Ingredients Make Sense

 

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You've Got Choices

 

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Keep Trying

 

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Contentment & Confidence

 

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Heavenly Love

 

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Living in the Moment

 

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Ask, Seek, and Knock

 

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The Future

 

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Discover Above and Beyond

Going out of your comfort zone might not be easy.

Discovering who you are ABOVE and BEYOND! 

You might be surprised by what you can do.

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Morning Walk with Nature

 

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You Decide and You Can Be

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The First Family

            When we say The First Family, it refers to the President of one country or nation. But the first family was originated from God when He first created Adam from the dust, and God saw it was not satisfactory for a man to be alone of all the creations God created were very good except for man. And God allowed Adam to fall into a deep sleep, and he got from his rib a woman and named her Eve to become a helpmate for Adam. God blessed them with three children Cain, Abel, and Seth.

            God’s plan for a family was good and perfect but destroyed by the disobedience of Eve and Adam about God’s will regard the entrusted creations to them mainly about the tree of life and the tree of knowledge at the middle of the Garden of Eden not to eat their fruits. God clearly instructed them to eat everything except the tree of life and the tree of knowledge. But Satan tempted Eve by deceiving her that when she eats the fruit, she will become like God (Genesis 3:1-7) Eve is tempted in three things. First, The lust of the eyes. Genesis 3:6 {And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat} Secondly, The lust of the flesh. {that the tree was good for food} Lastly, about the pride of life, {and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit} this was the beginning that God’s goodness and a perfect plan were destroyed by not obeying the instructions of God. 

            Many questioned this text by asking this question, “Who sinned first, Adam or Eve? This question gave us the right answer. It was not Eve God directly gave the command not to eat the fruit of knowledge between right and wrong. {Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.} In this passage, before God, created the woman, He already instructed Adam not to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge he will surely die. What kind of death will be the punishment to Adam and Eve? It was physical and spiritual death. It ended up their lives were shortened. Then in Genesis Chapter 3, Adam was with Eve during the temptation. Eve gave Adam the fruit and did not rebuke or tell his wife about the consequence of eating the tree of knowledge. God gave Adam the responsibility and accountability to take care of and protect His wife from living a sinful life. Adam might prevent Eve from being tempted by Satan, and we should not reap the consequences now about sin. Dr. Joseph Tan, in his book, the Christian Family, after sin entered the world, Satan began to attack marriage. His all-out effort was to try to crush relationships because he knew it was the foundation of right human relations. By destroying relationships at their prime level, which is the home, Satan hoped to devastate society.

            From the records of the book of Genesis, we observed that after the fall, Satan systematically tried to corrupt God’s design for marriage and family by: 

1.     Polygamy-Genesis 4:19,23

2.     Sexual thoughts and words-Genesis 9:22

3.     Adultery-Genesis 16:1-3

4.     Homosexuality-Genesis 19:4-22

5.     Fornication and rape-Genesis 34:1-2

6.     Incest-Genesis 38:13-18

7.     Prostitution-Genesis 38:24

8.     Seduction-Genesis 39:7-12 

            It is imperative to understand how the fallen nature, the curse on the physical world, and the attack hell’s agents are determined to destroy the first family and the coming generations of families.

 

Contributor/Article by: Armando D. Fermin 

Edited by: NjA 

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New You

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Success

"Success is...

Liking yourself,

Liking what you do

and

Liking how you do it."

~ Maya Angelou ~

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17 Fun Things To Do In The Summer

17 Fun Things To Do In The Summer 

 

There are a lot of fun things to do in the summer. Here are some of the lists that you might like and consider doing. 

 

 1.      Beach – This is one of the most popular destination places that people love to go to and hang out with family and friends during summertime. You can do a lot of fun things on the beach. Like; swimming, surfing, beach ball activities, sunbathing or maybe just relaxation. 

 

 2.     Water Falls/Mountain Hiking – If you like hiking, these are for you. Just make sure you are physically healthy. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes for hiking. You can wear a hat for protection from direct heat and don't forget to bring some water with you there might be a lot of walking to do. You can search online. There are a lot of waterfalls and beautiful mountains to go to as well. Tallulah Falls and the Highest Peak of Georgia are great destinations, and it's a pretty neat breathtaking experience seeing the incredible scenery outside of the home. The more you will appreciate the goodness and faithfulness of our Creator.

 

 3.     Camping – Lots of people like to camp, and it sounds fun as well. There are many campsites out there that you can check, or maybe you can camp at the lakeside, in your backyard, or your front yard.

 

4.     Lake – If you live far from the ocean, this is an excellent place to go with your family and friends. Lots of entertainment that you can see most especially during the weekend. People like to ride on their jet skis, pontoon boats and some individuals want to do an exhibition show.

 

5.     Theme Parks/Amusement Parks – There are many beautiful theme parks and amusement parks that cater to your family and friends' wants and needs. All kinds of fun and exciting entertainment like roller coasters, water slides, beautiful shows, refreshments, and a lot more. You can search online. There are a lot of unique places to go. For example, suppose you have never been to Dolly Wood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Disney Theme Parks, and Sea World, Florida. In that case, these are fantastic places to hang out with your family and friends.

6.     River Rafting, Kayaking, and Tubing – These are also fun activities for summertime. Many people love these fantastic water activities.

 

7.    Cruise – I just heard and see-through television that cruise is one of the fun things to do in the summer. You might consider traveling anywhere with big ships and with their lovely entertainment.

 

8.   Sky Diving and Zip Line – If you are not afraid of heights, these are for you, or you might want to explore and experience how it feels to being dropped off from the top.

 

9.    Pool - This is an excellent place to be refresh from hot and humid summer. Some pools cater swimming hours for the public to have fun and enjoy. But if you have your collection, that would be great. You can jump and swim right next door in your backyard or your front yard.

 

10.  Cooking, Baking, and Gardening – If you are the kind of person who likes these kinds of stuff and does not like to be around so many people, these things are great for you with your family and kids. Since summertime has no school, kids can learn and help with gardening, cooking, and baking.

 

11.   Museums – If you like history and will enjoy seeing many beautiful kinds of stuff related to science, technology, and historical events, this is for you. I've been to some stunning historical museums like the USS York Town US Navy Museum in South Carolina and Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

 

12.  Island Hopping – I haven't tried this kind of adventure yet, but I think island hopping is fun too.

 

 13.  Shopping – I know many people out there like to go shopping, especially women. There are many good deals online and in stores. You can buy whatever you want and need as long as it fits your budget. I don't know how much is your budget, and it just depends on your household.

 

14.  Community Service - I believe helping the community and other people is very fulfilling. No one can detach the joy and happiness in serving our fellowmen, most especially those in need. Sharing and helping show that we genuinely care and love other people.

 

15.  Motorcycle Ride – Big bikes are everywhere, and it is a fun experience.

 

16.  Sports and Physical Fitness – You might want to enroll in any physical fitness and sports. That would be a fantastic experience being around other people who have the same passion aside from staying healthy and fit.

 

17. Last but not least, having quality time with family and friends in summer or not is a beautiful moment. Simple activities like having breakfast, lunch, or a dinner date, cookout, picnic at the park, karaoke, go to a movie theater, watching live shows, and a lot more. Live shows are pretty cool. Excellent live shows such as Dixie Stampede's show in Tennessee, the Sea Lion High, and Dolphins Show at Sea World, Orlando, Florida. These are pretty good and guaranteed you will truly be entertained and will have fun.

 

I Hope Your Summer is a Bucket Full of Fun!!!

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Fresh Fruits & Veggie Salad

Here's a simple fresh fruits and veggie organic salad 
that I made. The ingredients are very common 
and you can buy it in any local grocery stores, 
fresh from your garden or at any farmer's market. 

Pretty handy ingredients: cucumber, 
mango (not so ripe), tomato and lettuce. 
Mix it all together with a little bit of apple cider vinegar
and red wine vinegar into it. 
I am using all the way organic stuffs 
into this recipe and no doubt it taste very inviting!

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Precious Moments

You Can Make New Memories.
Good Memories Can Save Your Life!  - THE PUNISHER movie -

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15 Simple Guide to a Healthy Living

Some days are gloomy and some days are beautiful 
just like you when God created humans 
in His own image and likeness and one of the best thing 
in life is that, we are privilege to capture 
and treasure each moment.

Here are some good healthy living tips for you and me: 

1. Less processed foods as possible. 

2. Drink lots of fluids most especially water. 

3. Eat a lot of organic vegetables and fruits if you can. 

4. Engage in physical fitness and do whatever works for you. 

5. If you are a big fan of drinking coffee (brewed coffee) 
you can put a little amount of butter (real butter) once in a while into it. 
The fat content of butter gives you on a burning mode. 
You can alter it with a little amount of coconut oil too.  
Coconut oil has a lot of good health benefits. 
It is an anti-bacterial aside from preventing Alzheimer’s disease. 

6. Don’t skip meals. If you want to lose some weight, 
you can eat three times a day with the right kind of food, 
the amount of food and don’t eat beyond six o’clock in the eve. 
It takes a lot of hours to digest the food in our tummy before bed time. 
You can drink water with lemon 30 minutes before meal or put one teaspoon 
of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water every after meal. 

7. If you are an avid fan of eating apple, you can clean it with 
a little amount of vinegar before rinsing it with water. 
Most especially if you are buying a non-organic kind of apple to remove, 
lessen the chemicals. To be safer, I know the skin of the apple 
has good health benefit, but I found out when peeling off the skin, 
the outer part sometimes it looks good but the inside is rotten. 
I just discovered it lately when my son wanted me to peel off the skin. 

8. It's alright to feel afraid sometimes but don't let fear stop you for doing and achieving your goals.

9. Love, love and love because… “The closest thing we have to magic is LOVE” – Aquamarine movie 

10. It’s never too late when love is involve – A Royal Christmas movie 

11. There are some things in this world that money CAN’T BUY like, “RESPECT”. 
and “COMMON SENSE”.

12. Give more, expect less and laugh often with a purpose. 
Because when you laugh a lot without a purpose there might be 
something wrong too. :) 

13. Don’t forget to say please, thank you, you’re welcome and I'm sorry.

14. Loosen Up, have fun, travel more if you can and 
while you can because life is too short! :) 

15. Last but not the least:  “God’s plan cannot be filled with homemade. 
His plan is always PERFECT.” – Dr. Charles Stanley


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