Simple Womans Daybook September 2017

For Today.....

Looking out my window... enjoying this almost last day of September, it is finally my favorite time of year, I love fall!

I am thinking... about my Childrens's church class on Sunday

I am thankful... for the life that the Lord has given me

One of my favorite things...spending time on my front porch

I am wearing... jeans and a tshirt, my usual homeschool outfit of choice

I am creating... some canvases but can't share just yet as they are Christmas presents

I am watching...

I am reading...I have a stack of books I have read and am reading and will be sharing more about these in Octobers DayBook and will be possibly be having a giveaway for one of them so keep checking back

I am listening to...music about faith especially this song by Kutless

https://youtu.be/u1JBSQMkQEo

In the garden...dreams of what might be next year

I am hoping...that I can get the rest of my Christmas program for church wrapped up in the next week or two, so excited for this years programs

I am learning...

In the kitchen... Trying to come up with healthier recipes, 80 pounds gone and 80 more to go to be a healthier me

Shared Quote....

A moment from my day... praying for my boys in a world they give their life to protect in a world that would take that life from them

Post Script....
If you enjoyed reading my daybook and would like to create one of your own, HERE is the link to the format, guidelines and complete list of prompts.

See you in October for another Simple Woman's Dabook

Front Porch Friday-"Quiet Time Tips That Really Work"

     

      I have been trying so hard to have a daily quiet time with the Lord.  I am trying to do this not so I can check off another box on the to do list but because I truly crave that daily alone time with the Lord.  Lets face it we are all busy Moms, Mamaws, Wives, Ladies so how do we find this time.  I have found a few tips that help me so sharing them with you.

1. Do it in the morning unless you are truly a night owl and the thought of one more thing to do in the morning makes you physically sick.  If so have your quiet time at night, God doesn't care when we meet with Him, just that we do.
2. Use a plan.  If you fail to plan you can probably plan to fail.  I personally am using Youversion on my phone right now.  They have plans on lots of subjects and things or times you might be going through.  I read the devotion on the phone and use my bible to read the scriptures. However the world won't stop turning if you read your bible on your phone.
3. Be honest about yourself. Be honest with yourself though.  If you are not having any quiet time then don't start off trying to read too much. Pick one small plan or one short book like Jude or maybe Psalms which to me is so soothing.  You probably won't go from nothing to an hour a day.
4. Get enough rest. Get Physical rest, go to bed a few minutes earlier, push the snooze one time.  If we are exhausted physically then quiet time can truly become just one more thing eating up our time.  But also Rest in the Lord, if one day all you can do is sit and just pray and say today I am tired Lord, I love you and I am tired.  Just let the Lord hold you in peace and quiet for a few minutes.
5. Give yourself a break.   There is no perfect quiet time.   Let me repeat that.  There is no perfect quiet time.  Do what works for you, at a time that works for you and just do it. If you miss a day say Lord, I am sorry and go again.   

Stop Waiting And Live Your Life!

     Sometimes I think my life is just an over and over of all the same things that are just....well just life. Life is laundry, cooking, cleaning, over and over every day.

   

     But then there is also.....dance, soccer and tball...life as my grands enjoy it. There is children's church, homeschool and family events, birthdays, dr's appointments and more.

But then I stopped to think.....so what if this is my life....THIS is my life.  The life I love, my family, my grands, my church, the ones and things I love.  This is life, what am I waiting on? 

I am blessed beyond measure.  My husband loves me, my kids love me, my grands love me and God loves me.  What am I waiting on? What are you waiting on?

LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW!!!!!!!!!!

Faith Over Fear! I Choose Faith!

       

     I have been feeling overwhelmed and stressed for quite some time.  I have tried so many ways to make it better and even tried just giving up.  I have been doing lots of praying, talking to friends and even more talking to God.  I am now choosing faith over fear.  Faith over the fear I am not good enough; faith over the fear that God doesn't love me; faith over the fear of what other people think; faith over choosing the world and the lie of busyness to not make time for me and God.

     There have been hurricanes, tornadoes and floods over much of the country.  They are devastating and people think they can never overcome this.The storms of life are much the same.They are hard and devastating and we will like things are beyond our understanding and out of our life is out of control.This is where faith comes in.  We have to have faith in what we cannot see, what we can not understand and in God.  We have to choose faith over fear.

     Faith comes in trusting God and that He wants the best for us even in the midst of the storms of life. Even when we do not understand what is is going on or  when nothing makes sense and everything seems wrong.

     God does not promise to take away the storms. God does promise to fill each storm with His presence and power. He will never leave us alone in the storm.  He may not even calm the storm but He can calm us in it if we but let Him. It is easy to trust Him when the seas are calm and the skies are clear, but the true strength of our faith is measured in the midst of the  storms.Faith is a choice to believe God and walk through our fear, knowing we can trust Him every step of the way. I am choosing faith over fear, will you?