Check This Out You Can Do It !! It's a New Year

I had high blood pressure, didn't want to get off the couch and could barely walk up one flight of stairs!! I was depressed and frustrated until........I started Turbo Jam and drinking Shakeology. I'm down 2 pant sizes and I have energy without the caffeine jitters!
Check out all they offer. If you are looking to get fit in your body and wallet now is the time - people are making those New Year resolutions.
If I can do it (57 years old) YOU can do it too.

A Gift for My Granddaughter

A Gift for My Granddaughter

You turn two years old today (yayyy!!) and even though we will not get to be a part of the celebration with you and your family, you are still here in our hearts and we imagine what we would do to celebrate it with you. I’ve walked isles of toys and clothes and imagined buying them for you. I guess I’m just saving money for the day you will enter our lives again. J  Will you ask for a pony?

Here is one of the gifts I would have liked to give you

You were born with problems, there were tubes and monitors on you from birth, surgery the next day but here you are 2 today!

You weighted 5.9 oz and you were 20” long –  even with all those tubes you were the most beautiful baby I’d ever seen…..but then again so was your mom and your Aunt  lol – our family just can’t help having beautiful babies!

How grateful we are to God.   Savannah you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). Do you still have the quilt we had made for you?

           

Your Grandpa Rob, and Aunt Lena and I love you with all our hearts. We think of you and your mom and dad daily and lift up prayers.

These quotes make me think of you -

‘A granddaughter is a gift from above ... one to cherish and to love.”  Author Unknown

“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.”  Lois Wyse

"As a reward for being a great mother  you become a grandma and when you have great grandchildren that's because you are a great grandma!!"

"Grandchildren are a grandparent's link to the future, and grandparents are the child's link to the past." Author: Unknown

I can tell you my sweet Granddaughter that your mommy was a joy to raise.  Aunt Lena and I enjoyed every moment we had with her. There were sibling squabbles but that’s normal, forgiveness came and off they went.

 So I know one day you will get to hear about their adventures and how people always thought they were best-friends before they knew they were sisters.

 I’m so grateful to God for making me Lena and Amanda’s mommy and blessing me with a wonderful husband (your Grandpa) because you were born out of this love too. 

You are loved so very much! 

Hugs, tickles and kisses to my little Savannah.

We love cats and your Aunt loves butterflies so here’s a Birthday wish from all of us!!

My beautiful Savannah – HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

Here’s your cake. I know they had your room decorated in frogs, hope you like it!!!

Do You Need Healing in Your Finance, Body, Mind or Relationships?

Don't miss this - live worship, awesome teachings and a powerful move of God!
NOVEMBER 2, 3 and 4, 2011
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  starts at 7pm
Come as you are!

317-786-5460 for more information  Special rate at local motel for those traveling.

You Can Make a Difference Don't be Afraid

Share the love of Christ. Share the Truth of His Word.
This is an amazing video - step up and share what God has done, is doing in and through you - it will help others!

I Refuse to Let This Pull me Down

God is amazing
and I'm thankful they didn't take my ROKU  :-)

A big thank you to  IMPD !!

Exercise Your Spirit Too

A Blessed and Wonderful Day

On October 2nd, our daughter, Lena Hammes, married Cameron Stephenson.

Welcome to the family, son!!

Both of our daughters are married now but it seems like only yesterday my husband an I held them in our arms as little babies. When I would watch them sleep and pray over them.

I'm grateful to God for all the memories. We had a wonderful time growing up together  lol

They taught me alot as a stay at home - homeschooling mom.

And their excitement as they waited for their daddy to get home from work - they knew when he

pulled in the drive and would run to the door yelling....daddy daddy!!

Our daughters Lena and Amanda will forever hold our hearts!

Lena and Cameron Stephenson 

October 2, 2011

Husband/Wife Dance  -  Tangled up in You by Staind

Daughter/Father Dance  -  Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle

and she surprised me with a song she use to sing to me 

Daughter/Mother Dance - Just for You

We both cried

here it is!

You Have Value You Are Chosen

Are you feeling like it's hopeless?

God is listening!!

Listen to this awesome song.....

You are something beautiful!!!

God says this about YOU

Speak these out loud - faith comes by hearing

It will make a difference in how you feel, 

how you live and how you hear

from God.

He wants a relationship with His precious child.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved...

Colossians 3:12

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

John 1:12

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

James 1:5

God has said,

   “Never will I leave you;

   never will I forsake you.”  

Hebrews 13:5

And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed 

you from the power of sin that leads to death.

Romans 8:2

Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. 

His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

John 3:16

I went through a terrible depression, full of fear and anxiety attacks that kept me a prisoner in my own home.

I'm here to tell you God is real and He cares for you.

What He did for me He will do for you.

If you aren't sure where to start, I suggest

you begin reading in the book of John, New Testament

Find books by Joyce Meyer, Beth Moore, Stormie Omartian, etc.

'Battlefield of the Mind' by Joyce Meyer is a good one to start with.

This will be a journey you won't regret! Trials will come

but you will know how to overcome

as you use the Word of God!

The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children

We had another awesome class!

It has been awesome having some of the husbands join us in this study.

We were on Chapter 3

'Pray That your Adult Children Will Grow in Wisdom, 

Discernment, and Revelation'

This chapter starts out with an excellent point.

Stormie Omartian says

'In order to have peace as parents, we have to pray for certain things to be true in the lives of our adult children. And then we have to trust God to answer those prayers. We can't be obsessing over everything that happens in their lives, because that would not only drive us crazy, but everyone around us as well.....We don't have to figure out every little detail: that's God's job.'

Once again this brings it back to us. What do we need

to change in our prayer life as parents?

Are we trusting God? Or still trying to take things

into our own hands?

We need to stop praying....God change my son/daughter....

make them ..... and then it's something we want

maybe even worldly.

One thing I'm learning from this study is to make

sure my prayers are Scripture based and that

my heart is right.

To do this I must have a relationship with my

Father. I need to be in His word, to pray

and praise Him daily.

So as you pray for wisdom, discernment and revelation for your

children - pray it for you and your spouse too.

In the Greek

wisdom = insight, the art of using wisdom - clarity

discernment = perception - cuts through hazy ethical (moral) matters

revelation = once hidden now revealed in the Gospel

We need to pray for our children to have wisdom, discernment and revelation.

We want them to know God, have a relationship

with Him that is their own.

As they begin to have wisdom and allow the

Holy Spirit to work in and through them, they

will have discernment.

With discernment they will begin to have

revelation from the Lord, which will give

them purpose.

So Father, I ask that you give our daughters and sons Your wisdom. Wisdom to understand Your word and Your ways.

As they gain wisdom, teach them discernment so when

faced with the many decisions and situations, they will

know when to flee, how to pray and when

to boldly speak Your Name, Your Word.

And give them revelation into Your Word so they

will know what Your good and perfect will

is for their lives.

I praise You and thank You for blessing me with

my wonderful children. I trust You Lord, to

fulfill your word in their lives.

In Jesus Name I Pray,

amen

Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.

James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.

Proverbs 1:5 

let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.

1 Corinthians 2:14

The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Ephesians 1:17-19

  

Lies

This is an older video but after listening to it again I've decided to repost it.
God was truly speaking to me that day!

Hope in Sorrow

I love how the Lord is right there when you need direction, protection and help.
The night before I made this video I was sobbing for hours, crying out to the Lord. Watch and see how awesome He is.

Exciting Times

Exciting Times!

Since I've opened my heart up to the Lord and really began to listen to Him. 

Since I've opened my Bible and read His Word with purpose.

Since I've take the time to check the Greek or Hebrew meaning of some words.......

God has been doing amazing things in my life.

Have I had to make changes

you betcha!

Did it hurt?

sometimes

Worth it?

for sure!!!!

Once I stopped 'attending' church and became part of the church, which is the body (people) not the building.....

POWER HOPE HEALING PROTECTION

and more

came in!

God's Word is true.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah 29:11

Another Class on Prayer

We had a time of rejoicing over answered prayer and this was our 3rd time meeting - can't wait to see what else the Lord will do!!

Standing Firm Stop Believing Lies

It took me 7 tries to get this! I've been studying Ephesians 6:10-17 - the armor of God.
This is a very interesting study especially if you stop to look up the Greek on certain words.

A Marriage Journey

My husband and I are thinking about doing a video together on our marriage adventures. If we were to put several together, what would you like to hear us share?

I can tell you we've been through our share of frustrations, control, anger, tears and confusion. Even now we have something very hurtful going on in our family, but God is amazing even through this. Now 26 years later (together for 29 years), we are so very blessed with an amazing marriage. It has and will continue to withstand all the world throws at us.

We have thought about sharing our adventure of praying together. What a disaster that was in the beginning, but God even used that! We had someone about fall out of their chair when my husband shared a portion of his prayer in our 'early' days.

So with that said, please share my blog with others and leave some ideas.
Thank you!

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Mark 10:7-9

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