Make an "Elf" out of yourself.....

literally.

Click here!

Have Fun!

Deena

Found this little goodie!

This was at Laurel's blog, and I just had to steal swipe borrow it for my blog:-)

Feel free to "borrow" it from me!

Noelle movie trailer

Coming soon to a theater! Let's support this movie, shall we??

Be blessed this Christmas season!

Deena

For Those Who Ask The Question....

"Where was God when [fill in the blank] happened?"

This is the answer:

'MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL'

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September
11, 2001.

Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go.'

I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said. 'Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now.'

I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.

I was in Texas, Virginia, California, Michigan, Afghanistan . I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.

Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor. Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take my hand.'

Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.

But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are 'ready to go.'

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

Love, God

Be blessed, and don't wait for your "stairwell moment". Trust Him now.

Deena

SATAN'S MEETING--long, but worth it!

I received this in today's email, and with the holiday season upon us, I thought it quite fitting...not to judge anyone, but just to make us think...and this is long but so worth it!

(Read even if you're busy)

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.

In his opening address he said, 'We can't keep Christians from going to church.

'We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth.

'We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour.

'Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.

'So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their
time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ..

'This is what I want you to do,' said the devil:

'Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection
throughout their day!'

'How shall we do this?' his demons shouted.

'Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their
minds,' he answered.

'Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow.

'Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week,
10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles.

'Keep them from spending time with their children.

'As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!

'Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice.

'Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive. To keep the TV, VCR,
CDs and their PCs goi ng constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the
world plays non-biblical music constantly.

'This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.

'Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers.

'Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day.

'Invade their driving moments with billboards.

'Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of
newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes..

'Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that
outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives.

'Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night.

'Give them headaches too!

'If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere.

'That will fragment their families quickly!

'Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas.

'Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death.

'Even in their recreation, let them be excessive.

'Have them return from their recreation exhausted.

'Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.

'Keep them busy, busy, busy!

'And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences.

'Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus.

'Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause.

'It will work!

'It will work!'

It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more
rushed, going here and there.

Having little time for their God or their families.

Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.

I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?

You be the judge!!!!!

Does 'BUSY' mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?

Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY!

Be blessed, and never be too busy to be a blessing!

Deena

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I know I haven't been posting much...with dr. appointments and such, I've kind of been distracted...but look for new and exciting things after the holiday weekend...I hope!

Til then, Happy Turkey Day!

Deena

As We Prepare for Thanksgiving....

Click here.

Then let me know what YOU are thankful for this Thanksgiving season.

Be blessed, and pray for our armed forces and their families.

Deena

Wisdom from Logan

I suppose most of you have heard this already, but it was new to me.

Came to me via email from a buddy of mine, and it moved me, so now I'm sharing it with you.



To learn more about this audio/video presentation, click here.

Be blessed, and be a blessing!

Deena

Sometimes...

...I read a book last night about a mission trip gone wrong.

...I read about a toddler who's body washed up on a beach, and no one knows why, how, or who.

...I read about a veteran of our current war, hospitalized and waiting to see his family...only to receive word that his three children were killed on that trip in an auto accident, leaving only his grieving and overwhelmed wife.

...I hear more about war than I want to know.

...I hear more about recalled products than I want to know.

...I hear more about church squabbles than I want to know.

...I hear more about fires, earthquakes, diseases, and violence than I want to know.

...I hear more about political battles and immoral laws than I want to know.

....and I pray, "Lord Jesus, is it time to come home yet?"

...

Deena

Getting A LOT of Buzz...

Tell me what you think. Visit the movie's website.

The RIGHT Kind of Love Story...

The Report Is In...

...and the news is "wait and see"...

I have to go in for more tests in 4-6 weeks to see if things have "changed" in there...and I have an appointment with a specialist December 5th.

So just keep praying.

Be blessed,

Deena

Gonna Be A Bear...

I just HAVE to share this!!

In this life I'm a woman.

In my next life (which I don't believe in this, but if I did, it would work for me:-), I'd like to come back as a bear.

When you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.



Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too.


When you're a girl bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute, cuddly cubs. I could DEFINITELY deal with that.



If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too. I could deal with that.



If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.

Yup, I'm gonna be a bear!

Be blessed, and be a blessing!

Deena

A New Award...of sorts...

I received this from a dear friend and sister in Christ over the weekend.

I have two sisters in my family, and while I'm growing closer to my oldest, I'm deeply estranged from my middle sister (I'm the baby--we have one brother, but we won't talk about him:-)

My sisters in the Lord are my family. They know me intimately, support me no matter what, feel free to give me a pep talk or a tush kickin' as the Lord leads, and always have a Word from His Word to share with me.

So this award, or gift, means a lot to me.

Unfortunately, I have a lot of sisters I want to give this to but they aren't in the bloggyland with us. Yet they mean so much to me...I've cried with them, prayed with them, had coffee with them, laughed with them, and worked side by side with them.

I also have a lot of bloggy sisters to give this to, and my memory is so clouded these days by medication and life itself that I'm too afraid to list anyone, because I wouldnt' hurt a sister in Christ for anything.

So, this is what I'm going to do. I pass this gift on to all of you who have emailed, chatted, blogged, commented, called, prayed, shared, hugged, wept, laughed, worked, or in any way supported me in my lifetime.

I love you all dearly, and great is your reward in Heaven...because I'm a handful!

Be blessed, and know you are loved by me!

Deena

God's Yellow Pages...

This is too cool not to share.

Click here.

Then come back and tell me what you think, okay??

Be blessed, and be a blessing!

Deena

God Is SO Amazingly Good...

I can't go into too many details...but we have been praying for our daughter...our middle daughter.

She has been struggling over her older sister's rebellion and wanting to find out who she is in Christ and what the "whole God thing" is all about (her words, not mine)...

So we've been praying for Godly friends her own age at school to surround her and to shelter her from the evil influences that have been pulling at her.

Today, God answered my prayer...in a huge way...with a giant, shiny bow...

And I'm so humbled, and so thankful, and so overwhelmed.

So, don't stop praying...He hears...and He will answer in His time.

Be blessed and be a blessing!

Deena

For you...

Pass it around!!

W.A.I.T. Upon the Lord...

I hate waiting.

And right now, that's what I have to do.

Wait on appointments to be scheduled.

Wait on tests results.

Wait on doctor visits.

Wait on possible surgery or treatment.



Ever notice that WAIT is a four letter word?

But then I thought about what waiting is...and for me, these days, it's

W ith

A ll

I

T rust

in the Lord.


Or, at least, it should be.

Too often it's

W ith

A ll

I

T ake

back control.


It's like I can give it to God for, at the most, a day, and then it's right back in my hot little hands. And I have to go before Him again, giving it back...a vicious cycle.

I'm trying. I really am trying to give it to God. Because, really, what can I do? Make phone calls to speed things up. That's about it. And if they see me as a pest, then I've done more harm than good.

What about you? What's your W.A.I.T.?

Be blessed, and be a blessing!

Deena

Fakey-Shakey Heart!

Did you know you can fake the peace that passes all understanding?

No?

Well, you can. I've done it.

And I've found two ways that I'm really, really good at it.






One is the "suck it up" syndrome. You know, the one where you have a problem and you decide you're just gonna "suck it up", stiff upper lip it, and grin and bear it.

That's one way to do it.

The other is more insidious (i.e., dangerous).



That's the sleight of hand trick. Being strong in one area when you're quaking in your boots over another area.

Now, my Jesus doesn't tell me anywhere in Scripture that I have to "suck it up" and be a big girl...no, He does not.

And He doesn't like it when I play tricks with my fears either. Acting like a tower of faith on one hand when the other is trembling with the possibilities of "What if?"

Nope, He wants it all--lock, stock and barrel--cast upon Him. When He tells me, "Fear not" it's because He already knows I'm afraid. And He can handle it for me.

So, yup...I'm a little shaken (not stirred!) over in this corner of the blogosphere over my latest doc report. Had the back surgery down cold, but this other thing...well, it has me knotted up.

I'm working on letting it go and letting God have it. Trouble is, I want to know what He's going to do with it, and that ain't in Scripture either...so I need to quit peeking over His mighty shoulder and let Him hold me for awhile.

Not an easy thing for a gal like me to do.

But I'm trying. You try too, okay?? There's room in His mighty arms and lap for the both of us, and I wouldn't mind the company one bit!

Be blessed, and be a blessing!

Deena

Two Doctor Appointments Down...

...and only two more to go!

My spine surgeon said, "No surgery right now" and is sending me for a series of steroid epidural spinal injections (fancy name for shots that HURT!) and then we'll see...

My regular doctor said the mass is definitely on my ovary and is sizable enough to be concerned about. So I have more tests coming up, and a referral to a surgeon that specializes in gynecological surgeries (kinda rattles me a little just to type that part:-)

So please keep praying, as I know you will.

Now, on a lighter and more encouraging note:

Click here for a great post:-)

Be blessed and be a blessing!

Deena

P.S. Finding health information on pregnancy and labor or finding symptoms of pregnancy can all be found online. When you think you're experiencing pregnancy symptoms and need advice, you can always get online health advice.