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GOD'S ACTION
Ephesians 1:3-23 NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Paul said, "God chose us," to emphasize that salvation depends totally on God.  We are not saved because we deserve salvation but because God is gracious and freely gives it.  We did not influence God's decision to save us; he did it according to his plan.  Thus, there is no way to take credit for our salvation or to find room for pride.  The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God long before we existed.  It is hard to understand how God could accept us, but because of Christ, we are holy and blameless in his eyes.  God chose you, and when you belong to him through Jesus Christ, he looks at you as if you had never sinned.
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"Life is an endless struggle, full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hairstylist you like!"

Here I am again.   It's almost 10 pm here and I'm heading to bed in a minute.  I have to...it's cold!

My Monitor stove keeps shutting off, so I left if off and will call the repairman in the morning.  I have lots of oil and not dust inside, so I don't know what it could be. 

BUT........when I came out of church tonight, my windows were starting to freeze.  It's going to be cold tonight.  I put my electric blanket on Kyle's bed because he's upstairs and it gets colder up there.
I'll pile the blankets on and use a little electric heater in the morning.  That, with my oven ,should help till the guy can come out and see what's wrong.  Right now I'm very grateful for my old chenille robe.  lol

Soni,  did it ever stop snowing?  Smart girl....staying inside and getting pictures for Christmas cards.

TBEAR.......you have the cutest graphics.    I'm glad you like us.     This is a wonderful group of Christian brothers and sisters.  Thanks to Kreative for sending you here. 

I need to go check out Marilyn's turquoise nails.   I hope I find the picture before I get too cold.

Good night from cold Oregon.  love, Nita

Good Morning everyone, tight schedule today, May God give me quick feet and mind. Bye.

Etta Sue ~ Great devotion. I really liked it. Pretty Girl Cat stayed in lastnight. She used her litter box. I guess I will leave the lid off her litter box for a short while. She woke me at 6:30am and I looked out and she was across the street at the boys mobilehome and when they went to school she disappeared. About 8:30am Pretty Girl Cat came to the door and wanted back in

Good morning.  It's Monday and Monday was wash day in my Grandmother's day.  So I am doing my laundry in honor of my Grandmother.   

Nita ~ I sure hope you get your Monitor fixed.  I can't imagine spending a night without heat.  I am spoiled.  That is another advantage of living next door to family.  As long as we have electric, one of us will have heat!!! 

Jerry ~ I bet Pretty Cat Girl...you need another name for that pretty little kitty...sure enjoyed the warmth of your home to sleep in instead of under someone's mobile home.  She is a Sweety.  See there's a name!

Etta Sue

Nita:  Brrrrr  I hope that your heat is fixed soon.  We had that happen last January and ended up buying a new furnace. 

Jerry:  It is so nice seeing you in here. 

Larry:  We have an older cell phone that we keep in the car & charge it just in case of emergency.  If it is true that we can make a 911 call on on that phone.  I forget about it all the time.

Etta Sue:  I especially liked the quote from A. Lincoln about a person's life

QuoteAnd in the end it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years.
       - Abraham Lincoln.   

That quote is calling us to "do" something with our lives. 

Carol

Good Morning: Before I came here today I was printing out a couple of Master's tag lessons to do later.

Etta Sue great devotional!

Hello Jerry , good to see you bright and early today. Have Etta Sue take some photos of your Pretty Girl Cat.

During my morning break today I will be going to WM's, we are getting ready for our booth at the Craft Fair in Eureka this coming Saturday. All the proceeds will go to the individual contributors.So I am busily crocheting little bookmarks, big bookmarks , and making prints of my flower photos. I hope something will sell.

Still waiting for my pay check for the first part of November and tomorrow it will be time to turn in another time card for last part of November.Thank you Jesus for taking care of me this month. Although now I will have to send most of my paycheck to my credit card. I hate bills and try to [pay them off ASAP. In my job you never know from one day to the next if you will have a job in the morning.

TTYL

I do believe it's my turn to say GOOD MORNING to everyone.  I was here early this morning but HAD NO GET UP & GO so I thought that I'd post later on so here I am. Well, I pray that everyone is doing well & did have a good Thanksgiving & so we ate at the IN LAWS & it was a feast for sure ...

TURKEY & MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY
HOMEMADE STUFFING w/ WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
HAM & HOMEMADE YEAST ROLLS
HOMEMADE RAISIN BREAD
DEVILED EGGS
PICKEL & CHEESE TRAY
FRESH FEILD CORN & FRESH GREEN BEANS
CRANBERRY SALAD
BROCOLLI & RICE DISH

DESSERTS WERE ...
APPLE PIE
STRAWBERRIE CHEESECAKE
PUMPKIN PIE
SPLENDA PUMPKIN PIE ( MINE - ANYONE WANT THE RECIPE ... JUST ASK )
CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE
BANANA CREAM PIE

I'll do my best to come in tomorrow sometime ... WHEN  it will depend on how much shopping that I get done with my hubby.  We start Christmas Shopping tomorrow for family & staff at school so I am making all HOMEMADE STUFF.  So, I have to get started on housework today so that I will not have a lot to do tomorrow when I get home. 

So ... I just want to say THANK YOU very much to everyone who has made me feel welcome here on the BOARD.  I am really starting to like it here.  So, I will post when I can so take care everyone & as I said at the top if anyone wants my CHEESECAKE RECIPE just ask & I can share it with everyone. 

Till next time !!

TBEAR - I'd like your recipe for the Splenda Pumpkin Pie if possible.  Thanks.
-Al Moak

NO PROBLEM ... AL I WILL HAVE IT FOR YOU LATER THIS MORNING OK !!

Tbear, what a meal and that list of desserts is really something.  Sure no one went away hungry.  I see your photo now is appearing.  Helps to have a face to go with the names.

Etta Sue, your devotional is very good today.  Thanks for doing it.

Nita, sure hope you get your furnace fixed today.  I remember how cold our house got several years ago after an ice storm when we had no heat for 3 days.  We do have a kerosine heater that provided daytime warmth but sure didn't leave it on at night.  Don't like the smell either but that was better than being cold.

Carol, glad to hear you have the cell phone to use to call 911.  I believe I could very well get along with that but my wife doesn't agree so we each have a line and a phone.  I think if it were just my wife and I living here (our daughter lives here as well) then we could dispense with the regular land line and go to a family cell plan.  I just read last week that for the first time there are more cell phone lines than land lines. 

Jerry, it sounds like you now have a cat that has adopted you.

Good morning Logar.  It sounds like you have a busy schedule today.

Al, my wife uses Splenda in her pumpkin pie all the time as our daughter is diabetic and I really can't tell the difference.  She cooks a lot with it.

The housekeeper is here today so things are getting all cleaned up.  This really helps my wife.  I have several things I need to get done today and we will probably go to the "Y" to exercise and walk this afternoon.  It is another beautiful clear and cool day here.

Isn't that devotional from Ephesians  a marvelous passage?  It makes me think of the lines of the well-known Hymn:  "Nothing in my hands I bring - simply to Thy Cross I cling."  And at least one wonderful fact is made abundantly evident by this passage - It's all up to Him Who loved us!  That means what Paul said in Phil. 1:6 - "being confident in this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."  Because it doesn't depend upon me, therefore it will indeed be completed.  No mixups, no slip-ups here!

   

Etta Sue, great devotion!

Nita, it stopped snowing but it is outside.  I dressed Chandraya in all her winter gear. LOL...if you can imagine what that looks like. 

I have a ton of to do, so that will keep me pretty busy all day.  I also need to get out and head to the bank.  Not fun driving in this weather.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!


Soni

LARRY ... I have a question for you since you mentioned that your daughter is a diabetic ... can I ask you what TYPE she is TYPE 1 - that is the ones that use shots & then there is TYPE 2 - which are on medication & watching with DIET & EXERCISE ... the reason I am asking is that I am DIABETIC too & I am TYPE 2 and it's so hard to find friends that share something in common with you so please tell me more about your daughter if is not to personal.  And, do send me your wife's recipe for her PUMPKIN PIE w/ spelda ok.  

Glad to see that everyone apporves of my picture.  I want to get one up of my husband & I together but I cannot get it small enough to fit ... but I am working on it so stay tune !!  


TBEAR

Etta Sue ~ How about I just call her Pretty. I like that and I think she deserves a name she can live up to.

Hi Carol ~ I am happy to be here also.

Hi Marilyn ~ Etta Sue has taken some pictures of me and Pretty Cat. I will try to have her take some more pictures of Pretty Cat.

Hi Larry ~ Pretty has adopted me for awhile. She like the food I buy at the General Dollar Store for her so she keeps coming back for more.

good morning,
I am here this morning because they called off school because it is snowing... there isn't much on the ground yet but they are predicting a lot so they called school so we don't have to drive in it and the buses don't have to run in it either... it should be interesting..... it snowed all the way hom from youth last night... so the top speed i could go was 40 it was a long ride home..... anyways hope ya'll are doing good my cold is getting a little better i think.... ttyl
Sarah

I thought maybe you guys would like to know who Jerry and I are talking about so I posted some pictures of Pretty!!!


To see Pretty, just click here.

And a cute kitty she is, Jerry!  Glad to see you posting!

Here is some pictures of the snow that some of you requested.  I got on my winter gear and went out front and too a few shots.  There not the best considering it was so late at night.

Snow Pictures

OOOOHHH, that looks cold Soni. Very pretty, I live in SC hardly ever see that much.

Here's the Splenda Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe as promised !!  Hope that everyone will enjoy it. And, I've a few other's & if anyone would like any of them do let me know ok ... or better yet I might just post them - here on the board so be watching for some good one !!

Talk with you all later !!
TBEAR




Splenda Pumpkin Cheesecake
Make 12 servings

~ CRUST ~

1 cup graham cookie crumbs
2 TBLSP. real butter

~ FILLING ~

2 pkgs. cream cheese â€" 8 oz. each soft
1 can pumpkin â€" 14 oz. can
4 eggs
1 can evaporated milk
¾ cup Splenda granular sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. ground ginger
¼ tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. cloves

For crust: Combine crumbs & melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Place into the freezer while preparing the filling. For filling: In a large mixing bowl with a mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese until soft & creamy. Add remaining ingredients; beat at low speed until well-blended & smooth for about 1 minute. Pour filling into the chilled crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes or until the sides begin to pull away from the pan & the filling has set. Cool for about 15 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the pan to loosen cake. Cool on a rack at room temperature. Cover & refrigerate for about 2 hours or until serving time. Per serving â€" 217 calories & 13.6 grams fat

Good Morning Everyone!

It's good to see all the lovely posts in here.  Sure makes me happy...lots to read.

TBear, hope you also put that in the Weight Loss Recipe section.  There's a few folks who will be so happy to see it there.  Just start a new topic with Splenda Pumpkin Cheesecake on the Subject line.  I'm sure going to try that sometime.  Looks great.

I'm oooooops...  phone ringing.  I'll be back.

Quote from: Logar on November 29, 2004, 12:18:53 PM
OOOOHHH, that looks cold Soni. Very pretty, I live in SC hardly ever see that much.

It is very cold, but not as cold as it usually gets in January.  The temp. here gets down to 30 below and is so cold the snow on the ground squeeckes and cracks when you step on it.  No snowmen when it is that cold.  I think I would take snow and cold more then I would hurricanes though.  

Hope your day is going well.

Thanks Etta sue for todays devotional,I remember memorizing those verses in college when I was in Campus Crusade for Christ.Still no word from my mom and today  she's been gone for a week.Hum wonder if she will make it into a internet cafe and be able to e-mail me at all.I can't callher as I have no idea how to call iternationaly and my calling card  is about ready to bite the dust ,plus I do not know what the time diff is and would not know when to call.Both of the pups are doing pretty well on the housebreaking ,using the puppy pads,they make me soo proud when they  go  do it on their own and in the correct place.We have snow here  not a lot but more suppose to come so guess we will see.I'm going stir crazy not going out,I stayed home yesterday mostly cause I did not know who to call for a ride.I have to get  both pups vaccinated but I'm goingto do it myself except for rabies and heartworm  so i'll get someone to pick that up for me this week and get it done.I also need to get some cat food over here they let him out but did not bring any over and all I got is some kitty treats and dog food so he has to just eat the kitty treats.I'm going to call my dr and see what happens if I stop the steroids,I don't want pain  but I don't care for the swelling and weight gain either,anyone have a suggestion as to what I should do?Ok well I've rambled enough so thanks all for your prayers and kindness,and John thank you  for always being  there for me and putting up me no matter what,I Love you and can't wait untill you come,Beth

November 29   

Spiritual Warfare and Sin: What Past?

I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
and I will not remember your sins. 
--Isaiah 43:25

One of the old German devotional philosophers took the position that
God loves to forgive big sins more than He does little sins because
the bigger the sin, the more glory accrues to Him for his
forgiveness. I remember the writer went on to say that not only does
God forgive sins and enjoy doing it, but as soon as He has forgiven
them, He forgets them and trusts the person just as if he or she had
never sinned. I share his view that God not only forgives great sins
as readily as little ones, but once He has forgiven them He starts
anew right there and never brings up the old sins again....

When a person makes a mistake and has to be forgiven, the shadow may
hang over him or her because it is hard for other people to forget.
But when God forgives, He begins the new page right there, and then
the devil runs up and says, "What about this person's past?" God
replies: "What past? There is no past. We started out fresh when he
came to Me and I forgave him!"  Faith Beyond Reason, 112.

"Lord, this concept is so foreign to our human understanding and our
human way of doing things. Your grace in forgiving--and forgetting--
is beyond our comprehension. But I worship You for it today. Amen."

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Hey Jerry, you be careful.
If you stand at the door and shout "come here pretty" and a young lady walks around the corner, well your in trouble bro!   

Yes Chris, Jerry would be in trouble - but I think you'd like to see it happen!

The amazing aspect of God's forgiveness has to be seen in the Person of the One Who does the forgiving.  A sin against Him is a sin against the absolutely good and gracious God, and the result is that the sin is absolutely horrible and obnoxious.  But what our Savior did on the Cross is every bit as unthinkable as our sin is obnoxious, so we are redeemed!

Do you use a VCR?


DEATH OF THE VCR?

Greetings to everyone,
     It is nice to read up on everyone,  my computer was dwn for 8 days and I have missed it so.. i don't remember what I must have done in the days before I had this wonderful tool. With Cheryl being an invalid  sure do use it for communication to the rest of the world..

    We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we had our  chrildren and grand chrildren up for supper.. we got 3 feet of snow last week and they had a ball in it, building a huge  snow man as a  family.. I will uplod photos later..


   I just wanted to get in and see you all..


   May God be with you all and Happy belated Holidays...


    ALMA