PROVERBS 19

This evening, Boy and I read Proverbs 19, as it is the 19th of February.





These are a few of the verses taken from the King James version that spoke to me, including my thoughts on some of them:


1 BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in
his lips, and is a fool.


**I need to work on worshiping with my actions and not just my words**





4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.





11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over
a transgression.


**I need to be sure to defer my anger and look lightly upon the transgressions of others**





15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.


**I need to work on not being slothful**





16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.





23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.


**I want to work hard at keeping all of the commandments. The more we know, the more we are obligated to do. It's hard to keep in check at times. I am thankful that Heavenly Father loves us and has mercy upon us**

THE SCRIPTURES

I have heard it said that every answer that we ever need is contained in the scriptures. Sometimes we have to search and search to find our answers. Sometimes, they come quickly. There are times when one can pray then randomly flip through the scriptures. The answer is there before our eyes practically jumping off the page at us. I love when that happens. It makes me realize that the Lord loves little old me. He has all of his children to watch over, but he actually cares about me!



Along with the scriptures, our youth have a pamphlet entitled “For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God”. They are given this at 12 years of age when they enter the young people’s group. It contains many things, which relate both to them and to the adults as well. The titles for the different sections are Message from the First Presidency, Agency and Accountability, Gratitude, Education, Family, Friends, Dress and appearance, Entertainment and the Media, Music and Dancing, Language, Dating, Sexual Purity, Repentance, Honesty, Sabbath Day Observance, Tithes and Offerings, Physical Health, Service to Others, Go Forward with Faith, The Living Christ, and The Family: A Proclamation to the World.



The section on Gratitude says in part, “The Lord wants you to have a spirit of gratitude in all you do and say. Live with a spirit of thanksgiving and you will have greater happiness and satisfaction in life. Even in your most difficult times, you can find much to be grateful for. Doing so will strengthen and bless you.”



The teenage years are a tough time of life. Many youth go astray because Satan works so powerfully on them. Their hormones are surging, and ties to Mom and Dad are slowly dissolving.

I am so thankful for these tools that the Lord has bestowed upon us. What a world it would be if we have to go it alone.

TAG, YOU'RE IT!

Ok, I can't pass up a good game of tag. I just came upon your blog this evening...well, middle of the night, by way of www.theamericanhomemaker.blogspot.com and http://www.shakerwoodprimitives.blogspot.com/

For some reason, I can't get my linky thing to work. Here are my seven. These are random, off-the-top-of-my-head happenings in my life that are of some value to me.

1. I love the Lord with all my might, mind, and soul and try to be more Christ-like. I LOVE my children and have always adored being a mother. I relish our friendships.

And now for the more insignificant worldly things… : p)

2. I was on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1993.

3. I am a certified K-9 trainer in beginning and advanced obedience, Handicap support, Tracking, and Personal Protection. I love German Shepherds and train mine in German. (My ancestry is German).

4. I was a drummer up until my children were young and we ran out of room for the drums! I played on the same stage (not at the same time) as Dennis Quaid.

5. I was a fitness trainer at an all-women’s spa. I was sure able to stay in shape back then!

6. We owned a traveling petting zoo and showed in malls around the states. We had wonderful domestic animals, along with a couple of wallabys, pot bellied pigs, and a sacred Indian cow, miniature horse, and Scottish Highlander cow.

7. I was blessed to be able to homeschool my children for four years until, sadly, it came to an end.

Well, there are seven things about me—really about my past. I would love to hear yours!

Well, there are seven things about me—really about my past. I would love to hear yours!

I am tagging:

A day in 1862 http://adayin1862.blogspot.com/
A Joyful Handmaiden http://ajoyfulhandmaiden.blogspot.com/
Cultivating Home http://cultivatinghome.blogspot.com/
Pastoral Symphony Farm http://www.pastoralsymphonyfarm.blogspot.com/
Romantic History http://www.romantichistory.blogspot.com/
The Homespun Heart http://thehomespunheart.blogspot.com/
There is No Place Like Home http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/

The rules to play Tag are these: Post a link to the blog that challenged you and add these rules to your post:

Share seven things about yourself
Challenge seven other blogs at the end of your post, through naming their blog, and post a link to it.
Let them know they’re being challenged by leaving a comment on their blog.

THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK

FOR TODAY DECEMBER 8, 2008...

Outside my window...are a few freshly fallen snowflakes—a welcome site.

I am thinking...that I am thankful to be home from work in my peaceful home.

I am thankful for...food, heat, and a warm cozy bed.

From the learning rooms...Algebra—for one last day. My final is tonight! :)

From the kitchen...the aroma of nephla soup—a favorite of my son’s and mine passed down to me from my German grandma. How I loved her homemade nephla soup! I also serve it in the same bowls that she did.

I am wearing...my work scrubs.

I am creating...my day planner that I will be selling in our local book store.

I am going...to school this evening.

I am reading...an issue of Country Woman—a great magazine of wholesome life!

I am hoping...to be able to work out of the home fewer days within a year’s time.

I am hearing...sweet silence…ahhh

Around the house...tidying up, Algebra study, making dumplings for my soup.

One of my favorite things...the art of creating and the joy that it brings.

A few plans for the rest of the week:work, starting my afghan.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...my Christmas box kitty. Pharaoh stuffs himself into any box that is handy—even if he doesn’t fit!





If anyone would like to take part in the Simple Woman's Daybook, please visit The Simple Woman at http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

SCHOOL

I love to learn. Right now, however, it is doing me in. It feels pretty near impossible to continue in the aloted time for this semester. I don't know which decision is right. Due to money (ever the all-mighty dollar), time, and/or family issues, I have had to start three times with at least two years in between restarts. I am getting impatient. Nonetheless, I don't quite know how to do it all.

Women used to be housewives. We then had to work out of the home while still keeping our duties as women of the home. We now are expected to better ourselves through learning and degrees while working outside the home and still being keepers of our home and all that that entails.

No, we don't HAVE to go to school, but if you want to earn more, in this day and age, you pretty much need to go. I guess that it's good that I enjoy learning. I don't want this to be yet another time that I must postpone or quit. But, I can't seem to make enough money for bills AND pay for school and then have the time for homework on top of it all. I just don't know how to do it all!

I am praying about it and pray that Heavenly Father shows me what I need to do.