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p.s. I'm also Thankful that last week this time I was watching Nicol Sponberg sing this song...



I'm Blessed!

Thankful Thursday... find your dream

This Thursday I am Thankful for... my job!
After 24 years, I can honestly say I still love being a dental hygienist. Each patient God brings to my chair is unique and special. I love the one on one relationships I have with them.

Kids don't always know what they want to do with their lives and sometimes they need direction and guidance. I wish I were like this nun, full of wisdom. I know in my heart that it's God who reveals our true passions. I'm praying today for anyone who is searching and I pray they find someone in their lives who can mentor them during these confusing times.



I hope you are Thankful for something huge this Thursday!
I better get back to work!
Love,
Angie xoxo

I doubt I'll be able to speak

God took me (and my husband, Bless his heart) out of my comfort zone this past Sunday. I had met a girl and her two precious daughters at the Selah concert last week. She told me that if I love Praise and Worship music I should go to her church. Well, I woke up Sunday morning and decided to go down to Detroit.

We Praised and Worshiped for about an hour and a half. We sang, danced and shouted to the Lord. In the past I had heard one of my favorite Bible teachers talk about Praising God for answered prayer. She had talked about the way people can yell and cheer for a sports team, yet when it comes time to Praise God, we are quiet and ever- so proper. She encouraged us to give Him some real Praise! Well, let me just tell you that the members of the church we visited knew how to give Him some Praise! I felt like I was not only at the Superbowl Game, but my team had won... and they were the underdog! The band played, the choir sang and we danced and clapped our hands until they literally hurt.

Then I was convicted by God...

I am WAY more comfortable giving God my Prayer requests than I am Praising Him. Can you believe that? I was waiting anxiously for the message so I could get fed. It was all about me! I am embarrassed to even type this.

The message was unbelievable and I wrote notes like never before. The Pastor talked about our assignments (to turn people's heart toward Christ) and the fact that God, through the Holy Spirit will equip us with the power to make an impact on the world if we spend time with Him and have an intimate relationship with Him first. He also reminded me that my assignment starts in the home, with my husband. He told us to pray for supernatural power to love and serve our spouses.

We felt so welcome in their church! I almost cried when total strangers came up to us to hug us. I'll never forget the boy about 13 years old who stopped me to shake my hand as we walked out of the church. I had a lump in my throat and could hardly speak! God is being magnified in that Church and in those families!

I realized during the 3 hour service that God created us all different and loves us wherever we are. There is no right or wrong way to worship Him. Some feel more comfortable in the quietness and others have to jump up and down. I am thinking I am a bit more reserved and quiet. That's okay. I wonder how it will be when I see Jesus one day? Will I be able to speak at all? I can't imagine not needing Prayer requests anymore... just worshiping Him. I better start living a life of gratitude today!



Thanks for listening!
Love,
Angie xoxo

Cover to Cover... He RUNS

Hey friends!

It's time to share what has been lingering in our readings of the Bible cover to cover chronologically. These weeks are flying by! This is what has been lingering...

"...But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him." (Luke 15:20)

The parable of the lost son touches me deeply. I have personal reasons for liking this verse at this time of my life. I have a lot of friends whose children seem lost and parents would give anything for their kids to "get it" since we love them so much! Time is wasting and it's important to us that our children know God and have a relationship with Him. Kids get pulled in so many different directions these days and can get off track easily. It's our job as parents to plant seeds in our children's lives so they learn to trust God completely and know how He feels about them.

You can read the whole story here.

When his child was far off, first his father saw him which implies that he was looking for him. His father must have been been looking for his son for days. If he saw him from way off, it seems that he may have been looking regularly and for a long time. God has the means to drag us back to him, but he is a gentleman and doesn't want to take us against our will. But he is looking every day and waiting. When the father finally sees him off in the distance, he doesn't wait with folded arms to scorn and punish his son when he finally comes back. He RUNS to his son. The son doesn't deserve this, but the father's love is such that he cannot help but run!

I love how he is a gentleman and waits for us to come back home to Him! He is SO good and loves us more than we can comprehend! That's what has been lingering not only this week, but in this season of my life! I'm praying for our children and loved ones!


Have a great week!
In His Love,
Angie xoxo

Do you know what Selah means?

I have so much to do right now, but can't seem to stay focused. I cannot get last night out of my mind. I saw Selah and Nicol Sponberg perform. I felt as if they were singing just to me. There could have been a million distractions in that room, but none would spoil my time with God through these precious people's music. I know for sure that music fills my soul in a different way than a lot other people. I had such a hard time sitting down and being calm like the rest of the people there. I would have been the distraction if I stood up with my arms high like I wanted! You'll be happy to know I stayed sitting while my heart was about to explode.

In my Stepping Up Bible study this week, Beth Moore talked about the Psalms and the songs. She encouraged us to listen to the words of the songs we sing. Really listen. Last night I listened alright. Wow! When they played the song I posted, I heard it like never before. I am so Blessed! I'll never forget the lessons I learned through my divorce many years ago. They led me to Him! I invite you to listen, pause and reflect with me...



If Selah comes anywhere near your hometown you would be Blessed to see them. Go here for their schedule.
Have a good weekend!
Love,
Angie xoxo

Thankful Thursday...one word

Jesus...







You can have all this world... Give me Jesus...
Amen

With Love,
Angie xoxo

In honor of...

my sister, Victoria Ann (who would be 54 years old this Friday), please make sure you have your mammogram scheduled if you haven't already done so. I just had mine this morning. I was glad to answer the question presented by the nurse with a "Yes"... "Is this just a routine mammogram, Mrs. Baylis"? Praise God!

Also, please keep my mom in your prayers this week, as I'm sure she'll be thinking about her firstborn daughter.

I'm praying for all of you who have been touched by breast cancer in any way...





Much love,
Angie xoxo

***Updated note from my mom on Friday, Oct 24th...

"OH, ANNIE. THAT TRIBUTE TO VIC IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. ISN'T IT REMARKABLE THAT IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THAT SHE WAS BORN. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE SHE IS GONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER HEARD THAT WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE DELIVERY ROOM WITH HER IN MY ARMS, DADDY SAID, "SHE LOOKS LIKE A LOBSTER" I WAS SO UPSET WITH HIM BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY THAT I HAD EVER SEEN. BUT SHE WAS KINDA RED......

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN L0 YEARS...I MISS HER TODAY AS MUCH AS I DID WHEN SHE WENT TO BE WITH GOD. SOMETIMES I GET A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS WHEN I THINK THAT vIC AND YOUR DAD ARE TOGETHER AND


THAT HE SEES HER ALL THE TIME. SHE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL DISPOSITION, SO LOUD, SO FUNNY AND SO MUCH OF OUR FAMILY. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO HEAR HER PLAYING THE PIANO AND SINGING. LIKE MEGAN SAID ON HER 6 YEAR OLD TRIP. " I NEED MY MOM, I JUST WANT TO SMELL HER. THATS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TOO. I AM SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU, BUT TODAY AND TOMORROW I WILL STILL HAVE TO BE SAD FOR HER. I LOVE YOU ANNIE"