My "Bookshelf"

I think I am liking the bookshelf but may need to make it smaller. The reason I like it is that I get 99% of my books from the library and now I can have a "Shelf" for them but don't have to own them. I'd love to hear of some of your favorites . Libby

Google Reader

My friend Megan Spears told me recently about this cool tool Google has and maybe you are like me and had never heard of it but it is awesome if you keep up with several blogs you can set it up so you can read the unread posts from one page. I am loving it. Here is a link to check it out  Google Reader.   Thanks Megan!

Life Stories

I love hearing people's life stories. It's so cool to see the Author of Life's hand and how He has moved in a life- whether they know it or not! I found this site-actually there are several that has people's life stories and how they came to know the Author of Life and let Him write their stories Women Today Magazine.    Check one out when you have a minute. Also , if you're interested, check back cuz  I'm going to be posting a little of my life story here soon and maybe some people I know. Have a blessed week letting Him write  your story.

Meditation that blessed me

I just had to post this. Below is the Meditation at the beginning of this week’s lesson of the Women’s Bible Study I am able to attend. It blessed me so much I thought I would pass it on in case it would bless someone else. Background for me reading it is Molly dog had surgery on her foot yesterday and I found out for 7-10 days I (or someone) have to be with her almost constantly cuz she has to be taken out to the bathroom after a bootie is put on her foot to keep it dry and the bootie can only be on 5-10 min max and she has to wear a big collar thingy so she can’t get at her foot and last night she could only sleep if I was laying right next to her. I felt like the mother of a 40+ lb newborn / toddler that needed her Mommy and needed taken out every one to two hours. I share all that to show you my lovely attitude of looking forward to a week of this ( I know I’m a wimp) and not being able to do the things I do and then I read the attached Meditation!!! here goes :

Meditation ( from ‘Out of Solitude’ by Henri J. Nouwen)
“A few years ago I me an old professor at the University of Notre Dame, Looking back on his long life of teaching, he said with a funny wrinkle in his eyes ; ’I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I slowly discovered that my interruptions were my work.’

“That is the great conversion in our life: to recognize and believe that the many unexpected events are not just disturbing interruptions of our projects, but the way in which God molds our hearts and prepares us for His return. Our great temptations are boredom and bitterness. When our good plans are interrupted by poor weather, our well-organized careers by illness or bad luck , our peace of mind by inner turmoil, our hope by a constant changing of the guards, and our desire for immortality by real death, we are tempted to give in to a paralyzing boredom or to strike back in destructive bitterness. But when we believe that patience can make our expectations grow, then ‘fate’ can be converted into a vocation, wounds into a call for deeper understanding, and sadness into a birthplace for joy. “
Does God know just what we need or what?

Saving money on groceries

I just found a new blog that a friend of mine that I had lost touch with is doing called "Shop, Eat. Live.". What she does each week is go throught the grocery ads of the local Portland area stores and lets you know what she thinks the great deals are, the ok deals and the notably BAD deals are. She does it for several stores including Thriftway , Albertson's , Fred Meyers ,Safeway and a few others. Check it out!

Soda Pop or Water?

They say drinking water is good for you. Some say 8-10 glasses a day. Some say half your body weight in ounces a day( can one drink that much??!) but when I used to drink a lot of soda pop water just tasted blah,boring even yucky. So what was I to do? I had to purposely drink water even when it wasn't pleasant and to be able to drink water I had to drink less pop. Something happened over time...now I LIKE even PREFER water over pop. In fact pop doesn't taste very good to me now. That reminds me my walk with the Lord. If I've been spending lots of time watching tv and movies even great fiction I get this taste for it and want it more and more and more and then when I do spend time in the Word it can seem blah and boring. I've redeveloped my taste for "soda pop" instead of "Water". Refreshing life giving water . So once again I need to purposefully drink water even when the taste for it isn't there temporarily. That's what's been going on with me lately and slowly my taste for cool ,clean refreshing water is returning Ahhh. Pray for me. Oh and spent the time I was cleaning the kitchen and bathroom today catching up listening to my Bible after I'd committed to listening to it this year and was behind like 8 or 9 days and it's only the 14th! Jonathon reminded me of it this weekend just by his mentioning that he'd been listening to his while he walked on his treadmill. Thanks bro- do we need each other or what!

Happy New Year!

2008- Can you believe it? Here's a Christmas picture with my family at my Sissy's house. My twin sister, her husband and kids, my Mom and hubby.
May this year be filled with eternal things. Things that last. That we will be glad of when we're 80. That will receive a "Well Done" when we stand before the King of Kings.
In case anyone is interested and you want to listen to the Bible through in a year and you have itunes you can subscribe to a podcast of it called 1-Year Bible On Radio Podcast-there are others also- (detailed instructions-open up iTunes then click on "iTunes store". Then up in the right hand corner there is a search box. Type in "1-Year Bible On Radio Podcast". When it comes up you can click on "Subscribe" and it will download them into the "Podcast" area of the iTunes program right under where you click to see your music. After that you can listen to it on the computer or download to your iPod. High speed connection recommended ). to read online here is a link to have the Scripture email to you daily- you choose the version . It's free like all I list but you do have to register. Another site to get a 12 month plan or read online is this one.
I know there are many other sites and plans ranging from the whole bible in three year to Bible in 90 days to just NT or overviews etc. Just do an Internet search for "Bible Reading Plans".