Sunday's Song

This is a song that's been on my mind tonight. I hope you all have a blessed Sunday!

I Am Thine, O Lord

1. I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, 
 and it told thy love to me; 
 but I long to rise in the arms of faith 
 and be closer drawn to thee. 
Refrain:
 Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, 
 to the cross where thou hast died. 
 Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, 
 to thy precious, bleeding side. 

2. Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, 
 by the power of grace divine; 
 let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, 
 and my will be lost in thine. 
 (Refrain) 

3. O the pure delight of a single hour 
 that before thy throne I spend, 
 when I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, 
 I commune as friend with friend! 
 (Refrain) 

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know 
 till I cross the narrow sea; 
 there are heights of joy that I may not reach 
 till I rest in peace with thee. 
 (Refrain) 

Clothing Problem

My youngest son is just a few weeks away from his second birthday. During the past few weeks he has been taking off his clothes and diaper all the time. Someone recommended putting his diaper on backwards to see if that would stop it, so we tried that day during nap time one day. When I got him up, the diaper was off and the bed was wet as was his shirt which he didn't take off.


Someone also said to duct tape his diaper on, but I was a little scared to do that, lol! So far, the only way I have found to keep his diaper on is to put him in a one-piece outfit. I don't remember having this problem with my other son. Anyone else have any ideas? I don't have that many one-pieces that he'll fit in right now, so I am having to wash clothes a lot more.

What Yesterday's Picture Really Was

Yesterday, on Wordless Wednesday, I posted a picture to see what y'all would think it was. There were some interesting guesses. What it really was was 1 egg and 2 small potatoes. I put the egg in to give you an idea of what size the potatoes were. Here is a picture of the potatoes fried up with some okra. They were mighty tasty. I am hoping for more!


My cousin told me after the plants started dying I could pull out some of the smaller ones to fry up. So, that is what I did, but I only dug up 2. I am hoping if I leave them alone for a couple more weeks, that they might grow some more. This is my first time growing them, but that is what I've read and heard. I really hope it's true and that I'll get a nice harvest of bigger potatoes.

Wordless Wednesday

True Woman Tuesday: Week 4

I'm sorry for posting this so late. When I woke my son up this morning he had gotten sick all over the crib and wall, but not on him. Still not sure how he managed to avoid that, but thankful! I've been holding him much of the day and had to wait until his nap to write this.

This is the 4th week of our True Woman Tuesday study. We've been studying how a Proverbs 31 woman is a busy lady who takes care of her home, is thrifty with the money her husband brings home, and knows all that is going on in her home.

She's busy 24/7! I have thought there is no way that I can ever be fully like her. Here's what Nancy Leigh DeMoss says to that: "Let me say, the moment you come to realize that you cannot do what God has called you to do by yourself, that is one of the greatest discoveries you’ll ever make. That’s the starting place to victory."

We need to focus on the journey, we can do it through Jesus, but not through ourselves. I need to pray daily for the Lord to fill me with His holy spirit. One of the things I definitely have a problem with is wanting 'me time'. I want my space, my time, my this or that. I never thought I was being selfish, but it certainly sounds like it. Nancy says "If we live selfish lives now, we will reap the fruit of our own hands."

We need to accept the description of what God wants us to be. It's in the Bible in black and white. We must strive to be godly women and do it with a good heart.

The next two sections are on Timothy 2 verses 9-10 9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, 10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

These are instructions for the way women should dress for church. We are to dress modestly with clothes proper for the occasion. It says to adorn ourselves with good works. Nancy says "If you claim to worship God, if you claim to be a Christian, then your appearance, your attitudes—the way you treat other people, the way you treat your husband and your children when they are getting on your nerves, your attitudes at work and at church, your actions—they need to support your claim to be a child of God."

I know I'm not always doing my best at this, in fact sometimes I'm downright awful. I need to ask for forgiveness and try again. I've been trying to remember to ask my family for forgiveness when I lose my temper and don't treat them with enough respect. I think this is a good motivator to help me with that kind of behavior. It's certainly no fun to have to ask anyone to forgive you.

Here are some questions to ask yourself "when you go to be with the people of God, when you go to church, are you prepared? Are you appropriately attired? Have you arranged yourself in a way that reflects well on the Lord?" Women should check themselves so that they know they aren't a temptation to men.

Nancy goes on to say that she believes that we should have our inner life well ordered. Some women, me included, go from very high-highs to very low-lows just because that is how their emotions run. Nancy put this a good way: "I want to have a mind that is well-ordered, to be thinking thoughts God's way and to have all my thoughts brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ." This is what I am praying for!

If you would like to read what others thought of this weeks lesson, go to Valley Girl where everyone is linking up.