The Power of Prayer!

While on my way home from work this evening, I called my Mom. We talked for a few minutes before she told me to call my Mamaw because she wasn't doing very well.
When I asked her what was wrong, she informed me that my grandmother was up all night with a severe nose bleed and was sick all day to day.
I didn't see how this could be. I had just talked to her last night and she sounded fine.
She happened to call me after I got home this evening and sounded horrible. She said she thought it was the flu, or something like it. She told me about her nose bleeding, and I knew this wasn't good at all for her. She has had multiple heart surgeries and is on blood thinners.
She left out one part of the story that my mom told me this afternoon.
As my mom finished telling me about Mamaw's nose bleed, she said that there was a scripture in the Bible that stopped nose bleeds. She told me that my Uncle Ray came over and read the scripture to her. Mamaw said the bleeding stopped like a faucet that had been turned off.
Wow! Glory to God!
Although I'm not a Bible scholar, I've been in church all if my life and have never heard of this.
This evening I Googled it to see if I could find anything on it. Sure enough, there were multiple posts and comments about Ezekiel 16:6 stopping bleeding. (Bleeding in general, not nose bleeds specifically.)
As written in the King James Version, Ezekiel 16:6 reads "And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live."
Talk about an uplifting affirmation of faith and proof that miracles do still happen for those who live in God!

My Window Paintings

Just wanted to share some of my windows that I have painted :)

The Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

Although it isn't explained in the movie, the house that Voldemort is seen scheming with Wormtail and Nagini, as well as another one of his Death Eaters isn't only an abandoned manor. It is the Riddle House. This was Voldemort's grandfathers home, and also where his father, Tom Riddle Sr., lived.

The Death Eater with Voldemort in this scene is revealed at the end of the movie to have impersonated Mad-Eye Moody in order to submit Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire and to be chosen as a Tri-Wizard champion. This was all part of Voldemort's plan for one of his many attempts at Harry's demise. The book reveals that the Death Eater is none other than Bartemous Crouch Jr.

Bartemous Crouch Sr. is head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and overseer of the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Crouch Sr. sentenced his son to Azkaban for being a Death Eater. As a final wish from his dying wife, Crouch Sr. smuggled their son out of Azkaban, only to be retrieved by Voldemort to be used as a piece in his plan to kill Harry during the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

P.S. The bird bites

Entertaining My Buddy!

This is my dog, Sammy. He is a very loving Maltese that is also very hyper! I have read and read every article I could possible find by searching on the internet to calm down. The biggest factor in a hyper dog seems to be lack of adequate exercise. Since I work Monday through Friday, allowing Sammy to get exercise and interaction is a problem.

One thing that I found to be useful in entertaining dogs and giving them some form of exercise when left alone are toys that dispense or hide treats!

Small Puppy Goody Bone

I recently bought a rubber dog bone that holds two treats on either end of it. When I brought the toy home and loaded it with treats (I chose peanut butter flavored because it would be my favorite if I was a dog), Sammy entertained himself for a good hour to two hours trying to figure out how to dislodge the treats from the dog bone. So at least now, he will be able to entertain himself and exercise while playing with the bone and trying to figure out how to get the peanut butter treat held inside!