The 1st of July

Dear readers of my blog, "God is Love",

This post is about YOU! :)

Yes, YOU!

I am writing to let you know that YOU are VALUED, YOU are LOVED, YOU are a CHILD OF GOD! :)

Here's a word for you from the heart of one of my favorite writers, Holley Gerth: "God understands hard times. So when life lets you down, know that He's holding you up and will never let you go. God understands happy times. So when life brings joy, know that He's celebrating with you and sending more blessings your way too. And the best news of all, God understands you-- what you've been through, who you are, who you're becoming. All of life, all of you. There's only One who truly gets it...and He's got you.

God LOVES you, dear heart! :)

So on this first day of July, I hope you will remember that you are held by the same Hands that hold the world. You are safe in God's care. My prayer is that God's love will surround you, His words will comfort you and His heart will lead you home.

God bless you!

Love,

Alexis

P.S._I'm here if you need to talk or have a prayer request! You can e-mail me at capturingidea@gmail.com :)

An interview by OPRAH you will WANT to see!

Dear friends,

Here's an interview by OPRAH you will NOT want to miss! :)

Adventist preacher/producer DeVon Franklin, vice president of production for Columbia Pictures and author of the book Produced by Faith will be featured on Oprah's show Super Soul Sunday on Sunday morning, June 17, at 11:00 a.m.

Check your TV guide for local listings!

Here's a preview to the story...

First Look: DeVon Franklin on Faith and Hollywood
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsunday/blogs/First-Look-DeVon-Franklin-on-Faith-and-Hollywood#ixzz1xhbimrVR

Remember to watch it on Sunday, you will be blessed! And those of you who have heard DeVon preach/be interviewed about his faith, book and career KNOW what I'm talking about, right? :)

God bless you!

Love,

Alexis

Uplift for you on a Friday night

Dear friends,

I found myself very discouraged today and these messages of inspiration I found online God directed me to find online sure did lift me up! :) So if you find yourself feeling below the weather today, I hope you will find God's peace in these messages contributed by some of His people:

"Is This A Miracle? An Update from Haley Bellows"
http://www.prodigalmagazine.com/is-this-a-miracle/

"Why Jesus?" -- Britt Nicole and K-LOVE
http://www.klove.com/ministry/why-jesus.aspx

"Choose Joy" -- Kay Warren (wife of Pastor Rick Warren)
http://wgts.org/kay-warren-choose-joy/

Be blessed!

Love,

Alexis

Purposed to put a smile on your face :)

Dear friends,

When you find treasure, share it, right? ;)

I would like to share these pearls of wisdom, this priceless treasure of blog posts, by a few of my favorite writers online, with you! Yes, YOU! :)

My prayer is for God to speak through the written works of these inspired writers to bring your heart closer to His endless love for you and bringing a smile to your face if you're having a bad day would be nice too! ;)

Happy reading!

Love,

Alexis

P.S._ And of course, here are the works:

Blog: In the Name of Love

Author: Bianca Juarez

Post:

Some thoughts on faithfulness twenty years later…

http://blog.inthenameoflove.org/archives/3259

~*~

Blog: Lysa TerKeurst

Author: Lysa TerKeurst (of Proverbs 31 Ministries)

Post: And I had the perfect comeback

http://lysaterkeurst.com/2012/05/and-i-had-the-perfect-comeback/

~*~

Blog: Grace with Silk

Author: Valerie Sisco

(Guest) Post on (in)courage website:

Less, More, Enough

http://www.incourage.me/2012/05/less-more-enough.html

~*~

Blog: The Mom Creative

Author: Jessica Turner

(Guest) Post on (in)courage website:

The Power of a Phone Call

http://www.incourage.me/2012/05/the-power-of-a-phone-call.html

~*~

Blog: Holley Gerth

Author: Holley Gerth of DaySpring Cards and (in)courage co-founder

Post:

“Things Our Hearts Forget: You're Carried”

http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/2012/5/11/things-our-hearts-forget-youre-carried.html

-- the end (for now) --

Trials make you strong

Amazing story, eh?

What a true message-- "What doesn't kill you makes you STRONGER"! :)

Story behind my learning of this song: My mom showed it to me a literal 5 minutes ago today which is about 1 hour after I shared with her my issues that were making me upset. I find the music video of cancer patients putting up the fight of their life to be a great reminder of how we're all going through something on one level or another and true to the lyrics, if it doesn't kill us, it will make us STRONGER!

So whatever you may be going through, remember God is right there with you. Just reach out to him (in prayer), talk to Him like He's your friend. He's not scared by your honesty nor is He surprised by your thoughts. He knew you before you knew yourself (Jeremiah 1:5)! And He is more than capable of helping you to weather any storm, trial or circumstance that life can throw at you.

Watch the video, dear friends, and be encouraged! :)

Love,

Alexis

A penny for your thoughts (for free)

What would YOU say to the world? 

Here's your chance!

Check it out:




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And to get a professional radio station DJ's thoughts on it, visit http://www.klove.com/blog/amanda/post/2012/05/07/The-Listerve.aspx

A true love story

Dear friends,

I found the sweetest, TRUE love story ever on one of my favorite wedding photography blogs (ever)! :)

And I simply HAD to share it with you! :)

Read it here:

"His 26th: Middle Parts, Blue Mascara & Our First Dance" by Katelyn James
http://katelynjamesblog.com/michaels-26th-birthday/

Be inspired! God does answer your prayers and DREAMS do come TRUE! :)

Love,

Alexis