time sure flies....

howdy all.. sorry about not posting for awhile.. life has been.. well, life. Not much time to blog. but just wanted to say that very soon I will be doing a countdown till our missions trip to Scotland. Seven men from my church will be going on our first ever missions trip to help a church in Glasgow, Scotland. We will be doing construction work and also some evangelism. I will be leading 2 worship services while I am over there. I can't believe it. I am so excitied. It will be major fun. So, I will start the countdown in a few days and fill you in on more details.

Until then God bless all of you.

Peace

Tony

Happy New Year

I hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe New Years Eve.

2009 is going to be an amazing year...

God bless and see ya on the flip side...

Peace

Tony

one week to go.. oh boy oh boy

7 days till Christmas.. just wanted to drop a note saying i am still alive and rolling on. Survived the ice storm last week and now we have snow in the forecast for tomorrow thru the weekend and even next week. Snow on Christmas. I love snow if i don't have to drive in it. Get those sleds READY!!!!

God bless. And remember to keep Christ in Christmas!!!!!

Peace

Tony

Happy Birthday to my best friend!!!

Happy Birthday Dianna.. my wife and my best friend. I hope your day is amazing.

We had to celebrate last night since we are going to be out tonight, but Di got nachos for dinner and a chocolate cake made by yours truly.. and she got some cool gifts from the kids, a poem and a story. I made her a rock nativity. I found some cool rocks and painted them up. She dug it. I love birthdays.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas season. Last night we watched Christmas Vacation and then after that some of the 1979 John Denver and the Muppets A Christmas Together. What a corny Christmas special. Brought back memories tho. John Denver should never have been allowed to tap dance.. yikes. hahahahaha. Let the season roll on.

God bless

Tony

why you been gone so long..

Well, here i am.. its been awhile, but as always life is busy busy.. Thanksgiving was wonderful!!! Now the focus is on Christmas. Christmas is coming and Tony's getting fat.. hahahaha.. thats just cuz of Thanksgiving last week and Dianna's amazing pies.. mmm, pecan pie! So, there's lots to do.. Dianna and I are done our shopping so my focus will be on getting the Christmas Eve service ready, wrapping, Christmas cards, decorating, getting the tree up. Good stuff. I love Christmas. Our savior was born. What a great birthday to celebrate. I hope you can take a minute and remember that. We give gifts in remembrance of Jesus' birth. The focus should be on Him firstly. We can all get crazy with shopping and running around, but why are we celebrating Christmas... CHRIST! Thanks for reading and hopefully with the countdown to Christmas coming, i can make a few posts between now and then.. If not, you know I will be enjoying the Christmas season to the fullest..

God bless

Peace

Tony

Sorry, i have been gone so long...

I have been so busy.. work, school, church, family stuff.. just wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know i am alive and well... hoping for some down time soon. But the holidays are coming. 2 weeks till Thanksgiving and then into Christmas. This year as a family, we are going to take a step back and really focus on Christmas this year and what it is really all about, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

peace

Tony

oh.. by the way, there is nothing i hate more then raking..

a busy time of year...

well, this weekend proves to be a busy one..

First off.. this saturday is me and di's 11th wedding anniversary. my lady rocks! I love you di and thanks for being my wife, all you do and all you put up with.. 11 great years! God has really blessed me and my marriage. God is good.

Also, this saturday, the 25th, we have our church's Harvest Fest at the Southbridge Common. We are hoping and praying for about 200 kids. we have games, puppet shows, music, snacks and candy, candy, CANDY! We just want to get out in the community as a church body and share some of God's love with these kids and their families.

Then Sunday is church service and we are hoping some of the families that come to the Harvest Fest come to the church Sunday morning. that is very exciting. So, i ask that you pray for the Harvest Fest that God would bless both the kids and their families who come but also that God would bless the workers. God is doing some amazing things. we need to remember that everyone needs Jesus! we all do and we need to all do our part to spread that good news!

God bless and have a great weekend. Go Pats!!!

Peace

Tony

brrrr. the chilly wind did blow

ahh, fall has finally arrived so I have fired up the pellet stove.. ahhh, warmth! I know i haven't posted in awhile, but life continues to keep me busy. time and motion wait for no man.

Last weekend we visited the Quabbin Resevoir and I took this picture of Cassidy.. I really love and all I could think of was JRR Tolkien's quote,

"All who wander are not lost."

Have a great week. stay warm!

Peace and God bless
Tony

the weekend is here

Finally Friday.. thank goodness! This weekend will be a busy one for the Hamilton brood.

Just wanted to share a scripture...

Psalm 103
1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

God loves all of us and wants to take away our sins and heal us. And look at that.. satisfy us with good things so that we will be renewed like an eagle. I love these verses. Have a great weekend everybody..

Peace and God bless

Tony

there is a season turn turn turn turn

Howdy all. I am back. i have been super busy, but so is life. life is GOOD!

Just wanted to make a post concerning all the talk of politics and the money woes in America. God never said every second of every day will be fun and great. God test us, puts us thru trials to help us, to help us rely more on Him and less on ourselves, to build our faith in Him and Him alone. I think this is an important time in America. Things are tough for people. People losing their jobs, people scared about money, healthcare, just surviving.

Matthew 6:25-34 has some words we can lean on in these hard times..

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

God wants to provide for us. He loves us. God wants to bless us. So no need to worry. Look to Jesus, look to God in these tough times. If you accept Jesus as your savior, you are guaranteed riches beyond anything we can imagine in heaven. This is so encouraging. So, just read that scripture again. Really think about it. God loves YOU!!! You can have that reassurance today. God will take care of you. Its not always the way we want. God never says above that he will give us big homes and tons of cars and toys and dunkin donuts coffee everyday. He said He would provide. So, take a moment and really think about that. every good thing comes from the Father.

In these tough times, maybe its time to get back to church. a bible believing church that can really encourage you, build you up spiritually and help ease that worry that comes from the devil. God loves YOU and wants to bless you!!! remember that. Amen!!!!!

peace all!

Tony

Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.