Meeting Jenn / Word for Wednesday

1st Corinthians 13:5 " It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs"





This is Kimmy @ Homesteaders Heart, Me, and Jenn @ Through the Storms of Life. We met at Kimmy's house, had some lunch, went to the beach and then came back and ate some more! Fun!

This is Josh, Kimmy and Jeffrey. Josh and Kimmy are posers.....well, let's just say they like to pose! lol Jeffrey was like "get me"! Too cute!

This is Kelsey and Josh and in the background is Brad and Jay. Brad and Jay were in a deep discussion about the difference in Bible's. They both like the New King James or King James Version. Kelsey and Josh were not in deep discussion about anything. lol

Yes, there is such a thing as really loving your blog friends! It's happening more and more isn't it ladies? Can you feel God doing something with us Christian gals? He is bringing us closer together and knitting us together and I believe He wants us to use our voices through this tool called the internet which used to scare me to death! Jenn and her husband, Roger, and son Ty are fabulous! They are lovin the Lord and I hope they are having a terrific day today!

Blessings to you today .... great big hugs to you from Florida!

Blue Monday

Happy Monday! It's Blue Monday!! Gosh, I haven't posted for Blue Monday in a while and I have missed it. Guess what I'm going to throw at you? Yup, some great pictures of the lake and the fun we had on Kimmy's birthday! Thank you SmilingSally for hosting us!



These pictures are in such reverse order....this was our dinner after we went out on the lake. It's a chicken stir fry that apparently Kimmy is not afraid to eat at my house. Notice the blue can of cashews....this picture totally qualifies!

This was the yummy ice cream cake we had for dessert...there's no blue here....but the cake was marvelous! lol

This is the prettiest picture of my friend, Kimmy and her husband, Brad. We were all so relaxed after dinner and dessert....we were just lounging around for a little bit before we had a little jam worship session.

This picture doesn't qualify either but I had to post it....Kimmy looks like she is wearing the world's largest tiara...that's really a mirror behind her head. This is her and Kathy hamming it up. It's a rare moment, they hardly ever do it...so it's good we got this shot! lol Oh mercy!!

This is Josh and Kelsey riding on my sister, Candy's Sea Doo. This picture qualifies in every way. Beautiful blue sky ... Beautiful blue eyed boy ... Gorgeous girl totally decked out in blue...Sea Doo is blue...yep, this one is definitely a keeper.....I love this picture.

This is Brad skurfing. He jams! Definitely some blue going on here!

Kathy and her husband Mike on the Sea Doo. Lots of smiles and lots of blue!

Oh look, it's Josh and Kelsey again....and lots of blue. Hmmm....

This is us loading up to go back out after we got rained out after being in the lake for about 10 minutes. Our spirits weren't dampened though. Lots of blue....

Told ya I'm going backwards....this is the rain storm coming at us. Look at my Josh...he is such a great big cousin. That baby loves him. We had lightning popping around us too so we needed to get out of the water.

This is Candy, my sister, and Brendan, my nephew (love that boy)....and there's some mighty big clouds....yes, they stormed us out for a bit. But we went back to the house and ate our lunch and then headed back out and had a fabulous day.

Hope you have enjoyed the blue. I've enjoyed sharing it with you. Hope your Monday is filled to the top with the richest of blessings from the Lord.

Big hugs to you!

In My Arms

I am dedicating this post to my friend Kathy and Mike and their son Cris today. Cris is hurting and therefore they are hurting. However, I want them to know that each one of them are being prayed for and God is so ever present and they are all being cradled "In His Arms". He is so faithful.

I love you, Kathy and Mike.....and Jesus loves you so much more. He is holding Cris and Lindsey in His arms today and always!

Big hugs!!

I want to hold His hand

May the Lord bless you today!

Song posted is by Starfield.

Word for Wednesday

Psalm 22:5 " They cried to You and were saved; in You they trusted and were not disappointed".

Are you feeling down? Cry out to Jesus.....you will not be disappointed...you can trust Him.

Are you feeling unsure? Cry out to Jesus...you will not be disappointed...you can trust Him.

Are you feeling anxious? Cry out to Jesus...you will not be disappointed..you can trust Him.

Are you feeling betrayed? Cry out to Jesus...you will not be disappointed...you can trust Him!!!

You will never be disappointed when you cry out to Jesus....you can trust Him!! Amen

May you know this today. May it comfort you. Wrap yourself in this truth!
Blessings and hugs from me to you!

Yesterday, my sister and her family arrived. I have not seen her since I have been in the hospital. Actually, I was quite emotional when I saw all of them. I remember calling all of them from the hospital and talking to my nephews before my procedure but I was pretty heavily medicated. Seeing them was just one more reminder of God's amazing love for me and how He never let go of me. I stand in awe of that and I hope you know He will never let go of you.

Enjoy your Sunday today whatever you may be doing. We are celebrating Kimmy's birthday and playing on the lake and then I'm going to try to cook her dinner (oh my stars, can you feel my hives breaking out already?....I mean I'm cooking Kimmy and Kathy dinner and they both have a cooking blog on top of their usual blog...Oy Vay...Kristi can you feel my pain? lol Anyone?) Well, if dinner doesn't come out wonderful, I know the ice cream cake I made from scratch will be a good dessert! lol
And I can make good coffee....they like that. Hopefully, they'll be too tired from the lake to notice the food!

God bless you today! As you look at the pictures on the video, if you are in a stormy season of life....look especially hard at how tightly Jesus is holding you. He will not let go! Praise Him!

Word for Wednesday

Psalm 91:4 " He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler"

May the Lord bless you this day! Big hugs from me to you!

Happy Sunday

May the Lord bless you this day!

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

Today I'm linking up with Amy, who is such an incredibly gracious hostess each week! Thank you, Amy. My worship song selection is "Lead Me to the Cross" by Hillsong.






I pray this song has ministered to you today. Whatever burden you are carrying...take it to the cross, my friend. Blessings to you!

This n That

Caution! This post is going to be all over the board, I'm afraid. I'm sorry I missed Blue Monday. I had to be at the cardiologist's office first thing in the morning and after being there for a bit, seems I came home and slept the day away. So since I'm beginning with that, let me update you. The doctor says what happened with me is an anomoly. The nurse practitioner actually said she has never seen notes like mine written in a diagnostic report before. There was actually 3 things written as possibilities of what could have happened but it really had them all stumped. They have come to this final conclusion: I had 4 arteries that were 100% blocked and they created their own bypass into my heart wall thereby foregoing any surgery the doctors would have to do. Praise the Lord!!! However, I do have some blocked arteries. I did not get this from the initial call from the doctor. It's apparently why I'm still in pain in my chest. The blockages are small and they believe they can maintain them with medicine. They are putting me on 3 medicines right now. One is to lower my bad cholesterol which is great for a person without coronary artery disease (it is 110)...but since I am now diagnosed with this disease they want my goal HDL (I think that's the one) at 70.






They ran an EKG when I was in the office. My heart was sporadic, at best. I could no longer feel it out of rhythm and this becomes a scary thing. I've always known when I was out of rhythm and could tell when to lay down and take an aspirin, etc. So now I have nitroglycerin to take in the event the 'needle' sensation comes back. I kind of laughed and said I would have to be dying because that thing threw me into the most horrific set of migraines in the hospital...but they said I have to have it...so I'm being obedient. I broke down in the office and asked them if the fatigue and the pain in my chest is now normal. I didn't mean to but told them if I knew it was normal, I wouldn't be so scared....but not knowing, had me somewhat frightened. They say it is normal for now but are hoping the medicine will alleviate it and give me periods of rest. So that's it and I'm still clinging to the Psalm that the Lord gave me a while back....I trust Him. He is faithful. I'm resting in Him and He is going to strengthen my heart! Amen!





Now on to other stuff. Good stuff. Oh but first.....thank you, dear sisters for praying for me! I don't want to forget that. Your encouragement has overwhelmed me. Lisa Shaw even had a sister come over who didn't know me while she was away and leave a prayer on my blog...I was so touched I could only praise the Lord all the more! This realm of blog land has created quite an impact in my life. Truly, when I thought I couldn't trust people anymore and sat down at a computer because it was safe and couldn't 'hurt' me...God brought along the most amazing gift in all of you! I am truly humbled by His great love. Oh boy, here come the tears again.




Here is proof!!! Here is my family and two other blogging families loving on each other on the 4th of July. You know what....I love these people. We all love the Lord. They care about me. We all pray together. And although I have tried many a time to hold that Kimmy at arms length, she just keeps on hugging me tight! Our families blend so beautifully together. There is approximately a two hour trek between us that we joyfully make to see each other. Now, ready for our fourth of July funfest?

This is Kelster (my future daughter in law...you know, if Kimmy and I have anything to say about the arrangement! lol) and Josh. Gosh, they are so cute, even if I do say so myself.




This is me and Kelster. They had just gone to the beach. I had just woken up from a happy nap. Can you stand how cute she is?



This is Kimmy @ Homesteaders Heart, Kathy @ Blessed Beyond Imagination and me. The humidity was doing it's best to kill our hairdo....uh, yep, it was winning! lol But it couldn't kill our smiles. Love those girls!

This is Josh and Kelster throwing tomahawks. Yes, tomahawks and knives. I would say it's a 4th of July thing at Kimmy's house but if you saw how proficient she is at throwing those things, you'd know it's up all the time and it's a fairly routine event! lol And that's Jeffrey too. He and Jay were playing croquet. He stays pretty close to Jay and Brody stays pretty close to me when we are there. We love those boys. They are so sweet!

This is Kathy and her beloved, Mike. Me, Josh and Kelster. We thought the tree was lonely. lol WE NEEDED SOME SHADE!

Kelster and Josh laughing at Kimmy and I and how awesome we are??? I don't know what they are laughing at...but I'm sure it was Kimmy and how funny she is...or it may have been when she was being carried off my a mosquito!

This is Brody. He loves to share with me what he is doing. I think he is too precious for words. When it got late and they were so tired he crawled up on my lap and asked me where his cup was and I asked him what color it was and he said 'blue'....so I looked around and only saw a red cup and said "I only see a red one" and his eyes lit up and he ran after it smiling. You would have thought I found the moon for him. Ahhhh....so sweet!

When I was in the hospital, my son came up to the hospital one day and said "Mom, I wrote you a song"....and he played it for me. It was the most beautiful song to me because it came from his heart. With a little bit of coaxing, we got him to play it that night for everyone...he didn't have his guitar so he had to play it on Kelster's pink one. Very few men can pull that off....but Josh is one of them! It was great. Before the night was over, Brad has his guitar, Josh had Kelsters, Kelsey had Jeffreys and Jason had some bongos and we were worshipping our King together. It was awesome!

My friends, thank you for sticking with me through this long post. And thank you for sticking with me through being sporadic in visiting you and getting back with comments. I know you are so merciful and graceful to me. I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed but I'm keeping your comments and bit by bit I'm trying to get back to each one of you! I love you so!

Until I get to you personally......May the Lord bless each of you and shine so brightly upon you! And great big hugs from me to you!

Happy Sunday

May you know His unfailing love today! Blessings and a great big hug from me to you!

Happy 4th of July

May you and your family have a blessed and safe 4th of July.
















May the Lord bless you this day! Big hugs!!