Life is too short

This is for Bobby Bean.......................
Never take for granted: your ability to breathe...for God gave us breath
Never take for granted: your ability to move...for God gave you legs to walk
Never take for granted: your ability to love...for Love comes from God
Never take for granted: your ability to serve...for Gods own son came to serve, not be served
Never take for granted: your ability to pray....for God hears every word
Never take for granted: your ability to give....for God loves a cheerful giver
Never take for granted: your ability to see.....for God gave us eyes to see..."Men see the outward appearance, but God sees the heart"....Praise you God for the here and now, because life IS too short....Bobby Bean was my friends brother who became sick w/the swine flu last thursday, and by the weekend, had double viral pneumonia, and was doing well by, Weds morning, then just 2 hours later, died suddenly...

Emma Grace "Houdini" Lonas

Well, I as a mother had my first real scary moment w/EG this past weekend....I had just drove back from W Knoxville, and she was asleep in her car seat...I do this often, if she is asleep coming back from a trip, as she usually is, I just leave her in it to finish her nap...We were about an hour from picking sissy up from school, so I figured it would be pointless to get her out....I always leave all doors and windows open, so I can hear any cries that come...About 40 min went by, about time to pick sissy up,,so I went downstairs to check on her, and much to my surprise, I opened the door to the garage to find her STANDING in the front of the van between the passenger and driver seat wearing the cordless DVD headphones, smiling and laughing at me!!! (At this point, Im in utter shock, I mean, a 14 mos old that can get out of her 5-POINT HARNESS CAR SEAT...AND....walk around the van checking everything out!!) For those of you who dont know, EG just learned to walk this week, so that was a shocker too...needless to say, I now have a Harry Houdini on my hands now...I just have to say, Thank You Lord that she didnt discover the windows were actually down!! praise God for that...

TWO WORDS

SERVE HIM

there are many ways to serve our great God..here are a few:


1. Take care of your sick child..."come to me,all who are weary and burdened, and I will give rest"
2. Send an encouraging letter to a hurting friend..."A harsh word stirs up anger, but a kind word turns away wrath"
3. Give your child EXTRA attention today..."children are a heritage and a gift from the Lord"
4. Trust him w/the little things, as well as, the big things..."If you have faith as little as a mustard seed, you can tell this mountain to move, and it will move"
5. Love your enemy in some way today (prayer, kind word or gesture).."what is impossible w/men, is possible w/God, therefore all things are possible"
6.Watching my 14 mos old cram a powdered donut in her mouth after telling her, "no", just watching the satisfaction and joy on her face afterwards..."Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these"....

May we praise and serve God with the big things, and ESPECIALLY with the little things...He is always pleased with the little things....