Just a few more LO's

Just a few LO's I have made. Our first picture with Jacob together as a family.

Home Grown Good. We used to have a pear tree in our front yard and when we would come home from the daycare Jacob would say, "want one, peeez" He would sit on the chair (usually with a towel under him) and eat the ENTIRE pear. Very fun.

Lollipop boy. What a fun time to watch. We had given him his first lollipop to him. He had so much fun. The lollipop went with him all over the room. I think he ended up with cat hair and who knows what on it. We must have cleaned it 50 times before we finally got it away from him.

Creation Challange at Faithsisters

I love this song "In the Secret" I want to know you more should be our daily prayer.

I Love the ocean. When I am at the ocean, I spend the entire day looking in amazement at God's creation. I cry to Him and He brings the waves to comfort me. When I talk to Him He brings the seagulls to answer me. When my feet touch the ocean: I touch God and He touches me.

What is Freedom?

I have been thinking on this question for a long time in my life.
Freedom as defined by the Dictionary:
1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: As a child, this meant freedom from my mother and father's abuse
2. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. As a young adult this meant freedom from rules at college and government
3. the power to determine action without restraint. As an adult this meant coming into
my own self and taking a stand without remorse or even concsience
As I have grown as a Christian, I have wondered what this word "Freedom" means as a child of God: We have the Ten commandments, the beatitudes, the phrase WWJD and more rules to govern us. I have never been one to willingly follow rules set upon me, and then I read this:
Romans 8:20-21 (New International Version)For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated (freedom) from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
How awesome! The perfectness of God's creation was subjected to the imperfections of another's will. We, as God's creation, have been subjected to other's imperfect laws. We are too often held captive by others will's forced onto our lives. This bondage lead to decay or ugliness and imperfection. Through liberation (Jesus Christ) we are now brought out of bondage and into freedom in Christ.
Freedom as defined by Christ's blood:
1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: As a child of God, I know that all of my past wounds from my parents are healed, and taken to the cross with Christ so I can arise not with wounds that have dissapeared, but with scars that have been transformed into grace and all consuming and forgiveness.
2. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. As a child of God: I can rise above the laws of Satan: distruction, lies, anger, contempt and all other things that can lead to eternal death
3. the power to determine action without restraint.In Christ alone I have the freedom to grow, forgive, give grace to others, testify to His , rise above myself and soar on eagle's wings.There is no greater freedom than to live in and through God.
He is above all else, there is no other like Him. My saviour, redeemer, friend, healer, and my FREEDOM