I am a nester. Once I settle in, I don’t like to move.
For three years, this little spot on the web has been my home. I have made it mine.
I am comfortable here.
But, I forgot something. I serve a God who likes to shake things up. He moves. He moves in spectacular fashion.
Last week, He moved in my life.
So, I am following His lead…..
My blog is moving to a new house.
For my e-mail following friends, I must let you know that you will not get any more e-mails after this one unless you stop by my new bloggy home and sign up again to receive posts in your inbox.
I cannot believe that December is already here. Oh my, how quickly time slips by! That’s why every Friday on the blog I like to put together a list of things that I am learning to help me “take note” of how God is working in my life.
Here in no particular order are 10 things I’ve learned lately:
1. This month, my parents celebrated 48 years of marriage, and my grandparents celebrated 68 years. That’s a lot of years people. My grandfather says that secret to a good marriage is to treat your spouse with respect.
2. I love old family photos. Don’t you? I need to be more intentional about taking pictures of my family because time slips by so quickly. Here’s a little “Throwback Thursday” action with my adorable abuelos. My grandparents still look amazing, right?
3. On another note, I am slightly obsessed with PicMonkey. I cannot stop making cute graphics for my blog’s Facebook page. I may need to join a support group to deal with my addiction.
5. I have been counting down the days until Thanksgiving because that is the day that we put up our tree and pull out the Christmas CD’s. My new favorite Christmas CD is Peace on Earth by Casting Crowns.
6. I am a huge fan of Amazon Prime. Free two-day shipping has rocked my world. — Imagine my surprise when I learned about Amazon Smile. Order anything and a percentage goes to the charity of my choice. Love it!
7. Do you follow She Reads Truth? They offer great Bible reading plans for women, and their devotionals are AMAZING. On Wednesday, they shared a verse that really encouraged me:
“If your heart is broken,
you’ll find God right there;
if you’re kicked in the gut,
He’ll help you catch your breath.”
Psalm 34:18, MSG
8. I recently discovered this awesome song and had to share it with you. Love the last line of the lyrics: “When nobody stands, stand on your own…”
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9. If I spend time with women who are passionate about the Great Commission, then my passion for Him ignites. I am so honored to be a Contributor for Missional Women. Have you heard about the upcoming Missional Women Conference? Early Bird tickets go on sale on Black Friday.
10. This weekend, God sent me a sweet surprise. Don’t you love surprises? I am excited to share with you that this blog will soon be hosting a link- up blogging community on Thursdays. In order to get that party started, I am working with the folks at OutstandingSETUP to move my blog to wordpress.org.
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I am joining Jessie and Emily and friends this weekend.
What a crazy month this has been! God is stretching me and teaching me so much through some “fiery situations.” I want to be intentional about remembering the lessons learned during this season. That’s why I put these weekly Top 10 posts together.
Here in no particular order are 10 things I learned this week:
1. A rat can crawl up into your car and eat away at some belt that controls the power steering on your car. This may or may not be spiritual warfare, but probably is if your step-son calls five minutes earlier to say that he is having car problems, too. And then, your husband plugs a piece of equipment into the wall and almost starts a fire.
2. Sometimes the best therapy is to pull out an old CD for a road trip and sing off-key karaoke at the top of your lungs. (Thank you, Jeremy Camp. Your album Restored has helped restore me.)
4. On a similar note: “Here’s the lie: that our worth as humans is dependent on what any other human says, does or thinks.” (Thank you, Melanie, for pointing me to this “spot on” article by Sam Ponder titled“Examining Truth and Twitter.”)
5. My new daily prayer: “Lord, keep my loved one who needs you so desperately.” — Thank you, Leila, for sharing your story and showing me how to pray.
7. I just completed a study of Ephesians with an amazing group of women as part of the Hello Mornings Challenge. In studying the armor, I readDavid Guzik’scommentary on Ephesians 6 on Blue Letter Bible, and he provided an eye-opening explanation of “demanding moments” in spiritual warfare
– A flood of depression or discouragement, feeling like a black cloud.
– When a relatively insignificant thing gets blown way out of proportion.
– An opportunity to speak with someone about what Jesus did for you.
– Opposition against a sense that God wants you to do something, to follow through on something.
– A sense of panic and helplessness.
8. I want to be a “dangerous woman.” Thank you Lynne Hybels for sharing this prayer creed on your website:
Dear God, please make us dangerous women.
May we be women who acknowledge our power to change, and grow,
and be radically alive for God.
May we be healers of wounds and righters of wrongs.
May we weep with those who weep and speak for those who cannot
speak for themselves.
May we cherish children, embrace the elderly, and empower the poor.
May we pray deeply and teach wisely.
May we be strong and gentle leaders.
May we sing songs of joy and talk down fear.
May we never hesitate to let passion push us, conviction compel us,
and righteous anger energize us.
May we strike fear into all that is unjust and evil in the world.
May we dismantle abusive systems and silence lies with truth.
May we shine like stars in a darkened generation.
May we overflow with goodness
in the name of God and by the power of Jesus.
And in that name and by that power, may we change the world.
Dear God, please make us dangerous women. Amen.
9. I am beautiful. I am meant for so much more than all of this. I am treasured. I am sacred. I am His. (Thank you, Mercy Me and Patty for reminding me.)
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10. Kid President made me smile and shared some wisdom in his VLOG “20 Nice Things We Should Say More Often” :
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