WHAT THE!!!!

This is not a picture of Larissa or Gina or Timothy. Where did this come from???

GETTING READY TO GO

Had the kids over tonight to discuss our weekend in Big Bear. Whew! Get's a little crazy in my small house when everyone wants to talk at once and everyone has a different opinion. But I think we have it settled. Leave at noon on Friday to be in Big Bear by 3 PM. Look forward to a relaxing time with the family. The cabin is huge so we shouldn't step on each other. I just want everyone to have a good time. This will be the test, if we can all get along. I tend to want to "control" and mother everyone which isn't good. I end up getting stressed.

We went to Big Bear last year with Timothy & Larissa and had a great time. This time around we will have a flushing toilet! No more rustic cabins for me. If the toilet doesn't flush I don't to stay. Don't want to wake up to the pitter-patter of rats between the walls. Ugh!! and Ugh!!

I'm going to try and put some pictures of last year. If you don't see pictures in this post then I couldn't do it. I don't remember how from last post.

THIS IS A TEST

If this works out I will have to get lots of pictures of my family. This is my granddaughter to the left and her cousin to the right, Gina & Desiree

TAMMY FAYE BAKER

Saw a clip of Tammy Faye Baker (Messner) last night on the Larry King Live show and the poor thing is dying of cancer and looks horrible. I feel so bad for her. This once vibrant woman has wasted away to nothing (65 lbs) and looks it. It's a shock to see death in her face. But the miraculous thing is her Spirit is still strong. Her love for the Lord and her witness to Him is what matters. She is my sister in the Lord and I'm praying for her. Yes, she knows where she is going when she leaves this earth and that is her hope, that's what keeps her strong in her physical weakness. Her dying brings God glory.

"For we know that in the tent, which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent, we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened--not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared for us this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
So we are always of good courage...." 2 Corinthians 5:1-6a

MURPHY'S LAW OR GOD'S TESTING

Why does it always happen that when I need my Canon copy machine to work, for a heavy print load, it doesn't! Mr. Murphy always puts his law into action during Easter week, Christmas week and today. I'm talking about trying to print church bulletins during a heavy print week and having the machine not cooperate. My machine is out of order due to constant jams!! For a secretary going on vacation and needing to have the next two Sunday bulletins done by tomorrow this is horrible!! I must calm myself down. .........deep breath......breath out.....

I did put my call into the service dept but when they'll come out who knows. When my machine is down it seems like all Long Beach copy machines are down!

What I've described above always happens during Holy Week before Easter as I have to do Maundy Thursday, Good Friday (noon & evening service, both different). and Easter Sunday double the number.

At Christmas Christmas Eve (morning & night) and Christmas day and Sunday if its before or after.

I shouldn't be surprised, it happens all the time, and I'm not making this up!! I should be aware of the schemes of the enemy to get me miffed and anxious or maybe God is teaching me about patience. Trusing in him to get things in order, to make it right. Every year when I go through this same scene it always works out. I have never had to go to Kinko's to have them do the job. It's always worked out fine. And it will today too. I still have tomorrow and worse case scenerio I'll have to come in Saturday and finish, BUT it will get done.

So with that off my chest, I will thank God for His presence, His peace and laugh with Him as we wave Mr. Murphy good-bye. No sad faces here and anxiety. The Master of the Universe is my spiritual repairman.

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want,
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul." Ps. 23:1-3a

WHAT AM I DOING UP SO EARLY!

What gives? I keep waking up at the wee hours of the morning? Insomnia? It's been happening within the last couple of weeks. What's going on in my brain? What am I doing blogging at this hour of the morning? Nothing like a bright screen to keep me alert. I think I'll turn off the light and go count sheep, or pray, or think, or toss and turn.

SOPRANOS, PARIS HILTON AND THE AMERICAN IDOL

Yes, I pay allegiance to the american idol daily. This idol has stolen my heart and takes so much of my time. Please, no one disturb me when I am "worshiping." My idol is TV.

How many times have I professed, "No more!" and how many times has that thing called me back. TV is not bad but when it becomes more important to me than being in God's Word, it is a sin.

Yesterday evening I was deliberate in not watching TV, though I did want to watch The Office but had to go out during that time. What did I do with my time? I did Bible study. And it was great! I could feel my brain starting to function again and ask questions about what I was reading in the Word to cause me to do some cross-referencing and word-study. Colossians 3:18 is a big one. What does it really mean to submit to one's husband? This verse is a hot-one in Bible studies, and my small group will be discussing it this coming Tuesday. It means what it says, wives submit. I think we often stop at verse 18 and forget to look at verse 19 where husbands are to love their wives and not be harsh with them. They go together. I have to look at Col. 3:14 which says "put on love which binds everything together in perfect harmony." A loving husband enables a wife to submit, come under, her husbands authority, head of the family position, more willingly. And if he's not loving? Hmmmm, I haven't got that far yet.

If I was watching TV all night I wouldn't have had this stimulating study.

I resolve today not to watch TV. Just for today. One day at a time.

Welcome into my heart Lord Jesus. I've been away too long. Renew me today by the power of your Word. Your Word is Life.