Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Be Still

1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

7 The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

8 Come, behold the works of the LORD,
Who has made desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

11 The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah (Psalm 46, New King James Version)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Ever Have one of those Days?

Ever have one of those days, when something seems a bit 'off' but you just can't put your finger on it...


Or it seemed like all the people around you just wanted to butt heads...



Or just get into some kind of weird tug of war?



Sometimes you just need to take a fresh new look and get a different perspective on things.



Remember to try your best to show kindness to others...



(sometimes looking at things from their perspective might help.....)




So, when life gets you down...




Remember to just keep going, and keep your head above water...



And you'll get by with a little help from your friends!

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Take A Butcher Knife And Stab Your Pillow!

Words from pastor Bob Beeman

I have spoken a lot about gossip throughout the years. I have been the recipient of it more times than I care to painfully remember. I have also been guilty of it myself. It is a cancerous temptation.

I saw a movie yesterday called “Doubt.” Pretty good movie. Intense. In the movie, a priest tells this story to his congregation – who is guilty of gossip against him:

A group of ladies got together for tea. As they sipped their sassafras, they talked about the neighborhood, and shared their “concerns” about its inhabitants. Later, one of the ladies realized that she might be guilty of gossip. So, the next day when she went to confession, she asked the priest if what she had done would be considered gossip. And, if so, should she confess it?

The priest assured her that it was in fact gossip. Instead of the traditional “Hail Mary’s” and “Our Father’s,” he told her to go home and find her favorite sleeping pillow. Then, go to the kitchen, grab the butcher knife, and proceed to the roof of the building. When she got there, she was to take the butcher knife and stab the pillow until if was ripped apart. She was instructed to leave it there and return to confession the next day.

As instructed, the next day she returned to the confessional. “Did you follow my instructions?” She had. “What happened to the pillow?” “Well,” she said, “it made a horrible mess. There were feathers blowing all over the neighborhood. It looked like it was snowing!”

“Now, I’d like you to go back to your neighborhood and pick up all of the feathers,” the priest instructed. The woman was horrified. “I can’t do that! They have spread throughout the neighborhood. I could never find all of them!” “Exactly,” said the priest. “And so it is with gossip.”

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Love




What is love?


Is it a girl on her wedding day?
Is it the first sound of the baby's heart beat?
A child saying mommy for the first time? The man in her life giving a flower just because? Someone bringing soup because you are sick. Getting a call out of the blue from a friend, just because they were thinking of you?
These are a mere glimpse, maybe not even that much, of what Christ did for us on the cross over 2000 years ago. His love is unconditional. He loved me before I could have loved Him. He knew how I was going to be as a human and yet still dies for me. There is no love on earth that can compare to this love. God the Father is the best Dad there can ever be. The love he has for us is so awesome. I can't even put into words what I think of this love. I have never felt or known in any way since I was put on earth over 41 years ago this love. Accept from God.

The love my husband has is pretty wonderful. He has loved me through allot of rough times and good times. It's the rough times that makes me think, wow! This guys still loves me even when I was the cause of the rough times.

I never thought that we were ever going to have children and after 10 years of marriage God lets a baby start to grow. It was 4 months later that God chose to take this baby boy. My husband and I where more in love with one another then when we first got married. It wasn't 5 months later that God chose to have another baby grow in my womb. 9 months later a 7 lb 15 oz bundle of joy came into our life. This changed us for the better. The love we felt for this little guy can't compare to the Love God has for us. 5 years later God had another baby grow and was born a bundle of joy. This time a bouncing baby girl. This love we have for her is still nothing compared to the Love that God has for us.




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