tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27322201583054027092024-02-18T23:09:24.745-08:00For HIS GloryWe know that in everything God works for the good of those who love Him. They are the people He called, because that was His plan. Romans 8:28 ncvRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-48214158580424676992013-06-23T18:58:00.001-07:002013-06-23T18:58:29.987-07:00For His GloryHi Friends, Heaven,t been in the blogging mode for such a long time but Ive been praying about something that's been on my heart for awhile. Just been thinking about all the beautiful testimonies that never get published or told to anyone that would just bless the socks off so many folk's if only they were heard. All of the little and not so little blessings that we get from our heavenly Father everyday. Just for starters my son-in-law got picked for a job out of sixty seven men last week. Talk about being highly favored. We are so blessed. I am reminded of the old hymn ( Count your many Blessings, name them one by one, Count your many Blessings, see what God hath done. Hope to hear from some of you in the blogging world. Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-25784978489516823022009-07-28T12:55:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:59:00.093-07:00It,s been so long.<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;">My goodness it,s been so long since I,ve blogged that you have probably gotten tired of looking for me. I just haven't had alot to blog about. My life is very exciting because the Lord is teaching me a whole lot about life and humility. Lately I have been spending a whole lot of time in the word and in some wonderful christian based books. I have been reading Smith Wigglesworth books " Ever Increasing Faith" and his book " The anointing of His Spirit". They are old books written back in the 1800's . He was born in 1859 and had an amazing ministry that went all over the world. He was an uneducated man full of the Holy Spirit. He saw many souls brought to Christ and loads of healing's. He knew a whole lot about walking in humility in step with the Lord. If you want to see wonderful results in your walk with God, I would highly recommend them. I had read them years ago but I guess that I just wasn,t ready to receive them. God works in mysterious ways. Right? Some of the other things that the Lord has had me into is a book called " As America has done unto Israel" I believe that this book should be in every classroom in America. I have ordered a few copies to loan out to others. May America never turn her back on Israel. Milt and I love the ministry to the Jewish people called the Fellowship. It is instrumental in bringing the Jewish people back to their homeland along with other phases like feeding the widows and supplying needs to the immigrants. There is so much to be done and so few workers. Is it not just like what Jesus said. We are praying to be so filled with HIS SPIRIT that we will know HIS mind and HIS heart continually. A few months ago I wrote a song for JESUS. This is the words to it. Hope you like it. <br /> Come Holy Spirit,Sweet Holy Spirit<br /> Search deep into my heart<br /> Help me to listen,to hear you so plainly<br /> That folks just can't tell us apart<br /><br /> Come Holy Spirit, Sweet Holy Spirit<br /> Help me to listen for you<br /> To hear you so clearly<br /> To love you so dearly<br /> Come Lord and fill me anew<br /><br /> Come Holy Spirit,Sweet Holy Spirit<br /> Shine your pure light down on me<br /> Show me thy Kingdom that I have been granted<br /> Because I have trusted in thee.<br /> <br /> Tag:<br /> Show me thy kingdom that I have been granted<br /> Because I have trusted in thee.<br /><br /> Lovingly, Roberta<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-35860390993878085172009-06-05T15:20:00.000-07:002009-06-05T16:00:23.790-07:00It 's June<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hi all, It,s June can you believe it, We have been busy doing all kinds of things. Planting and spring cleaning,UGH The nice part is that we are almost though. The flowers are looking so beautiful and I wished that I knew how to put them on my computer so I could show you all like KIM does. Never the less I do have a neat message for you all. The LORD is alive and well and He can,t wait to tell us so. Every time that I look at the awesome new spring coming to life once again it reminds me of HIS Love for all of HIS creation. Makes me want to be full of all the virtues of His Holy Spirit,You know,like Love,Joy,Peace,Patience,Kindness,Goodness,Faithfulness,Humility,and of coarse Self-control. Oh yes,good old self-control. As a child of GOD I am eligible to have received all of this wonderful fruit but I sure do wished they would all manifest themselves continuously with no interruptions. In the meantime as a christian, I will seek the fruit of the Spirit, which is the nature of Jesus being produced within me. It,s all to wonderful as we see Jesus working out His perfect will for each of our lives. I love and trust HIM more each day. Enjoy HIS Blessing as we walk in HIS appointed path in the coming day,s.In HIS LOVE, Roberta<br /></span></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-36924045938352353982009-05-20T18:04:00.000-07:002009-05-20T18:33:58.964-07:00It's almost JUNEWhere does the time go.It seems that the older I get the faster it goes. It's almost two weeks since I've blogged. Today the Lord really blessed us because we went shopping for the flowers to put at the cemetery for memorial day. We put them there every year for the memorial day celebration. Do you all do the same on memorial day? We were able to find some real pretty potted plants at a reasonable price so we felt so blessed. They always have a parade with the different branches of the service leading the parade. How wonderful that we still honor our fallen soldiers in a world of such turmoil. Those that paid the supreme sacrifice for all of us. Let's never forget all that they gave and are still giving for us. We are still free to live in a country that honors their dead. May GOD continue to Bless America. May we all stand strong in the Lord proclaiming the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. GOD, Guts and Guns, let's keep all three. Love ya all, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-33334080437619924952009-05-12T13:51:00.000-07:002009-05-12T14:41:00.768-07:00oh my goodnessO my goodness it,s been so long since I've blogged just because I've been so busy. It's great to be busy and about my Fathers business. We have started going to a new fellowship on Sunday mornings and it has been quite an experience. Of course we're still going to our other fellowship also. It's called the Bridge and their main ministry is crossing over into the lives of people who probably have never gone to church or maybe never will. They just go out and become a friend to anyone that needs friendship and encouragement. Last weekend a group of young people from New Hampshire came and ministered to us. They go all over New England with the message of Gods love regardless of the response, There were probably fifteen of them in their early twenties,from all walks of life. The Lord has blessed them with His gifts and some of them have been able to interpret dreams and also the gift of healing has been flowing through them and they are seeing quite a few healing's. It was exciting to see them so full of the Holy Spirit. After the meeting they prayed for everyone and sent us all out with fresh power to witness and just be there for anyone who has a need. The young man who spoke over Milt and me, gave us a word concerning maturity in our walk with the Lord and that the Lord wanted to use our wisdom to minister to the younger folks in the fellowship. It was a great meeting and we left truly built up in the Holy Spirit. Since it was Mother's day Milt took me to a real fancy eating place right on the water. We didn,t know that we were supposed to have reservations' but of course my LORD prepared the way and had someone not show up and we got a lovely seat right on the water. Of course I don,t eat much beef but I ordered Prime rib. It was huge and I got to take it home for Milts and my dinner the next day. It seemed really funny because the tip was more then we usually pay for dinner. It was fun and I felt so blessed. Later we went down to our regular Sunday night fellowship for church and one of the guy's made Lobster Rolls for afterwards. We always have a fellowship snack, meal time after the service. Then we went to see our son who gave us two more Lobsters from his trap's for our dinner on Monday. Our children all called and sent cards and Andy brought us up ten pounds of fresh haddock. Talk about feeling special. God is so good to us. I hope that you all had a really blessed day. I try to read at least a few of your blogs, I love hearing about all you are doing. Love and Hugs, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-14385503012218165842009-04-29T19:17:00.000-07:002009-04-29T19:59:52.451-07:00Trouble on every side<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi All, What a beautiful day here in Maine. Lots more leaves are budding and it just smells like spring. Milt is trying to get the lawn in shape but there is just so much to do. We love to read and pray together in the mornings so unless we have something really pressing like a Dr. appointment, we like to spend our mornings together doing just that. At ten we love to watch the 700 club. We have watched it for many years. So that makes breakfast at around 11 for me. Almost seems sinful doesn't it? Most of our friends know that we don,t make many commitments before noon. Retirement is not all bad. It keeps you close to the LORD. Even as we listen to all the things that are going on in our world, I can not help thanking GOD for all of HIS Blessings and HIS protection</span></span></span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Surely HE is our safe harbor. As I write this I have just heard that the swine flu is now in our state and in our local hospital. We will be praying that it will not spread through our town. Reminds me of a song that I sing quite often. It,s called " Greater is He that is in me" Satan's like a roaring lion roaming to and fro, seeking whom he can devour - the Bible tells us so. Many souls have been his pray to fall in some weak hour ; but GOD has promised us today, His over coming power. That same overcoming power is still our's today. Thank GOD!!! Love ya, Roberta</span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-24409812502878880092009-04-27T18:32:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:17:49.603-07:00It,s all about Freedoms<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Hi All, Just checking in this evening to say I sure have enjoyed reading your blogs and comments today. It,s just been an ordinary Monday around here. My true love has been working down in the back forty today so I decided to clean my bathroom in preparation for the new flush and sink top. They have needed to be replaced for a few years. My knees felt like spaghetti when I finished. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Andy our son came up after work to help his father put it in. About the same time a couple of our friends came by and he pitched right in and helped too. God is always so good and supplies our need just when we need it. I had a neat time sharing with Ellen and I,m quite sure she heard alot about my grandchildren in Fl. There,s nothing worse then a bragging Nana. lol. </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">It,s all about God and His love for us. As I have said so many times " We are so blessed" Reminds me of a song that I learned many year,s ago. Freedom to laugh is my privilege, Freedom to cry is my choice, Freedom to have the Lord Jesus and in Him forever rejoice. Freedom to smile in my sorrows,Freedom to pray through my prayers,Freedom to have life eternal and constantly conquer my fears. Freedom to win men to Jesus, Freedom to bear the good news, Freedom to bring them salvation And teach to them corporate views. Freedom to pray for your burdens Freedom to be one with your fears. Freedom to share with your sorrows, Freedom to have the Lord near. Freedom to live in the body, to be fed from the throne up above. To be hid in the fruit of the Spirit, to be led by HIS heavenly dove. Is this not our walk and our privilege. We thank GOD for our freedoms every day. Surely there is true FREEDOM in the constrains of our Heavenly Father. He really does Love us. My prayer is that I will Love like HE does. Blessings, Roberta</span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-20286289473849366352009-04-25T08:18:00.000-07:002009-04-25T09:21:00.590-07:00IN Times like these<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hi All, In quietness and confidence shall be my strength. Is 30:15 We are so blessed. Never since the beginning has the need for people of faith been as great as at the present, wars on every hand,high inflation, dilemmas abound. What a time we are in. What is it that one person can do? Let me ask you a question, Can energy costs go so high that GOD cannot afford them? Can GOD supply food as He did for forty years in the wilderness? Is our God too small? If WE put GOD in a test tube, how can He answer big prayers. We are living in a time when we need a big GOD, a God capable of meeting our needs. GOD did not merely save and then hang us out to dry. Chuck Swindoll recently said " BELIEVE IN JESUS " then " BELIEVE JESUS". GOD when He saved us made us part of His family, His responsibility. No father desires his child to starve, to go unclothed nor to be raised contrary to His own principals. GOD does not meet our needs because we are good children but because we are HIS children. Consider the LORDS prayer in Matt 6 OUR FATHER in verse 11. Give us this day our daily bread v 12 forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. The LORD put asking for provision before asking for forgiveness. We can ask GOD for provision at any time- HE IS OUR FATHER. Now GOD might not be pleased with us BUT you and I are still HIS children and HE will supply our bread. Maybe not just what we want but what we need. I had a friend that told me of an experience that he had in Bible school,every morning while at family alter they would pray for coal, for that day, for the stove and every day GOD would send enough coal to last for that day. One particular day it was his daughter's turn to pray, she said LORD send us enough coal to last us the rest of the winter and I don,t even care if YOU send it in paper bags. About mid morning there came a knock on the door. There stood a man who said, I have a load of coal for you, I hope you don't mind if it's in paper bags. I stopped writing this testimony of GODS goodness for several weeks and had no idea why GOD was holding back and telling me to wait. We were getting low on fuel oil and I was trying to make what little I had stretch until the last of January. GOD told me that HE wanted me to experience what I was writing about. If I am going to write about faith, I would have to exercise some so I started to pray for heating oil. Sure enough somebody came along and gave us some oil enough to last us the whole month. So you see Faith is the confidence that our GOD will deliver.LORD, Please increase our Faith to that level of true dependence upon you. In JESUS NAME. In christian Love, Roberta</span></span></span></span></div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-63738577590981101522009-04-23T09:03:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:58:30.116-07:00Till the storm passes by<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A few day's ago we met an old friend, a brother in Christ at the grocery store,asked him how everything was going and what he had been up to. He started to relate to us how the Lord was using him mightily by giving him small but uplifting messages for folks that had either lost their way or through sickness, no longer were attending church. It had turned into a very effective ministry and he is able to reach these people by just placing his conversations with the Father on paper and passing them out. The Lord began speaking to me about placing some of them on my blog. Hope that you enjoy his thoughts and blessings to the body of Christ like I am. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first one is called " In times like these" Till the Storm passes by. I being in the way the Lord led me Gen 24:27 You've been discouraged, perplexed and confused. You've come to the end time and time again. Only to find no end in sight. You have even wondered about your relationship with the Lord. Sorrows abound, maybe it's a sick child,spouse or other loved one. When does it end? I remember Dr. Jacob Gartenhaus,the founder of </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">inland board of Jewish missions had a message, " What makes a man great" I missed the message but asked a friend, What does make a man great? He answered, Troubles, Problems and Heartache. There would NOT have been a Daniel had there not been a lions den, nor a Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego had there not been a fiery furnace. There would Not be a book of Job if he had not lost all of his children and the scores of other things that happened to him. Cheer up! GOD is working on you to make you better,greater, and a more worthy servant than you already are. I often sing this song " Keep me close till the storm passes by" In the dark of the midnight I have oft hid my face,while the storm raged above me and there is no hiding place.But I know Thou are with me and tomorrow I,ll rise where no storms ever darken the skies. Till the storm passes over,till the thunder sounds no more, till the clouds roll forever from the skies. Keep me safe ,Let Me Stand in the hollow of thy hand, Keep me safe till the storm passes by. Can anyone relate to a plea like this? Lovingly, Roberta</span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-4083974815532615792009-04-14T17:14:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:58:31.288-07:00Home safely, THANK GODHi all, Seems like forever since I've blogged. We had a wonderful trip home, without incidence and that was such a wonderful blessing from GOD. There is so much traffic out there and some people just seem crazy. We only stopped over for one night so we were both bombed out for Easter Sunday. We just crashed and were so thankful for John Hagee and several others on Sunday morning. Sunday evening we went to our church service. It was great seeing all the Maine part of the family of God. They were glad that we were back and it's nice to be missed. I'm sure that they will tire of all the stories that we have to tell and the bragging that we do about our grandchildren. Every time I would find Milt at the fellowship after the service, he would be telling a Jeffrey story. However,coming home has had it's trials with our furnace messed up and the dryer refused to heat. We had to have a new something for the furnace and the man that came to fix the dryer told us that it was in the electrical box. So after charging us 68 dollars, Milt changed out the breaker and it worked great. So much for foreknowledge, at least where we're concerned. However I said all that to say this. I know that my God has a plan and that it is a perfect plan and that He is bringing it all to pass. I'm so thankful for my church family and my immediate family who love us and watch over us even when we are apart. It is hard for me to be away from them but it's only for a little while. We are so Blessed. Thanks for your comments, they are a like a great big hug. Love you all, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-24294226664268786332009-03-30T14:10:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:55:29.023-07:00Maine or BustHi All, Another Monday, They seem to roll by so fast. It,s almost time for Pa-Pa and me to take the long treak back to Maine. I always have withdrawal pain's for a couple of weeks before we leave. I really have a kind of separation anxiety until we get on the road. I guess that I think no one can understand my grandchildren as well as their Nana can. We have spent so much time just doting on them all winter. Now it's again time to trust the Lord and their parent's to take up the slack. BUT we sure will miss them all. Spiritually, we have grown a little more into maturity in the Lord. We have attended a wonderful spirit filled ministry called "Our Fathers House. " and met some really sweet people there. We have joined a great fellowship group. We have read some wonderful books together including Billy Grahams new book called " 'the journey" I would recommend it to everyone. It,s Christianity in a nut shell. We just loved the way He put it all together. We also took the Fireproof Love Dare, and we've been married a long time. It,s really worth your time and effort to do it with your spouse. I,m going to try to continue doing the blogging at least once a week after we get home. We are so busy up there. I will be back playing my violin for church and hoping that my neck doesn't give me the trouble that I had last year. I,ll be reading your blogs to see what the Lord is doing in all of your lives. It will be interesting to see what the Lord has in mind concerning the economy,right. I still want to be a 1st class soul winner. We,ll see. Remembering " Is anything to hard for the Lord" Genesis 18:14 Affectionately, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-81213010033919709352009-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:002009-03-23T14:10:00.218-07:00Little RemindersHi All, A few thoughts for the day, Today I talked with one of my dearest friends from Maine. She told me of a highly respected man from our town had passed away. He was so friendly and such a cheerful sort and everyone liked him alot. Then she added that she was almost sure that he had never accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. I knew him and his wife quite well. I felt in my spirit a great sadness arising, a feeling of failure at the thought of where he may have ended up. I began asking myself " Do I do enough ? Is my life counting for anything when it comes to winning people to the Lord? Is just living my christian life in the face of the world enough? Today I am starting a prayer diary, recording my prayers for the lost. I am going to ask the Lord to give me the faith to trust Him for souls in these last day's. I want to have the same Holy boldness that I see in some others. Not many. Do you think that Soul winning is a gift, handed out like the other gifts of the Spirit, or do you think it,s got alot to do with unbelief ??? I would love to have your input on this. In Him, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-62048316156466749152009-03-19T08:23:00.001-07:002009-03-19T08:54:08.450-07:00Thankful Thursday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfgxnhuzuehLKP0Fjl50dHw2cJNXJbTmgBVXGDINeFKUafbDk-mzFTTfHiFu6whPLyua_TvQreD9gceIijAO9EkowAIK9sdEEuNkMPNqGhZsKm3eDHHIv6EDRapf0-yalikNbonvaETYd/s1600-h/TTButton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfgxnhuzuehLKP0Fjl50dHw2cJNXJbTmgBVXGDINeFKUafbDk-mzFTTfHiFu6whPLyua_TvQreD9gceIijAO9EkowAIK9sdEEuNkMPNqGhZsKm3eDHHIv6EDRapf0-yalikNbonvaETYd/s200/TTButton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314920457108556994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Happy Thursday everyone!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Hi all, sorry I got so busy this past week and didn't get a chance to blog. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I am thankful for sooo many things. First and foremost I am thankful for my relationship with the Lord Jesus! I love praying and waiting on Him before moving in decision, large or small. He keeps me out of a lot of wrong decisions. It has taken me many years to learn this lesson and though I have not always listened as faithfully as I should "I've come a long way". </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I'm also thankful today for my wonderful husband, of fifty-five years, because he has always believed and supported everything I have ever been involved in. He is my best friend on this earth and our love for each other is the foundation of our marriage. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I'm thankful for our little cottage the Lord has provided us with. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">And I'm thankful for the relationship I have with our children, it is a relationship that has stood the test of time. So you see we have so much to be thankful for!! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">It is my prayer on this Thankful Thursday that all of you will be as happy and fulfilled as we are.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Lovingly with the Lord's blessings.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Roberta</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">For more thankful thursdays go to</span><a href="http://unequalmarriage.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/thankful-thursday-we-are-free.html"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span>Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage</a>.<br /></div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-77410381851094657452009-03-10T13:10:00.000-07:002009-03-10T13:42:08.902-07:00Ponder for a moment<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Hi, <br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> A few years ago I wrote a song-at a time in my life when I was doing a whole lot<br />self examination of my walk with the Lord.<br /> It went" Ponder for a moment what God really has in you.<br />Does He really have my all, share in the things I do<br />It went on to say" God really care,s for us you see" He longs for a friend in you and me.<br />One who will seek Him faithfully, children of God in reality.<br /> Reminds me of the verse in Isaiah 55:6<br /><br /> " So you should look for the Lord before it,s too late; You should call to Him while He is near."<br />It has made a real difference in my walk with Him. Not that I have arrived, but now it,s much easier to tell when I'm not walking close or am having a real dry spell.<br />I want to keep my walk close and my accounts short. How about you?<br />Reminds me of the old hymn " I need thee every hour" Blessings, Roberta<br /><br /> PS. We had a wonderful time over the weekend with our children over in Kissimmee.<br />Chris is a chef at Disney World and Debbie( his wife) is a teacher at a christian school in St. Cloud.<br />They make us feel so LOVED. r.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div></div></div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-11682390456062310572009-03-06T17:46:00.000-08:002009-03-07T03:57:43.632-08:00Nothing special.<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Another week has gone by,where does the time go. Does it rush by for all of you like it does for me? This morning Kim from ( <a href="http://homesteadersheart.blogspot.com/">Homesteader's Heart</a>) came and peeked through our window and said that she was serving us all pecan pancakes for breakfast. We all love them, especially me. So after we finished devotions we all had them with real maple syrup. yum. After cleanup,Kelsey, our 15 year old granddaughter and I went shopping.<br />We went to look for a special pair of shorts for her and a couple of top,s for<br />me to wear to church. You'll just not believe how the Lord blessed us.<br />We had looked at a real pretty bed comforter a few weeks ago but thought it was too much money. Today found the same one for a quarter the money. We are so blessed. God is always giving us the desires of our hearts. He knows exactly what they are. He only wants us to walk in faith.<br />Speaking of walking in faith,I just love reading some of the different blogs ,I try to read another one everyday. They are so uplifting even if some are having it kinda hard. I enjoy reading them and being able to pray while I read. It,s like getting to know friends from all over the place.<br />God tells us to bear each others burdens and it,s a blessing to pray for other's. We're going to be gone for the weekend,so will post again when we get back. Please pray for the guitar learning experience,sometimes it's a real bummer. Till then. Roberta<br /></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-70407057304455828972009-03-05T12:10:00.000-08:002009-03-05T13:03:40.988-08:00Thankful Thursday<center><a href="http://unequalmarriage.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/thankful-thursday-a-whole-ton-of-stuff.html"><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/eph2810/TTButton.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first time that I have done thankful Thursday so here goes.<br />I am thankful for so many things. Today I am thankful for the LORD's love for me and my family<br />He is everything all rolled into one. Next I am thankful for His protection over our family.<br />For the way that He plans our footsteps when we follow HIS leading.<br />I am also thankful for our heritage because I come from a long line of Christians and that is such a blessing to me. Psalm25:9<br />He shows those that are humble how to do right,and He teaches them His ways.<br /><br /> For more Thankful Thursday posts go see <a href="http://unequalmarriage.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/thankful-thursday-a-whole-ton-of-stuff.html">Lynn @ Spiritually Unequal Marriage</a>.<br />Blessings!<br /></div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-50008502248531035592009-03-04T15:03:00.000-08:002009-03-04T16:06:17.348-08:00Grandparents Day out.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> Well here it is, another Thursday, seems like the weeks fly by so quickly.<br /> This morning I woke up real early to read my Bible and be able to meditate on<br /> what the Lord was trying to say or get through my thick head.<br /> I just love it when He wakes me early to spend quality time with Him.<br /> I just kinda bask in His presence and let my thoughts dwell on the things that He is<br /> showing me from the Word or some other Spiritual book.<br /> Lot,s of times He will just let me sink deeper into His amazing love for me and I will feel a very deep and special release from the cares of this world.<br /> It has not always been this way, when we were raising our children and my husband<br /> was still working. It was usually hit or miss. We never got to pray together and I<br /> always had devotions by myself. Now it,s so nice to be able to pray and read<br /> together. Retirement isn't all BAD.<br /> Today we had grandparents day out. No takers except Jeffrey. We went out for<br /> lunch and then to do a little shopping. It,s such fun. Pa-Pa and I really do enjoy<br /> our Grand kids . They teach us so much about life and help keep us young.<br /> When we get tired,we can retreat to our little cottage in the back yard and relax.<br /> We believe that the Lord watches over us and all of His children. Watch for His<br /> Blessings. Remember He is the one who said" Blessed are they that hunger and<br /> thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Peace and Grace to you all, Roberta<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></span></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-69557944138876719912009-03-03T15:52:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:31:53.432-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"> Hi all, I just got to thinking today about all of the blessings that God has bestowed on us. I get to play with my grandchildren every day. This morning,three year old Brody and I got to play 3 games of Candyland. Later I got to encourage six year old Jeffrey with his schoolwork. Sometimes I remind myself that if it wasn't for Jesus we probably wouldn't even be here. I know that it's not good to let ourselves become to attached to the things of this world, but my children and my grandchildren are forever. So I can never get to much of them. I know that a whole lot of grandparents are still working just to keep things going. Some are even raising their grandchildren. I can't imagine having all that responsibility. Most day's I get to walk with fifteen year old Kelsey. She is getting so grown up and is such a joy to be around. She would remind you of her mother, lots of laughter and lightness of spirit. Tonight Kim treated us all with a thanksgiving dinner. Turkey with all the fixing,s. We were all stuffed. Kelsey even baked a pumpkin pie. Reminds me of a song that we used to sing.<br /> The things that I love and hold close to my heart. their just borrowed their not mine at all. Jesus only let's me use them to brighten my path.<br />So remind me,remind me dear Lord.<br /> Roll back the curtain of yester,year and then. show me where you've brought me from and where I could have been,<br />Remember I'm human and humans forget. So remind me, remind me dear Lord.<br />I guess you can gather that we feel very blessed. Love ya all, Roberta<br /></span></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-86775746181026886282009-03-02T17:16:00.000-08:002009-03-02T18:03:01.425-08:00Momday again Praise the Lord<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi all, <br /> It,s Monday again and here I am thanking God for a great weekend. Yesterday the Lord was so awesome because we expected to have a great day in Him. We went to church at Our Father's House. We are really getting to know the people there. Yesterday they had a luncheon for the new people. We learned alot about their doctrine and it all sounded good. It is a non-denominational outreach. The Pastor has been there for 17 year's,serving with elders and deacons. We have been going there for about 6 weeks. It's always hard to go to a different church. We just hadn't found any place that felt right. Hard to get plugged in when we are here 6 months and in the north the other 6. The Lord has been really dealing with me,concerning the Sabbath. Making it a very special day for Him. I get so excited when He starts dealing with me on any given subject. Do you ever just know that He is working on your heart? Reminds me of the Song: Lord it's my desire just to be like you. Say the things You say,Do the things you do. Let me hear your still voice above the other noise and let me be what You want me to be. <br /> We also got an invite to join a fellowship group from the church. That was nice.<br /> Today we've had fun with the grand kids and received our Sky Angel pkg. and Brad, our Son-in-law hooked it up for us. We are so Blessed. Love in Him. Roberta<br /></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-36685609099858361152009-02-27T18:14:00.000-08:002009-02-27T18:50:52.962-08:00For is GloryHi everyone, It's kinda late but just want to say that God is so good to me.<br />Every day is so full of the goodness of God. I just finished writing to our two boys that we have through compassion International. One is from Haiti and the other is from San Salvador. They are so thankful for our support and we just love hearing from them. John is twelve now and is growing in the Lord. He tells of the terrible storms that the Lord has protected him and his family from this last year. It's such a blessing to read his letters and to watch what God is doing in his life. Wilber is only 6, but he and his mother attend a Church of God in their country. His mother has been very sick for such a long time,with terrible headache's. We have been praying for her for a couple of years. In his last letter, the Lord had completely healed her. His letters,written by either his mother or an aunt are always filled with their love of Jesus Christ. We are so blessed to be apart of their lives. Can you even imagine what our reunion will be like in the hereafter. Do you think that we will recognise them and they us? I just know that God will see that we are all joined together in all of our earthly relationships because that's just the way HE is. Sometimes I can hardly wait. I find the older I get, the more I find myself contemplating these things. Thanks for reading my note's Love ya, Roberta Romans 12:10Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-26937056902428479062009-02-26T19:22:00.000-08:002009-02-26T19:45:49.350-08:00For His GloryHi just had to put something on here, even if it's only to say Hi. I've been praying and believing that the Lord will give me some real great revelation to blog about. So far it ain't happened. We got to take Brody our 3 year old grandson with us for the first time on a shopping trip today. He was so good and had such a fun time with us. Grandchildren are so much fun. I think when you are the parents you just don't have the time or the energy to really enjoy them. Honestly, they come out with the funniest and the most intelligent wisdom ever. Today we had a family of ten over for dinner, our 6 yr. old grandson came out to tell us that this family really likes grapes, so we just felt we must go to Sam's and get them some for their enjoyment. Amazingly he was right,he had observed them at the church dinners and knew exactly what would please them. Who would think a 6 yr. old would be so observing? Anyone got any grandkid stories??? I love them. Love In Him, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-1388904721082567072009-02-25T13:30:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:59:31.738-08:00For His Glory Feb. 25th<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> <br /><br /> Hi all, Busy,Busy Day,<br />I'm wanting to do it all. This blogging is so much fun.<br />Today I'm just trying to get it all together, but it's just not working.<br />Did I mention that I'm trying to learn the guitar. It's harder then it looks.<br />Maybe not for some people but I'm just not one of them.<br />I struggle and pray, not always in that order. At 73 it's not so easy,but I an determined<br />to keep going . I try to spend at least an hour at it. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Especially</span> since my sweetie got me a beautiful guitar for my birthday. Did I tell you all that we have been married for 55 years. It doesn't seem like that many years. I love hearing from you all, I'm trying to read and make comments with someone new each day. See you tomorrow, Roberta<br /><br /></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-6861071027823668512009-02-24T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:25:12.391-08:00For His GloryHi, Seems funny not blogging my testimony after so many day's. Thanks for being so faithful to read it. Today has been busy watching the children while Kim took Kelsey to the library for books. Then calling up Sky Angel to sign up for their new programing.<br /> I,m going to try to be faithful to blogging every day. I love hearing from you all. Going to try to read a new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blogger</span>'s story every day. Hugs to you all, RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-65131330311765471002009-02-23T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:09:33.845-08:00My testimony Part 18<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> While we can,t say that there have been no trials along the way, we are reminded often that He never said that we would never face hard times</span>. <span style="font-size:130%;">Rather ,He promised to make a way and deliver us out of them all.<br /><br /> My Mom passed away in 2001, at the ripe old age of 94 after living with us for many years. She never had any loss of her memory but her house just wore out. Even at the end of her life she still trusted Jesus to take her home. Even at the time of her death she could still be found lying with her hands raised to the Lord in total surrender to His will. The attendants would say to her, Mrs. Rice, " Put your hands down" and we would have to tell them that she was worshiping the Lord. I felt no sadness at her passing because I was so sure of her walk with God. She was a wonderful mother and mentor to me and my children.<br /><br /> Many of these testimony,s have been passed out over the years. When the Lord impressed upon me to start a blog, because it would be another way to Bless others and tell of Mom,s experience.<br /><br /> It was my Mother,s and my sincere desire that every reader of this testimony might be blessed by it,s message, proclaiming salvation and victory through Jesus Christ.<br />We want only to honor God with this story of faith, power and love.<br /><br /> If you do not know Him, our prayer is that you might be willing to pray from your heart a simple prayer like this:<br /><br /> Dear heavenly Father, I don,t even know if I believe in you, let alone in this testimony. But if You are real and if You do enter into the affairs of men,<br />Please come into my heart and life. I want to know you.<br />I know that I have sinned. We have all sinned.<br />So please send your HOLY SPIRIT with the free gift of salvation for me.<br />I receive it now. In the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, I receive You as my Savior,my Lord and my coming King. Amen.<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much for reading my testimony. Love and Blessings to all. See you tomorrow, Roberta<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732220158305402709.post-74541838014363003392009-02-21T12:54:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:09:45.094-08:00My testimony Part 17<span style="font-family:verdana;"> <br /> At first I was afraid of being hurt again,fearing that she might to reach sixteen and be taken from us. As we thought about all the promises of God, however, we once again became excited about the arrival of a new baby.<br /><br /> I will never forget the day that we went to pick up our new baby girl. I had envisioned a tiny infant all pink and cuddly..<br />My friends and our church family had given me a huge baby shower, so there were at least thirty little dresses hanging in the nursery. All that we were told was that she was available and that we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">didn</span>,t have to take her if we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">didn</span>,t want to.<br />When we saw her, we understood why they had spoken to us in such a way.<br />She was covered with red sores and blotches over her face and body. At seven weeks of age, she weighed in at a whopping seventeen pounds.<br />They assured us that we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">didn</span>,t have to take her. But If we decided to, they were sure a low-fat diet would clear up her complexion and normalize her weight.<br /><br /> Placed into a foster home for a short while after birth, she had simply enjoyed too rich a diet.<br />All I could think of at the moment was those beautiful little dresses that she would never be able to wear,if we decided to take her.<br /><br />Looking at Milt,Andy Chris and me, our welfare worker suggested," Why don,t you go out for coffee and decide between yourselves?"<br />After a few more moments with the baby,we left.<br /><br />Shortly after huddled around a small table in a lunchroom. I remember asking,"Honey what do you think?"<br /><br /> Before Milt could answer Andy spoke up calmly . " why don,t we take a vote?"<br />Then Milt expressed himself. "She is the baby girl God has given us."<br />We all knew then we,d be taking her home.<br />Today we still treasure the little pink stretch suit that she so neatly filled. After bundling her up,we headed home with our new little God given treasure.<br /><br />Kim never did get to wear any of the pretty little dresses,but it has been a wonderful blessing for us to have had her, to lead her to Jesus and to see Him working so mightily in her life.<br />Surely she has payed a very important part in our lives.WE ARE SO BLESSED!!!!!!<br /><br /> As you probably have guessed by now, she is your friend and mine and you hear from her about every day. As the Homesteader in Progress. I thank God everyday for all the wonderful gifts He has bestowed on her and how He is blessing her life.<br /><br />To be continued, God bless till Monday,Roberta<br /></span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073927926982252073noreply@blogger.com6