Washington Trip 2016

People say they want to go on the trip of a lifetime....but I say isn't that what life is? You will never be able to walk this way again, experience this day or even this moment ever again! But yes I know I am blowing that term all out of proportion :) using it in the way that it is meant, I got to go on the trip of a lifetime! By myself nonetheless. I flew out to Washington state to visit my sister Lisa for 5 days! We had such a blast catching up on each others lives again especially since we hadn't seen each other in over 3 years.

I flew out Monday. Then Tuesday we went shopping at some of the local thrift stores (yes I overbought so not everything fit in my suitcase), Wednesday we went to the top of Mount Erie and got to see the "top" of the world (ok maybe not the top, but it was an amazing view) and we then went to the beach by the Deception Pass Bridge and even went across the bridge (such gorgeous scenery they have to enjoy on the West Coast), Thursday we went across on the ferry to Port Townsend and spent the day there on the beach and by the lighthouse and touring the town and all the little shops they have along there (if you ever get that way stop at the spice store they have on the main st it is so cute and the people are SO friendly) and we went to the beach close to her house to watch the sunset (ahhhhhh the perfect end to a perfect day), And then Friday Lisa took me to Costco because I wanted to see what it was like and then we went to this amazing bookstore that had like 10,000 books (not kidding, but they are overpriced) and then we went home and hung out for the rest of the day! Needless to say the trip was amazing and we had so much fun together and she is an amazing tour guide!

Now for some pictures..... (In advance I am not going to apologize for all the sunset pictures because they were all so beautiful I couldn't decide on only a few)

 

 

 

 

My July!

July Update.....Yes, I know August is almost over and I haven't gotten the chance to give you a recent update on my life! A lot has been going on. I love being busy so the summer months are so much fun and they go way too fast! The beginning of July was quite a whirlwind of activity. Tyler and Ruth Ann came up from the 1st-6th it was so much fun having them around for a little while again! They came late Friday and I worked Sat. morning and so I got to hang out with them Saturday afternoon and evening. Sunday they left after lunch to go hang out with Tyler's good friends. Monday I worked all day then I had off Tuesday and Wed.

Tuesday Ruth Ann and I went spur-of-the-moment pool shopping and ended up getting a pass to the pool! We went swimming then came home and had grilled bbq chicken! We had so much fun! On Wed we went to Lititz and toured the pretzel factory and went out to eat. Then we went out for ice cream and went swimming again, then it was soon time for them to leave already :( I honestly think it easier being the one leaving than being the one left behind.

Kelsey was supposed to have puppies over the fourth of July and she went a week late so we decided to take her to the vet and they told us that she had a false pregnancy. Basically they got bred when they were in heat it didn't take, but their body tells them that they are pregnant when they are not and they produce milk and everything. I pitied her so badly, but Lord Willing they will be getting bred in October!!

Dorothy, my bestest friend and I have been hanging out a lot lately because she is leaving for Thailand soon and so we are trying to cram in lots of time together. I am going to miss her like crazy. So the last time we were together she wanted to get a taste of Thai food, so we went to this random restaurant in Reading and their food was actually half decently good :) We then went to visit her tiny little nephew in the NICU I had seen pictures of him but they did not do it justice of how tiny he was. We then went to the Reading Pagoda and toured that and the woods around it to find the slab of concrete with the compass (that was wrong by the way)!! We have so much fun when we are together!

 

The Mountain View people were around for a weekend to help fix up the unit leader's new house. I got to hang out with them all weekend. We were at Green dragon Friday evening and after that they all came to my house and hung out until like 10. It was so special to have them all here and they got to meet the dogs I always talked about :).

 

On Saturday I hung out here at home until the evening then I went and met them at Melissa's house to eat supper and hang out. After supper we went to the quarry to hike and watch the sunset go down. I never realized how huge of a hole they make in the earth to crush stone! It was so good to just talk and talk with these people again!

 

 

After we watched the sunset go down we headed back to Melissa's house and we sat around and sang and ate ice cream. That night I slept over at one of the girl's house and then went to church with them in the morning, and went to one the guy's house for lunch and games and fun afterwards!

 

The next weekend was a farewell at Mountain View. We as a family went down to Tyler and Ruth Ann's house first to hang out with them and mom and dad never saw their house since they haven't seen it since they have been married. Tyler had been working on fixing the Tahoe since I crashed it, and it was finished so I drove it from their house to MV. It poured so hard I could hardly see to drive, but I got there safely!

 

So that was my July, August has been crazy so far will update that later :)!

Until Next Time ~ Rose Mary



Ambassador for Him!!

Ambassador.....A word we don't often think of ourselves being :). But what does ambassador mean? Someone who represents something ,or as the dictionary says "a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity." Aren't we all at one time or another an ambassador. We promote a lot of things. Our products, the company we work for, going to the gym, places we eat, or any random thing.

But what about being an ambassador for Jesus? The Kingdom of Heaven? The Bible says in
                               Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from
                               which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus
                               Christ;
If we as believers truly understand what being an ambassador really means or why we should call ourselves that, it should change the way we think, dress, talk, and our relationships with others.

Jesus calls us (His followers) to be separate from the world and the world's sinful nature. We are all born with that sinful nature and the love of the things of the flesh. But when we become a Christian our whole life should change. Our priorities should take a shift. Our main focus should be on bringing others to Christ

                             And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed
                             by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
                             that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
                               Romans 12:2
You may say well this is just too hard there is no way I can change all this in my life. No, you can't not on your own. If you trust God and ask him for His grace and strength, with his help you can make the change in your life to become an ambassador for Him.

We as Christians should want to make it a very well known fact that we love God and want to serve Him with all our hearts. Just as an ambassador for a country waves their loyalty of their hometown high, so we should do the same for the Kingdom of Heaven. We should not be ashamed or scared of sharing the gospel with others! We should wave the flag of the Kingdom of Heaven high, and live the way Jesus did with love, truth, kindness, and integrity.

The Reason we should be an ambassador for Christ?
Because of what he sacrificed for us. He died on the cross so that we may one day live with Him. He was a willing sacrifice for us ,nobody forced Him to go to the cross for our sins. He went to the cross endured all that suffering and pain, and even had to take all the sins of the world on his shoulders, just so that we, His creation, could one day live in Heaven with Him.

Oh, but that wasn't his original plan. No, he created the first man and woman perfect. But because Eve chose to take that first bite of the apple did she doom the rest of mankind into sin. Sin wasn't God's plan for us. But because we choose to sin He had to make a way of escape. And that escape is Jesus.

When we think back on all that he did for us shouldn't that make us jump for joy at the opportunity we get to spread the good news of what he has done for us to all the people of the world. So then why do many of us heave a sigh of relief when that person quits asking "why do you wear that white thing on your head?" or "Why a dress that is so old fashioned?" Shouldn't we be happy to explain to them that we do this because God has called us woman to cover our heads and to dress in modest apparel

                              For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn:

                              but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven,

                              let her be covered.
                              1 Corinthians 11:6 King James Version
Or maybe a simpler version:
                             For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well
                             have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to
                             have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should
                             cover her head.
                             1 Corinthians 11:6 New International Version
God calls us to fashion our way of living according to the Bible ,so we should know why we do what we do and have the scripture to back it up. But in order to bring the world to Jesus we need to be willing to face them and happily share the gospel with them, because ultimately that is why we were created, to bring honor and glory to God.

May God richly bless you, And I pray He brings you much opportunity to witness for Him in the coming week. Until Next time ~Rose Mary

 

 

I Have Hope

 

Where do the brokenhearted go
To find a comfort for their pain
So many hurting need to know...
The hope there is in Jesus' name

 

Chorus:
I have joy in the time of sorrow
I have peace in the raging storm
I have faith that Jesus holds tomorrow
I have hope, I'm resting in His arms

 

I tried to make it on my own
I kept on drifting far away
But now I finally have a home
In Jesus love I'll always stay

 

Chorus:
I have joy in the time of sorrow
I have peace in the raging storm
I have faith that Jesus holds tomorrow
I have hope, I'm resting in His arms

 

I'll carry on 'til Jesus comes
Though trials and snares may come my way
And by His strength the race I'll run
And by His grace these words I say

 

Chorus:
I have joy in the time of sorrow
I have peace in the raging storm
I have faith that Jesus holds tomorrow
I have hope, I'm resting in His arms

 

He said He'd never leave me, never let me go
No matter what may come, this one thing I know

 

("I Have Hope" is a song by Dallas Holm)

Gratitude through Pain!

Trade your expectations for appreciation, and your whole world will change in an instant!

 

Choosing gratitude through pain. Wow something that for me is very hard to do especially if I can't see where God is going with His plan. There was a song that I heard not to long ago that said "God will never waist our pain, he will bring beauty out of our brokenness,, we never walk through trials in vain" what an amazing promise we are given! I am so thankful that I have a Father up in Heaven who has a wonderful plan in store for my life!

 

Even though sometimes during our walk through life it seems he has given us these circumstances and just walked away and left us to deal with the outcome. Not so, the Bible tells us he will never leave us nor forsake us! What precious promises!

 

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ~Deuteronomy 31:6

 

I have been reading the book Choosing Gratitude by Nancy Leigh DeMoss it is such an inspiring book and she gives many accounts of people who have been very grateful in some very horrific situations. I was in awe and very humbled by the fact that a lady with leprosy that had many limbs missing would happily suggest to sing the song "Count your Many Blessings" to us in our privileged society we would ask " what does she have to be thankful for? But yet in her state of need she was thankful to God for what she did have no matter how little that might have been. Oh what we could learn from the less privileged of the world.

 

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse (uncooperative) in his ways, though he be rich. ~Proverbs 28:6

 

In the book Nancy challenged her readers to have a notebook that every day you write down 5 blessings God has given you, and I now extend that challenge to you! God is good and has given us here in America many blessings. And no matter what you may be going through, even though you may not always see the outcome on this earth. God is working His masterpiece through your story, and He will NEVER waist your pain! A comforting thought!

 

May God Bless you as you continue to serve Him wherever you are planted! Make an effort to see the good in everything this week! Until Next time! ~Rose Mary

 

 

 

Integrity

I posted it to Facebook as well, sorry to those of my readers who also follow me on Facebook but I thought I could share it here as well because it really is a thought that struck me very deeply!!

Warning:this is a long post! And I have in no means accomplished all that is written below, but it is what came up in my thought process while doing my devotions and I was compelled to share it with you! Enjoy!

Integrity:
Having high moral character; honesty; to be complete, solid, without blemish.

[Having high moral character]
Knowing what right and wrong is, and even if your boss is not there ,you do the job as if they were watching you.

Proverbs 19:1 KJV
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

[Honesty]
Proverbs 12:22 KJV
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly are his delight.

[To be complete]
To have the Lord as your personal saviour and have given your life surrendered to him fully is what makes a body complete.

John 6:40 KJV
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

[Solid]
To be completely grounded in the solid rock (Jesus Christ)! And this is accomplished by reading his word and having a personal relationship with him!

Psalm 119:105 KJV
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

[Without Blemish]
This can only be accomplished by having Jesus blood  wash away our sins and make us white as snow.

Isaiah 1:18 KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

1 John 1:7 KJV
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

June Update :)

Life is an amazing journey, it is all in the attitude and outlook on life that makes it gloomy or bright! 

We have been very busy at work lately with many new clients and 3 new workers! Which is amazing because that means business is booming! I love what I do and the people I work with! We can all be a bit crazy at times but crazy is good and makes for some really fun memorable times!

We finally got new dog kennels and got the concrete poured and the dog barn moved! I painted the inside and outside of the barn and that was a major improvement! The dogs love their new homes and I think it is the best set up so far!

Dorothy and I have been hanging out quite a bit lately especially since she is leavin for
I-go in August and will be gone till Dec. I am really gonna miss having her around.About two weeks ago we went to Hershey and acted like total tourists it was so much fun. We went to the Hershey Story museum and then got coffee and then went to Choclate World and did all the fun things there. It was so great to just hang out with her again!

Then we were together again today. I worked in the morning then around 4 she came over and we went out to eat with my family and then just hung around home and looked at photo albums and she met my dogs :) and we just chattere! It was a very good day!

Well I hope you all have an amazing monthe of July! Have a safe 4th and hopefully by the next time you hear from me Kelsey will have had  her puppies ;)!! Until next time!
~Rose Mary