THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT BEGINS THE PROCESS OF GROWTH BY WOOING ME TO JESUS, AND HE IS WORKING TO FINISH THE TASK.
IF JESUS CAME TO MY HOUSE TODAY FOR A VISIT, AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WANTED TO CHANGE. WHAT WOULD HE DO? HEAL ME? TEACH ME?
I CAN THINK OF MANY THINGS I WOULD WANT HIM TO DO.
BUT JESUS WENT AWAY, HE DIEDED ON THE CROSS.
BUT HE SAID HE WOULD SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

UNLESS I GO AWAY THE COUNSELOR WILL NOT COME TO YOU. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES HE WILL GUIDE YOU UNTO ALL TRUTH. HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN ONLY WHAT HE HEARS AND HE WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS YET TO COME. HE WILL BRING GLORY TO ME BY TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE AND MAKING IT KNOWN TO YOU. ALL THAT BELONGS TO THE FATHER IS MINE. THAT IS WHY I SAID THE SPIRIT WILL TAKE FROM WHAT
IS MINE AND MAKE IT KNOWN TO YOU. JOHN 16:7. 13-15.

BISCOCHITOS - COOKIE

BISCOCHITOS, IS NEW MEXICO'S STATE COOKIE. BISCOCHITOS IS A SPANISH WORD MEANING "LITTLE COOKIE," BUT IN NEW MEXICO. THE WORD REFERS TO A SPECIFIC COOKIE SO POPULAR THAT IT WAS MADE THE STATE COOKIE IN 1989. THE KEY INGREDIENTS OF BISCOCHITOS ARE LARD, ANISE SEED, A BIT OF BRANDY, AND THE SPRINKLING OF CINNAMON AND SUGAR. BISCOCHITOS CAN BE MADE WITH BUTTER, BUT THEY DON'T TASTE THE SAME.THEY CAN BE CONFUSED WITH A BUTTER COOKIE. AT CHRISTMASTIME, BISCOCHITOS ARE A SPECIAL TREAT. ONE CAN USE COOKIE CUTTERS, BUT I THINK BISCOCHITOS FORMED BY HAND ARE MUCH PRETTIER AND SOME SAY THEY TASTE BETTER. CHRISTMAS TRADITION HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO. JUST ONE OF THEM THE "BISCOCHITOS."
NEW MEXICO IS FULL OF ENCHANTMENT, A RICH CULTURAL FEAST OF SPANISH, ANGELO, OTHERS, AND PUEBLO TRADITIONS.

Christmas Offering - Casting Crowns

Hillsong - Open my Eyes

ANGER USED "DEFENSIVELY"

THERE ARE WAYS TO USE ANGER DEFENSIVELY. USING ANGER TO DEFEND AND PROTECT MYSELF IS UNHEALTHY. IT CAN BECOME A METHOD OF RESPONSE TO WRONGLY COPE WITH PAIN. IT CAN BE USED TO DOMINATE OR CONTROL OTHERS.

ANGER CAUSES THE HEART TO HARDEN IF THE ANGER IS NOT RESOLVED. OR ONE CAN BECOME COMBATIVE OR DEFENSIVE. IT CAN ACT LIKE A DRUG . WHEN ONE BECOMES ANGRY, ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO FEEL THE PAIN THAT PROMPTED THE ANGER, BUT ONE WON'T FEEL ANY GOOD FEELINGS EITHER. TAKEN TO EXTREME, ANGER EMPOWERS ONE TO CHANGE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THREATENED ONE TO BEGIN WITH.

MANIPULATION "GUILT"

LOVE DOES NOT MANIPULATE. LOVE TELLS THE TRUTH. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO MANIPULATING BY MAKING OTHERS FEEL GUILTY, THEY CAN'T RECOGNIZE LOVE WHEN THEY SEE ONE STOP MANIPULATING WHEN ONE COMES RIGHT OUT AND STATE WHAT IT IS ONE WANTS. MANIPULATION PLAYS ON GUILT. IF ONE CAN MAKE SOMEONE FEEL GUILTY, ONE CAN GET THEM TO DO WHAT ONE WANTS. IT'S HARDLY THE WAY TO GO, IT'S WRONG.

LOVE SAYS: ONES UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ME WHATSOEVER.

LOVE SHOULD BE WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED.

ONE'S RELATIONSHIP DESERVES TRUTHFULNESS AND LOVE. ONE DESERVES THE RESPECT AND HAPPINESS THAT RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD BRING.

RIVER OF LIGHTS

"RIVER OF LIGHTS." ALBUQUERQUE NM. THEY DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS. ALMOST EVERY YEAR WE GO TO SEE THE RIVER OF LIGHTS. I REALLY ENJOY IT. THERE WAS NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE THIS TIME SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE.....

TIME WILL NOT MEND CODEPENDENCY

THE CODEPENDENT WILL NOT GET BETTER WITH TIME. IT WILL GET WORSE. HAPPINESS, CONTENTMENT , WILL FADE FARTHER AWAY, UNLESS CIRCUMSTANCES IMPROVE. CAN IT BE FATAL? YES. CODEPENDENCY HAS NEVER BEEN THE CAUSE OF DEATH, ON A DEATH CERTIFICATE, BUT EXTREME CODEPENDENCY CAN LEAD TO
SEVERE DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE. ILLNESS. MANY OF CODEPENDENCY'S COMPULSIONS, ADDICTION'S, SUCH AS ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, EATING DISORDERS ARE LIFE-THREATENING. THERE ARE STEPS TO TAKE THAT WILL HELP TO REVERSE MY DECENT INTO MISERY, BUT I MUST TAKE THEM TO HELP MYSELF GET FREE. I NEED TO FREE MYSELF FROM MY OWN PAST THAT CAUSES MY CODEPENDENCY. THERE ARE MANY FACES OF ABUSE, UNMET EMOTIONAL NEEDS,
SEXUAL MOLESTATION, PASSIVE ABUSE, WHEN ONE OR BOTH PARENTS ARE PREOCCUPIED THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE CHILD EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, ALCOHOLISM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE. DAMAGE!

GREAT BOOK: LOVE IS A CHOICE (RECOVERY FOR CODEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS).

BY:DR ROBERT HEMFELT,DR FRANK MINIRTH, DR PAUL MEIER

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT RECOVERY FROM CODEPENDENCY, GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AS THE ANSWER TO THAT DEPENDENT. HE BRINGS FREEDOM, HEALING

PRESSURES-EXPECTATIONS - ROLES

PRESSURES-EXPECTATIONS-ROLES:I HAVE MOMENTS WHEN NONE OF THOSE CHOICES APPEAR APPEALING. I REALIZE THAT I RECEIVE MULTIPLE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PLACES, FAMILY, FRIENDS ECT. SO MANY CHOICES, TO CHOOSE FROM.
BALANCING EVERYDAY RESPONSIBILITIES WITH FAMILY, MARRIAGE, PERSONAL
NEEDS, TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. IT SEEMS THERE ARE DAYS THAT JUST SEEM OVERWHELMING. FINDING THAT BALANCE, KNOWING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY TIME MY ENERGY, I NEED TO MAKE WISE CHOICES. EVERYDAY I SEE THAT I 'M
BOMBARDED WITH MESSAGES ABOUT HOW TO BE THE "PERFECT" WOMEN LOOKS,
THINKS, DRESSES, AND ACTS, AND IF I LISTEN LONG ENOUGH. I 'LL FORGET WHAT
GOD HAS DECLARED, I WAS CAREFULLY AND PERFECTLY MADE IN EVERY WAY.
ENSLAVEMENT, LIVING IN BONDAGE IS NOT BALANCE, IT DOES NOT FULFILL MY
LIFE, IT UNDERMINES MY IDENTITY-OF WHO I WAS CREATED TO BE.

SEXIST ATTITUDES

IF EVERYTHING GOD CREATED IS GOOD AND TO BE RECEIVED, ACCEPTED, AND GIVES WELCOME WITH GRATITUDE, HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD "PEOPLE" BE
RECEIVED IN THIS MANNER? "MEN AND WOMEN ARE GOOD." IF SOMETHING IS GOD CREATED, THEN WE'RE CHARGED NOT TO SNEER AT IT OR THROW IT OUT. TO SNEER MEANS TO SCORN, MOCK, TURN YOUR NOSE UP AT IT, OR LAUGH AT. ALL THESE ACTIONS DEVALUE AN ITEM, PERSON, OR THEIR ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION. ADD THE WORD OUT, WHICH MEANS TO MAKE ABSENT,
AND BOTH GENDERS ALLOW IT IN THE NAME OF SUBMISSION. CONSEQUENTLY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN SUFFER EXTENSIVE LOSS OF VALUE. OBVIOUSLY, MEN RECEIVED HIGHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE CHURCH MORE OFTEN THAN WOMEN ARE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY ARE CRIPPLED BY A LACK OF WOMEN'S INSIGHT. DO WE SEE MEN AS GOD SEES THEM-AS GOOD. OR DO WE SNEER AT THEIR BEHAVIOR? OUR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY REGULARLY DISHONORS MEN AND
SEXUALIZES WOMEN. WE HAVE ALLOWED SEXIST ATTITUDES TO TAKE
US TO A PLACE WHERE WOMEN WHO FEEL DEVALUED RESENT MEN.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH, GOOD! BUT THERE
ARE PRECONDITIONS ( 1TIMOTHY 3:1-2).
NOTICE THE WORD "ANYONE" AND THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION SAYS "SOMEONE."

UNDERSTANDING THE ADDICTED PERSONALITY 4

THE CODEPENDENT PERSONALITY DOES NOT HAVE LIFE SKILLS, AND THEY DON'T FUNCTION WELL OUTSIDE THERE FAMILY SYSTEM.
THE CYCLE OF ENABLEMENT: WHY DO CODEPENDENT PERSONALITIES ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER? AS CODEPENDENTS, WE FEEL AFFIRMATION BY EXCESSIVELY HELPING, MANAGING AND FIXING THE PEOPLE THAT "NEED" US. SOMEHOW, WE BELIEVE OUR NEEDS WILL BE MEET THROUGH THIS PERSON AS WE ARE ABLE TO DISPLAY ACTS OF "KINDNESS" AND "SERVICE."
WE OFTEN BELIEVE WE CAN RESCUE A PERSON THROUGH EFFORTS TO LOVE HIM
OR HER. BECAUSE OUR NEED TO BE LOVED AND ACCEPTED IS SO DEEP, OUR ATTACHMENT TO THE ADDICTED PERSONALITY IS IN FACT AN ADDICTION IN AND OF ITSELF. WHAT WE OFTEN DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT IT STEMS FROM OUR OWN BROKENNESS, EVEN THOUGH IT DISPLAYS ITSELF AS GENUINE LOVE. THE ADDICTED PERSONALITY COULD NOT POSSIBLY OFFER THE CODEPENDENT LOVE IN RETURN
ANYMORE THAN THE CODEPENDENT CAN OFFER THE ADDICT AUTHENTIC LOVE.

BREAKING FREE

DENIAL IS A KILLER-BECAUSE IT PREVENTS ME FROM LIVING THE LIFE GOD INTENDED ME TO LIVE. SATAN KNOWS THAT AS LONG AS I DON'T BELIEVE A PROBLEM EXISTS, I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD. HE USES WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO KEEP ME IN DENIAL. IF I AM ABLE TO GET HONEST, I WOULD ADMIT THAT I HAVE BEEN HURT, I FELT USED, TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT MYSELF, MY EXPERIENCES, MY RELATIONSHIPS.

DENIAL OF THE WAY OTHERS HAVE HURT ME - I MAY NOT WANT TO FACE THE PAIN.

DENIAL OF THE BEHAVIORS OF OTHERS.

DENIAL OF MY OWN BEHAVIOR.

PEOPLE CAN HURT ME BY WHAT THEY DO TO ME. ALSO BY WHAT THEY DON'T DO. DO I SEE HOW DENIAL MAY HAVE SKEWED MY POINT OF HOW I VIEW LIFE?

SENSE OF SELF

WHAT ABOUT MY-SENSE OF MYSELF? DO I HAVE HIGH SELF-ESTEEM? DO I VALUE MYSELF? DO I CONSIDER MYSELF WORTHY. DO I CONSIDER MYSELF AT ALL?

MY CHILDHOOD FEELINGS, THOUGHTS, EXPERIENCES AND ASSUMPTIONS ARE CARRIED WITH ME, IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. IF I DON'T WORK ON CHANGE, I REMAIN TIED TO MY PARENTS AND/ OR SPOUSE, I REACT IN UNHEALTHY WAYS, AT WORK, IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS , OTHER PEOPLE.

MY LOVE MAY HAVE BEEN DISTORTED, BUT IS REAL TO"ME." MY REALITY IS DISTORTED. THEREFORE MY SENSE OF SELF IS DISTORTED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE. MANY ASPECTS OF GROWING UP AND LIVING LIFE FULLY, THAT I HAVEN'T LEARNED.

STRENGTH-POWER

AT EASE WITH STRENGTH AT REST WITH POWER.

WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN GIVEN MUCH, MUCH WILL BE

REQUIRED IN RETURN, AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS BE ENTRUSTED

WITH MUCH, EVEN MORE WILL BE REQUIRED.

LUKE 12:48 NLT

WE LIVE IN A WORLD WITH LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

WE ARE NOT LIMITED LIKE OUR SISTERS IN THE 1800s.

I HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO FOURTH AND REACH OUT TO

OTHERS, AND DO IT WELL.

GREAT GIFTS MEAN GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES, GREATER GIFTS, GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES!

LUKE 12:48

GLOW-HOT AIR BALLOONS 2011

"OFFICIAL BALLOON FIESTA." ALBUQUERQUE NM. WENT TO THE BALLOON FIESTA (GLOW), THEY HAD A FIREWORKS SHOW AT THE END. HAD A FUN TIME. I ENJOYED MYSELF AND THE COMPANY OF MY HUSBAND.

Touched By An Angel - Redeeming Love

BALLOON FIESTA-SPECIAL SHAPES

EXPERIENCING THE HOT AIR BALLOONS AGAIN THIS YEAR. I LIKE TO SEE THE NEW SPECIAL SHAPES. IF I'M LUCKY I WILL GET A PICTURE. ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO .

"BALLOON FIESTA." 2011

SCRIPPS-SEADRAGON 2

CAR SHOW CHEVROLET 2011

FIESTA DE CANONCITO NM

FIESTA de "CANONCITO" 1

THE FIESTA OF CANONCITO NM, IN THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS. THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF "CANONCITO." CATHOLIC CHURCH-FIESTA'S

POEM-FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND-LEONA LEWIS

Part 09 of 10 - Inside The Twin Towers

Remembering Sept 11.

SOMEBODY'S PRAYING ME THROUGH-ALLEN ASBURY

Crystal Lewis - Beauty for Ashes (LIVE)

The Anchor Holds

PEOPLE PLEASING

PEOPLE PLEASING IS ONE OF THE PATHWAYS TOWARDS BURN-OUT. WE FIND THAT NO MATTER OUR EFFORTS, PLEASING EVERYONE IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND FUTHERMORE, WE END UP LIVING OUR LIVES BASED ON OTHER PEOPLES DESIRES.IN PEOPLE PLEASING, CODEPENDENTS GIVE A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO ANOTHER PERSON.

THE CHRISTIAN CODEPENDENCE RECOVERY BOOK: BY STEPHSNIE A TUCKER COPYRIGHT 2010

WATERWORLD UNIVERSAL STUDIOS L.A.

BIRCH AQUARIUM

Stand With Israel

LAURA HACKETT-WHEN I AM AFAIRD.

Crocodile feeding at Rio Grande Zoo part 1

True things - JJ Heller - Lyrics

THE TERMINATOR:ENSURE THE RISE OF THE MACHINES

LOVE THE TERMINATOR STUFF UP IN LA. HAD FUN WITH MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER PERSON. LIFE'S MORE THAN HAVING A PULSE.

SKYNET INITIATIVE: DIRECTIVE: ENSURE THE RISE OF THE MACHINES-TARGET: SARAH CONNOR-MISSON:TERMINATE-THE POSSIBLE FUTURE? A STORM IS COMING?

EACH DAY HOLDS A NEW HOPE FOR A NEW PLAN.

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THE POND

ENJOYING THE FISH IN THE POND. I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THEM AND I HAVE FOUND THAT WATCHING THEM HAS A CALMING EFFECT.

HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU SEE MY FOCUS,YOU SEE MY MIND AND MY MOUTH. PLEASE HELP ME NOT TO NURSE MY HURTS AND GRUDGES, KEEPING RECORDS OF WRONGS, AND I DON'T WANT TO HARBOR CRITICISMS AGAINST OTHERS. SET ME FREE FROM BAD HABITS AND DESTRUCTIVE WAYS. HELP ME TO RESOLVE STUFF AS IT COMES.

THE TRUTH APPLIED TO OUR LIVES HAS POWER TO TRANSFORM US AND INFLUENCE THOSE AROUND US. LEARNING NEW TOOLS, NEW THINGS FOR A BETTER LIFE, TAKES ALLOT OF WORK.

LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, O LORD, MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER. PSALM 19:14

Patched Together, by Brennan Manning

ATTRIBUTES OF CODEPENDENCE

CHARACTERISTICS OF CODEPENDENCE. I KNOW THAT I CANNOT FIX PEOPLE OR CHANGE PEOPLE, PEOPLE HAVE TO WANT TO GET HELP, THEY HAVE TO WANT CHANGE.
SO THE BEST THING I CAN FOR MYSELF IS WORK ON MYSELF.

HERE IS SOME "ATTRIBUTES OF CODEPENDENCE."

1. BELIEVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A SIGNIFICANT OTHER WILL FILL THE ULTIMATE NEED FOR LOVE.

2. DEPENDING ON RELATIONSHIP WITH EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE PEOPLE TO MEET OWN NEEDS.

3. BOUND IN RELATIONSHIPS BY PERFORMANCE (WHAT I DO) RATHER THAN

CORE VALUE AND WORTH (WHO I AM).

4. OBSESSION WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS AND NEEDS.

5. OVERLY CARING FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO THE NEGLECT OF SELF NEEDS. FEELING VICTIMIZED AND USED AS A RESULT.

6. INABILITY TO SAY "NO."

7.TOLERATING MISTREATMENT OR ABUSE FROM PEOPLE, WHILE JUSTIFYING THEIR BEHAVIOR AND TRYING TO DEFEND THEM.

8. AVOIDING CONFLICT WITH OTHER PEOPLE TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO SPEAK TRUE FEELINGS OR ASK FOR VALID NEEDS, OFTENTIMES COUNTERED BY FITS OF ANGER OR RAGE (PASSIVE-AGGRESSION).

9. COVERING UP FOR IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE IN LIFE BY LYING OR "FILLING

IN THE GAPS" TO "HELP" THEM.

10.DOING FOR OTHERS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING FOR THEMSELVES.

11. ATTEMPTING TO PROTECT A PERSON FROM EMOTIONAL PAIN OR CONSEQUENCES OF UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SUCH AS USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. UN WARE THAT DOING SO CREATES ENABLEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS RATHER THAN SOLUTION.

12. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ATTEMPT TO FIX, MANAGE OR CONTROL ANOTHER PERSON'S PROBLEMS, EVEN IF MEANT IN A LOVING WAY.

13. TRYING TO PLEASE PEOPLE IN LIFE BY GOING OUT OF THE WAY TO BE HELPFUL, THOUGHTFUL OR CARING, AND THEN BECOMING ANGRY OR DISCOURAGED IF THE DESIRED RESPONSE DOES NOT HELP (MOTIVES WERE TO GET THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND, RATHER THAN TO TRY TO BLESS THEM).

14. MIGRATING TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP, YET HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME RECEIVING HELP FROM OTHERS.

15. BEING WILLING TO COMPROMISE PERSONAL BELIEF SYSTEMS OR MORALS TO PLEASE OTHER PERSON OR TO HAVE EMOTIONAL NEEDS MET.

16. WORRYING ABOUT OTHERS PEOPLE'S FEELINGS SO MUCH THAT IT HAS A DIRECT AFFECT ON "OWN FEELINGS" BEING BOUND TO ANOTHER PERSON'S EMOTIONS (HAPPY WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY, UNSET WHEN THEY ARE UPSET).

17. LOSING OWN INTEREST AND IDENTITY IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS BELIEVING THAT THE PEOPLE IN LIFE ARE A DIRECT REFLECTION OF SELF.

18. FEAR BEING ALONE OR ISOLATING OUT OF FEAR OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

IF ONE CAN RECOGNIZE THIS CYCLE AT ANY LEVEL, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY WE MAY PARTICIPATE. THROUGH OUR OWN RECOVERY PROCESS, WE CAN ALTER THE HARMFUL WAYS WE HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS BEHAVIOR. BREAKING THE CYCLE IS NOT ALWAYS COMES EASY. IF ONE PERSON DOES GET HEALTHY, THE OTHER PARTY MAY RESENT IT. THE TRUTH IS WHEN THE CYCLE IS DISRUPTED, THE RELATIONSHIP GAINS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF EVENTUALLY BECOMING HEALTHY. IT MAY ALLOW BOTH PARTIES TO FIND "RECOVERY" IN A TIME

HEALING CAN OCCUR. "REMEMBER THAT TRUE CHANGE OCCURS AT A HEART LEVEL."

MY DAILY PRAYERS

HARM MAY TRY TO COME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR, BUT I WILL NOT BE DESTROYED BY IT, BECAUSE YOU KEEP ME SAFE. DARKNESS MAY FALL ON MY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT I WILL NOT BE LOST IN IT BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT FORSAKE ME. THINGS MAY SEEK ME OUT, BUT I WILL NO BE SWALLOWED UP BY IT, BECAUSE YOU COME TO MY AID. LOVING FATHER, YOU WILL KEEP ME SAFE.

I BELIEVE GOD IS IN THE MIST OF WHATEVER HAPPENS IN MY LIFE. WHAT CAN MY SUFFERING IN THIS LIFE MEANS? IT ONLY MEANS THAT I AM NOT HOME YET, AND I CAN LEARN FROM IT. LIFE IS SOMETIMES A PAINFUL BUT TEMPORAL JOURNEY.

PS 37:28 FOR THE LORD LOVES JUSTICE; HE WILL NOT FORSAKE HIS FAITHFUL ONES. THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE KEPT SAFE FOREVER.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY 2011

GOD BLESS THE USA. A THANK YOU FOR THOSE MEN @ WOMEN WHO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM. "THANK YOU."

INTERESTING PICTURES, THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THEM. A TRUCK WITH A FLAG ON THE HOOD. A PAINTED TOE, WITH THE USA FLAG.

I LOVE MY COUNTRY, WAR ISN'T PRETTY, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR LIBERTY, AGAINST TYRANT'S. OUR FREEDOM.

I'M PROUD TO BE AN "AMERICAN."

"GOD BLESS AMERICA"

HAVE A GREAT 4TH OF JULY.

Happy 4th of July!

Laura Hackett - Psalm 23

ARMY- HUMMER AT THE "CAR SHOW"

ARMY - "THE HUMMER THAT WAS IN THE WAR, HIT, FIXED."

AS THIS HUMMER CAME TO THE CAR SHOW, I HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE PICTURES. THE GUY IN THE ARMY THAT DROVE IT, SAID, "THAT THIS HUMMER WAS IN THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN , HE SAID IT WAS HIT, AND THEY FIXED IT." ALSO HE SAID, "THE DOOR WEIGHTED 300 POUNDS.

BABY SHOWER "LETICIA'S"

LETICIA - THE BABY MAMA........................

BABY SHOWER FUN.....FAMILY