De'Mere & Hyacen

Last night Joey and I started our new little job at church. I have become pretty lazy on Sunday's, I like not going to church on Sunday nights, however our youth pastor still has youth events every week. He has started taking our church vans around to the neighbor that our church is in. We are a all white church right in the middle of a lower income, multi-racial community. When we first started going to church their, one of the reason we chose this church was because we wanted our children to know that they live in a big world not just what they went to school with. Their are many children out there with great big needs. Our youth pastor at the time was a missionary from Africa and he had a passion of the kids of this area. After he left no one picked up his passion until now. Our new young youth pastor wants to really get in there and minister to these kids, so Joey and I decided instead of talking the talk we had better get off our lazy butts and walk the walk. So last night was our first with the elementary aged kids from the neighborhood. It went really well, we only had two girls for the first night, the rest of the kids they picked up were middle school. So Joey and I just got to know them alittle bit and gave them snacks. They always love food....It always gives me a profound deep sadness when we are with these children. My children have been loved, cared for, accepted and taught well and sometimes have taken that for grant it. I look at these little girls (De'Mere & Hyacen), they are shipped to school, sent to church with whoever will pick them up and live a life my children or myself can't comprehend. So I should make an effort to show them that God loves each of us and that we should love each other, I have no excuses since I have been so blessed....

Spring

These are some pictures of my azaleas from last year. I can't wait for the flowers to start blooming There is something wonderful about spring. It gives you a sense of hope.

That after a long hard winter that there is beauty and freshness to life again. That we can get out from under this cloud and see the sun, blue skies, white puffy clouds and beautiful colors of pink, yellow, and shades of green. Thank you God for giving us all the wonderful colors of spring.

I pray

My friend, I was awaken this morning at 5 and you came to mind. So I prayed..... This verse I heard yesterday also came to mind. So I read....."The Lord himself goes before you (marches ahead) and will be with you; he will never leave your nor forsake (abandon) you. Do not be afraid (intimidated), do not be discouraged (worry)" Deuteronomy 31:8 I leave this with you today to encourage you and know that the Lord has put you on others minds and hearts and we know he will be with you and for you today....Love

Rejoice to day

This is the day that God has made so let us rejoice(be glad) in it. Amen.....Warm weather, frogs singing, Sun as bright as ever, birds chirping what else could you ask for.....Enjoy

Bone Crusher

Let me hear joy and gladness: let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Psalm 51:8 in my ladies small group this is one of the verses I had to breakdown its meaning. I have never broken a bone before, but my friend Katie did the other week in the snow and ice. She talked about how it throbbed and the pain she was in. We casually read this verse and go on,but when you break it apart you realized that it is saying, when things are painful, hurting, distressed, uncomfortable, impaired, or difficult, I need to rejoice. I need to be joyful and glad. The verse also states that God has crushed the bone. Sometimes he has to break us so that we can rejoice. A small verse with alot to think about.