Life of Eucharisteo

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"Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, 'Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.'" Luke 9:57 Really? Are we really willing to follow Him wherever He goes? Luke 9:59 speaks of a man saying he's willing if Jesus will let him first go and bury his father.  His father, however, is not yet dead. This man is speaking in terms of getting his affairs in order. He's waiting for his father to pass in order to gain his inheritance. He was waiting to be financially sound before he set out on his journey with Jesus. Ouch...that stings. How often do we think twice about giving because we keep seeing the balance in our own checking account flashing in our head? And then there's then man in Luke 9:61. The one who says, "Lord, I will follow You, but ..." Who new that a little conjunction...three small letters....could carry so much weight. Oswald Chambers talks of this man that says, " but ". The man tha

Friendly Obstacles Anonymous For every hill I've tried to climb, For every stone that bruised my feet, For all the blood and sweat, and grime, For blinding storms and burning heat, My heart sings but a grateful song These are the things that made me strong! For all the heartaches and the tears, For all the anguish and the pain, For gloomy days and fruitless years, And for the hopes that lived in vain, I do give thanks, for now I know These were the things that helped me grow! 'Tis not the softer things in life Which stimulate man's will to strive; But bleak adversity and strife Do most to keep man's will alive. O'er rose-strewn paths the weaklings creep, But brave hearts dare to climb the steep. For about two weeks now my daughter has studied these words. Words that I've heard her recite....words that I've checked to make sure she was reciting correctly....but also words that I've not really heard until today. As my eldest reci

 The Path Before Us - Photo by Tracey   We all have a choice in this life....we can either choose to give our lives to God and let Him handle things or we can limp along trying to take care of things ourselves. The latter never works out for me.  Will you choose to move forward with God today? I received this in an email a long time ago... I saved it so that I could go back from time to time and get my attitude in check. While we should always have a heart of gratitude, fact is sometimes we don't. We need reminders. So here is your reminder today. :) I pray that no matter what you're facing today, that you don't sit around and complain about it, or waste your time with worry...take it to God, and leave it with Him. He can take care of it far better than we could ever dream. A preacher who was traveling by train noticed two other passengers, a well-dressed man and a magnificently dressed woman with expensive jewelry. The woman was complaining about everything

This is the story of a local celebrity here in Alabama.... I ran across his story again tonight.... God is the only explanation for the peace this family has. This is the hardest eucharisteo.... Help me honor this family by watching this... The link above is part one....please continue to part two and  part three for the entire message. Tracey <>< Thankful for... 132. salvation and eternal life through faith in Christ.

Today I'm trying a little experiment. I'm linking up with Dawn Camp over at My Home Sweet Home , to join in on Camera Phone Friday. Dawn has given me one more thing to add to my to do list. ;) You see I love photography. I'm always taking pictures with my SLR. But I hardly ever use the camera on my phone. If I do, it's just to send a pic to my hubby who is working out of town. But now....thanks to sweet Dawn and her wonderful idea....I will be adding Phone-tography to my list of hobbies. Hope you enjoy taking a peek at my new interest. I sure loved Dawn's mosaic. You should scoot on over there and try making your own. 1. Four leaf clover , 2. bdaylove , 3. Backyard Bible Club , 4. Lovin' Krispy Kreme! , 5. Me and my buddy , 6. Perfectly Crooked , 7. Smilin' Pig , 8. Newpaper with Dad , 9. Were hiding , 10. Untitled , 11. God's Glory , 12. TOO GOOD! , 13. Mommy and Me , 14. Sending Love , 15. Strong , 16. Face it! , 17. The Word , 18. Explor

"I want to love better, without selfish ambition or vain conceit. To serve, to give, to unload and load the dishwasher a thousand times in a row. To empty the garbage at 9:38pm without a negative thought. To get up to lock the doors or turn down the thermostat. To sweep and dust and as I work, allow myself to be renewed and refined and put back into my rightful place – below the ones I love. I want to love like Christ." By: Heather Boersma Phillipians 2:3 120. for a caring insurance agent 121. for new opportunities 122. for Miss Tippytoe and her ministry 123. Kensley's improving eating habits 124. for reconnecting with family that lives far away. Thank you FB! 125. for the means to do more work on the house....one step closer to completion! 126. for my washer and dryer 127. for humming birds 128. for words of encouragement 129. for the divine lemon cakes that my sweet neighbor brought me yesterday. 130. for reaching goals...YAY Kaylee!! 2 points!!! 131. for

I just love it when God speaks to me in unexpected ways. No matter how unexpected they may be, they are most always clear. Today's clear message came in the form of a package. A package from Blessings Unlimited(Dayspring) *smile* I love that name. It is such a perfect description of God's blessing....they are unlimited. HE's unlimited.  Hmmm....ok...back to the message. So I open this box of welcome surprise to find a bright and shiny, fancy nancy, new journal! WooHoo!!! You see, I have a weakness for all things stationary. Pens, pencils, paper, note cards, journals. I just love the stuff!  Now I can retire my worn out little spiral notebook, and open up the crisp, unmarked pages of my new jewel, I mean journal. The cover of my new treasure is filled with words of affirmation. Words like...Valued, Irreplaceable, Accepted, Wonderfully Made, Delightful, Loved. But the word that jumps off of the cover, and hits me right smack dab in the face/heart is the word God

113. that my house didn't get damaged by the storm. 114. that Kenny is in PA with Jeremy. It's always nice to see a familiar face when you're out of town. 115. that I've learned to how to find my joy when I loose it. I've learned to thank my way out of those dark places. 116. for my church...and the freedom to worship there without fear of persecution. 117. for my friend Sharon, and the fact that, without a second thought ,she was willing to run my daughter a snack to school because she forgot hers this morning. 118. for unexpected messages from old friends...the friends that you never get see or talk to, but when you do it's like you see each other everyday. 119. for things yet to come and the lessons I will learn. Whew.....I feel so much better now. I had to start out with thanks today. And now that I stop and think about it.....it should be that way everyday.  I should start everyday with thanks! I admit, this morning I started out with thanks in

I'm feeling heavy-hearted today. Burdened for the injustice of this world. This is not a place I like to come to, but God always teaches me something while I'm here. I try to avoid all the negativity of the morning news (it seems like all they ever show are the bad things that happen), but this morning I was in search of weather reports. Along with the weather, I got a report of a car accident (drunk driver hits a school bus carrying a football team) that claimed a young life and injured 33 others. I open my Bible. The Lord leads me to Psalm 73. Verse one...."Truly God is good to Israel..." I think about this for a moment.....Israel? The people of Israel who were captives to the Egyptians? I read on. Verse 3..."the prosperity of the wicked..." Yep, that's where I am.....wondering why do the wicked always seem to prosper. Verse 7..."They have more than hear could wish. They scoff and speak wickedly..." Verse 12..."Behold, these a

Romans 1:20-21 "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and God head, so that they are without excuse , because although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful , but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." (NKJV, emphasis added) How do we "learn thanks"? I believe, like with any other thing we are trying to learn, we learn by practice. We have to daily (hourly, every minute) practice thanks. I've just started to study the idea of being thankful for everything (and I mean EVERYTHING). I want to be deliberate in my thanks to God. I want in no way to be flippant about it. Never routine. My longing is for my thanks to God to be genuine and true....thought about. I don't want to just sit down to my meal, in a hurry,  and spout out the same old..."Dear Lord thank You for this food, plea