Christian Momma

1. It was stated in the Lesson that God has made you “once, twice, three times a lady.” Where are you in this progression? Obviously we have all been physically born, but are you ‘twice a lady’? Have you been born again spiritually? This may be a private matter you’d like to discuss confidentially. If so, email me. If you have already received this gift, write a brief prayer of thanksgiving or testimony.
I have been a Christian since 1995! Praise the Lord! I’m thankful for God’s loving kindness and mercy that has brought me through this far! I grew up going to church, but it wasn’t until I got married and my husband and I went to my sister’s church. At the alter call, we both went up. We both became Christians on the same day! How neat that God put it on both of our hearts at the same time! God is Awesome!!!

2. Are you three times a lady? Has God given you a stirring deep within your Spirit to be a ‘deliverer’? Do you have a desire or are you already meeting a need in the life of the church, a particular ministry (such as jail ministry, food ministry, etc.) or perhaps individuals who share common issues?
I have shared this before…I recently have felt the nudge from God to move forward and get involved in our church. I co-teach the 1st and 2nd graders in Sunday School (and I absolutely love it…I just need to work on timing…I’m always running out of time do do everything) and I have also stepped up to be the 2008 VBS Elementary Director. I will be working with the Children’s Ministry leader as well as the Preschool Director (as long as someone steps up to do that). And singing…Oh do I enjoy singing! I’m on the Praise and Worship team…I fall in love with God all over again during Praise and Worship!!

3. Do you ever get tired of waiting for that opportunity to do something
worthwhile for God? Do you ever feel God is using someone else instead of you?
I have to say I used to feel that way. Until I started praying that God would show me where I should be in our church. Now it seems as though a new door has opened up…it’s wonderful! I used to sit back and wonder why God called them to do that and not me…that usually wasn’t the case…it was more of me not listening to God calling ME to do something!

4. What do you consider ‘worthwhile ministry’? Are you like me and sometimes find yourself mistakenly thinking it has to be Big to be Important?
Every little thing you do in the church to help out is a worthwhile ministry! The person who does the grounds keeping…no one ever sees them, but if they weren’t there, our grass would be long and weeds would have taken over the flowerbeds! The person who mops the floor…who cleans up a spill…the person who opens the door for someone…the person who smiles at another person…all those are worthwhile ministries. Things that aren’t seen, but are being done to keep the church alive an running. It’s those small things that sometimes mean more than the big stuff. Someone having a bad day sees someone else smile at them, it cheers them up!

5. Have you ever taken a spiritual gifts test? If yes, what are yours? If no, here’s a good one from Ephesians 4 Ministry. Will you take it and come back with a response? Knowing some of you like I already do, I can almost pick out what your gift is before you say it. I can’t wait to see if I’m right!
I had taken one of these years ago…Showing Mercy is my big one. Another big one of mine is Administration.

I joined a gym a month ago. It’s a brand new gym, opened up last Sat. I’ve been there every day except for yesterday! My abs are sore…but a good sore!

I did get a free 1 hour with Personal Trainer for signing up when I did…I was very disappointed!! All he did was show me a couple machines, talk to me a little and tell me how long I’d need a PT to get to the BMI I should be at! According to him, I’m going to need 6 months of a PT, 2 times a week…yeah, I do that and it will cost me $900 (and that’s with the buy 2 get 2 free)!! I don’t have that type of money!

So, I’m on my own!! I got more out of my own workout than what I did with this guy! Basically to me, he was a salesman!

We have a winner in my PIF book exchange! I’m sorry I forgot to do this yesterday…

And who you ask is #7???

Mandy Leigh B. was my #7 person who asked to be entered into the drawing! Congratulations Mandy!

My mom sent me a link to this…it is so cool!

I never imagined that you could do that with black lighting!

Anyway, I thought I’d share with you all, I hope you enjoy it!!

This past Sunday was my first day teaching the children! I have 1st and 2nd graders…and boy was I blessed beyond belief!

They each said their memory verse from last week. The lesson went smoothly too! I was surprised, they were all really quiet. Not sure if that was because I was new or if they are always quiet.

I hope they all enjoyed themselves!

I haven’t blogged much the past few weeks. I do plan on catching up some with at least 2 more posts, but first I want to do Thankful Thursday. I’ve missed Thankful Thursday for the past couple of weeks, and I don’t want to miss it this week!

• I’m thankful that God’s grace and mercies are new every day…some days, I feel I’ve used up my fair share!
• I’m thankful that my 1st day teaching Sunday School is over, there’s always that fear and nervousness that comes with the first day.
• I’m thankful for my 4 boys’ (Michael, Noah, Daniel, and Andrew)they are such a blessing to me!
• I’m thankful that Kevin works so hard so that I can stay home with my boys!
• I’m thankful for the prayer meeting we had at church…I could feel the presence of God there while we were praying…it was AWESOME!
• I’m thankful that our church is growing!

To view others’ Thankful Thursday posts, check out Sting My Heart’s blog!

What is your initial response when anyone suggests you are beautiful?
I usually say thanks. When I’m down, I don’t believe them. When I’m in a good mood, after saying thanks, I think about it a little then just completely forget that they said that to me.

Do you find you engage in a lot of negative ’self-talk’? How much of your thought life does this form of thinking consume?
I do a little negative “self-talk”, but not nearly as much as I used to do. Which I’m glad I’m headed in the right direction. I would say not much of my thoughts are consumed with this. As a teenager, things were quite different, but as I’ve grown (not only by age, but in God), I don’t seem to dwell on negative thoughts of myself. I actually find myself frustrated and disgusted when others talk negatively about themselves, saying they are fat or ugly. That is something I try to avoid. If someone starts talking negatively about themselves, I will disagree with them, then change the subject.

What is the most radical transformation you’ve witnessed in an individual after they were born again? It’s okay to tell about your own!
My father changed so much from the point he became born again and now. He became so much more compassionate. You can see the love on his face…it is beautiful!

The imagery of being a City Girl has absolutely changed the way I perceive my worth before God. Does it yours? Will you receive this truth and let it boost your righteous confidence?
I’ve always been a “small town” girl. Hearing about being a City Girl changes my perspective on everything! I AM a City Girl…a heavenly city! I’m an heir of a King…a Princess! This knowledge will change the way I look at things.

Every Wednesday Rocks In My Dryer hosts a “Works For Me Wednesday”. Today is my first time doing this. The theme this week is Brand Loyal.

So here are a few things I am Loyal to!

1. Miracle Whip…I can’t stand Mayonnaise!

2. Luvs…all 4 of my boys have broke out in rashes with generic diapers. We’ve tried Huggies, but they’ve leaked every time we used them. Pampers is good, but expensive. So Luvs works for us!

3. Pampers Sensitive Baby Wipes…the only wipes that my boys don’t scream when I use them!

4. Bounty Paper Towels…everything else doesn’t work well for us.

5. Tidy Cat Litter…we’ve tried many other brands, but it seems that Tidy Cat is the only litter that seems to keep the smell down!

6. Tide with Febreze…My towels smelled musty before I started using this! It’s great!!

7. Febreze…I love this product! I usually spay down the carpets, and furniture before getting any company and it makes my house smell so clean!

Most other things, I can do generic.

Check out Rock IN My Dryer for more Works For Me Wednesday posts!

Winner announced here!

Overwhelmed With Joy is hosting another Pay-It-Forward Book Exchange, so this month, I decided to join in. I won a book last month, but haven’t read it yet, so I’m going to pass on one of my books that I have finished reading!!

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

This is a book that was chosen by a book club that I was in to read. I didn’t think I would like it in the beginning, but wanted to participate in the book club, so I bought it and read it.

I had a hard time putting the book down! I really enjoyed reading this book.

401 pages (cover missing) hardback book.

How do I win? It’s very simple really. If you are interested in being entered to win this book, just follow the instructions below! And yes, shipping is FREE!!

Leave a comment in this post stating that you would like to be entered into the drawing by 9/23/07. I need a way to contact you if you win, so either leave your email address or have a way for me to contact you through your blog. Comments will be closed on 9/23/07…I will draw a name (via a random number selector) on 9/24/07.

I can ONLY ship to the US (sorry). You don’t have to have a blog to enter either!!

Hop over to Overwhelmed With Joy’s blog and check out all the other Pay-It-Forward Book Exchanges!!

EDITED TO ADD: I need a way to contact you if you win, so either leave your email address or have a way for me to contact you through your blog. If you do NOT leave a way to contact you, you WILL NOT be entered!!

Edited to close posts…I will hold the drawing sometime today (9/24/07)