Blue Monday

Happy Blue Monday everyone!! I'm linking up with Smiling Sally and posting something blue today.  If you'd like to join us, click here.

This picture just tickled me!  My nephew, Jason, was under the tree looking for presents with his name on them and his father, Brian, called his name and he looked up just in time for the shot.  His pajamas had a blue cartoon character on them that you can barely see but his underoos had they been visible in this shot were very very blue! lol  It seemed like everytime we looked under that tree those underoos were high up in the air for us to see and we giggled until we almost cried.

He was one determined young man to find his name on his presents!  And he was so expressive when he opened them up.  He would say "what"?  Like "are you kidding me"?  Precious!  I pray you had a joy filled Christmas with all the wonders that children can bring.  My children are both grown so I am blessed that my sister has these little ones that still fill the home with giggles. 

Happy Blue Monday everyone!  May the Lord bless you abundantly today til your cup runs over!

Happy Sunday

Word-filled Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!  I have not written for the entire month of December with the exception of leaving up the video of Faith Hill singing "A Baby Changes Everything".  For today's scripture verse I am going to write out the 150th Psalm.

Psalm 150  Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
                  Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
                 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and the harp!
                 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
                Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
                Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

Our Christmas Eve Service consisted of many things but one thing in particular spoke volumes to my heart....the children's choir and the youth group combination singing / dancing presentation of "Little Drummer Boy".  I didn't have much to bring Christmas Eve as I was hurting and sick.  This was my first Christmas without my husband and son and although my mind said "I will go to church and celebrate the birth of Jesus"; it was a struggle and sitting in my chair alone far from everyone else so that I could cry and also so that I could keep germs away from others, I found myself very lacking in the worship department.  And then....this happened.  I don't have a picture.  I have a video.  I'm going to play it for you and tell you that after these children sang and worshipped with their whole hearts and with JOY on the countenance of their faces and each one using their talent or gift and being happy to bring it to the King Jesus, I found myself worshipping! Praise the Lord!

You may have a lot weighing heavy on your heart today.  Will you take a moment and pause and offer the talent or gift that God has given you to the Lord so that we can say "and then He smiled at me"....oh Hallalujah!  




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Thankful for this today.....

Word-filled Wednesday

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LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, O LORD, MY STRENGTH AND MY REDEEMER.  PSALM 19:14

Blue Monday

Today I'm linking up with Smiling Sally and posting for Blue Monday. 

The article below is extremely sad.  This young man was on the field and graduated Basic Training with my son on September 24, 2010.  He was a hero in every sense of the word.  Of the young boys getting ready to be deployed, my son, Joshua is next and this is not only hitting him hard but all of the boys that graduated with this young man.  He was their friend and fellow soldier. 

Would you take a moment today to remember the "blue"  that signified him as an Infantryman and bow your head to say a prayer for his parents and family?  Would you also remember that he is just one that represents many that still needs our prayers. 

PFC KYLE HOLDER, WE SALUTE YOU

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

We went to my family's church on Sunday in Tennessee and much to my joy they sang "Just as I Am" and this sent a flood of wonderful memories washing over me as I recalled the day I gave my life to the Lord and this song was playing in the background softly.

Here it is for you to hear and enjoy. May you be blessed! And thank you, Amy, for being our host on TSMSS.

How grateful I am that He accepted me, "Just as I am" and continues to love me "Just as I am" ....if you don't know Him....won't you come to meet him?  You need only come "Just as you are"...He is an amazing Jesus!  May the Spirit speak to open hearts today.  God bless you.