Little tidbits of my life

Daily Devotion 285

October 12

Response or Reaction?

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends.

Job 42:10a

How do we cope with the trials and afflictions of life? Some trials may be the result of our own doings. We then need to confess, accept God’s forgiveness, and go on our way rejoicing. At other times, trials may be the results of that over which we have no control, such as an illness, an accident, or a death. In such circumstances, we can accept them as something the Lord has allowed for our good, or for the good of those around us. We may react, act in opposition to—which will result in a miserable life. Or we may humbly accept our lot and profit, learn, and grow thereby.

Unless we are motivated by the divine nature, the root of which is love, it is almost impossible to respond to trials in a way that is pleasing to God and brings satisfaction in life.

Job is a good example of a man who stood the test of loss and affliction. He had many questions. He lost everything but his trust in God. Faith in God was enough to see him through.

There is still unlimited grace and strength for those who thank and praise the Lord when it is the hardest to do so (Isaiah 50:10). Why not praise the Lord?

Kore Yoder, Belleville, PA

God is still on the throne, and He will remember His own.

Bible Reading: Job 1, 2:9, 10

One Year Bible Reading Plan:

Colossians 3

Isaiah 45—47

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Todays Quote....Alphonse de Lamartine

Concerning Self Denial

Concerning Self Denial

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:24-26 NIV

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For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Titus 2:11-13 KJV

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Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:24,25 NASB

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Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

Romans 6:16-18 ESV

Shayna and Jeffie

Dora and her family from church came by last night for me to worm and give their dogs a set of shots.   It is so funny how people see things .   Dora was watching Jeffie how he was with Michelle (she stopped by for a bit) and she also watched how Jeffie is with Shayna. 

Dora told me with tears in her eyes " Shayna is his mom"  I gave a sad smile and said I know.   She remembers them from church events and other home schooling events.  Dora knows Shayna is his aunt (tea as he calls her) and that Shayna has raised him for a lot of his life.

We are blessed that Shayna at 15 years old took on the roll.  They have such a strong bond.  He cries every time he has to go.

Here are some of Shayna's senior pictures taken last year at this time.  Shayna was 17 and Jeffie was 2.5.  We bought the hole cd so we have the funny ones too:

Jeffie will be 4 in January.

God Bless, mj

Sew-A-Thon

Today, Madison and I particapated in the Sew-A-Thon in the nearby city.  Oh, we had fun.   We were making blankets and pillowcases for injuried soldiers.  Since I didn't bring our sewing machine, we ended up on a table tying fleece blankets.  Madison and I started out by ourselves cutting a piece of fleece for tying.  It wasn't long before we were joined by 3 lovely ladies who started tying.

Just in case you gals are reading this, thanks for making this fun for Madison.  We had the best table in the center.  Irene, Alice and Margerette were so sweet.  They talked with Madison just like she was a granddaughter to each of them. And Madison kept them talking.  She is shy at first but once you getting her talking, its hard to get her to stop. lol

Irene was especially interesting.  She grew up in South Dakota on a farm, very much like we are trying to do on our farm.  They raised cattle, pigs and chickens.  They sold their eggs to market just like our grandparents did.  Irene had mentioned that her last trip to the home place was disappointing, all the fields were corn or soybeans.  Somewhat boring I believe she said.

When I told her we decided that our grandparents had the right idea with farming, we talked about how our farm was becoming self sufficient and organic.  She mentioned that one day, our grandchildren maybe sitting here talking about how grandpa and grandma changed the farm back at the beginning of the century.  Oh goodness, that sounds so far away!

We did actually get some work done amongest all the chit chat.  We worked for 4 hours and completed 5 blankets and almost a 6th, but they had to close the center.  So I'll count that one as 3/4 done.

We sure had fun.  Madison is already asking if we can go to another sew-a-thon!

Carol

Crockpot Refried Beans

A Day in the Life of Me.

Friday, Oct. 10: 

Our busy cleaning day is usually on Friday.  Friday's consist of dusting, vacuuming, & mopping.  Before I started vacuuming with my piece of junk Bissell sweeper I took it apart and gave it a really good cleaning because it wasn't sucking very well.  After cleaning it I started vacuuming.  It still wouldn't suck like it should.  I mean, I had to go over a little piece of lint 8 times before it would pick it up.  THAT WAS IT!  I WAS DONE!  I told my girls that I would be right back.  I was going to Walmart to buy a new sweeper.  I was just going to get a Hoover but I seen that they had a Dyson.  After thinking about it for awhile in the aisle I decided to buy the Dyson.  It was on clearance and didn't cost a whole lot more than one of the other sweepers.  I paid $250 for it.  The other sweepers were around $180 so I figured I got a good deal.  So yes, I am the PROUD owner of a DYSON!!  It is a homemakers best friend!!!  I love this machine!  I actually LIKE sweeping the carpets now!

My youngest, Katie, had her best friend, Courtney, spend the night.  They had a scavenger hunt at our library for the middle schoolers from 6-8 pm so I dropped them off there.  When I came home I started making supper.  I tried a new recipe for pizza from my Bisquick cookbook. 

Stuffed-Crust Pepperoni Pizza

prep time: 20 mins.                                 start to finish: 35 minutes

• 3 c. Bisquick Mix (I used my homemade version)
• 2/3 c. very hot water
• 2 T. olive or vegetable oil
• 3/4 c. diced pepperoni
• 4 sticks Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (from 10-oz. pkg), cut lengthwise in half
• 1 can (8oz) pizza sauce (I used my homemade sauce)
• 2 c. shredded Pizza or Mozzerela cheese (8oz)
• 1 c. sliced mushrooms
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 c.)
• 1 can (2.25 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained

1. Move oven rack to lowest position.  Heat oven to 450*.  Spray 12" pizza pan with cooking spray.  Stir Bisquick mix, hot water and oil with fork until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes.  Let stand for 8 minutes.
2. Pat or press dough in bottom and 1 inch over side of pizza pan.  Lightly press 1/4 c. of the pepperoni along edge of dough.  Place string cheese over pepperoni along edge of dough, overlapping if necessary.  Fold 1-inch edge of dough over and around cheese and pepperoni; press to seal.  Bake 7 minutes.
3. Spread pizza sauce over crust.  Sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese, remaining 1/2 cup pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper and olives.  Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.  Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until crust if golden brown and cheese is melted.  8 servings.

It was a hit!  Yummy!

Saturday, Oct. 11: 

I spent most of the day doing some sewing.  I am putting a dress together.  A cape dress but it's a little different than the last one I made.  After putting my sewing away I did half the dishes the I went to lay down for a bit because my back is giving me some pain.  It always hurts when I've been sewing for a long time.  I ended up falling asleep for a half hour!  When I got up I finished up the dishes, swept the floor (with my new Dyson! ~Smile~), washed my hair, and then made supper.  We are having haystacks tonight.  DH has been gone most of today.  This morning he went out hunting & then he had a golfing tournament for our church to play in so he won't be home until around 9 pm so it's just us girls this evening.

Until next time...

Four Point Buck

Our Daughter-In-Law got a four point buck a few days ago with her bow. After work she went to our sons tree stand and sat there he came and she got it. It was her first deer with her bow she is the same Daughter-In-Law that got a moose last year. She loves to hunt.. Three cheers to her..

Brenda

I Need Information About Michigan

   I need your help and if you can give it to me I will greatly appreciate it. I need help in finding rural or almost rural towns in Michigan.

   I will have to update later on the why's of this, it is a bit of a long story, but there could be a possibility that Alaska is out and Michigan is in. I have to look and see about prices on house, etc but don't know any towns. I don't want anything that would be consider city.

   I do hope someone can help me. I am completely clueless. Thank you so very much for any information you can give me.

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