<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:49:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Marla&#39;s Blog</title><description></description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-975891853224465184</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-01-19T08:05:38.782-08:00</atom:updated><title>T Shirts Now Available</title><description>Hey Everybody Go to the store page and scroll down past the CD&#39;s and there you will see the New T shirts &quot;Go And&amp;nbsp; Make Disciples&quot;&amp;nbsp; with the Marla Ratliff logo We have Dark Gray and Light Gray!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/t-shirts-now-available.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-7648241544428231128</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-08-12T14:43:24.146-07:00</atom:updated><title>2014 ICGMA GOLD CROSS FEMALE ARTIST of THE YEAR!!</title><description>So thankful to have just received the Gold Cross Female Artist of the year 2014 award from the ICGMA. I want to Thank every one who voted for me. And everyone there at ICGMA for all the love an support! I want to thank all the DJ&#39;s for believing in my music and playing it on your stations!&amp;nbsp; Thank you all so much!!&lt;br /&gt;
It was one of the best conventions we&#39;ve had, there was such a spirit of unity between the artist, Love all you guys!! &lt;br /&gt;
God Bless,&lt;br /&gt;
Marla Ratliff</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/2014-icgma-gold-cross-female-artist-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-197174520821601655</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-02-02T14:07:29.455-08:00</atom:updated><title>Beautiful Sunday!</title><description>Hey everybody! I haven&#39;t posted in awhile. I&#39;ve tried to keep up with everyone on face book! - All is well I am booking for this year, and fixing to release a second song off the &quot;Given Love&quot; project titled &quot;You Ain&#39;t Seen Nothin&#39; Yet&quot;- I hope it reaches out there and touches many hearts for Christ! The Lord is leading in so many ways- many new doors are opening up as we grow and go forward!! &amp;nbsp; News ~&amp;nbsp; We will be doing a video (my first) so...&amp;nbsp; I am very excited about it, the video will feature the title cut song off the project &quot;Given Love&quot;&amp;nbsp; there&#39;s so much of a message here we need to get it out there for such a time as this! So stay tuned and look for the video coming soon! And please keep me in your prayers I need and appreciate them more than anything else!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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In Christ,&lt;br /&gt;
Marla</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/beautiful-sunday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-7725709992834872391</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-09-25T08:23:25.004-07:00</atom:updated><title>ICGMA</title><description>Looking forward to the first &quot;International Country Gospel Music Association&quot; TV show. We will be recording it Oct,11 2013. Pray God will use it in a mighty way to touch many lives!!!</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/icgma.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-1925066024529502353</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-09-25T08:19:42.640-07:00</atom:updated><title>This Is The Day The Lord Has Made!</title><description>This is the day the Lord has made! Let us REJOICE and be GLAD in it!!!&lt;br /&gt;
Look for opportunities today that the Lord puts in your path to reach out to some one ~ to fill a need ~ to pray for some one ~ what ever it is be sure to be obedient, obedience brings blessing and glorifies God!!!</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-day-lord-has-made.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-1428538252986047848</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-24T11:09:40.561-07:00</atom:updated><title>Laura West and Friends radio program</title><description>Hey Everybody! Hope all is well!&amp;nbsp; July 29th Monday evening eastern time on praise 96.3 FM WJBZ out of Knoxville,TN. The Laura West and Friends radio program will be airing and we will be featuring several songs off my new CD project &quot;Given Love&quot;. We&#39;ll be talking about the ministry and all the latest info- all the Lord is doing in our lives! hope you can tune in!!! Blessings!!</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/laura-west-and-friends-radio-program.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-1243440568742980037</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-13T12:52:53.117-07:00</atom:updated><title>Thankful!</title><description>I want to thank all of those who prayed for my family during this time of loss. My father in law went home to be with the lord 7-7-13. We are so thankful he knew the Lord and is with Him in heaven and we have so much comfort in knowing we will see him again in heaven!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Blessings!&lt;br /&gt;
Marla</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/thankful.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-1870255769801172100</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-03T11:24:56.945-07:00</atom:updated><title>Have a blessed 4th of July!</title><description>Hi everybody! I hope you all have a safe and blessed 4th of July! Please remember to keep our country in your prayers and those in leadership. </description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/have-blessed-4th-of-july.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-2255618146464562081</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-01T09:27:54.174-07:00</atom:updated><title>Beautiful Monday!</title><description>Had company over the weekend,one of my dearest friends, we had a great time of fellowship! I was in town and attended my own church service-got my spiritual tank filled up!-it was a precious service! Sorting through my morning as to what really needs done-prioritiesing! One of the must is to send off CD orders! So hopefully you&#39;ve ordered your copy! if not don&#39;t wait!&amp;nbsp; Keep your eyes on HIM and have a Blessed day!</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/beautiful-monday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-4007010045523510790</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-28T07:41:16.538-07:00</atom:updated><title>Hey Everybody!</title><description>I&#39;m so thankful for the new site I hope you can find your way around we tried to make it as easy as we could to find what you need! You can go to my Marla Ratliff fan page as well on face book and post to me there. if there&#39;s any thing needed just message me or call the office. I am taking bookings as well, ladies meetings, fairs,churches whatever venue the Lord has for me big or small we do them all. Nothing is small if Gods in it!!&lt;br /&gt;
Blessings!!!&lt;br /&gt;
Marla </description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/hey-everybody.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-6499826744203348497</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-20T10:16:46.946-07:00</atom:updated><title>Obstacles...</title><description>










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“Let us &lt;u&gt;run with endurance the race&lt;/u&gt; that is set
before us, &lt;u&gt;looking&lt;/u&gt; to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Hebrews 12:1 &amp;amp; 2 &lt;/div&gt;
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be tempted to quit and give up on what He has entrusted us with – to “win the
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Some obstacles can be long periods of waiting, finances,
expectations of others, comparing our ministries to the ministries of others,
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In the mid 1800’s, my great, great, great grandfather,
the late Reverend Amory Nelson Chamberlin, was a missionary to the Cherokee
Indians and found himself having to face so many overpowering obstacles in his
day – even to the point of having to cut off his own frozen feet with no
anesthetic medicine or a doctor present – but he never let this discourage or stop
his work for the Lord.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;(The full
story of this man can be found in the Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number
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I am so thankful for such a rich family heritage.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The story of my great, great, great
grandfather amazes me, and has instilled in me a great courage to keep on going
– even with all the obstacles I find myself faced with today.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;With this in mind, I have determined
that my number one goal is to keep my eye on THE goal, which again, can be
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 It&#39;s been a great day ! worked on some new songs! Heading out for some sunshine!</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/great-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-8205419978646814378</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-16T14:34:30.532-07:00</atom:updated><title>So Blessed!</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;tags&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
     
    
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 I had such a wonderful time last night networking and connecting with 
other women in ministry at th CWIMA in Nashville last night! Met alot of
 awesome ladies!&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://marlaratliffblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/so-blessed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Marla Ratliff)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820089400125899282.post-2079134781778505738</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-16T14:33:57.956-07:00</atom:updated><title>All Things New</title><description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
 &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Although I&#39;ve been at this most my life it&#39;s so cool that there is 
always new days new beginings a new CD a new website a new schedule 
etc.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m in that place right now,some old doors are closing and new 
ones are begining to open, it&#39;s all just starting to unfold, it is an 
exciting place for me as I feel the Lord leading me to new territory, at
 moments it&#39;s scary but I trust in the one who is leading and His plans 
are for good not for evil a future and hope. I love the verse in Psalm 
46:10&amp;nbsp; Be still and know that I am God.... as I cease striving and quiet
 my heart and listen I can here that still small voice gently leading 
and the more I listen and obey the more this sheep knows His voice! 
Halleujah!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

    
        
    
    
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