WHO IS JESUS?

In chemistry, He turned water to wine.
In biology, He was born without the normal conception.
In physics, He disapproved the law of gravity when He ascended into heaven.
In economics, He disapproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5000 men with two fishes & five loaves of bread.
In medicine, He cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs.
In history, He is the beginning and the end.
In government, He said that He shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace.
In religion, He said no one comes to the Father except through him.
So, Who is He? He is Jesus!

Join me and let's celebrate him; He is worthy. Praise Him to day for everything that you can think of that He has done for you.

I pray that the eyes beholding this message shall not behold evil, the hand that will send this message to everybody shall not labor in vain, and the mouth saying amen to this prayer shall smile forever. Remain in God and seek his face always. Amen!

In God I've found everything! The Greatest Man in History
Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.
He had no army, yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.

I feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us!

Life is too short for drama & petty things, so

kiss slowly,

laugh insanely,

Love truly and

forgive quickly.

RUN THROUGH THE RAIN WITH ME

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day. The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in

"Mom let's run through the rain," she said. "What?" Mom asked. "Lets run through the rain!" She repeated. "No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain," "We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm. This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday.

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

We had an Awesome Mother's Day Banquet!

Saturday eveing, May 12th, was our 2007 Mother's Day Banuqet. Sister Renee Sutton was our hostess and she did a fabulous job. The room was beautiful and was full of Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers, Grand-daughters and even Great Grand-daughters. My daughter-in-law, Amy, came with me and that was such a blessing to me.

Sister Lynn Raper and her Mother, Gracelyn Ray, prepared the food, which was delicious. Many of the ladies in attendance prepared and brought desserts and they were yummy! The evening started with a "Welcome" from Renee, Lisa Stidham asked the blessing over our food and we chowed down. We listened to a beautiful song from a son to his mother, it brought tears to the eyes of most of us, especially the ones who has a son.

Sister Cynthia Stidham introduced our special guest, Former Indiana State Women's Ministry Director, Sister Paulette Ramsey, who now is part of our Alabama church family at Harris Chapel Church of God of Prophecy. Sister Ramsey spoke to us about the "Awsome Gift from God" in being a mother." And what a privilege it is.

Our Mother of the Year, Sister Nancy McCarley, was out of town. We held off on announcing the winner until the Sunday morning service. We ended the evening by giving each lady in attendance a small token of our appreciation, a cookbook with recepies submitted by many of the ladies from our congregation and prepared by a few of our women from the Yahweh Sisterhood, Sister Renee, Sister Angela Fincher, and me.

Thank you to all that joined us. A special thank you to Sister Renee and Sister Angela for all of their hard work and to Sister Paulette for her insight into motherhood. Thanks to all of the men and women who helped us set up and to those who helped us clean up.

May God Bless You All! I hope you had a Wonderful Mother's Day!

Love and prayers,
Tina Stults

To see PICTURES from the banquet go to: www.aplacefornewbeginnings.blogspot.com

You know where your cell phone is, where is your Bible?

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cellphone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Unlike our cell phone, no dropped calls!

One more thing, unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill.

Makes you stop and think "where are my priorities?"

Article received from: Cynthia Stidham

MOTHER'S DAY BANQUET - Saturday May 12th, at 6:00 PM at People's Trust Bank

IT'S TIME! Our 2007 Mother's Banquet is tomorrow night, Saturday, May 12th, at 6:00pm. Join us at the Banquet room at People's Trust Bank for a wonderful night devoted to all of us mothers. This year's banquet is going to be our biggest and best to date. Sister Renee Sutton (who started this event 5 years ago) will be our hostess for the evening and we will have a special guest speaker.

This began as a Mother/Daughter banquet, and we still want everyone to bring their Mothers, Daughters, Mothers-in-law, Grand-Mothers, etc. We changed the title of the event so that everyone who is a mother will know that this banquet is for them. Join us for food, fun, fellowship and to find out who our 2007 Mother of the Year will be. DON'T BE LATE. See you there!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL WHO READ THIS!

With love,
Tina