EP 19: Recounting Stories of God’s Provision LOVING LIFE AT HOME - Christian Marriage, Biblical Parenting, Creative Homemaking, Purposeful Living

Show Notes
SCRIPTURES CITED:
- “And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19
- “... you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.” - James 4:2-3
- "For with God nothing shall be impossible." - Luke 1:37
- “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!” – Matthew 7:11
- “He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.” – Proverbs 19:17
- “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” – Luke 6:38
- "May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands." - Psalm 90:17
- "...there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me."  - 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
- "Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits..." - Psalm 103:2
- “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." - Matthew 7:7
- “Not my will, but thine be done.” - Luke 22:42
- “Naked I came into this world. Naked I shall depart. The Lord gives, the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”  - Job 1:21 
- "For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?" - 1 Corinthians 4:7
- “Once I was young, and now I am old, but I have never seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread.” – Psalm 37:25
RELATED LINKS:
- Amazing Stories of God's Provision: if you want to read the outline for today's podcast
- Raising Baby Squirrels: a video of the squirrels our daughter rehabilitated
- Successful Garage Saling: tips for shopping or selling
- Praying for Your Unborn Baby: prayers we pray from the moment we learn we're expecting
- Praying for Your Friends: a free printable prayer guide for praying for friends
- Be Careful What You Pray For: the story of our selling the first house we built
- Traveling Europe: a few pics from my daughter's trip to Europe with family friends (Bonus: Info on how we've flown to Europe for FREE with our big family three different times)
BOOKS MENTIONED: 
- George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans - a biography of this great man of faith
- Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime - another favorite missionary biography
- M Is for Mama - a book by my dear friend (the mom of 10 who took my daughter to Europe)
- The Long Winter - all the Little House books are great, but this describes an especially hard time
- Mary Emma and Company - ditto for the Little Britches books -- they're all great (see especially Little Britches, Man of the Family, and Shaking the Nickel Bush)
- Belles on Their Toes - the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen
- Glad Tidings - a print copy of the Christmas letters my husband reads aloud each December
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