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Taming my Tongue

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.  Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.     ~James 3 3:6


So I have always had a spicy ( Iguess would be the right term) mouth.  This has caused many fights between Greg and I for me not being able to just shut my mouth.  I have prayed about this in the past and have only just this morning realized that I have been able to tame my tongue (or bite it a lot!) lately!  A while ago I

listened to Joyce Meyer's Me and My Big Mouth and loved it!  I had never realized the impact our words have on one another.  "The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Proverbs 12:18 

I have always known that I am not the best with words.  Things come out when they shouldn't, I get words mixed up ( instead of infertility drugs I said infidelity drugs, just one of many...) and I have even been known to "put my foot in my butt."  (Another mix up on my part!)  Although these can be funny, some of my words have been painful, tore people down, and hurt those that I love most.

Last night Greg was saying how what I was doing was wrong (he later came back to say he was being hypercritical- we were both wrong) but instead of picking a huge fight and saying things that I can't take back.  I realized that I had been able to do this for a long time now!  What an answer to prayer! 

Yes there are things that I want to say so bad sometimes to people, but knowing that I am not tearing them down is so much better in the long run!  So today, I challenge you to try to bite your tongue when you have that urge to say something sharp, or spicy!  :)  And if you get a chance, read (or better yet, listen to) Joyce's Me and My Big Mouth. 

Sorry about not being able to post Mister Linky's link up at the bottom.  I have been trying to register with them since 5 am, and am still waiting on confirmation code to finish the registration. If you leave a comment with your blog link, we would love to follow you as well.  And don't forget to link up so you many be our spot lite blogger next week!

Wednesday...

Well I am praying for a good day today.  My little Chloe has so many teeth coming through right now that she is just not feeling well.  She has had a little cough all night, and well today is MOPs.  :(  She is sleeping now, and the selfish part of me wants her to feel better so we can go!  I look forward to this time for two weeks!!!  But then the mommy part of me steps in and puts selfishness in place and knows that maybe the best thing for Chloe (and the other kiddos) is for us to stay home.  We will see what happens in the next few hours. 

If we do not end up going... Hanna will be here at 9, we will do school work (our first full morning on the morning board!), play outside, and nap.  The kids aren't too excited about it, but our school work loads have increased.  We will start with our morning board and calendar, move on to letter practicing, number order, lesson on Easter (actually today I think I scheduled 2-3 readings..), and finish up with a craft or two. 

OK it is 6:40, I have been up since 4:15 (up a lot during the night too) and still have some cleaning to do.  I keep wanting the washer to hurry so I can throw my clothes in the dryer and then take a shower!! (The jeans I want to wear are in there...)  Well I am off for today.  We will see what God has planned for us! 

Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.  And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,  and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,  so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.  ~1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

Good Morning Monday!

What a wonderful weekend I had!  Saturday I went through the Somersworth's Whistle Stop Garden Party Tour.  It was a blast once again.  Our first stop was Piece of Cake, where we got to see (and Jacob got to taste) how cake pops are made.  We had some yummy treats while there and I picked up some candy molds for crayon making and an upcoming birthday party. 

Our next stop was The Cozy Nest, where there was an Easter egg hunt with discounts in the eggs.  Jacob was very excited to find his first, second and third egg (the last two giving to some that didn't find any...)  I picked up my favorite Strawberry Kiwi candle, a garden journal for a gift, and some other little nick knacks! 

We then drove downtown to The Frugal Scrapper, or as in our house the sticker store!  Here I got to make a beautiful spring card (perfect for the garden themed birthday card the next day!) and pick up some dinosaur papers to scrap Jacob's birthday party!  It had been a long time since we had been in the store and was very tempting not to go over board! :) 

We then went to Casco Bay Studios, a little candle shop.  Jacob had remembered that she had a dog from a year ago, so he was very entertained!  We picked up some Lavender candles (my favorite for bath/shower time!) and some twisted birthday candles! 

Our next stop was Market Street Serendipity.  This is a fairly recent store to the town of Somersworth and they had a lot of cute antiques and were very reasonably priced.

We then visited Poppy Seed Studio, a very beautiful shop where we found the perfect hook for Chloe's headbands!!  (I also got a little card with seeds inside ~free gift with purchase!) 

Our last stop was Now and Then, where we were treated to more goodies (I lost track of how many cookies and treats Jacob ate that day!).  I found some lovely lavender soap and a beautiful soap holder~ which I realized the other day we did not have! :) 

It was a fun day of getting out of the house and into some local businesses! 

We ended our day with the ALPHA Barn Dance at church!  We had a great dinner, great company and learned some new dances from the Steven's family!  Greg was quite the dancer!!  Along with Jacob.  I sat out a few with Chloe and of course someone had to take pictures!  :) 

Sunday we rose early for Sunday School and Church.  It was a great lesson on stewardship and letting go of the $ idol in our life!  You can find all our sermons at the DBC website.  We then got to head over to a friends house for a surprise birthday party for our MOPs coordinator (and Pastor Chris's wife!).  We ended up staying way too late~ a great sign of a great party!  And then the day crashed... we came home to a dog who had panicked, messed everywhere in the shoe room!  His nerves must have still been reeling because he was out in the middle of the night and then we woke up to more messes in the den.  OH the way to start a Monday morning! 

I pray each of you had a better morning then we did here...  But the rest of the day is looking very very promising!