Collyn is having his eye surgery as I type this. Please keep him in your prayers for quick recovery and for him to see the world the way God intended for us to see it!! PRAYING FOR YOU COLLYN!!! Below are two blogs of babies who need prayers!!
So Beth did this thing at the end of her blog to see what word represents you best! She got LOVE! Well, I decided to do it also and guess what my word is LOVE! Love according to googling is as follows:
Definitions of love on the Web:
* a strong positive emotion of regard and affection;
* any object of warm affection or devotion;
* have a great affection or liking for;
* beloved: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
* get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
* a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
* be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
LOVE is such a SMALL word but has such a BIG meaning!! I don't see how anyone can go through life without love. Love does not just pertain to people. You can have a love for many things. I know Beth has a love for photography, Kimmy has a love for reading, Stefanie has a love for taking care of children, Michael Kidd has a love for singing and song writing, Tammy has a love for teens, Teri has a love for cooking and baking, and I have a love for teaching. These are just an example of what you can have a love for. I know that everyone I listed above has more things they love than what I stated above. I was just trying to show you that love doesn't have limits. I know that there is ONE LOVE that we all have in common, JESUS!! Jesus is the true meaning of love. HE is the only ONE who will ever be able to demonstrate true love. He came to the world to SAVE US from eternal death. He laid down HIS life so that we could know what it is to LOVE!! How many times have we ever thought about what it is to truly love someone or something? LOVE COMES FROM ABOVE! If we all live to be as close to being like CHRIST, we all have love. I sometimes ponder on, could I ever give my life up so someone else could live. That is a hard thing to grasp. Could I really do that? I say I could but since having a family and small children, I don't think that I could do that because I want to be here for my children and my husband. If GOD would ask me to give up my life so someone else could live, I would probably come up with every excuse imaginable. I mean, I would love to be sitting at the foot of JESUS, listening to His every word but what about my children. I know that HE would be sure to take care of them and to help Mike to do his best raising them and if GOD asked me to give up my life for someone else, I would probably after a long list of excuses do just that. No matter if I know the person or not. GOD knows what He is doing and HE wouldn't ask us to do something if HE didn't see we were fit to do it. No I wouldn't want to give my life up but it isn't about what we want, it is about what GOD wants!! I don't know if any of you have ever thought about this or not. LOVE! I do LOVE enough to lay down my life. Besides the example of CHRIST, here is a scripture that shows LOVE!
Genesis 22 (New International Version)
Genesis 22
Abraham Tested
1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
2 Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."
3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you."
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, "Father?"
"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied.
"The fire and wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
8 Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram [a] caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring [b] all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Now there is a great example of LOVE! Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac to show GOD that he truly loved him. Abraham loved his son Isaac and I am sure did not want to do this but he loved GOD even more. I am not really sure if all of this really ties together. These are just my thoughts when I got the results of LOVE being the word that describes me. I do believe that if GOD asked me to give up myself or anyone that I LOVE, I would do it after a long battle. After all, GOD gave us HIS ONLY SON so that we may live. Why couldn't I give up myself or someone else so that there may be others who could live to know HIM!
Hope this all makes sense. I am from this day forward going to do my BEST to show and be the example of LOVE that GOD has shown us! GOD IS LOVE!!!
Have a great day and be BLESSED!!
Your Word is "Love" |
 You see life as possibility to form deep connections with a few people. Relationships are the center of your world, and you always take time to bond with those you love. You are caring and giving. You enjoy helping those you love. And when it comes to romantic love, you feel passionately ... even in a very long term relationship. |
It is hard to believe that it has been 4 years ago today that we were blessed with a beautiful bundle of joy. Now look at her:
She has grown from a beautiful little baby into a beautiful little girl!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BRITHDAY DEAR MARA,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
We love you and hope your day is filled with fun and exciting things!
I had to post this! Abby needs our prayers as well as her family. This little girl was chosen to become a part of this family for this very reason. Please if you can remember, say a prayer for them. She is 4 years old and such a beautiful little girl.Take this time to watch this video and see how they are using this opportunity to glorify God and minister to others when they themselves are not sure what the future holds for Abby. Only God knows what is going to be the outcome but we can pray.
Wishing you all the very best Christmas Day!!! I thought I would take this time now to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Remember JESUS IS THE REASON WE CELEBRATE THIS DAY!! On Christmas Morning, we get up, eat a special breakfast. This year we are having Breakfast Pizza! SO YUMMY!! We then sit down around the Christmas Tree where Michael will read The Story of Jesus' Birth. After we do that, we sing, Happy BIrthday to Him. Finally, we take turns opening up our presents. It is a very nice and relaxed day for us. We don't go anywhere and we just enjoy the time we have with one another. May GOD bless you this Christmas and the upcoming New Year! Have a very happy day!
Love you all,
Connie
First of all, I wanted to take this time to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Enjoy your turkey day and be thankful for what you have. Don't eat too much! LOL! Remember to say a few of Sam's Friday funnies when you get a chance! LOL! Have lots and lots of fun with your family! Our Thanksgiving is not going to be a traditional one for us since my dad is still in the hospital and still can't eat solids. We are getting up, going to help serve at the annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Salem Memorial Building. That will be from 11am to 2pm. We will then go to my sister's house for small dinner with her family and my mom. When my dad is able to eat again, we will have our BIG THANKSGIVING DINNER! There is a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! My dad is still with us when he wasn't supposed to make it through another surgery. We are thankful for our family and friends. Many friends had prayed for my dad and still are and we thank you for that! We are thankful that GOD provides for us and we have shelter, heat and water. We are thankful that we can celebrate this day in a FREE COUNTRY! I could go on and on, I am sure you get the drift. Remember to say your thanks when you celebrate. I will be praying for Kimmy and Mike and their families during this holiday season. The holidays can be tough to get through but by GOD's GRACE, they will be able to celebrate the way their mother, wife, sister would want them to.
Here are a few pictures of the first snow with the kiddos:
This is Mara all bundled up!
This is Mariana all bundled up! She reminds me of the kid from The Christmas Story! LOL!
Mara making a snow angel.
Mariana wanted to make one too! She likes to copy Mara! LOL! She was really trying.
This is Mara helping Daddy put up our outside decorations! HE SURPRISED ME BY DOING THAT!! Thank you hubby!
p.s. I got most of my Christmas shopping done already! Thank God for the internet! We should start getting things in the mail! I am excited!
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