Sunday Sermon "There is a God"

Thanks to Debra & Tom in NY this morning I was blessed to hear this song that is a sermon in itself. It really made may morning and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. Have a wonderful Sunday my friends.

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for birthdays. Today marks number 64 for this old guy and I can remember back when I thought someone in their 60's was really ancient. Now that I am actually living those numbers and being around my Aunt Katie who will be 103 in September my thought pattern goes from ancient to young as you feel. I can remember back to a time when I honestly thought I would not see another year but God helped me through that time and taught me that trying to make it through this life without Him is truly a lonesome experience and one without hope. Now I greet each new day with a joy for what it may show me and for what I may be able to do for someone else with God's spirit in me.

Thankful Thursday

My Health

Lately I have read too many blogs about friends that are feeling horrible with what is commonly referred to as the "crud". It's also happening to many people around me where I live and work. I pray that any of you reading this will be better very soon if you are unfortunate enough to have this mess that has been going around.

I am very thankful that I have not experienced any cold or flu like symptoms for over a year now and that is not the norm for this old guy. I did start taking the flu shot last year and have been trying to eat better and take vitamins so I do not know what to say is the primary reason for staying healthy. I just know it is a blessing and I thank God for his hand upon my life. As the words to the song goes "Praise God from whom "all blessing" flow".

One of our blog family needs our prayers "NOW"

Hed @ Hed above water needs our prayers and guidance, compassion and loving words. She is bipolar, married, her husband is Australian living in Australia and she is in California with her mother. You can click the link and read her story to get a better perspective but it is over both of their heads and at a point where they need to let God do what He does best, take care of the things that we cannot.

She is sweet person with a disorder that not everyone can identify with so read her story with an open mind and a compassionate heart. Hopefully you will get the same desire I did wanting to help in whatever way we can reaching out in love.

Maybe you didn't know

Interesting and Unusual Facts in the Bible:

Middle verse in the Bible: Psalm 118:8

It is better to go to the Lord for safety than to trust in mere men.

Between chapters 6 & 7 of Ezra, both Confucius and Buddha died (516-458 B.C.)

Giant who had a bed 13 ft. 6 in. long by 6 ft. wide

Deuteronomy 3:11 "Og, the king of Bashan, was the only Rephaite left. His bed was made out of iron. It was more than 13 ft. long and 6 ft. wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.

Man who used a stone for a pillow

Genesis 28:11 (Jacob) "He reached a certain place and stopped for the night. The sun had already set. He took one of the stones there and placed it under his head. Then he lay down to sleep."

Men lapped water like dogs

Judges 7:5 "So Gideion took the men down to the water. There the Lord spoke to him. He said, "Some men will drink the way dogs do. They will lap up the water with their tongues. Separate them from those who get down on their knees to drink."

The sun travelled backwards

Isaiah 38:8 "The shadow that was made by the sun has gone down ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz. I will make it go back up those ten steps. So the shadow went back up the ten steps it had gone down."

Army of 185,000 destroyed in one night

Isaiah 37:36 "Then the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 soldiers there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning. They looked out and saw all the dead bodies."

An army with 700 left handed men

Judges 20:16 "Among all of those men there were 700 who were left-handed. Each of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss."

Sun and moon stood still for a whole day

Joshua 10:13 "So the sun stood still. The moon stopped. They didn't move again until the nation won the battle over its enemies. You can read about it in the book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It didn't go down for about a full day."

Women forbidden to wear men's clothing

Deuteronomy 22:5 "A woman must not wear men's clothes. And a man must not wear women's clothes. The Lord your God hates it when anyone does that.

Words Occurring only once in the Bible:

Eternity.....Isaiah 57:15

Reverend....Psalm 111:9

Grandmother...2 Timothy 1:5

Gnat...Matthew 23:24

This is serious folks!!

This really is something special so please pay attention and take the time to learn about an awesome discovery. St. Judes childrens hospital has discovered how to remove cancer fighting cells from the body, reproduce them and put them back in renewed numbers and actually kill cancer.

Also discovered is an amazing glue that actually holds our cells together and keeps them from coming apart. Go to the link and see what is so amazing about this glue. Time to get excited folks!!!

Devotional Sites You Need To Visit

I have encounter a couple of sites recently that are projected for women but have really wonderful messages for anyone that is fortunate enough to spend a few minutes there.

One is http://www.incourage.me/ and the other is http://lysaterkeurst.com/ & I guarantee if you go there you will get a blessing, I know I did.

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for a lot of things:

For my God & savious Jesus Christ

For my sweet wife that takes such good care of me and our home

For my sister Linda who loves me enough to meet every Tuesday for breakfast

For my girls who are all grown and doing so well in their lives

For my little Rocky who brings such joy into my life every day

For my blog family that is growing daily and becoming more special by the day

For my ability to still be working a 40+ hour work week at 63

For the beauty of this season with the colors & the bright stars greeting me in the AM

Thankful Thursday

This is of course the month of thanks with Thanksgiving just around the corner and a time to think of the importance of family.

I sit here this morning realizing that there are so many people out there in the world today that literally have no one. No one to share their joys, faith, fears or love with. Not even God.

So today I am truly thankful for my God who has always been faithful to me. There is a song sung by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir called "He' been faithful" and it talks about a God who even when we are down and cannot pray, He is faithful. He is always waiting with open arms ready to welcome us back into His loving presence.

I don't know how to put the song in the middle of this post but I guarantee if you go to youtube and key in He's been faithful and look you will find it and be blessed by it.

Right now God I thank you that you saved me, I thank you for the family you have blessed me with, for the extended family in my blog world. I pray that today you will be so very close to everyone in my family touching their lives with your awesome love and grace. Amen