Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Comparison Trap
Hearts at Home was this past weekend. I left the conference refreshed, encouraged, and wanting to be a better mom!
This year I got to attend Susie Larson's workshop,"Living the Promised Life" with my mom! Susie's words blessed and challenged me. "God is good. His promises are true and He will make a way for me."
One thought from the workshop especially challenged me. "The only thing comparison does is produce pride because we have more or discontentment and jealousy because we have less." There are so many times when I compare myself to others or make decisions based on what others may be thinking of me. I was reminded that I was created by God to be me. He loves me just the way I am. He has a plan for my life. He will make a way for me.
When I compare myself to others, when I wish I was more like someone else, I cheapen the work my Father did when he created me. When thoughts of comparison start to creep in, I am trying to cast them out with the thought, "I was created to be me. My Father does not make mistakes."
This line of thinking can be a little dangerous if I start to think too highly of myself. One of the songs Cheri Keaggy sang this weekend contained the line, "We love because He first loved us." Any good in me comes from Him and His work in my life. All glory goes to Him.
How about you? What do you do to combat the comparison trap? And, if you were at Hearts at Home what was your take away? How were you encouraged as a wife, mom and child of God?
I want to close this post with Zephaniah 3:17. (This verse was shared in two of my workshops!) I hope it blesses you and reminds you how loved you are by our Father.
"The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love,
He will rejoice over you with singing."
This year I got to attend Susie Larson's workshop,"Living the Promised Life" with my mom! Susie's words blessed and challenged me. "God is good. His promises are true and He will make a way for me."
One thought from the workshop especially challenged me. "The only thing comparison does is produce pride because we have more or discontentment and jealousy because we have less." There are so many times when I compare myself to others or make decisions based on what others may be thinking of me. I was reminded that I was created by God to be me. He loves me just the way I am. He has a plan for my life. He will make a way for me.
When I compare myself to others, when I wish I was more like someone else, I cheapen the work my Father did when he created me. When thoughts of comparison start to creep in, I am trying to cast them out with the thought, "I was created to be me. My Father does not make mistakes."
This line of thinking can be a little dangerous if I start to think too highly of myself. One of the songs Cheri Keaggy sang this weekend contained the line, "We love because He first loved us." Any good in me comes from Him and His work in my life. All glory goes to Him.
How about you? What do you do to combat the comparison trap? And, if you were at Hearts at Home what was your take away? How were you encouraged as a wife, mom and child of God?
I want to close this post with Zephaniah 3:17. (This verse was shared in two of my workshops!) I hope it blesses you and reminds you how loved you are by our Father.
"The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love,
He will rejoice over you with singing."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Friday, March 07, 2008
A Recipe Swap
If you are in a "recipe slump" and need some fresh ideas, head on over to Lysa TerKeurst's blog today and check out her recipe swap. You will find a plethora of new recipes to try
Here's my addition to the swap.
Easy No-Mess Chicken Pot pie.
Seriously there is not an easier recipe out there and the only dishes you have to clean-up when you are done are the spoon you used to stir and the pie plate you made the dish in!
Ingredients:
1 box refrigerated pie crust (two pie crusts)
1 can mixed veggies (drained)
1 can chunk chicken (with juice)
1 can cream of chicken soup (the low fat kind works great)
Instructions:
Lay first pie crust in 9 inch pie plate. Add can of veggies, can of chicken and cream of chicken soup to pie plate and mix. Lay second pie crust on top, seal edges and cut two slits in top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until top golden brown.
That's it! If you want you can bake your own pie crusts, substitute chicken you cooked and cubed yourself, and add veggies you chopped and cooked yourself. But then it wouldn't be easy, there would be a mess and the above recipe would be pretty much obsolete!
Happy cooking everyone!
Here's my addition to the swap.Easy No-Mess Chicken Pot pie.
Seriously there is not an easier recipe out there and the only dishes you have to clean-up when you are done are the spoon you used to stir and the pie plate you made the dish in!
Ingredients:
1 box refrigerated pie crust (two pie crusts)
1 can mixed veggies (drained)
1 can chunk chicken (with juice)
1 can cream of chicken soup (the low fat kind works great)
Instructions:
Lay first pie crust in 9 inch pie plate. Add can of veggies, can of chicken and cream of chicken soup to pie plate and mix. Lay second pie crust on top, seal edges and cut two slits in top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until top golden brown.
That's it! If you want you can bake your own pie crusts, substitute chicken you cooked and cubed yourself, and add veggies you chopped and cooked yourself. But then it wouldn't be easy, there would be a mess and the above recipe would be pretty much obsolete!
Happy cooking everyone!
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
And the winner is...
Sharlin!
I will mail your copy out to you in the next week or so.
Thanks everyone for participating.
I will mail your copy out to you in the next week or so.
Thanks everyone for participating.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
It's Here!
I am very excited to announce that Hearts at Home's newest book has finally been released! I'm Glad I'm a Mom contains over 50 stories written by moms (including me!). I am so excited about this book. There are stories that will make you laugh and cry! If you are interested in purchasing this resource it can be found at the Hearts Shoppe (www.heartsathome.org) as well as amazon and cbd.com!
I will also be giving away one copy of the book, so leave a comment on why you are glad you're a mom and I will have a drawing on Tuesday afternoon at 5 pm.
To find out why I'm Glad I'm a Mom, you'll have to read the book!
I will also be giving away one copy of the book, so leave a comment on why you are glad you're a mom and I will have a drawing on Tuesday afternoon at 5 pm.
To find out why I'm Glad I'm a Mom, you'll have to read the book!
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