Saturday, November 16, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
DIY Christmas Ornaments
With that knowledge, I decided to make a few new ornaments for my tree. These are very easy to make. These ornaments could even make a very fun craft afternoon for you and your kids, might be better for older children though.
All these supplies I got at Michael's! I'll show you 5 ornaments I created. Feel free to come up with some new ideas based off these. There are a lot of possibilities!
Gather your supplies:
The first ornament I cut strips from pages of an old book and stuffed them into the glass ball. Done!
Next one is little bit more challenge. Find the small bottle pipe trees, place a dot of hot glue on bottom of tree, then use tweezers to place in ornament quickly before glue drys. Then fill with fake snow. Done again!
Third one is just as easy as the first, just fill with feathers. Done!
Fourth ornament, use any glitter color of your choice.
First, fill empty glass ornament with a little bit of Pledge Multi`Surface Floor Cleaner and swirl all around the inside of ornament. Pour excess cleaner back into bottle.
Place ornament upside down to allow excess to drain out.
Next funnel a good bit of glitter into the glass ball and roll around to coat inside with glitter. Turn ornament upside down and tap gently to shake out excess glitter.
The floor cleaner will harden and seal the glitter. Done!
Last ornament! Fill with paint color of your choice and roll it around. Use as few or as many colors as you would like.
Allow ornament to dry upside down for about 20-30 minutes between colors. Then you are done with your final ornament!
Enjoy!
Monday, November 11, 2013
Chew on this...
The word this time-“Faith”. Pray that you know the true meaning of this word. I heard in a sermon fear is the absence of faith. Do you still have fear in your life, pray for greater faith; Mark 9:24. Also look at what Jesus told them in Matthew 21:21. What is faith, Hebrews 11 answers that question and provides examples of people of true faith. Pray that God will reveal to you how strong your faith is. How will He do that, look in 1 Peter 1:7. Pray for each other Jude 1:20. Pray God’s word, know what faith is and how strong your faith is. Pray for greater faith. ~ Frances
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Are you running to a wall?
I decided to read Hagar's story this morning.
I wanted to see in the Bible Genesis 16:13.
NIV - She gave this name to The Lord who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me,' for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me."
ESV - So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me."
MSG - She answered God by name, praying to God who spoke to her, "You're the God who sees me! Yes! He saw me; and then I saw him!"
Hagar's life was in distress. She was pregnant with no husband or family to care for her. Her mistress, Sarai, was angry and mistreating her, so Hagar ran away. She ran away from all the hardship and pain in her life, wanting to start a new life somewhere else. Just needing to get away from it all and get a break from the stress that was in her life in that very moment. It felt too much for her to handle. Man, I can TOTALLY relate to that!
There are many times I just want to run away, cut all ties and get out of dodge! I get that feeling that God doesn't see me and see my needs and wants. He seems to give me the opposite of what I'm asking for. I'm at a place now I just want to run and start a new, tired of the pit of mud I feel I'm sinking in. I want to flee from the harshness of life (verse 6). Keep reading cause the next verse sums it all up for those of us wanting to flee.
Genesis 16:7 "The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur."
When we are fleeing from our troubles, trying to get away from it all to the wilderness, desert, or place of solitude, make sure you park your troubles by the spring of water, the living water that is Jesus Christ. There He is waiting for you to run to a place of solitude not by yourself, but run to a place of solitude with Him, so He can refresh your soul. He sees you and your troubles. He knows you are running and He is there waiting for you.
John 4:14 But whoever drinks of the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
I looked up what Shur means, that was the place Hagar was on her "way to" verse 7. Shur means wall. WOW, she was fleeing hardships only to flee to a wall. The Lord stopped her from hitting that wall. He arrived at just the right time as He always does. In this moment, Hagar realizes she is not alone, she has not been forgotten. He is a God who sees her and her troubles. He is a God who sees you and your troubles. He is a God who sees me and my troubles.
Genesis 16:13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me."
Let's step back just a few verses. Before all this realization happens for Hagar, read verse 9.
Genesis 16:9 The angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her."
OUCH!!! I want to grumble to the Lord in this very moment. This is also a moment of some irony as well, since I just taught a lesson to my kids this morning before school about obedience without grumbling. How Abraham obeyed God without grumbling or complaining when the Lord asked him to sacrifice Issac. OUCH again!!!
Philippians 2:14 Do all things without grumbling or questioning.
I am called to return and submit. That is a really large pill for me to swallow right now. Why is God asking me to do this because my whole being wants to flee and run in the opposite direction He is telling me to go. Oops, there is the questioning. :) Take a deep breathe then keep reading back to verse 13. I can return to whatever I'm fleeing from, walking refreshed and tall to what God is calling me to do because God is a God who sees me and looks after me. He is the same God for you as well!
This is all very hard or maybe even feels impossible to do because you haven't fully, completely put your trust in Him. You have to do that first before you can obey without grumbling. You have to trust He sees you in all your struggles and pain. You have to trust He loves you and only wants the best for you. You have to put your trust in Him, ALL of it, so that when He calls you to what seems impossible, you can obey without grumbling because you have trust in your Father who adores you.
Chew on this...
Pray for your "future". This word has come up a lot the last few days. Max Lucado wrote; "God promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future. We do not need to know what will happen tomorrow. God is leading you." Do you know who holds your future? Pray for God to take the lead on your life and lead you into the plans He has just for you. Know who you belong to and what you believe in, Hebrews 11:6. Pray for increased faith to go where God is leading you. Pray for belief in God's unknown future because God is in us and our future is for Him! Where is God calling you to go and be Christ to those who do not know Him? ~ Frances
Saturday, November 2, 2013
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