tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799437554789217682024-03-13T14:20:36.688-07:00Make It Your AmbitionHello and welcome to my humble blog. In case you are wondering, my chosen title comes from one of my favorite bible passages: 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12.Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579943755478921768.post-77815882925369239102010-01-01T19:44:00.001-08:002010-01-01T19:44:57.292-08:00Of Syrup and Monkey Paws:Fun things heard around our house within 20 minutes:
"Daddy! Look at the syrup!" "Don't lick the syrup off the floor!" "He put his monkey paw in it!" "I just washed those costumes today and they are dirty again..."
"AACK! He turned off my computer! And changed my task manager!" "Whoever designed public bathrooms doesn't have kids! What am I supposed to do, blow dry my kid's runny Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579943755478921768.post-10558144808775393652010-01-01T19:40:00.000-08:002010-01-01T19:40:22.350-08:00The Heart That Sees (part 3)This will be short and simple. I love to watch “18 Kids and Counting” and in a fairly recent episode about an ice storm, JimBob Duggar, the Patriarch of the family, mentioned that the kids were looking to him to see what kind of response he would have to destruction around their property. He spoke of how important it was to have a “right response” because your kids are always watching and Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579943755478921768.post-180914626930933252010-01-01T19:36:00.000-08:002010-01-01T19:36:19.501-08:00The Heart That Sees (Part 2)This second part came to me this morning. Lately, there has been a fair amount of things in my life that have been troubling me. From family, to finances, to… well, just about everything seems to have some kind of problem. L The thing is, I know that I can’t sit around and have a pity party all day long. What kind of faith does that show? What does that say about my life (and ministry) as aStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579943755478921768.post-83466257817914093022010-01-01T19:29:00.000-08:002010-01-01T19:29:09.785-08:00The Heart That Sees (Part 1)This particular entry was one that crossed my mind a couple of weeks ago. However, I have since thought of a few more ways to look at my title. Here goes:
The Father’s Heart and My Heart: While contemplating the festivities of Christmas, I happened to see part of a "Dr. Oz" show about stress triggers and how those closest to you are “hard-wired” to do it. I also read a blog by Dr. Russell Moore Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579943755478921768.post-304268499397695182009-12-15T17:51:00.001-08:002009-12-15T17:51:54.549-08:00"God bless you...and you have your hands full!"
At this stage in life, these are the two things that I hear most often. Why? Simply because I am the mother of "many" young boys (many, being more than 1). Most often, these sayings are accompanied by a smile, a smirk, a sigh and/or a mild chuckle. Sometimes, strangers follow those comments up with "are they all yours? planned?" and so on.
I must admitStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679734277334936667noreply@blogger.com0