Psalms 36

Your love oh Lord reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness stretches to the sky
Your rightousness is like a mighty mountain
Your justice flows like the oceans tide

And I will lift my voice to worship you my King
And I will find my strength in the shadow of your wing

I wrote about these lyrics found in Psalms 36 yesterday. Go to my post and hear Third Day praise God and worship through song.

God spoke to me this week through this passage. It reminded me of his faithfulness to provide for me, to shelter me and to just love me.

I have missed everyone the last couple of weeks during my in expected time away.

We are mostly moved into our new house which by the way I absolutely love. I can't find anything that I don't like. Although the kitchen needs some work I am looking forward to painting and making it mine.

I ended up having to take my mother out of town and then going back to get her.
We had two funerals in one week.

And the worst part of it all is it took an act of congress almost to get the cable and internet working. And it is still not right. The internet still comes and goes without warning. Which kept me from posting and answering emails. My inbox is full!So if you have written and I haven't answered. I will soon once I wade through it all.

I am behind on my apron swaps and I hope my two partners are not mad at me and the hostesses. Once I find the emails I'll get in touch with you guys. I will make it up to you. I promise. I did receive the cutest apron in the mail. It went to my mothers while she was away so I didn't get it till yesterday.

We are still having camera technical difficulties. We found the plug that plug into the computer but now I have misplaced the camera!

My daughter has taken photo's of the baby with the camera phone but we haven't downloaded them. Hopefully Monday I will remember to take the laptop over there and get them downloaded. He is 5 weeks old now and he recognizes me and he is beginning to smile. He was fussy the other day so I had to go over and help her. I sang Jesus Loves me to him and he just listened and settled down. He also liked This little light but I think he liked Jesus loves me better! Since I am mentioning them would you guys please pray for them. They are going through the struggles of dealing with a newborn and the drama of thinking of going back to work along with some issues concerning church and faith. Last fall they had a frustrating and unsettling experience with thier church. And that along with a couple of other personal things with my Son in love and a couple of different Christian mentors has caused him to have questions about corporate worship. I totally don't blame him. But it has put pressure on thier marriage. Plus they have the whole Catholic/Protestant issues going on. Although he is saved he is drawn to the Catholic style of worship. My daughter is not and in fact is very Contemporary. She loves Fellowship Church (who wouldn't)and he is ok with it but I think they would be happier if she would compromise. So I lift them up to our Lord. Please dear friends pray for them.

Thank you all for your wonderful posts and the words of encouragement. I am Blessed everyday by reading you all. And I have found some wonderful new friends. I am happy to be back and able to read your blogs and steal ideas from you. LOL.

I am also going to try and get back to my verse memory and I'll start this week with a verse from Psalms 36 because it spoke to me last week. Don't forget to read my Saturday post and go and check out the others at Then Sings my Soul.

Have a Blessed week. And btw if your reading and I owe you an apron. I am off to try and dig through the boxes to find the aprons I was working on for you. I promise it will be worth the wait. And also I'll do better next time. I won't be moving in the middle of the next swap. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Psalms 36:5-7
Your love oh Lord reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness to the skies
Your righteousness is like the might mountains
your justice is like the great deep.
Oh Lord you preserve both man and beasts
Psalms 36:5-7

Thank you God for providing all my needs. Thank you father for listening to my prayers and for giving me peace when I need it. Thank you for your word and reminding me of your unfailing love and for giving us the gift of music to worship you with.

I am finally back and this morning I found the coolest thing over at
signsmiraclesand wonders.blogspot.com
Amy is hosting Then sings my soul Saturdays and I just had to do it. I really love to list to Christian music. Many of the songs like this one really speak to me.
I am excited to participate on Saturdays and share with everyone what is inspiring and speaking to me like this song did this week.




God spoke to me this week as I read Psalms 36 and this song came to mind. I am happy to be able to share it.

Over the last few weeks I have been having to lean on God to provide me strength, patience, wisdom and peace. As I have struggled through moving and dealing with all that incures I have worried and fretted over providing a safe home for the horses,donkeys,the cats and my rabbit.

When we learned that recently that we would have to move I knew that God had a plan for us and would provide. And at the 11th hour he did give us a house that more than met our needs. We were not sure that we would find a place that we could take all the animals. And while looking we began to realize that maybe it wasn't going to happen and that God had another plan for us.

I prayed and asked him for two things. I asked him to please either let me keep my animals of let me have a jetted bath tub. I know that sounds silly. But I did ask for those two things.

He answered my prayer and allowed me to keep them all. But I worried about them. We have had to put Rhett Butler (the rabitt) outside and it is really hot. I have had to adjust my schedule and how I feed everyone but. I have them all. I have worried and fretted over being able to feed them. It is getting more and more expensive.

A few days ago after restless night I read the following verse from Psalms 36.
"Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies,
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice is like the great deep.
O Lord, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love!"

That morning I thanked God for reminding me that he did work all things together for us. He provided us a home and he provided a place for all the animals. He is there for us even in the things we think my be small or insignificant.

Even through these things he shows us he loves us.

Word Filled Wednesday

Please visit Amy over at the 160 acrea woods. Click on the botton and it will take you to visit her and all the other WFW bloggers.

Today is our food bank day. Our ministry feeds over 200 teens that are on parole.

Blessings to all. Thanks Amy!

Word Filled Wednesday Smile

I smiled today as I went to the food bank to purchase groceries to distribute to needy teens.
Thank you Amy for your lovely reminder.
Pleaes visit Amy her button is on my sidebar.

Smiles Everyone,
Sherry

Moving Day

Movers arrive at 2 p.m. I hope this doesn't happen! I am still packing but wanted to write a short post while I have the chance.
Please pray for our move. The horses go tomorrow!

Blessings to all.
Sherry

Blessed Day

I hope that everyone has a Blessed time today. I am still borrowing my daughters computer since ours won't be hooked up for a few days but I wanted to wish everyone a Blessed Day.

I have one thought to leave you all.

Anyone can be a father but it takes someone special to be a "Daddy". I pray that each of you out there have a husband that is a "Daddy" to your children. Many kids don't have one. I believe that "Special" that they have to have in thier lives is a relationship with God. Today I pray for all the fathers out there that need to find thier "Daddy" so that they can become a "Daddy".

Scroll all the way to the bottom for a wonderful illustration of our Heavenly Fathers love for us.

Blessings,
Sherry

Show and Tell Friday

This is my new house! Yea God. I think it is just adorable and I am calling it a cottage because it just looks like one to me. I have to be brief because we still don't have cable back at home and I am at my daughters using her computer and watching the baby. We won't get cable till we move because the problem is at the pole and they have to start all over. We elected not to have them spend the money because we are only going to be here till Monday! Yea.

Below is Kellis sweet Show and Tell photo. Please run over and visit her and all the Show and Tell's. I just love Fridays. If you haven't visited before it is worth the time. I have to run and rock the baby.

Oh I won't be able to check email for awhile so if you have emailed please bear with me till we get everything hooked back up again.
Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend.

Word Filled Wednesday

Happy Wednesday to you all. This beautiful illustrations was done by Amy. Her button is on my sidebar. Go and visit her and see the other WFW participants.

Thank you Amy again; your illustration is a Blessing.

On Wed. I go to the food bank to collect food to distribute to my teenage clients.
You can check out our ministry blog at automissionmakeover.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping in and please leave a comment.

Still and Patience

Tonight we still wait patiently. At least we try to be patient. We did sign a lease tonight just minutes ago. They say it is only a formality but I am still worried about the entire process. We get to take two horses, two donkeys, Daisy and the two cats. That means one horse has to find another home. I am tired,scared, frustrated,confused and anxious. As much as I want to trust and believe; the last two weeks have been so difficult that I am afraid to believe that it is really happening.

So tonight I thank Amy for this lovely reminder to be patient and wait.

Thank you Amy. Thank you God.

The Cottage "God's Will'

We found a house sort of. We are still waiting for final approval. I have had problems with the cable since Thurs. so I am making this fast.

But the bottom line is I love this little house. It looks like a cottage to me. Although it has 3 bedrooms, 1 living and kitchen I don't know if it technically is a cottage but that is what I will call it. It is behind a white fence and sits on 2 acreas. The owner has over 150 acreas and will let the horses on it.

The hold up is someone offered him a lot more money to land a helicopter on the property. No, I am not kidding.

We spoke with him again tonight and he said he talked to his wife and they are praying about it.

So all my friends out there I am asking you to join him in prayer and pray that God opens the doors.

This means we can take all our animals. And there are a couple of opportunities revolving around this property for our ministry. I'll share all that later.

But, don't you think this is just the cutest little house? Can you just imagine the flower beds?

I know I will be loosing my connection again shortly so I'll close for now.
Thanks for your prayers.
Hugs.
Sherry

Word Filled Wednesday

I think Amy must have been thinking of me when she chose this verse for today.

Thank you Amy for the reminder.

We are waiting (at least trying) patiently on the Lord. We are still looking for a house to rent.

Please friends pray for these two important needs:

. . . A house near our mothers

. . . Homes/families for 2 horses and 2 mini donkeys. They have been with us for over 15 years. It will be difficult to sell the horses because they are getting older but we really need some money for the move.

. . . Provision

Please visit Amy and the others participating in this wonderful Wordfilled Wednesday. Amy's link is on my sidebar.

Have a Blessed Day

Waiting and Trusting

We are back to looking again for a house. I know that God has a plan. Right now we are waiting on him and trusting. I know that all things do work together for good.
I also know that we need a hedge of protection around us and the ministry right now because everywhere we turn a door slams shut on us.

On some level I know that we are being tested. I am not sure why.

I am having diffculty this morning focusing because things with our mentee's in Houston are just absolutely crazing. I have been on the phone off and all day and night yesterday and now this morning. I cannot share all the details and even if I could it is so confusing that I don't know that I could write it all down.
I teasingly told M. that I need to write it all down and sell it to Lifetime or Hallmark or someplace. Jokingly we began to cast all the players.

I will end this somewhat weird post by saying that M. suggested that they cast Jennifer Lopez in my part. If I could really look like her. Wow.

Please pray for us.

Please pray for us

Another photo of an Iris. I finished digging them up and they are drying. I searched the net and got conflicting suggestions. So I am going to try a couple of different ways. Potting them up, storing in a box of sawdust shavings (easy to come by when you have horses.)and storing them in the fridge. I have enough to test out all these options. I also dug up wild violets today and put them in a pot. I still have canna's to put in pots.

Did I mention earlier today we found a house. The more I think about it the more I am falling in love with it. It is much smaller than what I have had but it is just really cute. And I really think we can decorate it so cool. I am just excited and looking forward to moving.

I wanted to post a picture and ask everyone to pray for us. Because basically we are waiting for them to approve us. Because we are full time in the ministry and we are supported and funded by donations we can't show any real income like a pay check. So they are checking all our references. I am just praying that God it really is God's will because I am just falling in love with this little house.

As I am packing I am running across things that I have had put away that I couldn't use or had a place to put. That sounds strange I know because we are down sizing but yet I plan to use things I have had put away.

Well for instance I have these really cool blue bottles. The new house has a window over the kitchen sink. Can you just picture blue bottles with a daisy in each lined up on the window sill? (the current house; the sink is in an island seperating the kitchen and eating area.)

I have loved this house but it is time to move on.

And flower beds let me talk about them. I have daffodil and tulip bulbs that I got free. The new house has the cutest little patio with a little "L" shaped brick flower box. It will just look so sweet next spring with the daffodils and tulips blooming!

And the front porch well it will definately hold two rockers and does not have a wall like the one I have now. Yea Lord!

I just cannot help but get excited. I am trusting that God directed us to this cute little house. I am praying that he will provide all the provision necessary for us to move.

I am also excited because it is so close to our mission location just 2-5 minutes so our life will change so much. And it is the same distance from both of our mothers.

I am so looking forward to moving and settling in and having people over for dinner.
Or girlfriends over for lunch.

We will know for sure tomorrow if we have been approved so please dear friends pray for us.

Starting tomorrow because I am busy with packing I am going to share some of my favorite blogs. I'll be posting pictures of porches and gardens. So please come by this week and check it all out.

Thanks so much for your prayers.

Hugs,
S.

Praising God Sunday

I have these in my yard. This morning I started digging them up to take to the new house. But I am not totally sure about storing them or replanting. I would definately welcome any suggestions from anyone. (I got this photo off dreamstime.com)

It was/is cool and breezy and a beautiful morning. I was thanking God as I was digging and thinking about his beautiful work. Isn't it just amazing all the beautiful flowers? I love flowers and gardens and I am looking forward to moving and having alot more time to dig and play in the dirt!

Psalms 63:3
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

Thank you God for showing us your love by giving us such lovely things as Iris's that make us happy.

Daisy's Friends

Happy Saturday to all. Each week I post about my dog Daisy or one of her Bloggie Doggie friends.
But today I have to take a break from her Bloggie Doggie friends and write about her cat friend.
This is Rascal and Daisy


The reason I am writing about Rascal today is because we are moving. Don't worry he is going with us but I need my blog friends and Daisy's blog friends to pray for him. (Yes it is o.k. to pray for a cat.) Rascal is an indoor/outdoor cat. He gets to sleep in the house when he sleeps all night; but he tends to wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. and wants outside. He scratches at the bedroom door and drives us nuts till we get up and let him out. I have a vision in my head of the flintsones and Fred kicking the cat out. Remember that? Anyway . . . here is out Rascal came to live with us.
He really is inside and outside all day long. He plays outside for awhile and comes in and takes a cat name. He has a wonderful internal clock because if he is out during the afternoon he always manages to come back to the door around 5:00 (dinner time amazing)

Rascal along with his brother Rocky were originally kittens that I took to our mission. Most of the kids that I work with don't have or have ever had a cat or a dog. If they have been around dogs usually they are big mean dogs that are meant to protect or bully. So; many of them are literally afraid of dogs. This is so sad to me because I am a firm believer that animals of any kind (except maybe snakes and rats I hate both but I am sure there are some that would disagree with me; but this is my blog and so; too bad)

Anyway I really do think animals are therapeutic and so I asked our horse vet to keep a look out for two boy barn kittens. He found Rocky and Rascal. I needed boys because he promised to "fix them" for me. I smile a little as I remember that he was a little sadistic but boy kittens are easy to fix and so he did and he donated all the shots since they were to be missionary cats. Now don't get me wrong he doesn't get to typically work on small animals and so in his somewhat warped mind it was a pleasure to be able to do the surgery.

They lived at the mission for a little over a year and a half. Just before the second Thanksgiving I took them home for the holiday because I began decorating the entire mission so it would be homey for the kids. I knew that the cats would end up on the table; in the decorations and climbing the Christmas tree.

They arrived home and settled in great and I slowly let them outside. They both loved the barn and stayed outside more and more.

The whole while my future son in law who worked at the mission but was at our house everyday because our daughter had moved back home kept asking me if he could have
Rascal. I kept telling him no because Rascal belonged to the girls. He kept bugging me and bugging me. I didn't want to separate Rocky and Rascal. They had been here about 5 weeks when one day Rocky didn't show up. We never found him.(Thank God. I kept having visions of finding him when I least expected I think you know what I mean)

Rascal was happy and getting along fabulously with our dog (not Daisy she came later) and my black cat Miss Kitty.

So I relented and let Jamie keep Rascal.(he stayed when the kids moved after the wedding) And so Rascal lives with us. He is an in and out cat.

We will be taking him with us and I'll try slowly to transition him but there is always the chance when you move a cat that something will happen to him.

So all my blog friends and all Daisy's bloggie doggie friends will you please pray for Rascal that he will get along ok once we move.

I hope that everyone has a great weekend. Enjoy your pet. And if you don't have one get one they will change your life for the better. Thanks for reading my story about Rascal. Once I am settled in with all this moving and stuff I'll post my pictures of him and Rocky and the girls.

Hugs,
Sherry and Daisy

Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell hosted by the amazing Kelli her link is over on my sidebar go and visit her. I just love her Show and Tell today and don't forget to visit all our friends to.

Today I am going to show you some of my favorite photo's of my home. This will probably be my last Show and Tell before I move. So I thought it fitting.


This is my fireplace in the living room. It is my favorite part of the room. One of the favorite parts of it is the white iron screen in front of the ugly glass screen.
I move the iron one around and use as a gate for Daisy too. I have been in the house for 4 years and although I love the house this room was the hardest to decorate. The layout was difficult with the fireplace on one wall and a sliding glass door next to it. There are 4 doors in the room which means there is very little wall space.




This is one of my favorite chairs. And my "Kitty's" favorite too. I have a hard time taking pictures of her. She runs everytime I get the camera out. I love this chair. This photo was taken shortly after Christmas you can see a popcorn tin on the table. I have rearranged the room since then and moved the end table to the other side of the couch.



And lastly one of my favorite pieces of furniture. I bought this unit at my favorite little antique shop in North Richland Hills it is called Golightly's Gallery and has the neatest finds like this one. (I also bought the screen there too) Actually it is two pieces that someone painted the same and put together. I just love it. I originally bought it for my sewing room because it has that narrow shelf and I thought it would hold bolts of fabric and books. But it just fit into the den so that is where it is now.
I moved it in January and put it where the end table was in the above photo so it is kind of behind my chair now. You can see the horse/cowboy books but the bottom shelf holds my Bibles and my journals. So I can sit in the chair (if Kitty isn't) or on the couch and read. The orange candle I think is really pretty. It was given to me by a beautiful lady in my Sunday School with an encouraging card that said
"Because you do so much for so many" Oh how sweet!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing a few corners of my home but before I go I have one more photo to share. This is what my house will look like over the next week


Today I am not exactly sure where we will be moving but we are trusting God and praying that he will provide a new home for us. Until then we are packing and getting ready.
Please come and visit tomorrow and meet one of Daisy's Bloggie Doggie friends.
Thanks for visiting. Don't forget to go see Kelli too.

Word Filled Wednesday

Amy has made a beautiful illustration today of one of God's promises. Please run over and visit her. You don't even have to put your shoes on! In fact I would go without. Go see Amy at the160acrewoods.wordpress.com

I am doing food pantry today so thank you Amy for filling in.

Blessings,
Shery

Tackle it Tuesday

Over at 5 minutes for mom they have this fun thing called Tackle it Tuesday.
Everyone chooses a job they need to handle and work on it tackling it and I am hope full I'll get it done!

This is what our truck looks like when we leave the Food Bank. Each week we have to take all this and sort it out then, inventory, and sack it up to distribute to teenagers that are on parole in our area.



Today my project is to write a grant to the Food Bank. They are offering $5,000.00 in 5 different categories to agencies like us. I have been directed by my contact that we fall into two different categories and to write two different grant requests. This is a huge opportunity for us. Each month we spend approximately $500.00 for this project alone.

Currently we provide food for 20 families each week. This grant would allow us to increase that amount. Currently there are almost 200 kids on parole in our area. One of the categories for the grant is for agencies that have unique programs. No other agency specifically targets teenagers. So we feel pretty good about this opportunity. Since this program started in Jan. we have already met 3 different teens that were homeless.

So with God's help I am tackling this Tuesday task and I am praying that God will supply all our needs to meet the needs of our kids.

Have a Great day tackling your Tuesday projects!

Closed doors and open windows

Many times we talk about God closing doors and opening windows for us. This week we are prayfully asking God to reveal to us his plan for our future.

On Friday just before the birth of our new grandbaby we received word that we must move within 2 weeks.

For the past 5 years we rented (for very little) an amazing 5 acreas. Last year we took over another 5 acreas as the neighbors next door to us moved. God has blessed us for these past 5 years.

A little over a year ago it got to the point that we were unable to pay rent. My husband and I serve the Lord full time by managing, directing and running a mission program for at-risk teens.

God Blessed us with an amazing landlady that allowed us to manage her other rental properties in lieu of rent.

All the time we have lived here we have known that our property was for sale. The owners intend to either sell or develope it themselves. As I mentioned on Friday we got the info. that they have received all the final approvals form the city and within two weeks they will bull doze our house.

So...we are looking for a new place to live.

We know that God will provide the right place.

Over the last few months it has been harder and harder for us to pay to take care of our horses. We now must sell them or find new homes for them.

I am mostly sad for them because we have had them since our children (that are now adults and parents themselves) were pre-teens. And, I truly believe that it was the horses and the family activities that surrounded them that kept our kids going on the path that God wanted for them.

The next couple of weeks I will be spending all my time packing. In many ways I look at this as a good thing. We will slim down and get rid of things we should have a long time ago. LOL. But it is bittersweet.

We begin a new chapter. We wait. We trust God. Because we know that all things work together for good.

Please pray for me and my cowboy as we seek his will. Please pray that we will know where God wants us to be and that he will open "windows" for us.

We are Blessed. We smile. We continue to "serve him" and the best Blessing of all is our new grandbaby. Did you see is photo yesterday? Well in case you didn't here's one.

I know it is a little hard to see him here. But I just think it is the sweetest photo of him and daddy. I took some more wonderful photo's today and I hope to post them tomorrow on Zanes blog. You can visit it at
babyzanev.blogspot.com


Have a Blessed week.

Oh Baby . . . first photo's

Isn't he beautiful? At 2:45 yesterday afternoon Christian Zane came into the world!

Thank you God that he is fine and healthy and that Mommy is well too.

After 22 hours of labor our darling baby was deliverd by c-section.
He weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and is 21" long.

This just might turn into a baby blog!

We have lots to be thankful for.