EVERYONE WHO HAS BREATH GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE HIM

Ephesians 5:20....Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

What a wonderful request of our Lord..simply give thanks for all things.....easier said than done.

Think about all God does for us.  Shouldn't we be on our knees all day thanking Him?  Well we literally don't have to be on our knees but even as we do our daily chores or at our work place or walking down the street.....give thanks and praise.  try it..it pleases God the Father.

PRAISE HIM IN THE GLORIOUS SUNSHINE;

PRAISE HIM IN THE FREEZING DRIZZLE.

PRAISE HIM AS YOU DRIVE TO CHURCH;

PRAISE HIM AS YOU DRIVE TO THE DENTIST.

PRAISE HIM IN THE CHECKOUT LINE;

PRAISE HIM IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

PRAISE HIM ON THE JOB;

PRAISE HIM ON VACATION.

PRAISE HIM ON PAYDAY;

PRAISE HIM WHILE PAYING BILLS.

PRAISE HIM WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES IN THE MORNING;

PRAISE HIM WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT.

PRAISE HIM FOR THE TAKE OUT FOOD OR ELEGANT DINNERS.

PRAISE HIM FOR COMPUTERS AND EMAIL.

PRAISE HIM WHEN YOU ARE 13;

PRAISE HIM WHEN YOU ARE 93.

PRAISE HIM IN THE RACKET OF A FAMILY GATHERING;

PRAISE HIM IN THE QUIETNESS OF A LONELY ROOM.

PRAISE HIM ON YOUR CD PLAYER AND CAR STEREO;

PRAISE HIM WITH FRENCH HORN AND DRUMS OR KAZOO.

PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR HEART AND VOICE OR IN SILENCE.

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH, PRAISE THE LORD.

Be blessed and be well my fabulous and gorgeous friends.

Love Val

 



Fear Not!!!!!

Our Ladies Bible Study on Tuesday mornings has been such a blessing to me.  I co-lead with a special women of God and good friend, Karen.  She lead the study while I was gone up north with my precious grand babies.  God has given me a series of teachings  to encourage women.  Last week we talked about "IS GOD ABLE?"  Well I would say so more than we can imagine...Ephesians 3:20 was the key scripture.  When facing what seems an impossible situation  God will see us through.  Read the scripture and place it in your heart and mind to recall in times of desperate situations.  This Tuesday's lesson is entitled "When you are in the dark and afraid"...Key scripture is Isaiah 41:10.  I encourage you to look it up and place it in your heart.  I will leave you with these words by June Hunt..."THE GREATER THE FEAR, THE LESS WE ARE CONTROLLED BY FAITH.  THE GREATER OUR FAITH, THE LESS WE ARE CONTROLLED BY FEAR."   Which is you?

What, All and More

Ephesians 3:20.....Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. KJV

WHAT I ask...ALL I ask

MORE than I ask

Immeasurably MORE than ALL I ask

WHAT I can imagine

ALL I can imagine

MORE than I can imagine

Immeasurably MORE than ALL I ask or imagine

WOW>>> that is a great promise of God.  Are you Radically Relying on God to be your everything in all situations?   I hope so.  Don't get in His way, trust Him, let Him achieve in your life what He wants and DO NOT insist on doing it "your way".

Be well and be blessed my gorgeous and fabulous women of God,

Love, Val

RADICAL RELIANCE

Look to Jesus when you are facing what seems an impossible situation.  In Exodus 14..Moses and the people of Israel were at the Red Sea with Pharaoh's soldiers gaining on them from the rear...where to go?  Impossible situation ..it seemed....Moses cried out to God for help...God delivered and parted the Red Sea so they all could pass. " Radical Reliance" on God.  Abraham age 100 and Sarah age 90..were promised a child from God...impossible situation.....they relied on God.."Radical Reliance".  The God of impossible situations will give you His guidance when you face a "Red Sea" situation  or a , what seems an impossible PROMISE from God as Abraham did....".Radical Reliance on God".  He can part your Red Sea and full fill His promise to you...You can scale walls but you need His reached out arm of strength.  Call on and rely on Him for everything in your life.   Give God the Glory.  that's what we were created for ...He knows us best..."Father Knows BEST"

God's blessings and be well my gorgeous friends...so good to be home and with you again.

Love, Val

God's Gifts

Our twins are amazing and I am not just saying that because I am their grandmother.  God has given Meghan and Brett the MOST wonderful gift of all....life of two babies and a boy and girl to boot.  Jessica is my new girlfriend and we have really bonded.  She is all girl at this point.  Will sit with you and play, read a book or just enjoy each other.  She dances, sings(la la la la ), talks (dabble dabble )  Wish I knew what she was thinking but sometimes I know exactly what she is saying.  And there is Jake. the Jakester.  ALL BOY and I believe he is genius....to soon to test but he has a vocabulary of about 20 words and you only have to show him something once and he can do it.....very active, attached to mommy (but with distraction I can keep him occupied).  He truly is a smart cutie  BUT alot of work...doesn"t sleep very well either....Jessica loves to sleep...goes in easy for a nap or at bedtime  BUT not Jakester....OMGosh...  God bless Meghan and Brett, they are well oiled machine with the two of them.  What gifts they are.  Meghan is a wonderful mother and her heart is caring and loving toward her family.  My son, Brett is truly a good man...great husband and good father.  I will continue to pray for them as they journey through family-hood.

Well my Fabulous and Gorgeous friends.....Be well and be blessed till we meet in October(18th) .


Love, Val

Good to be back

Finally I am connected again to you.  God has been so good during this journey.  First we had "IRENE" to re-root us from the beach house to RI.  We finally got into the cottage the second week for only 2 days of sun.  It rained all the other =days.  Gotta love New England.!!!!  However, our grandbabies were with us and we had fun.  Their first birthday party was on Saturday the 10th of September and we had a good time.  Everyone left the cottage Sat night.  Dane I relaxed and got ready for him to return to Florida and I went to Connecticut and visited with friends.  I also visited my CT church, Calvary Christian Center in New Britain for Wed night service.  It was good to see some familiar God"s people.  I am going to be speaking in their Women's October meeting.  God has given me a great message for them entitled " KEEP WALKING ON THE WATER".  I will share it with you at a later time.  This past Saturday I traveled to NY to be with my grandbabies and watch them while Meghan(their mommy) is working for a few weeks.  OMGosh...they are a hand full but wonderful at the same time.  Busy little bees.  Nap time now so I have time to talk to ya 'all.  I am reminded of the love God has for us all the time.  I was sick when I arrived here and didn't know how I was going to do my duties...but I "reached out, asked, believed" and God has answered my pray.  I feel good...Praise Him.  He is there for us if we just ask and believe and wait for the result.

Well my Fabulous and Gorgeous Women of God....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED.....BE KIND TO SOMEONE TODAY and watch God bless you back.  Miss you all~~~


In His Love,  Val

STILL.NO POWER..

Still no power at the Connecticut shoreline and we have NOT been able to occupy the cottage that we rented for two weeks. We talked to the electric company yesterday and they said possibly Sunday(9/4) at midnight or sometime by Wednesday (9/7)...What a disappointment.  I haven't even seen my grand babies. I for sure will be with them Monday night either in NY or at the cottage.  We are spending time with our son in Rhode Island where there is power.   Speaking of POWER...our Lord died for us and was resurrected on the third day.  That same resurrection power is our for the asking.I Peter 1:3....good scripture to put into our mind for keeps...

I love you all today and wish you a wonderful Labor Day rest with your families.  I WILL be with mine one place or another.  What a vacation...plans all Arie!!!!

BE WELL AND BLESSED MY GORGEOUS AND FABULOUS FRIENDS

LOVE, VAL