Some Great News On This Monday Morning~

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 1 Samuel 16:7 ..."for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."
I am thankful through the years my thinking about God has changed. As a young girl verses like ~Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.~ scared me. I mean I was an ornery little girl who once stole candy from the Hospital gift shop while with my friend and her dad/pastor as he was making visits to  members of the church who were sick. 
Yet~ as a grown woman that verse has a new meaning ~ He sees my heart and my intentions when misunderstood by others. Every time I overcome temptation and do the right thing~ He notices.
When we realize that God loves us no matter what and we are secure in His love~ the Bible takes on a whole new meaning. God is love. Therefore, all He does is loving. Now that is reason to celebrate. 
As a young girl the thought that God knew my heart that was deceitful and desperately wicked meant that I had no chance. At least I could polish the outside and look like it was alright. But in my heart I knew that God could see the real me under my spit and polish. I was destined to fail. 
When I was an 18 year old girl who had just went off to Bible College seeking to find God's will for my life. I realized I had never repented of my sin and trusted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Oh I had spit and polished myself very well. I went down to a little alter in Peoria, Illinois and opened my Bible and asked Jesus to become my Lord and Saviour. 
Now I see that verse in a whole new light. The fact is God sees our heart, our thoughts, our emotions, our dreams and 
everything else that is inside of us that makes us who we are. That is very good news. No one loves us like our Heavenly Father. He sees all that we can be~ by the grace of God. He is our biggest cheerleader. He wants me to succeed. He wants my marriage to be Heaven on earth, He wants my children to succeed.
He completely understands us. Men only see the results of our feelings and actions but God can see through all that we do. He sees our good intentions, our motives, ambitions and our hearts.
He sees all the stress that we are under on any given day. He sees our good intentions when man only sees it crash and burn when good intentions go bad. He knows where we are in our monthly cycle. If we are on our way to menopause or on our way back. He knows the lack of sleep~ vitamins or minerals our body is lacking. He can factor in the load of stress we are under may influence our words or actions. He knows the baggage we carry from our past. God realizes the influences you have had that form your opinions of life and others. He see the entire reason that you are you. Wow~ now we are talking!
It is never okay to make excuses for bad behavior. Sin is still sin. We can"t spend our lives blaming others for our actions. What I am saying is that the All Loving God of Heaven understands the "whys" of who we are and He understands.
 He is so loving that He took our place on the cross to pay for those sins. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed. The One who knows me best~loves me the most. Now that is just some great news on this Monday morning.
God is into you and He gets you! He loves you so very much!


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I Am Living~ Fabulous Friday

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John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.





Happy Fabulous Friday~


The sun is shining but we have a dusting of light snow. It is as if spring and winter collided this morning here at Farming on Faith. 


I help Miss Billie on Fridays. All winter she feeds the entire population of birds. I mean be at Billie's house at 4:15 and you will see a red sea of cardinals. It truly is a sight to see. For the past three winters we would refill the feeders at least two times a day. I think it cost more to feed all those birds than I spend a month on groceries~ no kidding However this winter I have only filled them twice so far all season. The birds have feasted well this winter. (My chickens have been eating earthworms all winter~ lucky girls.)   


This morning in my devotion I read of a man who went to the woods to die. Sometimes I think I want to take a slow boat to China but never have I dreamed of going to the woods to live let alone die. 


Story taken from the Daily Bread~

Henry David Thoreau is often noted for his statement that most men “live lives of quiet desperation.” In an attempt to avoid that kind of existence, he lived alone from 1845 to 1847 in the woods of Walden Pond, Massachusetts. In 1854, he published his experiences in the book Walden. He wrote, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

Jesus came to die so that we might have life eternal. He wants us to live until it is time to take our final journey to our Heavenly home.
 He doesn't just want us to live~ but to live the abundant life.  When we know His mind, feel His heart and put our hope in His resurrection we will live life to the fullest before it is our time to die.

I have a lot of living to do ~ how about you?

We all can have abundant life,
Not one of desperation,
As we walk closely with the Lord
And flee from sin's temptation. —Sper







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How To Stay Young~

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John 10:10 (KJV)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly



Oh this is going to make you smile. I read a devotion from Mary Southerland today that just blessed my socks off. I am going to share bits of it with you.


You all know I am having a melt down over my baby daughter getting married the first week of April. She will get married and we will kiss her goodbye as she leaves the wedding and will not see her again until we hop on a jet plane and fly clear across the states on a far off journey to Washington. When I sent my oldest daughter off to that far away place I had no idea just how hard it was going to be.


All of those who have been in my shoes ~ cry a tear along side me and tell me I will get through the tears. All those who have not been here yet~ say no big deal.  I am so sorry Aunt Kim for not crying with you when you were here. 


How did the years go by so fast? It seems like life has been one big adventure. Such a wonderful life I have lived with a few horrible moments to endure. But all in all it has been this incredible trip. 


If you are a young woman~ I say enjoy each and every moment with your friends and family. Tell those you love that you love them every day. Capture each moment with those babies and love that man you have with all your heart. Because the older you get the faster the time will fly by. I promise it is so. 


I see my babies all grown and having babies of their own and wonder where did all those years go? How did this happen?


Yet ~ I take a big breathe and thank God that I am alive. That I have the most incredible man that loves me. We will soon have time to spend with just each other. God has a plan and a purpose for your life at each stage. I am hoping He reveals that to me so very soon~ any day now. I still have by baby boy at home~ not so much a baby. 


I think I shall give that man of mine a big hug and kiss and thank him( for the 1000th time) for being a Courageous man who has never once let his family fall but kept us all rooted and grounded. I have been a well kept woman. What a blessing!


I am coming to understand that growing older does have some advantages. I think of all the things I have learned. When I married ~ I could not cook anything but an egg. Life, marriage, motherhood has a way of growing you. I like who I have become by the grace of God. 


As stated by Mary, "There is great freedom in having paid a lot of "life's dues" because I have already been there, done that and don't really care to buy the T-shirt."  I am with you Mary on that one. Would we really want to go back and do it all over again?~ NOT!


 She went on to inspire me at her age of 61 by saying, " I can say with authority that you probably will live through that crisis you think will be the death of you. What defines you today may very well seem ridiculous in ten years or even ten days."  I so needed to hear that today. Thank you Mary. 


There are many years left to live until that moment that God calls me home. So until then I am going to live life to the fullest ~ cherish each and every moment and not forget how very blessed I am.

How to Stay Young
1. Throw out non-essential numbers such as your age, weight and height.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably family members to fill that need.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
4. Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young, that is all you can afford. When they are in college that is all you can afford. When they are grown, and you are on retirement, that is all you can afford.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person that is with us our entire life is ourselves.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies or whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign country - but not guilt.
10. Tell the people you love how much you love them every chance you get. Never assume they know.
11. Don't worry about things you cannot change or do anything about. Accept them and move on.
12. Read more and dust less.
13. Spend more time with your family and friends and less time working.
14. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. Recognize these moments now and cherish them.
15. Do not "save" anything. Use your good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the next blossom of flowers you see.
16. Wear your best outfit to the market.
17. Don't save your good perfume for only special occasions. Use it even if you are going shopping or just to the bank.
18. "Someday" and "one of these days" should vanish from your vocabulary. If it is worth seeing or hearing or doing, go and see or hear or do it now.








Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, 
but by the moments that take our breathe away.

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Perfect Lemonade~ Just Tastes Like Spring

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Perfect Lemonade Recipe

  • INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
  • 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)


1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.

2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.




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I Am Being Squeezed~

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Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.


Good Morning Blog Friends~
Thank you for missing me~ I so enjoy your sweet emails. It has been crazy here at our home. We are trying to finish a bedroom and a bathroom before Hannah's wedding. We have family coming and I am so excited about that. The busyness of the wedding is in full swing. Showers have been set and it is time for the show to begin. This momma has a pit in her stomach~ I am just having the hardest time with another daughter moving so far away. I know God has grace for the time but I may need a little now. The tears just fall when I think about it.

This morning in my devotion I read that we are much like sponges. They all look alike until you squeeze them. Maybe one was used to clean up coke~ and when squeezed brown cola comes out. Maybe one was used to clean the bathroom~ so when squeezed Soft Scrub comes out. Maybe one is nice and clean with a nice waxy smell~ it was used to wax the hall floor.

We are like those sponges when it comes to our faith. When we are squeezed we see what is really inside.  We have a faith in God ~ we walk just right and we talk just right but when a crisis comes sometimes the ugly comes out.

When the pressures of life come and we feel ourselves being squeezed mentally, physically and spiritually~what comes out? Do we respond to that difficult person in anger~ or with patience and love?  When our buttons get pushed and pushed again~ do we spill out words that hurt because that person has hurt us more times than we care to count?  Or do we take a breathe and remember that hurt people~ hurt other people.

To be honest I have been in a long season of hard and difficult things in life. It has been a time I have needed to spend some time alone with me and God.

Just like the sponges ~we can only squeeze out what has been put inside. In filling our heart with God ~staying in the Word~ and spending alone time with God building our faith will we spill of a sweetness. We need to seek God with all our heart and His plan for our lives. So that when life puts the squeeze on us we will show the love of God spilling out. I am not there yet~ life has been putting the squeeze on me so hard I wonder if I can stand yet alone come out smelling like my Saviour.

Dear Father~
I want to be more than just talk~ I want to walk my talk. I want to be real and point others to the Saviour who has brought me such peace and comfort. I am just a sinner saved by grace~ I need you every minute~every step I take. Teach me to walk in grace so that when the pressures of life squeeze me ~ You come pouring from my life.


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" Taking The World To Church "

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New Hope Baptist Church~ Pastor Joe A. Carter

This Baptist to the bone girl had to tune in Saturday as "Momma Houston" decided it was time to take the world to church Saturday. I grew up in the 80's so naturally like all other girls at that time I was captured by the beauty and talent of Whitney Houston. 

I had to see just what a "Hollywood To Do" would look like being held in a Baptist Church.  And a four hour long service proved it truly was a Baptist service. LOL Whitney~ known as Nippy ~ ran the isles of New Hope Baptist Church as a child. Momma Houston raised her children with much love in a strict Baptist home. The family faithfully attended here and this was their home church.  The Houstons call this their church~ to this day~ even though they moved away. This church preaches salvation by grace and eternal security. Whitney by her words accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour.  She grew up learning to sing here in the choir.  Where did it go wrong? 

Pastor Winans' message about setting priorities and not trying to serve two masters was very good.  I was impressed by the message that was delivered. Now please hear me~ I am not being pharisaical here. By evidence it appears not many ( if any) can handle this type of fame.  

Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

You see even when we have Jesus living in our hearts we are still tempted by all this world has to offer. This world's system and the god it serves will use and abuse and leave us broken. What a tragic end to a little Baptist girl who by her own words repeatedly said she loved Jesus ~ her Lord and Saviour.

 My heart was saddened by the tragic way her life ended and the pressures that led her to drugs and alcohol. The demons in the bottle~ popping pills or shooting or snorting up the world's drugs are not for a child of God. Nothing good comes from the bottle in moderation or excess. It is the world's kool-aid that leads to death and destruction.  That demon in the bottle destroyed my father and all his family. This issue hits home for me. I hate seeing Christians buying into this moderation thing. It will always bite in the end just as the Bible says in Proverbs.




Proverbs 23:31-32 (KJV)

 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
 32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.


I shed a tear or two for the heartache of such a talented Child of God and can't help but wonder what could have been if Whitney had never gone down the road of fame. What could she have done for the cause of Christ with all that talent? What if "Momma Houston" would have kept her family in church or took the world back to church a little sooner? 

 When death comes to call money and fame mean nothing. As my prayers have gone up for this family I am reminded that ~"Only Jesus Can Satisfy My Soul." Let us all remember that the choices we make have a huge impact on others. Our decisions will point others to God or away from God. As a pastor stated Saturday before the funeral~ "We have all checked into this world as we check into a hotel but one day we will all be checking out." The choices we make decide how we will check out. 

How I live today will decide what kind of legacy I leave for those I leave behind when it is time for me to check out. Today each step I make ~ each decision I make is creating that legacy.  

I truly believe that we all need to take the world back to church ~




Hebrews 10:25 (KJV)

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.


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Edible Color Wheel~ Art Lesson

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I have enjoyed teaching art for our Homeschool group. I have about 50 students and last week we created these edible color wheels. It was  a great way for the students to understand the concept of primary, secondary, and intermediate colors. It was great fun. I made homemade sugar cookies and used a medicine cup to make the cookies small and uniform.
I made frosting and colored the primary colors with food coloring.( Red, Blue, Yellow) I grouped the students in groups of three as we began.

We used the primary colors to mix together the secondary colors. (Green, Orange, Purple)


We then mixed the Intermediate or Tertiary Colors by mixing~

Yellow+Green = Yellow Green
Green+Blue= Blue Green
Blue+Violet= Blue Violet
Violet+Red=Red Violet
Red+Orange= Red Orange
Orange+Yellow=Yellow Orange

I used the following recipe for the cookies and frosting but you could use Vanilla Wafers and store bought frosting. The homemade recipe made them more enjoyable to eat. The students had great fun creating and eating.


Angie's Sugar Cookie Recipe
2 cups sugar
1 cup Crisco
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cream of tartar
5 cups of flour
scant of salt

* Cream sugar and Crisco together until light and fluffy.

* Beat in eggs.

* Add milk and vanilla.

* Add in sifted flour ~ slowly.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake. Take from oven when just lightly golden.
Frosting~

2 pounds powdered sugar
2 Tbs. Butter
2 tsp. almond flavoring
evaporated milk to desired texture

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Pursue Peace With Doves and Dragons~

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This is the 6th week's lesson on 1 Peter~ 


We  are all human and act human. Peter was addressing conflicts in the church by dealing with topics such as submission, harmony and peacekeeping. Some people delight in peace while others stir up trouble~ always trying to get their way. God wants us to be peacemakers. During difficult times the enemy wants to kill and destroy and it appears there is no better way than to cause conflict.


This chapter has been an eye opener to me. I truly see God answering my prayers that I have been praying for years. We have seen a major miracle in our family ~ yet I have never had Satan attack me as he has the past five months. I feel as though I have come through the fire. We have all been wounded by others. To be honest I think men and women see and do this differently. Women can be mean. I have been wounded~ and I know I have wounded others. My personality is take charge~ get it done ~ which at times comes across mean. I have to work on this~ I am a work in progress. Women who are leaders tend to wound if they are not careful. 


Peter explains how to have Biblical harmony in the church and in our relationships in the verses below. We are to be sympathetic to others in the church as they were siblings. You know my siblings are really special to me and I would defend them to the ends of the earth. I would lay down my life for them~ I love them as much as I love myself.  ~ Peter tells us to be as loving to others in the church just like they were are siblings~ after all we all are the family of God. Okay ~well if that did not convict you as much as it did me~ I am not sure what to say. Guilty!


Finally Peter asks us to be humble. In today's society we are plagued with "I" and individualism. In fact we as women tend to struggle with pride, envy and jealousy. When was the last time you confessed the sin of wanting to look better than others? These qualities do not lead to harmony in the church or anywhere else for that matter. 


To help us understand this better Peter quotes~ Psalms 34:12-16 which reads~

Psalm 34:12-16

King Ja (KJV)
 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
 16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.


When we who have Jesus living in our hearts bite, devour, gossip and wound each other ~ what does this say to the lost world we are trying to reach?


 Conflict arises when we have unreal expectations on others. I am guilty of this~ you are guilty of this. We need to realize as women that our husbands can't fill our empty cups~ it is just wrong to expect our children to fill the emptiness inside of us, nor can we expect our friends or even our church to do this. Our Pastor can't meet our needs either. Who are you expecting to meet all your needs? When we feel as though someone has let us down and not fulfilled our expectations we tend to strike out at them~wounding them. If we would offer more grace to others~ there would be less conflict.


 We must turn to God to fill these longings. The Bible calls us to be peacemakers. People can't meet our needs. We all need to be doing the work that God called us to do. You see we are to obey God and do what He wants us to do whether it pleases others or not. Offer love and forgiveness to those who have wounded us and move on~ let it go. Not everyone will always be happy with me~ but I am going to do my best to live a life in which God is happy with me. Being a peacemaker does not mean that I try to make others happy.


Personal attacks, difficult people and conflicts are bound to happen in church and in our relationships. Learning to differentiate between constructive criticism and destructive attacks will help us live in harmony with others. We need to be able to thrive in conflict as we learn to disarm and love others who hurt us. The study refers to a book written by Kelly Mathews~ titled "Leading Woman Who Wound." I just ordered the book.  This has been a fantastic Bible study for me this week. 


Next week's lesson is on Standing When Wronged. 






This week's text~

1 Peter 3:8-12

King James Version (KJV)
 8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
 9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
 10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
 11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
 12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.







Matthew 18:15-17

King James Version (KJV)
 15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
 16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
 17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.




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Weight Watchers Cherry Cheesecakes~ YUMMY!

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Our Valentine's Dessert~
 so easy~ so light and so yummy!

Crust~
3/4 cup crushed graham crackers
2 Tbsp. light butter ~melted

Filling~
3/4 cup low fat cream cheese
6 Tbsp. fat free cream cheese
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 large egg whites
1 1/2 vanilla extract
3/4 cup light cherry pie filling


Place 12 cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.

Mix graham crackers in a small bowl with melted butter. Mix well. Place a Tablespoon of the mix in the bottom of the cupcake liners~ press down to make crust ~ refrigerate until ready to fill.

Mix together both cream cheese until smooth with a mixer until light and fluffy~add the rest of the ingredients~mix well.  Fill each pan with filling. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.

Top with 1 Tbsp. of pie filling and chill.

Yields 12 servings~ 3 points


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Happy Valentine's Day~

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~Happy Valentine's Day My Brian~



 Repost but worth reading again
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
For many years I struggled with the idea of my worth in my work.  I didn't have an advanced  college  degree and My Brian and I had decided early in our marriage that I would stay home to raise our children.  I decided then and there I would be the best Homemaker I could be. I didn't have a good handle on who I was as a person though. I had constant thoughts such as: 
*You are  not worth much.
*You do not have a career.
*Anyone can do what you are doing.
*I am stuck in a rat race with no place to go.
I allowed these thoughts to go through my head over and over. As you must imagine I was not a lovely person to be around.
To add insult to injury~My Brian WAS getting the degrees and was building a successful career. I found myself competing instead of complementing. The more degrees he would earn the more I felt left behind. The more recognition he received the bigger failure I found myself to be. During this time in my life I went to many wonderful Titus women that God had placed into my life. What a help these dear friends and family were to me. 
I began to pray for God to first heal me. And then I started reading a book called, "  The Power of A Praying Wife." (by Stormie Omartian)
  I began to pray that God would heal my sinful thoughts. I started praying daily for God to bless all that My Brian's hands touched and turn it to success.  I let go of my husband and gave him to God to use as He saw fit~not as I had planned. 
Your husband will never truly be yours until you have first given him back to God. He is yours only when you are willing to let him go wherever God calls him and do what God wants him to do.-Lila Trotman
I stopped competing with My Brian~and started complementing.  We are one body and one flesh. God joined us together. I began to see each success of his as an extension of who we were as a couple and a family. After all~behind every good man you will always find an exhausted woman! I decided I was going to take Titus 2:4-5 to heart~ I would take on the role as a "husband lover" and a "child lover." This passage of scripture gave me the guidelines for my career!  I realize this whole concept of work and worth is very complex. Each woman must determine what is best for their family using biblical guidelines.  For me~ God called me to be a lover of my husband and my children.  This was refreshing for me. I found my attitude toward my work changing. 
When I gave up my idea of what My Brian was to do in life and focus on what God wanted Carrie to do~ the breakthrough came. I starting focusing on a personal relationship with God and allowed Him to fulfill me as a person! I had been a born again Christian for a long time~ but God wanted me to enter into a deeper walk with Him. I had to learn to really trust Him. Now that is easier said than done. I mean really trust Him. I decided if I could trust Him with my eternal soul than I could trust Him with my husband, my children and our little world. I fully surrendered to God's will~not Carrie's will. I cannot tell you how sweet this has made our marriage.  God's way is always best. Being in the center of God's will is the only place to find true happiness.
My Brian is now just finishing his Doctorate in Education~I am so proud of him and very thankful I walk this life with him.  I have had many fun part time jobs but none that compare with being  Dr. Mom!
I wouldn't have missed it for the world~ I love you with my whole heart~ My Brian.





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