Praise Report!

Just wanted to give a quick update and Praise Report of God and how He is healing Scott. I talked to Scott's wife today and she was telling me that he had a bad night last night with fever, blood pressure and some more things. Well God has truly blessed them today!! Scott woke up for the first time since his accident and was able to squeeze his wife's hand, he also followed some simple commands from the nurse and gave her a thumbs up!! God has truly blessed them by this, because this is amazing!!! More proof of God's grace and mercy. God is so good. He hears our every prayer, and He ALWAYS gives us His grace and mercy. He has a plan for good not evil. His love is truly the greatest love of all. Please continue to pray for Scott and his wife that God will soften his heart and that Scott and Jolie will come to know the love of the Lord.

"Relent"

For some reason I can't get the word "relent" off my mind. I think that reason is God. I have had that song in my head, "He wont relent until He has it all" and I am reading the book of Jeremiah and the word relent is in there several times. Coincidence? I think not... So I woke up this morning with relent on my mind so I decided to look it up and here is the definition according to Webster:

a: to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity b: to cease resistance : give in2: let up, slacken.

I have heard this word a thousand times, but never really gave much thought to it's correct definition. I actually think I had my own definition for it ( as I have for many of my words) and mine wasn't exactly the same as Webster's. Most of you probably know the correct definition, if you do just humor me for a minute.

Back to the story....I starred at it for awhile, looking at the words "give in, let up, slacken" then I thought of the song once more, and I was so thankful that God WON"T relent until He has it all. Mostly because I know how I am with so many areas of my life, that I have relented MANY times. Thank God that He is not a God like that. The joy comes in knowing that He won't relent on me...He won't give up or give in, He won't let up and He won't slacken on me...That's how strong His love is.

This all finally fits in with the sermon Bro. Allen preached on Sunday. Seeking the Holy spirit and not giving up until the Lord has filled you with His Holy spirit. It's not Gods fault that we walk around everyday not filled with Him, it ours. We relented, He didn't. But the word is so strong, I have made the decision that I won't relent until I have it all...that is, all that God has promised me. I am done being a "slacker". What about you? Sounds easy doesn't it? Right....nothing is easy. But it doesn't matter, because it is so gonna be worth it.

I know someone that didn't relent. Brother Dan. Let me start by saying, I don't know Bro. Dan's past, what he has been through or anything, I don't know any of his business and not to be rude but I don't care, because I know him now and I think he is amazing, I also think that the God in him is more amazing. I took his life group one time and it was very good. After the group one night I went up to talk to him about an issue I was having. Let me tell ya, I could not look in his eyes while I was talking to him, because to me his eyes felt like they were filled with God and it felt as though I was looking right at God, so much so it actually scared me. I felt like the woman at the well, like God was looking at me and He knew everything that I had ever done and I was ashamed. How does this fit into my story, you may be wondering....Well that's simple. Bro Dan didn't relent and because of that God has took up residence in him... Him and God have the same address now..the man is filled with him and you don't have to be too close to him to feel God's presence. To be funny, it's almost like....if you have sinned, don't go talk to Bro. Dan cause God lives in there and He will know!! (like he doesn't anyway) I am joking, but that is how I felt at first. Anyway, to bring all my rambling together with "relent". I want to be filled like that. I am tired of relenting, I am tired of settling, I want all God has for me and nothing less. My final word is, I won't relent until I have His all.

Emily's 13th Birthday Party!

Happy Birthday Emily Elizabeth Kline!!!!!

Well, its final. We have all teenagers now!! Emily turned the big 13! We had a surprise birthday party for her over the weekend and I didn't think we were going to be able to pull it off as a surprise, but we did. I think when she walked in the door and everyone yelled surprise that it scared her! Emily is our sweet sweet girl and the youngest. I really don't know what to think about having all teenage girls now. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!

No Birthday would be complete without a cake from Aunt Crystal. This is Emily's Peep Cake!!


These next few pictures are of some scary looking people that joined the party!!
Well, the party was great. I bought a whole bunch of water guns from the dollar tree and all of the kids had a water gun fight. I bought little water guns for everyone except Emily, she had a big water gun since she was the birthday girl!! Thanks to everyone for coming and hanging out, special thanks to Mamaw Fuzzy for delivering the cake! (she is the best mamaw in the WORLD!) and as usual, Crystal's cake was the BOMB!!!!

Tie dye!

Tie dying is fun! I haven't tie dyed since I was in high school, which was only a couple of years ago. But it seems longer than two years so I had to do a search on the Internet to remember how to do it! I needed curtains for the game room. I didn't realize curtains were so expensive, so being the cheap person I am I decided to get some white sheets and have the girls tie dye them for me and turn them into curtains. Heck of alot cheaper and we had fun making them and they go great in the game room. The game room is suppose to be fun and look fun!! and yes, Bert is definately at work, which makes this the perfect day to do it. When he is at work is when I do the most stuff that gets me in trouble. Which by doing it while he is gone he cant tell me "no", I only get in trouble once he gets home. Works out perfect! We went ahead while we was doing the sheets and did a couple of his shirts for him. Just cause we love him. We was going to do all his white underwear, but ran out of dye. Maybe next time. Our house is kinda like the "I love lucy show" except he aint hollering LUCY, he is hollering MICHELLE KLINE!! and come to think of it, it aint funny when he hollers my name. Hope you enjoy the pictures!!

Resurrection Day!

Resurrection Day!

I am so thankful for this day! It's all because of Jesus and His sacrifice, that we have hope. I can't imagine living life with no hope. Life would truly be pointless. He has been so good to me, I am speechless when I think of the blessings and the forgiveness that He has given me. He loves me when I am unlovely (which is alot of the time), and all He wants us to do is love Him above all else and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. It sounds so simple, but yet so hard at times. Especially when the people we are commanded to love, bring out the worst in us. I thank God that He has saved me and gave me grace. I was one of those people that really wasn't too nice to those that wasn't nice to me first. He has truly changed my heart, because now when the worst tries to come out, its stopped before it ever leaves my mouth. I no longer have the desire to "get back" at someone, I only want to love them. Its weird. But I recognize that it is only God. He has filled me with a love and compassion that I have never known and I am so thankful.

Jesus said, how can you say you love me whom you have never seen and hate the brother whom you have seen? Powerful words and so true. I have no idea why I am writing this, I only wanted to thank Jesus for this Resurrection day. But you have to know, we are commanded to love everyone. I had a talk with God awhile back and I told Him that I couldn't love this certain person that was really bothering me. I told Him all the negatives about this person (like He didn't already know) and tried to plead my case. I was not nice at all and I was unloading on God all I felt for this person. As usual, when I got done and took a breath, God spoke so clearly to me and said, "Your right, this person is very ugly in their ways, but so are you at times." Well with that being said, I made it a point to ask God to change my heart toward this person and to help me to love them. And He totally has. Just remember that if there is someone is your life that you think you cant have a changed heart toward. We are no different than them, all of our ugliness looks the same to God. If He can love us when we are unlovely, we need to be doing the same thing. Happy Resurrection Day and may the peace of God fill your soul.

Blessings

Have you had anyone in your life to totally Bless your socks off!!! Well up until last week I would have to say no, however last weekend changed that answer. Let me tell ya what happened..... About a week ago, my husband came to me and told me that we don't spend enough quality time together and that he knows that I have been extremely stressed with work, school, house etc. He said that he wanted to take me away just for one night so we could spend sometime together. This was very sweet, but I cant lie. As sweet as it was, I had to pray about it. I didn't feel like it was a good time, because I had so much to do. Well not long after praying I realized this was just the devil. God showed me how awesome my husband was and told me everything would be fine and that I needed to go. (For those of you wondering, He didn't say it that quick, it took Him two days to say it loud enough for me to hear it.) So Bert had everything planned, all the way down to my mom coming and staying with the girls. What I didn't know, is that the whole time, it was more than just one night. It was a conspiracy that they had been cooking up for two weeks. (Scary right? Mom and Bert conspiring) Any way we went to a wonderful bed and breakfast in Mobile. The next morning we woke up and went shopping and walking all day. (got a new purse Praise God!) We headed home about 5:30. We had alot of fun being together and laughed and had fun. Well we got home about 7 that night and when I walked in my house, (through the game room) I about passed out!! My Mom, uncle Dale, my Dad and all my girls had totally painted my game room (which was driving me crazy since it was unpainted) and did an amazing clean sweep on my WHOLE entire house, even the back porch!! I was amazed! And most of all totally BLESSED by all of them. This was the plan the whole time they all had been conspiring for two weeks. Bless their hearts, they only had 24 hours to complete the job and they did it! They all looked like whooped puppies, tired! I cannot even began to describe the feeling I had. I was totally surprised and my heart was full. To be loved like that is a bigger blessing than all the work they had done. My family is totally amazing and I just praise God for putting them into my life. It made me think...what if we all loved like that? hmm..that would be life changing wouldn't it? I can tell you, it wasn't the work they did, it was why they did it that blessed me and when you have love like that there is nothing you cant do and achieve. God is good. Lets Love Big all the time. After all that is how HE does it.

thank you

I love yall.