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Sometimes when I think of what I can post for the Saturday Psalm & Praise, I am just stumped. I could pick any Psalm; they are all wonderful and thought-provoking.  I have had a weird week. What started out quite stressful and plain weird has turned to joy and excitement. Praise God.

After a long day of getting back into school... (Matt was on vacation for 2 weeks straight), I posted my Bio and my first Memo Monday on HSBA and entered my Photo Essay on Monday night, which was a challenge(and I love a challenge). On Tuesday, I had a long stressful day that ended at 4am with a phone call with a sweet friend. On Wednesday, I found out my Photo Essay won me the printer, and I thought I would do a happy dance - That made loading 30 pictures on dial up and formatting the text well worth it!!

Thursday brought the news about the legislation Gov. Schwarzenegger passed into law for CA public schools (makes my stomache turn and my blood boil at the same time!) and some frantic running around here that evening, trying to shoe our children, lighting candles and bringing the TV downstairs to watch the new reports of the tornadoes that were in our area. Yesterday, after Amanda and I spent time praying and deciding if we would be the new moderators for the HSB Literary Club, we had a great time brainstorming the different things we want to do with that.

I am learning that though people bring things into our lives that may concern us, weary us, or even drive us nuts, I know God is God is God. He is all we need, and He works all things together for the good of them that love Him (and people almost ALWAYS leave off the next part) and are called according to HIS purpose. That is a powerful promise. And the last part is the best part. Called according to HIS purpose. Not my purpose, nor my interpretation of HIS purpose... but HIS actual purpose. And, wow, God works on a need- to -know basis. Sometimes we don't need to know until we are called to action. Glad He has that all worked out.

I chose this Psalm for no other reason than 8 has always been my favorite number. With a birthday like 8-28-68, what can you expect? I chose the number, read the Psalm, and decided the praise verses fit what I was looking for. I felt like I was being pummelled this week, and God heard my cry. I did not have to worry that I might go down to the pit. Thank you, Father.

Psalm 28

1Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

8The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

Also... Rachel posted some beautiful pictures of Lucy Goosey onto her Raspberry Pixie Muffin blog. Isn't she a Sweetie? Here, she is wrapped in the afghan my dear friend Christina made her. She is also wearing the prairie bonnet that Miss Brielle made for her! I love my Little Blessings, and I love our friends!!!

blessings! -Jacque

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Saturday, November 3, 2007 - Training Daughters

Posted by Hadias

I see that your children have blogs and it appears to me that they have succecfully managed themt for some time.

Can you give me some guidance on what you have allowed or not allowed. Also do your children choose their own topics or do you assign topics?

www.proverbswife.blogspot.com

My daughter has been doing great so far with her blog but I would like some advice from an experinced mom of children who blog.

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