Checking In

Wow it has been a long time since I've posted.  In the past 4 weeks I have been extremely busy.  Hubby and I drove from California to Tennessee.  He's so good like that.  He flew to California so I would not have to drive cross country by myself.  We made a little vacation of it and spent two days in Williams AZ.  We ventured to the Grand Canyon.  I had never been, all I can say is WOW GOD IS JUST SO DARN AWESOME CREATING SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL AND MIND BOGGLING!  We also stopped in Tucumcari NM and Sallisaw OK before getting  home to our farm in Middle Tennessee.  

It is so good to be home.  It is so good to be settled.  I've been busy cleaning, organizing, weeding, mowing, etc.  In the process poison sumac found me.  I've been miserable for the past week.  I went to urgent care yesterday and the doc walked in, took one look at me and said, "You need a shot, then you need to get yourself down to the COOP and get yourself some weed killer."  Going to the COOP was not a priority for me, just feeling better is!

We traveled to Massachussetts last week to see family and take care of some things and I was miserable.  And, I looked horrible with oozing, pussing, yucky blisters all over my arms and legs.  Luckily on both flights to and from we sat in the Emergency Exit row on the planes, that way no one had to sit next to me. I sure wouldn't have wanted to sit next to me all oozing and pussing.  Today I am starting to feel better and have not seen any new break outs.  Thank  you Jesus, I'm on the mend!

I won't bother to gross you out with pictures!

Blessings,
S

THE GRADUATE

Saint Bonaventure

Class of 2011

Thank you Lord for this boy you blesse me with.  Be with him and hold him close as he starts this next season in is life.

Congratulations Son,

I love you forever

I love you for always

~mom

REALITY

It's All Temporary

I could not have said it better than Amy from buildingtheblocks.blogspot.com 
http://buildingtheblocks.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-is-my-temporary-home.html


"it's ALL temporary.
If you want security in something that will last forever I can tell you exactly where to get it. It comes with a life time guarantee and never changes. It's solid as a rock -and not a better quality can be found. It has been here since the beginning and will last through the end.


It's all right here, just waiting for you to come pick it up and get this~ it's FREE. :)

Thank you Lord for your word, because in the midst of all of the changes-we know what we have invested in you will last forever." Amy



Our security doesn't come from what the world has to offer ~ money in the bank - it can be gone in a minute, a house filled with stuff - it can be blown away in a heartbeat by a tornado, a garage filled with stuff, keeping up with the Jones' IT'S ALL TEMPORARY. 

In the end all that really matters is what God has to offer...peace, security, love, forgiveness, grace, everlasting life...

That's what I choose, what God has to offer not the world.

Lord, help me to keep my eyes only on You, to lean only on You, because  You alone are my rock and my comfort.

Resting in the Son,
s

Thank You Soldier = Past and Present

America is founded on the principle of freedom, justice, and liberty for all. Our nation's soldiers serve every day to protect our country and its ideals.

Thank you to all the men and women who have served  and are serving our wonderful country.  Thank you for putting your life on the line to protect me.  Thank you for putting your life on the line so I can sleep in peace at night.  Thank you for deploying all over the world, leaving your families at home, to keep me safe.
 
Thank you husband for serving our country so unselfishly for many, many years.

 
Thank you Jesus for keeping my guy safe when he was in combat and bringing him home to me alive.

 

Thank you AMERICAN SOLDIERS YOU ARE MY HEREOS

"And I will always do my duty no matter what the price

I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice

Oh and I don’t want to die for you, but if dyin’s asked of me

I’ll bear that cross with honor, cause freedom don’t come free.

I’m an American Soldier an American

Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand

When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right

I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight

American Soldier, I’m and American, Soldier.

An American Soldier an American

Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand

When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right

I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight

American Soldier, I’m an American, an American, an American, Soldier" Toby Keith

 

Lord, please keep our troops save, give their families peace, Your peace that surpasses all understanging.  Bring them all home safe.  Give them strength, courage, guidance, wisdom as they do their jobs protecting us and our country.

Psalm 91

 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]

 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely he will save you

from the fowler’s snare

and from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

or the plague that destroys at midday.

 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”

and you make the Most High your dwelling,

no harm will overtake you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

 He will call on me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

 With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

God Bless The American Soldier,
~s

 

He's Still In The Miracle Business!!

YES HE IS. 

GOD STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES.

HE DID SO TODAY!!

He's coming home!!http://oureyesopened.blogspot.com/2011/05/god-of-miracles.html

The Supreme Court in the country he is in, has overturned the judge's decision!!

Guys, you were part of it!!

Every single person who prayed and/or fasted?

Each and every one was part of history in the making!!

His name officially is:

 

Gregory Kirill

GOD ROCKS!!!

Rejoicing and praising,

~s

Festive Praise Instead of Despair

To all who mourn in Israel,

he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,

a joyous blessing instead of mourning,

festive praise instead of despair.

In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks

that the Lord has planted for his own glory. -Isaiah 61:3