Never the Same

When we encounter God's love we are never the same!!! How big and vast is His love for us. How many of us have really taken a moment to contemplate how much God loves us? It's so amazing when we take time out of our busy lives to meditate on God's love for us...

John 3:16 says "for God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

He loves us so much that He gave up His one and only Son to come die on a cross, suffering a horrific death.To see how muchg Jesus loves us Check out "See His Love" by Kim Walker video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMoSyqMEbIk&feature=related

just think, how much Jesus, His Son loves us, that He would give up His place in heaven to come down and share His love with a condemned and dying world. God is perfect and therefore loves us perfectly.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 tells us what perfect love looks like.

"love is Patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails..."

WOW! that's how God loves us... Now, some of you maybe saying "yeah right...there's no such love as this"...because in this world filled with sin and our human nature we are not perfect and we have never experienced that kind of love from another human being but God is perfect and He is patient with us...I know, because I've made plenty of mistakes and tried to do things on my own and He waits so patiently for me to return to His open and loving arms, to just hold me as I cry out to Him repenting and turning from my sin. He is so kind in His actions toward His people even when He has to discipline us to get us to turn from our sins because He knows they only lead to our entrapment and hold us captive not being able to live a free life He has called us to.

The list goes on and on how He loves us but I will stop with the first two and come back to the rest of the list on how God loves us so perfectly. But I want to leave you with one of my favorite songs... go check out the video on youtube...

"Oh How He Loves us" by Kim Walker

How Great Is Our God!!!

"God is so GREAT, STRONG and so MIGHTY there's nothing my God cannot do, for you"!!!

It amazes me how true this Sunday School song rings...if you have had a relationship for any length of time getting to know Him and what His word says about Him then you would know that He is GREAT, STRONG and most definitely MIGHTY...that's there's nothing He cannot do...I feel that there's so many of us (me included) that with our feeble human minds that we try to shrink God down to our level

yet if we take a step back and look at all His creation and the vastness of the universe,

there has to be a Creator who made it all...

"When I consider your heavens,

the works of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You have set into place."Ps. 8:3

We didn't just "BANG" or explode into what we are today or even evolve into who we are as human beings...the intricate, little details of the mass cells we are made up of (there's no way we evolved to that)! Being pregnant and reading how we are put together as babies there's no way we evolved from monkeys or even a ghoulish piece of slime... He intricately forms and puts us together in our mother's wombs

Ps 139:13 "For you created my inmost being, You knit me in my mother's womb."

Ps 139:14
"....we are beautifully and wonderfully made..."

God's promises are so amazing about us!!!

He watches over us,

He loves us so much,

He desires to have a relationship with us.

Ps 8:4 "what is man that You are mindful of him,

the son of man that You care for him."

I love how much He loves us and how much He wants to be in an intimate relationship with us...oh how I hope everyone can grasp ahold of His love for us.=}

It's the small things!!!

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her..." Ephesians 5:25

It's definately the small, little acts of kindness that are the

glue that helps hold our marriages together.

My husband lately has been doing the small little things for me which in turn makes me want to serve him all the more. He's dropped what he was doing the other day and went to lunch with me. Then the very next day after going to a women's banquet he came out to carry the decorations I had to bring into the house from the car and brought them in for me and even grabbed the last box that was in my hands and carried it in for me. Then a few days after that it was freezer cold in the morning and I just asked him to bring the car seat in from the truck so I could put it in the car since I had another 2 year old I was picking up and he put the car seat in the car and buckled it in...which if you knew how cold it was here (it felt like 10 degrees that morning) now you can understand how much that meant to me=} And then I stopped at the store to pick up some dinner for us and our little one fell asleep before we even got there so I put her in a snugly pack and on our way back out of the store my husband surprised me by meeting me at the store and carried the groceries to his car and then carried them into the house for me so I could get our little girl to bed... Oh, if I could put it in a picture of how much I feel so loved and it's more then words can describe.

When the sun sets each and eveyday I love my husband more that day then the day before...he is so amazing and loves me in spite of my flaws=}

(thank God for that)!!!

Oh how lucky I do feel that God has blessed me with the husband that I have...there's no one else who would better fit for me...I thank God He brought us together.=}

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Can you believe it...tomorrow is already Thanksgiving!!!

I just love the fall season...it's so beautiful with the different color leaves, change in weather... and you know that it can be a season of hope, gratefulness, and filled with many wonderful memories.

I know my family's tradition was simple but rather very memorable. We usually had our immediate family get together with one of our great friend's family. Wewould have dinner, watch the Macy day parade, watch the football game, play football after turkey dinner in the afternoon. The most memorable thing we use to do was share what we are thankful for. I think that's such a great traditions for families to do...parents teaching their kids how to be grateful and thankful for what God has given them....even if it's not much. I miss my family and being able to spend the holiday's with them. This will be my 7th year away from them (and I'm grateful for the years in between that my parents have been able to be with us) but I truly miss my brothers and sister. I also miss my sister in laws and niece and nephews. I have an amazing husband and his family is wonderful. But the holidays aren't the same as what I grew up with...I hope that as Kai gets older she will get the privilege to experience with my side of the family our traditions we use to have. I know not everyone had a great upbringing as myself and oh how I wish so many would have had that, even though we didn't have much growing up we did have each other...(an irreplaceable family)!!! To all of you out there I wish you a great Thanksgiving filled with wonderful memories. May God bless you with a special Thanksgiving a day to give Him thanks for our breath of life and one more day to celebrate of being alive.

I finally got my business up

I'm so excited to say the least...It's amazing how fast time passes and before you realize it it's been about 3 weeks, or longer since I announced that I was trying to get my business up and running... Well for the long awaited virtual store has been set up. My hope is to help bring in a income into our home yet most of all help all those amazing mothers out there who could use a helping hand...or should I say, a baby carrier=) When I first had Kai she was a very needy baby who always wanted to be held. (that was the only thing that really comforted her) ....I know some just say cry it out, but I just could not bring myself to just lay her down and let her cry it out yet for about the first 3 months I didn't get much done except carrying Kai around. Then I received the best gift ever. A friend of mine gave me a ring sling that changed my life forever and the way I mother. I could actually get things done around the house and help comfort my precious little princess. Oh how it helped make my life so much easier. The benefits of baby wearing have rung so true in my life...

• Baby wearing is convent
• Baby wearing promotes physical development
• Baby worn in slings/carriers are happier & cry less
• Baby wearing is healthier for mothers
• Toddlers appreciate the security of the carriers
• Baby wearing helps you & your baby communicate better
• Carriers are a bonding tool for all who use them
• Carriers are a safe place for baby to be
• Carriers are economical
• Baby wearing make your toddlers more secure & independent
• Baby wearing is fun

Sighting of the full definition of the above is found @ http://www.naturalchild.org/

I found many of the above to ring so true in my life...especially for baby wearing make your toddlers more secure and independent. I've seen it in my own little girl. If you need a baby carrier to help you out or a friend out please feel free to come check out my store @ www.mommysbestfriend2009.etsy.com

I try to keep my carriers at a reasonable price so that many who are on a budget can afford them and reep the benefits of baby wearing.=} I look forward to serving you and even if you are not in the market for a baby carrier and know someone who is please pass this on to them. I will be giving a 20% discount on all carriers ordered before November 30, 2009. Thank you so much for helping me kick off this business and to be a blessing to so many mothers out there.

I have been so blessed...

My life @ this moment in time is what I dreamed about growing up. Being married to an amazing husband, whose a great provider, fun to hang out with, and just all around great company to be around. And I get to be @ home with a beautiful girl who is just outrageously funny and who makes my day. (right now she is walking around with one of her cloth diapers in a grocery bag carring it like a purse) lol... I always wanted to be a stay at home mom being able to raise my children...and that is what I get to do...God is so good to me, "oh how He loves me"...and I just feel His love so much...He has spoiled me and oh how special He has made me feel. I would not ever want to trade my life in for anyone else's, I have my own problems, my own personality quirks but God knows them all and cares about them all, He helps me work through the problems and even probably laughs @ the personality quirks...I believe He has a great since of humor...that's why He made us all different...and we are all made in His image. ;) We are so blessed. THank you Lord for my life!!!

"Love Never Fails"

Oh How He loves Us...

The past few months I've been blogging about what I've been learning on how to love my husband. I've also been learning during this time how much God loves us. His love never will fail us. In His perfect, infinite love He will always lavish it upon us.
I heard for the first time the song "Oh How He Loves Us" by Kim Walker a few weekends ago and what a powerful song. (you can follow the link below to check out the video..enjoy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GFIJXWXiyI
Here's the lyric so you can see what I mean how God lavishes His love out on us..
"He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane,
I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of
His wind and mercy When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed
by glory and I realize just how beautiful
You are and how great your affections
are for me. Oh, how He loves us so

Oh, how He loves us How He loves us so.

Yeah, He loves us Woah, how He loves usWoah,
how He loves us Woah, how He loves.So
we are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His
eyes If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet
kiss and my heart turns violently inside of
my chest I don't have time to maintain these
regrets when I think about the wayThat he
loves us, Woah, how He loves us Woah, how
He loves us Woah, how He loves us"
His love truly will never fail!!!

There's so many scriptures in the Bible the just jump
off the page and tell us how much God loves us...
on of the most common ones is John 3:16
There's even a whole chapter in Psalm that talks of his steadfast love endures forever
Psalm 136
1O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
2O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
3O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;
4who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;
5who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
6who spread out the earth on the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;
7who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;
8the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever;
9the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;
10who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;
11and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever;
12with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;
13who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;
14and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever;
15but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
16who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;
17who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
18and killed famous kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
19Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever;
20and Og, king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever;
21and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever;
22a heritage to his servant Israel, for his steadfast love endures forever.
23It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever;
24and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever;
25who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.
26O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

His love does endure forever and while sharing about loving, cherishing, & honoring our spouses I can only think of what a perfect example God has given us to follow. There's no greater example of how to love someone whole-heartedly & unconditionally then the way God loves us...
He sacrificed being with His son and willingly gave His one & only precious son Jesus Christ just so that we can live eternally with Him...
That's true, unfailing Love

Now that's the perfect example of how to love our spouse. There will be times we have to a give up our own selfish desires and make sacrifices to show how much we truly love them. It's not always easy loving our spouse but then again I'm sure it's not always easy for my husband to love me at times either.
Thankfully our Heavenly Father is perfect and know's how to love us perfectly. Let's follow our Heavenly Father's example and love our spouse the way He loves us!!!