Hope

Hope. It is something that I hold onto in the event that the loved one that has just passed away did not die in their sin. Hope is the emotion I hold in seeing them one day and that they did not die for an eternal death before them.

Why am I on this subject today? My Uncle passed away on Wednesday pass. He had diabeties. The kind you get as a child. He was diagnoised at teh age of 9, and wbout 22 years ago he had his first stroke. Then two years later he had anopther one so severe that it took away from him his vocabulary. His wife took their daughter and left him. This resulted in his daughter not being in any contact with her fatehr nor the rest of the family.

When my Uncle died we knew he wanted to be cremated. Well Illinois law states that if a person does not have it in writting then they can not be cremated without the signature of the next of kin. So for the past few days I ahve been trying to find his daughter. I even went so far as to get the police involved. They could not find her either. His obit has run in the paper since Thrusday hopeing that someone will read it and let her know or betetr yet she will read about it.

So as it stands if this woman does not contact the funeral home by this evening then my Mother and another Uncle will both have to sign the papers. So after about a week maybe my uncle will have his wish carried out. He didn't want a service of any kind either so that keeps a lot of the family from having to drive in the awful weather to say good by.

I talked to him just the other day. He was so fun to talk to even though he couldn't say exactly what he wanted to becasue it just wouldn't come out. So I have hope that when he knew he was dying...a heart attack... he turned to the Lord and asked for salvation. That is my HOPE.

Been Playing

I have been playing on my blog here. I hope you enjoy the things I have added this morning.

You will find....... A game you can play, Pictures of Isreal, Christian photo's of the day at the bottom, and black and white photos of the day.

Also please add yourself to those who follow my blog. I would really like to know who you are.

What is happening in my world this morning? Well it is COLD!!!!! It snowed a little this morning too. But the temp is really cold. 7* right now. Brrrrrrr.... The kids went to school this morning and I expect them to stay there all day. The school will call me if they let out early. I like that.

Have a great day my friends.

The Kingdom of God

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33

What is Jesus saying here? He is saying that the top priority in anyone’s life is the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is Spiritual in character, and no human weapons can be used to establish it.. This is represented by the organized church, or the visible church if you will, but it is more comprehensive and greater than the visible church in anytime in history.

To the individual the kingdom of God means being brought into a personal relationship with God through subjection and devotion to Him, and a blessed spiritual relationship by the blood atonement for the cleansing of all sin.

To seek “first” means to seek God before and above everything else. Once we put God first then everything else in our lives will fall into their proper places.
Do you know this truth? Are you seeking after God and all His righteousness? If the answer is “I’m lacking in this” then come before the Lord. He will wash you clean and help you in seeking His righteousness

Home Blessings

Do you know the feeling of having a clean house all the time? When you walk into all of the bedrooms in the house and the beds are made and toys put away in the toy boxes. Dirty clothes in the laundry baskets, and dresser drawers closed. The feeling is wonderful.
What makes it so much more so is the fact that the children of the house has done all of these things before they left for school. The oldest still at home is 15 and the youngest is 6. How did this come to pass you may wonder. Well I have a system.
FlyLady has helped me with my daily cleaning but it seemed that I was still doing everything all by myself. So one day last month I decided that the children should also have their chores posted on the front door of the house. They can go to the door and read what they still need to do. I have it broken down into 3 different times of the day.
Before School
The children should have finished the following before leaving.
Get Dressed
Make bed
Fold pj’s and put under pillow for the night (they wear there bed clothes 2 nights in a row)
Brush hair
Brush teeth
After School
Do homework
Do their individual chores
Read
Before Bed
Pick up toys and put away
Lay out clothes for next day
Brush teeth
Braid hair ( for the girls)
Make sure book bag is ready

Since I have started this it is easier on everyone. They know that they have these things to do. Once they finish a chore they will color the square that is next to it. I will then give the kids a sticker for that “time” if all the things are done and colored in (This is for the younger kids for motivation).
This teaches the children that they are responsible for their own rooms. It also teaches them respect for other peoples things. When they have to clean their own rooms they are less apt to go into another’s room and “trash” it because they know how hard it is to keep their own clean. Responsibility is something we need to teach our children at a young age. If we do not then they will grow up thinking that they should have everything handed to them on a silver platter.
So now that I have more time to study the Word and pray I am growing much more closer to the Lord. And THAT is such a wonderful feeling!