Entries from June 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Monday Quote

Being free and maintaining freedom are not synonymous. To stay free requires work.
Bruce Lampert, Senior Pastor, Hendrick Health Center

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Why Should I Praise God?

Why should I praise God? Because it gets my focus off myself and onto God so I can talk to Him and not at Him. That’s why we start with praise. If you want help learning how to praise God, read through the Psalms. Many of them were written simply to praise God. If you [...]

Monday, June 22, 2009

Monday Quote

 
 
 
 
 
 
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.      
WWII General George S. Patton

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Be Strong–HINT–It is Not Easy

“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your
word.” Psalm 119:114
“He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even
though many oppose me.” Psalm 55:18
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you
will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart.” Psalm 91:4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Monday Quote

      
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you care about people, you hold them accountable.
Dr. Mimi Silbert, Delancey Street Foundation, San Francisco
 

Friday, June 12, 2009

Beauty Out Of Ashes

Are you dwelling in the ashes and dust right now? Do you feel
like Job when he said in Job 30:19, “He throws me into the mud,
and I am reduced to dust and ashes?” Are you in a desert place?
Count it all joy because that means that God is preparing you. He
is getting you ready [...]

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

PayDay~~Spiritual Paychecks

If we can force ourselves to go to work when we don’t
want to in order to get a pay check, then we can force ourselves to press further into God and get our spiritual paycheck. Yes we will do it. We will wrestle from God the blessings He has for our families. We will pray [...]

Monday, June 8, 2009

Monday Quote

The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Gyatso

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Our Garden Is Growing!

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as the paint, and the soil and sky as the canvas—working with nature provides the technique. *

Jim planted this garden a few weeks ago and we already have veggies showing up.
*Quote from Elizabeth Murray, painter and garden designer

Monday, June 1, 2009

Monday Quote

  Faith is believing God 
  more than we believe
  anything else~    
  Joyce Meyer