Sharing Her Heart

  In case you didn’t know, on Sept 10, Beth Moore a renowned Bible teacher, will be teaching women across the globe via simulcast. “Beth Moore’s life-transforming Bible study challenges and inspires women of every age, everywhere.” I can’t wait to go. I have never been, but I’ve been told that it’s awesome and that you learn a lot. I’m at a place in my life/walk where I’m hungry for knowledge. You too? You should definitely come. If you want to know more about this event and how you can take part in it, click here .  You can get local info when you click on this link . Or you can be part of my church group and come with me. We need a few more ladies.    It’s cheaper if you go in a group. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Not enough incentive? If you need a ride, I’ll pick you up. Just give me the address.  As long as you live close by, of course.  You probably don’t know this yet, but I really want you to come.   Sister.   I eagerly await your call, or email. We’ll talk so

Well, today It’s back to work. Holidays have to end sometime! So, I have 3 extra children to care for, laundry that NEEDS to be done, and I had a bunch of tomatoes that had to be used up. Fresh Salsa, yum, yum. Bring some taco chips and I’ll share!   How’s your Monday going?   *Andrea*

In case you were wondering why I didn’t post anything last week, I was on holidays. It was a busy fun filled week for me and my kids. We did a lot of fun stuff; I took them to build-a-bear, we went to the beach, we went to the splash park, we went to play at the school on the play structure, and many other things. So, instead of me just telling you about the fun stuff that we did, I thought I’d show you instead.   What a great week it was! Now, I just need a holiday to recover! How has your summer been?   *Andrea*

I am really looking forward to August 30th. That’s the day when Shaun Groves puts my autographed copy of Third World Symphony in the mail!  I pre-ordered it forever ago, or so it seems. It was probably really only a month ago.  I’ve listened to it online, but it’s not the same. I feel that to really get to know a new CD, you have to have it playing in the car, with the windows open and the volume on high, blasting it out there so that everyone who you pass has to hear it, whether they want to or not.  Seeing as how it’s a really good album with an even better message, I think everyone should hear it. So, I’ll do what I can to help. If you happen to pass me and you think my music is too loud, I probably just got my new Shaun Groves CD. Shaun Groves - Third World Symphony (Ethiopia Story) from Shaun Groves on Vimeo . Have you ordered yours yet?  It’s not too late. Do it now, while your thinking about it.   *Andrea*

So, I did it. I committed myself to assist in teaching Sunday School. I’m so excited! I have never taught Sunday school or any kind of school for that matter, so I will be team teaching with a lady in my church.  We will be teaching the grade 6 girls. I can hardly wait to get to know them and to learn from them. This is something that I have done a lot of thinking and praying over for most of the summer and I just wasn’t sure if I could do it. Then my friend suggested team teaching, I thought that was a great idea! Seeing as how I’m not a teacher, I don’t have the confidence or the know how to do it all by myself. I am very glad for this opportunity to learn from an experienced, godly woman.  I wonder what else God has in store for me?  He seems to keep drawing me toward kids. I still don’t know why, I hardly understand my own.  But, I have a great book that is helping me a lot. It’s called “Raising your spirited child” the author is Mary Sheedy Kurcinka                      This

   Yesterday, I received a courtesy call. This was not a typical call that you expect to get when you see a long distance number on your call display. Instead, it was a very pleasant call from Compassion Canada. They called just to see how things were going. The man on the phone told me that when someone starts a new sponsorship, they call at around the 6-month mark just to see how things are going. This caught me totally off guard. I did not expect this. I know that Compassion is an organization that is about building relationships, but I just ‘assumed’ the relationships were only with the children. I was wrong. Again. So, he asked me just a couple of easy questions and then the last one he asked me was “why did you choose to sponsor through Compassion?” Well, let me tell you. Compassion does it all through the name of Jesus Christ . That was the main reason.  But, as I think more on this topic, there is a lot more I can say on this.  Compassion is committed to releasing child

Have you ever wondered about the history of Compassion International? I know I have. Today, as I was catching up on some blog posts that I’ve missed lately, I came across this video.  I thought it would be good to share with you. Whether you sponsor with Compassion or not, it doesn’t matter. I recommend that you take the 3 minutes and watch this video.   Watch Pastor Everett Swanson in Family | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com It’s beautiful to see how despair can turn into hope, just with one man’s dream and the power of God. Will you sponsor a child? If you decide to sponsor a child, feel free to share it with me. I would love to share in your joy!

   This morning, on my way to grocery shopping, I heard Hebrews 11:1 on my radio. “Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see.” I really like that verse. It gives me hope and reassurance.  It helps me to remember what Faith is and why I choose to believe.  Last night, at Bible study, one lady shared Hebrews 11:6 with us. “And without Faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” I just love that! You can’t do good works to try and please God. Believe in Him and good works will happen as a result. These are both great verses to meditate on. I just wanted to share them with you! Have a great weekend!! *Andrea*

    You know which lies I’m talking about. The ones that say “your not good enough” or “you can’t do it” or even worse “you’ll never amount to anything.” These are some of the lies that we deal with every day. Lately, mine have been “your a terrible mom” and “you just don’t look good.”  These lies hurt and that’s exactly what their meant to do. Their meant to ruin the way we look at ourselves, so that we won’t believe that we can be loved so much by a very big God. So, why do we believe them? Because we think so little of ourselves? I don’t think so. Because it’s easy to believe them, instead of fight them? Maybe. Or is it because we need to get back into the word and/or talk to our Saviour more? Yes, I’m sure that’s part of it. I believe that we need to daily spend time with our saviour, sharing with him, what’s on our heart. He tells us in his word to “Watch out that you are not deceived”… (Luke 21:8) In order to do that, we need to keep in touch with him daily and confess to h

For us, these regular summer pests mean nothing but irritation and itch.  However, for others, it’s not so simple. You see, mosquitos carry a virus called Malaria which kills almost one-million people every year.  Most of them are children and pregnant women. 90% of people who get Malaria live in Africa. In Africa, 20% of infected children under the age of 5 , die. If they don’t die, many will have brain damage.   But, there is hope. YOU are that hope.   All you need to do, is click here to donate a mosquito net for only $13 (Canadian funds). This will provide mosquito nets and Malaria prevention for children and their families. It’s a very inexpensive way to save lives.     Join with me, and together we can BITE BACK and fight Malaria.   Andrea

    My children are a handful some days (usually the days that I’m tired and have limited patience), my daughter is ‘spirited’ and my son is just a trouble maker. He loves to make people laugh and does so in a variety of different ways. Take last week for example, He decided to crawl onto our table (which is higher than normal), stand and then touch my light fixtures. Well, the other two babies that I babysit thought this was hilarious, so they would laugh and he would keep doing it. Then mom (me) seeing what was happening, would come take him off the table, tell him to stay off and carry about my business. However, that doesn’t work with him very well. So he would do it all over again and get the same response from his ‘audience’.  Finally, in order to make him stop, I had to put him into his crib where he couldn’t get out. My daughter is very exuberant. Anyone who knows her can attest to that. When she walks into a room, you know .  She is a child who is ‘more’. More persistent, mo

I’m sure you are probably wondering why I changed my blog address and everything else. Well, let me tell you. I have been doing a lot of reading lately about blogs and how to start them and design and so on and so on. During all this reading I realized that my blog could really use some major changes, one being that my blog title and address should match. So, now they finally do. Also, I just haven’t been happy with the way my blog has been looking and I was having a hard time figuring out how to change it or what I should change it to. So, I started fresh with a whole new theme. I’m not finished tweaking it yet, but I am a lot happier with the way it looks now. Now, it’s your turn. What do you think? I would love your feed back, leave me a comment and let me know! Have a great day! *Andrea*

Encouragement.  Isn’t that a great word? I love it. I love what it stands for and how it makes you feel. I love how it can change a person’s outlook with just a couple of words. I love how when you hear the word, your mood instantly goes more positive. Well, encouragement is what I have been receiving lately and man do I feel good. I have been encouraged in small, subtle ways, with simple words. With words that are meant to encourage and lift up. It has been really nice to hear and be reminded, because I have let myself believe otherwise. I have been so tired and dis couraged that I found it hard to believe that I am good and useful and that I am a blessing to my family and to those around me. But through kind words from my family, friends and my church family, I have been encouraged again. The best encouragement came this morning as I was reading my devotions. I read Proverbs chapter 31, and God showed me through that passage how much like her I really am. I Love Proverbs 31 an