I thought he looked very nice in his suit and tie.
~ MEMORIES ~
Daddy and Grandma Doris
A few weeks ago my family and I were very happy to see my Aunt Theresa married to a good christian man.
( Keep in mind that I have two Aunt Theresas, this ones on my Daddies side. c ; )
And my father had the honor of walking both her and their Mother ( my Grandma Doris ) down the isle.
It was a nice, cozy little wedding and I thought the church and decorations were beautiful.
This is the Chapel, it's lovely isn't it?
The happy couple
Their's was kind of a funny story. When they met for the first time in a long time, they discovered that they had known each other in grade school.
One of the best thing about that weekend was that not only did we get to attend a wedding, which alone is a happy occasion, but we also got to stay at Grandma's house for the weekend. The younger ones are always excited when we get to do this, mainly Charlene. Let me show you why.....
Charlene's favorite c ;
We get to see family we don't normally get to see, like our cousin Heaven.
And the notorious Uncle Sam, who is forever asking us if we are married yet and always making us laugh. He often gets me mixed up with my sister Gina, and so every time I see him he always asks me if I've joined the army yet ( which Gina told him might be in her future ) it always catches me off guard.
It's difficult for him to see and hear ( " I'm half blind and deaf..." as he puts it ) and so sometimes we'll be watching a movie and after a long and complicated scene ( which he slept through in the chair directly in front of the TV ) he'll wake up and say "What just happened?!" It's quite comical. c ;
Grandma Doris also has a pool which I had a picture of but lost somehow. So for all of us, going to Grandma's is a treat. c ;
And of course since we were all dressed up and surrounded by beautiful scenery, mom and dad wanted to take some pictures.
From left to right, Gina, Jesse and Chelsey ( me ) Wright. These are two of my brothers and sisters.
Mom and Dad c :
I think the little ones ran off when picture taking time came around.
~ MUD ~
I snapped these pictures the other day when Steven and Charlene decided to get muddy after a rain storm.
And that is what almost hit me as I ran in the door. c ;
It's funny, I know we have a picture of me covered in mud at that age somewhere....I guess it runs in the family.
~ MORE ~
I found Charlene doing this the other day and could not stop laughing. Shes sitting on an old saddle of ours wit a stick horse tied to it ( her own creation ) and saying " Yaaaaaa!"
Remember the honey and Jam I told you about before that wasn't quite ready ? Well we now have some honey. I'll have some videos on that sticky process later. But if you would like to buy some, let me know and I'll fill you in on the price and how many we have.
We'll also be picking and jamming lots of Blackberries in the next few weeks. c ;
First jar of honey. This honey wasn't from our bees, we actually got it from a wild bee hive, so it's even better. c :
This is what the Blackberry bushes look like right now, their almost ready! c :
Before we get into a bible study about our walk with the Lord I would like to take a moment and write about one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. The decision to accept Christ.
After all what good is a bible study about staying close to God if you don't know Him in the first place?
The salvation message has been told many different ways, but the simplest way that I have found to put it is this:
When God first created us, we were made in His image. We loved like He did. We were created to love and be loved. And only when we have this will we live happy, healthy lives. Because God loves us the way He does, He wants us to have a choice. He wants us to choose to love Him just as He chose to love us.
That's why He left the temptation of sin in the Garden of Eden. Before Adam and Eve sinned the world was perfect. There was no sickness, no pain, no hardship or suffering of any kind. God came down every day in the cool of the day to walk with His children. All was as it should be.
But when Adam and Eve chose to sin against God a wedge was driven between God and man. Causing mankind from then on to be separated from walking with God the way it was intended. And because of their sin, they were forced to take the best of their flocks and sacrifice them in order to be washed clean.
Romans 6 :23 says "For the wages of sin is death..."
Death is the punishment for sin, and now Adam and Eve had to sacrifice an unblemished animal on a regular basis to pay for their sins. But, they could no longer walk with God the way they had before, they were separated from Him.
This saddened Adam and Eve as well as God. And so, years later, He sent His Son to earth in order to make a way for us to walk with Him during our time on earth as well as spend eternity with Him in Heaven.
Romans 6:23 "....but the gift of God, is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
"The gift of God.." He loved us so much that He chose to pay the price once and for all. When Jesus came to earth and died on the cross, He was paying off the debt we owed because of our sin. And thus making a way for us to once again be at peace with God.
But He still didn't want to force it upon us, we still have a choice.
Acts 16:31 says " Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved."
Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
It's simple, all you have to do is confess to God that you are a sinner, ask for His forgiveness and accept His gift of eternal life.
If you have never done this, I urge you to do so now. It is of the utmost importance. And I promise it will change your life for the better. c :
If you have any questions, message me or leave a comment and I'll be happy to help. c ;
Below are two songs that I have found tell the salvation message very well, I was going to just post one but they are slightly different. They have both brought me to tears.
