This Blog.....

Hello my dear family and friends...hope your New Year is splendid so far. I had contemplated deleting my blog as I seem to go for a week or more and not write on here. Maybe it is just the holiday season that has distracted me. Today, I heard from family and friends wondering what happened...that they were trying to get thru and were disappointed that I was going to take it down. So, I will see how I do for the next little while. :-)

Our Congregation is on a 21 day Daniel Fast Journey together. I will pass on great Daniel Fast blogs and websites that can assist you on this united effort to honor God with your favorite things...usually has to do with food, time, entertainment.....etc... Our church began yesterday January 4th. I began Jan 1--so today is day 5 for me. Below are some links that I hope help you find a recipe or encouragement.

Blog --

Daniel Fast Diet

Website--Eugenia~ forwarded this one...

Daniel Fast Recipes from the Caring Carrot Cook Book


**If you have any questions please ask....we will look for an answer...

The things to avoid are:

Meat, tea, coffee, sugar, refined grains, fried foods, or dairy products.


Meat, because Daniel didn't want to take the chance of eating non-kosher meat and/or meat that was offered to idols.
white flour and all products using it
white rice, white bread, hominy and pasta
fried foods
caffeine
carbonated beverages, including diet sodas
Wine or any other alcoholic drinks
foods containing preservatives or additives
refined sugar
high fructose corn syrup
chemical sugar substitutes
margarine, shortening, animal fat, high fat products

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

Sis' is home for Christmas Break...We're so happy!

Today was the Children's Christmas Musical...a lot of fun!

A modern Christmas Carol~story ....the kids are always darling....

~~~~Jeriah played the part of the choir director~~~~~

Forgiveness

I want you to be perfect.

You want me to be perfect.

I want me to be perfect.

You want you to be perfect.



We want them to be perfect.

They want us to be perfect.



And no one meets the criteria.



So,� we criticize and call it constructive...

we gossip and call it news...

we generalize and call it Truth...

we throw away people and call it progress...

All the while struggling to protect our own fragile essence.



When will we learn

to be ourselves?

to trust each other?

to embrace the lost and lonely?

to celebrate this moment?

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Because --All we really have is each other-Today!

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THE RELATIONSHIP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN

THE ISSUE AT HAND.

RESTORE THE RELATIONSHIP.

Amazing--Lady flying plane with no arms....

Christmas Party

Last night we had the Care Pastor's, Trustees and Administrative Staff at our house for a Christmas gathering. We had a great time. I cooked a southern meal and they all seem to enjoy it. Exchanged gifts and just had fun visiting with each other. Today we have a leadership dinner after service for about 60 of the church leaders in varous departments. Christmas is such a warm time. I'm looking foward to Sharayah coming home this week. She'll be home for a month! Missin' my baby girl.

Christmas Time is Here.....

We went to a lovely Christmas Party last night for our SoCal Section of Ministers. It was at Knotts Berry Farm banquet hall. Everyone was happy to see each other and the Villarenn Family were there to sing their Christmas Cantata...it is so neat to see 4 brothers and their wives...all so talented singing and such beautiful harmony!!! Debbie Saiz and I finally nailed down a lunch date. We've been trying to go to lunch for years and we live an hour apart. We see each other across the U.S. at conferences...and then it just seems impossible to get together here on our own turf. lol So, now that you all know....she and I will have to keep the date. haha I can't remember when this picture was taken...but, it was a Christmas some time back. With Leah Arrowood in the middle. Okay Deb...see ya for Lunch! Meet at my house at 11:30. :-)