Category: Our Exceptional God

Christmas is Coming!

Christmas is Coming! Greetings to You All!

We sang this song yesterday at church and I just had to share it. It’s beautiful and worth the four minutes it takes for you to watch the video below.

Talk about putting you in the Christmas spirit. The song is called “Come and Worship” by Bebo Norman. I really hope it touches you as it did me. His soft vocals and the background piano are a touching celebration of the birth of our Lord.

Christmas Is Coming And It’s Getting Busy

…The rushing here and there

…The crazy drivers out on the roads

…The crowds at the mall

…Buying more and more gifts

…Preparing lots of food for parties

Even with all of that, let’s not forget what this season is all about.

Worshiping Christ our King! Praising Him is what our lives here on earth are all about. He created us to do just that.

 Christmas is coming

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Our Great Thanksgiving

I can’t wait to tell you about our great Thanksgiving.

I hope yours was great as well. How is everyone out there?

We ate way too much of course and my pants are fitting just a wee bit tighter.
I’ll start back on that diet tomorrow. 🙂

our great ThanksgivingWe had a fun group at our house for the big day and a LOT of food. My husband smoked the turkey and it was simply delicious. I give him major props because he never disappoints when it comes to smoking the bird.

There was the usual fisticuffs over who would get the dark meat, but we got through it.  🙂

It was a bit of a risk, but every side dish I made was a new recipe. I’ve been watching the Food Network religiously and had printed off yummy recipes from The Pioneer Woman, Alex Guarnaschelli, Katie Lee from The Kitchen, and others.

Everything came out great. I was so happy happy happy.

Who gets an A+ for side dishes this year?

This girl!

Gratitude and Love

After dinner, each one of us took a turn and one-by-one said what we were thankful for about each person at the table. It was a touching and memorable moment. It really was.

I love Thanksgiving!

I hope yours was happy and blessed.

God bless 🙂

 Graphic courtesy of Pixabay.com

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Thoughts About a Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !

Happy ThanksgivingWhat I’m thankful For This Year

I’m thankful for our Heavenly Father. He loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die on the cross to pay the price for our sins. That is pure grace and love. He gives us a way to get to Heaven and that is through Jesus Christ. If you’re a nonbeliever reading this, I pray that you will accept Him as your Lord and Savior.

Gods heartI’m thankful for my husband.  I love you more and more every day. God brought us together and our marriage has been a gift for a lifetime.

I’m thankful that I live in America

American flag

Still the land of the free and the home of the brave.

I’m thankful for our extended family. We love the holidays and also those fun visits. We look forward to many more in the coming year (with a new baby in tow).  🙂

Family

I’m thankful for *NG and *SG, our beautiful sponsor children. May God bless them and their families and we look forward to getting to know them.

I’m thankful for my friends. I cherish each and every one of them. I love our phone calls and our visits, even those texts which can go on for quite awhile!

And last, but certainly not least, I’m thankful for my three goofy and lovable Siberian Huskies. They keep us laughing every day, despite all the mischief they get into.

huskySafe travels to all of you who are reading this and I hope that you and yours will have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Photos, except for my dogs, courtesy of Pixabay.com

*Full names withheld for privacy.

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Let The Church Rise

a life lost

Let The Church Rise

If you haven’t heard it yet, it’s a great song and, essentially, a battle cry for all of us.

One of the things I want to do with this blog is to share songs I come across that really touch me. Christian music means a lot to me.

This is a song that we sang in church last Sunday. It’s called “Let The Church Rise.”

Here’s a listen:


I hear that song and I think of the state of our world today.

Increasing darkness and anti-God sentiments coming from some very loud, miserable and lost people.

There’s also lot of distressing news on television every day.  Sometimes, I just turn it off. A constant diet of joy-killing news isn’t healthy.

Who Put the Moon and the Sun In Their Places?

I have to remind myself that, despite it all, God is always in control.

Always, always, always ….

Always 🙂

Amen!

Go and let your light shine

Let the Church rise from the ashes

let the church rise

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God Bless America and the Midterm Elections 2014

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

On the heels of the historic midterm elections where Republicans gained control of the House and Senate, I can only say Praise God!

The people of America have spoken. Is there any way we can take our country back to godly values? Unfortunately, with politicians, there’s no guarantee.

Did they tell the truth when they ran their campaigns or was it simply political rhetoric? We’ll have to wait and see.

God bless America

Freedom Isn’t Free

Freedom is a precious thing and we can’t take it for granted.

*Apathy is the acceptance of the unacceptable. – John Stott, Christian Pastor (1921-2011.)

Apathy was a big problem in the last election and too many non-voters resulted in a takeover of liberals in high office. Now we’re in a mess.

Hopefully, these election results will signal a change from the anti-God agenda that has been so distressing over the past several years.

I was thrilled to see that many of the newly elected candidates are Pro-Life. They’d better stay that way.

Another praise God moment!

It floors me that some liberals have the gall to say the government has the right to determine that one life is more valuable than another. I’ve seen the liberal trolling on pro-life websites and it breaks my heart.

This abortion holocaust has got to STOP.

If you haven’t seen this yet, I wanted to share a video of one of my heroes – Gianna Jessen. She’s an abortion survivor.

Her triumphant story is truly an inspiration and worth the watch.

God bless her and you!

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*John Stott quotation, as quoted from Christian quotes.info

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