This is a Home Where Children Live

My neighbor dropped this poem by my house awhile ago:

This is a Home Where Children Live

by Judith Bond

You may not find things all in place,

Friend, when you enter here.

But, we're a home where children live,

We hold them very dear.
And you may find small fingerprints

And smudges on the wall.

When the kids are gone, we'll clean them up,

Right now we're playing ball.
For there's one thing of which we're sure,

These children are on loan.

One day they're always underfoot,

Next thing you know, they're gone.
That's when we'll have a well kept house,

When they're off on their own.

Right now, this is where children live,

A loved and lived in home.

Notes on Worry

I was listening to James MacDonald's Walk in the Word radio program a couple of months ago and I pulled over and jotted some notes down, because I thought it was so good. He was talking about worry. So that I can make these notes useful, I thought I would blog them so I can throw that little piece of paper away to avoid worry of cluttering my house. :)

He said these are the things I cannot control:
My health future
My family future (the kids might... my spouse might...)
- I can love, serve, pray for and prioritze my family, however
My financial future
My environmental future

The truth that sets me free is that I cannot control these things.
What I can do:
-Do something to affect these things
-Walk godly in these things

The word worry means "to choke."
The word anxiety means "to have a divided mind"-- Do you ever spin your wheels and accomplish nothing?

Our choices TODAY affect the FUTURE. Worry, however, keeps me from what I can do today (to affect the future).

Worrying about tomorrow insulates me from being effective today.

Good stuff, huh?

Andi

Happy 8th Month!

Jeremiah is exceptionally mobile. Sometimes we call him "the worm," because he does a modified army crawl everywhere. He just started clapping and is a huge joy to all of us!