Happy Birthday to Me!!

Well, it's my birthday and it has been nice.
Saturday my family took my to Cool Hand Lukes in Clovis for dinner, my hubby got me a IPHONE and my mom got me a tea cup planter and money to make some unique denum skirts. My girls took me for a massage and Dad Wallace took me to lunch and my nieces, Abi and Dannah just walked in and surprised me!!!
God is Good!!!

Ladies Prayer

Now I lay me
Down to sleep.
I pray the lord
My shape to keep.
Please no wrinkles
Please no bags
And please lift my rear
Before it sags.
Please no age spots
Please no gray
And as for my belly,
Please take it away
Please keep me healthy
Please keep me young,
And thank you Dear Lord
for all that you've done!

What's Looking Backatcha????

1 Corinthians 3:16:
16 -17You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. (The Message)

Wednesday night our Pastor did a Bible study about looking in the mirror. He asked different ones how much time do they spend looking in the mirror each day before going somewhere. Some said five minutes,some said ten minutes and so on. Then he asked why did we look in the mirror and various appropriate answers come out of the question but the one that stuck with me is, we wouldn't know how we looked unless we looked in the mirror. He then brought out how the Bible is our spiritual mirror, and asked how often do we look in the God's Mirror to see how we "look".
Well, needless to say, I got a glimpse of myself today and came up wanting. Why is forgiveness so difficult? I think I have gotten closer to forgiving and then I am confronted with the memory of the situation, and walla... feelings that don't look so good in the "mirror". I have to go and "change my appearance" once again so I can "look" like what the Bible demonstrates. Back to HIS word and back on my knees for a "face lift" and "makeover". I'm so glad HE is merciful!!!
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

A Hug From Jesus

I needed this today really bad! Thought I'd share mine with you...

I hate being sick!!!!

Yesterday was suppose to be dedicated for church and worship, however, I had to worship the best I could at home. I was sick! Yuck!!! I appreciate the feeling good days more after being reminded how it feels to be sick. I get headaches and migranes often but when you add the stomach, it's no fun.
So, today I am feeling much better, but a bit on the shaky side, so I will eat something healthy, and not do anything heavy duty and thank the Lord for health! He Is Good all the time!

Jesus loves me this I know
for the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so....

The Names of God

God's Grace

Grace, grace, God's grace,
grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
grace, grace, God's grace,
grace that is greater than all our sin!

Hinds Feet on High Places

Ps. 18:33 and Hab. 3:19
"The Lord God maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon mine High Places"

I love this scripture and the book. An alleory of our daily walk with God. How, in our finite thinking, we want so badly to be what God wants us to be and to endevor to have a close relationship with Him, but it seems so hard, such an impossible task. This book takes us from the Valley of Humilation with Much Afraid doing her best to be a servant of the Shepherd, while her family, The Fearings, try to keep her inslaved in the valley.
Much Afraid takes the daring steps to follow the Shepherd to the Kingdom of Love, but meets opposition and obstacles in her way and how when she called on the Great Shepherd, how He lead her on her journey.
The first time I read this, Nathan and I were divorced. I cried at so many parts of it, because that was where I was at that time. Now as I read it, differnt parts move me. This book can be read time and time again, as we change in our walk and place with God.
It has given me such insight and understanding in our Christian journey and how sometimes God doesn't fix, the situation, He allows us to walk through the Shores of Lonliness, to detour through the Desert,on the Sea Wall, and then the Great Prcipice to endure an injury,then into the Forest of Danger and Tribulation only to walk through the Mist to the Valley of Loss, then rest in the Place of Anoitning. The face The Floods and the Grave on the Mountains. Until we reach Healing Streams and aquire our Hinds Feet and ascend to the High Places. Our name will be change, and we will know our God, the Shepherd.
I totally recommend this book. It is also in devontional form and group study.
I long to have Hinds Feet on High Places, do you?

Camping!!!!

Here is some pictures of the Davies clan camping trip!
We did have a nice time and the weather was perfect. Emily and Abbey, my adopted neices had a wonderful time as well.
I do believe however, I have had enough "camping" for one year!!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Just got back in town from camping in the beautiful Kings Canyon National Park. The Davies clan, which is smaller now since Bill and Debra are in Arizona and Jim is in Whitter, resumed the tradtion of camping on the 4th of July weekend. Our girls and the counsins, Amanda and Ashley, went up Thursday night and came home earlier today. We left yesterday and came back this evening.
It was a fun trip and the weather was really nice.
It does feel good to be home and CLEAN!!!!
I will post some pictures from our trip after I get rested.:0)
Tomorrow morning we will ventrue to Exeter to go to church with Nathan's uncle so the the cousin's can visit thier great uncle and back home for services here at home. Monday to the Pismo area then Tuesday back to L.A. to say good bye to Amanda and Ashley. We are NOT looking forward to that. So until then.....
Stay tuned!!!

Beverly Hills Here We Come!!!

Yesterday Katrina and I went to LAX to pick up some special people staying with us for a week. Amanda and Ashley Davies are two of the most beautiful girls, inside and out,and are cousins of ours from Texas. They are the same ages as Nannette and Katrina and have always been close.
So, instead of coming right back to 101 degree Kerman, I thought it would be fun to go sightseeing in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. We drove around, ate at a very cute cafe in Beverly Hills, and walked the "Walk of Fame" for hours. We took a quick tour to the Hollywood sign way a top the moutains of the hills overlooking the city.
We had a blast as we saw mansions and names of famous people.
One thing impressed me and really made me think abit. In front of the Chinese Theater are the famous hand and footprints set in cement by famous actors and actress of the past and present. Just about 3 or 4 feet from there is one of Micheal Jackson's stars. It had about 2 or 3 feet high of flowers, cards, notes, posters and candles in expression of grief and condonlances. People, including us, were reading the posters and notes laid about from people Micheal Jackson had "touched" with his music and life. No mention of the accustions of molestation or life style choices, just how wonderful he was and how much he will be missed.
I was struck by this, and considered Jesus. How do I honor HIM and HE is perfect? Do I bring flowers of thanksgivng and rememberance for they way HE has touched me and has taken care of me and my family? Or am I too caught up in life to remember HIS sacrifice HE made just for me?? What if I were to be a thoughtful of Jesus as the world is in awe and mezmorized by those of fame? Then, and only then, might I know HIM in the fulness of HIS glory.