Blessings Giveaway Winner!

Blessing giveaway winner or should I say winners?  Me and T decided we would have two winners.  The winner of the 2 calendars is Jackie Kennedy and then we also are sending one to Laura Geese to give her friend, Romayne.  I hope ya'll enjoy your calendar and Jackie, you get 2 so you can pass the blessings on by giving one of yours to someone too.  Thanks to the ones who commented on here and on facebook.  Glad I could be a blessing to others as God blesses me so often.

God bless,

Pat

The Arender family-Missionaries to The Philippines!

      This is the Arender family-Justin,Angie,Laken,Lauren,&Laci (with our Pastor Bro JD Weido) at our church for the last service before they head to the Philippines tomorrow.  They will be joining his Moma, Mrs. Diane Arender as Missionaries to the Philippines. They are missionaries out of our church, Bible Baptist church in El Dorado, Arkansas.

     Mrs. Diane has been on the filed alone since her husband and Justin's Daddy, Bro. Duane, was called home to heaven.  I know she is so excited about having them join her on the field.
     They will be flying out tomorrow, please join me in praying for safe travels and for what God has for them to do over there.  We will miss them but know they are in God's will for their lives.
      God bless, Bro Justin, Angie and the girls, we look forward to hearing what ya'll experience and what God has to accomplish through your family.

God bless,
Pat

Things you can say to make your child feel better 1-10

 

     I love my children and I try my best to make sure they know it but I got this in an email today and it made me stop and think so I thought I would share and once a week every Friday I will share the others in the list.  Children grow up so quickly-make good memories while you can.....

50 Things You Can Say to Make Your Child Feel Great(1-10)

1. I’m proud of you. And even if you weren’t so fantastic, I’d still be proud.
2. I believe you.
3. The way you _____ is such a perfect addition for our family. God knew just what we needed when He gave us you.
4. I know you and I haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye lately. But I want to let you know that I accept you whether I agree with you or not, and I’m committed to working on our relationship so we both feel understood and secure.
5. I can’t believe how _____ you are. I can’t imagine the plans God has for you!
6. You know, you may not feel very _____, but God knew exactly what He was doing when He made you the way He did, and it was just how He wanted to express Himself. I love you just the way He made you. And I wouldn’t have wanted Him to do it any differently.
7. No matter how royally you mess up, I’ll always be glad you’re mine, I’ll forgive you, and I’ll love your socks off.
8. I saw how you _____. I’m so proud of you.
9. I forgive you. And I won’t bring this up again, okay?
10. I want to hang out with just you tonight. What do you want to do? 

God bless,
Pat

Blessings and a Giveaway!

     I have been trying to count my blessings more and be more thankful.  Yesterday I posted on here about being a blessing to others and how you will be blessed.  I have been blessed by so many people in so many ways especially these last few months while hubby was unemployed.  

     I have been challenging others to be a blessing also.  So I decided to do a blessings giveaway on here.  I have two purse sized calendars 2011/2012 with stickers to mark special days and pens to write down stuff in them.  To win all you need to do is this-comment on my blog or on the post on facebook where this posts and tell me someone you would like to be a blessing to or someone who has blessed you and how.  If you post about this on your blog or on facebook you get an extra entry and if you post on both  and comment you will get 3 entries.  On next Thursday March 17th I will draw a winner from all entries and you will win both calendars and pens, one for you and one for you to be a blessing to someone.  

     I look forward to seeing lots of entries.  I have this all ready to mail as soon as a winner is announced and I get your address to mail it.  So get ready and share a blessing.....

God bless,

Pat

The Gift of Time!

     We all love it when we receive a little unexpected blessing....maybe it is a letter in the mail, a phone call from a friend you haven't talked to in a while, a hug from your little one or even your big old teenager....whatever it is, think about how good you feel.

     My challenge to you today is to give a blessing...take a little time to.....give the gift of your time.....

1) Pray for a friend and then let them know

2) Send a card to someone who might be sick, down or just needs to know someone cares

3) Send a card or quick email to a missionary

4) Cook your hubbys favorite meal

5) Surprise your child with time outside, homemade cookies or just a few minutes of your undivided attention

     Think about it, come up with your list, give someone the gift of your time.  You will be a blessing to them and you just might find out you feel pretty blessed yourself too.

God bless,
Pat

Serenity Prayer!

 

This is my prayer today, Lord!

God bless,

Pat

Hubby Got A Job!

     Hubby lost his job last August, due to company selling.  He has been unemployed since then. He has done odd jobs and also been able to be a blessing at church doing things that needed to be done.  Although it was okay, just not the same as having a job.  

     I do want to say though that God really blessed us all these months though and we always had food to eat and all bills got paid.  Now some of this was done through people that allowed God to use them to be a blessing.  We could not have made it without God, family, friends and our church, but make it we did!

     But praises to God and with some help from friends again, hubby started a new job this morning.  I am praying it goes well.  He was so nervous but so EXCITED this morning. We are so blessed and I will share another day how it all goes.  Thanks to everyone who prayed for this day to come.....

God bless,

Pat