The Only Way

 
 
 
 
“What exactly does God want us to do? The people asked.
Jesus answered, ‘God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.’” John 6:28-29
Jesus says to believe in the One that God sent.
Our sins are too great for us to do enough good works to balance the scales or wipe them out. Our [...]

BEFORE I WAS A MOM:

Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
Before I was a Mom,
I slept as late as I wanted
I never tripped over toys
I never forgot words of lullabies.

I’m a Child of God

As we try and find a way to deal with all the “stuff” thrown at us everyday, let’s all try to keep in mind that we are part of the heavenly “Royal Family”. As children of God we are heirs to the glory God is preparing for us even now.

Romans 8:16-18 
The Spirit himself testifies [...]

Happy 2009

Here we are at the start of a new year. We hope everyone is excited to see what God has in store for us this year. We can’t wait to experience a year full of God’s glory.
2008 was a tough year for us, and we are thankful God’s mercy got us through it. We learned a lot, and we grew [...]

More of You Lord

More of You Lord – It’s time to give it all over to God and stop relying on SELF. I thnk we could all agree that we are not nearly as capable as God.
 
“I can handle anything life throws at me by myself. I don’t need anyone’s help”
“I have a great career and I worked [...]

One Nation Under You – A Prayer For This Country

One Nation Under You
By Jim Ramsey
 
 
Rain mercy on this nation God
Though most Your love deny
Not everyone can see Your truth
On self they do rely
 
This country started long ago
One nation under You
The faith that built this land so strong
Has somehow gone askew
 
The evil one has gained much ground
Our government we doubt
We pray our leaders hear your [...]

I’m Free

I’m Free
By Jim Ramsey
 
I’m free I’m free
My debt the Lord did pay
I’m free I’m free
God’s light will show the way
 
I’m free I’m free
God sent His only son
I’m free I’m free
The victory’s been won
 
I’m free I’m free
Satan has no hold on me
I’m free I’m free
By Christ’s authority
 
I’m free I’m free
Shout the message everyday
I’m free I’m free
God [...]

Celebrate – A Poem For Those In Recovery

Written by Jim Ramsey 
 
 
As I look back on life
and all those wasted years
I wade through the guilt
like a river of tears
 
I know I cant change
all the things from before
but Lord hear me now
it’s over…no more
 
Lord I celebrate
As I live life anew
Lord I celebrate
My victory’s in you
 
Lord I celebrate
Help me live day by day
Lord I celebrate
As the [...]

God Has A Plan. Get Ready.

I have been asking God to take control of my life for a long time, but like most of us I struggle with not allowing Him “full access”. Lately I have been afraid that I would not see God’s desire for me and my self-serving desires would take me in the wrong direction. So I kept asking God to make [...]

One Year Anniversary

Today is our blog’s one year anniversary. It seems like it was just yesterday that we brought this little corner of the blogging world to life. During those long days of gestation we wondered. What will it look like? Will it be functional?  Will everyone like it? Just like everyone else that has brought a [...]

The Joy of Being Attacked by Satan

Over the last few weeks my beautuful wife and I have had a continuing conversation about something that we cant seem to fully understand.
Why does life seem like a neverending series of crises for some people, and a walk in a rose filled park for others?
It can be said that the people walking through the [...]

Jim and Helen Go To NASCAR

NOTE: Posting this entry in a timely manner, necessitated an abbreviated shorthand of sorts in the form of this acronym: IANMTU which means, “I am not making this up.”
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Jimmy first proposed to me at a car racing event so I was eager to return to the glory days when he asked me to go with [...]

Daily Vitamin, 3-4-09: Risk…The Fertilizer For Our Fruit

I have heard it said that faith is going to the edge of everything you know, and taking one more step. Why do most of us shutter at taking that one risky step? We can easily travel to the edge and look out at the unknown, but taking that one risky step of faith seems impossible.
God has provided [...]

Pink Vitamin February 14: Be Not A Slave to Your Own Past

 ”Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I copied this from the Word Ferret blog at http://elizadashwood.wordpress.com/  and I thought it [...]

Pink Vitamin February 4, 2008: The No-Complaint Zone

The No-Complaint Zone
Last year, the Rev. Will Bowen of Kansas City, Mo. gave a sermon challenging listeners not to complain for 21 consecutive days. He says 21 days is the length of time it takes to form — or break — a habit. He handed out purple bracelets as a reminder for them.Bowen encouraged people [...]

1-27 Daily Vitamin: I just took down our Christmas tree.

 I just took down our Christmas tree. Really. A few minutes ago the last of the ornaments descended from their perch overlooking our living room. Previous Christmases visitors should know that the tree was quite a bit bigger this year since Jim and I liberated a tall, proud spruce from my mom’s “attic of holiday [...]

Daily Vitamin – 1/23/08

There is a lot of talk these days about the “Law of Attraction.” The most common definition goes something like this…
“Individuals experience physical and mental manifestations corresponding to their predominant thoughts, feelings, words, and actions; and that they thereby have the ability to control the reality of their lives through thought alone.” (Thanks Wikipedia)
I know this [...]

Daily Vitamin 1/8/08

Do This in Remembrance of Me
I took communion for the first time in April of 1974, and over the years I have gone through various phases of “remembrance”. From overwhelming emotions to going through the motions. In thirty-odd years I have been from one end of the spectrum to the other, but in the summer [...]

Scriptural Resolutions For 2008

The best way to start the year is to reaffirm our love for God, and our desire to live in His light. Here’s a list of “Reaffirming” scriptures that have already started off our year. Take a minute and add a couple of your own.
May God bless us all as we begin a new year. 
1 Corinthians 16:13
Isaiah 43:18
1 Peter 1:13
1 [...]

Housecalls

Housecalls
I am sharing my home with another man today. And this is not the first time. I did it two weeks ago too.
I am letting him dictate the day and time. I have structured my whole day around his appearance. I am accepting less than forthcoming details on when he will arrive or when he [...]

1-2 Pink Vitamin: Weight Loss

 Weight Loss
Were the holidays good to you? Are you wearing more than the sweater from Uncle Fred? Here is a sure-fire weight loss strategy guaranteed to take pounds off immediately, if not sooner.
Forgive Yourself! Then forget it.
God has forgiven you, but better even than that, God has forgotten about what He forgave!
Jim gently reminded me [...]

12-31 Last Words/First Words

So what will your last words be for 2007? Hooray!? Yippee!?
What will your first words be for 2008?
It matters, you know…consider it.
Consider also beginning a new tradition tonight…
As you are thinking about your resolutions, consider writing four: one resolution for your family, one for your vocation, one for your avocation, and one just for yourself.
Tonight, [...]

Best Quotes We Found in 2007 Part 2

Today’s thoughts are tomorrow’s actions. Today’s jealousy is tomorrow’s temper tantrum. Today’s bigotry is tomorrow’s hate crime. Today’s anger is tomorrow’s abuse. Today’s lust is tomorrow’s adultery. Today’s greed is tomorrow’s embezzlement. Today’s guilt is tomorrow’s fear. Today’s thoughts are tomorrow’s actions. Can that be why Paul writes, “love…keeps no record of wrongs” 1 Cor. [...]

Pink Vitamin: December 26, 2007 Left Side

 I Will Be Your Left Side
A story for you on true giving:
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Pink Vitamin December 13, 2007:Selfishness

 Selfishness
I don’t usually write while in the bathroom. Multitasking has its place but there are limits. Today, however was an exception. The faculty bathroom in this New Mexico school was probably decorated by the design team of Southern Living magazine. In the bathroom was one of those Sentiment-of-the-Day calendars. Probably everyone wondered why I left the bathroom, [...]