Stories and other stuff

Thanks for reading this important post.  I decided to move it to its own blog which can be found HERE! I do love the idea and really want to try to find others who are willing to do this really inexpensive and important thing. Coop!

No, gang, I haven't hit that point.  I'm gonna be fine.  Yesterday, the Lord planted a seed.  He gave me a dollar. No, I haven't gone off the deep end.  The dollar is probably one I lost under the car's seat at some point.  I know that.  I don't think Jesus put it there for me to find.  But the timing and circumstance were inspirational, and I believe sometimes those things come from Him. I thought a lot about this dollar.  It's in my wallet.  I haven't had cash in my wallet for a while so it feels pretty good to know I have that dollar.  Chances are, you've got one in your pocket, too.  What's the big deal, right?  It's just a dollar. And, that's true... by itself, but it was the genesis of an idea. I've been praying for some direction in my life and I have to see if this little idea of mine is someplace the Lord wants me to go.   No more worldly stuff, just godly stuff and I'm thinking this idea I have can be put t...

I took some bad advice regarding my financial situation back in February.  I did something I didn't want to do, didn't feel right about, and in my estimation, went against some very biblical tenets about paying one's debts. I've spent the last two days on the phone trying to undo the damage caused by listening to said advice. I did get an offer on the house, one I cannot accept in good conscience.  Right now, I'm weighing the pros and cons of keeping it.  The pros are outweighing the cons but now I'm in a race against time to see what will happen.  In this, I've learned the difference between good and bad lenders, good and bad people, good and bad advice.  It's these things I want to share with you today. There are predatory lenders who make bad loans.  I know because I took a bad loan.  In that, there was nobody to blame but me.  This particular lender shall remain nameless, but at the time, it was a means to an end.  It may be the end...

Good Monday morning!  Yesterday was an exciting day.  Miracles happened all over the country and I want to share just a couple with you that I know of.  In Spokane, a large number of people came to proclaim Christ as Lord and Savior; a greater number were baptized.  A small church in Ohio that I've been blessed to attend had 86 people at their Easter service.  When I was there last, there were fewer than two dozen at the worship service.  Three of those came to know Christ yesterday.  I'm always excited to hear news like this.  In our own church, a family transferred their membership back and another couple spontaneously joined the church during the service!  I love it that our Pastor is spontaneous and it was truly a blessing to be in church yesterday.  I hope many of you had a chance to experience your own blessing of the day and reconnect with the Lord. Yeah, I know that's not what you wanted to read.  You want to know about th...

My to do list went from short to huge yesterday afternoon.  I started on it first thing this morning. I hate talking to people on the phone, but that was my first thing on the to do list.  I had to call the bank and start the process of undoing a short sale on the house.  The fight to keep Lark Circle Farm is ON!   Fortunately, I think things haven't gone far enough that it cannot be stopped.  There will be more phone calls on Monday but that's OK.  The blessings of last week will help make that a reality. I did absolutely nothing to the yard last fall.  I did rake up the leaves in the lower back yard so the yard would look presentable to potential buyers, so that's one chore that doesn't need doing.  The back 40, well, it's a bona-fide mess.  The immigrant and I just had a conversation about it and I think we're both in agreement that a healthy dose of Round-up is called for.  I can't burn it off (stupid fire code...), so I gotta hi...

Please remember that today is Good Friday.  Today is a day of remembrance for the price that Jesus Christ paid for our sins.  He was crucified, died, and resurrected so that we may find salvation and forgiveness of sin, to find everlasting life! I hope y'all will take some time to contemplate this today. I know I will.

I want to share with you today's devotional from  "Our Daily Bread" .  It talks about how to move past sin.  It's an interesting topic for today and one I thought worth sharing because of this little tidbit from Facebook this morning. Real Life Part 1 www.oneplace.com If you’re a Christian, when you came to Christ, did all your problems and struggles immediately go away? Of course not! We’re really not exempt from the struggles of life as some proclaim. Pastor Mike Fabarez believes it’s important to know what you’re signing up for, before you decide to follow... 5 hours ago via dlvr.it · 524 · Like ·  · Share The link to the radio program is  here.   It's a 25 minute listen, but well worth the time.  This isn't one of the programs I typically listen to throughout my day, but it's an well worth the lesson. Furthermore, if you read the Scripture recommended in the ODB devotional, it'll take you to the story of what happened to King David f...