Me and my Sis!

I thought this was a cute picture of Kristin and I. It's always fun when you get a cute one! Love ya Sis!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Patrick was born in Britain in 373 AD. He was kidnapped into slavery at the age of sixteen, and taken to Ireland where he labored for six years.

In "Patrick's Confession," we learn that although he had been raised in church, it wasn't until he was kidnapped that he realized for the first time that he really did not know God. During his captivity he says, "the Lord opened my mind to an awareness of my unbelief, in order that, even so late, I might remember my transgressions and turn with all my heart to the Lord my God."

Today millions are raised in churches, but do not really know God. We call this condition "False Conversion." And just like Patrick, many times it takes a tremendous shock before the false convert realizes their true state before God.

Jesus talks about the worst case scenario for false converts in Matthew 7:21-23:

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"

To learn more, listen to this message called "True and False Conversion":
http://www.LivingWaters.com/learn/trueandfalse.htm

Good Quote

I saw this quote the other day and I hope this applies to me...

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"

Kelly's concert

Kelly had a school concert that was held at the mall last night. She was so cute and so excited about it. It was hard to get any good pictures in the mall but here are a few to share with you. She's in the pink shirt.

Rob Bell Video

Steve has been looking into Rob Bell and came across this YouTube video. It is worth your time to watch this. I don't know if any of you read his books or watch his video's, but I am convinced he is deceived in his view of scripture and not someone to be followed. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. We need to check what people are saying with the scriptures. If it doesn't line up, run the other direction.

Sunny Day

The sun is out today! It feels great. My mood lately has been somewhat depressed. I'm not usually that way, but this cold gray weather seems to be getting to me. Today it is sunny... cold, but sunny. (Thank you Lord!) It's amazing how sun streaming through the windows can boost your spirits. I think I'll clean the windows. :) I'm beginning to get the itch to ride my bike again! Kelly has a Valentines party today at school. She has been determined to get her teacher a rose. So, I took her to the store and we bought her teacher a rose. She is such a sweet girl. She was so cute this morning carefully carrying her rose to the bus. I love that girls heart and her sweet, thoughtful spirit.

Monday weigh in

On Monday I weighed in and I lost 4 pounds last week! 4 pounds! Amazing. Don't know how I did it. But it did put me up over 50 pounds gone! Dad says I should go to the feed store and pick up a 50 lb. bag of feed to put it all in perspective! My leader says it's time to stop, but I say 5 more pounds! Then I'll stop. Promise. :)