Free eBook: Find More Jesus

Easter is less 2 weeks now. And there are some special things we as family love to do during this Lent and Easter. Especially during the Holy Week, this year, I am planning to do Find More Jesus: Make Easter All About Jesus (Christ-Centered Traditions Book 1) from Katie Orr.

This book is perfect for kids age 2 years old and up. She gives the list of supplies and how we can do the devotions with our children, introducing them to Jesus and to find Jesus in the midst of what the world is offering to our children during this Easter season. This book full of activities to help our children to grasp the message of the Lord in ways they can understand and simple. This is a book for busy mind kids and moms.

It is true when she says in the introduction of the book that when we walk through the stores to get things we need or stuff we want to put in the Easter basket, we will not find anything that will tell us where to find Jesus, the center of the season. The one we suppose to adore and proclaim what He had done for the world on the cross.

And Katie has someting very special this year, she is giving this book for FREE for everyone as a gift! Here’s little note from Katie:

Find More Jesus was written with busyness of littles in mind. Each lesson in this 8-day guide can take as little as 5 minutes a day, with very minimal preparation.
So, if you are a mom, grandmom, aunt, or neighbor of children who need to hear the real meaning behind Easter, I’d love for you to have a copy of Find More Jesus. Simply grab a free copy of Find More Jesus, take a little one or two by the hand, and lead them to the Biblical truths of what Easter is all about.
Click here to download the e-guide. (Use “free” at checkout. I’d love it if you’d spread the word about it, too!

This is the book you’ll need to help your children to find more Jesus in this Easter.

 

Preparation for Easter Holy Week

Easter is one of the most important holidays we celebrate. This is the season to remember what the Lord has done for us, to redeem us and to purchase us with His blood to be His forever. The season where we are reminded that death is defeated! Our Lord is alive. He is the Living God we adore, worship and serve.

Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross makes a way for sinners (you and I) to come to the Father and be forgiven. The way He prepares for each of us to go back to the grace of God who has been waiting for so long to have the relationship with us. This is purely God’s action, solution and intention. We are offered the way of life through believing in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

Would you take it? Would you response to that calling? Would you answer the door He has been knocking for a while? Would you let Him restore and renew your life?

The greatest love ever shown and known in the whole history of human kind is the act of love of Jesus on the cross. He died for you and me, for the world. His love for us is unconditional, unmeasured, and forever. We are called to the same thing. For this kind of love, we rejoice, have peace and will drive us to show the same love to others.

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us.

So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

(1 John 3:6)

God would do anything to save everyone. He is waiting patiently for each of us. Time is a great gift for us. But no one knows when the end of this grace time will come. This is the time to make decision.

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think.

No, he is being patient for your sake.

He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

(2 Peter 3:9)

God gives lots of things for us to use to prepare our hearts for Easter, the Bible, devotions, Bible studies, and sermons every week we can listen from our Pastors. All these accesses are for us to come to know Him, to love Him and to obey Him so that we can be His witnesses to the world who He is, so that they may come to know Him and trust in Him through Jesus Christ.

And for me, making Easter cards is one of the way I feel God put in my heart to share His love and words with others. Here are the first set I did.

Card #1:

Supplies card #2:

Card #3:

Card #4:

Card #5:

Supplies:

THANKS for visiting today and I hope you have a wonderful day!

He Has Been, He Is and He Will Be

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Another 2 hours delay school this morning so the girl slept in a little bit. I had a little longer quite morning after my husband left for work. Then she woke up but the little girl was still a sleep.

While she was eating her breakfast, I remembered that I needed to call the hospital to schedule my ultrasound, an order from my OB/GYN. So I called the number on the card, talked to the lady and she scheduled me to have the ultrasound on March 26th. I though, “Ah it will be next month. That’s fine.” I told my husband and then after I came back from taking my daughter to the bus, I saw a missed call from the hospital. I called her back and she asked if I could come in today at 1:30 PM. Since I cannot drive by myself yet, I asked my husband and he said sure we could do that.

My mother in law picked us up and went to the hospital. Checked in and waited. Finally after about 15 minutes, they called my name.

I went in with the nurse to the room to get ready. When she was getting ready on her computer, she told me to lay down on the table and just relax. In my mind I was thinking how I can feel relax in this room full of exam equipment. I started to say a prayer.

She took me to a room and asked me lots of questions about me and my family history related to cancer and breast cancer. After that, she did the ultrasound. When she was done, she told me to wait because she needed to call the radiologist to re-check the result and did more exam. The cardiologist came in and told me that the pictures were not too clear to determine the result and she wanted me to do the mammography.

After hearing what she told me about the reason why I needed the mammography, I got scared and worried. The nurse took me to another waiting room for that process.

Sitting there alone for while waiting for my turn. I talked to my Father in Heaven, asking Him to give me comfort and brave to walk through all of these process. I asked Him to calm my mind and know that He was there with me in that waiting room, in that exam room. I asked Him to use all these tests to give clear results what’s going on and answers.

There two ladies before me and then my turn. Walking into the room, I am so thankful the nurse was so nice and comforting. She helped me with the process and told me to wait for the radiologist.

And then she came back, asking me to go into the room again because she needed more pictures.

15 minutes passed.

She came back and gave me the results.

I praise God for the results. He indeed used all the process to make everything clear and showed there was nothing to worry about. I asked Him and He answered. I do not have anything that either my OB/GYN and the Radiologist thought I might have. I do not have any cysts that they were suspected I had because of the pain I have been having in the last month. God made it clear to us through the ultrasound and mammography. He has been there for me and my family. As the truth in Psalm 121 I read tonight,

From Him is my only help and hope.

From Him is my only strength, He won’t let me stumble, for the Lord watches me.

He stands beside me as my protective shade, for the Lord watches me.

He keeps me from all harms and watch over my life.

He keeps watch over me as I come and go, both now and forever.

This is my hope and prayer for you, too my friends. When you put your hope and trust in Him and Him only, He will watch over you and your loved ones. He cares for you so much, more that you ever imagine.

He has been there. He is there. And He will be there for you and me. Always.

I hope this song will bless and strengthen you today,

HelloMornings Week 2 and National Handwriting Day

Do you know that today is National Handwriting Day here in the States? I found out from social media today. I am encouraged and inspired by a lot of people I follow on Instagram.

And I wouls like to share with you one of my simple handwriting. This is my take away of this week 2 study with HelloMornings challenge.

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I am loving this new way of journaling God’s word. On a Facebook group, Journaling Bible Comunnity, I am thankful for a lot crafty friends who inspire me to learn more and illustrate our faith creatively. My oldest daughter is learning to do the same with her own journal, too 🙂

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If you are on Instagram, search for hashtag #nationalhandwritingday and you’ll find a lot of creative handwring.

Do you write journal?