It is GOD who BLESSES and TRANSFORMS...

This is a blog for women (not just moms) who:

(1) Desire to be transformed by JESUS' LOVE, HOLINESS, AND GRACE;

(2) Believe that GOD'S WORD is the true Spirit food for HIS HOLY SPIRIT who lives within us;

(3) Submit to GOD and walk this journey of life with HIM transforming us more and more into HIS likeness.

It's a blog about the POWER OF TRANSFORMED LIVES. Let's begin with yours and mine and pass it on... 1 + 1 + 1...

Since GOD's HOLY SPIRIT lives inside a christian, let's choose to be nurtured and transformed by feasting daily on HOLY SPIRIT food - GOD's WORD - The Holy Bible..

My regular posts stopped in 2013, with a major move and the chronic illness and eventual death of our oldest daughter. Yes, we grieve daily, yet I am determined to continue to let the LIGHT of my LORD and SAVIOR shine through me. I have tried to start posting again, over the last few years, but have not been consistent. So, I think the biggest blessing for you and me both will be to intersperse some new posts while revisiting some of the former posts. Let's begin with "Oh, the JOY!" as we head into living through Fall 2019; meeting back here 1-2 days a week.

If you need daily encouragement, you will find plenty by clicky on past posts. When reading earlier posts, you will see that I often posted daily, following this format: ...Sunday in the SON, Meditation Monday, GratiTuesday, Women in the WORD Wednesday, Transforming Thursday, Family Fellowship Friday, Ketchup & Mustard Saturday.


There's a whole lot here! Take your time to browse.

Please come back and visit each week. Welcome!

Because of JESUS, we can be family,

Patti





TRANSFORMED MOMS:MOMS TRANSFORMED

Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Monday, May 31, 2010

THE GREATEST GIFT...BECAUSE OF FAITHFUL LOVE... FREEDOM IN CHRIST...

MEDITATION MONDAY





FREEDOM isn't free!
FREEDOM isn't free!
You've got to pay the price...
You've got to sacrifice...
for your liberty!

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It was because of FAITHFUL LOVE that Jesus chose to pay that price for us:


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I don't know where I've heard that song before, but it has rung in my heart and head since our church worship service yesterday morning. Our teen men were in charge of the service. They led our minds to think of FREEDOM! A lot of the same young men that were on my front yard on Friday evening shared scripture, shared their thoughts, or served in some manner. I looked around and saw a lot of blessed souls, including their mommies and daddies. These young men were talking about THE GIFT that they have chosen to embrace in Jesus Christ. They made comparisons to the battles of this world as they led us through the concepts of the spiritual battle between good and evil... light and dark.... God and the devil... Yet, THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD!
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Here are a few of the scriptures that were read:
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Romans 8:20-21
...in hope that the creation itself will be
liberated from its bondage to decay
and brought into the glorious freedom
of the children of God.
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Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then,
and do not let yourselves
be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Galatians 5:13-15
You, my brothers, were called to be free.
But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature;
rather, serve one another in love.
The entire law is summed up in a single command:
"Love your neighbor as yourself."







The whole lesson fit right with our theme for the week - which the chorus of our theme song articulates:
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Cause the greatest gift a father can give
is a life lived for Jesus
And the greatest gift a mother can give
is the knowledge of the LORD
Pass it on to your children
He’s the gift that keeps on giving
The greatest gift is a life lived for Jesus.
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Before I welcome my husband home and we head out to our church family's Memorial Day picnic, let me share a few other things for your consideration. The statistics are a little different depending on the websites. I got the following from http://www.historyguy.com/
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The framers of our US constitution understood a lot of the basic concepts of FREEDOM. Throughout our nation's history, we have understood the Biblical teaching of sacrifice.






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AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR: 1775-1783

  • DEATHS: 4,435
  • WOUNDED: 6,188

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INDIAN WARS: 1783-1890

  • DEATHS: 1,000 (approx.)
  • WOUNDED: unknown

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THE WAR OF 1812: 1812-1815

  • DEATHS: 2,260
  • WOUNDED: 4,505

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MEXICAN WAR: 1846-1848

  • DEATHS: 13,283
  • WOUNDED: 4,152

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U.S. CIVIL WAR: 1861-1865

  • DEATHS: 558,052
  • WOUNDED: 412,175+

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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: 1898

  • DEATHS: 2,446
  • WOUNDED: 1,662

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PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR: 1899-1901

  • DEATHS: 3,216
  • WOUNDED: 2,779

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WORLD WAR I: 1917-1918

  • DEATHS: 116,708
  • WOUNDED: 204,002

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WORLD WAR II: 1941-1945

  • DEATHS: 407,316
  • WOUNDED: 670,846

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KOREAN WAR: 1950-1953

  • DEATHS: 54,246
  • WOUNDED: 103,284

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VIETNAM WAR: 1964-1975

  • DEATHS: 58,168
  • WOUNDED: 153,303

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GULF WAR: 1991

  • DEATHS: 293
  • WOUNDED: 467

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OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM-Afghanistan/Pakistan: October 7, 2001-- Continuing As of May 29, 2010

  • DEATHS: 1,000 (this number includes four CIA Officers killed in action against al-Qaeda/Taliban forces)
  • WOUNDED: 5,725 (based on DoD website which includes all wounded from Operation EF, including those injured in areas other than Afghanistan/Pakistan)
  • NOTE: Related deaths in Philippines during this time: 15

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THIRD PERSIAN GULF WAR "Operation Iraqi Freedom": March 19, 2003-Continuing As of May 1, 2009

  • DEATHS: 4,281
  • WOUNDED: 30,774

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Today, I remember...

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...FAITHFUL LOVE!

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