Be Still and Know...Then and Now

No really, that's what I am doing right now. So rather than sit and twiddle my thumbs...Blogging from the studio! Over the course of the last several month life has been streaching my prayer life. In a nutshell, parenting semi-adult children is hard. I may end up in the nut house before the process of releasing the girlchild out unto the world is all said and done. I am seeking the rule book for how to maintain my sanity and control my toung whilst appearing perfectly calm to the rest of the world. Anybody got a copy...cause I really need it. Wait...rule book, God's  Word, that's it I'll club her into submission with my NIV Study Bible. It's big, thick and certainly heavy enough! Well maybe not, but a girl can dream... My internal dialog is screaming "Do it my way!" Yet my semi-parental-wisdom is shouting to just keep my trap shut. All this hinges on me being obedient to keep said trap shut...yea, not so much! Not to mention  you know who stirring th

there are some things I know for sure! the evil one works harder to deter those of faith because the victory will be sweeter if he can succeed. I knew that tapping away on my phone would hinder my process this morning so I had to dust off the laptop to get these thoughts out of my head this morning. Me in my jammies this morning....good morning y'all! I know the truth, I also know who the ruler of the air is. Last night I spent several hours having great discussion with the Lord. The evil one would place unwanted thoughts in my head. I would take them captive, place them in God's hands and allow Him to usher them back out.  Would that I could do this but once and have it be done and over with.  Sadly being the weak willed human I am unwanted thoughts creep in and I have to deal with them. The reality is that the evil one know right where to strike. He knows where my underbelly is.  My other more important truth is that God is stronger a

So what is the deal with weighing first thing in the morning? What does time of day have to do with how much my body weighs? I get that my tummy is empty, but really what's the dif... Anywhoo, over the course of the last few months I have been kicking myself for not having kept a better record of my progress. Well I did a bit of back tracking this morning and was VERY pleasantly suprised. I downloaded a fitness app to my old phone about a year ago. Well apparently when I set it up I had to enter all my stats into it to begin with. Well fast forward 13 months, factor in that I can't remember half of what I did last week let alone  13 months ago, which brings me to this morning. My new phone came with a fitness app already installed, so I had been using that one out of convenience. I had downloaded the other app, it has a great function for breaking down the calories of recipes. I have a point...really... I was beginning to notice that my clothing was not fitting, but sinc

From my Joyce Meyer Devo this morning. "If you are born again, then Jesus is dwelling in you through the power of the Holy Spirit. But is God comfortable in you, and does He feel at home there within you? It took me a long time to understand that God lives in me along with all the other stuff that’s going on in my inner life. Because many Christians are not willing to submit to the inner promptings of the Holy Spirit, they are not full of peace. Their inner lives are constantly in turmoil. If we want to be a comfortable home for the Lord, let’s learn to dwell in peace and joy, trusting Him to take care of us." This really impacted me this morning. I think, after recovering from the whirl of activity, house cleaning, menu planning surrounding our recent dinner guest, this connected with me in a big way. The bottom line all the hard work we did was to ensure that our guest was comfortable in our home. The notion that my inner junk make my temple a place of turmoil, and that

I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday, after 48 hours with Muffinhead, a trip to visit one of my accountability sisters who landed in the hospital, it's been a whirl of activities. I woke up to a very quiet house, a quiet house is a good thing. One of my scriptures this morning was from Isaiah isa.26.3.niv You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. I am inspired by the goal of perfect peace. I know that perfection is something I will only attain on the other side, but pondering on the concept of perfect peace brings me momentary peace. The goal of having a steadfast mind is a HUGE struggle for me as well. Taking every thought captive is a difficult thing to do. Not impossible, but it requires diligent effort on my part. Obedience is important as well. I was intrigued by a new show on television, we recently upgraded to a cable provider that has on demand. Love having the ability to watch what I want when I want. But I di

I've been trying to post all day.  I started at about 9:30, seeing as it's now 2:00 pm I think this qualifies as having a technology challenge morning. My day started off well, my coffee was good and my house was quiet....then she woke up. This really doesn't have anything to do with technology, however, it does have everything  to do with my mood so I will toss  it on the pile for today. My morning conversation: Girlchild: "So are you ever going to go back to the gym?" Me: " I don't like to go all by myself!" I get a free membership because she works at the gym, I have been once, but I have a hard time going by myself, yes I know this is not a good excuse, however I don't have the funds to pay for a session with a personal trainer and the gilrchild does all her workout late at night....so I am on my own.  Girlchild: "Well you know healthy eating is not enough if you ever want to lose weight you need to start worki

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Have Mercy! My house is company clean! My hummas is in the frig, the olives, the boconchinni, the pita chips are ready, we have a Greek appetizers going on. Prosecco Cocktails before dinner. Grilled lamb, steak and veggies on the grill too. All I have to do now is get the veg in the marinade and season up the meat later and I am done. Fortunately the boss has been to dinner before, so it's more like a friend coming for dinner only amped up a bit. I'm even pulling out the placements and cloth napkins y'all! Blessings R

Ya know what that means. The house has to be company clean. I put a considerable dent in my list of chores yesterday, so I am in good shape. Fortunately we have had the boss out for dinner a few times, so my stress level is minimal.  He is a nice man and my husband and he get along very well. He is from Germany, his wife and children have gone back home for a visit with family leaving him "home alone" so the Hubs offered some table fellowship. So I am off to Walmart to buy a new set of drinking glasses, I don't think I have four that match anymore, cause ya know they break....I might even buy some new towels for the hall bathroom. I am live'n on the edge...NOT! Normal life requires new drinking glasses from time to time. That's about as profound as it gets for me today. Blessings R

From my devo this morning, Joyce Meyer was right on target. "Feelings are fickle; they change frequently and without notification. Since feelings are unreliable, we must not direct our lives according to how we feel. You can be aware of your feelings and acknowledge their legitimacy without necessarily acting on them. God has given us wisdom, and we should walk in it, not our emotions." In her opening paragraph she writes: "We all have emotions, but we must learn to manage them. Emotions can be positive or negative. They can make us feel wonderful or awful. They are a central part of being human, and that is fine. Unfortunately, most people do what they feel like doing, say what they feel like saying, buy what they feel like buying, and eat what they feel like eating. And that is not fine, because feelings are not wisdom." I can totally identify with this. Over the course of the last several months I have been really trying to focus on making better choices. In

I love having my bible on my phone, however, there are times when I need the physical turn of the page. When I need the weight of God’s Word upon my lap. There are times when I need to see my scribbles in the margins to be re-reminded of God's  promises in my life. I did not sleep well last night. Parenting is so hard, when they are infants, you think wow this is hard. You have to trust your gut because they can't tell you what is wrong. Toddlers, have mercy! I remember those days! Teenagers, can I get an AMEN! I am kicking at the goads here. Technically the Girlchild is an adult, but my momma instincts are still in full force. In my head I think "If she would just do things my way.." The reality is I have to trust the foundation we laid.  You know who is at work placing images, thoughts and all manor of horrible things in my path. She was off with friends last night, plus the potential of a new boyfriend, well I spent the night wrestling with my thoughts, pra

Life is back to normal, as normal as life gets anyway. Campmeeting is over, my house is back in order.  I had to put on my robe this morning whilst sitting outside drinking my coffe, there was a very pleasant cool morning breeze. There is always a flurry of bird activitie first thing in the morning, but they have settled into their day now. The hummingbird has stopped by a few times. I had my eyes closed during my quiet time a few moments ago and heard that gentle hum it makes. That is such a good sound. The day lilies are almost gone, but the Crepe Myrtle and Rose of Sharon have begun to bloom. The cucumbers and tomatoes are bursting on the vine. It's a good, cool and quite morning in the garden. Moving on... From my devo today... "Your circumstances aren’t your problem, because they won’t last—but until you change your thinking, no matter what’s going on in your life, you’ll still be stuck." I am not sure how I feel about this statement. In pa