The Blessings of Standing in Line

(excerpt from Sarah's journal 9-24-07)...

As I was ready to check out at Meijer today, the Lord had me stand in line, I think!  Every line was busy and long!  But not to fret!  The Lord gave me much patience and creative ideas...I was able to balance the checkbook, and then read my Bible!  After reading lots of details in Joshua 21, there was a cool summary in ch 22.

Joshua says to the Ruebenites, Gadites, and 1/2 tribe of Manasseh, :

    (v3-4 paraphrased) You have carried out the mission God gave you and now that God has given the land to your brothers, return to your homes. (v5) "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave to you:

            to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey His commands, to hold fast to Him and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul."

I thought this was so cool - Joshua's last words to these three tribes were a reminder to follow/love God in everything, with everything.  This is why Jesus says this is the greatest commandment too!

Lord give us the strength to strive to love you in/with everything too!

Smell is Relative

Ah, the soothing aroma of________. You fill in the blank. I decided yesterday that good smells are relative. Take for example how Ryan and I spent our day yesterday.

I made some bread. I love that smell of fresh baked bread through the house.

Ryan was quite excited because he received a package in the mail of raw coffee beans. He was excited to try roasting them himself! I know he loves the smell of coffee....however, when I went out to take the picture, I did not care for the smell personally.

The third smell was the smell on my hands after picking all these fresh veggies from our garden. Ooh, I like that smell too.

Either way, We are praising the Father for even the ability to smell and distinguish between pleasant and putrid! He is amazing!

First Post

Greetings from the Tausch House!
Today is another study day, though a little different from normal routine, because Gma decided not to get up for breakfast, so it'll be a little more quiet today... until lunchtime anyway!


Here's one of our favorite pictures for your enjoyment.