Marion Gaskins

Effective immediately............ begin to eliminate the words  "what if" from your vocabulary! Why? Because - God will take care of you! God will always be one step ahead of you. Deuteronomy 31:8  " And the   Lord , He   is   the One who goes before you.                                                             He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed." God has arranged every step of your journey  according to His will.  Jeremiah 29:11-14 If you are fearful of the future, then you might want to check with the past. Not one single word of all  His good promises have ever failed! Have faith in God. Wait. Time is an integral part of God's plan for your life. Although it may seem He is lingeri...

"It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of some very painful trials and heartaches: Praise God for the  hammer, the file, and the furnace! "Let's think about that for a bit...... The hammer is a useful and handy instrument.  It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are ever to be driven into place.  Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds. But, if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side of the story.  To the nail, it only knows the hammer as an opponent.  To the nail, the hammer is a brutal, relentless master - an enemy who loves to beat it into submission, to beat it down and out of sight and clinch it into place.  That is the nail's view of the hammer.  It is correct.  Except for one thing.  The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman.  The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of...

Some things my children taught me........... If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse. It is definitely more fun to color outside of the lines. Keep asking "why" until you completely understand. Don't pop other people's bubble! Toads aren't ugly.....they are just toads. Flexibility is important!  Sure - go ahead - cake for breakfast. Save a place in line for your friends. Don't ask to start over just because you're losing the game. We all have the potential to do amazing things. Smile! Be excited about life! Life is a process....today's failures = tomorrow's growth. Don't forget to tell your children.......... God loves you! God is your Creator and your Heavenly Father. God wants you to learn and to be happy. God has an open door policy.  You are always welcome. Life isn't always easy - but God will never leave you.

Drop a pebble in the water and with just a splash it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on, Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea. And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be. Drop a pebble in the water and in a minute you forget, But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet, And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown; You've disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone. Drop an unkind or careless word and in a minute it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on. They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they go, And there is no way to stop them, once you've started them to flow. Drop an unkind or careless word and in a minute you forget; But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet, And perhaps in some sad hear...