Fireproof

On Friday night we went with some couples from our Sunday school class and some ladies to see Fireproof. If you have not already gone and seen do so... It is such a wonderful movie and every couple needs to see it, even single people. Eric hates going to the movies so I had to plan a date night for our Sunday school class just so he would go.. He loved it too. The folks in GA have done a wonderful job with this and brings the gospel to you in such a great way. You will laugh, you will cry and you will feel like you are in the movie.. The book that is used in the movie LoveDare is worth every couple doing and it is on sale at Christian Supply for $9.97, I am headed there today to get my copy.. I have to say this is the best movie that I have seen in a while... Some little info about it that I thought was great...

1. It was only suppose to be in select theater for a limited time... Spartan 16 has had it there I think for 5 weeks and are still playing it on 2 screens on the weekend....
2. Kirk Cameron use to be an atheist now he is such a wonderful man of God that him nor his wife (she was also the girl he married on Growing Years) will kiss or do any love scenes. She was the stand in for the movie during those times.
3. If you saw Facing the Giants the main guy in that has a part in this

Go see FireProof if you haven't and if you have leave me comments on what you thought of the movie...

Boo In The Zoo

This past Saturday Eric and I took Tyler to Boo In The Zoo at Greenville Zoo. It was really fun for him cause he had never been before so it was something new. They put all the animals up except for the reptiles that are in that room and some of the birds. Different companies around Greenville come in and pass out candy to kids. It really is something good but next year we will have to remember to go on members time so it will not be so crowded... This year Tyler wanted to be Bibleman, not sure why cause he doesn't watch it... I think it has to just with the name, cape and the mask... I would rather him be that than something scary or gory... Here are a few pics of Tyler as Bibleman...

Fall Festival

10/11/08
The church fall festival was a couple of Saturday ago and I hated that I didn't get to help out any but with Eric working on side jobs and Ryan had to work as much as Stephen is a great big brother I knew that he would not watch Tyler like he would be need to be watch for at least an hour. So instead he was sent to help with the youth sale Zaxby. I dropped him off around 12 and I didn't go back until 2 so I am hoping he did help... I do fill guilty when I don't help out with a great event like this cause I know it takes alot of people to make this such a successful event.. Hopefully next year I can...

Anyway, my sister in law Susan came and picked me and Tyler up and we went with her and her kids Preston and Emily. I think the boys had a great time and Emily was just happy going down and playing on the play ground. Here are a couple of pics from the day...

Tyler on the bull, that is all we heard about until he got there and rode it.

Preston, Tyler and Emily

Tyler and Preston working together on some ride. I was so proud of them they did great..

Not only did we get some fun family time in but I also meet up with a dear long lost friend of mine... I couple of months ago I was on Facebook one day and I notice that somebody had left a comment on Brian friend Mary Beth page and I knew the name and I was 100% sure that it was the same person but I knew she wouldn't know me or remember cause the last time I had seen her she was 2 but her mother was like a sister to me and we had gone through some really hard and fun times with each other.. We worked together and lived together for a little bit and we both dump the frogs in our life and meet 2 other guys we work with and married them. Our families did everything together. We had Ryan and Taylor and they were 2 little buddies... To much of a story but long story short we lost touch of each other and there was never a day in my life that I didn't think of Faye and wish that time back again...I am happy to say that Mary Beth told Taylor I was asking about them and who I was so we became friends on Facebook and talked for several weeks. They came to the fall festival and I have to say that bond between Faye and I was still there and we are talking again.. She has such a beautiful family and has turn out to be a Godly women that devotes herself to her kids. I have to say where we were 20 yrs ago to where we are today, who would have thought Faye and I as mom's taking our kids to a church Fall Festival. I am so thrill that we have a forgiving and amazing God that seeks us out and is our wonderful Savior...

Copper River lunch & Other things

Well, we went back today for our free lunch and I have to say that the staff and owner at Copper River in Boiling Springs went out of there with niceness (is that a word) , the service was wonderful, the food was great and I have to say I am thankful for all that Mr. Hannah did for us.... If you have not gone to Copper River do so, esp if you like salad their is awesome just ask for cheese to be added...

So, I am hoping to get my post up about our youth retreat to TN a couple of weeks ago this weekend but tonight we are going to see Fireproof w/ some people from Sunday school and tomorrow I am help painting the girls Sunday school room and I need start getting things together for our beach trip Thursday so I am going to try and work on getting caught up between all of that... I did have some cleaning I needed to do but since Dormans was closed today cause of a chemical spill I left Ryan at home to do the majority of it... Cross your fingers it will get done..lol

If you get a chance stop by cousins blog, he is a baptist minister in Denmark, SC and he just came from a conference it is pretty good..
http://andyfbcdenmark.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Oppotunities To Pray

I really like this one... How many times do we see a situation like this and either tell our kids to stay away from other kids like this or we even say something like about his parnets or about the child in a negative remark... When we should be praying for all situations even ones like this.. This was a great reminder...

OPPORTUNITIES TO PRAY
by Suzanne Benner

What would happen if we viewed the variety of things we encounter each day as opportunities to pray?For example, whenever I pick up my son from high school, I see teenagers dressed provocatively or defiantly, lighting up cigarettes and clinging to each other. And if the window happens to be down, the language that filters in sometimes makes me cringe.My natural inclination is to rail against parents who tolerate that kind of behavior and kids who show little or no respect.Yet, God knew ahead of time that I would to be waiting on that particular day, at that exact time, to see those specific kids. Therefore I can consider it a summons from God to pray for those hurting children who are crying out for love and attention.Every day is packed with opportunities to pray, if only we would take them.Stepping out the front door into a warm sunny day is a chance to thank God for His marvelous creation.Reading the newspaper each morning provides a myriad of opportunities to pray for lives that are in crisis, for peace in our land, and for wisdom for world leaders.Every siren wail is an invitation to pray for God's intervention in the lives connected with that disturbing sound.Even menial or monotonous tasks, like scrubbing toilets or paying bills, are chances to thank God for His provision in our lives.The Bible says, "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." (Ephesians 6:18 NIV)~

God, thank you for the many opportunities and reminders to pray that You give me throughout the day. May I be faithful in responding to You.

Questions: How can viewing even distressing situations as opportunities to pray change the way we think? What opportunities to pray have been presented to you today?

Copper River Update

Well, if you read my post last week about my lunch experience and buy an $18.40 grilled chicken salad and water you know I was not at all happy (who would be) well Friday it really got to me so I went and sent the main Copper River people an email about my experience thinking I doubt anything will come it except I never will go back.... Well, I was wrong... I got an email from the owner and operator of the one in Boiling Springs and he he apoloigzes for the service and for what happen and invited the whole group that I went with (there were 10 us) back for lunch ON THEM... They are going to buy lunch for ALL of us... here is a few parts of the letter
“ what happen wasn’t right” and we would like to make it up to you and your friends.
Your waitress should have been more helpful in helping you select what you wanted. It is her responsibility, as it is with all servers, to make sure that we assist you in getting what you want and at the correct price
So please except our apologies and come back with your friends for lunch on us
I thought is really kind of him to take the time to read the complant and want to make it right... You know alot of resturants might would only satisfy me but he wants to with all the people I was with which I thought was awesome... In the beginning I did think it was wrong that he said it was the waitress responsibility but then again the more I thought about it she should have inform me of the cost, she should have suggest another way to do the salad and she should have not acted like I was trying to get one over on her.. So yeah, I have to agree with him... But I don't know what is going in her life or if she was having a bad day or whatever... I am just happy that they are wanting to make it right.... So there was a happy ending to the story, well as of today.. We will see Friday...

Have you ever had an experience at a resturant and they came back to make it right for you??

15-Minute Breakthrough

A friend of mine sent this to me and it so a great reminder. I am doing the Bible study right now Power of Praying Women and I really truly wanted to do this and do it in depth cause I want to be praying woman, wife, mother, friend but sometimes I have that question.."How do I pray?" "What do I say?" I don't have all the spiritual words that other people have and then there is that I don't have time for a quite time or to do my Bible study, class is tomorrow I have to jamb in a whole week just so I will know what they are talking about... Then I get to the point to where I get frustrated and question God and ask him why does he have me teaching high school girls, Biblical teaching I have a hard time teaching and I have never been good at reading, studing and then being able to share for 30 mins what scripture is about... But I am so thankful that my God is so patience with me and when I am so lost that He lifts me up and He shows me what He is doing and what He is using me for... I do pray and I have learn that if I just call out His name He is there, I can just say thank you and He knows. I am learning to pray out loud and I do want to continue doing that to where I don't feel tongue tied. The best prayer I have when praying out loud, for doing my Bible studies, for preparing for a lesson is that I ask to clear my mind and take away all the distractions and open my spiritual eyes, ears, heart and sould up to what He wants me to see and learn and you know what I get it when he does... We take out 15 mins a day to blog, email, talk on the phone, read books or watch TV why do we have a hard time taking at least 15 for God. This is my prayer for the week...

The 15-Minute Breakthrough

with Robert Morris

"Surely I have stilled myself, just as a small child is quiet with itsmother. Yes, like a small child is my soul within me." (Psalm 131:2)
Robert Morris teaches us how to "elevate" our spiritual life.
Years ago, I suffered with severe headaches. After a series of tests, the doctor said, "There is nothing physically wrong with you. You have headaches because you are stressed out." I knew stress was ruining my life, but I didn't know what to do.
When I asked the Lord for help, He told me I needed time with Him every day. I told him, "I have tried, but I don't know how to have a quiet time."
The Lord said He would teach me. I was surprised when His instructions didn't begin with time requirements. He didn't say that He closes at 7 A.M. so we could only meet together from 4 to 6 A.M. He also didn't demand I spend three hours or write long, scripture-like entries in my journal. He showed me that we have an ongoing relationship and "quiet time" was my opportunity to cast all my cares upon Him.
Stress is like a snowball going down a hill. It gets bigger and bigger, gaining size and weight with the momentum. Jesus told us, "Each day has enough trouble of its own," (Matthew 6:34b) so our burdens must be unloaded on Him each day or they get carried over to the next day until the weight is too much for us.
The minute I sat down with God to unload those burdens, a mental battle began. Don't forget to pick up the cleaning. Don't forget your appointment and the bills that need to be paid.
David wrote, "My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him." (Psalm 62:5) To get to that peaceful state of mind, I had to tell the distracting thoughts to leave in the power and authority of Jesus to make that part of my soul be quiet. Then I sat there for a few minutes until I could feel my heart rate and breathing slow down.
Once my mind was still before the Lord, He asked me to focus my mind by singing to Him. I reminded Him that I am not a singer and He assured me that He listens to my heart. When I asked what I should sing, He said, "The song you woke up with." I never thought about it, but usually within the first few minutes of the day, a song will come to me. I have also learned that God will give me a song if I ask and listen for it. Often that song will stay in my heart all day. God showed me that special song is a key to entering the Holy Place where I commune with Him.
I learned that I must pray what is on my heart and mind in my fifteen minute breakthrough. I don't have to pray about world peace unless world peace is on my heart. I don't have to pray for the government or the economy unless I feel burdened. I also learned it is not selfish to pray about our weaknesses and temptations. God wants us to have an honest conversation about what concerns us the most.
Philippians 4:6 says, "Be anxious for nothing." How can you be anxious for nothing? The next phrase explains. "In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
The last part of my quiet time is used renewing my mind with the Word of God. "I beseech you, therefore, brethren by the mercies of God that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And don't be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:1-2)
"For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow and is the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) The Word of God divides between the soul and the spirit -- between what we think and what God thinks. God's word helps me to get His perspective daily.
Going to a new level in your relationship with God only takes 15 minutes. Quiet your mind and sing to Him. Then focus your mind and pray what is on your heart. Lastly, renew your mind with His Word. You will never know the breakthrough He is waiting to give you until you decide that it is worth your time to come to Him, get to know Him and let Him work in your life. There are days I spend more time in every phase of my quiet time, but this is the starting place to move into more intimate levels of relationship with the Lord.

This WeekWill you miss out on what God has for you in the days ahead because you are too busy to give Him 15 minutes a day?

Prayer"Lord, I desire this spiritual breakthrough. Help me set aside time to clear my mind of distractions, get into Your presence with song, pour out my heart to you in prayer and let you mold me and shape me by Your Word."
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