Retreating

Having a spectacular weekend... really am this year!   And yes, you will find me snuggling with this 3 week old bundle of joy most of the time too:)

Refresh Weekend

Spending time in the mountains with my Jesus... oh and about 60 other broken ladies who need Him as much as I do. Blessed to have this special time to refresh and reflect for a couple of days :)

Fwd: God’s Goodness Lasts Forever

CURRENT TEACHING SERIES Living in the Goodness of God

God's Goodness Lasts Forever By Rick Warren — March 25, 2019 "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (Psalm 23:6 NIV).  Of all the benefits of God's goodness, only one lasts beyond your life on Earth. The final verse of Psalm 23 expresses the ultimate example of God's goodness: "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). That means you don't have to fear death, because death is not the end. God saves the best for last. Even if you have a tough life here on Earth, if you have asked Jesus Christ to save you, you will dwell forever in the house of the Lord, where there's no more sorrow, no more suffering, no more sin, no more sickness, no more sadness, no more problems, no more pain, and no more pressure. Heaven is unbelievable. God's glory is waiting there for you.  "It is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-7). Everything you've seen in movies about Heaven is probably wrong. First, Heaven is not nirvana, a dream, or a metaphorical attitude. Heaven is a physical place, not a state of being. It's a permanent place that will last forever. And it is reserved for only God's family. Heaven is also not boring! We see a glimpse of Heaven in Revelation 21, where we learn that we won't just veg out and do nothing for eternity. A lot of the stuff you do here on Earth is what you'll be able to do in Heaven. You'll be able to eat in Heaven but not gain weight, you'll be able to sleep in Heaven, you'll party in Heaven, talk, fellowship, pray, and sing—just to name a few. Heaven was created for you. There are only two things that you do on Earth that you won't do in Heaven. In Heaven, you can't sin, and you can't witness to a nonbeliever about Christ's love and forgiveness, because only God's children are there. That's why, once you become a believer, God does not take you instantly to Heaven. He wants you to pass on the Good News of salvation and grace. The only reason you're going to Heaven is because somebody told you about the Gospel. Now it's your turn to tell others. There is so much to look forward to in Heaven. We will worship God forever. We will be reunited with those who love Jesus. We will be rewarded for our faith, hope, and love. We will be assigned work that we enjoy doing. What an awesome promise. What a good God!PLAY today's audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk About It Who shared God's grace and mercy with you? With whom have you shared the Good News?  What has God given you in this life? What are your talents? How can you use them for his glory?  Do you have a bucket list? How do you think all those things will compare to what you will experience in Heaven?

Gotcha 8 Years Ago

Look at how big my BABY is now... what?!?  8 years ago she was one scared but brace little baby girl.  Love her to pieces! Happy Gotcha Day baby girl, you continue to bring sunshine into my life very single day:)

Teen Torture

Only thing worse than getting your wisdom teeth out... mom trying to make you take a selfie with her! Lol, lucky for him just a dentist consult, but I did get that selfie!!

That's a Wrap

Ended my weekend doing some shopping and dinner with some of my people.  Pam joined in the fun and we all finished the weekend strong.  Target then Italian... what's not to love?!

Bibles BBQ and Bullets!

Super Sunday!!! Started at Free Chapel in Gainesville to worship my Jesus with a fantastic preacher. Then off to Eat-Shop-Shoot... whoop whoop.  It was big boy gun day... how does it get any better?!?  Lol lots of smiles and fun getting to be intentional, even with my big people this weekend.  Love my life!

Stone Mt Day

Spent this beautiful day at Stone Mountain with friends from the gym, Lisa and Dylan.  We had a great day showing them around the park for their first visit there.  Started the day riding up the mountain in the Skylift.  Gorgeous view from the top!  Lisa was a bit nervous, but survived lol.  Next up was the Skyhike adventure where you are strapped up and sent up to walk across a maze of ropes and obstacles.  Let me just say that it looked MUCH easier than it really was... wow.  It was pretty sketchy up there.  Lisa opted out from the beginning, but the rest of us went up.  F stated freaking out about half way through; however, there was no way down but to continue through haha.  Pretty scary in spots and needless to say, we opted out of level 2 and 3 lol.  We were all happy to just see the end of level 1!!  Adventure indeed.

Next up was the 4D movie and the train ride around the mountain.  Weather could not have been more perfect.  We had our picnic lunch, then made it over to the playground ball out area.  Last stop of the day was over to the plantation and petting zoo.  Everyone had a great day.  Lots of smiles and laughs and adventurous stories to tell.  Blessed day indeed :)