Good-Bye Tennessee...Hello Georgia!

Nope. We're not moving.
We're going on vacation, to the beach!
I went to the beach when i was 3 or 4, but I don't remember anything. Momma told me that my cousin and I got food poisoning when we went. :) But none of my little sisters have ever been, and I don't remember, sooo...this will be fun! We also invited our Grandmother, 'Nina', to come with us. I'm planning on taking a LOT of pictures, so I can post them. We leave this weekend, and will be gone for a week.
Before we had planned this trip, we had planned to go to LBL for a pickin' party they have every year. (For those of you who don't live around here and know what LBL stands for, it's
Land Between the Lakes) :) We're going to meet some friends that we met there last year, and jam a little. Then we're leaving straight from there to GEORGIA! I probably won't post anymore until we get back, although, the house we're staying in has Internet... who knows!!
Oh, and if you would, remember my sisters Grace. Her pet rabbit died yesterday from heat stroke. This happened to her other two rabbits 4 years ago. Now, to understand, you would have to know Grace. She LOVES animals, and animals LOVE her. Richard, her bunny, was her sweetheart. She got him when she was 7 years old. (She's now 12). When her first bunny died, Benny, she got Richard, a Lionhead rabbit. Hence the name, Richard the Lionhead. (Richard the Lionheart?) :) Digging a grave for your sister's pet bunny was almost the saddest thing I've had to do... She's been really heart-broken.
If you're curious about Lionhead rabbits,
check this place out:www.lionheadrabbit.net


Blessings,

Chrissie, the Serbian Sensation

Please keep the Patterson family in your prayers. Their 4 year old daughter, Chrissie, passed away to be with Jesus last Wednesday. You can read more about her
at: http://www.allarepreciousinhissight.blogspot.com/

Blessings,

The OpryMills Mall...

...yep, we shop at this mall occasionally. What a flood! Imagine what the World Wide flood was like!!!
God is powerful, and in control.

Blessings,

" The Waters Saw You, God...

The waters saw you; they trembled. Even the depths shook. The clouds poured down water, the storm clouds thundered;
Your arrows flashed back and forth. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world...

your path went through great waters, but your footprints where unseen.

You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron..."
~ Psalm 77:16-20

These pictures hardly show the extent of the damage in Jackson and Nashville.

I'm sure most of you have heard about the flooding in Tennessee. I live very close to a lot of the area that was hit the hardest. I have family members who live in these areas also. Please keep the victims of this flood in your prayers, as well as the ones who lost loved ones in the tornadoes that hit here in west Tennessee.

Blessings,
Kathrann

A Road To Remember...

Today is my 16th birthday.
The Lord has blessed me with SO much in sixteen years. So, to give you an idea of the glorious blessings I've received, I'll name 16 things He has given me over my 16 years:

1 A faith that keeps growing

2 A Father who loves me, who teaches me the Lord's word through his examples, and who serves our King.

3 A Mother who loves me, who leads me in the paths of womanhood, and who serves our King

4 3 BEAUTIFUL sisters who help me to learn, grow, enjoy, and cherish this life.

5 A home, a place where laughter lives, where sorrows are shared, where memories are made...

6 An opportunity to learn, and be taught by my Lord and parents without fear

7 Music that lifts the spirit, calms the fears, and teaches me perseverance

8 The beauty of life, and the sorrow of death, the endless peace we have in knowing God

9 Two sisters who live many miles away, Shleida and Shelove

10 A wonderful puppy, Ellie :)

11 Daffodils in spring, snow in winter, a fire-red autumn, and a warm, peaceful summer

12 Good health, and mercy when times did get rough

13 A love for home, family, children, cooking, sewing, and cleaning (sometimes) :)

14 His holy word, a guide and answer to all questions

15 The joy of knowing I'm part of His coming Kingdom

16 The Sixteen years I've had to learn, grow, fall, continue, achieve, aspire, remember, and love, in this world.

" God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57




This is the purity ring I got from Daddy and Momma. Momma birth stone in on the left, Daddy's is on the right, and mine is in the middle.


Blessings,

~Humility~

Down in the green and shady bed
A modest violet grew
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.

And yet it was a lovely flower,
It's color bright and fair.
It might have graced a rosy bower,
Instead of hiding there.

Yet there it was content to bloom,
In modest tints arrayed,
And there it spreads its sweet perfume,
Within the silent shade.

Then let me to the valley go,
This pretty flower to see,
That I may also learn to grow,
In sweet humility.
~Jane Taylor "The Violet"

" For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11


Blessings,

What Wonderous Love Is This?...

...O my soul, O my soul,

What wonderous love is this?
O my soul...
What wonderous love is this? That caused the Lord of bliss,
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul,
For my soul,...
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul...



It's SO hard to believe that Resurrection Sunday is tomorrow!
I have been blessed in many, many different ways is my life, but I don't think any of them compare to how blessed mankind was on the day God the Father gave His one and only Son to die for our wretched sins. May the risen King be praised!

" He humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross." Philippians 2:8

" The blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin." 1 John 1:7

When I survey the wonderous cross,
On which the Prince,
Of glory died,
My richest gain,
I count but loss,
And pour contempt,
On all my pride...

Have a blessed day,