In the begining God created the Heavens and the Earth...

 <sup>Genesis 1:1-31

 1</sup>In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
 ²And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
 ³And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
 ⁴And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
 ⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
 ⁶And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
 ⁷And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
 ⁸And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
 ⁹And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
 ¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
 ¹¹And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
 ¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 ¹³And the evening and the morning were the third day.
 ¹⁴And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
 ¹⁵And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
 ¹⁶And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
 ¹⁷And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
 ¹⁸And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
 ¹⁹And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
 ²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
 ²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 ²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
 ²³And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
 ²⁴And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
 ²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 ²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
 ²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
 ²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
 ²⁹And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
 ³⁰And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
 ³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

 <sup>Genesis 2:1-3

1</sup>Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
 ²And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
 ³And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

John 18:1 - 12

¹When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
 ²And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
 ³Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
 ⁴Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
 ⁵They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
 ⁶As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
 ⁷Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
 ⁸Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
 ⁹That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
 ¹⁰Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
 ¹¹Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
 ¹²Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

Take the whole Armour of God....

~Olivia~God Bless~

(Verses from the King James Bible)

My trip to Port Clinton

Lake Point Baptist Church's launch service

I was there to support my friends the Vossens in this amazing experience that God provided.

In this pic Todd Vossen (the Pastor) is preaching.

  This is Kelly (Pastor's wife) cutting Lake Point cake. It was very very good!

These Ladies are Hope and Joy. And they act just like their names...

I have known Jake and Josh Vossen since forever(Josh on the left and Jake on the right).And in the middle their friend Alex.

Now time to go to the Pier. Here are Ben, Jake, Alex, and Josh.



Josh...

 


A Beautiful Picture

 

  
 

Ben, Joy, and me and my beautiful hair.

Joy Joy Joy her name is JOY



Beautiful huh...








We could not see or breathe and that is why this pic is so funny...plus I look dumb.

 


"Tough" Josh



And to top the day off... a big hot dog thing.(hot dog rapped in cheese, groung beef and BBQ sause.)



Scars of a Chef by Rick Tramonto

An interesting kind of novel…

Although I liked this book there was something different about it. Something that made me want to read but I still would stop to think “What is so interesting about this book?”

I am not a Chef nor do I plan to become one. But this book was about more the Rick Tramonto’s life as a Chef. It was about how he became a Chef.

Then I found out what the odd thing about his book was. It was written from Tramonto’s perspective, as if he were talking to you in person about his life. Almost like one of those movies where in the end you find out the story and plot was just being told by the main character, but he really did go through all that amazing and life threatening stuff.

It almost seemed like a fiction novel.

Rick Tramonto has been through struggles and upsets, but that never held him down.

Scars of a Chef is a book for you if you like upsets and miracles, cries and laughter, love and stress, or watching GOD work His Glory.

This book even has recipes, so if you like cooking you will love this book.

“A true testament to Rick’s love of the kitchen and determination to succeed.”  ---

 Emeril Lagasse.

“…Rick’s amazing true story will appeal not to just cooking enthusiasts, but to anyone facing tough times and dreaming of something more.”--- Scars of a Chef

“Scars of a Chef is a page turner--- not just because it details Rick Tramonto’s troubling times or glamorous moments but because of the deep honesty with which Rick shares all of his life with us. “…As we see him rebound and triumph even as his life takes new turns, we, too, find hope to dream new dreams.” Michael Lomonaco Executive chef/partner, Porter House New York

This is truly an amazing book!

 

 

Reviewed by Savvy Scholars co- owner Olivia

Nintey Days of God's Goodness

Randy Alcorn is a Best- Selling author for a reason.

I truly found this book to be encouraging when in a struggle.

I am not big into Devotionals but I loved this book. First, the setup was something I enjoyed, going into a message that had some kind of charisma to it…something that made you want to read. And that thing was the Word of God. Alcorn started his chapters with Bible verses that supported the chapter. Then a story, either from his life or on someone else’s, for a real life reference on the subject. They will either make you sad or put a smile to your face. Either way… he explained it nicely. Plus a little prayer like paragraph at the end of each chapter.

I looked forward every day to read this book, even when you are not reading the message stays with you, like a little reminder not to worry. You can not forget the Bible verses he puts into perspective as you read them and through out the book.

I am 13 years old and I understood this book perfectly. It is very will written, but not hard to understand. I would tell anyone, whether they are in a struggle or not, to read this book.

God says life will not be easy, He says it WILL BE HARD because He was hated here on Earth, and so you also will be hated on Earth. John 16:33 says “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace, in this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

God will never forsake thee and He is always with you.

I liked the encouragement 90 Days of God's Goodness offered even through promised pain.

This is soo cute!