America quote

I just cam across this quote and thought it was really good!

“Let us pray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and redeeming love, …[and] for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our practice.”
—Robert E .Lee

 

These are some violin pictures I took today!

Teen Activity-Mystery Dinner

This past Saturday,the 17th,we had a teen Mystery Dinner.We all had to dress-up and try and guess the theme...there were some pretty interesting costumes,I'll see if I can remember them all!Scottish,a Nurse,Slovakian,some wore St. Patrick day shirts,Leprechauns,Indian(from India),hockey player,French,Amish(some people have very creative minds!),Cowboys,Golfer,Basketball player,racer, an army soldier,and I came as a Mexican.Surprisingly I actually guessed the theme right,I wasn't really trying to,I just wore what I had!Sadly we didn't get a group picture!We had to order off a menu in a foreign language and we didn't know what we were getting-that includes utensils...it was pretty interesting to watch!Here are somethings we did,we watched a "movie" at the beginning,ate,played games,and watched skits!

skits

skits

skits

watching skits

eating

watching skits

Since I guessed the theme right I had to go upfront and kneel before "Billy-Bob" and he hit me on the head and shoulders a couple times...I got to take the maracas home too!

eating with no utensils...

One of our wonderful youth leader the Fosters

The Amish man!

Mrs. Foster

eating with no utensils

"Juan"

eating

Kristi

Our other wonderful youth leaders Bryan and Lynn

"Billy-Bob"

the Amish man again

"Pablo"

 (the pictures were taken by one of the youth leaders and a friend!)

Planting Vegatables

 

We also planted peas and onions today!

                                                 

 

This is one of grandma showing  Liv how to plant it reminded me of the verse:

"That they may teach the younger women..."~Titus 2:4a

"Hands to serve,Hearts to God."

 

We were having fun taking picture of our hands and feet!

Flower Gardening

 

Today we were gardening in some of my Grandma's flower gardens.Raking out,weeding,removing plants...It was fun being out in the nice weather!

Spring Collage

How Great His Love

1.How great His love,how great His mercy,to choose the path that leads to Calvary,to drink the cup of pain and sorrow,how great His love how great His love for me.

2.How great His love,the love of God the Father,to choose a plan that sends His only Son,to live with us,to walk among us,how great His love,how great His love for us.

Chorus:How great His love,how great His love,that he should call us His children,that He should give Jesus,how great His love for us,how great His thoughts,how great His love for us.

3.How great His love,how generous His compassion,to meet our need before we knew to ask,to call our name,to beckon us to follow,how great His love,how great His love for us.

How great His love for us,how great His love,how great His love for us.

*Ruth Elaine Schram

Pictures

This afternoon I decided to go out and take some pictures!

boots,flowers,and a pond

Our dog Diesel...it took some effort getting this,he hates cameras!

boots in the daffodils

my shadow

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Contentment...

Being content is probably one of the hardest things for me to grasp!I'm always complaining about how I wish certain things could be better,when really I should be looking at the things that I already have,that I don't deserve!To help with the problem,everyday I write a few of the things I'm thankful for...

The nice weather

The freedom of worship

Hanging out with my family

etc...

Well the other night I couldn't sleep...my mind was racing!It was everywhere,so after laying there for an hour I decided to get up and read my Bible.I tried to "sneak" around seeing as how it was a little after 12 A.M..When I finally sat down on the steps I opened up my Bible,deciding I would read wherever I opened up to!Well it was Psalm 95-The Psalm is labeled A psalm of praise to the great God -the whole chapter is about singing praise to God,making a joyful noise unto him,coming before him with thanksgiving,etc...after reading there I decided to read Isaiah 53-AMAZING how God places things together!The chapter is talking about Christ on the cross and how he never said a single complaint!Hmm...I don't know if you caught this or not but it seems to me instead of complaining we should be offering our praise to God!Also at the beginning of,I guess,last week,the verse Psalm 34:1 came to mind where it states; I will bless the Lord at all time:his praise shall continually be in my mouth. I've been signing my e-mails with that verse,once again how God places things together!I looked up some verses on contentment so I think I'll end with them!


BUT GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN.~1 Timothy 6:6

And having food and raiment LET US THEREWITH BE CONTENT.~1 Timothy 6:8

Let your conversation be without covetousness;AND BE CONTENT WITH SUCH THINGS AS YE HAVE:for he hath said,I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE,NOR FORSAKE THEE.~Hebrews 13:5

Excerpt from THROUGH MY EYES

This was a good book I read,even though it isn't the right Bible Version he has some great points!Here is one of my favorites:

A few days later,on Mother's Day,I spoke at a church in Memphis and shared briefly about my mother's refusal to abort me.After the service,a young woman waited to speak with me."I have an abortion scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9 A.M.,"she cried,"and now I will not go through with it."

Amazing what God does when we simply plant seeds.

-Chapter 21,page 247

Sweet hour of Prayer

1.Sweet hour of prayer,sweet hour of prayer,
That calls me from a world of care

And bids me at my Father's house
 Make all thy wants and wishes known!

In seasons of distress and grief
My soul has often found relief,

and oft escaped the tempter's snare by thy return
,sweet hour of prayer

2.Sweet hour of prayer,sweet hour of prayer,
Thy wings my petition bear

To him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage thy waiting soul to bless;

And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His word and trust His grace,

I'll cast on him my ev'ry care,
And wait for thee,sweet hour of prayer.

3.Sweet hour of prayer,sweet hour of prayer,
May I thy consolation share,

Till from Mount Pisgah's lofty height
 I view my home and take my flight:

This robe of flesh I'll drop,
and rise to seize the everlasting prize,

And shout,while passing thru the air,
"Farewell,Farewell,sweet hour of prayer!"

*William Walford

The lesson of the Droopy Rose

I actually saw this story on another website but I thought it was a good reminder!

Today, I laid 2 beautiful red roses in the center of the concrete table. The girls "ohh and ahhed" over them. We admired them throughout the meeting, enjoying their faint scent floating on the breeze.

After we finished our worksheets, I gently picked up one of the roses, held it to my nose and {dramatically} breathed deep. "Doesn't a rose just smell heavenly?" We passed that rose around the table. Each girl held it to her nose, smelling the red rose.

Next, I rubbed one of the outside petals between my fingers. "Don't they feel so soft and velvety?" Each girl had a chance to rub the rose between her fingers and against her cheek.

The rose made 2 more circles around the table, letting each girl enjoy it's beauty. After much delicate abuse the petals were droopy and several fell out. I laid the well-used rose back in the center of our circle, beside the untouched one. "Now, if you could take one of these roses home with you, which rose would you choose?" Each girl said the perfect looking, untouched one.

"Today, you are young, beautiful, pure...just like this fresh rose." I went on to describe in detail how not to turn out like the droopy rose.

"When Prince Charming comes charging over the hill on his white steed, which "rose" do you think he'd choose?"

My grandma has a Lemon Tree plant at the corner of her house,as I was taking pictures this came to mind:

"And they stripped him,and put on him a scarlet robe.

And when they had platted a crown of thorns,they put it upon his head,and a reed in his right hand:and they bowed the knee before him,and mocked him,saying,Hail,King of the Jews!

And they spit upon him,and took the reed,and smote him on the head.

And after that they had mocked him,they took the robe off from him,and put his own raiment on him,and lead him away to crucify him."~Matthew 27:28-31

"He is despised and rejected of men;a man of sorrows,and acquainted with grief:and we hid as it were our faces from him:he was despised,and we esteemed him not.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."~Isaiah 53:3-7

Pictures with verses

These are some pictures I got off the internet and made collages and added verses.

Photo's from the past

These are some of my grandma's (on my dad's side) old photos that I scanned!I hope you enjoy them!

This is my dashing young grandpa in his army uniform.

This picture was taken a month after him and grandma had been married.

This is one of my personal favorites of him in his army uniform again!

Grandpa and my Aunt Linda

Grandpa at an army plane

Grandpa as a young boy

My Grandma and Aunt June

Grandma Aunt Linda and Aunt Deb

Grandma,Aunt Linda,Aunt June,and Aunt Deb

Grandma and a friend

This one is pretty old-the people sitting in the front are my grandma's,grandpa Lace and wife Sally.IN the back right corner is grandma's parents Bill and Penzora.This was a picture taken during a Bible School.

This picture was taken in 1915-the girl with the white shirt on is my grandma's mom-my great-grandma Penzora.

This is D.L.-one of Grandma's brothers and her dad-Bill.

This is Grandma's brother Rabe

This is Grandpa's brother Richard

This is Grandma's brother Fred

This is Grandpa's brother Richard and sister Opal-this is one of my favorites.

This is my dashing young great uncle Richard(grandpa's brother)

This is my grandma's brother Budge and his wife Doris

On the right of the photo is my grandma with her son John on the left is Blanche and Caroline with Daniel and David

This is some of my Grandma's brothers-from left to right-Budge,Billy,Rabe,and Rob

This are some photo's that my Grandpa took while over in Japan.

This is the camp in Japan where grandpa stayed

This is grandpa logging with grandma's brothers

From left to right-Rose and daughter(on the hood),Grandma(and sister Madeline on the hood)and Grandma's dad Bill

This is grandma's dad and brother's Budge,Fred,and Billy

This is grandma's grandpa and his son Roy.

These are some of them,sometime I'll put the rest on here!