Jodi's Journal

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73406674145004050282012-02-15T23:49:49.571-08:00Jodi's JournalFor the Glory of God and the Advancement of His KingdomJodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-45969145076383434822009-02-28T12:33:00.000-08:002009-02-28T12:44:43.958-08:00Trade Your Sorrows In For The joy Of The Lord

I have been trying to decide on a tombstone for my son Christian and what we should write on it. It seems that I grow to love him more each day even though he is not with us here physically. It is hard when I think of what could have been, at night or when it is quiet. Different things trigger my sorrow and yet God is merciful and faithfully brings me back to Him. He is my joy, my hope, and my

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-25085403201518797052009-02-17T20:49:00.000-08:002009-02-17T21:43:29.554-08:00Christian Covenant Kruse, Our Baby Boy, Born Into The Lord's Arms, 3 Weeks Before His Due Date

A lot has happened since I last posted on this blog, but through this last year God has been ever faithful and true. He has provided for our every need, comforted us through every trial, and embraced us with His amazing love showered with His grace. The joy of the Lord is my strength. Each of us have grown a year older. We have also been blessed with another child. His name is Christian Covenant

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-12322981022406095312008-01-22T16:27:00.000-08:002008-01-22T23:12:21.680-08:00Happy Birthday, Jared Brady Kruse!!!

Today is Jared's birthday. He is seven years old. He is my sixth child, my third son. I love that today we can celebrate life. You see, it is also the anniversary of Roe vs Wade that legalized abortion to be done throughout a woman's entire pregnancy. That means the day or minute before a baby is due to be delivered it is legal to kill that baby. How can this be? May God forgive us and cleanse

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-59997424996840982952007-12-12T10:35:00.000-08:002007-12-21T10:57:45.158-08:00The Lie of Personal Peace, Affluence, and Following Your Heart

The Lie of Personal Peace and AffluenceThen I said: "Ah, Lord GOD, behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'"And the LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name; I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-73963400252844523942007-12-11T00:09:00.000-08:002007-12-11T11:20:58.523-08:00Debt Management

Here is a shorter post :) Hugh and I were as silly as this couple on the video below and have learned the hard way that what this man speaks is true. Take his advice. Since January 2007, by the grace of God and help of my parents, we have been able to pay off close to $30,000 of debt, cut our financial fat of monthly budget spending by $4,200, get rid of all our credit cards, eliminate a mortgage

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-57046911993076867872007-12-10T08:24:00.000-08:002007-12-10T11:14:50.770-08:00Return, Write, and Wail

Return,O Faithless SonsContinuing with yesterdays thoughts, my prayer is to see us and our children cleansed from all unrighteousness, to see us depart from our former faithless ways, and return to the God of our salvation. God has called out, "Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness.""Behold, we come to thee; for thou art the LORD our God. Truly the hills are a delusion, the

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-56842361047341807262007-12-09T09:52:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:01:08.415-08:00Watchman on the Wall

A Dream and Coming Destruction I woke up early this morning with a terrible dream that felt so real. I was in a car and could see several members of my family outside by the water. Then all of a sudden they started screaming and trying to get away from an alligator. The gator first went towards my mom. Then someone else that I did not recognize got right in front of it, and looked directly into

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-33910279581346928752007-12-07T08:48:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:03:48.199-08:00Humility

In 1 Peter 5:5-7 God tells the younger to be subject to the elder. Clothe yourselves,all of you, with humility toward one another for ' God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you. This is a wonderful passage for us to

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-74429699258968404642007-12-06T11:05:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:14:38.146-08:00Our God Reigns

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!I will sing and make melody!Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre!I will awake the dawn! I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the peoples,I will sing praises to thee among the nations. For thy steadfast love is great above the heavens,thy faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!Let thy glory be over all the

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-1134686218173378572007-12-05T09:16:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:15:27.146-08:00Give Thanks

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good for His steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so." Psalms 107:1-2

Jodi Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819598229764913003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340667414500405028.post-79399119727096002392007-11-20T10:39:00.000-08:002007-12-21T11:02:49.122-08:00Greetings

IntroductionHello. Let me introduce myself. My name is Jodi Sue Kruse. I am a Christian, saved by grace, and am 34 years old. Please leave a comment and let me know a little more about you, what God is teaching you, how He has blessed you, what your thoughts are on what you read here, or what you would like to be prayed for.My HusbandI am happily married to Hugh Kruse. In October, we celebrated

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