Thankfulness Corner #2

THANKFULNESS CORNER #2!!!

So those of ya'll who got our newsletter last year at this time may remember our "Thankfulness Corner"! Well, its back again!! As we all know Thanksgiving is this Thursday and it is only 3 days away!!! So exciting! We meant to get this out way earlier but better late than never right? ;) 

   Here's what you do!! Reply to this e-mail and tell us something you are thankful for! It can be something small, something big! You can write about it and go into detail, or keep it short and sweet! Whatever you do, just give us some feedback! We love hearing from you sweet young ladies! So lets make this the biggest THANKFULNESS CORNER yet!!!! :D-even though it is only the 2nd one ;)- So share your thoughts!!! 

This Thanksgiving newsletter will be sent out on Thanksgiving morning! So make sure you get us your answers ASAP!!!! This newsletter is all about what we are thankful for! So talk to us :) 

 Autumn

     &

  Sarah 

P.S. if you don't get your answers to us by Thanksgiving morning, that is completely alright :) we will send out another e-mail later on this month with those that might not have gotten their's in on time! Love ya'll!!! 

Please comment and give us your feedback or feel free to e-mail us at living4jesus4life@gmail.com :) Thanks and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! 

Number 29, August 4, 2012

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Living 4 Jesus 4 Life: #29 August 4, 2012

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In this issue... Beautiful Things!!!! 

                         Prayer Requests 

                         Birthdays!

                      

 

Our NEXT issue.... Grandparents!! 

 

All requests welcome, in fact, they are encouraged!! :)

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             "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6

- Please help all the people that have been hit by storms lately. And keep them safe!-Christina Kay

- Taylor's baby has been born and is very cute!! Megan, his girlfriend, is still very sad. Thanks for the prayers!-Natalie G.

- Harper Grigsby's is recovering from open heart surgery. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. adgrigsby.blogspot.com. Thanks! - Autumn

- Also pray for my best friend's brother Kevin. He's fifteen years old and has gone to church all his life, but has never become a Christian. We want so bad for him to take this step! - Autumn

- Pray for all the people who don't know Christ that they will come to know Him and be saved - Rachel

- Please pray for a lady in our church who has breast cancer. Erin has 3 kids: 4, 3, and 18 months. You can read about her at erinfray.blogspot.com. - Artiss

- Please continue to pray for Rebekah's cousin Karen, who has breast cancer. She has five children, and her husband is in the military! Thank you!

- Pray that God will show Himself to a girl in Elly's gym class and He will change her heart!

- Please pray for a Chinese family who is under a lot of pressure. Thanks! -Loice
- Pray for the people in different countries, and different places that don't have the freedom of speech, religion, human rights, and more. Pray that God will keep the Christian's in those places safe and that He would allow them to tell others about His love. Pray that we would not take our freedom for granted. -SarahElisabeth
                                                                     

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16 Happy Birthday Lindsay!!!

Lindsay turned 16 on August 15th. She is a preachers kid(PK) and she likes horses. Her favorite ice cream is Peanut Butter Panic

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14 Happy Birthday Rebekah!!! 

Rebekah celebrated her fourteenth birthday on August 26th. Her favorite song is "Beneath the Cross of Jesus". Her favorite ice cream is Strawberry!

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            {{Beautiful Things}}
Right now my favorite song is "Beautiful Things" by Gungor. It goes  like this-

   All this pain
   I wonder if I'll ever find my way
   I wonder if my life could really change at all
   All this earth
   Could all that is lost ever be found
   Could a garden come up from this ground at all
      (Chorus)
   You make beautiful things
   You make beautiful things out of the dust
   You make beautiful things
   You make beautiful things out of us

   All around
   Hope is springing up from this old ground
   Out of chaos life is being found in You
      (Chorus)
   You make beautiful things
   You make beautiful things out of the dust
   You make beautiful things
   You make beautiful things out of us

After that the chorus repeats itself and then there comes a part where a girl sings "You make me new" over and over while the main signer keeps singing the chorus. It's GREAT!! Ya'll should take a listen =)
This is my favorite song because every time I hear it, I can't help but think about how great God is. He has made everything special and beautiful(Ecclesiastes 3:11)! That includes me and you! It is such a great reminder of God's love because He still loves us even though we sin over and over. He makes us new. Even when we turn our backs on Him He still loves us and He see's us as beautiful!
The first verse is really great because it talks about pain and finding our way. The only One that can relieve the pain in our hearts is God. Nothing else can take the pain away for good. We might find pleasure in the things of the world or comfort in friends, but God is the Ultimate Friend and He is the Comforter. God will show us the way if we simply ask Him to guide us.
So whenever you are feeling down about life, or you just aren't feeling beautiful, I encourage you to run to God, pray, read His Word, and listen to this song.

Ecclesiastes 3:11-He hath made every thing beautiful in His time:
James 1:17-Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow or turning.
God is GREAT! God is GOOD! 

       <3SarahElisabeth

            

Once again, Sorry this one was SO late girls. We are trying to get caught up again. Hope ya'll have a fantastic week!!! 
Autumn Posey
          &
Sarah Stephens

Number 28, July 1, 2012

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Living 4 Jesus 4 Life: #28 July 1, 2012

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In this issue... Freedom!!!! 

                         Prayer Requests 

                         Birthdays!

                         Take a look at our mailbox

Our NEXT issue.... You Make Beautiful Things

All requests welcome, in fact, they are encouraged!! :)

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>Hey thanks for the newsletter! It was cool to see something from ya'll again! :) keep it up! ~Sarah P.

  {Prayer Requests}

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6

- Please help all the people that have been hit by storms lately. And keep them safe!-Christina Kay

- Please pray for Taylor russels family, Taylor jump off a boat in the amite river, never came up, and died. He was about to have a baby ( due in a couple of weeks). And that baby will never see his real father on earth. So please pray for his family and friends.-Natalie G.

- Harper Grigsby's is recovering from open heart surgery. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. adgrigsby.blogspot.com. Thanks! - Autumn

- Also pray for my best friend's brother Kevin. He's fifteen years old and has gone to church all his life, but has never become a Christian. We want so bad for him to take this step! - Autumn

- Pray for all the people who don't know Christ that they will come to know Him and be saved - Rachel

- Please pray for a lady in our church who has breast cancer. Erin has 3 kids: 4, 3, and 18 months. You can read about her at erinfray.blogspot.com. - Artiss

- Please continue to pray for Rebekah's cousin Karen, who has breast cancer. She has five children, and her husband is in the military! Thank you!

- Pray that God will show Himself to a girl in Elly's gym class and He will change her heart!

- Please pray for a Chinese family who is under a lot of pressure. Thanks! -Loice
- Pray for the people in different countries, and different places that don't have the freedom of speech, religion, human rights, and more. Pray that God will keep the Christian's in those places safe and that He would allow them to tell others about His love. Pray that we would not take our freedom for granted. -SarahElisabeth
                                                                    

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11 Happy Birthday Annabelle!!!

Annabelle turned 11 on July 2nd. Her hobbies are painting, drawing, swimming, and tennis. Her favorite ice cream is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

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12 Happy Birthday Grace!!!

Grace celebrated her twelfth birthday on July 11th. Her favorite song is "Love Story"  by Taylor Swift. Her favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip!  

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             15Happy Birthday MaryJane!!!
            MaryJane turned 15 on July 14th. Her favorite song is "Equally Skilled" by Jon Forman. She likes photography, speech, and chilling.
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           16Happy Birthday Hannah!!!
            Hannah turned 16 on July 18th. Her favorite song is "Be Still My Soul". She enjoys crafts and likes animals. Her favorite ice cream is Caramel.
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    19Happy Birthday Lenae!!!
            Lenae turned 19 on August 3rd. She has lot's of favorite songs but she particularly likes "To the River" and "The Secret Place". Something that she finds intriguing about herself is the fact that she actually likes cleaning!! She can talk to just about anybody and people normally guess her to be younger than she actually is. Her favorite ice cream is Vanilla!!
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                                                Freedom
-What is freedom? According to Noah Webster, freedom is: a state of exemption from the power or control of another. Freedom is: liberty; exemption from slavery, servitude, or confinement. Freedom is personal, civil, political, and religious.
-Just from that we can understand that freedom is personal, civil, political, and religious. Here, in the United States of America, we have SO much freedom. We have the freedom to worship whomever, wherever, and whenever we want without having to worry about losing our lives. We are so blessed to be able to worship the one true God and freely talk about Him without any fear of persecution.
--In many, many other countries and places they don't have the privilege of worshiping freely. One of the countries that hits close to home for me, and I'm sure Autumn as well, is China. We have some dear sweet friends that live in China. Other countries that do not have freedom of religion are Burma, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
---Do you realize what this means? It means that EVERY single day, Christian's in these countries, have to fear for their lives and for the lives of their loved ones.
-Religious freedom is not the only freedom that many countries are deprived of. Many countries give no voice to their people. As of 2009 the United Sates had 86% voice. That means that someone who lives in the U.S. is able to be heard and is allowed to have SO much freedom. Sadly, this isn't the case for many more countries. Egypt only had 15% voice, Tunisia had 11%, Iran had 8%, Saudi Arabia only had 4%! And finally, North-Korea who had 0%!!! Can you believe that?? That means that people in North Korea basically have no freedom of speech, religion, or human rights. They can't voice their opinion's freely.
--That kind of puts things into perspective, right? I encourage each of you to commit to pray for these countries every day. I will add these countries into our prayer requests as a reminder. Keep serving the Lord dear girls and don't forget to thank God for your freedom and pray for those without freedom.  
1 Thessalonians 5:17- Pray without ceasing.
      
      Love you girls!!
God is GREAT! God is GOOD! 

       <3SarahElisabeth

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Pretzel Sparklers 
You'll need:
8 Squares(1 ounce each) white baking chocolate
1 package(10 ounces) pretzel rods
Colored candy stars or sprinkles

Here's what ya do:
1) Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.
2) Heat until melted.
3) Dip each pretzel rod about halfway into chocolate.
4) Sprinkle with stars.
5) Place on waxed paper to dry.

Makes about 2 dozen




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Once again, Sorry this one was SO late girls. We are trying to get caught up again. Hope ya'll have a fantastic week!!!
Autumn Posey
          &
Sarah Stephens

Number 27, June 2, 2012

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Living 4 Jesus 4 Life: #27 June 2, 2012

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In this issue... The Summer of our Christian Lives!

                         Prayer Requests 

                         Birthdays!

                        

 

Our NEXT issue.... Celebrate FREEDOM!!!

 

All requests welcome :)

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 {{Y'alls letters are so good u can tell y'all really love Jesus :-) - Natalie B.}}

 {{thank you, that was very good. - Mikayla M.}}

 

 

  {Prayer Requests}

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6

- Please help all the people that have been hit by storms lately. And keep them safe!-Christina Kay

- Please pray for Taylor russels family, Taylor jump off a boat in the amite river, never came up, and died. He was about to have a baby ( due in a couple of weeks). And that baby will never see his real father on earth. So please pray for his family and friends.-Natalie G.

- Harper Grigsby's is recovering from open heart surgery. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. adgrigsby.blogspot.com. Thanks! - Autumn

- Also pray for my best friend's brother Kevin. He's fifteen years old and has gone to church all his life, but has never become a Christian. We want so bad for him to take this step! - Autumn

- Pray for all the people who don't know Christ that they will come to know Him and be saved - Rachel

- Please pray for a lady in our church who has breast cancer. Erin has 3 kids: 4, 3, and 18 months. You can read about her at erinfray.blogspot.com. - Artiss

- Please continue to pray for Rebekah's cousin Karen, who has breast cancer. She has five children, and her husband is in the military! Thank you!

- Pray that God will show Himself to a girl in Elly's gym class and He will change her heart!

- Please pray for a Chinese family who is under a lot of pressure. Thanks! -Loice
                                                                    

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15 Happy Birthday Loice!!!

Loice turned 15 on June 16th. Her hobbies include reading and being outdoors. Her favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip and Vanilla

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13 Happy Birthday Kristen!!!

Kristen celebrated her thirteenth birthday on June 18th. Her favorite songs are "Brave" and "Sunrise" by Nicole Nordeman. Her favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip!  

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             15Happy Birthday Sarah Posey!!!
            Sarah Posey turned 15 on June 21st. Her favorite song is "I'm a Little More Country Than That". She likes to swim, scrapbook, and chew gum!
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                               The Summer of Our Christian Life
You Probably remember that in March I talked about the first season of our Christian lives and that was the Spring or Growing Time. This next season is like the Summer of our lives. This is the time when we continue to grow in Christ. As we grow in Him we begin to have a greater friendship with Him and we are able to have more challenging conversations with Him. We never stop growing in Christ. There is always something that you can learn. The Summer of our Christian life is also a time when Satan will attack us more and more. He will do all that he can to keep you relationship with Christ from developing to the next level. Sometimes it can get really hard to stand up to Satan and to overcome all the temptations that he sends our way. But God is greater! He is ALWAYS there. He never leaves when it gets rough. During this time in our life we usually let other things come up and take priority in our lives and we spend
more and more of our time, energy, and devotion to those things. That isn't good because when our focus isn't on God, Satan will be able to trick us into sinning more easily. I'm definitely not saying that you can't hang out with friends, play video games, watch TV, or do other fun stuff, just remember that God should have priority in your life. Make sure He is the center of your devotion!
Every day we grow in Christ, stay strong in Him! -Ephesians 6:10- Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might!
God is GREAT! God is GOOD!
      <3SarahElisabeth


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Sorry this one was SO late girls. We are trying to get caught up again. Hope ya'll have a fantastic weekend!!!
Autumn Posey
          &
Sarah Stephens

Prayer Requests

Please pray for Taylor Russel's family, Taylor jump off a boat in the Amite River, never came up, and died. His wife is about to have a baby ( due in a couple of weeks). And that baby will never see his real father on earth. So please pray for his family and friends.-Natalie G.

Hey could y'all be praying for the Haile family. Pastor Haile has been having problems with his heart. Thank y'all! -Emma C.

Hey girls, as well as the Russel family and Haile family, be praying for the White family. Mr. White had heart surgery last week, and it didn't work. He went to be with Jesus on Friday morning. If you could keep his family in your prayers that would be great! Thanks so much. :)

 God is GREAT! God is GOOD!        
      <3SarahElisabeth

Number 26, May 12, 2012

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Living 4 Jesus 4 Life: #26 May 12, 2012

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In this issue... Mothers Day!

                         Prayer Requests 

                         Birthdays!

                        

 

Our NEXT issue.... June 2, 2012

                        Celebrate Father's Day!

 

All requests welcome :)

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| I LOVE YOUR NEWS LETTER!  - Natalie G. |

 

                                                                                                      {Prayer Requests} 

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6

- Please help all the people that have been hit by storms lately. And keep them safe!-Christina Kay
- Harper Grigsby's is recovering from open heart surgery. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. adgrigsby.blogspot.com. Thanks! - Autumn

- Please pray for my older sister Andrea, she graduates from college in May and right now she's really sick and can hardly talk. - Mikayla

- My adopted grandma is still in the hospital. She is doing a lot better though! Soon she will be moved to a rehab hospital where she will receive therapy so that she will be able to --walk again! Pray that she will learn quickly, that her therapy will go well, and that she will be able to come home soon. She is currently at a hospital about 3 hours away from where she and her husband lives. It has been really hard on him being away from her for so long. Thanks so much for all of your prayers! :) - Sarah Elisabeth

- Also pray for my best friend's brother Kevin. He's fifteen years old and has gone to church all his life, but has never become a Christian. We want so bad for him to take this step! - Autumn

- Pray for all the people who don't know Christ that they will come to know Him and be saved - Rachel

- Please pray for a lady in our church who has breast cancer. Erin has 3 kids: 4, 3, and 18 months. You can read about her at erinfray.blogspot.com. - Artiss

- Please continue to pray for Rebekah's cousin Karen, who has breast cancer. She has five children, and her husband is in the military! Thank you!

- Pray that God will show Himself to a girl in Elly's gym class and He will change her heart!

- Please pray for a Chinese family who is under a lot of pressure. Thanks! -Loice

 

Don't forget to send us your prayer requests so we can publish them, or keep them a secret!

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12 Happy Birthday Kiley!!!

Kiley turned 12 on May 10th. She enjoys playing volleyball, basketball, and swimming. Her favorite ice cream is Cookies and Cream

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15 Happy Birthday Ruth Ann!!!

Ruth Ann is celebrating her fifteenth birthday on May 21st. Her favorite song is "His Way Is Perfect". Her favorite ice cream is Chocolate!  

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             19Happy Birthday Esther Renee!!!
            Esther Renee will be 19 on May 27th. Her favorite songs are "Grace" and "The Path of Life" even though "The Path of Life" has not been published yet.
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                             Honor Thy Mother.....
Wow! It's kind of hard for me to believe that it's already Mother's Day again! Whenever I think about Mother's Day I always think of way's I can honor my mother on this special occasion. I mean, seriously! She carried me in her womb for 9 months! And then, as if that wasn't hard enough, she gave birth to me and raised me! She deserves honor for sure! Most of the time when we think about the verse in Exodus chapter 20 that says "Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." I always think about what it means to honor someone. Immediately obedience comes to mind, especially when I think about that verse. But what does it really mean to honor someone? In Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language it says that to honor means to Respect, to treat with Deference and Submission. So honoring isn't just about obedience. It's so much more than that. It's about respect, deference, and submission. So treat your mother with respect. She deserves it. Obey her, God commands us to do so. Submit to her authority. She knows a whole lot more about life than you do. Remember, at one point, she was just as old as you are. And chances are, she went through the same thing you are going through. So you see, honoring your mother doesn't just take place once a year on Mother's Day. It's an all the time thing. She deserves your honor. This Mother's Day see what you can do to make her job just a little bit easier. Do what you can. No matter if it's big or small, do something. It means a lot to mother's to have their kids do something for them! :) But don't just help your mother out once a year, do it every day and whenever you get the chance! If you see something that needs to be done, go ahead and do it! Oh and obviously, don't forget to tell your mom that you love her! Mom's love to hear that!
God is GREAT! God is GOOD!
<3SarahElisabeth

Hey girls :) I bet ya'll have something awesome planned for tomorrow... I did. Haha, my present didn't come yet in the mail so my mom will get a belated surprise sometime next week I hope! This Mother's Day has been different for me. I'm getting ready to graduate high school next week, and I've been thinking a lot about how much my mom has invested in me throughout my life. She has taught me so much. I've also realized how our relationship has changed over the years. She doesn't just help me like a mom who ties her daughter's hair bows anymore. She has put so much time into all the paperwork I've been dealing with for scholarships and the like; she's hauled me all over Texas so I could reach my goals. She has been a friend, the best of friends. Seriously, who else would put up with me like she does? But way too often, I just take it for granted because she's my mom. I just imagine it's her job. Guess what? It's not! Yes, she had a responsibility to help feed and clothe me as a little girl and to try to teach me what she knows, but she does NOT have to do all that she does to make my life better. Not even close! MY job is to be grateful to her and show her honor. Titus 2:3-5 talks about letting the older women teach the younger women. As we get older and we are given more freedom, I believe this verse applies our mother-daughter relationships as much as any verse that specifically calls out parents and children. Part of the honor we are asked to give her from the very beginning is to learn from her as a woman. The more we are willing to learn, the more we will develop a true friendship and this is a friendship that will last. Our mothers and our sisters are the friends that GOD picked out for us. Other friends will come and go, but we will always have them. Remember that. Value them. I've learned this lesson over and over, and it keeps coming back again. Friends mean well, but things happen, and they disappear or fade away. Only one friend here on earth has stood by me since the day I was born, and that is my mom. Take advantage of the years you have with her, and be the best friend you can be, because she probably already is, and she deserves it!

 

keep smiling,

 

autumn clare

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