Tattoo Crew

WISHING WE WERE 18 AGAIN!

Last night was ladies night out for Fellowship's women. What a BLAST! It's a good thing , we had Mrs. Bea with us or we would have all ended up with a "Fellowship Forever" tattoo. We even picked up a couple of tattooed men!!! They couldn't resist having their pictures made with us, all the while trying to convince us to get our tats. Fortunately, better judgement prevailed! But, it was hilarious thinking about it!

Our night out revealed that one of us has 2 Python snakes, too! I won't tell who.....let ya guess! Apparently, we have got good at not being to churchy, too. Cause when our waitress at Longhorn's came to the table, she exclaimed, "Oh, a girl's night out!" "How fun!" "What can I get you girls from the bar!" Too Funny! Although, we did have to remind Elaine, she was not back in her "Alice Cooper" days (HA! HA!)

We had a great time hanging out with each other and being silly. Thanks Girls for an awesome night, let's do it again soon!!

DOWNSIZING

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous ,how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! Psalm 139:13-18 NLT


In these days of economic uncertainity, downsizing of all sorts are abounding. Companies are downsizing their workforce, people are downsizing their homes (due to unability to pay for them), and sometimes downsizing causes losses. When loss occurs, it can cause anger, guilt, grief and fear. Sometimes, when we've had a loss, we feel like complete failures! But what is important for us to understand is that our worth is not measured by what other people think of us, it's measured by God's love for us. And His love is unlimited and unconditional. Praise Him!

We should evaluate any mistakes, we have made and then, most importantly, learn from them. It is also, important to remember that we are precious to God and he wants to help us with our losses.

Take time today, to thank Him, that every day of your life was recorded, while you were still in the womb. That, God knows what tommorrow holds and he holds you too!

Do you get it? I'm not sure, we do!

Have you ever had a book of the Bible, to just come to your mind, for seemingly no reason? You haven't heard anybody mention that book or even yourself, not even recall what the text of that book was about. But, for some reason, the name of that book of the Bible, keeps resounding over and over in your mind, until you have to get your Bible out and begin reading from chapter 1, because you have no clue, what it is God wants you to see or hear. So you just start reading. I've had that to happen to me this week. Late Sunday night, the book of James came to my mind. I was watching TV and it was late, so I reasoned that I would check out James, maybe tommorrow. All during the night, my dreams were filled with people from my church family, weird disturbing dreams and the word "James" was like a broadcaster in the background, repeating over and over. Monday morning arrives and I know I will not find any peace, until I get my Bible out and read the book of James. There is such a feeling of urgency, that I forewent my cup of coffee and immediately sat down with my Bible. What was the book of James about anyway? For the life of me, I couldn't recall any of the text, who he was writing to or anything, it was like maybe I had never read the book of James. My heart is beating, I'm curious, but I'm scared....like being called into the bosses office and you're not sure why! Here we go, James Chapter 1: GENUINE RELIGION, Trials and Temptations, Listening and Doing. Chapter 2: GENUINE FAITH - Favoritism Forbidden, Faith and Deeds. Chapter 3: GENUINE WISDOM - Taming The Tongue, Two Kinds Of Wisdom. Chapter 4: Submit Yourselves to God, Boasting About Tommorrow. Chapter 5: Warning to Rich Oppressors, Patience in Suffering, The Prayer of Faith.

Wow, Chapters 1 - 4 were blistering for me! I was right to be scared, it's not easy or pleasant to face condemnation and correction. God's conviction on me was heavy and I read through it again.

Still, Monday night, my dreams are filled with my church family and the sound of the broadcaster, in the background, saying "you don't get it, go back to James!". Tuesday morning arrives. OK, I'm having coffee this morning! Settle down with my Bible turned to the book of James. "What Lord, is it, that I don't get?" "Yes!, I'm guilty Lord!" "Forgive me Father!" "Father, show me, help me understand, why it is, my mind can have no peace and I feel so broken and helpless!" "FATHER, HELP ME AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS....TO "GET IT"!" "LORD, I PRAY, THAT I NEVER FORGET THE TEXT, OF THE BOOK OF JAMES, AGAIN!"

IF YOU CAN'T PULL THE TEXT OF "JAMES" TO THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND, GO GET YOUR BIBLE NOW! IT'S URGENTLY IMPORTANT!