4/52 BE grateful

Be grateful for all the little thing in life.

1 Cor. 16:34 "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever."

Many times I am not thankful for the tiny things in my life.  I want to work on being thankful for everything  even the tiny things.  During both of my pregnancies I could not eat chocolate because it made me very ill.  This was so hard for me as I LOVE dark chocolate or really any chocolate.  Now I crave it so much because I could not have it for so long.  I'm thankful my hubby makes sure I have little morsels of yummy goodness around to help those cravings!! Many days I would not make it through if I didn't have a small morsel to calm me. :)

Another tiny thing I am thankful for is snuggles with my husband, kiddos, and puppy.  These moments will not last forever and I want to enjoy them as long as I can.  I am thankful that the Lord gave me each one to Love.



3/52 BE grateful

Be grateful for the freedom to worship.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

So many countries in the world do not have the freedoms that we do here in America to worship a loving Savior.  Being a military family we move every so many years, which means starting our life all over again in a new place.  Finding a church where we feel at home is one of the top things we look for when we get settled.   We have been blessed with a couple church families that we just hated to leave and would go back to in a heart beat.

On Jan. 12,2015, my little lady Olivia started to ask questions about the Lambs book of life which she learned about from her Sunday school teacher.  She wanted to know if her name was in the book.  I told her that she had to be SAVED to have her name in the Lambs book of Life.  To be saved one must except the free gift that God has given the world.

John 3:16-18

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

Rom. 3:23

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

Rom. 6:23

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Rom. 3:10

"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."

Rom. 10:13

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Olivia and I talked about how Jesus was born here on earth to die on the cross to take upon him all the sins of the World.  But the only way he will wash our sins away is by praying to him and asking him to forgive us of all our sins.  Also call on his name and ask him to come into our heart as our Heavenly father.  I explained she had to believe that Jesus Loved her so much to die for her. She told me that she did believe and wanted Jesus to live in her heart forever.  We bowed our heads together and with a little help from me she prayed and asked Jesus to move into her heart and to forgive her of her sins.  I told her now the Angels are singing up in heaven and her name is being written down in that special book the Lambs book of life.

Praise the Lord that my baby girl will spend eternity in Heaven with her daddy and I. I love you Olivia so much and Mommy is so so proud of you for making such a big girl decision for your life.