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Phyllis

Pray for Amias and family~

I am posting this to request prayer for Amias. She has a family emergency. Please keep her, her husband ,Robert, and the rest of the family in your prayers. Read the original request here.

Thank you~

Phyllis

Party~

Extravagant Grace is one of the blogs I follow faithfully. They are having a party to celebrate their 500th post! Check them out by clicking on the above graphic or the one in my side bar. While you are there be sure enter to win awesome prizes!

Please tell them Phyllis sent you.

Phyllis

The (Insert First Name Here) Needs...Meme

My buddy, Mike, posted this meme on his blog and I decided it would be fun to play along. If you do this one, sign the Mr. Linky below so I can come see your answers. You can go see Mikes, too:).

Here is how this one works: Google 'your first name needs' and list ten of the answers that come up.

I came up with a total of 2,390,000 entries!

1. Phyllis needs to cut the apron strings.
2. Phyllis needs a lifestyle that allows her to be spontaneous.
3. Phyllis needs a hug.
4. Phyllis needs to get her own man.
5. Phyllis needs a new maid.
6. Phyllis needs to be with someone like Victor.
7. Phyllis needs to find a man who does not cheat.
8. Phyllis needs to work for it.
9. Phyllis needs support.
10. Phyllis needs a forever home in northern VA.

Thanks to a soap opera character with my name!!! I do like #2, #3, #5, #7, & #10:).




Phyllis

Law Of The Garbage Truck~

Joyce has given permission for fellow bloggers to post this. It is wonderful!

The Law of the Garbage Truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded , and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so . . . . .

Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

Have a blessed, garbage-free day.

*****

Personal Note: This reminds me of the time I found myself driving the wrong way in a McDonald's parking lot with a car full of kids. My mother had recently passed on, my marriage was a shambles, and I was stressed beyond measure. All I wanted to do was get some lunch for the kids. Needless to say, the gentleman who was going the right way in the parking lot had little patience or understanding of my mistake and made hand gestures at me while also hurling ugly words at me. In response I hollered,"God loves you!" Years later, Navy Man, reminded me of that day and said he was amazed at how I repsonded to the man. I told him you never know what the other fellow is going through, maybe he had just buried his own mother, too. It's true...we do not have to continue spreading other peoples garbage-or our own.

Phyllis

Beautiful Prayer~

Amias posted this beautiful prayer. Thank you, dear friend!

You said to ask, believing, and it shall be given unto me. I come to you, with bowed head, a humble heart, asking once again for your tender mercy. I beseech you Father, not for myself, but on behalf of Jeffery, Ed, Allen and their families. Father, they need your strength, and we pray for their healing. Only you know the depth of their suffering. Only you can heal them, if it be thou will. Have mercy on them dear God, wrap your love around them and please send them and their families peace; protect them Father. In your son’s name, I humbly pray - Aman.


Phyllis

Win a darling scrapbooking bracelet!

The Hybrid Chick found a darling bracelet kit and has 8 of them to give away! It includes everything to u need to make it one of a kind...including an online way to minimize your photos!

Click on the link above and leave a comment for your chance to win.

Get more chances to win by posting links to their post.

Good luck~

Phyllis

Online Treasure and Prayer Requests

"Ye have not because ye ask not." That was the response when I cried out to God that I needed help in carrying the burden of praying for healing for My Beloved. So...I asked!

Yesterday I was led to two incredible sites on the internet. The first one I told you about here.

Today I wish to tell you about an online treasure. The Prayer Hubs is an online group of like-minded individuals who believe in the power of prayer. I wrote to Amias and got a very quick response. After requesting additional information, he posted this.

I thank God that He is ever faithful. I thank God for Amias and the others at The Prayer Hub who have come along side me and now help carry my burden. I thank God that "By Christ's stripes My Beloved is healed!" I thank God that He has given me access to other people for whom I can now intercede.

Pray It-Say It~

I love reading other people's blogs! Today one of the ones I visited had a link to Pray It-Say It which is an awesome site for those of us who believe in the power of prayer. You type in the name of the person you wish to pray for, then click a category for your prayer, and the script generates personalized scriptures and a model prayer. There is also an option to send the person an e-card.

I have been steadily praying for My Beloved and his health issues, so I put in "Jeffrey" and clicked "Health". Here is what I got:

SCRIPTURES:

"You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry." Psalm 10:17 (NIV)

"For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help." Psalm 22:24 (NIV)

"O Lord my God, I called to You for help and you healed me." Psalm 30:2 (NIV)

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all." Psalm 34:19 (NASB)

PRAYER:

Father, You formed us in our mother's womb and established the number of our days before there was even one of them. You are intimately acquainted with all of our ways, and nothing escapes Your notice.

Jesus, You are the Great Physician, and there is nothing too difficult for You. So I bring Jeffrey before You now, and ask that you would touch them with Your almighty power. Your word says that "You hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry." Hear Jeffrey now, as they cry out to You and answer them in this time of need.

Touch their bodies Lord, with the strength they need to fight this condition that they may recover quickly. Your Word declares that it's by Your stripes that we are healed, so I take hold of that promise for Jeffrey right now, and I proclaim Your provision for their healing. Let Your peace overshadow them, and Your presence be their comfort at this time. I pray in Jesus' mighty name, Amen!

I have added the script to my sidebar. I hope it blesses you as much as it has me.

Be Blessed~

Phyllis

Free Backgrounds 4 Your Blog~

I found the sweetest site for blog backgrounds! It is simple enough that even I can use it. LOL! There is no editing or saving your template. The background just goes behind your blog. It's as simple as adding code to the "add a gadget" option!

The one I chose looks like a page in a scrapbook and features two of my favorite colors!

Check it out. You will be glad you did:).

Grateful Gals~

Mo is a wonderful gal. The Lord sent her into my life at a time when I needed someone to come along and pull me out of the muck-and-mire of depression. Mo helped change my perspective from self-pity to GRATITUDE. Wanna join us? Click the image!

Online Fun~

Me and My Beloved...Minimized~

Wanna make your own? Go here. I did a print screen, saved the images, and opened them in PSP. I cropped them, added a 3 pixel border, and am gonna put them in collages at Walmart's Photo site. I am also gonna send them to My Beloved's cell phone:). I do love modern technology!

When a man loves a woman~

He dedicates this song to her~

Click the link to hear it and read the lyrics.

Beautiful by AKon.

Then...the loved woman makes it his ringtone on her cell so she hears it everytime he calls or texts her!

Link 2 Me~

Making your presence known is important on the internet. Networking, networking, networking! Clicking on the image will result in a larger view. You can save the image to your hardrive and then upload to your blog-or-use the code provided below.

Here are some graphics you are free to use to link to my blog.




Here is the code for the smaller image. It will fit into the sidebar of your blog. Just highlight it and copy. Then add to your blog template under "add javacript".

<a href="http://jksbw36789.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332776169825343794" style="margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 72px;" alt="Link to me...I link back!" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nHXlnyxE6nY/SgHTrBUbmTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/bZKOxRV04MM/s320/scraps-book-it-logo-small.jpg"/></a>

Put a link to your blog here...I link back!



Linky Hugs~

White Deer

The Bible says* "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

This video is an incredible testimony to more of His handiwork.

*Psalms 19:1

I won $250.00!

Debt Goal sponsored a contast on Facebook and I entered. I had to write a 75 word essay on my best thrifty decision. Here is my entry:

The best thrifty decision I made involves traveling with family. We rent vehicles using the weekend specials, pay tolls, buy gas, food, and drinks for the road then split the total. Once there everyone covers their own motel rooms, meals, and spending money. We often qualify for family rates. We have reward memberships at Enterprise, Wyndam Motels, and various gas stations so we often get freebies plus we use coupons found locally.

This came in e-mail yesterday: Jacqueline sent you a message.

Subject: DebtGoal.com Thriftaholic Competition!

Hi Phyl,

I work with DebtGoal.com and would like to congratulate you as the winner of the first "Confessions of a Thriftaholic" competition on facebook!

I'm sure you're excited to receive your $250. prize! To issue you a check, we'll just need you to fill out a W9 form for us. I can email you this form, if you'll provide me with your email address. Then we can put a check in the mail to you!

Thanks for sharing your fun thrifty tip with the DebtGoal.com community! Let your friends know, and spread the word - April is financial literacy month, so it's a perfect time for people to check out DebtGoal.com.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
- Jackie
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This is the announcement from Debt Goal's wall on Facebook:
Congratulations to Phyl Williams, winner of DebtGoal.com's first "Confessions of a Thriftaholic" facebook competition! Phyl's thrifty tip received the most votes by fans, and we at DebtGoal.com like the spirit of fun, family and collaboration at the heart of Phyl's tip! Just because the contest has wrapped up - don't let that stop you from sharing your best cost-saving and debt-reducing tips here.

The prize is $250.00 which I am applying to my portion of our next trip!

Mixed Drink Recipes~

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Romans 8:28
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."