I've Been Blessed

How have you blessed this Thanksgiving and Christmas season?
Good Health?
A Job?
A place to live?
Food to eat?
A car to drive?
How about the most important thing of all, Salvation?

Back in May of 1988, at First Baptist Church of Hammond, IN after hearing Dr. Jack Hyles preach a sermon on "Hell". I knew that I needed to settle the fact of my salvation. See when I was about 8 I prayed a prayer with a group of about 50 kids at the church I was attending at the time. As far as I was concerned I was saved, I went to church, I attended Christian school, I didn't do anything really bad. On that Sunday in May though I knew I needed to get assurance of my salvation. From that day till now I've not once doubted my salvation.

Friend, this time of year can be very hard on people. As a matter of fact our family is having a rough spot with a brother in law who is on life support. You know what helps us to get through, we have a God we can go to and pray to. We also have the assurance that he is saved. So yes, though a rough time,  we are at peace that whatever the Lord chooses for his life, He is saved!

My question to you is: Are you 100% sure you are going to heaven? Can you say, I'm blessed? Can you thank the Lord for all he's done for you, Salvation being the most important.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." 
You too can have this everlasting life!

Merry Christmas Friends!
I Have Been Blessed

I've been blessed

Good evening friends! this past week was so full of fun and excitement that couldn't wait to share with you the blessings of the week. I would have come posted throughout the week but my daughter, Tabitha and our granddaughter Audrey were here for a visit so that is the cause for delay. Spent lots of fun, good, quality, time with them.

Just having fun 3 Generations!

Pa and Audrey posing for a picture!

At church as a family! The only and best way to raise a family!

Uncle Sam feeding his niece :)

Uncle Jason holding Audrey on one of our many shopping trips (huge smiles)

My oldest 3 and me shopping!

The Bible teaches we're to train up a child in the way he should go. Well, part of that training is dress, going to church, family and so much more. I've been blessed in so many ways one of which our oldest Tabitha is married and raising her daughter the way she was raised. Praise the Lord for the training my husband and I got to never quit, never give up  and to NEVER allow anything to come between us that would hurt our family. God has been good to our family and I'm looking forward to what God will do with and through our children and grandchildren.

I've been blessed

I've been blessed with having a husband who loves His Lord, His country and His family and He Loves ME!!!

God brought us together at college, to be specific, Hyles-Anderson College. We dated the way the Lord intended for couples to date. God has blessed our marriage. We've been through thick and thin but we've stayed together.

Psalms 33:21 "For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name."

Before my husband an I ever met we both had trusted in the Lord as our Saviour. We both were seeking the Lords will not only in our lives but in the life of our future spouse. Because we followed God's leading we met not only in Church but at a Christian college.

From there we've served the Lord, we've trained our children and raised them to follow in the Lords footsteps. Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. I was raised in church, taught to work, to obey, to love. My husband was saved later in life but he took his training after salvation and has applied to our family.

I have been blessed beyond measure.

I've been blessed

My days got off a little so I'm going to combine yesterday and today together :) Life is wonderful and sometimes it can't be helped that things pop up or happen unexpectedly.

I have blessed so very much over the years and one of the biggest blessings in my life isn't a thing but 2 people! My Dad and Mom! This past Tuesday was their 50th Anniversary and this Saturday they will be renewing their wedding vows. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend but in Honor of them I wrote a letter that will be read to them on Saturday. I wanted to share it here. The Bible clearly teaches we are to honor our parents and to take care them. I have through the years done my best to honor my Dad and Mom not just on Fathers Day or Mothers Day but year around. So yesterday and todays combination is the letter to 2 very special people George and Jane Nofsinger my wonderful, loving Parents! If you wanted to see pictures of my parents you may visit my other blog http://7isheavenforus.blogspot.com

To Dad and Mom,

First I want to say Happy 50^th! I love you both very much and I wish that it would have worked out for us to have attended.

Where to begin? How about 49 yrs ago when you welcomed a blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby girl into your home. Funny how I don't remember a lot about those early years. (*laughing) I've heard it's been said that children don't appreciate their parents until they become one themselves. However, I think I would say differently in some areas. See, I know you sacrificed for me to be in Christian school even when it would have been cheaper and easier for me to attend public school. You made sure I was in church and you trained and raised me to be do so much. I'm forever grateful for you both making those sacrifices. Words aren't adequate enough to show my appreciation.

Dad, you have done so much for me through the years. You taught me the meaning of work. You taught me that giving up wasn't an option. You were and are always there for me, and now for your grandchildren. I love you daddy. Through the good and the bad you never turned me away, you always made sure I understood why this or that was wrong and that you weren't disciplining me just because, but rather you were disciplining me because you loved me. Daddy, you are my hero and always will be! I LOVE YOU!!!

Mom, you are my listening ear, my shoulder to cry on, my “sister” as people thought we were as I was growing up. My friend, my confidant. You were always ready and willing to listen to the hours of talking that I could do (*smiling) Thank you!! You also taught me to stick it out no matter what and to always be a friend. A friend who truly cares and wants to help others. Mom, I don't think I'll forget that first time you said, “Just wait till your dad gets home!” I was always excited about daddy coming home. However, I learned really fast not to hear that again. Although I'm sure I did (*smiling) Thank you for loving and caring for me. I LOVE YOU!!!

Dad, do you remember the vacation we took from NC to Oregon in the old station wagon? If I remember correctly we were also pulling a small camper. We had stopped at a Stucky's and because it was hot we all ordered milk shakes. Do you remember you were wearing just as much of your milkshake as you drank?! Mom and I laughed and laughed. Then the fun we had at Santa Land! The heat on that trip was unbearable at times, but you made that trip one of the most exciting trips ever.

Mom, I'll never forget returning from the Bill Rice Ranch and you and daddy had sold our house! Oh, what a number that does to a 11 yr old girl. Nothing like spending a day riding the bus from camp in TN all the way to NC just to turn around and go back to TN. The fun you and I had traveling to Chattanooga, TN. You stuck to the Uhaul truck like glue!! I remember hanging out the window, when you'd let me, trying to get truckers to honk.

These are just a few things of my childhood that was memorable even though I could go on and on with memories growing up. However, I'll skip ahead to 1986, when I graduated from high school, and August came around and I was leaving home for the first time. Mom, I know you cried on and off but If I recall, Dad, you didn't do so well once I was on the plane. BUT until then you were strong and told me I could do it, to trust in God for everything and I would be just fine at college. I cried from Portland, Oregon all the way to Salt Lake City, Utah. Then, from what I was told, Grandma Moltman wouldn't let you drive and she made sure Uncle Ron did the driving. I love all the fun and sometimes goofy letters you would send me at college. I have almost ALL the letters from you and momma while

I was away at college. Thank you both for your love, care, and support through the years!!

Momma, through these years you've been great! Talking me through the first days of being pregnant with my first, Tabitha Jane. Being there as each of the kids were born. It meant more than you'll ever know, knowing my mom would be there for me. Daddy, I'll never forget you reminding me with each pregnancy to be careful to not let the others feel deserted and to always be there for each of the kids. I remember as if it were yesterday you saying, “now in a few weeks this baby girl/boy's life is going to be turned upside with the new one.” As far as I know their little worlds only changed by adding another sibling to the mix. I did my best not to turn their worlds upside down. Thank you for that reminder each baby following Tabitha. I love you both!!

50 Years! Where has it gone? Well, I know where 18 of the years went. They went into you pouring your heart, your soul and your life into me, and I THANK YOU!!! You both have been there when I just needed my Daddy or Momma the last 30 years.

So when I think of George and Jane Nofsinger – I don't think, “oh they're just my parents.” No, because they aren't JUST my parents. For you see, they are my parents plus they are two people who through thick and thin always made sure their daughter was loved and cared for. They are two people who love beyond measure, not only me, but their son - in- law and five grandchildren, now one great-granddaughter, as well as others! When I think of these two people I see two selfless, two caring, two wonderful, two godly people that mean the world to me and that NO words could truly say how much I love and appreciate my DADDY and MOMMA, George and Jane Nofsinger!

I was given a goodly heritage that I prayerfully have passed down to my children and they too will pass down to their children. Dad, Mom, I LOVE YOU!!!

I LOVE YOU and I will forever and always!

Your daughter,

Paula Micheal Nofsinger Seavey

I've been blessed!

My friend, my true love, my life's mate before we met :)

Serving the Lord together even on ice LOL

Enjoying being together with church family

Family fun

Grandpa or Pah

25 Years of marriage!

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 31 it's a good thing when a man finds a wife. I also say it's good when you find the man God has for you. I've been blessed how?
1. by waiting on God to bring the right man along.
2. he loves me beyond measure!
3. He is my rock.


How have you been blessed? what blessings has the Lord bestowed upon you.
Count your blessings name them one by one count your many blessing and see what God has done!
When upon lifeso billows count your many blessing.
When up on the mountain tops, count your many blessings.
When in the valley, count your many blessings.
When you don't understand ,  count your many blessings.

I've been blessed with a man who loves God, loves me, loves our children and grandchild.