Fiddling

This song is called "Boil em cabbage down", It's my first fiddling tune, Is not perfected but it "tickles me"

Pressing Through & Waiting

I found out first hand today that God really does want whats best for us, but it has to happen in his timing and on his terms, I think the mistake we all tend to make is getting ahead of him. We tend to want what we want when we want it, part of that is being human but a lot of that way of thinking has to do with being Americans. It's why we must constantly trust that God knows whats best for us and he usually isn't in a big hurry.
I know that when I go out on my own trying to get something I feel I want or need and not waiting on God or trusting him, it's like settling for a cold can of soup when God has a banquet just right around the corner if I would just hold out a little longer. When he is in control it just feels right and always works out!!!

Joyce Meyer

I am going to a Joyce Meyer conference in a couple weeks, and cant believe how excited I am. I was talking about Joyce today and literally burst into tears and became very emotional. It kinda came out of nowhere, but the truth is Joyce Meyer has helped me through some of my toughest struggles and obstacles. I just 'get' where she is coming from and what she is trying to say, and I have been able to apply her teachings to my daily struggles. She has given me extra doses of hope when I've felt hopeless, and has kicked me in the ass when I have needed it. I have learned so much about God from her.
I might not ever meet her in this life but would love to thank her some day, I could cry right now just thinking about how grateful I am that she said yes to God.
Cant wait to come back with some great pics!......stay tuned!

My Cousin David Roberts Art

Sunday Night Reflections

*I am blessed to have a Jesus loving mother!

*I have learned to embrace change, knowing that people who loved religion and were addicted the their personal preferences were the ones who resisted and killed Jesus.
Nothing stays the same.....get over it!

*I no longer care if people like me as long as I am proud of my life and the choices I have made.

*I can now play "Jesus loves me" on my violin.....stay tuned!

*I have found that Marie Callenders frozen dinners are deeeelicious!!

*I have finally found a place to teach dance. Real excited about that, stay tuned for details.

*I loved spending time with my very young nieces and nephews today. We are a blessed family!

*Very glad to be getting over getting sick, it has sucked and caused me to isolate!

Jesus & "Religion"

Jesus did not build his church on religion, rules and ridiculous traditions. He spoke out against it and it got him killed. When he was dying on the cross he didn't motion someone over and in his last breath say "make sure they wear ties to church, sit in pews, sing hymns, and keep the sinners out". He pissed people off! Religion is alive and well today and it is ugly! The handful of men and woman publicly going against the religious system today receive the majority criticism and attacks from people who call themselves "Christians". It's shameful, we should all be praying for ALL pastors, and being champions of unity.

When I first started getting involved in church I became friends with a couple of guys who were always bad mouthing different aspects of my church and questioned leadership. (Both have left my church and are still critical.) I was a new Christian and a critical person myself so it was hard for me not to fall into that "critical spirit". I didn't understand some of the aspects of "church" but knew that I was in the church God wanted me to be in. I knew that gossip and disunity were sinful in the eyes of God. I remember one particular time I told one of the guys that bad mouthing the bride of Christ was grieving to the holy spirit, his reply was typical of a religious person," show me where it says that in the bible, thats not scriptural"........thats their answer and reply to everything.

Matthew 23:13 (New Living Translation)

¹³ “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

Mother Theresa

There is much suffering in the world--very much. Material suffering is suffering from hunger, suffering from homelessness, from all kinds of disease, but I still think the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, just having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can never experience.

In these times of development, the whole world runs and is hurried. But there are some who fall down on the way and have no strength to go ahead. These are the ones we must care about.

Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other other and have the courage to accept each other as we are. Do not be surprised at or become preoccupied with each others failure; rather see and find the good in each other, for each one of us is created in the image of God. Jesus has said it beautifully " I am the vine, you are the branches. " The life giving sap that flows from the vine through each of the branches is the same.

Mother Theresa

Friends and Family

Athena, ..Beautiful inside and outMom & Helen, Spiritual warriors!!

My Life Group

Me & My Cousin Lisa

Violin

A very imortant audience!

Playing Twinkle