There was a little old lady, who every morning. stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted: 'PRAISE THE LORD!'

One day an atheist moved into the house next door. He became irritated at the little old lady.

Every morning he'd step onto his front porch after her and yell: 'THERE IS NO LORD!'

Time passed with the two of them carrying on this way every day.

One morning, in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: 'PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord!

The next morning she stepped out onto her porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there.

'PRAISE THE LORD!' she cried out. 'HE HAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!'

The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges and shouted: 'THERE IS NO LORD; I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!!'

The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: 'PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!'

In EVERYTHING give thanks!!!

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:29

Homecoming for our church was today. We had a guest speaker, some special singing and a slide show. We also had dinner on the grounds after the service. It was a wonderful service. Some visitors came that we haven't seen in a while and some new faces were there. Two new faces that we saw were my future stepdad and stepsister. They finally got to meet our church family.

I enjoyed spending some time with them and getting to know them better. It's nice that our family is growing. But, even more important is that our church family is growing. Part of the message this morning was about focusing on the important thing and not worrying so much about the little things. That is what so many people get hung up on, the little things. Details. Things that 50 years from now, won't matter! I wish more people would realize what is important and stop sweating the small stuff. Because one day they will look back and say, "why was I so upset about that?". When you worry so much about little things, you are missing the big picture.

Okay, the cat is out of the bag....

The one getting married is.....


My Mama!

I have some news to tell,
Don't you want to know?
There is going to be a wedding,
In seven months or so!

This is a surprise,
I will tell you soon.
But, in the meantime,
Can you guess who?

Vacation

We are home from vacation. We had a great time. We got a lot of well-needed rest. We got to visit some family that we haven't seen in a long time. It was a good trip. I'm glad we were able to go. I would love another week or so vacation! While in Florida, we visited a place called the Holy Land Experience. It was awesome! If you are ever in the Orlando, FL area, you should go. I can't wait to go back again. Here are a few pics from our trip.

A Diver coming up from Little River Springs


Jesus with the Children at the Holy Land Experience


Jonah in the belly of a Whale


Jesus carrying the cross to be crucified


"He's Alive"


Fall Festival


Part of the Fall Festival ceremony


Jesus joins the dancing


Like I said, the pictures do not show you everything, it was awesome!

Update...

Bryan's cousin is off of life support now, she is breathing on her own but it is very shallow. The family has just left it in the Lord's hands.

And, we are leaving in the morning to go down to Florida to visit some family and have a little vacation. We will be back Saturday.

Catching up....

Well, I know it has been a while since I have blogged. I have been a very busy bee. Between school work, house work, church and my 40-hour-a-week-job, I haven't had much time to do anything! As a matter of fact, I'm blogging from work right now!

So, last weekend our church held a "lock-in" for the youth (ages 8 and up). I'm not as young as I used to be! Thank the Lord we did have a "bed" time in which the boys and girls separated and layed down to go to sleep. And believe it or not, they actually did eventually go to sleep. So, I got about 3 hours of sleep on the nursery floor! LOL I still haven't recovered from that! But, everyone had a great time and we had alot of adult chaperones. Thank the Lord for people with a heart for youth.

I have been trying to play catch up all week with my school work. I've been a day or two behind on everything, but hopefully I will get everything caught up tonight.

Next week we will be on vacation. We are going to Florida to visit some family that we have not seen in a long time and may not get to see again. My great-aunt is not in good health and she is a very special lady who I can't wait to see again. While in Florida we will be close to Orlando and no, we won't be going to Disney World this year (maybe next year). But, we are planning to go to a place called the Holy Land Experience. It is a theme park set up as the Holy Land and I've heard it is an awesome experience. We also plan to go to a zoo near Orlando. I think the kids will really have a good time and I can't wait to just get away. My mom, my husband and I really need a vacation right now!!!

We do have some sad news to report. Bryan's cousin is in the hospital in a coma and today the family will have to decide whether or not to take her off of life support. The doctor's have said that if she lives she will be like this the rest of her life (no brain activity, not breathing on her own, and using a feeding tube). She has three chidren, 19, 12 and 4. It is a very sad situation. Please keep that family in your prayers.

So, I guess that is all that is going on in my life right now. That is enough! LOL They say the Lord won't give you more than you can handle-I just wish he didn't trust me so much!

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30