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."

Friday, December 22, 2017

BE-ATTITUDES: Poor in spirit to Merciful to Peacemaker!

 I've been asked by several to re-consider returning to blogging.  Our lives have been far from calm over the last few years, yet very "transformational" for the whole family.  Our daughter, Jessica, passed away on Valentine's day, February 14, 2015. 



It was the end of 19 years of everyday migraines and a ferocious 9.5 month battle with Stage 4 colon cancer - that went to her liver. We continue to grieve and rejoice at the same time; we miss her here, yet she is HOME!

I basically stopped blogging not long after we made a major move in August 2013.  Then, as Jessica's health spiraled downward, my focus was on being "the hands and feet of JESUS" to her.  Little did we know that everyone of JESUS' beatitudes would be lived out in different ways over these last few years...  Currently our Women Opening the Word (WOW) classes are studying the beatitudes.  So, I am once again being spurred on to consider:  "Oh, the JOY!"   

Here are "Be-attitudes 1-7" out of JESUS' 9 Be-attitudes:




MATTHEW 5:1-9

"1 Now when JESUS saw the crowds, HE went up on a mountainside and sat down. HIS disciples came to HIM, 2 and HE began to teach them.

The Beatitudes 

HE said:



"BLESSED are the poor in spirit, for... .
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"BLESSED are those who mourn, for... .
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"BLESSED are the meek, for... .
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"BLESSED are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for....
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"BLESSED are the merciful, for....
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"BLESSED are the pure in heart, for....
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"BLESSED are the peacemakers, for...
"...they will be called the children of GOD."




~BLESSED~
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In the Be-attitudes, 
the word "Blessed" means: "Oh, the JOY!"




TRANSFORMED MOM, LISA, REQUESTED PRAYERS FOR HER HUBBY: FULLY RESTORED! FULLY HEALED!