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⁴The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
 ⁵If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
 ⁶Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
 ⁷Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
 ⁸Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
 ⁹I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
 ¹⁰Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
 ¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
 ¹²Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Good Morning Blog Friends~


It is a gorgeous morning at Farming on Faith. The birds are singing~ the frogs are croaking and I have a fresh cup of coffee in my hands curled up with my Bible.


This little guy is George ~ Caleb named him. He likes to eat my frogs and the fish from the pond. He fishes with his beak~ kind-of fun to watch.


 I am needing something from God this morning. The next 10 days will be a tad bit hectic for sure~ before the wedding. So I am catching a calm before the storm~ so to speak. My Boston is coming home for a short stay so I am excited to get my hands on him. Boston and Keaton both think Papa is gold~ so I have a plan to buy Josilyn's affection.LOL




My children grew up when I wasn't looking. I don't know how because they will all tell you I may have been a bit of a smothering mother. At one time I was the center of their world~ no more. Sometimes I miss them so much my heart aches. But it is time for them to start their journey in life.


I still say giving birth is much easier than pulling off a wedding and much less painful than letting them go.


Pity parties are nothing but a waste of time~ so I am not going to throw myself one~ there is not time for that. I am reminded this morning how God must have felt when He sent his Son to earth. Did He cry Himself to sleep each time He looked at His son's empty room ~ His empty seat at the table and the stillness of the chatter that once was a normal sound in the house? For thirty-three years there was so whiff of a teenage boy ~ or in my case Marshmallow scented Calgon. NO there was no whiff of Jesus in the Heavens.  As if that was not bad enough He sent His Son to die so that the world would never have to be separated from God.


During this time in preparation of the wedding (and her moving so far away) and the coming Easter Sunday ~ I now understand just how much God loved me. He separated Himself from His Son just for me. He gave up His daily chatter with His Son so that He never had to be separated from me. Wow~ what amazing love.


On that Resurrection morning when the earth quaked and the stone rolled away~ God's Son overcame death so that earthlings could enter into Heaven. Oh~ how much God loves us!


SO~ on this beautiful morning as I worship my God for this beautiful Creation He has blessed me with~ I am praising Him for the sacrifice He has made for me and my children so that I will never have to be separated from them for eternity.


Now that is just a wonderful reason to celebrate this morning~

• Take the egg between the left thumb and fingers and position in the hand so that the smaller end is pointing upward.
  

• Prick a hole in the top of the egg with a sewing needle. Make the hole a little wider by swirling the end of the needle around the perimeter of the hole. Be careful not to use too much pressure and crack the egg.
  

• Turn the egg upside down and use the sewing needle to place a slightly larger hole in the wider base of the egg.
  

• Hold the pricked egg over a clean bowl between the thumbs and index fingers of your hands and begin to blow air into the smaller hole. Puckering the lips around the hole and blowing as hard as you can is the best way to get the insides to come out. Once the egg begins to flow, less intensive air blowing will be necessary.
  

• Keep blowing into the egg, letting the yolk fall into the bowl below. A good way to tell the egg is empty is to watch the egg leaving the larger hole. It will be white, then yellow, then white again as it nears the end.
  

• Rinse the empty egg carefully under water to remove any residue egg and to clean off the shell.
  

• Allow the shell to dry completely before decorating and remember not to waste the yolks. Put them in the fridge for an omelet after you finish your craft project.
• I tea stained the eggs with very strong tea water. Next~ I spattered the eggs with black craft paint and an old toothbrush. It helps to get your toothbrush wet first.

( Story taken from The Daily Bread)


That being the case~ I want to advertise that accepting the free gift of salvation that Jesus paid for me on the cross is the very best decision I have ever made. Do you remember a time you invited Jesus to be your Lord and Saviour? Click here to find out what God's Word has to say about it. It has best the most important decision I have ever made. 


Our Bible tells us that the cross was the  instrument of execution used on our Saviour. (Matt. 27:22-26) That angry crowd chanted, "Let Him be crucified." The cross is a sign of His death and it must never be taken lightly.


To me it is my eternal hope~ it reminds me to take up my cross daily and follow Him.  


What does the cross mean to you?

If a man can change that much how can we question that Almighty God has the power to change lives? I look back at where I came from and I am amazed how much God has worked in my life. Now many may look and say I have a long way to go and that would be correct. 


The Bible tells us that anyone who receives His blood cleansing ~ salvation by grace becomes a new creation. He begins changing us from that moment on. He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be. 


I am thankful that when life seems to be ever changing~ He is the same yesterday~ today and forever. For this girl that does not like change I delight in the security I find in my never changing God.


Now that is a good enough reason to celebrate on this stormy Monday morning.

Sometimes you read a book and think ~"I could have written this book."  Deborah Coty is so stinkin funny and so down to earth. She opens up and rats on herself about the times she has lost it when her hot buttons got pushed~she even threw a few things in her day.

 I am so dog gone excited to hear that I am not the only one that has a set of hot buttons. Just like Deborah~ I too want to be gentle, kind and always in control but find myself working so hard only to blow it now and then and again. Sometimes that inner ogre gets out of control and more of my beastly side comes out more than my beautiful side.

This book has been one of my favorite this year. It is a small ~quick ~ to the point book with practical advice on how to tame the beast inside of us.  It truly made me laugh~ cry and determine to get back on track with some resolutions to make some needed changes in my life. I loved this book. I think all women could benefit from reading it.

I rate it 5 stars.

While some of the book seemed like a formula that many counselors hand out ~ I did enjoy the scripture applications and Marilyn's witty humor.

I give this book a 4 star rating.

Book Description

* Backbiting and devouring one another can lead to death. Our lack of gentleness can destroy one another and destroy relationships.  We can destroy some one's self esteem~ their zest for life and her spirit. That is why it is so important to not give up when we blow it.  




* Just meditate on this verse and let the Holy Spirt speak to you about this one.