love...

 

 

John 15:9-13

⁹ As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

¹⁰ If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

¹¹ These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

¹² This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

¹³ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

 

 

 

 

blessings

love...

1 John 4:17-21

¹⁷ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

 

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

 

¹⁹ We love him, because he first loved us.

 

²⁰ If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

 

²¹ And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

 blessings

Hello 2016

Wow. It is hard to believe that we are already 5 days into our new year!

Since Dad's birthday is on New Year's day, we always have a grand party. The different foods are prepared. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting is made. Excitement builds as we set the table and talk of the past year and what we hope God will do through us in the new year. Then we sit around the table and gather hands to lift our thanks to God.
As we sit around the table it is a humbling and beautiful sight. God has blessed our family so much and we  have a lot to be grateful for!

And...this year did not disappoint!

We actually celebrated on Sunday, as on New Year's Day
we were at our friends home! Smile...

So, after church we asked Dad to take Mom out for a lil-date. It was a way to get him out of the house, and what better way than doing something with his best friend!

 (party preparations went into high gear after that!) 
I was so busy...that unfortunately, I don't have any 'party prep' pictures. :(

Let me share some pictures from our night...

This was our table for this year! It has been fun to see the younger children step up and start doing things like this on their own....Sophie did the table!

We have so many great memories around that old wooden table...

We made something new this year...onion rings! We made one recipe for a "test round"...and we may or may not have made another test round...and another...:)

(yes, they were as good as they look!)

Along with that we had chips/taco dip, Polynesian meatballs, brownies, chocolate covered peanuts, pretzel/rolo candy treats, chex mix, and orange punch to drink!

When Dad & Mom arrived home it was so fun to see the surprised look on his  face!

Shortly after that, we ate together and then Dad opened his gifts....we headed into the living room where we read the Proverb of the day and started watching the movie on William Tyndale's life, "God's Outlaw"...the man who was martyred for translating the scriptures into the English language. Thank God for these heroic ones who were willing to lay down their lives for the cause of Christ!

And we ended our day with Dad praying (as he does every night) before we all go to bed.

I went to sleep that night with a full and grateful heart...

what a blessed way to start our new year.

As a family...in one accord!

 

Thank you God, and thank you Dad for your Godly example to our family!

“And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:”

Jeremiah 32:39

 

 

And of course, his favorite...

yellow cake with chocolate frosting! :)

How does your family spend the new year?

Goodnight...

Maggie

Trembling...Mourn

Busy days, pondering, asking...

 

During these busy days of December that here at our home are flying by, as I washed dishes I asked the girls "let's read the beatitudes this morning"

While reading the 'beatitudes'... we thought about breaking down these different spirits....

While looking at "mourn" I read this as well,

 

 

"In the Beatitudes, Jesus reminds His disciples that they cannot seek happiness the way the world does. True joy is not found in selfish ambition, excuses, or self-justification. An enviable state of blessedness comes to those who mourn over their own sin.

"These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word" (Isaiah 66:2).

After looking at this verse, I can not help but be moved, challenged and ask myself

"do I tremble at His word ...enough"?

 

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

^" For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word."

 Isaiah 66:2

 

 

Have a blessed Friday...

Lets remember to take time to enjoy this busy season and ponder God's word.

~Lori ♥

♥ Be It Unto Me ♥

 While reading my Bible early yesterday morning, I was re-reading the whole Christmas story from Luke....the verse that jumped out at me was Luke 1:38. It is after the angel tells Mary that she is the chosen one to bring Jesus into the world. Her reply was this,
"And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her."
(Luke 1:38)

The thing that spoke to me was her submission. She did not see her future laid out before her; she did not see her baby's  future. She did not know what her tomorrows would like.
But she was resting in the Lord and trusting in Him, so, she humbly, submissively, replied,
"be it unto me according to thy word."

What a beautiful example of submission for us to learn from....sometimes we cannot see what our future looks like. We don't know what God will call us to do....maybe be a missionary, housewife, doctor, farmer, veterinarian, etc. We just do not know....but may we be ready when He calls us, to reply with a submissive heart and spirit, 
♥"be it unto me according to thy word." ♥ 
 
I just love it when God reveals things like this....it helps mold me for becoming the woman in Christ that I strive to be, every day. I'm SO thankful for Mary and her Biblical example!
Blessings and love to you all...
Goodnight~ Maggie ♥

Walked with God...

Found grace in the eyes of the Lord...

 God's beauty all around us...

Thankful for the times I've spent here enjoying what God has indeed created!
Blessings~ Lori

perfect peace

 

Isaiah 26:3

 ^"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."

 

 

Blessings~

 

 

Complete in Thee

Enjoy listening to this beautiful song with such lovely harmony!
I hope and pray that you are having a wonderful day!
Many Blessings~
Maggie

9:20pm (right now)

My new favorite verse...

 

 

Many blessings~

Maggie

 

JOY in the morning...

His promise's...

Blessings~

//the tomb//

Luke 23:50-56

"And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor;

and he was a good man, and a just:

 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment."

Luke 23:50-56

 

 

Blessings...

 

 

From my journal...

Truth from 'HIS' word...

Love~ Maggie

Missing you...

 

 My Jackie'O ,

sister,

friend

 1951-2010

                                                                   5 years have passed

 Sestor's forever, we 3 will always be...

A daughter, 
 A Mother

 Silly sis-n-law
Aunt

Today along with everyday we think of you, miss you,

Yes, yes, yes

I am thankful for the time we had Jackie'O

Not the time we didn't'!

I thank God for that~

I love you~

Lori

---3:41pm---

             ^"We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;"

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

 

 

God bless you all on this lovely Wednesday evening!

How can we pray for you?

Shine~

Maggie

 

...this is love...

We have this really neat book here at our home titled

"The Power for True Success", I love reading out of it, as it has LOTS of different character qualities broken down into a study format...my favorite one recently has been to read the one about

l o v e. (the foundational quality) So, with all of that being said, I had to share it with YOU....our sweet readers!! *anything in italic  is from the book* I am just giving you my highlights.....I wish that I had time to type the whole study!! It is just THAT GOOD, my dear friends. (!!!)

 

 

 

"Love is giving to the basic needs of others so that their authorities get the credit...God gets the glory...and we have the

joy of eternal rewards.

Genuine love is giving without expectation of personal gain.

Love is the only badge of discipleship that the world recognizes..."By this shall all men know that ye are MY disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35)

Love is enjoying the fellowship of another by

laying aside personal rights.

Love is seeing in others what Christ saw in them when he created them." 

 

Wow. that is the part that really gets me....

I believe that when Christ created us He

looked and saw treasures,

 priceless. treasures. Now......when I look at others, am I looking at the outside only and seeing a person as __________

(fill in the blank) and not truly seeing what treasure lies on the inside of that person, many times (in my life) this is the case. When I read this, God really spoke to my heart and said " learn to love people with a pure, no wrong motives, no hidden agenda type love." It seems that since this has been brought to my life that the Lord has given me many opportunities to just  l o v e. To just sit and give people my undivided attention to listen to what they have to say to me to just. simply. love. like. Christ. This is what I am working on in my life right now, and I ask y'all to pray for me!!

 

Well...thank y'all for reading! I pray that you have been

blessed by this!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Love in Christ~

Maggie

 

"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."

-Revelation 4:11

 

 

Guess what

*The give away is coming, we can not post the pic's due to camera difficulties? Lord willing tomorrow.....Pray the camera is not broken! Thank you ~

A give away tomorrow.....

It's going to be a blessings~  

What are we...

"Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of."

~Charles Spurgeon
 

 

Psalm 7:17

 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

Blessings have a wonderful weekend

Prayers needed *Praise Update*

From Clayton's Grandmother

We have witnessed a miracle and answered prayer!

Our Grandson has been found and he is healthy.

I do not know the whole story, but they allowed him to call me!

My heart is full of gratitude and my faith in God did not waver.

Scared and the longest 24 hours of my life.

Rescue workers and dogs and even a helicopter helped in the search!

I will forever be grateful for all your prayers and love you all

extended to myself and our family;

But mostly for praying for our grandson.

Urgent prayers needed...

 

My sweet friend Mrs Roxy at

www.livingfromglorytoglory.blogspot.com


(this is what she has posted, so far)


 Our Grandson is missing in the Colorado Mountains
He is lost, we need prayer now!!
Please Pray for him!

He has been missing for over 12 hours now! It has begun to snow!

This mornings up date...

 God Help us!!

This is day two still no sign of him!
PLEASE PRAY

Horses will be able to go in at first light!
He is only 13 years old...

Pray for the rescue people
Pray for him to be found
Pray he is not hurt
pray please I need your prayers


The chopper will start searching at 9:00 AM

Please keep praying.....

Thank you
His Mother is now on her way up to the mountain; she needs prayer also
His Daddy and Grandfather have been searching all night
Hundreds of rescue people, no sign as of yet

 

Psalm 121:1-2

 

121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

² My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

~ for our family Lori

Seek...

Remember...

We glorify God by the fruit that we bear when we follow His ways!

Keep seeking His will and face and always press on towards Jesus Christ!

 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

"Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face evermore." ~Psalm 105:4

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

Blessings~

 

Love

Sister's (love)

 

 

1 Corinthians 13 King James Version (KJV)

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

⁴ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

⁵ Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

⁶ Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

⁷ Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

⁸ Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

⁹ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

¹⁰ But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

¹² For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

¹³ And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.