Blessed



My family is so blessed to have so many people that are commited and praying for us. I am thankful to have so many friends near and far. Sometimes I forget how many friends that are building with and are commited to me and my family. I guess what I want to say is, "Thank you Jesus for blessing me and my family with faithful friends, your word and the forgiveness of sins."

"Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies."

Thank you!

The Devils Lost Again

“The devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God....Music is a gift and grace of God, not an invention of men. Thus it drives out the devil and makes people cheerful. Then one forgets all wrath, impurity, and other devices.” (Dr. Martin Luther)   

The Devils Lost Again by 2nd Chapter of Acts.

(Sung by the School Children)



Praise the Name of Jesus

This song was on my mind this morning and I thought I would share it with you.

(This is the best recording I could find)

Praise the name of Jesus.

Praise the name of Jesus.

He's my Rock.

He's my Fortress.

He's my deliverer, in Him will I trust.

Praise the name of Jesus.

Christ is my only hope.

Jesus Is What People Need

I went to hula practice the other night. Usually we warm up and then practice our dances for a few hours. This practice was different. My teachers had all of the students write a paragraph on what we want to gain from hula and why do we take hula. About fifteen minutes passed when they told us to put our pencils down and read aloud what we wrote. What I heard next made me thankful that my hope is only in Jesus, nothing else. One lady, a single mom, said that she was doing hula in hopes of gaining a good role model for her three year old son. Another said she goes to hula because she wants to feel loved and accepted by people. When I heard these things, I felt sorry for these girls/women. I thought, "Jesus is what people need." 


After practice, I went home and talked to my dad about what we did at hula that night. He said that when there isn't a foundation of the Word being preached, people start looking or going to other places to fill their wants and desires. I told my dad that I was also seeing that it's not just the people in my hula class but I need Jesus and His word every day. Oswald Chambers says, "There is only one Being who can satisfy the last aching abyss of the human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ." This is so true. Without His word and daily baptism through my dad, pastor, mom, siblings and friends, I would be the same way. I will be looking for something other than God and His word to fill my desires. Have I failed at this? Yes, but I am thankful for the washing of His word through people (neighbors) and the forgiveness of sins.

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.

On Christ the solid Rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness seems to hide His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay.

When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh may I then in Him be found.
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

Define a Friend

First of all, thank you Kaylee, Letha, and Molly for your comments on my last post. It was very encouraging to read all of your comments. I really appreciate it. Now back to my blog post :).

What is a friend?

Recently, I have been getting help on defining what a friend is. I asked my dad the other night, "What if they don't want to be my friend anymore?" My dad responded by saying, "You can't loose a friend that you never had. But, take comfort to know that their fathers are your friends. They are the kind of friends that you want to have in your life." The more my dad tells me this (which has been a lot lately) the more it is comforting. Speaking of fathers, I believe that Pastor Taylor, Pastor Hicks, Pastor O'Connor, Ben Taylor, my dad (to name a few) are my friends. I know I can go to them when I can't handle something. I believe that everyone has the opportunity to do this if they want.

The video below is a song about charity. My brothers and sisters wrote it with help from my dad and their teacher Mrs. Scamman. For some reason, I thought of this song when I was posting on my blog.