New Web Site

Thursday, September 3, 2009

New Web Site

I want everyone to see my new blog and new web site so I am listing it. My Home Staging has taken off, taken off slowly but God is showing me to lean on Him and He'll do the rest!! I am in the middle of staging a home in Norcross, Ga that is completely empty..a complete empty palate that will sell when I put my touch on it! Staging is an illusion, its what you want the buyer to see when they come into the house. You don't want them to see your personal items you want them to see what they envision!

So I need you all to walk with me on this journey and when you do you will find that through your prayers and always quoting Isaiah 40:31 "But those that wait upon the Lord will get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don't get tired, they walk and don't lag behind. Do you Feel Like a Lowly Worm? (The Message Bible)

God has been showing me this scripture over and over. Unless we renew our strength through Him...we will fail...I refuse to fail. My husband is falling apart because of me that I am not "working"...he doesn't want me to work on this certification He wants it NOW!! He is being attacked and because of this He is attacking us...so I daily plead the blood over my apt and move on...the enemy cannot have my husband nor can he have my family or me! This time in our world is hard but we've been through worse, so pray that we can over come and persevere...Pray for my new career and that God blesses me over and over! Thank you for reading and thank you for looing at me new site...

Love you all,
Donna

Also please use donnasfinedesigns.blogspot.com for my Home Staging

The U.S. is it free anymore???

I'm getting so tired of turning on the tv and everything I see is bad news...so what should I do turn it off?! Well I do that too but think about it...we need to see what the United States of America is coming to....less than 35 miles from me at Lake Altoona, GA people are now living in tents because they are unemployed! Couples, men and woman like you and me are living in tents with children that used to go to a school in a neighborhood because their Mom or Dad had a job, and now they don't!!

Is this the United States or is this a 3rd world country? Over 1.8 trillion dollars are being spent on nationalizing health care. In the next day or two a vote in the house will determine how bankrupt this country is going to be....think about it, we are going to bankrupt this nation with insurance that will be like Canada and England. I lived in England remember? If people had an important health issue there was a waiting list, it isn't free in the end! Why am I bringing this up? Because we will spend the money on this, 68% of the people surveyed do not want government to make their choices in life. Government wants to do this but they don't want to help our children live in homes, help their parents get a job, eliminate the recession with real jobs not just jobs that will help the highways or construction or make jobs that you have to go back to school!! That isn't creating thats doing it the way the President wants it done!

If we don't start praying for our nation and this man who we voted into that job because a bunch of people thought he was the second coming, then we are going to see this land disappear for the way we knew it! I may be standing on my soap box but I'm so angry at this that I just wanted to talk about it.

I have more experience in my little finger for jobs that I go and interview for and who gets them? Kids out of HS or kids in college or kids who just graduated college! What is happening! Do you want "children" to help you or do you want people who are in their prime? I don't get it anymore, I need help understanding that this country we came to from England back in June of 1968, this country that I call home....where is it....why are so many of our citizens leaving it to move to other countries?

"Lord, we need your help with our children, we need help with our land, we need your help with our President, we know you have a plan and we don't see it right now but Father if we don't cry out to You for our land then it will no longer be ours and Your ears will be silent....."

God Bless you all and God Bless the United States of America

Donna

My new biz opp so plz read! :-)

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God Bless

Donna

Happy July 4th with fabric!

July 4th fabric & vintage looks

I wanted to type a quick post on July 4th. There are so many things out there displaying the hoilday. The tacky looks, the flags hanging from the homes, the quilts that cover our beds and all the crazy items we carry to the picnics.

I wasn't sure how to approach this post since I hate wearing a "Martha Washington" costume or looking like my house is draped in massive amounts of crazy red, white and blue! So I found what I think are classic looks from the American past, and what I believe inspires us.

This is a stunning example of workmanship. I actually was surfing online and found this under July 4th, I have no history on it, yet I do know it is probably authentic and was probably pieced together in the late 1800's. Many items were done back then with fabric pieced so carefully to survive hundreds of years later. I just was very inspired by it. The piece screams patriotism!

I then went and found various ways to use fabric in a patriotic way, not necessarily displaying the "screaming at you July 4th", but in a way that you can tell, very patriotic.

So I may not have found the perfect July 4th look to wear and I have never made that perfect inspirational outfit either, but I did find items that inspire me. They will always be "Fashion News" in their own way. I'm sure if the pioneers ever saw our posts they would say, "Every item in our closet and on our beds are refashioned, we take fabric from everywhere and make treasures".

So Happy 4th of July for all of us whether we are Americans, Brits, from New Zealand, or Australia. We are all free and that is what the hoilday means. Have a wonderful day refashioning every look you see!

I also wanted all of us to remember that God is in complete control of our country and in these times of economic difficulties, HE IS IN CONTROL!!! It's been hard for me since I lost my job but I also have to believe the job Jesus wants me to have is there! So God Bless America and we need to continue to pray for this country!

Love Donna

Art in Quilting! A great way to make a treasure..

I have been quilting for a long time and I know its ART!! It doesn't have to be a landscape, a portrait, etc. If you design in art or in sewing, you are an artist. So I am listing a pattern for a Star Quilt..a perfect beginner quilting pattern..say that 3 times!!

Okay, when someone looks at a quilting pattern they usually say, "I CAN'T DO THAT!!" First you need to say, "Yes I can.." This pattern was done by me when I raised my youngest, a set of twins, back in '93 thru '97. I was an avid quilter. I would quilt from morning until night, well at least when the twins were asleep. I sold them and believe me, I never received enough for them.

For this quilt I made it as a crib blanket and I made a baby pillow. I am giving you a brief pattern so you can get a taste of what you need and then open the file for the rest.

You literally cut pieces of material from other pieces of material either used in a quilt or from sewing a dress, baby clothing, etc. I just thought this was great because it is perfect for July 4th..

To assemble it you will use a combination of half-square triangle unit squares & pieced sashing. Easy, easy! You'll need for the Large Star tips, 9 dark fabrics 3 x 9 each. For the small star tips, 16 dark 2 x 6. A light background of fabric 1 1/8 yd. For the dark sashing 3/8 yd. Red sashing 1/2 yd. You'll also need 2 2/3 yd of backing. A 48 x 48 piece of batting and 170" length of binding.

I'm going to layout the pattern in pictures and if you want a detailed pattern I am listing a file at the bottom of the page.This is another one of my eco-friendly ways of saving the world of discarded fabric!! Enjoy and don't be afraid of quilting anymore....

Download Stretched Stars Quilt Pattern - Free Quilt Pattern - Free Star Quilt Pattern

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Life can be so hard....

I am having such a hard time with my children, the twins, they are now 15 and I cannot control them whatsoever. It's amazing how these children were so easy until they started HS and then they turned. I wrote to many of you on your blogs and asked for prayer for them. My Dad offered to give us a house on his ranch in Bandera, TX. Free rent, free overhead, etc. He is doing this because he feels God has told him to offer us this due to my lack of no job, no money and Mike's social security. Well my kids are not cooperating and told me on no uncertain terms, "we are not going"! Hummm....now from my knowing the Bible it says in Ephes 5 says "children obey your parents" doesn't it? Also if they don't submit to us how are they ever going to submit to God now or in the future? How are they going to submit to their husbands in the future? I am in tears trying to make them understand that we are their parents, we make the decisions.

I have given this over to the Lord over and over. I have asked the Holy Spirit to intervene and when I do, it does calm down. I have told them that no decision has been made to move until we go there to see the ranch. I told them they are a part of the family but if we want this and you guys don't, we have to make the decision. I believe in kids having a say, but I don't believe that whatever they say is what will happen. My husband came over to me and hugged me and told me he didn't want me to cry. I said "I will only do what God wants us to do, not my will but His, if it's wrong, there will be obstacles in the way" He said he could see that, but he has spoiled them so bad...but the Bible has been my refuge and a lot of praying. My girls can make friends anywhere but if God wants us to do something, nothing will stop it from happening! I want to share with all of you what God gave me in my daily:

"Come to Me with open hands and an open heart, ready to receive my abundant blessings. ( which is hard for my husband to do) I know your neediness. Your life-path has been difficult (to say the least), draining you of strength. Come to me with nurture. Let me fill you with My Presence: I in you, and you in Me" Isaiah 40:29-31

Praise God! ...."He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power....Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weary." This is my prayer for my family and I ask that all of you keep me in your prayers for the battle that I am enduring right now with my girls and my husband. I so long for peace and I pray for that daily!

I love you all

Donna

Living for God is what's important

I am totally amazed sometimes when the enemy strikes, and I have to remember that he is striking because God has something wonderful for me! I can smile at that right now but less than 30 min ago I was in tears. Lets see...my unemployment check is lost, I called them they say they mailed it and the post office hung up on me cause they say they don't have it anywhere, my husband and I are fighting over..MONEY..and a job, my health, due to stress is, for lack of a better word...good..and I feel like I just don't know where to turn!

So as I was crying out to the Lord..I asked Him in a rather demanding tone :).."Lord help me, help me reach out to You and show me what you want from me" Well the first thing was, give Mike to me, stop trying to change him, leave him in my hands. Second thing He gave me was to ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for me..and then I went right into the word and went to Romans 8:18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us" Well that brought a smile to my face..and then I went on to v. 26...and in the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.....v. 35 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall TRIBULATION, or DISTRESS....or FAMINE......v. 37 "But in these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come,.....nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord"!
Praise GOD! Nothing can separate us! All the things in this day that has tried to break my spirit shall separate me from Jesus! Why is it that we concentrate on these things that the enemy tries to make us feel are so important? Sure I have no money to get food or gas, whats the worst thing that can happen? We have rice for a couple of days..I tried everything to find that check and believe me..no one can help, so that tells me God is trying to show me something..LEAN ON HIM!! Thats it in a nut shell..and it took all this to show me. Well Praise God..He will work it out as well as work out Mike and me. Keep me in your prayers but thank the Lord, He has shown me His grace and mercy in all that I do!

THANKS!!!

First thank you all for praying! I want to share with you what I wrote in my journal..last night my sister from NJ surprised me and showed up..well I knew about 7 hours earlier so I wrote this in my journal."Lord I had to clean the apt and in my mind I was cleaning it for Yvette..but I wasn't! I was doing it to have a sense of accomplishment. Yes I did good in myself, but I realized I don't need to do good with you! It was as if I needed to challenge myself by getting up and doing things but that isn't necessary to have you approve of me. You love me for me!! I don't need to clean or cook, or be Mrs Brady..I am not those people I am DONNA! Donna has a purpose an its being obedient, spending time with You in any way I can..but doing it! I need to pray with the kids, and Mike..change me Lord..because it's not always someone else.."

My daily was so cool today and I wrote that too:God is training me in steadiness. Too many things interrupt my awareness of God. He knows I'm in a world of sight and sound, but I must not be a slave to those stimuli. Awareness of God can continue in all circumstances, no matter what happens. This is what God desires. Don't let unexpected events throw you off course. Respond calmly and confidently, remembering God is with me! As soon as something grabs my attention, talk about it with Him. God shares our joy and problems. He helps us to cope with whatever is before us. This is how He lives and works in and through ME! This is the way of Peace!
Isaiah 41: 10

Praise God!!

A lazy posting :( What a title...

Ladies
First forgive me for not being online and blogging. I have had so much happen to me..not all good but it happens. I lost my job..but God is good..my unemployment is as much as I made!! I always need prayer for things and right now it is for getting my act together. I have a web site that deals with artists www.discoveredartists.com/donnasfineart hope you like it. It has as many art paintings on it as I could put. Funny..I seemed to always post when I didn't have time and when I have time I don't post?! Go figure? I think it is the part of us that gets a little down when we loose a job. We just can't seem to make it back right away...we sit and ponder, we tell ourselves, "Okay God, I know I have to read but I'm just gonna watch a little TV now, ya know I never did before?" Then the days go on and on and on, and then you have no excuse except being lazy. You find yourself in your PJ's until 1pm. You find yourself watching soap operas more than usual. Internet surfing and facebooking becomes addicting...then you realize..God is starting to be the least one you run to!!

WHY! I don't know, I don't have the answers and yet it continues. I decided to go back and start posting. I decided the ones that read my posts were always the ones who built me up, helped me seek and knew that the only way was JESUS!! I kept every posting in my journal while I was working, I read every scripture and every daily while I was working..and now..it's hard...I don't want it hard I want to run to the "Father" I want to place my trust back where it was.

So we join as one again. We remain in the faith as one again...and pray together as one again..if not then we can't call ourselves "sisters in the Lord", right? I wrote good blogs and I want to continue. Help me to do that!!

I found this in my daily but I think it helps me today " Be thankful for quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening. Instead of being bored by the lack of action, use times of routine to seek my face. You are richly blessed when you walk trustly with Me through the routines of your day." Psalm 105:4 and Colossians 3:23

I love you all!

Another miracle..

Yes Ladies....
God always shows Himself when we least expect "mighty is our God" is right! Okay here's another angel...mike went to Krogar and went to self serve. He never does that. Opened a brand new bag for his items and inside was $120! He has shown me every blessing this week..I don't deserve it but He loves me so much that sometimes its hard to believe the Love He gives us. All Jesus wants is for us to love Him back..it isn't hard is it. He gives us what we need and then when we show obedience He gives us our hearts desires. Praise God! I love you all! Merry Christmas and may the Lord give us all a new year filled with hope and love for each other and of course the Son Himself, Jesus Christ...
love Donna

GOD IS SO GOOD!!

RIGHT NOW I AM SO BLESSED!! I had a call last week,well Sunday night. An angel and I do mean an angel..called me and said,"The Lord told my family and I to help a needy family this Christmas season..we found your name through another person...I want to take you out and help you shop for your family, whether it is groceries or gifts" Praise God!! is all I could say. So we hooked up last night and had dinner and a great time to say the least. Now heres the best thing, this wonderful family sold their home and used their money from the sale as a tithe towards the needy! She was obediant, listened to the Lord's still small voice and now she is blessing others!

She not only took me shopping but now my girls can have a birthday as well as a great Christmas Day!! God is so good. My daily journal today was all about making Him first priority instead of making everything else our first priority. We wonder why we seem distant when we don't make Him first. All I can say is Jesus is on my task for being first, not shopping, not my art, not my job...Jesus is my Love, and I hope during this season He is yours too.

By the way we just didn't get a few gifts we got everything that we wanted and more..He is so good!!

Love Donna

Obstacles..always seem to pop around Christmas!?

Yes obstacles seem to come in so many ways, and doesn't it seem like they are only more intense around the Holidays? Yet...Satan has been defeated at the cross and I am living proof of the Lord miraculous grace and mercy! I and all of us have come short of the glory of God, yet His grace is free and I wish for this season that people would just give their hearts over to the Lord for that FREE Grace!

Satan in the last couple of weeks has tried over and over to put lies in my head, so many that I started to believe them..for less than a split second! Now instead of giving Satan any time or space in my head, I tell Jesus that I am taking every thought captive and through words of wisdom from my Father, I said, out loud to the enemy: "Satan you are not going to steal my joy, so stop harassing me and Mike"

God you are so good, thank you for sending your Son to this world that we celebrate at this time. Thank you for cleansing me of the gargage in my life! Thank you for the miracle that I had yesterday (a fabulous story for next time!), you heard my prayer and instantly you answered me. Father you can do anything and it is just our trust that makes us obediant towards You.

The Lord said to me: "Make me the focal point of your search for security. In your private thoughts, you are still trying to order your world so that it is predictable and it feels safe. Its an impossible goal and counterproductive to spiritual growth. When your world feels unsteady grip my hand, you'll live in conscious dependence on Me!

AMEN!

Love Donna

Was your Thanksgiving really thankful?!

Again..forgive me for not being deligent on this blog. I feel like I have been just surviving week to week. Yet, that is what the enemy wants me to feel and again I am taking each word captive..Praise God!

I have another Blog also so that I can try and sell my art work. It is donnasfineart.blogspot.com ....I haven't finished it, I actually just started it, but I want to try and put as much as I can on it. It is so hard when you don't have the resources to sell your items, it is really word of mouth and God willing you who read this are my word of mouth.

So how are all of you precious ladies? Was everyone thankful for what God gave us this year? I remember praying with my family that day and I was determined not to be miserable and to be thankful and to remember that every single thing that we have is from the Lord...you all know my husband and how he feels he has been "robbed" of his health and living...well he did find things to be thankful for but it was hard. God is so good and we just don't look at it that way enough times. I am always saying that I know I am at my job for a reason and I know the blessing is right around the corner. The Lord has led me to write every day in my journal for things that only He knows that is happening with my life...I write and then, only through the Lord, I open the Bible and WOW he proclaims His grace and mercy through the word...everything I write about is revealed through the scriptures, it is totally amazing. Yet I shouldn't be because when I was going through a divorce the Lord revealed Himself each day the very same way and I could not have gone through what I did without the word or Him..He is my Father, Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace and King of Kings....

I do have to reveal to you what He gave me tonight. Psalm 37:1-8....trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the Land and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord and He shall GIVE YOU the Desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass....rest in the Lord and wait paitently for Him. DO NOT FRET because of him who prospers in his way...cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret-it onlu causes harm!......Amen!

This is my life, always jealous of this thing or that one. Even though I tell my husband its wrong to be angry because others have what we don't ..I secretly harbor the same thing! I need to constantly remind myself to trust, committ my ways, rest in Him, be patient for His answer, and dwell in His land and feed and believe...FEED ON HIS FAITHFULNESS!! That is my desire...I really believe the Lord revealed that I need His peace to accomplish the purpose that He has for my life. I have tried shortcuts and when I've done that I notice the Lord leaves me at that point to figure it out on my own and to notice that without His peace we can't move on. I need to focus, stay in peace and dwell in His land. Then my needs will be met because the Lord is then in charge and I am walking with Him hand in hand! I know He never ever leaves us, I just believe He says, "Go ahead figure it out..but if you wait for me I will give you far better blessings than you can ever imagine"

Well I don't know if you have ever thought like that or if you're going through what I often go through...wherever you are today, rest in His peace, thank Him for waking you this morning, and then you will feel like you are truly His daughter...

I love you all
Donna

Worship Me in the beauty of holiness..

I want to thank all of you that has given me words of love and thank you Debrah for being felt to go onto my blog! This has been the first time I've been able to post...incredible! my life is so upside down..yet with all of you praying I have seen such a small change in Mike! He has his moments but Praise God last week he went to counseling with me and is going to start going alone! God answers in His time not ours but when we all pray together He hears us and honors our prayers!

I had to label this posting what my devotion said.."Worship Me"...that is all God wants. He is working His ways in me every day..the divine Artist (ironic huh?) creating loveliness within my being..He wants to clear out debris and clutter making room for His spirit to take full possession. We need to collaborate with Him in His effort by being willing to let go of anything He chooses to take away. He knows what we need and He promises to provide all of it..ABUNDANTLY!

You and I need not to rest in our possessions or in things not going our way. He is training me to depend on Him alone, finding fulfillment in His presence. This entails being satisfied with much or with little, accepting either as His will for the moment. Instead of grasping and controlling, you and I are learning to release and receive. Cultivate this by trusting Him in every situation!! Praise God...read Psalm 29:2 and Psalm 27:4

I love Jesus so much and I have to worship Him in the beauty of His Holiness!

Keep writing even though I am a crazed woman running ;)

I LOVE YOU ALL!

My best painting ever!!

THIS IS MY FAVORITE..I STILL HAVE NOT SOLD THIS BUT IT IS A LIGHTHOUSE WITH A SMALLER LIGHTHOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND. I DID THIS IN OILS AND IT WAS PAINTED FROM A PHOTO TAKEN BY DR. CHARLES STANLEY..I WISH HE COULD SEE THIS, I KNOW HE WOULD LOVE IT. IT JUST TELL US THAT JESUS IS OUR LIGHTHOUSE AND HE IS STREAMING HIS LIGHT SO THAT WE CAN SEE HIM..NOT ONLY DOES HE GIVE US ONE CHANCE BUT BY THE PAINTING HE GIVES US ANOTHER BY THE SMALLER LIGHT HOUSE..PRAISE GOD!! WELL THERE ARE OTHERS BUT I LOVE THESE TWO..
GOD BLESS
DONNA

My paintings

This is a recreation of a painting done by Edward Hopper in the 1930's..I did sell this one :)

Love ya all

Donna

Its been a while!!

Hey everyone!! I don't know if you will all get to see this..I mean my dear friends from the summer..its been a while and all I can say is, God has been working on me so that I put all my attention on Him and not everything in the world. I have been working on my art work..I give art lessons and I've sold a few things also, so God has been showing His favor with me! I'm not saying its been financially easy because its probably gotten a little worse, but I know I'm being pruned and pruning can hurt.

I'm making this short because its from my cell phone..I want to hear from Tonya, Alice, Kat, Linda and whoever I treasure that I have missed. I plan on going home and sending you all a note to let you know I'm here!! I will also post a few pictures of my art. Until then read what God has for you:"Come to me when you're hurting, and I will soothe your pain. Come to me when you're joyful, and I will share your joy. I am All you need, just when you need it. Your deepest desires find fullfillment in Me alone"

God Bless..

God is so good!!!

Hi everyone
I am going to write a small post because I am at work and have a lot of things I want to say but can't right now...I haven't been really in tune with everything the last week or so because I really have been down. The Lord has been pulling a lot of things from my past in counseling and I can't tell you how completely bad and good I feel all at the same time. I suffered a lot of abuse and humiliation from my ex-husband and I have to deal with it..unfortunately when I have to deal with it I also have to talk about it. I know you wonderful ladies are always there for encouragement but I feel like I have also lost a lot of woman who always posted in the past. Right now I need everyone to hug me and tell me a good word or two :)

Listen I want to tell you a miracle before I go home. 10 years ago I was given a prophetic word over me, nearly exactly 10 years. We were at our church retreat and after worship the leader said, "Donna come to the front" I came to the front and he had a word. He said: The Lord is priming you for something good to come. He is taking your heart and peeling all the old layers like an onion so He can get to the core and show you His love. I also see a little girl who is lost in the woods and is crying out to her "daddy" because she is lost and can't find her way home. Donna that is you and the Lord is going to do something great in your life, you just have to trust and see it come to pass" WOW..RIGHT!!

Anyway, time after time went by, obviously 10 years. I went through the worst period in my life in 2001, I went through a period of medication addiction and am still struggeling with it now, my back also, I went through a horrible murder of my girlfriend, on and on. I felt like the Lord abandoned me and I have shared this with you before. So heres the news from that wonderful word from the Lord and the Lord does everything in His timing, right? I was at the counselor last Wednesday and we got to the part of my abortion and my ex-husbands abuse. Suddenly the Holy Spirit was in that room..I'm telling you if I could of seen Him I would of because I felt His presence. My counselor said, "Donna all the Lord wants to do is peel your heart like an onion and take all those layers off that have brought you down, He wants to get to the core and show you His love, He has never abandoned you. He wants to show you that He has found you and you're not lost"!!! Just writing this is making me cry all over again!! How great is Jesus! I started crying so hard and told him what happened 10 years ago and just now I had never felt so close to Jesus. For the first time in a long time I felt like His daughter and nothing was going to stop me from ministering and reaching out to others and finding out what He wants from me....It was so ordained that I should be where I am and go through this long trip to my past and grow from it...Praise God! I wish I had my Bible right now but the Lord just wanted me to share this with all of you and hopefully I can be of some encouragement for others like you are all to me :)

I will post again..but I better get back to work or I will be fired...I painted 3 more paintings and will post tomorrow. I love you all and please could someone tell LaToya and Lynn and PlantLady I miss them..til morrow

Donna

The Lords Prayer...

First Ladies..let me tell you how much I adore your comments that you make to me each time I post. It brings me peace and serenity...the encouragement is posted by you but made through by Christ! Debrah what you said absolutley meant a lot..basically I am the King of Kings daughter and no one can take that away. So if some of you didn't read what she posted please do..it doesn't just relate to me but to all of us! Praise God!

Remember when I said I would post other things besides my own posts? Well I found this online and maybe some of you have read it but it's also a little project concerning the greatest prayer our Father taught us to pray...I want all of you to read this, write it down in your spiritual journal and then write your own version of it. I want all of us to post something the next time we meet..
The following is a version of the Lord's Prayer and I also have put a couple of words in of my own:

Donna can't say "Our" if religion hasn't any room for others and their needs
I can't say "Father" if I don't demonstrate His and my relationship in my daily living
I can't say "Who art in Heaven" if all of my own interests & pursuits are of earthly things
I can't say "hallowed by thy name" if Donna, called by His name, is not Holy
I can't say "thy Kingdom done" if I'm unwilling to give up my own sovereignty & accept the righteous reign of God
I can't say "thy will be done" if I'm unwilling or resentful of having it in my life
I can't say "in earth as it is in heaven" unless I am truly ready to give myself to His service here and now
I can't say "give us this day our daily bread" without expending honest effort for it or by ignoring the genuine needs of my fellowmen
I can't say "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trepass against us" if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone
I can't say "deliver us from evil" if I'm not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer
I can't say "thine is the kingdom" if I don't give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject
I can't say "thine is the power" if I fear what my neighbors may say or do
I can't say "thine is the glory" if I'm seeking my own glory first
I can't say "forever" if I'm too anxious about each day's affairs
And I cannot say "Amen" unless I honestly say..."Cost what it may, this is my prayer"...

Ladies, I know that we all probably go on to the same web sites and you may have already seen this but this is so important..If we are Kings kids, as my Dad always told me, then we have to tell our Father and King that He is more important than life itself!! Cost what it may....that is why we are here..Now write it down, post me your thoughts and record your own version..the Father is waiting for us to be obedient. I feel He wants me and all of you who have read this before to pass it on and bring more servants to this blog or any one..we have the world waiting for us to bring them to their final "home". If we don't do it who will?

Donna, the Kings servant!