Enjoying our Family from Kenya...Thank God they are Home for a short time...

Gator Fan in Family~Our Joshua....

JOY, JOY, JOY....and More JOY!

God can not be contained or 'hoarded'!
It is this 'spilling out' quality of the 'Jesus Love' life that accounts for the happiness of Christians,
FOR JOY IS LIFE IN EXCESS,
the overflow of what cannot be contained within any one person....

Congratulations Our Carla~We Are Proud of You Today as You Graduate...

Brittney writes a special tribute to 'our Carla'...her cousin/twin...I had to publish it...

Congratulation on your Graduation in Surgical Nursing ......To Carla

My dearest Carla-
Where do I begin? Wow…it seemed just like yesterday we were having sleep over’s at Grandma’s house. Living so carelessly and so innocent. You always brought so much joy to my life. Your smile could cure anything. At times I hunger for those moments again, but in life we must continue to grow.
I look at you now and the only word that comes to mind is AMAZING. You are such an amazing woman.
I think of all of your accomplishments through the years and I am speechless. One thing I admire most about you is there isn’t anything you can not and will not try to achieve. You are so ambitious.
If you set your mind to something, you do it!!!! That speaks such volume to me.

I look at you and you’re a mother, and may I say a wonderful Mother at that. You are a wife, a daughter and Granddaughter but to me you are the sister I never had. I am honored to call you my family.
You are truly a beautiful person from the inside out. You have such grace and peacefulness about you.
Let me tell you I would not change a thing about you. Please stay who you are. And always remember your value as a person and to our family.

I LOVE YOU CARLA, more than you could ever imagine, and I thank God for you daily.
Congratulations on achieving all of your goals!!!!!

Love you so much,
Brittney AKA: Tally
                                                            Carla and Son, Kason

Carla, your family is soooo proud of you...God Bless You, Dear One...

Having just returned from a wonderful New Year's Eve Cruise to Central America thereby escaping the cold in Florida.....reality has set in....again!
It is still cold, for Florida, 41 degrees today  but my husband has built a great 'real fire' in the fireplace and I enjoy every minute of it. Also, using my new laptop which is fast in comparison to the old one.....I can say that God has blessed me abundantly, more than I deserve, and much more than I could ever dream, imagine  or even pray for.  Actually, truth be told, I'm living my dream of long ago, prayers given to God for years and years....forgotten by all....but God!  Suddenly I am reminded of early days of 'walking with God' and learning how 'He works' and  being taught by special people He brought into my life as needed....like dear Frances who taught me how to 'hear God's voice' in the ordinary....how to walk in the supernatural, naturally and how to be obedient, immediately.
Then there were the missionaries from Youth With A Mission in Germany(http://www.jmem.de/e_hurlach.htm) who took me under their wings,
 the Darmstadt Canaan Land Protestant Nuns( Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary in Darmstadt, Germany(http://www.kanaan.org/international/default.htm...) who taught me joyful adoration and beauty in my relationship with God....and on and on and on.
I have been blessed beyond my wildest dreams!
God, using ordinary people, to do extra-ordinary things is the theme of the Bible...and my life!
Has life been ...perfect, easy, stress-free, uncomplicated?
Absolutely NOT!
In fact, quite the contrary!  At times the storms of life have been unbelievable and impossible to live through....except for God!
Having been blessed with a large family to love, forgive, laugh with, cry with and share the good, bad and ugly of life with, I have found God sufficient for EVERYTHING and nothing is a surprise to Him.
Beginning a New Year, 2010, is time for reflection and gratitude....I owe so much to many people who have blessed me with their lives and prayers....and most of all... their LOVE!
All of you....my family and friends.....enhance my life and are part of my 'Dream Come True' living.
Thank You for being a blessing to me.....I pray that God blesses you with His Abundance and...
Dreams Come True for you and yours in 2010...

Let's Celebrate NOW!     

Welcome to a Wonderful New Year!