http://donnapowers.wordpress.com "But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served... or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." -Joshua 24:15 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Please note: You haven’t left the jungle. The trees still eclipse the sky, and the thorns still cut the skin. Animals lurk and rodents scurry. The jungle is still a jungle. It hasn’t changed, but you have. You have changed because you have hope. And you have hope because you ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/quote-for-the-day/ It's been a while and boy has the summer been crazy... stay tuned for some cool updates on the summer! http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/stay-tuned/ The funniest thing happened today. You see, early this morning, it freezing rain started coming down and put this blanket of ice EVERYWHERE. The car was covered, the roads, the stairs, even each individual needle on the pine trees. So we went to church and afterwards we ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/ice-ice-everywhere/ This is one of the most ridiculous products I have ever seen. If you are someone who visits my husband's blog (www.brainofshawn.com) you will see this picture a little ways down on his page. He really wants one of these things and the response he has gotten from ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/the-tenticle/ What if, though you wanted to do something so great for God, He asked you to be a plumber. Not to pick on plumbers, but in the social status of today's world, they are viewed as being at the bottom of the rung (though I could think of worse ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/what-if/ Have you ever had to let go? Just close your eyes, let go, and jump? It's not an easy thing. You have to release control, depend on something or someone besides yourself. Some people may be good at this... but not me! Nope. I'm the type that likes to be ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/fright-and-flight/ You can hear it echoing in military bases, it's cited throughout history, the spelling is debated (hooah, hoo-ah, hoorah, etc...), but it's definition rings clear! It's the battle cry of those who protect our country. HOOAH! I attended a varsity volleyball game tonight. Whenever they got a kill ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/hooah/ They say that when you sneeze, you should listen to see how many people bless you to know how many friends you have.  Well when our oldest daughter Amanda was a toddler, she took the blessing after a sneeze quite seriously.  Whenever she would sneeze, if no one responded, she ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/gesundheit/ A word of encouragement... Jesus can do ANYTHING! I have seen Jesus do wondrous things is the lives of so many. We often find ourselves in situations and times where we are screaming, "Even so come Lord Jesus!". I have been feeling that way lately. Just ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/feeling-faint/ Isn't this a lovely cup. My husband LOVES coffee and has tons of to-go mugs. This is one of his most recent that he purchased when he visited Cabela's which is a three hour drive from our home. If you are ever in a pinch to get ... http://donnapowers.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/looks-can-be-deceiving/