My Testimony

Posted by Hallee on Jan 28, 2010 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Prayer, biblical manhood, holiness, inspiration

I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior at the ripe old age of 5. Some of you reading this may think that 5 is too young, but I knew the Truth, could answer all of the questions posed to me by my parents and my pastor, and so they determined that I would be allowed to make a public profession of faith, followed by a water baptism. I was so small that my feet flew up out of the water when the pastor dunked me. I’d love to say that my journey ended there. I’d love to say that I’ve been the epitome of the perfect Christian girl and that I lived every day in the subsequent 32 years for God. However, that’s not my story.

Tags: Baptism, Christianity, Conversion to Christianity, Jesus, Religion, Religion/Belief, Thomas Aquinas and the Sacraments

Pondering Pennies Past & Present

Posted by Hallee on Dec 10, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Housekeeping, Life, Marriage, Stewardship, biblical manhood

A friend’s blog post from this week inspired me to write this today. She blogged about taking over their family’s finances and looking forward to the coming year and seeing what she can do about emergency funds and vacation funds and such.

Tags: Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Budget, Budgeting, Marriage, Stewardship

Plugged In

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Life, Parenting, biblical manhood

Listening to a Christian radio station several years ago, we heard a movie review followed by the tag line, “for more reviews, go to pluggedinonline.com.” I was sitting at my computer at the time and opened it up. As I did, one of my favorite resources as a parent opened onto my computer screen.

Tags: A History of Violence, Bad News Bears, Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Dr. James Dobson, Entertainment/Culture, Family, Family Friendly, Family Safe, Films, Focus on the Family, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Ice Age, Ice Age 3, Paramount films, Parenting, The Transformers, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Hallowing Halloween

Posted by Hallee on Oct 31, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, biblical manhood, inspiration

On this last day of October, children in the US will be carrying bags filled with sweets. Thinking of them can remind us to ask: “What is filling the vessel of my life? Is it a bitter attitude that leads to foolish disputes and strife, or is it a sweet spirit that leads to righteousness, faith, love, and peace?”

Tags: Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Christianity, Culture, Etymologies, Hallow, Halloween, Jack-'o-Lantern, Our Daily Bread, Religion, Religion/Belief, Righteousness, Sanctification, Theology

Praying for God’s Will

Posted by Hallee on Oct 13, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Prayer, biblical manhood

“I prayed to God to be able to go on a mission. But when this happened, I followed up with a prayer to God and said, ‘But I meant working in hurricane cleanup or something. NOT South Korea!’”

Tags: Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christ, Christian Faith, Christian prayer, Christian soteriology, Christian Spirituality, Christianity, David Meece, Jesus, Listening Prayer, Prayer, Religion/Belief

gifts

Posted by Hallee on Oct 10, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, biblical manhood

God is so amazing. He has supplied each of us with a gift that is ours and ours alone.

Tags: Audio-video worker, Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, C. Peter Wagner, Christian Faith, Christian Spirituality, Christianity, Church librarian, Hospitality worker, Human behavior, Photographer, Religion, Religion/Belief, Spiritual gift, Usher, Youth leader, Youth minister

Some Sermons Are Timeless

Posted by Hallee on Sep 30, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Holy matrimony, Love, Marriage, biblical manhood, inspiration

A true wife makes a man’s life nobler, stronger, grander, by the omnipotence of her love, turning all the forces of manhood upward and heavenward.

Tags: Behavior, Biblical womanhood, Christian, Christian Faith, Happiness, Holy matrimony, Human behavior, Human Interest, Husband & wife, Marriage, Minister, Personal life, Positive mental attitude, Psychology, Queen, Sermon, United States Christian Commission

A Different Kind of Housecleaning

Posted by Hallee on Sep 25, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Parenting, Sex, biblical manhood, holiness

In the course of the last year, we’ve been working on giving it ALL to God, to make our entire lives – as individuals, as a married couple, and as a family – over to God and over to what He would have us do for Him, so that whatever we do will be used to glorify Him.

Tags: Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Cable, Christian Faith, Conversations, Digital television, Digital video recorders, DVD, Family, Favorite site, For Love of the Game, Home network, Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Religion and sexuality, Satellite service, Sex, TiVo, Video

Making over our money, totally

Posted by Hallee on Sep 23, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Christian Faith, Stewardship, biblical manhood, missions

Gregg and I recently made a commitment as a couple and as a family to get out of debt. We have a number of motivating factors for this, but our primary motivation is because the less money we’re paying out to interest payments or what have you, the more we have to help further God’s kingdom.

Tags: Alero, Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Books, Budget, Budgeting, Christian Faith, Dave Ramsey, Family, Financial Peace University, Money, Personal finance, Stewardship, Tithe

Virtues: The Honor of Working at Home

Posted by Hallee on Sep 22, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Virtues, biblical manhood

The fifth virtue of a Godly Wife and Mother as outlined in the book Feminine Appeal, Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother by Carolyn Mahaney is the virtue of the Honor of Working at Home.