Evening at home

Homemade graham crackers are in the oven.

When Tony got home from work, we enjoyed a nice warm bowl of veggie soup. A little later, he settled into the recliner to watch lectures on discrete math. I sat near by on the couch, crocheting a pink sweater for myself (still have a longs ways to go on that). Tony slowly fell asleep and we decided it was best to just let him sleep, as he hasn't got much of it this week. I'm very grateful to God that his homework assignments were completed last night and all he has to do tomorrow is an exam for statistics. Sigh. While he slept, I decided to make a batch of graham crackers, in my kitchenaid mixer of course. I actually just took them out of the oven... they smell amazing! The plan is to eat some tonight, then ground up the rest for graham cracker crusts. Perfect for cheesecake.

Earlier today I listened to a couple past programs of Revive our Hearts, from her series titled "The Beauty of Meekness." A lot of precious truths were said that convicted my heart. And I'm grateful for it. Chrissie and I were talking a few weeks back on the subject of conviction. She was sharing with me some wisdom from her Uncle - conviction is a gift from God that we should not take for granted. Rather than letting us continue in our sin, He is kindly revealing it to us, and graciously conforming our hearts to the likeness of his Son. So today my heart was being challenged in the area of meekness. We are to realize that the people and circumstances that provoke us to anger, are actually instruments in God's hand being used to teach us and draw us closer to himself. "You see, we think we're being angry at the person who's provoking us, but we're not realizing that that person is an instrument in God's hand to mold and shape and sanctify my life. So if I'm angry, I'm really angry at the One who's holding the instrument - who is God. Meekness says, I receive my circumstances. I don't resent them or resist them or kick against them. If it's something that can't be changed, then I assume that God has a purpose for it, and I receive it. That's meekness toward God."1 So very true...