Proverbs 3

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."
Proverbs 3:5-6

I think this is one of my favorite verses. I think that so many times in our world people only think they need to trust God for the big things or when things are going well, but God wants us to trust Him in everything. I think that there are also many that fear putting their trust in an unseen God, without realizing how incomplete we are without Him. We can do nothing on our own and the greatest choice we can make is to put our complete trust in Him. I cannot tell you how blessed my family has been in the last month...we put our complete faith in Christ, and He was faithful, loving, and gracious! Give God everything and I think that you will be pleasantly surprised at the outcome! Praise the Lord!

Proverbs 2

"Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.
Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.
For the Lord grants wisdom! From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to Him.
Then you will understand what is right, just and fair, and you will find the right way to go.
For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will fill you with joy."
Proverbs 2:2-10

What an encouragement these verses are to me. To have JOY in Christ is such a precious thing. By seeking Him daily and searching for His wisdom, we can have JOY in Him! Praise His Name!
I hope each of you that reads this finds JOY today!

Proverbs 1

The Purpose of Proverbs:
"...to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.
...to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
They will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young."
"Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge..."
Proverbs 1:2-4,7 (New Living Life Application Bible)

I want to encourage you to seek out God's wisdom through His Word. There have been many times in my life when I have come upon a struggle and immediately sought out the answers from friends, family, books, etc. Though these can all offer support or affirmation, I have realized that I first need to seek out Christ and His guidance. He has a plan for each step of our lives, including the times that we struggle. I have found great guidance through the Proverbs. I want to encourage you to read Proverbs everyday, especially with your children. Let us fill them with God's wisdom while they are young and encourage them to seek out His Will for their lives.
God Bless!

A week in pictures...

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We are so blessed to serve such an amazing God that sent His Son to earth as a little baby to later die for our sins. This year has been such a blessing to my family. I look forward to this new year to see what God has instore for my family. Praise His Name!
Here are a few pictures from our week.

Christmas morning


Playing in the snow



My little helper



Loving our new baby sister

Christmas #2

My family came down this last week to meet Hallie and celebrate Christmas with the family. My children all had a wonderful time with their Grandparents. On Wednesday we opened our gifts from my side of the family. Katelyn loves her new doll house and tea party set, as well as many other fun gifts. Brenden is all boy with his basketball hoop, football, tape measure, and Superman pajamas (with cape)! Makenna loves being mommy's helper with her new vacuum!
Katelyn, Makenna, and Grandma also enjoyed baking cookies from Katelyn's new cookbook!

My little Shepherd boy

Hallie Linnae Potter

December 4, 2009
7lb 13 oz
20 inches