Sisters,

To my sisters in the Lord.....
There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to take a close look at herself.
Not at her circumstance, not at what she did, not how unfair life is, or at who made you do it. She has to just look at herself in all her glory and imperfection.
Have you ever admired a woman who has been through changes in her life? Or have you made up in your mind that she is just messed up. Before you make this mistake, take a closer look. A woman who has endured the most unusual life is someone of wisdom, someone who has been chosen by God to go through things that have made her stronger.
Think of all the great women in the Bible: Mary Magdalene, Ruth and Naomi, the woman with an issue of blood flow, and Esther, to name a few. Mary was a prostitute, a very uneasy woman. But by the time Jesus was done with her, she was His closest follower. Esther was unfortunate in marrying an abusive man, but by the time God was done with her, she had married one of the wealthiest men in the land.
Women are so quick to beat the next one down instead of trying to hold her up. Before you wonder, "What's up with her?" ask yourself, "What's up with me?" That woman could be my mother, sister, aunt, in-law, stepmother, niece, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor, friend, or co-worker, etc. That woman could be ME.
Women are the carriers of life, not the channels of death. Let's build and encourage each other, as did Ruth and Naomi. Pass this to all the women in your life. Encourage and love, forgive and forget, and trust that the woman that receives this will be touched in some way.
May you be blessed by the LORD I love you, Cheri

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBRA,

I just wanted to say, to my younger sister, Debra, I love you Deb, and I wanted everyone to know that I am wishing you a very Happy Birthday, I wish I were there to give you a hug, but this will have to do for now ((((DEB)))). When I saw this I instantly thought of us. I love you Deb, Hope you have a great day.

Bro Neil Lacour's Message

While in Church Tuesday evening, our midweek service, Bro. Neil Lacour *not sure about spelling* preached to us a tremendous message, he Titled it "FROM THE HOUSE TO YOUR CLOSET" it is awesome first to have the Lacour's home right now, they are evangalizing, they used to be our Youth Leader and family.

Bro. Lacour was asking each of us, not on a personal level but in general, How many of us only Pray at Church, do we have a prayer closet at home, do you make time for GOD before you make time for work? Do we read our Bibles more that just in the house of GOD. We may think that we can get by with things in our lives and think NOBODY will ever find out, as long as I stay in the church and put on a good show, and dress the way that I am expected too, nobody will see a different in me, I remember someone saying, *you can fool some of the people some of the time, some people all the time, but you CAN'T fool GOD any of the time. God has put a watchman over each of our lives. I for one am thankful that I have MY pastor(s) in my life. We may have been in Church for a short time, or all of our lives, or somewhere in between. And the devil will still work on us, saying you can do that who cares nobody will see. LORD, I pray that all who reads this that you put in them a desire to do more for your Kingdom. Keep them safe, and teach us to do more for you LORD.