Apostolic Beauty

As I sat with my bible this a.m. I came across a scripture that read "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. " 1Timothy4:12 Paul's words of encouragement to Timothy being he was such a young man to be a pastor! He was simply saying here that if you watch your talk, be kind, have a great spirit, and keep yourself pure you will be such a great example that people will respect you and look up to you!!Timothy must have been a wonderful young Apostolic man! 
It was here that I began to realize that I have an Apostolic Beauty in my very home that lives this scripture to the fullest everyday, one day I believe she will meet her Timothy and together they will do a great service for the Lord! She fits this scripture so well and is a true example to her peers and from her elders she is respected on the highest level! Her words are always kind and caring, a smile she has for anyone and everyone she meets, she is a giving kind hearted queen of charity, her heart is as pure as the driven snow,her spirit meek and gentle, her faith is strong and undenied in anyway! At times peer pressure has tried to hit hard against her modest dress but has never won out! Her desire and love for the modest attire is attacked daily by a world of ungodly fashion, but she chooses to please the One and Only True Love Of Her Life! Apostolic Beauties are quite rare to find these days, the world is creeping into our midst filling our beautiful ladies minds with the thought that modesty is just plain old fashioned, and that bearing the flesh is cool.There are many beauty pageants out there crowning beauty queens all over America, but I am here to say that I have one in our home whose beauty outshines any of the chosen ones that are wearing crowns today. Her beauty comes from within and without, we have given her the title Our Apostolic Beauty, she is proof that there are still some of them alive and active in this day and age that we live! Thank you T for being who you are and standing strong for what you believe in, even when it is not the most popular thing to do, on the job, with your peers and even in our church world! So continue wearing the title "Apostolic Beauty Queen"(even tho you are not aware of your given title! :) ) true to your character with grace and humility and continue letting His Spirit Shine through you!!!

When sisters become angels

Well folks I am back again with my faithful keyboard and glass of refreshing ice water to spill some thoughts that have taken possesion of my mind the past few months! It all started when my sis took her second bout of war with the dreaded "C", I really thought she was going to beat it again, ( well in the end she really did, but I will get to that), the past few months I would thank God that He allowed me the pleasure of having seven sisters to fight with, love, travel with and just to be a friend to! At any given time I could pick up the phone and get most any of them on the line and chat, tease, laugh and at times a full blown bible study would break out, and we would be speaking faith into each others lives, encourage one another in the Lord! Our circle of sisters recently got broken for awhile, yes, I said awhile because the circle will be connected fully one day in the sweet by and by! For now we will continue on as normal as possible until i decide to pick up the phone and dial the sis who snuck out on us a little too soon. Tears well up and try to spill out over the eyelids, I usually blink them away quickly so no one notices, it's then i turn my thoughts toward heaven and picture the sister that has now become an angel! I usually end up talking to God for awhile, I try not to question Him too much, but I can't help sneaking in a little tid bit of why my heart aches a little too much at times when I know she is with Him and is in the best place ever! Then He begins to speak to my heart, letting me know she is so very happy and alive, there is no more furrowed brow caused by pain, no lack of sleep, and no more medications that make her sick! He lets me know that the smile we were used to seeing on her lips is now permanent and will never fade! He talks to me and lets me know that one day when we are all reunited again it will be the family reunion that none of us will want to miss, no excuse will be good enough! After I have had my chat with Him and He has talked with me I end up feeling ok and dialing the phone to talk to  one of the other 7! I do wish that heaven had an open phone line tho, just for when sisters become angles....................