Ramblings

Things have certainly been busy around here (Especially with the Dougherty/Stewart wedding :) What a blessing to be apart of and to see! Will be posting a pic on my craft blog, as soon as I get a few from Ang :).  Busy is the norm, and thankfully.  I spent my days growing up being bored and in my own little world.  It's nice to be so busy you'd love to take a break, lol.

There is a saying I heard a few years after being saved that I really like, "My worst day with Christ is better than my best day without Christ".  Sometimes when I'm going though trials and tribulations I don't always feel this way, but when I look back at where I was and what he bought, and brought me from I can say this statement with truth.  

About 8 or 9 years ago my husband was given a tape of Missionary Sonny Dix preaching.  It was called "All I have left is praise!".  What an amazing sermon!  What else do I have to offer a Righteous and Thrice Holy God when my righteousness is as filthy rags? 

We just had Bro. Maynard come preach with us this past Sunday.  He preached on the home.  It was tremendous and truthful.  I evening service went especially well, he preached somethings I needed to hear.  It's always interesting how a preacher can be focusing in one area and God hits you in another. 

The middle of March we'll be having the Alexander's with us again for our Missions Revival.  I like that, missions revival instead of conference.  Our hearts need to be revived to do the work the Lord has called us to. 



Elaine

Piano Lessons

 When we were in Lousiana our daughter had a great piano teacher (for FREE :).  However, we knew we wouldn't be there forever so I hunted around for something that would help her along.  She wasn't making a career of piano playing :) so we just wanted something that would enhance her playing at church. 

I came across Greg Howlett .  We both loved his stuff.  He did mention in his CD's about piano players getting big heads (my words) and not having one, lol.  We bought the Theory for Church Pianist.  It is very challenging!

He even offers online classes here.

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Mine Ebenezer

Of course the title of this post is also my blog title.  I was thinking about the purpose of this site.  I was reminded of when the Bro. Clark's Girls Home came and sang at our church.  One song they sang had these words "..here I raise my hands to Jesus.." it was to the tune "Come Thou Fount". 

I had always loved that song but it was the first time I realized that I am a stone of rememberance, my life, my testamony!  Some time ago I had realized that raising of hands(I Timothy 2:8) is to testify of His Holiness, not my own.  My uplifted hand testifying of the work God has done in my own life and saying He is worthy to be praised!

Come Thou Fount

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise.

Treach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above;

Here I raise mine Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I'm come;

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God;

He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood.

O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constreained to be!

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee:

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love;

Here's my heart, O take and seal it; Seal it for Thy courts above.

I praise the Lord for what he's done in my life.  Were he's bought me from.  Yes, bought, purchused from a life enslaved to sin.  There's another song I am reminded of that talks of a Master who bought me and set me free so I chose to willingly serve Him.  In kind the Lord does not call us servant but friend!!  (John 15:15 - "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.")  God is good!

I'm get off a little bit, but it so easy for one thing to lead into another when I think of my relationship to the Lord. 

Isaiah 26:3&4

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.  Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:"

I think my youngest is having trouble...