Life, Love, and...

Funny how simple

2009-07-19T04:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Andy and I were sitting out on the front porch and Zac came out and it occurred to both of us that Noah had been in the bathtub for atleast what seemed to us an hour, so Andy asked Zac to tell Noah to get out of the bath room and Zac came back with a silly grin on his face, when we asked he said that Noah was out of the tub and he was standing in front of the mirror getting ready and singing "Lord prepare me ", of couse we all had a good laugh picturing this in our heads ,but Lord give us that same SPIRIT, that we would spend long times in Gods presence being cleansed and refreshed and as we are getting ready to go out into this ole world let us start by examing ourselves to make sure were good and ready and by asking the Lord to prepare us for what ever we may experince that day ,and also that he would ready us and give us the words to share to the lost and dying world in which we live in . Thank you Jesus for the children you have given us and the witness which they are for your glory.

nothing much

2009-07-16T16:59:00.000-07:00

I hope everything is going great out in blog land.
Im not doing much . I just got in from work ,cooked ,did dishes ,but theres more to do now,took a shower cleaned the tub,I might clean more but then agian I might not.
I got into a wreak yesterday ,someone rearended me ,then they took off.Good news is no one got hurt and no damage done ,absoultley none to the van. PRAISE the LORD!!!!!
Hope you all have a good night.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th .
May God richly Bless you all today with his tender love and mercy.

More Great News

2009-06-26T20:57:00.000-07:00

It would seem that the last night of camp was a very powerful night.My middle child Zacchaeus also recieved the baptism
of the Holy Ghost all this is very exciting to me but I am also very sad
because I wasn't there to see any of my children receive this wonderful
and very important Blessing from the Lord.[ I hate work] So PRAISE the LORD all of my children are saved, sanctified , and filled with the sweet Holy Ghost. THANK you GOD for this wonderful blessing . As the old song says I am blessed ,I am blessed ,I am blessed.

PRAISE GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS TO THE SON"S OF MEN!!!!

2009-06-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

On this night Noah Evan Stephens has recieved the baptism of God's sweet
Holy Ghost. I am amazed at Gods goodness to us his blessings are many .
I love the Lord and praise him for this great blessing. Noah is eight years old .
I'm greatful that he didn't have to wait till his teenage years or adult years for this great blessing. My prayer to God for Noah is that he use this child for God's honor and glory all the days of this young mans life . I pray that his hearts desire is to please the Lord in everything
he does,and that he will hold tightly to this and the many other blessings of the Lord never
letting any of them slip. God use Noah for your work as is your will. Praise your HOLY NAME!!
Amen.......

Home Alone

2009-06-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

The old song says ...I'm so lonesome I could die.
I know everybodys having a great time at camp.
And I would never deny anyone that time alone with
the Lord, but I sure do miss Andy and the boys when
their not here for me to torment..muhaaaa.
But all lonliness aside my prayer is everyone receives
exactly what theLord has for them at camp...
I love you all and miss yall.

Rich in the Lord

2009-06-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

2 Corinthians 8:9

Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor ,
that you through his poverty might become rich.

I'm thankful Lord that you love me so much
that you would leave all the splendors of Heaven
to come down here ,and walk the path you did ,I'm
thankful you paid such a GREAT PRICE for me
so that I can experince what its like to be a child of the
MOST HIGH GOD!
Thank you Jesus for this thought for the day!
PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME!

IM BAAACCCK

2009-06-11T17:23:00.000-07:00

I know he watches me

2008-09-11T17:13:00.000-07:00

Why do I feel discouraged ......
And long for Heaven and home ....
when Jesus is is my portion ,a constant friend is he...
His eye is on the sparrow ,AND I KNOW HE WATCHES ME!!!!!!!!!!!

I have always loved this song. Its always held a special place in my Heart .
You know I keep having problems come up with taking care of Nada ,( I'm not going in to them all here) but a new one popped up here recently and of course since I am the one with all the responsibility for her of course true to my nature the first thing I began to do was worry .... OH NO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO !!!!!!!!
Oh yes something deep inside me always says give it to God and he will take care of it .
I know this is true but because I still had to do things to help in this problem I felt I wasn't giving it to him ...
see I felt that I couldn't let it go ,but listen to this.

James 2:14-20
14.What doth it profit ,my brethern, though a man say he hath faith ,and have not works? can faith save him ?
15.If a brother or sister be naked ,and destitute of daily food ,
16.And one of you say unto them , Depart in peace ,be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body ;what doth it profit?
17.Even so faith ,if it hath not works , is dead, being alone.
18. Yea,a man may say , Thou hast faith , and I have works:shew me thy faith without thy works ,and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19. Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well:the devils also believe ,and tremble .
20.But wilt thou know ,Oh vain man that faith without works is dead.

So yes there are things we can do nothing about but pray .
But we should know that if there are things that we have to take care of in certain situations ,If we have to do certain things to help it doesn't mean that we don't trust God to work . And it doesn't mean that we don't have faith to move in whatever the situation is .
So what have I learned Pray first giving it to God ,do what you have to do to help (if needed ) and watch God do a miracle .
He did for me today ...
And guess what the person said to me that I was having to work with on this problem .

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT .........................................

AMAZING

just hanging

2008-09-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

Thats what I'm doing .
Nothing productive . Though I really do need to.
In BTI first term Bro. Smith talked obout being a sloth or being slothful .
I feel that, that is so me. at least today . I need energy thats not in me right now . I guess just pray that I will have my strenght renewed.

Who holds the cup?

2008-08-11T07:54:00.000-07:00

Are you being called to taste some bitter cup of pain or loss? Are you tempted to push it away? You may be wondering,Is GOD in this situation ? If so ,recall the dark and distressing experince of Jesus and his example on the night of his betrayal.
We must never forget that Jesus was the God -Man ,with both divine and human natures . He therefore recoiled from the prospect of agonizing curcifixion and the ordeal of having the worlds sin heaped on His sinless soul.And worst of all,He shuddered at the thought of being abandoned by His father. So He pleaded ," If it Be possible , let this cup pass from Me" ( Matt 26:39).
Yet after that he said in trustful submission, " Shall I not drink the cup which My father has given me ?" (john 18:11) .
He Knew that the hand ,which would for our redemption hold the cup to His lips, was not the hand of Judas or Caiaphas or Pilate . It was the hand of his loving father intent on redeeming our lost human race.
Baffled by the mystery of such love ,we take our stand on calvary and believe that any cup we drink is held to our lips by the father of fathomless love and wisdom. Our prayer is that of trustful submission because we believe that even life's most bitter cup is held in the Father"s hand.---- Vernon Grounds
I read this today and it blessed me . so I wanted to share it with all who would read my blog.

pray

2008-07-10T21:35:00.000-07:00

Please pray for Gods blessings to be upon the Tenn state conv. Pray for the Lords annointing on every person that speaks and attends . We need a special touch from the Lord . I know he has all the answers . My prayer is we hear those answers and obey.

PEACE

2008-06-24T20:59:00.000-07:00

I know that so far that the Lord has led me and directed me to do what thus far I have done to help Nada.I know this because I really didn't know what to do ,so I put her in his hands and waited for him to open the doors and as I felt peace about them I walked though them . Now having said all that I want you guys to pray for Nada to have peace and know that she is where God wants her to be . Her well being and safety (body and soul ) is my only desire.

WORDS FROM DAMON"S BIBLE

2008-06-20T10:16:00.000-07:00

These are words that Damon has highlighted in his Bible that I thought I would share with us today.

Psalms 18:2-3
The lord is my rock,and my fortress,and my deliverer;my God,my strength,in whom I will trust;my buckler,and the horn of my salvation,and my high tower.
I will call upon the Lord,who is worthy to be praised :so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Thank you God and thank you Damon for I know that God is my safe place ,his is my deliverer, he is my strength,and I know that I can always trust him no matter what the situation is, good or bad ,he is always there.
God I thank you and Praise you for your goodness ,care and mercy to me and my family. Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!

SO MUCH TO DO SO LITTLE TIME

2008-06-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

PLEASE PRAY FOR ME !
THERE IS SO MUCH THAT I NEED TO GET DONE .CHURCH WORK -SEVERAL THINGS .
FOR NADA -HOUSE ,LETTERS ,BILLS, INTERVIEWS, VISITING HER SO SHE WONT BE ALONE . AND MORE . FOR ME - HOUSE ,THE BOYS AND LOTS MORE .. ITS A OVERLOAD .
I'M VERY TIRED BUT I CAN'T STOP BECAUSE IF I DO THINGS WON'T GET DONE . EVERYTHING IS LACKING . I'M FALLING BEHIND IN EVERY AREA . AND I WONDER WILL I EVER CATCH UP. PLEASE PRAY,PRAY PRAY......

Wierd

2008-06-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Pray for us . We are entering a very strange time in our life .Its full of choices and I only want to make the right ones ,Its not only for Me and Andy but for people that should be able to make their own but can't any more .I really hate it. I feel like I'm losing my mind. Theres absolutley no one in my family that will help . I'm terrified. Please pray for me .

LONG TIME NO SEE

2008-06-01T14:51:00.000-07:00

WELL I'M BACK IN BLOG LAND .
I WONDER IF ANYONE STILL STOPS BY TO READ AND SEE IF
I'VE WRITTEN ANYTHING NEW . WELL I GUESS I'LL SIT BACK AND
SEE.

A new day

2007-11-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

Well here I am setting at the computer ,its a new day . I have read my bible, done the dishes,washed and dryed and folded the laundry ,oh and made my bed, sounds llike much progress . I am usally taking my morning nap at this time but I am trying hard to force myself to stay up and be productive ,there is so much that needs to be done ,my only wish is that I could inspire my family to want to be part of the productivity.(ha ha) Andy is almost finished with the bathroom just a few more details and it will be finished ,looks like it maybe finished next year with deer season coming up . oh well.... I guess that will be my new saying,OH WELL !!! ,what do ya'll think about that one . Any how I hope you all are feeling well ,happy and blessed this friday morning ,it starts my monday in my Wal-mart week so hi-ho,hi-ho its off to work I go . I hope it will be a good week there and I stay busy but with the holiday season upon us this should be getting easier and easier to do with each passing day . All you ladies out there have a great time at ladies retreat -say a prayer or two for me while your there I am sure I will need them. Love you all . and bye for now.

Greatful

2007-10-29T11:54:00.000-07:00

I'm greatful for Rest,a good day ,some progress ,and hope that tomorrow will be even better .
I'm greatful for the KEY that God has sent me to find the answers I seek even if the answers aren't the ones I want them to be (never the less not my will but Gods will be done ) after all he knows whats best for those that Love him . And I know that he knows that I love him ( and exactly how much ) God help me to love you even more . I'm thankful for the prayers that have been prayed for me . Please keep them coming .My hope is that I will be sensitive to Gods Spirit and hear him when he does give me a answer for what I'm going thru . A matter of fact I want him to be the only Answer I hear . I love you all and hope you are having a blessed day.

needing answers

2007-10-24T15:46:00.000-07:00

Yes you heard right . I need direction from the Lord . I need help and its sadly not going to come from anyone down here . It hasn't thus far and after this long its not very likely that its going to . I'm dissappointed , I'm hurt , I don't know what to do , And I don't know if I would have enough strength to do it, if I did know . So direction and strength is what I hope I will find at church tonight . Answers ,Answers Answers . Lord GOD please let me hear them . Please pray that the answers will come soon. I dont know how much more of this I can take.

Faithful

2007-10-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

Lord ,
I want to be faithful .I want a heart that is true
Nothing in secret , everything open to you.
Lord let me be faithful in all that I say and do .
Lord I want to be faithful so faithful to you.
---not just a song but my prayer for the rest of my
life .

A day of rest

2007-10-11T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well thats exactly what today has been . I got up early and got the boys off to school,washed and dryed and folded the clothes ,did some dishes ,after that I sat down with a egg sandwich ate,and proceeded to read 6 chapters of the bible ,after which I took a nap ,I got up and showered just before everyone came in from work and school, although I do think Andy must have come in sometime during my nap because he said I must have been living the life today .LOL . I really hate to lose a day but it felt really good to rest . Thank God for rest.

It works now

2007-10-08T14:20:00.000-07:00

yeah its working again. this will make it a lot easier to post from now on.

Test

2007-10-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

Test

Hey everyone

2007-10-08T09:36:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone is having a great day. I seem to be having some computer difficultys my keyboard dont want to type when I'm trying to post on my blog but it works quite well when I'm just commenting . Any ideas?

moody

2007-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

Well I guess thats me today ,you know I manage to keep the way I feel bottle up most of the time pretty well, only those closest to me know when something really bothers me . I'm trying to clean the house ,but my hearts not in it . I really just want to cry . oops I am . I really miss Damon today . It seems so wrong that I am here and hes gone . In my mind it should be the other way around . He always had so much to offer everyone he came in contact with . I really don't understand why ? I do try but I still don't . I know what the word has to say about so much of the pain ,and hurt thats inside me right know , and about Gods ways , and even about how happy he must be right now , but standing on this side of death hurts sooooo bad . I only see this side of things and I really ,really miss him . well before I ruin everyones day I'll get off here, sorry

Why not try God

2007-09-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

I have something thats absoultley driving me crazy today. Why do people go about their lives unsaved ,draging misery upon misery on themselves ,messing up their lives so badly their seems to be no help at all, and all of a sudden they decide to ask God to help but on their terms (and this after somthing terrible happens) . I really don't see the logic in this didn't they make the mess doing it their way. All I'm trying to say is why don't they want to try it Gods way and see for themselves if it gets any better or not. They use God like he's a genie in a bottle , rub it ,tell it what they want and bam they should get it not having to change or do anything in return.I dont understand . God is so very perfect and to live his way is so much more fullfilling . You have peace when you lay down at night knowing whatever happens where your destanation will be . You have peace that though you might not be with your kids that they are making good choices and that God already has his hand on them (not waiting till after the fact to get his help). And this is only the beginning as the song says its peace like a river . And I want to float around in it till it takes me all the way to the shores of the crystal sea.
reporting live your favorite menace yvonne

Hows the bathroom

2007-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

"Hows the bathroom ?" some inquiring minds want to know . Well no its still not finished but it has come a real long way from where it started, after we made the addition to the bathroom to make it bigger and riped out the old tub Andy found out that what I had been telling him all along was true and that our tub was leaking, no let me change that gushing out up under the house ,and so not only did he have to take the tub out but rip up the floor around it to also find that our tolet also had been leaking and rotted the floor around it ,so he ripped that up to also find that the sink too had been leaking [ha ha do you believe it well i do cause this is my life funny aint it} so now all leaks have been fixed , wall up around the addition {this means I cant see garage any more -thank you jesus .It also means brand new floor has been installed along with new tub and new toilet ,so far we still need to put in a new sink ,and put up new drywall in the old part of the bathroom ,install tile,finish walls and paint, but all in all i'm glad that the worst is over and i can live with the rest of what needs to be done although I hope it dosen't take him forever to finish the rest . So thats where we are right now in the world of yvonne and andy land ,hope alls right with your world and the surounding areas
reporting live your favorite menace yvonne

its late

2007-09-20T22:17:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody I know its late and you all maybe in bed but if you cant sleep and happen to read my blog or if you get up really early in the morning please say a prayer for Kasey ,her other cat jr. got sick tonight and all this stuff is getting to be too much for to handle ,please say a prayer for the cat to get better and also lets band together to pray for Kasey that God would build up a hedge around her till she regains her strength in him or at least her focus on the Lord . all that she has gone through is just (what seems to me unbearable) but of course I know that with God all things are possible ,and he will not put more on us than we are able to bear ,but boy some times I think he belives in us too much ! So please keep her in your prayers she will cherish everyone I know. thank you , and GOD bless you everyone.

Run down

2007-09-19T12:18:00.001-07:00

Run down and tired thats how I feel. I really need to clean but all I really want to do is sleep or just lay around. I have to take Nada to the dr. around 3:00 then take her home ,and go home myself figure out something to feed the crew here and then head out for church . Still not enough time for anything . I will probably be putting in a late nighter here at the house . Andy has the bathroom tore up trying to make it bigger and put in a new tub ,tolet ,and sink ,but we have only gotten as far as tearing the back wall out so right now you can take a bath and relize you also need to clean the garage too. he he . Thats right while taking a bath you have a fulll view of the garage . This is very nerve racking when everyone is home if you find you neeed to go to the bathroom (if you know what I mean) the other day I had to go and had finished up and was washing my hands and guess who walked in to the garage BRITTANY and MELVIN (oh my goodness ) thank GOD I was finished . GOD please for my sake let the bathroom be finished soon . This can be a very tricky situation. Luckly I work in the evenings and if i need to go im at work so this works out good ,but for today and tomorrow I'm walking in dangerous territory . Please pray its done soon ,before someone is damaged for life . (I'm not quite sure if it will be the viewer or the viewee .GOD HELP US BOTH)

Hair cut

2007-09-19T11:06:00.001-07:00

I got a haircut NEANER,NEANER,NEANER so everybodys favorite menace to society is now incognito . he,he,he. Well not really its about the same just 2in's shorter.

trouble

2007-09-18T12:53:00.000-07:00

Well thats what i'm in today because I don't blog enough. Thats right you heard it here first Yvonne Stephens is a menace to society because she does not blog enough ,so if the crime rate goes up in your neighborhood,if you go outside and go to get in your car and see that your tire is flat,or you have sat for days upon end in front of your computer and have been bored to death by looking at my blog that doesn't change then you will find that it is all my fault .
reported by your favorite menace
Yvonne Stephens

always an adventure to be with damon

2007-09-06T14:32:00.001-07:00

Well me and the boys went to Damons grave to place flowers on it . We had plans to make them just so so. since his headstone is not there yet with the vase in it we would have to arange them on the ground. You all relize it has not rain much if any for a good while ,well we pulled up as close as you can get to Damon's grave and what did we see? Did you guess? Not even 4 feet away they had placed of all things a sprinkler ! Great for the grass but not so great for us . or was it . see the kids didn't really want to go to the grave except for Michael. When we got there Michael didn't really want to get out until he saw the sprinkler And then the battle was on . You see you only had so long until the sprinkler would come around again so you had to time it just right, First Michael went and layed the flowers down but it didn't look right I said we got to fix that,so then Zac ran over and tried ,still not good enough.And all the while they are still running around trying to stay ahead of the sprinkler. Well then Noah jumps in and tries ,still not good enough. Well I let them take a few more tries at it and then while laughing my head off I knew that I would have to fix it . Well I wait till it passes then then run out and try to fix it the kids are laughing and screaming {in a grave yard mind you}ITS coming ,Its coming. Well I am to stiff to run so I just ducked as low as I could and finished it while getting soaked and laughing . Well as usual when ever we go see Damon we always have a great adventure. Thanks Damon . we love you

ROSES for DAMON

2007-09-06T12:11:00.000-07:00

I went and picked up roses for Damon's grave today , They are really pretty . Some are orange ,sm bright yellow , some ivory. All very beautiful together. Of course all I really want is to see him. love you damon

another day

2007-08-31T12:50:00.000-07:00

Well what can I say nothing much going on here .Looks like no assembly for us .It is probably just as well because my allergies are really acting up .Spent most of yesterday in the bed . But I Im glad to hear it is going great . That is always good to hear . Be glad when everyone gets back to hear the great news.

EEEEEEEVVVVVIIIIILLLLLLLL

2007-08-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT MICHAEL SAYS I AM ,ALL BECUZ AT SAT DOWN AT THE PUTER WHEN HE WALKED IN THE DOOR. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT ? THE THANKS I GET.

I'M BLESSED

2007-08-27T11:59:00.000-07:00

You know I really didnt relize how Blessed I am . I read Michael's blog about IYC and man thats some thing else! Parents we dont relize some times just how spiritual are children are becoming . Growing in the Lord while we are not looking . I didn't even relize that he gave any thought to things at the assembly, other than we try to go every year. So I was totally amazed when he spoke of IYC being like the GEN ASSEMBLY in how GOD moves on his people and in the services. i'm blessed ,I'm blessed.You know they say that our children have to experince the world and the things of it {sinning} but i'm am finding that to be an untruth {except for the fact of being born in sin} GOD has touched my childrens hearts at a early age and along with our prayers has kept them from sin all the while they do have to live in this sinful world ,and not only that but while they are living in this world they are growing closer to the LORD and not farther apart . amazing . PEOPLE OUR GOD IS AWESOME. PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!this is from a very happy and excited mother.

oh my goodness

2007-08-25T20:53:00.000-07:00

ok its 10:55 and i'm trying to blog . looking at others responses to my blogs i have found that i cant talk to that someone special that my son has found ,although she can read and blog on mine . i feel hurt . if you think this might be you please invite me to your blog. i wont mention any names but shes blonde with green eyes {like mine} and shes very pretty, and smart and can cook great .{just like me} ha ha ha

hey ya'll

2007-08-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

Well here I am in the wide world of bloggers . Hope everyone else is doing absouletly wonderful. Would you say I was retarded if I said I really dont know what to say. unlike sis vicky. [ha ha]. Dont know if I will really figure this one out or not . I miss Michael , But he'll be glad we're back up and running. Has anyone heard from our campers anyway? well I am very hungry ,guess I'll go hunt up something to eat. ttyl

This is me...

2007-08-23T13:57:00.000-07:00

...Kasey. Posting for Yvonne, why you ask....because *drum roll please* she is the NEWEST blogger on the block. COMMENT AWAY PEOPLE.