A Good Day

Today was a great day..I picked up Antonis from his Sea Cadets drill weekend at 3pm and then we drove over to Waldorf, MD to visit with my brother, David.  We had a great time.  I finally have some pictures of Antonis in uniform!  My little sailor.  I am so proud of him!

The New Furniture!

God Cares About Our Furniture!

God moved in a mighty way early this weekend in an area of our lives that had been neglected for a long time..our family room.  The whole time we've been married we have been blessed to have the furniture in our family room that my Dad handed down to me when he moved to FL, 10 years ago.  This was a living room set that had been in my house growing up.  My Dad says they bought it when I was 6 years old.  So it had been around a while but was still in good condition.  Over the years I got sick of the coffee table and end tables though so out those went to the curb.  We've stuck with the couch but the thing was starting to look beat up.  We had bible study at our house a couple of weekends ago and a friend sat down and the arm rest fell off.  For the past several years we have been talking about wanting to get a new living room set but it's been difficult to find the time to shop with 5 kids.  I've gone out a couple times while Bob stayed home to hold down the fort, we've popped into stores together on "date night" and we even ventured out with the little ones in tow several times, but I just didn't see what I wanted.

Well lo and behold..on Friday afternoon our doorbell rang around 3pm.  A man with Furniture Direct had this massive truck filled with furniture that was available to purchase right from the truck.  He wanted to know if I wanted to come out and take a look. (Meanwhile I was on the phone with my brother and he was yelling for me not to do it..that it was all stolen goods!!  He worries about me because I don't watch TV :))  We actually found an entire living room set that we really liked and were able to buy it right from our driveway.  By 6pm...a whole new look!!  Now that is service!  No waiting for delivery..no dragging my color swatch through showroom floors.  The living room is absolutely beautiful!  The Lord provided the means to purchase the furniture and He brought our furniture to our doorstep.  When the Lord moves, He moves!!  Bob even decided late on Thursday that he felt like taking the day off on Friday.  I would have never been able to make the purchase without him being here.  GOD IS GOOD!!! I'll add the pictures of our beautiful new room tomorrow!!  Anyone for coffee or bible study?

Happy Valentine's Day!

The Coming Rapture & Tribulation

As I mentioned in previous posts..there is coming a time when God is going to pour out his judgement on this Earth for man's rebellion against God.  Jesus is going to save those who follow Him from living through this terrible time...those that believe in Him and have accepted Him as Savior will be taken out of the world before the events begin to unfold.  Jesus is going to come down in the clouds and gather His people to Him in the air..we then are going to go up to heaven to be with Him forever!  It is all going to happen in the twinkling of an eye..and then with the church gone from the Earth, the evil is going to really let loose.  I would not want to be here for that!  It is going to be a terrible time and I am going to tell you about the things that will be ocurring during that time in upcoming posts.  It is known as the 7 year tribulation and you can read it for yourself in the book of Revelation.  I am writing in hopes of encouraging those who have been on the fence about committing their lives to Jesus to not wait another day!!  This is to warn you of the impending disasters to come.  I'm also writing so that those of you who are left behind will know what happened to me and what to expect for yourselves.  My prayer is that all those who read this blog will be joined together with us in the clouds!

The Comfort of Christ's Coming -1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NKJV)

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethen, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.  For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumphet of God.  And the dead in Christ willl rise first.  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.  And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.