Pumpkins

My sister Melissa sent this forward and I'm head over heals about it, it really spoke to me....

Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff-- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see.

It must be a process, and I, according to my third last blog, must be at the opening up stage. It is my prayer that His knife cuts off the pride and my own will at the top that prevents Him from getting to all that yucky stuff beneath. His promise is to give me the will and the strength to accomplish, so I will rest assured that He who has begun this good work in me will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Update

We will be celebrating a wedding here in Wingham next week on Sunday. They are busy building a new three family house for the young couple, Derrik and Rachel, who will be moving into the kindergarten house till the new one is ready. He went to ask the parents for his bride today.

Joni and I have been working for the last month on a mouse play movie that we are going to show at the wedding. Joni is doing the technology work and I the art. It's turned out pretty sweet, I think we are done.

Hans turned 3 on the 29th of September and I made a snowman cake for him because he is forever asking if it will be winter soon. We had all the kids over and we played "I wrote a letter to my friend" and hide and seek. He got some more toys of course, sweet John deers and a teeny Cat loader from his babysitter Audrey, she's a gift herself.

My house is slowly getting cleaner by the day because I'm taking every minute I can get in to have it done before the wedding; I've got all of next week to work on it. I was backing buns on Saturday and in the afternoon by mother-in-law helped me rack up the lawn and my sister-in law mowed it, so that's behind me. Thanks to God for them.

The Wing-ding women were in US last week...shopping..nice hotel..two nights. The highlight was the last evening where we had a little get-together because we had voted for a secret sister and gave out our 3 dollar gifts. I gave them all a back rub and was the only one enjoying the pool.

Rodney is all relieved that another batch of turkeys are gone off to market; he is now getting the barn ready for more.

Give Thanks

Now that my cook week is done I have time to reflect on what I am most thankful for. Thanks for the challenge Diana and your comments are always appreciated.

#1. Health of myself and all in my family (Judas stepped into another rusty nail on Friday)
#2. Faith, even as a mustered seed. A little faith brings earth to heaven, but great faith brings heaven to earth.
#3. God's word, I know I'd be lost without it. Jesus is considered as the word made flesh.
#4. Fellowship with friends and family.
#5. A free country and Steven Harper, whom I pray for.
#6. My husband and sons.
#7. Food, clothes and shelter.
#8. Smiles, sunshine and laughter.
#9. God's faithfulness and protection.
#10. Wisdom and understanding.