Just a Little Vacation

This week Dad took me and Beth on a Daddy/Daughter vacation. It was so much fun! He took us to downtown Savannah. It was a beautiful city!! We had an awesome time together. 

        Of course you have to get snacks when you stop at the gas station right? :) Dad said that on this trip we had to get snacks that we have never tried before. So we got a whatchamacallit chocolate bar (which was really good) We also got White chocolate KitKats. And white chocolate Reeses. I think out of all of them my favorite was the whatchamacallit bar. (I don't even know if I spelled it right!)

    When we got there Dad took us to Leopold's. They had amazing ice cream. I got the chocolate chocolate chip. It was SO good! (notice our trip is based on mainly food) :)

   Down by the river we watched a huge boat pass by. I couldn't believe how big it was! And loud!

 

                                                         The Waving Lady Statue

             For dinner we went to the Melting Pot. It was awesome!! We were all absolutely stuffed when we were done!

     Of course we had to stop at the dueling fields! We first walked through the graveyard and then had a little duel. It was hard to believe that long ago men actually died there dueling.

                                             Beth was a little to slow......

                                  Dad of course had to get revenge for his daughter! :)

      It was awesome trip! So thankful for a Dad who cares enough for his girls that he will take us on a trip! Love you pop!!!!

Practice Makes Perfect

     So the other day me and mom were taking pictures and discovered that the automatic focus on her camera  isn't working! (bummer) Now we have to use her other lense that has the automatic focus. I have never used that one before so I needed some practice before I take Beth's senior pics. (which I am super excited about!) So Silas, Callie, and Micah were my next posers! (is that even a word?)  :) I got them all dressed up in red and went outside to do some practicing! 

          Callie thought it was kinda funny that I was taking pictures of Silas reading to them.

                                                            Love these three!!!

             Of course, you can't take pictures without making some silly faces!! These kids sure do add some fun to this household!

                                Love you three SO much. Thanks for being my posers! :)

Are You Winning Souls?

      The Lord has really been working on my heart lately about winning souls for Him. Remember in one of my latest post how I said that 95% of Christians never lead a soul to Christ? As I read that quote I said to myself, " I hope I don't become part of that 95%". A couple of days later I thought of that quote again and the Lord spoke to my heart...."What have you done to change that?" Whoa! What had I done in the past few days to help win a soul to Christ? Did I pass out any tracts? How was my attitude this past week?
   You may ask, what does your attitude have to do with winning souls? A lot! Bro Mike Ray calls it Witnessing Without Words. People notice a difference in real Christians by the way they act. They will never want to come to church or listen to what the preacher has to say,if they can look back at the Christian they saw in the store having a bad attitude because the price of food went up. Can other people see your smile even though you might be having a bad day? Or are you complaining and grouching when life doesn't go your way?
   Are you passing tracts? I don't know about you, but I get scared to death whenever I pass out a tract. What if they say no? What will they think of me? I doesn't matter!!! The Lord will bless your efforts even if they don't except it.

 

  You may also ask, but I don't know how to win souls! Are you saved? Then you can share your testimony of how you accepted Christ. Share how the Lord changed your life. Bro. Ray brings up a good point in chapter 4....The woman at the well never had a course on soulwinning, yet won the city to Christ because she shared what she did know!  Also you can ask your parents or pastor for some tips on soulwinning. And read some good books about this subject. I recommend the book I am reading now by Mark Ray. Of Course the best you can read about soul winning is the Bible! There are definitely many examples of soulwinners in God's Word!
    I hope this was a blessing to you! I'll keep posting every now and then of what else the Lord has spoke to my heart about. Can't wait to finish this book!! :)

Morning Devotions

  Along with my Bible reading (my favorite part) I am also  reading another book called Soul Winning by Mark Ray. It is an awesome book! I am really enjoying it and I'm only on the third chapter!! :) I just wanted to share with you some things that really jumped out at me while I was reading. So here goes......
   
    What is a "soulwinner"? It is a nobody telling everybody about somebody who can save anybody.
   
   It has been said that 95% of Christians never lead a soul to Christ. How sad!! Let that never be said of you.

  Most people in the world are not unreachable, simply unreached.

  No fisherman catches a fish every time he goes, yet he keeps on going. A soulwinner fishing for men doesn't catch everyone he goes after, yet he keeps putting his spiritual hook in the water.

  Love ought to flow through soulwinners. Where love is felt, the message is heard.

    Well, I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I have!!! Isn't it so convicting? How I could be doing so much more for the cause of Christ!