Riding the fence....

Today I looked outside and one of our chickens had flown out of the chicken yard earlier. I don't know why but there a couple that do that, guess they like chasing bugs just that much. But as I looked out the window in the backyard, the chicken had decided to fly up to try to get back in the chicken yard. Now I tried to go get my camera but did not make it in time. The chicken sat there on that fence top and then decided to fly down.

Are we sometimes like this chicken? Riding the fence? Chosing to do our own thing vs. doing what God wants us to do?

Now don't get me wrong, I am not perfect. I am far from it, God loves me even inspite of my imperfections. I saw a church sign that said God hates the sin but loves the sinner. We all sin, we all fall short of the glory of God. But we must stive to do better and have a better relationship with God. For our own sake's, the sake's of our family and the sake's of others. And what I mean by that, is that if other's see us as Christ like by the way we live and speak. Maybe we can help lead other's to Christ by planting that seed...

Speak Lord in the stillness...

Thought I would share this poem I read....

Speak, Lord, in the stillness,

While I wait on thee; Hushed my heart to listen

In expectancy.

Speak, O blessed Master, In this quiet hour;

Let me see Thy face, Lord,

Feel They touch of power.

For the words Thou speakest,

"They are life" indeed;

Living Bread from heaven,

Now my spirit feed!

All to Thee is yielded, I am not my own;

Blissful, glad surrender,

I am Thine alone.

Speak, Thy servant heareth!

Be not silent, Lord;

Waits my soul upon Thee

For the quickening word!

Fill me with the knowledge

Of Thy glorious will;

All Thine own good pleasure

In my life fulfill.

Like 'a watered garden'

Full of fragrance rare

Ling'ring in Thy presence

Let my life appear.

-----Emily May Grimes Crawford

Kermit....the Frog....

Yes, Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson is from Leland in the Delta region of Mississippi. We stopped at the Welcome center close to the Ms. River bridge there in Greenville. They have Kermit upstairs, the kids just loved that and personally I thought the picture was quite cute :)

Going back and seeing alot of places I use to go when I grew up was amazing. So much has changed and so much has stayed the same. I went there for reasons I wish I did not have to go. But such is life here on earth....

Being with our Lord

My mom passed away this past weekend and I was reading and thinking of some things.
There is the song in the Baptist Hymnal called 'In the Garden' the corus says "and he walks with me and he talks with me and he tells me I am his own, and the joy we share as we teary there, none other has ever known."

It is sad to loose a love one, but I know she is with our heavenly father and not in torment from the things that were wrong with her earthly body.

Love you mother, rest in peace.