Joining in here with Julie for Counting our Blessings 














I have so much to be thankful for, I do not even know where to start, how about with the state I live in, this is a photo of one of the streets in Folkston, Georgia, it
is just beautiful. We have such wonderful weather here,
it is in the mid 80's today, I see some others still have snow, and I am reassured of the blessings that I have here where I live.
I am in good health, most part, I have a wonderful and loving Godly husband, and we go to a wonderful church, that is preaching the whole counsel of God, not leaving anything out, or adding anything to the scriptures.
I have a great family in Florida, and Georgia, and all are healthy, for the most part.
We have 4 living generations that seem to grow each month, for that I am thankful.
God just keeps adding to our blessings, he keeps us looking to him, he keeps us in touch with him daily through our reading his word, and praying to him, Father thank
you for loving me, and for all the blessings you have given.
This photo below is the sun going down, what we see from our front porch where we live, I have several photos at different times of it setting, but love this one.

As the sun sets in Georgia, I think of how good God has been to me, and much that I take for granted all the blessings that he bestows upon me. I love the lord
and I love to proclaim his goodness where ever I am,
and wherever I go.
Have a very blessed Tuesday, and thank God for his goodness today. Be blessed, Barbara

Just In Time For Resurrection Sunday

(Resurrection Rolls)


This sounds similar to the ressurection Cookies, but even more simple, would be fun to do with your children.
Ingredients:
1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
8 large marshmallows
Melted butter
Cinnamon
Sugar


Directions:
Give each child one triangle shaped section of crescent roll. This represents the tomb.
Each child takes one marshmallow which represents the body of Christ.
Dip the marshmallow in the butter and roll in cinnamon and sugar mixture. This represents the oils and spices the body was anointed with upon burial.
Lay the marshmallow on the dough and carefully wrap it around the marshmallow.
Make sure all seams are pinched together well.
(Otherwise the marshmallow will "ooze" out of the seams)
Bake according to package directions.   Cool.


Break open the tomb and the body of Christ is no longer there!!  Celebrate God's love! ♥♥♥



(Resurrection Cookies)

What a wonderful way to explore and share
the true meaning of Easter.
It is great fun for all the family and the cookies
really are delicious.
Read the whole recipe before beginning...
try to do together Saturday night before Easter Sunday.


Preheat oven to 300 degrees


Ingredients: You need:
1 cup whole pecans
Mixing bowl
3 egg whites
Wooden spoon
1 cup sugar
Bible
1 tsp. vinegar
Zipper baggy
1 pinch of salt
Wax paper
Cookie sheet
Tape
Place pecans in the baggy and let the children beat them
with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces.
Explain that after Jesus was arrested,
He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
Read - John 19:1-3 to them


Let child smell the vinegar.
Put 1 tsp. into mixing bowl.
Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross,
He was given vinegar to drink.


Read - John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to the vinegar.
Eggs represent life.
Explain that Jesus gave His life for our life.
Read - John 10:10-11


Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand
let them taste it then brush the rest into the bowl.
Explain that represents the salty tears shed by Jesus followers,  and the bitterness of our own sin...
Read - Luke 23:27


So far the ingredients are not very appetizing.
Add 1 cup sugar.
Explain that the sweetest part of this story is
that Jesus died because He loves us.
He wants us to know and belong to Him.
Read - Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16


Beat with mixer on high speed for 11-15 minutes
until stiff peaks are formed.
Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read - Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3


Fold in broken nuts.
Drop by tsp.onto waxed paper-covered cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus body was laid. Read - Matt. 27:65-66


Put cookies sheet in the oven.
Close door and turn oven OFF.
Give each child a piece of tape and seal the door.
Explain that Jesus tomb was sealed.
Read - Matt. 27:65-66

Go to bed !
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
Jesus followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read - John 16:20 and 22


On Resurrection Morning open the oven and give everyone a cookie !


Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.


The cookies are hollow !


On the first Resurrection Day Jesus followers were amazed
to find the tomb open and empty.
Read - Matt. 28:1-9


He Has Risen ! Hallelujah ! ! ! ! !
What a wonderful way to teach children about the risen Saviour...Hope you enjoy these with your family.

Praise God for his resurrection, and for being the saviour
the world was waiting for, I thank God he came to me and saved my soul, back in July 1974, oh praise his holy name.
He is still saving souls today, we had about 11 saved this last week at the tent Revival meeting in Folkston Georgia,
God is on the move, he is still touching hearts and saving souls, he is still wanting everyone to accept his dear son Jesus Christ as their own personal Saviour, and to have a intimate relationship with him. God bless you my friends, and hope your weekend is a good one blessed from our Father on high.

The Obituaries

I received this in an email, it really touched my heart, you suppose when Christ died his obit looked like this. I doubt it very much, there was never any praise or ado about our precious Saviour, the obit is good, but I would love to see a piece on His Rising, amen.. Can you imagine the look on faces then. Now that is an article worth printing,  Oh Yeah that has been written, in a book called the Bible.

Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.



Mark 13:21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:


Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.


Luke 9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.


Luke 24:6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
 
Have a very blessed day as we approach the season of our lord's resurrection, let us ponder on all he did for
us and all he has yet planned for us. Praise his name.
 
In God's love, Barbara



My Spring Center Piece

I love this time of year, so much fun,  Each day brings something new I have my basket ready to put my colored eggs in, and I will place it on the table along with this basket with my special little chick, I have had this little yellow chick for many years, my dh bought it when he was on one of his trips.  I treasure my little chick and put him on display every year, the little church in this basket I won from a blogger last year, that was a neat little gift too, very pretty.  My youngest daughter made the little cross basket from plastic canvas and I also treasure it. So yearly out comes my decorations and I display them for you, and for all that enter into my home.

I will write about Resurrection day another time, now that is what Easter is all about, not these eggs, or bunnies or even my favorite little chick. Resurrection day is always about Jesus, how he hung on that old rugged cross, and laid down his life for you and for me, I would not connect the two, my decorations are always for Spring, not for Easter. Easter is a pagan holiday, and I do not support or participate in it, that is why I say Resurrection Day when talking about the cross, the day my Jesus died for me. Now we got that cleared up I can go on and talk to you about our week end.

I sure appreciate all your prayers, my dear husband preached a good sermon both morning and night, with power and fresh oil from on high.

We had good lunch and sweet fellowship with the folks there from the church, and we were treated so well and with such respect, we love that little church and pray for them always. When ever we can be a help we quickly go.

We spent the after noon with our youngest daughter and her family, that was a double blessing for us, any time we can be with family it is very special, we do not take our family for granted, now if we were around them all the time we may, but being in another state and not seeing them often, makes it special each time we get together.

So that is me in a nut shell, my life laid open for all to view, I do not hide from the world or hide light for Jesus under a bushel, amen. 

I pray your weekend was as good as mine, and that this week will be filled with lots of blessings raining down from on high. 

Be Blessed, and be a blessing ♥



Spring In My Home Town

Goldie
enjoying
the sun

My First Rose Of Spring 

Trees Budding out in our back yard

Green is Green when Spring has Sprung

Bridge over Satilla River in Woodbine, GA 

Loading dock in Woodbine, on Satilla

Bridge over Satilla, Hwy 17



Deep Gorge in Woodbine, LOL



Large Water Fall in Woodbine

Waving Goodbye from Woodbine, LOL

The end of the walk.. This is a lovely River Walk they build down on the

Satilla River, in Woodbine Georgia, we enjoyed our walk, and the smell

of fresh air from the River, nice place to live close to. You have a wonderful

Weekend and see you Monday. Pray for us my husband is preaching in

Florida tomorrow, thanks in advance, God bless you and be a blessing.

May God Bless America

Daddy's Poem - A must read!


Her hair was up in a pony tail,
Her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
And she couldn't wait to go.


But her mommy tried to tell her,
That she probably should stay home
Why the kids might not understand,
If she went to school alone.


But she was not afraid;
She knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates
Of why he wasn't there today.


But still her mother worried,
For her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
She tried to keep her daughter home.


But the little girl went to school
Eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees,
A dad who never calls.


There were daddies along the wall in
Back, for everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently,
Anxious in their seats.


One by one the teacher called
A student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
As seconds slowly passed.


At last the teacher called her name,
Every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching,
A man who wasn't there.


"Where's her daddy at?"
She heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one,"
Another student dared to shout.


And from somewhere near the back,
She heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
Too busy to waste his day."


The words did not offend her,
As she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher, who
Told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back,
Slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
Came words incredibly unique.


"My Daddy couldn't be here,
Because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
Since this is such a special day.
And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
And how much he loves me so.


He loved to tell me stories
He taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
And taught me to fly a kite.


We used to share fudge sundaes,
And ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him.
I'm not standing here alone.


"Cause my daddy's always with me,
Even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
He'll forever be in my heart"
Wthat, her little hand reached up,
And lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
Beneath her favorite dress.


And from somewhere there in the crowd
Of dads, her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,


Who was wise beyond her years.
For she stood up for the love
Of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
Doing what was a right.


And when she dropped her hand back
Down, staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
But its message clear and loud.


"I love my daddy very much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
But heaven's just too far.
You see he is an American Soldier
And died just this past year
When a roadside bomb hit his convoy
And taught Americans to fear.


But sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes,
And saw him there that day.


And to her mother's amazement,
She witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
All starting to close their eyes.


Who knows what they saw before them,
who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
They saw him at her side.


"I know you're with me Daddy,"
to the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
of those once filled with doubt.


Not one in that room could explain it,
for each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.


And a child was blessed, if only for
a moment, by the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing,
that heaven is never too far.

I just had to share this, it really touched my heart on so many levels, first on quick we
are to judge others, and then how many families are there in our own community that
has lost their daddy.
They live from day to day in pain, hurt and others wondering where the daddy is, we
all need to stop right now, and thank God for his hand upon us who have our family in complete order. Pray for those wonderful men and women who lay down their life to keep our Country a safe and better place for our children, and so we can have our daddy's our husbands with us, safe and secure and loving us.
For those of you who have lost a loved one while serving their Country, God bless you and know you are not alone, we pray for you, and others are fighting right long side of your loved one. Do have a wonderful weekend, and stop to think before we speak.
God bless each one of you who read this and may we never forget them who have been lost to this war.

 

The Heart of the Human Being

Proverbs 4:23
Keep they heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Introduction:
The word "HEART" can be defined (figuratively)
A. ...the feelings
B. ...the will
C. ...the intellect
D. ...the very center of something
    Everything has a heart in the figurative sense and I have no intention of going into the physical heart, I will leave that for the doctors.
     While we will never be specialist in the field of "heart disease" we must study the Scriptures to know what God wants us to know about spiritual side of the "heart"
     The bible uses the word in excess of 812 times. That fact alone shows the interest God has in spiritual matters of our heart.

I. The Thoughts of the The Heart Determine The Character of an individual.     
     A fleeting thought is not a thought in the heart but one's heart can get "set" on subjects that are detrimental to him because those things become his character. Here is the illustration Solomon presented"
     (Proverbs 23:7)

II. The attitude of the Heart Determines the Words
of Thy Mouth.
     To try to be anything other than what you are is hypocrisy. By nature we are sinners. We must admit to that fact. Therefore, we must claim the righteousness of Jesus Christ for our own righteousness lest we should none to claim.
     (Luke 6:45)
     The conversion of our hearts will transform the words of our mouths.
     (Matthew 6:19-21)

IV. The condition of the Heart Determines the
Destiny of the Soul.
     (Romans 10:10)
     Faith in Jesus is the doorway to salvation and to Heaven as well.

Concluding Thoughts:
A.  The Natural Heart Needs To Be "Pricked"
By The Gospel.
     (Acts 2:36:37)
B.   The Natural Heart Needs To Repent Of His Sins.
     (Acts 2:38-39)
C.   The Natural Heart Needs To Become Receptive
To The Word of God.
     (Acts 2:41)
D.   The Hearts That Repents Are The Ones That Are
Saved!
      (Acts 2:47)
Has Your heart changed?
     Are you able to offer a testimony concerning your salvation?
     Do you know in your heart that you are truly saved?
    
    
    

Friday Flicks

I found these boots at a gardening shop

online, I just love them, and they keep my

feet dry and warm in all my little trips out

to the hen house, you think they will make

the hens happy seeing all the roosters?

Now for my flowers in bloom, the first one is when
it first started opening, the second is when it
was in full bloom, are they not so pretty, I always
forget the name of them, but they are not a
common plant, I have separated them and put
each in a new pot, hopefully I can put them in the
ground next Spring, and they will do good.

The sun is shinning today, finally, we were out in
the rain all day yesterday, going from place to place
today we are home, and the sun is shinning, I do
love the sunshine, and our green beans are getting
really big after all the rain, and now the sun.

Well I hope you have a very blessed weekend, and
know that God is near what ever you do, or where
ever you go, he is just a prayer away.
Be blessed my friends, Be a blessing. ♥

Wednesday Wonderful Words

Well Spring is in the air, and God's loveliness is all around us.
We see his new growth, and new beginnings, Spring is my
favorite season. You know God loved Spring too, he mentioned it in 22 verses in the Bible, even though some of those verses were not the season, but made in speech.

Ecc 3:1 "To everything there is season; and a time to every purpose under heaven"

This verse says it all, everything there is a season, I have found that so true in life, so many things we read in the
holy word of God, we see in every day living, I have lived
many years, and many seasons and have seem very much of this wonderful world God created. I live to tell and share with others what God has allowed in my life, how he helped me to grow into the woman I am today, how he is
forever there and helping us in our daily chores. I found
many years ago that with some prayer our days will go so much better, than if we just rush into things, stop and pray
ask our heavenly Father to help you with the tasks at hand,
you will find how easy things go then on.

I seen that little photo it just pictured this time of year, for some reason Spring depicts bunnies and chicks, and I am
thinking it is the newness of the season. Animals even know the season, all young are born in the Spring, and then have a while to grow and get strong before the Winter comes.

I say I am in the Deep Winter of my years, I feel very young
but in all reality it is Winter for me, at least late Fall, lol but I will be forever Young at heart. There used to be an old song called Young at Heart, it was a wonderful old song, and had such meaning to it. Sung by Frank Sinatra

Young At Heart

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you

If you’re young at heart
For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind
If you’re young at heart

You can go to extremes with impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting with each passing day
And love is either in your heart or on it’s way
Don’t you know that it’s worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart

For as rich as you are it’s much better by far
To be young at heart

And if you should survive to 105
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive
Then here is the best part
You have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart

And if you should survive to 105
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive
Then here is the best part
You have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart

So remember to sing unto the lord, and enjoy your wonderful season of Spring,
the lord hath made just for us to enjoy.. Be blessed,
and be a blessing.

Monday Madness

The Sun going down over my
front yard.













My first rose of Spring so pretty

The Green Beans coming up good
they should bring a good crop.



The pretty Orange Trumpets, I know

Spring is here when they bloom

It have been a good day, we went to Penny's and Bought a new pair of dress shoes, Bone instead of black or white, that way I can wear them all year round.

Then we went to Good will, I found two purses and nice pair of shoes never been wore before,  I seen why when I got them home, the one shoe had been built up for someone who had one leg shorter than the other, well my dh is trying to remove it without ruining the shoe. He is such a dear and can fix about anything fixable. Oh my he just showed me he has gotten it all off, and the sole is perfect, amen, God is so good, and he give me such a wonderful husband too. 

We also stopped at our favorite Chinese Restaurant and had lunch, they have the best Chinese food in Brunswick, any where around this area in fact, it was good, so now I am home full, and feeling mighty good, how was your day dear blogging buddies?  Hope you all have a very blessed day.