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

Do Not Meddle

Today I was reading Proverbs 26:17 and I thought, that I do that sometimes and it is not a good thing to do. It says, "He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears." So I just thought that I should not meddle in someones business. I do this maybe when someone is getting in trouble and I saw it, I don't let them tell their Mom what happen I just get in there and tell her myself. That is wrong of me and I need to purpose to do a better job of that. Maybe you can try to do the same thing with me and hopefully we can stop doing this and give it to the Lord. I pray that the Lord will give us strength to not get into other people's business. I will be working on it myself. I hope this is a blessing to your day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Galatians 2:20

I thought that I would share a verse that my family has been memorizing. It is Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life of which I know live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." I liked that verse because it is so true and we all need to remember it. I think it is a really good reminder to all of us. I hope that you will memorize this verse with my family and hide God's word in your heart.

In Christ,
Brittany

Noah's Obedience

I think Noah is a great example of how we need to be obedient. God told Noah to build the Ark so that when the flood came it was ready. Noah had obeyed God and did exactly what he told him to do. I know that I do not always obey to the best of my ability. I think it is just a great example that we can follow, Noah was a noble man for God. He did everything God wanted him to do just right. He put everybody and everything that needed to go in the Ark in it. He followed directions the way God wanted him to do it. Remember that when we obey God and follow him we will obey our parents also. I pray that this will encourage you to obey and follow God.

In Christ,
Brittany

Tyler's Birthday

Today is Tyler's Birthday and he is 14 years old. I will write more on what we are going to do later.

Everything God Made is Good

I was reading Genesis this morning and was reading about how God created everything and it was good. I was thinking because, everything God made is good but people are turning more and more towards the world.We as Christians have to do something about that. We need to not fear man and fear God and share the Gospel with whoever we meet. That is what God calls us to do. We need to follow what God commanded us to do and spread the word of God to many others in this world. I pray that we all can learn this because even I don't share the Gospel with others. I hope this encourages you to share the Gospel with many people.

In Christ,
Brittany

Be Bold

In our Wisdom Book we have been reading about Boldness. Someone who was very bold in the Bible was Daniel, because when he went in the den with the lions he did not get afraid, he prayed unto the Lord and stayed Bold. He just trusted in the Lord with all of his heart. We also have been reading the 23 Command of Christ, which is Fear Not. We need to fear the Lord and not fear man. There was this one saying that someone wrote, it said something like this: "We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God." So, I liked how that says we fear men so much because we fear god so little. I know that I am trying to fear God more and not man so much. Maybe you can try the same thing. I hope this encourages you to turn more to God and fear him greatly.

In Christ,
Brittany

A Busy Week of Driver's Ed

This week has been a busy week. I have been at Driver's Ed. Monday through Thursday. I am not used to sitting in a classroom for six hours a day. It got quite boring but it was worth it because I passed my test and got an 98% on the final test. I am so glad that it is over because everybody at home was missing me and I was missing them. We can pray for all of those students in that class that they would come to know the Lord and learn to follow him with the right heart. It was pretty fun going with all of my friends from church. There were seven of us that went from our church. I pray that they will all come to know the Lord and I hope that you will pray for them too.

In Christ,
Brittany

A Birthday!!!!

Yesterday was Morgan's birthday!!!! She was so excited, and ready to have a party with her best friends (Abby, Tori, Bella, and Ava). Her friends also got to spend the night and watch a movie. They did have a party, they went swimming and ate cupcakes. Morgan had a great time with all of her family and friends. Then we went to Golden Coral to get something for dinner, they announced her name on the loud speakers (Morgi Porgi). She loved it and was so excited about it. She said her favorite part was when she walked into the Tsantles house Uncle Jim said "It's the Birthday Girl". We made her a cupcake cake so I will have to post pictures of her cake. It was so cute!!! She had the best birthday!!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Thank the Lord for Salvation

We need to thank the Lord for our salvation that He has given us. In Isaiah 12:2-6 says, "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid: For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song: He also has become my salvation." Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And in that day you will say: "Praise the Lord, call upon his name:Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things: This is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!" So, with this passage of scripture I thought it is telling us that we need to be grateful for all of the things that the Lord has done for us. I need to remember not to be afraid and always trust in the Lord. Declare his deeds among the people, that to me means that we need to share the gospel with whoever we meet that needs to hear it. I hope this encourages you to share and praise the Lord all of the days. Share the truth with people that need to hear it.

In Christ,
Brittany

Sing Praises to the Lord

"I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High" (Psalm 7:17). I thought that this verse is what we all need to hear because I know that I do not always sing wholeheartedly to the Lord. We need to praise the Lord whether we like it or not, it is something that we should do according to His righteousness, which he has a lot of righteousness. The Lord has so much righteousness that we can not even compare it because we have like no righteousness compared to the Lord. I hope this encourages you and have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Hearing Instruction

Today I was thinking how I do not always here instruction and get prideful. That is not a good thing. I found a verse that says, " Here my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding"(Proverbs 4:1). So I know that most of the time I get very prideful and justify what someone is trying to bring to me. I think that in order to not always get prideful and not take wisdom we need to stay on guard for this. It can pop up so quickly. I hope this encourages you to listen to your earthly father's instructions and your Father in Heaven.

In Christ,
Brittany

Keep your eyes on the Lord and Praise him.

God's Promises to Noah

I was my Bible this morning and I thought it was good how God told Noah to "Multiply the earth and fill it up". God filled the earth with animals and humans so we need to multiply and continue to fill the earth. People have multiplied the earth but may have done it for the wrong reason. I know that when I get married I want to multiply the earth and fill it with Godly seed. I pray that you would want the same. I hope that this encourages you.

In Christ,
Brittany

The Immanuel Prophecy

I was reading Isaiah and I found the "Immanuel Prophecy", I had never found it before, so I thought it is amazing how God interacted all of these things in the Bible. In Isaiah 8:10-17 the Lord spoke to Ahaz and He said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!". I think it is really wonderful how God planned this out and had theses Prophecy's in the Old Testament and how they came true in the New Testament. I know what I can learn from this one, I can learn that I need to plan better and purpose to plan my week and my days. There was just an incident that happened, I was supposed to plan my day because I was spending the night at my Aunt's house, and my mom came home from work and I was not ready at all. I did not plan my day ahead of time so I had to rush real quick and get ready. I hope this encourages you to be a better planner of your days.

In Christ,
Brittany