Honor the King

No matter which side of the aisle you're on, today has been an eventful day. We have a new leader of our nation.

We need to be praying daily for him.

http://www.spreadingtruth.org/component/option,com_vfm/Itemid,34/do,view/file,Sermons%7CAllen+Dvorak%7C08.12.07A+Honor+The+King.mp3/

  • quincysmom
    Amen
    by quincysmom at 01/20/09 6:34PM
  • flyonthewall
    The link didn't work, but I found the sermon on the web site. It's a very good lesson. I'll comment more about it on my blog. Thanks for sharing :)
    by flyonthewall at 01/20/09 7:40PM
  • flyonthewall
    Thanks, Beverly. I changed it. How are you all doing?
    by flyonthewall at 01/21/09 3:10PM
  • flyonthewall
    Thank you, Beverly.
    by flyonthewall at 02/04/09 5:50PM

Time to Fly...

I know that my posting is very sporadic. Sorry about that. I'm just not very good about keeping up with this blog, but I did want to wish some special friends well on their new endeavors.

This is the time of year when lots of mama and daddy's babies are leaving home. Some have been home for the summer and are returning to college, others are leaving home for college for the first time, some are home only in between school breaks for a quick visit and then leave to hit the books again. We have kids in all of those categories. It's hard to be sad for their leaving when I know how excited they are to get back to the college life or to get started with their college life. I was there once. I remember how it was. Still, we'll miss them.

We have a lot of sweet friends who are leaving home for the first time this fall. Kids that are like our own...that grew up with Katie. (Alisha, Amanda, Kerri, Rachel, Emily H.) Advice? Remember who you are and why you're here. You're a child of God and you're here to glorify Him in everything that you do. Be a leader. Be willing to be the EXAMPLE. We want to hear from others how your conduct, behavior stands out among the group of Christians that you worship with. Become an active member of the congregation that you worship with. They need to know that they can count on you to be active and faithful. Last of all, remember that we love you, we're pulling for you and praying for you.

- hugs

Matthew 5:16 - "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
  • alisha08
    i'm glad i'm your just because kid :) i love you SO MUCH!
    by alisha08 at 08/05/08 2:43PM
  • kt_did2190
    :) i love you momma.
    by kt_did2190 at 08/09/08 12:52PM
  • kt_did2190
    nuh uh!!! i love you mostest!!!
    by kt_did2190 at 08/11/08 5:59PM
  • kim_boo
    thank you so much! I just love watching him!!
    by kim_boo at 08/19/08 1:50PM
  • justcallmekate
    Hey Bev! This is Lari Richards! Just so glad to find your blog! How's Aaron doing?
    by justcallmekate at 10/08/08 10:18PM
  • the_mom
    Happy Birthday Beverly!
    by the_mom at 12/01/08 7:59PM
  • mamap
    I never knew you were on here 'til just now...I really love and appreciate your message above...
    by mamap at 12/30/08 1:57AM

The Agony of Defeat

Oh my goodness! What a game. I'm too old for the games like Bama has been playing this year. Tonight against LSU was almost more than my poor nerves could handle. No reason to hang our heads Roll-Tiders! Bama hung with the #3 team in the nation and did a good job of it too. Just wait --- the tide is turning.
Have a good one.
  • arsenal
    Amen and again AMEN. Your study of Romans appears to have been fruitful.
    by arsenal at 11/04/07 3:07PM
  • kt_did2190
    ROLL TIDE. :)
    by kt_did2190 at 11/06/07 1:45PM
  • quincysmom
    Happy Thanksgiving and Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!
    by quincysmom at 11/22/07 9:04AM
  • kim_boo
    so ms. bev!!! we are thinking heading your way to take you up on your offer!! we are thinking the first weekend in Feb! would that be okay? we tried to make it where we would be there for the singings because I miss those SO SO much!! Let us know if that would be okay with you guys!
    by kim_boo at 11/27/07 2:41PM
  • leprechaun_preacher
    HEY LADY! WHERE YA BEEN?!?!?!?
    by leprechaun_preacher at 05/14/08 7:59AM
  • kim_boo
    Thank you so much! We love being parents!!
    by kim_boo at 06/11/08 2:11PM

The clean refrigerator and great friends

Several days ago, I decided to clean off my refrigerator. It has been the collecting place for pictures of family and wonderful friends, magnets from places we've visited, short articles, writings to teach and encourage...you get the picture. I"m sure a lot of you have one just like it. Anyway, after some thought, I took everything off. It was clean once again. Not an out-of-date picture or a magnet, or a tattered article was left on the fridge. It almost looked new. I could once again see the front and both sides and they were a beautiful, clean almond color.
Then my girls came home from school and both of their reactions were exactly the same. "Mom, where did all of the pictures go? Why did you take everything off? It looks so different, so empty."
That refrigerator had become a conversation place in our home. Our friends would come into the kitchen and usually the first thing they would do was look at the stuff on the fridge. That would lead to conversations about this person or that and what they were doing now or what was going on when that picture was taken. Lots of great memories.
After that, I realized I'd much rather have a life full of great friends and memories than a clean refrigerator.
Today, my refrigerator is once again getting full - and it just looks so much better. :) Ya'll have a great week.

hugs!

  • natethegreat
    hahaha, that's funny. that's the approach i take to cleaning my room!
    by natethegreat at 09/24/07 1:09AM
  • flyonthewall
    Amen!
    by flyonthewall at 09/24/07 9:36AM
  • alisha08
    haha. yay!
    by alisha08 at 09/24/07 3:43PM
  • kim_boo
    lol....i loved your fridge!!! I'm glad you put the pictures back!
    by kim_boo at 09/25/07 1:31PM
  • kt_did2190
    i love our fridge! it's time to get more pictures of ME on there. :)
    by kt_did2190 at 09/25/07 2:22PM
  • kim_boo
    no worries...lol...after tonight it will be fine!!! thank you though!!!
    by kim_boo at 09/26/07 10:23AM
  • leprechaun_preacher
    tis ok. Love ya!
    by leprechaun_preacher at 09/26/07 11:17AM
  • phoenixsong
    This was a great post. Having a fridge just like the one you described above helps me to appreciate that a simple, yet irreplaceable joy can brighten our day in unimaginable ways.
    by phoenixsong at 09/27/07 12:57PM
  • flyonthewall
    Thank you. I'll let him know. By the way, I saw your letter to the editor in the paper not too long ago. Very nicely done!
    by flyonthewall at 09/27/07 9:17PM
  • kt_did2190
    that's my momma! :)
    by kt_did2190 at 09/29/07 12:08AM
  • kim_boo
    lol....you are WAAAAY to young to be a nanna!!
    by kim_boo at 10/01/07 10:33AM
  • kt_did2190
    THANK YOU FOR TAKING US. i love you! :)
    by kt_did2190 at 10/12/07 7:15PM
  • por_que
    the years to come will be good. but at the present i'm not the happiest. alas, roll tide.
    by por_que at 11/03/07 9:02PM

Happy Endings and New Beginnings

It's that time of year when so many that I know are leaving home for the first time. They add to the list of those sweeties who have already left. It's a bittersweet time. It's a right of passage...a good thing that every parent wishes for and dreads at the same time. To all of you - love the Lord, remember to call your mama and always know that there are those at home who are praying for you.

For others, bunches of others who are beginning their Senior year in High School - do it up right. Make it a year worth remembering! You are an awesome group on young 'uns.

-hugs to all of you