Spiritual Sundays

First ~ I MUST SAY A "♥HAPPY ANNIVERSARY♥" TO Clif and Charlotte! This Sunday they will celebrate 52 YEARS!! ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL!! I LOVE these TWO and they are just such a wonderful example to soo many of what marriage should be! Thank you both for glorifying the Lord in your lives and your marriage!!

So now, for Spiritual Sundays ~ go here to join in your own post or just read the many posts that bring glory and Honor to our Father!

Most everyone is familiar with YouTube right? But do you know there is a place on the Web called GodTube?? Well, I just found it and it has Christian music videos, Inspirational videos, Christian comedians, etc. Well, I believe we should help support sites such as this, don't you?


This is just one of the awesome videos they had in the Inspirational section: It is just so moving! Enjoy! Have a blessed weekend!

Friday Funnies ~ BUBBLES

KIM @ Homesteaders Heart is our Queen Of Funny and she hosts Friday Funnies! Go here for your Friday Laugh!

Bubbles and Fun in the Tub w/our Sweet Grandbaby provided us with SO MUCH LAUGHTER!

ENJOY ~










Happy Friday and may you all have a blessed weekend my friends!

THANKFUL Thursday ~ Marriage

Lynn is hosting this month for TT so please go here & join in and share your Thankful Hearts! Lynn was sharing about a couple who just celebrated 50 years! WOW ~ what a blessing !! I thought I would continue on with that theme

I just celebrated 20 years with my DH this past May and I am sooo Thankful ~ soo very blessed! We have had your typical marriage with your up and downs for sure! We have learned over these past 20 years that God is ALWAYS @ work in us individually as well as working in our marriage and family! HE is our Foundation and without HIM we would not be where we are today! Knowing that HE is always working keeps us pliable ~ moldable! It scares me when people think God has done all HE can do in them! He loves us sooo much and doesn't EVER leave us alone ! He LONGS to teach us, grow us and make us more like HIM! Thank you Lord

I am so thankful that HE has taught us that we are a team! We work together, we pray hard and for each other, we are each others BEST FRIEND and no one else can have that place! Thank you Lord

I am so thankful that we have learned about Boundaries in Marriage! Boundaries with kids! Boundaries with family members :) Boundaries in Friendships! Boundaries @ work! When Boundaries are set "IN LOVE" ...they will save soooo much Strife! Thank you Lord

I am sooo thankful to know that God made Brian Just.For.ME ♥ ♥ ♥ I learned this at a conference we went to one weekend....He made your spouse just.for.you too! Isn't that awesome! Only YOUR Spouse can Love you the way they do! Care for you the way they do! Know you the way they do!! Thank you Lord


What are you thankful for in your Marriage??

Why I Count it ALL JOY :)

Today is our JOY day and I am thrilled to join w/Angel and many others to spread some JOY!!

I am filled with JOY because my sweet daughter returned home yesterday, safe and sound, from spending the last 5 days with her friend on vacation and I missed her sooo very much!!

I am filled with JOY because instead of spending Tuesday with us this week our grandaughter Rylee will come on Thursday and spend 2 ~ yes TWO nights with us!!! ♥

I am filled with JOY because I have the SWEETEST Husband ever! Even when I am cranky, irritable, grouchy, and just plain ol' mean HE loves me anyway!! (& trust me I have been all of these lately!!)

I am filled with JOY because being in Gods presence fills me with JOY! Knowing that I am under HIS continual care and HIS watchful eye ALL.THE.TIME brings me Peace and JOY!!


Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100

May you all be Filled with JOY today! I ♥ You all!

Helping out some Friends

My Wonderful and Oh so Famous Friend Lori Sabin AKA "Girly Muse" has one of the most amazing voices you will EVER hear! She also has one of the sweetest Hearts I have EVER KNOWN! I had the privelege of meeting Lori last year and felt like I have known her all my life! She captured my heart that day and I am sooo thankful the Lord has blessed me w/her friendship!

So Lori has a friend named Staci Frenes. Any friend of Lori's is a friend of mine :) Staci has come out with a new CD and has asked for help in sharing this WONDERFUL NEWS!

You can go here and listen (& "like") to some of the songs on her Facebook page


If you would like to PreOrder this Fabulous CD ~ go to STACI'S LINK here

Here is a quick note from Staci and a bit about the CD
Thanks so much for helping spread the word about my new CD, Snapshots! :) As an independent artist, I don’t have the kind of marketing budgets the big labels have, so I’m grateful for the press. This project is a unique thing....it’s a collection of demos I’ve done for film/TV, other artists, etc....super fun, hooky songs more in the mainstream than CCM vein.

The CD will be ready to ship (around) the end of July....so right now we’re offering PERKS (free shipping and and a signed CD) for anyone who pre-orders at this PayPal (link listed above!) The CD is on $7.99!!!!! That is awesome so please help out Staci and pre-order today :)

4th of July & and Papa's bday :)

I pray everyone had a blessed and safe 4th of July! We had a wonderful time filled with Family, Food and LOTS of FUN! :)

Everyone came over to our house and we cooked out, shot off fireworks and celebrated my StepDads 60th birthday! It was soo much fun! We missed our daughters and grandbaby though! Krista, Casey and Rylee all went to the lake with her mom and our Jenna was with a friend in Branson! They all had a wonderful time but were soo very missed!!

Here are just a few pics from our day! I am soooo happy my DH has today off and we are planning to just..... CHILLAX!!


My Red, White and Blue centerpiece


Playing volleyball w/Don :)


cousins


My Momma, Aunt Lynette, Uncle John and his girlfriend Aranka, and my Brothers girlfriend Tami


Michael and his chocolate cake! (and some cookies too)


the other table

Spiritual Sundays ~ Independence Day

Jesus and the 4th of July

The stars and stripes spell freedom

She waves upon the breeze

While bursts of colors can be seen

Above the towering trees.



This is all quite wonderful

We revel in delight

But God above in divine love

Has brought this day to light.



With just a stroke of liberty

A touch of His great hand

He gave democracy to us

And helped this country stand.



The stripes upon our stately flag

Were touched by His sweet grace

Each star of white that shines so bright

Reflects His loving face.



So as you turn to face the flag

For battles that were fought

Be filled with pride for those who died

And freedoms that were bought.



But don’t forget to thank the One

That gives the bright display

The reason why we paint the sky

On Independence Day

written by Marilyn Ferguson.


I pray everyone has a blessed 4th of July ! Remembering those who are serving and sacrificing for Our Freedom ~ those who have served or even those that are getting ready to serve ~ We thank you all ~ YOU and Your families!

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TGIF ~ MEN vs. WOMEN

Men can FIX ANYTHING











BUT then again..... So can WE









HAPPY FRIDAY MY FRIENDS :)

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Faithful Bloggers project

Courtney with Faithful Bloggers has a challenge and project for us @ Faithful Bloggers! She has shared Psalm 23 and asked us to share our hearts in regards to that specific verse

I chose

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

To me ~ I know that my life without HIM is nothing! I also know that because of HIM I have been made righteous and am not worthy of what HE has done for me. I heard this song (by Leeland) one night years ago, and it touched me so deeply! This song is a story of all of us....He made a table and welcomed each one of us! He feeds us with HIS Word, He offers HIS Love, He restores us in HIS Presence, He leads us each and everyday and longs to have Fellowship with us!



Thank you Courtney for encouraging us to share this project with others! Sharing HIM is what blogging is all about!

Others will be submitting their thoughts on Psalm 23 so go here to see more on others thoughts

Counting It All Joy

Joy and Angel just go together I think! :) She hosts this Wonderful meme "Counting It All Joy" so join us won't you!

I am filled w/JOY because Me and my kids were able to spend the day w/Angel and her precious kids and grandaughter Ella ~ swimming, sunshine, friends, & family! Pure JOY

I am filled w/JOY because Ella had previously called me an Old Lady before she met me and today after seeing me ~ she said I wasn't old ;) GOOD ANSWER ELLA ~ LOL

I am filled w/Joy because when we lost my Daddy my Son Jantzen inherited his Telescope and while we live "out of town" the stars are just so Vast! To watch my Son and my DH google the planets checking to see how far it would be to travel to the Sun or look @ all the dips in the Moon brings me sooo much JOY! Thank you Daddy!
I miss you so much!

I am filled w/Joy because anyday you get to hear the words "I love you" from your grandchild it fills your heart with JOY!

I am filled w/Joy because my husband has this Friday and next Monday off !! WOOHOO!!

I am filled w/Joy because I am Redeemed!! Psalm 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I, whom you have redeemed Thank you Lord!