Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Youth Sunday
The youth led the worship service on Sunday at our church. The theme is ORANGE.
Parents are red, church is yellow, and when they come together, they get orange kids.
The youth band led the "AWESOME" music. These kids are so talented!!
Courtney, along with two other youth, performed a skit to demonstrate how parents and the church must come together to help their children develop and maintain a relationship with Christ.
Danny, the youth director, led worship! Words cannot begin to describe how blessed we are to have Danny and Rachel (Danny’s beautiful wife) leading our youth. They truly love all of these kids!
Red + Yellow = Orange
The youth band led the "AWESOME" music. These kids are so talented!!
Courtney, along with two other youth, performed a skit to demonstrate how parents and the church must come together to help their children develop and maintain a relationship with Christ.
Danny, the youth director, led worship! Words cannot begin to describe how blessed we are to have Danny and Rachel (Danny’s beautiful wife) leading our youth. They truly love all of these kids!
Allie (Courtney's BFF) started the service with the song
"Healing is in Your Hands"
RED +
(Doug)
(Doug)
YELLOW =
(Meagan)
ORANGE
(Courtney)
(Courtney)
THINK ORANGE
YOUTH BAND
FRIEND CADY
(BEAUTIFUL VOICE)
FRIEND ALLIE
(BEAUTIFUL VOICE)
DANNY-YOUTH DIRECTOR
ORANGE T-SHIRTS
School on Saturday
The students in DeSoto County had a 60% snow make-up day on "SATURDAY"! Yes, that is right on "SATURDAY"! The students were allowed to wear pj pants. Courtney invited three friends to spend the night to make the "Saturday-school-day" a little more bearable. Friends have a way of making everything better.
Courtney, Anna, and Hannah (Allie couldn't make it)
Anna is in middle school and they were not allowed to wear pj pants.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Prayer Request
Please pray for precious Layla Grace and her family. Words can't express what these parents are enduring! Their faith in God is an inspiration.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Busybodies
What is wrong with gossip?
God is in charge of judging others, not us! That is His job, not ours!
Gossip indicates we are not active in our faith and in our lives. It may start as a simple conversation about someone, and then escalates quickly.
1 Timothy 5:13 – “Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.”
Matthew 7:1 – “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”
Leviticus 19:16 – “Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”
Proverbs 11:13 – “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.”
Romans 1:29 – “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips.”
Proverbs 18:8 – “The words of gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.”
If you want to avoid gossip, focus on creating helpful and encouraging statements. Let the gossip end with you. Remember the Golden Rule – if you don’t want, people to gossip about you, then don’t participate in gossip.
Matthew 7:12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Ephesians 4:29 – “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
QUESTION
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SOMEONE SPREADING RUMOR(S) ABOUT YOU?
ANSWER
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
This post was inspired by reading MckMama's Blog. She and her husband are in Kenya doing God's work. It is heartbreaking reading her post.
My favorite line in her post is... I am accountable to God. John Piper said in a Tweet of his in December that "if we are not hated by someone, we either don't know enough people, or we don't speak enough truth." On Judgement Day, I alone will have to answer to God for my sins. But I am not accountable to man. I will not respond to my naysayers' accusations. It is not for their approval that I live, blog, parent and breathe. It is for God's. And while I still fail time and time again, and God even uses the attacks I receive to help refine my heart, I will respond only to Him. He knows my heart, my motives, my intent. And He loves me just the same.
God is in charge of judging others, not us! That is His job, not ours!
Gossip indicates we are not active in our faith and in our lives. It may start as a simple conversation about someone, and then escalates quickly.
1 Timothy 5:13 – “Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.”
Matthew 7:1 – “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”
Leviticus 19:16 – “Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”
Proverbs 11:13 – “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.”
Romans 1:29 – “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips.”
Proverbs 18:8 – “The words of gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.”
If you want to avoid gossip, focus on creating helpful and encouraging statements. Let the gossip end with you. Remember the Golden Rule – if you don’t want, people to gossip about you, then don’t participate in gossip.
Matthew 7:12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Ephesians 4:29 – “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
QUESTION
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SOMEONE SPREADING RUMOR(S) ABOUT YOU?
ANSWER
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
This post was inspired by reading MckMama's Blog. She and her husband are in Kenya doing God's work. It is heartbreaking reading her post.
My favorite line in her post is... I am accountable to God. John Piper said in a Tweet of his in December that "if we are not hated by someone, we either don't know enough people, or we don't speak enough truth." On Judgement Day, I alone will have to answer to God for my sins. But I am not accountable to man. I will not respond to my naysayers' accusations. It is not for their approval that I live, blog, parent and breathe. It is for God's. And while I still fail time and time again, and God even uses the attacks I receive to help refine my heart, I will respond only to Him. He knows my heart, my motives, my intent. And He loves me just the same.
Friday, March 5, 2010
I WILL BE SINGING ALL DAY
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Well, I do today!
God is so good,
God is so good,
God is so good,
He's so good to me.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Begin With Prayer
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:105
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:5-6
And without faith it is impossible to please God,because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6
Monday, March 1, 2010
Menu Monday #
Baked Ziti Supreme, peas, corn, garlic bread
Grilled steak, potatoes, squash
Baked chicken, rice, green peas
One of this weeks menu items is found on Joyful Johnson's blog. I have tried several of Roan's recipes and my family loves them and often requests the delicious meal! (changes had to be made to menu...I love pasta but... 3 dishes in one week is a little much)
Baked Ziti Supreme
Ingredients:
1-pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 jar (28 ounces) Pasta Sauce with Mushrooms
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces), divided
5 cups hot cooked medium tube-shaped macaroni (about 3 cups uncooked)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- In large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion until beef is browned, stirring to separate meat. Pour off fat.
- Stir in pasta sauce, 1-cup mozzarella cheese, and macaroni.
- Spoon in 3-quart shallow baking dish.
- Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Deer Meat Parmesan
Ingredients:
Venison Minute Steaks, (2 packs if for a crowd)
Large can Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs
Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 Large Jars of Spaghetti Sauce
Directions:
- Take 2 cups of bread crumbs and mix 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (double for crowd)
- Throughly coat each steak and fry in small amount of oil (just enough to brown each side)
- Layer steaks in casserole dish. Dust with parmesan cheese and put 3 Tbl of spaghetti sauce on each. Dust with more parmesan cheese.
- Keep making layers, add cheese, and spaghetti sauce until all meat is used.
- Bake at 350 for approx. 30 minutes.
Definitely Works
My friend, Amanda, posted that dryers sheets will clean soap scum off of the shower! Come on now really, dryer sheets clean soap scum off the shower!! I had to try it because you know how hard it is to scrub the shower spotless! First, you wet the dryer sheet. WOW, it rubbed that soap scum right off! Next, I used three sheets on the entire shower and voila my shower is spotless and I did not even turn on the shower! Finally, the dryer sheets left a light soapy film. Therefore, after cleaning the whole shower, I took a wet washcloth and wiped it down. My shower is now sparkling clean. I definitely will continue using dryer sheets to clean the shower. It definitely works!
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