This is my dog Buzzy. He is now three months old. He is crazy! I hope you have a great and blessed
day!!!!
Love,
TOTO
Prayer for our Nation
(Prayer inspiried by Daniel and Nehemiah)
O Holy and awesome God, our Father, Whose purity is so great, so immense, so infinite, so thorough, so eternal that it defies definition; You, Who cannot be defiled by iniquity; You, Who have chosen to cut covenant with man in a spectacular display of compassion and mercy and have drawn us with incredible tenderness and unselfishness, to Your own heart by unequaled love through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, we come to You now in earnest petition in the Name of that precious Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Master of the Garden by Rena
In a small rural town, nestled in between the mountains was found a mansion of monumental size. The gardens around this mansion were exquisite. Not a weed could be found. The flowers and flowering shrubs were well kept. The master made sure that the flowers obtained just the right amount of sunlight, water, and fertilizer. He walked the paths of the garden daily and talked and prayed over his flowers. As he talked to them they grew in excellence turning their heads to the sun as if breathing in the very Sun. They were so glad to be alive in this garden that if they had not been attached to the ground, they would have danced before the Master of the garden
THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
True peace and love can only be achieved through forgiveness–
forgiveness of oneself and everyone else.
what is forgiveness?
To forgive means to express understanding for what happened —
what was done or not done to you. Forgiveness involves letting go of
the suffering and pain, the hurt and fear. It involves releasing the
other person from our hold on them and their hold on us.
We often think that by not forgiving people that we will teach
them a lesson, punishing them for their wicked ways. This is not
so. The only person who suffers is the one who holds the grudge and
allows the blame, shame, hatred, bitterness or revenge to fill them
up and poison the mind and body.
A Special Love
Hey Sara! I just wanted to tell you more about me dancing. I started dancing
when I was 7. I loved it! One day I was visiting my great-grandma in the
nursing home with my grandma. I told one of the residents about how I dance
and they wanted to see me dance. I knew I couldn’t take them to a show of mine
so I danced there. I began to dance for that nursing home from then to today.
This summer I danced for them and next thing I knew my grandma got a call
asking me to dance at another nursing home. Eneryone enjoyed it and hopefuly I
get to put more smiles on faces!
Grace
Quote for thought
“Sometimes you’ve got to create what you want to be a part of.”
– Geri Weitzman
Happy New Year
The Crystal Cross
I received many wonderful, beautiful and thoughtful Christmas Gifts this Christmas. But, I would like to share one very special gift I received from my son, Jon. It is crystal and a CROSS. My son purchased this in Prague and travelled with it in his hand Christmas Day for ten hours on a train ride. A day later he flew nine more hours with this crystal cross in hand across the Atlantic.
WOW, my cross made it without a break or even a crack. This was the first time ever Jon had not been home for Christmas. Things change, time shows how our children grow up. Time shows the wrinkles in our face and many other things that bring both joy and sorrow. But, one thing remains so steady and that is LOVE and The CROSS.
Why, because Jesus is Love and Jesus is The Cross. He is the Son of God and He is The Savior of The World. I have found a very special place in my home for my new crystal cross and you can be assured I will never forget this special Christmas and the love given to me by my son. I have also found a special place in my heart for Jesus who made the cross possible for you and me and all that choose to embrace His Cross.
Continue reading “The Crystal Cross”
A Look Ahead
I spent part of Christmas Day and Eve reading Josh McDowell’s The Last Christian Generation. “The Crisis is Real. The Responsibility is Ours.” This was a Christmas gift to Gary from Rena and family. I sure enjoyed the gift as Gary and I shared this important subject together.
Josh gives many studies that one only has to look around them or in their own homes to realize the studies are fact and as he says on the cover of his book, the responsibility is ours, the crisis is real. Let me give you a glimpse of some studies from the first few pages of this book. A survey from youth show:
- 65% want a close relationship with God
- 49% want to make a difference in the world
- 79% consider having close personal friends as a high-priority goal for their future
Yet, they just believe they have a different view than their parents or other generations. Here are a few for starters:
- 63% don’t believe Jesus is the Son of the one true God
- 58% believe all faiths teach equally valid truths
- 51% don’t believe Jesus rose from the dead
- 68% don’t believe the Holy Spirit is a real entity.
His Name is Jesus
Almighty God, you have given us Jesus, Your only-begotten Son through a pure virgin to take away our sins and give us a new nature. We are forever eternal grateful for Your gift to us.
May we, that have been born again, celebrate You and embrace this gift of love by being renewed by Your Holy Spirit, through our LORD JESUS CHRIST this Holy Day as we honor Your Birth.
By Him and in Him, Almighty God, now and forever we pray, Amen
Merry Christmas,
Gary and Sara
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