A New Day

Can you say you are grateful for what you have endured because you have come into a closer relationship with your savior Jesus Christ (and because of THAT one thing you can say you are more like Him than you would have been had you not endured this thing)?

What are you grateful for? Not just things that are your blessings from God, but what trial or tribulation have you endured(or are enduring) that you are TRULY grateful for? Are you grateful because of the One who was by your side, who taught you and what you learned through it? Are you grateful because you are now more like Him than you would have been without it? I finally think I'm getting it that what we fill our minds with increases. So when we fill our minds with whatever is unlovely, unpure,and untrue we get that and we leave no room for God's good that He wants togive us!!!!!!!!! AAAAHHH This is so refreshing.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever isright, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—ifanything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8,9

Pastor Johnny said this verse a couple of weeks ago at Upward. It has come to me several times the last couple of weeks including last night when I was watching Oprah. She was talking about this DVD/Book called The Secret. Interesting and it really all boiled down to Philippians 4:8. They were explaining the whole "science" part of it which was sad but because of my faith I was able to listen with different ears and hear a message for me. The one lady talked about that our thoughts really are an order for life. Like when you go to a restaurant and you order your meal you expect it to be what you said or thought. Your thoughts are like placing an order. When you think "my life stinks"......you just ordered a stinky life. ha! She didn't say that but sort of......that was my interpretation. It wasn't just your thoughts though it was your belief (faith to me) that those things will be given to you. Someone else just said something like that recently....oh I know I think it was Dan talking about how we ask for things from God but we don't really believe they will happen. When we leave those little negative thoughts in there there's no room for it to happen.

More snow fun!

They say we received more than 20 inches this past week! Whatever it was the girls sure did have fun! Here they are sledding on Thursday afternoon.

Here's a fort they had originally built out back, but when the

driveway was plowed it made and even nicer fort out front!

We love snow days!

Emily & Elyssa are sure enjoying cold/snow days!

So is mom. It's so nice to not have the pressure

of getting the kids in bed early and showers and all that jazz!

We can have snowdays til' summer as far as I'm concerned! ;o)

Snow fight!

Newbie

Gosh I'm so excited to start blogging. I've been reading Kim's blogs on and off and they just seem so therapuetic that I thought I should give it a try.

It's late (8:00pm!) now though and I have to get the girls in bed.....after I finish listening to Your Grace Still Amazes Me which Kim posted for me again! ;o)