Great Things Happening

Time flies when you're having fun! I was going to post last night after church but I was way too tired to do so! WOW....what an incredible move of the Holy Ghost we experienced in Life Tabernacle all day Sunday. Sunday night we baptized 2 and Leslie, a girl who has been coming with Jessica, received the Holy Ghost! It was absolutely phenomenal seeing her response to God. I enjoyed as the saints prayed and especially as I watched some elder saints praying with her. It was almost more than my heart could hold! The POWER OF GOD kept coming in wave after wave! We were all filled with so much excitement after church and went home feeling completely satisfied in our spirits. After service LIFEalive served Mexican spaghetti, and Italian spaghetti with breadsticks and salad, and it was delicious! We then had a Youth Auction so we could buy one of the youths to come work for us and I ended up getting 3! I would have bought all of them if I could have. I love our young people!! I won't tell you how much was raised, though. I know Bro. Andrew will want to do that. But, I will say....you all did a wonderful job!

I was in Ranger, TX. on Friday evening and Saturday morning speaking at a Ladies Revival for the church there. We had a wonderful time and God blessed us with His presence. Sis. Brenda Elms always is a gracious hostess and a lovely Pastor's wife. She is great up front leading in worship and praise. I really enjoyed being with the ladies of Ranger! There was a very special time on Saturday morning when a beautiful elder saint of God prayed for me. I received a wonderful touch from God! I am thankful for people of God who know how to pray and give encouragement to a Pastor's wife. Of course, I got to spend time with our "kids" and Savanna and Scarlet! I loved every second of it. The girls are growing up so fast! I would like to put a "brick on their head" to keep them from growing so fast, but I don't think it would work!

I am leaving in for Texas Women's Conference and will not be posting until I get home, so please do not think I'm just not posting. I will return in a few days and will have more to write about! Love you all and have a great week!

Relaxing Memories

Since Spring has Sprung I started thinking about the fun times we've had on vacations and on fun days with friends and family. Hope you enjoy the slide show and look forward to a time of relaxing with your loved ones!

Note: The question came up after seeing the pictures of the Hoodoo Country, wondering what it is so I gave you a link.

Remember These?

"Had a little rooster fed him on peas. He got so fat that he couldn't see his knees!" (Daddy use to say this when I was a little girl.)

"There was a wise old king, who had 10,000 men. He marched them up the hill and then he marched them down again. When you're up, you're up! When you're down, you're down! When you're only half way up you're neither up or down!" (Grandpa led this song in the "switch over" from Sunday School to Morning Worship and yes, we had to do the motions!)

I just had to write and see if anyone knew these. LOL! It takes the stress off to remember silly things you said, sung, or did when you were young! Maybe we need to go back to just being a little "silly" at times? It would make life a whole lot more fun! There's nothing like a good hearty laugh. It cleans out the cobwebs of your mind.

Count Your Blessings

I've been a little bit blank since my sisters left. It was so nice being with them in Austin and then being here for Karla's birthday. It was so special. It's strange how life takes so many turns. I never dreamed us "girls" would be left by ourselves this early in life. I know I sound sad, but it's "just life", as Mother use to say.

On the other hand, I think of all the blessings I have in my life.
* A wonderful husband/friend.
* Fantastic children and grandchildren.
* Friends who love me through the tough times and make me laugh.
* A great church and saints who love God and us.

The list could go on, but that's just some of my "top of the list" things to be thankful for. I know I'm rambling a bit, but I just had a thought and wanted to write it down. Maybe someone will stop and count their blessings.

Couldn't Resist!

I've been trying to figure out what to do with the blogs that I go to and nothing changes for several weeks, so I have started me a new "Link List"! I'm calling it "Bloggers At Rest"! LOL!! If you find yourself on that list you can't be too upset with me, because I kept you on my blog so we can see if the "Blog Patrol" has given you a ticket. Once you start paying your tickets and reporting on your blog you can be put back on the "regular list" of bloggers. I think that sounds fair enough, don't you? LOL! I did check with one person and told them that I was thinking about doing this and they said to put them on the list, so.......I did! Well, that's probably all I'm going to blog for tonight. I love you all! Happy blogging.......

Two New Blogs Added

I wanted to let everyone know I have added two new blogs. I know some of you have found them already, but just in case you haven't..... here they are! Of course, they are very precious to me. The first one is Andrew and Mandy's blog where they share a lot of pictures of my wonderful grand-daughters. The second one is our youth group at Life Tabernacle. I know you will enjoy both of these. I'm just a LITTLE proud of them! Enjoy!

#1 The Elms Extra

#2 LifeAlive Online

HAPPY 40TH

Karla....I'll never forget you coming into my life when I was almost 14 years old! You were so pretty and I had a "real doll" to play with! I remember so many things that you would do that made us all laugh. One time Bro. A. D. Spears was preaching us a revival and you were just learning to talk. Bro. Spears taught you to say "shut up", so one night while he was preaching and getting his breath you stood up on the pew and yelled, "SHUT UP"! He almost lost the whole service and Mother and Daddy told him, "that's what you get for teaching her to say shut-up"! There were many things you did that I can't tell here, but one of the funniest things you did was when Wendell and I were taking care of you when Mother and Daddy went to General Conference. You were sitting on the floor doing homework and Wendell asked you if you were in your "multiplication tables" yet. You looked up at him and said, "No, we're still at our desks!" You didn't have any idea of what he was talking about! LOL! We laughed uncontrollably! You are beautiful and you are a wonderful sister and friend to me! I'm glad you came along so "late in life" because you have brought much joy to all of us! You are a blessing to the Kingdom of God and I want you to know that I love you and I'm proud of you!

Who's Responsible?

I received this in an email and checked on Snopes.com to see if a school actually put this on their automated answering service, and found out it is a false story, but I'm wondering if it just might ought to be done! It's amazing how many parents will not take responsibility for their children's actions and will not teach their children to take responsibility. Always blaming someone else for what happened to their child! I thought you would find this comical. Enjoy!

"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff member, please listen to all the options before making a selection:

* To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1

* To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2

* To complain about what we do - Press 3

* To swear at staff members - Press 4

* To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed
in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5

* If you want us to raise your child - Press 6

* If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone -Press 7

* To request another teacher, for the third time this year -Press 8

* To complain about bus transportation - Press 9

* To complain about school lunches - Press 0

* If you realize this is the real world and your child must be
accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!

Note: I will be gone to District Conference this week and will not be able to post much, but I will return! Please keep the "blog patrol" off of my trail. LOL! Have a great week!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Today is my husbands 58th birthday. I fell in love with this wonderful man when he was 17 years old!! What a fun life we are having together. My dream came true that "I would one day marry this man I loved", and I have enjoyed every minute of my life with him. Wendell, you are a fun, loving, sweet husband and my dearest friend. You are a loving, caring father to Jonathan and Andrew and they think you "hung the moon"! Your "daughters" Brenda and Mandy love you so much. What can I say about your 4 grand-daughters? Their eyes light up when they see their Papa! Thank you for loving all of us the way you do and for being "true-blue" in your walk with God, your love for your family, your friends and for the love you give to the people we are privileged to pastor. I love you with all my heart!