Yes, I'm smart. At times I'm sassy.

And today I'm traveling solo.

Today is...

...Friday but Sunday is coming.

For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him

should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God did not send the Son

into the world to judge the world, 

but that the world should be saved through Him.

John 3:16-17

Luke 1:28...And coming in, he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.

Luke 1:31-33...And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom

will have no end.

Luke 2:7...And she gave birth to her first-born son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:40...And the Child continued to grow and become strong,increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Luke 2:47...And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and his answers.

Luke 2:52...And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

Luke 9:23...And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."

Luke 12:34...For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Luke 10:20...Nevertheless do not rejoice in this,that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in Heaven.

Luke 21:36...But keep on the alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of man.

Luke 22:42-44...And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, "Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Thine be done." Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

Luke 22:63-65...And the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him, and beating him, and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, "Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?" And they were saying many other things against Him, blaspheming.

Luke 23:33-34...And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

Luke 23:44...And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Luke 23:46...And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO THY HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." And having said this, He breathed His last.

Luke 23:55...Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

Luke 24:2...And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

Luke 24: 6a...He is not here, but He has risen.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills.

Rejoice, rejoice!

Jesus is Alive!!!

~ Facebook Photo ~

Fred Symmes Chapel

YMCA Camp Greenville

International Inductive Study Bible

New American Standard

Excited for my niece today! She is sharing at our Ladies Tea hosted by the Women's Ministry at my church.

Two girlfriends went with me to the tea. My neighbor who walks with me and shares tales during our yard work, and my school co-worker from years gone by. Both of these ladies are special to me.

Our pastor's wife (Judith) and Women's Ministry Director (Becky) with Allison who was guest speaker for the Ladies Tea.

Tables were beautifully decorated.

A variety of delicious looking food.

As ladies arrived, they signed in, chose a table to sit at, and began to have a wonderful time chatting away with other ladies. With the blessing of the food we made our way to the tables of food. Our church youth and pastor were waiters for the day.

Ally shares.

She ended her time of sharing 

with a drama presentation 

to the song "Redeemed". 

Praying God's blessings on Ally as she & Johnny begin a new journey as NAMB missionaries in Atlanta, Georgia.

Some Bunny

What fun I had making these cute,cute bunny gifts!

The Only Reason

Here I am at 12:25 A.M. April 9th and not sleepy at all. I am just tooling around on the internet playing games, working puzzles, reading blogs,etc. Which brings me to think again of why I started this blog and even continue to blog.

I'm not a writer. I carefully choose what I do write. I don't make a whole lot of sense (only to my warped mind do I understand what I say). In moments when I do write (like now) it takes forever, it seems, to get exactly what I want to say typed. But that's O.K....it's just me.

I use to wonder if anyone ever read my ramblings...now I don't. I just pray that one day these ramblings will find their way into the lives of my generations to come.

"GNO"

~4.3.14~

We really have a great time. Our mix of personalities go so well together. We are nine in number.

At a recent GNO Glo asked if we'd be interested in watching the movie "Les Miserables". She & I had gone to the movies to view it some time ago when it was showing at the theater. We loved it! The girls were interested so Glo planned a night at her home. 

We enjoy being with one another and having lots of fun. From overnight trips to just sitting around & talking we are always up for a challenge. 

It would be wonderful if each time we got together everyone was able to come. So in our planning, we know that dates scheduled for events may conflict with someone's schedule. It's O.K. because we all understand the importance of one another's lives. We support each other. We pray for each other.

So on this night seated around Glo's kitchen table with lasagna, apple salad, tossed salad w/fixins, texas toast,and cookies for dessert, we nourish our bodies. We are chatting away, conversing together and then perhaps venturing to our neighbor with a small conversation only to engage back into the main stream. We smile. We laugh. We enjoy.

With our bellies full and the kitchen back in order, we found our little "nest" in the den and settled down for an evening of movie watching...Les Miserables.

INTERMISSION TIME.......What's a movie without popcorn! YAY Trish!!! She brought a popper & all the ingredients. We watched her with her popper as she made popcorn for all of us. It was such a treat and so yummy!

Back to finish the movie. Even for a second watching for me, I say...Wow! I just loved this musical movie. Our movie night was a hit! I foresee other movie nights in our plans.

Hey...did I tell you that I love my girlfriend times together?

Close your eyes and visualize this account

which I recently read. It goes something like this.

Before you, as you are standing, 
you see a high retainer wall

that travels both to your left and to your right

for as far as you can see.

Climbing vines of ivy, morning glory, honeysuckle

and more cling to that wall and reach toward the sky.

Thick, soft blades of grass tickle your toes

in your flip-flops as you gaze upward.

With eyes closed, you inhale the fragrance

from the flowers that smell so sweet.

You smile as the sun warms your face.

Your heart becomes full, and

as you open your eyes...you see...

God leaning over the wall and

His hands spreading wide

as His Blessings flow down upon you.

Are you receiving the Blessings 

that God is holding in His hands for you?

Are you feeling that fullness of Heart from God?

OR

Is there something in your life

that is keeping you from receiving His Blessings?

Strange how we don't look at our own self

when we wonder where the Blessings are

in our life.

Look at these two ladies for a few moments. 

So much depth of interpretation.

(HA, I sure hope you understood that statement!)

On their faces & in their smile,
their laughter & their body language,
aged & beautiful...

full of joy & life.

The statement of a life's journey 

for all intent purposes 

sounds like a life 

of "Who Cares? and Whatevers"...
Live Reckless & Free!

BUT...

I know that I CAN 

have an equally wonderful ride of a lifetime
full of "Hoots n' Hollers",
living wild & free
with the knowledge that
Heaven will be cheering me as I slide.