🥞#whatif Prompt for 1.6.19

Today's prompt:

       Purple pancakes

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¿Done?

📝#whatif Prompt for 1.5.19

Today's prompt:

              My War Room

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Forgiving Past Transgressions

As I sat in church last night I could, unfortunately, hear my son's voice drifting softly across the aisle. He was chatting with his girlfriend and, although I couldn't hear what he was saying, others around him undoubtedly heard every word. I grimaced thinking it was silly banter and he was disturbing those around him.
It was way worse than that.
Way worse .  Beyond way worse.  . .
She had, apparently, asked him if there was anyone at church we hated (why would such a question even come up??!) and he gave her a long list of names and how he felt each person had wronged us! 😕
As he sat in the car later telling me all of this I almost died. If ever there had to be a reason to find a new church this had to be at the top of the list!!
As we drove I explained to him that this was inappropriate. We are supposed to forgive and move on. We are not to keep a list . . Or publicly broadcast a list.
And, honestly, quite often things that hurt us are done unknowingly. The person may not be aware they are being hurtful, that what they are basing their statements/actions on is inaccurate.
I have learned that many people speak without knowing the whole story. They assume based on their life or rumors then offer unsolicited advice. They mean well.
But, regardless of the origin, we need to forgive and move on.
To be forgiven by God we have to first forgive others!!
And then we need to give them extra love and pray for them.
I have found that, with sufficient love and prayer, someone who was making my life miserable turned out to be a great friend!!
Hopefully our church members will reciprocate love and prayer as Matt learns.

🌲#whatif Prompt for 1.4.19

Today's prompt:

        Fragile pink Forrest creatures

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Love in the Art Museum!!

A trip to the Toledo Museum of Art with Matt and Rachel. Their first date was a hike with her family. Their second date was to the  Toledo Museum of Art.

Working archeological puzzles together.

Lamplight Cafe and Bakery

Lunch at the  Lamplight Cafe and Bakery   is a special treat!
If you stop in please try the Rueben with homemade chips. Yummy, juicy and fresh!!

🌍#whatif Prompt for 1.3.19

Today's prompt:

   My happy place

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😎#whatif Prompt for 1.2.19

Today's prompt:

    Just being me

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🤸Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast🙄

🚐 I can live anywhere and serve God ⛵
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family restoration
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📖 His grace is for everyone
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🤸 God loves me as I am
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🙄Homeless have purpose w/ God
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< Less is more

Guiding our Hearts

KJVA Bible. 1 Corinthians 13:13
[13]And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Charity (or love) needs to begin at home. How we treat our spouse and children when no one is watching speaks volumes.
And if we are deficient in this area we can always improve.
Maybe we are (as I did) putting our children before our spouse. This can be easily changed.
When I realized the mistakes I was making raising my kids I bought the book,  "Have a New Kid by Friday" . This book changed our home life for the better. And. . . . watching the kids' reactions to the new rules was priceless!!!!!
To love them meant that I needed to quit giving in and become a real parent . . not a brick wall parent ..  not a jelly fish parent . .
I became a backbone parent. And life was better.
Love . . Do we love our family enough to change ourselves? Our outlook? Our priorities?
Can we work at becoming a better spouse? Parent? Son/daughter? Sibling? Employee?
It's really up to each of us what we allow our hearts to do, where they wander. We need to guard and guide our hearts in order to sustain our families.

Matt's too Tall for the Basement!!

Matt hit his head on a beam in the basement ceiling again .. 

This time the beam retaliated!!


#needtocheckbeamfordamage!!

KJVA Bible. Psalms 112:1-10

[1]Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
[2]His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
[3]Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
[4]Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
[5]A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
[6]Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
[7]He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
[8]His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
[9]He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
[10]The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Keep serving God with your whole heart . .
  Your enemies will shiver and run . .
     Blessings will flow!!!

1000 Marble Challenge~ week 935-938/1000

~ church
~ urbex
~ new girlfriend
~ zoo
~ Pokemon go
~ cleaning the apartment
~ overnight at Grandma's

💞Joy Dare 🎶 December 24-30, 2018📝

24th~ 3 gifts humble . .
    😊 Kindness received
     🚐 Quiet evening with Matt
       🦃 Our Christmas dinner preps
°|°

25th~ 3 gifts in Luke 2 . .
      👶 Precious gift from heaven
        🕊️ Peace
         💑 Drawing nation's together
*°*

26th~ 3 gifts in Christ .. 
    🤗 Loving the least of these
     😏 His patience with us
      🔥Holy Spirit
+:+

27th~ a gifts found, shared, saved . .
      💇 Options
       😜 Giggles
         💝 Our hearts for Him
$.$

28th~ 3 gifts lingering . .
      💞 Fun with a friend
        👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Prayers for restoration
          😄 Joy in the Lord!! 🙌
°0°

29th~ 3 gifts of hope . .
       ⏳ Time spent well
         👵 Love
           👵 Respect
•{}•

30th~ 3 gifts remembered . .
          📖His reasons
            📝 God's plan
              👨 We all deserve grace

🍫#whatif Prompt for 1.1.19

Today's prompt:

   Chocolate on ______

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💞 Loving through Pain 💔

KJVA Bible. Jeremiah 17:9
[9]The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Pain comes in all relationships whether it be spouse, friends, co-workers or church family.
It may be caused by assumptions made . .  . poorly worded comments . . . or any number of things.
We feel irreparably wronged.
Our hearts hurt.
We think moving on will fix things.
💔

The heart lies to us.
It begs us to replace what God has given us.
But, when we walk away from our blessings (spouse, family, a job), no matter how difficult and convoluted that blessing may seem, we walk away from all God has for us . . and we then truly break our own hearts.

🍔#whatif Prompt for 12.31.18

Today's prompt:

  🌭Weirdest Delicious Sandwich 🍔

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#whatif Prompt for 12.30.18

Today's prompt:

        Throwback

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Relationships can be Saved

KJVA Bible. Hebrews 10:24
[24]And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Looking back you may not see a perfect relationship, but looking forward with love and encouragement you can see hope, love, joy, faithfulness . . .