a lovely love month

It is already February...which means:

-my man has been gone for almost six months....halfway through deployment...

-Lil' P is almost eight months old....he smiles alot...can almost sit up by himself...is scooting around...loves to stick his arm out when greeting someone or saying goodbye....is a one-breasted fed fella (loves my right better than the left)...and loves being around people...

-the girls are in their third week of school...they seem to enjoy being there and enjoy all the work they are having to do and they are so so so excited to get more work to do at home that they joyfully get right to it when getting home....(if you believe this, than you also believe that monkeys can fly!)

-one more month til my man comes home for R & R....looking forward to seeing him and the girls are excited to see daddy....

-cold days and even colder nights....looking forward to warmer weather....(although this cold spell is a great excuse for why I can't exercise outside, since I would have to take the kids with me...wouldn't want my precious youngin's getting frost bite!)

-focusing on loving more....this month always reminds me of the greatest commandment...love my Lord and Savior and love my "neighbor"...love covers a multitude of sin...without love we would surely fail....love my neighbor as myself...love is patient...love is kind...it does not envy...it does not boast...it is not self seeking...love...love...love....just love and I will not go wrong...

Much love to you in this lovely, love month....


me lovin on my lil' man:

rest, rely, and relieve

Many changes are happening in our lives right now (my children and myself!) I am excited to move and be led by the Spirit as we make these changes. Change can be a blessing but it can also be challenging too! When it becomes a challenge I easily take my eyes off of the One who is bringing the blessing in my life. Distraction takes me away from the will of God and I am learning to work through the challenges by operating continually in the Spirit and by continually praying without ceasing! Those scripture on prayer seem to come alive as I am working through my day...staying in close communion with my Lord and Savior through prayer helps me to remember that He is always here with me and within me to rest in, rely on, and be relieved from the problems and struggles of this world......God bless you all and much love from me!

Update

Hello everyone in blog world!!!

I am in MS right now, staying with friends. It is soooooo cold out here and we have a little bit of snow. The girls had fun playing in it....they stayed outside for quite a while!!

Here's a brief update of what we've been up to:

-We stayed in Columbus, GA for two weeks and spend Christmas with friends. I would love to post photos but am at the library right now and unable to do it. Post pics later...

-We celebrated New Years Eve at a friends church and stayed at her beautiful cabin...lots of fun. The kids went hiking the next day and I took the little ones on a walk around the woods.

-We have been going to AWANA here in MS and the kids have been doing some schoolwork and going to the library/storytime. I've been able to go to appointments and to the gym with one or two kids and leaving the others at my friend's house to play or take naps....

-Been learning how to "Hear the Voice of God", a book by Joyce Meyer...and continuing to seek Him as this deployment drags on.

-I hope to continue to work out here and join a worship dance group in NC when I get back.

Well I must go get the kids now. We have free membership at the YMCA because of P's deployment so we are gonna go there....

Hope to write more soon and post pics of our adventures here and in GA.

Love ya, MK

Merry Christmas to you all...

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

A
babe.
Born in a
manger.
He is Emmanuel.
God is with us!
How amazing that God became
a man and walked among us.
He was born of a virgin by the power of
the Holy Spirit. He came so that we might have life.
He is our Savior and we need Him to free us of our sin.
How awesome that He had this plan from the beginning.
A plan to radically change each sinful heart for His purposes and glory.
What a God! He came into the world in a lowly stable and humbled himself
by sacrificing His life for us. His ministry was short, but He forever changed the course
of history...He is Jesus Christ. King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is our God, our Creator. All power
-ful, all knowing. He is not of this world and we did not recognize Him. He who knew no sin yet became sin for
us so that we might receive eternal life with Him. We celebrate Him today and every day after for His goodness, for His kindness and mercy
to us. His promise
to bring a Savior
into the world was
fulfilled and we are
rejoicing with the
angels on this day!


Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year!!!! We hope to see you all in 2010.....Much love from the Johnson's

In Georgia

Hello Family and Friends,

We arrived safely in Georgia. We are visiting friends here right now through the new year. Found out last night that Lil' Phil has pnemonia so please pray for him to recover quickly. I will be writing more soon of our adventures here in GA....much love to you all and may you have peace and joy as we prepare for the birthday of our Savior!!

So thankful

A thanksgiving message way to late.

I am thankful for my husband who is serving our country and enduring so much over there that I have never experienced nor probably ever will experience in my life time.

I am thankful for my beautiful daughters and my handsome lil' son who have changed my life...they've added meaning and purpose where there was none....and joy and happiness....and have brought me a whole lot closer to my Lord and Savior.

I am thankful for family that have prayed and helped me over the years financially and emotionally. You have all been such a blessing to me and I am thankful to God that He has placed you in my life.

I am thankful for many more things....all my needs being met, my health, a car that works, lots and lots of blessings from the Lord.

Thank you Lord for every good and perfect gift is from above....(from the book of James.)

Hidden in Christ

This past Friday the girls and I made chocolate covered pretzels, pumpkin muffins, and pumpkin seeds for a bazaar at our church. We were hoping to make some money for Samaritan's Purse, an organization that helps the hurt and the poor around the world by supplying needs and bringing them the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Even though we didn't sell alot we had a lot of fun baking together and talking and meeting new people at the bazaar. Here are some pics of the girls working together:

I also wanted to include part of a devotion I read today in my daily devotion book, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. It said, "The true test of a saint's life is not successfulness but faithfulness on the human level of life. We tend to set up success in Christian work as our purpose, but our purpose should be to display the glory of God in human life, to live a life "hidden with Christ in God" in our everyday human conditions (Colossians 3:3). Our human relationships are the very conditions in which the ideal life of God should be exhibited."

The title of my blog really pertains to what this is saying. I desire my life to show the glory of God in any and every relationship I have. That requires total surrender to myself and total obedience to the will of God.

Do I falter...yes

Have I failed miserably at this...yes!

But, oh, those times when I shined my Light to those around me...I felt a sense of peace, joy, and all that the Word says I am in Christ Jesus came true.

He is true...He is real...and the question I have now is....

Am I willing....

no...

am I determined to follow Him, daily, minute by minute, hour by hour, at all cost...

... to experience all that He has for me.

After all...

I know it can only be good and far better than what I have planned for myself.

God bless you all tonight.

Love you.