How Great is Our God!!!!!

***Excerpt from 'Streams in the Desert' by Mrs. Charles E Cowen***

"Is there anything too hard for Jehovah?" (Gen 18:14)

Here is God's loving challenge to you and to me today. He wants us to think of the deepest, highest, worthiest desire and longing of our hearts, something which perhaps was our desire for ourselves or for someone dear to us, yet which has been so long unfulfilled that we have looked upon it as only a lost desire, that which might have been but no cannot be, and so have given up hope of seeing it fulfilled in this life.

That thing, if it is in line with what we know to be His expressed will (as a son to Abraham and Sarah was), God intends to do for us.even if we know that it is of such utter impossibility that we only laugh at the absurdity of any one's supposing it could ever now come to pass. That thing God intends to do for us, if we will let Him.

"Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Not when we believe in Him enough to go forward and do His will, nd let Him do the impossible for us. Even Abraham and Sarah could have blocked God's plan if they had continued to disbelieve.

The only thing too hard for Jehovah is deliberate, continued disbelief in His love and power, and our final rejection of His plans for us. Nothing is too hard for Jehovah to do for them that trust Him....Messages for the Morning Watch.

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Above was my devotional for today. Like always, I was deeply challenged by the words chosen by Mrs. Cowman. I am always so thankful that she allowed herself to be a vessel, filled with God's leading. Through her writings, I am brought closer to the Lord and His promises. Today was no different.

After I read the passage, I sat on my bed thinking of all the things that could fit into the worthy description of deepest, highest, worthiest desire and longing of our hearts. Yes there were a few I could come up with, but they were quickly pushed away as selfish or unworthy. I dug deeper in my heart looking for one I had all but given up hope on.

It came to me, like it has a lot lately. You see, my 60 year old uncle is dying of cancer. He lives in another state and we have a loving, but surface relationship due to the fact that we hardly ever see one another. I have not seen him in over 5 years and there is a real possibility that I will not see him again in this lifetime. What burdens me the most is his eternal future. He has never indicated that he has put his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and chosen to follow Him. Though he may have occasionally mentioned a passing belief in the existence of God, there are no fruits or actions that would suggest he has chosen to follow the Lord with his life.

Knowing that he is closing in on his eternal destination, his salvation has been in the forefront of my heart and my prayers. I dont know him well, but I love him dearly and want so much to spend the next life getting to know him.

I feel the need to add here that his father, my grandfather, passed away 5 years ago. When he died, we had no indication that he had turned his life over to the Lord. My father tried on many occasions to speak with him about God, and he would always tell my dad that he was not interested. My father is a minister of the Gospel and I know that it weighs heavy on his heart that, though he has been privileged to lead many souls to the Lord, he was unable to share the love of Jesus with his own father. I think that my father feels even more burdened to share with his brother the hope and peace that the Lord can bring.

So, I left my room this morning prayerful, but for once at peace. I knew that God COULD answer my prayer. I could only pray that He WOULD......

Tonight, as I sat in McDonalds watching my kiddos play on the play place, I opened my phone to check out my emails. And this is what I found:

You know that I went to Phoenix.....right? Did you know the EXCITING news? Uncle G, received Christ into his life. Amen!! Dad

So if you saw some crazy lady looking at her phone blubbering with tears running down her face. That was me, with PURE JOY spilling over!!!!!! And do you want to know the crazy thing? My dad got home on MONDAY! So, that means anytime in the last 4 days, he could have emailed (or Heaven forbid CALLED) and told me the great news. But, no, God had his own way. He chose to have me read this passage today. I know He is reminding me that He is in control and nothing is too hard for Him!!!!

Please keep my uncle in your prayers! Please pray that God would fill him and make him just a beacon of light in his last days. That he would have the joy of seeing his own children walk in the light of the Lord! Pray that his faith would be an encouragement to others and that his faith would grow deeper and stronger for each and every day of his life. And pray for his healing. Because there is NOTHING to hard for Jehovah!!

God Bless you!!!

Wordless Wednesday:Mini Cooper's Cake Smash

She ate the whole thing!

This post is linked up at A Beautiful Mess & 5 Minutes for Mom. Happy Wednesday & God Bless!

Mini Cooper's 1st Birthday Party-The Decorations

I am so excited to show you the spread from Mini's party! I must admit I've had more then one instance where I though 'Did I do that?' I was so suprised and pleased at how it turned out!



I found the materials to make Mini Cooper's shirt at Hobby Lobby, For under 10.00 I made a shirt for Mini & a shirt for Mustang's birthday next month. The package came with one of each number 0-9, I wonder how many birthdays I can get away with using the numbers? Ha ha! Anyways, the shirt determined the theme: Pink and black.



I decided at 1 am Wednesday night there should be a banner {the party was Saturday}. So I raided my scrap book stash {I havent scrapped in years} and came up with this. If I had it to do over again I would have bought a few new pieces of paper, but as it was I had everything I needed on hand!


And the spread.


Cupcakes from Wal-mart bakery {I wont go back there...story to come in another post} topped with cupcake picks I made with left over paper.



Glass candy bowls {1.98, Walmart} filled with M&M's, Gummy Bears, Tootsie Rolls we caught at the village parade ha ha!, and a reused spaghetti jar tied with a bow held the licorish. I made the little sticks from more scrap paper, taped them to straws, and decorated them with stickers.


Leopard print photo boxes on sale for 2.00 each at Hobby Lobby held the potato chips, and little glass pitchers I got for a quarter left the school shelves to hold string cheese and little umbrellas for drink glasses. Thanks to some couponing a few weeks ago, the string cheese cost 1.00 for a package of 10! And we were also able to offer Crystal Light drink packs that I got for free after coupons :)!


For favors Mustang and I made little felt flowers {like from our Creation lesson} out of pom poms, felt, and pipe cleaners in our craft cabinet. We attached little hearts that said 'Turning one was so much fun, I'm so glad that you could come! Thank you for celebrating with me! Love, Mini Cooper.' We gave these to each of the ladies that came {I dont think the men were too worried about coming, plus their wives got one}.

The party was just perfect! Lots of family members were able to come and share the special day. I'll share more pictures of the party in the next day or two. Hope you enjoyed the decorations. God Bless!

Party!!

We had so much fun this weekend celebrating Mustang's 4th birthday with her little friends. She received a bunch of great gifts (some you will see at school) and we are so thankful!! Thank you for joining us :)

Party on a Budget

Mustang's 4th birthday party is Saturday and we will be having 4 little girls join us for a celebration. With a new baby, a job change, moving, and well life in general, we are on a limited budget (who isnt?). So, I was thrilled to find our party favors for very little money at the Dollar Tree (my 2nd favorite store after the thrift).

I found these fun fairy wings for (of course) 1.00 each, and found enough colors that each girl will get their own color. I hope it wouldnt have been better to buy them all the same, hmm. I also got the last 2 packages of foam wands. There are 3 in each pack. When the girls arrive at the party I will let them decorate the wands with stickers, gems, and glitter. I also found a tiara that my DD will wear as the birthday girl.

So for 10.00 plus tax I have the vast majority of what I will need for the party. :) I promise pics of the fun next week.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Four years ago today I held you for the first time. Wow the time has gone by so fast and we have both learned so much. I am so honored to be your mommy. Thank you for being the best first little girl a momma could ever pray for. May God continue to help you grow into a beautiful, sweet, and extreamly helpful little lady. I love you!!!

Egg Hunt

The Easter bunny AKA Mommy (who filled the eggs) and The Crazy Aunts, and Joe who hid the eggs, stopped by Grandma's house on Saturday.

Mustang loved it, Charger hated it. Oh well. The candy was a hit and lots of fun by all.