Grace

Grace belongs to God and God alone!!!
It is the gift that God gives to those who love Him truly
Only God decides who recieves it
The sheer knowledge that my Father in heaven would
give the perfect life of my savior and Lord 
to save a wretch from her own destruction

Grace is something not truly understood by the 
human mind because we could never get the 
true extent of it

All I know is that I am forever thankful
to God for the gift of His grace on my life.

I have only one hero
His name is Jesus

To Be Happy

In Jesus only is true happiness

He's ready to meet you right now

I pray you will accept Him 

In Jesus sweet, precious name, AMEN! 

What is Love

LOVE

What is love?

Love is patient!

Jesus knelt before our Father in heaven and prayed that all mankind would be spared, that all would one day know Him in heaven. Forgive them for they know not what they do! As Jesus held his body up by his nailed feet in gruesome pain he still prayed for us. Yet if a person says one word against us or our way of thinking, the first thing we do is be angry and hold a grudge. Jesus is our example of what it is to be patient. If someone is rude to you, maybe it would be worth it to first pray for them, and then pray that God would allow you an open door with this person get to know them better. To find out what in their lives has made him/her the way they are. You may find out that they are truly suffering with something that you know personally . They could be the very reason why you went through an obstacle in the past. Our lives are meant to aid others, to be poured out without hindrance  because of our own shame or heaven forbid our ego’s might deflate.

JOY

JOY

What Is JOY?

True joy is found only in the LORD! It is that deep feeling of happiness you have when a child hands you a homemade thank-you Card that you didn’t expect. Joy is that smile that lights up your face and cannot be shaken off and in turn continues to create smiles upon other’s as you light up their day. Joy is God given and God breathed and it is meant for us to have and to share with those around us. Jesus died on that cross releasing us from the hold of death. There is nothing left to keep us from experiencing that joy except our own minds. Make a stand today and Hand it all over to Jesus and let’s spread the joy!

Random thoughts of God

I think of God and how I love all three parts of Him
My heart is swollen with what feels like pain
but is really the hope and sheer joy of knowing
that I am His and He is mine

Know who you are!

Do you believe that Jesus is real?
That He died on a cross for you?
That our Father in Heaven raised Him on the third day?
That Jesus now lives again at God's right hand?

If you believe all this, you are a christian!

Do you believe this but don't go to church? 
If yes then you are a Christian without your family.
I pray that you will be an active part of your family in Christ this week and forevermore AMEN!

When the world looks horrible and satan whispers to you that you are nothing and that you are no good...Know who you are and say Go away satan, I belong to God and you are already beaten.

At the end of the day, whether a good day or bad, give thanks to your heavenly Father and Know who you are!

A tiny piece of what God has done for me

I come from a home of eight children. I have seen abuse of many kinds. Between home and being bullied at school, I didn't see much blessing in my life. I remember going to Sunday school when I was very little and hearing of a man called Jesus who died for me. Only God knew why back then but the thought of someone dying for me was more like a fairy tale to me. But I hung onto the thought.


Many nights when my dad was drunk and nasty I remember crying to God asking if He would take me with Him and I didn't understand why life was so unfair. I witnessed my dad beating my brother when I was five. It was the first time that I felt real hatred for someone.


I became a person that I didn't like and over the years I have made many mistakes and done many things that I am ashamed of. When i first moved to PEI, it was to find work. God had bigger plans for my children and I. We began going to King's Way church when I was pregnant with my son Noah. I was intimidated at first because I never felt comfortable in church before and found it really hard to trust anyone.


Then one Sunday I was surprised by a baby shower that Mrs. Linda Ledford had planned for Noah and I. I was so overwhelmed by the love that I had felt that I cried through the whole thing. God had brought me to PEI to be a part of His church.


That was in the year 2000 and since then God has humbly shown me that His way is the way I want to live. God has magnified my love for Him so deep that I can barely think of Him without tears. I have come to love everyone in God's family so much that I couldn't think of my life without them. And when someone new walks through the doors at church, God gives me a whole new feeling of overwhelming hope that their souls will be saved by His love and grace.


If he could take a wretch like me with no reason for life and change me into one who only wants to live and love for Him, than it is possible for Him to change anyone.
I love you O'Lord!

Fishers of Men

Being called children of God

we have an important job to do

we need to be workers for God's harvest

we are not supposed to make Him wait

let's go tell His word today

His people need to hear it

we are meant to say, yes Jesus

Fishers of men we are all supposed to be

it's our fate, now let's go tell His word

obeying is personal, faithful, and spiritual

The more we wait, the more people are dying

without hope of His love and His grace

let's show them the way

I'm here pleading that it's not right

for us to sit and wait

They need to hear the goods news today

before it gets too late

we really need to go and say

come meet our dear Jesus

for His way is the only way

For fishers of men we are all supposed to be 

Yellow

Bright and cheerful
uplifting a smile
emotions pulsing
like a giddy child
bursting of joy
yet also mellow
is how I feel
of this color yellow

PEI and ME

                                                       

The prospect of finding a job was what first prompted
me to move to Prince Edward Island.Arriving on the island on Sept 28th,1997, the sky was bright and beautiful. As the ferry inched closer to land I was amazed at the cascade of greenery I saw outlined by red sand. The ride from the Wood Island ferry to Montague was a very quiet one for me as I drowned out everything around me and took in the wonderful sightsof things I had never thought I'd see in person. I will never forget the sight of cows and crops of many kinds. The rolls of hay bales wrapped in white looking to me like big cigarettes, and of course the unforgettable smells of manure as we passed through farmlands.                                                                

About twenty minutes into the drive to Montague I realized how hot it was. 33 degrees and counting, I had never before experienced such blistering hot weather. By now our friend's car was causing trouble so we had to make a pit stop at Ellsworth's junkyard.I felt like a cat with worms, getting in and out of the car, trying to get out of the heat and find a comfortable spot to put myself. No luck!

Upon leaving the junkyard we opted to find someplace to eat. Thankfully our friend had been here before and led us to a Chinese restaurant called The Dynasty.That was the first time I actually enjoyed eating Chinese food and also found the best eggroll that I think was ever made. I still haven't found one to beat it. After leaving the restaurant with our bellies full, we were off to find a place to live. We searched news papers and ads for quite a while before realizing we should have had our living arrangements figured out before we'd come. Young and inexperienced, we searched until we found someone who rented. Luckily for us he had a mini-home available in a spot called Cardross just outside of Cardigan.
  

             

Well come to find out that this mini-home was attached to a  dirt road that when it got wet, we wished we hadn't moved in. My first experience with PEI red mud was one I'll never forget. My daughter age five, trying to walk from the car to the front door. Trying to keep her rubber boots on at the same time. It was all too funny. The mud was so thick that it stole her boot and she got scared and started to cry.


Settling in took us a few days and on the following Monday, I called the Cardigan school in hopes to get my daughter setup for kindergarten. Regretfully at that time kindergarten wasn't part of the Prince Edward Island school system. I didn't yet have a job and so decided to take the first year to home school her. The next year after that at the start of grade one my daughter started going to the Cardigan school and  wasn't long making friends.

In June of 1998, I applied and attained a job at the Wendy's restaurant in Montague. We didn't have a car so for the first couple of weeks of job training, I hitchhiked to work. I know that God had his eye on me because I was always lucky enough to get the same nice old man come along and drive me to work. Shortly after that we moved to Montague. Thus enabling me to walk to Wendy's. Then in Sept of 2000, I was hired at Wendall Graham's Lobster Factory (now closed).

That Summer was a very unforgettable one. I found a church and met lots of new people. Then in 2002 I was baptized into the Southern Baptist church as a new believer.

I often look back over the last 13 years to find that I am still captivated by the cascade of green that comes with summer in PEI. I have gotten quite use to the red mud (I just moved to a place with more pavement). Now that my children are all almost grown up, I am looking forward to becoming more involved with the community around me and I can truly say that if I had the time back, I'd surely do it all over again.

JESUS

Lord of all Lords

King of all kings

to His honor I love to sing

He fills my heart with 

hope,love ,joy, and peace

Someday with Him, I will seat

sins and strongholds sometimes

make me stray, but my love

and belief for Him is here to stay

A lifetime of stress, anger, and shame

one prayer to Him, He wipes the slate clean

His power and glory no one can

comprehend,His love and His grace 

no one can spend

The troubles and anguish that

this life can bring, His light

shines like a beacon within

He mends tears of the broken hearted

and readies them for a brand new start

Shirley

To lose a friend is a painful thing 

for my heart and mind to endure

as sadness sinks in and I think of you my friend 

please know I will miss you for sure

The laughter we shared over the years 

as we smoked away our frustrations

what a charmer you were, 

you made work seem not so hard

My mind can't help but picture your smile, 

ready to make me laugh once more

Shirley my friend I will meet you again 

one day on God's distant shore

I will truly miss you!

Sacrifice

Picture Jesus all perfect and all innocent
surrounding Him are many officials and officers
accusing Him and abusing Him
Can you see His back? Slashed and torn skin
Can you see His face? Black eyes, cut lips

Bruised and broken He doesn't scream or curse
but stays in perfect silence holding back the 
tortured moans of pain

Picture again the many slashes of torn and broken skin
Place a name of a friend next to each individual gash
don't forget to place your own name next to one of them
It was not Jesus who deserved to feel the agonizing pain
that man put Him through, yet He willingly endured as He 
continued to the cross


What more could we ask for in a confession of love?
What more do we need to turn from our sinful ways?
Please make Him the center of your heart and life
You will never regret it

Operation Christmas Child

As I trudge along in this wilderness with sweat covering my brow
many doubts creep through my mind somehow
What am I doing here? Is it worth the strength?

Still trudging along this wilderness as I come upon a crowd
Mothers and children everywhere seemingly abandoned somehow

I hand a boy a shoe box, his face lights up with joy
then an eagerness to see just what awaits inside
First a smirk, then a full faced smile
I have made the day for this lonely child

As he throws his arms around me with thankfulness and awe
I remember why God has called me here
Is it worth it? Yes every sweat and tear...


Praise God for the many of you who physically carry the message
of Jesus Christ daily ... AMEN!

My A- Z poem to GOD

A= lmighty        I=nspiring          Q=uizzical         Y=AHWEH
B=ut                 J=ealous            R=ighteous        Z=ealous
C=aring            K=ing                S=avior
D=eeply           L=oving             T=ender
E=ffecting         M=entor            U=plifting
F-orever           N=urturing        V=ictorious
G=lorious         O=mnipotent     W=ise
H=oly               P=owerful         eX=cellent











 

The Plain and Ordinary

As we go about our day doing the same things we normally do, we sometimes lose focus of the difference we make when we are willing to do those ordinary things. Most of the time we do these things without thanks or praise and bless you for doing it anyway. The Bible tells us that there was nothing about Jesus appearance that was extrordinary that would make us want to be drawn to Him, yet He is the most beautiful and influential being that ever was or ever will be.  Everything about God my Father in heaven makes me stand in Awe of Him. The fact that He endured Jesus pain along with Jesus when He was hanging on that cross astounds me even more. COULD YOU WATCH YOUR CHILD SUFFER FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S SAFETY? God sure did. God willed that Jesus would die for you and me and Jesus obeyed 100%. I'm sorry but I can't get the picture of the truth of God's love for me out of my mind, nor do I want to. Imagine the lack of thanks and praise that we give God daily. Yet God knew our incompetence long before He chose to make the ultimate sacrifice for us. What a wretch I am! So many of you are searching for that ultimate love, yet don't see that it's right there for you to have.It's FREE, YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT!