Well, it appears that I have been subconsciously worried about all sorts of things....Most of my reading and promises have been related to the Lord providing, whether it be financially, with in relationship, rescue, forgiveness, grace, sleep, rest, etc. The Lord ALWAYS provides what we need and He ALWAYS knows what we need. He doesn't forget about us...even if we try to stay away or get lost or wander around in circles for awhile. He still remembers us and He still remembers His promises.
January 3
Psalm 3: 3
But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
Psalm 3: 5
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
Matthew 3:11
"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."
January 4
Genesis 8:1
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.
Genesis 8:22
"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."
Psalm 4:8
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
January 5
Psalm 5: 11-12
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Matthew 5: 4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Genesis 9:11
I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
January 6
Psalm 6:9
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
Matthew 6:32
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Christmas Quilts
So for this Christmas, as part of my grieving process, I decided that I wanted to get crafty...I decided to make quilts for my family out of my dad's old t-shirts, jerseys, and other things. He so much and actually had a lot of stuff to choose from. I definitely didn't have a shortage of clothes to pick from.
So for about a month, all I did was work, eat, sleep, and quilt...It was really difficult and really emotional at times but it was also really good. One of the hardest times I remember was when I was cutting up his aloha shirts...most of them were dry clean only and when you only a wear a shirt for a couple hours at a time and like 3 times a month it doesn't get dry cleaned every week or so. I picked up one of his shirts and started to cut and I just got a huge whiff of him. The shirt still smelled like him because it hadn't been dry cleaned and not wore before he died. It made me miss him like crazy and I just sat there smelling that shirt for like 20 minutes.
I had lots of moments like that through out the process but I also had lots of release and healing as well. So...here are my quilts. Well some of them anyway. Not pictured are my moms and Tiffany and Richards.
Rick and Carol...All those white squares have little music notes on them...
special for Auntie Carol
Grandpa and Grandma...this took FOREVER!!!
Auntie Jamie
Lauren
Alanna...did you know that her hip bone comes up to the top of my rib cage!!!! RIDICULOUS!
Uncle and Auntie...Old Guys Rule...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
It's True...Promises
So, on New Year's Eve we got these "life journals" that have a reading schedule to read through the Bible in a year...it's been awhile since the last time I actually read through the entire Bible, so I figured 2009 seems like a great time to start it up again...
When I was praying on New Year's Eve, asking the Lord to prepare me for He had planned, I felt like the Lord spoke something very simple to me...this year I needed to meditate daily on the promises of the Lord. Promises of the Lord through out the scriptures and things that the Lord reveals as promises specifically to me for the next year through out my daily reading.
So, I started yesterday and next to my "daily promises" in my Bible I have started to put a big "P" right next to them and in my life journal I reference them so I know when the Lord gave them to me and where to look for them.
I have decided that I want to share my daily promises with all of you that check in on this lovely little blog of mine...so (almost) everyday (hopefully) I will post my daily promises and if I miss a day I'll post them with the day after...
So here goes...
January 1, 2009
Psalm 1: 3
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yield its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
Psalm 1: 6
"For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish."
The Lord promises blessing in season. There is always blessing that comes eventually...
Not only does the Lord promises blessing, but He also promises favor, provision, and protection. He promises to watch over the way of the righteous. Those seem like pretty good promises to me...The Lord brings fruit in season and He watches over the way of the righteous. Whatever he does will prosper!
January 2, 2009
Genesis 3:21
"The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them."
Adam and Eve sinned against Lord. They turned and walked away from Him. Even through punishment (being sent out of the garden) the Lord provided for them. He clothed them. He continued to care for them, even in His anger and sadness, He was compassionate and kind to them.
Psalm 2:8
"Ask of me and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession."
God desires to lavish us with good things, we only need ask. He tells us that all we need to do is ask...Just ask and it's yours. "I will make the nations your inheritance...Everything I have I give to you." God is just so amazingly good to us. We just need to tap into the goodness that is waiting right in front of us. All we have to do is reach out and take a hold of it.
Psalm 2:12b
"Blessed are all who take refuge in Him."
God provides. He brings comfort, blessing, and refuge. He is a shield in times of trouble. God blesses those who bless Him and nothing brings Him more joy then to be near us. When we take refuge in Him (through good times and bad) He is delighted and over joyed and pours those things out in abundance upon us! Again, we only need to ask and start grabbing onto the things that the Lord has waiting for us.
When I was praying on New Year's Eve, asking the Lord to prepare me for He had planned, I felt like the Lord spoke something very simple to me...this year I needed to meditate daily on the promises of the Lord. Promises of the Lord through out the scriptures and things that the Lord reveals as promises specifically to me for the next year through out my daily reading.
So, I started yesterday and next to my "daily promises" in my Bible I have started to put a big "P" right next to them and in my life journal I reference them so I know when the Lord gave them to me and where to look for them.
I have decided that I want to share my daily promises with all of you that check in on this lovely little blog of mine...so (almost) everyday (hopefully) I will post my daily promises and if I miss a day I'll post them with the day after...
So here goes...
January 1, 2009
Psalm 1: 3
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yield its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
Psalm 1: 6
"For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish."
The Lord promises blessing in season. There is always blessing that comes eventually...
Not only does the Lord promises blessing, but He also promises favor, provision, and protection. He promises to watch over the way of the righteous. Those seem like pretty good promises to me...The Lord brings fruit in season and He watches over the way of the righteous. Whatever he does will prosper!
January 2, 2009
Genesis 3:21
"The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them."
Adam and Eve sinned against Lord. They turned and walked away from Him. Even through punishment (being sent out of the garden) the Lord provided for them. He clothed them. He continued to care for them, even in His anger and sadness, He was compassionate and kind to them.
Psalm 2:8
"Ask of me and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession."
God desires to lavish us with good things, we only need ask. He tells us that all we need to do is ask...Just ask and it's yours. "I will make the nations your inheritance...Everything I have I give to you." God is just so amazingly good to us. We just need to tap into the goodness that is waiting right in front of us. All we have to do is reach out and take a hold of it.
Psalm 2:12b
"Blessed are all who take refuge in Him."
God provides. He brings comfort, blessing, and refuge. He is a shield in times of trouble. God blesses those who bless Him and nothing brings Him more joy then to be near us. When we take refuge in Him (through good times and bad) He is delighted and over joyed and pours those things out in abundance upon us! Again, we only need to ask and start grabbing onto the things that the Lord has waiting for us.
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