Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's and that you each enjoy this holiday season!

My kids are home on their christmas break starting today. I am proud of our daughter, who struggled tremendously through this semester at school, as she managed to pull up all of her grades but one!! Next semester will be better as we have her enrolled now at the Academy instead of at the high school so the class sizes are smaller and she will get more help with those classes she really struggles in.

Our son passed all of his classes with mostly A's and B's and came home last night to tell us he is going to be part of the Polar Bear Plunge 2011, it will be about a 40 minute drive south of our home this coming January!! He is going to plunge into some very icy water!! It is all for a good cause at it supports the Special Olympics. So proud of him!!!

I have moved into a new position at work and loving it, especially my new hours as I get home by 530pm instead of 8pm like I use to. More time with my kids and husband now! More time to cook for my family and be a mom and wife!! I am back to writing again after a season off. God has given me the strength to get through a very tough time within my marriage and He is always there lifting me up, pulling me through, and providing me the comfort and love I need.

My husband is still with us and we will be celebrating the christmas holidays here at our house. He is still in my prayers, and I thank all the prayer warriors who have prayed for our marriage and us as a family, for without your prayers things would not be as calm as they are now. We are taking it a day at a time, for it is all our Father asks of us anyways. Today has enough worries of its' own, let tomorrow worry about itself.

And finally, I added a new page to my blog titled, "Daily Walk Chronicles"---even though I won't post to it daily as not enough hours in the day for everything I will post to it frequently as it is my page sharing my own daily bible study and what HE has been teaching me.

Praise be to our Heavenly Father, watch over us always
In His Name, Amen

Lies Women Believe and....

The Truth that sets us free....(this is what God taught me during my time of healing)

Galatians 5:1 "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

Lies I Believed:

• God doesn't love me because my marriage is failing
• God should fix my marriage
• I'm not worth anything to my husband or anyone else
• I have my rights, don't I?
• God wouldn't have let me suffer the things I've endured in my life and in this marriage
• I don't have enough hours in the day to do everything I need to accomplish
• That my job/career is required
• Divorce is better than staying in a bad marriage
• I should be able to change him
• All children go through a rebellious stage
• It is up to us to determine how many children we have

Amazing how many lies us women can believe about our lives, our children, our marriages, and our careers isn't it? I read "Lies Women Believe & the Truth that sets them free" by: Nancy Leigh DeMoss. I highly recommend this book for any of you ladies struggling in your marriages, your job/careers, or life in general.

Now let me share some verses that helped me move beyond the "pity me party" and into a state of being where GOD brings me into line with His way of thinking and doing things.

Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (His way is easier!!!)

James 5:19-20 "If one of you should wander from the truth and someone bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins."

• Psalm 119:68, Psalm 136:1 (God is good)
• Romans 8:32, Romans 8:38-39 (God loves me and wants me to have His best)
• Ephesians 1:4-6 (I am complete and accepted)
• Psalm 23:1 (God is enough)
• Isaiah 28:16 (God can be trusted)
• Isaiah 46:10 (God doesn't make mistakes)
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 (Gods grace is sufficient for me)
• 1 John 1:7 (The blood of Christ is sufficient to cover all my sins)
• Romans 6:6-7 (The cross of Christ is sufficient to conquer my sinful flesh)
• 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (My past does not have to plague me)
• Psalm 19:7, Psalm 119:105 (Gods word is sufficient to lead me)
• Philippians 2:13 (God works in you)

3 Things You Can Do to Remove the Lies from Your Life:

• Identify the areas of your sinful behavior
• Identify the lies at the root of that sinful behavior
• Replace each of these lies with Truth (Gods Word)

A Little Change To Things

Hello All,

I've not written much this past year so please accept my apologies as I reconnect with my Savior. He is amazing!!

There are a few small changes to my blog:

The color scheme is different again as when I checked it a few weeks back I noticed some of my stuff was not up so hope you enjoy the new look.

To the right you will find all the links to my pages as well as to some of my family's and just some cool blogs and sites I enjoy following which belong to friends, pastor's and such.

I hope you will all keep me in your prayers as I am still in a huge spiritual battle right now...last year I nearly lost myself to the enemy and allowed my hurt and anger and confusion inside my marriage pull me away from God. I am so thankful that HE chose to stick to me like glue even as I floundered around asking what on earth is going on.

Stay tuned as starting soon I will be continuing to post to my blog pages and share what my Almighty Savior has shared with me, shown me and impressed upon my heart.

God Bless to all
Cindy