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I'm free!! I'm free!! I'm freeeeeeeeee!! Isn't a blessing to know that Jesus died on our behalf so that we can be free from sin, bondage, and condemnation? Jesus didn't died so that we may live a life of bondage and slavery to sin. He died for us to have life and live it in abundance. The word of God is full of scriptures expressing freedom in Christ. This is where "FreedomWord Fighters Friday" comes in. God's word is sharper than any two-edge sword. We have to use our spiritual weapon (God's Word) to destroy every yoke and release every shackle that is trying to keep us in bondage. So, every friday I would like for everyone to share a scripture or passages that express freedom in Christ. If you like, express to us the meaning of the scripture to you. Or, just share a scripture with no words attached. I declare all of us free in Jesus' name. To get things started.......... Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, an...

Thirteen of My Favorite Cartoons To Watch Back in the Day They just don't make cartoons like they used to. When we were kids, my brothers and I use to get up early every Saturday morning, get a bowl of cereal, and plop in front of the TV to watch cartoons until about 12pm, which was when the afternoon TV movies began. During the weekdays, we also used to watch cartoons that would come on every afternoon from 4 to 6pm. 1. Smurfs 2. Snorks 3. Thundercats 4. Voltron 5. Fraggle Rock 6. Johnny Quest 7. Scooby Doo 8. Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, 9. The Looney Toons (Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Yosemite Sam, Wild E. Coyote, Daffy Duck) 10. The Flintstones 11. Popeye 12. Mighty Mouse 13. Woody Wood Pecker Here's some more cartoons I used to watch (X-Men, Superfriends, Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Oh, to be a kid again. :) Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fell...

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, I am starting "Words of Wisdom Wednesday". This where I would share a scripture or passage from the Book of Proverbs, which teaches people how to attain wisdom. You can have knowledge, which is knowing and having all the facts. However, knowledge doesn't mean a thing, if you don't have wisdom, which is applying those facts to your everyday life. Before I begin to share, let me give you some information on the Book of Proverbs from The Spirit-Filled Life Bible. The Book of Proverbs, which was written by King Solomon, is not just a collection of wise sayings, but a collection of collections. The book's purpose statement indicates the desire to ascertain and impart wisdom. It's unifying thought or theme is "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverb 9:10), appearing in another form as, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning (or principal part) of knowledge" (Proverb 1:7). 1. Wisdom (the abil...

Every morning when I wake up, I turn on the TV to watch the news so I can see how the weather is going to be for the day. According to my dear ol' weather man, it was going to be 80% chance of rain. He went on to say that we will not see any rain until this evening (around 4pm) and no severe weather heading our way. It was about 12:15, when me and my teacher assistant were laying our children down to nap, after lunch. Then all of sudden the bottom fell out and we received a code gray over our radios in the classroom. Code gray for us mean a tornado warning. Then I thought, I don't remember the weather man saying all of this earlier. But it was all good. I was cool. I thought a meteorologist job is the only occupation you can have, whereas if your forecast is off a tinch or alot, you can guarantee to still have a job the next day. But anyway, after waking up the children and getting them ready so moms can pick them up around 2pm, it was time for me to go home. So I signed my lit...

I love being the ring finger. I wish my nails look as good as hers in this picture. :) Index finger beware ;) You Are the Ring Finger You are romantic, expressive, and hopeful. You see the best in everything. You are very artistic, and you see the world as your canvas. You are also drawn to the written word. Inventive and unique, you are often away in your own inner world. You get along well with: The Pinky Stay away from: The Index Finger What Finger Are You? Your Sister in Christ, Toia

Photo By: Mountain Watch launch and Bishkek Briefing "...Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." (Mark 11:22-24) Your Sister in Christ Toia

I finally did it. For the past two weeks, I was trying to add a third column on the right. So I came across Blogger Tricks . It has everyone who are experts sort of speak in the blogging template field. In this case the expert was Blogcrowds. It was a bit rough. But after I understood the codes and about 4 to 5 tries, I finally was able to add a third column w/o messing up and losing my blog. Yipeee!! If you first don't succeed, try, try, and try again. :) Your Sister in Christ, Toia

Thirteen of My Favorite Family TV Sitcoms of the 80's and 90's Some of these sitcoms are in syndication, and I still watch them and laugh my heart out. 1. The Cosby Show 2. It's A Different World 3. Who's the Boss 4. Family Ties 5. Growing Pains 6. Family Matters 7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 8. The Jeffersons 9. All in the Family 10. Charles in Charge 11. Sister Sister 12. 227 13. Happy Days I'm sure I have forgotten some. But if you have a favorite TV sitcom, past or present, please share. Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others' comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants Toia

Take the Quiz here! You Are...Elinor Dashwood! You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your head to rule, you have a deep, emotional side that few people often see Toia

What Toia Means You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritativ...

Katherine woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat from a terrible nightmare. As she gathered her thoughts, she hears a strange noise. Creeeaaaakkk! She thought it was her cat, white powder. So she turns to lay back down on her side, and noticed white powder was is in her room sleeping a comfy, pink arm chair. Creeeaaaakkk! The noise went again. Katherine became a bit worry considering she was home alone. She builds up some courage on the inside and decided to investigate this creaking noise. Katherine slowly gets out of her bed, grabs her robe, tiptoes toward her door. Before she opens the door, she tries to search around her room in the dark for a weapon of some sort. Then Katherine remembered she had a "just in case" baseball bat. So "just in case" someone ever broke into her home, while she is there, she would crack the criminal over his head with the bat. With the bat in her right hand, Katherine cracks her bedroom door open ever so slightly to peek d...

Psalm 25:1-5 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. Your Sister in Christ, Toia

Believe it or not some men have the tendacy of getting in trouble with their wife or girlfriend right before Valentine's Day. As a result, their hopes and dreams are to use Valentine's Day as an instrument to redeem them from their transgression(s). So to those of you (men), who are in the "doghouse" sort of speak, you might want to give some these tips a try. 1) A dozen of red roses - nothing says, "I Love You" like a dozen of red roses. Now depending on how much of deep "do do" you're in, you might want to go with 2 dozens. 2) Jewelry - something with diamond(s). Diamonds are a girl's best friend. 3) Balloons - lots and lots of balloons (red, pink, & white) 4) Sing a song - Ok, let me explain. If you don't exactly have a voice that carries a tune, you can always lip sync. Try Barry White's (Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby...) 5) Chocolate - Not just any ol' chocolate. Buy her favorite chocolate Reese's, Hershey ...

I was reading Loop De Loops and she did a meme about "Things You Love", which was started by Jen . It's not your ordinary love list like the usually, God, family, etc. It's the off the wall kind of love. You may even call them your guilty pleasures that you love so much and believe it to be the end of the world as you know it, if you have to live without them. So here's my list: I love....... 1) it when it rains, while I am at home without having some place to go. 2) to watch my little girl sleep. 3) it when my two year old students' moms tell me how their child has learned so much since being in my class. 4) putting on my pj's and wrapping up in my favorite comforter. 5) making people laugh. 6) eating ice cream, preferably anything mixed with caramel, vanilla, & chocolate. 7) girl's scout cookies (Tagalongs, Do si Dos, & Samoas) 8) drinking hot chocolate on very, very cold evening. 9) to watch movies (comedy, romance, & action). 10) my rem...

Ok, it's that time of the year again. Recently, my husband did a body check after getting out of the shower and realized that he had love handles.(oh boo hoo hoo) The world as you know came to a halt. The stars went dim. The moon did not shine anymore. The dogs stopped barking. It was a paradigm shift in the universe. Maybe I am a bit dramatic. But, I wish you could have hear my beloved husband. Ok maybe I should have had a little bit of sympathy. But then I thought, "That's what you get for telling me my butt looks big in those jeans." :) After sizing up his love handles, he decided to take a stand. He is not exactly on health kick in the sense of eating, just yet, but he is working out now. He's liftting weights now. You know getting his blood pumping and what not. He is getting himself physical fit just before summer rolls in this year. With all jokes aside, I thought maybe my husband is on to something here. For those who are not physically fit...

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:33-34) Your Sister in Christ, Toia

You Belong in 1988 Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day. What Year Do You Belong In?

Thirteen Reasons Why My 2 Year Old Students Do Not Want To Use The Potty At School I teach 2 year old children at a Christian private school. Part of teaching them the basics, we have to make sure they potty. Otherwise, we have accidents. But everytime, it's time for them to potty one, if not all, always has an excuse or reason why they don't want to potty. Believe it or not these reasons come straight from their mouths to my or my assistant's ears. Enjoy!! 1. "It's not working." 2. "I did all my pee pees at home already." 3. "This...This just isn't working for me anymore." 4. "I don't have the energy." 5. "I don't want to." 6. "I can't. I just can't." 7. "I wait for mommy to take me." 8. "I don't like to potty." 9. "I need some privacy." 10. "My stomach hurts." 11. "I don't want to potty. I want to play with the toys." 12. "This...

Everyone has a voice. God created, made, and designed us for a purpose. I believe and know that God has a plan for all of us. In some form or another great or small, we have to find the voice that God wants us to use to impact others and win souls for Him. There are so many strategic maneuvars, such as blogs, website, books, groups, singing, etc., we can use to help people realize that Christ is real. Finding your voice is a spiritual journey. On this journey, you have to seek God daily to get knowledge and understanding of the voice He plans to use through you. This is important because you don't want to sound your voice prematurely. As a result, you risk aborting the plan God has for you. Please understand that finding your voice is not going to be an easy task. While on this quest to finding your voice, you will go through many trials and tribulations, ups and downs, highs and lows that will only make you strong. You won't be alone. Christ will be with you every step of the ...

This past weekend at my church, we had the pleasure of the Lee Singers of Lee University (Cleveland, TN) to grace us with their presence. They are a Christian choir full of young adults. The songs was full of praise and worship. The songs they sang penetrated your heart and it was soothing to my soul. The presence of God in our church was peaceful and gentle. Before the last song was sung, the choir director read Matthew 11:28-30: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." I read the scripture again when I was at home. Once again, I felt at rest. And that's what God wants us to do. He wants us to rest in Him. God wants to give us a spiritual deep tissue massage. A massage that will remove all the burdens and tension that causes us to be weighed down. But in order for...

We took these pictures at Charlestown Landing. We went there to celebrate my daughter, Ketirah's 5th birthday. Pictured left to right: Ketirah (5), Jonathan (11), My husband Larry, Michael (9), and me!! Say Cheese!!! Since Ketirah was pretty much too short to reach, she insisted on her dear ol' dad lock her up. Talk about crime and punishment. Jonathan & Michael will think twice before not cleaning their room. :) Before approaching this tree, my children stated how tired they were. But obviously, they weren't too tired to climb the tree to take a picture. Of course, Ketirah had some help from daddy. This is me and my little princess in front of a totem poll that was restored after Hurricane Hugo damaged it in 1985. Well, these are my Friday Fives. Check out Miranda's Friday Fives @ http://susanmirandajourney.blogspot.com/ I prayed everyone have a fun Friday evening!!! You can also check out my website @ http://angelfire.com/biz7/designers_original Your Sister in Ch...