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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Thursday, July 13, 2006

My sister called me and told me that they have changed the plans. Friday morning she has to call up there to get the appt. On the first procedure. Then after all of that they will induce her labor on Friday. Her blood pressure is better, but the protein in her urine is very high. Please keep her in your prayers. Lord willing, by the next time I post we will have an extra addition to the family. If course, as I get them , there will be pictures!


On another note, I have really had a verse of scripture on my heart. "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also." II Timothy 1:5

I begin to think about how God uses each of our lives. If you began to think about it, we are affecting many generations to come. How we live our lives, often times, reflect what our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc... will be like. That is a very sobering thought. Timothy was affected by his grandmother and mother. The grandmother was first then she affected the mother and the mother affected Timothy. Today Timothy is used to help us! We need to be careful the way we act, the things we say, and the things we do or not do. I said WE because I need to also. For example, yesterday my husband told me to quietly come into the bathroom because he wanted me to see something. I walked in there and my youngest daughter had shaving cream on her face just like daddy. He said, "They really do watch us, don't they." I begin to think about II Timothy 1:5. We can either affect them in a godly way or rebellious way. I know they have their own free will, but we are affected and influenced by the people were are around. God convicted my heart on the things I say and do. I am bad about saying something without using discretion on the fact that my kids are listening. The way my kids acts toward people reflect the often, the way I treat people . Not only that, but the way I act towards authority often reflects how they act towards authority. God help us to react and live the way God would be pleased with. We can either be a Lois and Eunice or a Jezebel. This choice is ours!

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