Prayer of Dedication

Dear Heavenly Father,
I give myself to you today,
I present my mind to you..my reasonings,
my imaginations, my memory ( that I would
remember your Words..your rhema words)

I present my eyes that I might see You
clearly as you are, that I might see
myself as you see me, that I might
see others through your eyes.

I present my ears to you that I might
hear your voice; my mouth that I might
speak the words you give me to speak,
that I would speak words of kindness

I present my heart to you, that I might
love you more and more; I present my
hopes and desires unto you that I might
fulfill your desires; I present my will
to you that I might be obedient to you,
that the intent of my heart would be
unselfish and to your glory and honor.

I present my hands to you that I might
serve others; I present my feet unto
you that I might go into the places
you send me to share the gospel with
those who have never heard.

I thank you Father for so loving me that
you gave yourself to me through your Son,
the Lord Jesus Christ.

What a Day

As I sat watching the Presidental Inaguration I was impressed
with several aspects....the tremendous amount of people in
attendance,the seriousness of this event, the trumpets blowing
to announce the entrance of each important person, the finality
taking place as a result of a decision made a few months ago.

I couldn't help but think of that great event which will take
place when King Jesus is crowned Lord of Lords and King of Kings.
Every individual on the whole earth will be present...every knee
shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus is Lord...
Everyone will have to give account to the finality of a decision
that they have made ......to accept Him as Saviour and Lord or
to reject the eternal life He has to offer.....When the trumpet
blows to announce His coming what a glorious day that will be!

Jesus Alone is Worthy

Praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him in the morning,
Praise Him in the noon time,
Praise Him when the sun goes down.

Love Him, love Him
Love Him in the morning,
Love Him in the noon time,
Love Him when the sun goes down

Thank Him, thank Him
Thank Him in the morning,
Thank Him in the noon time,
Thank Him when the sun does down.

Worship Him, worship Him
Worship Him in the morning,
Worship Him in the noon time,
Worship Him when the sun goes down.

For Jesus is worthy of all praise and honor and glory
At all times, in all circumstances, in all places
From all people, in all languages, in all nations.

Stretching

Yesterday, Lynelle had wrist surgery. It was
minor surger and went very well. I drove
her home afterwards. I felt anxious about
driving in Atlanta area traffic.

I have been reading Victoria Osteen's
book, "Love Your Life" . In one chapter
she talks about stretching yourself. I
quote, "A lot of things in life don't
necessary feel good, but they are necessary
to stretch you...I will keep stretching and
growing and learning and not allow fear to
to hold me back".

As I walked around the apartment complex yesterday
I came to a place where there were stepping stones.
I thought, "I must step out of my comfort zone and
not be fearful to drive in Atlanta traffic. The
Lord has been helping me to do that. I drove
Lynelle to her doctor's appointment today. I
felt less apprehensive. Thank you, Lord

My Husband's Eyes

"What a beautiful day for flying. There is not a
cloud in the sky", stated my husband. I responded,
"But there there is a cloud in your eye" This was
due to the fact that I would be flying to Atlanta
to visit our family for two weeks; perhaps he would
come later.

At the airport my husband let me off with my luggage
at the entrance to the gates while he went to park the
car. I became a little restless being too easily
anxious about getting on the plane on time. When
my husband came he was given a pass to go through
security with me; however, he had to return to
the car to leave a certain item that wouldn't pass
security. I went on ahead and had boarded the plane
just before he arrived at the gate to bid me
good-bye once more.

On the plane I remembered that our pastor had
talked about the importance of our countenance.
Part of our countenance is our eyes. I wrote
the following poem which expresses what I feel
shows in my husband's eyes (countenance) and
sometimes in my eyes (countenance)

MY HUSBAND'S EYES

My Husband's eyes are filled with love,
They reflect that gentle spirit that
comes from above.

He looked into my face so longingly
as I went on ahead,
His eyes were filled with sacrificial love
No words needed to be said

Sometimes his eyes twinkle with delight
When all our grand-babies are in sight.

His eyes are attentive to my needs
But not my needs only, does he see
For those hurting in all the world, he pleas


Do my eyes reflect a deep trust, or resolute
determination to do it on my own?
If I am abiding in God's rest
Then His glory will be shown

When Jesus Passed By

When Jesus passed by
He called men to follow HIm
They put their fishing nets aside
In His work they would abide

When Jesus passed by
He saw Levi sitting at the gate
To follow Jesus he put aside all earthy gain
Eternal life he would obtain

When Jesus passed by
A blind man recieved his sight
His spiritual eyes could also see
That Jesus was the Son of God

When Jesus passed by
He stopped the funeral procession
For the grieving He had compassion
And raised the dead to live again

When Jesus passed by
A woman reached out
Touched the hem of His garment
And was made whole

When Jesus passed by
He saw Zaccheus up in the tree
He saw his repentant heart
And from sin he was set free

Jesus still is passing by today
His heart with compassion filled
Reach and out by faith
Touch Jesus as He passes by

Jesus will outshine them all

Driving home from Hillsboro dad and I saw the
most beautiful sunset. The entire sky was
filled with various clouds, colors and designs.
Looking to the West, were feathery cloud
formations which shone with an orange-golden hue;
to the South were pink-reddish clouds that had a
rippling look. As we drove on we noticed a
feathery cloud which reminded me of a jet stream -
it lay diagonally acrossthe sky for a very long
distance having a pink glow at one end, gradually
turning to white at the smaller end. As I thought
about the beautiful picture that God had painted,
Dad began to sing a song about how magnificant
heaven will be,,,,

The sparkling river a flowing, happy faces aglowing,
land of splendo where never comes night.
The golden glass gives reflectionto the
city's perfection, but Jesus will outshine them all.
Mansions will glisten on the hills of glory,
Happy reunions on streets of gold. Angel hosts singing
glad praises forever, but Jesus will outshine them all.

Accomplishment

Yesterday I finished one of the "small" goals that I
had written on my "to do" list. I put all up to date
pictures on my "baby picture board".....However, they
aren't babies anymore, but all my sweet little
grand-children growing up! I felt a sense of
accomplishment in finishing a task. I almost
finished another small task of putting pictures of
my grand-children on the calendar which I received
for Christmas.

Accomplishment is a God given incentive. I read
something so special this morning in John chapter
19, it says that Jesus knowing that all things were
finished, gave up His life. Jesus had the power to
lay down His life and to take up His life again.If
He had come down from the cross before all was
finished according to God's Word, our salvation
would not have been accomplished. Lord, help me
and everyone who reads this to remember that You
who went all the way to the finish line are able
to give us strength to finish all those tasks great
or small which you give us to do

New Year's Thoughts

So many things on my mind
So many things to do
So many things to remember
So many plans to carry out

But above all this is ....

Getting to know you, Jesus
Getting to know you better;
Getting to love you, Lord
Getting to love you more

Spending time alone in your presence
Getting to know what is on your mind
Willing to fulfill your desire
Will make such a difference in my life

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are my ways highter than your ways, and your
thoughts than my thoughts....Isaiah 55:9