Making Your Home a Haven week 3 : Cooking

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This is week 3 in the Making Your Home a Haven challenge, I greatly apologize for not blogging on Monday but I've been trying to help out with my niece because her sissy has the flu and she isn't feeling so well either.

This week my candle has been burning away, my Christmas music has been just a going and I'm hearing it isn't Christmas why are you listening to Christmas music lol, and I've been letting my dear lil Ava help me cook while my husband gets to relax because he has been working so hard. I must say I am truly blessed with a wonderful husband, remember him while you are with your family, don't leave him out.

This week is a week of Thanksgiving and most of all tomorrow is a special day...Thanksgiving Day....which means family and food. I'm challenging each of you to please try and tell each person you see why you are thankful that God placed them in your life. Even while some families have those we tolerate but aren't pleased with, I'm asking you to please just be positive and try and influence them in a good way. You make the mood :) positively positive.

Well I pray that you all have a great Thanksgiving! I must be going and check on my little Ava, she's quiet...not a good thing lol. Please leave comments saying how you are enjoying this blog, tips to make it better, and also what your plans are for Thanksgiving!


Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad

 

Learning to be Self-less

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“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”

Philippians 2:3-5

Last night at church the preacher preached to the men about being better husbands and leaders for their family, so my question today is how can we as wives be less selfish and let our spouse lead no matter how hard it is for us. Take a step back and evaluate your actions and decision, are they all about you and bettering yourself? If so then how can we change it to where we are thinking about how our actions can make our marriages better, our children happier and respectful to our husbands? Well I pray that something today has you thinking that today can be better, instead of bickering, it can be laughter and joy.

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Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad

A wake up call

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So today I woke up to 10 missed calls and 9 missed text messages on my phone, and it got me thinking about what if God was calling and I missed it. What if there was never another call from Him, What if that was it and He wrote me off as someone who really didn't love Him? I pray that I always hear His still smile voice when He is calling to me. I pray that each and everyone of us are never too tired or too busy to hear Him and make time to draw close to Him. No worries I called my Mom and bestfriend back...They were trying to wake me up but the speaker on my phone is broken so I guess it's time to invest in an alarm clock for myself lol. I wake up with my husband every morning and fix his lunch for work. I always spend those moments with him so that it brightens his day. Well I hope that today was alittle inspiring for you and that you have your music and candle going!

Also Happy birthday to my little furry fellow Prince Tiny Cozad :) It's his first birthday!

Be Blessed,
Regina Cozad

Week 2 of challenge-soft music

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This is week 2 of The making your home a haven challenge and this is to play soft music while still lighting your candle everyday. It helps create a soft and calm atmosphere for your family. Pray for peace not only in your home but in  your heart. Ask God to help you be a better person for Him, to show you what you need to get rid of that is in you heart whether it be bitterness, envy, etc. Ask God to help you put the things you are lacking in your heart and work on having better peaceful relationships with people :). Thank God for the peace that comes with serving Him completely. Well I help this challenge is a blessing to all, please take time to read the original post by Courtney for week 2 at http://womenlivingwell.org/2012/11/making-your-home-a-haven-week-2-soft-music/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WomenLivingWell+%28Women+Living+Well+%29. Comment below and let me know how this site is helping you and feel free to share my page with others. Thanks.

Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad

Be Thankful

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This is going to be a short post because I am very busy because the company I work for had our awesome training today on helping people really get the best weight loss and health results and I got a lot of house work to catch up plus trying to get my customers' products shipped. If you are interested in learning more about how you can lose weight then just comment below or email me at silligurl91@yahoo.com. I just want to say be thankful for your spouse everyday. If he goes to work everyday without you asking him to and He does side work to help bring in extra money don't grumble because he isn't home, be thankful the opportunity came up for him to do it. I struggled a lot every-time my husband would have side jobs I would grumble but then God smote me and said well I'm trying to bless y'all quit griping and let me :). So I gave in and just let God! So Be thankful for a working spouse it shows he loves you and his family enough to make sure that food, shelter and necessities are something you never go without and if there is a want....He just might surprise you with it one day :)


Be Blessed,
Regina Cozad

Making Time to Talk

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So today I was checking my email after thinking about How I could really connect with my husband, I opened this email from Focus on The Family so I thought I'd share it. Life is just so busy that some days we wake up and rush off to do errands and get all we can done in one day and forget to take a moment or two to really connect. Take time today to just connect, let things wait because your marriage is more important. 

Many couples don't take enough time to talk, bond, and firmly connect with each other during the early days of their marriage. If you're a newlywed, you can apply the 24-5 Principle by doing the following:

• Establish a special, exclusive covenant for one year.
• Refrain from all extra responsibilities during that year.
• Focus on and establish your marriage before you move out into career advancement, ministry, and further education.
• Invest in and bond with your spouse emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and sexually.
• Bring happiness to one another; limit your time with others during the first year.

You can expect some resistance from family members and friends on this decision. But ask them to pray for your marriage throughout this first year together.
What if you're asked by your church to take on a major task during that time? One counselor advises his clients to say something like, "Thank you for thinking of us. We're so pleased with the church and so encouraged by all of you. But we've been strongly advised by our counselor to invest in each other this first year of our marriage—to really bond and connect with each other and limit our activities. We promised him we'd do that. But please ask us again in a year or so, okay? We really want to be involved."
What if you're past the one-year mark? You can apply the 24-5 Principle at any time in your marriage. Here are five steps to doing just that:

1. Keep your promise. Many couples, at their weddings, light a "unity candle" and blow out their individual candles. That symbolizes husband and wife dying to themselves in order to give birth to something new and much more intimate, beautiful, and mysterious—"two becoming one." One of the best ways to become one is to spend time together, and that can happen when you and your spouse talk, celebrate special occasions, set goals, go shopping, pay bills, play tennis, or study a devotional book.
2. Be intentional and selective. Everyone has the same amount of time—24 hours a day. Avoid being sloppy with yours. Manufacturing more time isn't possible, but you can make excellent use of what you have by allocating time to talk and do things together. When that time comes, make sure you're rested and not rushed or preoccupied. If talking really is a priority for you, you'll say no to time-stealers like sitcoms, reality shows, and the Internet.
3. Be creative and perseverant. Talk about a variety of subjects—solving problems, overcoming challenges, establishing goals and priorities, your spiritual life, preferences, and just having fun. Start small and build. Some couples tend to have unrealistic expectations. This may result in discouragement, criticism, and blaming. Remember that bonding and connecting don't happen overnight.
4. Enjoy and encourage uniqueness. You and your spouse aren't alike. Think of how awful and boring it would be to be married to yourself! Those conversations wouldn't be very interesting, would they? As you spend time together, resist the temptation to try remaking your spouse in your image. Let the Holy Spirit transform both of you into the image of Christ. Allow and encourage your spouse to be the person God has created him or her to be, and enjoy that person.
5. Be loving, respectful, and patient. The gift God has given you and your spouse is each other. In the end, He'll probably be less interested in your professional success or how much money you made than in how you nurtured the gift He gave you in marriage.

Taking time to talk is part of that. Choose wisely how you spend those minutes, hours, and days—especially in your early years together.

 From Focus on the Family's Complete Guide to the First Five Years of Marriage, published by Tyndale. Copyright © 2006, Focus on the Family. All rights reserved. International copyright secured.

Be Blessed,
Regina Cozad

peaceful

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Today as I light my candle, I pray for peace not just in my home but in the home of those who are struggling in their marriage and life. I pray for peace in America and I pray that We as Christians step up and pray for our leaders no matter our thoughts on how the election turned out. Remember no matter who is president Jesus is still King! He is leading us and guiding us, He placed who He wants to be in office to work out His plan.

I woke up this morning with a heavy burden for a couple that is close to me who is going through turmoil. I'm asking each and every person who sees this blog to pause a moment and pray for God to be with them and help them. Thanks so much!

Light your candles, pray for peace, and love your family!!!

Be Blessed,
Regina Cozad

Prepare your heart

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I am sorry I haven't been posting lately, I have been very busy with 3 deaths in our family.
I do encourage everyone to begin preparing their hearts, minds and body for the upcoming holidays and definitely for tomorrow when you go to Poll to vote in a president for the next 4 years. Vote for someone that you would trust to lead your family in truth and by God's word. I am joining in on Women Living Well's 31 Day Fall Challenge. Today as I saw my candle burning I prayed for peace in my home and my heart as well as my Husband's. Thanks for coming by and I'm sorry for the short post but I'm off to clean up my kitchen.

Be Blessed,
Regina Cozad

Week 1:http://womenlivingwell.org/2012/11/making-your-home-a-haven-week-1/

Find the weekly topic schedule here and learn more: http://www.womenlivingwell.org/2012/10/the-3rd-annual-making-your-home-a-haven-challenge-is-back/