tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51541442024-03-12T23:35:10.308-05:00I was thinking . . .Inspirations, thoughts, experiences and other stuff from my life.The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-21328342975537825222014-02-25T00:25:00.001-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.368-05:00Remember...“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-76806132252249969362010-06-29T21:42:00.008-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.420-05:00When we see His face...They all looked straight in his face...And when some looked, the expression of their faces changed terribly - it was fear and hatred...And all the creatures who looked at Aslan in that way...disappeared into his huge black shadow...But the others looked in the face of Aslan and loved him, though some of them were very frightened at the same time. And all these came in at the Door...
- The Last The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-85349532342777771022009-05-27T22:28:00.002-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.455-05:00Where does the time go?I'm not sure where the past month and a half (or has it been two months since my last post) have gone. :( I'm ready for things to slow down a bit!This is our busy time of year with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, so maybe I'll be able to really pick back up in a couple of weeks.If anyone is reading, or cares.... :PThe Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-66468593210227482742009-04-16T11:27:00.003-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.494-05:00Something Amazing!The following video simply moved me to tears! What an incredible story! Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009Uploaded by moovieblogWhat isn't surprising is the response of the judges and the crowd when they first meet/see Susan. Too many times, we as humans, are so quick to make judgements about people simply based on what we see. Their assumption was that she couldn't possibly haveThe Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-76844045912915549562009-04-09T23:09:00.002-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.532-05:00Mississippi Tea Party!Well, I'm looking forward to attending the Mississippi Tea Party event here in Jackson, MS on April 15th! I hope that everyone who can will attend. It is so important for us stand up for our rights and be the silent majority no more!Those of us who know what is good and right must speak out!The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-29714296322529694172009-03-31T10:28:00.004-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.569-05:00Trusting - Part 1Well, it has been some time since I've posted on this blog. Writing down my thoughts causes me to be more introspective and I think I've been missing something by not writing more regularly. Anyway - I hope to be more consistent in writing...just for my own benefit. I hope something I say will spur others on to greater growth!Since my last post, many things have happened in my life. The The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-40145024099545987802009-03-24T23:40:00.002-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.605-05:00It's time once again...It's been eons since I last posted! Wow-so many things have happened in my life. I got married, we bought a house - well, that's all the big stuff, but it's been enough to keep me busy!I hope to get back into the habit of posting something. Seems like writing to this blog helped me stay a bit more focused on God and His Word.I've missed it!The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1157520082395692212006-09-06T00:20:00.001-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.644-05:00Oh how I wish!Editor's note: it's been so long since I posted this, the webpage link is no longer valid! I don't even remember what it was!!! LOLThe Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1156392127541414382006-08-23T22:35:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.680-05:00What matters mostIt has been far too long since I have written my thoughts here. Like most everyone I know, life has become crowded with so many things. Work, family, friends, church, sporting events (for those with children), tv, computers, dating....take your pick. There is a veritable buffet of items one can pick and choose from to fill those waking moments of the day. Of course, every one of them are an The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1147879512288791052006-05-17T10:19:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.718-05:00Proud to be from MississippiThere is a fantastic ad campaign that has been developed to help change the image of Mississippi. I'm always amazed at how uninformed people outside of our state are about us. Sadly, there are those within this state who are uninformed as well, and that's what makes this campaign so great. We (the people of our state) will be able to project a better image once we know who we are. We have The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1142367049923674352006-03-14T13:48:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.756-05:00"Focus Daniel-san"Remember that line from "Karate Kid"? :)I have come to realize (and admit to myself) that I have not been focused. One quote I've heard many times in FCA is, "let's keep the main thing, the main thing." I have been keeping the main "things" the main thing. It is time for a change.God brought this home to me in a conversation I had with a friend this weekend. I have been spread too thin (and The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1141515608620488642006-03-04T17:38:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.794-05:00What kind of car are you?I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do. Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1138488487871578182006-01-28T16:21:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.832-05:00Getting away from it all...I need to do that much more often. I'm realizing I let myself stay much too busy and don't give time for God to really speak to me. I'm not taking time to listen....but I need to.This weekend, I'm at a College Getaway, way out in the middle of nowhere....deep in a forest in Mississippi. We're at a beautiful campground - the facilities are nice, the food is pretty good, the fellowship with all The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1137561123156418582006-01-17T23:15:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.870-05:00Who knew?Be careful what you ask for. Especially when you are asking God!!!I knew this year was going to be different...2006 just seems to be the year for many things: new stuff popping up and old stuff going away or being resolved.Don't get too excited, it's not like I'm engaged or anything (dangit!)...I'm no where close to that (since it requires dating a guy)...but anyway....there are other things The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1135917802437788472005-12-29T22:45:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.907-05:00Stuck on the bank of the river...I won't bore you with excuses or reasons for no posts over the last....oh who knows or cares. Obviously, I haven't written anything.Not that there hasn't been plenty going on.I've just been in a dry spell of writing about life and it's ups and downs, ins and outs, dips and curves...well, you get the picture. I haven't wanted to look at things to carefully to get a deeper meaning or The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1130859438223563202005-11-01T09:37:00.000-06:002021-03-22T14:21:08.945-05:00MIO (Missing in October!)I don't know how I managed to miss posting for the whole month of October. That has never happened in the history of this blog - missing a whole month!!!Well, I can assure you, it wasn't because I had nothing going on. Quite the contrary! Somehow, I have managed to become involved in more things. (Although, sadly, "more things" does NOT include a significant other!)Anyway - life is good, The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1128046477914501102005-09-29T22:26:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:08.982-05:00When I am weak, He is strong(Jesus) My strength comes into its own in your weakness...(Paul) Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size - abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (The Message)I got to live this experience out in a strange way last night.Most Wednesday The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1127309409939889892005-09-21T08:15:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.020-05:00Idle words"And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak." - Matthew 12:36I knew it would happen again. Just about the time I feel like I have accomplished something in my walk with God, He shows me another area that needs working on. I guess He does it to keep me from being too proud and caught up in my own accomplishments.My mouth has always been a The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1127278152348370472005-09-20T23:34:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.056-05:00Quick responseSince God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125968643146242212005-09-05T22:39:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.094-05:00The things you don't see...Today I went and spent four hours at our local coliseum, volunteering for a carnival that had been organized for the benefit of the displaced citizens now calling the coliseum "home". There are about 1,200 people living there - almost all of them from the New Orleans area.The one thing that aggravates me with the news these days, is their refusal to focus or even mention the good that happens inThe Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125871456287391742005-09-04T16:29:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.140-05:00Katrina...the aftermath - Part 2So there I was at my friend's house, planning to just settle in for the long haul and try to get gas when things calmed down a bit. It wasn't long before my mom called me. They had gone to church, and on the way, they saw where one of the largest gas stations around had evidently received a load of gas. Cars were already lined up. I decided to try my luck - they probably wouldn't run out of The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125796857995955882005-09-03T20:22:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.177-05:00Katrina...the aftermathI must say, I never thought I would experience anything like this. Let me interject, before I go any further...what I have experienced in no way compares to the experiences of thousands of people on the Gulf Coast. I know I am blessed and through all of this week, have constantly reminded myself of God's blessings in my life. I can't imagine what the people down there are going through - all IThe Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125334922909975392005-08-29T13:44:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.216-05:00Where were you when the lights went out?In Wal-Mart!!! How funny!!Everyone was making their escape from work, fleeing before the winds and rain pound us here in Jackson, Mississippi, and of course, we all had to make that one last stop for necessities. I really did have a mission - toilet paper!!! Who can survive a hurricane without toilet paper?!?! Not 3 girls in one house! [My roommate's sister (our former roommate) is staying The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125171937984519322005-08-27T10:37:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.254-05:00Raising the barYour fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One. Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world - wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important - has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154144.post-1125017793313884582005-08-25T19:36:00.000-05:002021-03-22T14:21:09.292-05:00Checkin' inI cannot believe how much stuff is going on in my life and around me! Just about the time you think things are going to settle down a bit, all heck breaks loose! Things at my church just seem to be exploding. The street ministry I'm involved with is taking off and going to a new level. Youth group (which is part of the church explosion) is right on the verge of some exciting things - I'm The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773030305494496427noreply@blogger.com0