So MUCH to be Thankful for!

Jesus, salvation, my husband, my children, my grandchildren, my family, my health, my home, laughter, friends, my church, my Sunday School class, youth, chocolate covered popcorn, pizza with lots of cheese, animals, sunrises, sunsets, my hearing, my vision, the sense of touch, the sense of taste, hugs, smiles, candy of all kinds, new shoes, long walks in the woods, trees, flowers, insects, MUSIC, perfume, dancing in the rain, the mountains, electricity, running water, walking barefoot in the grass, games with my grandchildren, hearing my grandchildren say Yaya, dinners with my family, cashews, pistachio nuts, the sound of the birds in the morning, the wind in the trees..........
This list could continue for hours and I would never get to the end of it! We truly DO HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR, don't we??? From the biggest to the smallest things, I am thankful, I am blessed. I don't deserve any of it and yet, God has blessed me and continues to bless me.
This Thanksgiving, let us all ponder the many many things we have to praise our God for.
HAPPY "THANKS"GIVING to all of you. YOU are some of the things I am thankful for! Lord bless you all and have a wonderful day!

Happy 55th To My High School Sweetheart!

Thirty nine years ago, I fell in love with a skinny Mississippi boy, who two years later, became my husband. Today he is 55 and I can't believe how quickly the years have gone by. Believe it or not, when I met Darrel, he wore a 29 inch waist in his pants and was skinny as a rail! Time has changed our physical appearance, but I thank God that our love has remained over the years.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARREL! May God continue to bless you and keep you healthy!
I LOVE YOU!

The Journey Ahead

Early tomorrow morning, our ladies mission team will depart for Honduras. Another new journey will begin as we each learn, grow, pray and share our way through it. There will be bridges to cross for each person, fears to overcome, and roads to travel that they have never traveled before. In every moment, in every circumstance, God will be there with us, encouraging us onward. Each day, there will miracles to share and tears that will be shed as we minister to God's people in Honduras.

Please pray for our team and pray for those who will receive the love of Jesus that we want desperately to share. We thank you in advance, for your prayers for us all. I will miss you all and will be praying for you while I'm gone.

May God's merciful hand be upon everyone, may His joy be in your heart and His sweet words be upon your lips. Until we meet again...God bless you all! I love you but Jesus loves you more!

My Frailities

Today, I am reminded of my frailities. I am reminded that I am nothing and cannot accomplish much without Him by my side. I am frail and weak but I am strong in Him. When I realize how weak I am, then I realize even more how strong He is. He MUST be strong to be able to carry me and the millions of others He carries every day.

I am weak....I am frail...
I am like a tiny sprout that breaks forth through the ground in spring.
I am weak...I am frail...but He is strong.
He upholds me and strengthens me.
Like sunshine and rainwater nourish the tiny sprout, His strength feeds me.
I am weak...I am frail...but He is strong.

Thank you Father, for your strength.

With a Saddened Heart...

It is with a saddened heart that I write this...the verdict is in and we now have a democratic president who stands on the very issues that will continue to degrade our nation and society. BUT, I am continually encouraged by my God. I will continue to do that which I KNOW is godly and follows GOD'S LAW. I will honor God in all that I do, regardless or in spite of what anyone else does. At the throne, I will not answer for anyone but myself so rather than judge anyone else, I will simply do what I know is right according to the Word of God.

My heart is sad but my spirit continues to soar as I know the one who holds the future and I know it is in His hands. Whom shall I fear? Surely, not man, but God. I shall walk in His ways, adhere to His commandments and honor Him with my life. I will glorify Him until I breathe my last. I will not be dictated by what society says is acceptable, nor changed by their ungodly beliefs. I shall remain true to my Lord and Savior and daily thank Him for my knowledge of Him.

And yet...I will praise Him.

PRAY and VOTE

Tomorrow will be a day we shall all remember in the decades to come. We will tell our children and grandchildren about the candidates. We'll tell them of the hope we saw in the McCain/Palin ticket and the atrocities of the O'Bama/Biden ticket. We will look back one day and stand in disbelief that a candidate such as Obama could have ever gotten to the place of being the Democratic Presidential nominee. A man whose very core goes against everything we Christians stand for. How sad.

When tomorrow evening is over and the final votes are counted let us Christians be able to say that we did all we could to do our part in this election...PRAY and VOTE for the only ticket who supports the standards of our faith.

May God bless America and give us the courage, strength and faith in the days ahead, regardless of the outcome of the vote tomorrow.