Sweet Minion

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4/19/2011

Guilty pleasures:

1. Wii
2. Internet surfing
3. Shopping

New Year's Resolution (edited):  

1. Get State Licensing
2. Register Baby
3. Get Baptized
4. Find a church to serve
5. Save!
6. Travel out of the Midwest
7. Buy new car
8. Pay off loans
9. Work on projects
10. Contribute to self improvement
11. Focus, focus, focus
12. Less PHing.
13. Move

One of the main reasons why I keep coming back to PH:  LadyLionness!

sorry, LELIA... I didn't see this...

hmmm... interesting... first of all... seems like the husband is handling it just fine.  He may want to go one step further and make a report to the police... that is damaging property and it's against the law.  He can make a report, without pressing charges... this way, there is a record, but she won't get arrested.

Next, just tell her that she can come and pick up the kids, but she needs to knock on the door, and then wait for them outside... without entering the house.

Now, unto your question... unfortunately, so many churches are alarmed at the number of divorces in society today... even within the church... so they DO preach that if you are divorced... and remarried, you are essentially committing adultery and living in sin... I used to be so sad about it too... until I studied the Bible more in depth... I don't know under what circumstances did they divorced... and curious as to why the husband have all the kids... anyway... here is what I found:

The Bible suggests that “marital unfaithfulness” is the only scriptural reason that warrants God’s permission for divorce and remarriage. Many different interpretation s exist among Christian teachings as to the exact definition of "marital unfaithfulness ." The Greek word for marital unfaithfulness found in Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9 translates to mean any form of sexual immorality including adultery, prostitution, fornication, pornography, and incest. Since the sexual union is such a crucial part of the marriage covenant, breaking that bond seems to be a permissible, biblical grounds for divorce.

Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery. (NIV)
Matthew 19:9
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery. (NIV)

and this is what saved me and my sanity:

1 Corinthians 7:12-13
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. (NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:15-16
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? (NIV)

My ex was not a believer... funny thing was... I married a Pastor... and he went and married (living with... no wedding yet.. Hmong or otherwise) a woman who is a shaman.

She should understand that like all sins, if we truly repent and ask God to forgive us... he does.  The only catch is... to repent means to TURN away from and walk in the opposite direction... many people don't understand that.

-No one can have anything unless God gives it.  John 3:27

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4/20/2011

I'm so confused.  My heart keeps telling me to do this.  But really, does it know what it wants?  

Love. Probably the most misused word in the English language. We "love" our kids, our dog, pizza, even certain television shows. But if we really want to learn about love, God's Word is where we should turn.

The Bible talks a lot about love - what it is (1Corinthians 13), why we are told to love (1 John 4:19), ways we should express love (John 15:13). The Bible tells us how much God loves us (John 3:16) and that love is the greatest commandment of all (1Corinthians 13:13).

Unfortunately, and much to God's displeasure, marriages break up all the time because couples have fallen "out of love." But, according to the Bible, falling out of love is impossible because love is a choice. Feeling out of love, on the other hand, is possible. Even probable. Anyone who is married - even happily - will testify to that.

And that's really what it comes down to, isn't it? Many couples base their claims of falling out of love on the fact that they no longer feel love for their spouse. But God tells us not to live by our feelings. Our feelings can change from day to day - even moment to moment! God's Word tells us in Proverbs 28:26 and in Jeremiah 17:9 that our hearts are deceitful. They can't always be trusted.

If you are unhappy in your marriage, to the point of wanting to walk away, that's probably not something you want to hear. Most likely, you feel justified in your decision to walk away. Maybe you've even convinced yourself that God actually approves of your reasons for leaving. After all, you have some good reasons! But, of course, you already know in your heart that God does not approve. Because His idea of marriage is forever. And, unless there is abuse or an unrepentant affair, you are required to stay. Whether you feel like it or not.

Here's a question for you. Do you believe Jesus loves you? If you're a Christian, your answer is probably, "of course!" The Bible tells us over and over how much He loves us. So much that He went to the cross. But here's another question. Do you think Jesus felt like going to the cross? Do you think He wanted to experience the nails driving into his hands and feet? That he felt like being beat to a pulp, spit on, shoved to the ground...I don't think so. But Jesus made a decision. He decided to bear the excruciating pain. To be tortured. Whipped. Cursed at.

If Jesus had acted on his feelings, we'd all be on our way to hell. But because he pushed through His feelings and decided to love, our lives are forever changed.

Although you won't have to experience the physical pain Jesus did when He decided to love, you may go through some pretty heavy emotional pain. Choosing to love is not easy! Especially when there are hurts, anger and bitterness to work through. Especially when you don't feel like it!

If you're no longer "in love" with your husband or wife, if you're considering ending your marriage, get help before the cement completely sets in your heart. Contact a good Christian marriage counselor or therapist to help you learn what you need to do to get the love back. Do it God's way. When you do, it won't be long before you'll find yourself falling (and feeling) in love again.

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4/30/2011

I'm so loving the iPod!  


-"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."  Hebrews 4:13

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5/6/2011

Love message:

If you find yourself in love with someone who does not love you, be gentle with yourself. There is nothing wrong with you. Love just didn't choose to rest in the other person's heart. If you find someone else in love with you and you don't love him/her, feel honored that love came and called at your door, but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. Do not take advantage,do not cause pain. How you deal with love is how you deal with you, and all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if our lives and ways are different. If you fall in love with another, and he/she falls in love with you, and then love chooses to leave, do not try to reclaim it or to assess blame, let it go.

There is a reason and there is a meaning. You will know in time. Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing, then reach out and give it away. Give it back to the person who brought it alive in you. Give it to others who deem it poor in spirit. Give it to the world around you in anyway you can. This is where many lovers go wrong. Having been so long without love, they understand love only as a need. They see their hearts as empty places that will be filled by love, and they begin to look at love as something that flows to them rather than from them. The first blush of new love is filled to overflowing, but as their love cools, they revert to seeing their love as a need. They cease to be someone who generates love and instead becomes someone who seeks love. They forget that the secret of love is that it is a gift, and that it can be made to grow only by giving it away. Remember this, and keep it to your heart. Love has its own time, its own seasons, and its own reason for coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it, or reason it into staying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you. But if it chooses to leave from your heart or from the heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and there is nothing you should do. Love always has been and always will be a mystery. Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life. --Anonymous

-Fear of insecurity can cause us to cling to our present security when God is bidding us to let go.  Toulia

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5/6/2011

I so love the filet o fish sandwich from McDonalds.  




-God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is tested.  He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves Him.  James 1:12

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5/10/2011

I've been trying to master this dish.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIt7mdIVuXc

-Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of faith is to see what we believe.  Saint Augustine

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5/11/2011

So this past weekend, we had our breakfast brunch for Mother's day.  I asked my family if I could pray before we ate.  Of course they consented.  This was the first time we ever prayed together.  The content of the prayer was to keep the family safe and for blessings.

Today I received a call that my dad was in a car accident.  His car flipped over during a storm.  The family was devastated with the news.  We all called my dad and although he sounded fine, he was admitted to the hospital.  After several tests, they came back negative; he was perfectly fine.  The car was totaled and he did not get a scratch.  Praise God!

-For with God nothing shall be impossible.  Luke 1:37

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I want to learn how to make this:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtZMeLbTgMs

My attempt:




It was delicious!

-For He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.  Psalms 91:11

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5/12/2011

The Importance of being imperfect.

"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act.  Don't worry about evil people who prosper, or fret about their wicked schemes."  Psalm 37:7

I welcome a guest writer to my blog, Christi Armstrong who shares her heart in this powerful post about how we don't need to be perfect...

Faith doesn't mean we aren't scared.  It just means we move forward anyway, knowing He has to be the one to guide us.

God has every circumstance I face in His hand.  So, knowing that, why then do I forget what I know when the time comes that I need it most?  It's because I have been brought up with this notion that my faith has to be perfect.  I feel under some kind of pressure that I have to perform in a superhuman kind of way, where I am always unshaken and completely unafraid.

That just simply isn't so.  The beauty of God's grace allows for the fact that we as imperfect beings, can't produce that kind of faith in our own humanity.  He never asks us to, but somehow, somewhere, we got this perfectionist, unrealistic expectation in our heads that our faith has to be flawless and given to God via our own strength.  The scary truth is that the notion of perfection can be and is effectively used as a tool of the enemy here.  When we can't attain that perfect faith, we give up.  We fall away and that is the exact moment the enemy twists God's truth and uses this ideal of perfect faith, to render us useless for the kingdom.  

So think of Faith in the attainable terms God meant for our lives.  We aren't expected by God to have perfect feelings, to never get upset or question what is happening.  All He expects is for us to hold on.  We hold on, no matter how we feel.  We hold and  then we walk on, even in the storm of fear or depression.  Walk on, even in the midst of doubt and impossible obstacles.

Walk on those troubled waters.  You don't have to see the land.  You just need to see the Lord.  That is real faith. It's the gritty, real people, real life kind of faith, not "preaching from the pulprit this far away, lofty notion that can never be fully understood or attained by human means, kind of superhuman faith".  Faith that moves mountains is simply faith that knows God's promises are real and then never lets go.  Your faith is in motion when you let God lead the way, in spite of the storms all around.  

The simple truth is, if we could walk fully in Jesus' shoes, we wouldn't need Him.  God gets that we aren't capable of that kind of faith.  God gets that that we aren't capable of that kind of faith.  He simply asks us to hold on, to walk on and to leave the leading to Him.  That is faith.  

In Christ,

Christi Armstrong

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5/13/2011

She's absolutely beautiful.















-The way of a fool seems right to him but a wise man listens to advice.  Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)

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5/16/2011

Okay, going to start stretching for my first jog tonight.  Excited!


Saw "THOR" yesterday and am in love with the lead actor.  



-The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forever more.  Psalms 121:8 (NIV)

[LELIA]

5/13/2011

She's absolutely beautiful.















-The way of a fool seems right to him but a wise man listens to advice.  Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)

cua..u look like her.  very beautiful..

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5/19/2011

Got this from a Milesdaddy:

Whatever you give a woman she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she will give you a baby. If you give her a house, she will give you a home. If you give her groceries, she will give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she will give you her heart. She multiplies and gives back whatever is given to her. So if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit. '



-So you also must be ready, because the son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.  Matthew 24:44

[LELIA]

I don't, silly.  But thanks.  That gets my hopes up.  lol. 

u do look like her. u hv pictures that feature your jawline which makes you look like her.. i'll hv to check the pics i hv..and show u.

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5/24/2011

Got this from work:


Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.  

Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.

Anyone can count the seeds in an apple; but only God can count the apples in a seed.





"For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. " 
-2 Timothy 1:7