Special Prayer Requests

God Morning, Prayer Warriors!!!

I have a very dear lady in my life....Ms. Joyce.....who is the wife of one of our former pastors.....and both of them are so very precious to our family, to this very day!!!

I received a comment on my blog late last night that I didn't read until this morning with a few prayer requests from her:

1. Family of Shelia Simonds

Ms. Shelia passed away yesterday. She is Ms. Joyce's 1/2 sister. Please pray for her family as they go thru this time of grieving....and ask God to show them the need to lean on Him....to accept Him into their hearts. I'm a firm believer that something good comes from EVERYTHING that happens to us....and that God will....because He is so deserving....He will get the glory!!!

2. Family of Virginia Brock

Ms. Virginia passed away yesterday. Her family lived just down the road from us when I was growing up, and her sister and her family lived straight across the road. Even as a little girl, I can remember asking my Mom why Ms. Virginia had 4 girls and her sister had 4 boys? What little minds think, huh???

3. Vacation Bible School

VBS began last night at Beech Springs Baptist Church!!! There are several other churches in the community who will be having VBS during the next weeks and summer months. Please pray for all these churches...the workers...and that little souls will be saved!!!

Hope each of you have a Marvelous Monday!!

Happy FIRST DAY OF JUNE!!!

In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

A Little Road Trip

One day last week, Jess and I decided we needed to get away. Our original plans didn't quite work out, so we just decided to get up and leave early one morning and head to Etowah and shop at the outlets there. It's absolutely unreal the bargains they have. The items are brand-spankin'-new, most of them coming from Tar-jay and K-Mart....some are seasonal....some are possibly things that just didn't sell very well....but we both got some amazing deals. But...before we got to Etowah....we stopped at the Mayfield Dairy in Athens.

Here's a little picture tour of our trip:

I've always loved this huge cross on the side of Interstate 40. I remember when it was first built, there was a lot of controversy over people not wanting to look at a cross along the side of the road....well, I for one LOVE IT!!!

Why would a cross offend somebody??? Makes no sense to me!!!

This is the entrance to the Mayfield Dairy Farms Visitor Center in Athens. Both Jess and Pappy should own stock in this company....as much of their ice cream that they've bought over the years. I think this would be the perfect place for Pappy to work...if it wasn't so far away!!! There's a free tour of the plant, but we decided against that until the boys are a bit older!!!

And....no....we didn't get to meet Scotty Mayfield.... :o)

This isn't the best picture...but the boys were fascinated with the bronze cow laying in the little courtyard of the visitor center!!!! It's so difficult to get pics of them both together...looking in the same direction!!! I'm sure Jess got some better pics. She took one of both boys and Nannie straddling this cow....I haven't seen that one yet....that's one I'm hoping none of you get to see!!!

Big Brother was fascinated with Maggie the cow.....Little Bit must have been, too, because he wouldn't look at the camera!!! And, their Mommy....isn't she beautiful!?! It was so nice to spend the entire day together and be relaxed...not being on a time-table!!!

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream.....yummy!!!

To be continued.............

Blessings,

Bible Birthday Verse.....

God Morning....my precious blog readers!!!

I received this in an e-mail from Ms. Dawn.

Did you know....that the Bible has a special verse for your birthday?

(of course this is something made up by man...but, it's still interesting to look up and see yours!!!)

My Birth Verse

Click on the link...check it out!!!

Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!