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For All, Forgiveness
Matthew 6:14
Created on 2004-06-07 01:17:49 (#3397442), last updated 2009-07-03
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Basic Info| Name: | Lana (Beck) MacKay |
|---|---|
| Location: | Spokane County, Washington, United States |
BioQuote: Meditation in the presence of the Holy Spirit is what keeps me sane. Otherwise, life is a struggle of unbiblical proportions. -- Lana MacKay ;)
I maintain ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
backyard_birds,
a photo/story community for bird l♥vers
from all over the world. We help each other
identify and give birding tips, as well as
share our bird photos and stories.
Other Communities and Links
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advoir ~ My loving husband.
challenging_god ~ A community started by my husband years ago.
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lkmackay ~ Theological/religious topic RSS feed of my blogger.
miraclelove ~ Political/Controversial posts.
Here's my myspace profile page.
I'm also on Facebook as Lana MacKay.
Greetings! I’m a 44-year-old wife and mother. I’m a conservative Christian. My family and I attend the Church of the Nazarene and we are members. My current ministries are Prayer, Single-Parent Family Ministry, Women's Ministry and Worship Team. I enjoy playing my flute on the worship team. Parenting has been the most rewarding ministry of my life.
I was born in Michigan, but grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska. When I was 15, we left the island and moved to Washington State. I graduated from Reardan High School in Reardan, Washington, in 1982. I still live in Eastern Washington and love it here. I was a medical transcriptionist, but became disabled in 1998, with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In 2006, I was diagnosed with mild diabetes.
I am disabled, and my illnesses are a struggle, but I still try to be as active as I can. My priorities are my family, ministry, and recently I’ve taken very seriously my dream of becoming a published writer. I read somewhere recently that if I’m to be successful at that, I need to see it as my “work,” so I am setting time aside each day for this.
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For fun I enjoy research – reading the paper, magazines (writing, birds, backyard, cooking), the Bible, and for recreational reading I enjoy reading mystery fiction and true crime. I may be a born-again Christian, but I can be a little sick and twisted. I enjoy writing, reading, bird watching, gardening, backyard living, and cooking. I also enjoy crafts and crocheting. Obviously, I’m quite fond of the Internet, as well. I love almost all birds, but my favorite is the black-capped chickadee. I've seen over 40 different kinds of birds from my back yard.
I'm a "free-will" thinker. I believe that having a relationship with the Lord is something that is a two-way street, so He gives us free will to make the relationship genuine because He loves us, and He wants us to willingly love Him back. He wants us to know Him completely, and not some counterfeit meant to deceive. I think the key to a mature life in Christ is learning to trust Him completely. Everything hinges on that. Loving Him is trusting Him.
If you don't know Jesus, and you want to, just ask Him into your heart right now. Confess your sins. Profess that He is Lord of your life. Once you have accepted Jesus the Christ as your Lord and Savior, get baptized as soon as you can to make a public profession of your faith. Your relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship you'll ever have. People will always let you down, but God never will. The Lord wants us to try to get along, anyway, and be forgiving, just like He forgave us when He sent His Son to die on the cross.
My journal name, For All, Forgiveness... comes from something that happened in my area. Not too long ago a man was travelling south with his five young children on a highway between our town and the city, and a truck came across the center and into his lane, striking their truck, killing all five children and landing both men in the hospital. It was during the Christmas season, actually. The wife and mother of the children, pregnant with #6, visited the man who killed her five babies while he was still in the hospital and she told him he was forgiven. Either the parents or the church they’re affiliated with put five little white crosses at the site of the accident… but that’s not all. They put up a sign that said, “FOR ALL, FORGIVENESS”. That is the example we should strive to meet.
My son Bradley is a high school freshman. Recently he was nominated to the National Young Leaders State Conference, which he attended. Less than 1% are honored. He loves hunting, fishing,dirtbike riding, Seahawks, and Jesus Christ. He's an A student - plays football, baseball, chess, sax & guitar. Brad's favorite subjects are math and science and he hopes to attend the Materials Science program at Washington State University.
Tristen is a fifth grader and an A student. A gifted child in Pursuit, she plays chess, is on the math team, qualifying for state chess and Math is Cool. A gifted musician ~ a pianist/floutist/singer/loves playing music with her daddy, Shawn. She's on the Bible Quiz team at our church and she went to district this year and scored 255 points out of 315, which is the best she's done so far. Tristen enjoys fashion and may become a designer someday.
Psalms 68:5
Single moms are dear to my heart because I know firsthand what that’s like. I was a single mom for 10 years, and remarried in 2004. While I was single, I know I benefited greatly because I attended church and people came along side me and brought me around to a healthy relationship with my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ. Through those people, God showed me that I matter to Him and He loves me and cares about my situation. And when I came to a place of healing, God blessed me with a good husband AKAadvoir. Feel free to click here: Shawn's Testimony. Many have read it and been blessed.
Shawn and I met in the IRC Undernet channel #Christian_Singles. He was always getting into trouble in there and because I was an Op, I had to boot him out and ban him a lot. However, he saysskreyola booted him out more. I'm not sure if dirtbird, the_crazysaint, ruminator or ladyaylan (probably) ever had to ban him, but I know he probably deserved it. :) But then he found Jesus and submitted to Him, and then God brought us together and we are living happily ever after, but as you can see above, we still like to chat. Web cams would have been nice back in the day! ;)
I grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska. I miss The Rock, but I'm glad I don't live there anymore. If you're from Kodiak, especially if we knew each other (lived there 1969-1979), friend me!
SPECIAL NOTE: It has been increasingly troublesome for me to keep track of who made what icons. If you find that I am using one of YOUR icons and I haven't given you credit, please, let me know in message and I will add your name (if it is a non-offensive handle) to the credits. Thank you.
"Fight with me. Fight with me.
Fight for what's right for our country.
Fight for the ideals and character of a free people.
Fight for our children's future.
Fight for justice and opportunity for all.
Stand up to defend our country from its enemies.
Stand up for each other; for beautiful, blessed, bountiful America.
Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history."
John S. McCain
backyard_birds, a photo/story community for bird l♥vers
from all over the world. We help each other
identify and give birding tips, as well as
share our bird photos and stories.
advoir ~ My loving husband.challenging_god ~ A community started by my husband years ago.lkmackay ~ Theological/religious topic RSS feed of my blogger.
miraclelove ~ Political/Controversial posts.Here's my myspace profile page.
I'm also on Facebook as Lana MacKay.
Greetings! I’m a 44-year-old wife and mother. I’m a conservative Christian. My family and I attend the Church of the Nazarene and we are members. My current ministries are Prayer, Single-Parent Family Ministry, Women's Ministry and Worship Team. I enjoy playing my flute on the worship team. Parenting has been the most rewarding ministry of my life.
I was born in Michigan, but grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska. When I was 15, we left the island and moved to Washington State. I graduated from Reardan High School in Reardan, Washington, in 1982. I still live in Eastern Washington and love it here. I was a medical transcriptionist, but became disabled in 1998, with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In 2006, I was diagnosed with mild diabetes.I am disabled, and my illnesses are a struggle, but I still try to be as active as I can. My priorities are my family, ministry, and recently I’ve taken very seriously my dream of becoming a published writer. I read somewhere recently that if I’m to be successful at that, I need to see it as my “work,” so I am setting time aside each day for this.*HUGS* TOTAL!
give Lana more *HUGS*
Get hugs of your own
For fun I enjoy research – reading the paper, magazines (writing, birds, backyard, cooking), the Bible, and for recreational reading I enjoy reading mystery fiction and true crime. I may be a born-again Christian, but I can be a little sick and twisted. I enjoy writing, reading, bird watching, gardening, backyard living, and cooking. I also enjoy crafts and crocheting. Obviously, I’m quite fond of the Internet, as well. I love almost all birds, but my favorite is the black-capped chickadee. I've seen over 40 different kinds of birds from my back yard.I'm a "free-will" thinker. I believe that having a relationship with the Lord is something that is a two-way street, so He gives us free will to make the relationship genuine because He loves us, and He wants us to willingly love Him back. He wants us to know Him completely, and not some counterfeit meant to deceive. I think the key to a mature life in Christ is learning to trust Him completely. Everything hinges on that. Loving Him is trusting Him.If you don't know Jesus, and you want to, just ask Him into your heart right now. Confess your sins. Profess that He is Lord of your life. Once you have accepted Jesus the Christ as your Lord and Savior, get baptized as soon as you can to make a public profession of your faith. Your relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship you'll ever have. People will always let you down, but God never will. The Lord wants us to try to get along, anyway, and be forgiving, just like He forgave us when He sent His Son to die on the cross.For All, Forgiveness...
My journal name, For All, Forgiveness... comes from something that happened in my area. Not too long ago a man was travelling south with his five young children on a highway between our town and the city, and a truck came across the center and into his lane, striking their truck, killing all five children and landing both men in the hospital. It was during the Christmas season, actually. The wife and mother of the children, pregnant with #6, visited the man who killed her five babies while he was still in the hospital and she told him he was forgiven. Either the parents or the church they’re affiliated with put five little white crosses at the site of the accident… but that’s not all. They put up a sign that said, “FOR ALL, FORGIVENESS”. That is the example we should strive to meet.
My Children
My son Bradley is a high school freshman. Recently he was nominated to the National Young Leaders State Conference, which he attended. Less than 1% are honored. He loves hunting, fishing,dirtbike riding, Seahawks, and Jesus Christ. He's an A student - plays football, baseball, chess, sax & guitar. Brad's favorite subjects are math and science and he hopes to attend the Materials Science program at Washington State University.
Tristen is a fifth grader and an A student. A gifted child in Pursuit, she plays chess, is on the math team, qualifying for state chess and Math is Cool. A gifted musician ~ a pianist/floutist/singer/loves playing music with her daddy, Shawn. She's on the Bible Quiz team at our church and she went to district this year and scored 255 points out of 315, which is the best she's done so far. Tristen enjoys fashion and may become a designer someday.Psalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Single moms are dear to my heart because I know firsthand what that’s like. I was a single mom for 10 years, and remarried in 2004. While I was single, I know I benefited greatly because I attended church and people came along side me and brought me around to a healthy relationship with my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ. Through those people, God showed me that I matter to Him and He loves me and cares about my situation. And when I came to a place of healing, God blessed me with a good husband AKA
advoir. Feel free to click here: Shawn's Testimony. Many have read it and been blessed.
Shawn and I met in the IRC Undernet channel #Christian_Singles. He was always getting into trouble in there and because I was an Op, I had to boot him out and ban him a lot. However, he says
skreyola booted him out more. I'm not sure if dirtbird, the_crazysaint, ruminator or ladyaylan (probably) ever had to ban him, but I know he probably deserved it. :) But then he found Jesus and submitted to Him, and then God brought us together and we are living happily ever after, but as you can see above, we still like to chat. Web cams would have been nice back in the day! ;)I grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska. I miss The Rock, but I'm glad I don't live there anymore. If you're from Kodiak, especially if we knew each other (lived there 1969-1979), friend me!
SPECIAL NOTE: It has been increasingly troublesome for me to keep track of who made what icons. If you find that I am using one of YOUR icons and I haven't given you credit, please, let me know in message and I will add your name (if it is a non-offensive handle) to the credits. Thank you.
"Fight with me. Fight with me.
Fight for what's right for our country.
Fight for the ideals and character of a free people.
Fight for our children's future.
Fight for justice and opportunity for all.
Stand up to defend our country from its enemies.
Stand up for each other; for beautiful, blessed, bountiful America.
Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history."
John S. McCain
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Schools:
Main Elementary School - Kodiak, AKKodiak Middle School - Kodiak, AK (1976 - 1978)
Sequim High School - Sequim, WA (1978 - 1979)
Reardan High School - Reardan, WA (1979 - 1982)
Spokane Community College - Spokane, WA (1994 - 1996)
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