To start the new year....

WELCOME TO 2011!!!

I can't believe that it is already a new year! Where did 2010 go?

So this year I am going to make some changes.

Here are my changes:

Laugh more, hug more,hate less, LOVE MORE.

Write more, sing more, create more.

Motivate more, be in a hurry less, wait more.

Get upset less, get frustrated less,have patience more, forgive more.

Pray more, curse less (not that I really curse), be thankful more.

I am going to keep working on my list through out the month of things I will do more/less of.

What are some of your resolutions? Will you keep them?

Happy Reading!

ErinDiane

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But GOD....

For every night, there is day.
For every frown, there is a smile.
For every valley, there is a hill.
For every prayer, there is an answer!

Is there no end to your bad night?
Are you thinking that your frown will never be turned upside down?
Is your valley to big to get out of?
Are you still waiting on your prayer to be answered?

What have you done to change this?

There is only one solution:
TRUST IN THE LORD!
Put your trust in the One who created the heavens and the earth; the One who knows every hair on your head; the One who calls you His own; the One who will never leave you nor forsake you; the One who gave His life up so that you might live; the One we cry out to morning, noon and night; THE ONE.

The word Trust shows up in Psalms 60 times. Why is that? Because it is that important!

According to the dictionary Trust means:
1a : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
1b : one in which confidence is placed

2 : dependence on something future or contingent : hope

3a (1) : a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship
(2) : something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another


I ask that you really consider placing your trust in something that will NOT FAIL you. Money will fail you, people will fail you, things will fail you BUT GOD won't fail you.
When things start getting rough just remember....BUT GOD!
"Money is tight...BUT GOD can do all things!"
"Joe left...BUT GOD will never leave you"
BUT GOD!!


Proverbs 3:4-6
Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,and he will make your paths straight.
Psalm 91:2
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
1 Chronicles 5:20b
He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.

Photo Party...

I went to my first photo party last night. It was amazing!!!! It is definitely something that I will do again and soon!
Here is a link to the photo shoot. If you want one you can contact Sa'Mon. She is amazing and she will hook you up.

http://imagesbysamon.blogspot.com/p/photo-party.html

The Jonah syndrome

"You pry from my fingers everything that I hold dear,

just to make me yours, just to draw me near.

I don't want to let go. It's my comfort that I seek.

All that I know is God you want all of me". EDW

Are you holding onto things that God wants to take from you for your own good?

Will you let go?

Or will you be another Jonah??

It took Jonah being on a boat and being thrown over to realize that what God wanted from him he had to give. Jonah had to go to the people that had ridiculed HIS people for generations. It was a sacrifice for him. All God wanted was his obedience.

In the belly of the fish Jonah finally gives up and decides to do what God has called him to do.

"But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord". Jonah 2:9

Are you a Jonah?

Take a moment and think about it. Then spend time reflecting on what God is doing in your life.

Today I remember...

Today I remember those that came before me.

Those that paved the way.

Those that influenced that way I was brought up.

Those that had an amazing impact on my life.

To you who look down on me today from the starry skies...

THANK YOU!

It's been a long time coming.

If I never told you how much you meant to me; how much I cared; how long I cried; how tough I tried to be while my heart broke, shattered, crumbled.

If I never let you in on my life in fear that I would be hurt.

If I shied away from your touch, not allowing your tenderness to invade my life.

I'm SORRY!

You were always ready and willing.

There was never a harsh word.

There were only open arms and a smile waiting.

For that, I am truly grateful.

You showed me how to live the way God wanted me to.

You showed me what a Christian should be.

I am changed forever.

I love you!

Grandma Joyce E. Spohn

Grandma Joyce E. Wittenmyer

The art of staying awake...

So I got back from China and the Philippines on Monday and I have the worst jet lag ever!!!!

I can't sleep when I should, and I want to sleep when I know I should be awake.

So I have a new art.

It's the art of "Staying AWAKE!"

Here's how you do it.

Get a MT.Dew, corn nuts, sugar, coffee, sugar, more coffee, more SODA and more sugar.

Eat and drink! EAT AND DRINK! EAT AND DRINK!!

And repeat.

This has gotten me to stay awake most of the day. The only side effect is the sugar over load and then the crash. It SUCKS!!!

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My new solution: Take a nap under your desk! Just don't let the boss catch you!