Ranger Cookies

Why is it difficult for you to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord?Ex14:13 Wow the Lord is amazing and his salvation is there as a gift for all of us.This summer so much has come to me and standing still has been the last thing I wanted to do. I have packed my classroom of 33 years of stuffand I threw so much away. Since then I've been playing cooking and having a good time. My work will be cut out for me when everything is moved and I have to start unpacking. . My youngest daughter has slowly evolved from a caterpillar to a butterfly loving God more than anyone I know. 34 years ago I was attracted to her dad for the same reason. some day some guy is going to fall head over heels in love with her and never look back. His love will grow stronger every dayand he will never look back. In fact, she said today, I want a man that fits like a puzzle with me like you and daddy do.What a testimony!! She doesn't want to settle for the first man who comes along. She wants a man who loves God more than her. If she does, everything else will fall into place.My oldest daughter has put all her energy into medicine, but she is constantly seeing God working miracles in her life and others she comes into contact with every day. It's a testimony to others the prayers that she has had answered and her faith is strong and steadfast too.

Walk to School Cookies

The Lord shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace.Ex 14:14 Amen. God is constantly fighting our battles for us if we just turn things over to him. This week I told my students that I would not trade places with anyone in this world no matter what the circumstances were. I am right where I want to be. In a classroom with children teaching....

Almond Toffee

Yes he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why it was credited to him as righteousness. Romans 4:20-22 Wow This last week coming back from Tyler we had a blowout on our left front tire on our Tahoe. Another driver in another Tahoe pointed out to us that something was wrong with our tire and so we pulled over just as all the air was going our of the tire. Several years ago whenever my girls got cell phones I bought roadside assistance with Cingular and it certainly paid off. A man came out and changed our tire and we were on our way. However in all of this, we saw God working as events unfolded.The next day Leslie and Brian came through on their way to Midland. when they were an hour on their way, her car started missing. So they came back and we loaned them our tahoe and they went on their merry way. We then got her car fixed by one of the most reputable car mechanics in town.

Coconut Meringue Pie

They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. but the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.Ex. 1:11-12 When I ponder this passage, I think of all the negative in our lives. It seems the more we think about it, the more it bothers us. The more we let others get under our skin, the bigger pain they are. Perhaps it is best to go on and think more about our blessings we have. I think about our men and women overseas in I raq and other places putting their lives in harm's way so we can have the freedom we enjoy and take for granted. Negatives are like a cancer only a spiritual cancer.

Iced sugar cookies

The scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham. All nations will be blessed through you. Gal 3:8 Aren't all nations blessed by the Lord, his son and the holy spirit and they haven't figured it out yet. I can't even imagine my life without believing in the Father , Son and the Holy Spirit. My heart aches for others whenever they don't believe as me. Not that I'm the only one right but there are a lot of people who believe like me. Perhaps this is too simple, but when I count the ways I'm blessed, it's too numerous to count. Yesterday I had the pleasure to spend some time with a friend of mine who believes Jesus is the prophet. I'll never forget the day she told me that because she is Jewish.I pray for her on a regular basis to accept Jesus as her savior.

Icebox Cookies

Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of Gen 22:2 Whenever I first wrote this scripture, I thought of my own two children. Little did I know that soon I would lose one of my students in my classroom. This last week a precious young man by the name of Stephan Bryan died unexpectedly. He had stomach pains since Tuesday and had gone to the Dr. The Dr. did blood work and saw that his white blood count was elevated. He called him back and ordered an MRI and he had surgery Thursday night for a ruptured appendix. He passed away Saturday morning at 3.Stephan was a model student. He wanted all his work to be perfect and was usually the one to turn in his work last. He always worked quietly and did what was expected of him. Sadly, he lost his daddy in 2002 and I feel so sad for his mom right now. To lose two people so closely together and she has two elderly parents also. If you read this, please pray for my classroom and myself. I've lost students before, but never while they were in my class.

Strawberry Shortcake

Remember the former things of old: for I am God and there is none else: I am God there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying my counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure: calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executed my counsel from a far country: yea I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass:I have purposed it, I will also do it. Isa 46:9-11Wow What does that say to me? Have I denied myself and followed his will. Perhaps I did 33 years ago when I decided to come to ACU instead of going to ETSU in Commerce. I had always planned on going there until they built UT Tyler. My daddy said I should go there and still live at home. I said No thanks. I needed to leave home at that time. Of course I married Hubert and my family thought Oh What a Mess. But you know what? I'd put my husband up against any guy in this world. He is the absolute best and I see it more every day in my walk with God. He is so totally amazing. What task does he call me today? I don't know. Perhaps it is to teach math. Yuck! Math in fourth grade is just tooo simple. I don't understand why they don't understand. 2 X 2 =4 is still the same regardless what happens.