I Searched For You

'via Blog this'

                                            

                               Hallelujah by Three Talented Girls - Jodi, Alana & Morgan 

Please watch this beautiful & encouraging

song. Sung by three beautiful Godly

women. It's life changing.

                                              I Searched Heaven For You 

Last night I dreamed I went to Heaven

My time on earth was through.
And as I admired God's glorious land
I began to look for you.
I knew that before I was called home,
Your time had come to die.
But as I searched in every mansion,
In helplessness I asked Him "Why?"
I began to remember how close we were
When in this world we lived.
But then I remembered that never once
Did we talk about God's Gift.
Then in an instant I was transferred
To a place that was void of God.
The screams and cries got louder and louder,
The flames were high and hot.
Then a voice said "You desired to see
The friend that you once loved.
He's down here with Satan where people go
Who knew not the Lord above."

Then I saw you walking through
The flames that lept so high,
Picking up bodies by the head
And looking them in the eyes.
Someone said you were looking for
The preachers who lied to you.
Then I remembered how you went to church,
At least a time or two.
Then I went back to where Jesus was,
And cried that now I knew:
You'd spend forever in a place called Hell.
If only I'd witnessed to you!
Then I awoke and realized
It all was just a dream.
Now I have another chance;
It's not as bad as it had seemed.
God said "I've told you what to do.
Go and share My Word.
One can't have faith and believe
In something they've never heard."
I thanked Him for another day,
An opportunity to serve my Lord,
And a chance to do what I neglected
All the days that went before.Author Unknown

HUGS & Blessing to all that read it

and share Jesus with others. Just as

I am now doing with you.

Donna

Enchanted Serenity of Period Films: MEET THE CHARACTERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY

Enchanted Serenity of Period Films: MEET THE CHARACTERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY:

'via Blog this'

This has got to be one of my most favorite shows from PBS & BBC. Check out the link above. Will be going into season 3 in 2013. I can't wait! Check out the link above.
I am sure there is a way to watch all of season 1 and 2 online.

Enchanted Serenity of Period Films: MEET THE CHARACTERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY

Enchanted Serenity of Period Films: MEET THE CHARACTERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY:

'via Blog this'

This has got to be one of my most favorite shows from PBS & BBC. Check out the link above. Will be going into season 3 in 2013. I can't wait! Check out the link above.
I am sure there is a way to watch all of season 1 and 2 online.

Epicurious.com: Recipes, Menus, Cooking Articles & Food Guides

Epicurious.com: Recipes, Menus, Cooking Articles & Food Guides:

'via Blog this'

About the Hostess | Can You Stay For Dinner?

About the Hostess | Can You Stay For Dinner?: "Five years ago I lost 135 lbs and have maintained it ever since. I started this blog because I wanted to share my own walk through life, loss, and love of food. I had a library to fill with my thoughts on food, eating, and what goes best with chocolate. A zillion and one dishes in my recipe box. A kitchen to invite you all into."

'via Blog this'

Who Has Ever Done A Meme?

I got hooked on Meme's when I was a part of the AOL journal group yrs ago lol. This Meme came from a great lady name Chrissy. I wish I knew how to find her over here on Blogger.

This was originally  posted on 11/30/07

I will share my answers in a few days :-). 

Please link this post and let me know if you have participated

in the Meme. I want to come visit and see all of your fun answers :-).

1. If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would you say? 

2. Do you trust all of your friends?
3. Would you move to another state or country to be with the one you love?
4. Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
5. Can you make a dollar in change right now?
6. Which one of your friends do you think would make the best doctor? 

7. Are you afraid of falling in love?
8. What is your favorite color and why?

9. Is there someone who pops into your mind at random times?
10. Whats your most favorite scar?
11. When was the last time you flew in a plane?
12. What did the last text message you sent say?

14. Fill in the blank. I love: 

17. How many kids do you want to have?
18. Would you make a good parent? 

19. On your Myspace/FB where was your default picture taken?
20. Whats your middle name?
21. Honestly, whats on your mind right now? 

22. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
23. Who was or will be the maid of honor/ best man in your wedding?
24. What are you wearing right now?
25. Righty or Lefty?
26. Best place to eat?
27. Favorite jeans?
28. Favorite animal?
29. Favorite juice?
30. Have you had the chicken pox?
31. Have you had a sore throat? 

32. Ever had a bar fight?
33. Who knows you the best?
34. Shoe size?
35. Do you wear contact lenses or glasses?
36. Ever been in a fight with your pet?
37. Been to Mexico?
38. Did you buy something today?
39. Did you get sick today?
40. Do you miss someone today?
41. Did you get in a fight with someone today?
42. When is the last time you had a massage?
43. Last person to lay in your bed?
44. Last person to see you cry?
45. Who made you cry?
46. What was the last TV show you watched?
47. What are your plans for the weekend?
48. Who do you think will play along? Not sure. But I hope many.
49. Who was the last person you hung out with?
50. If your "significant other" asked you to marry them TODAY what would you say? 

Copy and play along.

HUGS~Donna

John's Musings About Whatever: The Songs of Israel----Choosing God’s Heritage

John's Musings About Whatever: The Songs of Israel----Choosing God’s Heritage

Covenant Of Salt

Hexagonal stress tiles on saltpan near Badwater, sunrise. Death Valley National Park, California, USA.

Covenant Of Salt

Since ancient times salt has had an important place in the lives of people. It is not only a preservative, but makes food palatable, and men and animals instinctively seek to supplement or improve their regular diet with it.

Salt was a necessary ingredient in the Levitical sacrifices. It represented the covenant of God which was one of permanent continuance and perpetual obligation: And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Lev 2:13.

The custom of pledging friendship or confirming a compact by eating food containing salt is still retained among Arabic speaking people. The Arabic word for salt and for a compact or treaty is the same. Once an Arab has received in his tent even his worst enemy and has eaten salt (food) with him, he is bound to protect his guest as long as he remains.

The Lord gave over the kingdom of Israel to King David and his sons by a covenant of salt. 2 Chr 13:5. This was a pledge from God, and an unconditional promise, that the kingdom would remain in the Davidic line.

In Matt 5:13 the Lord calls the believers the salt of the earth. Salt is a preservative. If we have God's salt in us we can preserve a witness to His truth, and see His purposes fulfilled in and through our lives. Salt that has been contaminated loses its strength when subjected to extremes of temperature and climate (especially dampness), because the impurities react chemically with the salt and rob it of its savor, making it good for nothing - useless.

Believers are surrounded continually by evil and impurity. This evil can overwhelm anyone if the proper precautions are not taken. We must be filled with the Word of God. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom... Col 3:16. Then, and only then, can Col 4:6 be fulfilled in our lives: Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Christians should be worth their salt and not be laid on the shelf because they have lost their savor. The secret - faithfulness to the Word.

                                         Love & Blessings to all 

If this devotional has blessed you or opened your eyes to what the LORD is saying, please leave me a comment. I'd love to hear from you. And please share this with someone today :-).


By~http://www.believer.com

Thump Thud-Thump-Thud?

By~Max Lucado



When a potter bakes a pot, he checks its solidity by pulling it out of theoven and thumping it. If it “sings,” it’s ready. If it “thuds,” it’s placed back in the oven.The character of a person is also checked by thumping. Been thumped lately?
Late-night phone calls. Grouchy teacher. Grumpy moms. Burnt meals. Flat tires. You've-got-to-be-kidding deadlines. Those are thumps. Thumps are those irritating inconveniences that trigger the worst in us. They catch us off guard. Flat-footed. They aren't the big enough to be crises, but if you get enough of them, watch out! Traffic jams. Long lines. Empty mailboxes. Dirty clothes on the floor. Even as I write this, I’m being thumped. Because of interruptions, it has taken me almost two hours to write these two paragraphs. Thump. Thump. Thump.
How do I respond? Do I sing? Or do I thud? Jesus said that out of the nature of the heart a man speaks (Luke 6:45).There’s nothing like a good thump to reveal the nature of a heart. The true character of a person is seen not in momentary heroics but in the thump-packed humdrum of day-to-day living. If you have a tendency to thud more than you sing, take heart.There is hope for us “thudders”:
1. Begin by thanking God for thumps. I don't mean a half-hearted thank-you. I mean a rejoicing, jumping-for-joy thank-you from the bottom ofyour heart (James 1:2). Chances are that God is doing the thumping. And he's doing it for your own good. So every thump is a reminder that God is molding you (Hebrews 12:5–8).
2. Learn from each thump. Face up to the fact that you are not “thump-proof.” You are going to be tested from now on. You might as well learn from the thumps —you can't avoid them. Look upon each inconvenience as an opportunity to develop patience and persistence. Each thump will help you or hurt you, depending on how you use it.
3. Be aware of thump-slump times. Know your pressure periods. For me Mondays are infamous for causing thump-slumps. Fridays can be just as bad. For all of us, there are times during the week when we can anticipate an unusual amount of thumping. The best way to handle thump-slump times? Head on. Bolster yourself with extra prayer, and don't give up. Remember, no thump is disastrous. All thumps work for good if we are loving and obeying God


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wow!

When I read this devotional today it gave me great pause. 

I had to stop and think about ALL the daily :Thump-Thuds"

I have every day!

And how I respond to each of them. I thought about all the times

I came out of the oven and sounded like a "thud." Only to be put back

into the oven so that one day I'd sing :-). It made me smile.

God is so good!

He is always showing, opening, giving us opportunities in our lives

to respond and react to the "Thumps" in our lives. I just never

thought of it in this way.

For me I know this analogy will stay with me forever.

Somethings just do. Maybe it will help me to come out

of the trials~"oven" Singing more :-). 

I take comfort in knowing, even if I come out with a thud

God won't give up on me. He will just put me right back

into the oven~until I come out singing.

That to me is already something to sing about :-).

Blessings & Love to all

Donna

I Have A Blessing To Share!!!

The Lamb in Jesus Arms is me :). That's exactly how I feel. I had known for a while that something was wrong with my heart. The sharp chest pains, shortness of breath, pain actually a strong ache down my left arm. But I was scared to see a Cardiologist. More fearful that I would have a heart attack. Both fears were colliding.

Last month I went to my family Dr. to talk about getting the Lap Band surgery. He said in order for that to happen I would need a clean bill of health from a Cardiologist. God was already working out a plan for me.

So I met with the Cardiologist and he suggested that I do an I V Stress test. I can't walk. Then he had the team do 2 kinds of echogardiograms on me. Three days later I went back for the results. The echogardiograms showed a problem. So he set me up for an Angioplasty in the hospital. I had the angioplasty going through my right arms main artery, He wanted better pictures to find the blockages. And he did. I had 2-85% blockages in my veins and there were side by side from one another, I also have close to a 50% blockage in the back of my heart in a vein.

So my wonderful Dr. while doing the angioplasty went ahead and put a longer stent in my heart to open both blockages! The other blockage in the back were going to wait. They put me on a blood thinner called Effient and chlosterol med called Lipitor.

That evening after the surgery I already felt 100% better. I could walk around and not be short of breath or have chest pains! I was in awe :). Even 4 days later I catch myself smiling-because no sharp chest pains or shortness of breath. To me it's my miracle. And God was holding me close to Him the whole time :).

I'd like to show you a quick video of how they go in and do the angioplasty and put the stent in. It's not graphic, It's all animated.

Go to this link

http://heart-disease.emedtv.com/angioplasty/angioplasty.html

go down and click on video for angioplasty.

It's the first video that you'll come to. It's quite amazing :). And it gave me back my life :).