Official Carie's Week!!!!!!!!!!

We're very much in touch with our beloved daughter....she is on vacation this week and is unpacking from the last apt. she lived in. So, she calls her Dad and talks for hours and I'm the weekend calls which I adore and love. She makes our day. Please know, we are so glad we can celebrate her b-day this way!! Whooopee, wouldn't miss it for the world - all of us will get together Sunday and talk to her viaface time. Our Son has all the tech which is totally awesome! Great, great, marvelous kids who really care about her parents!!!! And vice-versa!!!!!! How about you? How are your kids????

Just the Girls

Moms and Daughters are circles of love....

I JOHN 3:11 "fOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT YE HEARD FROM THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER."

Heirlooms we don't have in our family, but stories we've got.

The relationship between a Mom and a Daughter is as varied, as mysterious as constantly changing and interconnected as the patterns that touch, move away from and touch again in a kaleidoscope!!!!

Together we form a chain, a chain of love reaching from the past into the future.

I love our daughter, Carie, desperately! I have given life to her and now she gives me life. I LOVE to talk to her. She's a magic mirror to me and is so supportive and purely loves both of us the same, her "Papa" and "Momma." Yes that's me and her Dad and we are so tremendously blessed when we hear her voice and talk with her.

Linked to the past, touching the future...............me and my Daughter. How about you?

Where Have All The People Gone???????

I praise God that I have Him to snuggle up to and read His Word, Pray, and Help Others.

But, no one uses the cell phone to call.....just because you retire, doesn't mean you're in never, never land! What has happened that people don't keep in touch? Just a very, very few. It breaks my heart.

I covet your prayers because it bothers me. To God be the glory that He keeps us still serving Him and staying close to Him in His Word. Come back beautiful people and rejoice we are childs of the KING! Praise His Holy Name!!!!!

Prayer Warriors

Are you one?

May I be a worthy prayer warrior in His eyes. (our Lord's). So that His greatness can be revealed and wonderful results follow. May I be there for my dear friend when she needs my love and prayers!

Happy Father's Day

We'll be celebrating today!!!!! Whooooopeee
Cool, amazing fabulous!!! Yea! Two Dads.....my beloved hubby and our Son!!! Yea!

Huge Event "The Awesome Parade"

Oh, do I love parades. I won't be going to the Mavs parade for sure, but watching how they are preparing for it...expecting 250,000 people!!! Wow!!!

Are you going? Just be careful about the heat. When I go to our city's parade, I love to get up and get the candy thrown! But I love the celebration of a parade and our kids when they were in Band were always in parades. I would stand there and teary when our kids paraded by!!!! The Adolphus Christmas parade. They were always in that one! My hubby and I still go to parades in our city here; but this Mavs parade to TOO gigantic for us!!!!

I congrats them for sure. They worked hard to get the trophy and huge celebration! Have fun if you are going! Yippeee!!!!!

Does God make you happy?

Yes, when I totally depend on Him and let Him guide my life. His promises make me happy. I don't think I should be a Christian and look like a down and outer. I should show what a powerful God we have that gets us through the storms of life.

I cling (& I mean cling)to Proverbs 3:5-6 I am happy! It works! I beg you to try it just ONE DAY and you will see the change in your attitude.

Where Have All The Respectfully People Gone?

Yesterday I had a stressful event happen and our daughter said "Mom, that's aweful." I don't ever go to the grocery store on Sunday, but I went to Kroger and all of a sudden they had an electricity blackout, I was stuck at the produce corner and I never saw such rudeness and griping. They were covering up the meat counter and refrig areas. But the lights were still on in the frontage. No one would move their carts and decided to not be too nice, because the employees of the store were literally taking something out of their hands if they got it out of the covered taped. It lasted exactly 20 minutes and the electric came back on so they gave us a little vegetable core device FREE and had to keep everyone for the demo the guy was giving for a veggie juicer. It was $29.95.

Ok, it was a catastrophe. So, my hubby and I have decided to shop at Tom Thumb; it's a bit more expensive, but at least the people are so nice and the aisles are wide and no one runs into you with their cart. Of course that's a rule they have to observe when the electric power is lost, but they need to train their employees to be a tad kinder. I know the Mgr. and he walked by and asked if I was ok and I said "Not really." And he apologized.

When I got home I looked up II Corinthians scripture on Grace. It's l1:9-10..."my grace is sufficient for thee; the my strenth is made perfect in weakness.......fir Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." Now, I'm okay, but we are still going to Tom Thumb.

Thanks for the Awesome Gift!!!!!

Secret Gift. Someone placed a Lighthouse beautiful shaped like a ship at our home. No name, not wrapped, lovely gift. Thank you for the awesome gift. We are thinking it is someone who really misses our incredible Lighthouse Church services and/or who wants us to be blessed spending so many years Pastoring there. We are are grateful that you remembered us and pray God will tremendously bless you for this awesome gift. God keeps the record and please know it was placed on a day when WE NEEDED A BLESSING! The timing was perfect and it cheered us up. We miss the church drastically, but Pastor Jim felt it was time for his retirement and the Lord has given him rest and recuperation.

Thanks again and may God bless you greatly!
Carol & Pastor Jim

He forgives us in spite of it all!!!!!

Our Lord Jesus saw our wrongs but He forgives us in spite of it all. He draws us close to His comfort for any wrongdoings....no way could we forgive ourselves. There are times when I need to keep a steady study in His Word and I believe He convicts me of that. Yesterday I found my Bible on the bookcase at the end of our bed where I sleep. I would confess it was probably three days that I had picked it up to read His precious word.

He gently coaxes me. Thank You Lord for assuring me that all my wrongs, no matter how dark the stains, could be removed and my life could become as fresh and clean as newly fallen snow when He forgives.

Concerning me....I picked up my Bible and clinged to it, promising God I wouldn't let it go that long before I was seriously in His word, claiming His precious promises.

Do you ever go for days without picking up your Bible? I feel His forgiveness and know He will lead me to scriptures that I need this very moment. Our Lord will bless us for telling the trust and will still continually want me to praise His precious name. You turned me from wrongs, destruction and hopelessness to a life of joyous freedom with you and those Holy men of old that have written such soul enrichment in His word! How I do praise Your name!

Day Walker!!!!!

Are you a day walker?

What kind of exercise do you do?

What is your favorite thing to do?

Do you sign up for Marathons?

Those are what Society is "dictating" now for everyone to do. Most of my friends are Marathon Runners. That's something I have never wanted to do.

But, then there are friends who just want to memorize scriptures or look for scriptures instead of being a Day Walker.

I have some friends who go to a church here in Irving and they are Mall Walkers. I walked once with them, but gave it up. guess I didn't have the right tennis shoes because I sure got tired QUICK!

Now, I walk with Pixie, our dog when I feel like it.

Here's a great Scripture: Psalm 92:1-2 It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your LOVE in the morning and your faithfulness at night. Lovely! Have a happy Thursday!

Today Is My Carol Day!!!!!!!!

But, I have decided to stay home in my 'jammies and lounge around. We've been through enough stress due to the tree disaster that I am just going to take a nice warm candlelight bath and have iced tea!!!! I'm used to the dark in the bathroom last week without any electricity and the candles sure worked wonderfully.

I cannot thank Angie enough for her comments because I also wanted to do some research on my 'puter and do some paper work.

My Carol Day will also consist of frying okra for supper and a hamburger patty. I sure do miss our "Taylor Tree" - our granddaughter would climb up in that tree and even made her a rope swing. Who would ever believe it fell? Winds were 60 mph that day.

How about you? Have you had any disasters lately? You have my utmost concern. It's difficult, but God will get you through. Rest assured! No one understands like Jesus. He is there 24 hours for you; just call on Him.

Set Us Free!!!!

Once my life was full of sin and darkness, but now He has forgiven me and set me free! Thank the Lord I don't have to worry about being good enough to be His child. He has already paid the price for me and has fulfilled God's laws and requirements in the way He protects me from sin and harm. His light shines through me, onto others so they may also turn their hearts to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank the Lord He set us free!

Love Thy Neighbor

It was our neighbors, Jose and Martha who helped us out immensely for our disaster we had when the tree fell on our house!!! They let us plug in to their outside electricity. It was the hottest week in the world. So ALL we plugged up was the frig and freezer. It was really stressful carrying a flashlight and walking by candlelights. I didn't trip once over the 100 extension cord! Praise God. We helped them out also, we got Oncor to come out to fix their electric. What a nightmare week, but God helped us to have patience and wait on the electricians.

Thank you for your prayers. We had a small fan. My hubby slept on the floor and I slept on the couch. God was with us all the time. At least our home didn't burn down!

Please keep on prayers. We need them and our needs met! Thanks! Very stressful!