Sharing Her Heart

Lately, I have taken on a few more ‘jobs’ than I’m used to. On top of being a wife, mom, hairdresser, childcare provider, and all the tasks that come with, I also co-teach Sunday school and now I also co-ordinate “Ladies Coffee Time” on Wednesday mornings at my Church. I LOVE everything that I do. I’m so thankful that I am able to do it. I love being able to serve in my church and out. I have to wonder though, how to create balance. I still need to make time for my husband and my children. I can’t forget to see my friends.       Lastly, I can’t forget to connect with you, my faithful readers. So, this is the next challenge in my life. Making time and spending my time, where it is needed the most, with those that need me the most. On those trips to the grocery store I won’t be alone anymore. That is valuable time I can spend with my daughter. Teaching her about purchasing the right food for our style of cooking/eating, and teaching her about money as ...

Wow, what a great weekend it was for me. It was also a weekend where God showed me (yet again) that he is always faithful. I have lost some weight and I was in desperate need of dress pants that fit. Or at least ones that don’t fall off (I didn’t lose that much, they were big to begin with!).  I had some things to do at the mall, so I thought I’d just get my pants there. I did make a quick stop at the local thrift store before going to the mall, but didn’t want to take the time to look for pants there.  My budget was $30. That should be enough for dress pants right? At least the ones on sale. Well, Our mall is not very big, but I went to every store that sells women’s clothes and looked for dress pants. I only found 1 pair that was under $30 and they weren’t really what I was looking for so I didn’t buy them. So now at this point, I’m very disappointed and tired, but I decide to check one more store close by before going home. I had no luck there either. They only had 1 styl...

Here’s the seventh and final point that Beth Moore gave us at the ‘Living Proof Live’ simulcast. # 7. We can be also be many convincing proofs that Jesus is alive . – We might be the only Bible that someone will ever read, so we need to remember to live accordingly. We need to share the gospel of God unhindered . Acts 28:28 “ Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” So, if they will listen, why are we NOT speaking? We need to banish all fear, bitterness and bondage and share the gospel. We don’t have much time, NOW is the time to ride! Let your story be “I LOVE YOU JESUS!”   I hope that these points have struck a cord in you and encouraged you the way they did me. All seven points were taken exactly as Beth said them, however, I shared a lot of my own feelings and thoughts. I am not a teacher, or a preacher, or anything in that category, nor do I claim to be. I’m just sharing with you my thoughts on these points and...

# 5. We can revel in the certainty of the things we have been taught . – Our faith is based on fact . There is proof that Jesus came to earth, lived here, and overcame the grave. This is not just some fairy tale story to tell your kids. It really happened, it is true. But, if you don’t believe me, try proving that it didn’t happen. Many have tried to, and failed. I have heard stories of college professors, or students trying to prove that God never existed and they can’t. There is too much evidence pointing to the fact that he does exist and is present in our everyday life. It’s really sad that many people believe that God created the world, wound it up like a clock and left us on our own. He is present in every part of our lives. Everything that we have been taught from the Bible about God, is true. It is really the only absolute truth that we have in this life. # 6. Jesus has passed us the salt also . – Salt is used for many things: to clean the body (Ezekiel 16:4), to season or pr...

Well, I hope you all enjoyed part 1, cause here’s part 2 for you! I’m just going to dive right in to the next point. # 3. God NEVER overlooks a single “me” in the bigger “we”. – Isn’t that so great? It really doesn’t matter who you are, what your job is, where you live, how much money you make, God does not overlook anyone. We are all valuable to him and he has a plan for each one of our lives. It sometimes seems though, that he uses the ‘little person’ in a bigger way. Take Luke for example: He was not a disciple, he never witnessed Jesus’s miracles (he was a 2nd generation Christian), yet God used him to write the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke was just another ‘little person’ but he allowed himself to be used by God. He was just an ‘also’ as Beth put it. Here are some verses that mention ‘also’: Luke 12:8, John 10:16, John 14:19, Romans 8:30, Romans 8:32, 1 Corinthians 6:14, Ephesians 1:13, 2 Timothy 2:2, 1 John 1:3, Colossians 3:4 and 2 Timothy 4:7-8.( I was going to...

This week has been busier than I had planned. I had really hoped to have shared with you my Beth Moore simulcast experience by now, but I have not had much time to think on it. Today, I will share some of it with you. She gave us 7 points to think on, learn from and study. I’ll share these points with you and any verses that go with them and also what I have learnt from it. Everyone will learn something different, I’m just sharing with you my thoughts. # 1. We were created for good company .  - We were not created to be by ourselves. We were created to want and need the company of other believers. When we are in the company of other believers, that’s when we will grow in our relationship with Christ even more. We need other believers to encourage and inspire us, to pick us up and hold us accountable for our actions. We need other believers to love us, because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. 1 Peter 1:22 “ Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for...

Wow, what a weekend. It was very busy, but I sure learnt alot. On Saturday, as most of you know, I attended the Beth Moore simulcast. It was an awesome experience. One that I will probably never forget, especially the part when the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the building! We had just come back for lunch and were doing the praise and worship, when suddenly the alarm went off and we were all sent outside. There was no fire that I know of, so we were able to go back in shortly. We thought that we might miss something, seeing how it was a live broadcast, but they were able to pause it and continue where we left off, so we didn’t miss a thing. We were all very thankful. I plan to share what I learnt with you all, but I do need a bit of time to process it all. So please bear with me, it will take me a few days to get it all out. I can, however, share with you the main Bible passages that she used. They were: Luke 1:1-4 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrati...

Deuteronomy 31:8 “ The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Psalm 103:10 “ He [God] does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.” These verses have really encouraged me this week. So I just wanted to share them with you, maybe they will do the same for you? This week has been a busy one for me. It has been really good, but busy. At the beginning of my week, all I had going on was I had to bake 5-6 dozen buns for Saturday, and I was starting to baby sit a new girl. Oh yeah, Tuesday evening was Bible study. Sounds simple, easy even. Well, it quickly changed.  Monday evening I went for a walk with my friend, Tuesday I went to town to do errands and took my son for his immunizations. Wednesday I made salsa, again. For the 3rd and final time. Wednesday evening I got an email from our Sunday School Superintendent. She was wondering if I would want to ba...

My daughter is the goofy sort. She loves to say silly things, and most people laugh when she does. Yesterday morning, was not one of those times. We went to go see my friend at work.  We were invited to join her and her co-workers and boss for coffee break. Sounds fun, right? Yes, it really was, until… She got too comfortable and made a comment to my friend’s boss that was very unnecessary. In that moment, I felt like a parent who doesn’t teach her child what not to say. I felt awful. My daughter however, just thought she was being silly and didn’t realize that those words could hurt someone’s feelings. So, not quite sure what I should do, especially in front of women I don’t know, I informed my daughter in a stern voice that “that was not nice to say, not nice at all”. What I forgot to do though, was make her apologize.  I can’t help but wonder if I did the right thing? What could I do different in the future?   What do you think? If you have words of wisdom for ...

Friday was a really good day. Not only was it the first day of my extra long weekend ( I didn’t have any kids to babysit), we were blessed to receive a letter from Niyomugabo in Rwanda. I’ll share it with you. He starts with “Beloved Sponsor, Your child Niyomugabo is greeting you in the name of Jesus Christ.  Niyomugabo and family are fine and thank God and believe you are also fine. Here, we experience a dry season but sometime back, we have been receiving some rain. Those who grow crops, are also happy because they will get a good harvest. He believe you do not have a problem of earthquake over there. If you have children, greet them. He came from school, is in holidays and there is no problem and his studies are moving on well. In Rwanda we are in the time of remembering our people who died in the 1994 genocide. Remembering our people ends in July and we wish you a good Easter. We love God and continue to be near Him. We remember that Jesus died and resurrected for sake of o...

I’m not a reporter, I’m not experienced in the least with interviewing, but, I was honoured to be able to interview  Shaun Groves . In case you don’t know who he is, I’ll share with you what little I know about him.  He’s a Christian musician that works with Compassion International to release children from poverty in Jesus name. He is a blogger who speaks truth and encouragement to all. He is a husband, father and friend. I really know very little about him. I have never had the opportunity to meet him and speak with him face to face. All I really know about him, is what he chooses to share on his blog.  And that’s enough for me. Very often, when I’ve read his blog post, he’s not only given me ‘food for thought’, he’s filled me right up. He writes things that really make you stand back and take a long, hard look at your life and try to see what you can do differently.  He encourages Christians everywhere, to stand up for what they believe in and give back. I wa...

This is kind of a continuation from Wednesdays post. I didn’t get much response from my readers in attending the simulcast, so I thought I’d try a different approach. Now, I know that $50 –60 dollars is a lot of money for a one day event. Especially now, when it’s back to school and most parents have had to shell out a lot of money buying back to school stuff.  So, seeing as how my kids are not in school yet, I thought I’d try to help out.  If you sign up to come to the simulcast, that will save me this amount of money. So, how about I put this money toward your ticket? Yes, you read that right. The first person who responds to this post, I will pay $10 toward their ticket. So, it will cost you only $40 instead of $50. And I’ll still give you a ride if you want. I will even buy you a coffee, if you come with me. Get ready… Get set… Go!!! Leave me a comment, or email me: candle_andrea at hotmail dot com Waiting to hear from you! *Andrea*