Photo Challenge Dec 12th & 13th: Something Sticky/Reindeer

For yesterday and today's Photo Challenge:

Something Sticky peanut butter cookie batter and a candy cane:

Reindeer:

Ok, so I know my reindeer isn't exactly a reindeer. But I figured a monkey dressed as one would count right?? LOL!
Ang

Hear it on Sunday use it on Monday: How Many Kings

 

 

I have been thinking of this song a lot lately. Focus on the chorus:

How many kings step down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
And how many gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that is torn all apart
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?

Only  ONE one did: Jesus Christ.

~Bragging~ God is so AWESOME!!!!

This post is to brag! This is the first time I have received all A's since I started college so I am very proud of it. :D If you notice below I got all A's. I don't mind that two are A-'s I am just proud that I made all A's. :D (BTW The Field Experience Class grades satisfactory versus unsatisfactory. But if you added up all the points in the grade section of my FE class I would have recieved an A anyway. :))

I thank God for these grades! The Lit class, I was failing in the beginning of the semester and I ended up with an A. I am so happy!!!! I could NOT have done this without Him!!!! God is so awesome!!!! He is in control of EVERYTHING!!!

FALL 2011
Course	Reference Number	Title	Grade
EEX4772	0711	PERSONAL/SOC/SKILLS	A-
EEX4833	0713	FIELD EXPERIENCE 2	S
RED3310	1743	LIT INSTR INTERMED	A-
SCE4310	1768	TEACHING SCI/ELEM SC	A
TSL4081	1938	TCHG ENG TO ESOL STU	A

	Semester
UWF Undergraduate GPA:	3.85

Photo Challenge Dec 11th- Ribbons and Bows

My hubby's birthday is on the 21st. So for today's photo challenge; Ribbons and Bows, I took a picture of his newest wrapped present. :)

Photo Challenge Dec 10th- Away in a Manger

Some pictures of our nativity for the today's Photo Challenge, Away in a Manger. :)

Studying

The picture is of lovely study notes (Can you hear my sarcasm???) I have been writing for the past few hours. My hands hurt from all that writing, but it helps me remember. I condensed 8pgs of reading to 5 and a half pgs of note book paper. Once I finish creating my study guides, I plan to take test one in each of my books and see if I pass. I already took the diagnostic test.  Anyway, for the next month all I am going to be doing is writing those study note. I decided to take a break and do something else, so I am writing a blog post. LOL!
Ang

Photo Challenge Dec 9th- Santa Clause

I have decided to join in the photo challenge although I am a few days late I think it will be tons of fun! Hopefully I can keep up with it. :) Today's Photo Challenge is Santa Clause.

This is a picture of one of my very first Christmas ornaments. I received this when I was only three months old. :)

This week: 12/9

~School~

I am out of school but have been studying for my teacher certification exams. I really want to pass the first time! I have to study about 20pages a day to get though all the material. I take my first exam in 32 days. Just a little over a month from now. I am worried, but at the same time I know God has it all under control!

~Life~

Lets see... Life right now is good. I am tired LOL! On black friday we bought a new TV. We had a 19" TV now we have a 32". There is a big difference! LOL! My hubby and I both race to the mailbox each day because we know our Christmas presents are coming in the mail and we want to be there and try to open them before the other says we have wait till Christmas. LOL! yes, we are silly.

~Pets~

My pets are their usual rambunctious selves. The cat has currently ate 3 lights off of our prelit tree. :/  He is such a silly cat! He has been taking his stocking off of the wall. Yes, we got our pets stockings. LOL! Cocoa and Jack are crazy and like to run around in circles, but thats ok LOL!

~Cooking~ 

As you have seen, I have been having fun cooking yummy meals for the hubby and I. Trying to eat healthy is hard. Lowering my carb intake makes me feel like I am starving!!! LOL!
Christmas Day: As of right now, I am planning on making a yummy ham covered in pineapples and splenda brown sugar, along with mashed potatoes and other bad for you but so yummy to eat foods. :D

~Reading~ 

I am currently reading the book Monster by Frank Peretti. So far it has my attention and I hate putting it down.

~Winter/Christmas~

Right now it is a lovely 41 degrees outside. But it actually isnt too bad. I have gotten used to it. :) The high today is 63 with the low being 37. Its pretty cold at night/early morning. But during the day the hot desert sun is out to keep you warm!

This year for Christmas I am not sure what we are going to do. As of right now, our plan is to enjoy our first Christmas together married alone. I am hoping to buy some old Christmas movies like frosty and Rudolf the red nosed reindeer to watch, or maybe we will just watch whatever ones happen to be on TV on Christmas. I will definitely miss my family!!!

~And Now a Peanuts Comic~

Stay warm and have loads of fun looking for snow flakes that are exactly the same. ;D
Ang

God's Sovereignty

I think it is hard for us as humans to get it into our heads that God is sovereign over everything.  He is Lord over everything which is hard for us to understand. I mean he controls every little part of the world. He knows what will happen tomorrow, what happened yesterday what happened 3 days ago and what would have happened, because He planned it. Its all part of His will. We, who are Christians know the above, and know that hes is in control, yet we seem to forget very easily or something. It's like at one minute it computes and then the next we think we are in control.

Sometimes I wonder, how can we be so dumb and stupid and yet God loves us. That's because of His grace, His amazing grace.

Scriptures to back up what I said:

"And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely." Revelation 21:6 (ESV)

"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him." Colossians 1:16 (ESV)

"Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!" Romans 11:33 (ESV)

"‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you." Jeremiah 32:17 (ESV)

"The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all." Psalm 109:17 (ESV)

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (ESV)

The Pill

So I totally missed Wednesday Hodgepodge yesterday. I was like off in my own little world. We did not get our internet back on until around 4pm. (It had shut off randomly on Tuesday.) 

Here is something I keep twisting back and forth in my mind:

God created doctors and gives them the knowledge to create medicine including birth control pills.God is in control over everything! He is the one who causes me to become pregnant.

1. God controls whether I become pregnant so even if I am on the pill, he can cause me to have a baby. By being on the pill I am not controlling God because He is sovereign over EVERYTHING.

2. I could go off the pill and If God wanted me to become pregnant I would then too. Whether I was on the pill or not. However, God made women's bodies to have babies.

So, I just cant decide. I know by taking the pill I am doing nothing wrong according to scripture, but because He is the one who causes the pregnancy; I will become pregnant when it is His will whether I am on the pill or not right? (YES) So, then why be on the pill? 

What do you think???