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Still a work in progress.

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Well, today is the day. September 2, 2008 is finally here. Unless you had been around our house for the last eight months you wouldn’t realize how much planning and preparation has gone into this day.More than just a few decisions had to be made. Would a career with the local community college take Savannah where God was leading her? It had been a dream for years but that dream was now fading

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How did my life get so busy? I will post again someday soon!

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Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family has. I have been in and out bed sick since Thursday; may have strep throat. As shared in an earlier post, it is very hard for me to do nothing. So between naps (haven't been in bed this much since I had major surgery) I've been doing kitchen things: washing dirty dishes, cooking and washing more dirty dishes. How do people just sit still and do

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Those that know me, will tell you that the last thing Vicky would choose to do is go fishing. The idea of simply sitting in a boat waiting for a fish to bite my hook seems like a total waste of time. Things to do, I always have things to do...things that have to be done, things that have piled up and things that I have wanted to do but have not had the spare time. We have a cabin on the lake

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Give me a box of crayons and a coloring sheet and my mind will start racing towards perfection. I don’t have a finished picture in my head yet; only that it should be perfect. First thing, I’ll want to find the best workspace I can find. Then I will survey my craft supplies: How many choices of crayons do I have? What type of paper is the drawing on? Do I like the picture I’ll be coloring? Then

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Exodus 2:3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. How could she let him go? There was no guarantee that he would be safe. She might never see him again. Uncertainty, that's all she had - or did she have much more? She had been in bondage her

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A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your Bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it."After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use

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Jesus was in Capernaum and had performed many miracles.And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Luke 7:21Afterwards, Mary Magdalene comes on the scene as a thankful servant. • She was from Magdala, a city on the western shore of Galilee, near Capernaum.• No mention is made of her family, marital status

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Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.~copied~Don't Step on the DucksThree guys die together in an accident and go to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, "We only have one rule here in heaven - don't step on the ducks."So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible

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And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. Genesis 24:58Rebekah’s adventuresome spirit encourages acting on God’s plans. She did not know anything of Isaac or his family. She went willingly and we must assume that just as God led Abraham’s servant to find her, God had prepared Rebekah for the proposal. What if she had not been ready when

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Chinese Bamboo ~copied~It all begins with a seed - and with the vision of someone willing to wait... A Chinese farmer, usually struggling to survive and provide for his family, plants the seed and sets his hope and vision on all it will provide when it towers 90 feet above his head. With a heart toward the future he digs hole after hole, plants the seeds, then begins their care. Day after day he

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Last month our young women’s Sunday school class started a series of lessons on the women of the Bible. We will study a new woman each week – in chronological order of the Bible. Each week is a challenge for me as I begin my studies; first reading scripture that names the woman and then investigating what was happening in her world at that time. It seems that no matter how much I study I am

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Ec 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.The way I used to do things is not working anymore. It’s time for a change. I was a stay at home mom until my kids were 10 and 15. During those years we didn’t have much money and I spent a lot of time doing things that would stretch a dollar. Working meant that I was away from home 9-10 hours a day. You

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It seems that each time I trust God and He blesses me that it would get easier to trust Him. Why wouldn't I trust Him for my next need? No matter how many times He proves Himself trustworthy I still doubt Him with the next need I have. He has never failed me. He has always given me more than I deserve, yet I make Him prove Himself again and again. It doesn't seem that I am making as much

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God promises that he will show us marvelous things, he will do for us more than we are able to ask or think, he will out-do our hopes and expectations. How much faith do we really have? God is only limited by our faith. Micah 7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.Father, I want ALL that you have for me today. Grow my

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Serve the LORD thy God - Mercy unto our children. What a wonderful promise.Exodus 20: 5-6 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

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Psalm 91 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy

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My heart is full and yet it is heavy. My God is good in all things! We don't always understand what He is doing but He is always faithful. I have promises from my Father and I trust Him to keep EVERYONE ONE OF THEM!

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“My Savannah Smiles”She loves everybody and everybody loves her.She will do anything to make you laugh.Her freckles make her eyes sparkle.She is as bright as a star.She would rather be a girl than anything else.She does not have an athletic bone in her body.She can be very clumsy at times.She has a very submissive spirit.She is full of compassion.She is obedient.She is eager to learn.She hates to

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Proverbs 31:10 reminds us of the value of a virtuous woman. Proverbs 8:11 reads "For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." Both the virtuous woman and Wisdom are compared to the value of rubies. In Proverbs 31, this woman has arrived, she has accomplished many things in her life. These scriptures do not tell us how she became a

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New York twice in one month! Yes, Savannah is going to see Kevin, AGAIN. She plans to leave this Thursday night and return on Monday - Monday is her birthday (more on that later)! Kevin's mom surprised him with the trip - she wanted to do something special for her special son (I mean that in the kindest way, I promise) because he will be ordained this Sunday and then commissioned next Sunday

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That seems to be everyone's question. Only God knows; the rest of us are just having to wait and be still. I have had to be still in the past but it was just me...this time is different. Not only am I waiting but those I love are experiencing the same wait. From March to November 2005, I kept the following under my keyboard at work, I read it more than once every day. I held on to it's

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She left New Orleans Saturday night. She will be in Rochester through tomorrow. I've hardly spoken to my Vannah since she left. That's a good thing, I know that if she was not having fun she would want to talk to her Mama. She called for just a few minutes Sunday morning; sounded as nervous as I have ever heard her. Monday morning she called again but it was obvious that she was not in the mood

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The first day of a brand new year. 2007 is over and today we have a clean slate for 2008. When the year ends, what will be written? What will you remember about this new year? What will others remember? I heard two important messages from God last night at our Watch Night Service. The first message reminded us that we must grow as a Christian. Hebrews 6:1-6 tells us that we must always be

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Tonight, we will gather as a church family to usher in the New Year with praises to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. This new year promises great hope for things unseen and not thought of. I am thankful to my God for His mercies on me in previous years that were not spent praising Him and His goodness.

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In July 2006, my friend Tina asked me if I could come to BEAMS for just a day and help the bookkeeper with a few things in QuickBooks. Tina and I were members of the same church and before that we knew each other through our previous jobs. She was the receptionist at an accounting firm that my previous employer had founded and since retired from. In November of 2005 I had left my job of ten years

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I'm enjoying a four day weekend before beginning a new year at work which is always the busiest for a bookkeeper. I think this blog could be a good way to reflect back on the events of the day and let God show me where we have been and where He is taking me. There is so much that my God wants to do for me, He has always been faithful to do exceedingly more than I ever hoped for. He has always

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It was the last week in October when I met Kevin at BEAMS. He was on deputation and had come to Gulfport to spend a few weeks preaching in some area churches in hopes of raising support before he goes back to Zambia, Africa on January 15, 2008. BEAMS was also responsible for loading and shipping a container to Kafulafuta Baptist Missions in Zambia, Kevin used the opportunity to pack a few items

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Josh, Briony, Noah, Isaac & SethVannah, Noah, Isaac & Seth

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Last January, after much prayer and leading, I offered a new Sunday School class to the young women in our church. In the previous months, many young families had joined our church family and my heart was burdened for these young women that were attempting to begin a walk with God. Most of them had very little discipling up to this point and almost everything about the Christian life was new to

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I thought I would give this a try. I sometimes like to write down my thoughts but I usually don't share them with others. Maybe this blog will help me to keep track of the many changes that are going on in my life. I hope to look back at these posts one day and see the hand of God on the events of my life and know that He was in control all along.I am married to the man I love more than life

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