Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. Do you play games of luck/chance for money? Have you ever played bingo for money? Visited a casino? Placed a bet on a horse? Bought a lottery ticket? No.

2. Will you be preparing and/or dining on the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage meal this St. Patrick's Day? Mashed-baked-hash browned-french fried...your favorite way to have potatoes? No again!  I have never had anything special for a St. Patrick's Day meal.  I enjoy all sorts of potatoes.  I'll say my favorite is baked with butter, cheese, bacon bits and ranch dressing.

3. What's the last thing you felt 'green with envy' over? I'm not sure.  I know there have been some in the past (and they were more being hurt than envious of what others had), but I don't really feel envious very often. 

4. What's at the end of your rainbow?  The first thing that came to my mind was my husband and son.  They are such a treasure to me.

5. March 12th marks the anniversary of the death of Anne Frank (June 12, 1929-March, 1945). Anne's diary detailing her time spent hiding from the Nazi's during the war ranks as one of the best selling books of all time. Besides your blog, do you keep any sort of diary or journal? Was this a habit you developed as a child or is journaling something new for you?  Yes.  I have kept a journal for many years.  I write in it daily about my daily life.  I have kept several through the years.  I don't know when I started writing journals; I know I did in college.  One time when I stopped I missed it so started again.

6. What's an item in your home or closet that contains every color of the rainbow? I have Starburst jelly beans on the counter that I bought last Friday. 

7. Write a limerick with you as the subject. You can do it!! Just remember this is a family friendly blog...don't make me get out my wooden spoon.
It's supposed to be silly right?  I was thinking of this in the night when I couldn't sleep.  I couldn't think of any rhyming words with Texas.  Here is what I came up with:

There was a baby girl who was born
after 11 o'clock in the morn.
Two weeks later there was a boy
Who brought his family much joy
Now the two grown up are together, never apart to be torn.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Today is my husband's birthday (the boy in the limerick above haha!).  We are celebrating by taking lunch to his office and we made him a chocolate chip cake last night.  I'm so thankful for him and the blessing he is to us. 

Have a day of blessings!

A-Z Memory Verse Challenge 2012

I wanted to post all of the verses from the A-Z Challenge here in one spot.  Our family is not quite done with the alphabet.  Right now we are on letter U.  We will finish up though in the coming weeks.  This has been a fun challenge to do together as a family. 

Click here for the link to the Challenge if you'd like to learn these verses in 2013!

• A - As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15b
• B – Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Acts 16:31
• C – Create in me a pure heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
• D – Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
• E – Every good and perfect gift is from above James 1:17
• F – For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
• G – God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in time of need. Psalm 46:1
• H – How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth. Psalm 47:2
• I – It is for freedom that Christ has set us free! Galatians 5:1
• J – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
• K – Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Psalm 34:13
• L - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30
• M – May Your unfailing love be my comfort. Psalm 119:76
• N – Nothing is too hard for God. Jeremiah 32:17b
• O – O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1
• P – Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Eph. 6:11
• Q - In Quietness and trust is your strength – Isaiah 30:15b
• R- Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Exodus 20:8
• S – Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2
• T- Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
• U – Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it. Proverbs 16:22
• V- Victory rest with the Lord. Proverbs 21:31b
• W – We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19
• X – eXalt the Lord our God, worship at His footstool; He is holy. Psalm 99:5
• Y- You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14
• Z – Always be Zealous for the Lord. Proverbs 23:17b

Have a day of blessings!

A-Z Verse Challenge

T- Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

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A-Z Challenge 2012

It's been a while since I have changed the verse.  Here is the R verse.

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Exodus 20:8

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A - Z Verse Challenge 2012

 

Here if the new verse for the letter Q. 

 

“In Quietness and trust is your strength.” – Isaiah 30:15b

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A-Z Verse Challenge 2012

"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes." Eph. 6:11


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A-Z Memory Verse Challenge

  "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth." Psalm 8:1

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A - Z Verse Challenge

"Nothing is too hard for God." – Jeremiah 32:17b

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A - Z Verse Challenge 2012

Here is the verse for letter M.
“May Your unfailing love be my comfort." - Psalm 119:76

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A-Z Verse Challenge 2012

It is time for a new verse in the A-Z Challenge.  We are to the letter L now. 

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength”. - Mark 12:30

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A-Z Verse Challenge 2012

The new verse is for the letter K. 

Keep your tongue from evil and  your lips from speaking lies. 

Psalm 34:13

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A-Z Verse Challenge 2012

J - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  John 14:6
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A - Z Verse Challenge 2012

It's time for another new verse on the A - Z Verse Challenge.  This week we are to letter I.  The verse is:

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free!" Galatians 5:1

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A-Z Verse Challenge 2012

What a wonderful verse for the letter H!  It is

How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! Psalm 47:2

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A-Z Memory Verse Challenge 2012

The new verse for the letter G is------

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1

It is not too late to join in at She Sparkles as we memorize these verses together. 

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A-Z Memory Verse Challenge

E verse: 
E - "Every good and perfect gift is from above." James 1:17
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A-Z Memory Challenge

Our new verse for the A-Z Memory Challenge is:

D - Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful.  Colossians 4:2

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A - Z Memory Verse Challenge

C - Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

Have a day of blessings!

A-Z Memory Verse Challenge

Here is the "B" verse for the A-Z Memory Verse Challenge.  You can still join in if you'd like!  Click on the link above to sign up. 
B - Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved... Acts 16:31
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A-Z Memory Verse Challenge 2012

I wanted to do something different with the verses this year.  Today I read a blog post by my blog friend Shortybear who is joining up with She Sparkles for the A-Z Memory Verse Challenge 2012.

What a great idea! Check it out at this link and join us if you'd like to learn new verses this year. I'm excited to join in with this challenge!  I will plan to post the verse at the top of the blog again this year. 

Have a day of blessings!