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2 Comments» Continue ReadingMarriage is joined upon a field of great spiritual battles. But it rests within a war that is already won. Our real opponent is not on the opposite side of the bed, but within our hearts. Our enemy is the desires of our flesh that oppose the desires of the Spirit. This is the fiercest and only true enemy of our marriage. We must know this enemy well. This stunning discovery of the true nature of indwelling sin is not the end of our marriage battles, but it is an important beginning…It means there are no lost causes or hopeless conflicts…marriage battles are no longer merely something to fight our way through, hoping we can come out on the other side with the relationship still intact. Instead, even our conflicts have redemptive possibilities because the war with sin is won in Christ, by the grace and power of our Sovereign […]
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» Continue ReadingI am so honored to be featured all week on the homepage of FaithBlogs: and to make an appearance on their blog here, and with this familiar guest post. It is a great joy to be included in the company of other inspiring, insightful, and creative blogs written by godly folks. However, to be featured as a blog and blogger has brought into focus a question no one ever asks (me), but I choose to answer (for myself) each day: “Why do you blog?” Why do I consciously answer this each day? Because there is a question that many DO ask me regularly: “How do you do it all–craft, cook, raise kids, minister, and blog on top of it all?” In honor of my special week as the first week-long featured blog on FaithBlogs, I thought it would be a good opportunity to be vulnerable and real, and to share my answer […]
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» Continue ReadingDo you ever find yourself so busy serving the Lord that you’ve neglected intimate worship in his very presence? I’m not referring to merely listening to Christian radio or reading a devotional guide…I’m speaking of utter submission and glory to the “worthship” of Christ. He is worthy; we just don’t always attribute worthiness to Him over ourselves and our own efforts. Here are some thoughts to meditate on from the first few chapters of a simple, but poignant little book I’ve been reading, How To Worship Jesus Christ: “You never drift into being a Mary. You can always drift into being a Martha. All you have to do is just let yourself go. No woman ever drifted into being a Mary.” “Worship is not simple, but it is glorious! I have found these many years that it is the one thing the enemy will oppose more than anything else–more than intercession, […]
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» Continue ReadingThanks to all of you who participated in last week’s challenge! The rest of my house may still be in chaos, but by golly, I’ve got an organized pantry!! Hopefully, the rest of you are inspired, and will join us this week… …for The Linen Closet! The linen closet, or whatever you may call it in your home, is the place where you store sheets, towels, extra blankets, and sometimes toiletries and various sundries. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed when I see linen or bathroom closet makeovers that look like this: Photo credit. My linen closet will likely never look like this for a few reasons: 1) I don’t have enough space to allow stacks to be freestanding in pretty little piles, 2) My linens do not all coordinate, 3) I often have little helpers who put linens away. But…the goal here, in our challenge […]
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» Continue ReadingYay! We made it through our first Simply Nesting challenge: The Pantry. I don’t know about you, but I found things I hadn’t seen, smelled, or tasted in years! It feels good to take inventory, doesn’t it? I love that cleaning out a pantry helps me see what is really needed and what is not; what are my impulse buys, and what are staples. I should do this more regularly… I’m leaving the link party (click at the bottom of post) open until Sunday night at 10pm. (That means you really have all weekend to finish the project and still submit your post!) See you on Monday for the reveal of our Simply Nesting, Week 2 project! <div align=”center”><a href=”http://www.gracelaced.com/category/simplynesting” title=”Simply Nesting”><img src=”http://www.gracelaced.com/uploads/2011/03/Simply-Nesting-Button1.jpg” alt=”Simply Nesting” style=”border:none;” /></a></div> ****If you add this link code to the HTML view of your post, you can display this gallery as well!**** <a href=http://www.inlinkz.com/script.php?id=42617&nojump=1&key=ILsWWE7hkRBEc>get […]
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» Continue ReadingDon’t forget to clean out your pantry this week as part of my Simply Nesting challenge. I hope you will join me tomorrow in posting about your organizing and simplifying efforts! ************************************************* All the boys have had rooms that reflect their dad’s greatest interests. Number 1 had an airplane themed room complete with a runway. Number 2 had a woodsy, hunting and fishing room. 3 and 4 both slept beneath a mopane tree I painted in their African themed room. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we’ve decided to give Cinco’s room a makeover, for his sake and ours. The Preacher loves owls, which makes for a great nursery theme. Just think what I’d be coming up with if The Preacher was an avid BBQ-er, a brilliant computer programmer, or a beer brewing enthusiast. Yes, I think owls make a fine theme. We said goodbye to Zimbabwe, where The […]
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» Continue ReadingYou might think I have an obsession with eggs after this post, this post, and this post. Can you really blame me? It is the simplest and most versatile thing in the kitchen! This may be old news to you, but you can actually make perfectly basted eggs at home…not fried…but gorgeously basted over-easy, over-medium, or sunny side up. Without frying. That’s just too good not to share. Perfectly Basted Egg Step 1: Start with fresh eggs. Make one or two at a time. Step 2: Spray non-stick pan with cooking spray, and heat at medium high heat. Have a teaspoon of water ready. Step 3: Gently place eggs in heated pan. Step 4: Add the one teaspoon of water to the eggs, and place tightly fitted lid onto pan. Step 5: Keep lid closed for 45 seconds for over-medium, a tad less for over-easy, a tad more if you want […]
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» Continue ReadingI’m not sure if it’s more accountability for you or for me, but either way, as I told you on Friday, I am beginning a 4 week challenge here on GraceLaced. Four weeks is about all the time I’ve got left to organize and simplify my life before baby Cinco arrives. Wanna join me? I really hope you do…for your encouragement, but also for my sake….so that I’m not the only one fessing up about how disorganized I can be! If you have a blog of your own, read through each Monday’s post for these four week, schedule time to complete the project, and post on your accomplishment on Friday of each week. Visit my post each Friday for before/after pics of my nesting efforts, and you’ll have an opportunity to link your blog post up to mine! I’ve never done a “blog-hop” or link-up, but have seen how fun […]
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» Continue ReadingWe’ve been enjoying Spring Break with my in-laws in the southern part of the state. The only two glitches have been my persistent cough and congestion, and the fact that we left my entire suitcase at home. Unfortunate, when the town you are visiting for a week has but a Walmart, and no maternity clothes to speak of. Thankfully, I’ve made do with several s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y items of clothing from the clearance racks. I’ve been mindful to not complain, as the world prays and mourns with Japan. A forgotten suitcase is hardly an inconvenience, relatively speaking. I’ll post some pictures next week. Of our trip…not of my makeshift wardrobe, thank you. A couple of random things to share today, before I leave you for the weekend: 1. GraceLaced has been chosen to be a part of a Christian network of blogs called FaithBlogs. I’m honored to be a part of this […]
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» Continue ReadingWe are away from home this day, noticing the many bits of green that remind me that I am more than lucky; I’m blessed.
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» Continue ReadingI shared last week about our last-minute plan for a nursery redo, or should I say: decide-to-do. I got to work this past weekend while The Preacher was out, and put together a simple baby blanket and pillow for color and decor inspiration. You have to start with something inspiring, and with no bedding quite to my liking anywhere, I decided to make my own. When there’s a will, there is a way, I suppose, because I’ve all but called it quits on any more sewing and crafting projects! Because I allowed myself but one weekend to complete this project, I knew it needed to be done fast and efficiently. 6 hours, and $20 later, I now have a baby quilt and decorative pillow for Cinco. I employed the help of Heat’n Bond Ultra Hold Iron-On Adhesive. What.A.Lifesaver. Let me introduce you if you haven’t met already: All you need is an […]
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