Most days I am grateful for the small things...my kids saying "please" and "thank you", my husband getting a sweet tea refill at Bill Miller's, and the bubbly voice of my daughter when she is excited about something...
But today, I am pretty excited about something that is HUGE in the DeBusk household!....Rawley went to church in his underwear, didn't have any accidents, went to the actual bathroom in his classroom, and has done the same at home for the 4 hours since church!
Praise God! That is huge!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tongue/Mind Disconnect
So..what happens when my tongue keeps going even after my mind has figured out that what I am saying is not the thing to say?
Sorry..no answer for you...I am really wondering!!! It is a frequent occurence with me, though much less than it used to be, praise God!
Still working it out. How about you?
Sorry..no answer for you...I am really wondering!!! It is a frequent occurence with me, though much less than it used to be, praise God!
Still working it out. How about you?
Friday, June 26, 2009
What a Way to Go
Being a child of the late 60's, 70's, and 80's, I was stunned when just a couple of days ago, Ed McMahon died, then yesterday Farrah Fawcett AND Michael Jackson. Three big names from my era. Ed McMahon was older and it just seemed more normal to hear of his passing. But Farrah and Michael...well, they were cases that seemed "before their time"...they were younger, not quite in that age group of "oh! It was their time to go."
Why when people die, do all the commentators and surrounding friends/groupies say things like "she's in a better place now" or "the angels just got a great one" or "he's with God"? The behaviors and lifestyles of these three didn't show any fruit of being Christ followers. They showed the "I did it my way" and "I lived life on my own terms" kinds of lifestyles...and with some of them, it ended up being what killed them.
When I die, I am truly going to be in the best place ever! I am going to have the best days of my whole life! I will be serving Jesus in a place of perfect joy, peace, where there is no tears or sadness, (I also hope that there is lots of sleeping, since that is part of my idea of a place of perfect peace--sleep!), but whatever it is, I am going to be perfectly happy with being there and my role in it! I wish I could say the same for the three recently deceased.
Why when people die, do all the commentators and surrounding friends/groupies say things like "she's in a better place now" or "the angels just got a great one" or "he's with God"? The behaviors and lifestyles of these three didn't show any fruit of being Christ followers. They showed the "I did it my way" and "I lived life on my own terms" kinds of lifestyles...and with some of them, it ended up being what killed them.
When I die, I am truly going to be in the best place ever! I am going to have the best days of my whole life! I will be serving Jesus in a place of perfect joy, peace, where there is no tears or sadness, (I also hope that there is lots of sleeping, since that is part of my idea of a place of perfect peace--sleep!), but whatever it is, I am going to be perfectly happy with being there and my role in it! I wish I could say the same for the three recently deceased.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Magik Theatre
I know I have blogged about this before, but I am going to say it again! If you are in the San Antonio area, you need to get season passes to the Magik Theatre! ( www.magiktheatre.org) It is the best deal around and they put on the best plays...our whole family has loved them! In the next week, they will be announcing next season's line up, but we are renewing our passes!
It works like this: you pay $99 (at least last season was that price) and get 36 tickets to use as you see fit. You can use 4 tickets and see each of their nine shows. You can use 12 tickets on one play and bring a bunch of friends (great birthday party material). You can split them up however you want! Today we went to see The Phantom of the Alamo (a play on The Phantom of the Opera) and had extra tickets that needed to get used, so we invited six other people to see it with us!
The great thing about the season passes is that, like today when there were HUNDREDS of children with day cares or summer programs attending, they had reserved the first four rows for season ticket holders! How cool is that? Another thing: we get there about 30 minutes earlier than we really need to because of the ginormous playscape outside the theatre! The kids love to play on it and it has tons of benches with shade to watch.
All in all, it's the best bargain in town! I highly recommend you getting your season passes and enjoying some fabulous plays throughout the year!
It works like this: you pay $99 (at least last season was that price) and get 36 tickets to use as you see fit. You can use 4 tickets and see each of their nine shows. You can use 12 tickets on one play and bring a bunch of friends (great birthday party material). You can split them up however you want! Today we went to see The Phantom of the Alamo (a play on The Phantom of the Opera) and had extra tickets that needed to get used, so we invited six other people to see it with us!
The great thing about the season passes is that, like today when there were HUNDREDS of children with day cares or summer programs attending, they had reserved the first four rows for season ticket holders! How cool is that? Another thing: we get there about 30 minutes earlier than we really need to because of the ginormous playscape outside the theatre! The kids love to play on it and it has tons of benches with shade to watch.
All in all, it's the best bargain in town! I highly recommend you getting your season passes and enjoying some fabulous plays throughout the year!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I Sought-He Answered
So yesterday, and the many days before that, I had been in a dilemma about what to do about Matthew 7:21-23. In that verse, Jesus says that in the end, there will be many people who have done great things in the name of Jesus, who have thought they were believers.
Yesterday, God worked on me, and showed me where I can rest in Him and find strength in His Word that I am a child of God. Here's what He showed me:
1. Jesus, by His grace and in His truth, set me free from whatever is keeping me bound.
2. When my "old" self died with Jesus, my sin nature died, too, and I became alive to God's transforming power.
3. I am freed from the sins that bound me as I continually follow the prompting of His Spirit who will lead me by the Word of God.
Praise God! I love when God talks to me loud and clear. It seemed as though each song I heard on the radio and each person I spoke to yesterday had something to say just to me from God. I AM a new creation...the old has died!
Yesterday, God worked on me, and showed me where I can rest in Him and find strength in His Word that I am a child of God. Here's what He showed me:
1. Jesus, by His grace and in His truth, set me free from whatever is keeping me bound.
2. When my "old" self died with Jesus, my sin nature died, too, and I became alive to God's transforming power.
3. I am freed from the sins that bound me as I continually follow the prompting of His Spirit who will lead me by the Word of God.
Praise God! I love when God talks to me loud and clear. It seemed as though each song I heard on the radio and each person I spoke to yesterday had something to say just to me from God. I AM a new creation...the old has died!
Monday, June 22, 2009
What to Do?
I have been struggling for the last couple of days about what to do about this verse:
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' " Matthew 7:21-23
So what do I do about that? What do you do about that? I say 'Lord, Lord'...I do things in the name of Jesus (ok...so I haven't driven out too many demons lately!). But what would make me NOT be an evildoer? I want to be known by God...to be let into heaven...to do the will of God!
I don't want to be cast away as if He never knew me.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' " Matthew 7:21-23
So what do I do about that? What do you do about that? I say 'Lord, Lord'...I do things in the name of Jesus (ok...so I haven't driven out too many demons lately!). But what would make me NOT be an evildoer? I want to be known by God...to be let into heaven...to do the will of God!
I don't want to be cast away as if He never knew me.
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