A wole new meaning!

Christmas was always an exiting time of the year for me! All the family together, lots of presents, food, food, and did I mention food?!

Now is the beginnig of December, Christmas is not even here yet and because I'm a new "mama" (Becca, I adopted this word :) my heart overflows of thankfulness for Jesus and God's Love Plan of from the manger, to the cross, to resurrection...it makes me cry really hard! (I should start preparing my heart for Easter...)

The faith Mary had in God as a new Mama encourages me to put all my trust in God and to relay on His understanding and perfect knolodge of all things. Her trust in God it's been a highlight to me this year, giving me a wole new meaning of a relationship with The Father! Mary's faith made her answer to "crazy news" be:

"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts" Luke 1:46-51

What's the meaning of Christmas for you?

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In my way back home from the gym I was listening K-love (a Christian radio station) and I heard a story that one of the listeners shared that deeply moved my heart, so I'm sharing it with you!

“I was getting ready for work this am and looked out my window and saw a man on a bike stopping to pick pecans up under the tree in my front yard. We live in south Louisiana and here people will pick pecans and sell them. In our little town several of what we call “the druggies” go around picking pecans out of people’s yards. I knew the man and knew that he had a drug problem and had even spent time in prison. I didn’t have the heart to ask him not to pick my pecans. Truth is I didn’t have the time to pick them and they were selling for $1 a pound, so he could have them. I said to myself, “I will just back out of the drive and pretend like I don’t see him.”

The Lord just spoke to my heart, “What, do you think he is invisible? He is just as important to me as you are.” WOW! It just got me in the heart. Instead of pretending he was invisible I decided to just stop at the end of the driveway acknowledge him and ask how he was doing. As I got out of my truck and walked toward him, he lowered his head and wouldn’t look at me. I squatted on the ground next to him and asked how he was doing. He said he was doing okay, and asked if he was doing something wrong, and said he would leave. I told him no, he was fine. I knew he had diabetes and so I asked how that was. He said it was okay, but that he had a problem with his liver and the dr. had given him 9-12 weeks to live. I asked him if he knew the Lord and did he know where he would go if he died. “To hell I guess.” he said. I asked him had he ever asked God into his heart. He began to cry said that he had when he was 8 but that he had let God down so many times, that he drank, did drugs and used crack. He said that when he was in prison he went to church and prayed, but when he got out he quit.

I reached for his hand and told him that God didn’t love him any more or less for that and that He forgives us. I talked to him some more and learned so much about his life in just a few short minutes. I shared the love of God with him and prayed for him and then left him there picking pecans and went to work. What an impact those 15 minutes had on my life. People are not invisible. They don’t just wake up in the am and say, “Gee I would like to be a drug addicted, or alcoholic, spend time in jail and alienate my entire family.” They all have a story. Many times it is filled with hurt and pain. We just have no idea. They are still a child of the most high God and He still loves them just the same. Just the same as me. I pray that God would heal him and be with him. I thank God for the perspective He has given me that has changed how I look at others. The difference that was made today, was in me.“

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Answer the question "What was the most fun motherhood experience you've had" the first 05 answers will win a "Sisters-by-heart" gift :)

Responda a pergunta "Qual a experiência mais divertida que você teve como mãe" as primeiras 05 respostas vão ganhar um "gift do Sisters-by-heart" :)

Newborn

Have you ever felt frustrated, tired, and hopeless? If you have or had a newborn at home, you know exactly the feeling. You may have thought “is my baby all right? Is he/she getting enough milk? Am I doing it right? Why is he/she crying?
Having a baby is a big change in our lives, I have a 6 week old baby girl, and it’s amazing how much I’ve learned in such a short period of time.

An interest thing that Julia’s (my daughter) pediatrician told me is that if I time the period that she is crying, it’s usually not more than 15 minutes. And let me tell you, sometimes it seems like hours, but it’s really not!

One of the fun things I enjoy is sharing the mamahood experience with some friends that are fresh young moms just like me. It’s so nice to be reminded that I’m not the only one in this adventurous journey, and how comforting it is when I hear “aw my son is doing the same”, or “my daughter passed that phase and her colics are gone”.

Thinking about the verse found in Isaiah 40:31a “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.” How great it is to seek the Lord and be refreshed by His Holly Spirit, making us all ready and new for another day, or night J