Jul 2
2010

I just placed my audiobook order at christianaudio. Have you? Time’s almost out for their super sale.

Audiobooks are a busy mom’s best friend (well maybe not best, but a close one anyhow.) Being able to listen to books while working on other things, or just resting my eyes and relaxing when I’m too tired to read, but not tired enough to fall asleep, has helped me enjoy many books I’ve always wanted to read, but didn’t find the time to. christianaudio has many Christian classics, Christian biographies, literary classics, theology and worldview books and more. (Of course I don’t endorse everything on their site, just because it says Christian, but there’s plenty of good stuff there to keep you busy for a long time.) And, each month they have a free audiobook download for you to enjoy. Click on over and check them out. If you click fast (before noon PT July 2nd – That’s TODAY!) you can get in on their Twice-Yearly $7.49 sale on almost every book. That’s 30-70% off.

Join christianaudio’s  Subscription plan to get your choice of great audiobooks cheaper every month—and 2 free bonus books when you sign up! (Click on the homepage and find this banner.)

Me & My House has recently become affiliate partner with christianaudio, so using are links to make purchases from christianaudio will also help support Me and My House ministries.



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Apr 24
2010

Saturday Psalm & Praise
Our children and I are currently working on memorizing Psalm 139. Many of us know the part about God forming us, knowing us before we were born. It is a great Scripture for Life. It is also a great teacher of the principle of Design,  giving us great comfort in knowing God has Designed each of us just as we are. We are “fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are [His] works.” But this Psalm also teaches us much about God Himself. It begins by declaring God’s Omniscience, especially about me, and His Omnipresence, especially in relation to me. It begins by declaring God has searched and known me. It ends asking God to search me and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts. Why? To see if there is any wicked thing in me, to lead me in the way everlasting. A declaration again of God’s Omniscience, and also the fact that even we don’t even know our own hearts. Only God knows us, both outside and in.

O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me . Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but , lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. …Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:1-10, 23-24

At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa

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Apr 19
2010

“Teach Us to Pray” ~ Becoming a Family of Prayer

Becoming a Family of Prayer is the topic I’ll be speaking on for the Ultimate Home School Expo, a completely ONLINE, HUGE homeschool conference.

If you’d like to join us live as we record my session, “Teach Us to Pray” ~ Becoming a Family of Prayer, you can do so this afternoon at 1:00 CT, for FREE! The details are below. Even if you aren’t able to make it, please pray that all will go smooth with the presentation and recording, and that God will be glorified in it.

In this session, I’ll be speaking on prayer in general, and also sharing prayer projects our family does, and how to become a family of prayer.

“Teach Us to Pray” ~ Becoming a Family of Prayer

Monday, April 19, 2010, 1PM CT

http://talk-a-latte.com/chat/
(The room is closed until the chat-the room will be open about 15 minutes before we go live)

OR here are the call-in details:
Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 38181#
PIN: 1# (Or your Talkshoe PIN)

Now, more about the Expo. This conference is complete with a wide range of speakers, vendors booths – many with special prices for “attenders”, and a multitude of grab bag Free resources for all. The 2010 Expo will be held the week of May 3rd, but it never ends. You can go back and download sessions and free gifts, and browse around over and over. You can get your ticket for the Ultimate Home School Expo here!



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Apr 5
2010

Conquer Your Fear, Share Your Faith

by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron

Deal of the Day at Vision Forum – Half Price
Today Only – April 5th, 2010



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Mar 29
2010

This beautiful song, Home, sung by the Esh family, was written by Amos Esh after his brother died overseas in mission work, several years ago.

Friday, 8 members of the Esh family, plus a fiance and a friend, died in a tragic car crash when a semi-truck crossed the median and hit them head on, as they were on their way to a wedding in Iowa. 2 children survived the crash. The truck driver also died. Funeral services for the Eshes and the fiance are tomorrow. The Esh family had also lost their home to a fire last year.



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Feb 8
2010

“All our obedience, every resolve to do good, and every work of faith is ‘by his power’ and so that the Lord Jesus would be glorified because of the grace he gives. Yes, we must pursue obedience, but that obedience must always be cruciform, formed by Christ’s cross. We must seek to obey because of the cross, find the grace to obey because of the cross, and live free from condemnation whether we succeed or fail in the light of the cross. The cross must be our only story, as Paul boldly proclaimed: ‘For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Cor. 2:2).”

- Elyse Fitzpatrick and Dennis Johnson – Counsel from the Cross
via Of First Importance



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Feb 6
2010

421517: Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters“I’ve come to learn that theology matters. It matters not because we want to impress people, but because what we know about God shapes the way we think and live. Theology matters because if we get it wrong then our whole life will be wrong.”

Josh Harris – Dug Down Deep

Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters

By Joshua Harris / Random House, Inc

How does God speak? What’s so significant about Jesus being both human and divine? Who is the Holy Spirit? Whether you’re just exploring Christianity or a veteran believer, Harris will help you unearth the timeless truths of Scripture; discover that theology isn’t just for scholars; and deepen your relationship with Christ. Approx. 240 pages, hardcover from Multnomah.

 421517: Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters



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Jan 30
2010

I couldn’t have said it better. Thanks “Of First Importance.”

“The gospel, in brief, is the good news about the person and finished work of Jesus Christ. Consider for a moment that the eternal Son of God relinquished the glories of heaven to become a man, a human being like you and me. He lived a perfect and sinless life (unlike you and me), fulfilling every requirement of God’s holy law in a way we could never hope to accomplish. And then in a glorious display of God’s love for sinners like us, he willingly received the full fury of God’s righteous wrath against sin by dying for our sins on a cruel Roman cross.

Because God’s absolute and perfect holiness demands an equivalent holiness from all who come before him, in ourselves we are hopelessly lost and condemned. But Jesus, who had no sin of his won to pay for, took our place, paid our penalty, and suffered our punishment. Because his death as our substitute was perfectly sufficient to pay for our sin, God vindicated him by raising him from the dead. So now all who place their trust in Jesus’ work on their behalf and turn from their sin will be forgiven, counted righteous in him, and saved from judgment for all eternity . . . all by God’s marvelous grace. This is the gospel. This is the good news. Better news simply does not exist!”

- Gary & Betsy Ricucci, Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace

(I know nothing more of this book than the quote here.)



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Jan 1
2010

“In our Christian pilgrimage it is well, for the most part, to be looking forward. Forward lies the crown—and onward is the goal. Whether it is for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of our love—the future must, after all, be the grand object of the eye of faith.

“Looking into the future, the Christian sees sin cast out, the body of sin and death destroyed, the soul made perfect, and fit to be a partaker of eternal glory. Looking further yet, the believer’s enlightened eye can see death’s river passed. He sees himself enter within the pearly gates, hailed as more than conqueror, crowned by the hand of Christ, embraced in the arms of Jesus, glorified with Him, and made to sit together with Him on His throne.”

—Charles Spurgeon, “The Grand Object of the Eye of Faith”

We have a great year and a great future in store for us. We have no reason to doubt or worry. We have Him, who carries us, who knows every second of our future and has it all under control.

May you all have a glorious 2010, and may you grow to be more like Jesus everyday, as you walk this journey as His disciple.



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