Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Have a Safe And Happy New Year Everyone.....
May the New Year Bless you and yours
in ways you never imagined or could hope for.
May the world find a
Peace and Joy that only pray can bring about.
May our Families that are so broken
be mended by the grace of God....
be mended by the grace of God....
with a deep faith
that all things are possible!
Coming together as one.....
We were not put here on this earth
to see through each other...
but to see each other through!
We were not put here on this earth
to see through each other...
but to see each other through!
2020 Here We Come!!!!
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Happy Heavenly Birthday Son......
Happy Heavenly Birthday
"My Little Blue-Eyed Man"
"My Little Blue-Eyed Man"
I paid you a visit at your grave today
and I just couldn't find the words that
I wanted to say. The tears just streaming
down my face not even wanting to imagine
you being in such a cold and darken place.
So, I got down on my knees and
said the Lord's Prayer and when I was done
I just sat there wondering.
and I just couldn't find the words that
I wanted to say. The tears just streaming
down my face not even wanting to imagine
you being in such a cold and darken place.
So, I got down on my knees and
said the Lord's Prayer and when I was done
I just sat there wondering.
Where you were watching me from.
The heavens above or the ground below,
There was no grass just a small square
of up-turned dirt indicating where I
needed to come to visit my son.
The heavens above or the ground below,
There was no grass just a small square
of up-turned dirt indicating where I
needed to come to visit my son.
All the while I couldn't stop crying,
for my heart was aching for your sky blue eyes,
your soft loving touch and that welcomed smile
that always laid upon your beautiful
rosebud lips that were once mine.
for my heart was aching for your sky blue eyes,
your soft loving touch and that welcomed smile
that always laid upon your beautiful
rosebud lips that were once mine.
As my eyes filled more of tears
I couldn't help but recall the many days we
shared before the Lord called you to his side.
I couldn't help but recall the many days we
shared before the Lord called you to his side.
Especially remembering how we played
in on the bed the day before,
as I was changing your wet pants
that of which you always seem to saturate.
You were laughing and gooing at mommies voice
when all of a sudden I leaned down close
to you; looked into those beautiful sky blue eyes and kissed your
soft little neck and said, "don't tell Daddy,
but I'm in love with another blue eyed
but I'm in love with another blue eyed
man!" Your reply was a soft laugh, and a big ol smile and
then you said "a goo ah no!"
There are so many other days that I will remember with you,
but that one I will treasure, for you knew it was
YOU who was the other man I was talking about.
So today was just one of many trips of this kind that
Mommy will make to come see her Other Blue Eyed Man.
YOU who was the other man I was talking about.
So today was just one of many trips of this kind that
Mommy will make to come see her Other Blue Eyed Man.
Love Forever, Mommy
Dated: 1978
Dated: 1978
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
From The Pastor's Heart
From The Pastor's Heart
Christmas is much more than a yearly event—it's a promise.
Many people celebrate Christmas. It’s become a widely enjoyed holiday observed by millions with gift-giving, family gatherings, and special music. But as Christians, blessed to know Jesus personally, we rejoice with especially full hearts because we are celebrating the birth of our Lord, Savior, and King.
Christmas is much more than an event that comes around every year in December. It’s a promise made by God that was fulfilled at a point in time, with ramifications that continue throughout history and into eternity. The promise was first given immediately after Adam and Eve sinned, when God said the seed of the woman would bruise the head of Satan (Gen. 3:15). Then it was reiterated by prophets in the Old Testament and revealed by angels in the New Testament, and with each new revelation, more details regarding the promise became clear.
First, Christmas was the promise of a Savior. At God’s ordained time, an angel appeared to a virgin named Mary announcing that she would bear the Son of the Most High (Luke 1:31-32). Then the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, telling him to take Mary as his wife and name the child Jesus because He would save His people from their sins (Matt. 1:20-21).
The name Jesus means “God is salvation” and signifies the purpose for which this child came—to be our Savior. After His birth, an angel announced His arrival to a group of shepherds saying, “Today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). The titles of Christ and Lord point to the fact that this was no ordinary baby. He was not only the Savior and Israel’s Messiah but the Lord God.
Second, Christmas was the promise of the incarnation. Without the incarnation, there would be no Savior and no salvation for anyone. This was a unique and miraculous event in history in which the eternal Son of God entered into humanity, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin (vv. 1:31-32). Isaiah prophesied His birth seven hundred years earlier saying that the child would be called Immanuel, which means “God with us” (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:22-23).
Although the Lord had been with Israel in a cloud and pillar of fire after their exodus from Egypt and had dwelt among them in the tabernacle and later in the temple, the incarnation was a totally new arrangement wherein God took up residence in human flesh and lived among mankind.
The incarnation was an amazing display of God’s power as the fullness of deity was condensed into human flesh without consuming it. It’s a miracle beyond our comprehension that an almighty, infinite, unchanging God could enter into a weak, finite human body. Although His conception was miraculous, this baby was born and grew up like any other child with one big difference—He was fully human, fully God, and perfectly sinless.
What we must understand is that the incarnation was the only way to rescue humanity from the condemnation of sin. The Savior had to be fully human and a descendent of Adam yet without the sin that entered the human race through Adam (Rom. 5:12). Therefore, the Savior had to be the seed of the woman, born of a virgin. Furthermore, He had to be God in order to live a life of sinless obedience and bear the eternal punishment for mankind’s sin on the cross. Jesus Christ is the only one who fulfilled all these requirements to become “God with us.”
Finally, Christmas is the promise of God’s presence with us forever. Even though Jesus finished His redemptive work of salvation with His death, resurrection, and ascension, He is still with His people today through the indwelling presence of His Holy Spirit. All of us who have believed the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ have been “sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise” as a guarantee of our future heavenly inheritance and glorification (Eph. 1:13-14).
Christ is always with those who belong to Him, and nothing can ever separate us from His love (Rom. 8:35-39). What amazing security, confidence, and peace this brings into our lives. Wherever we are, whatever we do, God is with us giving truth, guidance, correction, forgiveness, and comfort. The more aware we are of His life-giving presence and the fulfillment of His promise, the more our hearts overflow with praise and worship—and that’s what makes Christmas so special.
As you celebrate this season, may you be filled with genuine happiness: at the Christmas tree that reminds us of the tree Jesus died upon to save us from eternal punishment, at the gifts that remind us of the greatest gift of all—the Savior, and at the lights that remind us of the true Light that came to give eternal life to everyone who believes. And let’s join our brothers and sisters everywhere in adoration and gratitude for His great love in coming into the world for our salvation.
Prayerfully yours,
Charles F. Stanley
P.S. I’d like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas. Of all the people on earth who celebrate Christmas, believers have the most joy since we know the One who loved us enough to leave the glories of heaven, take up residence in frail humanity, and die in order to rescue us from sin and judgment.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Happy Halloween Everyone....
Have a Very Safe And
Happy Halloween Everyone....
From
Creative Endeavors Creations
Happy Halloween Everyone....
From
Creative Endeavors Creations
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
From Heaven's Blessings
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When Anxiety Strikes - Part 1
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When It's Spiritual Warfare - Part 2: Imagine living in a war zone. The air vibrates with the rumble of constant detonations, and rubble crunches underneath your every footstep. This is the reality of spiritual warfare. The good news is that the Bible directly addresses how to engage our enemy Satan so that we emerge victorious. In this message, learn how to identify and dismantle the strongholds of the devil.
Friday, October 25, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Welcome Addalynn
Congratulations to Desiree and John
on their precious little bundle of joy....
I welcome my first Great Grand Baby,
Addalynn
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019
Morgan....Where are you...
We cried out.....Morgan.....Where are you....
Yesterday my grandson Ryan and I were heading off to the Laundromat to do a couple loads of laundry up on the boulevard. We headed out the back door and realized that our dog Morgan wasn't on her chain. My first thought was that she is just too darn old to have broken away the metal from the connection to her collar. Needless to say, Ryan and started calling for her and looking around. I loaded up the car with the laundry and drove the car around to see if we could spot her. I had no luck so I headed to the Laundromat on the Boulevard up by the Post Office.
All the time thinking where the heck could she have gone. She has never left our back yard ever and if she ever did her first stop always was our front steps. You see Morgan was born in April of 2005, we got her in Rochester, NY in June of 2005. So she is very old and her back legs go out on her often now. I prayed that she wouldn't get hit by a car. Wasn't long before we returned and as I drove back into our driveway, I turned to hear our neighbors (Grace Greenawalt and her son Paul) across the street holler over...found your dog!!!! She was over on 70th....Two police officers, brought her back. Thank goodness that Morgan had her tags on her collar and they called the number on it and was told all the information that they needed to bring her back. And since she had broken her collar away from her leash our next-door neighbor (Bob Critelli) hooked her up real good. Thank you everyone involved in bringing Morgan back safe and for those that helped the officers with any questions that they needed answered.
I had received a text but never looked at my phone till around 8:50pm that evening, to find that Officer Don Booth, NFPD/Animal Control Department had left a voicemail for me to tell me how I could reach him about Morgan. I also received a voicemail from Phoenix, Arizona telling me they were the people that the Officer had called in referencing Morgan's tags. She also mention how to get ahold of the Officer as well. I did call the number that was in my voicemail and I told the dispatcher to please Thank Officer Don Booth for all his help, concern and care in finding our Morgan. God Bless You All.
Below is a photo of our sweet Morgan back in 2010, she is a beauty. Even though she is in her latter years now Morgan will always be this beautiful girl to Ryan and I.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Happy 4th of July Everyone!
Celebrate....dance to the music!!!
Happy 4th of July
Stay Safe and Celebrate!
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