful.  It amazes me the bounty received from the small plants I saw over Memorial Day weekend.  I am excited to try the lemon cucumbers as I have heard they are delicious!  I am still hoping to have my own garden next year.  There are always variables when trying to plan – all will come together as it is meant to.

The temperature has finally come down into the mid-80s ~ much better for sleeping.  I started to whine about the temperature the other day; then realized how thankful I am to live in an area that has four distinct seasons.  True blessings!

Volunteering

This weekend I filled in doing the computer data inputting at our church’s food pantry which is one of the ‘branches’ in the city under 2^nd Harvest Food Bank.  It is always such a blessing to be able to volunteer there.  It has been a help to me in the past when my daughter was little.  We volunteered for many years and received help as needed.  Anytime a person can give back to help others is a wonderful endeavor.