Take this day to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
—1 Peter 2:10
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Julia; I’m catching up on Hosea and paused to read some comments. I’m going to lift your family in prayer today. Living in NY I too struggle with the mandates. I will pray for Gods wisdom and protection over your home and health. With love, Jonelle
Hi Whitney, I totally hear you. Lord Jesus, please comfort and calm Whitney. Please be the focus of her mind as her emotions, be they reactions to events or something else, comfort her. Drive out shame and guilt, that she is allowed to feel this way, but you ultimately give her the strength to walk through. Let her know you love her, that she matters to you, and you have NOT turned your face from her. ❤️
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Thank you Foster Mama!
Do they allow medical exemptions? Most places do, but require weekly testing if you are in contact with other people.
Praying for all of you ladies this afternoon, and I am filled with hope and joy knowing that He will answer each need in His perfect will and timing. God loves each of us so much, all we must do is remain faithful to Him, and seek Him and love Him with all our might. Rest assured, He will do the rest. Have a blessed weekend, sisters! xx
Whitney Autumn may I suggest two very quick reads by Joyce Meyer, “Help Me I’m Depressed” and “Help Me I’m Stressed”. Both are less than 100 pages and both have some wonderful God-centered help.
Julia B. I know what it’s like to raise an AD/HD child who is defiant. I did this as a single mom. I raised two AD/HD boys who were three years a part, one of which was defiant. I will be praying for you. Check into the resources the other sisters have suggested. Most of all remember God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are all there by your side.
Sisters have a blessed and wonderful rest of your weekend.
JULIA B: You will find a wealth of helpful resources through HSLDA, which can also direct you to your state’s home education groups. *Be assured* that there are many people who are anxious to encourage you! I’ll be praying for your family.
I am praying for you Julia. I pray the Lord gives you peace in the midst of these challenging times, gives you direction, and gives you the knowledge that he is in control.
I’m praying for you Whitney. I pray the Lord would give you his supernatural peace and strength. I also pray he would bring a more constant support system into your life.
Yay! MARI V – It looks like you got your pleasant surprise yesterday but, I pray your recovery will continue to have diminishing challenges!!
Let’s have some fun!! My word for today feels like it wants to be “surprise”; we all know that God provides but,…:
MAURA, my sweet! I am praying for (additional to your abundance of) wisdom for you. I pray that He will provide for you in a surprising, overflowing fountain of grace!!
KARRIE, I pray for all of you and your pain and that your daughters will find a peace and compassion for their dad that surprises both them and you!
VICTORIA E, if it’s OK, I’m praying for surprising, extra assurance of God’s hand on your family.
I pray that we will ALL have the surprise of FINALLY hearing from / about CHURCHMOUSE!
ERB, I am praying for you to rest today and then have a Sunday (tomorrow) with a surprising burst of energy, physical comfort and wellbeing in every way.
RHONDA J, I’m being a smidge less demanding re: the timing but, put in a request that in the next 2 weeks, your will meet someone (old/new) who unexpectedly (surprise!) talks to you about a great church they attend and how it has been a motivating experience in a variety of ways.
Lord, I’d love a good, happy surprise! Please!
WHITNEY AUTUMN, I pray that certain circumstances improve for you but, ALSO that you would find a surprising amount of deep joy and peace that surpasses all your understanding!!
JULIA BROWN: In my work with Childhood Cancer survivors 20 years ago, I met a Julia Brown so the name give me a special warm feeling inside. My dear, thank you SO much for bringing us into your family circle and given us the opportunity to pray with and for you! It sounds like you barely have enough wits left to think of solutions for all the balls yall are juggling…Lord, I don’t know either exactly what I want to pray for Julia but, You know her greatest need…it is not beyond You to just throw a solution here or there directly into her lap.
Am I being presumptuous, Lord?! I don’t think so….I know that You carry me and my sisters, even in the frequent times we don’t feel hands under us at all. Thank you for also giving us each other. I love you Jesus!
I remember when I was going through a big health trial 12 years ago, a preacher on the radio said “If you are carrying a ONE TON WEIGHT on your shoulders and someone (usually Jesus) lifts it just 1/8 of an inch off your shoulders, you are NO LONGER carrying it!” It made me imagine a heavy steel beam, still present / hovering, but lifted…focusing on it HELPED to lift my heart too!! I need to remember that in my own life!
JULIA B: I’m not in your state but I homeschooled my four children over a period of 20+ years. ( There is a 12-year difference in age between the first and the last!) I feel your confusion and exhaustion. Yes, you are dealing with a lot!
First, I commend your efforts to guide your children more closely to God’s truth. It’s a massive responsibility that comes with resistance from several fronts, BUT it’s do-able with our Lord’s help AND the help of like-minded friends and organizations.
You do not sound connected to a network of other homeschoolers, which can make it oh-so-easy to become overwhelmed. This is similar to our need to be connected to other believers in a church.
I strongly encourage you to call your state’s homeschool organization which has undoubtedly seen, heard, and dealt with it all before. It can offer you trustworthy legal and financial advice.
You mentioned a Dept. of Ed. online charter school. When we rely on state or federal assistance, we open our homeschool to government regulation since they have a reasonable right to demand how those funds are spent. Personally, we decided our family would rely on God and His ways, and He really did carry us through all the rough spots. No regrets!
Julia Brown I am so touched that you have been praying for me. Thank you. I will be praying for you and your family in this difficult, difficult situation. Have you seen anyone about your migraines ?
Whitney and Karrie , praying for you and your families.
Praying for you Rhonda. My sister lives in Florida in the Orlando area. I’m jealous as it’s a beautiful place.
Hi ladies. I’ve been reading along for several months but only posted once. My name is Julia and I’m a homeschooling mom of two in Oregon. I have loved praying for you all, especially those Victoria,as I also battled infertility for 4 years and have two babies in heaven. Now I ask for prayers for myself. I feel stuck and overwhelmed. We live in Oregon and the govt overreach and mandates here are getting ridiculous. My daughters and I both have many medical issues (autoimmune, cancer, allergies) that prevent us from getting the vac, however Oregon is leading the charge against the unvaccinated and taking away our options. My husband’s is a federal employee and this must get it, and soon, or lose his job. We feel stuck. And we just got notice that the Oregon dept of education is now coming after offer chosen way too educate, using an online charter school to help financially supplement our homeschool. Not just those stressors but my oldest daughter is ten and we are struggling through very serious behavioral changes. She’s become rude, defiant and disrespectful and I don’t know what else to try. I’m exhausted. I get migraines often and lately feel like they are preventing me from thinking clearly enough to asses our options. We’d love to move to another state but we live on my husband’s family’s 5 generation farm and my hubby works on the farm in all his off hours. His brother, parents and my parents live here so not so easy to move. Plus of home is farm property so we have no equity apart from selling our section of the farm which isn’t possible at this time. I am overwhelmed and feel like my body is letting me down. When I need to be able to think clearly, I cannot. I feel muddled and like God is giving me no direction or I am not clear graded enough to hear him. Please pray for us. My daughter is Annie. She was born prematurely and has dealt with ADHD and other results of her prematurity but this behavior has really been a huge burden on our family. Thank you, and I will continue to pray for you sisters. Reading these comments is one of the favorite parts of my day. Love to you all, and happy fall! My favorite season.
We are His people! I just want to say thank you to all of you have been praying for me regarding my ankle. Splint was removed yesterday, x-ray showed it is healing well and properly, and the best part… I was released to go back to work with modifications. And God is so good that my workplace allowed and is going to accommodate these modifications. I was placed in a cast and will remain in a cast for another month. At my next appointment in 30 days I’m hoping for a boot. I got a pink cast. The kindergartners especially the girls are going to love it! I can’t wait to see them. I missed work especially the children. I miss these little munchkins.
Whitney, as a single mom myself. I hear you. I am praying for you. With Jesus on your side, and your sisters here at SRT, you’ve got this. I know it’s hard. I have those feelings myself. I just want to let you know, you are not alone.
Praying for you now, Whitney! May you feel the presence of His love and rest in Him!
I’ve been battling spiritual depression. It feels like it hits whenever I’m the slightest bit stressed. That’s not hard, as a single mom struggling to adjust in this new covid world and post divorce. I really need my spiritual family. Everything seems so far away from me.
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Good morning ladies. Life has been a struggle with my teenage girls lately. My husband and I have decided to work on our marriage but the girls are struggling to forgive him for the choices he made last year. They are being defiant and unkind towards both him and I. Please pray that their hearts will soften, our family will be restored and the joy and love will be brought back into our home. I pray for strength, hope and that God will show me the direction to take with them. ❤️
Have a good wkd everyone! We moved to SW Florida a couple of years ago (my dream that God brought about) and we still listen to our old church online, but I have really wanted to find a home church here. But you know how that seems intimidating and tedious so you put it off (more so for my husband! lol)? I really want to be a part of a church again and praying to find the right one for us! I want one that not only feel like a family/friends of God, but I can serve in outreach programs and that my husband will connect with! Thank you for your prayers!
Thanks be to God for His mercy!
Praying for you SRT gals and your requests
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Praying with and for you dear MAURA!!! Love you friend!! ❤️
Loved reading all your comments these past two days. Haven’t had time to reply until now. Please pray for wisdom for me, and His provision. As I need to remember that what seems like little is always much when placed in His hands and will learn again that I need to trust with my whole heart that He is faithful and always takes care of me, always. Praying for you Sisters, covid is hitting our area hard right now. A bit scary. May we be full of the grace and love Jesus gives us all.