David's sorrow

You've all heard me talk about David in the nursing home. He's the little guy, who just as soon as Willard and I walk into the cafeteria, starts telling us about his mother. That seems to be all he wants to talk about most of the time. It's been lately that she's either in the hospital or she was home from the hospital.

Well, David was given the news this morning that she had passed away. I just can't imagine how hurt he feels right now. With the one person in his life that would come to see him. You see David has explained to Willard and me, many times of how he once lived his life. I won't go into the details, because in this case the Devil was certainly in the details.

I remember about two years ago when Willard and I walked in, the first thing that he shouted was( guess what, I got saved today). He had a beam of light shining in his face, as he spread the news. I saw in him that joy that comes only through Jesus Christ. He told the story of how Bessie. a woman that goes to the same church as we go, and a volunteer at the nursing home also, had led him to the Lord. David has been a different person since that day. He tells everyone he meets about him being saved.

I am so glad David knows the Lord, and has a personal relationship with Jesus. Because he's going to need Him now to get him through the lost of his mother.

I'm also so very glad that I took that picture of him and his mother the last time she was there to see him, To my knowledge it's the last picture that was taken of him and her together. The nursing home has it in their pc files and has to often print him a new one, because he carries it with him all the time. It's heartbreaking.

I hope each of you will say a prayer for him.

Until next time God bless, and remember , we never know the time that God has set for our departure from this earthly life, I hope each of you will be ready when that time comes for you.

We all have sinned

You know a lot of times, we may look at others that are Christians, and think to ourselves, The way they live or the things they do, do not seem as if they are living like Christians. But you know, I think if we would take a good look at ourselves, as other's see us. We may realize that we are the same or even worst than the ones we are so unfairly judging. Sometimes when we look into a mirror, we see what we want to see. We know all our good characteristics, and that's all we look for. But if each of us would look deep enough, we would all see that we are as guilty as those we judge. No one is without sin, the Bible clearly tells us that. Jesus' last commandment before He ascended into Heaven was that we were to love one another. Let's try to do that.

Until next time God bless, and remember, you can either lift people up , or drag them down, it's your choice. God's watching.

Good friends

Well, I really blew any thing even close to being on a diet today. I'll save you the grizzly details, let's just say it had something to do with fried chicken. lol

Willard and I went to the nursing home again today. Mr Maynord was there. We asked him what was wrong with him. He said that there was something wrong with his hip, and that although he saw a doctor, that he was unable as yet to get an x-ray. He said that his hip was bothering him an awful lot. As we did the Bible study, anyone could tell just by looking at him, that he was in considerable pain. I ask each of you to please say a prayer for him. I sure hope that the problem will be fount soon, and something can be done to help him.

Frances sat in today. Frances is a good friend to Willard and I. You know the kind of friend that you can tell just about anything to, and you know for a fact that, that's as far as it will go, just between the two of you? That's what kind of friend she is. Plus she will do anything in her power to help you if she can. Her husband Roy, is an absolute doll. He was forced to retired from his job, of many years, a couple of years ago. while in his late seventies. He didn't stay home though. He went to work at our near by IGA as a bagger. Every time he sees me, a big smile comes on his face, knowing that I'm going to hug him. It's a little game we play. Willard always smiles and says something like "are you trying to get fresh with my wife"" or ""watch yourself, I might get jealous"".It just tickles Roy so much. You know, it's nice to have friends like Roy and Frances. Someone that you feel comfortable around, people that aren't trying to put you under a magnifying glass. Who except you just the way you are. They know that they have nothing to prove, and Willard and I feel the same way. Just good honest Christian folk.

Well I'll hush now. lol

until next time, God bless you enough,that you realize, all blessing come from His never ending love for you, And there's no better friend than Jesus.

It's cold

I walked out the door this morning to go to the nursing home. I had my heavy sweater on, but with the wind and cold air, It felt as if I had nothing on at all. Our lesson went very well. Mr Maynard wasn't there, he is sick and was going to his doctor. I pray that it's nothing seriously wrong with him. I hope each one of you will say a prayer for him. While you're at it say a prayer for Mr. Jack too. He's not looking too well. He seems to be going down fast the last few weeks. You may not know them, but God does.

Willard and I had fish cakes for lunch along with some pork&beans. And yes I cheated I ate two slices of bread, oh well. We had soup for supper, some that I had made a month or so ago, and froze. It was pretty good, except for the potatoes, even when the soup was fresh the potatoes weren't that good. I must have gotten a bag that had been frost bit or something. Whatever it was the potatoes tasted gritty then and now.

Willard's Aunt any of the of the Evelyn is in the hospital. Our understanding is that she is dehydrated, and had also been given some medicine at the doctors office, that bothered her stomach ulcers. Say a prayer for her too, if you will.

And last but as they say not lease. I want to remind any of you that don't know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Jesus loves you very much, and He really did give His life for you. Please think about it earnestly. Because friends know this, There is nothing else that has to happen before His return. If you are not one of His when He comes, There will be no second chances. Even though He loves you, He will leave you behind. If He came in the next hour would you be left behind? Give that some serious thought.

Until next time, God bless.

God's promises

Well I stayed with what I said yesterday for supper, I ate a cheese sandwich 'with' some bologna on it. This morning I ate toast again.

Willard sounds a little better this morning. At lease I can understand what he is saying now. His chest was so congested yesterday morning it was hard for him to breath and talk at the same time. I just praise God for him being better.

We are fixing to go to the nursing home. We are in Deuteronomy, chapter 11. Moses is explaining to the Israelites how God will bless them if them will follow Him and obey His commandments. We all know that they failed tremendously. And Psalm # 107 gives an account of God's punishment, not only to the Israelites themselves, But to the land too. I hope each of you will pick up your Bibles and read this Psalm. And as you read it, think about the USA and consider that God also will destroy us too, just as He did His chosen people. The USA as turned it's back on God. I think we have already seen the effects of the beginning of God's wraft on us. I believe that things are going to get much worse, that is unless we turn back to God, as a Country united in serving God. Please read this Psalm and consider. God's promises can be good, and they can be very bad.

Until next time God bless.

The Bible, God's truth.

Well Willard is still sick with a bad cold. I think he's got some respiratory infection going on, but we all know how men are. They won't go to the doctor until they're really , really bad off sick.

So far today I have eaten toast for breakfast. And for lunch Willard and I had the other two steaks that Weldon had given us, Some snap beans and potatoes Mixed together. and the rest of the pears that we had yesterday. I did without bread trying to cut down on the carbs. And for supper I'm thinking about having a grilled cheese sand witch, fixed with some hot pepper cheese, rather than American. I do love hot pepper cheese.

David is over at Amy's where he is most of the time. I can't wait until he goes to take his test in Raleigh the 16Th and can go to work.

We missed church this morning because of Willard's sickness, but we heard a wonderful message from Adrian Rogers. about how the Bible has given us information long ago that the scientist have discovered. some are them are= Job 26:7 tells us that the earth is held by nothing and is with the other planets and stars, in emptiness of space.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

And do you remember learning in school that the people in Columbus's time thought the earth to be flat. All they had to do was believe what the Bible tells us in Isaiah 40:21 and 22, to find out that the world was round.Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

I could go on and on, How God instructs us to not touch things that could make us sick or even kill us. How God instructed Israel to keep people with plagues, separated from the healthy people. And how the Bible has given us information long ago that is just now being understood. The Bible's prophets, giving us information about what would happen in the years to come from their time, and all the prophesies have been fulfilled or are being fulfilled even as I write this.

The Bible is the living word of God, And it could teach us so very much, if only we would pick it up and read it. Studying the word of God is something I enjoy. I gain insight more and more of who God is and just how great our God is by His word. I learn each day how His plan for us all, is to be with Him one day. If we will only except His word as truth.

Until next time God bless.

Have you ever noticed

Have you ever noticed that when you want to start something unpleasant, you always say to yourself, I'll do it after I finish so and so. I'll go on a diet after I finish eating all the sweets in the house. I'll stop smoking after I finish smoking this pack of cigarettes. I'll take a walk after this movie is over. I could go on but I think you all get the idea. OK so here goes. I am starting a diet. I am going to chose one day out of the week that I can eat anything that i want. That helps in the fact that I know that I'm not cutting myself off from everything that I like. I say I'm starting it now because I was going to start it this morning, without Willard's knowledge and just see how well I could do. But Willard went to the grocery store this morning to pick up 1- bread 2- a can of Crisco, and 3- some diet cokes for himself. Willard comes home with the items, plus a large box of Cinnamon buns. Well you know I just had to have me one of those. defeat to start with. OK so now we start. I am going to be honest about what I eat, here on the blog. So anyone wanting to help me with my diet, feel free to. So this morning I over did and had two sausage biscuits instead of one, for lunch some black eye peas warmed over from yesterday, some of my canned pears with mayo and cheese. For supper I have a salad which consist of, lettuce, bacon bits, cheese, and about 5 sliced pickles. with lots of thousand island dressing. And that stupid cinnamon bun. I had a not so beneficial day. I'll try harder tomorrow. I can't tell you how much my scales say I weigh because they don't go that far up. the Doctors scale has me at 335. I know ouch! I think my scales will register at 320 or 325. So right now that is the gold I'm setting. To be able to see my weight on my scales. I am going to start some small exercises build them up more day by day. Wish me luck

until next time God bless.