1000 Gifts Plus 366-29 & 30

This week went super fast....
We seem to be adjusting more and more to our new home.
The Lord has blessed us in so many areas.  We spend much more time together as a family because we are not as busy outside of the home.  Before we moved, we would often be out of the house almost every night of the week because of different ministries that both my husband, myself and even my teenage boy were in.  Now, because of change, the Lord has slowed us down.  I am so thankful for that!
Please, don't get me wrong, I know we are supposed to serve. But, my first ministry is my husband and children.  So many times, I would shove food down the kids mouth, kiss my husband quickly on the cheek and run out the door.  Not seeing him all day and then all night! Our priorities got a little out of whack. We were spinning our wheels.....
I have heard an acronym about being busy.  BUSY stands for Being Under Satan's Yoke.
This all to say....
We will serve again in some ministry in the future.... only by the Lord's guidance.  I have learned my lesson.  I will not be out of control and do too many all at the same time.

The pictures above are from a trail we go to on Fridays. I run on the trail and my kids tag along with their bikes.  My boy goes much faster and ends up doing 6 miles while my girlie girl and myself do 3.

I love this trail... It is mainly flat, so no hills! And I love that we do this together!

Continuing with my count to 1000 Gifts....

266. The trail....

267. My kids getting exercise with me.

268. The sunshine.

269. Simple Sunday afternoons.

270. New friends invited us for dinner.

271. Great conversations and a blessed evening : )

272. New friends for my kids that are strong in the Lord.

273. Monday mornings... fresh week.

274. New chair for my bedroom.

275. Completing some things on my to do list.

276. Framed art work.

277. Time last week with my friend Chris and her sweet girls.

278. Looking forward to Sally Clarkson's conference at the end of the week.

279. Finishing up the book of Hebrews with my kiddos and starting Ephesians.

280. Time with my sweet family.

Many Blessings,
Kim

366-28 Scripture and a Snapshot

 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2

P52-4 Self Portrait Plus 366-27

This is week 4 of the P52.  Our assignment, if you choose to accept, is a self portrait.  So, I took this shot
in front of the mirror.  So here it is....

Blessings,
Kim

366-24-26

It rained the other day and I loved it! I did not want to leave the house....
Took my camera in the back yard and took some pics of the rain.

Blessings,
Kim

366-23 Plus 1000 Gifts!

This is my girlie girls picture.  She is having fun with my old camera.  I passed it down to her when I got my new one.  She loves it!

256. Quiet weekend...

257. Prayer....

258. My boy on his bike.... did a 20 mile ride yesterday!

259. With his new friend! Praise Jesus!

260. My girlie girl always doing something creative! Thankful!

261. Fun week coming up with our friends :)

262. New Friends...

263. Old Friends...

264. Rainy day today... loving it : )

265. Can't wait to see Chris and her girls.....

Please pray for my girl Denise's foster baby girl.  She found out yesterday that she has to have a heart transplant.  You can check her information out on her blog.The New Yorker That Loves Jesus

Blessings,
Kim

366-22

	Study to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

P52-3 I Had A Dream Plus 366-20 & 21

I had a dream.....
God answered my prayers and blessed me with not one but two beautiful babies.  Five years of praying, crying, getting tested, doctors appointments and finally God answered.  First in 1995 my boy and then four years later in 1999 my sweet girl!
God is so good to me!
When my kiddos were little, I used to tell them "How in all the world did I get the best little girl/boy and they would say excitedly "God."
These are my kids babies shoes.  My boy now wears a size 14 and my girlie girl wears my size.  Wow! How time flies!
God always keep His promises!
He is so good!

So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. Ezra 8:23 NLT


Blessings,
Kim