Moi Thoughts

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My middle nephew Mitch, and I have always had a special relationship. When I first moved to Colorado he was 6 months old. He and his Auntie bonded strongly! The family would take country drives in the mini van and I would hold his hand, rub his knuckles and sing to him as we drove along. "Jesus Loves the Little Children" was one of our favorite songs! As time went by, we had our own little special love language. He would come and snuggle up by me as he grew and would take my hand and rub my knuckles. Scared, cuddly, loving, distraught, insecure, unsure, happy....no matter the occasion, if Auntie was nearby, it was a knuckle rubbing party.

Sometimes, I try to take a niece or nephew one on one and have special time with them. We talk, we go do something they enjoy and we just spend time together. When I go with Mitch, it's like the sun lights up in his eyes. He loves to tell me about things going on in his world, about his newest gadget, about something silly or funny that he and his buddies have been up to, or about his fun times spent at Grannie B's for middle child week with his cousin Taylor. He loves his family! His Dad and Mom center his world and his siblings, well despite the normal sibling moments, he would probably kill or die for them. He is extremely loyal to his cousins, his aunties and uncles and his grandparents. He can pinch a penny til' it screams, but can also con you out of $10.00 and make you think it's the most logical, reasonable donation in the world! He can take a gadget apart, sort the million pieces and put it all back together simply to appease his curiosity about what makes it tick. He'd give you the shirt off of his back if he thought you needed it and sheds sensitive, tender hearted tears over the plight of those less fortunate than himself.

We had our ladies fall tea this past Friday night. It turned out absolutely wonderful for being planned, coordinated and put together in two weeks time; not to mention, being held the week after the craziness of the State Fair. We had guests from our city, our daughter work in Pratt, and from Garden City.

Our special speaker was Sis. Lori Elder from Pueblo, CO and what a wonderful job she did of ministering to our hearts. Her thought was "Falling in Love with the King" and was built around the lives of Abigail, Bathsheba, Esther, Mary (the Mother of Jesus), Anna (The Prophetess), and Mary and Martha. She spoke of how these women, despite harsh circumstances came to a place in their life that they could have rebelled, allowed bitterness to rule, and became utterly hopeless; but rather, they submitted to their king and love grew from that submission. As a result, Abigail's life and the life of her people were spared and she became a beloved wife to the king, Bathsheba's children were blessed, Esther's people were saved, Mary birthed the King of kings and was a part of history in the upper room, Anna's hope was restored, and Mary and Martha's dead relative was resurrected. Each of these ladies lives were dramatically changed simply because they all fell in love with the king.

The bible talks about how Abigail's husband was a drunkard and a fool, Bathsheba was forced into marriage with the King after he had her husband killed, Esther's life and the lives of her people were threatened; she had to put her life on the line by approaching her king uninvited, to contend for the lives of her people. Mary was scoffed because she was bearing a child unwed and then that child would be crucified for the sins of the world. Anna was a widow who spent her latter years marking time in the temple longing to see the Messiah. Mary and Martha's brother was dead and it seemed their situation was without recourse. Abigail, Bathsheba and Esther fell in love with their earthly kings, while Mary, Anna and Mary and Martha fell in love with The King of Kings. Sis. Elder admonished us that when we fall in love with the king, (Abigail) he will work out our situation whether it be an abusive relationship or an unsaved spouse; (Bathsheba) he will bless our children, (Esther) he will deliver us, (Mary) he will save us, (Anna)he will restore our hope, and (Mary and Martha) he will bring our (spiritually) dead loved ones to life. The more that I think on this subject how it grows and becomes more real to me. My life's goal is to be completely in love with and to see the King of all kings.

Our Tea theme was "Falling in Love with Jesus" and the songs and speaking came together so beautifully. The decor was fall themed with alternating fall colored table cloths of chocolate brown, autumn purple, forest green, amber, burnt orange, cafe latte, and harvest gold on the tables. Gorgeous fall mums, which were also used as door prizes, were the centerpieces for each table. We filled glass globes with coffee beans and put candles in them for the candle light accents on each table, which gave off a wonderful scent in the room. We then accessorized with fall leaves spread across the tables.

The tea delicacy and dessert tables were clothed in vivid fall orange with beautiful autumn centerpieces made out of decorative glasses filled with coffee beans, and topped with a gorgeous autumn candle arrangement. We accessorized these tables with fall gourds, leaves and elegant decorative pumpkins. All arrangements and decorations were from The Dollar Tree and Hobby Lobby. The ladies of the church brought delicious treats attractively arranged on their nice trays. We provided hot tea of many different delectable flavors, as what would a tea be without tea. :)

We had many promotions and door prizes with great give aways such as the decorative pumpkins on the treat tables amongst other fun, autumn themed prizes. Our categories for prizes were: the most unique tea cup, the tiniest tea cup, the oldest mother, the newest mother, the sister who has been in church the longest, the newest sister in the church, and two more. We set up a table of Single Shoes belonging to Sister's in the church and the ladies could guess who they belonged to. Then our drama sisters came up with a great skit sharing tidbits of life that anyone who is a lady could in some way relate to. Many laughs were exchanged, some to the point of hysterical tears. Those ladies are crazy!!! The night ended with the warm glow of friendship, fellowship, apostolic sisterhood and the sweet presence of The King in our midst.

The tea committee cleaned up then pretty much collapsed for the night. :) These things are fun even if they are hard work! As the leader of the committee, I was blessed with a wonderful team of ladies that worked together to organize, delegate tasks, request donations, entertain, set-up, and clean up. These women of God are committed, faithful and quite simply put "they rock!" Thanks to all of you who came, who helped, and who brought guests. Next year will be here before we know it! :)

Someone told me yesterday that the teachings of Jesus were based more on Socialism than Capitalism. THAT turned out to be quite the interesting discussion! This premise was their biblical justification for Big Government. They went on to state that Capitalism equals Narcissim. Their theory proposed that Jesus said "to love thy neighbor more than thyself;" therefore, government healthcare was a biblical obligation to all of those who considered themselves to be believers.

I'm extremely interested in hearing the thoughts, inputs, opinions and scriptural references about such from blog readers. Thoughts or Comments????????

Do You Think the President, Congress and Senate Should be Required to take the Same Health Care as You? If so....go to http://fleming.house.gov/index.html and sign Congressman Fleming's petition. This is a live site. I just signed the petition and it does work.



On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment, courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn which would require all Members of Congress and their staff members to enroll in any new government-run health plan. Congressman John Fleming has proposed an amendment that would require Congressmen and Senators to take the same health care plan that they would force on us. (Under proposed legislation they are exempt.)Congressman Fleming is encouraging people to go to his Website and sign his petition. The process is very simple. I have done just that at: http://fleming.house.gov/index.html

Senator Coburn and Congressman Fleming are both physicians. Regardless of your political beliefs, it sure seems reasonable that Congress should have exactly the same medical coverage that they impose on the rest of us.

Please urge as many people as you can to do the same!

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