Our church is kicking off a new Bible study. It is written by Kyle Idleman. The acutal title is, "not a fan." In the movie we saw on Sunday night Kyle brought up a really good point about us and our "relationship" with Jesus. This is the story he told in my words as I didn't memorize Kyle's words.
Pretend you are going on a trip. You need someone to house sit for you. You ask a couple to do so and you write a book about the trash, cleaning the house, yard maitnace, everything you can think of even down to the pets in the back yard. The couple comes and they are so excited to read the book and look after your house! They talk about how they will do everything the book says and will do an excellent job!
You leave reassured the house and animals will be well tended. This couple sounds great! Now, while you are gone this couple reads the book, re-reads it. They bring in families to do studies on this book. They bring it with them where ever they go to look at it and study it. They can't get enough of the book! The even make copies of the book and hand them out telling others about it. But...... when you get home the trash is piled up in the garage, the yard is not mowed, the pool is black, the animals are all dead. The house is a wreck. They tell you they loved the book, studied it, told people about it and passed it out. What happened? They didn't follow what it said, but they knew it inside and out.
Fan or Follower? Are we fans of Jesus Christ? Do we know all about him, teach others what we know about him, pass out his words, bring people in to look at the words written by Him? And what do we do with this in the rest of our time? Do we know His words and forget to live them out?
Fan or Follower? In his book he talks about what a fan is and uses an example of a person who says they are a follower of a sports team. They know every player, they know every statistic, they go to every game, they have every program, but they are a fan. A follower gets in the game, they sweat, they work hard, they follow the rules of the coach every time they are on the field. The fan only watches... Fan or follower? I am excited to dive deeper into this bible study. I consider myself a follower, but do I do it down to the last thing in my life. Have I given up myself for Him? Completely?
Luke 9:23
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross DAILY and follow me.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Do I do this??? Fan or Follower? What is God asking of me? Of you?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
It is Official!
Adoption that is! Kaitlin Marie Cox is our daughter officially as of December 19, 2011. It was a fun morning. We had my dad, Brad's mom and dad, Brad's sister Jen and her husband Keith as well as their three kids all there. Our lawyer was Karen Griffiths, the Judge was Bonnie Leidig and Chelle our home worker was there too. Thanks to all who came and made the day special for our family. Thanks for welcoming Kaitlin into the family! Here are some pictures from yesterday. I am so not photogenic so my eyes are closed in about all the pictures, or half closed that is. That is okay, the day was about Kaitlin anyway! :)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Adoption Day!
It is scheduled! Adoption day is December 19th!!! Yeah! Wish I could add a cute picture of our soon to be Kaitlin Marie Cox! I just got a new computer tower and have not added all my pictures onto it yet. I don't like getting new computers. Takes too much time! Ugh
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
"What Do I Know of Holy"
One of my favorite songs is song by Addison Road. It is called, "What Do I Know of Holy." Here are the words;
I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
(CHORUS 2)
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life "its" name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
As I sing these lyrics I get teary eyed. I think of my Lord and God. My Saviour. What do I really comprehend about Him? Do I reflect Him in my every day. Do I reflect Him in my choices? Do I consider Him in all I do, what I say, what I think? My heart has been very heavy for our church. I cry as I think about hurt that has and is happening there. It makes me think of this song. If I REALLY new my Jesus the way I should, would I hurt others? If I new what Holy truly meant, would I allow hurt to continue? Sometimes I get so wrapped up in "MY" life, "MY" thoughts, "MY" rights and wrongs and those committed against me I fail to reply with Jesus. Do I know my Lord and Saviour? Do I REALLY know Him? Would I know Him if he were to look into my eyes? Would I fall down to my knees if he were to come to my home? Would I know it was Him? I remember as a child saying, or repeating, "God is Love." He is love, but he is so much more. All creation knows His name. Even Satan knows His name. My Sunday school lesson was on temptation with the 6th graders. We talked about Jesus being tempted in the desert after 40 days and nights of fasting. Satan quoted scripture to Him. Even Satan knows scripture. I can quote scripture, but do I live it out? Jesus did. He replied back to Satan with scripture and didn't fall into temptation! One of the kids memory verses is James 4:7,8. Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. May it be that I reflect on this verse every time I speak, in all actions I take and spend the rest of my life trying to figure out what Holy truly means.
I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
(CHORUS 2)
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life "its" name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?
(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
As I sing these lyrics I get teary eyed. I think of my Lord and God. My Saviour. What do I really comprehend about Him? Do I reflect Him in my every day. Do I reflect Him in my choices? Do I consider Him in all I do, what I say, what I think? My heart has been very heavy for our church. I cry as I think about hurt that has and is happening there. It makes me think of this song. If I REALLY new my Jesus the way I should, would I hurt others? If I new what Holy truly meant, would I allow hurt to continue? Sometimes I get so wrapped up in "MY" life, "MY" thoughts, "MY" rights and wrongs and those committed against me I fail to reply with Jesus. Do I know my Lord and Saviour? Do I REALLY know Him? Would I know Him if he were to look into my eyes? Would I fall down to my knees if he were to come to my home? Would I know it was Him? I remember as a child saying, or repeating, "God is Love." He is love, but he is so much more. All creation knows His name. Even Satan knows His name. My Sunday school lesson was on temptation with the 6th graders. We talked about Jesus being tempted in the desert after 40 days and nights of fasting. Satan quoted scripture to Him. Even Satan knows scripture. I can quote scripture, but do I live it out? Jesus did. He replied back to Satan with scripture and didn't fall into temptation! One of the kids memory verses is James 4:7,8. Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. May it be that I reflect on this verse every time I speak, in all actions I take and spend the rest of my life trying to figure out what Holy truly means.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The perfect baby!
Kaitlin often pushes her babies around the house in her stroller. On this day Yogi was the tortured cared for baby.
My Princess/Ballerina
My Princess/Ballerina...sorry about the arrangement of pictures. I don't know how to do it correctly yet.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Time for Telling
I find myself saying the craziest things to my children. It is time to tell some of them. Kind of like show and tell, but I am not showing, just telling!
First off, I put this on Facebook but thought it too funny not to post here too. Yesterday morning while I was picking out Kaitlin's clothing for the day she was to be going potty. I hear Kale yell to me, "mom, Kaitlin is peeing standing up!" I walk into the bathroom with Kaitlin standing in a LOT of potty and while I am ushering her to the tub to clean up I am saying, "Kaitlin, girls can not stand up to pee. We have to sit down every time. Boys have different parts than girls, so we HAVE to SIT down every time. Okay?" In all of this I am trying not to laugh because my boys think it is really gross and I just think it is hilarious! Of course she will try that, these are the only siblings she has ever had and they are all BOYS! The all stand up to go potty!
Okay, so here are a couple just from this morning and last night; "Kai, it is not okay for you to hit your brother, only mom and dad can do that."
"Kale, it is okay if you growl at him, just don't hit him."
"Kaitlin, you can sing, but you have to use words, when you don't use words to a song you sound like you are howling."
"Yes, she is a girl, no she is not a boy, yes she does stand to go potty, but she is a dog."
"Yes, you are going to eat breakfast, yes, you are going to eat lunch, yes, you are going to eat supper, yes, you will probably have a snack sometime today. No, you can not eat breakfast, lunch and supper right now. Maybe later."
"Not right now honey, in a couple of minutes. I have to get this done first. No, in a minute is not later, maybe 20 minutes. No, it is not 20 minutes yet, it will be later. No, later is not 59 o'clock. No, it isn't yesterday, it is 20 minutes from now. Would you like me to set a timer?"
"Using your spit as makeup is not a good idea."
"Filling up the sink with water and letting it overflow is not a good way to take a bath."
"Good job, you are being such a big girl. You opened your mouth for mommy to brush without asking, you kept it open, you didn't let all the spit run down your chin and onto your shirt and you spit in the sink! Great job being a big girl!"
"No, you can't have gum right now, we are going to eat supper. No, you can not have gum for supper."
"Yes, you can bring that baby with. No, you can not bring the other baby with, she doesn't have clothes on. No honey, she does not have clothes on, you took them off. Yes she is a baby, but even babies need to have clothing on when they go to the store."
"No Kaitlin, those baby clothes will not fit you. No, that one will not fit either, they are for babies. No, if you pretend to be a baby they will not fit you. We will have to go to the big girl section for your clothing. You are a size 6, not 18 month. No, that one will not fit either, no, we are not going to try, it is for babies. Yes, you were a baby once, but your are a big girl now."
So most of these have to do with Kaitlin as you might imagine. It is quite humorous to see what she asks and what I have to answer. I will continue to try and keep track of more of these sentences as I think they are funny to look back on.
First off, I put this on Facebook but thought it too funny not to post here too. Yesterday morning while I was picking out Kaitlin's clothing for the day she was to be going potty. I hear Kale yell to me, "mom, Kaitlin is peeing standing up!" I walk into the bathroom with Kaitlin standing in a LOT of potty and while I am ushering her to the tub to clean up I am saying, "Kaitlin, girls can not stand up to pee. We have to sit down every time. Boys have different parts than girls, so we HAVE to SIT down every time. Okay?" In all of this I am trying not to laugh because my boys think it is really gross and I just think it is hilarious! Of course she will try that, these are the only siblings she has ever had and they are all BOYS! The all stand up to go potty!
Okay, so here are a couple just from this morning and last night; "Kai, it is not okay for you to hit your brother, only mom and dad can do that."
"Kale, it is okay if you growl at him, just don't hit him."
"Kaitlin, you can sing, but you have to use words, when you don't use words to a song you sound like you are howling."
"Yes, she is a girl, no she is not a boy, yes she does stand to go potty, but she is a dog."
"Yes, you are going to eat breakfast, yes, you are going to eat lunch, yes, you are going to eat supper, yes, you will probably have a snack sometime today. No, you can not eat breakfast, lunch and supper right now. Maybe later."
"Not right now honey, in a couple of minutes. I have to get this done first. No, in a minute is not later, maybe 20 minutes. No, it is not 20 minutes yet, it will be later. No, later is not 59 o'clock. No, it isn't yesterday, it is 20 minutes from now. Would you like me to set a timer?"
"Using your spit as makeup is not a good idea."
"Filling up the sink with water and letting it overflow is not a good way to take a bath."
"Good job, you are being such a big girl. You opened your mouth for mommy to brush without asking, you kept it open, you didn't let all the spit run down your chin and onto your shirt and you spit in the sink! Great job being a big girl!"
"No, you can't have gum right now, we are going to eat supper. No, you can not have gum for supper."
"Yes, you can bring that baby with. No, you can not bring the other baby with, she doesn't have clothes on. No honey, she does not have clothes on, you took them off. Yes she is a baby, but even babies need to have clothing on when they go to the store."
"No Kaitlin, those baby clothes will not fit you. No, that one will not fit either, they are for babies. No, if you pretend to be a baby they will not fit you. We will have to go to the big girl section for your clothing. You are a size 6, not 18 month. No, that one will not fit either, no, we are not going to try, it is for babies. Yes, you were a baby once, but your are a big girl now."
So most of these have to do with Kaitlin as you might imagine. It is quite humorous to see what she asks and what I have to answer. I will continue to try and keep track of more of these sentences as I think they are funny to look back on.
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