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Living the List

Happy New Year to all of you who read my blog!

It is the time where people make thier lists of New Years resolutions. And yes, you guessed it, this is mine. I hope to acutally live it this year, not just make the list like I have done in past years. 🙁

Spiritual

-read through the Bible (Psalm 119:105)
-start having devotions outside so as to have some quiet time with God (1 Thessalonians 2:12)
-become a strong praying woman (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
-work on Christ-like characteristics (Galatians 5:22-23)
-finish going through the “Becoming God’s True Woman” with my mom and sister and work on becoming a true woman (1 Peter 3:3-6)
-listen to all of the Louie Giglio audios that I can get my hands on (Phillipians 3:17)
-start memorizing more Scripture (Psalm 119:11)

Musical

-start playing piano at nursing homes or other places like them (1 Peter 4:10)
-learn more worship songs (Hebrews 13:15)

Personal

-finish the 100 Hard Things Challenge (Hebrews 10:24-25)
-strengthen relationships with family and friends (Galatians 5:14)
-go through the book “Find Your Fit” with my sister (Psalm 139:14)
-blog more (Luke 1:3)
-embrace my passions (2 Peter 1:10)
-being a pilot
-read through the airplane handbook and go through pilots course online
-being a missionary
-take my 3rd trip to Rancho3M in Mexico and find a way to be an advocate for missions throughout the year
-the outdoors
-go hiking more and go on a camping and canoeing trip
-farming/gardening
-plan, plant, grow and harvest the garden and raise chickens

Physically

-go running in the mornings once a week (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Academically

-work on science and math (for pilots training) (1 Corinthians 10:31)
-really really study spanish to be able to really really talk to and understand the kids at Rancho3M (Phillipians 4:13)

I will hopefully try and do these this year. Please pray!

Happy New Year!

Priscilla

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#22- Began An Auto Upkeep Book

So if you hang out at the Bower’s, you may see that our schooling takes initiative and self control. Our parents philosophy is “teach them to learn, and let em’ learn!” If there is a certain subject we want to study, we find books and study on that topic. We have oodles of books in our house and sometimes browsing our shelves can start the pursuit of a new project or skill or subject to learn about. Our parents have also really wanted us to know about auto upkeep and how to be able to do basic auto work. I am good with my hands and after finding a book in our shelves I started working on it. This was hard because the first chapter (vehicle identification and the history of cars) seemed boring and the book sat on my school shelf for a while before I picked it up and started doing it. It turned out to be great. There’s a reason God gave you a brain. To learn about Him, the things He has made and enjoy it! Once you grasp the idea that any kind of learning is learning about God (math, science, history etc.) you are on the right track and you have true brain power!

Priscilla

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#21- Gave Away One of My Blankets to Refugees

So recently, some people in our church were collecting blankets for refugees. I wanted to give a blanket so we got an extra blanket that we had and got ready to give it. I was passing by my bedroom when I saw that I had two blankets on my bed. Both were Christmas gifts and they were very warm and cozy. I realized though that I was super blessed to have two blankets on my bed when others had none. I also had a comforter. Stunned by my blessings and gratitude I hurriedly grabbed my extra blanket, washed it and gave it to the refugees. Some things can be hard but rewarding.

“The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives.”

Psalm 37:21

Let’s look at what we have and then give even more.

We can love Jesus in the hungry, the naked and the destitute who are dying…. If you love, you will be willing to serve. And you will find Jesus in the distressing disguise of the poor.
Mother Teresa

Priscilla

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#19 and #20- Did the Dishes without Anyone Telling Me and Listened to the Holy Spirit’s Voice

So sorry I have not written in like forever. Yes, you guessed it. More computer trouble. 🙂 Anyway I have not really been doing a hard thing every day, it is harder than it seems. I hope to be getting a bit more on track in the future. Yesterday my mom and sister were gone. I was at home with the task of making dinner. Everything was going well until I saw the stack of dishes. Note: we do our dishes by hand. Here was what the conversation between me and the Holy Spirit was like when I saw them.

Me: wow those are alot of dishes.
HS: yes, you should do them.
Me: I’m not even on dish duty tonight. That’s Celia and Jace’s job tonight. Why bother?
HS: aren’t you doing a hard thing challenge? This would be a hard thing.
Me: yeah. I forgot about that. I’ll prepare the dih water for them and bless them in that way. Note: to hand wash the dishes you need very hot water and our sink takes forever to get hot water.
HS: hard things is about going above and beyond. You should actually do the dishes.
Me: okay…..man, these dry dishes are really in the way.
HS: are you thinking what I am thinking?
Me: yes, yes, I know. I should probably put them away.
After doing the dishes, drying the dishes and preparing dish water for the dinner dishes I felt so relieved that I had decided to do the hard thing. It made my heart sing when my sister said, “thanks Priscilla for doing the dishes. It was such a blessing not to have it take so long.” Don’t wrestle with Angels like Jacob, just listen to what God has for you and do it.

Priscilla

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#17- Patience with William

So sorry I have not been writing! Our internet was down and then we had blog problems…

Anyway, my hard thing from Friday was just having patience with my little brother William. Now William is a great kid but when it is 11:00 at night and you have just returned from a fun but exhausting day at your friends house where you play games like hide and seek tag in the dark with flashlights and do things like army crawl through wet grass to try and make your way to base without being seen, while teamed up with 6 year old William who scraped his leg and is now moaning in pain, he can try your patience. No actually William did a great job being teamed up with me. We piggybacked through the woods, army crawled through the grass, all in pitch black darkness and he was a very brave trooper. (The things some sisters do with you..:) ) But on the 45 minute drive home at 11:00 at night… well…

The Lord gives me grace to have patience with my younger siblings. It can be hard, but hey isn’t that why it is on the do hard things list?

Priscilla