tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63552437583034759232024-03-13T09:54:41.679-05:00Treasures in Jars of ClayThis blog was created with the hopes of helping women discover the treasures within themselves and God's Word.
...And it has a become a platform for me to share these truths through my stories.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-86722446517183440872012-11-13T10:55:00.000-06:002012-11-13T11:10:56.863-06:00In a Heartbeat
In a Heartbeat
By Dorinda Blann
Ba boom. Ba boom. Ba boom. Ba boom.
I don’t remember it, but it was the first sound I ever heard.
It was my mother’s heartbeat. Her womb was my cradle. Her heartbeat gave me a heartbeat. Her life gave me life. I heard her heartbeat every second of every day, until the day I was pushed from her womb and into the world.
Air came rushing in my lungs.I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-35298502942706598992012-06-06T09:26:00.001-05:002012-06-06T09:28:50.285-05:00Intimacy with God
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
-Hebrews 11:7 (MSG)
The story of Noah in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-31806210928124626552012-06-04T12:25:00.002-05:002012-06-04T12:25:44.559-05:00Dreams and Destiny
One of my life's greatest heroes said in a famous speech, "I have a dream!"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is daily coming to pass because people have sacrificed and worked to make that dream a reality.
Dreams that are God given to fulfil the destiny HE has placed inside each of us does not JUST happen.
We must work to make sure those dreams come to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-46842980704083365652010-10-12T10:07:00.004-05:002010-10-12T10:53:02.470-05:00Learning to Dance....The house is a frenzy around her. Everyone is trying to get ready and get out the door on time, but in her bedroom, time must be frozen.The music drifts underneath the closed door like a sweet smelling fragrance. Amidst the hustle and bustle and barking commands to hurry, the fourteen year old melodic voice rises above the other noises. "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-11892263698381323162010-09-20T12:59:00.005-05:002010-09-20T13:24:32.457-05:00Not Willing..... That ANY..... should perish.We concluded our 2010 Mission’s Convention last night. Last Sunday night Bro. Mike Louton preached a sermon entitled, “Not Willing that Any Should Perish”. His sermon struck a chord deep in the hearts of the Blann family. I guess since the first day our children became ours, Rusty and I vowed to teach them the way of Christ~ the heart beat of God ~ if you will. So, in essence, we have raised Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-26548211995594623602010-08-27T10:21:00.003-05:002010-08-27T14:37:14.997-05:00Eye Witness AccountYesterday afternoon I was headed to the store, minding my own business, lost in a world of thoughts.I was about 20-30 feet from an intersection when I saw out of the corner of my eye, a vehicle that was not slowing down for the stop sign. From that second on I felt like I was in some type of slow motion movie where sounds are muted and everyone and everything is moving in slow motion with very Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-33904929128090102812010-08-26T12:05:00.003-05:002010-08-26T12:07:53.685-05:00Imperfect but Priceless to a Perfect GodToday I read words penned by another. I was inspired and reminded of the great love our God has for ALL of us~ regardless of our past and present.Please visit her blog and read her testimony of the compelling love of God in her life.He will do the same for you!Click here to read her testimony.blessings to you today!dorindaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-36116501455894393182010-08-25T10:23:00.003-05:002010-08-25T10:36:09.152-05:00He is my Everything!I am so thankful for Jesus in my life. He is my everything!He is the Word of God! John 1:1He is the Truth! John 14:6He is the Way! John 14:6He is the Life! John 14:6He is my everything!This morning, I just needed Him to speak to me. Physically I just wasn't feeling 100%. I have mounds of work to do and there are some projects looming in my future that, quite honestly, I cannot Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-15849585600812896002010-08-12T08:56:00.002-05:002010-08-12T09:11:26.097-05:00Everything I NeedSometimes when I read my Word, I am "fed" spiritually and don't particularly "enjoy" my meal. Other times, I sit down at the table God has prepared for me and I am like a ravenous animal.The "meat" is so delicious and my soul has been craving just that! Yesterday was one of those times. It wasn't a large meal by any means, but God just spoke to me VOLUMES in one sentence of His Word, in one "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-50558182878880855582010-07-29T13:46:00.002-05:002010-07-29T14:08:04.239-05:00I will Run to You!I will run to You.I will run to You!That's all I can remember of the song right now, but that's all I need.It's my life song. I see my emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, my struggles as a video in my head.Maybe I can describe it:The battle scene is grim. It's black and white and the sad music is playing. There are explosions everywhere. The wounded walk through the clouds of smoke with a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-47139860358425917202010-06-03T10:01:00.008-05:002010-06-03T13:39:39.021-05:00ProdigalHad there ever been a night any darker?Tori, felt the darkness like thick velvet around her. She stumbled over a trash can and a cat went screeching over what Tori assumed to be a fence.The cold air made her body ache. What she would do for just a jacket right now. Her fingers and toes were so cold she wasn't sure she still had them all.Her steps were labored as she willed each frozen foot to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-82684557127131668272010-05-20T22:49:00.006-05:002010-05-21T10:39:07.838-05:00Fallen Officers in West Memphis - Heroes in My BookHeroes in our City~ Paudert and Evans It is almost 11:00 pm and my family and me are about to go to bed. Tonight I will kiss my husband a few more times and hug my kids with much more emotion. Tonight two families are facing a day tomorrow without their son, their brother, their dad, their husband. Tonight two families are grieving the loss of their hero- our heroes.Officers Bill Evans and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-35289555092714540872010-05-13T08:57:00.002-05:002010-05-13T09:13:20.712-05:00Focused on the GoalFocused on the GoalI'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward--to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.So let's keepUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-85803930864097899972010-05-08T16:52:00.004-05:002010-05-08T17:04:24.387-05:00Infertility and Mother's DayOk. For all of you ladies out there who just HATE this weekend- not because you don't love your mom, but because you desperately want to BE a mom-
this is for you~ with lots of love and admiration to each of you!
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Happy FUTURE Mother's Day!
love you all!
dorinda
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-48841174292427858502010-04-01T10:23:00.002-05:002010-04-01T11:42:35.919-05:00A Father's Love Growing up in the home of Charles and Lonetta Rutherford was happy, safe and loving. I am blessed more than words can express to have been raised and loved by two such godly people. I was dedicated as a baby at First Assembly of God in Millington, Tennessee. Although I had my hormonal teen age girl drama and moments where I "thought" I was un loved, I knew in my heart of hearts that I was in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-31743278129928015612010-03-31T10:13:00.004-05:002010-03-31T12:27:24.765-05:00What if YOUR Daughter Never returned Home?We woke up a little late this morning. During the hurried rush to get everyone out the door at a reasonable time, I packed lunches; we prayed; and I kissed and hugged my daughters goodbye.I will see them at 3:00pm when the last bell rings for their day of school.But what if they didn't come home today?What if in a split second of time one of them was taken?Taken?Every mother's nightmare.Every Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-84944120536028213332010-03-24T14:57:00.001-05:002010-03-24T14:57:29.709-05:00Women AddictedHere is an article I received from the Assemblies of God news source. I want to share this with those who read my blog. Ladies, we need boundaries in all areas of our lives. My heart is heavy to know that so many women are struggling and have such low self-esteem. Read on: **WOMEN ADDICTED TO PORN: SITES ARE NO LONGER ATTRACTING JUST MEN It¹s an old, familiar story. The onlooker lusts Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-47016741447619945662010-03-09T08:37:00.002-06:002010-03-09T09:49:56.846-06:00In the PitIf the stench was awful at first, it was now elevated to toxic levels that burned his lungs and scorched his nostrils with every breath. Putrid, rotten, horrid filth.His taste buds were beginning to absorb the fumes. The pit he had been thrown into was the crude sewer system for his city. The last few days his existence had consisted of avoiding the rodents scavenging through the human waste and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-53663282244108702372010-03-05T10:09:00.003-06:002010-03-05T10:16:13.173-06:00The Enemy's WeaponThe devil is a liar and the father of them.Deception originated with Lucifer.He paints a picture and we fall into his trap.We see the world around us sometimes the way the ENEMY wants us to see it.We easily turn from the TRUTH that Christ is longing for us to see.Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life."Jesus said, "I have come to give you life and more abundantly."It is the devil who Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-78148946318590027952010-02-24T09:46:00.004-06:002010-02-24T10:27:05.447-06:00Prayers of Intercession- Thy Will be DoneMy maternal grandmother was a prayer warrior. My parents are warriors in the faith also.Some of my earliest memories are of going to sleep while hearing my faithful parents beseeching the Creator of the Universe to intervene in the lives of loved ones and friends.Our heavenly Father created us to intercede on behalf of others. He moves when we petition Him, not because He has any limits or "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-4076825826182656992010-02-18T11:20:00.002-06:002010-02-18T11:30:17.468-06:00Straight from the WordToday I just want to share God's Word with you.Nothing more, nothing less. May He breathe His life into you as you read His Words.Psalm 27:8"My heart says to you, Your face, LORD, do I seek."Psalm 28:7"The LORD is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him."Psalm 29:2"Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-39132386305973304252010-02-15T21:39:00.005-06:002010-02-16T12:05:59.481-06:00Finding the Love of Your LifeIt post Valentine's Day.The chocolate's have been eaten. The roses are wilting, and romance has been rekindled in many hearts.But what about those who hid out in their apartment on THAT day because they couldn't bear facing another Valentines day alone.There.I said it.Alone.or should it be ~A L O N E.I have talked to many young women who wonder if they will spend their entire lives waiting on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-39253679912040121942010-02-12T08:42:00.001-06:002010-02-12T08:42:00.378-06:00Happy Birthday Taylor! My 11 year old Birthday Girl!Isn't she just gorgeous!!!I love my TayBug!! It's that time of year again! Taylor's birthday! We celebrate every year by remembering all that God did for us - and in her life! If you don't know her story, you may click the links below to my past blogs. God is faithful! **W A R N I N G ** Before reading these- grab a tissue! :) Last year ~Full story My 2008 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-85421623602420338402010-02-09T12:43:00.004-06:002010-02-09T13:56:32.804-06:00ValueWhat determines value? It has been said that value is determined by the amount of money someone is willing to pay for something and also by who owns the object. Value comes from many different opinions. The American government has placed high value on an eagle's egg. Stiff penalties occur when an egg of an eagle is damaged, destroyed, and even moved! By the same token, our country has devaluedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355243758303475923.post-6721869017583035732010-02-05T09:42:00.004-06:002010-02-05T10:00:49.360-06:00Thoughts Agreeable to His WillI picked up one of my old Bibles this morning and was flipping through it. I don't use it a whole lot. It is an Amplified version. I like it, but my favorite Bible is my NIV.Anyway, as I was flipping through it, I noticed my underlinings for a particular scripture. I don't use this Bible a lot so the high lights etc are scarce.Here is the scripture:Proverbs 16:3 Amplified:"Roll your works Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0