Fear the Lord With a Whole Heart

Today I was reading Proverbs 31:29-30. It says, "Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all, Charm is deceit and beauty is vain, but a women who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." So I just thought about how I do not always fear the Lord and how I need to fear Him more. I want to fear the Lord more and follow His ways more, as that is what he wants a young lady to do. I just continue to pray that I would learn to fear more and be a diligent young lady. I hope this encourages you to fear the Lord with a reverence and honor.

In Christ,
Brittany

Pictures of Colonial Williamsburg

These are some of the pictures that I took while I was in Virginia. It was so beautiful and old-fashion, just the way all of the buildings are lined up and how they all look. It was just amazing that it is all still there. I loved to see the horse rides and how everybody dressed old-fashion.


Horse and buggy pulling people!!!! So cute!!!






This one is one of the old buildings that are original.
I think it is so cute and really beautiful!!!!!


Horse and buggy tied up waiting to go for a ride. There is also a little shop
in front of it. They sell the cutest little things(feather pens and ink holders
and more)

I hope you enjoy the pics and I will probably post more soon!!!!
Brittany

Be a Doer of Your Word

Today I was reading Proverbs 28 and came across verse 19. It is, "A man who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough." So I just thought about how I do not always do everything to the fullest and sometimes just want to do it my own way. When I read that verse I just thought about how I can purpose to do a better job at doing something when I say I am going to do it. I am not the best doer of my word but I am trying to purpose to be more a doer of my word. Maybe you guys can do it with me. I hope this challenges you and encourages you to be a doer of your word.

In Christ,
Brittany

No Posting

I will not be home for a couple of days. I will not be posting. I am going to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. I will be back on some time on Thursday. I will get a lot of pictures and post pics when I get back.

Brittany

Have a Humble Spirit and Not a Haughty Spirit

Today I was reading Proverbs 21 and there was one verse that caught my eye. This is what it is," A Haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin."(Proverbs 21:4) I know that I do not always have a sweet spirit and I have a haughty look instead of a sweet countenance but I purpose to have that. I have been praying and asking the Lord to help me not to be haughty and to have a proud look. I just need to obey and be humble and then I will have a humble attitude the way that the Lord would want me to. I pray for all of you, that we would all learn to be humble and have humility. I pray that this encourages you to grow closer to the Lord and purpose to have a humble spirit.

In Christ,
Brittany

Trade Day!!!!!

Hello,

On Saturday we are going to have a Trade Day which is basically you make stuff and get points for it and other people make things that are homegrown, homemade, or home baked. We have an old fashion popcorn machine and old mountain hymn music on. It is so fun. We have a great time. People make things like: handmaid soap, dog treats, decorative pillows, farm fresh eggs, headbands, bow and arrows, and just a bunch of different things like that. It is from 10:00-12:00 in the morning. We are hoping the weather is going to be nice. Pray that is does not rain. I love having Trade Days. It is a great time to fellowship with everybody and get to know people better. We invite neighbors to come and our church family's come. I hope that maybe the next time we have a Trade Day you will be able to make it. I will post pictures after Trade Day(sometime after Saturday).

Have a blessed weekend,
Brittany

Love Your Friends at All Times

One of my favorite verses in Proverbs is Proverbs 17:17 "A Friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversary." So, I just think that we need to always purpose to love our friends at all times. I know that I do not always do that the way the Lord would want me to do it. So maybe we can try to love our friends at all times no matter what. I do love all of my friends but sometimes do not treat them the right way. I hope this encourages you to love your friends at all times. I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Another Update on my Mom

Hello,

My mom is feeling a little better, she got her test results back and it was negative for the Giardia. They don't know what it is yet but she is just hoping it will just go away. She has been getting out of the house a little bit and looking more lively. She doesn't know what in the world it is because she has had this tummy bug for 13 days know. She is getting a little tired of being sick. Could you just continue to pray for her. But besides all of that everybody is doing well. I hope you have a wonderful day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Purpose to be Wise

Today for my quiet time I was reading Proverbs 14. I thought that verse 3 was good. It says, "In the mouth of the fool there is a rod of pride, But in the lips of the wise will preserve them." I just thought that that is so true because when we are acting like a fool there is always pride involved in the situation. When you are wise your lips will stay pure and clean. That is a wonderful thing that we can try to do everyday.It would be great to try to be wise ans accept wisdom. I am trying to purpose to do that, whether or not I want to or not I have to try to not let pride in because I tend to have a lot of pride. I don't want to have a lot of pride it just creeps in when I am being fleshly. Let's all work on it together. I pray that this verse will help us all to be more wise and encourage others.

In Christ,
Brittany

Update on my Mom

Hello,

I am just giving an update on my mom. She is not feeling any better yet. They don't exactly know if it is Giardia or not. She should get her test results by Monday of Tuesday and then they can give her some medicine to try to fix the problem. We all have been praying for her and I would ask that you would continue to pray for her. She really does appreciate all of the prayers. Everybody in our church is praying for her. Pray that she would get better and get the test results sooner than expected. Those are the major requests right know. She has about had it with this. She can not keep any food down and when she does eat she gets stomach pains as soon as she takes a bite. She is trying to drink a lot because she can get dehydrated very easily. Just keep praying for her. Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Prayer for my Mom

I am sorry that I have not updated in a couple of days. I have not updated because my mom has not been feeling very well. She has something called Giardia. It is just like the flew but can take a little longer to heal. She has been resting and not feeling the greatest. Can all of you just please pray for her? She would really appreciate it. It is starting to get a little better but she still has a real bed stomach cramps and pain. Also pray that her fever would go away so she doesn't have to go back to the hospital. Thank you all so much and I hope all of you have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Sing With a Whole Heart

Today I was reading my Psalm of the day and I liked Psalm 9:1-2. It says, "I will praise You O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all the marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O most High." What I got from that is that we need to praise our God and Father all of the time and not just when we want to. When we sing at church or during family devotions we need to sing with a whole heart to the Lord. We also need to spread the marvelous works that he has done in all of our lives. I pray that we all would be able to do this including me. So, just remember that the Lord wants all of the glory. Whatever we do we need to give the glory to Him. I hope you will praise Him fully and spread the Word of God to everybody that you meet.

In Christ,
Brittany

Find Life Through the Lord

Today I was reading Proverbs 8 and the whole chapter is about The Excellence of Wisdom. Wisdom has been here longer than all of us have been here. I liked Proverbs 8:35, "For whoever finds me find life, And obtains favor from the Lord". That is so true, because you look at people who don't know that Lord and they do not have a light that the people who know the Lord have. We need to spread the Gospel and be faithful to God's command. We need to follow wisdom and the wisdom that God has given us. I hope this encourages you to spread the Gospel and be obedient to his command. Have a wonderful day!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Read Through the Bible in One Year!!!

I just wanted to put the idea out for anyone who wants to join me and my family. We are doing the read through the Bible plan in one Year. So, this is how it works: Start at the beginning of the Bible and read 3 chapters a day and 5 chapters on Sunday and you will read through the Bible in one year. I hope this challenges you to join us and read the Bible in one year.

In Christ,
Brittany

Please Pray for Me

I just wanted to write this post because I need prayer. I have been struggling with being rude and haughty to people. I have had a hard time dying to myself and giving up my right to be right. I know that I have no rights. Now I am trying to be humble and have humility. It took me a couple of days to fully realize that I have been rude and not kind to people. I have gone to those people and asked for forgiveness. I feel a lot better t his morning after I listened to a couple of sermons from the Botkins. They were really good. I would encourage you to check your heart and purpose to be humble and not rude. Be kind and gentle!! Please pray for me in your prayers that I will continue to be humble and kind. I really do appreciate you praying for me.

In Christ,
Brittany

Follow the Lord

I was reading Proverbs 3 this morning and it is all about the "The Guidance for the Young". The first verse, "My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commandment". So I think that is what we all need to do. Follow our authorities and commandments that the Lord has given us and the authority that God has given our parents to train us.There is also one other section of Proverbs 3 that I would like to share with you. Proverbs 3:5-7, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in you own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart form evil." That is one of my favorite verses because when there is something for me to fear about I do not always put my trust in the Lord right away, but I fear instead that He will not provide or something like that. I know that is not right. We can all use prayer that we would not lean on out own understanding but lean on God's understanding that he has given us. Also we need to acknowledge him wherever we go, whether it be when we go on vacation or not we still need to have our quiet time with the Lord everyday that ends in "Y". If we follow him and acknowledge him He will direct our paths. I pray that this will encourage you to have quiet time every morning. Have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

A FUN Weekend!!!!

I am sorry that I have not posted in a couple of days. I have been out of town. We decided on Saturday that we were going to pack up 13 people in one hour and go to the Mountains for a little vacation. We had a great time. My family went and the Tsantles went with. That is a lot of little ones and we had a lot of fun. We went to a lot of parks and to the ice cream shop in Blowing Rock. That was the best ice cream ever. We also went swimming at our hotel, which was a blast. I had a great time with little one and with all of the children. It was a fun weekend getaway. I will hopefully post pictures soon.

In Christ,
Brittany