SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS!

WOWSA! God's blessings are enough to knock your socks off! I want to praise Him for all that He does and is doing in my life and other brothers/sisters in Christ.

I thought Tuesday was a shower of blessing day with a store clerk giving me $40.00 off a purchase even though I had no coupon. Yes, I was caught without a coupon - shock! Then the day proceeded to get better when Brandon and I had a 20 minute - in and out the door - at the MVD (Motor Vehicle Department) to get his truck registered! Miracles do happen!

One of my favorite blessings of the day was my dinner with Brandon - a special heart to heart talk! Thank you Lord! Nope I'm not done - the icing on the cake - I received a call from Rita, special precious new sister in Christ, that received not just "a" job but "the" job that she and our Home Team had been praying and hoping for her to get. Praises Galore!!!!

I praise God for pricking the heart of a hard nut to crack - I'll leave that anonymous:) I'm grateful and blessed that our God is a responsive and an active God who wants more for us than our earthly fathers which He reveals in so many different ways. I pray that my eyes stay open and in tune to see "all" that He does and accomplishes in my life whether they are "big" or "small" so that I don't miss any of it! Praise you Lord!!!!

What a fun spring break trip! It was so wonderful to get away from it all and spend time with our family - plus an "adopted" son for a quick weekend away.

Unfortunately, it fell on Easter weekend but it turned out to be a blessing!

I had the opportunity to wake up early (5 a.m.) on Easter Sunday. Miracle in and of itself especially on vacation! Normally, I am in "relaxation" mode and choose to sleep in. But, God had other plans for me:)

Anyways, I wasn't sure we would make it to a Easter service and I was wanting to honor God for all that He accomplished on the cross. I decided to read through the accounts of His trial, crucification and ressurrection in the gospels. Starting in Mark, the impact of His agony prior to being betrayed struck me full force. That He was so terrified almost to death impacted me this time like never before. He realized what was upcoming, he was agonizing almost to death over what he was about to face and yet He "willingly" obeyed and told God the Father - not my will by Yours be done.

As Christ is our example of how we should we live our lives, it made me examine the sin in my own life when I choose to not do something that God has purposed for me in my life to accomplish because it is "uncomfortable" or not the path of least resistance. Yet, I reflect back on the times in my life when I have been down the path that "I" wouldn't have choosen and yet those are the paths I have precious memories of as I look at God revealing Himself in ways I never would have seen. What a deficit in my life if I was never to go down a path where I wouldn't have the privilege to hold His hand or never see Him revealed in all of His glory for answering prayers in very specific ways!

Thank you Lord for those moments! This Easter was by far one of my most memorable and precious ones as I was able to meditate and appreciate His sacrifice in a very special way!

TAGGED

Thank you Jen -http://beboldjen.blogspot.com/ for tagging me! For those I have tagged here are the instructions listed below:

Here is what you do....You have to tag 5 people and you can't tag the person that tagged you. You leave them a comment on their blog letting them know you are tagging them and why. Also, direct them to your blog for instructions. It is also asked that you notify the tagger when you post your list so that they can enjoy reading the responses. Basically when you get tagged, you post ten fun facts about yourself!

1. I've been married for close to 22 years to Scott, my sweetie who I adore!
2. I am blessed to be a mom - the most challenging but rewarding job ever known to mankind. Thank you Lord for teaching me , directing me, helping me with my kids. They are a blessing!
3. I love the way God gives me special scriptures in my daily life at times that I know without a shadow of a doubt that He wants me to "dive" deeper into and shows me in special ways that it was meant especially for me. An example is a scripture that He impressed on my heart in the Old Testament regarding a certain situation in my life. Footnote - at that time I wasn't to diligent of a student of the Old Testament. Normally, I "hung out" in the New Testament but I felt compelled to study the OT that day. When I read this one verse, I knew it was a word regarding the situation in my life. I told my mom about the verse a couple days later and she shared with me that the Lord gave her that exact same verse a few days before. Awesome! I love that!
4. I love chocolate! Especially, milk chocolate!
5. I love to read, water ski, jet ski, hike, study the word, talk with friends, lead bible studies, bubble baths, decorate - Oops, should I list those separately? :)
6. I enjoy worship songs with a passion - I love to sing and crank them up loud in the car!
7. My favorite color is yellow - it's a happy color.
8. My nickname from childhood is Kimmer Zimmer Bimmer. Corny - I know!
9. I've known the Lord for 10 years and I am so grateful for the wonderful gift of salvation! Thank you Lord!
10. I love a clean and organized house!
    
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    http://onemomslifesong.wordpress.com/

PALM VALLEY CHURCH EASTER CARNIVAL

30,000 eggs, helicopter, carnival rides, cotton candy, snow cones, great weather and the kids will come! We had a wonderful turnout today for our Easter Carnival. There were quite a few new families who have never attended Palm Valley Church and I pray they will come to visit and hear the gospel and accept the wonderful gift that Christ did for them on the cross.

It was great watching so many of the ladies from the Breaking Free class serving during the carnival. You did a wonderful, awesome, fabulous, spectacular job! Thank you so much for your willingness to take time out of your busy schedules to do this - it was a blessing!

PALM VALLEY CHURCH EASTER CARNIVAL

Brandon is 18

Eighteen years has flown by and I am so grateful for the experience and opportunity God has given to me to raise my son. He is a great big teddy bear (sorry bud - your secret is out!). He has a wonderful heart that loves to rescue "lost" kittens.



Brandon, I love that you wanted to put the moon in your pocket when you were about 4 years old. I love you pointing into your empty mouth letting me know you were "empty" and needed "filling" up! I love the questions about if you were beautiful and I would let you know that you were gorgeous! I love hearing you play your bass! I love your hugs! I love you wanting me to pull your hair and scratch your arms & back. I love hearing you tell your sisters you love them! I love you harassing Lucky! I love your writing ability (you will be an author one day)! I love that you play football (go Cougars)! I love that you are a generous person! I love that you know the Lord as your Savior! I love the precious look on your face as you used to drive go-karts when you were younger! I love having you trapse off to "Homerun Derby" to explore! I love that you are respectful! I love your quirky sense of humor! These are just a few of the many things I love about you! I love you Brandon!

TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make any carved images, nor bow down nor serve them.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet.

How many of the worlds "issues" would be solved if we followed God's rules?

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time - isn't is amazing when you think about time? Why is it that some people are able to get so much accomplished and some people get so few things accomplished with the same amount of time each of us are given. Question - If you had one more hour of time every week what would you use it for?

I would rotate my 1 hour a week every month with spending more time with my husband, studying the word, family night, & getting the "procrastination" projects completed. Oops, did I just admit I have "procrastination" projects!

SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND; CALL ON HIM WHILE HE IS NEAR. LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY AND THE EVIL MAN HIS THOUGHTS. LET HIM TURN TO THE LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY ON HIM, AND TO OUR GOD, FOR HE WILL FREELY PARDON. ISAIAH 55:6-7

JAZZ/BLUES FESTIVAL

Last weekend was a blast! Great weather, good company, & wonderful music! I appreciate being able to spend time with my family. Well, two out of three kids isn't bad considering they are all teenagers and lead busy social lives. We even "adopted" another son for the day - we are used to having three. Otherwise, we would have been off balance! One of my favorites of the day was tasting a frozen chocolate covered cheesecake and the fruit ka-bob wasn't half bad either. Scrumptious beyond belief!

OPRAH

Some interesting information to check out and be aware of and on guard for so that salvation doctrine doesn't get watered down or changed as that means an eternal difference in so many people's lives.

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"Oprah and Friends" to teach course on New Age Christ
By Warren Smith
Check out this website for some information to be aware of:
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/007/smith-oprah.htm
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See also The twisted "truths" of The Shack & A Course in Miracles
and From God's Truth to the "New Spirituality" and New Spirituality for an Emerging New Earth


Oprah Winfrey will be letting out all the stops on her XM Satellite Radio program this coming year. Beginning January 1, 2008, “Oprah & Friends” will offer a year-long course on the New Age teachings of A Course in Miracles.1 A lesson a day throughout the year will completely cover the 365 lessons from the Course in Miracles “Workbook.”
For more information on this topic, we recommend that you also read:
Deceived by a counterfeit "Jesus" -- The Twisted Truths of The Shack & A Course in Miracles
From God's Truth to the 'New Spirituality' and New Spirituality for an Emerging New Earth
The Armor of God & The Nature and Tactics of Satan

SPECTACULAR

God is spectacular! He has shown me in so many ways how faithful He is and has been throughout history. I praise him for that! I am so very grateful for the verse He gave me a couple weeks ago in Psalms.

It is Psalms 102;17 For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. He shall respond to the prayer of the destitute; And shall not despise their prayer. At the time, I thought He was giving me a word regarding a prayer about finances. I was praising Him for being a "responsive" God. A God of action.

What made this verse so unusual was the circumstance that I came across it. My church is reading through the Bible this year and it was approximately around Feb. 11 when I was doing my reading for the day and I skipped over to May 1st. What made me go to May 1st - mmmmm - you tell me as I had no plans on doing that!

Well, on May 1st I decided to read just the Psalms portion of the scripture reading for that day and as I was reading through the chapter this verse was impressed upon my heart. I was so thankful at the time for it I kept reading it over and over again.

Now fast forward to February 22. I was doing my homework from my Breaking Free Women's Bible Study class and on day 5 of the homework right smack down on the second page of day 5 was you guessed it - Psalms 102:17.

My heart went to racing! Okay, Lord I know there is a reason this verse keeps "popping" up in my life. This time I started studying the word destitute. We often relate destitute just in the financial realm but God was showing me spiritual destitution. Being broken, naked before God, helpless before Him, recognizing His holiness, His majesty, His greatness, His power, His justice and recognizing my unworthiness is what He was wanting me to see. Powerful moment and yet a wonderful moment to be in His presence and be flat out, no holds barred - completely honest before Him. I treasure moments like those. They are more valuable to me than I can express. Our God is spectacular!