Chapter Closed

Well, we are done with the institutional church. We let the pastor know yesterday. There is just so much stuff that shouldn't be happening that is happening there. We are supposed to be in the world but not of it. Basicall we live here, but we shouldn't be worried about material things, or speaking bad of people. That is all that is happening there. We can't keep allowing our children to see that and believe that that is ok behavior for Christians. We are going on the way of hopefully starting a house church sometime this year. I am not in a hurry, but what ever God wants, we will do. We are hoping to get some credit issues taken care of, so we can hopefully build this summer. This time we are keeping it mum from the kids so they don't get their hopes up again, like last year. Keep us in prayer. I am sure the pastor would love to see us crawling back to that church just so he can say " see, I told you it wouldn't work"

2008, Wow

What can I say, I know that God is got some amazing things planned for us this year. We will be opening up our home in the near future to meet, worship, learn, seek, and celebrate Him. God is so awesome. Am I having to give up things? Yes, but to follow the will of God is more important, and that is what is important to our family. Why would I do this? One, God has always had some aspect in my life I believe since I was a little boy. As a boy, I don't remember going to church a lot, but I do remember watching cartoons on weekends. This was before cable tv. Now cartoons were not on very long on Sunday, but one in particular was Davey and Goliath. It was about a boy name Davey and his family and their dog, Goliath. The family served God in some aspect but the show focused on lot on Davey and Goliath and the everyday adventures that they had. Now we have talking vegetables and fruits and pirates, OH MY!. I like watching them too. Especially with the kids.

Two, I believe that it was God who got me through the Persian Gulf War. I don't believe I did that on my own. Did I see battle?, No, but I did pass some scenes of remnants of us moving into Iraq and MP's guarding EPW's (Enemy Prisoners of War, we were told that a lot of them gladly gave themselves up because they knew how they would be treated by Allied Forces.). I didn't have much of God as far as learning and was really walking with him then but one thing I did have was the music of Stryper. Their songs did help my get through some of the times there.

Three, He joined my life with Lisa. Lisa and I have seen some dark days that without God as a
central part of our life and the church we belonged too, we wouldn't have made it. Our Pastor, believed in us a lot knowing that God would pull us through. I wished he wouldn't have retired but God knows what He is doing.

So now 2008 has come around. A year that will see big things happen and to allow big things to happen. So ask yourself this question, what will you allow God to do for you in 2008?

Hello and welcome

Well, I finally decided to do this. We are the Hubbard family. We are Jeff and Lisa, and the kids are Tiffany 19, Alexandra 18, Amanda 17, Steven 14, Christiana 13, Michael Thomas ( Mike) 12, Michael John ( Michael) 10, & Jonathan 7. We are a mixed family. Jeff came with 6 children from his first, and I came with 2. Life has been a roller coaster, but with the strength of God we are making it Praise God! Jeff is 38 and I am 27. My life really reminds me of the story by Janette Oke, Love Comes Softly.
Our goal is to live simply and to try to be as close to God as possible.