first time blogger: Today is the chosen day of salvation. What part of...

first time blogger: Today is the chosen day of salvation. What part of...: Today is the chosen day of salvation. What part of salvation will you accept today? God has sent Jesus to save, preserve, heal, restore, for...

Today is the chosen day of salvation. What part of salvation will you accept today? God has sent Jesus to save, preserve, heal, restore, forgive, and provide. Did you know that He did all of this for you? Ask Him into your heart today. Ask Him to baptize you in His Holy Spirit. So much is in store for believers who call upon His Name. Claim His promises. Go to the Word to find out what He has already provided and Who you are In Him and through Him. He is always faithful according to His promises. They are yes and amen in Christ Jesus.  Merry Christmas.

love is unconditional and it never ever fails.

in response to my good friend Delinda's recent blog on love:  yes yes and yes.  My son called recently when I was out of town and he was sick, very sick. Saying he was at his lowest and asking me if he could come to my house. (in his own words he said he knows he had said this before).  I had told him a few months ago that he would not be able to stay anymore (he is 41) and to tell the truth, I felt this time as though I was up for mean mom of the year.  He did end up calling someone in the family to come pick him up and actually continued to feel so horrible that he finally went to the emergency room two days later, hardly being able to breathe.   He had fluid on his heart and his blood pressure was out of control.  He was in CCU for 4 days and released with instructions and scripts to pick up. He did stay at my house for the weekend, and  left Sunday night.  He had cooked for us, he and I took a drive to pick up a pet for a friend, I left to go to a concert  shortly after we got back, and  he was gone when I got home. It would seem as though he has chosen the only comfortable thing he knows. his old surroundings. One of the most hurtful parts for me in of all of this is that I texted my pastor the night I heard from Jeff  (He has known my son since he was about 8 and also knows he has had a history of bad choices). I asked him to pray and did not hear back from him.  He did get the message but for some reason chose not to or simply could not respond.  You do keep loving, I agree. it is the TYPE of love that is hard to discern sometimes.  My love will fail, but God's love in me will never ever fail. Walking in love can and will definitely crucify the flesh. 
Blessing chasing you down,
Barb

I think this scripture reference is from Hebrews.

Just got back from spending 10 days in Minnesota with my Mom, Eunice O'Neill. About a week into my visit, I was planning a move back. Isn't that just (like) the children of Israel-"for if they had looked back with homesick remembrance upon the place from which they had come, they would have found constant opportunity to return there.." I left my "real" home 40 years ago and have arrived at yet another temporary residence, but I know where my real home is! Jerry is already there, and I am packing:). God is proud of me, I am going forward.

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different!

DIFFERENT-that seems to be the word for me this year.  Change is hard, Change is good!  Even same things need to be different now-old things are passed away-BEHOLD! All things are NEW!  It is His promise to me and to you if you have made yourself a believer by believing in the ONE who came to change everything!!  Believe on Jesus-He is all about change-changing what seems bad or good-enough into what is His best for us.  This Christmas make it all about HIM.  He came and changed EVERYTHING!!
Blessings Chasing You Down!  Barb

me and my mom not texting

I was sitting at my niece's swim meet recently on a visit to minnesota, and I thought I would show my mom how to text.  My mom b a r e l y uses her cell phone, and so she of course was not interested in learning.  That is exactly how I am in the things I do not want to learn for myself.  Even though I KNOW it would be better for me to just get a bunch of ______for DUMMIES books and learn a few things, I would just rather ask someone who already knows how.  I am sort of though not completely committed to doing just that.   First blogg,  we will see if I can figure out how to get back in here to do this again. It's kinda fun!  Blessings chasing you down,  Barb