Most every morning another woman and I go on a jog right as the sun is coming up. It is a great time to talk and view God's beautiful creation. These past weeks have been especially fun because of the animal tracks we have seen. All summer we have seen deer tracks and just last week we saw bear tracks. We think we also saw a cougar print last week. But, this morning we were so blessed to see a female moose walking on the road. What a site!! It was exciting. Also, we saw huge bear tracks this morning. I have been told when fall approaches they are seen more and more. I am not sure how I feel about seeing a bear. I am excited to see the tracks but that is enought for me! Thank God we have two dogs that wait for us to take our jog in the morning. I am not sure that I would go without them.
Remember to take time to notice God's creation today. Show your children God's handiwork and teach them how to observe nature. Use God's Word and creation to teach character traits to your children. A great resource to guide you in this are the Character Sketches books or booklets from the Institute in Basic Life Principles. You can view and order their resources online at www.iblp.org.
Join me in thanking God for taking such care to create a beautiful world for us to live on. He did it all for us! Wow, thank you God for loving us so much even though we don't deserve it. Have a beautifully blessed day!
Davisons
Nevada 2012
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Out of Debt!!!
We went back home this past weekend to sign papers for our van. We are debt free (except for our house)!!! Praise the Lord. We are very grateful to not be burdened by payments anymore. What freedom. For those of you who are going for the same goal of financial freedom, we will be praying for you.
It was wonderful to see friends and family. It was a lot of fun being able to surprise some people. The kids enjoyed seeing their cousins and good friends again. They just took off running and playing like they were continuing a game from just the other day. It was great to see. We will be back in town in a few weeks, so we brought our niece back with us to the ranch for the time until we return.
It was a quick trip. We arrived Sat. am around 1:30 and left at 10pm Sun. and arrived back at the ranch around 3:30 am on Mon. We are very tired. The children prefer to travel at night and sleep because they have a tendency to get car sick while awake. It is very different to drive at night because you notice new things. Many structures are lit up at night but aren't anything worth noting during the day.
We are glad to be back at the ranch and resting now. Trying to catch up on our sleep today. Later today and the rest of the week, we are preparing for a very large family camp this weekend for Labor Day. It will be wonderful to network and get to know other homeschool Christian families.
Please be praying for the ranch as they prepare to minister to these families. Pray for health and endurance in the ranch staff as we will be serving the most people that have ever been here for a retreat (over 200). Thank you for your continued prayers. Have a blessed day!
It was wonderful to see friends and family. It was a lot of fun being able to surprise some people. The kids enjoyed seeing their cousins and good friends again. They just took off running and playing like they were continuing a game from just the other day. It was great to see. We will be back in town in a few weeks, so we brought our niece back with us to the ranch for the time until we return.
It was a quick trip. We arrived Sat. am around 1:30 and left at 10pm Sun. and arrived back at the ranch around 3:30 am on Mon. We are very tired. The children prefer to travel at night and sleep because they have a tendency to get car sick while awake. It is very different to drive at night because you notice new things. Many structures are lit up at night but aren't anything worth noting during the day.
We are glad to be back at the ranch and resting now. Trying to catch up on our sleep today. Later today and the rest of the week, we are preparing for a very large family camp this weekend for Labor Day. It will be wonderful to network and get to know other homeschool Christian families.
Please be praying for the ranch as they prepare to minister to these families. Pray for health and endurance in the ranch staff as we will be serving the most people that have ever been here for a retreat (over 200). Thank you for your continued prayers. Have a blessed day!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Preference or Conviction?
We recently had a couple visiting the Ranch and the wife stood up during a meeting and gave her testimony of God's mercy and grace upon her life. They homeschooled their daughters back when it was still illegal and didn't know it at the time but were integral players in our current WA homeschool laws. They made many sacrifices to be able to teach their daughters at home (even facing jail). She talked about being able to prove your faith (Christianity) in your life. It was very convicting and I have been wanting to pass it along. She said that at one point in order to keep homeschooling they had to prove that their religion was not just a preference but a conviction. That spoke directly to things that we have been thinking upon and talking with the children about. I began to think, if we were faced with the same dilemma today, what would the authorities see? Of course with where we are and the entire picture of our circumstances speaks volumes, but what about inside the walls of our trailer when "nobody" is watching? It got me thinking that if they came into my home today and observed for the day, would they see that our faith in God is a way of life? I hope so. What about you?
I am always reminding the children that God wants us to witness to others by the way we live. We are to serve others first, speak in love, only use words that are uplifting to others and glorifying to God, never letting any unwholesome talk come from our lips, always be kind to each other, be careful what we read and watch, be careful what we do with our freetime, and always keep a lookout for an opportunity to help someone in need. Of course their are many ways to witness, but these are the things we are currently working on. Also I remind them that if the Lord leads us to speak to people, we need to listen to that prompting as well. Our first witness is our family and how we interact with each other. We are to be a light to the world whether at a distance or in close up personal observation!
Through prayer, our Lord has been opening my eyes to see some areas that need some work. Of course, right! We are always changing and hopefully in prayer and through God's word, we are changing more into his image. According to a Godly elder on the Ranch, the only thing we can be sure of is change. What a great thing to remember as we go through life being careful not to hold on to things/people so tightly, but always giving glory to God for his provisions during times of plenty and in times of need. A passage I like to remember is Philippians 4:4-13.
In conclusion, is your family walking minute by minute with the Lord or are you a convenient Christian? Times right now are sketchy. We don't know how long we will have our wonderful freedom of religion and homeschooling. Be proactive in your family while you can. Take steps right now to draw closer to the Lord as a family and step out into a life of faith and conviction! Have your family a ready and willing witness for the Lord. You never know what you will be called to do. Maybe move into a 5th wheel trailer and go where he leads, ha ha!! With the Lords help, we are living a life of conviction. We are far from perfect, but God shows us so much grace. Good thing!! Be proactive in your family while you can, the only thing we can be sure of is change. Make it known that your faith is a conviction in your family, not a preference!!
I am always reminding the children that God wants us to witness to others by the way we live. We are to serve others first, speak in love, only use words that are uplifting to others and glorifying to God, never letting any unwholesome talk come from our lips, always be kind to each other, be careful what we read and watch, be careful what we do with our freetime, and always keep a lookout for an opportunity to help someone in need. Of course their are many ways to witness, but these are the things we are currently working on. Also I remind them that if the Lord leads us to speak to people, we need to listen to that prompting as well. Our first witness is our family and how we interact with each other. We are to be a light to the world whether at a distance or in close up personal observation!
Through prayer, our Lord has been opening my eyes to see some areas that need some work. Of course, right! We are always changing and hopefully in prayer and through God's word, we are changing more into his image. According to a Godly elder on the Ranch, the only thing we can be sure of is change. What a great thing to remember as we go through life being careful not to hold on to things/people so tightly, but always giving glory to God for his provisions during times of plenty and in times of need. A passage I like to remember is Philippians 4:4-13.
In conclusion, is your family walking minute by minute with the Lord or are you a convenient Christian? Times right now are sketchy. We don't know how long we will have our wonderful freedom of religion and homeschooling. Be proactive in your family while you can. Take steps right now to draw closer to the Lord as a family and step out into a life of faith and conviction! Have your family a ready and willing witness for the Lord. You never know what you will be called to do. Maybe move into a 5th wheel trailer and go where he leads, ha ha!! With the Lords help, we are living a life of conviction. We are far from perfect, but God shows us so much grace. Good thing!! Be proactive in your family while you can, the only thing we can be sure of is change. Make it known that your faith is a conviction in your family, not a preference!!
Missing my husband
My husband has been gone for 11 days. He left on a road trip to PA to see his mom who is not doing so well. He is on his way home now. It was a difficult but good trip. At least he got to see his mom one last time. She has Huntington's Chorea and has slowly been deteriorating for about 15 years. Hopefully soon she will home with Jesus with a brand new body! Our Lord is so good to have provided and orchestrated this opportunity for him. The kids and I are being taken care of and he is not having to take time off of a job. The funds were even provided for in God's perfect timing (the day before he left). Please be praying for him as he is mentally recapping the trip and also having to drive another 2400 miles home. Thank you for your prayers.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Who am I ?
If someone were to ask me who I am I could spend alot of time on that subject.I am an expert in the things that pertain to me. I could spend days telling of my accomplishments and the good things I have done. I could give stories of how I have helped people and how I have givien of my time and resources. So the question still remains,WHO AM I?
Scripture tells us in Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Okay so I am not righteous, but who is? It almost seems pointless to worry about if we are not and cannot be righteous right?
I have caome across a bit of a problem for that way of thinking. 1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Now I know that I am not righteous and I am supposed to be holy as Christ is holy kind of a pickle isn't it?
Ephesians states the solution to this problem,Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
What a releif. We are saved by grace.
Scripture tells us in Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Okay so I am not righteous, but who is? It almost seems pointless to worry about if we are not and cannot be righteous right?
I have caome across a bit of a problem for that way of thinking. 1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Now I know that I am not righteous and I am supposed to be holy as Christ is holy kind of a pickle isn't it?
Ephesians states the solution to this problem,Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
What a releif. We are saved by grace.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
1 Month
We have been serving here at the ranch for a month now. God has been so faithfull to prepare our path. Proverbs 16:9 states, A mans heart deviseth his way:But the LORD directeth his steps. I have to admit I was pretty nervous about leaving everthing and everyone I know. My wife and I spent alot of time in prayer seeking the Lords guidence. We have been so blessed since we came here, we instantly felt like family. I am learning every day that when you submit your self to the Lord he will guide you. I have spent most of my life serving myself and other people. God was always apart of my life,especially when things went wrong . I had never made my life apart of his untill recently. Why is it, that we seem to think God is at our becken call? Something to ponder. Something God layed on my heart awhile ago is ,The GOD of the universe who made everthing that exists wants to take the time to show me , a complete mess , that he loves me . So be encouraged. If God is using someone like me with to many faults to list, He is waiting and willing to change your heart for the better also.
GOD IS GOOD EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT.
Your spiritual strength depends on your spiritual diet.
GOD IS GOOD EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT.
Your spiritual strength depends on your spiritual diet.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
God provides a hitch
In continuation after finding a trailer:
We committed to buy the trailer on a Sunday and asked if we could pick the trailer up in a week because we needed to find a hitch. In prayer we asked for a hitch. I proceeded to look on craigslist against my wife's counsel. She said if I found something on craigslist, that God would not get the glory for it. Well, I thought I found a hitch on craigslist, so I went to look at it on Monday. Of course, it wasn't the right style of hitch. As I drove away, I smiled and thanked our Lord for a lesson learned and for all his provisions. With renewed confidence that he would provide the hitch in his timing, I continued on my way. Now it gets good. I pull up to take a right onto hwy 167 which will take me to hwy 18 to go home and on the radio I hear about a fender bender on hwy 18. Recommendations were to take an alternate route to go home if available. I went left on Hwy 167 as an alternate route. As I am creeping along in traffic, I look over and see a small RV center. I had a feeling that I needed to go there. I thought, okay, and kept driving. Again, I felt that I really needed to go there. Again, I kept driving and couldn't stand it anymore so I took the next exit and backtracked to the RV center. As I pull into the RV center, there are three of the exact hitches needed for my truck just sitting on the ground. True to Gods form, not only does God provide, but he provides abundantly. It gets better with God in his mercy, through another confirmation. I asked, "How much for the hitch?" and he quotes $150. I went to pay for it and they didn't accept debit cards. I look at the lady and say, "I am not sure what you believe, but I have to tell you how God has worked today." I told her the story of the hitch and how I ended up at their place, then asked where the nearest bank was so I could pull out cash. I returned from the bank and paid for the hitch. The man came out to help me load it, leaned over, then stood back up with his hands on his hips, asking "You using this hitch for missions?" I said, "Yes, sir." With a gruff voice he said, "You better thank Jesus that you came here to buy this hitch. I don't know why I told you $150, that is my cost. I sell them all day long for $250." So I asked the man, "Do you want more money?" He gives me a grin and says, "Nope, I can't wait to get to my small mens group tonight to tell them how God worked here today."
God has graciously provided our third fleece. Come back soon for how God provided our first fleece which was our house payment.
We committed to buy the trailer on a Sunday and asked if we could pick the trailer up in a week because we needed to find a hitch. In prayer we asked for a hitch. I proceeded to look on craigslist against my wife's counsel. She said if I found something on craigslist, that God would not get the glory for it. Well, I thought I found a hitch on craigslist, so I went to look at it on Monday. Of course, it wasn't the right style of hitch. As I drove away, I smiled and thanked our Lord for a lesson learned and for all his provisions. With renewed confidence that he would provide the hitch in his timing, I continued on my way. Now it gets good. I pull up to take a right onto hwy 167 which will take me to hwy 18 to go home and on the radio I hear about a fender bender on hwy 18. Recommendations were to take an alternate route to go home if available. I went left on Hwy 167 as an alternate route. As I am creeping along in traffic, I look over and see a small RV center. I had a feeling that I needed to go there. I thought, okay, and kept driving. Again, I felt that I really needed to go there. Again, I kept driving and couldn't stand it anymore so I took the next exit and backtracked to the RV center. As I pull into the RV center, there are three of the exact hitches needed for my truck just sitting on the ground. True to Gods form, not only does God provide, but he provides abundantly. It gets better with God in his mercy, through another confirmation. I asked, "How much for the hitch?" and he quotes $150. I went to pay for it and they didn't accept debit cards. I look at the lady and say, "I am not sure what you believe, but I have to tell you how God has worked today." I told her the story of the hitch and how I ended up at their place, then asked where the nearest bank was so I could pull out cash. I returned from the bank and paid for the hitch. The man came out to help me load it, leaned over, then stood back up with his hands on his hips, asking "You using this hitch for missions?" I said, "Yes, sir." With a gruff voice he said, "You better thank Jesus that you came here to buy this hitch. I don't know why I told you $150, that is my cost. I sell them all day long for $250." So I asked the man, "Do you want more money?" He gives me a grin and says, "Nope, I can't wait to get to my small mens group tonight to tell them how God worked here today."
God has graciously provided our third fleece. Come back soon for how God provided our first fleece which was our house payment.
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