Breast Cancer 5k Walk 2010

Here is a picture of me, some of my Store Managers and my step daughter walking to help find a cure for this disease that affects women worldwide. It has affected women from every race, creed, religion, age and socio-economic background. We all know someone who has been affected by this enemy. We must find a cure!

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Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.
That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested nearly $1.5 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

Letters to God

What a wonderful movie this is and a must see.
Be prepared to laugh, cry and rejoice.

http://www.letterstogodthemovie.com/

Pelea por tu Cosecha

En estos dias en que es mas facil mantener la fe, pero tan dificil mantener la intimidad con DIOS, por la rapidez que pasa nuestra vida; nos preguntamos aveces, por que algunas personas disfrutan mas de las bendiciones de nuestro DIOS ?..............
La respuesta es sencilla...INTIMIDAD....tal vez sientas que mientras mantengas tu fe DIOS te bendecira donde quiera que vayas y en cierto sentido es cierto.

Pero DIOS tiene un lugar especifico donde EL te ha ordenado ser bendecido .....un lugar secreto, INTIMIDAD, me gusta pensar y verme a mi misma como una semilla que a sido plantada, por un tiempo la semilla no puede ver la luz y quisas la tierra la diga; fuiste una semilla enterrada?.....pero la semilla dice ' no" no estoy enterrrada estoy " plantada" , esto es transitorio.....en la intimidad voy a retonar y volvere a crecer!!!!!...alli es donde se forja el caracter de DIOS en nosotros, es donde el AMOR DEL PADRE te abraza, el ayer ya fue....hoy ya es, y manana sera!...

Tu fracaso de ayer ya paso, que tu intimidad de hoy te lleve a tu cosecha de manana!!!.....

Blanca

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir


The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is directed by Carol Cymbala, the wife of Senior Pastor Jim Cymbala and the daughter of the church founder, the late Rev. Clair Hutchins. Although the Choir is composed of vocally untrained church members, it has been used by the Lord to present the love of God all over the world. The 285-voice choir has recorded three videos, three DVDs, and numerous albums, winning six Grammy Awards. “The choir represents all different walks of life and every kind of sin,” Pastor Cymbala says. “You name it and we have someone who has been saved out of it, standing next to another one who has grown up in the church.”

In the early 1980’s, Carol Cymbala decided to “make a little tape for the church,” and when she had trouble finding enough appropriate songs, she began writing them. Although she cannot read or write music, the Lord has given her a special gift to direct and create from the heart through the power of the Holy Spirit. After 25 years of recording and live performances, the Lord continues to use the Choir to carry the message of the Gospel around the world.
It is a highly unlikely ensemble, a mixture of ethnic and economic backgrounds, in the heart of a city synonymous with coldness and decay. The choir is made up of attorneys and street people, nurses and ex-crack addicts, a unique cross section of humanity. Pastor Cymbala explains: “None of us would have met if it weren’t for Christ. Our backgrounds are just too diverse. But all of us have one thing in common: we have all been lifted up and saved. So the Choir sings—not about a theological position—but about what has happened to them. It’s not a theory; it’s a reality.”

Starting each practice with prayer reinforces that principle. Even the rehearsal prior to the Sunday services are all closed in prayer as the choir asks the Lord to bless their music and anoint their songs for the service. “The great evangelist D.L. Moody found that the tender strains of the Gospel could open people’s hearts to the music of the soul,” Pastor Cymbala says, “and I find that the choir greatly facilitates the ministry that goes on here. In their own uniquely sincere and almost vulnerable way, some by not being trained singers, while others are coming from totally non-religious backgrounds, they are able to display an openness, a transparent ‘heartfeltness’ that opens up and triggers the same thing in other people.”
The Choir’s latest album project is entitled "Declare Your Name". Their concert venues in New York City have included Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, the Paramount Theater, and a sold-out performance at the Madison Square Garden Theater. “I just want to see people drawn to Jesus Christ,” Carol Cymbala says, “I want the music to be the arrow that points them to Him.”

www.brooklyntabernacle.org

This article and more can be found by visiting their website.
I  l-o-v-e this choir!
Their newest album is g-r-e-a-t!

Blanca Escobedo

My friend in Christ/ Mi amiga en Cristo

Stay tuned for writings from my very dear friend in Christ : Blanca Escobedo.




She will be contributing with me to the Spanish section on my blog.

Read a short biography about her below.














English
I wanted to thank you for taking the time to read this blog.
I have known the love of the Lord since I was a little girl and very early I learned that He is the way because He found me, I didn't find Him.

I enjoy reading a lot. I can read for hours.
I like gardening, especially fruit trees. I love the idea of having my own Eden.
One of my favorite films is One Night with the King (the life of Esther). I love the verse: "And who knows that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this."
I also enjoy traveling with my husband and spending time together with him. We both enjoy sports and visiting different places.

But, what I most enjoy is getting up every morning and being able to say, '' This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in Him."

Blanca


Spanish
Quisiera darte las gracias por tomarte el Tiempo de leer este blog...quien seas Gracias!!
Conoci del Amor de JESUS desde nina, y temprano comprendi que EL no solo es el unico camino , EL es el camino pues no lo encontre yo a EL, EL me encontro ami!!!...
Disfruto muchisimo leer!! puedo leer por horas!!
Me gusta muchismo la jardineria, especialmente los arboles frutales, me gusta la idea de tener mi propio Eden!
Una de mis peliculas favorita es: Una Noche con el Rey (la vida de Esther)...la frase "y quien sabe si para esta hora habras llegado al reino"
Est 4:14 me encanta!!
Disfruto muchismo viajar con mi esposo, y pasar tiempo juntos, los dos nos encanta los deportes y conocer diferentes lugares!

..Pero lo que mas disfruto es levantarme cada manana y poder decir "este es el dia que hizo el SENOR, nos alegraremos y gozaremos en EL!!!!!!!!

 Blanca

The Beauty of Nature

Like I said, it is NOT unusual for me to have a camera in my hand taking pictures of something.
Today I was inspired by nature. I am anticipating the arrival of Fall.  Are you?

I hope you enjoyed looking at these as much as I enjoyed taking them.

I am of the opinion that God smiles at us through His creation.
He makes nothing alike. Everything He made is unique just as you are.
Today, bask in God's love for you and His everyday reminders of His most unique creation...... You.

A Hummingbird

What a beautiful and amazing sight when I walked into our garage and lo and behold to my surprise I saw a hummingbird. It got in there without me realizing it. At first I sat in a daze staring at this sight and then I realized he was frantically trying to find his way out. At that time my stepdaughter came in the garage and I asked her why he won't just fly out the garage door because it was wide open. She said that hummingbirds fly up. I was now getting very worried for him because I knew what lurked below him; our two cats Mocha and Aubbie, and yes; they were lying in wait watching that hummingbird's every move.
I kept trying to show him the way of escape but he couldn't see it.
I am sad to report that beautiful creature never found it's way back home to nature.
Unfortunately, 1 of my cats conquered their quest and the hummingbird was no more.
I was devastated !

Why do I share this story you might ask?

As I pondered the whole process of what happened I began to realize that sometimes we are like that hummingbird. Our focus can sometimes be diverted in one direction. When we don't look in the right direction we can't see the way of escape when the enemy of our soul comes.

~ Remember what God's word tells us:
" Be self controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5 verse 8

Let's make sure our eyes and focus are fixed upon Jesus, the only one who can keep us from being devoured.