Food Drive Pictures!!

Wake up it's Wednesday!

Morning Girls!! Hope you've all had your cup of coffee, or whatever caffeine that gets you going in the morning!! I want to give you some "wise and witty quotes" this morning (from my wise and witty quote book! He He!!)

Theme for today is "Actions speak louder than words - Alter your attitude!"

1. Saying is one thing and doing is another.
2. What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
3. We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.
4. Speak little, do much.
5. The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
6. The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
7. Activity and sadness are incompatible.
8. Change your thoughts and you change your world.
9. Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
10. The last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
11. The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives.



Now, a few quotes from the Bible:

"Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." Matt. 15:11 NKJV

"taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5b

ok, I'm looking for where it says out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks, or something like that. Someone help me. If you find it, let me know where it is. Thanks.

" Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finaly brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable-if there is any moral excellence and if ther is any praise-dwell on these things."

Love ya'll. See ya tonight!

Morning Motivation

Morning Motivation


When I woke up this morning lying in bed,
I was asking myself;
What are some of the secrets of success in life?
I found the answer right there, in my very room.

The fan said... Be cool
The roof said... Aim High
The window said... See the world
The clock said... Every minute is precious
The mirror said... Reflect before you act
The calendar said... Be up to date
The door said... Push hard for your goals


AND NOT TO FORGET, THE CARPET SAID...
KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY.

Carry a Heart that Never Hates.

Carry a Smile that Never Fades.

Carry a Touch that Never Hurts.


HAVE A PURPOSEFUL DAY
IN THE LORD!

Received by email...... Not good enough to think this up!! Ha Ha!!

Changed Layout

Ok, some were having problems with posting, since the layout changed. I have tried a different layout, and added a guestbooker, so you can comment on the side. If anyone has problems with the page loading, or with posting, please let me know so I can change it. Hopefully, we'll get this so everyone can do what we need to on here. Thanks, Ladies.

Thankful Tuesday

Morning Gals! First of all, thanks to God for allowing us at Grace to be a blessing to others. Secondly, thank you, Dottie for sharing your awesome testimony on Sunday. I think everyone left there touched, and as I said the blessing for my food on Monday morning, it took a new meaning. It wasn't just "thank you Lord, for this food" it made me think. Thank you for that, it couldn't have been easy for you, but, as I have heard, "there's no testimony without a test."

Now, I don't have pictures, yet. Jeanie, if you will email them to me, I'll get them on the blog.

But, I have a list, (going from the receipt).

We were blessed enough to give the following to the Good Samaritan

72 boxes of Mac and Cheese
108 cans of Ravioli
24 cans Armour premium pork
96 cans vienna sausage
48 cans of tuna
48 cans of potted meat
24 cans of cream of chicken soup
12 cans of applesauce
12 jars of grape jelly
12 jars of peanut butter
24 cans of chicken noodle soup
24 cans of sweet peas
24 cans of field peas and snaps
20 pkgs of hot dogs
6 boxes of crackers
12 boxes of cereal
18 boxes of instant mashed potatoes
24 cans of carrots
24 cans of pork and beans
16 6-pk of ramen noodles
8 boxes of cereal
24 boxes of spaghetti
24 cans of spaghetti sauce with meat
6 5lb boxes of hamburgers

And when we got finished Sister Tina called and said there was a case of food at the Piggly Wiggly. (not sure what was in that.)

Donnie told some people at CEMC, so hopefully, we can get more food over there that way too!!

Thank you Lord, for allowing us to be a blessing. May we always strive to be a blessing to others!!

Have a great Tuesday!!

Makin' it happen Monday!!

Mornin' Girls!! A few of us from the Ladies of Grace on Mission group are going to stock up on food today for the Good Samaratin!! We are only able to go because of your generous giving yesterday!! We received $556.65 for the Food Drive!! Amen, and thank you so much!! We will be posting pictures later!!

Thanks!! Bless all of you!!

Say it Sunday

Mornin' Girls!! Got a lot of things to say today, so I'll call it "Say it Sunday"

1. The Baby shower was an awesome blast!! Thanks to everyone who worked really hard getting everything ready! You did a great job, a lot of time and thought went into it, and you could sure tell! I hope Joe & Jeanie & all the boys know how much we love them! You girls sure did a great job at showing it!!

2. My friend, Gina reads our blog everyday (which totally blessed me!!) But she told me yesterday that they are going to get a "Good News Club" started at Dover Elementary. If you don't know what this is, it is an after school club that teaches about the Bible. It is non-denominational, and it is where we can come together in the community, get God in the school, and bring the Good News to the kids who might not otherwise be able to hear it. They are already doing this at North Stewart, and I think things are going great. She said it would be on Tuesday evenings after school. They will have a training class in November, and hope to get it up and running after that, if anyone is interested, let me know! I think this is awesome!! I plan on helping!!

3. Sister Tina, you totally blessed me yesterday, more than you will probably ever know. Thank you for your kind words!!

4. I had an awesome time with Donna on Friday!! We had toooooo much fun!! Thanks for an awesome day, when I really needed it, Donna!

5. A quote that was in a book I was reading this morning, and I would like to share. "Satan dines on what we withhold from God." Boy, that is true!! It really made me think. Is there anything at all I haven't given over to the Lord? I don't want to give Satan anything to munch on. Let's starve him to Death Girls!!!!! Give everything over to the Lord! He's in control of it all, anyway! You can't do anything without him, but with him, all things are possible! If God is your co-pilot, I want to urge you to rethink that! He needs to be the pilot! After all, he knows where you're going. He probably has much more for you than you can ever dream of yourself.

6. Donna said the Secret Pal Christmas Party will be the first week in December. (I can't remember if it was Monday or Tuesday) I'll get back to you on that!

Have a great Sunday!! See you all in a few hours!! Love Ya'll!!

Women of Joy

I put our deposits down yesterday!! We are all set, except for the cabin. We have a few we are looking at. I'm ready to go now!!!! I can't wait!! I'll keep ya'll posted!!

Ladies of Grace ARE Women of Joy!!

Finally Friday

Mornin' Girls!! I'm excited about this weekend, starting today. Today I am going with Donna to take care of all of the stuff that we need to get changed over, for me to take over to be the treasurer. I am excited about this, and also a little nervous (about treasurer), so if you would please pray that God would lead me to do the job, and do it the way he wants it done. But I'm excited about a day with Donna, we're gonna have toooooo much fun!!

I'm also excited about the BABY SHOWER tomorrow!! DON'T FORGET!! From what I've seen and heard, you are not gonna want to miss this. There is some of the neatest and cutest things ever!! I wish I was having a baby! LOL!! Don't tell Donnie that!!

I'd like to encourage you to thank God for something off the wall today! Not the usual stuff, ya know, like family, friends, health, something you would never think to thank him for!

I choose today to say " Thank you Lord for COFFEE!!" How's that for off the wall????

I got another email I thought you might enjoy!! Have a great Friday, I know I will!!

Rules from God for 2009 1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day.. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7 3 . Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.. "He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3 4. Stand Up!!..... For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. "Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10 5. Look Up !!.. To the Lord. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 6. Reach Up !!... For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6 7. Lift Up !!.. Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; Instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6 God answers prayers!!

Thoughts for Thursday

Mornin'! I received this in an email and thought I'd share:

Christian One Liners

(My vote for #1)

If a church wants a better pastor,

It only needs to pray for the one it has.
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Don't let your worries get the best of you;
Remember, Moses started out as a basket case.
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Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited
Until you try to sit in their pews.
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Many folks want to serve God,
But only as advisers.
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It is easier to preach ten sermons
Than it is to live one.
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The good Lord didn't create anything without

a purpose, But mosquitoes come close.
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When you get to your wit's end,
You'll find God lives there.
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People are funny; they want the front of the bus,
Middle of the road, And back of the church.
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Opportunity may knock once,
But temptation bangs on the front door forever.
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Quit griping about your church;
If it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
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We're called to be witnesses, not lawyers or Judges.
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God Himself doesn't propose to judge a man until
he is dead. So why should you?
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Some minds are like concrete
Thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
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Peace starts with a smile.
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I don't know why some people change churches;
What difference does it make which one you stay home from?
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A lot of church members singing 'Standing on the Promises'
Are just sitting on the premises.
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Be ye fishers of men.

You catch 'em - He'll clean 'em.
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Stop, Drop, and Roll won't work in Hell.
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Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
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Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
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Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
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Forbidden fruits create many jams.
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God doesn't call the qualified,
He qualifies the called.
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God grades on the cross, not the curve.
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God loves everyone, But probably prefers

'fruits of the spirit' over 'religious nuts!'
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God promises a safe landing,

not a calm passage.
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He who angers you,

controls you!
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If God is your Co-pilot,

swap seats!
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Prayer: Don't give God instructions,

just report for duty!
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The task ahead of us is never as
great as the Power behind us.
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The Will of God never takes you to where the
Grace of God will not protect you.
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We don't change the message,
The message changes us.
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You can tell how big a person is
By what it takes to discourage him.
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The best mathematical equation I have ever seen:
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
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Love ya'll Ladies of Grace!! Have a great Thursday!!

Wacky Wednesday

Mornin' Gals! I'm later than usual posting this morning. It's been a really wacky day already. Not bad at all. Just different. First of all Jackson got up at 5:15, and he is already taking a nap, so I have no clue what time he will get up. After we dropped Austin off at school, we went to the "Pig" and Jackson kept asking for "Miss Tina", but she wasn't working today. Then we went to the Dollar store, then I called Gloria, and we had a small Ladies of Grace meeting in the parking lot of the Dover Grille. Not really, it was just me, Gloria and Vickie, but I got to see some of the decorations for the baby shower!! It's gonna be beautifully awesome!! I can't wait!!

Don't forget the baby shower on Saturday!! If you need your invitation, see Gloria! Everyone is invited, men included. (Just tell them we're having food!!)

See ya'll tonight!

Women of Joy

I talked to them yesterday, and they are 60% full right now, for the Women of Joy conference. Jeanie and I have also been searching for cabins. We have found some awesome ones, a few in our price range, but the problem we have encountered is they want the first night's rent plus tax, when you book it. Which for our size cabin is a pretty big chunk all at once. But, we are continuing to look, and if you want to look and send me any links to the ones you find, that would be awesome. Please continue to pray about the cabin, and also that we could find one with a small deposit, when we book it.

I'm ready to go right now!!

Woo Hoo!!

Toddler Tuesday

Mornin' Girls!! I think we can all learn a lesson from my Jackson today. He told me no less than 4 times on the way to school and back "Good drivin' Momma!" No ulterior motive, just excitement that he thought I was driving well. (Good thing a toddler's outlook is different than adults! Ha Ha!)

How many times do we tell people they are doing well at normal everyday things? If I were to answer that it would be, "Not very many times at all." I tend to tell people the things they do wrong more than encourage or praise them for things done right. (With my family anyway). I'm gonna try to work on that! The Bible tells us to!

Hebrews 3:13 HCSB
"But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin's deception."

Wow, while I was typing that I just realized something else. It says encourage each other DAILY and then it says again TODAY. This must be pretty important to God. I think I'll make it pretty important to me, too.

Ok, I do have to admit something. This may discredit my son a little, but I have to be honest. We had to listen to the "Letter D" song about 8 times on the way home, and he saw 1 black doggie and 3 black donkeys too. Ha Ha!! Isn't that cute! But, I really believe he thinks I drive good!!

Have a great day!!

Good Morning Monday!!

Woo Hoo!! I have a grand total of 16 signed up for Women of Joy! I am gonna work on that this week, and please pray that the Good Lord will open up a great opportunity for a cabin at an unbelievable price. Those going are: (and if you don't see your name here and need to please contact me)

1. Jeanie Shannon
2. Dottie Jarred
3. Dee Dee Broome
4. Angie Burkhart
5. Lesa Fitzhugh
6. Donna Shannon
7. Tina Steele (Woo Hoo-- God does answer prayers!!)
8. Gloria Miller
9. Vickie Glasgow
10. Karol Cathey
11. Rita Boone
12. Doris Greene
13. Betsy Kirkland
14. Joyce Dawson
15. Dorothy Wallace
16. Jeanette Bryant

Continue to check back here regularly. I will post any updates on cabins, prices, etc!! But please remember to pray for that cabin!!

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TOO MUCH FUN AND PRAISE THE LORD AND COME BACK RENEWED IN SPIRIT!!

Love ya'll, have a great day!! Ok, I do have one last thing. In my devotional this morning was the word from Ephesians 5:33 NASB

"Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband."

Also, here's a quote from the devotional itself:
"We're all created in God's image, both male and female (Genesis 1:27). He designed us both for a reason-relationship. In fact, the only thing "not good" in the first two chapters of the Bible was that the man was alone. Without woman, God's plan for man was not complete. He needed a helper, somebody to support him, so God suggested a "helper suitable for him" (Gen 2:18). The Hebrew word for "helper suitable" may surprise you - it literally means "opposite." It means you were created to come alongside and complement the man in your life. Not to be the same as him, not to be inferior or superior to him, not even to be equal to him, but to complement him. It's God's plan."

Have a great Monday!!

Sing it's Saturday!!

Mornin' Gals!! Here's a quote I got in an e-mail, that I thought was pretty neat.

To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Now that I concentrate on that sentence, it goes right along with the Bible Study I started this morning. It is an Elizabeth George Bible study on Judges and Ruth, about Cultivating a life of character. The first person we looked at was JOSHUA. (so you know who I thought of). I hope you will bear with me for a minute while I give you some of my study.

"Joshua, unlike the people he led, didn't make any rash commitments. Instead he cultivated a life of character by faithfully devoting himself to God, to serving Him and doing so according to His Word. What a blessing it is here in our first lesson to discover the first lesson about serving the Lord God! Here we've met a true man of character. We've looked at what it took for Joshua to be a man of character, a man in good standing with God. Perhaps the following words say it best to our hearts. Read them... and then make your own heart response: What must-and will!- you do about your own commitment to serve the Lord?

The call to commitment is a call to constant vigilance in maintaining and understanding the standards of that commitment. No matter what distractions a godly leader may encounter, he or she needs to maintain his or her focus on serving the Lord."


Thanks for putting up with me today, and sorry it was so long. I just get excited when I'm in one of her studies. If you haven't done one, I must say, I haven't seen a bad one yet, they are done in 15-20 minutes a day, but they go deeper than just a surface study.

God Bless all of you!! Have a great Saturday!! I plan on turning up the music and praising the Lord as I CLEAN , CLEAN, CLEAN!!

See ya'll tomorrow!!

Finish First Friday

Mornin' girls!! Yep, I worked hard yesterday, and hope to be finished today (Ha Ha Ha Ha!!) Not with the whole house. The good Lord willing, I will be done soon, though!!

A quote from the Bible I thought was fitting for today:

Hosea 6:3
" So let us know, let us strive to know the LORD! His appearance is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."

Do you remember when you heard that verse?????????

Travis Cottrell (singer) quoted it at last year's WOMEN OF JOY conference. He said someone texted it to him as he was loading up his stuff in the rain.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NEXT YEAR, AND HEAR WONDERFUL QUOTES FROM THE BIBLE????

DEADLINE IS SUNDAY. $25 DEPOSIT. I HOPE YOU ALL CAN GO, BUT IF NOT, I HOPE YOU CAN STAND IT WHEN WE COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE LIFE CHANGE AND WONDERFUL FELLOWSHIP, REJOICING, AND PRAISING THAT WENT ON!!

Love Ya'll!! Happy Friday!!

You can't finish first this Friday if you don't start!!

Today Thursday

Mornin' girls!! My morning devotions took the form of a devotional cd, on the way to taking Austin to school this morning. If any of you would like a copy of the devotional cd's, just let me know and I'll make a copy of them (there's 2).

Ephesians 5:15,16 HCSB
"Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk--not as unwise people but as wise-- making the most of the time, because the days are evil."

And then it said: Today is a gift from God with an expiration date. But, the value will never expire if you put it to wise use. I have to admit. I have not been a good steward of my time. I desperately need to get my house in order. (I am thankful that someone in my pastor's family brought me some sourdough bread starter. I, however am horrified, because I was not home and someone in that family came in my house. HOPEFULLY IT WAS ONE OF THE BOYS!!)

But, to get myself in the mood to clean house, you wanna know what Scripture I turn to?? I found one!! Here goes.

Deuteronomy 23:9-14 (New International Version)

Uncleanness in the Camp

⁹ When you are encamped against your enemies, keep away from everything impure. ¹⁰ If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there. ¹¹ But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.

¹² Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. ¹³ As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement. ¹⁴ For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.

Oh, what would I do if the LORD stopped by??? I suffer from CHAOS "Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome". I did much better when I was on my flylady routines. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can go to www.flylady.net. It's an awesome site.

Well, I have to get busy, if anyone feels a burden to clean someone else's house, COME ON OVER!!

Love Ya'll, have a great day!

P.S. I'm afraid if anyone responds that their house is totally in order I will not be able to exercise the fruit of the spirit!!

Updated Announcements & Prayer Requests

I failed ya'll for like 2 weeks, somehow, my bulletin got lost, but now is found!! They are updated!!

Wepay Wednesday

I had something in one of my devotionals this morning that I have to share!

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you" -John E. Southard

I think that's awesome! And speaking of helping others, the Ladies of Grace on Mission team met last night, and it was a wonderful first meeting. I thought Dottie did a wonderful job at heading up the whole meeting, and it was nice to see someone new step up and take control of things. She had some wonderful ideas, and some awesome ideas were added by members of the group. We are really gonna reach out and help those in our community! I'm excited about this! It's never too late to join the group!! We need all the help we can get. We also have some unique and fun helping opportunities coming up!! Dottie, I was especially impressed with how you read the facial expressions on our faces. Ladies, I invite you to come to our next meeting! I had something on my mind, and I guess it was written all over my face. Dottie saw it, and invited me to share. That was awesome, Dottie, and it touched me that you were that attentive to us.

Let's get busy and Wepay others with the goodness and love of Christ!!

Have a great Wednesday!

Don't forget we are having Wednesday service at our church, but Brother Joe is having revival at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church at 7pm starting tonight. Sept 16-19!

Love ya'll!

Tuesday

Mornin' Ladies of Grace!! I just scrolled to the very bottom, and WOW, 100 days till Christmas!! Did that just put a panic in you???? We will have -- WOW what a thought-- will we have a real live baby Jesus for the Christmas play???? Just wondering!!

Ok, Women of Joy payment deadline is Sunday! I need the FINAL headcount before I can haggle over which cabin to get, and try to get the best prices. I know you may not believe this, but they are booking up FAST!!

Sister Tina, we are believing God that you will be well. No one is even going to think otherwise. So I expect to see your name on the final "Yes" list!!

Mom and Aunt Margaret, c'mon. It's too much fun to miss out on. Julie, what's up? We need you there too! Cathey, haven't heard from you.

C'mon Ladies! Get prepared to get revived, renewed and refreshed. And if you are afraid of your husbands being able to handle things without you, believe me, if mine can do it, yours can too!!!! They actually like the opportunity to show us they can survive without us (for a few days-- Donnie emphasized that last year. He can do it for a weekend.)

Love ya'll and would love to see you go to Women of Joy!!

Have a great Tuesday!!

P.S. Don't want to freak ya'll out, but H1N1 is in Stewart County Schools. So be aware!!

Church Mouse Monday

Ok, for all of those who missed it on Sunday, Ms. Karol is known as the Mouse Exterminator!! Ha Ha, this was too funny!! We just all want to know if it was squealing as it went "thump, thump" down the road!! LOL!! Seriously, we love ya Ms. Karol!!

Thanks to the anonymous picture donor!!

Meeting Monday

Mornin' gals!! The business meeting last night went great! Looks like we are gonna get that basement done!! Amen!! It will be so nice to go downstairs to fellowship now!

I was totally blown away and blessed by Tina's burden and new starting of the Puppet Ministry!! Amen sister! I would have never thought about that, but I'm so glad you did! That's why God has put us all together. We are in the process of putting the "body of Christ" in motion and it feels awesome!!

I would like to encourage you ladies! If you have a talent, calling, unique thing you would like to get started in the church, first and foremost, pray about it! Then let somebody know!! We'll never know how far we can go if we don't take that first step!!

Let's all applaud the Puppet Master Tina!!

Have a great Monday!!

Rejoice in the Lord!!

Don't ya just love the verse for today? Ok, I say that just about everyday don't I? Oh, well, it's better to love them all I think!!

I'm amazed to see that there's just 60 days left until the due date of baby Joshua!! I can't wait!! It will be soooo fun to have a tiny baby around to spoil!!

Paybacks are bad! Don't ya think?? He He He!!

Love Ya'll Have a great Saturday!! Rejoice!!

September 11, 2001

What were you doing?

I remember it vividly. I was pregnant with Austin. I had just gone through my cousin's (Jason Burkhart) funeral. He was one year older than me, and way too young to die. I got up the morning after his funeral and turned on the tv. It was everywhere! I remember going to his grave for a while, then going to Dyer's Creek to pray. I don't know why I went there. But I'll never forget it.

Let's remember all those who were lost and all those who helped. I am going to remember Jason, and pray for him and his family today.

Love ya'll. Don't forget to pray for our Country. We desperately need help.

Friday

Mornin' Gals! I love the verse of the day!! It is in one of my favorite songs.

Ok, I have a new Women of Faith Amazing Freedom Bible. It is a NCV version, and I love it. It has a few devotionals, and I was reading one last night. I think I've found a new verse (no, not brand new, it's been in the Bible for a long time! He He! But a new life verse for me!! Check this out!

2 Corinthians 4: 16-18 NCV

"So we do not give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day. We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles. We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever."

How awesome is that! I can honestly say I have a new spirit inside me today.

And also, I have to tell you, another scripture has come to mind.

This is for you ladies, because you lived this out yesterday!!

Hebrews 10:24 NCV

"Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds."

Thanks again, girls!!

Love Ya, Have a great Friday!!

Trees

"For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Not will cease from yielding fruit." Jeremiah 17:8 NKJV

WOW!!!

I would truly like to say Thank You!! I knew you ladies were amazing, but I didn't know how much!! From e-cards to responses, prayers and phone calls, I just love ya'll!! I'm so glad we're Sisters in Christ!!

Thursday Thoughts

Mornin' Ladies!!

I just have to be honest, here. Satan has really been after me lately. I have failed in friendship, and I have failed in my duties as a Christian. I have been struggling with my alone time with God. I used to get up and be able to pray and read and study for 1-2 hrs. Things have changed since school has started, and it's not just getting back into the routine.

I have finally read the whole Bible, and I was very excited about that. But it seems like since then, I can't get into it. I have small devotional times, but it seems like I've failed God in that, because I haven't been as good about it.

But, get thee behind me Satan!!!!!!!!! I heard, somewhere, God isn't as concerned about the quantity as much as the quality. He doesn't care if you read 1 chapter, 1 book or 1 verse. It's about the relationship with him, and I think he had much rather us read 1 verse, meditate on it and apply it to our lives. I had been getting down because it seemed like everything I read in the Bible seemed like something else I'd failed at.

OK, are ya'll ready for this!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I have some action steps, I'm gonna try to implement over the next week, and see how it goes.

DAILY GOALS

1. Tell 5 people I love them.
2. Reach out and contact 1 person. (that I don't normally contact)
3. Do something nice for someone for no reason.
4. Tell 1 person about Jesus.
5. Set aside 3 times daily for prayer.

I normally do most of my praying in the morning, (unless I have some specific request, or I know someone is going through something, or someone comes to mind).

I' m gonna try to do these things over the next week, and hopefully, they will become like habits to me. Maybe I can replace some of my stinkin' thinkin' with some good works!!

Care to join me??????

Love you Ladies! (Does that count as 1??? Ha Ha!! LOL!!)

What a Wednesday!!

Mornin' Ladies of Grace!!

I went to the Sunday School University last night, and had a great time, and learned a lot of creative ideas I never would have thought of to use in my preschool class!!

I want to share with you a free offer I heard of this morning. I already went there and requested my free one. It's a laminated booklet type thing that gives an overview and key verses to every book in the Bible. You can go to www.joniandfriendsradio.org and scroll down to the bottom left. It's FREE!!

I feel so blessed to be among you fine ladies. I just have to say, each one of you has touched me and challenged me in different and unique ways!! Check out the post that was left by one of the faithful Ladies of Grace -- It was posted under my Challenge post! I'm proud of you girlfriend!! You are truly amazing. I'm not sure if you wanted me to mention it or not, so I won't give any details, and I won't tell who it was (Tina) He He!! You go girl! I know Jesus is smiling at you!!

Have a great day!!

Time Tuesday

Mornin' Ladies!! What time is it?

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says:

"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones;
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace."

So, again I ask you, what time is it? What do you do with your time? If you only had 30 days to live, what would you do today?

Now go do it! Live life to it's fullest. Love deeply.

Have a great "Time" Today!!

Sweet Monday

Mornin'. Yeah, I know sweet doesn't start with a "M". But I just have to share a website and thought from a book I'm reading.

The website is www.sweetmonday.com and it was founded by a woman that quit work to stay at home with her baby, but she got lonely, and founded this ministry that got women together 1 monday night a month. It sounds really cool. Ya'll check it out!

Don't forget about the Crusade this week at the ballpark.

Hope you all got the invitations to the baby shower yesterday! If not, let Gloria know, she has them!

HAVE A GREAT LABOR DAY!!

Love you ladies!!

Faith Friday

Mornin' Ladies! Hope you have a Fabulous and Faith Filled Friday!!

I want to share with you something that I came across this morning. I'm studying in Romans 12 right now.

"For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." Romans 12:3 NKJV

Ok, when you first read this what question comes to mind? Yep, that's the question I always had when I read it. Do I think more of myself than I should? But this morning, something else tripped me up. A measure of faith.

So, I thought about it, and I looked it up in my MacArthur Study Bible. Listen to the commentary he gives.

"measure of faith...The correct proportion of the spiritual gift - or supernatural endowment and ability - the Holy Spirit gives each believer, so he may fulfill his role in the body of Christ. "Faith" is not saving faith, but rather faithful stewardship, the kind and quantity required to use one's own particular gift. Every believer receives the exact gift and resources he needs to fulfill his role in the body of Christ."

Wow!!!!! That's pretty sobering, I think. My question is, how much "faith" do we really have. It seems like God knows how much we need to do what he knows we're gonna do.

My hope and prayer is that we (myself included) are filled to the brim with FAITH. And, you know, we will also be seeing some FRUIT from this FAITH!!

Love Ya'll! Have a fabulous, faith filled, fruit producing Friday!!

Titus 2 Thursday

Morning Ladies!! Ok, I just have to laugh. Evidently Brother Joe has been checking out the blog, and after the post yesterday he said he knew why it was "Ladies of Grace" and he wouldn't be coming back!! He He He!!

Evidently the Women's Bible Study was awesome on Tuesday night. I hate that I had to miss it, but my hubby was on call.

Titus 2 Thursday!! This is something I've been thinking about for a while. So everyone pray about it, and we'll just see where the Lord takes us on this.

"the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things - that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed." Titus 2:3-5 NKJV

I would like to note that older and younger doesn't have to be chronological age, it can be the age in Christ. So, my hopes and prayers are that maybe we can get a Titus 2 mentoring ministry going on. I don't know the details of how. I just know that the word of God doesn't want us to go at it alone. I think we all need someone to look up to, to help, to lean on, to encourage, etc. So, what I'm asking you ladies to do, is to pray about it, and we'll see what God wants us to do!

Have a Happy Thursday!!

WHAT!?!?!?!? Wednesday

OH, boy ladies, are you gonna love this one!! I told ya'll about my calendar yesterday. Well, today it says "The Bible describes a woman whose husband and children bless and praise her. Among her noble attributes are these: "She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. " (Proverbs 31:26)

Listen to how my wisdom went this morning!!

Austin says "Mom, you look funny with no shirt and a bra on. (As I stand in the kitchen ironing my shirt -- by the way, I had pants on!!) Is your bra too tight? It kinda looks like a line of fat coming out of it, maybe we can fix it if it's too tight. (It hooks in the front, no way to loosen it up, by the way) Mom, what are bras for anyway?"

WHAT????!!!!????!!!!???? Ok, I think maybe I could have answered how babies got here better than that! At least that's something I've thought about an explanation for.

Ok, are you ready ---- Here's my wisdom for today!

Bras are to keep people from seeing you in case your shirt comes up! Oh, yes, there's lots of other reasons, but do you really want to go there before breakfast??

Today is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it!! And laugh our heads off!!

Love Ya'll!!

Think about it Tuesday

Mornin' Gals! I love the verse of the day today!

I have a perpetual Love Dare calendar on my desk, and today it says:

"The kind person will be the one who greets first, smiles first, serves first, and forgives first. They don't require the other to get his or her act together before showing love." Isn't that awesome!?!

I did the Love Dare on Donnie, and he didn't know what in the world was going on. I think I need to do it again! I have to say, the movie Fireproof, and the Fireproof Bible Study we did at church, and the Love Dare book was the most rewarding thing we've done for our marriage!

Think about someone else today. Maybe even your spouse. Surprise them with something. And maybe we don't need to share the reports on this one. He He He!!

Have a great day!