In The In Between

Think on These Things

You will go where your thoughts lead you. Our loving Father in Heaven reminds us to "renew our minds with the washing of the Word" and to "hold every thought captive". So much in scripture has to do with our thoughts. "As a man thinks, so is he".  It is no wonder that people can be influenced by mind control, brainwashing, mental illness. Our mind is so powerful that our own thoughts can make us believe lies about who we really are. Like it or not, we are constantly being controlled. The more important question is, who are we allowing to form our thoughts? Who have we given our attention to, our ear, our heart? The Bible says, "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God". If faith comes by hearing, then doesn't it stand to reason that we should be so very careful about the source of what we allow to enter our ears? If we are hearing the Word, our Godly faith will be alive. If we lend our ear to anything that contradicts the Word, our faith will be in something other than God.

 

Whatever is 

true

noble 

right

pure 

lovely

admirable

excellent 

or 

praiseworthy 

think about such things. 

If we keep reading in this same chapter, Paul writes, 

"The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you."(Philippians 4:9 AMP)

When God is our source, peace and well-being will be with us. These attributes that we are urged to think on, come straight from God and His Word.

To what have you been listening?

To whom do you lend your ear?

If your peace and well-being are absent, how wonderful that we can return to the Source and start fresh!

 

Home

 

All the previous photos were taken by my extremely talented sister, Mary Kellish Poston.

This photo and the one below are circa 1989 from a photography class I took in Highschool.

Sometimes it feels like a beautiful dream. Often it seems just like yesterday. So many years of life, laughter, love. Hundreds of steps on this beautiful land. Thousands of memories that will last for eternity. Generations past, present and future who all hold this small piece of heaven close to their hearts. The woods. The gulley. The sixteen acre field. The big rock. The petrified forest. The forts. The creek. The cabin. The old indian burial ground. The weeds. The split tree. The pond. The cow path. The swamp. The deer grass. The blackberries. The vegetable gardens. But as precious as this land is, it was the people on it who made it so special. Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, greatgrands, cousins, husbands and wives, children, friends. Without the love of those around us over the years, it would just be another ordinary plot of land. It is love that gave us this gift, and made it our home. The sweet memories will stay with us, and be a part of us, forever.

49 and holding!

 Well, it's my birthday. My last official birthday. This is as old as I go. Haha. I remeber when I was young and 49 seemed so old. Foolish child! 😄

Well, my birthday started with my sweet Luis making me breakfast. He needed some assistance from Jonathan to toast a bagel, but my coffee was just the way I like it!

We played some games and I tried my hand at making tamales....still cooking. Birthday cake still to come. We didn't make it to church but opted to watch online. With the Covid cases on the rise, it seemed like the right choice for our family. 

And we are all excited for Christmas. 

All in all, thankful for another year of life that I have been given. Grateful for my family whom I love, and most of all for the Lord who sustains us each day.

🎂❤🎂

 

Christmastime is here...

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. 2020 has been a crazy year, but we are determined to make the best of it. Josh is home from college, Luis and I have taken a couple weeks off from work, and we are just planning to slow down amd enjoy life. We are missing those far away, and Covid has made a mess of our travel plans, but we know the Lord is still on the throne and we are grateful for all of the blessings from 2020 even in the middle of a pandemic.

It is still my favorite time of the year! Even though the kids are older amd it is not the same as it was years ago, there is still beauty to be found in this season.