Spiritual Quotes

Below are some spiritual quotes and verses that I love and thought you'd enjoy.

"Take the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same."

-Frances "Fanny" J. Crosby

(I took this picture and added the text.)

 (I also took this picture and added the verse.)

Feel free to post or pin these images onto Pinterest or wherever! =)

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What I Believe

So I've never really told you plainly what I believe exactly. To be honest I was kind of scared. Scared that you might stop following my blog or not want to be my friend anymore. Scared that some of you may try to argue with me. Scared that you might get mad. But I've realized that even if that happens I know I did what God wants me to do. Just so we're clear, I'm not trying to bash any of you that believe differently I'm just telling you what I personally believe. If you agree with some of my beliefs or none at all is between you and God. 

Now here is what I believe...

    I believe that the Authorized King James version of the bible is God's word and final authority (click here to see why I believe that). It was written by men whom God inspired and is His revealing of Himself to man. It is perfect because it has God for its author, was inspired by God, was preserved by Him, and is truth without any error. Psalm 12:6, 7."The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever."

    I believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost and that they are God in three persons. 1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

    I believe that you must be saved by faith. Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

    I believe that once we are saved we are always saved. John 10:28, "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

    I believe that baptism is what we should to do AFTER we are saved. Mark 16:16, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." 

    I believe in the second coming of the Lord. Revelation 1:7, "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

If you have any questions or would like to know how you can go to heaven please comment below or email me at: hotpinkgirlie@gmail.com

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P.S. I updated my "About" page and also added what I believe to it: http://ahomebeyondtheriver.blogspot.com/p/about.html

"What Has Happened To The Girl?"

What happened to the girl that used to blog AT LEAST once a week? What happened to the girl that thought about blogging so often? What happened to the girl named Chasity?

To answer those questions in detail would take a while and frankly would probably bore you to no end so I will briefly tell you what has happened "the girl".

She lost her motivation for writing.

She took a break from blogging.

She made new friends.

She spent more time with God and His word.

She led a lady to the Lord.

She spent more time with her family.

She became a senior in high school.

She turned eighteen.

SHE CHANGED. And for the better.

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She's Arrived!

Piper Ann McGuffey arrived safely from God on Saturday night around 9:00 PM to my sister Rebekah and her husband Isaiah. She weighs 8 lbs. 2 oz. and is 20 and a half inches long.

Mother and baby are doing great!

My dad is once again a proud grandpa.

My mom loves having a another granddaughter. 

My brother Kirk likes being Piper's uncle.

Kirk's girlfriend Jeri will one day be her aunt.

My sister KayleeBeth thinks it's cute when Piper sticks out her tongue.

My brother Ryan didn't quite know what to do with the little baby.

She likes to be all bundled up.

Isn't she so beautiful?

P.S. I took all the pictures except for the one with me in it (KayleeBeth took that one).

So Far This Month . . .

I've been doing good at keeping the few resolutions I've made (particularly the exercising).

I've read three books already: Embers of Love (Striking a Match, #1) by Tracie Peterson, Petticoat Ranch (Lassoed in Texas #1) by Mary Connealy, and Michal (Wives of King David #1) by Jill Eileen Smith. I'm currently reading A Bride in the Bargain by Deanne Gist.

I won the book The Tutor's Daughter  by Julie Klassen in a giveaway on goodreads.com and Season 3 of Downton Abbey. Sooo excited about them!

I got sick with the flu last Saturday and Sunday and then on Monday and Tuesday I had a cold. =/

I went ice skating last Monday with some family and a few friends. I forgot to take off my skate guards before going on the ice and slipped and fell. Twice! It was sooo embarrassing (but now it's just plain hilarious)  and I have nasty bruises on my knees! Some guy there told me it happens to him at least once a year. But still, I rarely ever fall and always tale my guards off . . . except this time I wad distracted by one of my nephews and totally forgot I still had them on. That won't happen again I can tell you that!

I went snow shoveling today and made some money for missions and to send one of my friends a late Christmas present. =)

I put up some polls on my sidebar for you to vote on.

What have you done so far this month? Anything exciting (or embarrassing)?

Gift Exchange - What I Got

My friend Kari had a gift exchange a couple weeks ago over on her blog. I'm linking up to her with pictures of the gifts I received from my gift exchange partner Sadie. 

These three candy bars were gobbled up in two days (I have absolutely ZERO self control when it comes to Snickers)! o.O 

It was torture to take a picture when all I wanted to do was eat it!

Sadie made this adorable ruffled scarf!

Isn't it cute? =) 

Little notes inside the package . . .

. . . and then a week later (today) I got what she promised!

Haha! Okay so funny story, my mom was looking at the back of the cd case and was like, "None of them are even cute." I laughed sooo hard! 

I've been listening to them this whole evening. =)

♥ THANK YOU VERY MUCH SADIE!!!!!! I LOVE MY GIFTS!!!!!! ♥

The Pearl of Great Price

    If you've looked at my blog recently you will have noticed that it's recently been redesigned. I decided to redo it the other day. Normally I've had Britt do it but this time I felt like doing it all by myself this time (though I had her make some new buttons for me). It was fun to do and I think it turned out pretty well, how about you? There's a poll on my sidebar that you can vote on if you'd like to. =)
    Also, what do you think of the header (I took the pictures) and the verses I chose to go along with it? Here are the verses I chose to use: Matthew 13:45-46, "[45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: [46] Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." 

Many people are like that merchant man in verse 45 who are looking for "goodly pearls" -good things that will make them happy and rich. But there is only one pearl that can do that fully which is "the pearl of great price." 

    The pearl of great price is Jesus Christ and indeed He is! In verses 46 we see that the merchant man found that "pearl of great price" I've searched through many "goodly pearls" but never have I found any like "the pearl of great price!" He is the most precious and rarest of all! If you have found "the pearl of great price" (talking about salvation here) but haven't yet fully "sold all that you have, and bought it" (completely given your life to Christ) I fiercely encourage you to do so! I spent many years knowing where to find that "pearl of great price" and indeed I held it in my hand but only a few months ago did I really grasp it and took it and "sold all that I had, and bought it." Isn't funny how we trust God with our souls but yet we cling to our lives. Don't be like me and wait, telling yourself that you are okay by yourself and don't really need give your whole life over to God. He's been waiting so long for you to surrender yourself to Him. He's given so much for you that the least you could do is give your life, stock, and barrel to the Lord. If you want to make Him truly happy you'll do just that.

Snow? Already??

It's the end of October and here in Montana we got snow! 

That's right, snow! 

This was taken out my bedroom window

Taken from our back stairs/balcony -this is our backyard

Technically we got our official first snow the beginning of this month but I was on vacation in Nebraska so this is my first snow that I've seen. I'm glad that it's melting away though because I'm not quite ready for the snow to stay! I mean, I was just getting used to it being fall and enjoying it (I just did that post about taking walks in the fall with my sister you know) and then bam! It snows! At least it's pretty much all melted by now. =) My favorite song right now is Let- er DON'T Let It Snow (since we've got places to go)! =D Because if it keeps snowing now, it will be an extremely looooong winter for us! I'm just not quite ready for it to be full blown winter and snowing yet. =/ 

How is the weather where you live? Most likely it's warmer where you are and no snow in sight but who know, God could send some snow your way! Well if you live in down South that would be really crazy but you know what I mean . . . right?? ;P

If you would like to see more snowy pictures you can see them at my photography blog by clicking here.