"Lord, Who am I?"

That is a question I ask myself almost daily as I look in the mirror.  Just taking a  quick look many things come to my mind.  Then I take a longer look,  "Eww, you really DON'T want to color your hair?"  "Man, you could have used more sleep."  "Mmmm, a Mary Kay make over is way over due."  "Umm, how about a new wardrobe?"

Then I look deeper, no, not at the wrinkles, sagging skin, imperfections of the skin, but beyond that..."Lord, who am I?"  I am a child of THE Holy God, a wife, a mother,  a mammi, an aunt, a daughter, a sister,  a friend, most of all a sinner.  

The last one, a sinner, is what really gets me.  I AM A SINNER!  Why would a Holy God want to bother with me?  Maybe because I am worth loving? 

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

What can I say?  I can't argue with scripture.  Amazing how one verse can hold so much power.  God loved, so I am worth being loved.

But still, "Lord, who am I?"  I take an even deeper look.  "Lord, who am I?"  I am a fallen woman trying to walk a life that is pleasing to my Savior.  I like the blog header that Sarah Mae has on her blog, "fitting perfect into fallen".  Yes, I like that.  I am not perfect, never will be this side of heaven.  I can not measure up to what God wants me to be, because I will always fall short of it.  But God knew that when His Spirit drew me to Him.  He knew that I could not be a wife, a mother, a mammi, an aunt, a daughter, a sister, a friend without Him. 

So I ask again, "Lord, who am I?"  And He whispers that I am His child and no matter what comes my way I am His.  I will lean on His everlasting arm and let Him guide me through this life until I see His face in Glory.

I am probably not going to color my hair...I am trying to age gracefully.  I probably will not get much more sleep, the Mary Kay make over will never be possible, and the wardrobe will always be lacking.  But I know who I am and will rely on Him to walk me step by step.

Just three of the reasons why I am
 Leaning on the Everlasting Arm.

A Peek of the Warriors and Maidens

Yes, it is a real post.  A post with pictures!  I have a couple of post in drafts that never were completed, but maybe one day I will get to get them finished.

 

Today I would like to introduce you to the Warriors and Maidens that still live in our castle.  They are suppose to be in birth order but the computer has a mind of its own!

 

 

 

Daughter #3 (child 7)
18 Years Old
March 7, 2013



Son #7 (child 13)
10 Years Old
February 11, 2013

 



Daughter #2 (child 6)
21 Years Old
September 19, 2013

 

Son # 5 (child 8)
 17 Years Old
October 24, 2013

Son #6 and Daughter #4 (children 9 and 10)
15 Years Old
November 3, 2013

Daughter #5 (child 11)
13 Years Old
July 28, 2013

Daughter #6 (child 12)
12 Years Old
September 8, 2013

Daughter #7 (child 14)
9 Years Old
December 21, 2013



These precious faces are just a few of the precious memories that fill my life each and every day.  They are the reason that Hubby and I work hard to bring them up in the way of the Lord.  It is a hard job, but one that is so rewarding!  It is a life that is given to prayer early in the morning to late in the evening.  It is a life that has many bumps in the road, a life that requires us to totally lean on our Lord and Savior.  It is a life that brings tears of happiness and sorrow, but a life that I would not trade for anything!  

I'm Here!

I am not hiding, I have been busy raising the warriors and maidens!  Life seems so full of school right now.  There are so many things that need to be done.  Not only school work, but chores that need to be checked on, and plain ol' child-rearing!   

If the Lord allows, I will be back to post this week! 

Hello!

If you typed in Momma Chilson into your browser expecting Chilson Family and ended up here at Raising Warriors and Maidens it is because I have a second blog! 

I have been wanting to write a blog about raising my children, but have been afraid to write one.  Why?  Because I am a chicken!  Chit-chat is fun, but sometimes I want to write a little more on the "serious" side, or maybe I should rephrase that as encouraging instead of serious.

I am not quite ready to do a "real" post on the warriors and maidens, but I felt if I at least created the blog I would actually do something with it.

You may wonder why I chose warrior and maidens.  It is because that is what I am raising!  I want my young men to be warriors for the Lord and my young ladies to be maidens for Him as well!  If that is what I want them to be for Him, then I need to raise them in that way for Him!

I am not coming across as an expert in rearing children, but I have a biblical responsibility in raising them.  The Bible is my guide in training and Deuteronomy chapter six states it well...

⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
⁶ And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
⁷ And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
⁸ And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
⁹ And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

 I even have plans to hopefully have some guest postings!