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"LOVE GOD with all your heart

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

I do not get paid for this ministry. This is simply a way to help and bless people.

"We do not even have the money to go out on a date." A young mother with four little kids told me. Our Mission was able to provide a gift card for her and her husband. We would like to do the same for you.

Just follow, comment, or email this blog by clicking on the View section. We will enter your name into a drawing. One lucky person will win a gift card to a restaurant. 

"I actually had a steak," *Sarah said later, smiling. Everyone deserves not having to cook a meal once in a while. And everyone needs time with their spouse or a friend.

That means you :) 

*Names are changed to protect privacy

I hope you win! 

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wHat is lovE mISsions

"LOVE GOD with all your heart

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

"Honey, I don't feel like you are respecting me right now."  My husband is kind, easygoing, and does not expect much from me.  So when he said this, I felt guilty.  But I also felt confused.  How was I not respecting him?

So I asked him that. He said sometimes when I do not listen or when I tell him what needs to be done.  In my mind, I had heard, and I had simply reminded him. But I resolved to do better, so I tried to come up with a list for myself:

R- Realize my husband and I are different ;)  Try to understand things from his perspective.

E - Empathize.  Life is hard for guys, work is hard for guys, money is hard for guys, temptation is hard for guys.

S - Serve him. Yes, I already do a lot for him and our babies, but maybe one extra small thing a day to make his day.

P - Pray that GOD will help him with the life is hard for guys stuff.  Pray even more that GOD will help me try be the best wife I can be.

E - Encourage.  Save all of his good actions in my memory and thank him often.

C- Care deeply. Even when he is in the wrong, love him for who he is, who he is trying to be, and for how he once won my heart.

T - Tease. Instead of taking life so seriously all of the time, flirt, make him laugh a little. 

It might be fun :) 

Quiz - What Kind Of Person Are You?

wHat is lovE mISsions

"LOVE GOD with all your heart,

and your neighbor as yourself."

"My mother is pretty, my father is handsome, and girls think my brother is hot. So why did GOD make me chubby and plain?" 

Marnie asks, her eyes sorrowful with tears.  We all have felt unworthy compared to others.  But our CREATOR made each of us beautiful inside and out, in different, wonderful ways. What kind of person did HE make you? 

Question 1.  Do you like to be in charge of people?

A.  Yes

B. No

C.  Sometimes  

Question 2.  Do you like to dance in the rain?

A.  No

B.  Yes!

C.  If other people are doing it

Question 3.  Do you like to take care of people?

A.  No

B.  Sometimes

C.  Yes

Question 4.  Would you rather:

A.  Speak in front of a large group

B.  Climb a mountain

C.  Give someone a hug

Question 5.  Would you rather:

A.  Work as a manger

B.  Work outside

C.  Work with people who need you

Mostly As:  You are a person who leads! Your personality is organized and confident. GOD made you to change the world :)

Mostly Bs:  You are a person who lives!  Your personality is carefree and fun.  GOD made you to appreciate the world :)

Mostly Cs:  You are a person who loves!  Your personality is compassionate and helpful. GOD made you to heal the world :) 

When Marnie realized she had gifts and talents unique to her alone, she was able to also see her physical beauty that others saw.  What about you? ;) 

Children - Why They Matter So Much

wHat is lovE mISsions 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

"Why did JESUS walk on water?" I ask my class of children, who bob up and down like ducks on a pond. "Because HE did not want to swim." A four year old girl volunteers, her pony tail bobbing like the duck who gets everyone to follow her. 

Children make your head swim and your heart soar.  They cry you a river and dry your tears with their hands. But they are more than cute, cuddly, and cupcakes.  They are eternity.

1. Children are created by GOD.

From the moment a child is conceived, he or she is fashioned, founded and favored.  They are perfect, whether or not they look like it to everyone. When they are born, they simply move from a smaller home to a larger one, a great, big, wonderful womb and world. 

2. Children are called by GOD.

From the moment HE gives them their soul in their mama's tummy, HE has a purpose for them. They are going to do something amazing in their life, whether or not it is realized by everyone.  When they wiggle as babies, walk as toddlers, run as kids and race as teenagers, they make people smile, laugh, change and grow.

Children matter because their FATHER knows them and their FATHER needs them. Let us adults who used to be those children be kids again. Let us help our own and heal others who have no one of their own. In the game of Duck, Duck, Goose, we are it. Time to go tag some special children. 

To rescue kids in every country, please visit compassion.com

Miracles - Make A Wish

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"LOVE GOD with all your heart,

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

I have a hard time believing in miracles. 

I wish life had not turned me from an optimist child to a realist adult. Is this world what happens or what we make it?

Both.  

Some things are out of our control. But hope, hard work, faith, and prayer are things we can try. Let me tell you the story of a miracle.

Chapter One: Make A Mess

My dad is forgetting everything, getting confused, and having a difficult time walking. We do not know what it wrong. Maybe it is his diabetes getting worse.

Chapter Two:  Make A Guess

My dad has brain cancer. We can not do anything except chemotherapy and radiation. Maybe he has a year to live, maybe less.

Chapter Three:  Make A Bless

My dad has lost his hair, memories, and independence. We celebrate his birthday, a year and a half past the diagnosis. Maybe because it is Good Friday, or maybe because Easter is coming, but GOD gives us a miracle: There is no sign of the tumor. The cancer is in remission!

I believe that the LORD can do miracles. 

I wish I understood why and why not. Is is something HE decides or something we can make happen?

Both. 

Sometimes HEAVEN helps us. But sometimes the hope, hard work, faith, and prayer of other people change things, too. Let me help you by begging JESUS on your behalf. Together, we will make a wish :)

Please simply Post A Comment, or Email under View My Complete Profile, to state a prayer request.

We will pray every single day that you get your miracle. 

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Please - Come To Our Church

wHat is lovE mISsions 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart,

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

You might be part of an amazing church. But you might not be.  You might have been hurt before, so you do not want to go.  I understand. I have been there.  

The hurting part. But now, I am in the healing part. That happens in church too, believe it or not.  I hope you can believe it. Here are three reasons to:

1.  We Want You 

 We, as the forgiven of the FATHER, welcome you with HIS open arms. At a good, Bible believing, grace filled church, you are cared about. I am truly sorry if you have not been in the past. But please keep trying. You will find one that accepts you and encourages you in the Word!

2. We Need You

We, as the Body of CHRIST, have a void only you can fill.  Not right away, if you are not ready. But when you want to, if you want to. Help reach the rest of your church, your community, and the world, with the gifts and talents HE created in you alone. Are you excited?

3. GOD Loves You More

We love you. And the REDEEMER adores you above what we can express. HE desires to have a relationship with you that lasts forever. So much that HE died. And came back to life :) 

If You Are In The Colorado Springs, Colorado Area, please come to Mesa Hills Bible Church, 615 West Uintah Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80905, 719-635-3566, Sundays, 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 10:00 a.m. 

Love, Joey, Amy, Mikey, and Jonny Torrans

March Sadness - Dealing With Depression

wHat is lovE mISsions

"LOVE GOD with all your heart,

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

My sweet eight month old baby has a depressed head.  So does his mama. Jonathan's is caused by developmental delays.  Mine is caused by life. In the last four years, our family has had CHRISTians betray us, health leave us, finances avoid us, 

and GOD try us :(  

You probably have had this happen, too.  

Living is hard.  I have talked to a woman who has a background in Biblical Counseling. She said these events caused shock, paranoia, fear, panic, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and discouragement. If you think you might be depressed, please see someone who can help you. The following are just a few things that are helping me:

1. Knowing Who I Am Not

I am not perfect, not even close, and do not want to pretend to be.  I am not always happy, hopeful, or helpful.  I do not know all the answers or even some of them. I try and I fail, and I am not able to get back up.  I am not, and that is okay.

2. Knowing Who I Am

I am in awe of the ONE WHO CALLS HIMSELF THE I AM. I am nothing compared with HIM. But I am created in HIS IMAGE. So I am beautiful.  I am a believer in HIS GRACE, though I do not often feel like it, which is why it is called grace.  

3. Knowing WHO HE IS 

HE knows I struggle with faith, and works, and mercy.  HE knows I question why people, especially children, have to suffer.  HE knows I hurt for the hurt of this world, and HE hurts more.  HE knows I am sinful, sad, scared, scarred and simple.  And HE loves me anyway. 

May HIS SON JESUS heal us all.