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<span>"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed." Psalm 82:3</span>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-25654678867541040322012-03-23T09:23:00.000-04:002012-03-23T09:49:40.183-04:00ComplaintsWow, do I complain way too much. Oh, my legs bother me. I'm tired. The weather is too hot or too cold. I could find a thousand things to complain about each day. I may not verbalize each complaint but they are still marring me. I can feel them color my view. But what does God have to say about my tendency to complain?<br />
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Philippians 2:14 <i>Do all things without grumbling or disputing</i>,<br />
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Oh, I do quote the verse to my kids but how often do I quote the verse to myself? Well, let's just say, not nearly enough! God convicted me of my discontented heart. I felt like He was asking me a question.<br />
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"Debby, when you complain don't you see that you are taking Me off My throne? You are showing Me that you doubt My plan."<br />
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My complaints convey to God that I don't think He knows what He is doing. He doesn't expect us to walk around with a smile on our face 24 hours a day but I do believe He wants our hearts to rest in His sovereignty. He CAN be trusted. I pray we all trust Him today no matter where He has us.<br />
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<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2&version=ESV" target="_blank">Philippians 2</a> is a good read if you want to meditate more on what God has to say about the ramifications of a contented heart.Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-89854652817526340272012-02-03T06:18:00.001-05:002012-02-03T06:19:26.178-05:00S.E.L.L."Stop. Empty your hands. Look. Listen."<br />
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I found these steps in one of the kid's Listening Skills book. The book tries to teach students to not only hear someone (their teacher) talking but to actually listen to their teacher. I try frequently to get my children to follow these 4 simple steps. It can be frustrating at times but when they follow them, we are both rewarded. I receive obedience and they don't receive a consequence.<br />
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This week I was reading through Psalm 27. Verse 14 says,<br />
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It was as if the Lord said to me, "S.E.L.L., Debby. Stop. Empty your hands. Look. Listen." I think the waiting that David is talking about in this verse means more than God's timing not being our own. I think God wants us to <i>stop</i> what we are doing. <i>Empty </i>our hands of whatever is distracting us. <i>Look</i>, actually put our eyes on God. And <i>listen</i> for HIS voice, HIS leading in our lives.<br />
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May we receive the blessing that comes from <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">wait<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span> for the Lord</span></span>.Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-43864595578168085832012-01-22T22:36:00.000-05:002012-01-22T22:36:01.684-05:00Fall Risk<div style="color: black;">When I was admitted into the hospital last Sunday morning, I was given a bracelet which read:</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">It seemed so surreal to me to have this placed on me. I am a 33yr old, healthy, well... I was a healthy young woman. Or so I thought. Now I was being told I was a "fall risk". "I'm not old," I told myself. How ridiculous to have this label. The more I stared at my new bracelet the more I thought about these two tiny words. They told the world that I wasn't stable. I needed assistance. I am used to helping others but not needing it myself. It was so humbling.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">I am not skilled to understand</div><div style="color: black;">What God has willed, what God has planned</div><div style="color: black;">I only know at His right hand</div><div style="color: black;">Stands one who is my Savior </div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">I take Him at His word and deed</div><div style="color: black;">Christ died to save me; this I read</div><div style="color: black;">And in my heart I find a need</div><div style="color: black;">Of Him to be my savior</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">That He would leave His place on high</div><div style="color: black;">And come for sinful man to die</div><div style="color: black;">You count it strange, so once did I</div><div style="color: black;">Before I knew my Savior </div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">My Savior loves, My Savior lives</div><div style="color: black;">My Savior's always there for me</div><div style="color: black;">My God: He was, my God; He is</div><div style="color: black;">My God is always gonna be</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">Yes, living, dying, let me bring</div><div style="color: black;">My strength, my solace from this spring;</div><div style="color: black;">That He who lives to be my King</div><div style="color: black;">Once died to be my Savior</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">That He would leave His place on high</div><div style="color: black;">And come for sinful man to die</div><div style="color: black;">You count it strange, so once did I</div><div style="color: black;">Before I knew my Savior</div><br />
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for His glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-27291466178689570832012-01-14T14:39:00.007-05:002012-01-15T12:28:38.237-05:00God's beautiful creation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcUkOyuVhguwerTw2rJPvhUHcaX4DGBKJDSMOI-kBCYBo0oxkStpPWiX31LM9_gEC2ZdLhs3efXW0sf_V55mP6UKXvEPCCUbsuZwhcFpCpsVO2zNBmNi3GpgZXT35Z9WrqKIqJ-IFYA/s1600/IMG_1794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcUkOyuVhguwerTw2rJPvhUHcaX4DGBKJDSMOI-kBCYBo0oxkStpPWiX31LM9_gEC2ZdLhs3efXW0sf_V55mP6UKXvEPCCUbsuZwhcFpCpsVO2zNBmNi3GpgZXT35Z9WrqKIqJ-IFYA/s320/IMG_1794.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I just spent about a week in Kentucky with my in-laws. While we were there we were able to hike around two of the KY state parks. Above is a shot of one of the natural bridges. It was so cool to be able to walk across it. Mind you it was also a bit nerve racking having your children with you since there were no railings :) We did make it safely across to the other side. The kids loved all the exploring and climbing they got to do. I suppose the big kids loved climbing around too :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was such a blessing to have been able to soak in some of the beauty God has made for us to enjoy. I pray you get a chance to get away from your everyday life, slow down and see</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"...be glad and rejoice forever in what I create." Isaiah 65:18a </span>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-8150679366333867282012-01-12T14:19:00.000-05:002012-01-12T14:19:55.375-05:00Crazy daysOur lives have been crazy lately but we have been shown God's great love in abundance. He has blessed us with a great family and friends, a wonderful homeschooling community, His word, music, trips with family and so much more.<br />
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As of Sunday, I started a new challenge. I am joining <a href="http://tooverflowing.com/">Lara</a> as she memorizes Matthew 5-7. Yikes! That is a lot of verses but we will be taking it one week at a time. 3-4 verses a week. If you want to join us please check out her blog post <a href="http://tooverflowing.com/memorizing-the-sermon-on-the-mount-week-1/">Memorizing the Sermon on the Mount :: Week 1</a> <br />
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May the Lord be praised by the memorizing of His word!<br />
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for HIS glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-85411990075831026292011-09-06T22:14:00.000-04:002011-09-06T22:14:16.035-04:00Lesson from MonopolyThe other night my family decided to play the never ending game of Monopoly. I am not sure how it happened but my husband called me out on my lack of integrity. Okay, so maybe I do know how it happened. I had told him that if a player didn't notice that you landed on their property, you didn't have to pay them. He frowned at me. Can you believe it! A frown! "I'm not a child", I thought. I quipped back, "but it is just a game. That's how I was taught to play." As his words sunk in, I realized that integrity hadn't truly taken root in my life. Lord, even in the little things, show me YOUR way.<br />
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Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (NLT)Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-69950146147816737722011-08-26T15:27:00.003-04:002011-08-26T15:57:17.899-04:00Summer's EndWell, here I am again after another summer has come to an end without posting a SINGLE thing. I guess blogging and summer don't go together for me :)
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<br />The end of summer has brought along a few changes for us. First of all, we are DEBT FREE!!! Secondly, we are moving into a new home. And lastly, we are starting a new homeschool curriculum called Classical Conversations. We are so excited about what God has in store for us this year. I will be teaching a Spanish class and couldn't be happier to be using my degree, Finally!
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<br />This brings me to a prayer request that I have to bring before you. Our CC director's 9 year old son just had a brain tumor removed and is awaiting the biopsy results. Please pray for God's perfect peace to rest on the family. Please pray for healing and most of all pray for our great God to be glorified.
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<br />for HIS glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-70106871282876592212011-04-13T13:50:00.003-04:002011-04-13T14:01:02.195-04:00Adam and EveSo today was an interesting day for one particular reason, God made the story of Adam and Eve come to life for me. I was watching preschool kids at church. I was able to take the kids outside because it was such a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine. It had rained the day before so unfortunately the slides were still wet. The other teacher and I repeated a few times that the kids should stay off of the slides. A couple of the kids even seemed a bit irritated because we kept repeating ourselves. About five minutes later we see a little boy going down the slide. We told him to come over so we could "talk". He explained that he wasn't at fault, it was the "girl" who made him do it. She told him to go down the slide. Wow! Doesn't that sound so familiar? That is exactly what happened in the beginning. The Bible is so amazing. The stories in it REALLY do apply to our lives today. God is such a good God that He gives us His Word to guide us as we try to navigate our way through this life.<br /><br />for His glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-38539691750028041262011-03-28T11:06:00.005-04:002011-03-29T08:47:52.216-04:00ForgivenessIt hit me like a ton of bricks last week. I AM the man in the parable who was forgiven a large debt by the king. Like him, I struggle to forgive the man (or child) who, in turn, "owes" me. Usually it is my girls who face "my" justice side with little to no mercy. Why? Why do I rejoice at the forgiveness God has given me and then turn right around, indignant at my children's mistakes? They ask for forgiveness and I look at them as though they have three heads. Forgive? I have a hard time forgiving them because I have a good memory. I know that just a minute ago they committed the same offense against me and now they are doing it <span style="font-weight:bold;">again</span>. There is a pattern of wrong in their lives. But am I any different? How many days do I also turn to ask for forgiveness from my Heavenly Father and confess the same sins? Often. Too often. Lord, help me to be as forgiving as you are. Thank you, Lord for your amazing grace! Help me be an example to my children of You and Your forgiveness-and remember the trespasses no more!<br /><br />for HIS glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-87977942082845286072011-03-24T17:01:00.005-04:002011-03-27T16:00:23.780-04:00Willingly amputate?I started writing this post almost a year ago. I haven't published it until now because I felt like it needed some revising so here goes; Marriage was designed by God as extremely important, it should be highly valued and should be kept beautiful because it represents the unconditional love God has toward us, his image bearers. <br /><br />After talking about marriage as beautiful it might seem strange to have given this post such a strange title. I guess amputation and marriage don't really have a clear connection but in my mind they do. A few times over the last week or so (or year) I have been talking to friends or listening to someone talk about marriage. While we were talking I realized just how literally I take the verse from Genesis 2:24 <em>For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife; and they shall become ONE flesh</em>. (see also Mark 10:7-9) I realized that most times I feel like my husband and I ARE one. Our names are usually said together. When people think about one of us, they immediately think of the other. Marriage partners are like two peas in a pod. They are individuals but they belong together because they are housed in the same "pod". Okay now I'm getting to the amputation connection. If we are one flesh in God's eyes, is it okay to divorce? In Mark 10:9 it says, "What therefore God has joined together, let NO man separate." Does God really mean what He says? Are these words truth or just empty rhetoric? Going back to the pea pod example. If we take the two peas out of their pod, they are no longer whole as a pea pod. They are just two little peas. I see divorce as willingly amputating a part of our self. God has brought two people together or allowed them to marry, thus, they should stay married. <a href="http://restinginthesavior.blogspot.com/2010/05/for-better-for-worse.html">"...for better or for worse"</a>. <br /><br />Here is a <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1908243-1,00.html">link</a> to an interesting article on the damage divorce has caused our country.<br /><br /><br />for HIS glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-12016027219774152382011-02-10T08:29:00.003-05:002011-02-10T08:45:10.968-05:00Freedom?So the last few days I have been struggling. Struggling with freedom. God has given us freedom in Him; freedom to eat what we want, freedom to make choices for ourselves, freedom from sin (I like that one). Yesterday was the final day of a 40 day fast and I feel sad. Sad that I now have to make MY own food choices again. I liked dedicating my food choices every day, every meal to HIM. Eating only what I promised Him I would eat. Now I have freedom again. Freedom is great but I am a rule follower. As a rule follower, freedom is hard. Couple that with no self control and I can have problems. If food is there, I eat it. Thank you, Lord for freedom. Help me to make wise choices when it comes to food and to life. Lord, thank you for these past 40 days to connect with you in a different way than I have ever done before. <br /><br />How about you? Is freedom a blessing ALL the time for you or can it make things difficult because of your flesh?Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-73348992404995095832011-02-05T15:02:00.002-05:002011-02-05T15:08:43.184-05:00Great GodToday I have been mulling over our great God. He truly is amazing. Every night I pray for my kids that they will know how great it is to have Him as our God. I mean, think about it. He made the world and everything in it. AMAZING! He has no beginning or end! INCOMPREHENSIBLE! He sent His Son to earth to save <span style="font-style:italic;">us, even though we are sinners</span>, HUMBLING! We get to have a <span style="font-style:italic;">personal</span> relationship with Him when we ask Him to be our Savior and Lord. WOW! You amaze me God. Thank you for being <span style="font-weight:bold;">my</span> GOD. Help to serve you all my days!<br /><br />for His glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-59531232249284854962011-01-28T14:52:00.002-05:002011-01-28T15:06:16.791-05:00Little ChildMatthew 18:2&3 He(Jesus) called a little child to him, and placed the child among them(disciples). And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.<br /><br />This point was so truly spoken to my heart today. My oldest daughter has been saving her money from the tooth fairy, collecting donations from friends and Daddy with the desire to purchase Bibles for those you don't have one. Today was the first day she was able to buy one and she was <span style="font-weight:bold;">thrilled</span>. We walked into Lifeway, picked out a nice Bible, and she went up to the counter with her dollar bills and coins. It was so precious. When we got out to the car we prayed together for the person God had appointed to receive the Bible. I asked Ginny which way we should drive to "find" our gift recipient and we were off. We found a man holding a sign asking for "anything" so Ginny decided to give him the Bible along with a bottle of water and a gift card to McDonald's. I pray I will "become like" her. <br /><br />Thank you, Lord for Ginny's heart for the lost. <br /><br />for His glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-1466891043917921842011-01-17T08:16:00.002-05:002011-01-24T20:46:28.096-05:00Debt, the way of the world?Okay, so some of you are definitely going to think my family is crazy but we are about to embark on a new adventure. You see, about two years ago I graduated with a BA in Spanish. That was a pretty exciting time to me since I was was almost 10 years overdue. Most people graduate at 21 but I was at the ripe old age of 30. Well, to make a long story short, we are STILL paying for my schooling. We try to be wise and frugal with our money but we have not been able to pay off this debt and it is weighing heavily on us. My husband and I made the decision (with the permission of my parents) that we would move in with my Mom and Dad for about 6 months so we could hit our debt hard. Brian and I have been listening to Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University CDs which have lit a fire under us to get going on our debt. We pray, with the Lord's blessing, that we will be able to pay off my school loans in six months. As Dave Ramsey says, "Live like no one else so later you can live like no one else!"<br /> <br />My family covets your prayers as we pack, move, live with my parents, try to pay off our debt and look for a new home. <br /><br />Debt free, here we come!!!!<br /><br />for His glory!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-73236286492711527042011-01-17T08:00:00.003-05:002011-01-17T08:14:32.904-05:00Measuring upHave you every set up "rules" for yourself when starting something new and failed to follow them? I did. I quit after I saw that I couldn't keep up with my made up rules or with others who participate in the same activity, blogging. Everyone else seems to write so well. Everyone else seems to write so often. Everyone else seems to have better topics. Everyone else... Over the past few months I have had so many good ideas for a blog entry but have ignored God's call to write them because I feel like a failure. God has used a few things in my life to bring me back to this blogging thing He has called me to. The main thing He used is the Daniel fast. My husband and I are on our 17th day of a 40 day fast (from just a few food groups). God has been AMAZING over these days showing us things from His Word and through prayer. God showed me through His Word that He can use anyone. He chose Moses even though he stuttered, He chose Rahab even though she was a harlot, He chose Joshua even though he was really old, and the list goes on. <br /><br />I am so blessed to serve a God you can use "failures" or those who don't measure up!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-5991212101085027622010-11-06T22:00:00.005-04:002010-11-07T08:32:43.753-05:00Orphans are Gifts from God<strong>James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.</strong><br /><br />I know this won't be news to most of you but our God is amazing! He has a perfect timing for everything. Nothing is given to us too soon or too late. So "what" you might ask has God given me? A heart for the orphans. I feel like God woke my husband and myself out of a deep sleep. We both felt completely oblivious to our Christian duty to be involved in some capacity with orphan/widow care. James 1:27 isn't the only verse where God places the responsibilities connected to orphan/widow care on the church. <br />He is clear, <br /><strong>Get involved.</strong> <br /><strong>Do something.</strong> <br />We are all given different gifts. Use your gifts to serve. Not all of us are called to adopt a child but we can support others who do adopt or foster a child. <br /><br />Please pray about what God would have you do and then do it! <br /><br />An opportunity to find out more information is coming up in the Triad. Westover Church is hosting a workshop on Saturday, November 20th called<br /><a href="http://westoverchurch.com/component/content/article/146-adopted">If You were Mine</a> . <br /><br /><strong>Matthew 25:35-36 ...I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.</strong>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-87378556565330924372010-11-03T07:52:00.004-04:002010-11-04T13:12:13.416-04:00Thankful ("nay new") HeartSome of you may not know this but I have an adorable 20 month old son. He is a precious gift from God and a delight to be around. He loves to mimmick everything we say. One of our latest phrases is, "thank you" when he's given anything. Now of course when he says it the phrase doesn't sound exactly like that. It comes out sounding more like "nay new" but he usually says it while also doing the sign language for thank you so it is completely precious! The last two days he has been repeating "nay new" at the oddest times, while laying in bed or while we drive in the car. No one has done anything which would make him say it but he continues anyway. I pray that I am like my son. I pray I learn to have a thankful heart and continually say thank you to my Savior for everything that He has done for me. Even saying thank you when others can't see what I could possibly be thankful for. <br /><br /><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:18 <br />Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus </strong>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-77968708221660854082010-11-01T20:30:00.003-04:002010-11-01T20:45:40.056-04:00Proverbs 31 ladyThis month I have had the privilege of reading posts by godly women about the quintessential <a href="http://unrehearsedadventure.blogspot.com/">godly woman</a>. It has been such a blessing to me and I hope you have been blessed by the series as well. Today is the final day of the Proverbs 31 series and I thought I would share what God has impressed upon my heart. I have learned that God wants us to make wise choices with our time. The Proverbs 31 woman was active but not "busy". She was serving the Lord by serving her family and others. She made wise choices about what activities occupied her time and I pray I too can be a wise steward of my time on this earth. Each of us needs to "number our days." We only live for a moment. I pray we all seek Him first and His kingdom!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-76338016987167909262010-10-20T13:30:00.004-04:002010-11-03T07:50:38.519-04:00God's provisionThe other day my oldest daughter came to me when she couldn't find any pants to wear. Every new season this seems to happen and every season I find the kids' wardrobes lacking in the proper gear. I either realize my kids need new pants or shorts, new short sleeve shirts or sweatshirts. With fall beginning, it is pants that are in short supply in her dresser. God, however is not unprepared or suprised by our needs. He has been prepared for this day since the beginning of time. His love and provision for our latest need truly made me smile with joy and awe. His Plan- <br /><strong>1st</strong> My friend would be a part of a big rummage sale and when said sale was over there would be some clothes that didn't sell. <br /><strong>2nd</strong> He ordained that my friend would be allowed to take any clothes home that she wanted. <br /><strong>3rd</strong> He designed my friend to be thoughtful and somehow know that we might need a few things. <br /> <strong>4th</strong> He guided her as she picked out clothes in the exact size that my daughter needed! <br />She now has a brand new pair of jeans and enough pants to last her through fall and winter. I have heard that God provides AND I have seen it with my own eyes but He <strong>still</strong> suprises me again and again with His care for my family and for me. He doesn't have to make Himself known to me nor does He have to allow me to see a glimpse of His plan BUT He does! <br /><br /><strong><em>Matthew 6:28 And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.</em></strong>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-29527304274696330442010-10-20T13:22:00.002-04:002010-10-20T13:26:57.629-04:00Proverbs 31Please check out the guest blog post <a href="http://unrehearsedadventure.blogspot.com/2010/10/p31p-day-14-bless-man.html">bless the man</a> on my friend's blog. This entire month Lara, along with a few other women, are writing posts on the Proverbs 31 woman. I hope you enjoy it!Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-84520675469057847782010-09-30T14:40:00.000-04:002010-09-30T13:00:31.725-04:00Amazing StoryThis video moved me to tears and made me think about my role in this "debate". Please watch this video about Gianna Jessen. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOljzwNVGNY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOljzwNVGNY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="245"></embed></object>Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625933637704799842.post-20231782536037460192010-09-29T14:18:00.003-04:002010-09-29T14:39:52.797-04:00Shocking!Lately my mind has been consumed with this thought: How great is our God! He is amazing. He can <em>shock</em> me with His awesomeness or His plan. He leaves me astounded and speechless. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with an idea, like this one, and I try hard to put it into words or to come up with an analogy it. Last night an interesting analogy came to me (keep in mind that analogies are not 100% accurate). God is a bit like electricity. He is our source of power and He lights our world. He allows us to tap into His power. We need it for life because we, on our own, cannot produce any light nor do we have any power. When we physically come into contact with electricity we receive a shock just like seeing bits of Him can do to us. I sometimes wish I understood or knew more about God and His plan but humans cannot know Him fully. He protects us from knowing his complete power/plan or we would be completely overwhelmed and unable to function (just like Moses was on the mountain). We cannot handle Him in His fullness. <br /><br />Lord, thank you for allowing me to know You. Help me to be content with what You have allowed me to know about You and Your plan. Help me to rest in You and let You remain in complete control. You are my source of strength/power. Fill me with more of You. Remind me that I NEED You and cannot live this life on my own. <br /><br />Great is our Lord and mighty in power... Psalm 147:5Debby Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793220891556183211noreply@blogger.com1