"What are your thoughts?"

I read this short poem in a book I'm reading called " A Chance to Die" The life and legacy of Amy Carmichael. When I came across it, I was immediately checked. What have my thoughts been lately? The scripture then came to mind:

"and the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your MINDS in Christ Jesus. Finally brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely whatever is of good repute, if there be any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things"

It goes on to say that if we practice these things the peace of God will be with us.

Amy Carmichael wrote:
"Think truly, and thy thoughts shall be
Spotless with God's own purity.
On every thought-bud let us bear
The stamp of truth and love and prayer."

What a reminder to keep your thoughts pure! Your attitude reflects whats in your heart. What's in your heart comes out of your mouth!
-S

Ballet

Here are some pic of the girls. They decided to do ballet the other day. They were so cute! They had ribbon, buns, crowns, and "Real" ballet music...I think they were official, don't you! We suffered a smack in the eye, crash with the table, a pesky brother, ummm did I forget anything, oh yeah, and mom trying a couple moves of her own....LOL we had a good time.

Oh, Be Careful.....

Well I know it's been a couple days since I posted anything so I thought I'd have the girls sing you all a song! Seth isn't in it...well you know Seth...not his thing:) I'll have more soon. Love you all
-S

The Transforming Power of Forgiveness

Here is an article that was given to me and I thought it was great!

The Transforming Power of Forgiveness by: C.S Cowles

In his sprawling novel of the French Revolution, Les Miserables, Victor Hugo spins a remarkable story of forgiveness and its power to transform character. For the crime of stealing bread, Jean Valjean was sentenced to 19 years of hard labor. Upon his released, he wandered four days as a homeless vagrant. Finally, a kindly bishop had mercy on him and took him in. That night, Valjean rummaged through the cupboard of the family silver, stuffed in his sack, and crept off into the darkness.
The next morning, three policemen knocked on the bishop's door with Valjean in cuffs. They caught the felon in flight with the stolen silver, and were ready to send the scoundrel back to prison for life. The bishop exclaimed, "So here you are!I'm delighted to see you. Had you forgotten that I gave you the candlesticks as well? They're silver like the rest, and worth a good 200 francs. Did you forget to take them?"
Jean's eyes widened in disbelief, The police were incredulous. The bishop assured them that Valjean was no thief. "This silver was my gift to him."
After the police left, the bishop gave the candlesticks to his guest, now trembling with gratitude. He felt like a condemned man whose life had just been given back to him."Do not forget,do not ever forget," says the bishop,"that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man."
The bishop's gift of grace defies every natural instinct and social understanding of justice. He neither demands nor waits for evidence of repentance. He believes that true forgiveness is a "gift" that goes "before"the recipient has done anything to merit it.
Jean Valjeans's granite heart melted. He became a changed man, and devoted the rest of his life to helping others. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;the old has gone, the new has come!"(2 Corinthians 5:17)

Cripple Creek

Well for Valentines Day we all went to Divide and spent to night with some friends. The next day we took a couple vehicles to Cripple Creek and they had Ice Fest 2009 and it was all ice sculptures! It was pretty cool. They had a maze made of ice and a huge castle. We had a good time even though it was FREEEEEZIN'!!!!:) It was a neat little town. We also drove up to a place called Victor, there is a lot of gold mines up there but because of weather the roads were blocked off. We were sad that we couldn't get all the way up there to see all the trucks and stuff but it was still a pretty cool drive(if you like narrow, twisty, make you want to throw up, is there any oxygen left in the air,kinda roads:) We had a good time but we were VERY tired when we finally got home. I've been told that the elevation really wears you out and you have to make sure you drink a lot of water or you will feel sick. Well if anyone is ever in the area I would recommend you take the drive up there. It is beautiful!!

Shelby's Art !!!

Munchkin is a pretty fat cat! Here is a couple of pics. love you all!

"My show starts in 5..and I can't find my nose!!!"

LOL This is great! Shelby found an old costume that Grandma made and she still go it on! She is so funny.