MAKING, NOT BREAKING

Greetings, I hope you all have the realization that today is a wonderful and glorious day! We are alive and well! How great is that!

I realized that I have neglected to list each day what I am thankful for....
Well, everyday I am grateful to be alive, to have a job, to have a roof over my head and a car, wonderful family and friends, live in a free country...and the list goes on.

But today I specifically thankful that I had the energy and opportunity to get lots of things done that I needed to do this weekend. I am thankful, that so far, it looks like hurricane Ike will not directly hit us, and I am thankful for another beautiful day that has begun, with a chance for a new start to make improvements and make an impact in this world!

I have to say Happy Birthday to my sister Andrea!! I love you sis and hope you have a great day...even though you are at work.

I heard a great quote from our pastor in church today;
"The thing that breaks you, will ultimated make you!"
There is so much truth in this, and I can testify to it personally several times over....just like the saying "that what does not kill us makes us stronger". The trials we go through and the way we handle them and come out of them have a great deal to do with making us who we are and what we are made of!

Have a wonderful day!
PS: I did post on Friday, but it was very late at night, in case you didn't see it and thought there wasn't one....its not a message, but a great video of Kaitlyn...again, can't help sharing her with others, she's just too cute!!

GIVING AWAY YOUR TROUBLES

If you put your life in God's hands and trust Him completely
with everything, here is what He will say to you each day:

This is God.  Today I will be handling All of your
problems for you.  I do not need your help.  So, have a nice day.
I love you.
And, remember...
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you
cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself!
Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for
God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME.
All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it
by worrying about it.  Instead, focus on all the wonderful
things that are present in your life now.

Now, you have a nice day.
                   God

This is so true!  I have experienced this many times in my
life...it's amazing how He takes all our burdens on Himself!
And you feel a great weight lifted....I know it's hard to let go, we
cling to our troubles as if they keep us afloat, but letting go
and giving it all to Him is like floating above all the mess and just
experiencing His grace and peace, you'll know what I
mean when you get there...it's indescribable!

Have a wonderful day!

FUN VIDEO

Hello!!

Sorry for not blogging earlier today...We have been busy getting ready for hurricane Ike! I have been shopping and preparing....and still not done!

I don't have the message I want to post prepared for today's blog. So I will just share a video of my granddaughter, Kaitlyn. She thinks she is the next Hanna Montana! Hope you enjoy!

She is pure joy!

I promise to have a message tomorrow!

Have a great evening, what's left of it!

ACCEPTANCE

Greetings!

Many people search their entire lives for the acceptance of others. They strive to wear the right clothes, do the right things, speak the right words --all in an attempt to make others like them.

If you are one of those people, then you are searching for something you already have.
God created you, and He accepts you just the way you are. There is nothing you can do or say or think that will make Him love you more than He already does.

It's all right to want others to like you--but you aren't likely to find what you really desire until you see yourself as God sees you.

Acceptance means you are valuable just as you are.
It allows you to be the real you. By Gladys M. Hunt

Have a wonderful day!!

ENCOURAGEMENT

Greetings and happy Wednesday!

I have come to love Wednesdays!! We have starting attending a new church service on Wednesdays, at His House in Carol City, which is a new ministry of New Testament Baptist Church. The pastor, Dan King, is truly appointed and anointed by God! God is present, up front and center at each service and sending us His word loud and clear! I encourage anyone who has a chance, to come and visit, you will be blessed! They have services on Wednesdays at 7pm and Sundays at 10:30am and are located at 20000 NW 47th Ave. Hector Bldg.#2.


The human spirit can gain new hope from an encourage word.

• Lend a listening ear
• Pause to pray specifically
• Speak a word of encouragement

Have a wonderful day!!

START ANEW

Greetings!

With each sunrise, we start anew.

God is the author of fresh starts and brand-new beginnings. When you choose to follow Him, your life is transformed from the inside out. You are a totally new person, with new priorities, new power, new purpose and a new eternal destiny.

If anyone belongs to Christ, then he is made new.
The old things have gone; everything is made new! All this is from God.
2 Corinthians 5:17-18

What wonderful news!!
Have a great day!!

COMPASSION AND LOVE

Happy Labor Day!! Hope you are blessed with the day off and you are enjoying it!!

I found this great poem below from an unknown author.

Just to be tender, just to be true,
Just to be glad the whole day through,
Just to be merciful, just to be mild,
Just to be trustful as a child:
Just to be gentle and kind and sweet,
Just to be helpful with willing feet,...
Just to let love be our daily key,
That is God's will for you and me.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11

Have a wonderful day!!