Happy 2nd Birthday Holy Bloggers :)

So yesterday was this blog's 2nd Birthday! Hard to believe it has been 2 years since I started it. I pray for continued growth and for God to use this blog to touch lives and bring people closer to Him in ways I could never imagine.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance:
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I
am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so
that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display
his unlimited patience as an example for those who would
believe on him and receive eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:15-16

Psalms 15:1-5

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Psalms 15:1-5

These verses had me looking at my life and seeing all the areas that I struggle with daily! Knowing that God loves me even when I fail at these things and knowing that I am saved because I have recieved Christ and He lives in me, helping me strive to achieve these "tasks" daily...man that feels good!

Let these verses serve as a challenge for us on how we are supposed to live our lives as God's children.

Week #76 Give Thanks...

Hello All...

I'm sorry about last week. I had a lot going on and spaced on putting up a post...oops! I hope everyone is doing well and excited about growing closer to Christ this week :)

When you get a chance check out this week's post:

Week #76 Give Thanks...

I am looking forward to reading the comments this week. God is great! I hope everyone has a great week!

Canden Update 3

Little Man got to go home today. It has been a long couple of weeks!!! Thank the Lord that Canden's surgery was successful and he healed up enough to leave the hospital before they were expected him to! Thank you all for your prayers and kind words and thoughts.

Also...a brother of a friend of mine was supposed to have come home tonight after an extensive surgery. As far as I know the surgery went well for him but I know he was in a lot of pain for a few days afterwards. Keep him and his family in your prayers as he recovers from his surgery.

God Bless!

John 10:27-29

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My
Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no
one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

John 10:27-29
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I find it very comforting knowing that once I have accepted Christ and become a Child of God that that status will never change! Thank you for your many blessings Lord...I wish I could give you more.

Canden Surgery Update

Canden's surgery went as well as it could have gone today and hopefully he'll be coming home in about a week or so. He still has a few things he has to go through, but everything looks promising. They said that one of his testicles is sitting inside of his abdomen, but they don't want to do anything with that until he is around 1 year old. There is a possibility that it will drop down on its own, but the doctors weren't sure about it. The drs acted like it was nothing major and seemed very happy with everything so we are all excited. In about 3 weeks he will have a check-up and make sure everything with the surgery is "holding up" and Canden is doing well. We really appreciate all the prayers! Thanks for all the prayers. MUCHO APPRECIATED!!!

Canden Update 2

Hello All...

They are going to do a biopsy on Canden tomorrow to make sure that he does have Hirschsprung's disease. The results from that should be in by the middle of next week. Once those results get back and we find out for certain that it is what they think it is, they will begin a "cleansing process" that will take about 2 weeks. They will then hopefully be able to perform the surgery on Canden and after recovery he will hopefully be able to come home. The doctors are optimistic and expect him to be fine. We are all relieved that this is fixable, it is just going to take a little longer than we wanted or expected. Your prayers are very much appreciated and we hope you will continue to pray as Canden and our family handles this situation. God is great!!!

God Bless...

It's A BOY!!!

My brother and sis-in-law are having their 2nd baby today! It is going to be a little boy!! If you think about it we really appreciate all the prayers we can get that everything will go smoothly and the baby will be healthy.

God Bless...

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful women out there called "Mom"...you truly are worth more than you will ever know. I hope everyone has a blessed day and make sure you tell your "Mom" just how much she means to you.

Happy Easter Everyone!

John 20:1-15 (New International Version)

John 20

The Empty Tomb
1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"

3So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

10Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

13They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"

"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

15"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."

This I Believe...

Check out the following essay written by Erica Allman...pretty good stuff! Let her know what you think.

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Erica Allman
LA 101-The Power of Ideas
This I Believe Essay

This I Believe

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else” (C.S. Lewis) All Americans today have their own way of thinking. Their own way of believing. How did humans come about on the planet Earth? Where did we come from? In my Christian Faith, I believe that we came from God who made the Earth and all things in it. People have their own views and opinions on these matters, but my opinion in a faith based belief and that is how I will live until I am on this Earth no more. I believe in the Christian faith and I'm not ashamed to express that.

All my life I grew up in a Christian home. Went to church on Sunday mornings, Sunday nights, and Wednesday nights. I was taught about Jesus for ever since I can remember. Being a Christian, you are not always agreed with and many other people have their opinions on their faith and what's right and what's wrong. Growing up a Christian, I believe the Bible, and what the Bible says is right is right, and what the Bible says is wrong is wrong.

The basic belief of the Christian faith is that Jesus was a perfect man who walked this Earth for 33 years to spread the news about who he was and how to get to heaven. Many people were appalled by his teachings and they decided to crucify him at the age of 33. Jesus died, was buried and on the third day he rose again. All other kings are buried, you can find their graves and if you were to dig them up, you would find their remains. But Jesus is not in the place where he was buried, because I believe he rose on that third day and now sits at the right hand of God in heaven. This is the major part of the Christian faith. To believe in the death, burial, and resurrection.

The second major part of the Christian faith says that if you want to go to heaven when you die, you have to go through Jesus. In the Bible, John chapter 14 verse 6 states “I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me”. It says you can't get to heaven unless you believe in the death burial, and resurrection, and you live the life according to how God has appointed Christians to do. I believe you can not get to heaven on good works alone, because the Bible says that. I believe you have to have asked Jesus into your heart and believe in everything his word says.

The third major part to the Christian faith is believing that when we die and we are Christians, we go to heaven where Jesus has built all of his children mansions to live in for all eternity. Heaven is described as a beautiful magnificent place where there are gates of pearl, walls of jasper, streets of gold. How expensive gold is here on Earth, God made his streets of gold for us to walk on in Heaven. When I asked Jesus to come into my heart and forgive me of my sins, he then began to prepare my mansion in Heaven and for that I am thankful. As a born again Christian, it is my job to go and tell others about my belief. I need to live my life according to how God has said in the Bible. With how the Bible describes Heaven being, I can not wait to get there and see all the beauty around me.

Christianity explains a lot of who I am. A Christian is not something I am, it is who I am. Every religion around the country has their beliefs and what they feel is right. That is the natural thing to do, you believe your religion is right and you do not back down. I am a Christian and I believe that is right for my life. It is not my place to judge anyone and tell them their religion is wrong, or they are wrong. It is not my place to do so. However, I can tell them about my religion and what I believe in. Christianity has always been a big part of my life and will always be a big part of my life and also my future family's lives. Christianity is such a big part in my life because it is where I came from. I came from God who created Adam and Eve and everything that was ever put onto the Earth. We were born into a sin-filled Earth because of Adam and Eve in the beginning but God gives us a chance to change that and go away from the sin. He says if we accept him into our heart, then we will go to Heaven. So as bad and corrupt as this world is and will keep getting worse, I have no fear because I know where I will be when it is all said and done. Jesus was crucified, buried and then rose again on the third day. I can not get to Heaven unless I go through Jesus himself and live the life he has called me to live. And I have a mansion waiting for me in Heaven. This is my Christian faith and in This I Believe.

Praise Him...

I know it may not seem like much to a lot of people, but we have consistently had 4 or more comments for the past 3 or 4 weeks. That makes me happy. I would really like to see that number turn into double digits soon. Keep spreading the word!

Gracias to everyone that has continued to read, post and comment over the past year or so. Keep up the great work :)

Thank You Lord!

Week #57 Praise the Lord

Two great weeks in a row. Praise the Lord! ha...I am excited about the progress Holy Bloggers has been making. Thank you all for helping spread the Word and please keep it up. I feel good things coming!

Anywho...this week's post is up. Check it out when you get a chance. I am really enjoying the comments! Tell some friends and let us know what you think...

Week #57 Praise the Lord

I hope everyone has a great week...God Bless

Week #56 God's Field

Hello All...

This week's post is up! Diana is blessing us all with her unending brilliantness :) Check out the blog this week and make sure you leave a comment...doesn't have to be long or make anybody cry, but let everybody know you are there.

Week #56 God's Field

Thanks to everyone who commented on last week's blog. We came very close to breaking the record for most comments on one post...but came up one short...still good though! Maybe this week?

Friends...

Visiting Clemson this week and it hit me...true friends are a blessing from God. Don't always realize how much you miss some people. Thank you Lord for blessing me with a group of amazing friends. I can only hope I am to them what they are to me!

Hope everyone is enjoying their week so far. Check out Catie's post: Fan v. Follower...the link is in the post below this one!

What does it take to get into Heaven?

God...Our Rock

"I the Lord do not change..."

Malachi 3:6

It sometimes seems like we can't count on anything these days. Even our jobs and relationships are unreliable in today's world. It is great to know that God will always be God. He will never change and He is always true to His word. The one thing we know we can count on is GOD!

Happy 4th of July

I hope everybody has a great 4th of July. Grill some burgers, some hot dogs, som other grilled stuff and have fun. Remember to pray for our country, our leaders, and those fighting for our freedoms.

Thank God!

Wanted to do a little Praising Jesus for some of the many things He has done recently...

• Friend of mine got an internship she needed yesterday!
• My dad has continued to get better and stronger day by day.
• Friend's mother is recovering from a successful knee surgery.
• One friend had safe travels on a trip to California for a NCAA rowing match. We pray for them to do well in the race(s) and to have a safe trip back.
• Kind words and inspiration from a variety of people on the blog! (Thank you.)

These are just a few things I have seen God do recently. Feel free to list more things and any prayer requests you may have. Happy Thoughts and God Bless!