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Hey everyone! Marcia (my_jesusspace06) has just introduced me to the neatest new thing! It's a VOICE MESSAGE RECORDER you can put on your page and IT'S FREE! Come visit my page and leave me a message - I look forward to hearing your VOICES!!! How cool is this! Brings you all more to LIFE! LOL Okay - I hope to get messages from you all - IT'S EASY, FUN AND FREE!!!!!! Love ya!
Kathryn
In case I missed any of my friends by accident, I wanted to share this here, also. I had no plans to leave any Easter comments as I had run out of time (I thought) but the Lord gave these words to me tonight as I was taking out my contacts and getting ready to go to bed. He is soooo wonderful! RESURRECTION MORN Arise my friend
It’s Resurrection Morn
It’s for this reason
That Christ was born
Yes, He came to earth
His life to freely give
So that you and I
Could eternally live! Kathryn Kenney
04-07-07
Yes! He is! Why does this continue to amaze me? I really don't know - all I know is that I am so grateful that He is always faithful! He is always true to His word and He is always there for me and for you, too. Yesterday was one of those days when I let things get to me and allowed things to make me feel awful. Thankfully, He has given me a true friend that I can confide in and that has a big shoulder for me to cry on and "vent" - then that friend always has words of wisdom to help me get back on track. Please understand this though - that friend is not anymore than I am - but that friend allows God to speak through the friend to me. How I thank God for that! And, of course, this morning my study "just happened" to fit right in to what I went through yesterday. I always type my prayers in my prayer journal after my study and because I thought this might help someone else I have decided to share this morning's prayer. Then again, maybe it's just for me - I don't know - all I know is that I felt I was to share it, if for no other reason than to let others know that not one of us is perfect - but if we are His child, we ARE forgiven if we but ask. Every day we are given is a new chance to try and get it right. So, here's the prayer...... FRIDAY, 04-06-07 – 6:10 A.M. Father, I don’t even know where to start this morning – You are so wonderful to me! I thank You and praise You for everything You are doing in me and in my life. How like You to have me in THIS day’s study this morning. Learning about Gideon – I never knew how much I was like Gideon until this morning. Yet You used him because he was willing to allow it. Father, I want to be like that. I want You to do the things through me that You want to do. Please help me not to get in Your way, Father. I can be so ‘petty’ about some things but I ask You right now to just help me let go and let You do the work that You want to do through me. Whatever it is, just help me to know which way You want me to go. I truly want ONLY Your will for my life, Lord. I want Your will above all else and I ask You to PLEASE help me not to miss Your plan and purpose for my life. Help me to trust in You with all my heart and to lean not on MY own understanding but to acknowledge You in all Your ways so that You will direct my paths. Cleanse my heart, Lord, make it pure this minute. Please forgive any ungrateful thoughts I may have had and help me to start this day new and fresh in You. Give me the strength to do what I need to do for You this day and no more. Remind me to live only in the moment You have given me and not to waste time looking behind or ahead. The past is gone, forgotten and I ask You to help me leave it there. I am not promised another day or another minute from You and that is why I ask You to help me not look to what I COULD do in the future. Today, this minute is the gift You have given me and I ask You to help me make the most of it for You. Use me this day to bring Your light into at least one person’s life that might otherwise not have seen You at all. Thank You again, Father, for always being there even when I may think You’re not. I love You so much and yet I know that as much as I love You it could never come close to how much You love me. In Your Most Precious and Holy Name – Amen! I pray you all have a most blessed day today! In His Love,
Kathryn
Hey everyone! Once again I am asking for your prayers - but it's a possible good thing this time. Most of you know that I have had my house up for sale for quite some time. Wellllllllllll - I just had a lady call me that looked at it a good while back and she said she wants to buy it. She has already been talking to the bank soooooooo I now have to find out exactly what I have to do to get everything done. Sooooo - just pray that, IF IT'S THE LORD'S WILL, this will work out. I on't know how to act if it sells because when it does I will be DEBT FREE!!!!!!! Love to you all - gotta hurry and get to church!
Kathryn
GOOD MORNING FRIENDS! Well - this past Saturday night my home computer went into a coma. Of course, Sunday I was busy with church but after I got home from work on Monday I called the 'hospital' and spoke to a 'doctor'. She said she could send me what I needed to help my poor little computer. But - since it was after 5:00 - I wouldn't get the "fix" until Wednesday. However, when I arrived home yesterday (Tuesday) the fix had arrived! YIPPEE!!!! Now I could help my computer. So, I called the doc back and she walked me through everything and, sure enough, my computer came out of its coma! However, it is still in need of lots of therapy. It is still having trouble moving and can't quite reach that much needed connection to get to the internet. I was on the phone for about three hours last night and was getting very frustrated. I finally just had to go stop and leave it alone. I am going to take off work early today so I can go home and call the doc back and see what kind of physical therapy might help my poor baby. I am praying that it will be something simple that I haven't tried yet and that I can help it to get moving again and also be able to make that much needed connection to reach the internet. In the meantime, I will just have to keep you posted from here (my work computer) or use my Mom's computer at home. I am going to try everything to save my computer but, if I am unsuccessful, I will just have to make the funeral arrangements and be done with it. I do still have the other computer I was using before I got this free one from the phone company so it won't be ALL that bad maybe. Sooooooooo - I'm sure there are a lot of you that can relate to the frustration I was feeling last night - but I definitely got reminded this morning of how ridiculous I was to allow myself to get so frustrated with it. Isn't it just like God to do that? As I was driving to work, I came upon a very eye-opening scene - a car had apparently just lost control and overturned on the side of the road. It didn't look like anyone was hurt bad or trapped - it looked like the people in the car were already sitting on the side of the road. True, they looked very dazed and confused but seemed to be alright. Now, I don't mean that this accident happened just because God wanted to remind me of the important things - I'm not saying that at all - but He DID allow me to leave early enough this morning to see this accident and when I did it made me stop and think........."Here I was getting so upset about my computer last night and what does it really matter? I am okay, He allowed me to wake up again this morning and He has given me safe travel thus far. It's not like I don't have another computer I can use!" WOW! Talk about a wake-up call! I'm praying that the people in that accident ARE okay - though the car (or truck, whatever it was) is NOT! That vehicle can be replaced but what rejoicing that the occupants of it are okay. Just like my computer can be replaced and I need to concentrate on more important things in my life - like spending as much time as I possibly can with HIM! I have to ask myself when is the last time I ever spent THREE HOURS with HIM in HIS WORD to try and make MY LIFE run better???? Sadly, I don't know that I've EVER spent that much time at once. Yes, this is a wake-up call to me to remember what is important. Just thought I'd share - didn't mean to be so lengthy :) Praying you all have a blessed day and rejoice in Him!
Kathryn
I was so excited after service Sunday morning - just because of what God is doing and continuing to "reiterate" to me. The message was again about PRAYER. I couldn't EVEN write everything down because I was listening so intently to what He wanted to say to me that I'd forget to write things down sometimes - but here are some highlights: The first thing the pastor asked was, "How close do you (I) want to be to God?" It is my choice. He read Mark 1:35-39 and then also backed up and read vs. 29-34, which were events that happened the day before. As much as Jesus had done that day, as many people as had come to Him for healing, etc., He STILL rose up EARLY the next morning and went to be by Himself to talk with His Father. Giving a prayer of thanks for yesterday and asking for strength for today. And then went right back to the Father's business. I can not live the life God has called me to live, if I don't spend time in prayer. Prayer is not an inconvenience - it is a NECESSITY!!!! Well, now let me assure you - My pastor went into MUCH more detail than this but these are just all the notes I got - but you get the idea. I was just so FULL!!! Then, last night was just as good. Last night he (the pastor) was talking about learning to be a "giver". And he wasn't preaching about tithing - he hardly ever does that (if ever). He was talking about helping others - and the fact that we have to stay in prayer in order to help others. Talking about when God blesses us, He doesn't bless us for it to stop there. He blesses us so we can help others! AMEN! Talked about how Aaron & Hur held up Moses' arms for him in the battle because when Moses' arms would start falling they would start losing the battle but when he held his arms up, they could overcome the enemy. That's the way it is with us when we pray and lift others up - we help defeat the enemy. Yes, even though talking about being a giver, prayer was still an important issue. Now I can't really remember but I think this part was told on the video we watched in our last class (we just did the Financial Peace University study by Dave Ramsey). I think it was Dave Ramsey that was telling the story of how he was doing his Bible Study early one morning and his 5 year old son woke up and came in to where he was studying and crawled up in his lap and said, "Daddy, I love you." He said that he just started crying and his son asked him what was wrong. He told his son, "You are my son. I love you soooo much and I can not imagine giving your life for ANYONE!" And yet the reason he was crying is because he said he was realizing JUST what God had given up for him. He gave His ONLY SON for me - how can I NOT give back????? (Now, he may have been telling the story about someone else - please forgive me - I just got sooooo much yesterday that it's hard to remember exactly where everything came from) Anyway - it was just really good to me - The last few months (well, since July I guess) it's so totally different when I go to church. Even when I'm not at church - just when I start talking about my Lord to anyone or just start thinking about all He's done and is doing for me - I just can't stand it!!!! I mean, I just get sooooo excited and I just want to tell everyone about it. I don't mean that I go around "happy" all the time, smiling and "Oh, life is soooo wonderful" - I just mean that, well, I'm IN LOVE!!!! And it is WONDERFUL!!!! And isn't that what you do when you love someone? You can't wait to be with them or to tell others about them? That's how it is now with me and Jesus. All I have to do is start thinking about Him and I just feel so full, I feel like I'm gonna absolutely BUST WIDE OPEN!!!!! What a truly wonderful feeling! And, even on days like today when I'm not feeling so well - I STILL get that same feeling when I start thinking about Him. He is so faithful to me!!!! It really makes it hard to get the rest I need right now because I just want to sit here and tell everyone about what He's done for me! And He will do it for ANY of His children! I must go now - but just remember - HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER THINK ABOUT LOVING HIM! ENJOY IT!!!! AND PASS IT ON!!!! Love to all,
Kathryn
Okay - Roxe wanted me to send her an e-mail telling her about the trip the card took - where it went and when - just a list of the names and places. Well, of course I couldn't make it THAT simple - so here's the e-mail I sent her. Thought y'all might enjoy reading it, too! :) ENJOY - and remember - I'm just an amateur trying to inject some humor into the situation. THE STORY OF THE TRAVELING CARD Once upon a time - oh wait! This is a TRUE story - guess we can't start with that line........ On January 22, 2007 a crazy lady named Kathryn in Atmore, Alabama mailed a BIG package. Inside this package was a card and a LOT of addressed envelopes. She mailed this package to Jesse in Wichita Falls, Texas. When Jesse received this package, he took everything out, signed the card, put ALL the envelopes AND a little extra gift into the envelope addressed to the next person on the list, which was Valerie and off it went on January 27, 2007. Valerie received the package in Denver, Colorado and, after she signed the card, she sent it on its way on January 30, 2007. So, off the card went to Tulsa, Oklahoma in order for Marcia to sign the card that was inside. As soon as Marcia received the package she signed the card and made sure to get it right back on it's way. Off to Bonnie (Marcia's sister, by the way) in Tampa, Florida. Now, by this time the poor little card is sooooooo mixed up. It has no idea what is going on and can't figure out why everyone keeps writing on it and passing it along its way. But, sure enough, it happened again. When it got to Bonnie's house, she, too, signed it and sent it right back out on February 9, 2007. "Well, my goodness," the little card was thinking, "no one wants to keep me. They just keep scribbling on me and sending me back out in the cold. Brrrrrrrr!" The card finally made it to Ruthie's house in Central City, Pennsylvania. But it didn't get to stop there either! She sent it on its way on February 13, 2007. "Oh my! Where am I now?" thought the little card. "Oh no! Not here! This is a preacher's house! If he scribbles on me, he may write ALL over my insides! Those preachers just don't know when to quit talking! Alas, here I am in Chesapeake, Virginia at Rev. Wayne's house. What? Are you kidding me? I don't believe it! Here he is sending me off again (after he put something else in here, too). And it's only been three days since I left my last warm house." Yep, on February 16, 2007 the card was on its way to McHenry, Illinois. This time to visit with Cheryl for a little while. She took the card in and got it all warm and scribbled a note inside. Then, on February 26, 2007 she put it out in the cold mailbox again. "Where am I headed now?" the poor little card thought. "Isn't ANYONE EVER going to love me and keep me where it is safe and warm? You've GOT to be kidding me! This state looks familiar, haven't I been here before?" Yep! The person that coordinated this whole thing messed up a little bit and now the card was going BACK to Pennsylvania. However, this time it was in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania where Maggie and Todd live. "Whew!" thought the little card, "I sure am getting tired of all this traveling. Sure wish I could rest here for a few days. But here she is scribbling on me. Guess she's gonna do the same thing as everyone else. What's that? Someone else scribbling on me, too? OH! That's Todd. Okay, good, I think he's finished now." Maggie also wanted to add a little something extra to the package, so she did. Then Todd thought Maggie put the card in the mail and Maggie thought Todd put the card in the mail and the little card just sat. And sat. And sat. For seven days the little card got its wish and got to rest at Maggie and Todd's house. "Ahhhhh," thought the card, "This rest is soooooo nice. I've been on the road an awfully long time and, hey, maybe this is where I'm supposed to stop. But, if this is where I'm supposed to stop, why'd they scribble on me like the others? I don't know, I think something weird is going on here." About that time, the little card heard Todd and Maggie talking, "What do you mean 'thanks for mailing that card for me'," Todd said to Maggie. To which Maggie replied, "The card for Roxe. Thank you for putting it in the mail to Gina for me." "I didn't mail the card," said Todd. "What! I thought you mailed the card, Todd!" Maggie said. "No, I thought YOU mailed the card," Todd replied. "Oh my!" said Maggie, "Here it is right here. We have GOT to get this in the mail TODAY. It is March 9, 2007 and it has been here for tooooooo long. We've got to get it to its next stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee." Yep! You guessed it, they put the card in the mail that very day. It took only three days for it to reach Gina in Tennessee. She opened up the package, scribbled on the card and sent it on its way to none other than the intended recipient, Roxe! But somehow, the little card felt different this time. "I feel so full of love," thought the card. LO AND BEHOLD, the VERY NEXT DAY on March 13, 2007 the little card stopped at another house. "I don't know how much more love I can hold. How many more stops must I make? Hey! What's this? This lady is opening me up and.......she's not scribbling on me. Hey! Is it raining inside? I thought I felt something wet fall on me. Oh no! Don't cry lady! Awwww! You are feeling all the love pouring out of me, aren't you? Ya know, it was worth the whole trip around these United States just to be able to bring you all the love that these people poured inside me to bring to you. I know that my mission is now complete." Now, you may think that's the end of this story but it isn't. That very same evening, the crazy lady in Atmore, Alabama received a phone call from her friend Roxe that lives in Resaca, Georgia. "I got a very special card in the mail today," Roxe said. And she told her friend, Kathryn, how much that little card meant to her and how much it meant to her that we had all sent it all across these United States to get all the signatures and little extras that some people put in. Roxe said it blessed her heart after a disheartening weekend and said it was definitely timed by the Lord when she would receive it. That is why it got to rest at Todd and Maggie's house because the Lord didn't want it getting to her until the time was just right. So, now you know the WHOLE story. Isn't God AWESOME????
WHEW! FINALLY! I have "updated" my page once again! Thanks to the friends that helped with codes and such (and especially the one that stayed up so late with me last night - even though she IS two hours behind me - Ha! Ha!) So - I am inviting everyone to come take a look and see how you like it - don't care about votes or anything like that - just always like to invite my friends and family over after I "redecorate". I really had a LOT of help on this one and it was VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! They know who they are and I won't mention names here because they have a MUCH bigger reward waiting for them in Heaven than public thanks here could ever compare to! So - come on over - stay and talk (read - I changed a lot) :) Enjoy yourself and may the Lord bless you while you visit. I love you all!
Kathryn
HEY, HEY EVERYONE! ROXE CALLED ME TONIGHT - SHE RECEIVED HER CARD TODAY! She was soooooooooooo excited about it!!!!!! SHE SAID TO TELL EVERYONE - THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! Of course we KNOW God had His hand on it all the way across the states and we KNEW He would get it to her on just the right day! She really had a rough weekend - and today she has started losing her hair by the handfuls due to the chemo - It just really lifted her spirits. I will have to try to post a blog soon (maybe tomorrow) about how here she is going through all this and yet I felt like she was encouraging ME on the phone!!! That's our Roxe!! Just listening to her talk about the things she has been through these last few days - it was such a blessing to me! God is soooo amazing and AWESOME! Roxe just loved all the "extras" that some of you included - a bookmark from one, a poem from another, a business card, etc., etc. I want to take this time to also thank each one of you for your help in this. God started it with a small little whisper and because of His willing servants our sister received a wonderful blessing today! We could say - "Yea! We did it!" But the truth is WE didn't do anything and we know that! I am so glad to have friends that love Him as much as I do and that are so willing to go that extra mile for another! Well - again - ROXE SAYS THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU! She just couldn't say it enough! Love & Hugs to you all!
Kathryn
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