Category Archives: Weekends

>A Prayer in the Evening Before the Lord’s Day

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“Now give us to remember that tomorrow is the sabbath of the LORD, and that it is a high day, holy of the Lord and honourable, and give us grace to sanctify us ourselves, that tomorrow the Lord may do wonders among us; and to mind the work of our preparation, now the sabbath draws on.
When thous sawest every thing that thou hadst made in six days, behold all was very good, but in many things we have all offended. O that by repentance and faith in Christ’s blood, we may wash not only our feet, but also our hands, and our head, and our heart, ans so may compass thine altar, O Lord.
Now give us to rest from all our own works, and to leave all our worldly cares at the bottom of the hill, while we go up to the mount to worship God, and to return again to them”

Matthew Henry, A Method for Prayer

May the Lord bless you tonight as you prepare your heart for the Lord’s day!

A Prayer On The Morning of the Lord’s Day (you can read it here)

>Friday…How it Looks Around Here

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>Exam week is over on the home front… at least for our children; they are excited about a longer weekend and I am too! This mom, however,  still has some grading to do. (And it is OK, I am happy with that; I LOVE to see how my Spanish 1 students are already writing 250 words paragraphs and my Spanish 2 students are putting together words and sentences forming 500 words paragraphs!)

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Have you ever found something on the Internet  that you just love, a photo, a product, a painting, a book, a purse, a recipe, a cozy space, a sofa, a lamp, a journal, a notebook, a pen, a pencil…. and then you forget where it was?

Well, look at this great place I found (HT. Geninne), Pinterest. It is an online catalog in which you are the curator and you keep track of the pretty things and great ideas you find from here and there. I am just starting my own catalog but you can see what I have already pinned here (link is now working!)

View Becky...'s Pins on Pinterest

You will soon see this link on my side bar… just for fun, just so you get a better idea of what I like! 🙂

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And the fun part…  A craft for “Big Boys and Girls” (Note that  I say it is an activity for big boys and girls, because they will need to use pins… lots of pins!)

Palo de Lluvia, a Mayan Musical Instrument
  (sorry I don’t know the name in English and couldn’t find it!)
 * You need a thimble, pins, a cardboard tube (the longer the better), glue, scissors, paints, brushes, and lentils.
 * Following the spiral pattern of the cardboard press in the pins using the thimble.

* Now with some cardboard or construction paper cover one end.

* Now put about 3 spoons of lentils in the tube.

* Cover the other end and start painting it.

 * Now you are ready to make some Mayan music.

Have a most wonderful weekend!

>Fridays are for Visiting Friends

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Friday is here, and my friends, while you relax I would love to share with you some great news that are happening just “one-click” away!

(Two) THREE wonderful giveaways that you don’t want to miss this weekend are found here:
and 
Heavenly Springs

AND …. I almost forgot the one at Persis’ place:

Tried by Fire

Have you stopped by Theology for Girls lately? Diane is hosting every Thursday a “Compact Course in Systematic Theology”. I would really encourage you to follow along; specially if you don’t have time to sit and study the Systematic Theology books while you teach, cook, clean, and change diapers!

Do you remember my friend Eileen from our Philippians Study? Well, I want to say two things here, first, if you missed her Inductive Study through this Epistle and are memorizing Philippians with P2R, maybe you would love to study in depth what you are memorizing! Go here if you are interested in doing so.

The second thing I want to say is this: I recommend you to visit Eileen’s daughter’s blog, The Rejoicing Heart, and recommend it to your young friends! Rachel is a young lady who writes a beautiful and God honoring blog.

If you feel like reading some poetry, Petra wrote a beautiful piece here.

And lastly, I would love it if  you have time to visit my photography blog, My Daily Journey -through my lens-  (if you haven’t had a chance to do so.)

May this weekend be one in which you find time to be with those friends you love so much!

Under His sun and by His grace,

>From Here and There

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The Adoration of the Magi (engraving) by Albrecht Dürer

Just for you to know….

Our Christmas Tree is still up; lights are on and the spirit of Christmas is still hanging in the air. We are still talking about the different events surrounding our Lord’s coming. Every thing will remain like this until the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th (In the context of the Christian Church, Epiphany has a more specific reference: it celebrates the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. The feast of Epiphany is observed on January sixth, twelve days after Christmas.)  So, yes… I still have one more post under the series “Celebrating the Incarnation of Our Lord” next Wednesday, when, God willing, I will be sharing about the Wise Men visiting our Saviour Jesus Christ.

On Blog Reading… what I want to do this coming year.

I just LOVE to read my friend’s thoughts, your thoughts,  I am always encouraged to hear how the Lord is dealing with each one of us. I am grateful that I have been “reading” many books with you, just by reading your excerpts, quotes and thoughts. Now, I don’t want to miss those grains of wisdom I am gleaning, so I have decided, to read you always with my journal on hand to pour in there what I am learning from you. (I have done it before, but not as a regular habit)

On Kindles…

I am in. Yes. I cannot believe it but I have a Kindle now.  The most surprising thing: I am actually enjoying it!  I even thought on writing a review, but my friend Trisha did an excellent one, so I will invite you to read hers here and please also read this little piece she wrote which really made me laugh. (also about Kindles)

On gifts that take one year to make and thoughts for 2011…

This is a B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. idea that Missy shares with us… a book of quotes, thoughts and ideas, that she made for her husband. I would really want to do that.  You can read more about this here.
She also wrote a thought provoking post about her resolutions for 2011. I encourage you to read this too.

On Memorizing the Word of God…

My Moleskin is ready. I am already working with the first verses of this beautiful and challenging project: Memorizing Philippians “The goal is to memorize the entire book of Philippians by Easter Sunday (April 24, 2011) through partnering with other believers using the memory moleskine.”   You still have time to join us!

On reading together….

I also have my e-book ready to read along with other believers Help Heavenward by Octavius Winslow; Matthew Blair is hosting this Reading Group. maybe you would like to join us too.

A Closing quote from my good friend Elizabeth DeBarros:

“Resolutions scare me for the will-worship required to keep them, but if by some touch of grace I can change, become more like Christ, so help me God”

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Under His sun and by His grace…

>Under His Beautiful Sun

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>As I enjoy the sun,  the sound of mighty waves crashing against huge rocks, and my beautiful family; I invite you to visit some of my friends today.

Petra is hosting a series entitled 12 Days of Christmas with Spurgeon; you can still catch on it.

Diane has a great post, A Lonely Birth, in which she quotes John MacArthur.

My dear friend, Julie,  shares some ideas on how to celebrate with joy (and little ones) this Advent season (Maybe next week I will jump in!)

If you want to try a new dish this Christmas why not trying this Puerto Rican recipe that Christina shared with us.

Scotty Smith at The Gospel Coalition has shared two prayers for the Advent season: A Prayer About Advent Hope for Our Kids and A Prayer About Advent Loving from the Heart.

Rebecca wrote this beautiful piece on the Mystery of the Incarnation, b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. (I am grateful to her because she gave me permission to translate it into in Spanish)

Have a joyous Friday, my friends!

I leave you with some beautiful pictures of our trip.

My daughter has more great pictures at her place.

Under His beautiful sun and by His grace,

>Getting Ready for Christmas

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>What is in the oven today? These muffins, they look so good, are easy to make and my kitchen already smells delicious!

Today I am thankful for two specific things:

1. My name coming out of a hat! 

Yes, I am the happy winner of the book that my dear friend Diane @ Theology for Girls, gave away this week:

Commentary on Matthew
“The Gospel of the Kingdom”
C.H. Spurgeon

You need to know that the beautiful picture of Matthew Henry on the cover was painted by Diane’s husband, Robert Bucknell a great artist indeed! (visit his website here)

Thank you, Diane!

2. I am also thankful for all the resources available to study and get ready for Christmas.

Sometimes we spend lots of time thinking about the decorations for our home during the Holidays that we may forget that this is a great time to study some doctrines that are essential for us to know. If we study the sound doctrine, and grasp what it really means Emmanuel, God with us, the Incarnation, God breaking into time becoming man, we will be able to celebrate fully and joyfully this Christmas season.

You don’t have to spend money to buy books if you don’t have it, there are plenty resources available online for you to start studying today!

Monergism offers a large list of resources here.

Grace and Gems has a wide list of resources too. Find them here.

Go to Ligonier  to listen a teaching series entitled Christmas Messages.

Desiring God also offers several options for you to study, check them out.

Well, my friends, my little one is awake and Saturday muffins are ready…

Have a joyous weekend!