Lolo's "Best Day Ever"

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Goliath & Me

Now the story part, in my bible reading I came up to the part of David & Goliath, in my mind I was like oh yea I know this story. I have read about it many times, heard so many sermons/teachings on it, so basically it started out to be like I was reading a recipe on how to make rice. I continued to read about David’s past how upset he was that this big old guy was talking smack about God and his people, so he decides to take matters in his own hand. So he tell Saul what he is going to do, Saul tells him you are just a boy and he tells Saul all about his lion & bear experience. You probably know the story well. Then I came across 1 Sam 17:38 & 38 I know I have NEVER ever read these verses before. Saul tells David to put on his armor David puts it on take a few steps and then says, “I can’t go in these", he protests, “I’m not used to them”. I have no memory of ever reading this seriously, I had to read it again to make sure I didn’t just make it up in my head. This is the good part were the spirit of the Lord came alive to me when the text turns into a 3D experience and the words are raised as if it is Braille. It hit me David knew what he had to do for God and his people he looked in his past saw how God always protected him and he had destroyed lion & bears, then he looked ahead of him and saw a giant. He knew what the Lord wanted him to do. He could not put on Saul’s armor because that was Saul’s armor not his. It was how Saul walked his walk it was not his walk. To me it just shows how you cannot walk someone else’s relationship with the Lord you have to have your own. I have had bears and lions in my past and I know the Lord has destroyed them and the Goliath (cancer) that is in front of me may look big, but I know the Lord has given me more than enough to equipment me for the battle. I want to be as confident as David was; I want to be more like Christ.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Today is the Best Day Ever

As I look back on the last 10 years, I can see that so much has happened. I lost my Mother, Father, and my brother. I was diagnosed with cancer. Left my church family and wandered from church to church to find a new home. Unable to afford to live on my own I had to move in with a family member for which I was grateful, but was so very difficult. So if I stopped here it would look like I had 10 years of sorrow, loss, disappointment.

In reality, my story of love and redemption starts because of my loss. I gained two daughters (in-law) that have enriched my life. Witnessed my sons grow into men of God, loving husbands, tender and caring fathers. I have experienced the wonder of God with the births of my five Grandbabes, and this year will be six. Fell in love, with my Savior, deeply, madly, passionately, in love. Like the wayward son, I returned to my church family to find the feast my Father had prepared for me. So looking back over the past ten years, I see the best years of my life. I can only look forward because I know today really is
The Best Day Ever!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

2010

Happy New Year!

I wanted to post something today that would be very clever, that would inspire, would be very artistic, yet whimsical. Some post that would sound so profound of all I learned in 2009, and all my New Year's resolutions. Yet all that comes to my mind is this:

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever Heb.13:8

With all that changes in the world, with all the changes in my family, with all the changes in my life.

He Never Changes

Always faithfully, Always beautifully, Always present

Always

Happy New Year may 2010 bring me/you/us closer to Him!

Friday, December 18, 2009

I WON

I entered a contest in November and was so surprised to received an email today telling me I WON!!!
I won a $50.00 gift basket and they will plant 10 trees on my behalf in Peruvian Amazonian forest, in Acopagro coop. Who knew!!
Here is my winning recipe the company is called Alter Eco and the link to my win. http://www.altereco-usa.com/community/recipes/snacks/energy-packed-granola/

Energy Packed Granola

Shared by Laura from Valencia
November 30th, 2009

Ingredients

1 cup Alter Eco White Quinoa-Organic 3 cups rolled oats, wheat, or barley (any combination 1/2 cup sesame seeds or sunflower seeds 1/2 cup honey, maple syrup, or a thick syrup made with 1/2 Alter Eco Unrefined Ground Cane Sugar and 2-3 tablespoons water 1/4 cup Alter Eco Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 teaspoon vanilla and/or other extract 3/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit(optional) 1/2 cup nuts (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

1. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together except for the dried fruit. Set the dried fruit aside.

2. In another bowl mix the sweetener, oil, and extract together.

3. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

4. Spread the granola in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for ten minutes. Use a spatula and turn the granola on the baking sheet. Place the granola back in the oven and bake for another ten minutes or until fairly dry and starting to brown. Remove the granola from the oven and stir in the fruit.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Remission or Re-Mission

I looked up the word "remission" today to see what is the actually meaning of the word. This is what I got
Remission
noun
the act or an instance of remitting; specif.,

1. forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes

2. cancellation of or release from a debt, tax, penalty, etc.

3. A lessening or abating, as of heat or cold, pain, etc.

4. a relatively prolonged lessening or disappearance of the symptoms of a disease

What was amazing to me is the definition I thought I would see first being related to cancer, and it was not first it was last. The first was about forgiveness or pardon can you believe that! I have a get out of my own jail free card. Then it says cancellation of or release from debt OK now I no longer have to carry that burden of trying to “be good enough” or just the act of paying back others to be accepted I have been released. The third definition is a lessening (reduction) of pain, so all of my disappointments are lessened so I don’t even have to remember them. Now the last thing on the list is a disappearance of the symptoms of a disease not just as in related to cancer but any disease of hurt, as in hurt of in my heart or trouble in my life that has tried to eat away at my joy. So let me get this right in my head I am IN "remission"… I no longer have to carry my sin it is gone, I no longer have to “do” more or “be” more, my grief is gone, my wound in my heart is so small I can not even feel it, and lastly no longer will I see any of that it has been removed, moved out, gone, absent, no more, cease to exist.

I am in "remission" because of Christ not because I don’t have signs of cancer. Cancer may come or go it picks and chooses who it wants to infect, but Gods' "remission" is everlasting it is for everyone. Even in the dictionary, a simple word brings us back to God, how he has pardoned my sins because of Jesus. He did all of that for me and He can do the same for you if you just ask Him too. May this Christmas you have "REMISSION" and receive His gift for you

Monday, December 7, 2009

Yeah But...

A new friend at Awesome God..Ordinary Girl shared this message today "Yeah But.." It was so beautifully said I wanted to share. May this Christmas you say YES to Jesus when he calls your name instead of yeah but.. As Kelligirl said in todays post "Amazing grace. It’s a gift we can’t earn and one we don’t deserve. But when we accept it, there’s no “yeah buts” about it!"
http://awesomegodordinarygirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/curious-case-of-yeah-but.html

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Jolly Mom Sweeten up Giveaway

My favorite is the Red Velvet Cake so close to my homemade taste I use this and know one knows the difference. I really want to win this!!
http://www.jollymom.com/2009/12/sweeten-up-holidays-with-duncan-hines.html

http://www.duncanhines.com/