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Sunday, December 30, 2012

As I began to take down the Decorations
several ornaments caught my eye........
 
and actually spoke out loud 
the desires my heart......
 
The first is this simple statement
written on a rectangle piece of wood......
 
it kinda says it all.....

 
 
The next.....
Psalm 29:11
The Lord blesses His people with peace....
 
 
Or
Peace on Earth.....
 
 


The Joy of the Lord is my Strength... Nehemiah 8:10
or
Joy to the Word!
 
 
Hope: Confident Expectation (Biblical definition)
I Hope this upcoming year is the greatest for each of you!
 
This Big Snowman...
just because he is so cheerful and Happy!
 
LET IT SNOW.......
 
Yes, I am one of those "crazies" who loves snow!!!
 
 
last but least......
May God bless you all!
 
Many Wonderful Blessings for the Upcoming New Year!
 
Patty
 


Tuesday, December 25, 2012

 
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN
SON...
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM
WOULD NOT PERISH
BUT
WOULD HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE...
JOHN 3:16
 
 
 
This is truly what Christmas is about.................
 
From a manger
to a cross
 to overcoming the grave....
One day he is coming back.........
What a glorious day!
 
Celebrate!!!
 
Christmas Blessing to All!
 
Patty
 
 


Monday, December 24, 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!





FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM
SHOULD NOT PERISH
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE......
JOHN 3:16

 
 
And that is truly what Christmas is all about.......
 
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS TO EVERYONE!
 
PATTY

Thursday, December 20, 2012

A little Christmas Decor.....

 
Random Pics in Living Room


 
My Kitchen........


 
My Dining Room
 
I just love my home during Christmas Time.....
 
I am Blessed....
 
Merry Christmas!!!
Patty
 

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday..........



Jesus is the Reason for the Season!!!
 
 
This is a very familiar phrase we hear during the Christmas season.
Today it was brought to my attention that...........
 
 "We are the Reason for Season"!
 
 
 
Let me explain.........
 
Christmas is about GRACE!
Grace is a gift...
Grace is getting something we do not deserve...
 
 
 
Jesus came for YOU!
 
Jesus died for YOU!
 
Jesus conquered death for YOU!
 
Jesus ascended and is seated on the right hand of the Father interceding for YOU!
 
Jesus is Preparing a place for YOU!
 
AND.....
 
If you belong to Him....
 
He is coming back for YOU!
 
It kinda makes sense.....
 
This Season began with a baby born in a manger......
 
Bringing GRACE....
 
All for YOU!
 
WE are the Reason for Season....:)
 
So celebrate this Season.....
 
Showing the Love of Jesus through YOUR life!
 
Jesus loves YOU!
 
You are the Reason for the Season!!!
 
 
The gospel is that Jesus Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
that He was buried,
and then He was resurrected on the third day.
 I Cor.. 15:1-4 
 He was delivered over to death for our sins
and then was raised to life to put us right with God.
By faith in this, then, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access
 by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
Romans 4:25-5:2
 
 
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS!
 
PATTY
 
 
 


Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.........

 
I do not know about you but everything at my house
seems to look a little better at Christmas.....
 
 
BUT.........
 
According to the American Psychological Association,
seven out of ten people feel stress from not having enough time
 for their Christmas activities,
and the same number-69 percent to be exact-
worry about having enough money. 
Over half those surveyed battle anxiety about
selecting the right presents for loved ones......
 
 
Not surprisingly, most of the stress falls on women.
According to the Psychological Association,
far more women stress over Christmas than men...
 
Let's face it....
We are the ones putting up the trees.
decorating the house..
making the goodies
buying the gifts....
wrapping the presents...
 
 
 
SOOOOOOOO Ladies......
as you are busy making things look a
"little more like Christmas",
take a little time to enjoy all your hard work......
 
 
 
Take time to experience a little "JOY" this Christmas....
 
After all....
 
Joy is what it is all about......
 
This Christmas for me.......
 
The joy of the Lord will be my strength....Nehemiah 8:10
 
This Christmas......
 
my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.. Psalm 35:9
 
This is the Christmas.....
 
The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it...Psalm 118:24
 
Plan in advance to be joyful and give joy.
 
Let us spread it like the lights and colors throughout our homes.....
 
 
Have a  "JOYOUS" and blessed Christmas Season!
 
BLESSINGS!

PATTY
 
 
 

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday....

 
THERE IS NO GREATER BLESSING THAN THAT OF THE FAMILY......
 
 
 
“A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian…
and most of all, his family ought to know.”
 ~
D. L. Moody
 
 
Psalms 127:3
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
 are sons born in one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
 
Take time this week to count your blessings!
 
Happy to be blessed!
 
PATTY
 



Sunday, November 18, 2012

SWEET SUNDAY SCRIPTURE....

 
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD,
 CALL ON HIS NAME;
MAKE KNOWN AMONG THE NATIONS
WHAT HE HAS DONE.
SING TO HIM,
SING PRAISE TO HIM;
TELL OF ALL HIS WONDERFUL ACTS.
GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME;
LET THE HEARTS OF THOSE
WHO SEEK THE LORD REJOICE.
LOOK TO THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH;
SEEK HIS FACE ALWAYS.
REMEMBER THE WONDERS HE HAS DONE,
HIS MIRACLES,
AND THE JUDGEMENTS HE PRONOUNCED,
 
I CHRONICLES 16:8-12NIV
 
 
Four elements of Thanksgiving
are found in this psalm-song
in I Chronicles 16:8-36.
I have only typed out verses 8-12.
I hope you will take time to read 
the full content of these verses.
 
Take time to be thankful by:
 
1.  Remembering what God has done..
2.  Telling others about it.....................
3.  Showing God's glory to others........
        4.  Offering gifts of self, time and resources
 
When we are truly thankful,
our lives will show it.
 
 
I am Thankful for all of you,
who truly encourage others while bringing glory to the Lord
through blogging!
 
Blessings!
 
PATTY
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MAY YOU HAVE MORE TREATS THAN TRICKS........
 
BLESSINGS TO YOU!
 
PATTY

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Sweet Sunday Scripture...

 
 
 

Genesis 8:22

English Standard Version (ESV)
22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
 
                                                                                                    Can you imagine Noah and his family along with all the animals who were saved after the flood walking off the ark and seeing a desolate world.  They did not begin to rebuild or sow and prepare....No, the First thing done in the new world was an act of worship. 
 
 
They build an altar and offer a sacrafice to the Lord....which the bible states , "The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every indication of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done....." 
 
What an awesome promise....
not only is the beautiful rainbow that we see in the sky from time to time a promise from the Lord that He would never destroy this earth with flood but so are the changing seasons....
 
We recognize the change of seasons as time for the Harvest and rest and life to the earth
BUT
in the changing of the Seasons
is also a Bible Promise to us.........
 
 
 
 God graciously has declared he never would drown the world again. "While the earth remains, and man upon it, there shall be summer and winter".
WOW!
 
 It is plain that this earth is not to remain always. But as long as it does remain,  and time continues and seasons come and go.  
 Let us remember God's promise and enjoy the beauty of the season upon us.....
 
 
 
Fall Blessings to You!
 
PATTY 
 


 
 




Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday.....




 "Let no one despise your youth,
but be an example to the believers in word,
 in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
I Tim 4:12



Today we celebrated
as our Granddaughter Sydney Grace was baptised
by her father (who is a Pastor)
 and her Poppy (who is a Pastor).

It was a very cold day outside
but inside
our hearts were warmed by Sydney's
decision to follow her Lord
in the act of Baptism.




Also baptised today was Sydney's cousin, Rachel.
Rachel is a wonderful 15 year old. 
She shared today how
she was saved several years ago
during a VBS-Vacation Bible School.
She felt the Lord "tugging" at her heart
to be obedient in baptism.


 "For You are my hope,
O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth.
By You I have been upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother's womb.
My praise shall be continually of You."
Psalm 71:5-6

I know you have not heard much from me lately,
but this was to good not to share........

May this day find all of you richly blessed!

Blessings!

Patty

Update on Amy:

Amy is doing really well.
She is in therapy and will be released
to come home in a week or so.
She had adjusted to her injuries
and is working hard.
She has had a big weight loss
and needs to gain some weight.
Please continue to pray for her.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday....

As the scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."  For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-----the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him.
Romans 10:11-12

Today I was blessed with the opportunity to attend a baby shower
for one of the girls
who came through the Rescue Mission we ran for many years.
Michelle came to the mission directly from jail.
She came in filled with anger, distrust and addiction.
After spending many months with us Michelle changed.
Why?
Simple........
She put her trust in the Lord and was blessed.....
blessed with peace...
 A Hope for the future........
restoration of family......
and with Baby Hope.

Michelle had Allie (the sweet little blond in the pic above) when she came to the mission.
Due to drugs she was not the Mother she needed to be.
That changed when she found Jesus.
Michelle was also told the odds of her having anymore children
was very little.

But the Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses those who call upon him........
and now there is Hope....
Allie"s new baby sister.

I was also blessed to see a  few more of the girls who went through the mission and
their new little ones too.
God is good.
He does change lives!


Loretta and Landon.
Loretta came in addicted to Meth.
Now she is in College and a new Mother.


This is Samara.
Isn't she beautiful.
Her mother came in to the mission addicted to alcohol.
Her Mother admitted to me today that she still struggled with her addiction.
She knew it was wrong but the desires were still there.
Please pray for her with me.
Her name is Tanya.

Yes, these are just a few of the blessings in my life.
The Lord is indeed Lord of all!
He has truly blessed my life!

Blessings!

Patty

Update on Amy:
Prayers are being answered.
Amy is on the mend.
Her lungs are improving and Carolyn told me on Friday evening
they hope to have Amy out of ICU in two weeks
and into Rehab.
She was still heavily sedated.
Allowing her lungs more time to improve.
Another true blessing from the Lord!
Thanks Ladies.....
There is Power in Prayer!


Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday....

Update on Amy:

Carolyn (Amy's Mom) Amy (with the beautiful dark hair) and sophie (Amy's little dog).

Amy is still in the ICU.
She not only has the amputation to deal with
all three of the other limbs are broken.
The brake in her right arm will require surgery.
She is on a vent.
She is still not breathing on her own.
Apparently when she was slung 200 yards
into a tree.
She took a blunt force hit to her chest,
Which has affected her lungs.
She has a long road ahead.
When they found Amy,
they had to cut some of her beautiful hair
which was entangled in limbs.

Please continue to pray.
She does not know about anything that has happen
to her boyfriend, his family
or to her body.
She needs a touch from God at this time.
That's the wonderful thing about the Blog family.
I know you will pray.
I told Carolyn there were people praying for her all
over the United States.
She was so humbled and excited!

Be joyful in hope,
patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer.

Romans 12:12

Thank you!

Blessings!

Patty

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Sweet Scripture Sunday....


...You, Oh Lord, are my refuge in the day of disaster.....
Jeremiah 17:17b  NIV

What do you do when all you have is nothing but a pile of rubble?

Friday was a day of disaster for our little hometown.
On Thursday evening the National Weather service issued a Tor-con level of 9
for our area.

Which means there is a 90% chance of a tornado.
 For me; that was enough reason
to make preparations for the worst.

My husband had to work on Friday, so I was at home alone.
My daughter and her husband decided to drive up from Knoxville
to weather the storm with me.

There were so many alerts and warning for this area,
 we decided to
head to my in-laws home
to weather the upcoming storm in the basement.
I am so glad we did!

There were two tornado's that hit our area.
Both of those were within 1-2 miles of my home.

The aftermath of the storm revealed many homes were completely destroyed.
Leaving so many homeless.
We soon heard several were dead.
Many were critically injured.
It was a devastating storm.

One of those critically injured was a 23 year old girl who was very close to us.
Her name is Amy.
Her Mother's name is Carolyn. 
 Amy was at her boyfriends home during
the tornado.  His name is Eric
.
This is her Mother's  story:

I called Amy who was at her boyfriends home.
I told her the weather was getting really bad.
 I felt she needed to come home now. 
Eric's home is a double-wide mobile home.
Not the safest place to be during a severe storm.
I felt she would be safer here in our home.
Amy said she would be okay and wanted to stay where she was.
I was still on the phone with Amy when I could hear a loud commotion in
the background.
I heard Eric's Mother yelling, "get in the hallway now!"
She screamed this out several times.
It was just a few seconds later that Amy's cell phone went dead.
I knew something was seriously wrong.
Carolyn quickly headed in the direction of Eric's home.
When they arrived there was nothing but rubble
and debris everywhere.
There was nothing left of the home.
The rescue teams would not let allow me to enter the area.
I explained that my daughter was in that home.
When they heard this, I was allowed to enter.
Eric's Mom and Dad were found
lying in the midst of the rubble.
They were both dead.
I reasoned in my heart that Amy was dead too.
After searching through the rubble of the home
 they did not find Amy.
I thought I would never see my daughter again.
She was later found several feet away from the home.
Amy's body was covered in blood.
It was then I saw her leg.
It was horrible.
 looked as if a 2x4 had blown through it.
She was critically injured,
but still breathing.


The make a long story short.
Due to her injuries,
Amy was air lifted immediately
to the University of Kentucky hospital.
Her leg was amputated.
One of her arms was broken and damaged seriously.
It required several hours of surgery.
They could not find Eric at first.
Eventually he was found and is also in UK hospital
He has many broken bones and internal injuries.
He is currently still in ICU.

Everything in the path of the tornado is gone!
Nothing but rubble......

I am blessed and thankful today.
Our home was spared.
We are all safe and unharmed.
Please pray for all those who have suffered much as a result of this storm.

Be thankful for what you have today
for tomorrow it could be gone!

Blessings!

Patty