Today's Quote 

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Sharing Your Life Message - Week #3 Devotional

I am taking a bit of short cut this week on (last weeks) devotion.  I liked what this had to say and maybe when I get a little bit of time I will sit down and share my own testimony. 

This little light of mine!

“Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony of God in them.” (1 John 5:10a GW)

“Your lives are echoing the Master’s Word .... The news of your faith in God is out. We don’t even have to say anything anymore – you’re the message!” (1 Thessalonians 1:8 MSG)

When you became a believer, you also became God’s messenger. God wants to speak to the world through you. Paul said, “We speak the truth before God, as messengers of God.” (2 Corinthians 2:17b NCV)

Your Life Message includes your life lessons. These are insights you’ve learned about God, relationships, problems, temptations, and other aspects of life. David prayed, “God, teach me lessons for living so I can stay the course.” (Psalm 119:33 MSG)

Sadly, we never learn from a lot that happens to us. Of the Israelites, the Bible says, “Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned – until finally their sins destroyed them.” (P 106:43 MSG) You’ve probably met people like that.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others. There isn’t enough time to learn everything in life by trial and error. We must learn from the life lessons of one another. The Bible says, “A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than … jewelry made of the finest gold.” (Proverbs 25:12 TEV)

Write down the major life lessons you’ve learned so you can share them with others. We should be grateful Solomon did this, because it gave us the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, which are filled with practical lessons on living. Imagine how much needless frustration could be avoided if we learned from each other’s life lessons.

Mature people develop the habit of extracting lessons from everyday experiences. I urge you to make a list of your life lessons. You haven’t really thought about them thoroughly unless you’ve written them down. Below are a few questions to jog your memory and get your started:

So what?

• What has God taught me from failure?
• What has God taught me from a lack of money?
• What has God taught me from pain or sorrow or depression?
• What has God taught me through waiting?
• What has God taught me through illness?
• What has God taught me from disappointment?
• What have I learned from my family, my church, my relationships, my small group, and my critics?

Butterfly is 7 months Today

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Riding around in classic car walker .......

check out those ears!!!! 

Getting the Flu shot and her ears pierced ...again!

Just a cute picture that Granny took in her crib.

Look I got my first tooth!!!  

Morgan is 7 months old today.  Yes, she is growing up.  We took her in for her shots D-Tap and Flu shots.  Then while there we decided at the last minuted to go ahead and do the ears again.  I marked the spots this time and they turned out great.  However, I have to say this time it was way more sad to watch her go through this.  The first one she cried so hard she couldn't catch her breath.  So I ran over to kiss on her and sooth her as best as I could. Then while I backed up to let them do the second ear, the nurse was holding Morgans head in place for the doctor to get to her ear.  Morgan was cutting her eyes over at me with this look if terror, while screaming.  It looked as though she was looking at me in one of two ways, 1) mommy aren't you going to rescue me? or 2) mommy how could you let them do this to me.  It was awful.  I had tears appearing in my eyes.  I couldn't grab her fast enough when they were done to hold and kiss her. I felt awful.

Then as if that wasn't bad enough, they gave her the two shots, one in each leg.  Poor baby girl!!!  She was so upset, to the point where she was huffing in between cries.  I am sorry baby girl!!!

Morgan is doing great.  She weighed in at 19.14 lbs. She is laughing, trying to say mama and dada.  She can sit up and roll over and over and over again.  She doesn't have interest in crawling just yet.  She is sleeping through the night and over all is just one happy baby girl.

Happy 7 months butterfly!!!

Jesus Taught the Most Important Command Is to Love

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Mark 12:29-31 (NLT)

Today's Quote

Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway.