Friday Friends and Faves

Hi Faithful Readers...and First-timers!
I have decided to keep Friday's both real and simple. And I need your help to do it.

First, the 'faves' bit. I'll post a website or blog that I read and find helpful. Maybe you'd like to check it out too. Feel free to make suggestions via my email or facebook of blogs or sites you like too.

And second...the 'friends' bit. If you would like to have your say in more than a comment...and I know some of you have had trouble commenting....please Facebook or email me with your thoughts or something you have written and I will endeavour to post it on a Friday.

So friends...get creative...get real!...and send me your suggestions for useful websites and your murmurings. Looking forward to hearing from you....soon!

BTW...today's fave is also a friend (so clever!):

B is also a 30-something Mum....although she is nowhere near as advanced into that decade as I am. She has two blogs worth checking out....you'll see the links to them on this page...just to the left and down.
B Being Cool is a fun look at 'cool' stuff. And considering B's impeccable taste...this stuff is super cool. From websites to accessories to books to 100 cats on the lose in IKEA, if you are looking to increase your coolness quotient, look no further than www.bbeingcool.blogspot.com

And for something a little more life-altering....B also writes Walking With B......her wonderful attempt to 'be real' in the area of spirituality and life. You'll find thought-provoking posts on Sunday mornings and their craziness, perfection and its craziness and all manner of other crazy and not-so-crazy topics.


Keep up the great work B....I love your work!

Finally...if you'll indulge me. Here's my latest favourite photo of my little man....

First Post....WELCOME

Not sure who might read this blog...if anyone (Hi Megan and Taryn!).....but feel like an online journal might be the way to go for me in this stage of life.


'Stage of life'....no not menopause! But being a stay-at-home Mum...with a little more computer access time on my hands, I thought I might try to be somewhat productive and in the meantime, see if using up some of those thousands of words I have to say every day could possibly encourage someone in their day.


So my rough plan is to say something...hopefully meaningful....that might challenge, inspire, encourage and bless YOU - the reader. And as for the title...Keep It Real....I will blog what I think...really....no lies or platitudes here. Bare bones....my thoughts, ideas.....reality for me. I promise.  And I am praying that God might use this 'realness' to speak to you.


To start...I read Proverbs 26 http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Pro&c=26&v=1&t=ESV#top this morning. I have been reading through the Bible this year...a challenge my sister and I set for ourselves back in December last year. It was been an eye opening experience as I (good Christian girl from way back) discover stories and verses that I have never heard before!  God has been speaking....not so much out of Leviticus as through other books though:) and I have been trying to listen. I might write some posts retrospectively (Yay for BIG words!) to fill you in on some of the exciting things God was showing me in August....May.....February.


Anyway...Proverbs 26 partly confirmed the blog idea which had been an inspirational thought during the 1.36am feeding time of dear little Jacob this morning! Have a read (click that link in the par above) and see how many times the writer uses the word 'fool' and note...it's never as a compliment.


Foolish is not what I want to be. I can't afford to be...because: a) God doesn't desire that for me...b) my husband and son don't want that from me....c) friends and family will not benefit if I am foolish. And so often, I can be...in my 'stinkin' thinkin''.....in careless words...in time wasting.....in majoring on the minor things in life. God is clearly reminding each one of us that the thoughts we have, the words that come out of our mouths and the actions of our hands reveal us to be either wise or foolish. 


I especially like vs 26:18-19.....what a picture! "Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death..." And what a challenge it is to read that I am considered a 'madman' who brings danger, injury, destruction, death when I run around saying things that aren't true...be they flat out lies or part truths. God help me to be honest...always...but also considerate in the way I share that honesty.


A simple thought...most in Proverbs are. But what a lesson for life.....to live real for God....be wise....avoid folly......think truth.....speak truth....live truth.