My Creations :)

So I really love to decorate, bake, photograph, sew, paint, draw, sing, write, dance, etc... And I guess that makes me, well, me :). I'm not going to bog you all down in one blog with everything that I love to do... So... I will share them one at a time!

Here are some of my creations this year... Cake Creations that is.

These photos below, from this month, is my little girl, Addison's 1st birthday cake and her "destroy cake"




This is the cake I made for my sister's baby shower in August:


And this is the cake I made for a good friend's baby shower:


I always make my girls birthday cakes and I am sure that I have photos of them all somewhere, but these are just the most recent ones that I have done... And I have to say... They taste pretty yummy! :)

Please support me in the Huntingtons Disease 5k - Atlanta, GA

Hey guys!!

(If you get this twice I apologize in advance) The following link is for the Atlanta Huntington's Disease 5K Run/Walk, October 24, 2009 http://www.firstgiving.com/pamspeace . I am writing to you all to ask for support in this 2nd Annual Event. There are several ways that you can offer support, you can of course donate funds through that link, OR you can participate in the event and join my team though that link, OR you can simply pray for the event and those participating and those affected by HD. I'm terrible at writing to ask for money for fundraisers so I apologize for this being so short and to the point because I have no idea how to sugar coat it.

Huntington's Disease is what my mom had and was the cause of her death. My brother, sisters and I all have a 50/50 chance of carrying the HD gene, which is a dominant gene. I am doing this for my mom, my siblings and my children. HD has affected my family in many ways and my mom gave a lot of time to try to help in testing for a cure and for treatment. My goal is to continue her legacy, that's why I name my team Pam's Peace. Mom had peace in the midst of the storm because her Heavenly Father gave her peace while she battled this horrific disease. Mom never gave up and I'm not going to either... If I have HD and my efforts will benefit my children then they are all worth it, the time, the effort... all of it. That's the mentality my mom had and I'm adopting as my own... And letting the peace that passes all understanding comfort my past hurts from HD as I go the route to do what I can to fight to find a cure for HD and to continue my mom's legacy.

I hope that you will all prayerfully support me, my team and those out there dealing with HD. If you can financially support too, that is awesome, I would love to meet my goal of $5000 towards funding research for HD. Again the link is: http://www.firstgiving.com/pamspeace

Thank you so much!!

Bad Company

I cannot believe it has been since April that I have blogged! Wow! I really am going to try to get better at this...

Okay so something that has been on my mind and heart a lot lately is the modern church and modern day Christians. I don't think everyone really *gets it* to be completely honest.

People were originally called Christians because they followed Christ and were Christ-like. Now days the church and "Christians" are so far from what Christ originally called us to its not even funny. Churches/Christians(C&C) are filled with "cliques" and we try to teach our kids to not leave people out... C&C is filled with judgmental attitudes but we try to teach others to be accepting... C&C are filled with hate but we try to teach others to love.

The Bible teaches that they will know us by our love and by our fruit... But yet we are not loving the least of these. We aren't reaching out to the prostitutes, to the gamblers, to the homeless... Not on the scale that we were commanded to do. We get so comfortable with our friends in our comfy homes that we forget what the others may feel or how they feel. We forget that there is hurt outside our little circle of friends, that we don't dare let anyone new into, unless they "fit in" with the friends that are already there. We talk about the other believers and say things like we can't believe that so-n-so acted a certain way or did a certain thing or has "those" friends.

You want the truth? Jesus would probably not hang out with most of us... He probably would not step foot in to most churches. Why? Because we are following His commands... We are so focused inward and He wants us to be focused outward. Get OUT of your comfort zone! Get out of your cozy circle of friends! Go where the others won't go! Love on the unlovable and unlovely! Why? Because that's what Jesus would do... It's not about a bracelet or a saying, it's about a lifestyle and making changes. Stop saying "I can't believe the friends that she/he keeps" and go be the friend to those, love on them, we ARE the only Jesus that some people see and meet. Love on that single mom, that alcoholic, that gambler, the homeless, the abused, the abuser, the drug dealer, the gangs... They will know us by our love and will be won for Christ by letting HIS love shine through us.

If Jesus walked in todays times most people would not want to be around Him because the company that He would keep and the people He would love on... And didn't He command us to do as He does? To love as He loves? We were, after all created in HIS image.

Ramblings

If you choose to believe the Bible, then you have to believe in all of it, you can't just pick and choose what you like out of it. The Bible is God's unfallible truth. It is never changing and can not be compromised. If God's Word changed then what hope would we have in Him? He would be no different than you or I. 

God's Word is clear and there is not any room for interpretation. God is LOVE and He sent His one and only Son to die for a world of sinners all because He loves us. I couldn't let my child die for anyone, there is no one I love enough to give my childs' life for. I would gladly give my life for my child but I wouldn't give my child's life for anyone. Don't get me wrong I have a deep love for many people in my life, but there is just no one on this earth that I would offer to give my child's life for. If He didn't love us then He wouldn't have sent His Son for us... He loves us with an unfathomable love. 

God loves us regardless of who we are, where we have been, what sin we have fallen into or what others think of us. We aren't to condem or be judgemental of others. We are to love them as Christ loves us and has set the example for us... But we also should not condone, nor support a life of sin. The Bible clearly outlines sin for us to know how we, as believers, should and should not act... And Jesus set the perfect example. While none of us can be perfect, we are to imitate Christ and the life that He led, Paul says imitate me as I imitate Christ. None of us will ever reach perfection, but we should live our lives in such a way that we would not be embarassed if Jesus/God were physically present to be where we are. God sees all and knows all, so He is always with us anyways, but how differently would we behave if we could physically see His presence? Would He be weeping over the our actions that we openly do in front of Him or would He tell us, face to face, well done my good and faithful servant?

Just some food for thought... 

My Best Friend... Besides my Jesus and my hubby...

So I just finished reading through my best friends blog... And I have to brag on her for a minute. She has taking such a stand and is turning her life around and I am so proud of her! She went down the road of drugs, alcohol, Atlanta party scene, etc thinking that was the life. No one could tell her no. She had issues of self esteem, a clearly beautiful woman on the inside and out that doubted her self. I wouldn't say any of this publicly had she not said it herself and realized who she truly is. 

She is all of us. She is beautiful. She is God's princess. And God NEVER wants any of His children to feel that way... But that feeling is all too well known amongst today's females. 

I'm proud of her - She is finding herself again and realizing God in her life again and the purpose that He has for her. I pray that everyone out there going through what she has gone through will realize before its too late that God loves them and that there is more to life than what this world has to offer!

I love you RD!! And I am so proud of you!! 

U S of A

So... According to some speeches as of late, republicans, Christians, etc are to be considered terrorists, extremists, etc... And we are not a "Christian Nation?" I thought that this nation was founded on Christian principles, that our money says "In God we Trust" 

I guess we are radicals if we believe the country should be ran the way it was set up to run... Hopefully this four years fly by!!

It is a beautiful day...

And I would LOVE to be outside running or playing with the girls but I am in a cast and on crutches....

I'm kinda in a "funk" right now, I guess you could call it. God has definitely provided all our needs for us but people have really let me down a lot lately. Strangers, family and friends... More so "friends" though. I've had a hard time with knowing who are true friends are lately and who aren't... Not every one of my friends have made me question this but there are a few. I like to think I'm a good friend, and that I try to be there for everyone when they need someone... But why does it seem that friends come and go like the seasons some times? The ones you could count on yesterday you can't even call today?

I'm thankful that our Heavenly Father is not like that. I love that I can count on my Father yesterday, today and tomorrow... And that He never changes. It's such a great thing to have some one who loves me the same and is there for me the same no matter what.