Trusting God...................

Praise the Lord.............. what a grand new day! Yesterday started out rough... but as the day went on... after speaking to my Pastor's wife and searching God's word and seeking Him.... I felt much better. Today... I feel even better! How can one feel so great... have such a wonderful day... and just LIVE.... when all the world seems to be crashing in on them? I ask this of myself... with the emotional roller coaster I have been on of late.. how can I possibly feel Blessed?

Because I trust God. I completely TRUST Him to tend to all that has been going on. With all the hurt.. all the accusations and finger pointing... I trust God. He will make hearts right. He will bring them to a place of repenting. My job has been and will be to PRAY and TRUST. I spent time searching God's word yesterday... looking for scripture to help me focus and understand... what kept being put in my face was scriptures on Trust.
1) "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5)
2) "Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass ... Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him ..." (Psalm 37:4-7)
3) "Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon His God." (Isaiah 50:10)
4) "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever." (Psalm 125:1)
5) "He trusted in the Lord God of Israel ... For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments ... The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went." (2 Kings 18:5-7)
These are just a few of the scriptures that were put in front of me. Amazing ... huh? I mean.. if you really read them... listen to what they say God will do for you if you just TRUST!
So.. with all that is going on around here... I had given it to God to deal with... but I'm not sure I completely trusted Him with it. So starting today.............. I totally trust Him with this. No matter what comes next... I trust He will do what needs to be done. For all parties involved.
I feel so much better. Such a relief. I don't have to worry about it anymore. God will deal with it. All I need to do is tend to my family. All else will play out as He guides it.

Well.......... today will be a spoil me kind of day. Ken is going to take me to get a manicure and pedicure. I'll get to go to the tanning salon and get 15 good minutes of RELAX time in. Its so weird how that few little minutes seem to rejuvenate you. Stop at the post office and mail out a couple of packages today. Then watch Patrick's Football game.
But for right now.. before we get moving... I'm going to share a few things I made yesterday.

These two beanies are from Donna (SmoothFox) on the 'ville. She allowed me to test the pattern for her and after forgetting to take pictures of the first two that I made and sent out... I made this one and remembered a picture. *whew*
Then I made another one and remembered a picture again.................... Yeah Me!
Now this................. is a Coffee Cup Cozy. A lovely lady named Ann from the 'ville shared this with us all. I snagged it right up and made one immediately. I LOVE IT. Now Patrick came in this morning and asked me why I had a sweater on my coffee mug. But then quickly dismissed it due to knowing I will make all kinds of things that don't always make since to him. I told him it was to keep my coffee warmer... longer. He just grinned and said... 'uh huh'
I'm going to make a bunch of these for Teachers for possibly Christmas gifts. I'll get a few mugs and yarn of School colors and start working on them. I need to get them done way ahead of time ... due to the fact that I will be making ALOT of them. My boys love ALL the teachers.. not just the ones they have for class this yr.
(Thank you Anut Joycie for my box of leftovers... see what I did with some of it.... the pink beanie and this cozy)

Okay.................. off I go. Have a GREAT day everyone. Do something for me today. Take just one thing in your life right now that may be troubling you and give it to God... then let go and trust Him with it. Bigger picture... you'll be doing it for yourself... and you'll open the door for God to Bless you.

Huge Hugs........ Lots of Love......... and Bountiful Blessings,
.::Tam::.

**For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people.
~ 1 Corinthians 14:33**

Magnificent Monday???

Received this email from my cousin this morning.............. Wow... what a morning to get it too!! Turned my day around. After this email and a great talk with my Pastor and his wonderful wife (I love you guys... thank you)........I'm going to have a magnificent Monday... and Share the love of GOD with all......... as best I can!!!!!!

A young lady named Sally , relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.
On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry , and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.
Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother . Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.
The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart . Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.
Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus;holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced. Dr. Smith said only these words.... ' In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me .'
Matthew 25:40.
No other words were necessary; tears filled eyes of the students focused only on the picture of Christ.
This is an easy test; you score 100 or zero. It's your choice.
If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.
Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you, before My Father .'
Not ashamed... pass this on.
Ashamed... delete it ..

Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going all downhill.
Isn't it funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Isn't it funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says. Or is it scary?
Isn't it funny how someone can say ' I believe in God ' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God! ).
Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and! they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord , people think twice about sharing .
Isn't it funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Isn't it funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week.
Are you laughing?
Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.
Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.
Will YOU pass this on? ... I did

'nough said.
God loves you... and so do I! Each and every one of you!
have a Magnificent Monday and a Wonderful Week

God Bless,
.::Tammy::.

**In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me .' Matthew 25:40. **

Fabulous Friday.................

Is it a Fabulous Friday for you? I have to say.. that although I'm having a day of emotional and physical struggles............... today is a Fabulous Friday for me! I'm alive for another day.... to love my family.. pray for my friends... and bless a stranger. God will handle my struggles!

Last night I couldn't sleep until I tried my hand at creating this square from a few different pictures I saw of it made up into blankets. The colors are just random balls of yarn I grabbed from the box of yarn my Aunt sent me. I'm actually pleased with how this turned out! Its suppose to look like a hat/bonnet.................. Whatcha think?
Well................Hubby and I have plans this afternoon and then an evening with our boys watching the Varsity Football game.
Have a Fabulous Friday............. and a Wonderful Weekend!
Our weekend is filled with football games of our boys. We will be busy! But wouldn't have it any other way!
Gods Blessings to you all!
hugs.....
.::T::.

**They will declare, "The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!"
~ Psalm 92:15**

Totally New Look................

Well.............. What do ya think?
This started with an email from a friend. Whit that.. I visited her blog.. and found her background to be quite nice. Did some looking through the templates of the site she had hers from and found this lovely one. I felt it was time to really go for some change. I really like the new look of my blog... I had fun changing it over .. and it helped me feel better about other changes in my life that I have been dealing with.
God is so GOOD! Ken and I spent a time in prayer this morning over some very personal issues going on in our life... along with some other family issues. Ken told God that for today.. he was laying it all out for Him. I think taking that one day at a time step really helped Ken and I deal with things that have been going on. I mean the big picture is that we continue to lay all at Gods feet ... let Him deal with our issues completely. But reality is that we are human and easily distracted. Satan is good at what he does and can twist our mind in our days with any one thing that may happen. Taking our days one step at a time.. instead of all at once.. gives us better focus. We're able to stay on track and look through the eyes of God much easier. With that... Ken received a phone call late this afternoon as we were getting ready to go get the boys from school... that was a big encouragement to us. Thank you Lord for that Blessing! Thank you for rewarding our faithfulness and trust in you!
Our day was just filled with fun... relief and blessings. Ken and I stopped at Walmart today to get a few things... well of course you know I'm going to stop through the craft stuff to see what may be there.... especially when its looking as if they are cutting things out or something. We ran into the most lovely lady. A beautiful 82 yr old woman named Ruth. Oh my was she a treat! As I looked at the slim pickings of yarn on their shelves.. she struck up a small conversation with us... asking about some advise on yarn color and such. Before we left the craft isle... we were exchanging names.. addresses and pattern ideas. She is a serious crocheter and was such a blessing to visit with. As it would be... I had just finished making a dish cloth ... like the one in the picture below ... but in a different color. I had it in my purse and as we were talking about patterns... she showed me a blanket she was working on and needed more yarn for ... and I showed her my dish cloth. As we visited... Ken told her that she was so sweet and that she made him feel as if he was looking at me years from now. Still crocheting.. still lurking through the yarn isle of Walmart... and striking up fun conversation with a stranger .. talking about crocheting. As we started to part.. she went to hand back my dish cloth and I felt God say.............. "bless her" So I told her to keep the cloth... and enjoy! She was so sweet... hugged the dish cloth and wished us a wonderful day! Tomorrow.. I will be getting a few patterns together to mail her along with maybe a few crochet items.
After our shopping ... Ken and I went to lunch. Well... you know me... while waiting for our food and while visiting after we ate... I crocheted another dish cloth. As we were getting ready to leave... God said.... "bless your waitress" I folded the cloth to make a pocket.. and we put our tip in it for her and left. Boy did that feel good.
As we trust God with our lives .......... and bless others no matter what is going on in our own world... He will bless us and then some!!

This is a picture of the dish cloth I love to make. It works up soooooooooooo quickly and makes for a great gift. This particular cloth I made as a wash cloth for the shower. I made a body scrub with the rest of the ball of yarn. I used tulle and the cotton yarn together for the scrub side and then just a circle of cotton yarn connected to the other side. Used them this morning in the shower............ LOVE them. The scrub is GREAT for your feet.
These are kitchen scrubs. One side being made with cotton yarn and plarn (plastic grocery bag) held together and the other side being just the cotton yarn. Super easy to make... uses up the end of a ball of cotton yarn and recycles those darn bags that just keep piling up in my kitchen.
Well.............. I'm off to go relax. I'm not sure why... but I'm just not feeling myself this evening. This old body needs a nice long shower.
Have a wonderful evening. Before you go to bed tonight............... Give all your worries to God! Just hand them over.. let Him have them.. and deal with them. Sleep well and wake with a new mind. A new look on things! Let God Bless you!!!!

Hugs
Love
Blessings
.::T::.

**On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'"
~ John 7:37-38**

Terrific Tuesday...........

Praise God...............................
Wow.............. What a day! My day starts off with getting a package in the mail from my Aunt. She is so good to me! Look at this box of left-overs! My Aunt does her own charity work. She makes Prayer Shawls and slippers for folks. She does beautiful work! I'm sure I shared this before .. but she is the one that taught me to crochet and knit when I was a little girl. Now look at the two of us........... what a great pair we make .. huh?! She uses what she can of yarn she gets for charity... and sends me the left-overs for me to create things for charity. I have used a bit over half of the other box of yarn she sent me mostly for charity squares. I cant wait to really dig into this one for more projects!
Thank you Aunt Joycie.................... I LOVE YOU! (pssssssst......... thank you SarahJo for helping her mail it!!! I love you too!)

Because I was so excited to get that box of yarn... I had to make something with one of the colors. So......... I made this little case! Isnt it cute!? *grin*

I may make a few more of these to put in packages just for fun ... when I mail out swaps or charity items! The stitch I did was pretty simple and quick. Wasn't sure about it when I started playing around with it.. but it came out really nice!
Alright..... need to cut this post short... busy busy busy!
have a terrific evening and a wonderful tomorrow!
huge hugs........ lots of love........ and bountiful blessings
.::T::.

**By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
~ 2 Peter 1:3**

Blessings.........

Do you ever really count your blessings? I mean really? Simply start by taking a look at your day today. When you got out of bed... were you thankful to have a new day? Thankful to do as you need or want?
My day starts like this........... I wake....... its 6am... I shower in a wonderfully warm shower... feeling the water wake me and refresh me ready for my new day. I spend time putting finishing touches on the Church Bulletin and getting it ready for print. Wake my family to get them all ready for Church... and off we go. Now... this particular Sunday morning... we wont be able to stay but for Praise and Worship due to David having a Football game at noon... which means we have to leave at 11am to get there for warm up and game. Do I fall prey to Satans attempts at making me feel bad for missing church? NO... I'm blessed to have my short time there.. and then my ride to the game full of Praise and Worship songs from my favorite radio station (KLove). While arriving at the game... we're asked if Patrick is going to be attending the Baseball clinic in town (home). Somehow or another we didn't get word of the event.. so hadn't signed Patick up weren't prepared for it. In comes our blessing. One of the families that have a boy on David's team (game we were at) have another boy that is on Patrick's Baseball team and was going to the clinic. The father took Patrick and let him borrow his ball glove until we could get there after David's Football game with his ball equipment.
David's game is over.. .we head off back home to be with Patrick and watch his fun.
Ride home... David had some dust or something fly in his eye... it swelled up pretty good and was irritated. We stop at the house to get Patrick's ball equipment.. and wash David's eye. It looks a bit better but not great. We decide to take Patrick his things.. watch David close to see if we need to take him to the doctor. More Blessings................ We arrive at the ball field... a few of the moms see David's eye... one suggests a cool cloth for the swelling.... another has Benadryl in her purse for her son... breaks one for David... and gives us that. Within 30 minutes of the Benadryl and cool cloth you could see the swelling going down and his eye clearing up really well.
Patrick has a great time at the clinic.... Michael had fun playing with buddies that were there ... and David was feeling much better ... ready for dinner! hehheeheeeee
We decide dinner in town at the local Bar & Grill would be just fine. Blessing to me... NO COOKING ............... *big grin*
Simple little things that may seem like no big deal one day... Satan will try to use at some point against you to make you question your life. All the running you do... all the things you spend time on.. all the things you miss out on.... all the things you forget... all you do and feel you get nowhere with. You aren't good enough.. you cant do anything right... you let people down... you just don't matter. hmmmmmmmmmmm Sounds an awful lot like words of Satan to me... because you know what God says about you?
Psalm 139:14 where God says,“You are fearfully and wonderfully made."
God tells us in Psalm 17, "We are the apple of His eye."
In Deuteronomy 7:6, God tells us that We are "His treasured possession."
In Philippians 4:8, God tells us to think about whatever is "true, noble, right, pure, and lovely." I like to think about the truth that God tells me and spend my time thinking about what God says is true.
The last Scripture I want to share is Psalm 119:114, “You are my refuge and my shield. I have put my hope in your Word.” My confidence and hope is in God. I know now that instead of being a mistake, I am the Lord’s treasured possession.

And now for this wonderful blessing..... First... the blessing of having a wonderful new cyber-friend (June) Next for her blessing me with being able to get closer to my goal of Prayer Blankets for Children with Nephrotic Syndrome by making this beautiful blanket. Thank you June... it arrived safely and I appreciate you and your help so very much! God Bless you my friend!!!
Off to tend to a load of laundry before I settle in for crocheting before bed.
have a wonderful evening everyone...

hugs...........
love.............
Blessings.............
.::T::.

**And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
~ Matthew 6:30**

Prasing God .................

for everything... good and bad! What a day................ started out getting an email from my favorite Aunt. It was a scolding email. She fussed at me for not blogging... not sharing my love and daily devotions with my family and friends. I love her!!!! I love God for her! It made me sad that I had upset her so.... but then God said to me..................... "Tammy.........my goodness... get out there and blog... did you not here the cry of your Aunt... she misses you... she loves you... she worries about you.... stop feeling sorry for yourself and listen to what she said."
Then after a few errands Ken and I stopped to visit with lovely couple from our church that Ken and I seem to have alot in common with and didn’t even realize it. The men went off to talk computers and stock options... while us girls chatted about our struggles of being the women we want to be. It was a wonderful talk... it was amazing at how much our lives are the same. She struggles with such similar issues. While I kind of felt I did most the talking.... she shared many things with me that helped me feel I wasn’t as crazy as I sometimes feel I am. You know ....... that feeling of you being nuts while the world around you is sane. When in reality ... it’s mostly just the opposite. It sure lifted my spirits.. talking to her!
I then had an evening of Football practices. From one school to another to a ball field to home. *Whew*
So............. Now I sit... re-reading my Aunts email... looking back at my day .... and realizing how much I am blessed with! I have been so consumed in this "issue" in my life.... I haven’t been myself. I keep rehashing things in my head.. trying to make since of it and during my visit today with my friend... while listening to her... I realized to myself.... there aren’t any answers to this issue. There will be no making since of it. The ONLY thing I need to be doing now .. is focusing on praying for the issue... leaving it all in Gods hands and moving forward with my life .. my husband ... children and grandchildren. Thank you God for putting my Aunt in my way today... thank you for her loving me enough to shake me up and bring my focus to where it should be.... Thank you for my visit with my friend... it helped me understand that I'm not alone... not as long as I have you my Father in Heaven and the family and friends you put around me. Thank you for this crazy issue in my life... because although its not something I like having go on in my life... I have been learning from it... trusting you Lord more from it .. .growing closer to my husband from it... and my husband growing closer to you Lord from it.
I've said this so many times before to others and myself... what Satan wants to use for bad... God turns to good! The things Satan is trying to accomplish in my life right now .. are self-doubt.. self-hatred ... division between Ken and I...... and just all around chaos. Well......... from this God is teaching us ... confidence... the decisions I made.. were right! Self Love.... I may make mistakes... but I am .. was and always will be a child of God... God loves me and so do I! Unity between a husband and wife... a bond that is stronger than anything Satan can throw at us. Basic love and faith. Patience and trust!
Isn’t it amazing how easy it is to believe all the bad.. but never the good about ourselves. We're told by others and/or Satan that we are no good.. and we believe this non-sense. But let someone tell us that we are good... that we are worth loving... and we doubt this.
Think about this for a minute... how many times has your husband told you that you looked pretty? Was your reply.............. "Thank you"....... or was it ......... "oh.. yeah... whatever" ???
do you really think your husband is lying? or is it that you don’t love yourself? Do you doubt yourself? Do you forgive yourself when you make mistakes? Have you forgiven yourself from very old past mistakes? Does your past seem to haunt you? This is all what really guides your present and future. If you don’t love yourself... believe in yourself .. and forgive yourself... how do you really expect to love others.. believe in others.. and forgive anyone? YOU CANT. No matter what excuse you have.. bottom line is... you cant love others as you love yourself!
Eight times in the Bible we are told to love our neighbor -- one of the Bible's most repeated commands. Loving your neighbor is the opposite of selfishness -- the common human practice. Acting in divine love demonstrates that unselfishness is possible for a human -- showing a reality that cannot be ignored or denied. Whether they appreciate you, or respond to your love, Jesus' command is still valid: You must show love to your neighbor in a practical way.
So.................. lets try this........... this whole weekend... when given a compliment... simply say "Thank You!" Learn to accept your own love... so that you may love others... which will show them Gods love. All along.. keeping you focused on God.... and not believing the lies of Satan.. which will eventually clean your life of any "issues" you are having!

Well............ before I call it a night... let me share a few things with you.This is a blanket and beanie set I made a dear friend for her newest Grandbaby!

Here are a few Duct Tape bags for Halloween! *Ghost*
*Candy Corn*...........
*Frankenstein*.................

Off to finish up a few things.... then to bed and up early. School for the boys and errands to run for me.
Have a Wonderfully Blessed evening and a Fabulous tomorrow!

huge hugs...
lots of love...
Bountiful Blessings...

.::T::.

**"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. ** MATTHEW 5:16

Catching up.............

My oh my.....................
How time has gotten away from me. I have been so busy..... with my family... with crocheting and crafting .. and yes... I have to admit............. dealing with some personal issues that have slightly taken my focus. I seem to be stuck in the middle... feeling as if I'm the rope in a tug of war. Satan lies to me on one side... pulling me... wanting me to think his way... feel his way... and in the end destroy me. But then I have God ......... He's on the other side... pulling and fighting for me the best He can... but its ultimately up to me to turn to Him and listen to what He tells me. Believe in Him... Trust Him... Wait for His time to make things right. Thats a hard thing to do.. No matter how much you love God and trust Him.
You know without a doubt that you trust your Father in Heaven.... yet I find it so amazing how satan can so easily twist things in your mind to make you doubt. What doesnt help is when an issue in life seems to drag on. I'm so glad God does not treat us that way. We make a mistake... repent and are forgiven immediately and its forgotten. Humans on the other hand... we seem to hang on to things... hold grudges until we feel punishment has been served enough. How sad!
Why is the words "I'm Sorry" not enough? They are for God. He doent want us to grovel and carry on for hours or days over something........... You simply ask for forgiveness... and move on. Yes........... you will make more mistakes... sin again............... but guess what......... you go to your Father in Heaven.... ask for forgiveness and move on again. HE FORGIVES YOU! IT'S OVER AND DONE. Move on to the next mistake. As you will find... you will start to make less mistakes.... you will start to sin less due to the fact that you are seeking God. Gods guidance and Gods forgiveness. Will you ever be perfect and not sin... or make a mistake............NO! But you will find yourself not even questioning yourself on whether to do something or not. You will just know.... because God is with you and in you!
Life is confusing. It can be hard to know which way to go on the pathway of life. Thankfully, God offers us his wise leading and counsel, so we don't need to be anxious.
Today is new................... tomorrow will be new................. lets treat each day as such. Today... I will make a mistake.. I may sin......... I'm Sorry! Please forgive me! I am a child of God. I love Him and He loves me! Thats enough for me! Thats what wins the tug of war game for me and God. I chose. I chose to let Satan fall on his backside........ as I run to my God and let Him help me through my troubles. He's the only one that can. I challenge you today to forgive yourself. Let go of whatever is holding you in the middle of that tug of war. I know... its not easy... but with God............ it can be done!

Well... time for a little sharing before I head off to tend to other things.
Wanted to share this picture........... this is one of my older boys and his daughters. I took this picture the morning of the day he left for the Navy last week! Yep.......... my baby isnt so much a baby anymore... a grown man off to serve his country. Yes a proud and sad moment! I miss him! I would like to ask for prayers for him. I want this to be a grand success in his life!
This is Patrick... He plays Football for the Jr High School. He's the one closest to the front of the photo... (#40) He is loving Football so far this year. I sure am having fun watching him. He is so grown up.............. Omy.
My super-hero Michael... is the one with the ball. He's Quarterback for his team this year. He's having alot of fun with Football this year too! (#14)
And my little man David. The last one on the right. Blond .... looking down... you know.. the one in the yellow t-shirt and white pants.... hahhahahahahahaaaaaaaa (#7)
Okay........... I need to run...........have things I need to tend to. Have a wonderful day!!!!
As you take time to pray for someone .......... spend a moment praying for yourself. Not begging ... or groveling... but prayer of love for yourself. Just Love yourself!

huge hugs...
lots of love...
bountiful blessings...
.::Tam::.
**The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
~ Psalm 37:23**

RAOK................

A "Random Act Of Kindness" was a blessing put upon me by a Sweet Lady from TX over on the 'ville. LOOK AT THIS LOVELY COFFEE............................ LOOK I SAID. Can you believe it. Oh... it smells so wonderful... I cant believe I haven't tasted any of it yet. My boys have kept me so busy with football.... I'm lucky to get a cup of coffee from home lately.
Thank you my dear sweet friend! This is definitely a GREAT RAOK!!!!

Have a wonderful day...............
Crochet much............ Love Lots........... Bless Bountifully.... and Forgive Completely!

.::T::.

**My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:27**
God is always at work in our world, and He is speaking to you—but you must listen! God's voice is often not heard where you expect it.

Charity Squares...........

Two more projects done. These first 3 are going to Cyndi on C'vill for a Comfortghan for her Aunt. I hope she likes them!


These are for a lovely lady (Jessica) that is making blankets for a raffle for the her sons 5th grade to go to camp. She is making 2 blankets.. one with 12" squares the other with 8" squares.
I hope the raffle goes well... and the 5th grade is blessed with plenty of money for camp!!!

In times of joy and pain, God envelops us in His love. God's love never fails, even when we fail. He is faithful! Pretty amazing.......... He loves us NO MATTER WHAT! Like we love our own children. No matter what they do... we love them. But do we realize we are to love everyone that way. And if we do know that... why do so many of us NOT. We give conditions to our love for others. How sad. We assume and accuse as if we are so much better than someone else. We are so quick to point fingers... as if we have no sin in our lives. And God still loves us. Why is it then we cant seem to love back? Why do we hold a mistake someone has made against them forever. Why do we act as if we have done nothing wrong and we are owed. The selfish human race. Yes.. if someone has hurt you... call them on it.. if they apologize.. it should be forgiven and FORGOTTEN. Not to be held over their heads until we feel they have suffered enough. God certainly doesnt do that. If I sin.. and I ask for forgiveness from my Father in Heaven................. He forgives.. and forgets. Its gone... never to be used against me again. Not by Him anyway. The only one that can keep it alive ... and burning .. is me. Shame! I am a sinner... I make mistakes... I do my best to apologize to who I may hurt and ask both them and God for forgiveness... at that point.. its over. Over for me. I no longer hold that against myself. Its then left to who I hurt and God. I KNOW God will forgive and forget. Will the person I hurt? If they are truly seeking God... they will. Because God IS love!!!! He loves us... to help us love back. Not to just Him ... but out fellow brothers in sisters.

Time to go spread some love of my own. I need to get back to work on my crocheting. I have charity items and gifts to make/finish!
God Bless each and everyone today!

hugs...
love...
blessings...
.::T::.

**How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 36:7**