Praise Report

Full time Happy.....

You do not have because you did not ask........  Be Glad....

We do not have to have what others have to be happy..

God has an individual plan for each of our life.....Why not me....because God is God...

Have peace if we believe God is in control.... Ask and receive that your joy may be full..

We need to take responsiblity for our own joy...


2. Hidden sin:  every christian has an immediate ans every time we do something wrong.  Get strife out of your life.....

As Blogger Go on a road less traveled

     Truly one of the roads less traveled....................

As bloggers go mmmmm  I rank right up there as probably as one of the worst.  Also as spelling goes and heck even correct grammar its not that great.. Thank you Lord for spell checkers...  One thing this has always been is a blog from the heart.  
mmmmm   For years my blog goes good for a week or two but than off for a month or two.  Or maybe a year or more...  :)  Not even going to say this will change.  But one day at a time...  

As this old blog is ageing and I am amazed people are reading some very old posts.  It dawns on me that these  blogs may last a very very long time.  

So as I start  on this new journey of my life the Lord has laid on my heart to write on  approaching my winter years...... (big 70 this year)  It definitely is a different stage of life things are changing.  Many days as this winter approaches I see the snow flying... and that is literal.

What a wonderful life its been......  and then it dawned on me how difficult and impossible life it would have been without the Lord.  He is teaching me to not live for tomorrow. To stay into today.  It could be the last one here on this earth.  

I love what Billy Graham's grandson  quoted from his grandfather.   
 "This is what my grandfather has said concerning his own death, he said, 'One day you will hear that Billy Graham has died.' He said, 'Don't believe it. On that day I will be more alive than I ever will be.' And that's the truth and that's why he preaches, because this life is only the setup for the life to come."



So if you care to........ follow me on the journey on taking one day at a time.   Rejoicing with each breathe we take......

May God Bless your day......

catch up time....

A real heat wave

Well finally 

woke up to 18 degrees this morning!!!!!!!

Yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was the first day it smelled like spring outside.

The birds seem to even sense it...  


It was a day that just makes one happy.  



Thank God for the promise of Springtime........

I love Mac Lucado....we went to his church in Texas when we were there...  this came in my inbox today and boy oh boy what a word for me.... thank you Max

Like a Child

by Max Lucado

No child understands the logic of going to bed while there’s energy left in the body!  I remember when our daughter, Andrea, was just five. We finally got her to bed.  I went in to give her a final kiss, when she lifted her eyelids and said, “I can’t wait until I wake up!” Oh for the attitude of a five-year-old!
Is it any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child before we can enter the kingdom of heaven? He said, “Believe me, unless you change your whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3).” In other words, quit looking at life like an adult.  See it through the eyes of a child.

“I can’t wait to wake up,” are the words of a child’s faith. Andrea could say them because she plays hard, laughs much, and leaves the worries to her father. Let’s do the same.

We may have been scammed on Craigslist.  Not real sure yet but God is showing me to be like a child...  do not worry

God is my father and going to  leave the worries with him.... 

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The word brings stability, fruitfulness, and fulfillment and all that we do will prosper. (see Psalm 1:3)

Day 6:

James 

 be patient and stand firm

Don't grumble against each other

,The Lord is full of compassion and mercy

.Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.

Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.   (  singing and listening to songs of praise makes me happy )

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GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME

                   ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD

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Be Confident

Do not be self confident..... this is a foolish person
Apart from You I can do nothing....

Confidence: Be  Bold have a wonderful adventurous exciting life

God has equipped each of us for greatness...

Don't be narrow minded people.. think big dreams

Do what God intends you to do...  

Enjoy life....

without confidence... people will use you. we become people pleasers. 

 Can not be a man  pleaser and a God pleaser.  

Be a God Pleaser........

You can do anything you need to do in life....

God is with me and I can do anything... Through Christ who strengthens me... 
  God is with me...........  
Let Him Be your example in humility...

Confidence and humility are married.  Nothing with out Christ but with Him there is nothing I can not do

Know you can do nothing with out HIM....
God knew what He was getting when He got me...
God is with YOU...
Know your faults:
 And I ask God to change anything and to develop my strengths..

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30/30  Day four....My notes 

Meditating on the word brings wisdom, prosperity and success.
(see Joshua 1:8)

James 4:  

1.  Submit to God....

2 Ask with right motives....  You have not because you ask not...

3. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

4.Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will    lift you up.

5. Do not boast... boasting is evil

6"If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or

 that."

The big warm up.... 9

What a great day...  Yip

9 degrees....  a heat wave 
and  we are very very happy the minus before it is gone gone gone........

At least for today
 Today has been and interesting day....  so thankful for friends, for healing, for gifts of new friends.  

Thank you Jesus for all that you do and things we dont even know that you do for us......What a great God we serve...   Show me your way Lord...Give me wisdom Lord...  

Who can we bless today????????



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30/30  James Two
Faith without works is dead..... Even the devil believes......

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       Skip this please this is for me: 

                    I need to learn to stop talking 

thanks Jesus... thanks James...... thanks Joyce

Thanks

Dear Me read this everyday please....

Six Signs You Need to Stop Talking

by Joyce Meyer

Have you ever wished you’d stopped talking about five minutes before you actually did?

Because I’ve been there myself, I want to help protect you from saying potentially embarrassing or hurtful things. And I’ve prepared a list of six warning signs to let you know when it’s time to stop talking.

Sign 1: You’re Complaining, Not Explaining

There’s a subtle difference. Explaining is simply telling someone about your situation. Complaining is when you have an attitude that says “I’m being inconvenienced.” (See Philippians 2:14-15.)

There will be times when keeping quiet in order to avoid complaining seems so hard you almost can’t stand it. But God will always give you the grace to do it. And if we ever want to arrive at our Promised Land, we need to stop complaining about the way God’s getting us there.

Sign 2: You’re Criticizing Somebody

Picture this. Someone says or does something you think they shouldn’t have done and all of a sudden, you’ve got about a hundred opinions about them that you want to talk about!

First Thessalonians 4:9 says, “But concerning brotherly love [for all other Christians], you have no need to have anyone write you, for you yourselves have been [personally] taught by God to love one another” (AMP).

In other words, sharing your critical opinions about other people is always a mistake. We need to cover one another with love, instead of uncovering their weaknesses and pointing out their flaws.

Sign 3: Your God Is Too Small

Whenever we say, “I can’t do this” or “It’s too much for me to take,” we’re actually defeating ourselves―and we’re not trusting God to get us through it.

What we need to say is, “God is bigger than every issue I will ever have to face, and I can do whatever I need to do through Christ who strengthens me.”

The Bible says that David ran quickly toward the battle line to face the giant Goliath. Sometimes we stare at our circumstances too long. We end up scaring ourselves half to death instead of believing God will give us the victory when we face our giants.

Sign 4: You’re Self-Inflated

We like to boast about what we’ve done, what we can do, and what we’re going to do. If we’re not careful, we can even take credit for things God did!

Everything we do, we should do it as unto the Lord. (Colossians 3:23) I don’t think we can even begin to know what God would do for us and the things He would allow us to participate in if we would learn to keep our successes a secret between us and God, unless He specifically gives us permission to share them.

Sign 5: You’re Standing in Judgment

“ We can look at everybody else through a magnifying glass when we're a mess ourselves and can't even see it. ”

Matthew 7:1 (NLT) says, “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.” I think this is really important for Christians because we can get our religious, snooty noses up in the air. And if somebody does something wrong, they’re out of the group.

We can look at everybody else through a magnifying glass when we’re a mess ourselves and can’t even see it. So we need to remain humble before God and before others.

Sign 6: You’re Just Being Negative

The world is full of negativity. Instead of adding to that negativity, Christians need to be positive about the problems and circumstances we face.

We may not get everything we want, the way we want it, when we want it, but God will take care of us and give us grace to have joy and be positive in the midst of any situation. And that’s an awesome way to live.

Cold cold and more cold.....

Well this winter has been a record breaker.

I am writing this at 15.8 below zero  again  NARNIA?

Trying Lord....

But again it is not trying it is doing...... right?

Thankful for

1.The son....and the sun

                                                2.so many beautiful birds.
                                                          so spring can not be far
                                                3.  Thankful for your healing...
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So thankful for the Word...........today for James....

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1. be quick to listen,
2. slow to speak 
3. slow to become angry,
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 

God is good all the time...............................

All  the time God is good..................

Taking the Challenge...30 min for 30 days....

Taking Joyce's 30/30 day Challenge.....

Not making a law...just a challenge to study the Bible 30 min for 30 days:

This is going to be my personal pages for 30 days to devote to my challenge.



The Book of James will be my first Challenge.

 1.  Consider our trials pure joy.    

 2Testing develops. Perseverance

 3. Ask God for wisdom. He  Gives to ALL without finding fault

 4. Believe and do not doubt. Do not be tossed by the wind.
 5. Do not be doubleminded....unstable..( loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.)
 6.  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him..


This should be a good Challenge for me...  my mind has the tendency to get distracted so easy. 
Thank you Lord for Strong Christian people who are such great examples.

This world sometimes looks so awful but we know that YOU are the blessed controller of all things.

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My husband ask me what I was doing about lent. 

mmmmmm good question. 

Taking this 30 day challenge is one thing.  To

 dig in and study even if it just one scripture.

But not for lent for life.......  Asking God to give

me wisdom...  praying for peace, For all our 

dear friends who are going through such trials.

Praise for the day, for the sun...  how at -14.6

 right now  outside....it makes the day seem 

warmer.  

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On a light notes..

It is so cold outside the cows a giving ice cream........Up to------ OOPS down to

  18     below zero......  

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Thank God for the promise of Springtime...

Focus on Positive Be Led By the Holy Spirit......

Lets celebrate the positive things in Life

God Keeps US....  

Cast Your care on the LORD...

trust and be bold.......  

Celebrate all our sins have been been forgiven...  

Celebrate our Victory's....  

Live with the attitude of Celebration.  

Enjoy your journey.....  


For my new Year I pray a Celebration of Peace, Blessings and being open to letting God use me to pour out blessings on others.  Care and be blessings to people... 

Just heard someone say if we need to diet this year lets not concetrate on what not to eat... 

      Lets just focus on eating healthy if we eat healthy the pounds will roll away..  :)


Don't be a party pooper... Enjoy your life and Celebrate....


  God is good all the time....    All the time God is good.  

Six things to say EVERYDAY of MY LIFE

Six things to say Everyday of my life

Another lesson from Joyce Meyer :

Spoke to my heart

NUMBER      ONE

I am blessed and I am a blessing


   say a prayer of blessing

Bless my
husband
children
grandchildren
g grandchildren
Daughter in laws

I am blessed Because of Jesus


     I am living under the blessings of God.

2.  I am so Thankful
Psalm 107:7:1-2
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!  Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.......


We are the redeemed of the Lord and we are supposed to say so.......


3  I was Made to Encourage

Encourage each other and build each other up...
It is powerful. 

Ask God to put a word of encouragement for the people we are going to be around.....

4  Tell the truth----no matter what

Be committed to tell the truth.  Cherish it. No matter what it costs.

Ephesians 4:14  let our lives lovingly express truth (in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly.)

5  God's Word is in My vocabulary
 Keep speaking the word of God
make it part of everyday vocabulary.

6.  Say Just enough

Proverbs 17:28 "Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise. when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.  

Concetrate on positive things you should say and not focus on things we should not say or do..  

Do what is good before the Lord, enjoy the freedom and victory it brings to your life....

Happy New Year Blessings on Our Year

Blessing on our year...

2014 

May we have 

a Year of Grace

  A Year of God's Blessing

 A Year of seeking Him more

  A Year of inter Peace even among turmoil.  

May we have a heart to Bless others.

May we learn to listen to those hurting

May we have the power to stay busy Blessing with our mouth. 

( numbers Chapter 6: )

Say out loud 

God I bless this day in Jesus name

I bless my husband

my children 

my grandchildren

greatgrandchildren

Bless Me

Lord give us Peace...

May we learn the power of words

in 2014....

James 3:10

Do not say anything neg

Bless this day

We have more authority than anyone else does.  Speak positively..   

Overturn the neg others try to make.

Deut 28:

What an exciting time to be alive

God is good .....all the time

All the time........God is good....

God already has it figured out............ Yippeeee

Isnt it wonderful that God already has it figured out?

 Thank you

Joyce notes from today:

how to Instantly increase your joy.....

YOUR Words effect everyone...

WORDS ARE POWER

I need to stop in the middle of  conversation saying something when convicted  that it is the not the thing to say and ask for them to forgive me for saying things that I should not say...

the more sensitive you get to Holy Spirit.the more you sense the.leading in every decision you make and every thought you have.

 Holy Spirit guides us everyday......

I am grateful   BUT......we kill our joy with the buts...

Get rid of your Buts....  :)
say
Lets don't go there.. .


The more you defend yourself the more you know you are guilty....

Keep your tongue from evil..

.talk about happy things and you will feel happier.

The tongue   Gods words are full of life and full of power..

Use your words to make someone else feel better

Start with someone in your house.

"I appreciate you"

                                       it  is a good start.....
Powerful words..........
Please
Thank You
Forgive me
I am sorry......

I was wrong....


Things to say to others..
It is no problem
do not worry about it
I make mistakes
I forgive you
do not let it pressure you
do not give it another thought....

Proverb 18: 20

Chose friends that know how to talk.....

PRAY AND SAY:  

you can make yourself physical sick with wrong words......   death and life are in the power of the tongue.

You eat your words.........  Change what you say....  

Negative words drag you down...

What we say in the wilderness determines how long we stay there.

Complain and remain

Praise and be raised...

Attitude.  

Think :   

This to shall pass....

Get up and say

Something Good is going to happen today....

Keep your Peace................

Cheer UP.....

Teach me Lord how to talk........

Stop talking about everything that is wrong;;;;;;;;;  Do not say anything negative... 

Pray and Say.............We want to say what we feel......what we feel ...   

Prov 15:23    

23 A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

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The gift of

rain

strawberries

blueberries

Ice cream and watermelon....so thankful  :)

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trusting God why is it so hard?????

Trust God
It is amazing how happy we could be if we trust God....

Do I do it all the time???   sad to say no.....

my husband tells me I am a fig it outer...and boy is he right. I drive him crazy and me crazier...
I exhaust myself trying to fig it out when all I need to do is eat the manna for today

 and trust God........   we do not get manna for the week or year just day by day.

He gives us all the grace  for today....our manna.

                       
I need to Stay in today...

I am not smart enough to run my own life....

I know that  God will take care of me.
if I cast my cares upon him....
I need to.retire from trying to take care of me..
.cause it never does one bit of good
 do not worry ....................................trust God..

            do not worry................................. trust God completely with my life

                                      do not worry,

                                                     worry torments you and makes you sick


                                Metal stress...can completely wear you out.  It sure does me.





proverbs 3:5
 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight

speak, sing, meditate on the word of God...

God has a good plan for me.....replace bad thoughts with good ones..

God meets all my needs abundantly... 

Get comfortable not knowing.......
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gifts given
bible
coffee
teachers

42 Years today Happy Anniversary to my Baker Boy

42 years ago we eloped to downtown Chicago...to the loop...

and we got hitched..... It was a very fun wedding and we 

laughed at the judge all the way through it.

We later rededicated our marriage in church when God came into our life.

This was the most important day and time that totally changed our marriage

and our life.

Has it been easy..????   Nope

Has it been fun ??  Not always

Have we had arguments?  Yip

Has it been worth it?  You betcha....

Having God being the center has been the glue that has made it through the hard time.

A three stranded cord is not easily broken....

Praise God for our marriage and for allowing us to have a long life together.

God is good ....all the time

All the time God is good.....

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Gift of 

Love

Church

grace

What a great weekend.....

:)

We saw the sun a few times this weekend.....and yes there were a few more snowflakes

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The word today from Joyce:

Do not live a boring life

If you are bored it is your own fault.

Step out and do something different.

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“The proof that you love someone is not that you have warm affectionate feelings toward them. The proof is in your actions, your words and your sacrifice, your willingness to give the best of yourself and your willingness to get nothing in return.” ~Katherine Waldren

This was a much needed quote and thanks my friend for sharing it with me.... I really needed to hear it.

It is amazing how we receive things just when we need them...

My thoughts were:

Manners

Where are they.???

I have always struggled with people not being thankful

You send gifts cards with money and you never

even hear if they got the package. EVER....  What is it?

Entitlement?  Inconsiderate?

This has been a struggle within me for years. 

And happens all the time...

Do you skip it next time? 

The Lord has put on my heart how wrong I have been.

Judging them                              forgive me

Why did I send the gift?

God has put on my heart unconditional love

It does not matter what they do..it only matters my heart.

We do not give to get something in return....even a thank you...

We give out of love.....and because God has told us to...

Forgive me father.....

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God is good all the time
All the time God is good......

Notes from Joyce.... Peace and Your conscience

If you don't have peace about what you are doing...............don't do it

Peace is the pathway to Holiness.  Act 23-1

My conscience is clear before God.....I have something no one can take away..Act 24-16....discipline yourself...

Set things right with God....Keep your word.    Make it right...ask for forgiveness..
no excuses...  I am sorry I should have not acted like that please forgive me...

Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit..

Please God do not let me do anything stupid.   God I want to be what you want me to be............time to start saying its time to grow...

Your conscience can be your very best friend... but you can have an over sensitive conscience....  Make a commitment to start following your conscience.  Do what gives you peace.....

Heed the warning of your conscience...
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My Bucket list for everyday:

Golden rule.... Do on to others as you would want others to do unto you. treat others how I want to be treated.

Give more than I receive:  You cannot be selfish and happy...




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Three gifts.:
Gift of Conscience
thankful for hot water
for clean water

Prayer Shawls Group.....Blessing others

We started a local Prayer Shawl group.

It started in 2007 if I remember right.  It started with three and now has grown and meets in our church on Tue mornings.

We have made hundreds of prayer shawls and made them praying for who ever God lays on their heart.  Those who are sick or need prayers for healing.

There where times when there was not enough money for knitting needles.

LJ made me Great knitting needles  out of wood dowels.  This would make a great gift to your knitting friends......... Big ones which make the perfect prayer shawl.
I love them and the sound of the wood clicking against each other. In fact they are my favorite knitting needles.  He put a wood knob on the end so the stitches would not fall off.

Remember the Sabbath and Keep it Holy

Love love love Sundays.... A day to reflect, to praise and be thankful... A day like no other Prayers today for a very special mom who I don't even know her name.   She is carrying a baby that has her brain on the outside of her body.... Praying for a miracle..  Praying for God's will for her baby who if she cannot be saved to walk on this earth may be an organ donor for many other baby's fighting to live.  Praying for peace for this couple.  Praying for a miracle.  God you love this baby more than an anyone.  She is your child.  Mom and dad also know this.  But such a journey each kick in mom.....who has decided to carry her full term if possible.  Praise God for mom's like this....  So thankful for our pastor....who is so humble and so caring. Praise for our gathering place. Thankful for the gift of water.....the water of baptizing, the water of drinking and the water of bathing.  The water of swimming.  The rain falling down the water of new birth Of seeds bursting forth....bringing up the promise of green. Thankful for sowing.............and also for reaping.....      Amen God is good all the time......       All the time God is good..

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