An awesome after school snack!!!

Hey all!!!! Several months ago I got this cookbook called Deceptively Delicious.I don`t know if you all are familiar with the book,but it has alot of yummy recipes with hidden veggies in them!! You get to add some extra nutrients to your meals AND DESSERTS and no one will be grumbling at the table because no one will know they`re in there!! I promise you!!! Anyway,this afternoon I made this dip for the kids to have when they get home from school with some fruit.I had a very hard time practicing self control and not taking out a big spoon and eating the entire bowl myself!! It tastes exactly like a chocolate peanut butter cheesecake:) Yum-o!!! Okay,now here`s the recipe:
Chocolate Peanut butter Dip

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup carrot puree(I`ll explain how to make this following the recipe!) 1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbs.chocolate syrup
fruit for dipping

Blend all ingredients together except the fruit of coarse and serve with fruit slices!



Please let me know if you guys try this!
Now onto the veggie puree.All you do is steam or boil the carrots until they are tender and then put them in a blender or food processor with a few Tbs.of water and puree them.You can put the rest of the puree into zipper bags and freeze it so you have it on hand for other recipes.This is also good idea to do if you either have a young baby or frequently babysit for a child that eats baby food. Just cook up a bunch of different veggies and puree and freeze them and you have baby food on hand!

In other news,things in general have been going great in our lives lately!! I`ve had alot of time at home getting caught up on housework.Joe is still home and he is helping out soooo much!! The house is getting really organized.It`s such a blessing to have my hubby working along side of me!! I am truly thankful for that!!
I`ve been reading some wonderful books as well.One is called Amish Grace.It`s about how the Amish forgave the man who was responsible for shooting the ten girls in 2006 at Nickle Mines.What an awesome story it is.It has really been helping me examine my own heart.Also I`m reading another book called Secret Believers by Brother Andrews. It`s about christians in the Muslum community and how God is using them to spread the Gospel of Christ. I highly recommend this book.

I plan on posting alot more often.I really miss the blog world!! I have so many ideas for future posts!! I want to do an article on bread baking. I also have alot of ideas about saving money on groceries and also frugal home decorating.I`ve been looking through this one magazine I got in the mail.It has alot of really cute shelves and little country pictures and all sorts of stuff.I started thinking how easy it would be to make some things at home.I plan on trying a few ideas out and posting about them over the next few weeks,as time and money permit.
Now,I think I will get going!! I hope you all are having a truly wonderful day and are feeling the love of God in your life today:)

God`s plan continues to unfold and other happenings in our lives

Hello all!! I am just so thrilled at the amazing things God is doing I just have to share it with all of my dear readers!! Remember Paul and Marybeth? Well,they came to another service on Sunday!!! I really know she has a heart for the Lord,but the Lord is also working in her husband as well.The sermon was preached by one of our deacons and he never preached a sermon before.This too,was part of Gods plan because this man is so down to earth and young and I believe that was a contributing factor to grabbing Pauls attention.He payed attention to the sermon and I really believe he was moved.Is he ready to give his life to Christ.Not yet.God is working on his heart though.He talked more about the Catholic church and the difference he sees in our church and I`m just so thrilled!!!! They`re planning on coming over on Sunday morning for breakfast and then we are all going to church together.EVEN MY HUSBAND!!!!! You see,God is using this couple to draw my husband closer to Him as well. Please pray this week that my husbands heart will melt at Sunday`s service and he will humble himself before the throne of grace.
Also,more great news.My friend who left our church several months ago returned on Sunday.I was so happy to see her returning to her home!!God is so sooo good!!
Now,onto our family news.Today is Emily`s 6th birthday!! Her grandparents took her out for the day to Toys `r`Us and Friendly`s and then came back here for ice cream cake.We`re planning on having a celebration again this weekend at her other grandparents house.Anthony`s birthday is on the 19th so we`ll have a double mini b`day party for the two of them.When they go back to school we plan on having a big party for both of them at a really fun place called Clomb Alot Clubhouse.It`s going to be their first party for all their school and church friends so it should be alot of fun!
I know some of you have been reading my blog for a long time now,so I`m sure your wondering about my female heath issues that I posted about a while back.Well,I`m seeing a new doctor now.She did a biopsy last week and that was negitive thank the Lord!! What she wants to do is insert this device into the uterus that slolwly releases progesterin into my blod strem and it will help keep the uterine lining from becoming too thick.It`s good for five years.It also prevents pregnancy.I do not believe in using these devices for birth controle,but because of the medical condition I have this would really be the best option.
I do need to go now.I hope all of you have a blesssed evening111

Amazing things happen when we trust God

Hello again my friends!! I know you all must be shocked that I`m blogging for the second time this week:)I just have to tell you guys about what happened.Remember the family I told you about that we`ve become close friends with? Remember how I said they started coming to our church? Well their Names are Paul,Marybeth,and they have two children,Ryan who`s 7 and Alicia who`s 4.I try when I speaking of other people on my blog not to use they`re names,but it`s just too confusing.Lol! Anyway,onto my story.God`s really been working in her life over the past few weeks and I`ve seen the hand of God in her life.She was born and raised Catholic as well as her husband.Sunday was only the second time they came to our church.They did end up leaving early because her husband was sick.I tried calling her the next morning and she didn`t call back.I though it was odd,but figured I would see her that night because her husband has been playing softball with mine and there was a church game that night.She wasn`t there,but her husband was.He told us that they were going to go to a Catholic church down the road this coming Sunday.Let me say this before I continue on.I have been a Christian for almost four years now.I never shared the Gospel to anyone other than my children and husband.I have always felt convicted of that and I pray often that God will hep me get over my fear of man and share the truth with others.For the first time on Monday night I was confronted and had to make a stand for Christ and the Gospel.I took a huge chance that these new friends that I love so much would be offended,but I knew the Holy Spirit was with me.I said that the Catholic church does not preach the Gospel of Christ or the true way of salvation.I assured him that everything I was about to tell him comes from the Word of God.I`m not out to bash other religions or churches.The catholic church teaches that you have to earn your salvation through works.God sent Jesus Christ his son to die for us and only through His blood are we saved.After I witnessed to him I felt so different.I can`t even explain it but if your a Christian and reading this you might know what I mean.So anyway,we left the game and I was so sick about the response I got and all that was going on.I tried to call again the next day and didn`t get a call back so last night I decided to send her a message through face book.I let her know the truth and got a response back last night saying that she had made a decision to go back to her old church.I cried so hard because I know the deception behind the Catholic church.I`ve been so sick for three days over this I can`t even tell you.I felt like someone died.I also received a wonderful blessing.My husband who is not a believer came home from the store before with a Christian card of encouragement for me and wrote the most beautiful words of encouragement.I was praying that God would help me submit to His will and trust in Him and He showed me through the card my husband wrote that my testimony to Marybeth and Paul made an impact on him and I truly believe that my husbands heart was touched by God.
The story isn`t over yet.Late this afternoon I got a phone call from Marybeth.She said she did research and found out I was correct in what I told her about the Catholic church!! She will not be going there.She also told her husband about what she learned.I am so thrilled about this!! Praise God!!
Please pray for Marybeth and her family and for me as well.I am so amazed.God has us in the palm of His hands and no matter how hard Satin tries he can`t pluck us out.It`s not about us.It`s all about Christ and living each day for Him to bring Him Glory!!

My first crocheting project!!!!

Hey guys!!I hope you all are having a wonderful day!! This is a picture of a chrocheting kit I purchaced from Walmart a few weeks ago. I finally sat down two nights ago and taught myself to crochet!!Next I have a picture of my winter blanket in the making!!It has some mistakes,but I think it`s coming along nicely!! Soon I hope to get the kids each a ball of yarn and a crocheting needle o they cn join in on the fun with me!! They really want to learn.
Next,I have a photo of Anthony and Emily with our new kitty.I had a basket of laundry and a quilt on top of it that goes in the kids room and Midnight curled up on top of it.The kids really wanted me to take a picture because it was so cute!!Next I had hubby take a picture of my new hair cut. I don`t know if you can tell how much shorter it is because my shirt is black but it was to the middle of my back before.I think that is a horrid picture of me,but oh well.You can see the ugly walls in our bedroom too!LOl!We plan on redoing this room soon.It`s actually going to be Emily`s room,but that won`t be for a while yet:)So,anyway,the next picture I want to share with you guys is of our candelite dinner last night.I made roasted chicken,smashed red potatoes with skins,and oven roasted carrots.I have no idea why it came out so dark though.There is plenty of light in our kitchen now that we renovated it.Now that I think about it....I may have taken this picture two nights ago.In that case we had creamy chicken over rice with bab carrots and green and yellow string beans.I also made somehing called apple dump cake for dessert that night. Oh my goodness was it ever so yummy!!! Have any of you ever made a dump cake before.It`s so easy!! I plan doing a recipe post one day to post some of the things I`ve beencreating for my family in our new kitchen!!Some of the recipes I`ll be posting include fruit smoothies,and homemade granola.
So...in other news...I went to the doctor today to discuss the ultrasound results.Guess what? I know nothing! They said the ultrasound didn`t show any abnormal growths or tumors which is fantastic news.He said in order to decide what the next step is as far as treament goes he needs the results from the hospatil from when I had the D&C done back in Aug. of `07.He want`s to know if any abnormal cells were found.So,he said if they don`t have the results by January,they he will do a biopsy in his office.January I`m thinking?? There is NO WAY I`m waiting until January. So,I am going to personally go down to the hospatil myself and request the results and then fax them over myself.I am totally at peace with all of this. I prayed in the waiting room that God would give me peace about this situation.He really has.Whatever the outcome is,God knows and He will take care of me and provide a way to pay for any treatments.We serve an awesome God and He is ALWAYS in controle!!
Speaking of serving an awesome God I`ve been meaning to post about this for almost a week now. Our church supports a ministry called Providing Hope Ministries. Someones goes to a local jail cell and gts to preach the Gospel to the inmates.They lso do one on one counceling and lots of other things to help lead inmates to Christ.Well last Friday they hosted a banquet at a local chuch and I got to attend.I heard some really amazing testamonys.I mean truly AMAZING!!We sung two praise/worship songs as well which was again, just awesome.Then at the end they had a table set up and this wonderful young woman was standing there.Sheimmediatly gave her testamony to us of how God saved her.She was a drug addict.She was in a coma and nearly died.Her mother didn`t know what to do with her so she put her in the car and drove her to the church parking lot.They just sat there and a man affiliated with the church approached them.HGe got into the car with them.I guess soon after that she started attending some of the services and about a month later after one of the services ended she just went up to the front and got on her knees and accepted Christ as her savior. A month later she was baptised.It`s been two years now and she now sells hand made Christian cards.She also signed a contract with barns and knoble!! It`s amazing what God can do in someones life!!! I need to go now!!!Have a blessed evening!!

Apple and pumpkin picking fun!

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Here are some pictures of our fall outing on Saturday. Above are all the kids standing in front of the fall decorations they had set up by the pumpkins. Next is my 8 year old son in front of the apple trees,then my daughter holding a big pile of apples.Next is one of our whole family right in the middle of the orchard. We all had so much fun together! This was something I`ve wanted to do for a long time and I`m so thankful that we were able to go!!
Then after we loaded the car with just about 50 pounds of apples and lots of pumpkins we went out shopping and then out to dinner at Old Country Buffet.Have any of you ever been to an Old Country Buffet? I definatly recommend it. The kids absolutly love it there and it`s also inexpensive as well. I took pictures there as well.The first one s of my two boys.To the left is Anthony who is 8 and then Joey who will be turning 10 on the 21st.Next is a picture of all three children.Emily who is 5, Anthony,and Joey.Joey`s making a goofy face! They are so cute and such a blessing to me!!Pictures below are some of the gorgiuos fall folliage Of North Eastern Pa. I love living up in the mountains durring Autumn. I look at the leaves changing colors and I`m reminded of what an awesome God we have!! Who could possibly believe that the earth just formed and evolved and there is no intellegent design behind it?God is all around us!!Just look at His creation and all it`s beauty!! Hope you all have a blessed day!!!

PS---I just realized that the order of the pictures is totally backwards from the way it`s supposed to be.Also mid way through there is an html tag that I have no idea how to get rid of without deleting the entire post.Oh well no ones perfect!! Just wanted to appogize if this is kind of hard to follow.

An Update on our lives

It seems as though it`s been forever since I posted!! For those that are wondering,we are all doing fine!Alot has been going on with me.The endometrial hyperplasia that I have has been acting up again.I good friend took me over to the doctors last week,and he put me on progesterone.Things started to go back to normal within 24 hours which was absolutly amazing.My blood count had dropped down to 9.5 within 10 days. In case some of you are not farmilure with blood count levals a normal count should be between 12 and 15.When the blood count gets below 8 the body cannot produce more blood on it`s own and a transfusion is needed.Last August I was hospitalized because my count fell to 5. This happened gradually over the coarse of a two year period though.Last week my blood count dropped within a 10 day period.God knew that I needed to go to the doctor at exactly the right moment!!How amazing is He:)Plus I started taking iron a few days before because I knew I should.So now I`m an official pill popper.I take b12,iron,and progesterone every night. Part of the reason the blood loss was alot heavier this time is because of my new job. I only work 3 hours but the heavy lifting caused ALOT more blood loss than is normal for the condition I have. The doctor told me it`s because of the pressure on your uterus when lifting.So,now I have to go for an ultrasound at the end of the month and then back to thje doctor for a follow up the first week of November.He said he also needs records from my previous doctor because in order to figure out the best way to treat this condition he needt to know what kind of hyperplasia I have.There`s one that has precancer cells,one that has cancer cells and one that`s normal.I know mine is the normal kind because I already spoke with a doctor last year about this when I went into the hospatil.I`m probably going to be facing surgery to have my uterus out,but I will know more in November. I know everything will work out because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.That is my hope and the very foundation that my life is built on.Praise God for my salvation!!!
Aside from all the health stuff we had a fun day yesterday! We went to an apple orchard and picked apples with the kids!It was so much fun!!They got pumpkins as well. I`ll post some pics tomorrow:)My husband bought a new camera for us on Friday!! It is such a blessing. He has to set some stuff up yet,but when he does I will post pictures.Now I`m sure you`re wondering how many apples we picked right?FIFTY pounds!!I will be learning to can this week:)At .69 a pound who could pass up the oppertunity to stock up.It was weird too because this was an idea we just had a few days ago and when we got there it turned out that this is the only weekend you can pick apples:)God is always in controle.Now I have to pray for wisdome as I learn how to can and physical stamana as I`ve been very tired due to the anemia.
So,now let me tell all of you about my new job. It is going very well. I love working with the elderly. It`s very sad at times when I have to go into the dementia unit to clean. It`s heartbreaking to see all those poor people so lost and confused. One woman paces the floors crying because she thinks she has to pay her bill,and doesn`t know how she will get home. I`ve come to realise that there are things you just have to leave with the Lord.We don`t know why these people are going through what they`re going through and no one can change the situation. All I can do is be sweet,kind and friendly and do the job God gave me.It really makes me angry to see the way these people are treated sometimes though. What can I do though? Love one another as Christ loved us!
Finally,it looks like we are on our way to making some really major improvements in our home!!I`ll be sure to post more as things progress.
I didn`t forget about the giveaway I`ve been promising either!! It will probably be within the next week or so as I`m still collecting goodies:)
I also have some recipes to post too,but that will have to be sometime durring the week. The other day I made homemade flour tortillas,and whole wheat hameburger/sandwich buns to freeze.We`ve been so buisy latly I think having these things on hand will help make meal planning a little easier.
Well,I should go to bed soon.It`s going on 12:30.I can kind of take it easy tomorrow though because the kids are home from school.I do need my rest though and I still have research left to do before heading to bed,so I think I`ll say good night for now:)

Daily Ramblings

I hope everyone is having a blessed day today!! My life has been very busy lately. I officially started my new job last week. It`s hard getting used to working with the elderly and disabled,but I am getting used to it. It`s sad to see them so helpless. I try to be as cheerful and pleasant as I can be while I`m there. My job is not to heal them,or change the situation they are in. Only God can do that. My job is just to serve them their meal,and try to be as joyful and sweet as I possibly can to them.God knows what we can handle and never gives us more. I wanted full time hours but I`m so thankful I didn`t get them! First of all it`s very hard on my back as I have to lift heavy trays and mop buckets,boxes,ect.I think it would of been too emotionally draining too.God is good, and always knows what`s best for us! I still believe my job is to be a keeper at home,but I need to obey my husband as well.
For those of you who are wondering about the current situation with my sister,she finally gave us the money:)Praise God for that!!Now we can finally move on from this horrible situation and pay off some of the debt that was incurred during hubby`s injury. I`m so thankful:) I also plan on blessing others with some of the money as well. I want to honor the Lord in all I do and no amount of money will ever change that! Please keep our family in your prayers.My desire is to do the Lord`s will.Often times it is hard for me to give freely to the church because I am under the submission of an unsaved husband.Don`t get me wrong though. My husband has a huge heart and is more than willing to help people that are in need. It`s the tithing that I can`t get his permission on.He doesn`t mind if I give some money,it`s just that he doesn`t want me to give 10% of the money. God knows my heart though:)If I could, I`d give more without even thinking twice. The joy I would feel to be able to give that much to help further Gods kingdom would be amazing!!
On another note~~~The reason I haven`t been posting too much lately is because I`m almost at my 100th post and guess what?? I have a surprise for all of my faithful readers and also for new friends:) I will be hosting my very first giveaway!! The theme will be "Some of my favorite things" and the reason why I decided on this theme rather than a fall theme is because #1 everyone is doing a fall theme and I wanted to be different,and # 2 I just saw so many things that I loved and that have been blessings to me that I just had to share them with all of you:)I don`t have any pictures of anything yet or dates on when the giveaway will be. I`m still collecting things to give away, so when I feel like I have a good amount of treasures I will post the giveaway. It may not be exactly on my 100th post but I promise you guys it will be very soon:)
Finally,as you all know we have had our lives pretty much on hold for the last 1-1/2 years because of my husbands injury,so we will be very busy.We only had this house for 6 months when hubby got hurt,so alot needs to be done. The first thing we will be doing is laying new carpet in the kids room.We have three children in one room right now and it is crammed.We started organizing and cleaning today and will continue throughout the week.By next week we hope to have the room ready to carpet:) When we moved in we had to reinforce the floor,so we actually have no carpet at all in there right now.Also we will be getting them bunk beds. Right now they have a full size bed that my son sleeps in and a twin that my middle child and daughter share.The beds we want have a little closet built in and that will be such a blessing because their room currently does not have any closet space. I will try to get before and after pictures so I can show all of you how everything turns out!
Thanks to all of you who have read through all of my ramblings today:) (when I titled this post daily ramblings, I wasn`t kidding!LOL!!) Blessings everyone!!!

An amazing primitive country store and other events

Hey everyone!! I hope all of you are having a blessed Friday!! I found this site called Fine Country Living Primitives and oh my word... you all must check this site out!! You can go on a tour of their home that was originally built in the early 1800`s. It is so cute and prim inside!! Then they have a short little film of their two cute boys helping their dad build the gift shop they now have. Then there is the gift shop. I`m telling you the things you will find are so adorable, prim, and affordable as well!! Since I started blogging I`ve developed a love for prim decor. I would like to start collecting some things for our home as finances allow. So, I was just so excited when I found this shop. Maybe one day my hubby will take us for a ride. I think it`s about an hour and a half from our house, but his sister lives close to where it`s located so that would be a great reason to do some visiting:)
I got very good news the other day as well. I got the job at the nursing home. It`s only part time for now. It is in the afternoon, which is not what I wanted since I`ll miss supper with my family and seeing the kids, but at least I`ll be able to gradually get used to working outside the home and also get used to trying to juggle my responsibilities at home. It`s only two days a week too which is very good. Plus there will be chances to switch shifts to morning when they become available.What I`ll be doing is serving meals in the dining room.I have to admit, I was very nervous about working. Just because I wasn`t sure I could keep up with the house and taking care of my family. I believe it is fine for Christian women to work as long as the responsibilities around the home come first.God is so faithful! He never gives us more than we can handle:)My poor friend had to go back to work as well. She`s been a homemaker for 20 years and she still home schools three of her children. She was devastated that she had to enroll them in public school this year. So many people are having difficulties this year.
I know I haven`t mentioned anything about my sister in a while. In case any of you are wondering,things are moving at a snails pace as far as the transfer of the money goes. We`ve been running around ALOT,trying to cooperate with everything she asks of us.We`re waiting for her to deposit the money into an account that I had to open in just my name.Of coarse I cannot call her,so I`ve been waiting to hear from the bank when money is deposited. This one woman is so sweet there. She actually agreed to call my sister to complete the transaction.It`s just a crazy situation,and the worst part of it is not being able to have closure with her. I am actually afraid to say anything to her for fear she wont give me the money. I don`t want to say anything nasty or anything like that. I just want to clear the air so to speak.
Truthfully, I would like to write a book about all of the trials we`ve faced over the past year and a half. I think it would be a wonderful testimony of how God can bring a family through anything:)All you have to do is trust Him!! Have a wonderful evening everyone!!!

Something to think about/changes in my life

I was just over at Sinner Saved and read THIS article that I think is really worth checking out. It has to do with the kind of language we use.It brought to mind an article I once read on Christian Homekeeper. She was talking about why it`s important that we as Christians dress nicely.We are ambassador`s for Christ. Everything we do and say represents to the world who He is. This should be our motivation to clean our homes, look nice, speak nicely,be well mannered, not what others might think of us, but what others will think about Christianity.Our lives need to be a testimony. This way of thinking has greatly helped me really get to the root of why I am having difficulty with organization, and keeping my home neat and such. The motives behind everything have been to serve man and what people will think of me if say they come over and see a mess. I think we need to sit back and ask ourselves what motivates our hearts. Are we afraid of what others will think of us or are we concerned with the image of Christ that we are portraying to others? Just something to think about and I felt lead to share this with all of you today! I hope I`ve been helpful!!
Now onto the second part of my post. I`m not sure if I mentioned that I would be looking for a job in the fall. Well the season has come, and I have an interview on Monday.Please pray for me. I`m not completely sold on the idea of going back to work. Titus 2 says we need to be keepers of the home,and that is what I thought God`s roll for me was. I`ve been praying about it. This is what my husband wants right now as well. He just feels alot of pressure on him right now because he cannot work,so this will be a huge blessing for him. I also got a state ID card today. I hadn`t had mine renewed for a long time.I registered to vote as well for the first time ever. I truly never had any kind of interest at all in politics before,but this will be ther first presidential election since I got saved, and I feel the need to vote this time around. I`m pretty excited about that!! so, alot of changes taking place in our home.
Well, I do need to get going now as the kids will be home from school soon!! Blessings and I hope everyone has a beautiful day!!!

Daily Ramblings

Hey eberyone!! Hope your all having a fantastic Monday!! We have had a very buisy couple of days. Friday we went to a local amusement park called Knoebles. We had so much fun!! Hubby and the kids got to be in a little play as well. It was so cute!! I`ve got pictures,and when I can I will post them:)
Yesterday my husband picked us up from church and then we went to his brothers house for a barbeque and the kids went swimming. Today hubbys mom and stepdad came over and brought b`day presents for my 8 and 5 year old. They also got a brand new entertainment center absolutly free. It is gorgeous!! They always find the best deals:) Anyway, they gave us their old one. It`s very nice. I`ll post pics sometime. God is so good:) He will always take care of us. I think that`s the message God has been trying to tell me latly. When you keep your eyes fixed on Him and His ways you won`t ever go wrong:)
Also,for all you apron lovers out there,head on over to MAPEL LANE for a great giveaway!! Hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Back to school!!

The kids started school on Monday!!I wish I had some pictures to share with all of you. We are still having issues with our camera. We did get a disposable one, but will have to wait `till they get developed to post them:) Anyway, my daughter started K garden:) I can hardly believe it! She was so cute and not scared at all which was a relief. During the orientation she cried when she went on the bus, so I thought for sure she was going to be scared.I also forgot to mention that on the 19th was my son`s 8th birthday! We just had a homemade cake here for him. No big party or anything.
I`ve been trying to limit my time on the computer these days. Now with the kids in school,I get all my housework done during the day so that I can spend time with them when they get home.
I also started going on Meez at night. Just for bible study and praise worship. Candy, over at
keeping the Home has wonderful bible studies and stuff going on. It`s a great time to have some fellowship with other believers and witness to people. It is really amazing how God has even used something as wicked as a chat room can be to bring the Gospel to people.
I hope you all have a wonderful evening!!! Check my blog from time to time,I`ll be posting updates when there is a bible study if you'd like to join in the fun!

Emotionally drained and asking for prayer

I`ve been debating whether or not I should even write this post today. As you all know, I am a very open and honest person. I consider everything I write about on my blog as as part of a testimony of how God is working in our lives. The events that have transpired over the last 24 hours are unbelievable.
I want to thank all of you for your prayers for us concerning the new house.The last part of the inspection was supposed to be today and we were actually shooting for the closing to be tomorrow.Within the past 24 hours all of our plans have been stomped on and the relationship with my sister and I has been dissolved per her wishes.Now that I summed up the situation I`ll go into further detail.
My husband has a very serious injury that has kept him from working for almost a year now. He is in so much pain, all the time that he can`t even stand up for long periods of time. When we have to go out, he is usually in pain for several days after. Through this trial, we got into a very bad position with our mortgage. I could not get a job, because I needed to be home to care for our children. My sister is executor of a trust that was set up by my mother. After praying and seeking the Lord, I had decided to ask her for help.She had told me not to worry,and what we would do is borrow money from our children's college trust fund to purchase another home. This house would go up for sale and we could start fresh with a home that would be a good investment for the children.When the time came for college,the trust would have to be reimbursed. After a year of living in the home,we would begin making monthly payments to reimburse the trust plus any interest they would of made. This was wonderful! She had agreed to buy us some new furniture,and help us with some other normal things in order to move.I had called her,to let her know about something that needed to be taker care of before we moved and she just flipped out.She said she wasn`t taking care of this particular thing after we already made arrangements based on the fact that she said she would.Her and I got into an argument and I yelled at her and hung up on her twice which I am not proud of doing, but I was just so upset and hurt. So then, yesterday I got an e-mail from her saying that all deals were off and she wanted all ties with us broken,she`s getting all her contact info changed,ect.There is also another trust that my mom had set up for me, that I was supposed to get at a later time.I got a second e-mail saying that she`s giving that to me now so all ties can be officially broken until I need to speak with her about the kids college education.
So,that`s basically the story in a nutshell. I`m so upset and hurt over all of this. I have been praying throughout this whole situation that God would direct us on the right path and this is an answer to prayer. I`m just really sorry things had to end this way. I love my sister and I always will. I`m not angry with her for what she has done, I feel sorry for her. She`s going to miss out on alot and one day when the kids are all grown she`s going to realize that she was wrong and it`s going to be too late. This is what God wants for us. Now, we will stay here,get caught up,be able to make the necessary repairs with this house and we plan on investing some of the money into a two year CD and when it matures we will start sell this home and look for something Else at that point. Anyway, it probably wasn`t a good idea to make a deal like that with my sister. I love her,as I said before, but would we really have been happy living in a home that she could sell out from under us every time we had a disagreement?
Sorry this is so long. Thanks to all of you that have read through this. I really appreciate all of your support and prayers throughout all this. Please continue to pray that there will be an opportunity for reconciliation between my sister and I, and that God will continue to direct us. Also pray that God will bring peace and healing to my heart. Blessings:)

Trusting In the Lord

I hope everyone is having a blessed and restful Lord`s day!!I have wonderful news,but I`ve been hesitant to post about it because I wanted to wait until our plans were a little more solidified.We found another house!!This one is so nice and has reciently been reduced by half because it was a forclosure.We already heard back that our bid we put in(which was low)was approved!!Now all we do is send the deposite over and have the inspection set up.I really think this time it`s going to work out.I have a feeling that it is.So that`s really good news!We also were able to get health coverage for the kids which is a HUGE weight off of our shoulders.Hubby was also approved for unemployment which will start mid August:)Praise God!!!So many answered prayers!!I have to thank all of my readers for praying for us through this whole ordeal!Thanks for reading my blog,too.Your prayers,encouragement,and support have really meant so much to me!!More than you`ll ever know.I just keep praying that this little blog I started will encourage all of you in the Lord.That was the whole reason for me starting blogging back in March.I want to bring Glory to Jesus,because without Him I think I would of fallen apart a long time ago.So,anyway I just wanted to let all of you guys know how we are doing and be a testamony of God`s grace to all of you:)I hope you all have a blessed,peaceful night tonight!!

Praying For Wisdome

Well,we got some very bad news today.It doesn`t look like we are getting the house.The inspection report came back and there was a 27 page list of things that needed to be fixed.I`m very discouraged.I know God has a plan for us.I guess all we can do is sit back and wait on Him.Please pray that God will show us what He wants us to do.Do we just stay here and pay off our mortgage,and fix the many things wrong,do we start from scratch and purchase another home,do we look for a shack somewhere,knock it down and put a modeler home up,do we move out of state?The bottom line is that we have to figure out what we`re going to do before we end up foreclosing on this home.I can`t believe we have to start all over again.I guess it`s not so bad.At least we have options.Most people that get into these positions don`t have the resources we have and I believe we`re being faced with this for a reason.We just really need some answers.

Home from a surprise mini vacation and tagged:)

I hope all of you are having a very blessed week!!First I want to thank all of you for your kind comments and prayer for my family and I!I am sending HUGEcyber hugs to all of you:)Things are moving along with our new house:)Waiting for the inspector to get back to us with the full report,but we are shooting for the closing to take place in about two weeks!!Praise God:)
So,hubbys brother lent me some money so I could spend a few days with the kids at the Jersey shore.I am so thankful for that:)We all had such a great time.My sister In-laws husband took my 7 year old crabbing off the peer yesterday.They left at like 5 am.He had a blast,and the kids got to eat their first ever crab last night:)Their grandparents took them down on Sunday.I spent the entire day home alone.I never miss church.I actually ended up having a day that was so,so blessed though.I put on some praise music and cleaned the house.Which,once again I never do on Sunday.It was good though,because I got to worship God in the comfort of my own home,got stuff done that blessed my husband,and I got to pray all by myself,and really,for the first time in a long time I just completely poured my heart out to the Lord.I`ve just been so stressed out lately.Not so much about the current issues going on because I know God will provide,but just my own sin.I`ve really had a heavy heart lately and felt strongly convicted about some issues in my life and it just felt really good to have some time alone with the Lord.Just focusing on Him with no distractions.I felt so peaceful.It was a kind of peace I just cant even describe.Sorry for my rambling:)
Monday,hubby and I had a few errands to run,food shopping,came home and cleaned some more.Then we had the inspection at 6pm and his father and step mom met us at the new house(pictures to follow soon)then they came back here for some cake.Then on Tuesday I left at 6:30am to go to meet the kids at the shore.It was so nice.We spent the whole day by the beach and at the pool.Then at night we went out for pizza on the boardwalk and played games with the kids.Yesterday was ride day.After my son got home from crabbing with his uncle we went on the rides then went swimming and back on the boardwalk at night.Then after the kids are in bed we usually have a drink outside and talk till 1 or 2 in the morning.It`s not a restful vacation,but so much fun.All we do is laugh all day:)

Now that I`ve rambled to no end,Susan from Saved Sinner Tagged me.I have to name five of my favorite things.So here goes:
#1.Peace I have with God through His Son Jesus Christ
#2.My family
#3.Ice cream
#4.laughter
#5.Friends,blogging,church,okay I know I have more than 5 now so I`ll stop(LOL)
If anyone reads this consider yourself tagged!!Don`t forget to tell me if you participate so I can read your post!!!!!Have a blessed night:)

Another Interview With God

Another Interview With God

Like a Theif In The Night

Just a short little post.Something very amazing happened to me today.On Saturday I was getting some strong feelings about end times.I sat down and was lead to several passages in Isaiah about the future for Israel.I did not understand what I read so I prayed about it and asked the Lord to reveal Himself to me and I prayed about the fact that we very well may be living in end times and if God willed it to be that He would help me understand some of the things that I had read.Today,God answered that prayer.I used to visit a blog called Jubilee on Earthbut she had stopped posting for a while.Today she e-mailed me and I was so excited to see her blog has been updated.She is doing a series of posts about end times:)The exact passages I had read about on Saturday and had prayed about were explained by her!!Nothing like this has ever happened to me before and I just know that God has answered prayer!!Anyone who has not been on her blog,you must check it out!!!er study on end times is very good.Backed by scripture and events going on right now all over the world.I was so excited by this post today I nearly wanted to explode after I read it!I`d love to here everyone`s thoughts and ideas on this post.Bye for now!!

So much going on

Oh my gosh!!The past few days have been a whirlwind of events.Let`s see,Friday was the ladies retreat with our church.We stayed over night at this beautiful historical mansion,nestled in the mountains of north eastern Pa.This place is just so amazing!! Acers and acres of God`s beauty.I will get pictures posted soon.The guest speaker was very good.Our lesson was about honesty.It was such a blessed time to be in the Word,have time of fellowship,time to pray together....I loved it:)I can`t wait for next year:)
Today was our Ladies bible study an it was another blessed time to pray with one another and for one another and be encouraged with God`s word.After bible study our pastor`s wife (who leads the study) had said that there were some clothes that we could all go through if we wanted to.I have been in need of clothing for a long time now.I walked away with a huge garbage bag full of clothes for my daughter and I!!It was such a blessing and God does always provide:)
Now for some bad news....we had a truck that`s been sitting around for a while,that we wanted to get rid of.It was down town at the garage.The mechanic looked at it fixed some very minor things.It appeared to be fine.Well,we decided to sell it to one of my hubby`s friends.This was something that we had been talking about for months.Well,the time finally came and his friend came by today,gave him a check and drove off.The truck stalled and was over heating so hubby ripped up the check from his friend because he feels bad taking it now.Plus now the house I blogged about a while ago,well it doesn`t look like we are going to get it.It`s taking too long for the deal to actually go through,and we need to get moving,so were looking into other options now.Then,remember about a month ago I blogged about an infection in my 7 year old`s leg?Well I had thought it healed because it wasn`t red anymore.The other day I noticed a lump still there,and sure enough...it`s still infected.We really need prayer.We cannot afford to take him to the doctor right now.There are alot of things going on right now that I wish I could share,but my husband has asked me not to,so I need to respect that.I am asking for prayer though,so please just take a few moments right now to just say a quick prayer that things will start to get better for us, and also for healing for my son.I know everything happens for a reason,and I am trusting God.I trust Him with my life and I trust Him with my sons infection,I trust that God will use my husbands injury and all of the trials were facing.I`ve been praying over my son`s leg and I am trying to keep it very clean and checking it constantly.I know God will provide.He healed me,and He will heal my son.He will also use my husbands injury."For I know the plans i have for you,they are to prosper you and not to harm you,to give you hope and a future"I don`t have my Bible here,so if that`s not the exact verse,please correct me:)
I will continue to keep everyone updated on our situation.This blog was created to bring glory to the Lord,so that is the purpose of sharing theses struggles with all of you.I want to share with you how God is bringing us through it all and I know one day we will be shining brightly.Have a blessed night everyone:)

Trust In the Lord with all your heart!

I was listening to a sermon this morning and I encourage all of you to take the time to listen to it.Click HERE to listen to it.When you get onto that site,click on the sermon with the big black e on it.It`s about putting our faith and trust in the Lord and not money.It is so hard,but if you are a chlid of God you are part of the new covenent.When we first trust Him,He provides all that we need.Often times when I am out walking I notice the birds pecking away at the soil and fining worms.I am reminded of Mathew chapter 6:25-34.When you get a chance,read it,pray about it,and really think about it.I know it`s hard with rising gas prices and the cost of living going through the roof,but we are different then the rest of the world!We are God`s people and He will always take care of us!!First,we need to put our faith and trust in Him!I felt a need to post about this today,because I know that there are some of you out there that are discouraged today and I just want to reassure you that God`s promises never return void!!
I`d love to here thoughts or comments about this.If anyone listens to this sermon,I would also love to here about it!!

Another giveaway you all can`t miss!!

You guys,this is a giveaway you just can`t miss!!Kat over at katerpillars No Moreis having a give away in celebration of her 100th post.The first item she has to offer is a hand painted throw pillow with a saltbox farmhouse nestled in a country meadow with cute little sheep grazing in the field and a willow tree off to the side.Next she has a cute wooden garden angel hand painted.She is a very talented lady.I am so glad I met her!!I know you will be blessed by her blog and her great testimony of God`s grace in her life!!
On another note,today my husband has his surgery.They moved it up to 11am.Providing all goes well,it looks like we are reaching the end of our long trial we`ve been facing.Hopefully he won`t be in too much pain when he comes home.We are hoping he can return to work by July so that we can still have some summer left to spend with the kids:)I know I`ve said it time and time again,but I just have to praise God for His grace in our lives!!I feel so much stronger spiritually because of the trials we have had!That is God`s purpose:)Refining us into creatures that shine for Him!!Amazing grace!!Have a wonderful and blessed day everyone!!