Go Boldly Ministries

To all Mother's, Happy Mother's Day!!  And to all ladies, who are seeking to be a Mother, are unable to have a child or who have simply chosen to not go down that path, I would like to thank you as well. For ladies are miracles in the lives of many spouses, nieces, nephews, neighbors, and hopefully all children we come in contact.  For we are God's hands and feet. Today has been set aside for Mom's and I can say, from a woman watching from afar, ya'll can use some prayer!  Not because of your skill, but because this world is CRAZY!  I am in awe daily of mothers, especially Christian mothers trying to raise their children in an increasingly non-Christian world.  I applaud you and I pray for you every day.  My prayer is the same that Paul had for the church of Philippi, And now dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent a...

Since today's blog was all about having our actions be pleasing to God, I thought I would give a tip that helped me change my actions.  I mentioned in the blog that I struggled with getting my anger out through snide comments versus genuine "pure heart" discussions.  What I did was pray.  I sought out scriptures that I felt would help me in first calming my heart and secondly, taming my tongue.  :)  I wrote out, actually typed out (because my handing writing is awful), the scriptures on a 4X5 card and put it by my bedside.  I prayed each scripture one by one every morning and every night. The Lord was able to change my heart and my tongue.  To Him I am grateful.  When Christ was approached by Satan on the mountain and Christ was at his weakest, due to a 40 day fast, Satan shot flaming arrows into him.  What did Christ use to stop them? To shut down Satan?  The Word of God.  It's powerful. Happy searching for your scriptures to c...

Ok, full disclosure. If this blog was a journal, it would begin, "Dear Lord, please help me change my attitude and actions so that I may glorify you in all things that I do."  I am not there, I am struggling along with the rest of the world, but sometimes the LORD has us write about things that we too struggle with, and that is the case this time.  Have you ever been somewhere and you saw someone acting inappropriately, and you noticed that they had a cross hanging around their neck.  What were your thoughts? I recently made a gift for a friend, well if you call painting a mug, "making."  But I did put a strong effort into the design and the painting mind you.  :)  I am not very creative with craft like projects; add in my health issues and these types of projects take time.  So, I was able to spend some time people watching. Do you like to do that?  I do. I found myself surrounded with people of all ages and pairings.  Mothers with child...

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial , because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 First let me wish you all a belated Merry Christmas!  I pray all is well.  And here it is, January 1st, 2015.  Wow!  Happy New Year!  Boy this year went by in a whirlwind. I chose this scripture, or it chose me, because it is perfect for this season.  Right now, we are all looking back at 2014 and evaluating the carnage and the blessings, setting goals for 2015 and contemplating what this new year might have in store for us.  For some, 2014 was a difficult year. Maybe you had a death in the family, had a surgery, or perhaps you or someone you love received some unexpected bad news.  The bible is clear, whether you are a Christian or not, you will have turmoil here on earth.  When you read the book of James, he clearly states that we will face trials, but we must endu...

Updated 1/7/15 Happy New Year!  It is a balmy 33 degrees right now and flu season is underway.  I am not a doctor, but with my injury, sickness is my enemy.  My sweetie and I searched (through doctors and research) to find some things to help us stay healthy.  Here are the items we use: 1) L-Lysine: 500 mg (we currently have solgar brand); to improve immune system.  We use it all through the cold and flu season to keep sickness away and we have also found it helps to speed up recovery 2) Emergen-C: 1,000 mg Vitamin C (we use super orange) 3) Purell: we apply immediately after getting in the car from stores, visiting friends, etc. anywhere we might pick up a virus or bacteria (I know some people don't believe in this - we find it helpful) 4) Added: keep your hands away from your face, especially your eyes and mouth: easy entry points for bacteria 5) Added: at the hint of a sore throat, gargle with Listerine, multiple times a day.  A second option is t...

Here we are Thanksgiving week, wow!?!  Hasn't time flown by this year?  It sure has for me.  I feel like we were just in the hospital in January with my sweetheart (the LORD is good, he is fine now), and next week we are into December for goodness sake. We were blessed this last week to have a surprise visit from some old friends. I love when you can get together with friends that you have not seen for years and conversations pick up as if it were yesterday. They are dear to us, and we are so glad they stopped by. For Thanksgiving, we are going to go to be with a friend's family. How lovely and kind is that for friends to open their home to us on a day meant for family. True grace and kindness. But let's be real Thanksgiving is about families getting together, eating meals together and having conversations with people that perhaps you don't always talk to....but it is not always full of grace and kindness. So I wanted to take a look how scripture can support during ...

Have you tried mesh laundry bags?  They fold up and tuck away when you don't need them. They are light so they are easy to carry and because they are moveable, not hard, the handles come together for ease in carrying up and down stairs.  You can buy them at Walmart and find them on the walls hanging near the mesh sweater bags.  Here are a few pics in case you are not familiar wit them.