Johnny and Chachi’s Christmas Medley Video
Enjoy some holiday cheer today!
Johnny and Chachi attempt to spread some jam-packed Christmas cheer in this video by singing 25 popular Christmas songs in under two minutes…
Merry Christmas and God bless you!
Cheers,
Brenda
Finish Strong – Inspiring Nick Vujicic Video
What Matters Is How You Finish!
I’m not sure what has knocked you down in life…
What you are struggling to overcome…
Or what might be causing you to want to quit…
But what I do know – is when we look to the author and finisher of our faith we can finish strong!
“…and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
looking to JESUS the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,
despising th shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of GOD.” — Hebrews 12: 1-2
This short video is guaranteed to inpire you to get yourself up and finish strong!
Find out more about Nick Vujicic and the awesome things he is doing with his life to make a difference in this world. Visit Nick’s website.
Be blessed to be a blessing -
Cheers,
Brenda
P.S. Feel free to share your thoughts and comments. Everytime I watch or read a story about Nick I am left feeling inspired to do more with my life and quit with my excuses and complaining…
Acknowledge the Almighty God with Thanksgiving
Who Was the First U.S. President to Declare a National Day of Thanksgiving?
In light of celebrating Thanksgiving here in the U.S. tomorrow, I thought I’d share a bit of history I ran across recently at Paul’s Primer. (Be sure to check out his site for more details.)
So do you know who the first U.S. President was to declare a National Day of Thanksgiving?
Thursday, November 26th was proclaimed the first Thanksgiving Day by President George Washington on October 3, 1789, and designated by the national government of the United States of America.
“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me ‘to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.’” — President George Washington
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November of 1863, and since then it has been observed annually in the United States.
The above proclamation by President George Washington is so powerful!
Just think if the majority of us were still practicing this today?
- Acknowledging the providence of the Almighty God
- Obeying His will
- Grateful for His benefits
- Humbly requesting His protection and favor
- Government representatives requesting this of the people
- Public thanksgiving and prayer to God
- Acknowledging with grateful hearts the many favors of the Almighty God
- Thanking God for a peaceable government for our safety and happiness
May we all, with grateful hearts, acknowledge the Almighty God with the Thanksgiving He deserves!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours -
God bless you,
Brenda
P.S. If you would like to leave a comment and share something you are thankful for this year, please do!
Pastor Appreciation Month
Have You Told Your Pastor Lately That You Appreciate Him?
October is a great time to show honor and appreciation to your pastor!
Dr. James Dobson and his wife Shirley began to encourage churches, in 1993, to use October as a time to show appreciation to their pastor.
Focus on the Family Ministries has been offering free resources to help churches with this; which is now known as “Pastor Appreciation Month.”
There is still time to rally your church together and be a blessing to your pastor and his/her family.
Focus on the Family has a free step-by-step planning guide available for download at the following site: Pastor Appreciation Resources
“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctorine.”
– 1 Timothy 5:17
God has blessed us with pastors to feed us with knowledge and understanding. (Jeremiah 3:15) They are a gift from God. (Ephesians 4:11)
We should treat them as a blessing and show them honor. Honoring our pastor is a total win-win-win…
Our pastor and their families get blessed, encouraged and strengthened. We get blessed. The church family is increased in unity and peace. And God is pleased at our obedience to His Word!
Just think if everyone in your church gave your pastor a card this month with a note of thanks & appreciation and a cash gift of honor. How would that impact your congregation?
Believe me: Love Never Fails…
We like to honor our pastor and his family throughout the year, but especially in October.
Now go be blessed to be a blessing!
Cheers,
Brenda
P.S. If you or your church celebrates Pastor Appreciation Month I would love to hear about it and I’m sure others would too…
God Bless America – Happy Independence Day!
Happy 4th of July America
The 4th of July is a very important time for celebration of our Nations Birthday, July 4, 1776!
I hope all Americans had a wonderful time celebrating and took the time to thank God for this prosperous nation we are blessed to live in.
May we never take for granted all the freedoms we have and are blessed to enjoy!
“WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…”
– The Declaration of Independence
God bless you,
Brenda
P.S. Always remember to pray daily for the nations leaders, that they may lead us with godly wisdom!
Our Judeo-Christian Nation Video with Congressman Forbes
In God We Trust
A reminder of the values America was founded on.
On the floor of the US House, Congressman Forbes asks the questions:
“Did America ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation?”
and
“If America was once a Judeo-Christian nation, when did it cease to be?”.
God bless you,
Brenda
