OVER THE MOON EXCITED!!!! #DrinkingTheKool-Aid!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Welllllllllll, today's Mona Girl Blog is ALLLL about My Amazing New York Mets' Men!! Soooooo grab a seat and get ready for some real, over the top Gushing.........

Just like today's Mona Girl Blog title says.....I'M OVER THE MOON EXCITED!  I've got a Big Gulp filled with #LGM Kool-Aid and I'm drinking every last drop to quench a NINE year thirst!!

On the evening of Saturday, September 26th....The New York Mets became the National League East Champions and are heading to the Post Season after a lonnnnng 9 year hiatus. And YOU know what the Biblical Meaning of NINE is?!? Nine means "Divine Completion"!! Oh YEAH!! Thank You Lord!!

Family, there's been lots and lots of "I can't believe it's not butter"......"You can't make this stuff up" **Divine** things happen to The New York Mets since Opening Day wayyyyy back in April.  But out of ALL the 157 Games Played; Mets Team and MLB records broken; Exceptional Player Acquisitions; Team Comradery Strengthened, Accolades given; Awards achieved; Panic City Drama; Raccoon, Yellow Parakeet and Pigeon sightings at City Field; Tears turned to Joy, Late Inning Heroic Comebacks, etc. etc...........there are TWO Amazing Mets' Moments that top Mona's List (SO FAR!!) for this Magical Season:

#1: On Saturday evening, 9th Inning at Great American Ball Park (one of my fave Ball Parks to watch My Metsies play), David Wright (Mets 3rd Baseman) hit his 5th Home Run of the Season in his last At-Bat in the game where the Mets Won and became the NL East Champions!! What's the Big Deal you say?!? Welll, sit tight Loves, there's more to this story........As many doom and gloomers were predicting, David should not even be **Playing Baseball** this Season as a result of being diagnosed in April with Spinal Stenosis. But that's NOT how Captain America is wired.......he fought back, battled many long, hard days of physical therapy and specially designed workouts, dreamed over and over of what his comeback would look like....and Bam! Returned to his Team several weeks ago, has NOT missed a beat, playing better than ever, and has given us Mets Fans something to talk about/remember for years to come!!  And just because I like to go over board, (after all Gushing is the focus of today's Blog), David Wright is #5. David Wright hit his 5th Home Run of the Season to secure our clinch of the NL East.  And do You know what the Biblical Meaning of FIVE is?!? Five means "Grace"!!! Oh YESSS!! NOTHING but God's GRACE that David is healed, back with his Team and PLAYING like an All-Star!!! And David, God's Got Your Back (literally)!

#2: DRAMA....D-R-A-M-A; Agent said, Team said, Player said; blah, blah, blah; noise, noise, noise; has ALL come to this Wonderful Conclusion.....that brings such PEACE in Metsville.  Lean in closer.........closer......are you listening??  OH YEAH!  The Dark Knight wants THE BALL!!!  Well done Matt! Your Team needs YOU and You've stepped up and are looking FAB doing what YOU do Best....showing off the Gifts and Talents God's BLESSED You with!  And Matt, God's Got You!

Family, as I said back in February in the PLAY BALL!!!!!!  #LetsGoMets! Mona Girl Blog: "I KNOW  that I KNOW that I KNOW My Heavenly Father is a New York Mets Fan!! AND how do I know this for sure?!? Because Our Lord is a Believer and Rewarder of Long Suffering!  LOL! Hold on Mets Fans! Our Day of **VICTORY & REDEMPTION** is coming very, very soon!!"

Well, "SOON" is NOW as the Mighty Mets' Men continue to take US on an AMAZIN journey!! Next Steps...Five more Regular Season Games (there's that #5 again - GRACE!!), then the NL Division Series and then the NL Championship Series and then YOU KNOW.........Awwww YES!! For right now.....let's just keep those TWO Exciting Words in our hearts!! The DREAM will gain more Power this way :)

Loves, Thank YOU for indulging Me in my Gushing moment! As I close out today's Mona Girl Blog, I'm going Old School on Y'all. Holy Spirit put this Song on my heart and it fits PERFECTLY for Who My Mighty Metsies are.........they are Blessed, Gifted, Talented and Humble.....**SHINING STARS!!**

There's a Calm Confident Energy flowing from this Team...... Whewee! I've gotta say that One more time in case you missed it....There's a Calm Confident Energy flowing from these Mighty Mets Men and I'm Soaking it ALL UP!!! Oh Yeah!! "For NOTHING is Impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)

Link for the Lyrics: Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining Star



Continued Success & Blessings!!

THANK YOU CHURCH LADIES!!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Today's Mona Girl Blog is going to be a FUNNY read. "Thank You" to my friend Paula for sharing the Church Bulletin Laughs with me so I can share with YOU :)  Enjoy, smile and yeah.....even laugh out loud! Laughing, as we already know, is Good for the Soul!!

They're Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank You Lord for the wonderful church ladies with their trusty typewriters.

These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced at church services: 

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. 

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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

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The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water. ‘The sermon tonight: ‘Searching for Jesus.'

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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help. 

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Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. 

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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. 

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Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get. 

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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.. 

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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.

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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered...

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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

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Pot-luck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. 

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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM... The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

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And this one just about sums them all up........

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday:

'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.'

Family, I want to close out today's Mona Girl Blog with a quote from one of the Greatest to play the game of Baseball!! Here's to a Wonderful Man with an Amazing Energy and Spirit.  His Soul lives on in Heaven and I KNOW he's continuing to spread love and laughter!!

Continued Success & Blessings Family!!


Also Family, FYI.............

Our Lord has put on my heart to start a Prayer & Praise Line!  And YOU KNOW ME, I am uber **Obedient** when it comes to His Suggestions, so I AM ON IT!! The calls will be the last Sunday of the Month, with the next call being Sunday, September 27th.  Dial-in anonymously, give your name at the prompt, join in for a few minutes or the entire hour......however you choose to participate is completely up to you :) 

Time: 7:00p - 8:00p ET

Dial-In Number: (605) 477-2100

Passcode: 343645#

**Feel free to email me at wincty@aol.com if you have any questions prior to the call.

REALLY?!? NO....REALLY?!? ALL THINGS?!?

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Today's Mona Girl Blog is about an AWESOME!!!! Scripture the Lord's had riding shotgun with me lately.  And based on what He's showing me He's doing in the lives of my Friends.....(and YESSSS, I'm gonna bring them in yet again)......And based on what Our Lord's showing me He's doing in the success of my Mighty New York Mets Men (as they just continue to RAKE, play Defense, et al and make MLB and Mets Team HISTORY!!!).....Oh Yeah!!!!! This Scripture is **RIGHT ON POINT!!**

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible." (Matthew 19:26 NIV)

And to bring the Power and Intensity and Awesomeness!!!! of Jesus' Words even further home......here's the Scripture in the Message Version (both versions include a smidgen of "Mona emphasis" in CAPS):

Jesus looked hard at them and said, "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. EVERY chance in the world if you Trust God to do it." (Matthew 19:26, MSG)

Whew!!!! OK!!!! Now that's what I'm talking about - YOU GO JESUS!!! Family, when We're Living the Walk, Faithfully Talking the Talk, Abiding in HIM, Being Obedient to HIM, Giving HIM the Glory, Honoring HIM, Doing Our Part, Humbling Ourselves before HIM, Chill-laxin with HIM.......Oh YES! Jesus' PROMISE to **US** is........ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!  Not some, not a few, not a couple, not several, not one or two......but ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE if WE and the "things" WE desire are within HIS Will!! And most importantly......According to HIS Perfect Timing (smile).

Now for those of You who are Human like Me, it doesn't mean we're disqualified from Jesus' Awesome PROMISE if we're NOT Perfect!! That's the beauty of Our Savior's Word......He knows WE're NOT Perfect but we can claim and walk out this Awesome Scripture despite our Humanness.  We can Rest in Jesus' PROMISE that if we are doing Our BEST, that HE knows Our Heart and He will grant Us the Blessing to stand Strong, Confident and Faithfully on His Mighty Word.

I LOVE how the Message Version just breaks it down to the bone.....makes it plain............P-L-A-I-N....with Jesus not mincing His Words.....NO CHANCE AT ALL WE CAN PULL IT OFF....BUT EVERY CHANCE IN THE WORLD IF WE TRUST GOD!!!! Yahoo!! Thank You Jesus!!!

As I mentioned at the beginning of today's Mona Girl Blog, over the last couple months, Our Lord's been Showing Up & Showing Out in my Friends lives!! They are literally Walking Out Matthew 19:26 in their personal, daily, lives!! It is soooooo AMAZING to behold and I am soooooo GRATEFUL to Our Lord for giving Mona a front row seat to watch Him Work!!! Loves, Our Lord is quite the show off.  HE LOVES to Bless His Children....HE LOVES to Lavish His Flock....and when We Trust Him, Believe Him, Have Faith in Him....We are right smack dab in Position to experience the "With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible" Blessings Jesus is talkin 'bout!!!!!

Oh Yeah Family!! Please take this Message to heart that the Holy Spirit has me sharing with You. Let Jesus give you a reason to get excited about His Promise.....let Jesus change Your mindset about how You look at the "impossible" stuff in Your life.....let Jesus give You His "this is a #FRFR Blessing that is available to You"......let Jesus Show Up & Show Out in Your life with His ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE Promise!!! And Loves, I Promise when You do......Oh Hallelujah!!! YOU will NEVER, EVER be the same!!!

Continued Success & Blessings!!!

THE BLACK DOT........

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Before we get going today..........I just gotta, I MUST give a BIG SHOUT OUT to My Metsies!! The Talented, Gifted, AMAZING, Blessed, NEVER say die New York Mets Men just Keep Showing UP and Showing OUT!! These Boyz can PLAAAAAAY some Baseball Y'all! OH YES they can! Keep it UP, Stay FOCUSED My Fighting Mets Men! Oh Yeah! #Done!Fork!  "For NOTHING is Impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)

OK!! Whew!!!! Breathing.......For Today's Mona Girl Blog, I'm sharing with you an email I received from one of my Blessed Sisters in Christ. (Thanks LaRanda!!) 

It's self explanatory......the way we should ALL be walking out this thing called Life....and as LaRanda said: "Good for the Sight and for the Soul".  We don't know who the Author of this Beautiful Message is.....so let's say Thank You Holy Spirit for the Wisdom and Life Lesson. Enjoy Loves!!!

Family,  I will leave you with this Scripture (Thanks Westley!!) that fits PERFECTLY here.  It reminds US, just like this Beautiful Message, to keep our eyes on Our Lord and OUR MANY, MANY BLESSINGS!!

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." (Philippians 4:8, NIV)

Continued Success & Blessings!!!!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Today's Mona Girl Blog is very simple.............LOVE!!!!

For the last few weeks, Holy Spirit has been soaking Mona in LOVE!  LOVE for self. LOVE for family. LOVE for friends/acquaintances. LOVE for colleagues.  LOVE for strangers. LOVE for folks who don't LOVE Mona (LOL!).

Last Sunday, the Pastor's Sermon at Church was on You guessed it - LOVE! And today, Holy Spirit whispered to me to share the Sermon text from Sunday with You.

Most of us are very familiar with the Scripture I'm about to share because it's usually the standard Scripture read at Wedding Ceremonies.  I know I've been Blessed by friends who have asked me to participate in their Wedding Ceremony by reading this sacred and special Verse written by Apostle Paul of Tarsus and Sosthenes in Ephesus.

Even though it's a very common/popular Scripture, even though we've heard/read/maybe even studied this LOVE Scripture on several occasions, I urge each of US to take some time, some get alone time and Really REALLY let the Words of this Powerful Verse from THE BOOK sink deep into Your Heart and Soul.

Once You do, I can honestly say that You will never look at 1 Corinthians 13 and as the New King James Version entitles it - The Greatest Gift, the same. It will take on a whole new meaning for you now when you hear it at Wedding Ceremonies, Anniversary Celebrations, Church Sermons, Bible Studies, etc.

And Family, I hope/pray it will even make You LOVE differently...........LOVE of self, LOVE of family, LOVE of friends/acquaintances, LOVE of colleagues, LOVE of strangers, LOVE of folks who are unlovely........

Enjoy the read and I LOVE You :)

***THE GREATEST GIFT***

Though I speak with tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.  

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 

Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.  For we know in part and we prophesy in part.  But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.  For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.  Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.   

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE.

-1 Corinthians 13, NKJV

Family, I read this quote while searching for the above pic quote, and just have to share.........reminds me of what deep, intimate, spiritual LOVE is all about:

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.  I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep, your eyes close.". - Pablo Neruda




Continued Success & Blessings!