New Year Goals

2008 was a year I made a goal and accomplished it! Well, actually, I made several goals but accomplished some. One of my goals was to learn how to knit. I have been an avid crocheter since Jr. High lessons in home economic classes. I have crocheted hundreds of projects in the last 40 some years.

So, though I knew I would be slow at it, I taught myself how to knit. I have only made scarves.

My son Jeremy, with his great artistic mind, found a store in Kansas City called The Peruvian Connection. For Christmas he got me a beautiful box with three sets of wooden knitting needles. Along with that he got me some hand painted alpaca yarn! I am not sure what I am going to make with that beautiful yarn but I have started practicing using the wooden needles and I am having fun!

I guess I would say for 2009 I will venture away from knitting scarves to trying hats and new stitches.

However, my biggest goal for 2009 will be to become very familiar with the book of Revelation. Though I have read it many times I have not really invested time in getting to know it. I was recently inspired by a sermon by Mike Bickle. If you want to hear that same sermon you can go to it by clicking on his name.

I am anticipating a great year as I pursue this study!

Wishing all of you an amazing year of 2009 where you encounter God in a mighty way!

In Lieu of a Christmas Card

2008 Has been a very different year for our family!

We attended art events to celebrate Jeremy as his art work has really picked up this year.

Trips we took during the early part of the year were to track meets to cheer for our Jonathan.

We delighted watching both Tricia and Sandy as the strongest supporters for their husbands.

We enjoyed times with Zion when he came to spend time with Pop-Pop and Grammy. We have delighted in watching him grow into a very fun toddler!

We enjoyed having most of the Bryant family with us in April to help celebrate milestone birthdays and years of ministry for Mom and Dad Bryant.

After two years of Gary’s weekly travels to California, we have made the transition of moving to Rancho Cucamonga, California!

However, Joyce will reside in Missouri for half of each month and join Gary for the other half of each month to enjoy the golf course and mountain out our back door!

Though there are some complications with this lifestyle,
we feel blessed by our God with this new adventure.

We wish our friends a Very Merry Christmas and leave you with this blessing for the year 2009…

Be joyful! Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of Love and Peace will be with you.
II Corinthians 13:11

Joy

I got this as an e-mail devotion from Aletha Hinthorn and really like the simple message of obedience and how it affects our life!

Finding Real Joy
"You will rejoice and no one will rob you of that joy" (John 16:22).

Scripture"I seek not to please myself but him who sent me" (John 5:30).

Thoughts"For years, my husband's parents have had a big dinner at one o'clock each Sunday afternoon, and Jon wants to go," Joanne shared over the phone. "He doesn't ask me; he just says, 'Let's go.' I think he should want to spend the time building our relationship. It's not that we go every week, but it's always looming up. I don't know what to do about it. It's really a bone of contention in our marriage." Then she laughed, "Sundays come up so often."

"Is pleasing God your deepest desire in this situation?" I asked her. "If you can focus on whether or not God is pleased with your attitude, then you are making a clear channel through which God can work."

"God can give you so much grace for those Sunday dinners that you'll begin to look forward to them because the joy of the Lord will accompany your obedience."

Several weeks later Joanne said, "I'm really trying to submit about those Sunday dinners and to tell the Lord, 'It doesn't matter if we go or not. I only care that You approve of my attitude.' It's working out much better, but what's really great is that I'm able to say, 'My concern is God be pleased. That's all I care about.'"

"By finding your joy in pleasing Him by offering up this thing that is difficult you are telling God you love Him with all your heart," I told her.

When we offer up our desires simply out of a desire to please Him, He accepts our offerings as gifts of love and gives us His joy.

Happy Jesusmas

After receiving several e-mails recommending I boycott certain stores who refuse to say "Merry Christmas", I have decided to use my blog to get on my soap box for a moment.

I am having a hard time understanding why we are so upset by that!

Happy Holidays include many more days than Christmas~an all inclusive statement!

Why would I not want to celebrate with the Jewish people who celebrate Hanukkah?!?

Though not a Biblical story, it is a celebration of a historical moment for the Israelites.

Our God came through for them in a mighty way! Celebrating that historical moment is celebrating our awesome God!

Happy Holidays! That includes Hanukkah.

Why would I not want to celebrate with our fellow African Americans as they celebrate Kwanzaa at this time of the year. What a great celebration embracing the culture they brought with them to us. The emphasis of community and unity certainly is not something I would be against.

Happy Holidays! That includes Kwanzaa.

Right around the corner we are getting ready to enter a New Year. What a joyful time for all of us! The New Year is always a time to look back on the old year and reflect on all that our Awesome God has done for us this past year. It is a time to commit to Him what we want to do for Him in the new year. How we want to grow more in love with Him and understand more about His deep Love for us.

Happy Holidays! That includes New Years

That some really do want to leave out "Merry Christmas" in the spirit of persecution, I have no doubt. But, I look at it this way~it opens the door for me to say something about my Jesus! When greeted with "Happy Holidays" I sometimes answer, "Thank-you, you too. I am celebrating Christmas during the holidays because Jesus is my best friend!"

Happy Holidays! That includes CHRISTmas.

So~Happy JESUSmas! :?)

I Will Not Let Myself Rest

I heard a sermon on Psalm 132:3-5

"I will not go home; I will not let myself rest. I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber until I find a place to build a house for the Lord, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."

Being one who cannot resist sleep when overtaken by sleepiness I asked Father how this scripture would apply to me. What is He asking of me through these words?

Several years ago my son Jonathan turned a small storage room into a prayer room as a Christmas gift to me. I have spent time praying over many issues in that prayer room. However, in the empty nesting of my home I have found that any place in the home is a sanctuary of quietness, so the prayer room has become a place where I would go when I needed to pray about things that really bothered me.

Otherwise, my prayer time has been where I am very comfortable.

I believe God is calling me to my prayer cave...to be on my knees... crying out to Him...talking to Him...Listening to Him!

I am going to go back to making the prayer room a daily place to meet my Father! I am going to make sure I seek Him in deep earnestness until I am sure my heart is a true sanctuary for Him.

The pictures in the slide show below are of the prayer room. I added music to the slide show and decided NOT to cut the music at the end of the slide show. I hope you can enjoy the song as I do!

Good Reading

I have been reading a book. A few days ago I read a couple of things that have stayed on my mind. I want to post those two things thinking they might have meaning for anyone reading my blog! The book I am reading is The Grand Weaver by Ravi Zacharias.

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One day John Wesley asked his mother to define sin.

"I doubt any theologian could have done better than she did. "Son, whatever weakens your reasoning, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes away your relish for spiritual things; in short, if anything increases the authority and power of the flesh over the Spirit, then that to you becomes sin, however good it is in itself."

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"As a young man, David Livingstone prayed, "Lord, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. Sever any ties but the tie that binds me to your service and to your heart." That prayer became his watchword when God laid Africa on his heart. I think of that remarkable line:"Sever any ties but the tie that binds me to your service and to your heart." What a mission statement for life! To be bound to God's service and to his heart! Set the purpose clearly before you."

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My comments on these:

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  When you look at sin the way Susanna Wesley did you don't compare yourself to anyone else....you just KNOW when you have let something/someone else become more important than God! Easy! That is a pretty good way to keep track of where you are spiritually. A daily question, "Did anything in my day today take away my relish for spiritual things?" would be a good habit to get into!


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  The prayer, "Sever any ties but the tie that binds me to your service and to your heart" seems to be an outstanding prayer! I am asking Father if there are ties that He needs to sever!!!!! I don't want any but His!

Silver Boxes

When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need-words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you.

Ephesians 4:29(NCV)

...Say only what helps, each word a gift. (The Message)

Today we heard an excellent sermon on this scripture! I was reminded of a speaker I heard years ago, Florence Littauer. She wrote the book Silver Boxes that is based off of this scripture. She teaches that giving words of encouragement to someone is like giving them a gift wrapped in beautiful silver paper and a pretty bow on top.

As I was listening to the sermon I was also remembering the eight weeks I had my Sunday School class practice Ephesians 4:29. Each Sunday we had to show up to class sharing what specific thing we did that week where we applied Ephesians 4:29. I found that I could hardly wait to hear the stories my class would be sharing. That was 12 years ago and I still look back to that as a very special time.

I was thinking about families doing that very same thing! Just imagine if you specify one day a week when you gather to share your Ephesians 4:29 story...and then thank God for that wonderful opportunity!

That would be a glorious time!!!!

When I came home from the retreat where I heard Florence Littauer, I brought back a "silver box". It was on my dresser, or my mantle. People would ask about that silver box that never got opened. I used it to remind me to practice Ephesians 4:29.

After several years, it finally looked bad enough I threw it out!

But...

I think I need to go out and buy some beautiful silver paper....and a beautiful bow....

and wrap up a box and put it somewhere to remind me of the importance of

Ephesians 4:29

Psalm 23 ~ Elaborated

The Lord is my Shepherd~That's relationship!
I shall not be in want~That's supply!
He makes me lie down in green pastures~That's rest!
He leads me beside quiet waters~That's refreshment!
He restores my soul~That's healing!
He guides me in the paths of righteousness~That's guidance!
For His name's sake~That's purpose!
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death~

That's testing!

I will fear no evil~That's protection!

For You are with me~ That's faithfulness!

Your rod and the staff, they comfort me~That's discipline!

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies~

That's hope!

You anoint my head with oil~That's consecration!

My cup overflows~That's abundance!

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life~

That's blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord~That's security!

Forever~That's eternity!

Author unknown

Found the Culprit

Now we know how our neighbor's partially eaten apples are getting over into our yard! The flash scared him
But he is still keeping an eye on me!
My tulip and daffodil bulbs are being dug up along with a new little tree I planted down by the creek. I didn't get a picture of them, but discovered the culprits. There were three little chipmunks running around in my yard this week! I have not seen them the past couple of days, so maybe someone else in the neighborhood is enjoying those cute, but destructive, little critters!

Isn't the raccoon cute?!?!?! I wanted to hold him...but I know better. :?)

Do Birds Suffer From Empty Nest Syndrome?

In the last few days I have been enjoying watching parent robins feeding their babies. Yesterday morning as I watched them I literally prayed this prayer, "Father, I would love to experience one of their first flights?"

This morning as I was out watering the plants(yes, I brought the rain on!) I looked up to see that the biggest of the babies had walked up to the top of the rain spout. Just minutes before I had watched it being fed. I talked to the little guy, "Hey, what is your mom going to do when she finds you clear up there?" Shortly after that it flew over to the rail on my kitchen deck! It went back and forth from the rail to the top of the chair. It let me come up the steps, go inside for the camera, come out and take pictures! I wondered if it would be able to fly back up to the nest. Instead, it flew all the way to the tree on the west side of my back yard!
I sure did enjoy that answer to prayer! Thank-you Father.
As the day has progressed it has been on my mind that God does listen to our simplest prayers! I was thinking about things I need to take more seriously and take more time and take them to God in prayer.
Prayer does make a difference! Time spent in prayer can change things!

Tamales, Pupusas & Platanos

A couple of weeks ago we were in Dallas to cheer our Jonathan at a decathlon, and to be with our wonderful daughter-in-law, Sandy.Before leaving Dallas I asked Gary to stop at a nearby grocery where I had seen the biggest artichokes ever!
And the most beautiful display of vegetables I had ever seen!
I just had to get a picture!



On the way home Gary asked if I wanted to stop at my favorite restaurant in Oklahoma City.
I told him no in that I did not remember the name of the place nor did I know where it was located. Gary said, "Let's see if we can find it with our GPS!" I said, "Are you kidding me!? Do you have any idea how many Mexican Restaurants are in Oklahoma City?" We tried that neat little gadget that came with our new car! The list was huge! We came to a name that sort of sounded familiar...I made note of that and kept looking. I came to another name~Mi Familia~
I told Gary that "might" be it. It was located on Rockwell. Gary said, "That must be it, I remember it being on Rockwell!" We followed the voice of Gabby(that is what I call my GPS) not knowing if it was the right place or not.

We came up to it~and lo and behold~ it was the right place!
It was WAY out of the way...but worth it!

What makes it my favorite? They serve Guatemalan tamales and they serve pupusas with curtido!
The wife is from Mexico and the husband is from Guatemala. He comes from the city of Quetzaltenango, where I went to boarding school. My parents lived in a village that took two days to travel to from my school.(Senahu)

Yes, I had tamales, pupusas with curtido, and platanos!

I should get paid for this advertisement! :?)

Calling All Pray Warriors

It is coming down to the wire! Jonathan will be competing again to qualify for the trials for the Olympics.This Umbrella is a very important part of the day... if it is hot!

(Jeremy calls him, "Johnny Poppins")
Ten events in two days!
Watching the Javlin after he threw it.

We are so proud of you, Jonathan!

May He give you what you want and make all your plans succeed, and we will shout for joy when you succeed and we will raise a flag in the name of our God. May the Lord give you all that you ask for. Psalm 20:4-5
With Love, Mom :?)

Watch This to the End :?)

Just a Proud Mama! :?)
The Patagonia Santa Monica store hosted an art show featuring the work of the artists who design our T-shirt graphics. Contributing artists: Kitty Botke, Jeremy Collins, Chris Del Moro, Peter McBride, Nikki McClure, Geoff McFetridge, Jason Munn, Jason Stowell.

Coffee Alley

The warm weather keeps teasing me. I keep thinking I get to have my morning coffee out in the arbor! However, it will be several weeks before my coffee alley will look like this!However, Gary and I have gotten to have dinner out in the arbor on warm evenings!
I am sure enjoying it!

If Jesus Came To Your House

Something at church today triggered my thoughts to this poem. It was written many years ago by my Aunt Lois. I am not sure what year she wrote the poem, but the book I have it in was published in 1956. There are many other poems written by her in the book that are outstanding.

This one was found by someone who put it to a song and it became popular because of the song.

If Jesus Came To Your House

If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two,

If He came unexpectedly,I wonder what you'd do.

Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to such an honored Guest,

And all the food you'd serve to Him would be the very best,
And you would keep assuring Him you're glad to have Him there-

That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare.

But- when you saw Him coming,would you meet Him at the door

With arms outstretched in welcome to your heavenly Visitor?
Or would you have to change some things before you let Him in,

Like- hide some magazines and put the Bible where they'd been?

Or turn off the radio and hope He hadn't heard,

And wish you hadn't uttered that last, loud, hasty word?
Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?

Could you let Jesus walk right in,or would you rush about?

And I wonder- if the Savior spent a day or two with you,

Would you go right on doing the things you always do?
Would you go right on saying the things you always say?

Would life for you continueas it does from day to day?

Would your family conversation keep up its usual pace,

And would you find it hard each meal to say a table grace?
Would you sing the songs you always sing,and read the books you read

And let Him know the things on which your mind and spirit feed?

Would you take Jesus with you everywhere you'd planned to go,

Or would you maybe change your plans for just a day or so?
Would you be glad to have Him meet your very closest friends,

Or would you hope they'd stay away until His visit ends?

Would you be glad to have Him stay forever on and on

Or would you sigh with great relief when He at last was gone?
It might be interesting to know the things that you would do

If Jesus Christ in person came to spend some time with you.

© Lois Blanchard Eades

Fun Project

A few years ago Gary and I found a cute set to have outside on our decks. We ended out buying two sets from Hobby Lobby.After a few years the plastic has been "popping" when we sit on the chairs. This one looks a lot better than the other three did before I took my hands to them!
I tried weaving macrame yarn on the chair. I am not totally pleased with the outcome, but it is just my first one! :?)
Three more to go!!!!!! :?)

The Lords Prayer

http://community.webshots.com/album/563207728Iopqev?vhost=community

Mom Preaching

90 years old and still preaching

(with my oldest brother by her side)

Four of the five siblings got to be here and we sang a quartet

En Las Luchas Y En Las Pruebas

Celebrating A Lifetime of Ministry

Sunday will be a day of great celebration!

Rev. Larry & Dr. Eunice Bryant

Our church is celebrating the many years my parents have been in ministry. Mom will turn 90 on April 3rd. Dad turned 95 back in December.
Mom will be preaching next Sunday during the morning service.

I am so very proud of my parents! They have been wonderful examples of living a life in Christ!

Art Show

Today my Jeremy has an art show in Santa Monica, CA. I am praying it will go well for him. The show is at Patagonia I took this at a show he had the day before he shipped this to CA. This piece is "gynormous". I sure hope someone buys it!

This is probably my favorite of all his work but I don't think it is one he has in CA.

I AM PROUD OF YOU, JEREMY! :?)

www.jercollins.com

Too Good To Be Left Under The Bed

Intro to yet another one of my blogs!
www.virb.com/rejoicewithjoyce

After some recent communications I have felt led to share some notes of my life while parenting a prodigal. Some of the prayers you read here were copied from books passed on to others long ago. If you authored any parts of these prayers please forgive me for not acknowledging you. I have no idea where I got them from!Some of what I will have on here will be notes from "sermons" I gave after the death of our son.My prayer is that these prayers and stories will be used to encourage parents who are in the throes of parenting prodigal children.Our son was killed in an accident ten years ago and we have created a site to commemorate that time at www.myspace.com/bryanscommemoration

Life Went On

So, I discovered that giving up blogging was definitely a good choice for fasting for Lent!

Though I did have a wonderful time in The Word, and listening to sermons, and reading books I found I really missed knowing what was going on in your lives!

There were several things that happened in my life that I wanted to blog about. Of course as I try to pull those thoughts up now I am wondering what those were!:?)

I went to the Passion For Jesus conference at IHOP. I was blessed through the whole thing. It was good to have a friend with me this time...and Gary joined up for part of it. I believe my favorite sermon was by Allen Hood. It was one of the best sermons I have ever heard on the cross. I have actually read over the notes a few times and re-listened to the sermon since coming home! It was good to have that during Holy Week.

Some of you have made changes in your lives during this time and it feels like I was actually out of the country and life moved on without me! I remember when Jonathan tried to tell me about blogging and I thought I would never get it and do that. Now, I just thank God that He gave the brains to someone to come up with this wonderful tool through which His people can bless one another!

Blessings on all of you!

I Am Back

He has risen! Jesus is alive!

Signing Off For Lent

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For Lent I am fasting all my blogging! No Blogspot, MySpace or Facebook. May you experience me reflecting more of God when I come back at Easter!

Blessings on my readers during these very special days!

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Lent Is Right Around the Corner

I have posted this before, but it is time to post it again. Jonathan sent this e-mail out in 2005.


I heard a sermon on a CD recently that has challenged me to a new idea for reading scripture that I'm going to try out this month. If you read ten chapters a day, six days of the week, you will complete the New Testament in one month. It didn't talk about this, but also if you do the same with the Old Tesament, skipping Psalms, you can complete it in 3 months. I am attempting to do both, ten in each, everyday for the next three months. I am emailing you to see if you would join me in at least the NT part. Doing both ends out taking quite a chunk of your morning. If you don't have a job, don't have any friends, and don't have anything to do except train, eat, and rest, then I'd ask you to join me with the OT as well. (He had just moved to Bend, OR when he wrote this!) I have yet to find any type of consistent community up here to be accountable to, to feel a part of, etc. It would be great to have friends back home joining me in this. But don't do it for me, or you'll end up hating me every morning. If you are already in the middle of something fruitful, by all means don't stop. But if you're struggling to be in the Word, or aren't in it at all, this is a great game plan and a great time to start it. Please reply and tell me whether you can/can't, will/won't. I know it is a little late notice to start for February, but who cares. Finish march 2nd. I sent this to people I'm close to that I thought might actually do it. If you want to send this to more friends/family, go ahead. Maybe it will spread and the whole country will be reading the Bible :) -Jonathan

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So Jonathan, Mom takes the liberty to send your challenge out one more time! It is great to do this during the Lent season.

The Zion File Is Up and Running!

The computer got fixed and now we get to see lots of pictures of our darling grandson! www.thezionfile.blogspot.com

Commemoration

I have felt a need to do something special as we approach the 10 year mark since our Bryan went home to be with God.

I have decided to open a MySpace in commemoration of Bryan. Though I have not finished his page I am inviting you to go ahead and see the slide-show that is there now.

If you have a MySpace we would love to have you on there as a friend. If you do not have a MySpace you will not be able to add comments. You can click on "send message" and I can copy and paste comments.


www.myspace.com/bryanscommemoration

Beauty

I am always on the lookout for beautiful scenic pictures! I found this on Flickr. This is what I would like to see today instead of the dreary gray day we have here! http://flickr.com/photos/steinliland/

This guy has some of the most beautiful pictures!

Heavy Heart

It is rainy and dreary out today.

I am not working today so I chose to clean out a couple of drawers. I came across something I have not seen for a while and I have allowed it to make my heart heavy.

That is OK once in a while. The 28th of this month will be the 10th anniversary since we lost our Bryan. What I came across was his mohawk green hair that he finally cut off and had kept! That thing caused so many fights between him and I! Funny how now I cherish having that! Funny how I hated his tattoos but get jealous when someone shows me a tattoo by Bryan on them! (No, don't worry I have no intentions of getting a tattoo- I was just surprised when I first experienced that reaction)

Poor little guy, he had such a free spirit and I had such a legalistic way of looking and dealing with things. I sure gave him a hard time!

I think I am a better Mom now...probably from learning a lot from experiencing the death of a child. I sure wish Bryan could experience my motherhood now! :?)

My Precious Heavenly Father,

What a wonderful plan this is You have of family! You entrust us with children. I thank-You for the children You gave to us. I made many mistakes, but I did a lot of things right, with Your guidance and Wisdom.

I know You tell us in Your Word that we are not to communicate with the dead,

So, I just ask that you tell my Bryan how much I love him and how much I miss him!

Oh, Oh...I must put away the crochet hooks and knitting needles!

A few weeks ago Jonathan loaned a book to me. I knew there was not any way I could read it before Christmas and accomplish all I needed to get done for Christmas. I finished my needle work projects before I started the book today! I can't believe I am actually taking the time to blog about it because I would rather be reading!
However, I thought I would give you a taste as to why I know I won't be touching any needle work until I finish this novel.
The author had a dream/vision and is writing about it!

"The demonic army was so large that it stretched as far as I could see. It was separated into divisions, with each carrying a different banner. The foremost divisions marched under the banners of Pride, Self-Righteousness, Respectability, Selfish Ambition, Unrighteous Judgement and Jealousy. There were many more of these evil divisions beyond my scope of vision, but those in the vanguard of this terrible horde from hell seemed to be the most powerful. The leader of this army was the Accuser of the Brethren himself.
The weapons carried by this horde were also named. The swords were named Intimidation: the spears were named Treachery: and the arrows were named Accusation, Gossip, Slander, and Faultfinding. Scouts and smaller companies of demons with such names as Rejection, Bitterness, Impatience, Unforgiveness, and Lust were sent in advance of this army to prepare for the main attack.
These smaller companies and scouts were much fewer in number, but they were no less powerful than some of the larger divisions that followed. They were smaller only for strategic reasons. Just as John the Baptist was given an extraordinary anointing for baptizing the masses to prepare them for the Lord, these smaller demonic companies were given extraordinary evil powers for "baptizing the masses."
A single demon of Bitterness could sow his poison into multitudes of people, even entire races or cultures. A demon of Lust would attach himself to a single performer, movie, or advertisement and send what appeared to be bolts of electric slime that would hit and "desensitize" great masses of people. All of this was to prepare for the great horde of evil which followed.
Although this army was marching specifically against the church, it also was attacking anyone else that it could. I knew it was seeking to preempt a coming move of God, which was destined to sweep great numbers of people into the church.
The primary strategy of this army was to cause division on every possible level of relationship-churches with each other, congregations with their pastors, husbands and wives, children and parents, and even children with each other. The scouts were sent to locate the openings in churches, families, or individuals that such spirits as Rejection, Bitterness, and Lust could exploit and enlarge. Through these openings would pour demonic influences that completely overwhelmed their victims.
The most shocking part of this vision was that this horde was not riding on horses, but primarily on Christians! Most of them were well-dressed, respectable, and had the appearance of being refined and educated, but there also seemed to be Representatives from almost every walk of life. While these people professed Christian truths in order to appease their consciences, they lived their lives in agreement with the power of darkness. As they agreed with those powers, their assigned demons grew and more easily directed their actions.
Many of these believers were host to more than one demon, but one of the demons would clearly be in charge. The nature of the one in charge dictated which division it was marching in. Even though the divisions were all marching together, it also seemed that the entire army was on the verge of chaos. For example, the demons of Hate hated the other demons as much as they did the Christians. The demons of Jealousy were all jealous of one another."

OK, that is more than enough. Does it entice you to read as well? :?)
Currently reading : The Final Quest By Rick Joyner Release date: 31 January, 2006

Let's Hear it for College Roommies!

Recently I have had the joy of reconnecting with my roommates from Mount Vernon Nazarene
It has been fun remembering all the funny things we did....like buying matching "maxi" dresses and shopping together to get matching spreads.

I was at work in the bookstore when this picture was taken! As you can tell we had fun with these dresses!

I took this picture AFTER we went to bed in the dark! :?)

Rose Garden

A few months back I crocheted a blanket for a baby girl. Her 5 year old sister commented that she too wanted a blanket. I made her this Rose Garden!

The colors turned out a very unique afghan!

The Man I Am In Love With