A Great Quote

Here's a great quote:

 You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest.

You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.

Look all around you and realize that everything you see is what you have chosen to see. Every thought you think is what you have chosen to think.

Day after day, by your words, your actions, and your thoughts, you have chosen your own path. And that path has brought you to precisely where you are.

Now it is time to choose again. Remember that with each and every choice you make, you determine the details of how your life will proceed.

It is a serious responsibility as well as a wonderful, enormous opportunity. For again and again, you can choose your way toward the life you truly wish to live.

— Ralph Marston

Passion

This is what I've been praying for; NOT that I would just be obedient, but that I would have a PASSION for obedience.
Think of what the world could be if we were to take our passion for things that are sinful and turn it towards obedience.
I want that passion for obedience.

-BTW, my new e-mail is dirtrabbit11@yahoo.com

Sorry it's been so long.

Sorry it's been so long. I've been busy with church and such. Also, I've had my head planted firmly up my own backside. I'm working on becoming more of what God wants me to be so I'm back doing my devotionals every morning. I get my devotionals from the life recovery Bible. And yes, that is an "addicts" Bible. And yes, I'm one.  After a walk through the high weeds recently, I've decided to redouble my efforts at being clean and sober.  So, here is my devotional for today. Enjoy!                                                                                                                              

We may not want to admit it but we all hunger for love. We may be starving for affection due to previous losses. We may be afraid to reach out due to fear of rejection.

As we turn our lives over to God, we need to venture towards developing loving relationships with God and others. It's scary to say "Please love me" but it's worth the risk.

If we don't satisfy our need for love in a legitimate way, we may be driven back to our old addictive behaviors.

We can be sure that if we go to God for that love, He will be glad to have us. He will provide for us, protect us, and love us.

Told you it was good.

Weight loss and/or eating disorder

The doctor says all the numbers are up: cholesterol, blood sugar, weight, etc...

The only way I know to lose weight is to severely restrict my food and over-exercise, so here I go again. Anorexia, here I come. I gotta lose 20lbs in four months. I want to lose 40lbs in four months. We'll see.

Loving the green beans!

Boy, do we have the green beans! Loads of them. They are very yummy. We have lots of cucumbers. We're giving them away. We've already eaten some okra as well.

Our barn swallows have grown up and flown away while our second bluebird set have just hatched. They aren't very pretty just outside the egg. Of course, neither are humans at birth. Yeah, I know. Every couple that has a child thinks it is just gorgeous just after being born. Seriously, most newborns look like Harry Truman.

Watchin' Little House

Just watching Little House today and sleeping. Went to church, came home and slept.  I am way too tired considering I've done very little. Whatever God has for me, I'll accept. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I could use less strength and more energy but ...

Attack of the giant cucumbers

We planted cucumber plants. WAAAYYYY too many cucumber plants. They grew well. We saw lovely blossoms on the edges. Never occurred to us to lift the leaves and look. When it finally dawned on us to look, the cucumbers that were hiding there were HUGE!! One had a 3 inch diameter when sliced. They weren't very cucumbery tasting. The sheep and the goat were quite fond of them. Me, not so much. I think I'll check the cucumbers more often.