Tidbits of Advice



Cousin Kaysen DeMerchant



You were not a surprise to God! He knew you before He even made the world. Before you were growing inside of your Mom, God knew what you would look like. He knew your name. He knew everything about you.  So be a thankful person! Thank Him for giving life to you. Look for ways to live a life that is pleasing to Him. It's the only way to really LIVE.

Matthew Sykes and Grammie Ruth

It is so sad that we live in an angry world. There is fighting and war everywhere. The TV shows are violent, games are violent, there are bullies in the school. People are selfish and they very often do not care what happens to others. But God wants us to stop thinking about those things. He wants us to think about Him and think about His love for us. He wants us to think about being kind and loving to others.  God has promised that we will be contented and peaceful we have our focus on Him. Ask Him to help you keep your thoughts right.

Samuel and Robert Buza at Cary Lake

One thing Grampie and I have found is it is a lot more fun to get along than to be arguing and fighting. When one of us is grouchy, the other one is sad. But when we try to be kind to each other and help each other out, it is a happy home! And even if one of us is wrong, we have learned to forgive each other. We should be that way with other people, too. What is the sense of being mad? Most of the time it is because we are selfish and want our own way. God says to get along!

Our Front Walk in Glenburn

I love the walk that Uncle Jonathan helped build in front of our house. It is especially nice in the spring time so we aren't sinking in the mud! But in the summer we have flowers growing there. We have several colors of Day Lillies and some other flowers. Some come up every year and others we find at the various stores and just plant them there to enjoy all summer long. It is good to have things pretty on the outside of our home. It makes people feel welcome. But it is better to have things nice on the inside where we live. It isn't fun to have someone over for a lunch or to watch a movie if it is all messy inside. Having things cleaned up and looking nice makes us happy and relaxed and it just gives us a lot of joy. But what about our lives? We can dress up and fix our hair and look really nice. But if we are grouchy inside or if we are thinking mean things about people, we need to be cleaned up! The Bible says that people look at us on the outside, but GOD looks at the heart. So we need to repent and confess our sin and God will clean us up from all the wrong and make us nice inside, too. That is the most important.