What is happening? Is it me or does Young Hollywood simply seem to have been falling like flies lately.
Brittany Murphy, so young at the age of 32 now the subject of a mired of reports, from perscription medication found in home, to irradiac behavior. Such a young talented actress, now gone. Whether from drug abuse, Stage 2 Diabetes or Flu Like Symptons this young wonderful actress is now simply gone. How sad. I caution the Lindsay Lohans' of the world. Get your life together, before you are the next number. How sad to see such talented young people go....
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A post from a Pastor and all I can say is Thank you!
Thought you might enjoy this interesting
Prayer given in Kansas at
The opening session of their Senate. It seems
Prayer still upsets some
People.. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open
The new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is
What they heard:
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask
Your forgiveness and to seek your direction and
Guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those
Who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we
Have done.
We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed
Our values.
We have exploited the poor and called it
The lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it
Welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it
Choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it
Justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our
Children and called it building self esteem..
We have abused power and called it
Politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions
And called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and
Pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values
Of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts
Today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
Amen!
The response was immediate. A number of
Legislators walked out during the prayer in
Protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian
Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than
5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls
Responding negatively. The church is now receiving
International requests for copies of this prayer
From India , Africa and Korea
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on
His radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,'and
Received a larger response to this program than any
Other he has ever aired.
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep
Over our nation and wholeheartedly become our
Desire so that we again can be called 'one nation
Under God.'
If possible, please pass this prayer on to
Your friends. 'If you don't stand for something,
You will fall for everything.'
Think about this: If you forward this
Prayer to everyone on your
E-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be
Heard by the world.
How many people in your address book will
Not receive this prayer.....do you have the guts to pass it on?
I personally felt this was amazing! I had to share it with my blogging world!
Prayer given in Kansas at
The opening session of their Senate. It seems
Prayer still upsets some
People.. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open
The new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is
What they heard:
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask
Your forgiveness and to seek your direction and
Guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those
Who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we
Have done.
We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed
Our values.
We have exploited the poor and called it
The lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it
Welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it
Choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it
Justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our
Children and called it building self esteem..
We have abused power and called it
Politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions
And called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and
Pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values
Of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts
Today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
Amen!
The response was immediate. A number of
Legislators walked out during the prayer in
Protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian
Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than
5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls
Responding negatively. The church is now receiving
International requests for copies of this prayer
From India , Africa and Korea
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on
His radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,'and
Received a larger response to this program than any
Other he has ever aired.
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep
Over our nation and wholeheartedly become our
Desire so that we again can be called 'one nation
Under God.'
If possible, please pass this prayer on to
Your friends. 'If you don't stand for something,
You will fall for everything.'
Think about this: If you forward this
Prayer to everyone on your
E-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be
Heard by the world.
How many people in your address book will
Not receive this prayer.....do you have the guts to pass it on?
I personally felt this was amazing! I had to share it with my blogging world!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Why is there no more Merry Christmas?
A simple Merry Christmas Greeting once penned on the Presidential Christmas Cards was recently replaced with “Season’s Greetings”, COME ON am I the only American offended by this tragedy. America was born based on the Christian World View yet in society today when 95 percent of the United States celebrates the holiday known as Christmas Day, when the country in question labels the official day a “National Holiday” not to mention is the only day the Smithsonian Museums are closed in the 365 calendar days.
When did it become the “out” thing to say Merry Christmas? When did I miss the memo? Christmas, the most sacred day of the biblical year scared with Christian Believers sending out cards labeled Season’s Greetings.
I ask you all tonight… Stand up for you faith, step forward for you beliefs. When you go to write that Christmas card don’t forget to sign it with two very important words.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
So tonight I close with this….
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!
When did it become the “out” thing to say Merry Christmas? When did I miss the memo? Christmas, the most sacred day of the biblical year scared with Christian Believers sending out cards labeled Season’s Greetings.
I ask you all tonight… Stand up for you faith, step forward for you beliefs. When you go to write that Christmas card don’t forget to sign it with two very important words.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
So tonight I close with this….
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Financial and Physical Hardship
Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.
Psalm 37:24 NLT
Each day that passes I often wonder why? Why am I left in this world to struggle? Why does it seem our pay check never stretches as far as we would like it too? Why can we not give to our daughter that which others can? Why do I even ask why?
As I drive down our former neighborhood Auction notices, foreclosure signs bombard what used to be a nice average neighborhood. Front yards have become run down with signs of damage to the outside of homes is now present. I often ask myself did we make a mistake moving on? Selling our home for much less than it was purchased for? Could we have found some way to keep the home?
The answer… No. Why would we have? As we reside comfortably within the walls of our apartment I relish in the sanity that has found our family. No longer are there heated discussions over the monthly mortgage and having to take away from one payment to give to another. Rather now we plan, we anticipate, we look towards a brighter future.
Did we stumble? Way more than others. Did we fall? But of course…. Did we land on our feet and feel the presence of the Lord catch us as we felt hopeless. Of course. Our Lord never fails. Though we at times fail ourselves, we feel as if we fail others we never fail.
The Lord lifts us up in his time. I used to hate the term “the Lord never gives you more than you can take.” To me this was a lame argument for people who claimed to do more than they actually would. How hypocritical do I feel now. Realizing that the Lord did give me what I could handle and when I felt it was too much he lifted the burden and gave us a resting place.
In life we can only fail ourselves. God has given us the armor to fight this battle and win, to forget our battle meaning and to let go is to relish in our own failures and faults. To basically become asleep at the wheel that we call life. I don’t know about you but personally falling asleep at the wheel is not something I wish to be remembered for. Let us not let one day pass when we feel as if we have failed ourselves. Let us instead relish in the love that is our Lord. Pick up, dust ourselves off and move on….
Psalm 37:24 NLT
Each day that passes I often wonder why? Why am I left in this world to struggle? Why does it seem our pay check never stretches as far as we would like it too? Why can we not give to our daughter that which others can? Why do I even ask why?
As I drive down our former neighborhood Auction notices, foreclosure signs bombard what used to be a nice average neighborhood. Front yards have become run down with signs of damage to the outside of homes is now present. I often ask myself did we make a mistake moving on? Selling our home for much less than it was purchased for? Could we have found some way to keep the home?
The answer… No. Why would we have? As we reside comfortably within the walls of our apartment I relish in the sanity that has found our family. No longer are there heated discussions over the monthly mortgage and having to take away from one payment to give to another. Rather now we plan, we anticipate, we look towards a brighter future.
Did we stumble? Way more than others. Did we fall? But of course…. Did we land on our feet and feel the presence of the Lord catch us as we felt hopeless. Of course. Our Lord never fails. Though we at times fail ourselves, we feel as if we fail others we never fail.
The Lord lifts us up in his time. I used to hate the term “the Lord never gives you more than you can take.” To me this was a lame argument for people who claimed to do more than they actually would. How hypocritical do I feel now. Realizing that the Lord did give me what I could handle and when I felt it was too much he lifted the burden and gave us a resting place.
In life we can only fail ourselves. God has given us the armor to fight this battle and win, to forget our battle meaning and to let go is to relish in our own failures and faults. To basically become asleep at the wheel that we call life. I don’t know about you but personally falling asleep at the wheel is not something I wish to be remembered for. Let us not let one day pass when we feel as if we have failed ourselves. Let us instead relish in the love that is our Lord. Pick up, dust ourselves off and move on….
Monday, December 14, 2009
Common Sense, may be easier than we think
Hebrews 6:1 "He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity."
A verse to remember for the day! Common Sense…. That must be one of the hardest to have during this holiday season. We want to make our children happy, our husband or wife smile.
All in all what we should focus on and be thankful for are those around us!
This past weekend a local rock climbing gym held a Jacket Fundraiser, bringing in any new or slightly used jacket would give you an afternoon of free climbing at Threshold Climbing Gym in Riverside, California.
The shock was not the outpouring of clothing items but the giving that young children brought to the event. Being that Riverside, California has a few climbing gyms, it was not long before all gyms had donations for the fundraiser drive.
The old, young, all ages brought in bags of jackets, new with tags or used just once, children brought in bags of non-perishable items, everyone showed their love, most brought in bags and when offered the free climb time simply said, thanks but no. Let us go back to the common sense of life, if you see someone on a street corner, stop and give him or her; the beanie you may be wearing to keep him or her warm, give him or her; the water bottle you may not have opened yet.
Spend this Christmas giving happiness to someone else. Forget about what you have under the tree and give thanks to God for he gives you that shield of love and protection, so that you may walk in integrity and give to another.
A verse to remember for the day! Common Sense…. That must be one of the hardest to have during this holiday season. We want to make our children happy, our husband or wife smile.
All in all what we should focus on and be thankful for are those around us!
This past weekend a local rock climbing gym held a Jacket Fundraiser, bringing in any new or slightly used jacket would give you an afternoon of free climbing at Threshold Climbing Gym in Riverside, California.
The shock was not the outpouring of clothing items but the giving that young children brought to the event. Being that Riverside, California has a few climbing gyms, it was not long before all gyms had donations for the fundraiser drive.
The old, young, all ages brought in bags of jackets, new with tags or used just once, children brought in bags of non-perishable items, everyone showed their love, most brought in bags and when offered the free climb time simply said, thanks but no. Let us go back to the common sense of life, if you see someone on a street corner, stop and give him or her; the beanie you may be wearing to keep him or her warm, give him or her; the water bottle you may not have opened yet.
Spend this Christmas giving happiness to someone else. Forget about what you have under the tree and give thanks to God for he gives you that shield of love and protection, so that you may walk in integrity and give to another.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Nobel Peace Prize for Obama
Peace…. Will we ever know what peace truly means?
This morning news showcased President Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, a distinguished award previously bestowed upon Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Martti Ahtisaari, Shirin Ebadi, Kofi Annan, Mikhail Gorhachev, Martin Luther King Jr., Kim Dae-Jung, and so many more well deserving individuals. Yet this award comes at the most awkward time known to man, a time when a President and recipient just last week asked 30,000 troops to report to war time areas, is that Peace?
Has our worldview of right and wrong become so skewed that we honor a man for peaceful actions only ten days in to his presidential term? Has our worldview left that of a religious connotation?
1 Corinthians 2:6-8 (New International Version)
6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
I still find this verse true today, represented by the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a man who yet has shown peace. Our ruler of our age has yet to understand peace, has yet acknowledge peace, but yet will stand up and receive an award that he is unworthy of when so many others stand for what peace should be. The Glory of God, the Glory of our freedom. Not the power to destroy, not the power to send many in to battle like young Army SPC Officer Marcus Tynes who passed away on November 22nd in Afghanistan at the mere age of 19. Where is the peace in that?
This morning news showcased President Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, a distinguished award previously bestowed upon Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Martti Ahtisaari, Shirin Ebadi, Kofi Annan, Mikhail Gorhachev, Martin Luther King Jr., Kim Dae-Jung, and so many more well deserving individuals. Yet this award comes at the most awkward time known to man, a time when a President and recipient just last week asked 30,000 troops to report to war time areas, is that Peace?
Has our worldview of right and wrong become so skewed that we honor a man for peaceful actions only ten days in to his presidential term? Has our worldview left that of a religious connotation?
1 Corinthians 2:6-8 (New International Version)
6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
I still find this verse true today, represented by the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a man who yet has shown peace. Our ruler of our age has yet to understand peace, has yet acknowledge peace, but yet will stand up and receive an award that he is unworthy of when so many others stand for what peace should be. The Glory of God, the Glory of our freedom. Not the power to destroy, not the power to send many in to battle like young Army SPC Officer Marcus Tynes who passed away on November 22nd in Afghanistan at the mere age of 19. Where is the peace in that?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Christmas ... Putting Faith where it belongs!
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 25:5 NLT
Putting hope in the unknown. Not such an easy task. Belief in something that you can not touch, see, smell, taste, how then can we truly believe? People in general during these hard holiday times are already stretching every dollar. Now the asking for faith, for belief in the untouchable. How can it be?
This year yes we have a bit few presents underneath our Christmas tree with no wish to add more to the pile, no funds to add more we have learned to be content with what we have. My husband and I, since we said I do have passed on giving each other presents in lieu of buying just one or two more for our daughter.
Every year however, we put our faith in God to provide, every year he has. This year unlike many years past my husband and I have learned to rely on the idea that God gave us each other. That being his biggest gift to the both of us. Our daughter, limited her Christmas list, and even asked “Santa” to bring presents not for her but for a family friend who is in a tighter situation.
Tonight, friends, I ask of you put your faith in the Lord, he will provide, he will save and teach those who believe and trust in Him. So rather than stressing over buying your sixteen-year-old a Ipod instead rely on the Lord, if he wishes for the Ipod to be purchased he alone will make it happen!
Psalm 25:5 NLT
Putting hope in the unknown. Not such an easy task. Belief in something that you can not touch, see, smell, taste, how then can we truly believe? People in general during these hard holiday times are already stretching every dollar. Now the asking for faith, for belief in the untouchable. How can it be?
This year yes we have a bit few presents underneath our Christmas tree with no wish to add more to the pile, no funds to add more we have learned to be content with what we have. My husband and I, since we said I do have passed on giving each other presents in lieu of buying just one or two more for our daughter.
Every year however, we put our faith in God to provide, every year he has. This year unlike many years past my husband and I have learned to rely on the idea that God gave us each other. That being his biggest gift to the both of us. Our daughter, limited her Christmas list, and even asked “Santa” to bring presents not for her but for a family friend who is in a tighter situation.
Tonight, friends, I ask of you put your faith in the Lord, he will provide, he will save and teach those who believe and trust in Him. So rather than stressing over buying your sixteen-year-old a Ipod instead rely on the Lord, if he wishes for the Ipod to be purchased he alone will make it happen!