Bubbles!!

Yay!  You found the bubbles that someone left just for you! Bubbles are always
fun and they produce lots of giggles at my house, but only if we actually open
the bottle and blow through the wand.  The bubble solution in this bottle will
not and can not become a bubble unless it becomes subjected to a force, gets
stretched and then gets filled with air!  That's a lot like me when I became a
Christian.  God revealed to me His authority, then I took a step of faith to
believe and once I did, He filled me with the power and presence of the Holy
Spirit.  Wow!  Had I not become a believer in Christ I would have never reached
my full potential. Ephesians 4:1 says it like this "I, a prisoner for serving
the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been
called by God."  You can stay in the bottle like the rest of the solution or you
can surrender yourself to God calling you today!
    We pray that this gift and the message of Christ has touched you in some
way. If you have a story of how God is working in your life, please share that
with us.

Smile Card

Today you have received a smile!  Some days, you just need one!  There are lots of things that make me smile.  I was taking pictures of my daughters and their friends this weekend and I noticed that as I was taking the pictures I was smiling uncontrollably!  Their little smiles were just beaming from ear to ear and I couldn't help but smile back.  Today at Walmart, we saw a man in a wheelchair.  He was slow, but when he saw my kids, he just lite up and smiled....this made me smile.  Smiles are contagious.  Smiles remind us of happy times and happy feelings.  Smiles are so uplifting and can change your whole attitude.  Have you ever been around someone who complains and you smile and they all of the sudden stop and smile back?  In Job 9:27 says:

If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’

Forget your complaints.  Forget those saddening feelings.  Hand those feelings over to an almighty God that can take those frowns and turn them into smiles.  Keep this card to help you remember that a smile is contagious.  That a smile can change a persons whole day!  You were made with a beautiful face and smile.......Use it!!



POPCORN

I’m so glad you have found the popcorn we left for you!! Don’t you just love RedBox…one of the greatest inventions EVER!!! And what better to go with a good movie than popcorn!! One of my favorite things to do is snuggle up on the couch and watch a movie with some yummy buttery popcorn! I was making popcorn the other day and for some reason my 19 month old thought it was the funniest thing he had seen all day I think. He giggled and giggled….it got me thinking about how I can totally relate to popcorn right now!! You see I am surrounded by the most wonderful ladies at my church. We have just come alive with the energy of Jesus in the past couple months and I love it!! My insides feel like a bunch of popcorn is just popping and popping!!! Between the bible studies, our awesome worship time on Sundays and the encouragement I get from the ladies I am surrounded by, my life is just popping with the Holy Spirit! I am constantly reminded every day how much Jesus loves me and wants to use me for His service. With recent experiences in my life, I have decided that I am no longer going to sit around and let this popping inside of me go to waste, I am going to GO AND DO the things Jesus lays on my heart. When the Holy Spirit “pops” something into my mind and I know it is lead by my Lord and Savior I am going to put that popping to good use! It will only bless me and others around me.

As silly as it may sound, you can experience this popping inside of you too!! When we sit still long enough and ask God to speak to us, HE WILL. One of the most important things is knowing how to discern the voice of God and know when he is speaking to you. I encourage you to read Gods word daily, learn how He teaches and how much He personally loved everyone. My pastor has mentioned a lot recently how we should love love love the people in our life and the people we come in contact with. What better way to express Gods endless, faithful, gracious, forgiving love than to do the same thing to everybody that we meet.

Thank you for reading our blog and I hope you experience the “popping” of the Holy Spirit in your life soon!!!

This blog entry is dedicated to the lovely ladies at Sardis Baptist Church and the endless encouragement you give me to be like Jesus! Thank you for the wise leadership and understanding you always show everyone!

Sharpie Pen

Happy Teachers week!  The school year is almost over and supplies are probably
running low so here is a little boost to get you through. I love sharpies, I
always need a few around. They are bold and can write on anything. I was just
looking through my sons weekend folder for his tests.  I love that I can very
quickly see the corrections that need to be made because his teacher has used a
sharpie to circle those things. That reminds me of  Hebrews 12:1-2
       
          Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on
Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he
endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God.

If you are a believer in Christ, then there is a race marked out for you. 
Continue to run it with perseverance. Jesus is the author of our faith and he
has the authority to do some editing in our lives. Can you see where He is at
work in you?  Circling some things that need to be changed? 

Father, I thank you for these teachers. I pray that you bless them in a special
way and they feel your power and presence in their lives. I ask that if anyone
reading this can not say they are in Christ, that you will reveal yourself to
them and call them to believe.  Then they will begin a new life in the race you
have set before them. Father thank you for the conviction that the Holy Spirit
brings, help us to see you boldly through your word, continue to walk in your
ways, and run this race......