Freedom

 Wishing each of you a safe 4th of July weekend.

Now for a lil Linky Love

• Still looking for some creative ideas for your celebration?
  
  • Not Just a Mommy has some inspiring treat ideas
  • Visit Frost Me for additional party ideas.
• If unforgiveness has you chained, why not set yourself free? Ann Voskamp’s article entitled The Work of All Children: How to Forgive Our Parents, offers some practical advice.
• I’m certainly glad to live in a free country and grateful to those who work to protect our freedom but let’s ensure we’re placing our trust in the proper place. See Linda’s Where Do You Place Your Trust?

BTW, Thanks and welcome to all my new blog followers! I’ll be stopping by your blog homes soon.  I’m so grateful for all of you that continue to peep in from time to time. May God continue to bless and keep you.

I leave you with a few quotes on freedom.

It is by the goodness of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.- Mark Twain

Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.- Kenny Loggins

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. - Sigmund Freud

Freedom is a muscle... you have to exercise it.- Roy Scheider

Linky Love

Sharing some link love today. Although I haven’t been able to spend much time in blog land for the past couple of weeks, I would like to share a few interesting links that I’ve come across lately.

• Noah’s Ipad by Sword of Goliath served up a great kick in the pants to me.
• Several of you commented on my post  Like Three Peas in a Pod that you wish you could have attended the webinar. Well now you can! Beth Jones has made recordings of the 3 P’s in a Pod: Prayer, Purpose, and Passion webinar available here.
• Leigh over at Speaking Through Me Ministries shared a post titled, Liberia, West Africa –Wanna Go? by one of her friends that was a great reminder that God sends others “along with” us in our journey.
• One Heart shared an inspiring message, Be Free, about breaking free of our traditional box and finding God in fresh new ways.
• Laughing at the Future shared a bit of a stinger with I am Property.
• Don’t want to pay for calls to information? Personal Finance Journey shares some alternatives to dialing 411 here.
• Andrea at Ponderings by Andrea shared a book review of Scars and Stilettos that tells an amazing story of how God transformed Harmony Dust from being an exotic dancer to leading Treasures, an organization helping women in the sex trade.
• Lori at All You Have to Give creatively reminds us of everyday essentials in What’s in Your Beach Bag?

Thanks so much to each of you, who continue to stop by. Hope you’ll find some time to visit some of these other bloggers. Wishing you & yours a day filled with God’s presence.
TGIF!

Things That Made Me Go...Hmmm

As usual I read some great posts as I ventured out in blog world, today I'm sharing just a few of those that made me go hmmmmmm:

• I found Twinkle Mom via Word Filled Wednesday and her post Psalm 1:2-His Word made me reexamine how much time I actually spend reading the Word.
  
• Yvonne over at Welcome to My World of Poetry is a very talented poet. Her poem, That's All I Ask of You, gives some great advice to children and parents.
  
• For those feeling like they may have married the wrong mate, Adding Zest to Your Nest has a great article entitled Keeping Covenant. Here's a quote from the article:

"God can take our bad situations, our covenant with the wrong man, and be glorified and show Himself strong through it. There are consequences for disobedience, but God's grace can not only forgive, but it brings blessings out of sins and failures. God will fight for us just as He did for Israel."

• I'm using Saucy tips, which I found at Tidy Mom for the perfect cupcakes from a mix everytime today for the cupcakes I'm baking for church.
• And I'm thinking of trying to make the Marshmallow Pops from Hostess with the Mostess. They're too cute and I think the kids may get a kick out of them.
  
• If you find yourself comparing your blog to others, Gather Inspirit offers some great words of wisdom in the post titled Blogger Envy.
  
• Sword of Goliath has a thought provoking post entitled Dance For Me, Mr. President.
  
• Lisa at Sharing Life with Lisa shares a timely God whisper in Daughter Bare Down. Don't worry mean this word is good for you as well.
  
• Monica at Wisdom Virtue and Rubies had me questioning if I accept God's first answer or do I seek something better in her Lesson from a Crockpot Chicken.

Those are just a few of the many inspirational reads I came across this week. I encourage you to pay these blogs a visit as you have time. My goal is only to share interesting posts from others that I feel you may enjoy reading as well. Each of your blogs offer something unique and very valuable.  I encourage you to keep on keeping on because I blessed each time I visit one you. Thanks so much to each of you who continue to stop by from time to time. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.Well I've got to run the cupcakes are calling.

Wishing you a safe and fun filled weekend.