no good thing does he withhold for those who walk uprightly

i am currently listening to a sermon by John Piper on www.desiringgod.org about George Mueller. I highly recommend it especially if you are struggeling to believe and trust God.
its titled George Mueller's Strategy for Showing God. Listen to it while you fold the laundry.

I've been converted!

My husband has been a devoted enjoyer of one particular musician named Andrew Peterson since we met. He was introduced to his music from his old roommate from college. Having never really been a big music person I paid little attention to his particular pics in this form of entertainment. I realize I am probably a very rare person but I do love oldies, still have memories of Kelley Lynn Kirker knowing the lyrics to all of the oldies songs that would come on 102.5 fm radio from my hometown.

But I have been converted. What caused this change? Maturity :) and a concert and a CD. Andrew Peterson's newest works Resurrection Letters came out last week. My husband elated at this preordered his CD and found out he was holding a FREE concert of this very CD in a town only 45 mins from where we live. SO we HAD to go, it was FREE!

Me learning how to be "Good to my husband.." (from somewhere in prov. 31) said cool! I listened to the CD one time and thought hmmm. I think I like this. Then came the concert in a little baptist church in the middle of nowhere. Andrew Peterson alone on the stage w/ his guitars and occasionaly playing piano. And me and mark and a few friends on the FRONT ROW.

Learning the stories and verses that inspired each song, hearing him sing, being washed w/ the truths of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I have been converted.

WOW! From start to finish this CD is Christ exalting, God glorifying, and RICH w/ poetry about the human heart. I love it. I will forever trust my husband's choices in music.

I am writing this post in hopes that if you dont have this CD you'll get it! Today! It will absolutely ENCOURAGE YOU wherever you are, whether you dont believe in God or have been a follower of Jesus Christ for 30 years. GET IT!

Oh by the way, If you are a missionary in indonesia that we might be seeing in a few weeks dont, and that's all i'll say:)

Lost our picture downloader...

Well we lost our picture downloader and as i was preparing to admit this on this blog I found it. So i do promise pics are coming soon!

Just thought i'd admit before anyone who reads this that being a mommy is tough. I am not a very patient person. I am starting to homeschool Ellie with some preschool materials I've been working on putting together. And well we are on day 3 and well Ellie was pretty testy today, but so was I. Nor do i know how much to expect from a 3 year old.

PHEW.

If you think about it pray for me. I'd appreciate it! :)
Pictures next...

A promise and a thought...

I do promise that my next entry will be one with Lydia and Ellie Grace, specifically one with Ellie Grace's birthday party pics on it...too cute.

But in the mean time I will use my space here to journal my convictions on a few things, i think i might have arthritis in my right hand...so its sometimes hard to write with a pen or pencil...easier to type.

Our pastor began a sermon series on Galations. So in my time of reflection in the morning...I am reading Galations I mean over and over.


Galations 1:3-4
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen."

Martin Luther wrote a long paragraph (or more) on these verses and it is GREAT reading, very encouraging. But the one part that struck me...due to my self-righteous struggles...
was... "And except you be found in the number of those who say 'our sins', there is no salvation for you..." Luther really emphasized in this paragraph how Christ died for the unrighteous. Which in our darkest time is amazing, but in my self-righteous moments...do I count myself as needing a saviour? No, and according to Luther there is no salvation for me. Yikes.

I want to meditate on this. I do want to be counted in the number of those who say Christ died for ALL of our sin. even my self-righteousness.

How I come to God...

On Sunday one of our pastors preached from Hebrews 10...I was moved by what the scriptures said...

"Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus..."

How do I come to the HOLY PLACES? by the blood of Jesus Christ, there is no other way to approach God.

I want to live EVERY day with this truth at the front of me!

Tell me how this hits you.

Achooooooo

Well there's a thick layer of dust in this blog and I want to blow out the dust and kind of start over. So far this blog has joyful been about our life as a family. I hope to add to it thoughts Mark and I are having as we both learn to trust, love, cherish and admire the cross of Jesus Christ.

Most specifically I am really being encouraged through the ministry of revive our hearts to embrace Biblical womanhood. I am absolutely flabergasted that the God of the universe would send his Son to die for me so that I could fulfill the purpose he had in creating me.

Lord willing I will grow in my understanding of this and hopefully you will join me!

here are a few pics of our growing beauties....

At huber Farms....with play group!

On the beach....

Our fav. pic from the summer of Ellie G....her daddy took her on a date while we were on vacation to get Superman icecream!!!

Our little one turned 1!!!

Emmi and Popop came for a visit with us, they brought us home after a week trip with them in SC. Here they are enjoying sissy on her first birthday, we were so glad they could be with us on her birthday!!

Birthdays and Baseball!

Glen Moore and Penny Rapp (our good friend and our employer) celebrate birthdays a day apart and they both enjoy a good baseball game. The Louisville Bats played the Columbus Clippers Sat. night and so we went. Mark was outnumbered (he was the only one going for the clippers...)

The only pic i'm missing is a picture of rubber boy, the most flexible man on earth. Truely.

Here are some pics...enjoy!

Glen and Little D.

Mark and Glen wearing Ralley Caps...the game needed some help...

Ellie was scared of the announcer so she didnt enjoy the game much...little d, penny, lydia, & bethany..