About: heatherjones

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http://www.arrowsprings.blogspot.com

Heather is married to the love of her life for the past 17 years and after committing to allowing God to choose their family size, they are raising 11 arrows (and counting) for Him. Although it is not always easy and it takes lots of work, with God's strength and grace, they are enjoying the journey! Come on over and visit Arrow Springs for the whole story!

Author Archives: Heather

Heather is married to the love of her life for the past 17 years and after committing to allowing God to choose their family size, they are raising 11 arrows (and counting) for Him. Although it is not always easy and it takes lots of work, with God's strength and grace, they are enjoying the journey! Come on over and visit Arrow Springs for the whole story!

He is the Potter, We are the Play Dough…

Image via Wikipedia With 11 kids, I am always looking for practical and simple ways to teach my children about Jesus. I find that if my children have something to do with their hands while I am talking to them at our family bible time, they take it in better! (That also may come from…

Me, Not In Control?

Years ago, my marriage had a different tone. I was the one who made decisions. My husband came to ME when things needed done or asked. The kids went to ME when asking to do or go somewhere. I ran the home! Lots of little irritations from both sides. It really never “felt” right but…

Time for Soup

It is quickly turning into fall, and that means…it is time for soup! I am not good at sharing new recipes with my family very often. Mostly because I am not in a creative mood at times or I am not in the mood to once again hear the moans and groans from children birthed…

Am I Being Moldable Clay?

I have been praying and asking God to replace all of ME with all of HIM so there is nothing left of me!  I am just to that point where I am so tired of SELF.  God has been showing me how much of ME there is in my life and so I realized –…

Dying to Self…

Dying to self is: hard a constant struggle a battle uncommon to the world pleasing to God asked of us by God led by example from Jesus to the point of His death possible a command profitable to us spiritually usable because God can replace the “me” mentality with the “Him” mentality necessary essential when…

My-way or the High-way?

When I ask God to search my heart and help me weed out all the un-Godly things with GODLY things, it is always a heart opening experience!  And it is usually things that I already think I am doing pretty well on!  The last few months have been a journey that has brought me much…

Would not trade this Mommy-thing for Any-thing!

When I was a little girl, all I wanted to be was a mom and wife! I did not really care about the order at that time! I naturally remember wanting to be a mommy first! (The husband part did not come until I was a teenager! ) I would line my dolls up from…