On Sunday, March 14 – Wednesday March 17 our church will be hosting it’s annual Spring Revival! 

We are blessed to have Brother Lonnie Mattingly and his precious wife Nancy with us!  We are looking forward to a great time of renewal and refreshing!

If you are free during these dates, please come join us and get your heart and soul revived!

It has been a long time since I have posted on my blog!  So much has happened and I have been so busy that I have been neglecting this outlet!

Christmas was a wonderful time at our home.  All the children were in and Jeff’s mother was able to come up and spend Christmas with us as well this year.  We didn’t have snow on Christmas day but were blessed with plenty the day after Christmas!  I love to see fresh white snow covering the ground.  It is so ugly here in the winter time with no leaves on the trees and the grass a dingy brown that when it is coated with snow it becomes a beautiful sight to behold!  I hope we get one more GOOD snow before winter is complete this year! 

Well the second semester of college has begun and it has begun with changes in my children’s lives.  Ashley is currently enrolled in the nursing program at a local college here in Indiana and is loving it!   It is great to have her home and serving in our Church.  We are truly blessed!

Amber is taking this semester off from school to work and save money to complete her final year of college.  She has an odd amout of credits due to finish her degree and can’t graduate until next May from West Coast Baptist College so she is staying here this semester and finishing the full year beginning in the Fall.  It is a blessing to our Church because she is very active in our children’s ministry and fills a large role in that area!  We are blessed to have her here!

A. J. began his second semester at West Coast Baptist College this morning!  He is striving to make straight A’s this semester so please keep him in your prayers!  He also needs to find a job out there in California so if you think of it please pray about that as well.  He is all alone this semester without his sisters but I know that the Lord will guide him and continue to mold him into a godly servant.  It is amazing to watch him blossom and grow in the Lord.   As his father hugged him as he left to board the plane tears streamed down both of our faces.  It is common for Mama to cry but not so common for Daddy.  As we walked back to the car, after Dad contained his emotions he stated how very proud he is of his son.  “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”  I am so thankful for all of my children.  Each are unique and all are a blessing and a joy to their parents hearts! 

Bobby and Betsy Ogden have been a tremendous blessing to our church since their arrival in September!  Bobby is such an answer to my husband’s prayers.  He is a wonderful assistant Pastor and is a great compliment to the ministry!  Betsy is a joy with her servants heart and tremendous musical abilities.  And let’s not forget that precious little Megyn!  How did we ever survive at Fellowship Baptist Church without her!  She is a joy to all!  If you are discouraged or downtrodden spend five minutes with little Megyn and your day will be so much brighter!  God has truly blessed our Church with this family!

There is so much more to tell but time is brief… I will try to be more diligent in my postings but can’t make any promises!

May each of you have a tremendously blessed day!

Tina

Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Psa 122:1 Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Great services at Fellowship Baptist Church on Sunday!  It is so exciting to have Bobby and Betsy Ogden serving with us here at Fellowship!  An excitement is in the air and the Lord is working!

Our Faith in Action program is well on it’s way to success!  We have had nearly $60,000 dollars come in towards paying off our debt!

Coming in the next few weeks we will have our Faith Promise Mission conference which is always a great time of Revival in our Church.  (November 15-18)

I am thankful for my Church family!  I am thankful for all the lives God puts in my path!  I am blessed beyond measure!

Have a great day today!  Find someone that *YOU* can encourage today!

Do you ever think about Heaven?  Do you long to go there? 

Can you imagine eternity in a perfect place with no sin, no sadness, no sickness?

I can’t even begin to fathom the size of the New Jerusalem!  It would stretch from the Appalachian Mountians to the border of California and stretch 1,400 miles high!  WOW! 

Can you imagine walking on streets of gold?  Each gate made of a pearl? 

I can’t wait to see those who have gone on before us!  I can’t wait to see my little Autumn, my grandparents and friends! 

I am longing for Heaven!

Rev 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Rev 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Rev 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Rev 21:4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Rev 21:5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Rev 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Rev 21:7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Rev 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Rev 21:9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

Rev 21:10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Rev 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

Rev 21:12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Rev 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Rev 21:14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Rev 21:15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Rev 21:16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

Rev 21:17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

Rev 21:18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

Rev 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

Rev 21:20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Rev 21:21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Rev 21:22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Rev 21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Rev 21:24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Rev 21:25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

Rev 21:26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

 Rev 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

It seems like forever since I have blogged, I apologize!

Fall is in the air!  Today it was a little warmer than last week but as I look ahead to the forecast I anticipate the cooler temps coming our way!  I love this time of year!  When the leaves begin to change and eventually fall I know that my sweet SNOW  is just around the corner!  I can’t wait!

We have some exciting things coming up at church this week!  Friday we will have our “Victory Banquet” and I hope everyone is able to attend.  There has been such an excitement in the air during this campaign!  It is such a blessing to hear the testimonies and the phone calls that we have received during this time of renewal and revival! 
On Sunday we begin our David Wood Crusade ending on Wednesday with a LIVE dramatized crucifixion!  It is going to be awesome!  I am looking forward to all the new faces that will be attending this week because someone cared enough to invite them!  I hope all the folks who promised me they would come, come!

We have some exciting days ahead.  If you didn’t listen to the prayer line today you need to give it a call!  That is all I am going to say for now

Well folks, I will try not to stay away so long next time!  I hope everyone is enjoying the wonderful weather!  Invite someone to church this week!  You won’t regret it!

See you soon!
Tina

Ecc 3:1  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Hope everyone enjoyed their day!  I know I did!  I miss my kids and my family but had fun with my hubby!

Empty nest, what does that mean?  Scores of people have told me, oh now you have an empty nest.  You suffer from empty nest syndrome.   Well, I guess it means, that this mama bird now has an empty nest. 

Baby Birds

All three of my baby birds were pushed out of the nest this morning at 7am and are on their way to West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California.  Oh the tears that were shed by Mama bird and Daddy bird.  We are SO sad to see them go but yet SO happy to know they are following God’s call on their lives.  Our lives will never be the same again.

Amber left the nest for the first time four years ago, Ashley last year, but today my babiest of birds left as well, my baby boy AJ.  (He doesn’t appreciate when I call him that now that he is 18 and 6’3 but he will always be my baby boy!).

The day seemed somewhat normal.  It was like they were just at work.  Then, night falls and they don’t come home to the nest.    They are somewhere in Oklahoma maybe as far as Texas right now exploring the next step in life.  How exciting for them!   I know they will make many memories this year, new friends and also, but most importantly grow in the Lord. 

Now my sweetie and I will have to do some projects together to pass the empty time.  I look forward to that chapter as well!  I am making a list, and yes, checking it twice! 

I know in a few days when the laundry is non-existent,  the cupboards are overflowing , and the water bill is low, I will still miss my babies.  Yeah right… who am I kidding!  haha!

Seriously, this mama bird is so proud of her baby birds who are now flying solo!  I shall pray for them daily and watch as they begin to soar!  Fly away my babies.  Serve Jesus with your entire heart!  That is the secret to true happiness!  Mama and Daddy bird love you!

Deu 32:11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

Deu 32:12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

Pro 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Mama bird says… goodnight

Are you easily offended?  Do you get your feelings hurt easily?

When you get mad at someone over something silly, do you pray about it?  Do you pray for that person?

If not, you should.   Life is too short to be mad at your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ over what is most of the time  is a simple misunderstanding.

Satan desires to sift you, don’t be a tool for his glory.

Die to self DAILY!

I John 4:11  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.