Complete the feast this Thanksgiving with a HOMEMADE family sized 10" pie.

Buy a pie and bless a friend, family relative, or neighbor. All pies are only $12 each and made from scratch! (which means there is love in every bite!)

Choose from: 

      Old Fashioned Pumpkin...

                               Indian Apple... 

                                                 Sweet Potato-Pecan

                           Or try all three!!!

   The best part is, by purchasing a pie you will be supporting children in India!!       

A Sweet Dedication serves to raise funds for long-term initiatives for our children at The Firs, (a boys home) in Mussoorie, India. To learn more about India Initiatives and read up-to-date stories about the boys and the home, visit www.teamfaith.blogspot.com, or Facebook India Impact Initiative.

To order a pie TODAY, or to learn more about this ministry-please email asweetdedication@gmail.com 

Deadline to order is November 20th

Pies can be picked up at the Kahala Resource Center at Kahala Mall (above CPK) Wednesday, November 23rd anytime between 8am-12pm

Learning as I go

There are so many reasons to not do something. Most reasons are practical like 'I don't have enough time, money, resources'...then there is the default thought, 'what difference can one person make'...but my favorite excuse for not doing something-and I've used it all my life- "I am just not programmed that way"..Isn't it great!? I mean really great? Nothing beats the justification in it.
I'm not necessarily saying that 'I don't know how', cause then one can argue- 'well, learn' and I am not admitting that I am afraid, that just leads to a cause of being courageous...
No, simply saying "ummm yeah, my brain isn't wired that way' has somehow become the lie that justifies me, effortlessly, walking away from a world of life that just may lead me into living, walking, and breathing in God's Will.
The bottom line is that I know I am lazy and terrified...and yes, self-centered. I don't know how to do everything but at the potential of failing in front of others, at the cost of looking like a fool perhaps, at the idea of stepping out of my own comfort to do anything that is bigger than myself...well that just requires a whole lot of effort and courage,,, and FAITH.
(A friend recounted to me a sermon by Joyce Meyers, this was just yesterday so I still have to listen, but she spoke of the shield of Faith, regarding spiritual warfare; it doesn't just float in front of us protecting us, it requires effort for us to actually lift that shield and use it...and we build a muscle.)
I loved hearing this! Because faith does require effort. And there is transformation in faith. Isn't it great to know the Holy Spirit can transform us! Will transform us!

There isn't going to be much transformation, though, if I keep using the excuse, "That's just the way I am" (what is an excuse but a lie we live out). So here's to effort- to faithfully walk towards where God is calling us to be, how to be...
That's what I am learning everyday that I work toward making this ministry happen. I find myself turning more and more to God in doing tasks, which is so much more awesome than depending on myself and my own abilities! I still don't have a team locked down-So I am up close and personal with all the things that I am not good at, like leadership in team building, and administration skills, and well I have a long list :)
But I am pushing through faithfully and learning as I go and I want to share with anyone who uses that same modo that I've used all my life- So to challenge you too! And it IS challenging but extremely rewarding to stop hiding behind excuses and just go for it!

changes...

So i am trying to figure it out what to do with this blog..It started as an inspiration to dedicate myself to something...i had the strong interest in learning how to box and then fight in a ring...it was an interesting run but I learned that it was not what my heart really wanted to be dedicated to. Ever since I had come back from our trip to india to serve at the boys home there has been this strong desire to do something about serving there long-term. My heart kept coming back to this calling...I thought that if I could get my act together I would be able to "prove myself"...or perhaps prove to myself, that I had what it takes to follow Gods call and serve Him for His Kingdom. So, part of getting my act together was to have my health, finances, and character all straightened out. The problem was that I was working only on the outside instead of allowing God to transform me from the inside..which apparently takes a lot more time than I want to think about. needless to say my own efforts failed and after all was said and done i found myself alone praying to God without any results.
He Did reveal to me that I had it all wrong and now i am just taking one step at a time to follow Him and keep my heart available for Him to mold and shape. So things are changing, gradually I think as I look towards the real dedication God has put on my heart and that is to serve Him and to be an active part in His Kingdom work. So I am aiming to serve as a longterm missionary in India. Everyday, especially now that I am working towards starting up a ministry to fund initiatives, I ask God- am I doing the right thing I believe I am following Your call so please forgive me if I am wrong and close the door and steer me in the right direction, but everyday as I work faithfully towards the goal things seem to be changing from the inside...for the better-well, I know I am experiencing God and changing old patterns of behaviors so that has to be good. And I am doing things that I have always said I can't do. I don't know where all this will lead up to, but no matter what happens I am confident that today I am on the right track.