tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:15:59 +0000The words and thoughts of someone daring you to move beyond the edge of yourself.http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/kassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)Blogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-5932422801861578958Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:00 +00002010-01-05T21:15:59.944-08:00John 18:9 "I have not lost one of those you gave me."Jesus was speaking of the disciples he had been given by God to train and go on to spread his word. They were regular men just like you and me, and actually the flunkies of seminary school, if you will. Jesus took them, taught them, challenged them, scolded them, and laughed with them. They grew to be hated, hunted, and generally disliked by http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2010/01/freedom-of-glorifying-god.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-6217714742070982233Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:57:00 +00002009-11-17T13:58:52.020-08:00Thanksgiving is on its way.Don’t you cry. Then they will sayThanksgiving is here. Do not worry. Don’t be sad.This is the time of giving and also being glad!We are all here on Thanksgiving day.We are all here and there. Thanksgiving is on its way!by: Kayla K.Easter, Easter is the day he died.He’s the one who saves us all.He’s on every wall.He saved us. He saved us.He was little just like us.We http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/11/kaylas-poetry-pretty-amazing.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-3902862684068836165Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:56:00 +00002009-09-28T13:45:18.558-07:00My family, prompted by one of the sisters, has been trying to come up with hubby-proof arguments on why we wives should hire "molly maid" to come clean rather than having to do it ourselves. It was pretty funny so I'd thought I'd post the weigh-ins. Only the names have been omitted to save face. Enjoy the laughs.Reason Reply #1:Let's see... To keep your kid from getting sick more often, to keep http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/09/molly-maid-or-super-wife.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-254696937123916148Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:31:00 +00002009-09-15T14:49:32.667-07:00I've been reading John and when I hit chapter 10 it was like I slowed to a crawl. There was so much to pull from it that I had to slow down! The section I just finished was the one where Jesus talks about being the good shepherd. Many of us have heard the part, "The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy...." but I wonder if anyone has bothered to read past that. I never had until today. http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/09/he-loves-me.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-2588851841939580137Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:49:00 +00002009-08-23T20:49:49.567-07:00Have you ever moved a tree or bush? Have you ever watched what it does? I'm thinking about moving some of the pine trees in our front garden and when I thought of that today God showed me that it will take a lot of work for those trees. I’ll dig them up and put them in different soil... different nutrients, water content, depth, light... different life. Usually, they will "shrink back" trying to http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/08/being-or-doing.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-3268514414578534128Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-07-02T08:32:14.852-07:00John 5:1-15“Do you want to get well?”Sometimes it is easier to remain as you are, to stick with what you know, instead of getting what you have always dreamed of. Change brings something new and unknown. The man at the pool sat there for 38 years waiting for help to get into the pool of healing.The rest of this passage goes on to show the Jews’ reaction to this man. He’d been at the pool 38 yearshttp://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/07/do-i-want-to-get-well.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-7832886764998705234Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:54:00 +00002009-06-18T22:03:39.457-07:00Psalm 37:23-24“If the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.”I learned something new today. God wanted/wants to touch me, to uphold me. He spoke everything but man and woman into being. Them alone did he create with his own hands. He breathed life into those that would echo his image. He took special carehttp://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/06/he-loves-me.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-5208965043483074877Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:34:00 +00002009-06-16T23:37:47.494-07:00Okay, so it's been forever since I've written and even now I don't have anything cool to say except that God is good. We are still riding the roller coaster that is our life and we have NO idea where God is going to lead us next but how exciting it is to not be in control, however nerve wracking it may be. For now, I will enjoy the family around us, the friends God's given me, and the life He's http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/06/crazy-life.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-716603234401247839Thu, 14 May 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-05-13T21:21:35.190-07:00Have you ever watched honey bees? Have you watched how they work together, all doing different jobs to accomplish the same goals? Some clean, others work, and some guard the hive. There are even bees that "dance." I love that! When a field bee comes back from finding pollen, it will do a kind of dance to tell the other bees how to get there. If they mess up, they start all over and keep dancing http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/05/bees.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-2266024254760128602Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:46:00 +00002009-04-29T20:52:32.193-07:00 Who knew that the Penguins got it right?! Sometimes the emotion follows the action.(psst... if you don't get it, watch Madagascar - the first one)http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/04/who-knew-that-penguins-got-it-right.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-7717338240319099692Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:25:00 +00002009-03-27T17:38:05.674-07:00I’ve been home for a week now with sick kids (and a sick hubby). Kid number 1 has a cold but wants to go outside and play because the weather is finally nice enough to do it. “Go ahead! Enjoy!” So kid number 1 goes out to play.Kid number 2 comes along… on antibiotics, coughing up a storm, should be in the hospital but keeps on trucking. “I want to go outside too!” Sure, just don’t run, skip, jumphttp://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/03/heres-being-mom-for-ya.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-8437752650494251078Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-01-21T13:55:02.095-08:00Scott and I talk often about what we want to teach our children, how we want to raise them, opportunities we want them to have, and what trials we think they should have to face. Today, Beth Moore put into words how I feel and why my kids need to face some things on their own. She said, “You can not amputate your history from your destiny.”So many of us want to erase our past, would do it over http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2009/01/amputation.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-8270828090675095508Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:10:00 +00002008-12-10T15:18:50.907-08:00What would I do to be remembered by Christ?The picture above is one of a woman whom many believe to be Lazarus’ sister, Mary, down at Jesus’ feet. Jesus commented in some of the gospels that her action of pouring very expensive perfume on his head and feet and wiping it away with her hair was something to be remembered wherever the gospel was preached.Why did Christ want her action to be http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/12/to-be-remembered.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-4451224062506744166Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-12-05T14:04:57.220-08:00“AAARRGGGHHH!!! I’m having a Life crisis!!”That’s what my hubby heard from the Laundry room this afternoon, though it wasn’t what he thought. I had tried to dump the last of the Life Cereal into the trash can but totally missed, pouring all the crumbs into the cabinet and onto the floor. That’s the equivalent of a couple cups of sugar and oats all over. Not an easy mess to clean up.I grabbed the http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/12/life-crisis.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-8884360723730256446Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:26:00 +00002008-11-29T23:16:31.707-08:00It had been a rough couple of weeks with me playing the role as housemaid, mommy, wife, butt wiper, laundry service, and ... well, you get the picture. I was about to lose it. Then God heard my whimpering... whoa is me, I know. Being a mom is hard work!Saturday morning Scott let me sleep in and get ready without interruption! Then we got in the car to run an errand and I asked Kayla to pray for http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/11/hold-on.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-3231737820280503243Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:38:00 +00002008-09-22T21:15:49.949-07:00I came across a thought this past weekend and realized I only had half of the idea. Kind of like when you go to your boss and say “this doesn’t work” and he tells you to go back and come up with a solution instead of just telling him the problem. Pain should not be the arrows we fling at God, the never-ending “why” questions, the shaking of our fists at Him, or the blame-game… but what should it http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/09/pain.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-2765720191417890525Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:09:00 +00002008-09-10T15:13:59.499-07:00Why don’t I run to my time with the Lord? When I’m there I am so full and so happy. At peace, even. But it seems like study time is the last thing I do in a day, if I do it at all. I was reminded today of His presence and love in my life. How did I go so long without really “checking in” with Him? I feel so dull and wall-flowerish when I'm not in communication with Him.I’ve started another Beth http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/09/am-i-spiritually-vibrant-and-on-guard.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-6723468442390811929Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:15:00 +00002008-07-30T14:55:18.113-07:00I have to admit, life has been really difficult lately. Not that I expect it to be easy but I don’t think it has ever had so many facets to it. I feel like there is never more than 5 minutes of uninterrupted time when I can think on just one thing. If that happens for too long, I feel like I’ve got ping-pong brain and I can’t keep anything straight.But God is good, as usual, in sending me http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/07/peace-in-all-lifes-facets.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-4561539989423766989Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:38:00 +00002008-07-23T12:40:20.286-07:00“In all His dispensations God is at work for our good. In prosperity He tries our gratitude; in mediocrity, our contentment; in misfortune, our submission; in darkness, our faith; under temptation, our steadfastness; and at all times, our obedience and trust in Him.” AnonymousI keep this quote where I can see it everyday and remember why I have to go through what I will that day. I am constantly http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/07/trust-and-obey.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-7032561406565440114Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:42:00 +00002008-06-30T16:52:03.319-07:00It had been a nice weekend getaway but Mike had to leave early for work. He said goodbye, jumped in the car, and headed in to town. The drive would take a couple of hours so he decided to use the “free time” as preparation for the day. He had two whole hours of much needed refocus and prayer time ahead. Not bad for a start to the morning.Ten minutes into his drive and prayer Mike heard a huge “http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/06/kamikaze-birds.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-8156623013028423131Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:38:00 +00002008-06-13T22:53:08.565-07:00Movie Meme, courtesy of JR.(Jenny made me do it!!)1. One movie that made you laugh - Grumpier Old Men2. One movie that made you cry - Awakenings3. One movie you loved when you were a child - Star Wars... the first three, which are really the last three... AAAAHHH!4. One movie you’ve seen more than once - The Count of Monte Cristo5. One movie you loved, but were embarrassed to admit it - http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/06/movie-stuff-ugh.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-5523332349324867043Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:32:00 +00002008-06-11T11:07:31.377-07:00I have had so many conversations lately with moms who are worried about how good a mom they are and I couldn’t help feeling the same way. Some days I feel like I should be fired!! Then God gave me something wonderful to let me know that Scott and I, in doing our best with God’s help, are giving our children just what they need. I hope their actions below can inspire you as they have me.Kayla and http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/06/god-parenting.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-8786483396259744592Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:54:00 +00002008-06-10T21:57:59.137-07:00Something to ponder. I love the idea of the Holy Spirit as a Wild Goose. Click the link above (the title) to challenge your perspectives.http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/06/wild-goose.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-7131413243716407202Thu, 22 May 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-05-21T22:47:14.361-07:00The sun came out, the weather is beautiful, the earth is green, and the most amazing transformation in all of this is my offspring… THEY’RE POSSESSED!!!My girlfriends were talking about this today – children and our roles as mothers. Just when our kids seem perfect they up and paint the cat purple or cut their sisters bangs down to nubbins. Whether they are a reflection of us or not, there is no http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/05/calling-to-mother.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17511432.post-3534938506363773612Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:38:00 +00002008-03-27T14:51:34.261-07:00“That dumbass driver just….” I know many of us could finish that sentence rather colorfully.Or how about this one: “Bob makes my life so miserable at work. Why should I have to do his job and mine just so things get done right?”Or maybe you didn’t have your coffee yet and someone was just too perky, thereby causing gleefully vicious daydreams of putting their head in the toilet bowl and flushing http://ketchumsblock.blogspot.com/2008/03/empathetic-overdrive.htmlkassieketchum@gmail.com (KK)1