Hello Beloved,
I would like to tell you about a place we went to see... One of them was in Kansas. It is called the
Cosmosphere and it is such a neat place... It was all about air travel... We saw the Apollo 13 space capsule and Lunar Module and other earlier rockets and planes it was really a very neat place to see.... and then we went to the Zoo and a Children's Museum.. All in all it was a busy time and fun too! The best part of the trip for me was getting to see my Sister and her family... It had been some time.... Family is more and more important to me as I grow older....
After coming home from Kansas. I received word that my cousin had passed away in Tennessee. So I made a trip down there.... I will miss Mazie so much... We had so much fun growing up . Memories that is what I have now... and that is what I hope my grandchildren will have of the trips we took this past week....
On the way home from Tennessee made a stop at another really neat place in Kentucky... It was called the Creation Museum Oh what another neat place to visit.... While there I saw a short
movie on the planets..... It sure did put things in perspective for me.
All of the stars and planets in this vast place called space.... things we can only think on and let me tell you it is hard to imagine just how vast it really is. For example: ( use your imagination
now) take a watermelon, then a apple, a grape and then a mustard seed... now place them in a row.... the melon is HUGE then the apple not so big and then even smaller a grape, and last is the mustard seed and you can hardly see it! that is the same with our universe .It may seem so big and large but when you put it the order of things we are really pretty small... and the best part of all of this is that God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to this place! Just for us... Now, I have been thinking about this .... and I was really angry for some reason and then I started to think about this and you know what? Anger is really nothing....not in the vastness of the plan of Heaven... Why then do we all waste time being anger, proud, or any of the other things we are?
I now have to ask myself alot of questions and hope that I can find the answers in God's Word..
I know the answer is in there... I can not even fathom the depths of how much God loves us...
He really does.. I think I will look at the night sky a little different now.... God spoke each one of the stars into existence all of them and they are many... that is how much he really loves us...
Beloved, if you live close enough to go to this Museum please do yourself a favor and go...
If you just put in your search engine : Creation Museum it should tell you all you need to know... It is worth the trip.
God Bless each of you and may your day be filled with the Love of Christ Jesus and forgiveness in your heart..
Smile, when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
your sister in Christ,
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Birthdays
Hello Beloved,
Well, just wanted to say that I have received the most wonderful gifts that you can get today,
Yes, today is my birthday ( the one where my mama had me day) and I was awaken by
a phone call from a friend of all my years. My Darling Sweet sister called and it was so good
to just hear her voice. And emails and snail mail cards .... You get to thinking that no one cares and then all this happens! WOW.
I have another birthday too that I needed even more than today.. It is in October on the 7th. and I will be 3 years old this time!! ( happy , happy , happy).Yes, of course I am talking about
the day I fell in my bathtub and ended upside down broken. The absolute best day of my life!
Jesus Christ has always been apart of me but on this day I FINALLY knew it. So that was and still is the GREATEST gift I have ever received.
I have always thought that gifts given of your time is more important than any other...
I still believe that... when you give your time to someone else, in a phone call, a card, an email, a visit, a smile or whatever you chose to do , you are giving the best part of you and that is YOUR TIME. something that no one else can give but you ,,, TIME.
My mama use to tell me that instead of spending money on her just give me your time... It was so much more important than anything else... I guess that is why I feel that way to this day.
SO if you have given me your time today, in thought , word or deed, thank you... I really do
believe you have given your best... God Bless you today.. and everyday!
Just remember to Smile, when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
Thank you Lord for all of the gifts of time today.
with much tenderness, vickie
Well, just wanted to say that I have received the most wonderful gifts that you can get today,
Yes, today is my birthday ( the one where my mama had me day) and I was awaken by
a phone call from a friend of all my years. My Darling Sweet sister called and it was so good
to just hear her voice. And emails and snail mail cards .... You get to thinking that no one cares and then all this happens! WOW.
I have another birthday too that I needed even more than today.. It is in October on the 7th. and I will be 3 years old this time!! ( happy , happy , happy).Yes, of course I am talking about
the day I fell in my bathtub and ended upside down broken. The absolute best day of my life!
Jesus Christ has always been apart of me but on this day I FINALLY knew it. So that was and still is the GREATEST gift I have ever received.
I have always thought that gifts given of your time is more important than any other...
I still believe that... when you give your time to someone else, in a phone call, a card, an email, a visit, a smile or whatever you chose to do , you are giving the best part of you and that is YOUR TIME. something that no one else can give but you ,,, TIME.
My mama use to tell me that instead of spending money on her just give me your time... It was so much more important than anything else... I guess that is why I feel that way to this day.
SO if you have given me your time today, in thought , word or deed, thank you... I really do
believe you have given your best... God Bless you today.. and everyday!
Just remember to Smile, when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
Thank you Lord for all of the gifts of time today.
with much tenderness, vickie
Sunday, May 30, 2010
The prayerful Spirit
Good Morning Beloved,
The sun is shinning and it's a beautiful day!!!! Praise God!
I am still reading in the same book, The Prayerful Spirit, by Dr. James P. Gills, and I have told you I am taking my time with this one.... It is about learning to pray... Prayer is so important and we act like if we say thank you it will be enough... Well I am learning that just ain't so.
The chapter that I am on right now has made me stop and think.... I hope it will you too.
It is called " The Roadblocks to Prayer".
I believe we all have them. Maybe some of us more than others.... Even if you have been a believer all of your life.. I bet you have roadblocks too... I am going to talk about one of them now.. it is called worldly influences.. I am going to give you the scriptures and hope that you will search them out for yourself.... It is good we do that it's called getting into the Word. I would hate it if I told you something wrong so PLEASE search the Word.....First one is : 1John 2: 15-17.
Do not love the world. After the scripture he writes that we can never have a close relationship with our Lord in prayer if we have an affection for the things of this world. Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters. If we worship anything other than God our prayers are not honest communion with our Lord.
Now Beloved, I don't know how that will affect you but it sorta hit me right between the eyes!
I have to be honest here,,, I knew that scripture but did not really know that scripture.. Do any of you do that? Know a scripture and not know it?
He goes on and says it helps to recognize who hides behind the scenes trying to steal what rightfully belongs to God.. That old satan uses just enough truth in his lie to make it believable... How often do we believe that lie over the REAL truth? This goes right along with the Bible study I am doing right now... Breaking Free... we need to start recognizing the difference in the
voices we listen too... next scripture - Matthew 4: 8-10
Next Scripture : Psalms 32:7 our hiding place We need to be diligent in our prayers... Last Scripture is John 17: 15-16 . Do you start to pray and then something else pops in your head and you think about it instead? Well that is not being focused( I am so guilty) So I need to learn how to listen to the TRUE voice do you? Satan is subtle and powerful in his tactics and has little imagination he always uses the same ole, same ole so if it is broke FIX IT!.
Remember to Smile you are dressed the most beautiful you can be..
I love you all Beloved.... God Bless and have a great day in the Lord Jesus Christ...
tenderly your sister in Christ, vickie
The sun is shinning and it's a beautiful day!!!! Praise God!
I am still reading in the same book, The Prayerful Spirit, by Dr. James P. Gills, and I have told you I am taking my time with this one.... It is about learning to pray... Prayer is so important and we act like if we say thank you it will be enough... Well I am learning that just ain't so.
The chapter that I am on right now has made me stop and think.... I hope it will you too.
It is called " The Roadblocks to Prayer".
I believe we all have them. Maybe some of us more than others.... Even if you have been a believer all of your life.. I bet you have roadblocks too... I am going to talk about one of them now.. it is called worldly influences.. I am going to give you the scriptures and hope that you will search them out for yourself.... It is good we do that it's called getting into the Word. I would hate it if I told you something wrong so PLEASE search the Word.....First one is : 1John 2: 15-17.
Do not love the world. After the scripture he writes that we can never have a close relationship with our Lord in prayer if we have an affection for the things of this world. Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters. If we worship anything other than God our prayers are not honest communion with our Lord.
Now Beloved, I don't know how that will affect you but it sorta hit me right between the eyes!
I have to be honest here,,, I knew that scripture but did not really know that scripture.. Do any of you do that? Know a scripture and not know it?
He goes on and says it helps to recognize who hides behind the scenes trying to steal what rightfully belongs to God.. That old satan uses just enough truth in his lie to make it believable... How often do we believe that lie over the REAL truth? This goes right along with the Bible study I am doing right now... Breaking Free... we need to start recognizing the difference in the
voices we listen too... next scripture - Matthew 4: 8-10
Next Scripture : Psalms 32:7 our hiding place We need to be diligent in our prayers... Last Scripture is John 17: 15-16 . Do you start to pray and then something else pops in your head and you think about it instead? Well that is not being focused( I am so guilty) So I need to learn how to listen to the TRUE voice do you? Satan is subtle and powerful in his tactics and has little imagination he always uses the same ole, same ole so if it is broke FIX IT!.
Remember to Smile you are dressed the most beautiful you can be..
I love you all Beloved.... God Bless and have a great day in the Lord Jesus Christ...
tenderly your sister in Christ, vickie
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Missionaries
Hello Beloved,
I am just back from church where we had a guest speaker tonight. She was someone who had
to use a interrupter to speak... She gave her testimony and it was powerful ... She spoke about
how at 12 years old she felt the call of God on her life... 12 years old.... She spoke about the trials
of what she went through to get to this day. Powerful Testimony. She spoke about how she got through school... and how she met people who helped her in journey.. How she had to stand on her Faith alone... How her Faith has gotten her where she is today.
She left her home country and went to a country that was closed to missionaries and where if you were caught with a Bible ( just one) it would put you in prison for 8 plus years. And they had taken 158 Bibles in!!! ( 158x8 = 1264 years! ) and they went into this country and not only
took Bibles but took the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them!! The cost ? Is death if they are caught.. Death. Are we willing to take the Gospel into the world and risk our life ? This young
woman is willing to lay her life down to reach people in another part of the world and not only that but it is those of the Islamic belief.. She was so tiny and at the same time she was so full of courage , strength and Holy Ghost. She told us what happens to those who are caught and it was not pretty.... She is so IN LOVE with Jesus Christ and something she said stuck with me and that was the country she was in ( over 2 years) it was not the words spoken ( woman mean nothing in this country) but it was how you lived your life... We call that here the Fruit of the Spirit. As a woman she had to be so careful not to draw attention to herself but to live a life that made others around her ask WHY are you different... This young woman said that the ratio
was 2 missionaries to 1 million people. 2/ 1 million not to good of odds .. eh? She was just amazing to listen too... I am so glad that I went to church tonight... This young woman surely
blessed me tonight...as she has been a blessing to those on the other side of the world...
God is so good.. Missions are important and we need to support those who are called to this life...
Remember that when you smile you are the most beautiful you can be.
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus.
I am just back from church where we had a guest speaker tonight. She was someone who had
to use a interrupter to speak... She gave her testimony and it was powerful ... She spoke about
how at 12 years old she felt the call of God on her life... 12 years old.... She spoke about the trials
of what she went through to get to this day. Powerful Testimony. She spoke about how she got through school... and how she met people who helped her in journey.. How she had to stand on her Faith alone... How her Faith has gotten her where she is today.
She left her home country and went to a country that was closed to missionaries and where if you were caught with a Bible ( just one) it would put you in prison for 8 plus years. And they had taken 158 Bibles in!!! ( 158x8 = 1264 years! ) and they went into this country and not only
took Bibles but took the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them!! The cost ? Is death if they are caught.. Death. Are we willing to take the Gospel into the world and risk our life ? This young
woman is willing to lay her life down to reach people in another part of the world and not only that but it is those of the Islamic belief.. She was so tiny and at the same time she was so full of courage , strength and Holy Ghost. She told us what happens to those who are caught and it was not pretty.... She is so IN LOVE with Jesus Christ and something she said stuck with me and that was the country she was in ( over 2 years) it was not the words spoken ( woman mean nothing in this country) but it was how you lived your life... We call that here the Fruit of the Spirit. As a woman she had to be so careful not to draw attention to herself but to live a life that made others around her ask WHY are you different... This young woman said that the ratio
was 2 missionaries to 1 million people. 2/ 1 million not to good of odds .. eh? She was just amazing to listen too... I am so glad that I went to church tonight... This young woman surely
blessed me tonight...as she has been a blessing to those on the other side of the world...
God is so good.. Missions are important and we need to support those who are called to this life...
Remember that when you smile you are the most beautiful you can be.
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Are You Aware, Are you Ready
Hello Beloved,
Have you been reading the news? Have you noticed that things aren't very good globally?
Weather, economies, earthquakes, people, NASA news, the sickness everywhere, crime,
need I go on ? Do we even pay attention to all of it? Loved Ones, it is the end times here we
are talking about.... It is REAL ! People who have turned off God... Not wanting Him in
anything we do, no one can mention His name... JESUS CHRIST.. This all makes me very
sad... At anytime the abomination of desolation spoken of by Christ Jesus in Matthew 24:15,
and Daniel 9:26 could be announced.. I believe we will know his name but I also believe I won't be here to put up with him either.. I am of course speaking of the anit-christ. YES, I believe all that I am saying... It is going to happen soon .. I sure hope all of you are ready when it happens...
I want you all to know how much I love you.. and as much as that is I know someone who loves you so much more... His name is Christ Jesus and He died for you... He wants to spend eternity with you... I don't know about you but I am amazed at why Jesus would want to spend time
with someone like me... I have been so many things that are sinful .. Maybe not all of them in the flesh but even in your thoughts you can sin... Proverbs 23: 7 ( first part)
" For as he thinketh in his heart, so he is."
I know I am not the only one to have done things.. No one is perfect except Christ Jesus..
Loved One, please make you calling assured today... If you think you can wait til the last minute and " get in" I am afraid you are wrong... It will be to late then..
Would you please accept Jesus Christ into your heart right now ? Not for me but for YOU.
All you have to do is ask. It is very simple.
Lord Jesus would you forgive me of my sins and please come into my heart and change me
so that I can become more like you? Thank you Jesus. In Jesus name Amen.
Now that was not hard was it? You have to become like a little child... and all that means is that you now have to start from the beginning how to learn like a little child... .. I am so happy that you decided to ask Christ into you heart.. I love it when my family grows... I love having NEW brothers and sisters in Christ.. so WELCOME to the family. You are going to LOVE our Father so much... He is Just and Fair....
Today is called the present for a reason..... Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!
Remember to Smile: you are the most beautiful you can be...
with great affection , your sister in Christ Jesus. vickie
Have you been reading the news? Have you noticed that things aren't very good globally?
Weather, economies, earthquakes, people, NASA news, the sickness everywhere, crime,
need I go on ? Do we even pay attention to all of it? Loved Ones, it is the end times here we
are talking about.... It is REAL ! People who have turned off God... Not wanting Him in
anything we do, no one can mention His name... JESUS CHRIST.. This all makes me very
sad... At anytime the abomination of desolation spoken of by Christ Jesus in Matthew 24:15,
and Daniel 9:26 could be announced.. I believe we will know his name but I also believe I won't be here to put up with him either.. I am of course speaking of the anit-christ. YES, I believe all that I am saying... It is going to happen soon .. I sure hope all of you are ready when it happens...
I want you all to know how much I love you.. and as much as that is I know someone who loves you so much more... His name is Christ Jesus and He died for you... He wants to spend eternity with you... I don't know about you but I am amazed at why Jesus would want to spend time
with someone like me... I have been so many things that are sinful .. Maybe not all of them in the flesh but even in your thoughts you can sin... Proverbs 23: 7 ( first part)
" For as he thinketh in his heart, so he is."
I know I am not the only one to have done things.. No one is perfect except Christ Jesus..
Loved One, please make you calling assured today... If you think you can wait til the last minute and " get in" I am afraid you are wrong... It will be to late then..
Would you please accept Jesus Christ into your heart right now ? Not for me but for YOU.
All you have to do is ask. It is very simple.
Lord Jesus would you forgive me of my sins and please come into my heart and change me
so that I can become more like you? Thank you Jesus. In Jesus name Amen.
Now that was not hard was it? You have to become like a little child... and all that means is that you now have to start from the beginning how to learn like a little child... .. I am so happy that you decided to ask Christ into you heart.. I love it when my family grows... I love having NEW brothers and sisters in Christ.. so WELCOME to the family. You are going to LOVE our Father so much... He is Just and Fair....
Today is called the present for a reason..... Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!
Remember to Smile: you are the most beautiful you can be...
with great affection , your sister in Christ Jesus. vickie
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
To Bonny
Hello Loved One,
Thank you so much for your kind words... I hope that I can make a difference .. You make me
feel as if I am.. Bonny, life is hard and we make it harder by not making sound choices..
I pray that you will not make the same mistakes I have made.. Honey, before you make a
choice please, please pray about it and stay still so you can hear from the Lord...
You are young and bright with a future... so please dont make the mistakes of your elders... listen to them and learn ....
You are so very sweet my dear... I am so glad we have found one another... Thank you so much..
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus. vickie
Thank you so much for your kind words... I hope that I can make a difference .. You make me
feel as if I am.. Bonny, life is hard and we make it harder by not making sound choices..
I pray that you will not make the same mistakes I have made.. Honey, before you make a
choice please, please pray about it and stay still so you can hear from the Lord...
You are young and bright with a future... so please dont make the mistakes of your elders... listen to them and learn ....
You are so very sweet my dear... I am so glad we have found one another... Thank you so much..
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus. vickie
Breaking Free Part 1
Hello Beloved,
I am in a Bible study that is called " Breaking Free" and I am having to look at the things in my life that have held me in bondage.. Did you know you can be a slave to something without any one seeing the chains? I looked up the word slavery. slavery- submission to a dominating influence.
So I have been reaching as far back in my memory as I can and trying to figure out what the dominating influence has been in my life. "high places" Here is a list of some of these things:
anger, bitterness, jealousy, selfishness, self-pity, laziness, guilt, fear, low self-esteem, feelings of being overwhelmed, thoughts of self-destruction, to name just a few... These are learned behavior, so that means they can be unlearned behavior too. How? Well, that is what I am trying to learn.... How do we break free from the bonds that hold us captive? How do we let go of the pain and the hurts from our bondage? Maybe your bonds are different then those listed above. How are you going to "break" your bonds?
Well, I have learned in this study that twisted thinking is a form of pride. As you can note
by the list above I have a form of pride, called twisted thinking.... If you would read 2 Chronicles 26:1-15 , you would see that it is not a new thing..... Please read it for yourself and study it.
Don't stop there keep going and learn about the kings of Israel and what happened to them..
Read the book of Isaiah, it is about captivity.
What we are trying to do is to reach our FREEDOM.. We are not so unlike the slaves of the South,during the Civil War.... They just wanted to be free and so do we... How? by learning the truth of God's Word.... believing it and ACCEPTING it... "The saddest of captives is the one who refuses to be free on God's terms.."( Beth Moore) We have to be honest with ourselves in our inner most parts.... This is what God desires.. Absolute honesty... Can we do that?
I believe this to be the truest statement I will ever make. " JESUS LOVES YOU" and I am a
part of that statement... Jesus loves me.....
It does not matter what color you are, how much money you have or don't have, where you live, or how old you are,,,male or female, JESUS LOVES YOU!!!!!!
I think once we can wrap our mind around that and believe it with all of our hearts and know for sure, certain sure. then we can start on the road to recovery of our bonds....
Would you like to break free ? I would and I am going to keep on keeping on and trying till my very last breath.... I know that I know that I know,,, I LOVE JESUS CHRIST with all that I am..
I may not mean much to the world but that is OK Jesus OVERCAME the world..... and He loves me....
Lord Jesus today I am praying that whomsoever reads this would know that you love them and that you died just for them... that they are worth more then this world will ever let them know.. I love you so much Lord Jesus and I pray that you would be here with me today that I would have your strength for when the enemy comes... Thank you Jesus for loving me so much... In Jesus name Amen ( so let it be)
Smile: when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
In the Love of our Savior Christ Jesus, vickie
I am in a Bible study that is called " Breaking Free" and I am having to look at the things in my life that have held me in bondage.. Did you know you can be a slave to something without any one seeing the chains? I looked up the word slavery. slavery- submission to a dominating influence.
So I have been reaching as far back in my memory as I can and trying to figure out what the dominating influence has been in my life. "high places" Here is a list of some of these things:
anger, bitterness, jealousy, selfishness, self-pity, laziness, guilt, fear, low self-esteem, feelings of being overwhelmed, thoughts of self-destruction, to name just a few... These are learned behavior, so that means they can be unlearned behavior too. How? Well, that is what I am trying to learn.... How do we break free from the bonds that hold us captive? How do we let go of the pain and the hurts from our bondage? Maybe your bonds are different then those listed above. How are you going to "break" your bonds?
Well, I have learned in this study that twisted thinking is a form of pride. As you can note
by the list above I have a form of pride, called twisted thinking.... If you would read 2 Chronicles 26:1-15 , you would see that it is not a new thing..... Please read it for yourself and study it.
Don't stop there keep going and learn about the kings of Israel and what happened to them..
Read the book of Isaiah, it is about captivity.
What we are trying to do is to reach our FREEDOM.. We are not so unlike the slaves of the South,during the Civil War.... They just wanted to be free and so do we... How? by learning the truth of God's Word.... believing it and ACCEPTING it... "The saddest of captives is the one who refuses to be free on God's terms.."( Beth Moore) We have to be honest with ourselves in our inner most parts.... This is what God desires.. Absolute honesty... Can we do that?
I believe this to be the truest statement I will ever make. " JESUS LOVES YOU" and I am a
part of that statement... Jesus loves me.....
It does not matter what color you are, how much money you have or don't have, where you live, or how old you are,,,male or female, JESUS LOVES YOU!!!!!!
I think once we can wrap our mind around that and believe it with all of our hearts and know for sure, certain sure. then we can start on the road to recovery of our bonds....
Would you like to break free ? I would and I am going to keep on keeping on and trying till my very last breath.... I know that I know that I know,,, I LOVE JESUS CHRIST with all that I am..
I may not mean much to the world but that is OK Jesus OVERCAME the world..... and He loves me....
Lord Jesus today I am praying that whomsoever reads this would know that you love them and that you died just for them... that they are worth more then this world will ever let them know.. I love you so much Lord Jesus and I pray that you would be here with me today that I would have your strength for when the enemy comes... Thank you Jesus for loving me so much... In Jesus name Amen ( so let it be)
Smile: when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
In the Love of our Savior Christ Jesus, vickie
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