a Simple Thought

In a chase between cat and mouse, the mouse mostly wins. This is because the cat is running for its food and the mouse for its life.

Lesson?

PURPOSE is more powerful than NEED!

Hope that we'll learn to live life not just with a need but more with a PURPOSE!

To my Future Mother-in-Law

Precious Leigh Anne, that's how you called me
You just don't know how much it blessed me
In every writings and thoughts of you
I know the faith you're living through

Thank you, Mom Elaine
For the smile and the time you share
And for accepting this little Leigh
Into your life as you lead our way

Thank you for accepting me into your family
For the things you know in this reality
For the advices you've shared for free
That will surely help, him and me

You show your love for the One above
And unselfishly remind how to shine His light
In loving deeds and simple praise
You glorify the Lord our soul's strength

Today i have found another love in you
You are a beauty, o this so true
Your character and virtue made you so
Like my mom, daily you shine anew



We love you Mom!

We know the Lord will bless you and give you your heart's desire.

I pray we would see each other soon and share a hugs ofcourse hehe.

Thank you, Mom, for the card and for showing some love too.

Grace, love, and peace.

Youth Fellowship

Psalm 71:17
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

These are my God-given young people. I love being with them and being their senior...not a mother figure hahaha.

They are a joy to me. Life is so fulfilling asking the Lord for guidance and guiding this youth through the wisdom the Lord has given me.


Ecclesiastes 11:9
Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

I was young and innocent...but i certainly would accept the fact that in my childhood,i have made mistakes. And i am also making some. And this i know, are not hidden in His eyes. It has been accounted for in my name. And God's saving hands captured my heart. It's His heart in mine. I am one blessed daughter of a Living God.

Isaiah 40:30
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;

Like every youth, i have some weak points. But as the Bible says, my strength comes from the Lord. My Lord has not abandoned me, never will He do that because He loves me with an everlasting love and He is true in His words and promises.

2 Timothy 2:22
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Youth have struggles mostly when it comes to the works of the flesh. But once they knew Jesus and learn of His words and teachings, and understand them, they will grow as faith warriors.

I pray the youth could overcome the lustful years. May they grow and mature in faith and love for the Lord. And fear God above all!!!

Lifting my Life to God

My sole purpose...my one desire...my reason for living

I am made to WORSHIP Jesus Christ!

All the things that you will see, read and hear are all shared for the glory of God ALONE.

I will be sharing experiences - good or bad (as human) - that glorifies God above all.

The photos are all copyrighted so please no illegal downloading. Cheers!

I pray for everyone who would peeked on this page to have a peaceful heart, a blessed life, a joyful thought, and a living hope in Jesus.

" No matter what i say and do, i CANNOT save people from spiritual death. Only JESUS CHRIST can do that. "

Happy Thanksgiving

“Whereas it is the duty of all nations
to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,
to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits,
and humbly implore His protection and favor.”
George Washington

The Lord is our Giver and we are the Thanks-giver. The Lord deserves a million thanks and appreciation for all the things that He has done for us. Ultimately because of saving us and sacrificing Himself to show His deep love for us.

John 3:16 For God so love the world that He gave His only Begotten Son and whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.

On this very special day, i pray that we spend this time talking with our Savior and Provider. May it remind us of the beautiful and fruitful life He has given us as well as the strength that we are able to endure every circumstances we have in life.

The glory belongs to God alone.

Frog and Water

There's one little thing that frightens me...it's the "FROG".

The thought of it made my body shivered. I don't wanna see one. I don't wanna encounter one. I don't wanna touch or hold one.

When i was a child (literal), i used to play with friends and we're at the pond looking for frogs and some more insects.

But the fear started when i was in high school where in we needed to dissect a frog. I played with frogs but i never kill one. When we opened a frog, we begin by throwing off stones onto it's head so it will lose consciousness. Then we removed the skin and everything follows. I used "we" because it's a group activity. Even if i don't touch any part of that frog's body i felt a certain pain looking at it. I had this guilty feeling. While the other looks like enjoying what they've done, i know they don't and wont understand the pain of being killed part by part. It's a horrible scene. It's like murder. And from then on, everytime i see frogs, the fear and pain was there. I think it's more of i am afraid that if they can talk they will tell me i was the one who killed their ancestor. Oh yeah, weird i know, but that's what and how i feel. I am afraid they might bite me or do things that would hurt me.

Until now i am trying to overcome this fear. I know it's not good for my heart too because it's my heart that got affected just by seeing frogs. I wanted to be delivered from it. Oh Lord Have mercy on me.

Last week, my family and i visited my aunts place. It's near the river/pond. I like it a lot. the water's clean. People use it to wash clothes and in some place, they could drink it too. People are not allowed to throw garbage or they will be penalized. This is discipline imposed in that place. And i find it very interesting and just right.

I run and meet the water. I like it. I love it. People says it never runs dry. It's very clear and clean as i can see. Like a crystal. Living water.

The Bible mentioned about the streams of living water. Oh what a good feeling to drink on that water that never runs dry. Water that fills your body and soul. Water that comes from the Lord. The presence of God. The Spirit of God. It quenches the thirst. It made us whole.

When i see the water, i forgot about the fear. I am at peace. I am comforted by the beauty of God's creation. The Lord does awesome things.

The frogs, the water/river/pond and the half-day visit are three different things with a different impact on me. It's a mixture of feelings and thoughts. But i understand the Lord allowed fear so i could look up to Him and desire to be comforted by His spirit that flows like a living water, a living hope. The visit was like reminders of those two things. On how to overcome fear and have a living hope in the Lord. I have Jesus, what can fear do to me?

The Lord be glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Ants

Proverbs 30:25 (King James Version)

²⁵The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

These are creatures of little strength but they are much wiser and smarter than the big creatures God made.

When i was younger, i used to play with ants. Just looking at them and pointing my fingers on the way they'd go. One day i saw this red ant carrying a piece of bread on his shoulder, on the way, he passed it on to another ants and same goes goes for another.

They are weak and they knew it but it doesn't hinder their courage to save some for rainy days. They have been united...helping one another as though they are families. They served one another. They are wiser than i thought they were. One awesome creation of our Lord who is truly an awesome God.

Proverbs 6:6 (New International Version)

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!

Children are Unique..yay

Just wanna share something i've received from my daily devotions@godsminute.org


Jesus said, "LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT HINDER THEM, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE."
( MATTHEW 19:14 *NIV )

Dear Leigh Anne,
Today I will share with you something I recently received for one of our Sisters-In-Christ. Watch the spelling as it is printed just as it was written. I hope it will bring a smile to your face, and a laugh or two as well
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A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible, and here it is.....

The Children's Bible in a Nutshell

In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that.
Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did.
Then God made the world.
He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet.
Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden.....Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.

Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel.
Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something.
One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.

After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.
Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable.

God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff.
Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother.
One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.

After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.
After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore.

There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them.
After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.')

During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Democrats.
Jesus also had twelve opossums.

The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.
Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount.
But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.

Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.
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NuGen Event entitled "ANAK"

It was a great day with Jesus and young brethren. The youth, also known us "NuGen" or New Generation Youth participated happily by doing some presentation that blessed everyone.

They have been grouped into four but only three groups presented their God-given talents. The fourth group have their reason and that is accepted.

First Group sing joyfully into the Lord. Thanks be to God for the gift He have bestowed upon them and the faith that is growing in their hearts.

The second group made a dance presentation with the song, "God is Great". They have portrayed beautifully how Great God is in their young lives. Praise the Lord for the strength He have given to this young people at Church.

The Third Group sang also and made it wonderful to our soul. Each one have their gift and each one uses it. This is the best part. Being called and answering God's calling. Glory to Thy Majesty!

We hope to have another celebration in group with Jesus.

May the youth continue to seek for truth and seek Jesus in their lives.

We are advancing God's Kingdom. We know that in every events inside or outside the Church, this young people will truly be blessed by our Heavenly Father.

"ANAK" is a tagalog word for "CHILD"...for we are all called children of God according to His loving-kindness and grace.

The honor, glory and power belongs to our Lord Jesus alone!

Too Deep But True

Why Did You Make Me Black Lord ?...
Lord .... Why did you make me black?
Why did you make someone
The world would hold back?
Black is the color of dirty clothes,
Of grimy hands and feet...
Black is the color of darkness ,
Of tired beaten streets...
Why did you give me thick lips,
A broad nose and kinky hair?
Why did you create someone
Who receives the hated stare?

Black is the color of the bruised eye
When someone gets hurt...
Black is the color of darkness,
Black is the color of dirt.

Why is my bone structure so thick,
My hips and cheeks so high?
Why are my eyes brown,
And not the color of the sky?

Why do people think I'm useless?
How come I feel so used?
Why do people see my skin
And think I should be abused?

Lord, I just don't understand...
What is it about my skin?
Why is it some people want to hate me
And not know the person within?

Black is what people are "Labeled"
When others want to keep them away...
Black is the color of shadows cast...
Black is the end of the day.

Lord you know my own people mistreat me,
And you know this just ain't right...
They don't like my hair, they don't like my
Skin, as they say I'm too dark or too light!

Lord, don't you think
It's' time to make a change?
Why don't you redo creation
And make everyone the same?

GOD's Reply:
Why did I make you black?
Why did I make you black?

I made you in the color of coal
From which beautiful diamonds are formed...
I made you in the color of oil,
The black gold which keeps people warm.

Your color is the same as the rich dark soil
That grows the food you need...
Your color is the same as the black stallion and
Panther, Oh what majestic creatures indeed!

All colors of the heavenly rainbow
Can be found throughout every nation...
When all these colors are blended,
You become my greatest creation!

Your hair is the texture of lamb's wool,
Such a beautiful creature is he...
I am the shepherd who watches them,
I will ALWAYS watch over thee!

You are the color of the midnight sky,
I put star glitter in your eyes...
There's a beautiful smile hidden behind your pain...
That's why your cheeks are so high!

You are the color of dark clouds
From the hurricanes I create in September...
I made your lips so full and thick,
So when you kiss...they will remember!

Your stature is strong,
Your bone structure thick to withstand the
Burden of time...
The reflection you see in the mirror ,
That image that looks back,.. that is MINE!

So get off your knees,
Look in the mirror and tell me what you see?
I didn't make you in the image of darkness...
I made you in the image of ME!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Todd Scheid, uncle Jim's son won in the Wheel of Fortune Boston edition. We've prayed for it. And he won. Thanks be to God. Glory to God in the Highest.

It's for a good cause. May the Lord give Todd wisdom in handling all the blessings. And bless him more and his family.

Thank you Lord for an answered prayer with a YES!!!

Here's an intro to the game...ofcourse with Todd. Click here

To God be the Glory!!!