6:33

Is it 6:33 am? Or is it 6:33 pm?

It's neither.

It's God's way of reminding me to seek him when I starting to slip away from seeking God.

'Tis a wunnerful way to communicate with me.

I see sign posts, bulletin boards, addresses or anything with numbers - 6:33 on it.

I see it every where.

Especially on my watch...6:33 am and 6:33 pm.

So what is 6:33?

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

Matthew 6:33

God's Plan for Our Lives...Trust, Delight, Commit

One of the most asked question is "How do we know what God's plan for our lives?"

Been asked that question zillions of times. It's probably one of the most popular question asked by young men and women that I work with.

Not easy to answer.

I'm going to let the scripture to speak for itself.

'Tis the best way.

Jeremiah 29:11 - 'For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.'

Do you honestly believe that God has plans for your life? Are you willing to stake your trust into His plans for your life?

Yes, a simple child-like trust in God's plans.

Proverbs 3:5 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart..."

You see...it's simple.

Just trust the Lord with all your heart.

All is the key word. Trust the Lord with ALL of your heart. That means 100% of your heart. There is not one ounce of doubting or holding back

You just trust God 100%!

"But what if I don't like God's plan for my life?"

Believe me, God knows you and your desires. He will not make you to do what you don't desire to do. When He ask you to do something, He will put a strong burning desire in your heart.

Oh, yes! Seen it many times.

Experienced it many times myself...love it every time!

Even if God askes you to do something you don't want do, you will want to do it because you have the burning desire to please God.

Psalms 37:3, 4, 5 - "Trust in the Lord and do good...Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in Him and He will do it."

Delighting yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

What a beautiful promise.

Understand this - God does not break his promise.

It's simple...we delight ourselves in Him...He will give us the desires or our hearts.

So...

First, trust in the Lord.
Second, delight in the Lord.

Lastly, commit your way to the Lord.

Live your life as if you're pleasing God everyday. Commit your works to the Lord!

Prov. 16:3 - "Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established."

Yes, roll your burdens to the Lord.

Yes, all God wants us to do is to TRUST, DELIGHT, and COMMIT ourselves to Him.

Then, you'll see His plans for your life clear as sunshine.

Sprite!

You know what...we have been a Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper family! Occassionally, we'll have a Pespi if Coke isn't available.

But we are die hard "Coke Family"...until yesterday.

Trent said, "You know how I used to be crazy about Dr. Pepper? Oh well, I don't much like it any more...I love SPRITE!"

Scott and I looked at each other and mouthed the word, "Sprite". We laughed about it.

Trent thought that Sprite was for sick people. When he was little, he would ask people, "What are you drinking?"

"Sprite"

"Are you sick?"

Because when Trent or the girls get sick, we always get them Sprite. So Trent assumes when a person drinks Sprite, he must be sick.

Now, Trent drinks Sprite simply because he loves it!

Scott asked him, "Are you sick?"

We all laughed about it.

"Nah, just love the taste and the feeling when it goes down...burns so good."

Sprite is back!

Amazing Number...263 Days

Saturdays are my favorite days! I would rather for everyday to be a Saturday.

Here's the reason why I love Saturdays...Trent.

Scott and I drive up to the Youth Center and visit with Trent.

We only get 30 minutes with him. That's all. That's 4 Saturdays a month and we only visit with him 2 hours each month. Yep...120 minutes.

And it goes by FAST!

When we visit, we have a great time. Talk about EVERYTHING in 30 minutes.

Today, Trent's exciting. He said, "I have a couple of months left to go home!"

That's right, son!

"You know what? I've been sober for 263 days. That's aweseome."

It is something to celebrate for. Soberiety for 263 days is an accomplishment for Trent. He said that it feels great to accomplish this and will continue to so.

Can't wait for next Saturday.

And Neenee and PawPaw will go with us.

Trent loves it when his grandparents come and visit him.

Angie

Homecoming

Wow! This has been one of the most exciting week that I've experience in a long time. This is Bushland Homecoming Week. It's a crazy out there in the Falcon world! Families and friends come together and make this week special. Each class at the high school decorated all the hallways...not just few decorations here and there. I mean wall to wall decorations. One wing had a large tornado made out of trash bags and the other hall had a large falcon's head facing out from the door. It was so much fun. Next year, I'm going to get involved with this because Scott is the next year's class sponsor (Tori's class). I LOVE MAKING MUMS! I spend all week making them. I made three of them...one for Tori, Tiara and Trent. OF COURSE, I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE TRENT OUT. So I made him one with his name on it and I wore it to the game. Tori and Tiara wore theirs to school all day. It was an amazing sight seeing elementary and Jr High kids wearing mums. It wasn't a homecoming just for the high school but the ENTIRE school and the ENTIRE COMMUNITY. Anyways, I proudly wore Trent's mum!! It made me felt close to him. Trent's mum will be in his room when he gets home. I can't wait to show it to him. Tori and Tiara were very proud of their nums. Tori and a group of girls had a homecoming party at a girl's house. She had a lot of fun. It was packed at the Falcon Stadium. I've never seen so many people filling in a 2A stadium. Neenee and Papa were there. Scott loves to see his mom and dad at the games. They've been his biggest fan ever since he was little. They've truly supported him in everything he did. Scott always look down from the press box where he sits right above me and look for Neenee and Papa to wave at them. The Falcons beat Floydada pretty bad. The band and homecoming ceremony was beautiful.

Can't wait for next year's homecoming!

~Angie

Ann's Birthday!

The entire family celebrated Ann's birthday at Johnny Carino's! The food was GREAT!! I didn't know that family meal in the menu costs about the average $25 and on Mondays, it's half price! So the family menu costed me $12.50. We ordered 2 plates and still, we had a bunch of food left over!!!! We have enough left over to last a week! We had good time visiting with everyone! Even Landree and Tater Pater had a great time!!!!!

HAPPY 47th BIRTHDAY, ANN!!!!

Dinner with my mom and sisters

The girls and I went to eat with my mom and my sisters at my mom's place. Inspite of everyone's busy schedule, we all came together at the same time and visited for about an hour. I enjoyed visiting with my family. Then the girls and I went to "eat" at Johnny Carinos with Scott's family. It's a miracle to visit both familys in one day. Scott couldn't make it to my mom's because he didn't get off work on time.

By the way, the lady in the shades is my sister, Misty. Wearing sun glasses is making her looking like a star. In reality, she didn't have any make up on!!!!! Gotcha, Misty!!!!