Fwd: Have a blessed Sunday!

Heather Heggie

760-496-8029

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From: Heather Heggie <hheggie@sbcglobal.net>
Date: January 27, 2013, 6:50:00 AM PST
To: Jon & Heather Heggie <hheggie@sbcglobal.net>, Sarah Elliott <elliottsar@gmail.com>, Teresa Stepanow <teresastepanow@gmail.com>, "lchambers@horizonprep.org" <lchambers@horizonprep.org>, Melissa Pedersen <mpedersen@horizonprep.org>, Megan Blabac <mblabac@hotmail.com>, Kristina Lockhart <klockhart@horizonprep.org>, Lisa Wilbor <lwilbor@horizonprep.org>, Kara McGill <kmcgill@horizonprep.org>, Cathy Towner <ctowner@horizonprep.org>, Shannon Grove <sgrove@horizonprep.org>, Jazmyn Chiarella <jazzysf97@roadrunner.com>, Jamie Gianni <jgianni@horizonprep.org>, Jennifer Phillips <phillipsclan6@gmail.com>, joanna Coons <joanna_coons@yahoo.com>, Shiloh Caffrey <shilohcaffrey@aol.com>, Alyssa Jablonski <ajablonski@horizonprep.org>, Kelly Whitton <kwhitton@horizonprep.org>, Rey and Jennifer Vargas <reynjen@san.rr.com>, Sally Nessman <snessman@horizonprep.org>, Wendy Bonilla <wbonilla85@hotmail.com>, Diane McCallum <dmccallum@horizonprep.org>
Subject: Have a blessed Sunday!

Loved this-- had to share!
Love,
Heather

Fwd: Bible Study Encouragement- Week 3!!!

Heather Heggie

760-496-8029

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From: Heather Heggie <hheggie@sbcglobal.net>
Date: January 27, 2013, 9:20:47 PM PST
To: Jon & Heather Heggie <hheggie@sbcglobal.net>, Sarah Elliott <elliottsar@gmail.com>, Teresa Stepanow <teresastepanow@gmail.com>, "lchambers@horizonprep.org" <lchambers@horizonprep.org>, Melissa Pedersen <mpedersen@horizonprep.org>, Megan Blabac <mblabac@hotmail.com>, Kristina Lockhart <klockhart@horizonprep.org>, Lisa Wilbor <lwilbor@horizonprep.org>, Kara McGill <kmcgill@horizonprep.org>, Cathy Towner <ctowner@horizonprep.org>, Shannon Grove <sgrove@horizonprep.org>, Jazmyn Chiarella <jazzysf97@roadrunner.com>, Jamie Gianni <jgianni@horizonprep.org>, Jennifer Phillips <phillipsclan6@gmail.com>, joanna Coons <joanna_coons@yahoo.com>, Shiloh Caffrey <shilohcaffrey@aol.com>, Alyssa Jablonski <ajablonski@horizonprep.org>, Kelly Whitton <kwhitton@horizonprep.org>, Rey and Jennifer Vargas <reynjen@san.rr.com>, Sally Nessman <snessman@horizonprep.org>, Wendy Bonilla <wbonilla85@hotmail.com>, Elena Antichevich <eantichevich100@pointloma.edu>, Stacie Sakal <ssakal@horizonprep.org>, ljoseph@horizonprep.org, Lindsey Martinez <lmartinez100@pointloma.edu>, Catherine Stewart <catstewart7@gmail.com>
Subject: Bible Study Encouragement- Week 3!!!

Ladies,
I like pretty things. I am a "girl" before I am a mom, wife, worker, friend, etc...I also love, outdoor eating, especially on beautifully decorated farmhouse tables. Cozy blankets for all and farm-to-table fresh food I easily make in my warm and inviting kitchen. My carefree children run safely through the fields while I put the finishing touches on my homemade rhubarb pie crust and smile at the joy of my family and the dinner we are about to share together.

I chuckle as I write this knowing, YES, I do love ALL those "desired things or ideas in my head" but they are clearly not my true reality. I know this too AND I DO love my current life.  BUT, for some reason, the farmhouse table life seems PRETTIER than my life--in a thousand different ways. But is it?

My life is messy. My life is crazy. My life is happy. My life is sad. My life is full. But, would I call my life "pretty?" 

Not really. But, my life is specifically purposed by Jesus. Whether I CHOOSE to fully-believe this or not is irrelevant. He is in control and I may trust and obey or I may try it on my own. Jesus knows my name.

Is Jesus MORE present at the farmhouse table while my kids are flying kites in the fields at sunset (or in my case scratching each other with sticks and starting a small fire with my lavender outdoor candles hanging from trees)??? Is Jesus and life BETTER on the farm-to-table dinners verses the Trader Joes Orange Chicken dinners? NO, NOT AT ALL!

Maybe, I just forget that MESSY is PRETTY to Jesus. Maybe when it's messy, I am on my knees more crying out to the Lord.  My Savior is beautiful, therefore I am beautiful. Wow!!! I don't need the table outside to make my life beautiful. It is gorgeous because my Father is writing the story. 

Cheers to Trader Joes alphabet cookies instead of homemade pie and wheat pizza dough in a bag. My messy life has been entrusted to me by God and it's beautiful AND pretty.

SO is YOURS sweet teachers and friends! ❤

Great first two weeks in the study ladies!! Woo Hoo! This week we are on 

John 11 pg 28-33 discussion questions!

Remember: Try to log onto the Horizon website and listen to the Women's Ministry speaker each week to coincide with your discussion questions. 

Challenge question of the week: Ask the Lord to help you Roll Away a stone WITH Him and face the thing in your life that stinks. What "stinks" in your life and what do you need to completely surrender to the Lord with absolute trust and faith?

Wed,11:30 Thursday 12:00noon or Friday 12:45 LUNCHES--join us in the cry room--feel free to come to any day that works best in your schedule. 

Don't forget! Continue to pray for one another each week! 

Love to you all...

HH

Love this!

Had the " talk" with my Sarah this morning and was beautiful to share God's creation with her... Emotions , body and spirit-- purity and free will also. So glad we talked and loved her being my baby and grown up girl all rolled into one this week and today... I love you Sar Bear.

Well this week proved to be a doozie! Sarah gave a friend a bible verse answer on a test- got caught confessed it all and handled it beautifully. So proud of her, her heart and repentant spirit to gracefully handle all of the consequences. So proud! Love her teacher and principal too- what a gift! God uses all circumstances to bless us- even the yucky stuff! Yesterday Sarah found out there is no tooth fairy- hard reality and the magic left- but we had a good 11 years with her believing-- next this morning her and I had the sex talk in detail and how God created our bodies, our feelings and love and marriage. What a beautiful beginning to the weekend and crazy too... So fitting that my almost 11 year old ( next week) grew up a lot and learned a lot about God and herself. I love you Sar Bear my first baby and know God loves you more than me- even though impossible to fathom as a mommy!

I love you Sar Bear!
You are salt of the earth and light of the world!
Xoxo

While showering this morning.. My "sweet, tiny dogs" jumped up on the oven where I had two 9x13 trays of brownies covered- ATE them ALL and took many of my dirty bowls out of the sink and "cleaned" them also..."Fly Lady" would be so disappointed I did not have a clean sink before going to bed! 😜I am trying to be grateful that if this is the worst problem I have today- I am still blessed. But hard..will admit!

Exciting day for my Luke-- he gets to wear contacts instead of glasses now!!! He is thrilled and can't wait to go back to school and play sports without glasses!!!