HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!? Your quiver is too full! Yes, I've lost my mind now excuse me please I have a road to cross, ...did I mention that I was going to close my eyes first!?

It's amazing how people seem to know, even before we do, that we have too much to handle. And oddly enough it's not because they're encouraging us to keep up the good work, or offering to help in some way. But rather in their passing of judgment they manage to comment on our lives. Do we live in a fish bowl, just waiting for some onlooker to help us figure out what we're doing wrong? Well, I know many well meaning people have simlply spoken without thinking, but as the outspoken woman I am I had to say something. And since this is my blog, I figure what better place to do it. I shared these thoughts on my facebook wall:

"you need to plan on making this one your last" or so I'm told, "are you having any more?" so many have to ask and my response to them is this... "look at this sweet baby, and all the ones before, Could YOU look them in the eyes and tell them, "we didn't want more. we had a plan and you didn't fit, we'd had enough and had to quit" I know I couldn't and I know my God can decide just when we've filled our quiver full. ♥

Trusting in the Lord doesn't mean we only trust Him when it's easy. We trust Him, lean on Him, cry to Him, and let Him lead. If my life weren't in His hands another blessing could cost me dearly, but He is my all and I am His treasure and I can follow Him with my eyes closed walking in faith securely. Fear has no place where faith abounds.

Many will call me crazy. Many will try to criticize our choices. Some may turn to worry and concern. But only I will stand and face the Father for my choices. And only my husband and I can lead our children by our example. We have to stand by what we believe is right, even in the face of adversity. If we don't then we've lost our testimony and every word we've spoken falls to the ground. We have been given the greatest privilege and honor there is, raising God's army! Can we grow tired of the greatest honor bestowed. Can we concede that we have had enough of His blessings? Can our children trust the parents who say they trust in the Lord if we only do so when it's convenient, easy or affordable?

If we are to live by faith then I say we are to live by radical faith. Insane faith that defies all logic. Because logic is where we muck things up! Human logic is so small and insignificant to Yahweh's will for our life! If we are to walk in faith, then I believe we are to close our eyes and walk the road toward Him, forsaking the map, ignoring the guard rails, trusting in Him on the edge-cliff and follow after Him with a fire and a purpose in our hearts. That purpose I believe is to serve, to love, and to trust in Him and His plan for our lives, willingly following the Master wherever He leads us. For by faith we are saved. By our faith in Yeshua (Jesus) we are saved from eternal punishment and by our faith in Yahweh are we saved from ourselves. 


^"5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

For another related blog post that is encouraging to read, go here. 

Blessings, 
Staci

Update, a Quiverfull getting fuller, new business. What would you like to see most?

First off I want to say that I'm sorry I've been neglecting my blog. We've been in a bit of a whirl wind lately. My husband fell and broke his ankle in September and is not able to work, despite his efforts. So, I've been a busy mommy and wife. Things are starting to work out though. We're excited to announce that we're opening our arms a little more to welcome a new addition, some time next summer. We're a quiver-full family and are so thankful for the Lords blessings in our life! There is a song I love on youtube, and the link for it is here. It's a song called Little Arrow. In all truthfulness the Lord knows what our future holds and can only be trusted in times like these! We praise Him for His provision in our life and for His heavenly guidance.

In the spirit of making the best with what we have, we are working on some online business possibilities to raise some money. One of them is - (shameless plug) http://www.etsy.com/shop/WindyWillowPond As we're trying to get that going I've been spending more time on the computer and a friend suggested perhaps a little more time on the blog. I plan to and I also want to make it an exciting thing for my readers.

So the million dollar question is: If I were to direct some articles or tutorials right at my readers, what would you like to see? I have a few tutes planned and in the makings, LIKE HOW I MADE THESE ADORABLE DRESSERALLS FOR HANNAH! but I am also planning to do a couple of special requests. Let me know what you want and I'll do my best to accommodate you!

Until next time...

41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. Psalm 107:41 KJV

Be Blessed and Be bold in your love for the Lord!

Has God called you on a Schmetterling Journey?

Just what is that anyway? It is the journey He leads us on as we place our lives and our trust and our faith in Him. He changes us, transforms us into a creature worthy of awe, not because we're awe inspiring but because we bare his mark. Once we have been touched by God we carry with us a mark on our soul that says "I can never again be content unless I am walking in His perfect will because I have known the Master and have felt the peace He brings." The amazing thing is that this mark is visible to all mankind, saved and unsaved. Even the lost know that God's children have something they want. On this journey to becoming what He wants us to be we fatten ourselves on His word, shed the old ways of the flesh, feel the embrace of His care and eventually spread our wings and fly. But an interesting note about this Schmetterling journey, a butterfly who cannot find food is a dead butterfly. Let us seek the feeding of the spirit so that our wings may soar like eagles and let us all use our gifting to feed the new Schmetterlings we find along the way.

"17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cornithians 5:17 NKJV

While my posts may range a broad spectrum of biblical and practical topics, my desire is that God would be glorified in my words and that I would encourage all who come to embrace their own Schmetterling Journey with their Lord and Master.

Come and walk with me.