It's a beautiful Saturday!

I just finished watering the trees and grass. The temperature outside is absolutely perfect with a little breeze blowing. It has been blowing at least 25 miles per hour every day for about 2 months, so today is a major blessing! I'm preparing to take care of my daughter's son next week and I'm so thankful that I get to! I think that I'm much more skilled as a grandmother than I ever was as a mother and I definitely appreciate the connection and love of my grandkids more and more and more. Life is good.

Life Just Keeps Gettin' Better!

Well, I know that I'm writing to myself most of the time, but I thoroughly enjoy talking!! Right now, I'm enjoying not working at the office full-time but only on occasion. Larry & I work so well together, and working with him gives me a great respect and admiration as to how he has continued doing dentistry for all these years. Dentistry is VERY hard on your body, mind, and soul!! I love and respect him so much. I know that he loves his patients and his family and these two things have been the main motivation to continue for all these years. Honey, I know you don't read my blogs, but I can't tell you in words what you mean to me and how much I love you. You are the love-of-my-life.

Lovin Life!

Today is Thursday March 11th. Just got back from a concert in Dallas with some friends. SO MUCH FUN! A month earlier, I went on a week-long ski trip with a girlfriend! That is two times this year I have done something for ME!! Joyce Meyer calls it "Buy the shoes and eat the cookie"! I've had such a wonderful time in my life lately. I've also got to see my grandson that moved from Austin to Dallas with his mommy and daddy! My other grandson that lives in Lubbock can talk to me on the phone now! I'm ma-maw!! Larry & I are getting ready to go to Albuquerque for the State Basketball Tournament! I love it and life and God are so good. This is all a good reason to help someone in need and lift someone up in prayer who needs it. Praise God forevermore.

P.S. - Joyce Meyer - John Mayer - sounds like they are related in some way don't you think? And they are 2 of my favorites!

Forgiving God, forgiveness from others

I just got through reading Joseph Prince's Daily Devotional I receive in my e-mail. It is an awesome little teaching on how God love's us no matter how we fail. It's so true. But I want to add to it. We live in a NATURAL world while we walk in the spirit. Yes God forgives and loves us no matter what we do, but will your husband love you after yelling and screaming at him in front of the children? Does your husband love you if you never say you're sorry and repent? Does the yelling and screaming not affect your children? Will your children learn how to treat others like Jesus treated people if we misbehave? When your child that you've allowed to yell and scream at you (since they've observed you and your wife screaming at each other) goes to work and yells and screams at employees, it should be understood that your child WILL LOSE THEIR JOB! God loves us, but the natural world we live in doesn't! I believe God gave us instructions on how to behave for OUR benefit and so we can take as many people as we can to heaven with us! When we repent, we make a complete turn and go in the other direction. We must purpose to correct our wrong behavior. I've made mistakes in my life and when I did repent, I no longer make those mistakes. I believe if we look at sin like touching a hot burner, we might have touched it when we were two years old, but NO WAY would I touch it as a mature adult. In the Bible, perfect is often translated as mature. "Be ye perfect even as I am perfect". If we spend time in God's Word, He will help us become perfect. "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" There are some things I am mature in, there are other things I'm growing in. God loves me no matter what, but I want to make a difference in the circle I'm in. I hope you do too! God is so good! Let's purpose to treat family and others better than the day before. Let's become mature in our walk so we can lead well because we are ALL leading in some way. Maturity in the Bible was not based on age, but on the way individuals handled everyday life with their family and others. Elders were chosen according to correct outward behavior not according to how much scripture they could quote! (Read I Timothy 3) Our behavior reflects how much we do study the Word of God and our behavior speaks so much louder than our words do! Jesus was the best leader of all and Jesus was love in the flesh! Paul was a great leader, too! He wrote I Corinthians 13 that speaks of what love is and about becoming mature! God Bless everybody!

A New Perspective

There's no better way to adjust your attitude than to focus on someone else's needs. Larry & I just returned from our annual Mexico Medical Mission trip. Larry and 3 other doctors saw about 400 patients in 5 days, 176 people got saved, and we know we helped a lot of people needing medical and dental attention. It humbles you, and makes you truly thankful for the many things that we take for granted. Running water that is potable, lights, and sewer systems just to name a few. We have a great life here in the U.S. and there's no where else I'd rather be. I thank God for today, where I live, friends that I have, healthy children, healthy grandchildren, my car that works perfectly, my heated and cooled home, this computer to communicate with, a job, and the list goes on and on and on............

Party Hard!

I just had the best time last night celebrating a friend's birthday!! That is really what life is all about, friends and family! I just can't thank God enough for friends. Every time we get together with friends, it confirms how good God is!! Thank you sooooo much God for all good things!!

Meditate on His Word

I'm not sure what I'll title this blog, but I'm just going to sit down and begin writing!
Church was really good last night! Praise & worship and then the message was really inspiring to me! I was inspired for the moment and today is a new day to continue on in the blessing of last night! I know that the best way to continue on is to either be fed again today (read my Bible), or to meditate once again on last nights message. (Good reason for all of us to take notes!) I definitely have an array of notes from all the years in my walk with Jesus, listening to teachings, my own teachings, and reading my Bible. We cannot be reminded enough of the things the Holy Spirit shares with us. He's ever speaking, we should be ever listening. God will never lead us astray, but He does use people. If someone speaks into your life, just be sure that whatever they say is also found in the Word of God. It is very true that with age comes wisdom! Especially if someone has a few years under their belt!