Compassion and Encouragement

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

Colossians 3:12

Let us always encourage and pray for our friends. Often, they are going through things we cannot imagine. A listening ear, a kind word, and prayer can do wonders for someone who is discouraged.

Blessings,
Laura


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What Do You Have in Your Hand? Doing With What You've Got!

Are you content?

When God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He asked Moses, 

"What do you have in your hand?"

 That's a good question for us, too. Often we think of all the things we need that we don't have. This can lead to whining, discouragement and discontentment.
It's a slippery slope that can lead to depression.

So what can we do?

Look around your home.

Make a list of what you DO have to work with.

What can you do with it?

• Make an inventory list of food in your pantry, your fridge, your freezer. What can you make from it?

• Make an inventory list of the fabrics, trims, notions, and craft supplies on hand. What can you make from them? Think birthday, wedding, baby and Christmas gifts.

• What do you have on hand that could be sold on Ebay, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, another online site, at a consignment store, or at a yard sale?

The key to not being discouraged 

by circumstances is to

think about possibilities 

not impossibilities. 

So, look at what you have in your hand, then ask God to show you what you can do with it. Ask Him for wisdom. Believe that He will give it to you.

He's waiting for your questions. Do not doubt it. He has promised to supply all your needs, but he expects you to use what you have in your hands.

God bless you all!

Still working on it myself,

Laura

This article was published in issue #128 of 
The Christian Home Magazine.

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*Do what you can quote is from President Teddy Roosevelt.

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• Be Anxious for Nothing
• Spiritual Truth from an Open Door and a Little Dog

Repost from 1/25/17

A Little Randomness ~ 2017

 

January 2017

Wow! What to say about 2017?

It started out like pretty much any other year.

In April, everything went sideways when I found the lump.

In May, we celebrated our thirty-first anniversary in the chemo room as I received my first round of chemo.

In September, I finished chemo. I would follow up with another chemo drug every three months for months.

In October, I had a bilateral mastectomy with implants.

Radiation would start the next year.

Much of my year was dominated by my breast cancer and its treatment. I think that I'll write about that one day. You'll find much written about it already in my blog starting in May of 2017 if you're interested.

Many decisions had to be made early on. Although many things lost their importance to me. I chose to trust God. Jesus healed everyone who came to him. I chose to believe good of God and that He is my healer, live or die. 

God was gracious to remind me early that it rains on the just and the unjust. Therefore, I didn't go through the questioning, the whys. I knew God would take me through it. 

I don't really want to write anything more about it right now. Someday....

If you're in your breast cancer fight, and you want to "talk" or you want prayer, use my contact form at the side. In fact, if anyone wants prayer, please contact me. I believe one of the reasons that I recovered and made it through so well was the love and prayer that was extended to and for me.

Laura

Winter Reading List ~ 2025

Winter Reading List 2025

 It's busy busy around here. I'm not putting up photos or links this time. I thought you might still like to see what I'm reading and/or planning to read in the next couple of months. 

Currently Reading:

• The Old Testament as far as I can get
• Trim Healthy Mama Plan
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Western Heritage: A Reader by Hillsdale College 
• The American Spirit by David McCullough

Planning to Read:

• The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep

Finished:

January 

• Paradise Lost by Jon Milton ~ See my review.
• The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson
• The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachel Bloome 
• A Guilded Age Getaway by Stephenia McGee  
• The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge 
• From Heaven by A.W. Tozer 
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

February

• The Conundrum of Coach 13 by John Taylor
• The Winter Ghosts by Kate Moss
• The 10:59 Assassin by Jon Milton
• Second Time Around by Melody Carlson
• The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
• To Be Read at Dusk by Charles Dickens
• The Course of Human Events by David McCullough
• Miss Marley by Vanessa LaFaye
• Simple Pleasures by Robert Taylor
• Lighthouse: A Story of Rememberance by Robert Munsch
• The Trinity Vicarage Larceny by John Taylor

March

• The New Testament
• The Secret in Sandcastles by Rachael Bloome
• The Wings of Poppy Pendleton by Melanie Dobson

This is a very ambitious list. I know that I won't finish it all. I don't have massive time for reading; so, I like to listen to audiobooks while I do other things... like knitting!

So, I encourage you, make a list and check it twice. Then, snatch read if you must, but do read or listen to some good books this winter. Use your minutes!

Count your blessings!

Laura