Brenda Tagged Me.........

Brenda tagged me for this meme, and I noticed that BooMama and several others have done it, too. Here goes...............

What is your life verse? Hmmmmm.........I had never heard of a life verse until I saw it mentioned in the last few days on another blog. I suppose if I have one, it's not just a verse but a whole chapter. Psalm 51 is a chapter I go back to over and over, especially when I've fallen short of God's expectations of me. Verses 10-12 are particularly meaningful to me.

Give a bit of your testimony. Some kind neighbors took me to church with them when I was 9 years old, and I was saved at a girl's Bible group meeting. My parents didn't attend church at that time, and I gradually fell away from church. When I was 17 years old, we moved a short distance from a tiny Southern Baptist church, and a school friend who attended there invited me to go with him. I moved my membership there and became very active. I was married in that church in 1985, and then moved my membership to another Southern Baptist church in 1990, where I am still very active. Providence Baptist Church has been my home church for over 16 years, and I am content and my talents and gifts are being used there.

Do you have a favorite preacher? One of my favorite preachers is Bro. Bert Hargett. His health prevents him from pastoring now, but I grew and learned a lot under his preaching and teaching in my teens and 20's. Bro. Jerry Miller was another favorite, but God called him home several years ago. I miss him still. Of the prominent TV preachers, Adrian Rogers from Belleview Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee was a mighty man of God. I sat under his preaching several times when we made our annual trip to Belleview to see the Singing Christmas Tree.

What's the best Bible study you've ever done? I've never done any of the Beth Moore or other formal Bible studies, though I'd like to sometime. We studied the book of Jude when I was a young Christian and I really grew through it, and recently we finished a study on Revelations that I enjoyed and learned a lot from our open discussion and comments.

What do you feel is God's calling on your life? I believe that one of my primary spiritual gifts is teaching, and also love and compassion. Right now one of Jessica's friends is here because he's having trouble with his family. It's a crazy mixed up mess, but all this boy needs is to be loved. I can do that. I want to make a difference in his life, as God leads and allows. And when he moves on, I want to love the next one that needs me, and so on. I can love, and I will, with God's help.

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Okay, now on to the news according to Diane. It's still hot, humid and icky here. We still need rain desperately, but all we've gotten is a few teasing sprinkles. It's rained and showered all around us, but no measureable rain here in cotton country. Ducky's son Danny and his wife Mikki invited us to their house for a catfish fry on Memorial Day, so we gratefully accepted their kind invitation. Translation: We said, "Heck, yeah!!" before they could change their minds. :-) It was great, and a friend of Mikki's brought the most delicious dessert ever. BONUS: It is ridiculously easy to make! Ready for the recipe? Okay, glad you asked:

2 boxes ice cream sandwiches
1 large Cool Whip, thawed
chopped pecans (optional)
1 jar hot fudge topping
1 jar butterscotch topping or caramel topping

Unwrap and place 1 layer of ice cream sandwiches in 13x9 serving dish. Top with half of Cool Whip. Sprinkle with pecans, then drizzle with half of fudge topping and half of butterscotch topping. Repeat layers. Freeze until firm. Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.

This is YUMMY!! And it really hit the spot Monday after the fish, and because it was soooooo hot. You should try this, you won't be disapointed. :-)
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Cecil and Sue came up for the afternoon to play our game. It is so hot (do you see a theme developing here?!?) we just had a sandwich rather than cooking. Jessica made some chicken and rice for supper, and it was good. Not just because I didn't have to cook it, either. ;-) Tuesday and Wednesday are her days off this week, but that means she has to work Saturday and Sunday. But she's a working girl, now, and when college starts, she'll be trying to juggle work, college and a social life. I hope my girl can keep things in perspective. Let us pray. :-)

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BooMama always seems to find some good blogs, and this time she found a good Christian site.Tony is a new blogger, but she's off to a good start. If you like Christian blogs, she's definitely worth reading. This entry will make you think, that's for sure. Be sure to visit her and leave her an encouraging comment if you like what you read.

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Well, blogging friends, Diane is tard again, so I am going to wrap this up and get it posted. I hope everyone is having a good week. God bless you all, my friends. :-)