Living 4 Jesus 4 Life: #32 February 26, 2013
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In this issue... New Years Resolutions
Prayer Requests
Birthdays!
A Crown of Beauty
Baked Oatmeal Casserole
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{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
- 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
- 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
-I have a couple prayer requests: My great Aunt has been fighting breast cancer for many many years. No she has a awful cough and has a hard time keeping food down. She weighs only 100 pounds.
Our dear friend is having sever depression. She is a Christian and has been struggling with the depression for some time now. She does not have many friends. -Mikayla
-Pray for Natalie G.'s baby brother. He is now out of the hospital but he has a few types of sicknesses. Right now the flu is going around so pray that neither Henry or her mom(who is pregnant) will get the flu.
-Hey dears! Please be praying for my family right now. Early in the morning on January 8th my Grandma went home to be with the Lord. She isn't suffering any longer but it is still hard for all of us who are left behind
so if ya'll could be praying for all of us that would be great. Thanks dears! <3SarahElisabeth
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12Happy Birthday Jalynn!!!Jalynn turned 12 on January 6th. She loves riding horses, playing basketball, and saying fantastic! Her favorite ice cream is Cookies and Cream.__________________________________________________________
15Happy Birthday Maggie!!!
Maggie celebrated her fifteenth birthday on January 23rd. Her favorite song is I'd Rather Have Jesus. She enjoys singing in
Livingston Parish Children's Choir, mud ridin', and riding horses
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15Happy Birthday Mikayla D!!!
Mikayla turned 15 on January 27th. Her favorite songs are When You Come Back Down and Asleep on a Train.
Her favorite ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough!
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16Happy Birthday Mikayla M!!!
Mikayla turned 16 on January 31st. Her favorite ice creams are Rocky road, chocolate chip cookie dough, and birthday cake.
Her hobbies include Reading, painting, horse back riding, violin.
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14Happy Birthday Maddie!!!
Maddie turned 14 on February 1st. Her favorite ice cream is chocolate. And her Favorite song is "Our God is Greater".
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19Happy Birthday Taylar!!!
Tayler turned 19 on February 23rd. Her favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip. And her Favorite song is "Don't Worry Be Happy".
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17Happy Birthday Charis!!!
Charis turned 17 on February, 26. Her favorite ice cream is triple chocolate cheesecake.
She likes Rabbits and enjoys volleyball, crafts, and wally-ball.
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--New Years Resolutions--
- To try new foods!!!(I'm a picky eater!) -Natalie G.
- So this isn't really a New Year's Resolution but it is something I'm going to be doing throughout 2013! I'm gonna get a mason jar and throughout the year write down good things that happen to me and put them in the jar. Then when New Year's Eve comes around next year I'm going to read them and remember all the good things! :D -<3SarahElisabeth
- I'm gonna write 1,000 things down that I'm grateful for which will require about 3 things per day :)))and guess what!!! I made it I read my bible through in a year :))) -Sarah Kae
- One of my New Year's Resolutions is to do no TV for a month as well as no sweets. With my family we are doing the 1 year audio bible =) -Mikayla M.
- I don't really do New Year's Resolutions, but I do have a verse I would like to share that we can all look upon as we go through the year.....Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby....This is verse that we can think about in 2013 when we are making decisions big or small. Although we may be happy right now think about it,"will it make me happy in the long run?" -Ruth Ann
A Crown of Beauty
Something that I see so many girls struggle with is the issue of not feeling important. Or not feeling good enough. A long time ago I struggled with that myself. I didn't get too obsessive about it, and it didn't show that I was struggling with it on the outside. But on the inside there was this constant battle of me not feeling good enough and something inside of me telling me that I was good enough.
These days there are magazines staring at us in the face when we go to the grocery store. They are blaring the message that we need to look exactly like those girls who starve themselves just to look good in a photo shoot. Sometimes we get so caught up in what the world is telling us we should look like that we forget to focus on being the young woman that God wants us to be. We get distracted by looking perfect all the time and trying to get thin. You wanna know something though? You are beautiful. You are a wonderful creation created by a perfect God who NEVER messes up. Isaiah 62:3 says"You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God." Did you just read that right? Well I don't think you did. Go read it again. Look at the bold words. A crown of beauty. A royal diadem. That is what you are to God. You are beautiful. And if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior you are royalty! You are a daughter of the most High King! So dear girls, don't forget that you are important to God! He loves you so much. He has done so much for you.
Next you must remember that God doesn't make junk. He creates everything perfect! Nothing that He creates is worthless. Genesis 1:31- "And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good." Once you realize that you are beautiful royalty and that you are a beautiful creation nobody can tell you otherwise. It doesn't matter what other people say about you, if you know that you are a beautiful child of God that is all that matters.
Dear girls don't forget where true beauty comes from. You may look great on the outside, but if your heart is stained with sin it's going to show through. Let God make you beautiful from the inside out. In Proverbs 31:30 it says "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain: but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised."
<3SarahElisabeth
Romans 8:28
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Baked Oatmeal Casserole
Total Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients
-2 cups rolled oats
-1/3 cup brown sugar
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 cup walnut pieces
-1 cup raspberries {any berries work}
-1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
-2 cups milk
-1 large egg
-3 tablespoons butter, melted
-1 tablespoon vanilla extract
-1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices
Instructions
-Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a 10-1/2 by 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray and place on a baking sheet.
-In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, half the walnuts, half the strawberries and half the chocolate. (Save the other half of strawberries, walnuts and chocolate for the top of the oatmeal).
-In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract.
-In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract.
-Add the oat mixture to prepared baking dish.
-Arrange the remaining strawberries, walnuts and chocolate on top.
- Add the banana slices to the top then pour the milk mixture over everything.
-Gently shake the baking dish to help the milk mixture go throughout the oats.
-Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown and the milk mixture has set. For an extra tasty top, sprinkle a tablespoon or so of extra brown sugar.
-Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown and the milk mixture has set. For an extra tasty top, sprinkle a tablespoon or so of extra brown sugar.
<3SarahElisabeth
Romans 8:28
We both send our sincerest apologies for the huge gap in between all of our "letters". Autumn is pretty busy with college life and Sarah is busy with school, babysitting, and preparing for her oldest brothers wedding! We both send our love to you dear girls! Remember idea's are ALWAYS welcome and we LOVE hearing back from ya'll! God bless and keep shining bright! :D
AUTUMN
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SARAH
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