Passionately pursuing to know the heart of my Heavenly Father and to know my own heart in light of Christ sacrificial love for
me.
~ Reflecting on the many blessings that God has given me. Jesus, the Holy Spirit, my beloved husband, my beautiful children, my family
and my dear friends. God's Love and Grace, His Peace and happiness. May you ever be blessed beyond measure when you see what God can do through just one broken
vessel. ~
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your
souls.]
Matthew 11:28
I absolutely love tea time. Pleasant memories of friendships and a hot pot of tea. A beautifully laid table set with the finest china and
silverware. Just like Heavens' table when we go home. All the finest linens and dinnerware. I also love spending time with the Lord, meditating on
His precious words. A time to quietly sit and praise Him and thank Him for all He has done. It is a great time when the harshness of the day still
lingers and our souls are in much need of refreshing, it is during those times that we must learn to turn it all over to the Lord.
Just like with friends, I love tea time with my precious Jesus, the lover of my soul. It is in those times I hear Him whisper softly in my ear
saying,
"Sit back my daughter, sip on my tea (the word), it is sweetened with milk and honey.
Remember, no matter what this day holds my child, I haven't gone anywhere, daddy is holding your hand."
*My Bible (always)
*My Journal~the voice of my heart
*Sun-rippened Raspberry Candle
*My Favorite CDs ~ Mysteries by Julie True, Serene and Pearl
*A Wife's Prayer
*The Imitations of Christ
*Eat my Flash and Drink My Blood
*The Interior Castle
*Under the Apple Tree
*Becoming a Woman that Pleases God
*Designing a Lifestyle that Pleases God
*The Homemaker's Journal
~Magazines and Catalogues~
* Tea and Friends Newsletterbr>
* Seasons at Home
* A Woman of Worth Quarterly
* Stepping Into the Light Magazine
* Teach Magazine
* The Remnant
* Victoria
* Tea Time Magazine
* Southern Lady
* Cottage Living Magazine
* Hope Chest Magazine
* Coldwater Creek
* L.L.Beans
* Gooseberry Patch
* Monteray Bay
~ My 2008 Reading List ~
*The Word of God
* A Wife's Prayer
* Becoming a Woman that Please God
* Fascinating Womanhood
* A Woman by God's Grace
* Loving Well
* Created to Be His Helpmate
* Hidden Sorrow Lasting Joy
* Social Graces
* Dancing Bones
* I Danced in Africa
* A Place of Quiet Rest
* Knowing and Loving the Bible
* Fit 4 God
* Sanctuary
* Lifegiving
* Never too Early
* Brokeness
* You Can Raise a Well Mannered Child
* Growing Godly Women
* Slices of Life
* When a Woman Discovers her Dream
* When Long for Rest
* Self Talk, Soul Talk
* Living in the LIght of Eternity
* Biblical Womanhood in the Home
* Under the Apple Tree
* What to Pray When Your Pregnant
* Warrior Bride Arise
* Emilie's Creative Home Organizer
* Life Management for Busy Woman
* Clean up the Clutter
* Women of Wisdom
* What's in the Bible for Women
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"Every experience God gives us, every person he puts in out lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see." ~Corrie Ten
Boom
"God in His wisdom created Mothers and gave them love to share.
He showed them how to comfort and told them how to care. He taught
them how to wipe a tear and how to smile just right. Then He gave them to us
to love with all our might."
"The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself." Proverbs 11:25
These ladies have been a huge part of who I am today. Their ministries have change me as a person as well, as
a Christian. I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for raising them up for such a time as this." ~ Thank You, Ladies
for your love, your honor, and your dedication to serve the Lord.
~"The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call
out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself--warm and comforting-inspires
a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences."~(Emilie Barnes)
I invite other women into my home. We enjoy tea or coffee together ~ depends on my theme.
We share what God is doing in our own lives. Then venture to the edge of lostness as we pray for women around the world. Especially the women of
the
persecuted church.
I have Muslim Teas Focus, Prayer Tea for the Afghanistan People, Africa Coffee Focus, Asian Tea Afternoon. Hidden Sorrow, Lasting Joy Brunch ~ this
is geared towards the women of the persecuted church. The possiblities are endless.
November 11, 2007 in remembrance of 9-11, I am hosting a Tea and Brunch in my home to kick of the ReignDownUSA Focus for our country, America.
Also,
to focus on Hopkinsville, Ky Community. WE ARE TAKING OUR COMMUNITY BACK!!!.
When I do these teas I make individual guides that will give a woman everything she needs to know how to lead a women's prayer tea/coffee gathering
-- including instructions on how to serve tea, and details on how to lead her guests to pray for women everywhere.
Also, I have brochures for each tea/coffee guest. This brochure will guide the women as they pray during the tea/coffee; afterwards, they will take
it home to serve as a reminder of what they prayed for during the tea/coffee, so they can continue praying on their own. I enjoy this.
I have gotten alot of mission resources from different places and I provide folders with all kinds of prayer guides for different countries and
mission information for each guest. I teach the ladies how to prayerwalk and how to lead others to Christ that believe differently than they do.
Those that have another faith and culture, teaching the ladies how to lead them to the saving knowledge of our Beloved Jesus Christ.
Missions has always been a huge part of my heart. Someday I hope to go to other countries, but until then this is my way of giving back and
helping.
This playlist represent songs that are dear to my heart. Songs to my Savior, My God and the Holy Spirit. Songs to my beloved husband and
precious children. Songs to dear
friends and family and those I meet along the way that have embraced a piece of my heart. May this playlist bless you dearly.
Becoming a Woman Who Pleases God in 2008
Ladies, this is a wonderful magazine. I am so happy that I have found it and I know you will love it too!
When a wife and mother fulfills her God-given duty, she acts as a barrier against her family dishonoring and His Word. After all scripture says
the woman is the "homekeeper", who if she loves her children and her husband truly, and is sensible, pure...kind, being subject to [her] own [husband]," will remove
any dishonor or reproach that might fall upon the Word of God. (Titus 2:3-5; 1 Timothy 5:14) While the woman is not the leader in the home, she is the dominant influencer.
We are Expecting Number 8 due Sept. 6, 2008
Welcome to my spot!!! I'm so glad you're here. The purpose for this ministry is to bring honor and glory to my Heavenly Father and to my Savior,
Yahshua. (Jesus)
I get so weary of Christianity that seeks to glorify man and his talents rather than give glory to God and and all He has done, expecially for His
gift of grace?
I truly believe that our music, our speech, our lifestyle, our appearance and our attitude should be an extreme contrast to this worlds way of
doing things. We have got
to be the example that the world has got to see. We must choose daily to die to our old carnal nature and to let the light of Christ be are
clothing.
In order for sinners to see their need of repentance we must be an example of holiness on earth. Sinners will have no need for a Savior if all His
followers are no
different then they already are. We must give them the love of Jesus without taking part in their sinful habits.
I hope that through this blog I am able to share the gift of eternal life to those who want it's healing. I hope to be an example of one believer
who truly loves the Lord with
her whole heart. To teach only what the word of God teaches, and to encourage other women to love Jesus, as well as to love their husbands and
their children everyday with the
love that Jesus gives us to love them with.
"The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of
woman. For I have accepted
God's idea of me, and my whole life is an offering back to Him of all that I am and all that He wants me to be." [this was sent to me ~ author
unknown]
Saturday, November 3, 2007~ Turkey Hand Tracing and Writing Activity ~
What are you thankful for? And when's the last time you traced around your fingers to make a hand-sational turkey? Well, here's your chance to do it now with my free downloadable turkey hand tracing and writing activity pages.
This activity encourages you to reflect on at least four things you are thankful for during the Thanksgiving holiday season (four = fingers leftover after the turkey head). Write more if you wish, and color or decorate your special turkey when you're finished!
"Wise women live by God's timeless, unchanging standard. I want to know what Jesus thinks. I want to do as He commands. I love Him with all of my
heart, mind, body and soul. I want to infuse my home,
my family, and my community with purity, grace, dignity and care. I want people to see Jesus through me. When they touch my hands they touch Jesus.
When they hear me speak, they hear Jesus.
Why? Because it is His spirit that should be living through me."
Lord, I give you all of me ~ My life, my time,
my body, my children, and my home.
Let me introduce myself ...
I am a happily married wife to Minister Spencer Bacon and we have 10 beautiful children. ( 2 boys are his, 4 girls are mine and 2 boys are mine and then we share one girl and one on the way.)
My passion is to know Jesus - to really KNOW Him. To hear His voice on a daily basis and to walk in His presence. To be close to Him and to know His pure heart. This He has promised to all who hunger and thirst after Him........
Can you hear Him calling your name? He so wants to take us up into higher realms with us, into the realms of His presence and glory. Where He has prepared a beautiful banquet table full of the finest foods.
He so wants to delight in us and for us to delight in Him. We are His prized possessions, His priceless treasures. He wants to share places in His heart where He desires for us to bask in the beauty and magnificence of His life.
Won't you come and set beside me? I want to tell you about this wonder man name Jesus. He will give you the desires of your heart. He will never leave you nor forsake you. His arms are always stretched open. Just take His hand and
and let Him lead you into a beautiful life designed just for you.
~ Notable Quotable ~
He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of
the most busy life. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidence, chaos will soon reign.
Victor Hugo French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885)
Welcome ~ May this blog be a reflection of my heart. .~~~
"The Best part of Beauty is that which no picture can express...." Sir Francis Bacon
~~~"The face of beauty can take many forms ~ an encouraging word of kindness, a smile that breaks forth like morning light, a tender act of compassionate love. The most winsome of all women seem to have in common some timeless qualities of beauty ~ grace, wisdom, thoughtfulness, kindness, compassion ~ and they carry these with a certain sense of confidence. The truest kind of beauty is cultivated over time, perfected in the heart. And it is a loviliness that lasts long after all else has faded." ~~~ A Heart Where Beauty Lives ~ I so long to fill my life with gems of grace, kindness, and confidence. I pray that the Lord will continue to fashion my heart after His, for it is the place where beauty lives and flourishes.
"And (she) shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of living water, ready to bring forth it's fruits in season; its leaf
also shall not fade or wither; and everything (she) does shall prosper [and come to maturity]." Psalm 1:3
"Her children arise up, and call her blessed;
her husband boast of and praises her, [saying].
Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness],
but you excel them all. Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not everlasting], but a woman who reverently and
worshipfully fears the Lord shall be praised!"
Proverbs 31.28-30amp
~ My Scripture Memorizations for the Week ~
3 "Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble,
4 So that they will wisely train the young women to be [a]sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children,
5 To be self-controlled, chaste, homemakers, good-natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited)."
Titus 2: 3-5 Amplified Version
Starting in June I will be gathering some beautiful ladies in my home every Tuesday for Tea and Bible Study. We will be focusing on "Becoming the Women God wants us to be."
"These are very Special Celebrations with Some very Treasured Friends." Come join me as I post the gatherings here. So, yes you can join and you still have time to purchase the book. Just click on book to order.
~ Bible Studies I am Starting in July 2008 ~
My Monthly Newsletter
"Sarah's Daughters"
This Newsletter is based off of 1 Peter 3:3-6, paying attention to v6.
"3. Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate] [a] interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes;
4. but let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which [is not anxious or wrought up, but] is very precious in the sight of God.
5. For it was thus that the pious women of old who hoped in God were [accustomed] to beautify themselves and were submissive to their husbands [adapting themselves to them as themselves secondary and dependent upon them].
6. It was thus that Sarah obeyed Abraham [following his guidance and acknowledging his headship over her by] calling him lord (master, leader, authority). And you are now her true daughters
if you do right and let nothing terrify you [not giving way to hysterical fears or letting anxieties unnerve you]."amplified version
and Titus 2:3-5
"3. Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble,
4. So that they will wisely train the young women to be [a]sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children,
5. To be self-controlled, chaste, homemakers, good-natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited)."
amplified version
**This will be available as a PDF file and will be free of charge, unless you request a mailing version (full color). Subscription rates will apply under that request.
More on this in days to come.
Becoming a Wife who Pleases God
Get ready to feast on true Godliness and 'Pure' Instruction.
Becoming Godly Handmaidens
Scripture Memory Verses for Daughters on the Path to Becoming Beautiful Women.
Raising Young Warriors
Scripture Memory Verses for Young Men on the Path to Becoming Young Warriors for God and their family.
Study on the Armour of God and Teaching our Children about the Invisible War that is going on in this world. The Godly Supernatural against the New Age.
"Each morning I spend 20 minutes going around each room, anointing it with oil and speaking blessings over the room. Kitchen: blessing the meals, dining room: blessing the time we spend in fellowship, bathroom: bless it and speak a blessing that our hearts will be cleaner than our bodies, that our speech
will be pure and clean, each bedroom I pray over and speak a blessing over each child and pray for their needs and characters. This is a short example of what I do. I also bless the front door and the guest that enter and the back door as well. I like to bathe my home in prayer and
blessings each morning."
"God guides us with His hand to assure us of His presence. He directs by His word to assure us of Hi purpose. He leads us by His peace to assure us
of His peace." ~ Roy Lessin
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"Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul),
as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men]
that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward.
[The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah).
Colossians 3:23-24
~ My Daily Tasks ~
* Wake up early - 4:30am
* Turn on coffee
* Turn on some soft of music
* Morning Date with Jesus
* Get children ready for school
* Start first load of clothes
* Do my personal bible study
~ Plus Read devotionals:
* Lift up Husband and children in prayer ~ 1 hour
of their lives I need God to move.
* Gather Belonging to start School Lessons
My Specific Day Chores
Daily
* wash dishes, make beds, bleach kitchen and bathroom,
sweep and mop kitchen and bathrooms, pick up each room
throughout day and at the end of the day and vaccuum, make meal
preparations for next day, water outside plants.
Weekly
~ Mondays and Wednesdays: wash clothes, art projects
~ Tuesdays: iron, water houseplants, sewing projects,
prayer group, Tea Time Ladies Group
~ Thursdays: Farmer's Market, prepare menu/grocery list for Saturday
~ Friday: change bed linens, errands outside the home,
prayer group
~ Saturday: do yard work, shop groceries and file Homeschool work
later in the evening prepare for the next week of school
~ Sunday: Church, Fellowship and Friends, plan for the next day and week to come.
Monthly
* Week1~ Clean refrigerator, and deep clean bathroom
* Week2~ Clean Oven and wash livingroom Windows
* Week3~ Mend Clothing, wash bedroom windows
* Week4~ Clean and Dust ALL baseboards throughout the home,
wax kitchen floor, and wood floors.
Quarterly
* Clean Drawers and outside windows
* Clean out closets
* Move livingroom and bedroom furniture away from walls and vaccuum
* Organize cupboards in kitchen, linen closet, bathroom closets, and hall closet
Bi-Annually
* Clean screens, check for holes, change all filters in house.
Annually
* Wash curtains, clean any drapes, clean any carpets, wawh walls and woodwork (or paint if needed),
clean out shed, make any repairs that are needed.
Whew, that's all I could think of, maybe you have some ideas and you can share them with me as well.
The rest of my days task
* Begin School Lessons
* Nature Walk
* Work on business for awhile
~ Warm Spirit and "Uniquely You" Sewing Projects
* Work on my Art ~ paint
* Naptime/Quiet Time
* Work on my blogs
My "Weekly Task" mentioned above is done during this time
* Tea Time and a good book
* Make yummy treats for kids
* Start Preparations for dinner
* Dinner
* Finish up schoolwork with children
* Childrens' Bathtime
* Story time with the children
* Kids bedtime
* A nice bath w/candles and music
* Bible Study/Devotions with my Beloved Hubby
* Finish last load of laundry
* Read my precious Bible, my love letter
* Tell Jesus how much I love Him
* Meditate on my day and close it out
* Thank Jesus for my another day
* Work on my Journal
* Work on Homekeeper Binder and Small Personal Binder
* Work on my To Do List Journal
* Take all my cares and mistakes to Him
* Prepare for the next day
* Go to bed
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~ Book Reviews By Tina ~
Book Reviews that are coming Soon
*Live Like You Mean It
Kathy Troccoli
I just finished this book. ***** stars I read it in 3 days. I loved it. If you are like me and love life with Jesus and Italy too. Then this book
is definitely for you. I strongly suggest this book. Kathy truly has a way of expressing herself through her writing that is BEAUTIFUL and pure in
heart.
*Breathe
by: Keri Wyatt Kent
~ My Spiritual Warfare Sister ~
~ Susanne ~
"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you today just the way you are."
"God uses broken things, (even our past). It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to produce rain, broken grain to give bread, broken
bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives
forth perfume ~ it is Peter; weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than before." ~ Vance Havner
~ A Writer's Delight ~
“If you are truly a creative writer you’ll find it almost impossible to separate yourself from your material, whether you’re writing fact or
fiction.
Your memories, emotions, convictions, experiences and unique personality will permeate whatever you write.” ~ Marjorie Holmes, ~ Writing Articles
from the Heary
~Let me celebrate the day God made you and brought you to us all. Drop me a line in my c-box so you can get added~
~ April Babies~
This month is also~
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew and approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart,
consecrating you; [and]
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
I absolutely Love to visit these sites. I get alot of decorating inspiration from them.
These ladies absolutely out do their selves. I hope to visit all the REAL shops listed below.
My husband and I love vintage, shabby chic, french, romantic, and whimsical decor. We are planning
some 2008 trips ~ I might see you?
"In a world where change is part of the pattern of life, we need roots ~ we need family to remind us that love, hope and faith remains constant
generation to generation." ~ unknown
Back ~ Kayla, Myself (Tina), Emily and Front ~ Talia, Joseph and Hannah
Top ~ Kayla, Joseph, Hannah, Emily and
Bottom ~ Talia, Myself (Tina) and Emily
I look into their eyes and I see
The greatest miracle God has ever given me
They are the joy of my everyday
Their smiles help lead the way
I can't help but want to be
The greatest mom in History
~ Tina
~ Our Fruitful Vine of 7 Olive Plants ~ With 1 on the Way
35 For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you brought Me together with
yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me,
36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me with help and ministering care, I was in prison and you came to see Me.
37 Then the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink?
38 And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You?
39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You?
40 And the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least [in the estimation of men] of these My brethren,
you did it for Me.
Zambia
Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly,
and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be)."
Back ~ Kayla, Myself (Tina), Emily and Front ~ Talia, Joseph and Hannah
Top ~ Kayla, Joseph, Hannah, Emily and
![However, let each man of you [without
exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [that she
notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him
exceedingly]. Ephesians 5:33](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u159/ladolcevitabacon/blogs/Challenge.jpg)
