The Endless Pursuit!

Been awhile

2011-05-02T21:58:00.000-04:00

It's been a while but after much prayer..I have decided to give blogging another go...I will be reworking my blog and coming up with some new topics. Look for a relaunch soon :-)

God Bless,
Robin

New Challenge Starts Today~~Join Me??

2010-06-07T08:05:00.001-04:00

I must say that one of my most favorite blogs to read is Women Living Well. Courtney keeps it real and honest and has some great ideas. She has launched a new challenge on her blog and I am inviting you to join me in this as well. I am still fairly new to the whole blog scene and honestly not sure what a "linky" is but doing my best .

This challege is so important because as women today we tend to forget or neglect our husbands. We have so many other activities going on with our children that we can often push neglect our man. But honestly we should be putting our man 2nd place in our lives. I know that I am guilty of this and pray that this challenge will help me to show my husband just how much I love and respect him. So please join me on this challenge and check out this video

You can check out the blog for this challenge at Completing Him Challenge

Till Next Time~
Robin

Another great giveaway from Raising Homemakers

2010-06-02T08:48:00.000-04:00

Raising Homemakers is having another awesome giveaway. I have never used these DVD's but have heard great things about them and hope to win them :-). Please check out Raising Homemakers for the details of the giveaway and also for upcoming blogs about raising your daughters to be homemakers :-)

Till Next Time~
Robin

Raising Homemakers

2010-06-01T10:32:00.000-04:00

I am posting today to announce the launch of a site I think is goining to be great and I know I will be using it with my daughter. It is called Raising Homemakers and they are dedicated to inspiring, teaching and blessing mothers who have an interest in raising their daughter in godliness and preparing them in the arts of homemaking to the glory of God. Please make sure to check out their site at http://raisinghomemakers.com/

Changes and things to come :-)

2010-05-29T10:45:00.000-04:00

I want to start off by saying first off how grateful I am for the few friends I have that I know will help point me in the right direction in my walk with the King. I stumble and fall so often due to being self centered and pride but I truly want this life I live to be Christ honoring and for His glory. With the Holy Spirit's help I am trying to make our home simpler and live a calmer life. Our finances have been a constant source of woe for us. I honestly believe that the Lord allows us to continue to struggle to keep us humble. He blesses us in so many other ways in our lives and for that I am grateful and we are going to sit down today and work on our budget..rather create one since we do not have one already. Our goal is to slowly but surely become debt free. We have dug ourselves into a pit with credit card debt and careless spending but from now on all purchases will be prayerfully considered. We are also going to use an "envelope" system. We haven't done this before so it will take a little getting used to.

We have started finding ways to save money at home...we no longer have satellite TV which saves us $60.00 a month and my darling husband put a clothes line outside for me and we are using it some. Not totally due the all the afternoon thunderstorms we get. Also yesterday I called our phone company and was inquiring about our bill. We were paying $80.00 a month for home phone service and DSL. I dropped the fancy features such as caller id, call waiting and long distance. Also dropped a 5GB storage fee they were charging each month. When all is said and done it took off $30.00 a month of the phone bill. :-) Little savings lead to bigger savings :-)

I am also going to start making use of the gym membership we are paying for. We have a contract with them and can not cancel which is okay with me because I know IF I start going to the gym and loosing weight then doctor bills and medicines and even clothes shopping will become cheaper. I will update later on this evening what we worked out for our budget and I pray that this may encourage someone going through the same thing or that even you will encourage us during this time. We know things have to change and with the Lord's help we will make it happen.

Until Next Time~
Robin

A Quest for a simple life

2010-05-18T08:54:00.000-04:00

I have been on a quest for sometime now to live a simple life and in the process of this quest I have overcomplicated life. I have realized that I can live a simple God honoring life without having to "buy" new gadgets or books. They just add to the clutter and chaos of my already overcrowded home. I am finding though that it is the little things in this life that are helping us to "simplify" our lives. My husband put up a clothesline for me yesterday. This is just a temporary one as he wants to make sure I will faithfully use it once the newness wears off lol...oh he knows me so well, but isn't that how it goes..we have so many "projects" going and then they drop to the wayside once the newness wears off. I have so many irons in the fire and I have realized, you know what I am NOT superwoman and in my trying to do "good things" I have neglected the best thing and that is my time with the Lord. I feel like I have lost some of the fire I received at the True Woman Conference because I have put my focus on less important things. I have prayed and decided that any ministries the Lord would have me to be involved in He will make known to me and until then I am going to spend my time in my prayer closet and in God's Word. I want my daughter to be able to say that her mom left her a Godly legacy. So as I continue on this journey of life I pray that God will use me as He sees fit and that I will be a ready and willing vessel for His service.

Till Next Time~
Robin

Why do you go to church???

2010-05-15T18:46:00.002-04:00

Psalm 133:1 "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" When we belong to a local church we must remember why we are there..it is NOT to be entertained or how many programs a church has, it is that as a church body we worship our Lord and Savior and hear the Word of God being taught.

This thought has been on my mind for sometime now and it really bothers me when people go to church for the wrong reasons. We should be going to church to worship God and also to hear the Word being preached. I am not saying it's bad if a church has a lot of programs, clubs etc but our main focus should be on hearing the Word and then going out and telling it to others. Our church has a very small youth group and my daughter is getting ready to enter it this school year. It has been suggested to me that I find another church to take her to because she needs youth interaction. Yes I do agree that since she is homeschooled interaction with other youth her age is a good thing but I don't go to our church because of their youth program. We go because that is where we feel God wants us to be. We go because the word of God is taught truthfully and unashamedly. We go because our Pastor loves the Lord and wants to serve Him, but he is also human and is willing to admit his shortcomings. These are just my thoughts and I know that not all will agree with me. I am just putting out there what God has laid on my heart. :-)

Till Next Time~
Robin

Field Trip Days

2010-05-12T09:01:00.001-04:00

I haven't blogged about our adventures in homeschooling because it has been a learning curve for us all. We love homeschooling and will continue to do so and now that we have our first year almost completed maybe I will blog about it next year. But we have made every other Thursday field trip day. We have been trying to visit Georgia state parks and go hiking and such. We went to the Toccoa Falls and Tallulah Gorge a few weeks back and it was beautiful. Then this past Thursday we went to Fort Mountain State Park. That was such a hike wow! Also got separated from Tony and Becca then wound up taking the wrong trail and coming out about a half mile or so away from our car lol..I won't go into more details about being panicking thinking I was lost in the woods lol. Next Thursday the 20th we are going to Ellijay, GA to the Amnilicola State Park. We are going to get a map and start marking every place we have been. What a great adventure we are on and trust me it is always an adventure with us :-)

Till Next Time~
Robin

Review of the Noticer

2010-05-09T22:26:00.000-04:00

This is such a great story of how the most unexpected people can have the biggest impact in our lives. Take this homeless elderly man..might not look like much, but his wisdom and way of looking at things is truly unique. This kind of reminds me of the movie Pay it Forward. A kind word or deed can go a long way in someone's life. We never know what that person is going through. Great book and one that I will read again!

Return to blogging

2010-04-02T10:01:00.000-04:00

After attending a ladies conference I have been praying about the conviction I felt in regards to my blog and ministering to other women. I have joined forces with Christian Women Online and I am helping them get the site up and going by posting on the forums and such. We would love for you to check it out and join the site. With that said here is a link to my first blog post on that site which I will be transferring to here as well each time but for now please click on the link and check out the site directly. May God Bless you during the time of rememberance of what Christ did for us by dying on that cross.

Christian Women Online Blog Post

Till Next Time~
Robin

Physically Fit and Spiritually Fit

2009-10-25T13:36:00.001-04:00

I am going on a journey of emotions and feel like the Lord would have me to make some changes in my life. As per my previous post today I am trying to simplify my life. Another way I feel the Lord wants me to change is my weight. I am posting here and now in open confession that I am lazy. I do not brag about that in fact I am broken about this sin and that is why I am stating it now. I want others to hold me accountable for the changes I am going to make. So starting tomorrow I am going to watch what I eat and make exercise an important part of my day. I want not only my heart to be pleasing to the Lord but I want to be a good steward of what He has allowed me to have. I am going to make a new blog just for my weight loss journey and will include my exercise, water intake and food intake for the day. I would love to have anyone else take the journey with me. If you are interested please let me know!!

Till Next Time~

Robin

Simplicity

2009-10-25T12:02:00.000-04:00

The Lord has really impressed upon my heart the idea of a more simple life. Less clutter, less busyness, less stress, less things. I can not explain the yearning in my heart. I know right now that I feel closer to the Lord than I ever have in the 14 years I have been saved. I feel a peace that passes all understanding!! But I also feel the need to strip away all the "things" that cause me to stumble in my walk. Psalm 119:35-37 states : "Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way." This was my devotional this morning in Prayer, Praise and Promises by Warren Wiersbe. In it he states..."So much of what the world offers is trivial, false and worthless. Don't build your life on the world's foundations. Build your life instead on the Word of God, for it endures forever."

Till next time~

Robin

Green by Ted Dekker

2009-10-19T09:26:00.000-04:00

Just a side note about my review. Please know that this is my opinon only and I realize some people like these books. Thanks for taking the time to check this out.

For my book review this time I selected a book by Ted Deker entitle Green. The whole premise of this book is that you can read it either as the first in the series or the last. The series in which this book belongs is called The Circle and the other books in it are black, red and white. A few teens in our church know how much I like to read and suggested this author. I have never read anything else by him and quite frankly probably never will. The book takes the settings of present and future. That concept I can handle but the rest of the book is just odd. Maybe my mind couldn’t take go on the journey the author was hoping for but I was lost and quite frankly bored. The story was unbelievable and the sensuality in the book is nothing that I would want my 13 yr old to read. The main character of the book in present times is Thomas Hunter but he gets swept back into the future and wakes up in the Black Forest. I see the analogy the used used in the colors black representing bad and green representing good but that is the only thing I understood or even enjoyed. I am thinking that this is one circle that should not have been reborn.

Till Next Time~
Robin

Verse for the day

2009-09-29T09:16:00.000-04:00

"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God." Psalm 42:1-2

I love reading about David. As a child we all hear about David and Goliath and marvel at how someone so little can overtake someone so large. As adults we are told of David and the sin he commited with Bath-seba and the killing of Uriah. David, while he made some really big mistakes, was still called "a man after God's own heart." He truly repented of his sin and here in Psalm 42 he was crying out his desire and hunger for the Lord. We may not have commited the sames sins as David but God loves us just the same and forgives all us the same. Isaiah 55:7 says "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." I think too often we take for granted that we can ask forgiveness of our sins but are we ever truly broken over them? Over and over I am reminded of needing to have a "broken and contrite heart" before the Lord. I am so thankful to have a loving Father who wants to have fellowship with me!

Till Next Time~
Robin

Verse for the day!

2009-09-28T10:24:00.000-04:00

"O Lord, I have heard thy speech and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy." Habakkuk 3:2

Our Pastor has had us studying this verse for a while now and really focusing on the "revive they work" part. Revival is something that our country is in desperate need of but the sad fact is that the majority of christians are not experiencing it themselves and some may not have ever been truly "revived". In order to have revival in ones life you must first be born again and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior by believing that He died on the cross for your sins. For those who have done this then the Holy Spirit can do a work in our hearts and lives to bring about revival. Like I said earlier our country needs revival but dear ones it is not going to start in Washington or anywhere but in YOUR heart. Revival must begin within us before we can experience a corporate revival! Have you become a stale christian? A comfortable christian?? I ask myself this right along with you and must continue to ask myself this on a daily basis. We must remain humble and realize that it is only by the grace of God that we are able to even grow closer to Him. I pray that today each one of you will cry out unto God and beg for a renewal of passion for the things of God. That you hunger after God's Word and all things righteous. I know for myself I will be doing that. May God Bless you and keep you!

Till Next Time~
Robin

Conviction

2009-09-27T18:44:00.000-04:00

First I want to start off by saying what an amazing Lord's Day I had today. I took the day off from work to go to our church homecoming service and what a blessing to my heart it was. We got to see former members of our church return to honor Pastor Brock who was the founding pastor of our church and to hear some wonderful preaching. We had a guest preacher by the name of Tommy Aman and yes that is his real last name. He is pastor of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Morrow, GA and the only words I can use to describe him is "Fired Up" (that was for you Cynthia P.) His messages, all 3 times I have been blessed enough to hear him, have been more or less on prayer. Today I was convicted of the lack of prayer in my life and by that I mean earnest, pleading and desperate praying. Prayer doesn't come easy to everyone. I know for myself I often struggle with praying out loud. I know it is pride to worry about what others think of how I pray or what I pray for but for me praying is something special and the time I spend with the Lord is something so personal to me that I don't normally share it with others. I am going to be reading some books on prayer but I know that the only way to get a prayer life is to start praying. The two books I am going to be reading are Charles Spurgeon's "The Power of Prayer in a Believer's Life" and "A Woman's Call to Prayer" by Elizabeth George. If anyone is interested in reading either or both of these books with me and having a discussion please let me know.

In closing today I am so thankful for my wonderful church family and my dear friends who help keep me grounded and reminding me that I have not arrived yet lol. No one will until we reach those pearly gates and what a glorious day that will be!!!!

Till Next Time~
Robin

Beautiful Mess Book Review

2009-09-20T22:49:00.000-04:00

I have loved Diamond Rio since the first time I heard their famous song “Meet in the Middle.” I loved the harmony of the group and the words of their songs. When I saw this book I knew I had to read it. It is a little slow to start off with but soon you are delving into each member’s journey on not only how they became members of Diamond Rio but their lives leading up to it. The original name of the band was the Tennessee River Boys and each of them had their own fears and doubts about the success of the band. It was their faith in God and in each other that has kept them together all this time, even when it looked like their lead singer had lost his ability to sing. I learned things that I never knew about this wonderful group such as all their charity work. What a great example these guys have set by helping others and staying away from the typical pitfalls of being a superstar. The pictures in the book are great also! You get to see how each member has changed over the years and get to relive the “big” hair days. I highly recommend this book for an uplifting story and also to get to know each member on a more personal level.

Till Next Time~
Robin

Verse of the Day

2009-09-01T07:55:00.000-04:00

"In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times; ye people, out out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us." Psals 62: 7,8

These are some of the first verses that I meditate on when I am having trials or just even a bad day. I picture in my mind the biggest rock I can think of and even then my God is so much bigger than that. I am so thankful for His love and protection. If you are struggling today please remember that God is our shelter of protection. Flee to Him for safety for He alone can save and protect us.

Till Next Time~

Robin

Verse of the Day!

2009-08-31T10:57:00.000-04:00

"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." Philippians 4:6

As you may be able to tell one of my favorite books in the Bible is Philippians. I get so much encouragement from it. To me this verse changed my prayer life when I dissected and defined it. When we pray we must remember that while God wants us to pray for others needs as well as our own we must THANK Him for what He has already given to us. Whenever I pray I try to follow this process so that I know I am being an effective prayer.

P-Praise God for all the blessing He has already given to you
R-Repent for any sins that you have committed
A-Ask the Lord to answer your prayer requests(now you mention them)
Y-Yield your life and will to the Lord as well as the outcome of the prayer requests.

I hope that this helps you in someway today. May God bless you greatly!!

Till Next Time~

Robin

Verse of the day

2009-08-30T08:23:00.001-04:00

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think of these things. Philippians 4:8

The Lord has really been bringing this verse to my mind several times a day. I remember this verse whether it is stuggles with homeschooling or financial trials or just a heavy heart over the condition of this world. I remember to think of the things of God and not focus on the negative.

It is always important to know and to stand by the truth that is found in God's Word. Please follow me as I start posting a verse that God puts on my heart on a daily and sometimes even multiple times a day basis. I am not a Bible scholar nor do I have any Bible training at all except for what I have read in the Bible for myself. These are just thoughts from my heart and I have prayed over what to say and not to say here. May God Bless you today and everyday.

Till Next Time~
Robin

Review of Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal

2009-08-29T19:27:00.000-04:00

Recently in the mail from Vocalpoint I received a sample of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal and let me tell you what it is awesome. I am trying to eat healthy and with only 1.5 grams of fat and 6 grams of fiber per serving this cereal fits the bill. When I first tasted it I was brought back to my childhood of eating Capt'n Crunch...but healthier. I can also see myself putting this cereal on top of vanilla ice cream but that might affect the healthiness of the snack lol. I would highly recommend this cereal to anyone and I have some coupons that I am willing to send to a few of my readers. Please comment on my blog and also email me at lynchteam@gmail.com. In the subject line of the email please put Kashi Coupon. I have 3 coupons to send so the first 3 to respond will receive them. They are for $1.50 off a box of Honey Sunshine cereal. Thanks and happy snacking!!

Till Next Time~
Robin

New Beginnings

2009-08-29T19:06:00.002-04:00

It has been a long time since I have last posted on here and want to get back into blogging. I have started homeschooling and I am going to start to share my struggles and joys here. Also I am in the process of starting to do reviews on products and books. I look forward to working daily on my blog and sharing my heart with you all!! Until next time~

Robin

Awesome Giveaway!!!

2009-08-15T11:20:00.004-04:00

I was almost hesitant to post this because I would love to win this item for myself lol!!
Angie at 5 Vinez Monkeys is having a great giveaway sponsored by MyBlogSpark and Fiber One. You can win a fabulous "Fiber One Healthy & Fit Weight Management" gift bag, and get on the right track to losing weight the healthy way! Stop by before 11:59pm ET on August 28th and enter to win!!!

http://www.5vinezmonkeys.com/ click link to go to her website.

2009-07-03T15:58:00.002-04:00

Hi guys and gals,

Sorry again that it's been a while since I have posted things have been super busy. Just wanted to post a giveaway I have found for a $25.00 Amazon gift card. This website is called Pigpen to Paradise and it's awesome for organization tips and links. Please check it out!!
http://pigpentoparadise.blogspot.com/2009/06/enter-to-win-2500-amazon-e-card.html?showComment=1246650962176#c8616041483761565287

Robin

Sorry for my absence

2009-04-28T11:41:00.003-04:00

I apologize for my blogging absence but I felt like I needed to take a break for a while and regroup. I am ready to start blogging again and will post something this evening. I am focusing a lot on being a housewife and also being frugal. We have actually planted our very first garden this year and I pray that something will grow. Well will write more later.
Until Next Time~ God Bless!!

Robin

Being Washed

2009-02-17T06:54:00.002-05:00

I totally love it when God uses an example in my life to make me fully understand the point He is trying to make. Last night I told my 12 yr old to go take a shower. So after much stalling off she goes but once in the shower I hear her normal singing and dancing. When she is done she comes out and stands next to me. Well as I was making sure she got her hair dry enough I noticed that it did not smell clean and asked jokingly if she used soap to wash her hair and she said yes...then I put her arm up to my nose and smelled and again no soapy smell. I once again asked if she used soap in the shower which she then admitted no she did not. So I told her that she needed to go back in there and take another shower this time using soap, which she did in record time since she had used all the hot water in her first shower. While I was thinking about how she thought she had been "clean" but really wasn't the Lord showed me that we must continually wash our selves in God's Word. We can not just read enough so that we "look clean" but must get into God's Word to keep our hearts and mind clean and pure. In God's Word is a fountain of blessing that we can only access if we read and apply it to our lives.

Till Next Time~God Bless!

ROBIN

Chili's Guiltless Grill Giveaway 2/23/09

2009-02-16T18:09:00.001-05:00

Here is a great giveaway for 2 Guiltless Grilll entrees from Chilis! Yummy! Check out these great new meals!!
http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/02/chilis-guiltless-grill-giveaway-22309.html

ROBIN

Taming our Tongue

2009-02-13T09:12:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow will be my 29th birthday. Only one more year until the big 3-0. I know age is nothing but a number but I think about how quickly these years have gone by and what I have done for the Lord during those years. I can see now more than ever that God is doing a mighty work in not only my life but the lives of my family members as well. I praise God for the salvation of my family! I long to leave a Godly legacy for my daughter. This week at revival has really been well quite frankly painful. The Lord has shown me just how prideful I am. If you have not read the book entitled "Brokenness" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss then I highly recommend it. Man just this morning I was reading it and realizing just how wrong I was in a lot of areas of my spiritual walk. I want the Lord to get all the honor and glory for everything I saw and do and I am realizing that in fact while I say those words sometimes I am not showing that. I get upset if someone doesn't say "Good Job" or even bragging about what I made for the potluck dinner at church. That is pride! When we have pride in us that comes out in everything we do from our actions to our speech. Last night at revival the evangelist preached a wonderful message on the tongue and how it reveals what is really in our hearts. If we have a pure heart then we will have pure speech...but if we have a defiled heart then we will have a crooked, cutting, complaining and condemning tongue. When others hear us talk can they tell by our speech that we are Christians? Imagine on a Sunday after your church service and dressed in your Sunday best you go out to eat lunch with your family and well, the service is slow and then they didn't cook your steak the right way and you are sitting there complaining and cutting down the server with sharp and hurtful words. You didn't know that there was a young lady sitting at the booth behind you considering going to church to find out why Christians are so different from the world. But then she sees you sitting there in your Sunday best and hears the words coming out of your mouth. While they may not be cuss words they are mean words none the less. This turns her off from church because she thinks why should she become a Christian..I act like that person already and she never sets foot inside a church all because your steak wasn't well done. Let us remember to think before we speak and cry out to God to remove pride from our lives and to create in us a pure heart!

Till Next Time~God Bless!

ROBIN

God's Mysterious Ways!

2009-02-12T14:11:00.003-05:00

We are currently having a wonderful week of revival services at church and I have had to work. But last night with the storms that came through the internet was down and I was unable to log into work so I got to go to church last night. The Lord knew that I needed to be there last night. The message was titled..."The Avalanche of Anger". I do have a pretty quick temper but my fuse is shortest with those I love. Please do not get me wrong I am not bragging just expounding so you can now how the Lord dealt with me. While listening to the evangelist preach I was overcome with the thought that I am like Jonah and have a "me" problem. Focusing on me me me and not on others. Jonah had such bitterness against Nineveh and the miracle that God performed there that he was angry towards them when he should have been rejoicing that so many people had gotten saved and turned from their wicked ways. The Lord laid it upon my heart that I needed to make things right with my daughter and also my husband. At the time of invitation I went to the altar and cried unto God to help me to stay off the road mentioned in Ephesians 4:31 "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice." When we got home I took each aside and apologized to them for letting anger control me. I pray that the Lord will help me to follow the instructions found in Ephesians 4:32 " And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." When we got dropped my mom back off at home after church my dad said that the internet was fine after we left and the modem needed reset. I had done that step a hundred times at a previous job but that thought never even entered my mind last night. The Lord really wanted me at the services last night and I praise Him for allowing that to happen!

Till Next Time~God Bless!

ROBIN

Exercising your Faith

2009-02-10T14:16:00.002-05:00

Sorry for not posting yesterday had a wonderful day out with my hubby! We went shopping in Kennesaw and I finally got to buy my Love Dare book. I am so excited to be starting the 40 day journey. It is such a beautiful day out that this post may be short and I may go for a walk. I have been thinking and praying alot about dieting and exercise. We all need some form of exercise to keep our bodies in good condition and for overall health. But that also led me to think about how often I exercise my faith and my relationship with God. We must work at loosing weight we can not just read a book or watch a workout video and have the pounds just fall off. We have to participate in it in order for it to benefit us. The same is true of our spiritual lives as well. According to James 1:22 it states, "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." While reading God's Word is a vital part of spiritual growth so is putting it to work. I have recently bought a copy of "My Utmost Devotional Bible" and it has some great commentary from Oswald Chambers and many of the books he has written including "My Utmost For His Highest". While looking it over I came across a reading in one of his books "Making New" which states "If we have experienced regeneration, we must not only talk about the experience, we must exercise it and work out what God has worked in. We have to show it in our fingertips, in our tongue, and in our bodily contact with other people, and as we obey God, we find we have a wealth of power on the inside." Have you exercised your faith and walk with God today? What about yesterday? As the children's song says..."Put on your running shoes.." let us put our feet to work spreading the Gospel message and the love of Jesus Christ!
Till Next Time~God Bless

ROBIN

My Testimony(long)

2009-02-07T10:15:00.004-05:00

I was supposed to have posted this a while back but have been prayerfully considering how much that I actually should share. I am still not certain at this point what will come of this but here goes. This can at times be difficult to write but I know that we must share our testimony so as to encourage others and show just how far the Lord has brought us.

I grew up catholic and not going to church very often. I have always known there is a God but my thoughts about who Jesus Christ was were not correct. In all the years I attended mass I never truly felt like I belonged. Something always felt missing. I know that this may sound cliche but it is the truth. In 1994 we moved from Florida to North Carolina where as a freshman in high school I met Tony and that night at a football game changed my life forever. I started attending a small baptist church with him on a regular basis and in June of 1995 I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal savior. I wish that I could remember the exact date and what songs were sung and such but all that matters is I remember repenting of my sins and begging Jesus to come into my heart and life. Now I wish that I could say that I have been fruitful ever since but in fact just the opposite for a long time. After we were saved there wasn't any discipleship or encouragement from anyone. We did not grow therefore our fruit withered and dried up. In July of 1996 Tony and I got married in that same little church and later that month found out that I was pregnant. I was only 16 yrs and scared...In December we were told I was going to be having twins but that there was a problem with one of the babies. 2 days after Christmas of 1996 we had to decide whether or not to abort the baby with the birth defect or to carry both babies out as long as possible. We chose to carry them both out as long as the Lord would have, which turned out to be only another 2 weeks or so and on January 14, 1997 Rebecca Lynn was born weighing 1lb 2.2 ounces and her identical twin sister Tami Grace was born weighing 13ounces and stillborn. Oh how my heart broke over the loss of this little one and the worry that Rebecca might not live. Praise God she did and is now 12 years old. After the loss of Tami and blaming myself for her not being with us I went into a deep deep depression. My lowest point came when I was sitting on my kitchen floor with any and every pill I could find and was going to take an overdose and be done with the pain I was feeling inside. But then I heard Rebecca cry and realized how foolish I had been. I immediately called Tony and he took me to my therapist who told me I would need to go into the hospital for this. In the years that followed I became rebillious and wanted to things "my" own way. I did not act like a wife or mother or a child of the King during those days and I deeply regret it and crying as I write this but I know that I have repented of those times in my life and that I have the Lord's forgiveness. It took a miscarriage in 2005 for us to realize we could only depend on the Lord and not ourselves and we started attending a good baptist church on a regular basis. The transformation in our lives has been miraculous and the Lord's grace and mercy endureth! I am so thankful for His patience with me and for bringing me to the place of realizing that I needed Him and only Him.

It is very hard to be "vulnerable" but the Lord has impressed on my heart to share this with you today. I pray that someone out there can benefit from this post today.

Till Next Time~God Bless!

ROBIN

Love Dare Challenge

2009-02-06T11:51:00.003-05:00

On Feburary 14th there will be a Love Dare Challenge starting and I am so excited to be doing this. No matter how "good" your marriage seems there is always room for improvement. I have learned that over the years just when I think that my marriage could not get nay better..it does. If you are interested in signing up for the challenge please check out Angie's blog for the details. There is a link on the right side on my blog but I will also include it here for you as well. Hope that you are up to the Love Dare Challenge. http://www.5vinezmonkeys.com/2009/02/update-on-love-dare-challenge.html

Till Next Time~God Bless!

ROBIN

God's mercy and grace

2009-02-05T11:11:00.006-05:00

I have been meditating on the mercy and grace of the Lord a lot lately and one scripture keeps coming to my mind over and over so I thought I would share it today along with some other scriptures. All the scripture I reference is from the KJV Bible. The verse that the Lord keeps bringing to my mind is Psalm 103:12 "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." Just think about that..as far east as you can possibly go and as far west as you can possibly go, which in my mind would be a continuous circle, that is how far our sins are from us once we ask forgiveness for those sins. Wow! The next verse goes on to say "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him." Psalm 103:13 Just like you and I have compassion for our children the Lord has so much more compassion on those that fear him. In Isaiah 38:17 it tells us that God has cast all my sins behind his back and in Isaiah 43:25 it says "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." How wonderful these verses are telling us that once we ask forgiveness of our sins and truly repent of them that the Lord will turn his back on that sin and blot it out. He will not remember them! Have we said we have forgiven someone for something they said or did to hurt us but keep bringing it up or "hanging" it over their head? In order to truly forgive someone we must turn out back to the act or words that may have hurt us. Forgiveness can be tough especially when the devil keeps bringing it up in your mind. But we must keep our focus on God and on the mercy and grace that he bestows on filthy sinners like us, and remember that we are required to forgive others. In Luke 17:3-4 it states "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying I repent; thou shalt forgive him." Is there someone in your life that you need to forgive..there is no better day than today~

Dear Father thank you for your love and mercy to us. Thank you for sending your son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. Help us to always remember that you first loved and forgave us and we must do the same for others. Help us to yearn for a deeper love for you Father and to live our lives in a way that bring you all the honor and glory. Help us to focus on others instead of ourselves and help us to truly forgive one another. Help us to become more Christlike. We love you and praise you for everything. In Jesus name..Amen

Till Next Time~God Bless!

Robin

My new favorite movie

2009-02-04T13:11:00.003-05:00

Last week my husband and I sat down to watch the movie Fireproof. That movie had us laughing and crying throughout the entire movie. While I believe the Bible is the best source for marriage advice this movie will open your eyes to the way that we treat our spouses whether it be good or bad. A friend and I are going to be starting the Love Dare challenge on Valentines Day. I am looking forward to this as I believe it will help me to gain a deeper love and respect for my husband. I have struggled with submission to my husband for a long time and while the Lord is helping me in the area I still have a long way to go. How many of us are like Caleb? Or Catherine?? Or Wayne? I saw myself in each of those characters in the movie as well as the book. Wayne is self absorbed and prideful. So am I. Caleb is selfish and full of anger. I can be too. Catherine is also I believe selfish and proud. I can be too. But thanks be to God for it is by His grace and mercy that I can overcome those attributes and strive to become Christlike. Till next time God Bless!

ROBIN

Sorry for not posting

2009-02-04T12:38:00.005-05:00

Well here I am a few months since my last post and I have no clue where to start. The Lord has been working in our lives in so many wonderful ways. He is so merciful and full of grace. Our pastor said this past Sunday in church that mercy is God not giving us what we deserve and grace is God giving us what we don't deserve. How true is that! Praise God for His goodness to us. I have recently completed a ladies Bible study on brokenness, surrender and joy. What a blessing that was for me. Just a short 3 week Bible study but what I have learned I will keep with me for the rest of my life. For an early birthday present a dear friend of mine gave me a book that contained 3 of Nancy Leigh DeMoss's books in it. It is entitled Brokenness, Surrender and Holiness. I am a few chapters into brokenness but I have already had to stop reading and cry out unto God to show me what sin there was in my life. I shed a lot of tears as God did just that. He showed me areas of sin in my life that I had not even realized I was doing. He also reminded me that I was holding on to things and "feelings" that were in fact sinful. One item in particular the Lord and I wrestled with for a long time and finally last night I threw the item in the trash. The Holy Spirit would not let the conviction go away and when I threw out the "garbage" I immediately felt a peace about the situation. Now that doesn't mean I wasn't tempted to dig it out of the trash (I purposely set it at the very bottom of the trash can under the trash) but I left it at the altar for God to remove it from my life. I am praying for revival for not only our church and our country but for myself. That is where revival starts in us as individuals. Please pray with me for revival for ourselves, our President, our churches and our country. For no clue where to start I sure said a lot huh? Well as for the family and I we are doing great! Tony has started working 3rd shift now which has taken some getting used to but the fact that he is making more money sure seemed to help in that transition! Becca turned 12 on Jan. 14. She is growing up so fast although she is still so tiny. I know the Lord is in control of her life and her body and in His perfect time she will blossom. For those of you who do not know Rebecca was born 3.5 months early and weighed only 1.2 lbs when she was born. She is truly our miracle from God. She is now 12 and weighs around 60lbs now but eats like a horse. She wants to serve the Lord as a missionary. Well that's all for this post take care and God Bless!

ROBIN

Long Week/New Job

2008-11-08T23:13:00.003-05:00

Well, it has been a long week. On Monday Nov. 3 Tony's grandfather was in a bad head on collison right near his home and he later died due to the injuries sustained. Rebecca was very close to him and has taken this very hard. The funeral was on Thursday and went as well as could be expected. Please pray for his wife Doris during this time of mourning. Praise the Lord that Willie was saved and is Heaven with Jesus right now! We will miss him but we have the assurance that we will see him again one day in glory!.
Also I started production on my new job last Sunday night and it is going well. After the inital nervousness I am slowly settling in and I am excited to go to work. I am working from my parent's home as we do not have DSL here..we are on slooww dial up lol. It is only a 7 minute drive to their house. They have a office set up for me. I love it! Well I am beat tonight so this will be a brief blog tonight. Take care an dwill update again soon..I know I still need to my testimony on here and will do that asap! God Bless!

ROBIN

Almost done with training!

2008-10-30T10:35:00.003-04:00

I am not sure if I posted this in a previous blog or not but I am currently in training for a new job as a customer care representative working from home. I have been in training since Monday Oct. 20th. The training times are from 6pm to 12:30am and for the whole first week I was working there and also getting up at 6am and going to a office job I still had. Well Friday was my last day there WOOHOO! Now I am home during the day until my training which is starting to make me loopy lol. I am not a night person at all nor am I a morning person either lol. But the Lord has allowed me to stay awake, alert and focused on all the things I am learning..and trust me it is ALOT! I am loving it though. Tomorrow night is our final night. We meet our team leads and also take a final test!! Then I go into production on Sunday night. I am nervous but also excited. Tony and Becca have been absolutely wonderful during this time. We do not have DSL at our house or a quiet room where I can work so I drive about 7 miles to my parents house and they let me work from there. They set up a little office for me. It is so nice! They have been so helpful in this as well. So please just pray that I will get this hang of this and not be too slow when I go into production Sunday night. Gotta keep those customers happy!! Till next time..GOD BLESS YOU!

ROBIN

First Snowfall!/Blogging Experience

2008-10-28T13:14:00.004-04:00

Well we offically had our first trace of snow and its only October!! I have lived in the North GA mountains for 14 years and have never heard of it snowing this early. Now granted it did not lay on the ground but still it snowed and I was asleep to boot! My husband called me and told me that it had snowed and then another friend of mine posted on her http://www.facebook.com/ account that it had snowed as well! Okay so enough about snow..I am really loving this whole blog thing...I have been surfing and finding all sorts of interesting blogs to read because frankly mine are boring LOL! I am just getting started so getting ideas from other people and making them my own are really helping me I think...I love to read so I have found some book blogs and such. I will be posting links as time enables me to. I am very excited about all this and hope that you will stick around to see my blog improve! Talk to yall soon!

ROBIN

Blogs I follow!

2008-10-28T12:46:00.003-04:00

I am still learning alot about blogging and have found some great blogs to follow and below is the link for one of them that I just recently found..I think it's pretty neat! So check it out for great books to read and they also having a contest going for free books!!

http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/

Have a Blessed Day!

ROBIN

The Inevitable First Post!

2008-10-21T11:22:00.001-04:00

The first post of blogs are usually the worst it seems. So here goes my attempt at a blog. I decided to post because well who knows something I say may be useful to someone else. I pray that through this blog the Lord Jesus be honored and glorified. I also hope to reach out to others and make new friends in the process! So lets start off with my name is Robin and I am currently 28 years old. I have been married to Tony for 12 years now and we have an 11 yr old daughter named Becca. We also have a son and daughter who are in Heaven waiting on us. We live in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains and also have a dog named Gizmo and a kitten named Ginger. I will keep this as an introductory post only and in my next post I will give my testimony about how the Lord has changed my life. Please understand the things I say are only my opinon and you have the right not to agree with me but please do not send me nasty emails or posts as they will be deleted. That is all for now....God Bless!

ROBIN