Attitudes

As Christians, WE ARE IN A FISH BOWL!
People are watching our every move, every word, they are watching our body language!
We are being watched. When people drive by our Church buildings, we are being watched....are the grounds well kept?
How are we treating each other as we come down the steps after services?
How are we treating each other
in our homes? Do we have an un-saved loved one watching and thinking, I don't want any part of that Christian stuff....just look how they are treating each other!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are we showing the LOVE of Christ to one and all? .....Wake up...we are being watched...What is your attitude, is it reflecting Christ?

Food for Thought-Morning Devotion

I’m Right; You Must Be Wrong

My friend Ria admires the great blue heron’s amazing 6-foot spread of wings and marvels at his majestic appearance. She welcomes the sight of him gliding in for a landing on a small island in the middle of the pond near her home.
Now, I can appreciate that the heron is a marvelous and unique creature. But I don’t ever want to spot him in my backyard! That’s because I know he won’t be there just to admire the garden.
No, this not-so-fine-feathered version of persona non grata (someone not welcome) will be checking out our pond for a take-out fish dinner!
So, am I right? Or is Ria? Why can’t we agree? Different personalities, history, or knowledge can color people’s views. It doesn’t mean that one person is right and the other wrong, yet sometimes we can be unkind, rigid, and judgmental if there is not agreement. I’m not talking about sin—but just a difference in opinion or perspective. We need to take care in judging others’ thinking, motives, and actions because we too desire that kind of benefit of the doubt (Luke 6:37).
Can we learn from someone who sees things with a different perspective? Do we need to practice a little patience and love? I’m so grateful that God is abundantly patient and loving with me. — Cindy Hess Kasper

You’ve been so patient with us, Lord,Though we are slow to hear;Give us the grace to show such loveTo those we hold so dear. —K. De Haan

A little love can make a big difference.

Luke 6:37-42
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Devotion taken from Our Daily Bread

Phone

I don't know who reads this anymore, and that is neither here nor there now. But,
I know that my heavenly Father knows my needs even before I do.
A couple of days ago I posted a prayer request for my cell phone that I had dropped
when irrigating the pasture around 9:30-10 in the evening. I had dropped it
on the ditch bank, not in the ditch, it had recieved enough water to shut
it self off. When I found it, I came home and posted this request......thank you
Lord God, thank you Lord God.....we tried the phone this morning and it works, PTL!

Please Pray

This will probably sound pretty dumb to some, but here goes.
I dropped my cell phone while I was irrigating tonite. I didn't drop it in the ditch,
just on the ditch bank. At least 30 minutes had elapsed from the time I dropped it, till
the time I found it AND, I want to praise the Lord, HE led my right to it, you see it was
dark out AND the pasture is knee deep in grass, not to mention the irrigating going
on!
I know it is just a phone, and there are so many others things that could be prayed about and for, but the bible talks about the
desires of our hearts....this phone still has pics on it that Damon sent me...so please
pray for my phone...thank you and God Bless you.

Happy Mother's Day

To all of YOU Mothers on Mother's Day.

"Happy Mother's Day" means more, Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things We never get to say.
It means I love you first of all, Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me, And that I honor you.
But most of all, it means That I am thinking of You on this,
your day, With pleasure and with love.

I miss my Momma tonite. I thought I would never be without her.
Dear Lord, Help me be the Mother to Kasey, that my Mother was to me.

God Bless each of you and Please remember your Mother...on this day and every day.

Where does the TIME GO!

Can you believe it? IT IS MAY ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Mother used to tell me, times flies when you are having fun! SHEW!
We are in the 5th month of 2009, it is going so FAST!
I have 16 days left to work, before school is out for the summer.
It has been 13 years, since I have had summers off....I am not sure what to
do with myself. I am thinking of asking for a migrant route, that would
take up 6 weeks, I think, I could then deal with 6 weeks off this summer.
3 weeks before the migrant route and 3 weeks after the migrant route!
I know in that time frame, there will be family camp and convention and
Mr Leonard wants us to make several trips to the hills to get firewood for the
winter. I hope also to get a trip in there sometime to my BFF in pocatello to go
4 wheeling for a couple of days....but I am not on my own schedule, I am on the
Lord's. So I will wait and see what it is HE would have me to do.
Hope all is well in blogland......ME.