Compassion

I am so thankful for the Lord who hears my prayers. I pray that he change me and give me a heart like his and eyes that see what he sees. Over this past year, I look back and see how changed I really am.. and it just fills my heart up to the brim! I love the Lord for what he has done for me and TO me.

I have decided to sponsor a little boy from Tanzania named Pascal Emanuel Monyi through a Christian organization called Compassion. Each child gets only one sponsor and we are his. He is five years old and is about to have his 6th birthday in a couple of weeks. Now the old Mitzi, would not have cared much.. "Oh yeah.. how sad" and not think about it again. But the NEW Me can not get this child out of my head.. my heart breaks for him.. My maternal instincts want me to pick him up and rock him.. I feel LOVE for this child. I am really looking forward to the long-distance relationship my family and he will build.

here is a picture of him.. isn't he handsome??

Sewing Seeds..

My little Molli will be 2 years old in a few months, and I have decided that now is the time to start training her up to have a heart for Jesus. She is at that age where she is starting to learn new words and behaviors and I really feel in my spirit that God wants me to start working with her more. She's been in Church her whole 2 years of life.. but now is the time for me to start teaching her to apply it to her life and relationship with the Lord. I know a lot of people would perceive her as being too young for this.. but the way I feel is that if she is old enough to see a random tiny pawprint on something and ask for "Blues Clues"- then she is ready to start learning about her Creator!

Another big issue that I have been praying about is homeschooling her. I want to. Without a doubt in my heart! However, my husband doesn't understand the real reasons why homeschooling is better than public because he is only seeing the "worldly" standards.. (social life, real world interactions, ect. ect.) Things that I don't find as important as my child's relationship with Jesus. Anyway, sorry to ramble, back to the point of my blog (lol)- I have been praying so hard for wisdom and peace about my child's future education and God told me in my spirit- "If you want him to have a change of heart, you must show him.." So that has really been my biggest nudge on starting Molli's homeschooling this week. I need to get her accustomed to it and show him how much more beneficial it is for her soul! And God is so good to me.. I pray for wisdom and creativity for the lessons that I can teach a toddler.. and just 3 days into it, She knows the color blue, says Amen, and puts her hands together for prayer when I say "Jesus"! I am sewing these seeds into her soul and doing what I am called to do. I've increased my prayer time and bible reading.. and I am instructing my baby to have a heart for her Blessed Redeemer!

Thank you, Father, for the love you have given us!

Quiet Time

This morning I got up at 6 to begin my day with my quiet time with the Lord. I usually stay up past midnight and have quiet time before I go to bed.. But I've learned by trial and error that that routine is just not working for me. Not knocking evening quiet times.. But I feel as though if I start my day with passionately praying over God's word and spending my first hour of the day in His presence- I am more likely to continue to meditate over his word throughout my day! Whereas, before, I went through my day occasionally praying but not having anything else to dwell on.

God is so faithful! I have been praying that he keep me in line and help me to stay faithful and as I am reading the Word he put before me:
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
It thundered really loud and powerfully! Normally I would have jumped and got scared.. But not this time! I embraced the fact that God was acknowledging my prayers and I could not stop thanking him!

I fully intent on continuing evening quiet times along with morning and I am so thankful to serve a Lord who always let's me know he is listening!