Sunday ramblings

This week we had to travel to Huntington to take care of some things for LeAnn and Justin so I missed Sunday School but I do have notes of a recent sermon titled Knowing God. The mature Christian is informed, they know God's word because they have it etched in their heart, they know the facts and will not be deceived. When you struggle( and you will struggle in life) you can get bitter or better. When your faith is tested you can grow stronger through these trials, just keep your focus on the Light( Jesus). Spiritual maturity is marked by your diet; you will either be drinking milk and eating meat. The young in Christ( drinking milk) will not have a full understanding of the Word but as they grow ( read the Bible, Pray, Study the Word, have a mature Christian walk beside you, seek a deeper understanding) the Holy Spirit will reveal to them a deeper understanding ( the meat). Spiritual maturity is marked by deeds or duty ( have a servants heart and act as a servant do not see your actions as duty) God wants us to have a servants heart, willing and joyful. If things don't seem to be going just like we want them to, then ask am I in the Will of God? God will reveal everything to us as we need to know, we need to stay focused and remember God does not move, if you do not feel close to God, it is you that moved away. We need to remember the four W's , Word of God, Will of God, Worship God and Work forGod. I look forward to your thoughts. With love and prayer, Edith

HAPPY NEW YEAR- 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all, I hope you are feeling good today and not hung over. If you are get something sweet that will put your brain back in tune. Me and Chelsea are here at home having quiet time while the boys are flying their airplane at The Frozen Finger Fly-in. It is only 24 degrees today so I bet their fingers are frozen but I sent Vegetable soup and Oatmeal cookies for them to eat so they would have fuel to burn. The sun is out and the sky is blue with lots of clouds but it is cold. Grannie Edith used to say the first 12 days of the year is the weather we will have each month, so with that we should have a cold January with bright clear days. We had lots of wind yesterday and our neighbor lost a big pine tree in his back yard so they are cleaning that up today.
I have made my New Year's resolution to get organized, every thing has a place and every thing will be kept in it's place...... I hope I am successful, and I hope you are successful with your resolution too. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all.

HAPPY NEW YEAR -2009

As we close the book on 2008, I wanted to reflect on 2008 with new beginnings, Gage William Daniels and Cheyanne Perkins by birth. Michael Mills, Stanley Mitchell, Justin Bennett, Wayne Cottrell and Adam Hadfield by marriage. On December 14 th we lost the oldest member of the family, Evylene Marcum. It is a reminder that the circle of life continues because just 4 days earlier the youngest member of the family arrived Cheyanne Perkins, daughter of Katie and David Perkins. Katie is Norma's granddaughter living in Texas waiting for her husband to come home from Iraq. 2009 is looking to be a big year for additions, Shirley Wolfe will be expecting her first great grandchild, Johnie and Marian will be expecting Matthew in May 2009. We will be celebrating High School graduations in May with Cassandra Lilly and Shawn Lemon and in August 2009 LeAnn Lemon-Bennett from Anesthesia School. When your family has celebrations, the joy of new birth or the celebration of a life journey that has ended please keep the rest of us informed by sharing on the Blog or e-mail me at ediexray@hotmail.com. Have a blessed and Christ centered 2009.