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Name: Amber
Birthday: 10/14/1979
Gender: Female
Interests: A few of my favorite things: My Heavenly Father, my husband Paul, my 3 children, chocolate, a good book on a rainy day, trying new recipes, spending the day with a friend, chocolate, my family, flip-flops, and did i mention chocolate?? :)
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1/9/2006
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| I don't even know where to begin... Some of the things I've been thinking about: - How do we become thankful for the hard times?
- Why do we tell people "Life isn't fair"?
- How do you distinguish between 'religious' and 'spiritual'?
- Can a person have a false spirituality?
- Do church standards limit the working of the Holy Spirit?
- Are we still living under the law or are we really free?
Yeah, my thoughts have been all over the board. Sometimes my head feels to full to think anymore. Which is one of the reasons I haven't been updating...sometimes, it's just too hard to think. So, what are your thoughts? I hope to have a follow up post later.  | | |
| Where there's a will...there's a way. 
Brooklyn sees Carson in the tree and wants to get up so badly!  She tries the little trike, but it's not high enough... 
Waaa! 
This is higher, maybe I can reach...  
VICTORY! Whatever you're facing this week, keep trying! *************************************************************************          
The mighty hunter  Sisters~Best Friends  
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| If I could give advice to youth today, I would tell them: Get out! Live! Experience new cultures! Eat food you don't think you would like. Spend time in other countries. There's more to life than getting married and raising children. Don't get me wrong, those are good, too. But, I can't stand the thought of youth never traveling, never seeing a world beyond their back door, being content to do what everyone else does. I am so thankful that my parents allowed me to go to Asia when I was 18! It was an amazing experience! And it makes me wish for more. The first time I studied the book by Debi Pearl, "Created to be his helpmeet", I thought, 'Whew! I'm glad Paul isn't a 'Mr. Visionary'! I would hate to be uprooted because he got a notion to move somewhere else. Now? I think I may have a little of Mrs. Visionary in me. :) I have a huge urge to move somewhere, to be involved with needy people in some way. We waste so much time trying to 'maintain' where we're at. I never wanted to move becuase this is where I grew up. What all have I missed already? Opportunities that may never be there again! I told Paul if he wants to move somewhere, I'll start packing. In my mind I'm thinking, "There are more houses than ours, there are other jobs, there are other groups of Christians to fellowship with..." He's thinking, "Where will we live, where will I work, etc...." Maybe God has brought us through an extremely difficult year to make us willing to go somewhere else. I don't know. But, I do hope that I see opportunities when they are in front of me. And I'm trusting God to show us where He wants us. Edited to add: I did not mean to imply that Paul doesn't want to go anywhere else. That's not true at all. He is just more cautious than I. And probably for a good reason, since he is the provider and the head of this little family. :) | | |
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One night a man had a dream. He dreamed He was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from His life. For each scene He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One belonging to Him and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of His life flashed before Him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of His life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of His life.
This really bothered Him and He questioned the LORD about it. LORD you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.
The LORD replied, my precious, precious child, I Love you and I would never leave you! During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If I could see a picture of my life the last 6 months, I'm afraid you would see only one set of footprints and they're not mine...I can understand how people who don't know Jesus, could get to the place of wanting to end it all. If it wasn't for Jesus, I don't know if you would see any footprints at all...Surely this is not what God had in mind when He spoke of Abundant Life? God has to have something better in mind for His people! We're searching... | | |
| This cooler weather reminds me that winter is coming! I know, it's a couple months away, but it will be here before I'm ready. It always is. This time of year, is just perfect, in my humble opinion. Not too hot, not too cold. There are some things that I will not miss: - Grasshoppers
- Spiders
- All the work of the garden
- Feeling like I have to be working outside
And there are things that I will miss: - Being barefoot
- Flipflops (when barefeet aren't acceptable) :)
- My children playing outside
- The flowers in my garden
- The warm sunshine
- Eating outside on the patio
- Hanging my wash on the line in the warm sun
- Fresh vegetables and fruit
- Green grass
- Not having to put on coats, shoes, etc. before you can go out
This list is incomplete. There is so much that I love about summer and fall, even though I don't like 90*...winter, don't come just yet. | | |
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