2nd day of school . . . LG in the rain w. her doll's lace umbrella!
LG: "Mama, we found a holy-poly, it's a bug, on the playground today...it balls up just like an armadillo!"
LG (Fri carpool line): "Mama, I don't want FPD to end, it's sooooo fun!"
LG: "Mama, can I have a snack?"
Mom: "Yes, you may go get a cheesestick."
LG happily runs off & I find her in the den a little later with a BRAND NEW can of Pringles...I take a look inside & realize there may be a stomach ache on the horizon for LG & ask...
Mom (with a grin on my face): "Geese, how many of these have you had?"
LG (with a bigger grin on her face): "Mama, I don't have enough fingers to count how many!"
2 comments:
I'm reading Angie's powerful posting today and as many of the comments as possible. What an amazing ministry! You mentioned "chill bumps" which are often called "goosebumps." I call them "Holy Spirit bumps!"
I just wrote this yesterday, from I Peter 5..."And all of you must put on the apron of humility to serve one another for the Lord resists the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God and He will lift you up in His own good time. Leave all your worries with Him for He cares about you.
Be alert, be on watch for satan roams around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Stand firm in your faith and resist him for you know that your fellow believers in the whole world are going through the same kind of sufferings. After you have suffered for a little while the Lord will HIMSELF will lift you up, perfect you and give you firmness, strength and a sure foundation. To Him be all glory forever and ever. Amen."
That's I Peter 5:5-11 from memory, TLB...its pretty much correct due to my practice of going over and over it through the years. I have gleaned different things such as "How can I be alert and on watch for the (toothless) roaring lion unless I LEAVE my worries with God?" "My fellow believers in the whole world are going through the same kind of sufferings. The enemy is a liar when he says I am alone, that no one has ever been through this, that nobody knows the trouble I've seen." I can let my lousy perfectionism go..."He will perfect."
I hope these thoughts help a little and that the meditations of my heart are acceptable to you and the Lord we love.
With you in His Grip,
Michal Ann McAllister
Lake Forest Park, WA "
SOOO..as I said, I wrote that yesterday when I was reading postings about anxiety, the torture of being a perfectionist, etc. but I think you will get something out of it, just as I gleaned from your note today.
Yes, satan ((I don't like to dignify his name with a capital "S," either))~~seeks whom he may devour but we also "pass each other down for salt and pepper" as the old folk song says. We need to be aware of who he is, his subtleties as well as his outright cruelty and destruction. (Read C.S. Lewis "The Screwtape Letters.")
He is a viscious liar and deceiver and his power is very real. We know "Who wins" in the end but as one blogger responded today "I am going to stop being so soft on him." EVIL is EVIL!!
Once, my youngest baby got a terrible burn from my in-law's scalding hot tap water. As I tended her raw skin, I got my most powerful sensation of what evil really is. I suddenly knew deeply to my core that satan would cheerfully peel the hide from her tender bottom. I knew evil.
What satan intended for evil had great negative impact on me as well as my injured toddler. Because she was hurt when she pulled the tap in a 5 second span when I was tossing her diaper, I accepted a viscious spirit of self-hatred which took a long time to overcome. However, in the end, the accident bonded me closer to my little girl. She recovered fully and is now a wonderful young mother of two.
Further, I took photos of her injury to our WA state legislature and assisted to gain passage of a new law requiring safer hot water tank temperatures. Ten years later, a study proved that the tap water burn rate in our state had been cut in half!! In fact, our story was just mentioned in this article when I called to ask the home improvement reporter why he was recommending high tank temps. In his follow-up story, he makes it sound like he knew how dangerous it is, but he didn't know until I told him!
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2008008857_hay21.html?...
I'm sorry for keeping you so long with my stories. This wasn't meant to be "all about me"!! It sounds like you are well-acquainted with Psalm 139 as well as I Peter 5...both favorites of mine!
As noted above, I am Michal, the namesake of the daughter of King Saul who was David's first wife. I don't have a blog but my email is:
immichal@yahoo.com
With love in the Lord, Michal
I love your blog! I can't wait until Eliza Grace says cute little things like Lola Grace.
Julia
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