Garden Trellis with Angel by Angels and Everlastings

This is a wonderful item handmade by a beautiful Sister in Christ.  Please take a moment to Oooh and Aaaah.  Click on the picture to see more of her wonderful items.

From AngelsNEverlastings

This is a beautiful hand made angel on a garden trellis base.
I make these angels myself by hand. It measures approximately 12" high x 12" wide. This one is decorated with a variety of pretty pink and mauve dried flowers and fragrant lavender.


I personally love all the floral and the country look in her items.  The word that comes to mind is delicate.  I love delicate things!

Who's Got Your Rib?

This isn't really the rib I mean, but it serves a purpose too.

Have you ever seen those ads for people looking for love online?  Although there are many people who have legitimately found love that way there are many who are still looking and are often looking in the wrong place.

In a way, this message is more for the guys, but girls can get something to. ;)

My husband brought out a good point that made me laugh and think at the same time.  After seeing an online dating commercial my hubby said that finding love would not be so difficult for most guys if they would just look for the girl who had their rib.

Of course it made me pause and go, "What?" thinking my husband needed to go to bed, but then I realized he meant like Adam and Eve.  Eve had Adam's rib. 

The way many Orthodox Jews find a wife or companion is similar to that of a dating site except they are focused on the long term love verses the romantic love that people in a "want it now society" strive for.  They understand that true love does not happen in the immediate, but it happens after years of companionship. 

As I am coming upon my 9th Anniversary with my husband on Wednesday, June 9th, I have been noticing those marriages that have lasted forever.  In all honesty, my parents marriage stands out significantly to me.

My parents are crazy.  I love them immensely but they are crazy.  They are always driving each other nuts and yet for some reason beyond comprehension they are still together.  I have come to the conclusion that my mother has my father's rib.  He cannot live without her because she has a part of him that he needs. 

The ribs protect the heart and having one missing makes our heart just a little more vulnerable to being hurt.  When a man finds the girl who has his rib, well, he now has a fully protected heart.

That's not to say he won't feel his heart having an attach every now and then (romantically speaking) because the ribs don't protect you from that, but it does protect your heart from being pierced or crushed.

As the number of years I have been with my own husband I can honestly say that I do believe I have his rib.

So, for the men looking for love.  Stop looking for the hair or body type, look a little lower, just above the belly, below the breasts (that's a hard one) and look for your rib.

 

New CAPS Team Treasury

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Dumb Law of the Day: Fake Moustache

Beware all you fake moustache wearers in Alabama!

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

But then again, would a person wearing a fake moustache actually be in a church.  Rather deceptive is it not.  Hmmmmm?

You Learn Something New Everyday!

I'm sure we have all heard the saying that "You learn something new everyday," but how many of us actually take that as fact. 

Learning is not just about what 5+5 is (it is 10), but rather taking a look at every situation you find yourself in and learning from what is around you or what you experience.

When I was younger I used to see a bunch of drunk people and people on drugs (thanks to the many Biker Rallies my family went to), and I learned by watching that I never wanted to be drunk (and never have).

When I would find myself in a situation that I didn't like or didn't like the way it made me feel, I learned to never repeat that situation.

We can learn by watching our words and the way they affect the people around us.

We can learn by each step we take.  What is the ripple effect of your steps?

When you are confused, stressed, or just plain blank, take a look around you and learn.

Some things I've learned recently:

When something is cool in my eyes my son disagrees.

Toddlers and cereal don't mix when said toddler is angry.

If it looks like it can be used to climb, my toddler will inevitably use it.

Don't ever forget about the avocados at the back of the pantry. (Shivers)

It is not wise to do biology experiments in your fridge (i.e. that month old jar of spaghetti sauce at the back that has a nice culture growing).

No matter what kind of bad hair day I am having, I must always be grateful it doesn't look like His!!

What have you learned today?

CAPS Team Treasury

I've kinda been slacking on the CAPS thing, but I'm finally finding time to breathe a little and get just a little more work done.  For those who don't know, CAPS is Christian Artists Promoting Shops, so if  you shop from any of these beautiful ladies you will be shopping from someone you know loves Jesus!  Check it out and be Blessed!   Click on image to be take to the treasury.

The Strength of the Enemy

Have you ever walked into a pitch black room, turned on the light, and then saw the darkness fighting against the light in order to remain present in the room?


No!  Darkness is merely the absence of light and cannot exist when light is present.  When you walk into that dark room and turn on the light the darkness is gone, poof, just like that.  There is no resistance, no fighting back.  Wherever the light touches then darkness is just gone, immediately!


So it is with Spirit of God, His amazing presence, the ultimate Light!


2 Corinthians 3:17 says,"For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom," (NLT) or as the Amplified Bible says, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom)."

The Lord inhabits the praises of His people and He lives within every Spirit filled believer.  Just as the dark cannot and does not resist against the light, so it is with the kingdom of darkness, the enemy.  When God's light shines then darkness has to flee.  It is not a matter of if or even when, it is a "must." 


Those who live in constant battle with the enemy have failed to grasp their greatest weapon, praise!  Worship!  And being filled with the Holy Spirit!  


How strong is the enemy?  He is actually very weak when God's light is present, in fact, the enemy is not present at all when God's light is present. 

So, I guess the ultimate question is do you know how to cultivate God's light in your life? 
Some of the best resources!   This is the author of the books above.  This goes through seven parts I think, but this is the first.  Must see!