Store Up Your Treasures!

~Hello Friends~

 I wanted to share an awesome experience I had the opportunity to witness recently. Sometimes we hear, see and experience things when we least expect it. Some might think it's small, while others might think it means everything. 

Last September,  I had a dentist appointment at a college dentistry. I arrived early and waited patiently until my name was called to go into the back. As I walked into the back I noticed some student dentists were preparing their spaces while others had gathered around an older gentleman. I figured he was a teacher, by the way the students were gathered around and attentively listening to him. I quietly took my seat and gazed from a distance. This teacher appeared to be mid sixties in age, wore a rugged look, but seemed well respected by the students and fellow colleagues.  As I sat there waiting for my student to come over to me, I strained my ears towards the conversation across the room. What I heard next was beautiful friends. A moment so awesome indeed! I heard a young male student ask "Doctor, What can I do to have a successful dentistry?" What the teacher said next was so amazing. He told the student the first and most important thing was to serve God. Secondly, serve people not his own interests and he would become blessed beyond words. He then spoke more forwardly to everyone that was in the room. He said he would love anyone and he meant anyone who wanted to, to meet with him at the school first thing Saturday morning. He wanted to bring them to estate sales, to show them that everything worked for in a material manner was only temporary. He said he knew that everyone probably already knew this, but that there was something special about seeing it, with the understanding of it on the mind. He told the students that their education was a mere help along a path to serve and help others.

 I tried to hold back tears, but I felt so touched. So thankful towards a man I didn't even know. The courage to stand up and speak truth to these students and anyone willing to listen. How true his words were and how thankful I was to witness his sweetness to these blessed students.

I thought about how I wasn't working outside the home to really serve others. I remember feeling a little shame, like I could be doing better. I often wonder how many others feel the same. As mothers and wives we must remember that daily we work, clean, love, support, listen to, teach, and endlessly give ourselves to the members of our family. As we lovingly give ourselves to our family, and serve them with hearts full of love, our acts will also be counted as service to God. I want to have a servant's heart.

I remember when I was a child, I heard someone speak of having a servant's heart. I remember being completely puzzled by the statement. A servant's heart!? Who would want to be a servant? I believe most individuals think of the word servant with a negative attitude. They believe a servant is a horrible job to have. However, to be effective in God’s service we must be willingly to take the role of a servant. It has been said that the beauty of a servant is defined not merely by their thoughts but by their actions. I believe that without possessing a servant’s heart, we may be tempted to misuse our abilities and God-given gifts for personal gain. 

It is important to me that I teach my daughters the importance of serving God and others. I realize that the most important way I can teach them is to demonstrate it as a way of life.  It is good to teach verbally, but kids learn so much from us by observing our own behaviors. I am a work in progress, always! I fail more than I succeed. I just pray that in the middle of my shortcomings, they see my true intentions.

  I have found some resources that I would love share. 

How to Raise Children With a Servant’s Heart

5 Simple Ways To Teach Kids To Serve

Kids Can Volunteer (They Just Can't Clean Their Rooms)

63 Bible Verses About Having A Servant's Heart

Videos on Kindness and Serving Others: 5 Favorites

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My first Award - The Versatile Blogger Award

I have been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award by Chestnut Grove Academy. Thank you so much Jen, for thinking about me. 

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Nominate 15 other deserving bloggers

Share 7 random things about yourself

7  Random Things About Me

1.  I love to sing, I'm not good at singing. I still sing anyways :)

2. I got my first job at 16 working at Sonic Drive-In. I loved that job.

3. When I was younger I always said I wanted to have 10 children. :)

4. I love, love, love Chinese food.  I am the only one in my household that does.

5. I am a middle child. I have 2 older siblings and 2 younger siblings.

6.  My husband is my high school sweetheart. In February we will have been married for 10 years.

7.  When I was younger I was very athletic. I played basketball in middle school and high school. I took gymnastics for 4 years. I was also in track. 

I Nominate 

(no Particular order)

1. The Sloan Homeschool

2. Daze of Adventure

3. Petra School

4. The Army Chap's Wife

5. The Creek Family

6. Hey, it's Jade!

7. Kids*Stuff *World

8.  Magnolia Lane

9. Good Samaritan Academy

10. Home With Purpose

11. MrsMamaHen

12. Greek Roots in American Soil 

13. To the Moon and back

14. Training 6 hearts for Him

15. Rockabye Butterfly