Multitude Monday

Thank you Lord for all you do for me and my family. You are always so good to us.  Thank you for always being there.  Thank you for answering prayer.

1. KNOWLEDGE.  Thank you Lord.  I prayed for knowledge for Shawn last week.  You came through for us.  I happened to run across a paper about amantadine.  It said every so often you will need a break from taking this.  I remembered back to when he was in the hospital and they had given him a 2 day break.  This paper said to go 48 hours without medicine (amantadine).  We did that this weekend and boy was it tough but we made it through.  Shawn came home from school today a different child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Lord you are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. KNOWLEDGE.  Thank you Lord.  I have been praying for some answers to healing for fibromyalgia symptoms.  I came across "clean eating".  Also known as cutting all processed foods,  sugars, and white flours from your diet. Eating clean is the practice of eating whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. I have been Type 1 diabetic my whole life and never realized how processed foods were and how much sugar was in EVERYTHING you put in your mouth.  Cleaning up a diet is hard to do.  It is one of the hardest challenges that someone is faced with when it comes to improving health.

3. Not eating ANY candy on Halloween!!!!!  NONE!!!

4. Heating Pads.

5. Oatmeal for breakfast.  I have been eating this for the past week and I can say I love my oatmeal!!!

6. .10¢ Summer clearance sale at Dollar General.  Spent $10 and got 100 items!!  NICE stuff too.  Wish I had pictures to share.  Got citronella candles, patio chairs, flower pots (the huge nice ones), kite string, july 4th decor (flag bows, flags, flag frames), small glass flower vases, bird feeders, bird houses, gardening tools, pink and dark pink plastic table covers, grill brushes.  ALL 10¢ each!!! Yes this was an advertised special in their weekly ad.

7.  Chris and Shawn going on a "man" date Saturday.  It was so nice to see them go out by themselves and bond.

8. Devin and his Air Force Coins. LOL.  He is so into those things.

9. My children's love for Christ.

10.  Your WORD.  If I ever question anything in life or anything that someone says or thinks I can always look in the word and see if it is real or not.  If it is not in your word Father, then it is FALSE and FAKE.  It is all laid out there for us.

Multitude Monday

Thank you beautiful heavenly father.  I bow down to you.  Thank you for being there when I am crying out.  Thank you for never leaving my side.  Thank you for making it so I have no worries about anything.

1. cold water to drink
2. healing from pain/tiredness to work at church food bank Saturday
3. Patience
4. walking 1 1/2 miles today!!
5. my mama sending $ to buy the kids winter clothes/coats.  She has always put her children first ALWAYS. I appreciate her so much.  I was wondering how I was going to be able to afford coats/pants/long sleeve clothes for kids but she sent us $ without me even asking last week.
6. My Natalie.  That girl is so sweet.  She is so gentle with me always.
7. Celebration of Discipline book.  It is opening me up (in my own eyes) in ways I never imagined a book could.
8. My green thumb.  We got more flowers last week from the base and I planted them Saturday.  They are already looking beautiful.  My flowers from last spring are still beautiful as can be too.  Thank you Lord.
9.  Your word.  Lord you have it all laid out in front of us.  Everything we need to know is right there in your word. EVERYTHING.
10.  Christopher carving out the pumpkins for us Saturday.  He did Foofa, I did Brobee, and Devin did Green lantern symbol.  Shawn is still thinking of his design.

Muno treat box (for trunk or treat night)

Devin and his huge muscles.

 AAWWW. Natalie sleeping on Nathan.

Christopher and Natalie.  She has a star rainbow painted on her face from school carnival.

Multitude Monday

Thank you Lord.  Thank you Lord.  Thank you Lord. YOu are amazing.  You are beautiful.  You are wonderful.  You give me everything I need.  You are my backbone.  You are always there for me.  You know me inside and out and know whats best for me.  You believe in me.  You are my master!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


1. Pastor Ron and his Sunday Message.  That man can preach.  He never bores anyone.  He preached yesterday about how some people do not let go of sin after accepting Jesus.  John 8:36 and Romans 6.  He said when you are in "trouble" say Jesus Christ out loud a few times and the scene will change. I tried this a couple of times this week and boy did it work. 

2. Church bake sale.  I have never stood at the front of church to say hello to everyone as they enter. This past Sunday, we had a Girlfriends In God Bake Sale to Raise money for Womens Missions.  I got there early to help sale those cakes.  It was neat to be able to say hello and smile at everyone as they entered church.  (Wish I would have taken a picture of my cake I made.  it was pretty!!!!!!)

3. Ability to talk about you Lord anytime anywhere to anyone who will listen.

4. Shawn's friend Christopher that lives a few doors down from us!!!!!!!!  Devin tags along as well.

5. Fire Safety Day at Sheppard AFB.  We really LOVED the parade in base housing and all the celebration at the BX from our local firefighters and rescue people!!!  They always go above and beyond for the military members and their families.

6.  My imagination and craftiness/artistic nature.  I love creating things.

Multitude Monday

Thank you Lord for another week.
thank you father for:
1. Hanging out with my Devin. He is my sweet sweet son. He is always so goofy and fun to be around and hang out with. I have found myself lately not spending as much time with him as I would like so yesterday we went and hung out. It was a wonderful refresher. That boy always holds a sweet spot in my heart.

2. Third Day and Newsboys in concert Friday. It was so neat to be in a building full of screaming christian fans all praising JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!My type of place to go.

3. Being able to give bags of food to those in need.

4. Rescheduling of the doctors appointment I had Friday at 11am. I did NOT want to go because I was saving my energy for the concert Friday night (Third Day). I prayed for it to go well at the doctor. At 9am Friday, the secretary called and said we had to reschedule for Monday because the Doctor had an emergency surgery. How cool is that??? That is God answering a small but very important to me prayer.

5. Shawn finding a VERY good friend. Shawn has often struggled with finding and keeping friends. He finally has a good friend named Chris whom lives a couple of streets down from us. Chris is the type of person I would want any of my children to be friends with. Thank you LORD!!!!!!!!!!!

6. NEW sewing machine!!!!! I do not know how to sew but I am learning. I am very confident in anything and I know I can conquer sewing. The first thing I sewed was some curtains for the kitchen. Now I am working on the childrens costumes for Trunk or Treat at church on the 31st.

7. Thank you for changing me Lord. I am giving it all to you. Holding nothing back. Hiding nothing. So many people pick and choose what they give to Father but I am trying my hardest to give him it ALL. He is the only one who can move those mountains.

8. Thank you for allowing me to see potential in everyone. Even those people who look like garbage or worthless to most. God sees us as wonderful so we should look at everyone that way. God can change them and restore them.

9. Thank you for allowing me to fill my head with positive thoughts and get rid of all the negative self talk. Most people do talk to theirselves in a negative manner but I am trying to break that. Satan will not condemn me with negative thoughts anymore. Even on my worst days Father sees me as a jewel.

10. Thank you for putting the hunger to live in your word and worship 24/7. I am hungry Lord. Thank you.

Pictures of my joy:

Multitude Monday 9/26

Thank you Lord for another week.

I got sick at the beginning of the week with a common cold but to someone with Fibromyalgia, it is not common.  I missed Ladies Bible Study at church, Moms & Munchkins, and Homeworks (like Sunday school but on Wednesday night).

Thank goodness Father God blessed me with feeling well by the end of the week.  I did one of my Extreme Coupon Classes at Church Saturday.  It took hours of preparation but it was worth it to share my knowledge of coupon shopping with others.  I also set up a "store" to raise money for Women's Ministry!!

thank you Lord for:
1. Knowledge of your word
2. Ability to tell others about you
3. New christian Tees from Mardel's
4. Nathan asking me why is there Jesus and God?  That boy loves to pray and loves going to church!!
5. Shawn not having any of his episodes last week.
6. Ability to kick satan where it hurts when I need to.  Jesus always makes sure we are taken care of.
7. Rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. Blessing of being broke.  It makes me appreciate what we have.  We have been broke since last week due to a month overloaded with bills and extra expenses but it has not been bad.  We have plenty to eat and everything we need. So yes being broke has been a blessing in that it made me appreciate what we have and has pushed me even farther to bless as many as I am able.
9. Shawn and Devin working at food distribution at church. I was sad I could not help but I had to do the Coupon Class.
10.  Christian music.  I love listening to Modern Christian music 24/7.  Helps me push myself  by staying focused plus the kids love listening to it. 

Multitude Monday

This week has been a very hard week.  Satan and his angels SUCK!!!!!!!!!  I hate when he tries to get involved with my feelings/emotions.  I am a very laid back person and usually do not pay too much attention to how others treat me.  He tried to get me this weekend when I was overloaded and "busy" with life.  But boy did he LOSE!!!!!!  HE is a LOOSER!!!!!!!!! 

Epesians 4:26-27
^26-27Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life. 

Last night I was so angry and the house just was not peaceful.  I put on my earphones and blasted out to KLOVE for 2 hours while reading the bible and bible lesson books.  I can tell you what I felt much better after giving those 2 hours to Christ instead of watching the newest show on TV or playing on the internet.

2 Samuel 24:24
 ²⁴I'm not going to offer God, my God, sacrifices that are no sacrifice." 
Why do people always give to God last.  After all bills are paid and all the entertainment money is gone???  You have to give to God first and he will give you back ten fold.  You have to give him your BEST.  He gave you his best: Jesus Christ.  

Worship takes effort and energy.  It is not always convienent or comfortable, sometimes worship is a sacrifice. 
This is so true in my life sometimes.

Psalm 113:3 MSG
 Hallelujah! You who serve God, praise God!
      Just to speak his name is praise!
   Just to remember God is a blessing—
      now and tomorrow and always.
   From east to west, from dawn to dusk,
      keep lifting all your praises to God! 
Worship is not a part of your life, it is your life.  Every activity can be transformed into an act of worship when you do it for the praise, glory, and pleasure of God. DONT wake up in the morning asking God for me this and me that.  Ask him how you can praise his name or how you can serve him.  You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.

So many believers or people who look at believers think that God is all Good.  Our perception of God does not allow us to talk about bad things.  Satan realizes that he does not have much time left until Jesus comes back for his people so he is trying as hard as he can to get God's most prized possessions: his children.  Satan CANNOT mess with the blood of the lamb but he surely can send his angels to try and mess with your feelings.

You will not always feel close to God.  The deepest level of worship is praising God in spite of pain, thanking God during a Trial, trusting God when Tempted, Surrendering when suffering, and loving God when he seems distant. 

God will sometimes seem distant but he will never leave us.  You have to thank God when things are at their worst.  You have to be confident that things will be okay.  This is all a normal part of the testing and maturing of your friendship with God.  Every Christian experiences this. 

Matthew 23: 8-10
 Don't set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of 'Father'; you have only one Father, and he's in heaven. And don't let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them—Christ. 

Eph 2:16-18 Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.

Don't let one Believer rule over your life.  You have to follow what Christ has told you to do.  So often we are so hooked on what the Pastor or Elders of the church say.  You cannot get to Christ through them.  You have to go to Christ on your own.  We are all the same in God's eyes. 

matthew 23: 11-12
Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. 
We have to pray with a servant heart rather than a selfish heart.  This is so hard to do sometimes because we want God to bless me me me.  Instead of asking him what his plans are for us.  


The Lord tells us to pray like this: very simply:
matthew 6: 7-13
 ^7-13"The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They're full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don't fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this:

   Our Father in heaven,
   Reveal who you are.
   Set the world right;
   Do what's best— as above, so below.
   Keep us alive with three square meals.
   Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
   Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
   You're in charge!
   You can do anything you want!
   You're ablaze in beauty!
      Yes. Yes. Yes.

Multitude Monday

Wow where to start.  So blessed beyond words this week.

1. Starting a NEW homeworks class at church.  It is like our Sunday School except it is on Wednesday nights and there is a variety of classes/studies to choose from. They usually run for 15-20 weeks.  This time I chose one about the book Celebration of Discipline.  If you have not read this yet I suggest you go buy it or rent from library NOW.  Not tomorrow but NOW.
2. This HORRIBLE flare up maybe going away for a bit.  Maybe.  Hopefully.  Still a little pain today but much better on the tiredness side.
3. Pastor Ron and his Sunday Morning Messages.  He ALWAYS preaches on things you NEVER think of.  Yesterday he did a message on 9-01-01.

God bless these people:

This man saved 2700 people on 9/11: 

4. cooler weather in Texas
5. cell phone replaced for free (unheard of when you have water damage in a phone esp. apple phone)
6. unexpected $$ from my mom
7. Nathan and Natalie birthday
8. Wonderful amazing Father God who is always there 24/7.  He is there through everything.  He WANTS us to lean on him.  So I shall.
9.  Family day with the family on Saturday.
10. naps
11. ability to bless others with materialistic items NEEDED to live.  I have been able to give so much this week.
12. confidence.  Thank you father for always being there.  Chris said I am unlike most christians he knows because I always say to EVERY situation that Jesus will handle it.  It is neat just to pray and know that father will take care of whatever may be going on.
13. message bible- i love my bible more and more every time I open it.  I learn something new every time even if I have already read that story several times.

Multitude Monday

This week I am thankful for:
1. Going back to church after being on vacation/leave for 3 weeks.  It was nice to get back to worship.
2. unexpected money
3. my neighbor across the street --she is awesome.  she watered my flowers while we were on vacation and they are still alive!!
4. walk at night with my husband
5. my moms help.
6. working with my husband to move the swing set  (huge job)
7. target toy clearance sale
8. sending 4 more packages of coupons overseas to military families
9. strawberries
10. govt passing the new budget.  =means Chris gets paid for his military services.