Sane, Simple, Sacred: Solutions

Solutions

I've solved (at least temporarily) two puzzling situations in my life this morning. Since going to the hot-air popper, this large blue pan was constantly on my countertop. (It's REAL place was awkwardly and inconveniently nestled toward the bottom of a stack of bigger and smaller bowls.) This morning I decided to store it in my oven which is NOT getting a lot of use right now and is near the popper!

The second dilemma has taken a little more thought. It is how and if to add Twitter to my on-line experiences. In order to do it, I've defined my purposes broadly this way: Blogging - to develop and utilize my God-given gifts and creativity to His glory, learn from others, and bless as many people as I can in the process. Facebook - connecting and communicating at a more personal level. Twitter - to be mentored by godly people whom I respect. (I will not use it primarily to connect and communicate information but more to "receive".) I have ventured into Pinterest. Still trying to define my purpose there and determine whether or not to develop my "presence" there...

Now I'm eager to continue the use of this amazing technology with renewed commitment, purpose and wisdom. These decisions have been stimulated by the line I've placed under my Life and Godliness blog header: Keeping it Sane, Simple, and Sacred.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,

O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

Have you solved any puzzling situations lately?

Are you working on any?

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Lori ZehrJuly 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM
I always store pans in my oven! I like your blog purpose. What a nice idea to have a purpose to the things we do!
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Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage BlogJuly 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I am working on storage here. I am just in the research stage to find solutions to our issues.

Deanna
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TO BECOMEJuly 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I love your blog Rebecca. It is always such a blessing to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to share "you" with us and to be a blessing.connie
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AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Sounds like you used your head AND your oven! I have more puzzles than solutions lately.
What store had the lights on special? Donna
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DeeJuly 28, 2011 at 5:47 PM
I am so overloaded with life right now I choose not to venture deeper into technology but I find it all interesting and a great scource for information. Although I really like FB and Blogger,and would not want to give them up. I still preferr sitting and looking up info in a book and talking on the phone with my friends. I no longer enjoy TV and chose to listen to the radio. I fear we are all falling victim to brain overload..I read about so many people suffering insomnia...I wonder if there is a connection. Your line - Sane and Simple - sounds good to me :) Oh, and about putting stuff in the oven...I had a bad experience and no longer do it.
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DianaJuly 28, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Well you've got me beat Rebecca, I've never heard of pinterest. I don't twitter. I can't keep up with it all!!
But go for it if you can handle that and if you think you'll like it.
Puzzling situations? Oh yes!! Trying to reconfigure the house and making sure that everything is written down for Jake so he has a clue when to pay what and feed what!!! LOL!!!
Love Di ♥
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Terra July 29, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Hi, I read several of your posts and am your newest follower. I am on twitter and Facebook and blog too; all different ways to reach out to people. I am a Christian and a writer so you can see that I love Jesus and words too.
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PamelaAugust 3, 2011 at 12:22 PM
My husband has decided the egg poacher's spot is in the refrig. by the eggs. I smile every time I see it there.

I've been thinking about twitter, too. Wasn't sure how to go about it or know if it could be used as an encouragement tool -- which is God's desire for my writings. How do you intend to be mentored by it? Have you read any good articles about it?
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

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"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. It stops us from taking anything for granted. It has also taught me alot about living in the immediate moment. I am somehow managing to live one day, one hour at a time." Madeleine L'Engle

FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

THE BLOGGER'S PRAYER Lord, help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me, dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.
Love, The Dust Bunny Hostage

Sane, Simple, Sacred

Mercy

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