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this devotional from Our Daily Bread:

Our Prayer; God’s Will

November 30, 2012 — by Dave Branon

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Read: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

I pleaded with the Lord three times that [a thorn in the flesh] might depart from me. —2 Corinthians 12:8

Bible in a Year:
2 Corinthians 10-13

The handwritten prayer request was heartbreaking in its seeming impossibility: “Please pray—I have multiple sclerosis, weak muscles, trouble swallowing, increased pain, diminishing sight.” The woman’s body was breaking down, and I could sense despair in her plea for intercession.

But then came the hope—the strength that trumps the physical damage and degradation: “I know our blessed Savior is in full control. His will is of utmost importance to me.”

This person may have needed my prayers, but I needed something she had: unabated confidence in God. She seemed to present a perfect portrait of the truth God taught Paul when he asked for relief from his difficulty—what he called his “thorn in the flesh” (2 Cor. 12:7). His quest for relief turned out to be not just a seeming impossibility; his request was turned down flat by his heavenly Father. Paul’s continual struggle, which was clearly God’s will, was a valuable lesson: Through his weakness, God’s grace could be displayed and God’s strength was “made perfect” (v.9).

As we pour out our hearts to God, let’s be even more concerned with seeking His will than we are with receiving the answer we want. That’s where the grace and the strength come from.

Dear heavenly Father, I bring to You my petitions,
but I give to You my heart. While I plead for You to
answer my prayers, I also submit to Your will so that
my heart may be strengthened and Your work be done.

We pray not to obtain our will in heaven,
but to effect God’s will on earth.

so there you have it! This is how God is working in my life! I am so very blessed! 

happy day b4 turkey day!

finally! the sun has come out so I could take pictures of a few pages I've been working on! this first one goes with the page I did for the Scrapping Everyday Miracles sketch challenge: Kalsie's 15th birthday. this page, too, is all October Afternoon's Cake Walk. I love the colors and patterns! this is the first time I have used this type of fringe and I like it!

the next page I have been working on is part of the Homecoming pics I took a while back. This LO is of the boys acting goofy and posing for pics all dressed up before the dance! I have been taking a class on how to maximize the use of my Silhouette Cameo. The frame with "the guys of 2016" I learned how to do in that class. the flourish is also cut on the Cameo.

now it's quiet the day before Thanksgiving. I plan on scrapping while Mike and Liam work on building the ramp for my wheelchair and I to escape the house! It's all very exciting!

Our plans for tomorrow are pretty quiet. We are invited to a friend's and then there's Mike's aunt and uncle with extended family to visit. All in all it's a blessing to be able to spend time with family and friends! Later!

it's Monday!

happy, happy Monday everyone! hope y'all had a good weekend! the weather yesterday and Saturday was absolutely gorgeous! perfect fall weather - in the 60s, a bit windy and clear!!!
     went to a crop at the local scrapbook store Friday night and was able to start a few projects as well as finish 2 pages. I have 3 groups of pictures still to scrap and that is what my focus is for today.
Today we have a sketch challenge up over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles:

             Scrap Twist: Use a number on your layout... it could be an embellishment, the date, a stamp or part of the title... let's just see a number used!

I really love this sketch! When I saw it, my mind was so full of possibilities!so here's mine:

everything I used is October Afternoon's Cake Walk.

the "fifteen" was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo.

Our SPONSOR this month is Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. 

Peace, Love & Scrapbooking was born out of a passion for scrapbooking and preserving memories.  They strive to put together kits that feature the latest products from several manufacturers ... taking care to make sure everything coordinates perfectly!  Each kit is jam packed with paper and embellies and will always contain enough product for you to create several stunning layouts or cards.  They aren't a typical kit club, there is no membership or monthly minimums ... just beautiful kits at one low price!  You choose what you want, when you want it and how many of each kit you'd like!

The lucky winner will receive a gift certificate good toward the kit of their choice!  

Also...they will offer a 15% discount for anyone that orders a kit during the month of November!  Use code: GC0906338

For a chance to win this awesome prize, link up a project by November 30th 11:59pm PST. *Important: Make sure your link is to the blog post with your project & not just your blog in general...and be sure to remember the SCRAP TWIST!

a fun hop with prizes!!!

so ScrapFit is having a hop and fitgirl Sheila has a giveaway that I would love for all of you to discover on her blog: http://parttimepretties.blogspot.com.au/ It's a great opportunity to follow along on the hop as well!!

finally!

wow! it feels like forever since my last blog! I have been scrapping though! here is a page with pictures of Liam playing T ball in 2006!!:

I'll have more after church tomorrow! :)

November challenge @ SEM

the November challenge is up over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles! Here's Cara:

Cara here to bring you November's main challenge...with the holidays coming up, what comes to my mind is the blessing of my family.  So I'm calling the Challenge this month FAMILY TIES...meaning I want you to create a project about your family.

Keep in mind that there are all kinds of families...they could include your smaller immediate family, your extended family (grandpas & grandmas, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc), your "adopted into" family, your church family, your family of friends, etc. Whatever kind of "family" God has blessed you with, journal about those special "ties" that bind you to each other. 

*Scrap Twist: To go along with the "tie" theme...and in honor of me being a horrible ribbon-hoarder, I am asking you to use some ribbon on your project.

Our SPONSOR this month is Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. 

Peace, Love & Scrapbooking was born out of a passion for scrapbooking and preserving memories.  They strive to put together kits that feature the latest products from several manufacturers ... taking care to make sure everything coordinates perfectly!  Each kit is jam packed with paper and embellies and will always contain enough product for you to create several stunning layouts or cards.  They aren't a typical kit club, there is no membership or monthly minimums ... just beautiful kits at one low price!  You choose what you want, when you want it and how many of each kit you'd like!

The lucky winner will receive a gift certificate good toward the kit of their choice!  

Also...they will offer a 15% discount for anyone that orders a kit during the month of November!  Use code: GC0906338

For a chance to win this awesome prize, link up a project by November 30th 11:59pm PST. *Important: Make sure your link is to the blog post with your project & not just your blog in general...and be sure to remember the SCRAP TWIST!

Plus our Design Team will choose their top 3 layouts from all the entries...then those layouts will be featured in our Winners Post on December 8th.

and here is my take on the challenge:

this was a fun challenge! so please head on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles and check out what the design team is up to for this challenge! Happy Monday!