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Christmas

2015-12-25T22:07:00.001-08:00

We had a blessed Christmas. Everyone ate at my house and exchanged gifts.
This year, we have a 3 month old granddaughter and a 13 month old granddaughter, and a 6 year old grandson. Children make Christmas soooooo much fun.
We had ham, potatoes, rolls, mac and cheese, and baked beans and deviled eggs. Deserts included strawberry shortcake, chocolate puddings, divinity, peanut butter balls, caramel pecan chocolate coated candies homemade, a red velvet yule log cake and baby Jesus's cake was a chocolate fudge, two layer shaved chocolate and cream cake.
My grandson blew out the candle, we all sang Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Christmas is so special to me.
Christmas Eve, my son and I played the old Christmas carols.

the Halloween Trunk or Treat

2015-11-01T14:28:00.001-08:00

I love the holidays, and Halloween is no exception. I think the trunk or treats that are being held by the churches are a great thing.
My son and I participated this year. My daughter took her 11 month old daughter trick or treating for her first Halloween. They started at our Chapel. She said they didn't go 4 blocks before she had a full pumpkin and they went home.
My son and I had lots of candy to give out, set up some tables, a couple of carved jack o lanterns, a haunted mirror.
I also had some witch hat cookies, black green and orange divinity, and some popcorn balls.
The church provided hot dogs and chili, chips, and cupcakes.
We had a wonderful time!!!
The kids got to ride in a trailer filled with hay bales pulled by a tractor. They had a blast!!!
There were lots of trick or treaters and a wide variety of costumes.

Amazing Grace

2015-10-29T06:23:00.001-07:00

I love this song, Amazing Grace. I can sing it in its entirety, lol, I guess is one reason. I have heard it since I was 4, that I can remember.
Without God's grace, we would be nowhere.
They played it at my baptism, when I was 11.
When I hear it, when I sing it, my heart fills to bursting with the love of God for me, for us, for the world.

our annual low shrimp boil

2015-10-17T21:13:00.003-07:00

This Saturday was our church's annual low country shrimp boil.
It was saddened by the loss of life of our drummer, but he is in Heaven and at rest.
The shrimp boil went great. Frankie, our assistant pastor, always does the cooking, this year we had more than ever, I do believe. Potatoes, sausage, shrimp, broccoli, onions, carrots, cauliflower, and corn on the cob.
For sides, the church members brought rolls, cornbread muffins, toasted garlic bread, a noodle casserole, soup beans, chips and hot dogs.
Desserts were chocolate cream fudge cake, Mississippi Mud Cake, pound cake, carrot cake cupcakes, cookies, pineapple upside down cake, Autumn Harvest cupcakes, and brownies.
We all prayed for the loss of our band member, our Pastor is ill, and other church members. Then we thanked God for our blessings and all of those able to be there.
We had a blessed time, it always is uplifting.
Our church is growing by generations, there were a lot of kids under age 12. Several are under age 1. It is so awesome to see God's creations.

Peace in times of troubles

2015-10-13T21:53:00.002-07:00

I feel so much peace when I leave my problems and troubles with God. It is not always easy to do, I worry at times and can't figure out what can be done for some things. Then, I pray, if God wants me to face these problems, then I must, if not, then He will deal with them. Either way, worry will not fix it or make it go away, God will fix it, or I will ride the storm, He will give me the strength and the lesson it brings.
Sometimes, just knowing that it's all in God's hands gives me such a great, overbearing heart felt peace. I pray for strength to always leave it in God's hands.

trials and tests

2015-09-29T12:16:00.000-07:00

Well, I have been praying for almost 10 years now to have help in obtaining child support and alimony court ordered. I have been in court so often, I would starve before I went back, but I have a son to take care of still, so I go.
We have been hanging on by a thread, praying for an enforcement that never seems to come. It didn't come today either. It was postponed until Christmas. Another year of very poor holidays, but it's okay. My son is great, and at peace, and healthy, and gets fed and we have a roof over our heads, it could be a lot worse, and we both know it.
My daughter is a blessing also. She keeps me focused.
I don't know what God has in store for me, I am so financially strapped, I am not going to be able to afford gas to even attend my church, something I so long to do. I am at this moment checking the calendar for all the events my church has planned for this month, I think I can attend one, that's okay too, there has to be a reason, there has to be a reason.
I honestly don't think my ex husband is in reality, He hasn't looked at what little support I've had over the past 5 years. In 2012 and 2013, 24 months, I received less than 5500.00 total from him. I had two children at the time to take care of, one has grown up and has a family of her own, I have one left at home.
My car is on the verge of not running, my house appliances are failing, but I must count myself blessed, we still have a roof over our heads.
God help me to know where you are leading me.

Teach your children

2015-09-15T11:30:00.005-07:00

I have been hearing a lot of bad things about our school policies these days. I don't understand why the schools seem to deem it necessary for our children to worship allah, recite muslim prayers, dress as muslims, and kiss the floor.
However, I do hold parents responsible. You can teach your children tolerance, but teach them to stand up for God, Jesus, and salvation. Be sure they know that allah and muslims believe every none believer must die. God commands Christians to love everyone, pray for their salvation, and witness to those who need to know Christ. Teach your children the Bible, God's commandments, God's love, salvation, Jesus's sacrifice.
Our children should be strong enough in their faith to refuse to recite prayers to false gods or idols, God commands us not to do this.
As parents, we should stand with our children in protest to reciting prayers to false gods or idols and definitely worshiping their ways.
I home schooled all my children, they were not subjected to other gods or idols. They know that other faiths exists, they have heard of buddha, allah, wind and earth spirits, they know a little about the Mormons, Jews, orthodox and unorthodox, and Catholic. They have never said a prayer in Latin, they go to church on Sunday, they respect Hanukah, They understand that muslims are responsible for 911, and the death of Christians. If a school is teaching islam, my kids would be quoting the evils and deaths and tortures instilled by a lot of muslim teachings, not the worship of allah and condoning the abuse of children and women.
In my day, the entire school would have bonded together to protest these islamic practices happening in our schools in America today.

August Ice Cream Night social

2015-08-26T20:06:00.001-07:00

Tonight was the third social for Farmland Community Church. June is hotdog, July is watermelon, and August is ice cream.
We had lime homemade ice cream, chocolate, and passion fruit. There were store bought cartons of butter pecan, Rocky Road, Walnut, Strawberry, Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Coffee, and about four others. I took a homemade 8x8 square ice cream sandwich, and a 8X8 ice cream cake, very rich.
A lot of children attended tonight, there was a celebration for our long standing child teacher and leader.
We had a great, blessed, time.

Voting in 2016

2015-08-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

Christianity is taking a big hit with the obama administration. Millions of Christians did not vote in either of his elections. I suggest if you want to bring America back to a Christian Nation, you get out and vote.
We need the courts to stipulate that separation of Church and State did not mean taking away religious rights, it meant you can't force a religion, because in England, that's what they had always done. Whatever the king was, the country was. Our forefathers believed in God, they didn't want Catholics or Baptist controlling the country's religion. They had no idea it would ever be misconstrued as forbidding America from having a religion.

man's responsibility for his wife's satisfaction

2014-08-23T12:23:00.002-07:00

I saw a movie the other day, one of those Hallmark romantic ones. What impressed me about the movie, was the portrayal of the husband. Newlyweds, he does everything he can to please his wife, and it doesn't involve sex. She doesn't ASK for these things, he just detects her reactions and their chats as to what might make her happy. He shows total respect, total commitment, and true love, from the heart, not the zipper. I couldn't help thinking that today, I don't see that kind of love and attention in a marriage.

summer nights at Farmland, watermelon in July

2014-08-01T09:30:00.000-07:00

Our church has what they call Summer Nights in June, July, and August. In June, we had hot dog night, this last Wednesday was watermelon and fruit night. I put a twist on it, I made pineapple upside down cupcakes
peach cobbler
blackberry mush
pumpkin roll
chocolate covered bananas and peanut butter
chocolate covered raisins
pear bread
and a cake decorated like a slice of watermelon, with choc. chips for the seeds, watermelon jello in the cake batter for flavor.

I was going to make strawberry cheese cake, apple pies, and blueberry fritters, but ran out of time.
I made a watermelon punch, using the watermelon for a bowl.
The socializing was great.

Saving Katie

2014-06-21T16:27:00.001-07:00

A two year old little girl named Katie was in a car accident this past winter due to the slick roads. Among a lot of things she is dealing with is a halo and mentally recapturing her past. To help with the medical bills and family, a Christian motorcycle group held a fund raiser and our church was blessed to be a part of it. Over $1,000.00 was raised.

the Angels mentioned in the Bible, your opinion

2014-04-28T07:14:00.001-07:00

What is your opinion of who the Angels in the Bible are and how they existed. Michael, the Archangel, merciful and long suffering, Raphael, disease and wounds, Abaddon in Revelations.Gabriel, appeared to mary and to Zecharias in Luke. Others angels mentioned, Uriel and Suriel.

Sunday night Bible study

2014-02-24T18:46:00.001-08:00

Our Sunday night Bible study is great!!We are doing modern parables now, related to the Biblical parables. We take a parable out of the Bible, we have study books with a modern parable associated to it, we watch a film, then we all discuss it, open discussion. It is a great learning experience.

Pay it forward

2013-12-11T08:14:00.000-08:00

We have heard of this, somebody pays for the car behind them, or for an extra meal that the waitress at the restaurant can choose to use for someone's meal, or to feed a homeless person,Well, the other day it happened to me. My daughter and son bought a taco, it was almost 10.00. My daughter was going to pay for it. I rarely eat out, didn't order anything this time. When we got to the window, the lady said, actually, yours has been paid for by the car just ahead of you. It was an awesome experience. Not the 'free' meal, the act of kindness. I would never be able to thank them, would never know who it was, and they knew that, they just did it to be kind.I am urging everyone to pay it forward at least once this season, you might not be saving a life, but you will definitely uplift a spirit.

tested faith

2013-10-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

I don't know how a true Christian can ever question his or her faith. I have not always been happy with the decisions God chose for me, far from it, but never did I once decide he didn't exist or wasn't listening. I cried to him at times, begging him not to bring the crisis to me, or to end it, or turn it, he didn't always listen, I cried because it hurt, but did not unbelieve him, or quit praying, or quit trying to please him. I don't assume he causes our life's problems, we do, he helps us through them, if nothing else but by giving us a shoulder to cry on.

Biker Sunday/Low shrimp boil

2013-10-11T18:19:00.001-07:00

Our church held its annual biker/low shrimp boil last Sunday evening. It was great fellowship. We all bring broccoli, cauliflower, red potatoes, sausage, carrots, and shrimp.Then we bring potluck dessert. I also made deviled eggs and cheddar cheese biscuits. The church choir sang.

A little girl's prayer

2013-09-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

She was her father's pet. Being a tomboy, her father and she went hunting together, ate late night snacks when he would come in around 3 a.m., went fishing, camping, he taught her to cook.
When she was 9, however, her father started drinking, becoming an alcoholic that would kill him by the time he was 66.He was an abusive drunk, mean, and out of control.
The little girl was afraid of him when he was drinking, and hid when she could.
By the time she was 11, she prayed to God to kill him. She prayed every night. The prayer and hope that God would answer her prayer kept her going for years.

our annual women's luncheon

2013-09-21T14:59:00.004-07:00

I rarely have week ends to myself, but this year, I made time to attend our church's annual ladies' luncheon. This was awesome!! We have about 8 tables, seats 8 each, and each has a hostess. The hostess decorates her table.They recognize the most original, most decorative, and the closest to the speaker topic.
We have child care, and the girls are great!! They served pizza and boxed juice for the children,The children all seemed to behave nicely.
Our organizer cooks the meal catering style. We had beef tips and gravy with noodles or rice, carrots and green beans with rolls.Our hostesses supplied dessert. We had chocolate cake, coconut cream cake, cheese cake, cookies, pumpkin cheese cake, strawberry cheese cake. It was all delicious.
The speaker told of her tragedies in the death of her husband of 32 years and her son a year later. She touched on a subject a lot of us shared with her. I have lost my father, best friend, a baby daughter and brother. My daughter-in-law lost a son, our church members have lost husbands and children too.
She spoke of the tragedy, but how God embraced us through it. She spoke of his promise to us that we will see them again.

Always turn to God

2013-09-20T05:29:00.000-07:00

I have a much easier time in life, if I just let God handle it. When things don't go the way I want, I pray. When things are so bad that I feel like I'm 'losing' it, I pray. It takes a lot of prayer sometimes, but I have found that God works things out, you sometimes have to ride out the storm.The key is to ride out the storm knowing God is holding onto you.When or if you get to a point you honestly can't take any more, tell God, he will give you the strength or he will lessen the burden.
It's easy to say this when things are going well, but when something upsets the 'apple cart' we generally fall apart first. Don't. Pray first. You are probably going to have to deal with the problem, but deal with it in prayer and do the best you can. God will be with you. It's like watching a movie, sometimes, you don't know how it will end, but it will end, and it will end as God wants it to end, when He wants.
There have been events in my life I didn't want to have to deal with, didn't want to have to go through, but God let me deal with the problems, let me go through the tragedies, he doesn't protect us from 'life', but he will protect us.Some things I felt were more than I could bear, I cried, I screamed, I begged God to fix it, at times, I felt I couldn't take any more. God always seemed to know when I was at my weakest, and he sent help.Sometimes we may not like what is happening in our lives, or what the outcome is, but as long as we have God in control, we don't have to worry, He can do anything, so if it's not working out the way we want, try to see how He is using you to do something else. It's not always about you, sometimes 'you' are his instrument for a greater good. Trust Him, you will find peace in riding the storm with Him.

No worries

2013-09-01T19:07:00.001-07:00

It is hard not to worry about problems that arise in our life, but if we pray about them, and leave them in the hands of God, we don't have to worry. God will either prevent our problem from evolving,or allow the problem to arise and teach a lesson or bring something good out of it. Either way, worrying is only hurting ourselves, it won't do any good, it is under God's control as long as we leave it with him.

last of the Summer Nights

2013-08-30T17:49:00.001-07:00

This past Wednesday evening was ice cream night at church. This is the last of the three months of summer nights for our church. I made chocolate banana ice cream, an ice cream cake, and a white cake to eat with ice cream. The others made key lime ice cream, YooHoo ice cream, store bought chocolate, rocky road, and a few more, plus some store bought cakes. We also had hot dogs and buns for those a little bit hungrier,lol.It was a great night of socializing. One church member is recovering from surgery, and showed up for about half an hour, we were all so glad to see her.One church member has given birth, that's always exciting.These gatherings do so much for the spirit, makes us so thankful for the kinship we have.

getting a job

2013-08-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

My daughter recently filled out a job application, got an interview, then didn't pass the skills test. She is good in this field. I told her not to worry, God evidently didn't want her to get this job. I think sometimes He sees the future in which this job is not the one for us, there is a better job coming up you need to wait for, something. When you get a job, it will be the one God thinks you need at the moment. Pray and wait.

watermelon night at church

2013-07-31T20:15:00.000-07:00

The last Wednesday of June, July and August, our church holds 'summer nights' at Farmland. Last month it was hot dogs, tonight it was watermelon. I took a carved out watermelon with the cubed watermelon in it , and our church's name carved in the lid. I also took pineapple slices in jello, and chocolate covered banana and peanut butter.Others brought more watermelon, grapes, fresh fruit, cherry and apple pie, strawberry cake, the fellowship was awesome!!.

Dealing with death

2013-07-21T16:47:00.001-07:00

There have been two times in my life where death overwhelmed me.I was 15 when my best and the only best friend I have ever had, died. She was killed in a car wreck. It was a time in my life when I really needed her. It was a terribly terribly rough time. I had dealt with death before this, but no one that close, and none that had affected me so cruelly. Then, I had a still born child. God had his hands full with this one. I didn't want help living, I wanted to be allowed to die. However, after a few months of wallowing in self pity, wandering around like someone lost, unable to morally kill myself and still be received into God's kingdom, I asked him to help me 'buck up'. If I wasn't going to die, then I had to live, and if I was going to live, I was going to live life responsibly for God and my other 7 children. Yes, I had 7 children, and the loss of this one was still that devastating, so if anyone you know ever has to go through this, trust me when I say it will not be easy for them, you can't do much, but you can be there.God was always there for me, once I quit arguing with him, he was able to hold my hand through it.
I have gone through the death of both my grandmothers and grandfather, I never knew my other grandfather, my own father, uncles, a close cousin, and now my brother. God has always been there during these times, and it has brought me peace. I know they all went to heaven, and that's great. They will wait for me until I get there, and they will hold my baby girl for me.We memorialized my brother today, who was killed in a car wreck last week.This death was a total shock.However, he too, lost a baby at birth. He was so close to my father that my father's death almost killed him, I'm pretty sure it changed his life. So, I find peace in his death, knowing he is with his daddy and son.