Crucifixion and Resurrection

Happy Easter!!!

"O Lord, I marvel that thou shouldst become incarnate, be

crucified,dead, and buried. The sepulchre calls forth my adoring

wonder, for it is empty and thou art risen; the four-fold

gospel attests it, the living witnesses prove it, my heart’s

experience knows it. Give me to die with thee that I may

rise to new life, for I wish to be as dead and buried To sin,

to selfishness, to the world’ that I might not hear the voice of

the charmer, and might be delivered from his lusts.

O Lord, there is much ill about me- crucify it, much flesh

within me-mortify it. Purge me from selfishness, the fear of

man, the love of approbation, the shame of being though

old-fashioned, the desire to the cultivated or modern. let

me reckon my old life dead because of crucifixion, and

never feed it as a living thing. Grant me to stand with

my dying saviour, to be content to be rejected, to be

willing to take up unpopular truths, and to hold fast

despised teachings until death. Help me to be resolute

and Christ-contained. Never let me wander

from the path of obedience to thy will.

Strengthen me for the battles ahead. Give me courage for

all the trials, and grace for all the joys. Help me to be

a holy happy person, free from every wrong desire, from

everything contrary to thy mind grant

me more and more of the resurrection life:

May it rule me, may I walk in its power, and be

strengthened through its influence."

-Valley Of Vission-

Hail the perfect Lamb of God

A kingly ransom paid

When You, my Lord, were slain

Love unrivaled here displayed

Calls my heart to praise

The perfect Lamb of God

The Best Irish Dancer's Ever!!!

You have to watch this video that Landon Calabello made as a Birthday present for Jonathan. It's hilarious! I think I laugh harder and harder every time I watch it.

You can watch it here!

A Little Update

Over the last couple of weeks I have begun to get a little glimpse of what the next 4-5 months are going to be like. Because of different situations that have come up I have been working 50-60 hours a week. I don’t say any of that to get pitty, I say it because I need prayer. I need God to continue to give me strength to get through my long days of work. Though there are days I want to give up, there is still no question in my mind that this is where God has called me to be. God has been speaking to me in ways I can’t explain. His grace truly is amazing!


Colossians 1:17 has been on my mind a lot lately. It says, “And He is before ALL things, and in Him ALL things hold together.”

Father I thank you so much for the grace you continue to pour upon my life. Father I pray that you would continue to give me strength to get through my long days. I need you more then life it self! You are truly my precious ALL in ALL!

I do have to say once again how grateful I am for my dad. He has a unique gift of bringing fun energy to an atmosphere during difficult times. Though he is working much harder then I am, he will show up on any given day and lighten up the mood! I love it!

Devotions or Devotion; Duty or Delight

The other night at our corporate women’s meeting Mrs. Calabello spoke a message titled, “Devotions or Devotion; Duty or Delight” and for me, this was a very timely message. You see lately devotions have not been a delight and they have not been very persistant. I have been getting too involved with my very busy life lately and devotions most definitely have not been number one on my priority list. Thanks to the wonderful message Mrs. Calabello spoke the other night God has convicted me very much so!

She opened up the message with scripture out of Matthew…

Matthew 11:28-30-“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Yes! That is me! I have become to feel weary and burdened and there are times that I begin to think that my busyness has robbed me of my joy. But no, it is not my busy life that has robbed me of my joy in the Lord. My joy in the Lord has been robbed simply because of my sinful heart! As Jesus goes on to say “I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” I have found that there is absolutely nothing that will get me through my stressful days besides humbling myself before the Lord and asking Him for guidance and strength.

“I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend to every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man might be nourished.” George Mueller

Open the eyes of my heart Lord and help me to remember that your glory is to be my ambition in whatever I do! Thank you Lord for once again convicting me!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

1 Corinthians 13:4-“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong doing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends!”

Galations 5:22-“But the fruit of the spirit is love…"

Getting Ready For a New Season!

Sorry it’s been a while… my life has been pretty crazy these days! Work has been getting busier which means I get busier. Though there have been some stressful days and days that aren’t always the most enjoyable, I know I’m serving my family and I know this is where God has called me to be right now.

Please pray for me and my family as we are about to enter into a VERY crazy season! Especially my mom… though she has gotten pretty used to crazy and stressful seasons by now, she is going to need God’s grace and mercy on her life the most out of all of us! One thing that I love about both of my parents is that they constantly have their trust in the Lord during difficult times and that is such a great example to me!

Though I know that things coming up are going to get pretty crazy, I also know that God is a merciful and loving Father and He will get us through it!

Making a Beginning

This morning I was thinking once again of how great God’s grace is and how wonderfully reassuring it is to know that I have God’s firm foundation to lean on. I never have to worry or be anxious because God is already there and already has a plan for me. But this always isn't the case. Because of my sinful nature I need to remind myself at times of this truth.

“Before a man begins building he must make sure of the foundation. Jesus made this simple enough to understand in his story of the two men who built houses, one on rock, one on sand. We all know what happened in the storm.. The stability of one house is the picture of the man who hears the Word of God and does it.” –Elizabeth Elliot-

The hymn below has reminded me once again who my firm foundation is to be….

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus' blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame

But wholly lean on Jesus' Name

When darkness seems to hide His face

I rest on His unchanging grace

In every high and stormy gale

My anchor holds within the veil

His oath, His covenant, His blood

Support me in the whelming flood

When all around my soul gives way

He then is all my Hope and Stay

When He shall come with trumpet sound

Oh may I then in Him be found

Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

Oh Christ the solid Rock I stand

All other ground is sinking sand

All other ground is sinking sand

For me, the road may have varying degree of difficulty. But the pioneer has traveled it before me. There will be no ravines he cannot cross. He knows the way; he has been over every foot of it, This God is our God, He will be our guide.


Daily Bible Verse:

Psalm 139:23-24-“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there may be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”