Submissive or Weak?

Today over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom, Sandra wrote up a great post.  First, let me tell you that I really look up to Sandra even though we have never met.  She is such a great mom, awesome wife, faithful child of God and a daily inspiration.

Her post today was on whether or not we are submissive or weak when it comes to our husbands.  Sandra has such a great way with words that you just need to read it for yourself.

Check it out here:  Sunday thoughts - Submissive or Weak?

I may not get up at 4:30 a.m. to get Scott's breakfast ready, only in part because most days he doesn't need to leave until 8:00 a.m. or later.  There are things that I do for him that he is perfectly capable of doing himself.  Examples: refilling his soda spot in the fridge, put a new bar of soap in the shower for him, filling his plate first, bringing him a water while he's mowing the grass or weeding the garden.  As I sit here writing I can't even call this being submissive.  I call it serving.

Courtesy: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

I love and respect my husband so much that I can't even put it into words.  I want him to know in everything that I do, I do it because I love him.

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. - Ephesians 5:22

We serve the Lord, we are to serve our husbands. I could easily copy Sandra's post word for word, but I won't.  Make sure you go read it for yourself.

Worry

A few months ago our church was blessed with a new worship director and his family; Randy, his wife, Laci and their 2 little ones; Ella (5) and Noah (3).  Let me tell you, they are the sweetest little family.  Laci and I became fast friends and the kids get so excited to see each other.

Our senior pastor, Brian, has been on vacation for a while and last week, July 29^th, Randy gave the sermon.   He spoke on the subject of worry.  I know this is something that most people deal with, myself included.  What I loved about this sermon was that he talked about what to do with your worry.

In a world full of people telling you deal with your problems yourself one can quickly forget to ask God for help.

1 Peter 5:7 says

“Casting all your cares on Him, because He cares for you.”

I love the visual this gives.  To cast your problems to God, go ahead throw them at Him.  He can handle it.  How often do you do that? Weekly, daily, here it’s sometimes hourly.

It is easy to worry when the thing you are thinking about has already happened once or twice.  In November of 2006, we went through the experience of a miscarriage.  That was one of the most difficult, trying times of our life.  Then in the spring of 2007 we became pregnant again.  Oh my, the worry set in instantly.  I was still a young Christian at that time, not really sure how to handle the worry and anxiety that was running wild through my veins.  I turned to our senior pastor who quickly sent me this passage in Matthew 6: 25-27

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable that they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”

I have since learned to give my problems to God.  Keep in mind though that I don’t just sit back and wait for Him to automatically change the problem or situation.  I’m learning to listen for His prompts, His whispers.

There will always be things to worry about but remember God is for all eternity!

Farmers Appreciation Day Parade

The city of Dodgeville, where I was born and raised, is a small farming community.  For as long as I can remember every year they have a parade to show the farmers how much we appreciate all that they do.  This year is the first time where I've been able to bring the girls back to Dodgeville so they could experience the parade with me.  They had so much fun.

We met up with my friend Sally, her husband Ryan and their little girls. 

Color guard.

My sweeties watching the parade.

I love this picture.  Did you know that I used to be on the volunteer fire department?

A big 'ol John Deere tractor.

After the parade we went up to the local park for other farm related activities, tractor pull etc.  Here are the girls playing in a "corn" box.  Such a neat idea.

Moo!!

Please remember to keep the farmers in your prayers.  Here in Wisconsin we are having an extreme drought.  Some farmers have lost a third of their crops already.