Sabbath Shalom!

 This morning, Jacob missed soccer game and went to a friend birthday party to Arnold's. I took Jason to his game, as I was driving with him, the sun was shinning toward our face and just a beautiful morning. I absolutely loved when Jason telling about the music he is about to listen. Enjoying every moment and thinking wow!, this innocent kid, God please protect them as they go out to this world. The enemy is ready with his arrow loaded to shoot at them.

To pick a date to rest on Sabbath is so hard this days, the games and the parties always going on Saturday. So, I try my best on Friday evening, reading and just spending time with God and my kids. I know it is Saturday, but any moment spending time with God is precious! And what a blessing it is if we can rest on the lord Sabbath.


Sabbath  in The old testament Hebrews fully understood that the Sabbath belonged to God as did the Hebrews of Yeshua’s day; so compare Lev. 23:3 to Jesus’ comments in  Luke 6:5 And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

First things first

          Today was overwelming to me.  I went to parent back to school night, after I attended a work shop regarding Small business plan. I wanted to make sure to sit and  have dinner together.  I was helping my son with home work and practicing their music instrument while washing the dishes. 

        I hated divorce, even though I have been a single woman for the past three years. I know, I will sacrifice anything for my kids. Not having another help is very difficult. I have to press on by the help of the holy spirit. I have so much energy and so much in me to share with my kids. I have amazing kids! They make my life worth to keep going.

      I am learning to put first thing first, by slowing down, cancel any activity if we have to. I see the kids are tired or something is bothering them, we will sit and talk if they want cancel and just relax for the day. I know God wanted me to share this.

       What is your challenge today?  Every family goes through something. Has the circumstance changed you to be wiser, stronger, better or bitter?

        Your testimony can be an encouraging to other's, so don't keep yours to yourself. Tell other's how God kept you!

  Live to love!

Myrrh in our lives

    Mara means bitter, it speaks a real myrrh experience where we must digest the bitterness of life.
Ruth 1:20  “Don’t call me Naomi, ” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.
With out bitterness, Naomi wouldn't have returned to the land of praise. I don't know about others, for me I wouldn't be where I am if only sweetness had satisfy my life.


Myrrh, is a large portion of anointing oil. It reveals who we are, when we are facing humility, illness, losing family and losing our reputation.


The myrrh in our lives It matures us and season's us. There is always Judas to betrayed you, Peter to deny you. In the end God want to see you how you handle it, and people around you.


So, are you going to be like Job praising God no matter what life throw at you, or would you become bitter and distance from God by blaming him for the bitterness in your life?

A role of a parent

A role of a parent is to teach our children to love God, and  to love who they are.


Deuteronomy 4:10
Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.”
Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.


How did the parent of Miss Universe Lopez  felt when they heard their daughter answered:


Leila Lopez of Angola crowned Miss Universe. She was questioned about what physical trait she would change if she could.
She said,
"Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn't change a thing," Lopes said. "I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life."


Living in 21st century life style, and watching the media.....we must not fail to teach our children His word. That will be the only thing they can stand on in this world, no matter what how much our children succeed in many area of their lives.
Make a commitment to spend 5 , 10, 30 minutes reading the word with your children.

Blueberry–Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Absolutely to die for! I ate most of the cake. I will definitely reduce the blueberry preserve and the sugar next time. This was for women's brunch, I think it is  OK that we enjoy sometimes. 　

             

                                                                                  

Ingredients:

              2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup blueberry preserves, plus 1 tablespoon melted preserves
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the granulated sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Beat in the dry ingredients just until incorporated.
Spread all but 1/2 cup of the batter into the prepared pan. Using the back of a spoon, make a trough in the batter, all the way around the pan. Mix the 3/4 cup of blueberry preserves with the reserved batter and spoon it into the trough.

Bake the cake for about 1 hour, or until it begins to pull away from the pan and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a wire rack, remove the pan and let cool completely. Sift the confectioners' sugar over the cake, drizzle with the melted blueberry preserves and serve.

Precious moments

 Jacob's 9th Birthday Party!

 

He had two party, this one was on his birth date.

This green army color is for the sleepover party. 

Their Team one verses his older brother team.

Here I have no idea the picture are repeated even though I put it only once........

Precious moments with my kids

What is not to love about my life!

Children are a gift from God! I absolutely love my kids, and I know any mother should. I thank God for trusting me to care for them and love them.

My daughter is so gifted in so many area, and how can you tell your kids, honey this is your gift, but you are not good in this area? Would you make them figured out on their own?

She comes with pencils, notebook, and crayons. Always working on something while she is watching T.V.  Ah, as I take a breath and say "Forgive me for whining, I am so blessed to have such a blessing kids."

Love them, nourish them, protect their hearts because kids are innocent and fragile.  And pray for them always:

Everyday prayer:
"The spirit of the lord will rest on them, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of the knowledge and the fear of the lord." Isaiah 11: 2.