GREAT FAITH

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

………. This is one of my favorite stories in the word of God
I am sure that you all know the story by heart. However let me point out to you something that I taught on many years ago. As you know these three guys were Hebrews but Daniel talk to the
King and requested that these guys be put over the affairs of the province Of Babylon. Now things were going pretty good until someone told on them and told the King that they did not worship his god and they did not bow down to the golden idol. The King was angry to say the least and you know the rest of the story. However here is the part I want to get to.. When they brought these three guys into see the King and he ordered

them to bow down to the golden idol or I will throw you in the fire, but they refused , listen to what they said.

Daniel 3:17-18
….If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

They were not going to bow down to the idol, they were not going to worship the false god. They were going to worship their one True God and believe Him to deliver them. Even in the face of that fiery furnace they would not budge. Some people will say that the first statement is the

statement of great faith but I say to you that the second statement is the one of the greater faith. We will trust God to deliver us BUT IF HE DOES’NT we will trust Him anyway. I have had to come to the place many times in my life that I have prayed and prayed for something and finally after a season of seemly no response from God I have had to say “ Ok I will trust

you anyway.” That is a hard thing. We all want to be brave and stand and proclaim Christ in the face of adversity and we all believe that God will come to our rescue… but can we all stand in that adversity and say “My God is able to deliver me, BUT if He does not
I will trust Him anyway. That is the greater statement of faith…….. don’t you think?

Lord give me the faith of those three Hebrew guys… and let me stand when all seems to fall around me.

Oh How I Love Jesus

.... Have you read this? I mean really read it? While working in my shop today my mind went to the prayer that Jesus prayed in John17. He was headed to Calvary and He knew it. He knew that it was just a short time and the blood, His blood would be sprinkled on the Mercy Seat and our position with the Father would change forever. He knew that soon the heaven would turn black and the Father would turn His eyes away from Him ... He knew that the very reason that He was born was on the horizon.

Have you read it? Really read it? I have many times but even after reading it many times over the years when I read it again today it brings me to tears. When the word tells us that the word is alive it means that it is literally alive. Now that is hard for me to wrap my mind around but when you read and re-read the scripture and each time you read it, it brings to your spirit man the help for the need at hand.

Jesus is praying for us. He has lifted his face to the Father and He is praying for us. Now just that first verse along bring me to my knees. Jesus knew that He was close to Calvary and that He would be going back to the Father and in this knowledge He prayed for you... He prayed for me. I am humbled to take up my bible and read the 17th chapter of John. Now I did not copy paste the entire chapter here but please read it and put yourself at His feet.. See Him as He lifts His head toward heaven... Watch Him as He speaks to His Father about you and about me.. Hear the compassion in His voice when all He can think about or talk about is you and me. He was headed to Calvary....... He would soon fulfill all the prophets.. He was God in the flesh... He was praying for us...... Oh how I love Jesus... Oh how I love Jesus... Oh how I love Jesus .. because He first love me...
Jhn 17:1
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:Jhn 17:11
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we [are

Jhn 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Jhn 17:13
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Jhn 17:14
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jhn 17:15
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Jhn 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jhn 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Jhn 17:18
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Jhn 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Jhn 17:20¶
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Jhn 17:21
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Jhn 17:22
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
Jhn 17:23
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Jhn 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Thanks you Mary I will wear it proudly..... and I will pass along to

Denise @ Edge of Design.. She has a wonderful post on the USS Midway...

Joyce @ Creation In Progress Connie @Little Red Hearts From God.. She will not be there but go and give her support...

Sharon @ Quiet Reflections.. She will always speak the word of God in love.

There are many more of you.... but I bet you all get one throught out the day.....

hugsxoxoxoxoox

Take a Peak

.............Some of you ladies have asked to see what I do.... Most of my time in the past few years has just been the usual jobs of monogramming and custom logos on shirts etc. but I am so wanting to change to the Primitive Designs ... I will be doing primitive dolls and pillows and stitchery.... sooooo I am going to show you a couple of files from my computer... I take Primitive Graphics and convert them to Vector art and then convert them to embroidery files... I have just started this project and hope to be selling the embroidery files in the next couple of months. I purchase my primitive designs from several web sites and have license to convert to embroidery and use for gifts and to sell and also to sell as embroidery files... My program converts to about 10 different formats for many different machines....so the first one is what the vector looks like after I have converted it from jpeg but not yet to embroidery.. the rest of the files are converted to embroidery........ I sew each one out before I ever list it for sale.... I have a lot of these little pieces of embroidery....... any suggestions what I might do with them? You can click on these and see the embroidery up close... I also have put the design that I made for Denna at Pretty in Pink. I don't think she will mind me showing it.... I forgot to take a picture before I sent it to her.... after this post all of my embroidery will be shown over at Sew The Word blog... MAKE SURE AND CLICK ON THESE.. EVEN THIS FIRST ONE.. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE BETTER.. I AM NOT VERY GOOD WITH PICTURES YET!!!

Gift to Deena over at Pretty In Pink

This is vector art before it is converted to embroidery



Bubble Bath

American Annie




Annie an American




A Mothers Work





My Favorite............ Angel in an Annie





Annie with a Heart

SWF Embroidery Machine

..........I have a couple of minutes this morning before I head over to my friends house. She came home yesterday. I had to take a trip to Ft. Worth Texas yesterday so I need to go and sit with her and see how things are.

............. I have a SWF industrial embroidery machine ...... Not sure if many of you ladies know that I have a little embroidery business in my garage (my DH converted into a beautiful shop) I do custom embroidery and digitizing and screen print.

.....Every two years I need to take my machine to Texas for maintenance. Yesterday was that day. The trip is about 3 1/2 hours and it takes them about 2 1/2 hours to go through the machine. So it makes for a long day but necessary........... Just thought you might like to see the machine. This is not a picture of my machine but one from the web site.......... It is wonderful........... Because of this past summer and bringing my Mom and Dad out here my business has had to slow down a bit but I am fixing to run and ad in the local paper and let my customers that I am here and ready to go to work.................. anyway...........We had such a busy summer with Mom and Dad that I had to put my shop on hold. Anyway... when I get the curtains hung and a few more things finished in my shop I will take pictures and let you see first hand where I work. But in the mean time here is a picture of my machine. It is a 15 needle one head and it will run 1200 stitches a minute but I only run it 650 or so........... It is like having a mustang (which I once had) that will run 120.......... but I only had mine up to 80............. hahahahhahhaha

have a great day ladies and I will post about my friend as I can................ love