each day is new

At Christmas we often think of Jesus and his birth. We celebrate it and relish on the fact of a Savior and redeemer for all mankind. Each time I read the Christmas Story something new is revealed to me. I love reading the Bible as something new can be revealed in the same story over and over, and that's how my God is amazing ! 10"  But the angel said to them, “ Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;   11  for today in the city of David there has been born for you a  Savior, who is  [ a ] Christ  the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 Anyway, as I was reading the story and listening also to my husband's message this week on the birth of Jesus, I realized something that I had not really thought about before. I realized who God chose to deliver the message of Jesus' birth.  Well angels of course, but the angels did not deliver it to the whole world, which they could have if God wanted it that way, no they did not, He

In the last couple of days I have been reminded how fragile life is and I wrote this poem...... Life is fleeting…..  Today your here, tomorrow gone.  A memory left, a family alone.  Hearts broken, peace be still  Dreams lost, hope unfilled.  A fight that was fought,  memories made,  Hope instilled Hope betrayed Life is fleeting,  then it’s gone…  Hold them close,  Hold them strong. Tomorrow is not promised  Today is here.. Life is short  Time is near A vapor some say Life today Here, then gone…  Vanishing before our eyes Like a song….  Strong, soft, weak  The time is near,  The time is now….  Life is fleeting  You wonder how… Where did it go  Why….  But life is fleeting  then gone Like a vapor, a song.. Time not promised. The present is here Love them now,  Hold them dear. Mary Lewis 11/14

Have you ever been hungry, alone, destitute? I am often reminded of the heart ache here in the US. While I think foreign missions is good and necessary. We, Americans have a huge mission field right here in the United States. Each time someone returns from a foreign mission they are often humbled by the experience and often they have a life-changing adventure during their trip. I often wonder if these people are the ones that are more fortunate and they have never been hungry here, or destitute here in these great United States. You look at the US and you think well we take care of our own. Our government does, but do they? They definitely aren't teaching people Jesus Christ is the only way... no, because our government is trying their hardest to get away from protestant religion even though it was founded on it. There are hungry kids every day, that stay hungry, there are girls on the street prostituting for drugs, money, food and love, where are we? We are in our cookie

I was thinking this morning how grateful I am that God showed up for us last night. This morning, I wanted to shout out a Praise.... Praise God Paige's reaction was not worse, Praise God he showed up, Praise God we did not have to go to the hospital. Praise God !!!!  Paige ingested some Peanut sauce unknown to herself or me, then she told me her throat felt funny and then the night began. It was quite trying for me her mother to watch as her little body decided if it was gonna fight or shut down. It began with her spitting, spitting up mucous as the histamines released in her body and noticed that there was poison within. She said she was fine and refused to let me poke her with the Epi -pen as she said no mom I am fine, I only need that if I am wheezing... hmm we will see. Well it was men's meeting night at our house, so us girls go on our usual girls night, out to find something to do for 2 hours while they meet. As we are in the Costume store, she says I don'

This blog is written about the song Wasteland off the album Need to Breathe, Rivers in the Wasteland. I was inspired to write this as I listened to their acoustic version of this song. There is  a River in the Wasteland. It's the river of Life..  it is God and he is on your side. The River of Life is promised to all who will There is a crack in the door filled with light and it's all you need to get by. That light is Jesus Christ.... he will shine through you All these people you meet... all our hearts are dark and imperfect.... Jesus Christ can redeem that heart, he is the light.... To belong all I feel is hurt....  the world is filled with hurt... there is a great divide and Satan wants you to feel hurt....you do belong ....... God is on your side.  We live in a fallen world, in a fallen state but .... ......He is on your side. God is on your side.... who can be against you? The darkness is against you, but that crack in the door filled with li

  Have you ever heard the saying... out of sight, out of mind? Well it's true, often if we don't see something with our own eyes, we either don't believe it or take for granted the luxury it impedes.     Well it kinda reminds me of our Freedom, as we celebrate this forth and we get ready for fireworks and our barbecues' and time with family .... what exactly are we celebrating? It seems like we are just celebrating our times together, but there were men who fought hard for our freedom !  I won't go into a history lesson, but years ago our freedom was fought for so this great nation could be established. There are men today who still fight hard so that we can live free. I won't get into politics, but there are battles we don't know about and behind the scenes things that go on daily to secure this FREEDOM that we take for granted. There was a war fought, and still men in dangerous areas now that are securing your freedom and my freedom right now. It's h

     I don't know about you, but I constantly see things like motivational sayings all over and especially on pinterest about Life, and the secret to life. I have pondered this very thing as well. You see some people just glide along, no problems or minimal problems, then there are others who struggle. When I say this, I mean something obvious... like I see people all the time, who have a four year degree in one thing and now they are going back for their nursing. I see some people just go to college like it's the norm, then others who struggle and really try and have a hard time getting an associate degree, because their life is harder and there are more struggles and it isn't always because of their choices, but sometimes because of choices their parents made or just hard times that hit that family, and you ponder on that.      Oh there is always a struggle, maybe we don't always see it, maybe it's buried away and hidden, but I think a majority of humans have so

  Sometimes my life doesn't seem like my life. You see I have given my life to God and though I do feel selfish at times and really strive for "me " time and down time and free time... it's all God's and I am grateful I am his.   We moved from the Bible belt and very much of a Christian town to Florida. I have never seen so many non-Christians or even Christian haters. But God is Good !! He has put me in a job, that even though I am Christian, they still like me for me.  We have met some great people and God has blessed us beyond measure.    I went from working in a hospital with a lot of Christians and really thought I would not see that again until I went to St. Anthony's here in St Pete. They are Catholic by history and there is a large statue of Jesus right out front and a cross on the roof...wow...I was impressed.  There are crosses in most of the rooms where I worked yesterday, and no secular person has made them remove it. I was in awe that they have

Most days I am Martha, busy, busy, busy.  I run around trying to get things done.  So many things to get done and not enough time. I think of the story in the Bible of Martha and Mary and how Martha was running around the house to get things done. By nature I am my names sake, I am a Mary. I want to just sit at the feet of Jesus and soak up his goodness. There are times, I am studying or just living life and I have absorbed some of God's goodness or in the moment I think I need to blog about that, I need to write more about the goodness of my Lord and Savior and I need the world to know about it, but it's fleeting and my Martha self comes through and tasks need to be done and accomplished, so blogging and journaling goes undone.  My Martha tasks...... We are trying to plant this church, I feel completely compelled to do a good job. To outreach, to do the books, to support my husband and keep up the blog, the Facebook, and the Twitter account.  I want to do more with the wome

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.(ICor 13:4-7) As we study God's love this month at church, I am reminded of this scripture as well. It is often read at weddings.  I personally have read it many times and I think of Jesus Christ when I read it. I think wow, if I could only love like that. If only my heart was so pure . If only others loved even half as much,  what a better world we would live in, but sin is here to stay and well that is just how it is. Sin will always fill the world with anguish and pain and what can we do but overcome it through the love of Jesus Christ. So much easier said than done, that word over come… How do we over come? Do we overcome by accepting Jesus and being s

As I am sitting here in the quite of the morning, meditating on God's word, and God's promises. I pray for the coming year, but first I give God my disappointments and failures of 2013. I pray and I ask God to reveal to me what I am to do in 2014 and I pray for guidance. "I stand between the years.The light of  God's Presence is flung across the year to come, the radiance of the Son of Righteousness.   Backward over the past year, is a Shadow thrown, hiding trouble and sorrow and disappointment."AJ Russell  I wish I had all the answers but I don't. I do know that I am sold out for God. That material things don't matter as much as they used to, that my ambition and career don't even matter like they used to. What matters to me is working for our Lord and Savior, People matter, and right under God,  my family matters most to me. I am resolved to the fact that it is all God's and I am just a vessel he uses, and I am grateful that he uses me.