Did You Go & See The Movie "Saving Mr. Banks?" You Should, It Is Good To Know The Background Of The Person That Wrote Mary Poppins. She Lived A Less Than Ideal Life.

When you hear the term Mary Poppins it should bring a smile to your face right? It does to mine. I think of songs that lift your spirit like "Chim Chimeny Chim Chimeny Chim Chim....... and other songs too. Even as an adult to see this movie is endearing. It brings a happy feeling to you and the music just seems to add to the film right? Well, when you go and see the movie I mentioned and see the actuality behind the life of the author of Mary Poppins you will wonder to yourself how could such a family-friendly movie come forth from this life that this author lived as a child. You should really go and see this movie because you can see that even a life lived with a father that drank and lost jobs could turn the hearts of families around by this less than ideal life to bring families to the theatre with a song they may be singing as they leave the theatre.
What do I mean by this? Walt Disney truly saw the good in this project. Maybe he can take the not so lovely story or hurts of others and create it into a healing project not just for the individual but for many. She cherished the characters in the story of Mary Poppins and went to extremes to protect them also. It was through the eyes of Walt Disney that protected these real life characters when taking them to the screen. In the end I do believe that there came a healing to this author and a great breakthrough with healing her heart in the process.
A child sees things only as a child can see it. In the remembering of these events what happened many years prior in their life can make an impact on their life throughout their life. Does that make sense? Think back in your own life. Was there ever a time when you may have been scolded or even you scolded a child for doing wrong? As a child it seems to be so much more magnified in the moment and either good or bad can leave the lasting impression with you. Do not hang onto garbage that may have been dumped on you as a child and even as an adult if it applies to your life right now. Just because someone had a bad day or was ignorant when you were scolded does not mean that it was meant to hurt you for your entire life right? Do not allow someone to change your nature or love because of their flaws or imperfections. You did not ask them to dump their garbage onto your life so now it is time to take that garbage and shed it and throw it into the trash once and for all. Let me remind you that you do not have to live up to the standards of your parents. You carried their junk long enough now get rid of it.
Let me also remind you that yes, as a child or even as an adult one looks for approval of a parent. You may never be blessed to receive this approval from your earthly parents but what counts is that you do receive approval from is your heavenly Father in heaven. That is the approval you should strive to receive. You do know that God sees you as a wonderful work that He created. Did you know that you were created in His image. This is God we are speaking about, yes, His love is so grand in your life that He sent His son, Jesus, to come to the earth and take on the sins of the world for you and then He died on a cross to save you from going to hell for all eternity. That is love and a great love at that do you not agree? All you have to do is ask Jesus to forgive your sins (and we all have sin in our lives.) Each person that asked Jesus into their heart also asked Jesus to forgive their sins. Did you know that? Do not wait until you think you will clean up your life enough to ask for His forgiveness for in the waiting you may die without having Him in your heart/life and the final demise will not be heaven. Let go of all the hurt and sad memories or events that happened in your life today and ask Jesus to heal your heart. He is faithful and He will if you just ask Him with sincerity in your heart.
Just say a simple prayer like this and He will hear you and He will enter into your life and if you do this life will be much more bearable no matter what you are going through. He truly does give you a peace that passes all understanding even in the midst of turmoil. I cannot explain it but I have experienced this many times in my life. What the world would think to themselves how can she go through what she is going through with a smile on her face and peace in her heart. I do believe it is through the love of Jesus in my heart and also my love for Jesus. Yes, that is it.
Just ask Jesus to forgive your sins and ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to change the view that you have in your mind of the words that others may have spoken to you throughout the years and to turn them around. Ask Him to show you how He sees you and your life and trust me when I say this, you will see yourself through the eyes of God and a beautiful smile will come to your face and even in your heart too. He loves you, He loves you, He loves you that is what I am feeling within me to share with you today. The heart of God loves you. Why would not the very ultimate Father in heaven that created you not love you?
Be it good or bad always remember this in the back of your mind. No matter how you see your earthly parents God saw them as the catalyst used to create you and bring you to earth. Yes, to bring your life forth for you were created with destiny and a life to be fulfilled. Think a bit further...you were created with gifts and talents and others need to be reached and touched by your life so they can do what they are called to do with their lives. When you think of it like that and in that perspective I would guess it makes you a bit thankful that God did use them to bring you forth in the world. Be blessed and fulfill what you are called to do in your life. Do not seek total approval of your earthly parents, what is most important is to seek your heavenly Father. He created you and He knows what your gifts/talents are and let Him guide you to the finish line, so one day when your work and life are done here on earth you will hear Him say "well done good and faithful servant, enter into heaven." Yes, that is the ultimate goal  to strive for His approval and it will bring eternal life for you.
Live life to its fullest this very day and seek the Lord for future opportunities to fulfill destiny in your life. Living life this way is truly exciting, it truly is.

JTV I Am Glad To See That You Carry The ARTISAN COLLECTION OF ISRAEL. Did You Know There Is A Retailer Out There That Beats Your Prices. You Should Do Some Research To Find Out What The Competition Offers. Just A Suggestion From Me.

I have been collecting jewelry pieces from Israel for several years now. I will not name the retail establishment at this time where I purchase from but they definitely beat out the prices of JTV. The pieces of jewelry are not just a piece of jewelry they are art forms coming to life. Each piece is unique and even a piece I have was designed by a person that (on their label stated) designs the equivalent in Israel of the USA Oscar's statues for the awards ceremony. You cannot beat the beauty of these pieces of jewelry. The jewelry design of some of the pieces dates back many years in the way the pieces are crafted.
Treat yourself to a piece of artwork today and seek out a piece of jewelry made in Israel. JTV you are speaking of the great value of the pieces that you offer but there really are better price points out there. You should really look into the competition and then you will see that your best prices are really not the best values out there. Happy seeking and shopping too.

If This Is Your Worst Day So Far This Year, Look Up & Seek The Help Of Jesus. You Know He Is Coming Soon To Claim His People, Are You Ready?

How many of you feel like today has not been the best day of your life so far this year? If that is you then I have great news for you. Cast your cares and worries upon the Lord and let Him renew you and give you the strength to carry on. You may say to yourself "How can I do this?" It is simple, just invite Jesus into your heart and allow Him to take your burdens away from you and give you His peace, love and joy in exchange for the garbage you choose to let go of. Give it all to Him. Did you know He died on a wooden cross so you may have the freedom to give your life and heart to Him so He can change your very life? He did and He also took on the sins of the world so you do not have to be burdened down with them. Ask Him to forgive your sins and to cleanse your heart too. He will. It is simple, just say a simple prayer with sincerity in your heart and He will hear it. The moment you say this prayer the angels in heaven will rejoice and your name shall be entered into the "Lamb's Book of Life" and when it is your time to leave earth as you know it, you will have the assurance of a place in your new home which will be in heaven for all eternity.
Why do you struggle with the things of life that will burden you and lay you down with burden? Really, enjoy what Jesus has to offer you and let those burdens be lifted right from you. I can share with you because I have to remind myself at times to just let those burdens be lifted and hand them over to Jesus. Jesus is real and He is alive. When he died on the cross thousands of years ago something amazing happened to Him. Three days later he arose from the dead and lives. He is not buried somewhere in a tomb with His body decayed. He arose from the dead and lives today. I am not asking you to give your cares and burdens to someone that died and is buried in the ground somewhere for He truly is alive.
Invite Jesus into your heart by asking Him to come into your heart and to abide there. Let Him know that you have sinned in your life and acknowledge that you are a sinner and then ask Him to forgive your sins and wipe your slate clean, He will. You must have faith to do this for it is a gift freely given so no man shall boast in doing this himself. Are you ready to ask Jesus into your heart/life? Just say a prayer like this or create it in your own words and trust in Him and He will make a way for you when there seems to be no way ahead of you. Say, "Jesus, I am a sinner and I ask you to forgive my sins and make me clean and as white as snow. Cleanse me and my heart with the blood you shed on that cross so my sins can be forgiven and you take them away from me. I acknowledge that you did die on the cross and three days later you rose from the dead and you are alive right now. Come into my heart and abide there and make me a new creation by doing this. I love You and trust You and believe that You will show me the ways to follow You and the life you want me to live from this moment forward in my life. Thank you for Your grace and mercy and for hearing my prayer this very day. I love the freedom I will receive after the burdens of my life are lifted and replaced with Your love. Thank you and show me what I am to do day-by-day from this moment forward in my life. Amen."
After saying this prayer know that you will be in heaven for all eternity with Jesus when you take your last breath here on earth, for the bible states to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ. Trust in Jesus and try to find a true church that teaches the truth of the bible in their church. The best advice I received was to get a bible and start reading one chapter a day in the New Testament (starts with the Book of Matthew) and you will develop a love for Jesus for you will learn about Him through reading. Living the life of a believer is truly an exciting life. I am not stating that you will only have wonderful days the rest of your life. I am being real with you that you will have troubles and times of challenge in your life but now you can face these times because you can pray to Jesus for His help and wisdom. Life truly is exciting living for Jesus. He is coming soon to come and claim His people and I just want you to be ready and not miss the most exciting time in your life. Until then try to keep peace in your heart and let not the things of this world trouble you. Seek refuge in Jesus and He will give you the peace that the world so longs for but does not achieve. The missing link to this, that is a simple answer, it is Jesus.

Lexus I Saw Your "December To Remember" Television Commercial, I Love That!

I was flipping through television channels the other day and your commercial captured my attention. In the commercial it seems so alive and inviting and they do stress the placing of the big red bow being placed upon the white cars. Why did you not try to capture that excitement in the billboard advertisement? I also noticed that a smooth type of red material was used in this commercial. I just knew that the ad looks better with the background being a solid color versus the textured red/black design you used for that recent billboard advertisement. Go back to the older billboard signs for "December To Remember" and I do believe you will draw more attention to people seeing that billboard sign a lot more than the status now. The design background color (even though it is a somewhat smaller design within the color) is somewhat distracting or too "busy" looking and it truly does take away from the sleek designs you have been known for. Why allow a busy background to take away from the beauty of the vehicles you produce and are trying to showcase. Your vehicles and their performance speak for themselves so why try something new at this time of the year that takes away from that message.

Coke I Love Your Winter Billboard Advertising. Lexus I Am Not Fond Of Your "December To Remember" Billboard Advertisements, What Prompted You To Change A Great Advertisement?

I travel a different route now so I am not able to see on a daily basis the creative advertisement on billboards out there while on the highways like I use to be able to see. I had the opportunity to get out on the highway recently to see some billboard advertisement. Some I liked and others I was disappointed in. If I can be frank with you. I always have expressed my thoughts on billboards that caught my attention while in traffic so why would I start changing that now. Let's start off with the positive. Coke I love your winter/ holiday season billboard advertisement. Saw the polar bear with his neck tie on inviting one to visit where Coke is created. The other was a polar bear couple with the one polar bear's arm around the other polar bear. So endearing to me. Yes, that is the term I will use it is so inviting and it just brings a smile to my face when I see something like that. Now, the flip side. So sorry Lexus but I just do not like your current billboard advertisement for a "December to Remember." Your color schemes I think are way off base. Why would anyone use a red background with a white car and then a red bow on top of the car. The red bow blends in with the background color. Is not the purpose of placing a bow on a car to plant the idea of gifting someone with a Lexus? If that is the case then why make it hard for the viewer to have to search to realize that the bow is on top of the car? I really do not care for the same advertisement with using the color black as the background color along with a black bow. When I think of the color black I do not know of very many people that put black bows on a holiday package. I think that sign is a bit morbid with the color selection especially at this time of the year. People like to feel jolly, and be uplifted with things around the holidays and not dragged down with the color choice of a black bow for such a happy time of the year. I do get the fact that you may be reaching out to the male population with this color selection to make it more sleek and less feminine. But really, a black bow on a holiday present to the one you love?  One more thought, I do not like the texture that you used as the background color either. I think it would be more sleek in both cases if you used a solid color than a textured color. It takes away from the effect of the billboard sign, it makes it too "busy" so to speak. So sorry I wrote about this like I did but I am disappointed in your advertisement. You usually draw me into your advertisement and this time you drew me away from seeking out your billboard advertisement. Oh well, these are my thoughts and opinions and maybe you changed your advertisement company and you are searching to create a different image now. It still does not take away the fact that you create a superior product and a great experience for a Lexus owner.

Passion City Church You Are Taking Jesus To The Children Of Atlanta With "CHRISTMAS SMILE A BOOK FOR EVERY CHILD."

An invite was extended to me the other day to attend a church service at Passion City Church. I went and felt the love of Jesus in this church. They have an abundance of greeters as you approach the church entrance and even as you walk down the corridor. Smiling, sincere faces there to greet you with a warm smile and welcoming words of kindness also. They also have greeters that are there outside as you leave the church thanking you for attending the service and wishing you well for the week ahead. I like that concept, to not just greet people attending the church service as you walk through the doors of the church but there encouraging you as you leave the church also. That is a thoughtful church that is reaching out to those that attend the church. I really do like that concept, not to just greet as they enter the church but a final greeting of encouragement as you leave the doors of the church.
The worship is amazing. I think I shared with you that I sense the presence of Jesus during worship at times and I did experience that when I visited this church. It was not until the last worship song was sung before the preaching of the word of God. It happened to be a hymn that just brought a few tears to my eyes, the sweet presence of Jesus in the church. Oh how I love to worship. That is in my heart, that is a portion of what God created me to do. Thank God He did create me like this for that is what we will do in heaven for all eternity, worhsip God. Just the mere thought of that sets any chains that are holding me back in my life to be released that I will finally be who I was created to be in the presence of God. Imagine this too I will have this amazing freedom for all eternity. It truly does make one want Jesus to come today so we can be what we were initially created to be before the sin of man entered the world through Adam and Eve.
During the service they showed a video clip of what "Christmas Smile A Book For Every Child" is all about. Just by hearing about it it touched my heart and Holy Spirit spoke to my heart to purchase a book in the name of each of my children. Reading is such a big think in my life and one of my children has always been an avid reader since they were a child and still enjoys reading as an adult. I look at reading a book as an adventure. By picking up a good book it allows you to go on a journey through the words penned by the author. You may never have the opportunity in your lifetime to travel outside of the city of where you were raised but through reading a book it can take you to destinies around the world by just sitting in your home and reading about it through the experiences of another. After the service I let one of my children know I was going to purchase a book for them and their sibling. Their response to me was that they were going to purchase their own book so I then purchased a book for a child from my other child and one from me. I think I did a good job on picking out the books. Remember, my children are now grown so I do not have a good pulse point on current books that children may love to read currently. My child pointed out to me a book that I think they read when they were little so that is the one I selected to buy on behalf of my child. The book I selected to purchase from me was "Giraffes Can't Dance." It looked so inviting by the cover and flipping through the pages. They then provide bookmarks with an encouraging saying on them and you are allowed to personalize a message for the child that will receive the book to encourage them. The church will then wrap all of the books and they will then distribute them to the children the week of 12/16-12/20. The book titles I selected, one will go to a first grade student and one to a third grade student.
If you should feel compelled to share the gift of reading with a child in the Metro Atlanta region I would contact the church for further details. Remember in the bible when they were trying to push back the children from Jesus and He corrected them? He told them to bring unto Him the little children and He also reminds us to come to Him with the faith like a child. Jesus loves children. Remember, as an adult we were a child at one time in our lives so even though we may be grown adults I still believe in my heart that God still sees us as His child so continue to have that child like faith which pleases God. If you never operated in child like faith it is still not too late to do so starting now in your life. What is child like faith? It is the simple faith that a child has. Remember when someone promised to do something with you as a child and you would not let them forget it? That is child like faith. You hang onto those very words of that promise spoken to you and you do not let go of it until it is fulfilled because a child believes someone when they tell them they are going to do something. Parents be cautious of what you tell your children you are going to do for them for they will hold you accountable until it comes to pass. I am going to be honest with you, there probably have been things when my children were little that I said we would do or get or things of that nature and I most likely did let them down. As a more mature adult and when I look back at myself as a younger parent I see things that I may have done differently now as being a bit more wise and mature. I did the best I could back then but I wonder why it is not reversed that one has great knowledge as a young parent and that they have to wait until their children are grown to get that really good wisdom/knowledge. Maybe it is, so we can then share with grandchildren or even our children when they become parents. I guess that is part of the maturing process.
I fondly remember that relatives and friends would bless my children throughout their lives with books. They would write endearing words in the inside jacket of the book along with a date or year the book was being given to them. I just loved the great books they were blessed to receive as gifts too. I have done this also for my children when they were young. Just a gentle suggestion, if you know anyone that has a little child why not take time out of your busy schedule to go on an adventure to a book store and purchase a book for them to read. There is one thing I do like that a fast food establishment practices. They will put a book in their "kids meal" as the treat/toy/prize.

Eileen Fisher: How to Walk In the Presence of the Lord

Eileen Fisher: How to Walk In the Presence of the Lord