I'm Going To Do It

I'm starting my book. It's not my original book idea, but I believe this one is from the Lord. It's Christian fiction and that's all I'm going to say right now.

Does anybody have any tips? I'm scared of getting stuck, I'm scared of writer's block and most of all I'm scared of failing.

I'm passionate about this book and I want it to be good. Right now it isn't really about getting published, it's about getting the book out of my head and onto paper. It's about making these characters come alive. I hope that someday this book can touch even just one person.

Thanks for listening. Have a good day!

Did You Ever Notice?

Did you ever notice how self involved and selfish our society is?

We have magazines with titles like Self and All You. We shop at stores with names like Vanity.

People are too busy to notice the mother with a stroller and her arms full to hold the door open for her. People are too busy or too much in a hurry to notice the elderly having a hard time reaching for something in the grocery store.

These are just a few scenarios that I can think of at this moment. Things I have experienced and seen at one time. I'm not saying I'm not guilty of these things because I know I am. God is showing me daily through my kids how selfish I am and can be.

Matthew 16:24 says: Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

This is a hard thing in its self, but when you have a society aiding narcissism it makes it even harder.

I have to pray daily that God would help me deny myself because I can't do it by myself.

I know that when He gets of rid of me inside me it makes more room for Him. He can fill me up and use me, but He first has to empty and clean me out. It's a hard process, but exciting to know I am becoming that much closer to being used for really great things for Him.

And Now They Are Broken

Alexander's glasses broke yesterday, but it wasn't Alexander or Ashley that broke them.

It was me.

I was trying to adjust the nose piece because Alexander was complaining that they hurt and when I moved it, it snapped off.

We took them in yesterday and they are still under warranty (considering he's only had them 5 days, I should hope so) We should get them back sometime this week.

They told me to let them do the adjusting from now on.

We Got 'Em!

We got Alexander's glasses on Friday. He's been doing really well with them. He got a Scooby Doo case with them that at this moment is M.I.A. He'd sleep with them on if we let them. Ashley is pretty curious as to why Alexander has glasses, but so far she's only tried to take them off 10 or so times.

God is good!

In Need Of Some Advice

I need advice on how to potty train a little boy. Alexander won't poop in the toilet! I know he knows where the poop goes and what to do, but he just won't do it. How did you get your little ones over the fear of pooping in the toilet?

Any advice on this topic would be most appreciated.

Something else I would like some advice on is teaching my kids their letters and numbers. What is a good way to teach them their ABC's and numbers? I really want to spend time with them to set these foundations, but I don't know how to go about it.

Again any advice on this topic would be most appreciated.

Have a good day and God bless!

That Still Small Voice

Don't you love His still small voice? I know I do. God is always good to me that way.

It's been on my heart for a couple of weeks to take Alexander to an opthamologist. He's had a problem with one of his for a while now and there are a lot of eye problems on my side of the family. I also read a blog where this woman talked about getting your child's eyes checked. I knew then that I needed to make the appointment.

I called and they got him in right away. I took him in on Wednesday and sure enough he needs glasses. He is severely farsighted. The doctor said it was a good thing we brought him in when we did. Praise God!! He knows Alexander's body and knew how bad his eyes were. I'm so thankful to Him. I've learned the hard way a couple of times that when I hear that still small voice or feel that impression on my heart that I need to listen and do it right away.

We get his glasses in about a week. He is going to be so adorable. I'll take a picture and post it on here so you can see Alexander in his glasses.

I Love His Timing

As we all know God's timing is perfect, even if it doesn't always seem that way. The same day I posted My Secret Struggle Is Not So Secret Anymore I started reading Beautiful In God's Eyes ( I think, either that or it was the day after).

Rachel had left me a comment saying she uses the one year Bible for her reading time. I thought that that sounded like something I wanted to do, but I didn't have a one year Bible. Anyway, I open up B.I.G.E. and I found a bookmark that has a "program" for reading through the Bible in one year! I was amazed, I love how He works. I have been doing this for the past 3 days or so and it has been great.

I prayed and asked the Lord to show me what to do with my devotions and He answered so quickly and clearly. He is good!