Be A Blessing To Others

Be a blessing to someone just because-I challenge you today, to do a least one thing that will be a blessing to someone else just because expecting nothing in return......see what happens when you do.....

God bless,

Pat

Happy 16th Birthday Stephen Austin Love!

From this little baby born on April 7, 1995

to the wonderful young man you have became April 7, 2011

Moma and Daddy were so blessed the day you were born and grow more blessed with each passing year.  I pray God will richly bless you this year.  Let Him be your guide and follow Him and do His will and you will be right where you need to be.  We love you!

God bless,

Moma & Daddy

Word Filled Wednesday

This picture and scripture just spoke to me when my son showed it to me.  He took the picture and added the scripture.  As you watch where this world is headed and all the things that are happening daily-I feel there is an even greater need to win souls.  The time is at hand and we better be ready and we need to be out there helping others to be ready too.

God bless,

Pat

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Happy Homemaker Monday - April 4, 2011

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Really stormy today-we were blessed though as all we got was rain, thunder and lightning and some winds.  Some members of our church and at our church had tornados come through and touch down with minimal damage only
Things that make me happy:
Spending time with my family-had girls night last night with DD, DIL and Granddaughters.  We ate chicken spaghetti, rolls and homemade cookies and watched "Tangled"
Book I'm reading:
Bible and Devotional only right now
What's on my TV today:
Music playing softly from music channel
On the menu for dinner:

 Honestly have not planned well and am not sure I am sad to say
On my To Do List: 

Laundry
Dishes

Schooling
Errands
New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Not new recipes this week

In the craft basket:

Making a fish from cardstock and CD's to show the kiddos at church so they can make them Wednesday night for the first night of Missions conference

~~~Go to this link to see how to make them---http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mcdfish.html
Looking forward to this week:
Missions conference at our church Wednesday-Sunday.  I love this time, we have 5 families coming in, International dinner on Saturday night and wonderful sermons, slideshows and more all week
Tips and Tricks:
None this week
My favorite blog post this week:
http://reachingserbia4christ.blogspot.com/  friends of ours finally made it to Serbia as Missionaries
Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
http://fearnotdevotional.blogspot.com/
No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:
Live for God,don't just do from Him but really live for Him, spend time with Him.
On my mind:
My personal relationship with God
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Isaiah 26:3

 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
God bless,

Pat

My Spiritual Life? Where am I? Where am I going?

     This is not my bible but if I was honest, this might as well be mine.  I have struggled for a long time if I wanted to even write this post but I finally have decided I need to be honest even only with myself and God, if it helps someone else well that is even better.

      I do alot "for" God is what I have said lots of times.  I am Children's church Director, Kids of the King Director, I teach Children's church, I work in the nursery, I am over Moms meeting and I help with everything I can in the church.  But, I don't spend alot of time with God.  I read my bible enough to teach my class or in church but that is about it.  I have lots of excuses why but that is all they are, excuses. 

 

     What happened to studying the bible?  What happened to reading it daily?  I say, "I meant to", "It got too late", "I don't have time in the morning", "It was bedtime before I new it", "I am just so busy". Any of that sound familiar?  Those are just some of my excuses and they are just that, excuses.  Yes, I do live a busy life but if I am too busy for God, is any of it worth it? Is facebook, movies, a book, shopping, etc more important than God?  They must be as I spend more time with them than Him.

    

       I have been so convicted of this lately and I am just not happy where I am.  I am always so tired from "doing" and I just don't want to "do" anymore.  Now, I don't want to just stop doing for God but I do want to make more time for Him.

      My plans after much thought is this---  I plan to read my bible daily, not a set number of verses but just read until I feel like I got what God wanted to give me.  I have a book called "Women of the Bible, a one-year devotional study" and they are short little devotions and  I am going to start doing it. 

      Where would I be without God?  I know God has answered so many prayers for me and the ones I love and His Son died for ME and it is about time, I started living for Him.  Will I suddenly be perfect?  No, none are perfect except Jesus but I do want to try to do better and with God's help, I will be. Check back with me to see how things are going?  Share with me, what do you do, what helps you?  I love to learn from others too.

God bless,

Pat

    

Word Filled Wednesday

I chose this one because I love the verse and I love sharing a cup of hot tea and sweet conversation with friends so this graphic and verse is perfect.  I will be drinking of hot tea today and thinking of all my bloggy friends.

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God bless,

Pat

The Happy Homemaker

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Cool and damp, oh where oh where did my spring go? :(

One of my simple pleasures:
Spending time outside with my grandkids and snuggling on the couch with hubby!

On my bedside table:
Women of the Bible by Ann Spangler and Jean E. Syswerda

On my TV:
Cartoons for my youngest granddaughter ZZ

On the menu for tonight:
Chicken breasts, mac n cheese and lima beans and cornbread

On my To Do List:
Finish schooling for the day
Finish house and laundry
Cook supper
Attack my VERY cluttered bedroom

New Recipe I tried last week:
I hope to try some this week to change things up some-report on how that goes next Monday

In the craft basket:
Sewing that needs to be done and a card I need to make for a friend and pictures that need to be picniced

Looking forward to:
Spring and being able to get outside more

Homemaking Tip for this week:
Don't get behind cause catching up is SO hard

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Missionary Monday-Living Water at http://www.jolenesupdates.blogspot.com/

Lesson learned the past few days:
All choices need to be considered carefully cause they affect not only that choice but the ones to come that you will have to make

On my Prayer List:
Unspoken
My daughters upcoming marrige
My preachers wife has breast cancer
Missionary friends on deputation and those newly on the field

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Proverbs 3:5-6


God bless,
Pat