Stay At Home Mom??

This is the view I view alot these days.

I laugh now at the dreamy day dreams I used to dream about being a "stay at home mom". You know the ones: Baking Cookies, beating rugs outside in the fresh balmy air, reading to my kids on the couch most of the afternoon (with beef stew simmering on the stove of course). Then working on hand stitching a quilt while my baby (don't have one as of yet, and no I am not pregnant) plays and coos on the floor while giggling with delight when he/she catches my eye.
You know this type of picture:

I write this all in good humor though. I do get to squeeze in reading my kids, and I am very thankful for Viking Sewing machines! :D

"Tell Me Why Are you Striving"

This song is beautiful! It is almost like my testimony really. So many "Christians" KNOW that they need God's Grace. They KNOW that they are sinners, and are not good enough.

But sooooo many (me included at one time in my life) think that they have to *earn* God's Grace. By going to church, reading their bible, humbling themselves, repenting of their sins, dying to self, being a dedicated Christian worker, etc.

But this won't cut it with God. He isn't impressed with all of our striving, and trying to earn his Grace. Grace is given to us for no reason on our part. God gives it to us, because for some strange reason he loves us sinners. But he also doesn't love us because of our sin either.

God has a true holy balanced character. Sin must be dealt with. And the only way *we ourselves* can deal with sin is to die and go to Hell.

God doesn't want us to go to Hell. So he provided a way through Jesus' death on the cross as payment for our own sins. Jesus carried our sins on his body, and died in our place.

But many do not know that Jesus' death on the cross in the *only* thing that impresses God. Not *our* striving.

So if you want God's grace.... accept it. It's already been provided through Jesus' death on the cross. It's yours to take freely. Only believe that what Jesus did is good enough for your sin.