Beauty....the selfless way

• For attractive lips, speak words of kindness
• For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people
• For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry
• For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day
• For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone

-Audrey Hepburn

Just musing

I've been thinking lately about something I could blog about, but could find nothing. I'd think to myself..."I really should update my blog...hhmmm, maybe tomorrow??" That's me. I love to read other people's blogs, and I know others feel the same way about mine.(or do they?) Sometimes a problem I have is not knowing what to write about. I mean, my life is anything but boring, I have plenty of things to blog about, but choosing one, and finding a time to do it is just a little challenging!

So... here is my plea(and an urgent one, mind you!)

Tell me what you want to read more of. Anything! Here are some options (but not limited too) to get you going.

• Daily life
• Random tags, or fun posts that are random(like me!!)
• Pictures of random things
• School thoughts (beware, I may use this to reteach ya'll things! Does Latin sound fun?)
• My view on Biblical topics (which will be better than it may sound!)
• Praise to the Lord
• Recipes
• Links to good videos, or songs, or my favorite blogs! (hhmmm that gave me an idea!)
• etc. etc. etc. etc...........................................(you get the point)

Let me know, by leaving a comment, with more than one option please!!

Tori L.

Radiant Purity Conference

This weekend mama and I went to a Radiant Purity Conference, together. We had a great time! The Mally's did a great job, and so did the leader of my group, Abby. She was a wonderful encouragment to me, and I hope we can keep in touch. The whole conference was a really good reinforcement to me, and a great encouragment! This is called a chalk drawing, and Sarah Mally drew it in about 30 minutes. It was amazing to watch her draw, she wasn't even careful and look what she made! It was beautiful!

This is a skit some of the leaders did on stage.

Here is Grace Mally and Sarah Mally(behind the flowers) playing a harp duet. They are very accomplished musicians.

This is Abby, my group leader, who was a wonderful encouragment to me. Thanks Abby, for listening to our endless questions! (This isn't a very good picture of either of us.)

This is Sarah Mally, the beautiful young woman who leads the Conference. Thanks Sarah!

This is Grace, who is a Very sweet young lady, and such an encouragment! Thanks Grace!

This is the church we went to have the conference.




It was an awesome conference. I hope they do one in NC sometime!

This is Grace's blog.... www.tomorrowsforefathers.com . I'm sure she'll be posting pics. soon as well!

Tori L.

Around The Homestead

Here are some pics. to keep you updated with our life on the homestead!


Here is daddy mulching our grass for the compost pit.

Here is our dog Mena, enjoying the warm weather!

We have a big garden this year! This is a picture of some garlic daddy and I planted!

the compost pile

We are ready to get our bees! This is their house. It's where they will bring the pollen back to, and produce the honey!!

This is just a little plant I felt like taking a picture of! :-)

So what kind of things are you doing around your house to get ready for spring? Leave a comment to let me know, please!!!

Shalom,

Tori L.

Here are the requests I got for this weeks prayer list.

please pray for

1. Kayden Beasley(Callie and Katie's brother) who's in China waiting for his family.
2. Upcoming Bible drills. The Church Drill is on March 25, at Coats Baptist Church. The associational drill is April 4Th, and the State Drill is April 25Th.
3. For our men & woman that serve in all branches of the military and for their families. Also pray for those families that have lost loved ones during the war on terror, that God would grant them peace for their loss.
4. The Wilkie's baby, (baby Wilkie). Pray that everything will go smoothly in the delivery.
5. We'll be safe on our Vacation!

Praise

1. Mr. and Mrs. Beasley have gotten appointments to be finger printed for the adoption!!
2. Mr. Anthony Beasley(Callie's daddy), and Mr. Parrish(Callie's Grandpa) both have birthdays in March! They are on the 24Th and 13 respectively. (I bet Mr Anthony hates it h ow I just told all my readers about his birthday!! Be sure next time you see him to sing happy B-day to him!!! :] )

Please include these in your prayer list for this week!

Please also get your requests in for next week's prayer\praise list!

Email them to me at anchoredinElShaddai@yahoo.com !

Thank you!

Shalom,

Tori L.

Prayer Challenge

I don't know how many of you are doing the Monday Prayer Challenge, but for those who are, or for those who would like to pray for others, I have come up with something to help you.
I had the idea last night, and started putting together thoughts in my mind for an e-newsletter concerning prayer.
What I need all my readers to do, is think of prayer requests they have, that they do not mind sharing with others. You may also do this with praises, and thanks to God. Then, e-mail me them at,
anchoredinElShaddai@yahoo.com

At the beginning of each new week, (particularly on Mondays), I will write them all down, and do a post on all the praises and prayers I got through the week. I think it will be an encouragement for us to see how God is blessing the other, and also to pray for each other.

When you email me the requests please just label the email either "prayer", or "Praise". Go ahead and write down as many requests as you like!


Feel free to write down prayer requests for others, but make sure you have their permission, if it's personal to them.

If you'd like to share a request me with me you don't want published, please say so in the email.
Leave a comment with any questions!

Praying for you,

Tori L.

The I Am

Exodus 3:14 (13-15)
And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, " Thus you shall say to the children of Israel. 'I AM has sent me to you.' (nkjv.)
The Jewish people view God's name as being very precious. They believed the name YHWH (Yahweh)was very sacred, and should not be said aloud. So they made a substitute. The put the word Adonai in instead, which means "my Lord".
When you look in your Bible, you may see the word LORD, in all capital letters. This stands for YHWH, and when translated into English, means, "I AM WHO I AM." This is a very powerful name, showing that God created everything, even the highest star, planet, or galaxy, it's all in his divine palm. He has every hair on your numbered, and he knows you better than you know yourself!
God wants us to talk to Him, and call him by his name. He tells us in the new testament that we can call Him Abba, father, or daddy. He wants us to know him as an awesome father. Not just some vague God, or mystical spirit. He longs for us to get to know Him. However, He will not force this relationship. He wants YOU want to talk to him. He wants YOU love him. He wants YOU trust him, always.
Is God the I AM, in your life? Do you trust him, to take care of you? The God who made the universe, all the way out into space, and beyond forever, cared enough to make YOU. Just think about that. He has always been, and will be forever. He made the galaxies, the stars, the planets, the ocean, the land, He is the creator!! And He wants to be your daddy! Talk about an honor! Won't you let him, take care of you? He tells you to cast all your cares upon him, because he cares for you!! He loves you so much! Won't you love, and adore him back?? Is He the I AM in your life??


Tori L.

Be a baby's voice!!

Is not this last one just so precious? These babies are so valuable, and yet we just toss them aside. Who will speak up for them?

My family and I have always felt a burden for these little ones, as I'm sure many have. I will be doing a post (Lord willing) on a simple thing you and your family can do that will hopefully change our president's mind. If you don't speak up for the babies, who will?

Feel free to copy and post pictures as needed!!

Shalom,

Tori L.

This is my hand at watercolor painting. I am actually very pleased with the way it turned out.

I like it. So does Josh! He thinks it is sssoooooo good. He asks if he can keep it, and I say no. Sorry Josh, but it's mine!

The Prayer Challenge

PRAY.
It's a simple four letter word, Yet it has so much meaning. Prayer is essential to turn our nation back to the Lord. Prayer is so powerful. We can pray for anything!
Will you join me every Monday, at about 1:00 pm. to pray for our nation, our senate, family and friends? If 1:00 is not a good time for you, you can change it to a more available time. Of course, you can pray any day, but if you'd like to join hundreds of other ladies who will be praying for everything, Monday is the time to do it.
For more information, on the Monday prayer challenge, you can scroll down the screen and look for the Prayer Challenge icon on the sidebar. While you're at their site, be sure to pick up their icon to post on your blog, and to remind you to pray. You can even post something about the challenge on your blog!
Thank you
Shalom
Tori L.

PS. Be sure to vote on the poll and say whether you accept the challenge or not!

New Year's resolutions

Well, it's finally 2009. This year has truly flown by.
I made a list of "reachable resolutions" for myself. That way they are more "reachable". Does anyone ever actually reach their goals for the new year? I don't, so that's why I made mine easier.
Here is a list of some of them:

1. Journal more often
2. Let Jesus shine in my life
3. Start an online business
4. Grow lots of herbs
5. Drink at least four big cups of water a day
6. Eat a salad (with no dressing) for lunch once a week
   
7. Look into homesteading
8. Crochet an afghan
9. Raise bees
10. Spend at least 30 minutes a week with Annis
    

So there you go! Let me know if you made any resolutions.
Shalom,
Tori L.

It's finally done!!

The back of my quilt.

A square on my hand stitched quilt.

Do you like it? Finally, I finished my hand stiched quilt.

I was sssooo excited.