The Church Must...

 

1 Timothy 2:1&2 - "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people.  Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.  Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity."

All means All!  I pray for all who are in authority that they be upright people.  That they live lives that are consecrated to God!  That we will see that their lives are marked by God and that everything they do or say is with excellence and dignity.  That their actions back up their relationship with God.  That He comes first in their lives.  And I pray for the right people to come along in their lives to show them how to walk with God and to disciple them in the Word of God so that they can grow stronger in God everyday.  

If we don't pray it won't happen.  If we don't vote God's Word on Election Day this Tuesday how can we expect anything to change for the better.  When Christians don't vote they are casting their vote for the other side that doesn't line up with the Bible.  There's no way to slice and dice it to where it would bring a result for the Bibles benefit except for Christians getting out and voting in droves.  We have to show up big time if you don't want four more years, or worse, of what we've just had.  I pray all Christians vote the Bible this election and that they show up in a big way and vote.  

I voted early.  I went early one morning and there was no one there voting except my husband and myself.  I really hope that isn't going to be indicative of how this election will go because if it is the result will not be good.  Pray Christians.  Pray like you've never prayed before for this election and for the candidate that most closely keeps with the Bible to win this election.    

Your Truest Friends...

 

These words are so true.  I have just a few friends that fit the bill for being my truest friends.  I know that I can always count on them in the good and hard times.  They will always be there for me and I will always be there for them.  They are friends that I have chosen to do life with because their mindsets are the same as mine.  We all seek God 1st in all that we do in this life so I know that I count on them to pray for me and they can count on me to pray for them and be there when it really matters. 

Seeking out friends who fit this bill is not easy because you find some that you think fit the bill then the first hard time that comes along they will in fact bail on you.  It's disheartening and oftentimes makes you want to shut yourself off from seeking friends who fit this bill because the hurt and pain caused by trying to find people who are your truest friends is a pain like no other.  It sometimes hits you sideways like another car t-boning you.  You don't see it coming and it tears you apart but you've got to keep looking and searching for those who will do life with you throughout your life that will be your truest friends.  We need people like that in our lives.  God wants us to have people like that in our lives.  He wants us to be able to count on and lean on one another while also continuing to seek Him in the midst of all that happens in life.  

Don't shut down or shut yourself off from the world because you've been hurt to the depth of your soul.  When life knocks you down get back up again and again and again and let God bring the right people into your life that will walk through all of life with you.  Allow Him to comfort you when disappointment happens because people bailed on you who you thought would stay.  Allow Him to wipe the tears of that disappointment away from your eyes and go on continuing to seek for those who He wants to fill your life and walk through life with you.  He will never disappoint you like so many others will.  

Keep moving forward with God and with those of like minds that are your truest friends.  God will add people into your life at just the right time.  God's timing is perfect! 

Jesus & Coffee...

 

There's no better way to start your day than with reading your Bible, prayer and coffee.  Sometimes I end it that way too.  It gets my day started off on the right foot when I can start it off with reading my Bible and prayer so that I can tackle whatever comes my way throughout the day.  It's the quietest time of the day in my home too.  It gives me time to be able to reflect and process what the Lord is showing me through His Word for the day as well.  No matter how you slice and dice it time with Jesus is time well spent.  He will never leave us or forsake us.  His knows our beginning and our end.  He knows every hair on our head.  He protects, leads and guides us in ways that we would have never been able to fathom even if we tried.  My life is what it is today because of God's hand on my life and I never want to forsake having time spent with Him even if it sometimes has to happen later in the day depending on what we have on our schedule.  Nonetheless, making time for Jesus in my day makes my day complete.  

Signed Up for Virus Weightlifting Series 1 2025....

Tim is signed up for the NAOS1 Weightlifting Meet in February/March that's happening in Columbus, Ohio😊. He is so excited to be attending this Meet. He missed being able to go last year because they cap this event. It is one of the biggest Meets of the year. It runs along side The Arnold which will all be happening in the same building. Tim will get to attend that event as well to watch the power lifting side of things. He does Olympic Weightlifting which is very different from power lifting. This will be a really fun trip for us all.

Having a spouse...

No truer words have ever been said than these.  Scot is my constant, outside my walk with God.  He's a place that I can run to and be safe.  I'm so thankful to walk through life with him by my side.  He is one of God's most wonderful blessings to me and I'm so grateful to God for him.  He is my best friend.  I love spending every moment that we can together.  I think back to life before I knew him and I honestly can't remember what that was like.  It's like I've forgotten it like our Heavenly Father forgets our sins as far is the east is from the west and beyond.  I've put it so far behind me because with Scot I'm home.  I don't miss anything from my life before he entered into my life.  God graced me with the ability to put that away to remember no more because in scripture we are told that the two shall become one and that is exactly what we have done in our marriage and that is so very precious to me.  Scot has a strength that I admire immensely.  Everything about him just drips strength and you wouldn't know it to look at him either.  God is the central focus of his life and our lives together.  When making important decisions about life together we are so in tuned to one another.  I know that came directly from God above.  We are so different in personality but can make those important decisions because of how much God leads/guides/directs our lives.  God gives us such a depth of discernment so that we make the right calls on hard decisions.  Right calls that reflect on God's hand in and over our lives.  Never in my life could I have imagined a better husband to go through life with than the one that God blessed me with.  Outside of God, he is my everything!  So thankful, humbled and blessed beyond measure.  On November 11th we will celebrate our 18th anniversary officially even though we have already celebrated early with my mom and our son when we went to Angus Barn this past weekend.   God is good!  Life is good!  And no matter what may come or happen I will always say, "God is good! Life is good!" because He's the one who gave us this life!  Amen and Amen!!!

We Did Our Civic Duty...

Today we went and cast our votes.  Praying for all Christians to vote the Bible and not just a party affiliation.  I'm so over the party affiliation crap.  Too many vote a certain way because that's how their families have always voted.  Or they will vote for a woman just because they want to be a part of history that votes in the first woman president.  Those are crappy ways to choose who you will vote for.  Just vote the Bible and you will never go wrong as a follower of Christ.  Just saying.  

Weightlifting Article...

This is an article that was done on Olivia Reeves, our Gold Medal Olympian.  You may have to click on them to read them.

Celebration Dinner Last Night...

Last night we took mom to Angus Barn for dinner to do a belated birthday celebration for her, a celebration for Tim's wins at the Carolinas WSO Championships, a celebration for our 18th Anniversary early and a celebration for my birthday early.  It was one big culminated celebration.  They have already decorated for Christmas and boy do they deck out the place.  It was so beautiful.  My mom and I absolutely loved it.  It's our favorite time of the year.  Here are some pictures we took:

My guys clean up so good!

More Pics from States...

The photographer for the Carolinas WSO Championships took some great shots of Tim that we wanted to share with you here.  Enjoy.

My favorite photo of the Meet!  He'd just lifted 101kg/222#'s which was a Meet PR!

Ch..Ch..Changes...

So we moved Tim's medal rack from what used to be the school room/office to his teen cave + we've added a new medal rack for his weightlifting medals to go on.  He's so excited to have them all in his teen cave so that all of his friends can see them when he's gaming on his gaming computer...LOL! He is proud of all that he's accomplished in his young life so far and so are we.  

As you can see he had earned a lot of medals in his young life.  He can wait to make his weightlifting medal rack look like his TKD medal rack...LOL!