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Creativity at its finest;)

Inspiring Devotion Today

You Don't Have to Forget by Rick Warren

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV)   You’ve heard this phrase over and over: “Forgive and forget.” There’s only one problem with it: You can’t do it. It’s impossible! You really can’t forget a hurt in your life. In fact, you can’t even try to forget it. Because when you’re trying to forget, you are actually focusing on the very thing you want to forget. Forgetting is not what God wants you to do. Instead, he wants you to trust him and see how he can bring good out of it. That’s more important than forgetting, because then you can thank God for the good that he brought out of it. You can’t thank God for things you forget. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (NIV). It doesn’t say that all things are good, because all things are not good. Cancer is not good. Disease is not good. Death is not good. Divorce is not good. War is not good. Rape and abuse are not good. There are a lot of things in life that are evil. Not everything that happens in this world is God’s will. But God says he will work good out of the bad things in life if you will trust him. When you come to him and say, “God, I give you all the pieces of my life,” he will return peace for your pieces. He gives you peace in your heart that comes from knowing that even if you don’t understand the hurt in your life, you can still forgive, knowing that God will use that pain for good. You don’t have to forget the wrong thing that someone did to you. You can’t do it even if you tried! But God says you don’t have to forget it. You just have to forgive and then see how he will bring good out of it.

Firecrackers

My cutie patootie Firecracker cheerleaders!

Eleven

So hard to realize that my baby boy is now 11 years old!?! He is certainly one of a kind (even if hubby calls him a mini me of ME). Certainly I am never that stubborn or outspoken or arrogant as he is sometimes;)
No matter his toughness on the outside, I still see that precious soul that would do anything for his momma.

We celebrated with friends at SkyZone on his birthday. Lots of fun hanging out with these kiddos celebrating T!!

Fun Stuff

Monster Jam 2014

We are getting our rednecks on tonight at the GA Dome!

Girly Girls

 

Family Fun

 

 

Spent New Years Day doing what matters most...hanging with my family:)

Happy New Year 2014