Transformed Moms: GOD IS GOOD... THROUGH TRANSFORMED MOM ANDREA AND HER FAMILY...

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

Friday, August 6, 2010

GOD IS GOOD... THROUGH TRANSFORMED MOM ANDREA AND HER FAMILY...

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What an interesting person my friend Andrea is! What an amazing life she leads. Her love for God, family, and friends is evident. Her dry humor and balance of love, laughter, and logic are infectious.
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Andrea's husband, Chuck is equally fascinating. Chuck is a strong and burly looking man who is here, in this picture, with their 4 sons after an exhausting day at Disney World.
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A spiritual giant, Chuck is a tugboat captain with many adventures to tell about. Last week, Andrea described Chuck in this way, "He might be a man of the sea, but His heart belongs first to God and then to me."

Since meeting this family just 3 years ago, I have been intrigued by how they serve and reflect the goodness of God in the midst of very busy and often chaotic schedules. Whether at school and the multiple sports/activities the boys are involved in, Andrea has kept the active home fires spinning, finished her college degree, taught in the public schools, and been very involved in church family activities.

Chuck's tug was there in NYC when the plane landed in the Hudson River. Chuck's tug was there in NYC to tow the Willis Avenue Bridge to it's new home. (Note Statue of Liberty in the background of picture).

Have you heard of a big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Chuck's tug has been there! He's been helping with the clean-up. Of course, that has not kept him from working at Bible Camp, coming to men's prayer group, helping with the teens (he was in one of the pics I posted on Tuesday), and remaining in much fellowship with God's family. Steve and I even had the blessing of going out to eat recently with Chuck, Andrea, and their two youngest.

One thing I know is that when a Mommy and Daddy are putting God first, life can still be hard, but GIGATTAATTGIG.

2 comments:

Andrea said...: Thank you Patti for allowing me to see "us" through others eyes. Ones perspective of their own life is very different than what others see. Thank you for blessing us!! You brought tears to my eyes, and renewed thankfulness in my heart because I am an HEIR to the King. GIG; August 6, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Tina said...: Patti,

Everyone who have the privilege to have the Olley family in their lives is changed for the better. God has blessed our families for over 17 years of growing, learning, sharing, laughing, crying, mentoring, praying (and the list could go on and on) with this special Christian Family.

Thanks for "spotlighting" this great Christian Family. Thank youf allowing others to witness and be made better for knowing them.; August 6, 2010 at 5:28 PM

A Little History of this Blog:

A group of moms in Pitman, New Jersey began meeting every Tuesday morning in June 2008 to learn how to be Master-Full Moms. Although that class only lasted that summer, we have continued to have other classes for moms offered at the Pitman church of Christ. This blog will remain like an ongoing class. So, come back each day and join us as we discuss being God's women as we encourage transformation in each other.
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3 POINTERS TO NAVIGATE THIS BLOG:

1. Just below, you'll find a series of questions and answers about who Transformed Moms are.

2. Options for getting started...after those questions and answers... YOU COULD click on the June 2008 Archive, scroll down to the first post called MASTER-FULL MOMS and start from the beginning with our 14 day devotional challenge, or.... YOU COULD start with our summary of our original summer class and blog on the 8-31-08 post: SUMMER SUMMARY - SPIRITUAL, or... YOU COULD browse through the archive and click what looks interesting to you...and/or...
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3. You're invited to read recent posts and come back daily to join us as we are led by the Holy Spirit down the road to healing and / or transformation.

Thanks for joining us, Patti

2. WHAT DOES A MOM DO WHO HAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVING IN HER?

… those who live in accordance with the SPIRIT have their minds set on what the SPIRIT desires …life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to GOD. It does not submit to GOD’S law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please GOD. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the SPIRIT, if the SPIRIT OF GOD lives in you…Therefore, sisters, we have an obligation… by the SPIRIT you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live… Romans 8:5-13

6. MOM, DAUGHTER OF GOD, HOW DO YOU GET THE POWER TO LIVE AND NOT LOSE HEART?

For GOD, WHO said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made HIS light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of CHRIST.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD and not from us.

We are:

· hard pressed on every side, but not crushed

· perplexed, but not in despair

· persecuted, but not abandoned

· struck down, but not destroyed.

2 Corinthians 4:5-12