BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER

** I received this via e-mail and am posting it here because it is very true and encouraging to me.

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin''
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say.. 'I am a Christian', I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say... 'I am a Christian', I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

WARNING about Oprah Winfrey's new Occult

Oprah has millions of fans who would willingly and unquestioningly turn their ears and souls to cling to every word she has to say. But are the words she’s saying Truth? NO! She’s misleading millions of people in a very dangerous way...here are some videos that reveal the chilling effect she has on her followers, as if she herself were a saint.



And then watch this...

Engagement Story Part II

Well, here it is, folks!!

Thomas did an amazing job editing the videos and pictures together and adding his own cool effects...so enjoy!!

Our engagement video:

Engagement Story Part I

Well, I know lots of people have been asking, so here's the story (yes, with ALL the details) for those who want to know:

Okay, so many of you all know that I've been pretty sick for about a week and a half. Yeah, I'm still sick (but hoping to go to the doctor this week). Needless to say, I've been out of it! Nevertheless, I started a new job on Monday, Jan. 21, so I've been sick and getting acclimated to my new job...and so I've been quite preocupied this past week. Never would have suspected that anything else might have been brewing in the works.

Last Sunday, January 20, Tom and I celebrated (over the phone) our 5-monthiversary...

Apparently, one night early this past week when I was feeling particularly sick, Tom tucked me in and left my house. Little did I know that before he left my house, he talked with my dad downstairs and asked for my dad's blessing because he wanted to propose to me. "I think he got a little teary-eyed," Tom told me later. My father happily replied "Yes, of course, Tom!" Dad told mom either that night or the next day...so they knew about it for a few days before the actual proposal! Hmm...they were awfully good at hiding it...or maybe I was just completely out of it because of being sick.

In the middle of the week, Tom told me he wanted to spend the entire day with my on Saturday and I told him that sounded wonderful (I had hoped I would feel better by Saturday). As the weekend drew nearer, I began to think of the things we could do on Saturday and wondered if Tom had any ideas (go figure), but I was too sick and tired to concentrate on it for long.

After the completion of my first week at my new job, Tom came over after work and he started feeling sick too. (I guess we share everything.) We had dinner with my parents on Friday evening at Western Sizzlin' (now called the "Great 611 Steak Company") and none of them acted funny, so I still had no clue. Tom left shortly after dinner so that we could both get to sleep to get up and see each other in the morning.

Still sick, I didn't sleep well again that night, so I was rather groggy when he called and told me in a very peppy voice that it was 9:10 and he was leaving his house to come over. So I got up and got ready and re-did all the home remedies I could think of so that I could feel a little bit better for the day ahead even though I had no clue that what I would really need for the day ahead was a huge energy pill! He looked all handsome and stuff when he got to my house and I just looked dressed-down like I was gonna knock around the house.

He asked me what I thought of going road-exploring since we had been wanting to do that together for a long time. I thought that sounded like a great idea and I didn't think I would need to change out of my VERY casual clothes since it didn't sound like we'd be going out anywhere particularly special. My mom was volunteering at the Wildlife Rescue when we left the house, and my dad had recently woken up and waved us off as he put seed in the bird feeders. Once in the car, Tom said excitedly, "Let's go to the Star first! It's been awhile since we've been there!" I thought to myself well that's not really exploring a road we've never been on, but okay. So I said "sounds good!"

Because we thought the Parkway was closed, I took Tom a different route and so he did actually get to see some roads he'd never driven before. Once we got up there, we found the place empty. Absolutely no other cars! I was rather excited because I knew that meant we wouldn't have to deal with other people's cigarette smoke. Tom was enthusiastic...well, for other reasons that I didn't know about yet. Both of us feeling sick, we go out to the balcony and look over the city and talk for a few minutes.

Then Tom says he wants to take a picture. I still have no clue because he and I ALWAYS take pictures everywhere we go...so this was not out of the norm. He puts his camera on his little tripod on the brick wall that stands directly below the Mill Mountain Star and I move as he directs me on where to stand to take the picture. Finally, he pushes the button and comes over to stand next to me for what I think is going to be a picture. I'm still smiling and facing the camera. But then he turns me to face him. (I'm thinking: umm, okay, I guess we're going to take a picture of us facing each other) Then he starts talking.

He says "Honey, I love you very much..."
I giggle and say "I love you too, honey". (I might have had an inkling of an idea at this point)
Then he says something like "and I want to spend my life with you and I have a question to ask you..." then he goes down on his knees and then it hit me (obviously)
I kinda whispered in a shaky voice "wha-at?"
and he says, "Will you marry me?"
I did a little squeal-scream and stepped forward to hug him (he was still on his knees) and then I stepped back and asked him (several times, I think) "are you serious?!?"
"yes! yes, I'm serious! look..." he says as he takes out the ring to show me...
I squeal-scream again, covering my mouth and stepping a few feet backward...still in disbelief and shock...
then he says something to ask again for my answer (silly me) and I say "Yes! yes, of course!" and I pulled him up so I could hug him properly...

I find out in the midst of all this that he was recording it, not taking a picture of us! Soon after he turns the camera off and we're still hugging, another couple arrives at the star and kinda ignore us, but we're bubbling with joy and Tom shouts at them "I just asked her to marry me!!!!" to which they kinda laughed and said "congratulations"

Well the rest of the day was spent galavanting around town to tell my sisters and their families and making phone calls to other friends and family on my side...but Tom decided not to tell anyone in his family until this morning in church. We had dinner at the Olive Garden with my parents and his last night and celebrated. But his parents were the only people on his side that knew...and they had kept the secret for 2 weeks!! This morning, we went to his church, Chatmoss Baptist Church in Martinsville, VA, and announced to his church and other family members that we are engaged. It was a very happy (and sickly) occasion for Thomas and me...we're hoping to get better soon so that we can start planning.

My next blog will contain the videos taken and some pictures so that you can see the reaction for yourself. We need to get the ring resized this week, if possible, but it's beautiful!

Thank you all for your continued support and prayers! Much love to all!

America: Police State

Friends,

My heart is heavy and filled with anxiety as I send you this e-mail.

I do not know how many of you are following up with my latest e-mails and doing the research that every American ought to be doing. I certainly know that I would still be completely in the dark about all this if my boyfriend hadn't encouraged me to do my own research, look up articles and videos of first hand accounts and government decisions, etc.

I e-mail you all because I care about you, your families, and our country. All I can do is send articles and videos to you in hopes that you will pay close attention. I may get black-bagged for this later if Congress succeeds in passing the bill that censors the internet and weeds out all the thousands of people like me who are questioning everything and warning others about what's going on in our country. They'd probably label me as a "terrorist" according to the latest bill that Congress is trying to pass...it's an attack on our Freedom of Speech and an attempt to soften the American people so that the U.S. government can control everything (aka, tyranny)...here is the video and some second-hand article that follows: Freedom of Speech and H.R. 1955

(By the way, Alex Jones is a radio show host in Texas who has been warning America of these things for years and who has become more passionate in the last year or two as everything is quickly coming to a head...these bills are being passed and the big wigs and U.S. government are getting what they want. Research Alex Jones on your own, if you're interested in his eye-opening shows)

We have become pawns, my friends. Don't just scoff at me or at all this because the truth is nothing to scoff at. The things I'm telling you are not "conspiracies"...they are things that ARE HAPPENING or already have happened!! Good grief, it makes me sick to think that someone would say "I'm too busy to listen to a conspiracy theorist". *sigh*

As an interviewee in Aaron Russo's film America: Freedom to Fascism pointed out, think of it as a big Crap game. The big wigs at the very top who are playing the Crap game (Democrats and Republicans alike, private corporations, top government officials) love their game; they make all the profits from the war while Americans at home are suffering because many of us can't afford the simplest things or even get health care. Their Crap game is intense and occasionally someone gets hurt or killed, but otherwise, they're all in it together and if anyone threatens their Crap game, then Democrats, Republicans, private corporations, and all unite together to smother the threat by any means possible.

Please check out this video of an American soldier who has served in Iraq and his opinion on the war in Iraq and a few presidential candidates: Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, and John McCain: One Soldier's Perspective

The United States government has taken the exact same steps that Germany took right before it became the Nazi Germany tyranny that controlled its citizens so closely. If you're willing to read, then read Naomi Wolf's relatively short book End of America on this topic. What makes us think that it can't happen to us? Because of people who have "blind faith" in our government perhaps? You cannot have "blind faith" in ANYTHING except God, my friends. The private corporations, who are also in that Crap game with the other big wigs, are the ones who own the mainstream media companies, so they do everything they can to tell us exactly what they want us to hear so that we will be "agreeable" to the government's actions.

For example, they used 9-11 to pass the so-called "Patriot Act", which had been written long before 9-11 and they had failed to pass through Congress but that they renamed and dubbed the "Patriot Act" so that people would want to pass it to be a so-called "Patriot" after such a tragedy as 9-11. Go read it and research it. They've used 9-11 also to take away other civil liberties that are supposed to be protected by the Constitution. As Ben Franklin said, People who give up their liberties for temporary security will get neither and deserve neither. They've used 9-11 to pass the law on a national I.D. card. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS???? Big Brother's watching you at all times. At all times, you will have to have your I.D. card with you starting this May (which will currently be your Driver's License, or a separate ID card if you don't have a Driver's License); every place you go, you could be asked to show your ID (like Nazi Germany, "papers, please! you cannot get through without showing your papers!") the Bible warns of all this type of thing, by the way, whether or not it's referring to our specific situation, I don't know yet. PLEASE take a look at this video about the National ID card legislation that Congress passed: What does a National ID card mean for America?


Now, they've used the Virginia Tech shootings to pass a gun law. Anyone who has ANY record of a mental illness or ADD or ADHD or depression or anxiety or anything minor OR major of that sort will not be able to purchase a gun; furthermore, anyone with such a condition, which my friends, includes war veterans, could have their guns confiscated from them as well. Let me tell you, ANY criminal who wants to get a gun for his purposes WILL find a gun with no trouble. But a gun law prevents law-abiding citizens from owning guns to protect themselves from criminals, or tyrannical government and police forces. Crime is HIGHER in cities where gun control is high because the criminals have nothing to be afraid of if they know their victims are not allowed to be armed. Tyranny takes root when citizens give up their liberties and are not allowed to defend themselves against their BIG Brother (government). WATCH this video of "gun control" in New Orleans after Katrina.

"This is why history and geography are not taught in the Rockefeller education of public schools. Any time there is an unarmed populace, there is a crushing oppression or killing to extinction of this populace. Naomi Wolf addresses the fact that the founding mothers and fathers were aware of this, hence the 2nd ammendment."


Here's the article on the bill that was just passed and that President Bush just signed to increase gun control: Bush kills Second Amendment for Veterans


I fear for my family and friends. I fear for our country. I am ANGRY because I don't want my children to grow up in this kind of country. Unfortunately, there is no where to escape because the people in that infamous Crap game include leaders and officials all over the world.

This e-mail was not an e-mail to promote Ron Paul, but rather a message to wake you up if you haven't already paid attention to all of this crap, no pun intended.

However, I will add that RON PAUL is the ONLY candidate running for President who has voted AGAINST all of this legislation and who has warned against all of these decisions and who actually sees what America has become.

Unfortunately, the some of the big wigs in the Crap game are running for President as well and they are doing everything they can to smother the threat:

* Fox News, owned by private corporations, is on their side and is shafting Ron Paul because he's the only one who's warning America about all of this.
* Some are trying to "under cover" plan for Ron Paul's assassination because he's a "threat" (listen to Alex Jones for more information on this)
* There have been obvious cases of VOTE FRAUD in the primaries to give other candidates a boost and take away votes from Paul (here's an example: http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=681 )


American Fascism may be unavoidable at the pace that it's already going. :(

Forgive me for a lengthy e-mail. I hope you made it this far. My heart is heavy and it's time to pray and DO something about this. please wake up. I love you all