Things running through my head!

Do you ever wish you could crawl into the arms of Jesus? Or ever feel like you know your gifts that the Lord gave you and yet Satan creeps in and tells you that you are not worthy or good enough? I am having that struggle right now. I have been blessed with a love for children having had one the natural way and two adopted loves. I have felt a pull towards doing foster care and yet here is where the struggle comes in.

Having lost my husband five years ago to cancer there have been times over the years that I feel I just can't do it all. Note the "I"... I am so thankful to serve a Lord and Savior that is there 24/7. Because let me tell you I have been on my knees! It is so hard being a single parent..the loneliness alone is deafening, the chores..come on seriously I need a man around! But, the Lord reminds me in..

James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4.Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

..that he is not done with me! My hearts desire is to serve God with all my heart. I will continue to pray about foster care and go to scripture to hear my Lord tell me that I am worthy of His love and that He promises to continue caring for me and my children as He has by placing such dear friends in our lives.

He has Risen!

Happy Easter everyone! We have had a wonderful day! Started the morning with Easter baskets and hidden eggs and then off to church for an awesome service. The weather today however was anything but warm...we have had wind, rain, and snow today. So the pictures with the bunnies will have to wait till we have a warmer day. Instead I put the kids in front of the family room window for pictures!:)






We came home and made some yummy food which included this Blueberry Crumb Cake..

Blueberry Crumb Cake

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs(beaten)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups unsifted flour
1 cup sour cream
2 cups blueberries

Cream butter and sugar - add rest up to flour, alternately add flour and sour cream and fold in blueberries. Pour into a buttered 9x13 pan.

Mix and crumble on top -

1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.



I hope you all have had a great Resurrection Sunday! My greater wish is that everyone knows Christ as their own personal Savior. May God Bless all my friends far and wide. I really love the friends I have made through blogging you all bless me with your great stories, recipes and craft ideas!

THE LORD'S BASEBALL GAME

Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team.

The Lord's team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate named 'Love.'

Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because 'Love never fails.'

The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith works with Love.

The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the first pitch.


Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass: Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked because he never swings at what Satan throws.

The bases were now loaded. The Lord then turned to Freddy and told him He was now going to bring in His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Freddy said, 'He sure doesn't look like much!'

Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw Grace.
Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had ever seen! But Satan was not worried; his center fielder let very few get by.



He went up for the ball, but it went right through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on the ground; the roaring crowds went wild as the ball
continued over the fence . . for a home run!


The Lord's team won!

The Lord then asked Freddy if he knew why Love, Faith and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game. Freddy answered that he didn't know why.

The Lord explained, 'If your love, faith and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself.Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base but only my Grace can get you Home:


'For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast.' Ephesians 2:8-9

Psalm 84:11, 'For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them who walk uprightly.'

'I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.'
Phil 4:13