YODER YEARS

Monday, November 22, 2010

WALKING, TALKING, EATING, DRINKING

I can't say that I have ever been accused of being a 'deep thinking' person. Don't get me wrong...I am not a dumb person. I'm just not what one might call a typically 'deep' person. I am emotional. I am light-hearted (most of the time). I am fun-loving. I can take things very seriously OR not so seriously depending on the 'thing'. I love to search for information and learn new things. I have walls that can keep people (and God, at times) at a distance. However, there are times when I can get myself out of the way enough to allow God to have the 'deep' things sink in...and most of the time that ends with me in tears. Not because my head hurts (I know what some of you were thinking)...because most of the time the 'deep' things come back to the most basic thing. God loves me and is always with me!

This morning while reading from "My Utmost For His Highest", Oswald Chambers focuses on
I Corinthians 10:31, "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
And then he says a couple things that are going to stick with me...
~ Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow aspects of life are not ordained by God; they are ordained by Him equally as much as the profound.
~To be shallow is not a sign of being sinful, nor is shallowness an indication that there is no depth to your life at all - the ocean has a shore. Even the shallow things of life, such as eating and drinking, walking and talking, are ordained by God. These are all things our Lord did. He did them as the Son of God, and He said, "A disciple is not above his teacher..." (Matthew10:24)

So, today I challenge you...when you are doing the 'shallow' things in life (walking, talking, eating and drinking)....do it all for the glory of God. See if from the shallow things God reveals the deep things.
Be Salt and Light!

Friday, November 19, 2010

IT'S HAPPENED...

After 3 weeks of fighting it...

I'm finally ready to admit that I am sick!

Once I got through the 90 minute wait at the doctor's office...found out that I have tonsillitis, sinusitis and my lungs are inflamed causing my asthma to act up. After being yelled at and told "you're killing me" 72 times by my doctor (because I have not been treating my asthma), I was sent home with a 'Medication List' of all my prescriptions to pick up at the pharmacy, told to get a Sinus Rinse (basically a bottle to shoot saline up my nose...oh, joy!?!?), given an "asthma check" to monitor my air flow for the next two weeks and another appointment to come back for asthma testing once I have finished all my meds.

Soooo, that was fun!

Monday, November 15, 2010

A LITTLE HELP, PLEASE!?!

Alex was going to find "the perfect hiding place"

while I finished feeding Riggs.

After a little while I hear.....

"Ummmm, Mommy....a little help, please!?!"

The poor girl was stuck. By the way, Alex...

probably NOT the best hiding place :)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

VETERAN'S DAY

It takes a special person to give of themselves to protect others.And, I am a very fortunate lady to have so many of these people in my family.

My "Pop" A., US Marine Corps

Grandma A., Pop's support from home.

She raised 5 sons...3 served in the military.

My Dad (Mom) & (Aunt Karen) Uncle Rob,
US Marine Corps
Both Dad and Robert will tell you...

they could not have done it without the support from home.

My "Pop" K., US Navy

Dad showing Pop his name on the

Enlisted Naval Aviation Pilots Wall

Grandma K., US Navy

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE

DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY!

WE LOVE YOU!

MORE FROM DELAWARE

Feeding the Quoi fish in Mrs. T's backyard

(my parent's neighbor)

"PopCakes" being made by Pop and the girls

(My dad has is own 'portable kitchen' that he takes to school with him.

He does "Math for Breakfast" with his students on SATURDAYS. He makes them pancakes and sausages and they study math with a full stomach. My teachers never did that!

I should also add...

his soccer teams and cross country teams are in on it too.)