My Girl made the Honor Roll!!!
WOO HOO :)
She wanted a new scarf and glove set so bad
so that was her reward!
She brought the d's in Math up to a B and got ALL A's!!!
GO MONTANA
Mommy Loves You so much and is VERY PROUD :)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Food for Thought
Although we must be careful not to become trapped
by the past, we should look back and thank God for
how he kept us through the struggles.
Celebrate who you have become through HIS
assistance. In everyc ircumstance, rejoice that
HE was with you in it!
T.D. Jakes
by the past, we should look back and thank God for
how he kept us through the struggles.
Celebrate who you have become through HIS
assistance. In everyc ircumstance, rejoice that
HE was with you in it!
T.D. Jakes
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
GO SAINTS!!!!
I actually watched my first football game last night!!!
My husband is not a football fanatic
but he does like the saints, (especially when they are on a winning streak)so he said he would
explain it to me if I would watch it with him.
I must say I really enjoyed it!!! I don't understand everything, but it was exciting!
GO SAINTS GO!!!!
My husband is not a football fanatic
but he does like the saints, (especially when they are on a winning streak)so he said he would
explain it to me if I would watch it with him.
I must say I really enjoyed it!!! I don't understand everything, but it was exciting!
GO SAINTS GO!!!!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Little G Man
Is this adorable or what?
(Trey and Brittanys sweet boy, Griffen)
Those beautiful baby blues....sigh
Those beautiful baby blues....sigh
Rear View
Montana got the camera and was going around
the house taking pics of everything...
I had no idea she took this!!! Needless to say,
she thought it was hilarious!
Monday, October 12, 2009
P.U.S.H. I know its LONG but READ it!!!!
I have neglected my blog so much! I am happy to say it is
for GOOD cause though! So many doors have opened
to further my dream of photography! I am still part-time
at the eye clinic and most of my free time I am at the computer
working on pictures! There just isn't enough time in the
day it seems! There are so many demands on our time.
I wish I had a PAUSE button sometimes!
God has done SO many great and wonderful things in my life
and family in the recent weeks. I want to take this opportunity
to give Him praise and honor.
My WORD for you today.......
P.U.S.H
pray until something happens
DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The enemy is a BLINDER of the MIND and
through PRAYER we must BIND HIM.
Whatever you may be going through...
KNOW THIS:
It is NOT to HARM you! HIS plans for you are
perfect. You are NOT being punished, you
are NOT cursed!!!! I know sometimes it seems
that Gods way is just too hard. It's so much easier to
just give in and to try to do it on our own. Sometimes
we try to push or prod things in a certain direction,
we attempt to 'make something happen' to get us out
of the quicksand that we seem to be bogged down in.
We just want the pain to stop! We say, (maybe not out loud)
"Ok God, you are just not moving fast enough,
I'll take care of this one!"
The only thing we are really doing is making a BIGGER
MESS for ourselves and prolonging the PROCESS.
I have been in a very long and DARK storm and through it
all my Pastor would keep telling me is: 'embrace the process'
I THOUGHT I WAS!!!
I am faithful in church attendance/tithes/giving.
I live a separated life...I pretty much figured that I was
'embracing the process' NOT
What more do you want....what do you expect with
all I am going through? blah, blah, blah.....I'm doing
all I can just to breathe and get up every day!!!!!!!!
Do you feel me?
Embracing the process is to walk COMPLETELY by
FAITH. We think we have faith, but do we really?
How do we KNOW we have faith if we are not tried?
How can he be our comforter if we do not experience
pain/loss?
When storms come our way it is vital to our FUTURE
that we just EMBRACE THE PAIN!!!
I know it HURTS!!!!! I know you feel that NO ONE
really understands! I know your tears are MANY.
Just invest in some nice soft tissues with lotion and HOLD ON!!!
One time quite a while back, after probably about 2 yrs of
consistent crying-- in prayer as I was whining to God I asked
Him "what are you going to do with all of these tears?"
He spoke to me and said: "pour them back out on you in
Holy Anointing" WOW...talk about stopped dead in my
tracks...I was truly speechless. I have been places in my
journed that were so dark I could not see my hand in front
of my face. I was a desolate human being filled with
bitterness, anger, resentment, grief, self pity, pride......
so many questions...WHY WHY WHY...please make it
stop! this is too hard....YOUR way is just too hard God!!
(I actually had the audacity to tell Him that!!!!)
Remember Joseph and his journey. He was betrayed and
left to die by the ones he deemed closest to him. My goodness,
for your own family to reject you..what greater pain/loss?
BUT GOD had a GREAT DESTINY for Joseph and he
had to walk through it. His betrayal and imprisonment was
preparation for his future.
Don't think it strange ...this thing that has come upon you!
Fall to your knees today and ask God to help you.
You are being calibrated for something GREAT.
You are being made new and ready to fulfill HIS
purpose for you.
We go through life...I, I , I , I, I,
its' ALL about US...
(I want this, I'll do that when...., I think/feel THIS)
We MUST make it ALL ABOUT HIM.
If it TRULY becomes all about HIM (God) then we
don't care what others think. We have a mission, a
purpose, an appointment so to speak.
We are looking forward...pressing on toward what
we are really destined for.
EVERYONE has God given Gifts. Look deep into
your heart of hearts. Ask yourself: "Who is the
REAL me I could really be?" "Who is the REAL
me that GOD designed and desires me to be?"
When we have been through a long
dark storm, persistent problem, prolonged sickness,
financial trial, heartbreak, suffered loss, shock, betrayal
etc....it begins to take a toll on our minds and
hearts .(even our bodies)
But it is when we come to the END of ourselves
that we find HIM. When we stop asking the
questions and just listen.
When we FINALLY surrender we will find
peace. PEACE that surpasses ALL things...
ALL pain....ALL confusion!!!!
Its through troubles and stuggles that we find out what
we are really made of. We see what is REALLY
in our hearts. Our TRUE character is revealed.
It is not revealed to God. HE already knows us!
He knew us before we were formed in our mothers
womb. It is so it can be revealed to US!!!!
God cannot use someone who is
not broken---
who is filled with pride, arrogance, vanity, self pity,anger,
bitterness, resentment, depression, and all other manner
of spirits and things that go against the HOLINESS of
Gods spirit.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this...but there are
NO SHORT CUTS with the Lord. It will be
HIS way and HIS timing. (which we know absolutely
do not match up with ours!)
Before God allows us to come out on the stage of
life with him --so to speak. HE MUST know that
He can trust us! --- That we are commited!
We must come to the END of OURSELVES
and ABIDE in HIM.
Don't listen to the LIES of the enemy. FAILURE
is NOT final! Gods mercy is everlasting and NEW
EVERYDAY!
...Rejoice not against me oh mine enemy, for when I fall
I will ARISE. Michah 7:8
Don't let the wilderness only be a place of judgement for you!
Let it be a place of mercy and grace! Sometimes He
just lets us sit in the wilderness for a bit to get our
attention! It's in THOSE times that we see our NEED for
HIM. Don't let the devil talk you into having a
SLAVE MENTALITY. The sun WILL shine again!!!
This too shall pass....its up to you how long it lasts!!!!
We tend to think/feel/believe that God has forgotten
all about us when he is SILENT for a while.
Its sort of like this: we train and teach our children
all of these things like manners, consideration,
sharing, and so on....its when they are away from
us that we hope they are APPLYING it and actually
using it!!! How proud and pleased I am when someone
compliments me on Montana's behavior, manners etc...
I guess what I am trying to say is.. we put it out there and
then we have to step back and watch ....lets see if she will
follow through, if whe will remember what I told/taught her....
We hold our breath, we cross our fingers so to speak...
We don't want her to fall off the bike, but we have to give
that last gentle push and just hope she stays upright!!!!!
and Oh that smile of jubilant success!!!! The bursting
in my chest as my heart pulsates with LOVE :)
My point:
I think God does that with US. His Word is our guide book.
Sometimes He just steps back and watches.....He is NOT
ignoring us. He is just observing and hoping we will
pass the test THIS TIME!!!!!! He sees us fall and just
waits for US to GET UP!!!! (picture HIS smile and
his heatbeat of unconditional LOVE)
When we are in a WINTER season in our life
it leaves us feeling betrayed and bewildered!
DEAD-- COLD -- DESOLATE
but SPRING ALWAYS FOLLOWS
Thought:
When you prune a plant/tree,
it is not to KILL or HARM it...it is to HELP it!!!
Know This:
We cannot hurry God. (Lord knows I sure have tried!)
We cannot hurry HIM but we sure can slow things down!
Its in the WINTER that we learn to TRUST.
Its in the WINTER that we learn to really BELIEVE.
Dry seasons in our life promote GROWTH.
Nope, its not any fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT MISS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
It is vital to the productivity of the NEXT season.
It is preparation for something GREAT.
I know you don't see it, you don't believe it, and you
surely don't feel it. In a storm we DO NOT see
things clearly. It's dark, the winds are fierce,
the lightning is stiking on every side, the boat is about
to tip....call on the PEACE SPEAKER.
J E S U S!
I challenge you TODAY,
to just TRY to view it through HIS perspective.
God IS going to answer. He is just saying....NOT YET...
he is not really saying NO....and if he does say
NO it is only for our better good.
Don't you desire to give good gifts to your own child?
Don't you desire to do what is BEST for them?
How much MORE do you think that the ALMIGHTY
desire to give you?
He died for YOU. It is His will that you prosper, be in
good health, and ultimately fulfull the purpose you were
created for!!!!
The weapons formed by the enemy against you
will NOT prosper! (unless we let them!)
Here are few tips to help you through the process:
1. be thankful in everything
2. FORGIVE God for the loss and pain etc....
3. Accept it as His will
4. Remember good times
5. Carry on!
Remember that Jobs ENDING was GREATER than
his beginning! He suffered tremendous loss.
He held on and it was worth it!
MAGNIFY HIM
to magnify means to MAKE BIGGER....
Make HIM bigger than your circumstance!
Stop telling him how bad your famine is!
Speak to your famine and let the enemy know
how BIG your God is!!!
Do not view your situation, sickness, problem
etc..from Earth to Heaven
View it from HEAVEN to EARTH!
What I mean is this:
View your present REALITY from
Gods perspective!!!!!
Where you are is NOT the be all--END all!!!
If you see it...
Believe it...
You CAN BECOME it!!!!!
Use the OBSTACLES as STEPPING STONES!
Step right over the enemy into your God designed
DESTINY!!!!
I Bless You
Michele
for GOOD cause though! So many doors have opened
to further my dream of photography! I am still part-time
at the eye clinic and most of my free time I am at the computer
working on pictures! There just isn't enough time in the
day it seems! There are so many demands on our time.
I wish I had a PAUSE button sometimes!
God has done SO many great and wonderful things in my life
and family in the recent weeks. I want to take this opportunity
to give Him praise and honor.
My WORD for you today.......
P.U.S.H
pray until something happens
DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The enemy is a BLINDER of the MIND and
through PRAYER we must BIND HIM.
Whatever you may be going through...
KNOW THIS:
It is NOT to HARM you! HIS plans for you are
perfect. You are NOT being punished, you
are NOT cursed!!!! I know sometimes it seems
that Gods way is just too hard. It's so much easier to
just give in and to try to do it on our own. Sometimes
we try to push or prod things in a certain direction,
we attempt to 'make something happen' to get us out
of the quicksand that we seem to be bogged down in.
We just want the pain to stop! We say, (maybe not out loud)
"Ok God, you are just not moving fast enough,
I'll take care of this one!"
The only thing we are really doing is making a BIGGER
MESS for ourselves and prolonging the PROCESS.
I have been in a very long and DARK storm and through it
all my Pastor would keep telling me is: 'embrace the process'
I THOUGHT I WAS!!!
I am faithful in church attendance/tithes/giving.
I live a separated life...I pretty much figured that I was
'embracing the process' NOT
What more do you want....what do you expect with
all I am going through? blah, blah, blah.....I'm doing
all I can just to breathe and get up every day!!!!!!!!
Do you feel me?
Embracing the process is to walk COMPLETELY by
FAITH. We think we have faith, but do we really?
How do we KNOW we have faith if we are not tried?
How can he be our comforter if we do not experience
pain/loss?
When storms come our way it is vital to our FUTURE
that we just EMBRACE THE PAIN!!!
I know it HURTS!!!!! I know you feel that NO ONE
really understands! I know your tears are MANY.
Just invest in some nice soft tissues with lotion and HOLD ON!!!
One time quite a while back, after probably about 2 yrs of
consistent crying-- in prayer as I was whining to God I asked
Him "what are you going to do with all of these tears?"
He spoke to me and said: "pour them back out on you in
Holy Anointing" WOW...talk about stopped dead in my
tracks...I was truly speechless. I have been places in my
journed that were so dark I could not see my hand in front
of my face. I was a desolate human being filled with
bitterness, anger, resentment, grief, self pity, pride......
so many questions...WHY WHY WHY...please make it
stop! this is too hard....YOUR way is just too hard God!!
(I actually had the audacity to tell Him that!!!!)
Remember Joseph and his journey. He was betrayed and
left to die by the ones he deemed closest to him. My goodness,
for your own family to reject you..what greater pain/loss?
BUT GOD had a GREAT DESTINY for Joseph and he
had to walk through it. His betrayal and imprisonment was
preparation for his future.
Don't think it strange ...this thing that has come upon you!
Fall to your knees today and ask God to help you.
You are being calibrated for something GREAT.
You are being made new and ready to fulfill HIS
purpose for you.
We go through life...I, I , I , I, I,
its' ALL about US...
(I want this, I'll do that when...., I think/feel THIS)
We MUST make it ALL ABOUT HIM.
If it TRULY becomes all about HIM (God) then we
don't care what others think. We have a mission, a
purpose, an appointment so to speak.
We are looking forward...pressing on toward what
we are really destined for.
EVERYONE has God given Gifts. Look deep into
your heart of hearts. Ask yourself: "Who is the
REAL me I could really be?" "Who is the REAL
me that GOD designed and desires me to be?"
When we have been through a long
dark storm, persistent problem, prolonged sickness,
financial trial, heartbreak, suffered loss, shock, betrayal
etc....it begins to take a toll on our minds and
hearts .(even our bodies)
But it is when we come to the END of ourselves
that we find HIM. When we stop asking the
questions and just listen.
When we FINALLY surrender we will find
peace. PEACE that surpasses ALL things...
ALL pain....ALL confusion!!!!
Its through troubles and stuggles that we find out what
we are really made of. We see what is REALLY
in our hearts. Our TRUE character is revealed.
It is not revealed to God. HE already knows us!
He knew us before we were formed in our mothers
womb. It is so it can be revealed to US!!!!
God cannot use someone who is
not broken---
who is filled with pride, arrogance, vanity, self pity,anger,
bitterness, resentment, depression, and all other manner
of spirits and things that go against the HOLINESS of
Gods spirit.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this...but there are
NO SHORT CUTS with the Lord. It will be
HIS way and HIS timing. (which we know absolutely
do not match up with ours!)
Before God allows us to come out on the stage of
life with him --so to speak. HE MUST know that
He can trust us! --- That we are commited!
We must come to the END of OURSELVES
and ABIDE in HIM.
Don't listen to the LIES of the enemy. FAILURE
is NOT final! Gods mercy is everlasting and NEW
EVERYDAY!
...Rejoice not against me oh mine enemy, for when I fall
I will ARISE. Michah 7:8
Don't let the wilderness only be a place of judgement for you!
Let it be a place of mercy and grace! Sometimes He
just lets us sit in the wilderness for a bit to get our
attention! It's in THOSE times that we see our NEED for
HIM. Don't let the devil talk you into having a
SLAVE MENTALITY. The sun WILL shine again!!!
This too shall pass....its up to you how long it lasts!!!!
We tend to think/feel/believe that God has forgotten
all about us when he is SILENT for a while.
Its sort of like this: we train and teach our children
all of these things like manners, consideration,
sharing, and so on....its when they are away from
us that we hope they are APPLYING it and actually
using it!!! How proud and pleased I am when someone
compliments me on Montana's behavior, manners etc...
I guess what I am trying to say is.. we put it out there and
then we have to step back and watch ....lets see if she will
follow through, if whe will remember what I told/taught her....
We hold our breath, we cross our fingers so to speak...
We don't want her to fall off the bike, but we have to give
that last gentle push and just hope she stays upright!!!!!
and Oh that smile of jubilant success!!!! The bursting
in my chest as my heart pulsates with LOVE :)
My point:
I think God does that with US. His Word is our guide book.
Sometimes He just steps back and watches.....He is NOT
ignoring us. He is just observing and hoping we will
pass the test THIS TIME!!!!!! He sees us fall and just
waits for US to GET UP!!!! (picture HIS smile and
his heatbeat of unconditional LOVE)
When we are in a WINTER season in our life
it leaves us feeling betrayed and bewildered!
DEAD-- COLD -- DESOLATE
but SPRING ALWAYS FOLLOWS
Thought:
When you prune a plant/tree,
it is not to KILL or HARM it...it is to HELP it!!!
Know This:
We cannot hurry God. (Lord knows I sure have tried!)
We cannot hurry HIM but we sure can slow things down!
Its in the WINTER that we learn to TRUST.
Its in the WINTER that we learn to really BELIEVE.
Dry seasons in our life promote GROWTH.
Nope, its not any fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT MISS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
It is vital to the productivity of the NEXT season.
It is preparation for something GREAT.
I know you don't see it, you don't believe it, and you
surely don't feel it. In a storm we DO NOT see
things clearly. It's dark, the winds are fierce,
the lightning is stiking on every side, the boat is about
to tip....call on the PEACE SPEAKER.
J E S U S!
I challenge you TODAY,
to just TRY to view it through HIS perspective.
God IS going to answer. He is just saying....NOT YET...
he is not really saying NO....and if he does say
NO it is only for our better good.
Don't you desire to give good gifts to your own child?
Don't you desire to do what is BEST for them?
How much MORE do you think that the ALMIGHTY
desire to give you?
He died for YOU. It is His will that you prosper, be in
good health, and ultimately fulfull the purpose you were
created for!!!!
The weapons formed by the enemy against you
will NOT prosper! (unless we let them!)
Here are few tips to help you through the process:
1. be thankful in everything
2. FORGIVE God for the loss and pain etc....
3. Accept it as His will
4. Remember good times
5. Carry on!
Remember that Jobs ENDING was GREATER than
his beginning! He suffered tremendous loss.
He held on and it was worth it!
MAGNIFY HIM
to magnify means to MAKE BIGGER....
Make HIM bigger than your circumstance!
Stop telling him how bad your famine is!
Speak to your famine and let the enemy know
how BIG your God is!!!
Do not view your situation, sickness, problem
etc..from Earth to Heaven
View it from HEAVEN to EARTH!
What I mean is this:
View your present REALITY from
Gods perspective!!!!!
Where you are is NOT the be all--END all!!!
If you see it...
Believe it...
You CAN BECOME it!!!!!
Use the OBSTACLES as STEPPING STONES!
Step right over the enemy into your God designed
DESTINY!!!!
I Bless You
Michele
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Songs That I Love
PURE and HOLY PASSION
Give me one pure and holy passion
Give me one magnificent obsession
Give me one glorious ambition for my life
To know and follow hard after you
To know and follow hard after you
To grow as Your desciple in the the truth
This world is empty, pale and poor
Compared to knowing You my Lord
Lead me on and I will run after you.....
WORD OF GOD SPEAK
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
Word of God Speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see, Your Majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In your holiness
I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music beyond the the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
Made Me Glad
I will bless the Lord forever
I will trust him at all times
He has delievered me from all fear
He has set my feet upon a rock
I will not be moved and I'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength
My portion, deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help in time of need
When I Speak Your Name
Jesus, the most beautiful name of all names
Jesus, the only name that brings healing and strength
When I speak Your name, mountains move, chains are loosed
When I speak Your name, darkness flees, it has no hold on me
Jesus, the most beautiful name I that I know
You're the exalted One
Jesus, You have the power alone
You lift the lonely one.....
THROUGH IT ALL
You are forever in my life
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness
And I look to You
And I wait on You
I'll sing to you Lord
A hymn of love
For your faithfulness to me
I'm carried in everlasting arms
You'll never let me go
Through it all.......
Give me one pure and holy passion
Give me one magnificent obsession
Give me one glorious ambition for my life
To know and follow hard after you
To know and follow hard after you
To grow as Your desciple in the the truth
This world is empty, pale and poor
Compared to knowing You my Lord
Lead me on and I will run after you.....
WORD OF GOD SPEAK
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
Word of God Speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see, Your Majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In your holiness
I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music beyond the the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
Made Me Glad
I will bless the Lord forever
I will trust him at all times
He has delievered me from all fear
He has set my feet upon a rock
I will not be moved and I'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength
My portion, deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help in time of need
When I Speak Your Name
Jesus, the most beautiful name of all names
Jesus, the only name that brings healing and strength
When I speak Your name, mountains move, chains are loosed
When I speak Your name, darkness flees, it has no hold on me
Jesus, the most beautiful name I that I know
You're the exalted One
Jesus, You have the power alone
You lift the lonely one.....
THROUGH IT ALL
You are forever in my life
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness
And I look to You
And I wait on You
I'll sing to you Lord
A hymn of love
For your faithfulness to me
I'm carried in everlasting arms
You'll never let me go
Through it all.......
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Chef Rodney
Rodney loves to cook....I have encouraged him lately
to maybe pursue taking a cooking class.....this
is a concoction of shrimp, walnuts, fruit...and Lordy
knows what else....all I know is that is was DELICIOUS!
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