About: The GIFT of God

After having a conversation with a friend yesterday, I decided I would blog it. :)

Rom 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (KJV)

Eph 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. (KJV)

Salvation is God's gift to the human race.
Yet, there are people who believe that we can reject God's gift... that we have the choice to.
But honestly, when have you ever heard of someone rejecting a FREE gift?

Example that Cody posted on facebook:

Being #1: "Excuse me. Hi. Here is a free gift from me to you. :)"
Being #2: "Oh. Ummmm...yeah...I'm not gonna open it. But thanks anyway."

Sounds ridiculous, right?
A normal person would say, "right." ;)

Please let me know what you think!

Anyway, I know this is a short post... But I'm sick and I have to go practice for Barberville!

Blessings~

About: What's Coming!

It's coming...

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Brace yourself, world...

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*screech-swoon!*

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Okay, okay... nothing bad is happening.

BUT!!!!
Something GREAT IS happening!
It's that time of yeeeeeeeeeeear again!

*ba-ba-buuuuuuuuuum*
/\ that was dramatic music, btw ;)

BARBERVILLE IS NEXT WEEK!

The Stone Family Band (aka, my family and I) will be performing 3 times that weekend... so excited! Check the schedule here and here for both Saturday and Sunday.

And, that is all for the moment... we have company and this is the last night they're here *sad* so I am going to spend my last night with them. (I'll post on this fun week later)

Ciao y'all! ;)

About: EVERYTHING! O.o

(I apologize in advance for the scatter-brainedness of this post. :)
Hey y'all! :D
Well, I must say! Today has been absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! God is good in bringing Spring back to Florida! :D As I put on my facebook status just today:

"cleaning my room! all the windows open... lookin out at our MONSTER-HUGE coral colored snap dragons, purple flower covered yard, big yellow daises and varied colored goats! I tell ya what... I was missing color and asked God to bring it back soon... wasn't expecting SOO much! When you ask Him for something, He really goes above and beyond, doesn't He?!? :D ♥"

And it's true!! *sigh* I'm very content right now :)

Today's been super productful!
I've:
☼Read God's word and had my quiet/prayer time
♫Practiced music
○Cleaned my room
♥Exercised
○House patrolled the rest of the house (Cleaned)
*Wrote a few emails
>Read some in Ishmeal (the AMAZING book that made me cry so hard... I think I'll do a review later.)

OH!
AND! Jean Marie spent the night last night and left around 12 or so... so all these things have been done between then and now (5:00)


This pic makes me think of 2 things:
1) I'm sunburned from our amazing day at the beach last week with great friends *ouch*
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2) Barberville is coming up!

3 actually... I lied.
3) I love my dad!

EGAD! I lied again! 4 things...
4) I'm REALLY loving playing the guitar :)

Ok... enough lying for now ;)

But seriously... make sure to come on out and see The Stone Family Band perform at Barberville! Twice on Saturday and once on Sunday with a Jam tent... you can look at the schedule for more info or email me :)

I can't remember if I said this already or not, but I finished my school! :D So MUCH less of this \/


and more of this \/

oops... not that...!

THIS \/


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Anyway... Hope y'all are doing GREAT!!!
And yes... I'm in a fantabulous mood! lovin this weather and thanful for God's mercies!!
GREAT is HIS faithfulness!
Blessings~

About: TRUE SPIRITUALITY

A recent Zogby/Forbes ASAP poll asked respondents, What would you like most to be know for? For being intelligent? Good looking? Having a great sense of humor? A full half of respondents checked off an unexpected answer: They said they would like a reputation for "being authentic." In a world of spin and hype, the postmodern generation is searching desperately for something real and authentic. They will not take Christians seriously unless our churches and parachurch organizations demonstrate an authentic way of life--unless they are communities that exhibit the character of God in their relationships and mode of living.

Advertising techniques that merely convey an image may bring in the money, but they are not the means to accomplishing a genuine spiritual work. The church's "manner of speaking the truth must not be aligned to the techniques of modern propaganda," writes Newbigin, "but must have the modesty, the sobriety, and the realism which are proper to a disciple of Jesus." The church is called to be a witness to the gospel through an authentic demonstration of love and unity.

In the days of the early church, the thing that most impressed their neighbors in the Roman Empire was the community of love they witnessed among believers. "Behold how they love one another," it was said. In every age. the most persuasive evidence for the gospel is not words or arguments but a living demonstration of God's character through Christians' love for one another, expressed in both their words and their actions. The gospel is not meant to be "a disembodied message," Newbigin writes. It is meant to be fleshed out in "a congregation of men and women who believe it and live by it" --who exhibit in their relationships the beauty of God's character.

-Nancy Pearcey: Total Truth

About: Falling Behind, Catching back up... Repeat!

Hey y'all!
I know it's been forever since I've posted. Been busy going here and there and falling behind in school and catching back up :-/

We went to Mississippi for a week 2 weeks back. That was soooooooo fun! :)
Now...

I'm pretty much addicted to coffee... never TOUCHED the stuff before.
It was Mimi! SHE did this to me! ;)

Some people are on Spring Break...

Yup.
I've got beach on the brain. Hopefully we'll be going sometime this week :)

On a different note.

I don't remember if I've posted this before, but it's always good for a laugh :)

On another different note ;P

you've heard of CatDog I'm sure.

Well...

Meet RatDog.
Poor B.B. got another hair cut.

Sorry for the briefness of this... I must away to finish my LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!!!!! :D :D :D :D
Yes. I'm excited ;)

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you...
{Philippians 1:3}