And so it comes...the last Saturday before the wedding. This afternoon Andrew packs his bags. Right now he's changing the oil on my car. Symbolic of the transfer coming soon: what use to be my Dad's domain is now becoming Andrew's. 
We've been reading through the Psalms we're on Psalm 32. Over and over again I keep seeing the theme of dependance upon God. I am learning this afresh in the new roles I am falling into. Devoting my time and energy to priorities and learning what those are as a homemaker is a new undertaking. One that hopefully I am somewhat prepared to undertake due to the mentoring God has granted me the past few years from wise women. Now if I can apply those things! I am seeing how dependant I really am on God's grace to do things in His power and His way.
When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time.
The thing that tells in the long run for God and for men is the steady persevering work in the unseen, and the only way to keep the life uncrushed is to live looking to God.
Our Lord's words come home most when He talks in the most simple way. . .Many today are spending and being spent in work for Jesus Christ, but they do not walk with Him. . .Live a natural life of absolute dependence on Jesus Christ.
-Oswald Chambers
Workers, here is your first lesson, study only one thing to become nothing, learn to be helpless. We must be absolutely dependant. Absolute dependance upon God is the secret to all power in work. The branch has nothing but what it gets from the vine, and you and I can have nothing except what we get from Jesus. We need to have absolute dependance on Him in every moment of every day.
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I made 2 of my favorite recipes yesterday. Pumpkin muffins and poppyseed bread I also made a complete mess and decorated myself with batter and oatmeal. But it was a lot of fun and occupied my afternoon quite happily. Here is the recipe for anyone who is a fan of moist chocolaty pumkin muffins! Oh and they are wheat free...But you could make them with wheat if you preferred but you would lose some of the moistness and nutty flavor the oats offer.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
3C. oat flour {grind oatmeal in a food processor or coffee grinder}
1 t. salt
1-1/2 C. raw sugar or brown sugar
2 t. baking soda
2-1/2 C. canned pumpkin
1/2 cup olive oil
4 eggs beaten
3 t. pumpkin pie spice
2 t. cinnamon
1 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 and bake for about an hour, sprinkle with toasted coconut [adds crunch and a nice color contrast.]
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