Another Treasure: Encouragement

My friends call me an Encourager because
I am always loudly cheering for them!

Do you like to be encouraged?  

This month my parents want me to learn scriptures about encouragement. 

I do like it when people tell me that I am special. 

That's what encouragement is all about.

At our house, encouragement is important. 

We do lots of good deeds for others. 

My Mom says we need to try to be the Hands and Feet of Jesus

That means we make lots of meals for others. We have people over a lot. We send cards to people when they are sick. or sad.

I make funny photos and put them in the cards to cheer people up
I like to distort faces on my DS and make silly shots.

The Bible is full of verses to lift people up. Here is one of my favorites: 

Deuteronomy 31:6 

Be strong and courageous. 

Do not fear or be in dread of them, 
for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. 

He will not leave you or forsake you.”

We have kids over all the time and play

board games and other fun activities. 

Fun with my Dad

The Treasure of Jesus by Steven Curtis Chapman

I love this song, which goes along

with a past Theme from L2L.

Here are the lyrics, and I posted the  link to hear it below.  

What can I do
How can I live
To show my world
The treasure of Jesus

What will it take
What could I give
So they can know
The treasure He is

And if I can sing
Let my songs be full of His glory
If I can speak
Let my words be full of His grace

And if I should live or die
Let me be found pursuing this prize
The One that alone satisfies
The treasure of Jesus


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atuT0DUaf90

Source:  Dayspring.com

Hard Work is Good

It rained really hard this past week.  We got water in our basement, I mean a LOT of water.  We had to get the shop vac out and suck up all the little streams that we going across the floor down there.  

Now it smells moldy, and my Mom is really upset.  I sketched out a plan to drain the water from the back yard into the alley beside our house.  The back yard is kind of at an angle that lets the rainwater flow down to our patio.  My Dad says that the people who designed our house did not think ahead.  

Now we get water in the basement every time a flash flood comes.  So I drew out a sketch, and today Mom and I dug out canals and put in drainage pipes to get the rain water to flow out to the alley instead of into our basement.  

I was pretty tired and sore after we dug up 

all that dirt and put in the pipes. 

Now I am kind of excited for the next flash flood, 

to see if my ideas and sketches will work

to keep the basement dry. 

Luke 14:28 says, 

"But don't begin until you count the cost. 

For who would begin construction of a building 

without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?"

It did not cost much to do this project, 

and I hope it works! 

  

Treasuring Up Good Times

We Decorated our Porch Today

We have a lot of fun at our house. 

 There is always someone coming over, stopping by, or visiting.  

We stay super busy in the Fall.  

My Mom and Dad like to make the house look fun with Decorations.  

We have people here from church nearly every weekend, and Missionaries sleep over in our Guest Room a lot.  All of this stuff brings many good times here at our home. 

I made this bird
It is a Black Bird for Fall

It's not that we have a lot of money, because we SURE don't!  But we use stuff like leaves, nuts, and nature to decorate, and to do crafts.  We grow our own vegetables for meals with Family, and friends.  We shop at ALDA and my mom uses coupons like crazy.  

And we always have enough.  It's like the verse in the Bible that says, "The Son of man is going to come in His Father's glory with the Angels, and then He will reward each person  according to what he has done"(Mt 16:27).  

We collect Leaves in Fall and
do all kinds of Crafts with them


That is what I mean about Treasures.  

I read a book about Hudson Taylor, a great missionary to China.  

He said, "The less I spent on myself, and the more I gave to others, 
the FULLER of happiness and blessing did my soul become."  

We gather up acorns in the fall, and then
when it snows, we throw them
out into the backyard for the
Squirrels to have a Snow Feast

It doesn't matter if you are helping animals, people, babies, or anything else.  When you give, it makes you happy inside.  God feels really good, too.  

What about you, do you like to treasure up good times?  Do you give of yourself?  I would love to know what you think about this topic... you can leave a comment if you want. 

First Blog Post: A Treasured Event **Explanation of Blog Purpose

Hi!

Just wanted to let you know that I am glad you are reading my blog.

 This is my second year in Lads to Leaders, and my 

Second year to write a blog about 

my times in L2L

  

Our Theme for 2015/2016 is 

 "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

 I want you to know that

 I treasure my time in Lads to Leaders (L2L).

Note:  If you would like to read the blog in 

the order that it was written, please start at 

the last post written way back on 4/18/15 and select

 "Newer Post" after reading each post.

The posts are in reverse order, with newest posts first.

 This could be confusing, so just know that this is the last 

official Lad to Leader's post.  I will be adding future posts, but

they are for my personal blog, and not always to do with 

Lads 

to Leaders.