CHURCH ALIFE

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012

 THE WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY GROUP GOT TOGETHER

FOR CHRISTMAS 2012

WISHING JOY AND LOVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS  BLESSING AND IN THE NEW YEAR AHEAD "BLESSING."MAY YOU HAVE, LOVE, PEACE, JOY AS WE START THIS NEW YEAR.

KNOWING NOW!

KNOWING NOW THAT I CANNOT MAKE A BAD THING WORK OR CHANGE THINGS! ONLY MYSELF CAN I CHANGE! TAKING A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY GRATEFULNESS. TO THANK GOD CAUSE HE HAS BEEN WITH ME ALWAYS. I REALLY WANT TO SET SOME GOALS FOR MYSELF THIS NEW YEAR! FORWARD! GOD LOVES ME! ITS NOT COMPLICATED OR CONDITIONAL, ITS JUST A FACT. INSTEAD OF ALL MY QUESTIONS, I WANT TO WRAP MYSELF IN HIS LOVE. KNOWING THAT HE WANTS TO GIVE ME HIS VERY BEST THAT HE HAS TO OFFER ME. I DON'T THINK I REALLY FELT I WAS WORTHY. LIES! ALL LIES I AM WORTHY! KNOWING THAT I CANNOT MAKE A BAD THING WORK! I AM NOT GOD! ONLY GOD CAN DO THAT. PEOPLE HAVE TO WANT CHANGE, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, NOT EVEN GOD CAN CHANGE THEIR LIVES.  AS I SAID GOD WILL GIVE ME THE VERY BEST HE HAS TO OFFER ME!

Casting Crowns - Praise you in this storm

STATE FAIR 2012

 DANCERS AT THE INDIAN VILLAGE AT STATE FAIR-2012

RELATIONSHIPS

IF ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARGUMENT, AND TEMPTED TO SAY SARCASTIC OR CUTTING WORDS, ASK, WHERE WILL THIS GO IF I DO IT? IT WILL GO DOWNHILL, IT WILL FEEL GOOD WHEN I DO IT, BUT ONLY FOR A MOMENT. SO WHEN ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARGUMENT ITS BETTER NOT TO BECOME SARCASTIC OR CUTTING, BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES THE ARGUMENT WORSE. TALK IT OUT RESOLVE!
"WITHOUT WOOD A FIRE GOES OUT..."PROVERBS 26:20.

PRIDE

PRIDE IS A STRONGHOLD , REMEMBER PRIDE WEARS MANY MASKS. ARROGANCE AND PRIDE GO ALONG WITH SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. PRIDE IS ABOUT SELF-ABSORPTION.  THE INJUSTICE OF PRIDE : IT CHEATS WHEREVER IT PLAYS.
 BY:BETH MOORE
MY NAME IS PRIDE. I AM A CHEATER.
I CHEAT YOU OF YOUR GOD GIVEN DESTINY... BECAUSE YOU DEMAND YOUR OWN WAY. I CHEAT YOU OF CONTENTMENT ... BECAUSE YOU "DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS."
I CHEAT YOU OF KNOWLEDGE ... BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW IT ALL.
I CHEAT YOU OF HEALING ... BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO FULL OF ME TO FORGIVE.
I CHEAT YOU OF HOLINESS ... BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT WHEN YOU'RE
WRONG.
I CHEAT YOU OF VISION ... BECAUSE YOU'D RATHER LOOK IN THE MIRROR THAN OUT A WINDOW.
I CHEAT YOU OF GENUINE FRIENDSHIP ... BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO KNOW THE REAL YOU.
I CHEAT YOU OF LOVE ... BECAUSE REAL ROMANCE DEMANDS SACRIFICE.
I CHEAT YOU OF GREATNESS IN HEAVEN ... BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO WASH ANOTHER'S FEET ON EARTH. I CHEAT YOU OF GOD'S GLORY ... BECAUSE I CONVINCE YOU TO SEEK YOUR OWN.

MY NAME IS PRIDE. I AM A CHEATER
YOU LIKE ME BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR YOU. UNTRUE.
I'M LOOKING TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOU.
*GOD HAS SO MUCH MORE FOR YOU, I ADMIT, BUT DON'T WORRY...
 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW!

GOD'S WORD SAYS: THAT YOU BREAK DOWN STUBBORN PRIDE AND MAKE THE SKY ABOVE THE PROUD LIKE IRON AND THE GROUND BENEATH HIM LIKE BRONZE. (LEV 26:19).
GOD;S WORD IS DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE ARROGANT LIFE. PRAYERS LIFTED TO HEAVEN HIT A CEILING OF IRON. AND LIFE BENEATH THE FEET WILL BE HARD.

ADMITTING NEED

WE ARE NOT PERFECT, WE ALL STRUGGLE. ADMITTING NEEDS, AND REALIZE THAT I AM NOT GOD. ADMIT THAT I CAN NOT CHANGE MY PAST. ADMIT I CAN NOT CONTROL PEOPLE, UNLESS THEY LET ME. ADMITTING THAT I HAVE HARMFUL HABITS, BEHAVIORS AND ACTIONS THAT I NEED TO WORK ON. GET HELP, DON'T GET TO COMFORTABLE IN ONE'S CRAZINESS.

PRISONS

WE ALL HAVE INVISIBLE PRISONS . NEGATIVE THINKING IS ONE OF THOSE INVISIBLE PRISONS. INVISIBLE PRISONS COMES FROM LOW SELF ESTEEM.

FOR YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. BUT DON'T USE YOUR FREEDOM TO SATISFY YOUR SINFUL NATURE. INSTEAD, USE YOUR FREEDOM TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE.
GALATIANS 5:13

 INVISIBLE PRISONS: ADDICTIVE THINKING, DENIAL AND PROCRASTINATION.
ADDICTION IS TRADING GOD FOR THAT ADDICTIVE TO NOT FEEL THE PAIN ONE HAS, IT COVERS IT UP.
WE ALL HAVE PAIN, LOSS OR DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS THAT AFFECT US.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE GOD WANTS TO HEAL YOU, WE CAN GO FORWARD TO HEALING AND CHANGE, FROM THOSE INVISIBLE PRISONS.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR OTHERS, THAT IS THE BASIS FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, OF COURSE WE SHOULD UPHOLD OTHERS RIGHTS TO HAVE THEIR SEPARATE CHOICES AND OPINIONS, SO WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO CONTROL OR MANIPULATE. , WE SHOULD NOT FORCE OTHERS TO AGREE WITH US UNLESS THEY REALLY DO. RESPECTING OURSELVES AND OTHERS. ALSO WE SHOULD ALLOW OTHER ADULTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR CHOICES AS WE ARE FOR OURS.

Allen Asbury & Crystal Lewis singing Holy Ground

HOT AIR BALLOON

EARLY MORNING MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE STORE, AS HE WAS COMING BACK, HE SAW THIS HOT AIR BALLOON LANDING, HE JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAVE HIS CAMERA WITH HIM. SO HERE ARE THE PICTURES "HOT AIR BALLOON LANDING."

DAUGHTER'S OF GOD

DAUGHTER'S OF GOD. HE HAS RAISED US UP TO A PLACE OF GREAT PURPOSE, AND THERE WILL BE SOME WHO WILL NOT UNDERSTAND. DON'T BE TEMPTED TO WANT THE APPROVAL OF OTHERS. DON'T WASTE TIME WITH THE PLANS I HAVE PLACED IN YOUR HEARTS. YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME-I CHOSE YOU. I PLACE YOU ABOVE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COME AGAINST "MY DIVINE PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE."
GIVE ME YOUR PLANS, AND I WILL FINISH THE WORK I STARTED IN YOU.
LOVE, YOUR FATHER THE KING......

VICTIMIZED

WHEN WE FORGIVE THE PERPETRATOR IT DOES NOT MEAN SUDDENLY I AM SHRUGGING MY SHOULDERS, SAYING "OK , I FORGIVE. AND GOING ON AS IF THOSE THINGS DID NOT HAPPEN. THEY DID HAPPEN. AND THEY TOOK A TOLL ON MY LIFE. FORGIVING , LETTING IT GO. THE LONGER I HOLD ON TO IT, THE MORE THE BONDAGE STRANGLED THE LIFE OUT OF ME. ME DECIDING TO BE FREE OF THE BURDEN OF BITTERNESS AND BLAME. THE MEMORIES ARE STILL PAINFUL AT TIMES, BUT THEY NO LONGER HAVE POWER OVER ME, I AM FREE FROM THEIR CONTROL AND YES I HAVE FORGIVEN.

10 Shocking domestic violence statistics for 2011

Domestic Violence PSA

Bullied to Death: Suicide of 15 year-old Kristina Arielle Calco

Fields of Grace- Big Daddy Weave HD

REJOICING

I KNOW THAT GOD IS WITH ME. I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN, FOR HE IS RIGHT BESIDE ME.

I REST IN HIS SAFETY. HE WILL SHOW ME THE WAY. A JOYFUL SPIRIT IS LIKE A SUNNY DAY, IT BRIGHTENS THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND COMFORTS THE SOUL. EVEN WHEN THE WAY CAN NOT SEE THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF GODS DEALINGS, I KNOW THAT THERE IS LOVE IN AND BEHIND US, SO WE CAN REJOICE.

CHERISH THE GIFTS

EVERYTHING IS A GIFT. AND YOU RECEIVE IT BEST, AND YOU LIVE IT BEST, BY HOLDING IT WITH OPENED HANDS. CHERISH WHAT YOU HAVE, LOOK FORWARD WHAT IS TO COME. AND MOST OF ALL, RELY MOMENT BY MOMENT ON JESUS CHRIST!
PEOPLE SHOULD EAT AND DRINK AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR, FOR THESE ARE THE GIFTS FROM GOD. THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ENTERNAL LIFE THROUGH CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD ROMANS 6:23

LENNY'S B-DAY PARTY

LENNY @ BLANCHE. TRANFORMED. FUN STUFF TO PUT ON HATS GLASSES, ECT, TO TAKE FUN PICTURES. MY COUSIN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

LILLY DANCED FOR HER UNCLE LENNY'S B-DAY PARTY

CHOICES

THE CHOICES I MAKE ARE TE SOURCE OF MY CHARACTER DEFECTS. WE DEVELOP OUR HANG-UPS BECAUSE WE REPEAT NEGATIVE CHOICES. AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH, IT BECOMES A HABIT.ONES IT BECOMES A HABIT YOUR STUCK. SO WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET RID OF OUR CHARACTER DEFECTS?

BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THEM SO LONG. WE HAVE A HARD TIME LETTING GO, AND LEARNING NEW WAYS TO COPE.

CAR SHOW 2012

SAGEBRUSH CHURCH-AUTO SHOW 2012CAR SHOW : AT SAGEBRUSH CHURCH, THEY HAVE IT EVERY SUMMER. ENJOYED THE CAR SHOW. HERE'S JUST A FEW OF THE CARS.

CONFRONTED

WHEN CONFRONTED BY OTHERS, ON OUR CHARACTER IS NOT PLEASANT. IT HURTS, BUT IT DOES NOT HARM. WHEN DONE LOVING IT PROTECTS ME FROM MY BLINDNESS AND MY SELF-DESTRUCTIVENESS. IT CAN STOP ME FROM DISASTER. THERE ARE '"CONFRONTERS AND STROKERS." CONFRONTERS RISK TELLING US THE TRUTH, BY TELLING THEM I RISK THEM LEAVING. STROKERS NEVER TELL YOU THE TRUTH AVOID IT. THEY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, CAUSE THEN THEY ARE HAPPY. THAT'S NOT LOVING YOU ENOUGH TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOUR ATTITUDE OR BEHAVIOR IS DRIVING YOUR LIFE OVER A CLIFF, EVEN THOUGHT YOU DESPERATELY NEED TO KNOW IT! STROKERS FLATTER US INSTEAD OF CONFRONTING US.

IDENTITY-THE TONGUE

"DON'T LET YOUR STRUGGLE BECOME YOUR IDENTITY."

HOLDING ON TO ANGER IS LIKE DRINKING POISON AND EXPECTING THE OTHER PERSON TO DIE. JUST LET IT GO! REMEMBER, WHATEVER YOU SAY IS EITHER BUILDING LOVE OR TEARING IT DOWN, AS PROVERBS TELLS US, THE TONGUE HAS THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH, AND THOSE WHO LOVE IT WILL EAT THE FRUIT.

YOU WILL EAT THE FRUIT OF WHAT YOU SAY AND DO IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR. BUILD THE SKILLS TO SAY THE THINGS THAT PRODUCE LOVE.

Happy 4th of July

CONNECTING

CONNECTING THROUGH GOOD COMMUNICATION. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN THE WORD COMMUNCATION IS USED?

TALKING? WELL JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS TALKING, IT DOES NOT MEAN COMMUNICATION IS HAPPENING. COMMUNICATION IS SHARING VERBALLY AND NONVERBALLY IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE BOTH ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND THERE IS TALKING OR EXPRESSING. COMMUNICATION; LISTENING AND RESPONDING. TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE UNDERSTOOD.

COMMUNICATION IS THE LIFE LINE TO GOOD RELATIONSHIPS.