God's Awesome Power ( part 1)

Just recently in the boys Bible curriculum I have been reading with them the Bible stories of Daniel and the Lions Den, The Fiery Furnace, Abraham and Sara having a son at thier old age, and about the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. What power we see demonstrated by God in those stories!!

Aren't you just in total awe of His power and greatness!! I am!! And you know our God is the same yesterday, today and forever!! So just as He was capable of those great miralces then, He still is very much so today as well!! Wow!! That is so awesome!!

We just need to believe that He can, and put all our trust in to him. He wants to work miracles in our life, but are we willling to let him? Do we believe that he really can? Do we believe that he still has the power today as he did before?

I plan to go through the Bible and find scripture verses on the the different examples of God's great power like the ones mentioned above and post them here in a future post.

I think its good for all us to be reminded of God's greatness from time to time. It gives us encouragement and lets us know that NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!! If Its is His will it will be done no matter how impossible to us it may seem. And if something is not God's will , it will not be done or can not happen no matter how likely it seems to us that it will!!!

We got to give our lives over to Him 100%, and then He can work in us!! Are you willing to do that, do you think hes big enough? The answer is yes He is!!

Look for, God's Awesome Power ( part 2), coming soon.

" And he said, the Things which are impossible with men are possible with God.". Luke 18:27

Things I love!!

(I appolize that this is not easier to read. I had spazes between my lits of things but then they all went close together . So please bear with me and read it anyway)

I love little babys!!

I love my husband (of course)!!

I love reading the Bible to my children.

Thats my passion. Really!!!

I just love having time to sit and talk with each of my sons indivually.

I love getting down at my 2 1/2 year olds level and and chatting with her!! She loves all that attention just on her!! You would be suprised at how much she understands and what she comes up with!! But you have to give her the moment!

I love the nightly ritual I have with the boys as I tuck them into bed at night. I say a pray with each one, then sing them a little song. Then ask them if they have anything they want to talk to me about. They ususlly always have somthing they want to tell me, weather its just somthing little, or somthing thats been heavy on thier minds that day. Amangine what you miss out on if you dont take a few moments like this. I love it!!

I love going for walks with my family in the eveings and on Sabbath!

I love homeschooling my children!

I love begin home with my dear children all day!! Oh what I would be missing out on if I was a working mom and my kids were in school and daycare.

I love working in the garden with my children.

I love seeing my children working together ,washing dishes , folding clothes, or stacking firwood! I just love it!!

I love talking to my children about God! Its the most beutifull thing!!!

I love having this blog to beable to share with others!! I pary that it will be an encouragement and blessings to others. I pray that it will be used for God's glory only!!

Last but not least I love your comments!! So please comment!!

HAVE A BLESSED DAY!! Mae

Snow Pictuers Febuary 12 , 2010

We had a snow fall here in our part of Texas on the Feb. 11th and 12th!! We got about 7in. in all. Our kids had a blast!! They made snow men and just had fun running around in the snow!! We haven't had snow like this in 4 or 5 years!! so it was a big hit!!! This is Samuel and Sarah by thier snow men.

Nathan having fun in the snow!!

Mommy , Clayton, Samuel and Sarah by a snow man Clayton built.

Mommy and the children ! All thought this was the greatest day ever!!!

Our Family pic. in the snow!! Just wished we had snow like this more often!! I guess I will have to move North for that!!

Mommy and baby photos

Momy mulitytasking!!! Baby Anna is just as content as ever, seems to know Mommy got things to tend!!

Oh sweet baby Anna!! she is 4 weeks here.

Anna not so happy here. Anna at 4 weeks.

Mommy and Anna at the hospital. Anna one day old here! Nothing like a new born baby!!! Oh wish they wouldn't grow so quickly!! What a beutifull blessing from heaven!!!

Brothers and Anna

Here ia a photo of mommy and newborn Anna , with happy big brothers Nathan and Clayton looking on!

Anna Mae

Our newest addtion has arrived! We now are a family of seven!!

Anna Mae arrived on Feb. 4th , 2010, at 9:10 PM. Weighing 7 lb. 3oz.s A beutifull baby girl! Big brothers are Nathan, Clayton, and Samuel, and big proad sister Sarah!
In this pictuer Anna is a couple days old.

That was a month ago today! Little Anna is doing so good and really gorwing. This month has been a busy one but also very fun an excting. Wished time didn't fly by so fast and little ones didn't grow so quickly though!!

I will post more as I have time.

So many wonderful things have been on my mind latly and want to share them here.

Books, I love reading to my children

Here I am again, over a month later!! Well whats my excuse this time? Just life I guess. Been thinking about alot of things I want to share though. Epesially when I wake at night, I start thinking of things I want to post, ( night is my best time to think!!) then come morning, I either forget till the next night, or just plain get too busy!!



This time my post is about books that I love to read to the children. I just love reading to the children so much. But for me it has to be material that is edifying, encouraging, uplifting, character building, instilling Godly principals, and so on. Yes, I know finding books like that can be very hard. Here I will share the books that I have and love , and a source where you can purchase them from Mennonite and Amish Pulishers.



My very first top chocie to read to them is the Bible!! Just love reading to them from the Bible. Of cource depending on the ages of children there is so much in the Bible that may be over thier heads at the time, but yet there is so much that they can understand, and you can explain the areas that they may not . At first that's what held me back from reading, I was thinking isn't this just wasting my time, they are to young to even know whats being read. But its the fact that they see you read it, and they see what is importian to you. And soon they will be understanding the word and gaining a love for hearing it. Your setting an example to them that will effect them for life!! Now we all look forward to our morning Bible reading time before starting school. The ages of mine right now are 9, 7 , 4 1/2, and 2. Its never to young to start reading God's word to them.



Here is a list of other books I am curently reading , the authors names, and a brief desription of each.



Story Time With Grandma by Mary Elizabeth Yoder

Character -building stories from everyday life and form the Bible make Story Time With Grandma a superlative teaching aid. Every page breathes fresh insights and truths for young listeners and readers too. Every story abounds in wit and wisdom clothed in childhood actions.



More Story Time With Grandma by Mary Elizeabeth Yoder

This book offfers more character-building stories from a grandmother. The author told many of these stories to her own children, stories from her own childhood, could-have-happened stories, stories of good times and bad- all are about familes and children and the importiant lessons they learned.



A Hive of Busy Bees by Effie M. williams

In a time when virtue and character seem almost old-fasioned, it is refreshing to find a little book of character-building stories. ( I would have to say this is both mine and the childrens top favorite book. It is so goood, and such wonderful and powerful lessons learned)



Mario a Belizean Boy by Elizabeth Wagler



Some more books I have but not read yet are,
Little Pete and Other Stories,
The Adventures Of Rusty and Ryan
A Horse Called Willing.



All of these are full of character-building and instilling Godly princpals.



All these I ordered at Christain Light Publications. The web site is http://www.clp.org/. They also have so many more wonderful books available like these. So worth your time to sit down and read.

Another source for books like this kind can be found at Rod & Staff Publishers, INC. They don't seem to have a web site, but thier phone number is (606) 522-4348. You can phone a request a free catalog.

If any any of my readers have books the you love reading to your childen please leave a comment and mention them. I am intersted in hearing of more good books!!
The time we take to read to our children is so worth while, and can be so powerful. So take a moment in your busy day and just sit and read and enjoy your self!! Your children will love you for it!!

Well untilll next time, In Christ Mae