Seek First

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

Often this verse is quoted by itself. Many songs have been written on the text of this one verse as well. I think the "these things" part of this verse makes a lot more sense when you read the eight verses preceding it. They are as follows:

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, "What shall we eat?" Or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them all. (Matthew 6:25-32)

And now with the context.........

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

Ahhh, that makes sense.

Proverbs 18:1

Something to ponder today.......

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 18:1

Cookie Baking Night 06/20/11

Tonight was Cookie Baking Night. In attendance this evening: Carissa, Ethan, and Emily. Tonight was Carissa's birthday choice (her birthday is on July 1). For supper, she chose Spaghetti-O's with raspberries and strawberries on the side. For the cookie, she chose Bird Nests.

Tonight Carissa finished up her tied fleece blanket (with a little help from Emily).

Now the set is complete. Movie-watching blankets for everyone! (The kids really did a great job cutting the blankets and tying the material together).

Postscript: At the end of the evening (while watching "Finding Nemo"), Emily lost a tooth (the picture doesn't quite do it justice, but trust me it's gone).

It was an action-packed evening. As usual, a fun time was had by all!

Cookie Baking Night 06/06/11

Tonight was Cookie Baking Night. In attendance this evening: Emily and Ethan (Carissa started soccer season tonight). It was a full evening. We made strawberry-rhubarb muffins, read lesson 48, titled "We Must Confess Our Sins" from Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schoolland, finished the blankets we started last time and............

ended the evening with a water balloon toss/fight. Even though we made cozy blankets this evening (in the comfort of the air conditioning), it was actually 90+ degrees and very humid outside.......a perfect evening for water balloons.

Even Uncle Greg got in on the act. (It started with a friendly toss and ended with balloons flying everywhere and four rather wet people). As usual, a fun time was had by all.