I am reading through the Old Testament and the New Testament. I am in Joshua chapter 5 in the Old Testament. And I read something tonight that just jumped out at me from the pages of the Bible.
In Joshua 5:12 it says: "The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan."
To preface this verse, the Israelites had been in the desert for 40 years waiting for the Lord to allow them to enter the promised land (Canaan). And while they were in the dessert, God PROVIDED food for them to eat - Manna. They would wake up in the morning and have manna on the ground. And they were just to take enough to eat for that day. If they took more and tried to save it, God caused it to go bad. God is so amazing in His provision of this food. So many times, the Israelites had disobeyed the direct commands of God, and yet God in His Mercy, provided them food to eat.
The fact that "the manna stopped" showed that God had brought them into the land of Canaan, and He was once again, going to provide them the food/produce of the land. No longer did they have to eat manna.
I also see TRUST in this also...the Israelites had to TRUST that God would provide the manna every morning for them to eat. I love to see this picture of utter dependence on God. Without God, the Israelites wouldn't have eaten.
Wow...my God is an amazing, loving, merciful God. May I NEVER stop praising HIM for HIS provision in my life.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
My Little Boy Timmy
My Little Boy Timmy turned 5 years old on May 1, 2008. I can't believe how fast these years have flown by! I feel like I have been sleeping through some big events...wasn't he just learning to crawl, and now he is playing t-ball for his very first season. I am so proud of the son that GOD has given to us. Timmy made me a mommy for the very first time, and I can't think of a better word I like to hear than "Mommy".
If you don't know my Timmy, then you may not know that he has the biggest ball of energy of any kid I know.
You may not know how much he loves his Daddy... His daddy is the world to him. No-one can throw a football like daddy..especially mommy. When Ed was in Kenya over Christmas, Timmy told me one night " I need Daddy to come home and play with me. I love Daddy" Anytime he doesn't want us to go to work, he always says, "But I love you!" thinking that will make us stay home.
You may not know that Timmy loves to play games. His newest game is Candy Land. Everytime his "man" jumps my "man" he looks me and says, "It's ok to lose mommy. You'll be ok".
You may not know how many times he will stop what he is doing to give mommy and daddy hugs & kisses.
You may not know how much Timmy enjoys sitting on daddy's lap and watching sports, wrestling, or daddy playing XBOX.
You may not know that Timmy loves his baby brother VERY much! Everytime Timmy comes into Silas' room, Silas just squeals and laughs with delight.
If you don't know my Timmy...you may not know what a joy to my life he is. I am soooo very thankful that God has entrusted me with Timmy. Even though he is a year older...he will always be my very first baby!
Happy Birthday to my precious little boy!
Here are some pictures of Timmy....
Timmy - in October of 2003 (he was only 5 months)
Mommy & Timmy at Chili's after a Cru Ballgame
Timmy in his t-ball uniform before his first game.Sunday, March 9, 2008
An Amazing Weekend
I just wrapped up an amazing weekend with some of the most precious girls. The Lord placed these girls in my life at UMHB and I can honestly say, even though they are about 10 years younger than I am, I still have such an awesome friendship with them.
2 of them are married, and 1 of them is "almost engaged" actually there is 1 of us who is too far away to enjoy reunions (Love you Jo). I have known these girls for almost 5 years...I have walked through many trials and triumphs in their life. I have watched them grow into GODLY women, and feel so honored to be in their life. As I was driving home today, I started reminiscing about the countless memories that we have made, and are still making. Even though we have only been able to get together about once a year, when we do get together, it's like we just saw each other last week. We catch up on old times, and talk about what the Lord is doing in their lives.
Girls...I am soooo proud of each and everyone of you! I can't wait to see what the Lord does in your life (families) in the years to come. Don't ever forget how much I love each one of you, and know that I am ALWAYS here for you!
Until next time......
2 of them are married, and 1 of them is "almost engaged" actually there is 1 of us who is too far away to enjoy reunions (Love you Jo). I have known these girls for almost 5 years...I have walked through many trials and triumphs in their life. I have watched them grow into GODLY women, and feel so honored to be in their life. As I was driving home today, I started reminiscing about the countless memories that we have made, and are still making. Even though we have only been able to get together about once a year, when we do get together, it's like we just saw each other last week. We catch up on old times, and talk about what the Lord is doing in their lives.
Girls...I am soooo proud of each and everyone of you! I can't wait to see what the Lord does in your life (families) in the years to come. Don't ever forget how much I love each one of you, and know that I am ALWAYS here for you!
Until next time......
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
My First Blog
I have been wanting to do this for a while now, and finally decided to sit down and do it. I always seems to have so much going on in my mind, I decided to put it down in this blog.
You know when you have to tell a lot of people the same thing, and you get tired of repeating yourself, and you leave details out to each person...well, here I can type it one time and then send it to everyone to read it. That way, I won't leave out any details between people and everyone can see what is going on in my life.
On this Wednesday (hump day), I am truly blessed to have ED alive and well and with us in Texas. Some of you may know, and others may not, but Ed was in Kenya over Christmas (Dec. 19th through Jan. 5th) with an organization called International Sports Federation (ISF). They went over to an orphanage and gave Christmas to the children over there. There is ALOT to the story, and once Ed writes it out, I will post it here. But while ISF was in Kenya, the elections were taking place...the "wrong" person won...and riots broke out everywhere. Ed was in Kisumu at the airport, dropping off a team member who had to return to America for work. On the way back to the town they were working in, they got stopped at a roadblock and were attacked. Neither Ed, Hezzie (his Kenyan friend) or the drivers were hurt, but God used that event to catapult me into trusting HIM for everything. Ed and I have been saying for the past 4 months, "we trust God with our life" and HE made it clearly apparent during this time. I didn't hear the entire story until Ed arrived back in Texas on Jan. 5th. But while Ed and I were apart, I placed Ed in the Lord's hands and I trusted God to bring him home to us. After Ed called on New Years Eve, and I found out that things were not the safest to get out of the country, I didn't know whether or not Ed would get out safely or not. I sat down with my mother on Wednesday night of that week and said, "Mom, if the Lord doesn't bring Ed home...I will be ok...the boys and I will be ok." It wasn't until I TOTALLY gave Ed to the Lord that I started getting peace. He gave me a peace that passes all understanding. I knew that Ed would be coming home. And I have the Lord to thank for that!
I know this was a long post, and maybe it is even hard to follow...but it's my first time...and it will just get better with time.
You know when you have to tell a lot of people the same thing, and you get tired of repeating yourself, and you leave details out to each person...well, here I can type it one time and then send it to everyone to read it. That way, I won't leave out any details between people and everyone can see what is going on in my life.
On this Wednesday (hump day), I am truly blessed to have ED alive and well and with us in Texas. Some of you may know, and others may not, but Ed was in Kenya over Christmas (Dec. 19th through Jan. 5th) with an organization called International Sports Federation (ISF). They went over to an orphanage and gave Christmas to the children over there. There is ALOT to the story, and once Ed writes it out, I will post it here. But while ISF was in Kenya, the elections were taking place...the "wrong" person won...and riots broke out everywhere. Ed was in Kisumu at the airport, dropping off a team member who had to return to America for work. On the way back to the town they were working in, they got stopped at a roadblock and were attacked. Neither Ed, Hezzie (his Kenyan friend) or the drivers were hurt, but God used that event to catapult me into trusting HIM for everything. Ed and I have been saying for the past 4 months, "we trust God with our life" and HE made it clearly apparent during this time. I didn't hear the entire story until Ed arrived back in Texas on Jan. 5th. But while Ed and I were apart, I placed Ed in the Lord's hands and I trusted God to bring him home to us. After Ed called on New Years Eve, and I found out that things were not the safest to get out of the country, I didn't know whether or not Ed would get out safely or not. I sat down with my mother on Wednesday night of that week and said, "Mom, if the Lord doesn't bring Ed home...I will be ok...the boys and I will be ok." It wasn't until I TOTALLY gave Ed to the Lord that I started getting peace. He gave me a peace that passes all understanding. I knew that Ed would be coming home. And I have the Lord to thank for that!
I know this was a long post, and maybe it is even hard to follow...but it's my first time...and it will just get better with time.
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