Angelic Devotionals

NOAH'S ARK

2005-10-03T18:35:00.000-05:00

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark.

ONE: Don't miss the boat.
TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
SIX: Build your future on high ground.
SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.
TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

HAPPY FALL!!

2005-10-03T18:29:00.000-05:00

From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!!

A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?"
The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin."
God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.
Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed.
Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

2005-10-01T07:39:00.000-05:00

A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all of you, may God bless you with many blessings on your special day and always.....

Sandy Gaskill-2
Na'Kya Barnes-10 (2 yrs old)
Christel Holt-13
Nikki Paglino-13
Matthew Muklewicz-30
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Happy Anniversary to our December couples......

If there are any other birthdays or anniversaries that you would like me to add to the list just let me know and I will add them right away......

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-08-09T08:27:00.000-05:00

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things....be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 11:36; 12:2

Faith means being grasped by a power that is greater than we are; a power that shakes us and turns us, and transforms and heals us.

SPACE SHUTTLE

2005-08-09T08:15:00.000-05:00

I dont how many of you watched the space shuttle "Discovery" land this morning, but for those of you that didnt, it was so inspiring. I sat on the couch with my coffee in hand, and watched it land. I had butterflies and prayed for the crew for a safe landing. It was such a great feeling when it finally landed safely. I just cant imagine the feelings that each astronaut was feeling when they touch ground. AWESOME.....

BACK TO SCHOOL.....

2005-08-02T15:58:00.000-05:00

Well, as of yesterday, my kids are back in school. It was good to get back to my regular reutine. I have to admit, summers are hard on me. The stress of children arguing, aggravating and down right fighting is hard to deal with everyday. I found myself cranky quite often and felt guilty for being that way. But sometimes a mother can only handle so much. I dont love them any less, its not their fault that the schools give way too much time off in the summer and that they have so much time on their hands to get extremely bored. I think that one month off for summer break is plenty. After the third week, theyre at each other every chance they get because they have nothing better to do. Maybe I dont always understand their boredom since I was an only child and always found something to do to occupy myself. And the bickering and what not that they do isnt easy for me to deal with since I didnt have any siblings to do that with. If anyone has any ideas of things to do while children are on breaks from school, please share them with me. And I'm really needing ideas that dont cost an arm and a leg to do. HEEHEE! And let me know if anyone has dealt with the cranky feeling of being a at home summer mom of more than one kid. Have a GREAT day everyone......

START LIVING....ITS NEVER TOO LATE

2005-07-21T20:49:00.000-05:00

Isn't life glorious! Isn't it grand!

Here--take it--hold it tight in your hand;

Squeeze every drop of it into your soul,

Drink of the joy of it, sun-sweet and whole!

Laugh with the love of it, burst into song!

Scatter its richness as you stride along!

Isn't life slendid--and isn't it great

We can always start living--it's never too late!

VISION

2005-07-13T13:48:00.000-05:00

O LORD, I need to know that you are you!

I need to have a glorious God in view;

To see your plans, so infinite and wise,

I need a mighty God before my eyes.

Show me your glory! Show yourself anew;

Lord, open up my eyes of faith to you.

So often, when I face which way to go

The problems seem to multiply and grow;

I do not see you standing, waiting, there,

So full of power for me, to do, to dare!

Show me your glory! Show yourself anew;

Lord, open up my eyes of faith to you.

O God, I know that in my present state

I could not stand the sight of you, so great;

Yet even now, the smallest glimpse is bright

Enough to bathe my soul in dazzling light!

Show me your glory! Show yourself anew;

Lord, open up my eyes of faith to you.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-07-13T13:42:00.000-05:00

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

RECORD....

2005-07-11T13:47:00.000-05:00

Go outside, whatever the weather. Bundle up if its cold, take an umbrella for rain or put on shorts for a sunny summer day. Look around you and take specific notice of five things of beauty created by God for you to enjoy. You may see mist over a pond, red tomatoes on a green vine, sparkles of white snow in the sun, your childs face. Whatever. Just take the time to notice. Beauty is there. Let it refresh and restore you.

I spend alot of time outside sitting on my porch. There are so many things that God has created that we take for granted. During the day I watch the butterflies, and at night I watch the lightening bugs twinkle all over my yard. Life is too precious not to notice the beautiful creations that God has blessed us with. Like the saying goes, "Take time to smell the roses"......

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-07-11T13:44:00.000-05:00

Go Godward; thou wilt find a road.

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it." Isaiah 30:21

A WEEK LONG VISIT

2005-07-09T11:23:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I took my mother back to the airport so she could go back home after our week long visit. We had so much fun, and talked about so many things. It just about killed me to send her back home. We both know that God will put us living near each other again, but we also know that it will be in His time. Until then, we thank the Lord for FREE LONG DISTANCE!!! I love you Mom, and I miss you already.....

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-07-09T10:57:00.000-05:00

God makes a promise--faith believes it, hope anticipates it, patience quietly awaits it.

Been Lost in Motherly Duties.....

2005-06-28T12:21:00.000-05:00

To all of you that have been visiting my blog and see that I've been missing, I'm alright. I've just been busy with ball games, ball practice, being a taxi, and all the other stuff that goes along with summer break. I haven't had alot of time to post anything. Also my mother is coming from Michigan to visit. Shes due to arrive on July 1st. So I've been preparing for her to come too. So I will probably not be posting anything from July 1st thru July 8th. Everyone have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday! Please remember and pray for our troops.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-06-28T12:13:00.000-05:00

Look to the future; there is no road back to yesterday.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-06-14T07:27:00.000-05:00

Cheerfulness smoothes the road of life.

These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-06-10T08:04:00.000-05:00

It is such a comfort to drop tangles of life into God's hands and leave them there. L.B. Cowman

SO SORRY....

2005-06-06T07:22:00.000-05:00

Sorry that I havent posted anything since the 1st. We had super close friends come visit us from Texas and I didnt have time to write. It was so GREAT to see them. My husband has been friends with them for 30 years. So we spent alot of time reminising. Some friends may come and go throughout our lives, especially childhood friends. But its a true blessing when friendship lasts for so many years. And we feel blessed to have Greg and Tammie as our friends......

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-06-06T07:20:00.000-05:00

The Lord your God is with you...He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-06-01T08:13:00.000-05:00

Be beautiful inside, in your hearts, with the lasting charm of a gentle and quiet spirit which is so precious to God. 1 Peter 3:4

ALWAYS IN OUR PRAYERS..........

2005-05-31T08:01:00.000-05:00

This is the Angelic Devotionals Prayer List. If you have a prayer request, please click the comment button at the bottom of the list and I will be sure to add it quickly.

Billie Beckworth
Shirley Gauthier
Martha Pietrzak (health)
Chuck Mazac (health)
Joe Muklewicz (health)
Chandal & Girls
Jennifer Hite & Family
The Mazac Family
Southern Flare Band & Spouses
Charlies Health
Sandy Gaskill (health)
Mike Pullen (health)
Stacey & James Gist & Casey Quinn
James Crisp
Kiera Kuharski
Mike Beckworth
Krista Rounkles & Family
Billy & Johnnie Beckworth (Billys health)
Krashawn Burton & Girls
Mike & Aubrey Pullen
The Hering Family
The Vallis Family
Chris, Ludi, & Brett Briggs
Christel Holt & Girls
The Cooper Family (Colleens back)
Michelle McDonald
The Roost Family
Randall, Diana & newborn Kayden Wade Taylor
Greg & Tammie Prihoda & Kids
Dalton & Meghan Prihoda & babies
The Dickson Family
Kathleen Barnes Mazac
The Barnes Family
My Family & Friends
Our 2005 Graduates
Our Soldiers and their families awaiting their safe return
Our President
Linda Wilson & Family
Kendra, John, Kordell & Jade Toscano
Kathy, Keith, Klayton, Kaleb, Kindell & Karson
Tom Easley (cancer)
Dennis Hering (health)

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-31T07:14:00.000-05:00

Be happy....Live in harmony and peace. And may God of love and peace be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11

MEMORIAL DAY POEM & PRAYER.....

2005-05-30T15:42:00.000-05:00

To the men and women

Who stand behind us all;

Each a heart of Bravery,

Ready to take the fall.

They've stood Proud with Honor

And perseverance true.

They've stood tirelessly on watch,

To protect me and you.

They've sacraficed each day,

They've given of their lives.

They've committed to serving their country,

Leaving behind children, husbands and wives.

Today we are reminded

That every glimpse of hope,

Every moment of Freedom,

Every time we cope,

It is because of these men and women,

Our Freedom has sustained.

Our lives are blessed with riches

Beyond which they are famed.

So I'm taking this moment today

To remember every soldier.

Thanking the Lord above,

That they've carried our lives,

Upon their shoulders.

Dear Lord, Please watch over our sons and our daughters, guide the hands of our mothers and fathers. Let them know you're there to protect. Remind them you're there with every step.

AMEN.........

REJOICE

2005-05-29T15:44:00.000-05:00

Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away. George Elliot

Do you have such a friend? Are you such a friend?

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-29T15:41:00.000-05:00

The peacefulness of God's creation reminds us of the spiritual peace we have when we live in obedience to Him.
Janette Oke

THAT'S A MOUTHFUL

2005-05-27T10:57:00.000-05:00

Don't look now, Lord!
I dont want You
to see me
standing here with
my big foot
crammed in my mouth.

Don't worry, child.
If I didnt love you
just as much with your
foot in your mouth
I'd hardly ever get a
chance to love you.

Mothers are often forced to utter things other people wouldnt even think. One day I actually heard myself yelling in my hands-on-hips tone of voice, "All right! Who put the fire truck in the toilet?"

A lot of motherly queries seem to be preceded by the weary word, "Who put the...,"and end with a scramble of objects so strange they could be mad Parker Brothers' game of chance.

Over the years, anyone who happened to be in the wrong place at the right time could have heard me asking who put: the cereal behind the couch? (the ants found it first); the pine cones in my purse? (I discovered them during church); the lemon pudding mix in the wading pool? (it was gelling in the corners); the toothpaste on the wall? (it looked like a fluoridated Picasso); the toy dish in the oven? (the flames were leaping out the vent).

Actually, parents should be taught not to ask questions, because either no one did it, or the other guy did it. And if you ever do manage to pin the culprit, you tend to ask why. "Why did you put the rock in the refridgerator?" And then you get an answer: "Because I wanted a cold rock."

It's obvious that parenthood requires carloads of patience. And I could feel reasonably righteous about boisterously losing that patience when the going gets rough, if it weren't for the fact that God had to lavish so much of it on me.

Occasionally, after I've lost my temper at the children, I've heard my heavenly Father patiently asking, "Who put the foot in the mouth?"

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-27T10:55:00.000-05:00

Everything in this world had God's fingerprints on it--that alone makes it special.
Harold Kushner

THE CLEFT

2005-05-26T12:29:00.000-05:00

A wonderful Savior is Jesus My Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me.
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

He hideth my soul in the cleft of of the rock,
That shadows a dry, thirsty land.
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-26T12:24:00.000-05:00

It is in silence that the soul most accepts God.

"In quietness and trust is your strength." Isaiah 30:15

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY......

2005-05-25T07:57:00.000-05:00

"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no longer." Job 8:22

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-25T07:54:00.000-05:00

God will never let you be shaken or moved from your place near His heart.
Joni Eareckson Tada

A FRIEND IN NEED

2005-05-25T07:43:00.000-05:00

FRIENDSHIP gives the license to show at the door of need without asking "When would you like to to come?" or "What would you like me to do?" Nor does friendship call out, "Just let me know if you need anything."

Practiced friendship whispers, "I'll be there" and promptly steps through the door with sensitivity, respect, and understanding.

But what about honoring the right to invite? Those who wait for parchment invitations wait long, for need rarely throws a party-rarely even has a voice.

Yet need had its own needs. It needs protection from strangers tromping in with work boots and good intentions. And it needs relief from acquaintances wearing the spiked heels of advice and pat answers.

Needs waits with longing for the familiar entrance of dear ones who pad barefoot through the soul on ordinary days.

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY.....

2005-05-24T08:30:00.000-05:00

"The Lord helps and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in Him." Psalm 37:40

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

2005-05-24T08:22:00.000-05:00

You will live in joy and peace. The mountians and the hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:1-2

COMFORT IN BEREAVEMENT by Carol Baldwin

2005-05-24T08:20:00.000-05:00

"I feel like I could cry forever. I miss him so much that I actually hurt inside. Will my life ever be the same?"

Have you felt the deep sorrow of the mourning widow? If you have lost a child, parent, close relative or friend, perhaps you have also felt comfortless. Is there anyone who can minister to you when you feel overwhelmed with grief?

The psalmist shows that he identifies with the pain of the bereaved:

The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow (Psalm 116:3)

Enveloped by emptiness, loneliness and stress, who does the psalmist turn to?

I called on the name of the Lord: "O Lord, save me!" (Psalm 116:4)

He turns to the only one who will dry all of our tears (Isaiah 25:8); the one who carries all of our sorrows (Isaiah 53:4); the man acquainted with grief (Isaiah 53:3).

Likewise, we must turn to God and His Word for comfort in our times of sorrow. Without denying our pain, Scripture gives us a proper perspective, something we can easily lose in times of emotional trauma and crisis.

God's Word gives hope when we feel utterly alone and hopeless. We can take comfort in knowing that God does not allow a trial in our lives that is too great for us to bear (1 Corinthians 10:13). We can also be assured that death does not conquer whose who die in Christ
(1 Corinthians 15:22, 53-56).

God is in charge of all things. Even the terrible destruction and the traumatic aftermath of death for those who mourn are under his lordship. God's Word and Spirit can comfort our grieving hearts so that we will be able to say with the psalmist:

I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living...
I am [his] servant...
Praise the Lord (Psalm 116:9, 16, 19).

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY......

2005-05-23T14:44:00.000-05:00

"Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2

TEEN TROUBLE

2005-05-23T12:54:00.000-05:00

I'm sure any mother with teenagers will be able to relate to this story written by Susan L. Lenzkes.....

SOME days should never be recorded, repeated or remembered.

Take today, for instance. After a morning of upheaval with my daughter, she confided in me that she was in the absolute pits of a mood (she could have saved the trouble of making the announcement). Then she needed my complete attention for the next hour to gripe about everything and anything that has ever touched her nineteen-year-old world. She said she didnt know whats the matter with her lately, and I have a permanent crease across my tongue from resisting the urge to tell her!

She finally left for work, and my number-one son must have thought I'd be lonely for disaster, so he proceeded to erupt. He became incensed over some infraction to his personal sense of justice and shoved a bike at his brother, nearly wiping out his ability to father succeeding generations.

After tending to the offended, I tried to deal with the offender and got a verbal volley that could knock any mother off her Nikes. An impartial jury surely would have labeled it "mother abuse' and given him a few years in solitary.

So in the middle of this-I mean in the very middle of this scene, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry because this five-foot-ten-inch kid is exhibiting every characterisitic of the "terrible twos" in outsized triplicate-a man called and asked if he had reached the Lenzkes' residence. It seems he had discovered my book When the Handwriting on the Wall Is in Brown Crayon in, of all places, a doctors waiting room, and he and his wife were so taken by it that they had headed straight for the bookstore and bought one. They wanted to call me to tell me what a blessing my life was to them! (The Lord's timing is most humbling!)

But, I know that our Lord is faithful. He promised we could pick up snakes with our bare hands and drink deadly poison, and live with teenagers (well, that last addition seems to fit nicely here) and not be hurt at all.

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2005-05-23T12:43:00.000-05:00

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http://jakebblog.blogspot.com
http://picksblog.blogspot.com
http://stunz.blogspot.com

OUT OF THE DEPTHS

2005-05-23T12:15:00.000-05:00

Have you ever felt that household chores are never ending? Or maybe you felt guilty for feeling that you couldnt clean not one more thing, even though thats what God expects from you as a homemaker? Read this article, it made me feel better on those days that I feel so "Blah".......

I'll bet I've washed that dish a million times! My kitchen sink seems like a hole that I keep falling into and cant escape from. I wonder how many spoons and forks I've washed in the last ten years? And the laundry basket, it's perpetually full! I'll bet I could go to the dryer anytime, day or night, and find at least ten ragged towels, six wrinkled shirts, and twenty-three socks, five of which have no mate. Who cares?

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
O Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy (Psalm 130:1-2)

Am I in the depths? Is this utter despair? I dont think so, but it is definitely uncomfortable. I'm having the blahs.

"Out of my blahs I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice; Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy".

Thats my translation! Sometimes I have trouble relating to the trilas and tragedies that drove God's people of the Old Testament to cry to him for deliverance. They make my own trial seem unimportant in comparison. But today I think God is telling me to stop comparing and to realize that the depressions and setbacks I experience are just as important to him as the conflicts and moral dilemas faced by people in Bible times. They were his chilren, and he heard their voices and led them out of the depths. I also am his child, and he hears my voice and will lead me out of my depths. God is eager to hear my pleas as he was to hear theirs.

My Lord cares! He cares when I feel like a failure. He cares when I feel as if all my education and training have led me to nothing but a sinkful of dishes. I think he smiles when I mop up spilled milk at each meal. I think he smiles when he hears a resounding "Yuck" in response to a new recipe I tried. He smiles and gives me gentle words of encouragement.