In His Steps ( book)

My oldest son just bought this book recently. ( he is always looking for great Christian books to purchase to read, plus for his own personal library one day) So I have borrowed his book and am enjoying it immensely! It is an old time classic, and is the adult version for the children's book, What would Jesus DO?. This is the book where the , " What would Jesus Do." saying has came from. Or better know today I suppose as WWJD.  One may wonder when in the world I would ever have time for reading so many books. I do not have a lot of time for sure. But I grab minuets here and there, especially when I am nursing my little one. And when I lie down some days after lunch for some quiet time. The only things I read is my Bible and great Christian books or literature.
  This book is written about a pastor of a church that has pledged along with many of the church members for a year not to do any  thing without asking first, "What would Jesus do." And many of them are business people , ect..   So form that day on in all aspects and dealings concerning their  businesses and decisions they make, they ask the question, what would Jesus do? And things in their businesses and community begin to chance because of that pledge they made. 
    It seemed it was new for these people to bring God into every aspect of their lives though they had been professing Christian all along prior to this. 


  But that shouldn't be so should it? If we are truly living are lives completely for God, then all the time for as long as we live every thing we do should be centered around what Jesus would do and what His Will is for our lives. It shouldn't be something new to us, but it should be the norm, any thing else would be strange to us.
   We need to always consider in everything What would Jesus do.
Here is a few examples.
~ Would Jesus watch or want us to watch this movie, TV show, ect...?
~ Would Jesus use His time this way?
~ Would Jesus use His money this way?
~ Would Jesus read this book or magazine?
~ Would He hang out at a place like this?
~ Would Jesus listen to this kind of music?


 A lot of time I think things are done with out a lot of time considering this because I guess we get the mind set that these things really don't matter, but if we stop and take a moment to think about it, we know the answer in our hearts.  Proverbs 3:6 "In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."                                                                                     And all these things do matter. God wants every little detail of our lives to be after His Will. He wants us walk after His steps.
      1 John 2:6 " He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked."


  May this be an encouragement to you today, as you mother your children and walk after God.


  ~In Him,
Mae                                                                                 


  

Louie Giglio ( Passion Talk Series DVD set)

I was recently given this DVD set as a gift. We watch them together as  a family. So far we have only managed to watch the first two. We really enjoyed them. I do not know how the rest will be, but I imagine that will be just as good. He is great speaker, and really holds your attention. The first DVD was really amazing as Louie describes our Milky Way Galaxy and how great our God is in His perfect creation of the stars and planets, and how small we are. You would just have see it know what I mean. It was very well done.
    I am enjoying the gift of this DVD set very much.  And now I have just placed and order for this exact set for a family member. I found it on www.amazon.ca  for $58.00. There you can view the DVDs and read what all they are about.
     I am sure there is web-site as well where you could learn more about Louie Giglio and the Passion Talk ministry. I do not personally know anything of Louie or Passion Talk only this DVD set, and the first 2 of the DVDs we watched. Might be wise to check that out if one is interested.

inspirationals and devotionals for moms

I have recently ordered these 3 books, and I loving them!! Such great inspiration, wisdom and truth, and helpful advice! If your a busy mommy with several children I am sure you would find them a blessing as well. Full of great stuff!
 You can check them out at www.aboverubies.org
Right now you can buy these as a set for only $35.00.

yearning for wisdom

 Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.           Proverbs 4:5
                                                 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.            Proverbs 4:7  


 How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.         Proverbs 16:16        
                                                            If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.              James 1:5
                                                        


   If any one needs wisdom it is us mothers busily keeping up with our children and all the issues that arise every day all day!! If your a mom with little ones, ya' know what I mean . Some days are way more crazy than others though.  
 So we need lots of good godly wisdom to successfully handle it all right?!!


  And by the above verses it sounds like it is a very great thing to have for certain sure, better than gold in fact! Wow, you can't get better than that can you?!


 And by James 1:5 it does seems easy enough to come by. If any of you lack wisdom, just ask God!
  Yes, all we have to do is yearn,  desire, and seek after wisdom, earnestly praying and crying out to God for it, and our Heavenly Farther who holds all wisdom will gives us liberally what we need. He is just waiting for us to ask.
  We wants us to seek and desire His wisdom and not the world's wisdom. We can find out what God thinks of the world's wisdom when we read
 1 Corinthians 1:19 " For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness";    


   I love to start my day with a prayer for the Lord to help me get through the day while I am yet lying in bed, and  I prayer for wisdom for that day to handle all the issues that will arise. And also I pray in the middle of a situation for His help in how to handle it.  Try it, it works!! And it will calm you down too when you take a breather and stop and pray!
  So yearn for wisdom, and God will fill you up. Seek after Him, and He will direct your paths. 


In Him,
Mae
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                         

Sweet Journey and Sweet Relationships ( books)

Sweet Relationships

Sweet Relationships is a powerful Bible study on Titus 2:4-5. This book will guide you toward sweet relationships with those you love the most. Teri’s personal writing style, intertwined with Scripture and study questions, practically breaks down these verses that are vital to Christian women.

Sweet Journey

Whether you are struggling with discouragement, anger, fear, loneliness or simply want a closer walk with Jesus, Sweet Journey is a Bible study leading you in the right direction. This book has the potential to dramatically change your life

  This is two books I defiantly want to be getting in the near future! I just love books that draw me closer to the Lord.
 These books and more great recourses can be found at the Maxwell Family web-site.
www.titus2.com


This CD looks like would be great too! Lots of great stuff to check out!! :) I just love that families like this are making great products available like these to encourage and inspire us.

Loving Your Husband CD

This session holds eye opening truths as to a wife can improve her relationship with her husband.

summer, gardening, animals ,children and fun!!

  Here it is soon to be the first day of summer for 2015!!  The days are getting much longer now. Doesn't get dark till about 12 or 1 p.m., and then light again by about 3 a.m. Pretty neat!!


 It has already seemed like summer for awhile though. We still have cool evenings and mornings a bit though.


 Our garden is going like crazy, but unfortunately so it the weeds too! But what is a garden with out a few weeds huh!? We just got lots of much needed rain here. That is so good! Now we have to wait for it to dry up a bit and then attack those weeds! I honestly can't stand weeds!! Nothing more I like than a nice clean looking garden! :) 
  We have a  bigger garden this year with lots of variety. We even managed to get Chinese cabbage  which we started our selves by seeds in the house. So that's exciting! This year besides starting seedlings in our cold frame we built last year, we also set up fluorescent lights in the basement and I started some plants that way too under the lights. They turned out really well. I just planted out the rest of the tomatoes we started under the lights. They look great!


  The children are nearly finished with school. Maybe about 3 weeks or more left. We get a bit behind when we go to Texas in the spring time.
   Nathan who turns 15 in July is finishing up 9th grade. Clayton just turned 13 yesterday completed grade 6,and  Samuel age 11 is finishing up with grade 4. Sarah turns 8 in July and is almost done with grade 2. Then we have Anna ,5, she did Kindergarten this year.  Then our 2 youngest Benjamin 3 1/2, and Daniel one.


  Lots out door fun things are occupying the childrens' time now, besides helping with the garden and other summer work projects we have lined up. Always so much to get done in the months with no snow!  The summers are short and sweet here in our neck of the woods!  Some of our projects are:  painting the house, replacing some windows, putting up a fence for our cows.


 Yep, we got cows!!!  They are at someone place for now though. I am anxious to get our fence up so we can get them. So we can milk our cow!!  I am so happy to finally have a milk cow!! Lots of fresh milk, cream, home-made butter!!! YAY!!!


  We got our chicks ( 125 of them!)  in early May.  They will be our meat chickens come late summer/early fall.  Yay, for our freezer!


 The big weekend I had planned for most of a year was just last weekend ( June 5th-7th)  An Above Rubies Ladies Retreat held here in our Northern Alberta area!! I am so glad I got to be a part of organizing and planning it!  It was a very special weekend! Nancy Campbell author of the Above Rubies magazines for over 37 years was our speaker. She is so gifted in speaking and ministering to ladies. And what a great message she had for us.  We had a big turn out, over 100 ladies and teens, and several babies too!  Sadly we had to turn down ladies.  Lord Willing we hope to have another ladies retreat in this area though, or a family camp with both Nancy and her husband Colin.




 Now that I am not busy with the preparing of the retreat, I will put my energy in to other things  again. I want to spend more time reading great books, reading my Bible, and memorizing Bible verses. Plus posting more great things on here for your enjoyment and encouragement!


  Wishing you a very great summer! Stay strong for God! Keep Him first in your life!


In Him,
~Mae

Home-schooling With a Meek and Quiet Spirit (a book)

I am currently reading this book. And what a great find it is!!
I know this book as been out for awhile now, but I have just came across it. And I am so happy I have!  Home-schooling with a meek and quiet spirit is just what I desire and long for. 
  It takes a close and growing walk with the Lord .   Anxious to see what all else it contains as I grab minutes here and there to devour it!
 If you would like to learn more about this book and several more that Teri Maxwell and her Husband Steve Maxwell has written please check out their wonderful web-site at www.titus2.com
   Their web-site contains many great resources for home-schooling families. They have something for everyone.
 In Him,
Mae