SO busy, how about you?

 Just checking in to let you know I have not forgotten about my blog- I have just been beyond busy lately. I can't wait till things slow down- hopefully by next week- then I will be able to get some posts typed up and out to update you on what has been keeping me SO very busy! 

Last night marked the arrival of a sweet grandson- momma was at 37 weeks and baby was just over 5 pounds. Had a few issues with his lungs and they put him in NICU. We are hoping he passes his tests to be released from there soon. Please keep this in your prayers. 

There is so much more going on but I am very tired and I need to sign off of the computer and start getting ready for bed. 

I hope you all are doing well. Hope to get back to putting up posts for you. I do have some ideas and have been writing them down - so when I have some down time I can start getting them written up. 

Sure Remedy for the Disheartened...

 "For the disheartened there is a sure remedy - faith, prayer, work. Faith and activity will impart assurance and satisfaction that will increase day-by-day. Are you tempted to give way to feelings of anxious foreboding or utter despondency? In the darkest days, when appearances seem most forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God. He knows your need. He has all power. His infinite love and compassion never weary. Fear not that He will fail of fulfilling His promise. He is eternal truth. Never will He change the covenant He has made with those who love Him. And He will bestow upon His faithful servants the measure of efficiency that their need demands. The apostle Paul testified: 'He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: For My strength is made perfect in weakness... Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecution, and, in distresses for Christ sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.' 2nd Corinthians 12:9,10."

PK164,165

#26 Enough Faith to Not Be Healed, More About Jesus

Merry Christmas!! So I know that many of you will be super busy because of the holidays - but please take some time to watch this awesome sermon! I guarantee you that it will bless you! To be honest every single one of these sermons have blessed me- they have blessed me so much that I have watch them more than once. I am SO grateful to have this access to these awesome sermons. What a blessing they have been to me! :O) 

Tiny Gems of Encouragement

 "Not by eloquence or logic are men's hearts reached, but by the sweet influences of the Holy Spirit, which operate quietly yet surely in transforming and developing character. It is the still, small voice of the Spirit of God that has power to change the heart." PK169

No Distinction....

 "No distinction on account of nationality, race, or caste, is recognized by God. He is maker of all mankind. All men are of one family by creation, and all are one through redemption. Christ came to demolish every wall of partition, to throw open every compartment of the temple courts, that every soul may have free access to God. His love is so broad, so deep, so full, that it penetrates everywhere. It lifts out of satan's influence those who have been deluded by his deceptions, and places them within reach of the throne of God, the throne encircled by the rainbow of promise. In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free." PK369-370

#25 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions, More About Jesus

Good morning to you my friends! May God bless you in a special way today!! :o) 

Freebie Friday ....It's THAT Time Of Year!

 I love having calendars- whether they are hanging on the wall or a planner at my desk. It makes it so much easier to keep up with appointments and such when I have my calendars. 

So when I was walking out of a Nutrition store a couple of weeks ago - I noticed a stand where they had 2 different wall calendars to choose from. I picked this one because I love flowers and gardens. 

When I got home and was looking through the photos - I realized that the middle section had a page of stickers to use with the calendar! What a bonus! It feels good to have a wall calendar just waiting for the day that it goes on the wall!!  

You may want to keep a look out at businesses in your area to see if they may be giving calendars away! Free is always awesome!! 

Tiny Gems of Encouragement

 "God will not break His covenant, nor alter the thing that has gone out of His lips. His word will stand fast forever as unalterable as His throne." PK187

Simple Truths

Something floating around Facebook. And I thought it would be of some encouragement for you today! :O) 

 

That Holy Book Contains Nothing That Is Nonessential.....

 

What Makes the Victory all the Greater?

 "God was the strength of Judah in this crisis, and He is the strength of His people today. We are not to trust in princes, or to set men in the place of God. We are to remember that human beings are fallible and erring, and that He who has all power is our strong tower of defense. In every emergency we are to feel that the battle is His. His resources are limitless, and apparent impossibilities will make the victory all the greater." PK202

My Best Deal

It had been over a week since I had made it to my favorite little thrift shop. So on Tuesday morning I was made a point to stop by. And boy I was I glad I did! Especially when I saw these Tupperware items!!

 I love this huge yellow bowl that has a lid that still fits perfectly! And the little Tupperware containers were like new! I love this size containers and even though I had at least 5-6 at home - I grabbed them up as well! I grabbed the extra lid because not all of my containers at home had lids. 

I am not positive at how good of a deal I got on this container but I got 4 other things and paid 6.77 for the lot! So my guess is that she only charged me $2. or $3. She was having a half price sale - but I hadn't noticed the signs. I will have to pay better attention when I go shopping there. She has started putting the signs in an odd spot and if you walk up to the store a different way, you miss the signs. Anyway I got some great deals and I am so thankful! I would love to hear about great deals you have found!! :) 

#24 The Lizard's Tail, More About Jesus

Blessings to each and every one of you! May you experience God's peace in your life today! :o) 

Freebie Friday

 Well we are in luck - I have a freebie Friday item that I want to share - plus I have a little bit of free time to get a post written up to share! Plus I have a Freebie Friday to post next week as well. I just hope I can get time to get it written up. 

About a week ago or so when I was at my favorite little thrift store - in the freebie box I found a pile of these books. I grabbed them, of course, for the grandchildren! 

I figured that they would be half used. When I got home I went through them and only about 4 of the pile were written in the others were in new condition! So it was a win!! And I will have some fun books for the grands to play in when they are around!! 

Be sure and come back on Sunday when I will share "My Best Deal." I can't wait to share this one with you! 

Tiny Gem of Encouragement

 "If more praising of God were engaged in now, hope and courage and faith would steadily increase."

~PK202

A Great Story

Today I wanted to share a link to a great story that a friend of mine wrote. There are many lessons in this story for us all. May you be blessed as you read this STORY! 

What a Blessing?!

 Today I wanted to share a blessing that happened last week.

Monday morning when I went out to my car, with a long list of things I wanted to accomplish while out and about, but my car wouldn't start. Later that day my husband figured out that the battery was the issue and was able to replace It after a bit of trouble finding a battery.

So how was that a blessing?

Tuesday morning I was slated to take my mother in law to an appointment. I am so thankful that if my battery was going to go out, that it went out at home, on a day that I could easily change my plans. What a blessing!

Digging Deeper into the book of Psalms... chapter 7

 While reading through Chapter 7 of Psalms, verse 15 grabbed my attention. 

"He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made." KJV

It reminded me of another verse in the Bible that mentions a pit. 

"He lifted me out of the watery pit, 

out of the slimy mud. 

He placed my feet on a rock 

And gave me secure footing." 

Psalms 40:2 NET Bible 

In Ps. 7:15 it is speaking of someone deliberately digging a pit in order to trap something or someone else, but it was actually the one who dug the pit that would fall in. 

Did you know that this idea is spoken of elsewhere in the Bible?  I didn't until I was digging deeper. 

"Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 
Proverbs 26:27 

"He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. " 
Ecclesiastes 10:8

If you would like to look up a few more verses that mention this idea: 

• Psalms 9:15
• Psalms 10:2
• Proverbs 28:10 

We need to be aware that if we do things to harm others, we ourselves could very well be the one that ends up in the pit. 

As I was gathering the verses for this study I realized another important thing for us to remember- If we end up in a pit- no matter if it was our own doing or not - we can call on the LORD. 

"I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined unto me, and heard my cry: 

2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." 

Psalms 40:1-2 KJV 

#23 What's In a Day, More About Jesus

Good morning beautiful friends! :O)