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2009-08-05T22:45:00.000-07:00

February 29, 2008

The Life and Testimony of
Julia Doolin
I was born and raised in Lakeland Florida and was home-schooled most all of my life. I attended Calvary Baptist Church Academy through high school, and ran Track and cross-country with Kathleen High school. I received a scholarship in cross-country and ran for Webber International University (WIU) in Babson Park Florida for two years. I grew up in church but I always hated it and thought it was so boring, when I went into high school I vowed never to step foot in a another church again...because of some hurt that had been done in earlier years. My Sr. year was the hardest, I stayed with my grandfather while he was dieing and was trying to balance graduating as well as staying in shape for college…needless to say I don’t remember getting much sleep that year. Yet, the memories I made with my grandfather in his last days I will always cherish, although I don’t even know how I remember any of them, seeing how most were made some where between 2-4 O’clock in the morning ( :
The summer of my Sr. year my grandfather passed away and I was now starting a new chapter in my life. I was asked to go on a mission trip to Ghana West Africa that summer by my mother and a group called CWE. (Construction for world Evangelism) they take four trips a summer to build buildings in various parts of the world, our group went to help build a Christian college. I ended up going and had a great time, when I came back from that trip it could have been the turning point in my life. I felt so on fire for the Lord, so convicted to go into the ministry. However with me not being in the word of God or under any kind of authority I took a different route. I thought the best choice would be to go to college, it seemed like the right thing at the time, after all I had spent the last two years of my life killing myself running, so why wouldn't I go?
So I tried doing the typical thing the world expects of u...go to college, get the degree, a good job, and then spend the next however many years of your life paying off the loans! Right before college I went on a road trip with my cousin Savanna for a month, we had a blast! But along this time was when I really got involved with the hippie culture. I went to my first couple of drum circles that summer and thought I had found myself...felt god for the first time...”keep in mind this was not god I was feeling” I came back with a whole different outlook on life.
Little did I know that my merely dappling into things that I thought were so innocent would eventually lead to my destruction. My first year of college I met my best friend Lauren we clicked right away and have been close every since, I love her dearly there is on one in the world like her. We are still good friends, however I'm on a different mission now.
Running and school was hard of course but I always had Lauren. I started attending a little church no bigger than a Sunday school group of middle aged people that was within walking distance of school...I loved it! It was the first time in my life I really felt accepted in a church. However I only attended for about one semester. Why u ask, u just said it was the first time u ever felt accepted? I'll tell u why, because when you try living for God and living a worldly life at the same time, it doesn't work out. Matt. 5:26.
My conscience ate me up every time I'd try and sit through the service; all I could think of was how I was living. I had struggled with homo sexuality, but never came out with it until college, like a lot of young people. So I quit! And with God out of my life I could do whatever I wanted, I HAD FREEDOM... so I thought.
I began dabbling down this journey of drugs and drinking and drum circle, thinking that I was a good person, and that I could be doing other things that were worse. Little did I know that there is no such thing as a good person, we are all sinners in the Lords eyes. As time went on, summer rolled around and I found myself working two jobs to get an apt with my best friend Lauren. All summer long I would drive to St. Pete to a local drum circle off the beach to partake in what I would call "my Church" I went every chance I got, hardly ever did I miss!
I would sometimes arrive around 4 or 5 O’clock and dance the hot summer nights away until at least 10 that night, hardly ever leaving the middle of the circle, looking as if I were in a trance...I somewhat was! Often people that would watch me dance would ask questions like..." how do you dance so hard and for so long with out passing out?" or “wow, it looks like you leave this world when you’re dancing, as if you don't even know people are around you...like a puppet on a string"
I do remember some of the first few weeks that I would go, I would almost black-out from dehydration and my friend would have to wean me back to health, and drive me all the way back home, which took two hours...Love ya Lauren, thanks
As time went on and the second semester came around, I got the apt with Lauren that I worked the two jobs for and hardly ever went home anymore. Usually the only day I had off was Sunday and that was a day reserved for drum circle and drum circle only, a day that used to be spent in either church or with friends and family.
Christmas break of my second year FINALLY arrived; I was still living with Lauren and working myself to death just to stay a float. Then the unthinkable happened...I lost my job, ME LOOSE MY JOB! I WAS ONE OF BEST WAITRESS IN THAT PLACE OTHER THAN LAUREN...I cleaned with toothpicks for heaven sake!
Little did I know it was all apart of Gods perfect plan . I finally found a job, and a vary humbling one I might add. I started working at a race trac gas station in the small town of Lake Wales Florida, the 10-7am shift...like I said vary humbling experience. I started out only working three days a week and driving from Lakeland to lake Wales to work my shift, I was on Christmas break when I got the position and I went ahead and started so I'd have a job lined up when school started back. The driving was costing me so much in gas that I decided to stay at my apt for the few days I was working. KEEP READING UR DOING GREAT I'M GETTING TO THE GOOD PART!
Then it happened, one night after I got off work I was painting on one of the walls in the apt when I heard a voice. The music was off, and I was not smoking or doing any kind of drugs (promise!) Lauren had gone home for Christmas break so she was not with me at the time.
I looked around the room for a minute and then went back to what I was doing. Then the Lord spoke to me, grabbed a hold of my heart and said to me “Julia, u are wrong" I looking around and said "ummm wrong about what?" ....mind you this was not a voice that someone else could have heard, the lord was speaking to me while he had me in a quite place. People often ask, how does God speak to a person? He speaks to our heart, speaks to us through our spirit.
He said " Julia you were wrong about everything...I AM PEACE, I AM LOVE AND THE ONLY HOPE TO THE WORLD!
Then I really started looking around and found myself arguing with God! Telling him how good of a person I was and what did he want with me anyways, there were far worse people in world to worry about than me. Eventually I stopped arguing and he opened my eyes to how much of a sinner I was and that I truly needed him. I found myself crying on the living room floor of that little apt. I began looking around the room for a bible...how strange is this, I didn't even own a bible and I found a small green one that looked like a little New Testament bible. I didn't know where to start reading, so I opened it up to the first page and began to read Genies. I couldn't even get through the first chapter, Because I was crying so hard, for the first time in my life I realized I was worshiping the creation rather than the creator.
I got down on my knees and told the lord I was going to get my life right, start living for him. However I had no idea that my life was going change so dramatically and quickly! The next day I went home to see my family, I keep it quite for a while because I wasn’t sure if I was going crazy or if it really happened ( to this day the devil still tells me I'm crazy). I told my aunts, mom, and grandmother but not really anyone else, they wanted to announce it to everyone but I didn't want anyone to know at the time, I still was not sure about the whole thing.
A few days went by and it was already time for me to head back to good ole Lake Wales for work. That night at work was different, hardly anyone came in on my shift and the manager I was working with had his head-phones on almost all night and never bothered me. I really felt the Lord working on my heart that night. I remember thinking of all the places he might send me and the people I’d meet along the way. I can remember cleaning the huge freezer out for the shipment we had just gotten in, it was extremely cold! I’d run out and put my hands in warm water to thaw them out. I’d say to the lord “I just know you’re preparing me for really cold weather, and I can’t handle it I’m a Florida girl, if your sending me to the artic you had better give me thicker blood”.
Then I’d thought of some other places that the Lord might send me, and caught myself saying “Oh, I couldn’t go there I have a nose ring” I realized it, and told the Lord no way! I know what your thinking and it’s not going to happen, I know many Christians with nose rings and this ones not coming out of mine! The Lord spoke to my heart through out the whole shift. Finally 7a.m. rolls around and I clocked out and was headed for bed.
When I got back to the apt I piddled around for a little bit and tried to take everything in, I didn’t usually go to bed right anyhow. As I was washing my face I looked up at the mirror in front of me and saw the nose ring, right away the lord said “take it out” I began to argue as always and I remember the Lord saying, “If you won’t give me something as simple as a nose ring, what do you expect of me in heaven?” So I began to take it out, it was not easy either it had been stuck in my nose for over three years and was not wanting to come out now. I finally ripped the thing out with the help of the Lord, but when I looked at the nose ring and at myself I felt like a part of me was gone. I fell to my knees on the bathroom floor and began to cry out loud, telling the Lord that I didn’t understand why I had to take it out, and that I was sorry for crying but that I felt a piece of me was gone. and that I was not sure if I was going crazy or if the Lord was really in all of this.
I curled up in the corner of the living room on a bean-bag beside the sliding glass doors, I had called at least five people and no one answered their phones, I believe the lord didn’t allow them to, so that he could deal with me Himself and get full credit for it. And not one of the people that I called has any record of it either! Anyways right before I cried myself to sleep I opened my eyes one last time, I saw the sun shining brightly through the living room glass doors and felt the Lord say to me, “Julia, as bright as the sun shining into this room, I want you to shine for me, I want to shine through you…but I can’t have you distracting people with the little thing on the end of your nose.” So I sniffled a little and replied with, “yes sir” still not fully understanding. What I later learned when searching the scriptures was first comes obedience and then understanding, this was what I was doing and didn’t even know it.
I had fallen asleep for no more than 30 minutes when I woke up form being cold. I went into the bed room and found myself in the door way of the closet looking for something warmer to put on, when the Lord spoke to me again! He said, “Clean it out” clean it out I thought, Lord I just gave you my nose ring, this is more than I can handle in one day (finding out now that the lord never gives us more than we can handle)
Well I knew right off that I should get rid of all the shirts with the worldly peace signs on them, so I started a pile in the middle of the floor and believe me it got bigger as the hour went by. I found myself standing in that closet for half an hour with several shirts in my hand not knowing why I had to get rid of them. One with mushrooms swirling down the front and the other looking like something a first grader had sewed together and called it a shirt…sad to say they were my favorites.
Before long that pile became a heap and I bagged it all up and put it at the front door to get rid of, still not knowing why, keep in mind that Christmas had just passed and I still had clothes with the tags on them. As time went on I didn’t care about the clothes any more, I just wanted to know what God wanted from me and what he was going to ask of me next. Little things like this went on through out the whole day, I found myself singing, dancing and praising the Lord for the first time in my life right there in my living room. I remember there being a song on the radio, talking about how the things of this world don’t matter because they won’t be here one day and It was the perfect song for what I was going through at the time. I spoke with my aunt on the phone around 3ish and informed her about what was happening to me. She was thrilled and told me to go journal everything down so I would not forget, because it was all happening so quickly.
Before I knew it half the day was gone, it was almost 4 in the evening and I still had not gone to bed, I also was to go into work that night. However there was too much going through my head to sleep. I found myself once again on the big green bean bag in the corner, looking around at the living room thinking of what I could get rid of next that was not pleasing to the Lord. Then it came to me, my bumper stickers on the car, they’ve got to go! If I’m a new Christian I can’t be driving around town displaying one thing and saying another… that would be a hypocrite. Right as I was about to go outside and take them off I felt this horrible evil presence come over me, almost as if the Lord left the room and something very wicked came in…that’s the only way I know how to describe it. I sat there with chills running up and down my spin, not sure of what to do. Should I move around and shake it off or if I should just sit still and pray it off. So I began to slowly get up and walk into the other room, thinking this is my house and nothing is going to scare me out of it.
As I walked into the other room I passed by our living room table…which is nothing more than an over sized mushroom and mushroom stools, I felt something say to me, “you are going to bare the seed of the anti Christ” I have never been so freaked out, I knew right away that I was dealing with something crazy, and I didn’t know if I was making up things in my head, or if I was talking with the Lord or with satan. I called my aunt Cathy right away; she was the only one that seemed to be answering her phone that day!
I began asking lots of questions to make sure I was not going crazy, and then wanted to know how I could get a hold of my Uncle David (a missionary in Nepal) He was the only one I could think of that would be able to answer my questions. However, the only way to get a hold of him would be through email and that would take too long. My aunt wanted to come and get me but at the time I didn’t feel that it was a good idea, I thought that the whole experience was something I had to go through one my own, to prepare me for something in the future. I was not prepared for what was to come though!
She prayed for me and said to call if I needed anything at all, so I got off the phone and began to pray out loud (cry out) to the Lord. I had planed on going to St. Pete for the weekend to see my friend Lauren and go to drum circle as always, however, the Lord had other plans. As I prayed I asked the Lord to show me what he wanted me to do that up coming weekend… go to drum circle and see Lauren or go to a church, and if so where?
He clearly showed me he wanted me to go to this home church called Berean Baptist and that he would show me where to go from there. Most of my family began attending this church quite some time ago, I always considered it to be cult! However, I agreed to go but I only thought I’d be attending one time.
After I finished praying I went into the kitchen to make something to eat. I figured if I ate, the bad feelings would go away. As I was putting on a pot of corn, the evil presence that was so intense got worse all at once, I was so scared I could not even turn away from the stove! It was as if satan was breathing down the back of my neck. The only thing I could think to do was sing and the only song that came to mind was Amazing Grace. I sang it in every different tune and even added words to it because I didn’t know the whole thing. As I carefully turned away from the stove I felt as if I was singing into the face of death. Me, not being a multi-tasker somehow managed to text my aunt Cathy and keep singing at the same time…I was afraid to stop singing because I really thought I was going to die.
This was the text “Call everyone you know and tell them to be praying for me, right now!”
As soon as I text her, she immediately called me and wanted to know what was going on. I told her that it was more that I could handle and that I was truly being attacked by an evil presence so strong that I thought I was going to die. She told me go outside but I felt too afraid to move…I know what your thinking you would have run out, well not if your back was to the door and you felt like satan was behind you!
My aunt said she would come get me, and for me to just sit tight. Before she got off the phone she prayed with me….this is where it gets rough! As she began to pray I walked into the kitchen, and from the kitchen you can look out into the living room and from there you can see outside through the sliding glass doors…are ya still with me?
As she started praying I began to realize how satan had gotten into my life with his sick lies. I took a really good look at my surroundings and at the little trippy world I had created with the help of satan, and how he used things that seem so innocent in order to get into my life and the lives of others. And as my eyes were opened to these things I began to write on the white board that was on the counter in front of me “coming down off of the world, is like coming down off of drugs” Right after I wrote that, I looked out through the living room at the sky outside and it became dark, the wind stopped blowing and it became as still as death. The lights in the apt went off and my phone that was fully charged made a loud breaking up noise that both I and my aunt Cathy could hear! I felt the evil presence over power me and I really thought I was going to die! I threw the phone into the living room and began to cry out to the Lord for help and started yelling at satan to get out of my house, my life and my things. All of the sudden my cell phone rang on the floor (told ya it was charged) it was Cathy yelling for me to run out of the house fast!
I was in the middle of the street in a panic on the phone when the neighbors from across the street had just pulled up and asked what was wrong? I shouted there are demons in my house! They threw there hands up and said something like “whooo u take care of that then”
About an hour or so later, my Aunt finally arrived with two of my other cousins, Ben and Tina Pollock. When they finally got there I was so happy to see them. Ben prayed over the apt before we went in to get some of my things. I was not sure if or when I would be coming back. I didn’t really get much, just a few blankets and some clothes. We stopped and ate at a local Bob evens restaurant on the way home, there my cousin Ben and his wife Tina shared there testimonies with me. It was vary special and opened my eyes as to how the Lord uses people and different situations to bring people to Salvation.
We stayed until the restaurant closed and then parted our ways; My Aunt and I went to her house and my cousins to theirs. When we got to her house the only thing I wanted to do was take a shower and go to bed, I was whipped! However, as I was taking a shower I felt that same evil presence come over me again, I was scared to death! I didn’t know why I was still being attacked. The only thing I could think of was that maybe I had brought evil into my Aunt’s house. I began yelling loudly for her! She ran to the door in a panic, “What’s going on?” I yelled for her to throw the blankets outside immediately.
I began looking at myself wondering what I had on that satan could be dwelling in or that may represent my past. I looked up and noticed my reflection; I had three necklaces on and several anklets that looked like rags because I had not taken them off in about three years. I ran out of the bathroom, throw all the stuff in a bag and tossed it out the front door.
I was never as tired as I was that night, yet I couldn’t sleep. My Aunt Cathy and Cousin Jordan prayed over me, so that I’d be able to sleep peacefully. When I finally fell asleep I slept like an angel, Cathy said I didn’t move an inch all night. At about 7 o’clock in the morning the Lord woke me up out of a dead sleep, I felt like he was telling me “get up I’m not done with you yet” So I dragged out myself out of bed and quietly went into the other room. I sat up at the bar in the kitchen and began to pray…I asked the Lord to show me what he wanted from me this early in the morning. As I was praying, it became very evident what He wanted me to do. He said,“Julia, I need you to take all of your things that you’ve brought into this house, the things of your past, take and burn them. But don’t worry, I will bring you new things, pure things” And believe me he has!
So I called my Cousin Ben Pollock (the cousin that I had thought was the leader of a church cult at one time) and asked him if he would come over and help me burn some things. He came over right away. As I began to go through my things; I would hold up something as simple as a skirt and ask him if I should burn or not? He’d say “It doesn’t look like anything to me but if the Lord is speaking to your heart about these things I’d go ahead and get rid of them, don’t take a chance on it!” As we stood there and watched the pile of my colorful things burn, he showed me some places in the bible that talk about the very thing that I was doing, Acts 19:18-19. I suggest reading it; it proves the Lord was speaking directly to my heart and that I was not going crazy as the devil would have had me believe. This entire story took place in no more than a few days; at the time I didn’t understand why the Lord was cleaning out my life so quickly, the Bible clearly teaches us that first is obedience and then understanding. If I had not obeyed right as the Lord was prompting my heart I would have missed out on so many opportunities or worse I could have died.
To this day the Lord has truly blessed me, I have been able to share my testimony with many others and see the impact it has had. Although some of the responses to my testimony have been negative, it does not stop me from sharing and praying daily for my friends and family. The Lord never says anywhere in his Word that it would be easy, in fact He expresses the exact opposite to that. We are called to be missionaries for him...to go and teach all nations Matt. 28:19, 20
This is not saying everyone is to take off to another country and share the Word of God to others, although for those who do go out of their comfort zone in order to do so, I greatly admire you. But you may be called to teach right where you are, believe me there is a great need for missionaries’ right in your neighborhood, or in your home.
One of my favorite verses II Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any man is in Christ he is a new Creature; old things are passed away, behold all things are become new! Notice how the Lord says ALL THINGS are to become new. If He had put in his Word that a few things are to become new, or that some things are to be new, then the Lord would have lied, contradicted Himself. Because in Matt. 6:24 the Lord clearly tells us that we cannot serve two masters….because we will hold to one and despise the other. We cannot serve God and Mammon (mammon meaning money or things of this world)
So many times in a Christian’s life they will say they are saved and yet live how the rest of the world lives…God calls these people doubled minded, and unstable James 1:8 Beware of them, they will drag you down as they are consumed by the things and lies that false doctrines have to offer. My friends, it may be fun now, but where is it going to get you ten years from now? Will you be able to say that you fought a good fight, and lived a life pleasing in His sight? A wise man once said, “Sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, cost you more than you were willing to pay, and keep you longer than you were willing to stay.”
I’ am so glad that I know the truth about the lies satan filled me with not all that long ago. And that the Lord had mercy on my life and is now using me for His glory…He is my hero, He showed me TRUE love, TRUE PEACE, and TRUE hope. I’ am forever indebted to Him and will try my best to live a life pleasing in His sight.
Rom. 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, Holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (the least we can do). And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God.
The Lord has given me a love for holiness and a great respect for people that take the bible seriously. The church I once condemned for being over the top Christians that took the bible too seriously are now number one in my book for their boldness in Christ. Along with my Uncle David who is a missionary in Nepal with his wonderful family. He never seamed to stop praying for me, when in all truth the only thing he crossed my mind as was, just another one of those judgmental over the top Christians, trying to ram the Bible down your throat…I hope I grow up to be just the same ( :

2009-08-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

Where Are You Heading? Heaven or Hell?

Where you spend eternity is your choice. Let me take you through the Bible "God's Holy Word" and show you how you can have eternal security.

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.

Why must we die? because of our sins.

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God

You may ask what is sin? how do I know that I'm a sinner? Well have you ever broken any of God's laws " The Ten Commandments"?

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me” ( Exodus 20:3).
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” ( Exodus 20:4).
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” ( Exodus 20:7).
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” ( Exodus 20:8).
“Honour thy father and thy mother” ( Exodus 20:12).
“Thou shalt not kill” ( Exodus 20:13).
“Thou shalt not commit adultery” ( Exodus 20:14).
“Thou shalt not steal” ( Exodus 20:15).
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” ( Exodus 20:16).
“Thou shalt not covet” ( Exodus 20

If you have broken even one of these you are a sinner bound for Hell in need of a Savior...that includes everyone.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieveing, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolater, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

See, if you have ever even lied, you will spend eternity in Hell...But there is Hope!

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.

That one man was Adam in the book of Genesis. When Adam and Eve dissobeyed God they brought sin into the world. But Christ came and died to take on the sins of the world so that we could spend eternity with Him.

Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!

Praise The Lord ( : that is something to get excited about!

John 3:15-16 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16- For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotton son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

9- Not of works, lest any man should boast.

We see by these verses that no one is worthy to go to heaven by his own works. The Bible also tells us in Isaiah 64:6

"but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags...

So you see we are all lost apart from Christ.

If you have never trusted Christ to be your personal Lord and Savior I urge you to do so. We are never promised tomorrow, life is so short, where are you going to spend eternity?

I want to give you a few verses that show that you can't loose your salvation as some people would have you believe.

1st John 5:14 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

See you can know that ye have eternal life with God.

John 10:27-29 My sheep hear my voice , and I know them, and they follow me;

28 - And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29- My Father,which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

Once you have accepted Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you are a child of God forever. No one can take that away from you no matter how strong!

Does this mean we go on living the same life as we did before Christ? No! Once Christ comes into your life there should be a total transformation in you that everyone sees.

Romans 6:1-7
1. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2. God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5.For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7. For he that is dead is freed from sin.

One of my favorite verses is 2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Notice how it says ALL THINGS! not just a few but all.

Christ Loves you, after all He died for you. Won't you accept Him into you heart and life today? All you have to do is accept His gift, the gift of life. Do you believe that you're a sinner, repent and turn from your sins, believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. Do you believe that He died and rose again on the third day, ascended into Heaven and that He is coming again to judge this wicked and adulteress nation. If your sick of a life without Christ and want Him to be a part of your life, don't put it off another day, Hell is a real place. Get alone with God, pray/ cry-out to Him, ask His forgiveness for the life you have lived.

2009-07-06T16:34:00.000-07:00

Nepal

This summer my Aunt Cathy three of my cousins and I

spent three weeks in Nepal. It was a wonderful trip and I'm

very grateful to my Uncle and Aunt for making it possible.

We meet many wonderful Christians and the Lord truly

used the trip to open my eyes and get my focus back one Him.

We serve such a wonderful God! He is so good to His children,

He has never left me or given up on me and I'm forever grateful

to Him for that. out of the thousands of pictures we took here

are a few, enjoy ( :

visit to orphanage

me and kelli

the restroom

Pizza in Thamel

my little cousin an his best bud

gettin roops

village trip

stoped to eat on our way out to the village

sundesh, prashant and litte abigail

LOST in Nepal

TAXI

Me, Kelle and jord

Shopping

Just gettin in

haha impounding the bikes

little ones

My Uncle David and his sister my Aunt Cathy

some little ridin rig

down town thamel

Buzz

Themal

I found this funny ( :

view from the roof of the house

My cousin Jyoti and her little one

My favorite spot...and cousin Jordan

Me, little cathy and aunt cathy

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me and Kelli

Garden Of Dreams....

The India air port...15 hour layover ) :

Some Clouds, stokes, Nepals and a doolin ( :

Jon, Lydia and baby Abby ( :

Lydia, me, Suzie, and baby ester at church

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Coloring ...the kid in all of us

Fruit salad for cousin kiz ( :

my yearly christmas chocolate pnutbutter balls ummm

Buck an me by the gardan

me and lauren went to down to see our friend Juline and i gave her the baby blanket made with Love ~ meow

She had her baby last week awww

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WOW! Where to begin?
It has been such a wonderful year to look back on.
Last January I gave my life to Christ and became a new creature ( 2 cor. 5:17) I have learned more in this last year than I ever did in a secular college for two. God deserves all the honer an praise for my accomplishments even the ones most don't see because they reside within me.
I have grown to Love and fear the Lord. My prayer daily is that His will be done in my life and that He will use me mightily.
I have learned so far that a Christian's walk is anything but easy! In fact it has been a challenge to stay on the path. But I ( with the help of God putting them in my path) have surrounded myself with fellow like minded believers that uplift and encourage me in the Lord. Other wise I would have already fallen flat on my face in the mud.
Gods true peace lives within me and I'm so thankful for that Jn. 14:27
True Peace only comes from God and as long as we are looking for it in this world and not in Christ we are missing out on Gods best.
~Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Because in the world we live in today Satan wants us to believe that there are other ways to heaven...you've heard it all roads lead to the same place. Well truth be told THEY DON'T! The reality of it is that you have a choice HEAVEN or HELL. You can either accept that there is a God, our Lord Jesus Christ that came to earth as a man and died on Calvary's Cross, rose again the third day and ascended into heaven. And WILL come again to judge this wicked an adulteress nation.
Jn 3:16 ~For God so Loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever belivieth in Him should no perish, but have everlasting life.
And when you come to that place where you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior it is a one time deal...there is no loosing your salvation. Once saved always saved! John 10:28 ~ And I gave unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand!
I was saved at 10 years old but as the years rolled by i strayed off that path and eventually turned my back on God. That's what can happen if Gods children don't surround themselves with other believers and ground themselves in Gods word.
If your reading this and have not read my testimony i would suggest you do so, i believe you'll walk away blessed.
This past year i have learned to can, grow a garden, sew, knit and to wait on the Lord. Believe or not that's a lot to cram into one year. I believe that equals out to cramming for an exam. the only difference is that the things that i learned and that the Lord showed me, I will carry and use for the rest of my life.
I have made so many true friends that i will always hold deer.
The families from Brena Baptist that showed me such kindness and that guided and directed me on the right path. Thank you ever so much you all mean the world to me!
My wonderful Uncle and his family the clouds ( :
All the Alturas clan!
My Church CBC
And I'm so thankful that the Lord restored my relationships with my brothers and sisters and all the other relatives that i lost touch with while i was out in the world.

Thank you everyone for making this the best year ever! May the good Lord bless and keep you always ~ peace in Christ ( : Julia Grace

Words of encouragement

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Psalm 34

1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Just Here and There and a little of yonder

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I have finally finished all the pieces for my bf lauren's scarf...just have to put it together ( : meow

Every stich is filled w/ luv ( :

Me and David sunday after church...he is ready for a nap!!

Bang Bang...

Me and My sister Sarah and a friends wedding this past weekend

.25 cent glasses ( : luv a good deal

I think these are so cute ( :

He luv's kids...i think he is most happy around children
Here are some random pics from this week...i've been trying for a while now to get my bf's scarf done and i have now finished, i just have to put it all together!
"May all we do bring honer and Glory to the Lord"

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Last week my cousin alice took us to tampa college for A christmas thing they do every year. It was really pretty and we had a nice time! here are a few pics

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Mudd Art By David James...( : luv it

meow...

His little sweet heart

Beautiful North Fl. early in the morning

and David James

Just thought i'd add a few of me an David James ( ; Happy huntin and happy thanksgiving ( : Remember even as bad as things are in this nation right...we still are very blessed to have the fredom we have! Take time to thank the Lord for it!
And be Praying for this nation! May the Lord bless u as u live ur life for him.

I was tryin to put up more pics of thanksgiving but its not letting me put anymore one here...i'll try later, cuz u kno thats not all i took there ( :lol
Luv yall, Peace in Christ Jesus ~ ju

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These are just random pics for all different places, little Hannah sykes b-day party ...it's been forever since i've blogged, So here ya go ( : A few are from THanksGiving weekend. I went up to north florida w/ DAvid and his parents hunting for a few days. We had a really good time. the rest are all over the place ( : luv yall....happy B-day RAch!

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We were truely blessed to have some of our own missionaries home w/ us a few months back. Cousin JonJon wife Lidia and their beautiful baby girl...abby ( :
Please pray for them as they do what the Lord has called them to do...go into the world and spread the word of God.

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Kati w/ Logan and Sarah w/ baby girl sydney

Sydney Grace

Sarah and Logan

Josh w/ Logan and Hannah

Little mama

Me and Sydney

Josh and Logan

the g-maws

Awww little ones ... sydney and Logan!

Hannah and sydney
Sorry it has been so long since my last post...i'll try to get better at keeping it up. But if the this blog didn't take so long to load pics i'd post more often.
Any ways my sister Hannah had her babys about 2 1/2 weeks ago. These pics are from the day and day after they were born. awww they are such a blessing but i tell ya they are not sleeping well. Me my mom and sisters are taking turns staying up all night w/ them until my sister is well enough to take care of them herself. Can't wait till that day comes...jk but for real i luv sleep. oh yes an btw this would be one of the reasons for not getting on hardly ever. luv always and Peace in our Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ ~ Julia

P.S. Please be praying for these beautiful baby's an their parents ( : Thanks

The Rehearsal Dinner for Megans Wedding ♥

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Liv and Her Mother ( :

Marry Looking LOvely

Lots of hard came together

awww to be in Love ♥

o help us!

ummmm ( :

Crazy cleaning fun!!

Mothers Day Weekend ♥

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tHrIFT sTORE sHOpIN IN sT peTE

mY nEw fAvORitE tRee ( :

AAAAAAAA HELP!

ME AND MOM CAME ACROSS THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDEN ON OUR WAY HOME FROM OUR TRIP TO TAMPA THE DAY BEFORE MOTHERS DAY...WE HAD A BLAST

AWWW PRETTY

ME AN BUCK JUST HANGIN OUT

I ♥ flowers

LITTLE NANNY AND HER FLOWER GARDEN

mE AND MOM IN TAMPA

mE !

MOM AND NANNY AT BOBS

PRETTY ♥

( : AWWW

NANNY AND UNCLE SNAP

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I ♥ this song...enjoy ( :

On a Mission ♥

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This is my Uncle, David a missionary over seas. A person i once thought to be an over the top christian...a person who took life way to seriously! After the Lord got a hold of my heart and changed my life i realized that he was the kind of person that i wanted to be. Someone that takes the word of God serious, and applies it to their life.
In the King James Bible, in Matthew 28:19-20 the Lord clearly tells us our purpose on this earth until His return. To go unto the world and preach the gospel of Christ to others. I'm so blessed to have him as an Uncle and as an example of what the Lord has called us to do. Please Pray for all the missionaries, this world is becoming more and more corrupt with each passing day. David if your reading...Thanks for everything, I'm so glad the Lord has put u in my life.
Above is a recent photo of David's travles, the ruins in Pergamos.

Thanks for reading, Peace in Christ ~ Julia Grace ♥

Weekend with the Kids ♥

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Me burnt!

Sarah with our bread ( :

Sam, Josh, Emily and Sarah

Josh Caught 4 little crabs that day

Emily and Sarah at Candy Kitchen

Josh and SAM

Hey Everyone ( :
The Lord truly has blessed me this past weekend ( : While my mom was out of town for a couple of days i watched the kids and was able to spend some real quality time with them. On Friday we all loaded up early and went to the beach for the day. Right befor we left we went to a favorite Ice-cream shop across the street...CANDY KITCHEN ( : they loved it! We pretty much had the whole beach to our selves and had a blast...I however did not put on sunscreen like the rest of my siblings. I'm burnt to no end and feel horrible, but we had a great time ( :
On sat we had a clean up day at my Nanny's house an then went an got Watermelon...ummmm ( : The house looked great and the kids were in really good spirits for how exhausted they were. That night we all stayed up telling stories and eating ice-cream, I feel truly blessed to have had such a wonderful weekend with the Kids.
For all of those that stay really busy and caught-up in their own lives...take this little piece of free advise. Make sure you take time out of your busy lifestyle to really enjoy your family. If you have little ones don't wait till they are all grown up to have a good time. Children are a true blessing from the Lord and I'm so proud to be a part of a big family.

Thanks for reading ( :
Peace in Christ,
Julia Grace...enjoy the pics ♥

One door closed another opened

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Recently I finished moving out of my APT in lake wales. Monday my best friend/ roommate met me in Lakeland early and we drove down to lake wales together. I had already made a few trips down and got all of my things but Lauren was not fully moved out yet. We got everything really clean and painted over all of our artwork....what a painful and sad time! It took longer than i thought to get everything done but we finished around 4. As we were headed out the door we took one last look around the APT and remembered how excited we were to be moving in and now how we couldn't wait to be done w/ it.

After we closed the door behind us and turned the keys in to the landlord, i realized that this chapter to my life was officially closed. However, I always remember that whenever the Lord closes a door He always opens a new one...and I'm so grateful! I'm really excited about where the Lord is going to lead me, it has been amazing following Him this far. For those of you that don't really know me or haven't been in touch in a while, i would suggest reading my testimony at the very bottom of the page.

Luv always, Peace in Christ,

Julia Grace

This is what i call Jamin ( :

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Smells wonderful

Sweet!!!

Me and Mama...the Pro ( :

beautiful

Me an little Nanny

Lots of help is always nice

Add Love ( :

Wash well

From the Field to the Kitchen

We put away 50 jars of jam and bagged 10...it was alot of fun and the jam turned out wonderful ( : Thank you Lord ♥

Lunch Time ( :

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sweet little girls ( :

THe adult Table...we just about took up the whole place

awww sweet Kati and Samuel

Molly, Aunt Cathy and Tina

little gal table

BIg Kid table

Thank u Lord for good food and friends to share it with ♥ We took a lunch break at Sonnys and then went back to picking. I believe this was the last time i went out with the Millers before they left...Miss u guys!

A Berry Beautiful Day in Plant City

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All work and no play for this crew!! Not ( :

ME and Rach

LIve, LauGH, LOve

Little James...miss u!

PACKin IT FULL

Tom and James

Little ones

Awww so sweet!

A handful of Beauty

Aunt Cathy ♥

I smell Jam already

the Wonderful Liv

God is so Good ( :

Plant City

hard at work!

Dan the Man ( :

Myself

The Beautiful Mrs. Discher

Not all that long ago the friends and family went berry picking right before the Plant City fields were plowed under. And after a hard day of picking everyone went out for a nice lunch. Me, Mom and and the Girls made Jam that was soooo good ( : and had a blast...mom had not made jam in years, but picked it up like she had been doing it all her life ( : Thanks everyone for a wonderful time ♥ Hope u enjoy the Photos.

Peace in Christ ~ Julia Grace

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Hello Everyone, Sorry it has been so long since i've posted anything...life will do that to ya ( : here are the rest of the photos from ace. Hope u enjoy, and thanks for checking out my blog. Peace in Christ ~ Julia

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People need to know the Truth, the Lord is coming back to judge this world...pass it on!

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Joshua and Emma

1st and 2nd place in the mile

Michael and DAd

2 Place time goes to Michael

Michael and I

Stretch

Kitty and I

awwwww

Joshua and Emma

SAm, Sarah and Emily

LOOK!

Rachel and Mrs. Miller

Michael and Jordan

JOrd

Emily ♥

Sarah

SAm the Man

Samuel and Josh

( :

SAmuel

Picnic

SAy SAy

meeee

Emily and Sarah

I ♥ color

Here are some random photos from the first day of A.C.E
It was a beautiful sunny day, a bit windy thought. My Mother and brothers and sisters had a picnic that after noon and then went out and watched the boys run the trac from 2-5
That night at the rally we heard a wonderful speach on Accountabilty. We enjoyed it so much that we came back each night.

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rebound!!

Go Pete

Run Jord

Some one help me out!

Pep Talk

hustle

GO BLUE!!

GET EM JORD

GO BUCK ( :

Hello Everyone ( : Congrads to all of those who placed at A.C.E. this week, I was very impressed with everyones preformance and I'm so proud of you all!
Here are some of the photos from the boys first B-B game...Enjoy ♥

Nothin like a good game of speed

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Playing Card's at Aunt Mary's

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Just encase u were wondering if we ever had any fun, here's a little clip hope u enjoy ( :if ur ever down our way and think u'd like to join in on some good christian fun, go ahead an swing on by.

Mary's Big Party

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End of a good day...

Mary would say...

we had a hay day...( :

He still wants to play

Jord and liv

haley and Lee

Haley and stacy

game group

Little ones ♥

Eat up!

Take a photo of meeeee

Do u think it's a fly?

Smile

Michael and I

IT's B

And our Host Mary

While Mr. and Mrs. Graves were out of town with Mr. and Mrs. Pollock, Mary had a little get together for the kids...Thanks Mary and Jimbo ♥

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I found this in David Clouds encyclopedia ( my Uncle)

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What Shall I Take?

Out of this world I shall never take things of golf or silver I make. All that I cherish and hoard away, after I leave, on this earth must stay. Though I have toiled for a painting rare to hang on the wall, I must leave it there; Though I call it mine, and boast its worth, I must give it up when I leave this earth. All that I gather and all that I keep I must leave behind when I fall asleep; And I often wonder what I shall own in that in other life when I pass alone. Shall the great judge find when my ask is through that my spirit has gathered some riches, too? Or shall at last be it mine to find that all I worked for I left behind?

- Martha S. Nicholson

The Power In Prayer

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Please be praying for Mrs. Tracy Graves! The Lord hears our cry and loves when we come to Him in prayer. a song for us all " i love you Lord, and i lift my voice to worship u...oh my soul rejoice"
We have been hearing good news so far, lets keep praying that the Lord will continue to do a mighty work in the Graves family.

Jordans B-Day

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the only ladies left at the counter
Jordan gettin his gifts
action on the front porch w/ Benny
margaret, rosie, mary
markie, Stacy, and Abby
how'd like them gifts jord
Java Mama!
Ben and Deda
just a little more family for ya
Mr. Discher and his little lady
Granny and her Beautiful Daughter
Gettin that Slaw ready for the party
Aunt cathy, me, mom and Alice
SAm, sam, Gabe and tom
mick, Gabe, and Jordan
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. P
Aunt Esther and Vaughtie
Abby and Rachel
strummin away
food for all
( :
the whole lot
Liv and Gabe
Sarah Dicher
enjoyin the show
come and get it!
I actually got him smiling
Arianna
Star of the show
Cripple Creekin
Callie
mama ( :
The alfords
Granny and Mr. P
Vaughtie and Uncle Tommy
u too cute
me and ole tom cat
it's about the only way u can get their pic
cousins..mayme, summer, emily, sarah, and little day
say cheese
awwww sweets what it is
Cathy and Tracy
Summer and granny
liv and Jess
me and little Savanna
just some good ole boys
little ones
b-day boy and Aunt Cathy
me and Nanny ♥

By: liv and Mrs. P.
Aunt Cathy and Jordan me and Jess
Dischers ( :

Saturday Aunt Cathy held a B-day bash for Jordan...it was great fun, have a look
P.S Thanks everyone for all your help in preparation, Luv ya

A day at the Farmers Market

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hello ladies

More of Freds

Alice and ju...she got me that vest for my b-day

Cathy & Mary at Freds Market

ThEy WeRe CuTe ( :

Me, Cathy, Alice and Mary