Thankfulness day 4

Today I am thankful for a job that I love. Every day I get to do something that I enjoy. Not only that but I work with a super group of people.

Thankfulness day 3

Today I am thankful for all the support and fundraising that Relay for Life does for the American Cancer Society. I am thankful that dad is one year cancer free.

Thankfulness day 2

Today I am thankful to have a relationship with The Lord. With the knowledge that he gave his life for my every sin, I can go forth in life showing his Grace and forgiveness through how I treat others.

Thankfulness day 1

Today I am thankful for my parents for making me the person that I am today. Without their love, guidance, and support I would not be the independent, faithful, loving woman that I am. Thank you mom and dad for being there, for trusting, for encouraging, for guiding, and for always LOVING!! Love you both with all my heart. ❤

Fear

Fear - what a nasty, scary word.
With lots of meanings:
Noun: An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Verb: Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening: "farmers fear that they will lose business".
Synonyms: noun. dread - fright - apprehension - funk - awe - alarm
verb. be afraid - dread - apprehend - funk - be afraid of

Fear of change.
Fear of heights.
Fear of spiders.
Fear of sharks.
Fear of being too close to someone.
Fear of loud noises.
Fear of big dogs.
Fear of snakes.
Fear of the dark.
Fear of being alone.
Fear of...

The list could go on and on and on....

Throughout your lifetime you will have many fears, but the one thing that will remain is your faith in God. Through our trust in our faith in God, we don't have to fear what we are facing. Feed your faith and your fear won't stand a chance...read the bible, pray, read devotionals, turn to those hymns/songs that life you up.

Proverbs 3:5-6 New International Version (NIV)
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.

Mark 4:35-41 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Calms the Storm
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

If Jesus is on board then the storm is outranked!!

Time to turn that fear over to the Lord!! So I guess that means my fear of ... SHARKS should be out the door.

On a more serious note - its time to turn that fear of being alone over. Trust in what the Lord is doing in my life right now as a single person!!

What are you afraid of?

Hurtful Words

Many people say: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." I would like for one person to say that they haven't been hurt by words spoken by a family member, a friend, and acquaintances, or even someone on the street who doesn't know you.

Proverbs 12:18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

We can't control what others say about us, but we can control what we believe. It may be hard to let the words roll of your back and develop a "shell" but instead of believing in those words it time to believe what you know is true.

Many times we have no "filter" on what comes out of our mouths, but we should always think about if our words can be hurtful to those we are saying them to. Life taking words or life giving words?? I choose to use life giving words. Think about what I am saying, always put a positive spin on things.

Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Words have power - what power does the words coming out of your mouth have: life taking or life giving??

Summertime

Summertime - the time of the year that I can hardly wait for year after year. Summer brings: heat, humidity, beach time, friends, family, vacations, relaxation, and so much more!! This summer I am affectionately calling: The Summer of Concerts!! Mega ticket purchases, Brothers of the Sun (Tim and Kenny), followed by and ending the summer/early fall with Carrie Underwood.



*A little Thompson Square, Darius Rucker, and Lady Antebellum to kick off the summer!! :)

This summer gave me a BRAND NEW NEPHEW!! Welcome to the family, Channing! Aunt Hehe loves you so much already!! Take a look at this cutie!!!


Of course, I have spent a little time with him and his big sister - she is so rotten! I believe that she is going to be one smart little girl. My sister and brother-in-law are doing a great job raising her!! She is so stinking cute, ornery, bright, and funny that once you get to know her great BIG personality at the age of 2 1/2 you won't be able to wait until she is 16! HA! Another year or two and she will be able to come and have a "vacation" from mommy, daddy, baby brother, grammy, and pappy!!!

*If you could have only seen her riding this horse (no hands, butt off the saddle, and mouth talking the whole time)!

So here's to our summer!! May you have a blessed summer with fun, sun, heat and humidity, friends and family!!!