TGIF

Since we are in the final hours of the party I hope those of you who are visiting will go visit my friend Kim! Today is Friday Funnies at her place and since she is SUCH a COFFEE LOVER I couldn't resist this video! :)




Happy Friday everyone! Have a blessed weekend!

ITS A PARTY

You know.....I would say I was late most of the time but WOW this is really late! LOL This party started over a week ago and ends tomorrow but HEY ~ I'm here :)

Better late than never so if you want to join in go here




Let me say ~ I am sooo happy to have you visit "The Magoos News" I am a Mom to 3 WONDERFUL kids! Although they would not like that term "kids" they will always be my babies :) Our oldest, Krista, is married to Casey and does hair. She blessed us with Rylee our Precious Grandaughter a little over a year ago!








Then there is Jen. Our Athletic Trainer. She is our Princess :) She is a blogger herself and has such a beautiful heart! She has an incredible eye like her Father for Photography and such compassion for people! I can't wait to see where the Lord leads her in these next few years!



Our youngest is Jantz. He is growing up so quickly and is just the sweetest young man you will meet! He is full of humor and loves to learn just like his Father and GrandFather! He has his own company making dog treats and has done so well! He recently purchased himself a Mac and now has his eye on an IPAD :)





My wonderful husband and I have been married 20 years this May! I could never express how blessed I am to be married to Brian. We have grown over these years in ways that only the Lord could do. Transforming us in HIS ways, teaching, pruning, breaking off generational things and growing us closer to HIM and to each other! I love him more now than I did when we first dated and look forward to many long years together! As our children grow and prepare for lives on their own, I pray we have done all the Lord desires for us do..... teaching them to Live Lives that glorify HIM. I cherish each new season that I am blessed with and to walk beside my Best friend. Where ever he is.... that is HOME.



Come join the party everyone! There are lots of prizes you can win! I would love to win the Visa gift card or the Hotel gift package, any of the jewelry or Moms gift baskets :) Seriously these are GREAT PRIZES so you won't want to miss out on the opportunity but mostly you get to meet new people! Isn't that what this is all about in blog World?? Meeting more believers!


If you love to read ~ I also have a book blog so please go check it out here
I would love for you to follow me there!! (so would the publishers ;()) !!!! )


I pray everyone has a blessed Thursday and I hope to see you at the Party!!

Praise Report for John Buck

I am beyond THRILLED and beyond Praise for the LORD!!! I received this text message from my brother last night and could not wait to post this for you all today


John Buck's Cancer Checkup from Jenny Buck

Ct Scan:
Primary Tumor .........GONE

Lymph Nodes were .....calcified and fibrotic with no remaining evidence of disease


Dr's comments "Best results I could wish for!"

Will know Friday If surgery will be needed.

Thank You Jesus.....Thankyou



I am sooo thankful for each of you and your amazing prayers ~ truly you are might prayer warriors to say the least!!
From Jenny and John's heart and also from mine! Thankyou Lord and thankyou friends! God is STILL in the MIRACLE BUSINESS!

Tuesdays top 10

1) SOOO Happy to have my computer working today :) Thankyou Honey ♥

2) Going to miss my Rylee because I am going to be a "test monitor" @ Jantzens school today and tomorrow

3) Lovin this Sunshine and WARM WEATHER!! Thankyou Lord

4) Looking forward to celebrating my DH birthday this weekend! Are we really getting to be this old??

5) Physical Therapy is going VERY WELL! I am doing my stretches at home too so we are definately on the uphill slide :)

6) CANNOT WAIT TO GET OUTSIDE AND SPEND A DAY PLANTING MY FLOWERS !!!!

7) Reviewing a REALLY GOOD book Here on my bookblog

8) Love and Appreciate all my bloggy friends more than I can say!

9) Praying traveling mercies as my husband is on the road today

10) Hope everyone has a blessed and beautiful Tuesday!

Spiritual Sundays

Oh how I LOVE it when the Lords teaches me a lesson and does in such a tangible way!

Today for Spiritual Sunday I wanted to just have a simple little picture with a Scripture that you see above. As I sought to find something I liked on the Internet it just wasn't happening. The pictures that I found were copyrighted and not able to copy onto my blog so I thought hmmm, I guess I can just take a picture and do it myself. Then my husband got involved taking pictures, and then my daughter started snapping photos too. She is the one who has Photoshop knowledge and like her daddy, has an AMAZING photographic eye! But here is the lesson along the way.....We were ALSO doing all the tasks that come with a Saturday....laundry, cleaning here and there, and also puting up some new "Uppercase Living" things that I had gotten in a couple of weeks ago. So this "simple post" became quite the involved post to say the least!
Our projects DID NOT go as planned and even became a little frustrating at times when the Uppercase started taking the paint OFF THE WALL!! Then as my daughter was asking me which Scripture I wanted to go with the picture I yelled it to her from the laundry room to the living room and I just had to laugh! Isn't God just sooo wonderful how HE ever so gently nudges you and says...."AHEM, Loren, are you glorifying me right now?" So, here I am sharing my SIMPLE little picture LOL. Thankyou Lord for keeping me on such a short leash!! Also, I am ever so thankful for my family who all jumped in to help me and we all learned even more about this Scripture today :)

For other SS posts please visit Charlotte and Ginger here

Friday Funnies

Happy Friday everyone....may you all be blessed and share laughter with those you love!

Wouldn't this be your worst NIGHTMARE!!



He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21

For more Friday Funnies please visit Kim here

Thankful Thursday ~ God corrects

Have you ever heard this before?

"if you don't do what God is asking of you....HE will move on and find someone else to do it and YOU will miss out on the blessing?"

I have, and to be honest ~ I have even "felt" as if others had be blessed for what I should have done in the first place. But, isn't it true that.....

God is patient

God is kind

God is good

How then would a good, kind and patient person say "Well then, if they aren't going to do it then I will just find someone else to do this and they will be blessed instead of you?" Notice I said person....not God

Sometimes I think we Humanize our Heavenly Father to the point that we think HE will do what we might do. Our flesh and human minds would definately tend to be impatient with those who aren't listening or doing things as we think they should or in the timely manner that they should so it would only make sense that we would find someone else to do the task.

If we think about it....the Word tells us Gods is ALWAYS WITH US....HE NEVER LEAVES US, so even when we have turned away or may be in a season of allowing the world to pull us its direction instead of the heavenly eternal road we should be walking, God is still there patiently waiting and allowing us to make those choices, those mistakes. When we turn our hearts back to HIM and repent HE is always there waiting and as HIS word tells us HE will turn what the enemy meant for harm into good ~ He will complete what HE began in us.....

His Word will not return void, His Work in us will not GO TO someone else if it is meant for us! HE loves and adores us and yes we may face consequences, but the journey to each blessing HE has waiting for us is a gift in itself that HE longs to share each and every day. He corrects us because HE loves us!




Thankyou Lynn for sharing Thankful Thursdays with us please join her and others here

Moving right along

Happy Wednesday to everyone!

The feeling in my arm has returned and the pain with it, BUT what I can say is this....It hurts so good. I finally "get" what my friends have said in regards to physical therapy...."It feels so good during physical therapy and afterwards!" HUH??? I can remember in the past thinking....Man, I just have to be the biggest baby because it was NEVER EVER something that remotely felt good or that I looked forward to. But today, I definately understand fully what they meant! Thankyou Lord!

Thank each of you for your prayers and I can honestly see a light at the end of this tunnel!

Later this afternoon I will be taking our son to the orthodontist to have braces put on his top teeth....whisper a little prayer for him, if you don't mind :) I will have pics to post

In the meantime, Here is a picture my Honey took of me at physical therapy yesterday while my arm was still COMPLETELY numb! WOO HOO GOD IS GOOD

Surgery this morning!

I pray everyone had a wonderful Easter with your family!! What a beautiful day we were blessed with to celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior!


I will be checking in this morning @6a.m. @ the Hospital, and having the manipulation done on my shoulder. They will put me to sleep just long enough to take my arm and literally RIP IT through the scar tissue. The clinical nurse told me to ask the Anesthesiologist to give me a single shoulder block which is basically a pain block that will last for about 8 hours. I will have to go to physical therapy in the afternoon(plus everyday this week) and they promise it will still be in affect. Please, Pray it is. Actually, according to my clinical nurse the pain will be the worst on Tuesday when the pain block has worn off. With all this said, I am just sooo happy that I will be able to raise my hand up above my head and as the saying goes "NO pain, NO gain" right?


I got some really upsetting news along with finding out they did want to do the manipulation. I had an MRI done of my left shoulder last Thursday and they found it is actually worse than my right one was. I will definately NOT do ANYTHING until I am completely healed in my right shoulder but it just really upset me knowing I have to do this again.


Here are some pics from yesterday! Have a blessed Monday everyone!


Aunt Jenna and Uncle Jantzen with Rylee


Learning how to put olives on her finger :)


Running away


Family pic

Jesus ~ Spiritual Sundays

He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
He’s the keeper of creation and the creator of all.
He’s the architect of the universe and the manager of all time.
He always was, always is, always will be.
Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone.
He was bruised but brought healing. He was pierced but eased pain.
He was persecuted but brought freedom. He was dead and brings life.
He was risen to bring power. And he reings to bring peace.
The world can’t understand him. Armies can’t defeat him.
Schools can’t explain him and leaders can’t ignore him.
Herod couldn’t kill him. Nero couldn’t crush him.
The new age cannot replace him and Oprah cannot explain him away.
He is life. He is Love. He is longevity and He is the Lord.
He is goodness, and kindness and faithfulness and He is God.
He is Holy and righteous and powerful and pure.
His ways are right, His Word Eternal, His will unchanging and His mind is on us.
He’s our Savior, our guide, our peace, our joy, our comfort,
our Lord, and He rules our lives.
I serve Him because His bond is love, His yoke is easy, His burden is light and
His goal for us is abundant life.
I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise, the power of the powerful,
the ancient of days, the ruler of rulers, the leader of all leaders and
His goal is a relationship with me.
He’ll never leave you, never forsake you, never mislead you, never forget you,
never overlook you and never cancel your appointment in his appointment book.
When you fall he’ll lift you up, when you fail he’ll forgive you,
when you're weak He’s strong, when you’re lost He’s your way,
when you’re afraid He’s your courage, when you stumble He will steady you,
when you’re hurt He’s going to heal you, when you’re broken He will mend you,
when you’re blind He will lead you, when you’re hungry He will feed you,
when you face trials He’s with you.
When I face persecution He shields me, when I face problems, He will comfort me, when I face loss, He will provide for me and when we face death he will carry us all home to meet him.
He is everything for everybody, everywhere, every time and in every way.
He is your God, is that, Sisters, is who you belong to!

- Priscilla Shirer (Deeper Still Conference)




HE IS ALIVE AND RISEN!!! CELEBRATE OUR KING!!



PLEASE visit Charotte and Ginger at Spiritual Sundays You will be blessed and we would love for you to join us!

Have a Blessed Resurrection Day my friends