What Is A Rainbow?

What is a rainbow?

A rainbow is defined as: an arc of colors formed by the sun shining through moisture.

Did you know that a rainbow is a symbol of a promise between you and God? If you’re familiar with the very true Bible story of Noah and the Flood, (Genesis 6-9) then you might remember that at the end of the flood God made a covenant with Noah. The sign or symbol that the Lord chose to represent this covenant is a rainbow.

“When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh…God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” (Genesis 9:14-15,17 ESV) (emphasis added)

Isn’t the Lord merciful and gracious!?! Let us give thanks and praise Him for His mercy!

While the rainbow is and will always be a beautiful symbol of God’s grace and love for us, in today’s culture man has perverted the symbolism of a rainbow  to symbolize the perversion, defiling, abomination and destruction of God’s divine design for a family.

I pray that you will not be swayed by the wickedness of today’s culture. Instead I pray that you will pick up God’s Holy Word, read it for yourself and live your life accordingly. “[S]o that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.” (Ephesians. 4:14)

Thanks for reading. Until next time…

 ~Mekenna

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Last week it was her birthday now this week it’s Mother’s Day. Happy Mothers Day to my Beautiful mother, and all mothers everywhere! I love you Mommy.

My Favorite Hymn

This is my favorite hymn! It’s so simple to learn and and the words are so powerful. I love to sing it. I know that there are different versions with an extra verse or verses, but this is the one I am familiar with. You can listen to it here.

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come thou fount of every blessing

Tune thy heart to sing thy grace

Streams of mercy, never ceasing

Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet

Sung by flaming tongues above

Praise the mount I’m fixed upon it,

Mount of thy redeeming love

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Here I raise mine Ebenezer

Hither by thy help I’ve come

And I hope by thy good pleasure

Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger

Wandering from the fold of God

He to rescue me from danger

Interposed His precious blood

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O to grace how great a debtor

Daily I’m constrained to be

Let thy goodness like a fetter

Bind my wandering heart to thee

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it

Prone to leave the God I love

Take my heart, O take and seal it

Seal it for thy courts above

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~Mekenna

Happy Birthday Mom & Dad!!

Today is May 6th, 2013. Today is the birthday of BOTH of my parents. Same day, same year, just not the same time. Not saying who’s older.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You have allowed my wonderful parents to see another year! I pray that they would see many many, more. I pray that you would bless their marriage and their lives individually. In Jesus name Amen!!

She’s Thrifty!

In this day and age, clothing in your average retail store has become soo immodest that it’s ridiculous. Not to long ago, my pastor tweeted that he and his wife could not find not one modest skirt for his eldest daughter who is eight years old. However, I can almost guarantee you that if he had went to a THRIFT STORE, he would have found modest skirts and then some…

>>>Me love me thrift stores!!

Now, of course my opinion is bias but hey, check out a thrift store for yourself. See what you find at great prices. (I sound like a commercial ) It’s amazing all the wonderful things people give away to thrift stores. It’s possible that you could find a dress brand new from the thrift store that still has the tag on it. It was originally sold for about $20 and you only pay $5!

However! Not all thrift stores are the same. Some thrift stores price higher than others and some are nicer than others. You just have to find the thrift store that’s right for you. Ya know? Also, thrift store shopping is usually a hit or miss. Some days my mom and sister and I go into a local Goodwill and leave as we came. Other days we hit the jackpot!

My mother, sister and some church fam just went on our 3rd thrift store shopping trip back in the beginning of April. For each past trip, we chose a city and then we checked out the different thrift stores in that particular city. (Yeah, we’re serious about this stuff ) We love getting a good deal!

What we enjoy more than getting a good deal at various thrift stores, is the awesome time we spend with each other. We make so many memories on each trip. And the laughter is nonstop! We almost always find something to laugh about. I love those ladies!

Welp, that was my little spill about how crazy I am about thrift stores. Enjoy your day, check out a thrift store or two, be happy, be healthy –Cheerios

~Mekenna

I Love My Family

Us Earleys

We are a family consisting of a man, a woman, and two goofy young ladies! I am so grateful for my family. I love what God has blessed me with. A father and mother who desire to raise their children in the Word of the Lord and break the never-ending cycle of generational unfaithfulness to the Lord.

Here in this picture below, my mother thought it would be so cute if we redid the photo that she took of us as a family when I was like five and my sister was about one. As you can see my Daddy has not changed. In the recent one, he was pretending to be sleep of course.

Me and the little sis. We’re three years apart. However, ever since Jayla’s growth spurt people think we’re twins. So just so you know I’m the oldest.

The Parents.  Ain’t they a handsome couple?

Welp, I just wanted to do a pictures post. Not much that I wanted to say because– (I’m about to go cliché on ya) “a picture is worth a thousand words.” So, you got about four thousand?

Enjoy your day!

~Mekenna

A Lyrics Post : A Heart that Forgives

I love this song!!! You can listen to it here

Enjoy! ~Mekenna

A Heart That Forgives

I want a heart that forgives
A heart full of love
One with compassion just like Yours above
One that overcomes evil with goodness and love
Like it never happened, never holding a grudge
I want a heart that forgives that lives and lets live
One that keeps loving over and over again
One that men can’t offend
Because Your Word is within
One that loves without price, like You Lord Jesus Christ
I want a heart that loves everybody….even my enemies
I want to love like You, be like You, just like You did
I want a heart that forgives,

I want a heart that forgives!
When the ones that are closest, that I’ve known the longest, hurt me the most;
I still wanna love them just like You love me
Even though I’m hurting
I want a heart that forgives
When the pain is so deep, it’s so hard to speak, about it to anyone
Just like Your Son, I give up my right to hold it against them with hatred inside
I want a heart that loves everybody….even my enemies
I wanna love like You, be like You, just like You did
Wanna walk like You, talk like You, just like You did,
Wanna be like You, live like You, just like You did

‘Cause the heart that forgives is the heart that will live
Totally free from the pain of the past

And the heart that let’s go is the heart that will know so much freedom

Lord I wanna let it go
God I need to let it go
Lord its been holding me back
And I don’t want it, I don’t want it, I don’t
I don’t want it no more
I don’t know exactly what to do to get rid of it, but ah…
Here I am Lord Jesus, here I am ohh, here I am Lord Jesus…ohh
Lord I need You, I need You, I know this is me that You’re talking to
This is me, this is me, this is me Lord, this is me
Lord I let it go, every person, every person that’s ever hurt me
God I let it go
Every single hurt
God I let it go
Every single pain
God I let it go, I let it go, I let it go
Lord You can have it, Lord You can have it,
Lord You can have it, Lord You can have it,
You can have it now, You can have it now,
‘Cause I don’t want it no……more