It has been an awesome weekend so far! One of those weekends that you wish you could have over and over. I haven't gotten much done, but oh well, it can wait until another day.
I've spent the whole weekend with my kids:)and nothing makes me happier than being with my kids. I took them to Hiram on Friday to Stevie B's and then I took them shopping for more fall clothes...which we need ,because the temp is getting cooler and they've all grew so much this year.
Then today (Saturday) I got to sleep in a little longer (9am)...that was nice:)
Then Bay's mom called and said we could come see her...I was so excited!!!!! I had bought her some nike's, 5 new outfits ,and 2 jackets while I was out shopping Friday and I couldn't wait to give them to her. So Ashley,Samantha, and me went to see her. She was so precious and so happy to see us:) She is growing so fast!!!! She is talking up a storm now. She talks so good to only be 13 months old. She talks alot more than Amber (my 18 month old foster baby). She repeats everything you say now:)
Her mom gave us some good news!!!! Her mom said, we can start getting her every other weekend instead of the one weekend a month, like we've been doing. We are so excited!!!!! I can't even tell you how it feels to not have her here anymore. I feel like I've lost a child, even though I know she is not mine, I still love her like she is. Having her from birth and then giving her back at 12 months ,has been one of the hardest things I've ever went through. At times it gets really hard and I miss her so bad that I can't hardily stand it...we all do. I try not to dwell on it, but it has been tough for our whole family. Brent drives me crazy wanting me to call her all the time to check on her or beg to get her, but I'm afraid if I'm to pushy it will push them away. I just want to be as good as I can be to her family. I'm just thankful for anytime I have with her. I love her soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow, we plan on going to morning service and then I'm taking the little boys to a birthday party. That's it for now. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend too.
Hugs, Sandy
Yes, this is a re-post. I feel it is important and I felt the need to post it again.
If you are a Christian, please take the time to read this letter from Pat Robertson.
To read his letter click on the link
http://www.cbn.com/dmtemplates/30daysPrayerwithPat.htm.asp
If you would like to view the video, you will need to scroll to the bottom of my blog and stop the background music. Thanks, Sandy
1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am?
2. Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
3. Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
4. Can I be trusted?
5. Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
6. Did the Bible live in me today?
7. Do I give it time to speak to me every day?
8. Am I enjoying prayer?
9. When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?
10. Do I pray about the money I spend?
11. Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
12. Do I disobey God in anything?
13. Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
14. Am I defeated in any part of my life?
15. Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy or distrustful?
16. How do I spend my spare time?
17. Am I proud?
18. Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the
Pharisees who despised the publican?
19. Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize hold a
resentment toward or despise?
20. Do I grumble or complain constantly?
21. Is Christ real to me?
Hey prayer buddies,
I have an urgent prayer request. The little girl I babysits mom has just been in an auto accident. They are taking her to the trauma center in Rome. Her husband just called me and it just doesn't sound good. Please keep her in your prayers. She is a mom with three young children. Also keep her husband in your prayers he was pretty shook up when he called me and he is on his way over there.
Thanks so much, Sandy
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Lately, I have been receiving many emails offering to pay me or to give me free samples if I would allow their adds to be added to my blog. I appreciate the offer, but I do not want my blog to be covered with adds with all kinds of products. I get enough of those calling my house every day trying to sell this or that...grrrrr
If by chance that I do find a product or site that truly catches my eye, I will happily add the link for free, so that other people like me can enjoy the product or site.
However, please understand ,my blog was created as my personal journal and as a way for family & friends to keep up with me...not to sell items or make money on things I've never tried.
Thank you for your understanding.
Well, for the most part it has been a good weekend. I didn't get to paint like I wanted, but maybe next weekend I can get that done. I just dread having to move everything around to paint. It is a job with a house full of kids. Last time I decided to paint, one of the little kids flipped the thing of paint over in the floor...now that was a mess. Then another rubbed against the hall wall with their back and got paint all over them and messed up my wall. Painting ands kids just don't go together.
On Saturday, we had Christy's baby shower. It was soooooooooooooooo much fun!!!!!! Now we are just patiently waiting for baby Jake's big day to come. I can't wait to meet him and hold him!!!!
On Saturday evening, we had some of our old friends over to watch a football game. That was alot of fun. We had a house full of kids, but they had a good time playing together.
On Sunday, we went to Sunday morning service and then stayed after for Barbra and Tammy's birthday party.
After that, I ran to Bremen and spent a little time with my Nanny. She is doing so good these days. They changed up her meds and she is feeling better. It was good seeing her. Noone can tell me that there is no such thing as a miracle ,because I have one...my nanny. She has just amazed doctors that she has functioned and made it this long with such a poor heart and only a 30% functioning kidney, but she has. She is still here and it is a blessing.
Well that is about it for my weekend.
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Everyone has been asking me about my mom and Son-in-law, so I wanted to stop by quickly and update you all.
My mom is doing pretty good. She is up walking and out of pain for the most part. The only thing that seems to be bothering her right now is her foot. Ever since they opened the blockage in her leg, the foot has been tingling like a foot does when it goes to sleep and wakes up. That has been driving her nuts. The Dr said that should stop after a few weeks. I sure hope so. She will have to have two more surgeries ,but as I said in the last post on my mom, they are waiting as long as they can.
My son-in-law had another spell with his heart this past weeekend and was taken back to the hospital. The blood flowing through his mitro valve is to fast and they are not sure exactly why. He also has an extra beat to his heart. Then this past spell they believe may have been caused by his gall bladder. They have him on a haert monitor for the next month and he has been out of work while they do more tests. Other than that he is doing fine.
Thank you all for asking and for all your thoughts and prayers. Continue to keep them in your prayers.
Hugs, Sandy
9/21/08 This is the email fom Amanda
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hey sandy,
they ended up not doing the surgery last night but did it this morning early! the doctor said they think they got all of the infection and everything should get better, the baby is still running a high fever and still has to have ivs because she will not eat or drink. they are still having trouble keeping them in so she is black and blue from having to change the iv location ever so often. thanks for your prayers, keep her in mind today as you pray! i love you guys so much and miss you all! cant wait to get back to the people that love me!
Hey prayer buddies, here is the update on baby Jessica from my friend Amanda. Please lets continue praying for this baby. Thank you all so much.
Sandy
Here is the email I just got...
Hey sandy,
my sister n law just called. they are going to operate on her tonight at 7pm. they are going to lance all of the infection out of the bite site. it covers all of one of her butt checks. thanks for your prayers, please please keep praying and ask all that you can to do the same. thanks i love you and i will call you if it is not to late and let you know what is going on.
Hey prayer buddies,
I have a prayer request that I need you to help me pray about. One of my best friends *Amanda* wrote me while ago asking me to pray for her baby niece. She in the hospital in serious condition. She has been bitten by an insect. The bite area became infected and spread into her private area and moved into her system . They are afraid now that it has spread also to her stomach and intestines and are doing test right now to see. Please keep this baby "Jessica" in your prayers.
Thank you all so much!
Sandy
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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Out side my window...it looks cloudy and cool
I am thinking...about the weekend
At the moment,I am thankful...that Friday is here!
I am going...to start working on our weekend project.
I am wearing...capris and a T
I wish...I had a few extra hours in everyday to get done what needs to be done.
I am reading...Having a Mary heart in a Martha world.
I am working on...removing all the furniture from the rooms we are painting this weekend.
I am hoping...we can get it all done before Sunday
I am hearing...the ceiling fan going round...it's quiet here
Around the house...Brent put the sub-floor down in the new room yesterday
One of my favorite ... people in the world is my Nanny. Of all the grandmothers in the world, God gave me one of the best. She and I have always been like peanut butter and jelly or better yet paper and glue. She has taught me so much through the years and has been the one stable person in my life. I can't even begin to thank her enough for being what she has been to me.
1. How often do you floss? atleast two or more times a week
2. What is your favorite thing to do? Hmmm... Spend time with my family
3. What you did before blogging today? hmmm...homeschooled,cleaned, pretty much everything
4.How many times do you eat out in a week? Atleast twice...I know that's bad
5. Are you afraid of bugs? Does spiders count????? If so...YES
6. What did you eat last eat? shrimp
7. Why are you blogging instead of eating? hmmm...because I ate earlier
8. Where are you going today?To bed soon it is 9:06 pm
9. Can you be crazy sometimes? Are you kidding???All the time...lol
10. Who will you email next? Probably tabitha
1. What was the last animal you saw? a dog
2. What was the last sentence you saw? -- The one above
3. What is your hair style? -- hmmm...straight and a little longer than shoulder length
4. Have you ever gone surfing? -- No
5. Are you scared of spiders? -- Yes
6. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? -- brown
7. Do you wish you could see a dinosaur before they were extinct? -- nah
8. What is your middle name spelled backwards? -- nyl
9. What question are you on? -- 9
10. When was the last time you laughed? -- When Jada tried to tell me that Jacob's scarey mask was in the playhouse. She can't talk very well (she is only 15 months), so she acted it out until I figured it out.
11. What did you eat on your last birthday? hmmm I have no clue
12. Do you think Polka-dots are dorky? -- No I love pink and brown ones onBailey
13. Are you wearing any make up? not at the moment
14. What's in front of you? -- The computer screen
Hey prayer buddies,
Please help me pray for one of our young church members. He recently went through his second kidney transplant and had been doing good, until last week. His lab work wasn't as good as they hoped, so he had to be hospitalized. They found that his arteries going into his kidney are trying to be rejected by his body. He will be in the hospital a few days, while they try to get it under control. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. They are such a sweet familyand have truly been a blessing to our family and our church.
Thank you all so much, sandy
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Hey prayer buddies,
I have a prayer request that I am asking you all to help me pray about. My son-in-law Corey started having bad chest pains about a week ago and had to be taken to the ER. Once he got there they hooked him up on a monitor and the monitor showed some irregular heartbeats. They sent him to a heart doctor and that doctor checked him out and said that he thinks the blood to Corey's heart is going through to rapidly. He has taken him out of work for 2 weeks and he is wanting him on a heart monitor. Please keep him in your prayers.
Thank you all, Sandy
Well, where do I start? It's been a wonderful weekend. We were able to get get the baby (Bailey) and we spent every second and I do mean every second enjoying our time with her. She has changed so much since I saw her two weeks ago. She can walk and she can say pretty much anything you tell her to say. She has the sweetest little girl voice ever. She just wanted to stay outside playing and we did! Can't you tell I love this kid??? She is just the most precious baby ever. I am just thankful that her Mom is allowing us to keep a relationship with her...it is a blessing.
Other than that, we went out to eat, went shopping, and went to church. We also went to take Bailey to see my mom. It was so good seeing mom setting up in a chair holding Bailey. She was tickled that we all came to see her. Even Anna, Corey, and Dylan went. We stayed a couple of hours and then we came home to enjoy the last few hours we had before Bailey went home. Amber(my other foster baby) wasn't so happy about Bailey. She didn't like sharing the attention. So we really had to watch them closely, so that they didnt hurt each other. Other than that, it was the perfect weekend. We didn't get a single thing done ,but we spent alot of family time together and that's what means the most.
Today, well, it's back to school for us. I did take Jon to get his spacers in this morning. He is getting braces in 2 weeks. We are hoping it will help him with his headaches and the orthodontist believes it will also help his breathing.
Well, that's it. Have a great day!
This is an email prayer request I received yesterday. This truly bothered me, because I am a Christian.
Dear Friends,
As I was listening to a news program last night, I watched in horror as Barack Obama made the statement with pride. . ."we are no longer a Christian nation; we are now a nation of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc., . . . As with so many other statements I've heard him (and his wife) make, I never thought I'd see the day that I'd hear something like that from a presidential candidate in this nation. To think our forefathers fought and died for the right for our nation to be a Christian nation--and to have this man say with pride that we are no longer that. How far this nation has come from what our founding fathers intended it to be.
I hope that each of you will do what I'm doing now--send your concerns, written simply and sincerely, to the Christians on your email list. With God's help, and "He" is still in control of this nation and all else, we can show this man and the world in November that we are, indeed, still a Christian nation!
Please pray for our nation
From Dr. John Tisdale
It's been the longest most stressful week ever. It just seems when it rains... it pours around here. I'm so glad the weekend is here and that I can have a few days to catch up and maybe even rest...if that is possible.
Lastnight, we enjoyed a night out to dinner with friends. We went to outback. I haven't been there in a loooong time and friends of ours know how much I love crab legs and they wanted me to try outbacks and they were soooooooooooooooooo good! We had a good time.
Our weekend plans aren't really set yet. I do get to get Bay this weekend and I'm sooooooo excited about that.I can't wait to see her and hold her. I hope I can find time to take her to see my Mom and Nanny, because they miss her so much. I also want to take her to Olan Mills and get her pics taken. I may just get all of my kids pictures made. I haven't done that in a long time.
Besides that, I don't have any other plans except for a surprise party for a friend on Saturday, but I can't say who...it's a surprise :) ...lol
I may take the kids to jump with joey, but I'm not sure if I can fit that in either.
Anyhow, that is it fr now. Nothing very exciting around here.
Have a good weekend!
Just wanted to stop in and update you all on my mom. She is doing better. She is home now. She is not hurting like before ,except where they cut her and put staples, but that's to be expected. She has been up and walking more yesterday and today. She will have the staples about two weeks and once they are removed she should be feeling much better.
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers for my mom.
Hugs, Sandy
Out side my window...it is a cloudy gloomy looking day
I am thinking...about how I can help Jacob understand counting money
At the moment,I am thankful...that my mom is feeling better
I am going to...to get Bailey and going to Christy's shower this weekend
I am wearing...blue jean capris and an Alabama T(don't worry I'm a GA girl)
I am reading...Having a mary heart in a martha world
I am working on...Jacob's school work
I am hoping...I can go to Red Top and take my classes
I am hearing...the dryer running...it's very quiet here right now
Around the house...I am hoping I can paint the bathroom this weekend
I bet you didn't know...that I am scared of heights
One of my favorite...things to do is to take my kids to places they haven't been.
Picture of the day... coming soon!
Hey prayer buddies,
Here is a prayer request I received this morning from my friend Ann. I just copied and pasted the message, Please lets remember this family in our prayers. This could be our family going through this and we would want as many praying as possible. Thank you all. ~Sandy~
PRAYER REQEST:
A 4 yr old child (boy) that not only attends our church (TBC) but is part of
our Preschool ministry who is seeminly in perfectly good health has had a
rough weekend. He is a child who is very smart and was even reading when he
was in my 2 yr. old class. At 24 months could read words like CAT, HAT,
BOY, ETC. At 4 yrs. his teacher will let him read books to the classroom.
He is that advanced. Can already add, subtract, count to 200
(consecutavily)just absolutely unbelievably smart. He wasn't at school
today(sep. 8). He was there on Friday and was just perfect. Sat with
us(the teachers) on the play ground telling us who was breaking the play
ground rules. His grandmother called today at the end of our school day in
tears and said that something had happened over the weekend and he was being
Life flighted at that very minute to either
Scottish Rite or Egleston that TODAY he has been diagnosed with a MASSIVE
brain
tumor and her exact words were "We don't know if he is going to make it".
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE pray for Gods Miracle Working
Mercy
on this child and family.....
Please pass this on to as may prayer warriors and prayer chains as possible.
Thanks and I will keep you all posted.
Much Love,
Tammy Harrell
Here is the message I got from Jennifer.
It is part of an email she got from the family...
Medically speaking, and based on everything they see in all of the tests done thus far on Bryson and looking at the tumor cells under a microscope etc. it is Malignant. (Cancer) The reason it is taking so long is this, There are only four recorded types of cancer in infants his age. What Bryson has, is NONE of the four. They dont know what kind it is yet. They have pathologists all over as well as the pathologists at Scottish Rite and Emory looking at his case. Also, only a very few tumors bleed so we could possibly be looking at two different types of cancer. But none of that has been concluded at this point.They do not know for sure. They want to of course be positive of what type he has before they discuss any treatment plan but Dr. Brhama did state he had a fight ahead of him and for us to look at what he has already come through! I am guessing the chemo will make him sick. It could be Friday before we have a diagnosis on the type of cancer we are dealing with
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Please continue to remember this family in your prayers.
Thanks, sandy
Hey everyone,
I'm sorry that I can't write each of you personally and thank you for all the thoughts and prayers that have went up for my mom. I can't even begin to thank you all enough.
God bless everyone of you (((hugs))) Sandy
Today they done the procedure on her leg. The clot was not a blood clot , it was a plaque clot. It was located above her knee. This was caused by the procedure that was done two weeks ago. The plaque they broke up when they done the balloon procedure had all moved into this one area and stuck together and caused a 100% blockage in her leg. This is why she was in so much pain. They were able to remove the clot and they put in two stints(I guess that's how you spell it)... this should stop the pain she had in her upper leg. She still only has a 30% blood flow but that is much better than none.
However, once he got in there he found more problems, that he had not seen before . He found both arteries going into that foot are 100% blocked and he said that there is really nothing he can do for her foot. He said mom's arteries are just to diseased. He said at some point he will have to do a bypass on that leg. Which he is hoping he will be able to use one of her vessel, if they are not to diseaed and create her a new artery. But, at this point he said it would be to risky to do it. He said he just wanted to wait and see how well she recovers from this.
While I had a chance I asked him about my mom's other leg, which was the one that he had labeled as the worst. He said the blockage in that leg was from the top of her leg and all the way down to her knee. He said he can not do anything except a bypass on that leg. The bad part is that they had already used the vessel out of that leg when she had heart surgery. So he will have to use plastic to create her an artery and he said once he did that she would have to keep coming back having it redone over and over because it is only a temporary fix, unlike a vessel...plastic doesn't last. So he wants to wait until Mom feels she can't go any further and then he will have no choice, but to do the surgery. I asked him does he think my mom will loose her feet or legs and he basically said she is at high risk, but we are not at that point yet ,and that he will do everything he can for her, and we will cross each bridge as we get to it. However, he said foot care is the most important thing because without blood flow wounds do not heal and especially in a diabetic.The surgery took alot longer than we thought, so I only got to see her for a couple of minutes . She was just waking up in recovery and they were about to move her to the icu. She will be there for a few days.
Just continue to keep her in your prayers. I'll do my best to keep you all posted. Thank you all again.
Hello everyone,
I have a prayer request. Please keep my mom in your prayers.
As some of you know, my mom has been sick for a while now. They done a procedure on my mom 2 weeks ago to open up a blocked artery and after that, she has been really bad off and in alot of pain. She went back and they found that she has a large blood clot in one of her legs. She will be having surgery today to remove that clot. It is a very dangerous surgery and she is scared. I know I'm not suppose to worry, but it's my mom and I can't help it.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers today.
Thank you all, Sandy
I got this from my friend Amanda. Thanks Amanda!!!!
REAL MOTHERS
Real Mothers do not eat quiche; they do not have time
To make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably
In the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and
Happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough does not come
Out of shag carpets.
Real Mothers do not want to know what the vacuum just
Sucked up.
Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their
Answer when a little Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'
Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured
By height or years
Or grade...
It is marked by the pro gression of Mama to Mom to Mother.
The Images of M other:
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mama can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite
Everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that,
Either.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She has no clue!
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of
Date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about
It.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's
Opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about
It?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
The beauty of a mama is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
Or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a mama must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a mama is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
The passion that she shows,
And the beauty of a mama
With passing years only grows!
I just received a message from Jennifer and the news was not good. Baby Bryson does have cancer. They were not able to remove all of the tumor off of his brain because he was bleeding so much. They will be letting his parents know over the next few days what they will do to treat his cancer. Please keep this family in your prayers. I can't even imagine how terrible this is for this family. All we can do is pray and trust in the Lord. He is still the miracle worker.
Thank you all,
Sandy
Jesus says. Matthew 18:20
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
It's Friday!!!! Thank goodnes:)
It's been a looooooooooooooooooooooooong busy week and I'm so ready for the weekend. I really need some time just to relax.
We do finally have a schedule that seems to fit each of us(as of Thursday). Now, I'm just gonna have to stay on the kids to make them stick to it. We are going to do our school work in shifts. The girls go first starting at 7am. The boys start after lunch and go until 3:30-4pm. This way I have more time to spend with each kid and not feel so overwhelmed. Before it was tough when all 4 needed my time and attention at the same time and I would feel so guilty when I had to say over and over "Hang on a minute and I'll help you".
As for the weekend, I'm just gonna enjoy the time off and spend it with my family. Tonight, we are going out for girls night out. If you wonder what we do...we usually go out to eat, and shopping and it is usually with my girls and sometimes family members or friends join us. It's always fun to spend the time with my girls.
My hubby goes out too. He has boy's night out and usually he takes our boys and they do about the same thing we girls do, except they go to see his brothers or other relatives, instead of shopping.
On Saturday,I want to take the kids to DAC's Pirate Cove, but I'm not sure yet. I wanted to do something with them last weekend ,but I just didn't have the time. So I hope I will get to do something with them this weekend.
Well,that is all I can think of at the moment. Have a great weekend!
*Prayer Request*
Please continue to remember the prayer requests I shared with you this week.
My mom will be having surgery on Monday, so please continue to remember her. I will update you on the other ones as soon as I hear something.
Thank you all for helping me pray.
Hey prayer buddies,
This week I have received several prayer requests and I'm asking you to please help me pray for these.
1. I was asked to pray for a little baby boy named Bryson that has a brain tumor. They done surgery on him yesterday and they are waiting on the results to know if his tumor is cancer. Please keep this family in your prayers.
2.A dear church friend and neighbor lost his spouse today. She had a heart attack. Please keep the Thompson family in your prayers.
3.My little foster baby Bay's mom will be going in to have surgery sometime in the next week or so. She is in the 3rd stage of ovarian cancer. Please keep her and little Bay in your prayers.
4. Please keep my Mom in your prayers.She has been in severe pain ever since they done the procedure on her legs. She went back to the doctor and the good leg has formed a huge blood clot in it. She will have to have surgery to remove the clot. They are hoping they can hold off until Monday morning, but they will do the surgery before if it gets to where my mom can't handle the pain. The reason they are delaying is because the doctor that they think is best to do the surgery is out of town until Monday. They will still have to do the other planned surgery on her bad leg at a later date.I will keep you posted.
Thank you so much for helping me pray.
Jesus says. Matthew 18:20
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
1. How to get saved
To be saved, you must:
1.) Realize that you are a sinner. "ALL have sinned..." and "The wages of sin is death." (Rom. 3:23, 6:23;1 Jn.1:8)
2.) Realize you cannot save yourself. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for your sin (Eph. 2:8,9; John 3:16; Rom. 5:8); there is no other way to heaven except through him. (Acts 16:31; Jn. 14:6)
3.) Repent and ask God to save you. He promises to forgive you. (Rom. 10:8-13; I Jn.1:9)
4.) Receive Christ into your heart as your Lord and Saviour. (Salvation is a gift, but a gift must be received to be yours.) John 1:12
If you did the above, then thank God for saving you and begin your new life in Christ as a child of God. II Cor. 5:17 (The first step after salvation is to tell someone about it. Rom. 10:9-11)
The Gospel In a Nutshell: John 3:16
G-God so loved the world, that he gave his
O-Only begotten
S-Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
P-Perish, but have
E-Everlasting
L-Life.
What Is Christianity?
While there are several groups that call themselves "Christian," those who follow the true Christian faith have certain core beliefs that have never changed.
The Resurrection of Christ is one of them.
His Deity is another.
Without that, our God would be as dead as those of other religions.
Bible Plan of Salvation
Step 1- Admit (confess) that you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God… For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 3:23; 6:23. Death means eternal separation from God forever in a lake of fire. Rev. 20:14,15 But here..s the good news: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
Step 2- Realize that you cannot save yourself and that Jesus died in your place to pay the penalty of sin. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9 " For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Step 3- Ask God to forgive and save you. If you sincerely mean it, He will! I John 1:8. Then simply receive Christ as your Lord and Saviour. (Salvation is a gift, but it must be accepted.)(See the prayer below if you need help.) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Rom. 10:8,10,13 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." John 1:12
*Prayer -- You can use this as a sample. It doesn't have to be in these words, and it can be out loud or in your heart. The key is to mean it with your whole heart:
"Dear God, I know I am a sinner and that the wages of sin is death. I realize I cannot save myself, but I believe your Son, Jesus Christ, took my place on the cross and died for me. Please forgive me of my sins and save me. I now receive Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Saviour. I give my life to Him and will live for Him as best I know how. Thank you, God, for saving me."
If you were sincere with God, your sins are forgiven and you have a brand new life in Christ! "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Cor. 5:17
If You Know You Are Saved... Tell Someone , Make Time To Read Your Bible Even If It Is Only For A Few Minutes Each Day, Pray Often (How can you have a relationship with someone you never talk to?), Find A Church And Go (The Bible warns us of failing to assemble ourselves together), and now enjoy your new life in Christ.
I've yet to meet anyone that is saved that wants to get unsaved.
Excepting Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me!
Out side my window...it is cloudy and cool this morning
I am thinking...about how I am ging to do things today
At the moment,I am thankful...that I got an extra day off this weekend
I am going to...start school shortly
I am wearing...blue jean capris and a top
I am reading...nothing at this moment
I am working on...a schedule (still)
I am hoping...this will be our best school year ever
I am hearing...Ruby and Max playing on the TV
Around the house...we started work on our backyard yesterday
One of my favorite things...is taking pictures!!!
Picture of the day...
I took this picture yesterday and I thought it was really cute. She loves hats! Everytime one of the boys set down their hats, she picks them up....toooooo sweet!!!
On Friday, I got to go see Bay in her new home. It was so sweet when I walked in and her little face just lit up and she came to me crawling as fast as her little legs would allow. Then as soon as I picked her up she looked at everyone and started waving bye-bye, and then she pointed toward the door. She was ready to go(like we always do), but this time she wasn't coming home with me and she couldn't understand. After a few minutes she started back playing and I tried to leave but she busted out crying. I ended up leaving with her crying and needless to say I cried the rest of that day and most of that night. It was so hard. It broke my heart. I just don't think I'll go back to see her until I can bring her home with me. Please continue to pray for Bay and for us. It is just hard living without her. I worry that she may wonder why I left her and that bothers me so bad.
