our mistakes are someone's blessings

Yesterday I posted a passage from Jeremiah. Why? Usually when I pray, I take out my bible and ask God to show me what he wants me learn. Then I take my bible and close my eyes and just open it. So I did that yesterday and I ended up opening to Jeremiah. Well, a few minutes ago I was making, what I thought to be a conversion chaplet, and my 3 year old sat down beside me, picked up the remote control, turned on the TV and put it on a channel we never watch and sat down. It was a christian channel. The lady on the program was reading and talking about the book of JEREMIAH. She was saying things about our CALL. We are all created for God and we all have our own gifts that God gave to us. When we use those gifts we glorify God. So here I am in disbelief and looking at my 3 year old wondering which room Jesus appeared to him to tell him to come and put the TV on...........lol. anyway...........He gets up and goes to play so I keep listening. She was talking about how we judge each other and how people call each other names not knowing the real value of that person. Well..........I'm still making SOMETHING.........and she said........OUR MISTAKES ARE SOMEONES BLESSINGS! I stopped right there and looked down. Like I said before, I THOUGHT I was making a conversion chaplet, but when I realized what I was doing it was all wrong. I made 2 of them this week and this was nothing like it was supposed to be. OK, this is where I took a deep breath!!!! I got up and went to my little book and I said, God if this is something you wanted me to make you have to show me what it is...............and boy did He show me!!! He has been speaking to me about making an Our Lady of Guadalupe chaplet and I've been putting it off! Really, I've been putting it off because I didn't have the medal I needed and just wanted to make what "I" wanted to make. I had made a CHAPLET OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE!! The correct number of beads and the beads were in the correct places. For those of you who aren't familiar with Chaplets. Each Chaplet is different. Each chaplet can be used for different Saints and prayer intentions. The number of beads and arrangements of those beads can differ.

Before I typed up this post for my blog I went to Jeremiah and read. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write all the words I have spoken to you in a book. For behold, the days will come, says the LORD, when I will change the lot of my people, and bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers; they shall have it as their possession. (Jeremiah 30:2-3)

There are many times I feel prompted to write things down that I get in prayer and I have always wanted to keep a journal to one day leave behind for my children and their children. God is doing a mighty work within everyone right now. All we have to do is be open. "Be not affraid" His plans for us more glorious than anything we can imagine. I DO NOT claim to be more than I already am. A child of God thriving to do His work. God bless............and keep the faith!!

our smallest needs

before I formed you in the womb I knew you.

before you were born I dedicated you,

a prophet to the nations I appointed you.

Jeremiah 1:5

Before we were born, God knew all of our needs. He knows the smallest desires of our heart. The unspoken needs that we look over. He knows them! Do you realize this? Everything that goes on in your head, He knows. Everything good and bad..........He knows. You cannot hide anything from Him. I want to share something with you that happened here two weeks ago. It was 3am and Dylan woke me up. Drake vomited in the bed and needed me. So as all moms do, I ran to the room and got the situation in order. I cleaned Drake up and made sure he was alright and put him in the living room with Dylan. I pulled the sheets off the bed and put them to wash. I cleaned the mattress. Then I looked for my can of Lysol. I thought, if this is a virus I have to get a handle on it. Well, I could not find it. I looked for at least 20 minutes. I could picture in my head the places it could be and I turned up nothing. Well, by then I was wide awake, so I sat down at my computer and worked on my ETSY shop. About 6:30 I decided I needed a nap. By then Drake had made it back to my bed and Danielle was in it also. I made room and went to sleep only to be woken up a few minutes later by pushing and poking. I took my pillow and placed it at the foot of my bed and grabbed my quilt and covered up and went to sleep. When I woke up the can of LYSOL that I was looking for was placed by my pillow staring at me! NO ONE KNEW I WAS LOOKING FOR IT! EVERYONE WAS ASLEEP!!!! I do not, and I repeat do not care one bit if you think I am crazy!!!!!! I know someone from above placed that can by my pillow while I was asleep. God is SO good to us and He wants us to know that He is there to meet all of our needs. Spoken and UNSPOKEN! "Be still and know that I am God" (psalms 46:10) We are not here for our own needs, we are here to fulfill His and He is going to make it possible and give us all the tools. Even the smallest of our needs like my can of Lysol. May God bless all of you!

New Endeavors

Years ago before Drew was born, I took up jewelry and Rosary making. I had to put it behind me at the time because little beads and little children do not mix. Some of you probably remember the beads in the nose story.......well it was quite interesting blowing beads out of Danielle's nose through her mouth!!!!!! (YEAH I KNOW) Well Danny asked me if I would consider making them again so I can bring in a little extra income while he is going to school. Of course I said YES! The picture above is just a sample of what I will be offering. I'm starting up an ETSY shop, so if anyone is interested in purchasing Rosaries, Tenners, Chaplets and other religious beads send me an email and when my web page is up and running I'll send you there. Anything to glorify God is something I'm interested in.

Lilies of the Valley is the name of my business, so I will hang a little lily from each piece as my personal signature. I hope you'll enjoy them.

Words to Ponder

"Only if I ask for God's almighty power can I endure an unbearable human situation to the end, instead of running away. The point where no human word has any more worth is precisely where the mystery of the cross begins to shine."

Quote by: Lily Mae LeBlanc

an update

"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me, Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the LORD, and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you, says the LORD, and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you."

(Jeremiah 29:11-15)

God is good........so good to all of us. Our lives are great here on Fontenot Farms. (as most of you know already, one day I wish to live on a farm!) All of our earthly needs have been met and we are continually seeking direction from the Holy Spirit for our spiritual needs. Danny is enjoying school and has commented many times about how relaxed and less stressed his life has become. I have always prayed that we could be home together more, and that we could work together as a family and it is coming to fruition. Danny is available to us more during the day time hours and is actually doing more in the house without being asked to help. He has just found his place and is doing a great job. He comes home for lunch everyday and gets to eat with his family. That is a blessing in itself. God is just Great and has done monumental things for us. Thanks to all of you for keeping our family in your prayers, it is with your continued support that we have been able to keep our spirits up! May God bless you all!

Run to Jesus

Stop looking outside of yourself for your needs! We sometimes get overwhelmed with situations and tribulations and start wondering around for our needs as if to find them under a rock. (Jesus is that Rock) All of our spiritual and earthly needs will be given to us. They have already been met. Jesus has and always will fulfil those needs. Run to Him in all things and be renewed.

Grace

We have all been in a situation when we don't have the words to console someone who is suffering. When we see our family or friends carrying burdens that seem too heavy to bare, it does something to us on the inside. We become blank, empty, mad, hurt etc. etc..... We can't even imagine what the person suffering is going through. My Mentor gave me wonderful words of wisdom today and I would like to share them with all of you. She told me, Dodi, you weren't given the grace to carry that burden, the Mitchell Family received the grace. What Beauty! Yes, we are feeling pain, loss and indescribable feelings, but we are, as a community of believers, carrying the Mitchell family through this grieving period. Our pain and suffering can and MUST be used. Where ever you are, where ever God has you at this moment, whatever you feel called to do, do it with great faith, that you are lessening the burden for Greg, Colleen and all of their boys. I want to thank you in advance for blessing the Mitchell family.