June 30, 2010

What's your type??

Personality type testing is a way to find out more about yourself and to have fun with a friend. We have been doing tests for years. If there is a test we have probably taken it...LOL

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Take a little journey and discover YOU.

Tina & Starla Smith ( Sisters-in-Law and BFF's)

June 29, 2010

Random Questions













We have posted answers to random questions on our Bio pages.

Come check it out....

Find out what keeps us awake at night or maybe what no one knows about us. :0)

Curious yet?? LOL Click the tabs above.

Tina & Starla Smith ( Sisters-in-Law and BFF's)

June 28, 2010

Monday Motto











Hey here it is Monday Motto time. Tina and I write up a motto from our daily reading, writing, or thinking and post it on our FB group.
 Join us we would love to hear what God is talking to ya about....or just what is on your mind. or comment here too...anywhere is good with us :0) Please share.

So here they are ...our MOTTO's for this Monday

Tina's -- Rise above the mess and be blessed!
I am sitting here thinking about life in general and relationships I have with people & family. Ever feel disappointed because of the integrity that may be missing in some of your relationships? That was an issue I had to deal with recently. Feeling let down and not sure what to do. Even wondering if there is anything I can do about it. Came to one conclusion: I am going to let go and let God. Sometimes there are no immediate answers and time is your best friend. Wait for God to open a door of opportunity to restore the relationships that are broken. The perfect time to speak is the time that a person is willing to hear you. Love does not force its way into peoples lives it is simply a choice & a life style. Give them reasons to believe that we all are in search of love and that you care about them! Pick up the phone, send a card, or take them out to their favorite place to eat.


Spread love around! = )

Starla's --Don't Flatter


Prov 28:23 He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with the tongue.

I had an interesting conversation this morning that brought this verse to life for me. I was in the middle of reading my proverbs--and I hadn't had anything stand out to me for Monday Motto yet, but after that conversation I continued reading and came upon this verse.

I have often thought of flattering as just saying nice things that you don't really mean by insincere praise or attention ....but what if flattering is also not speaking the truth in the moment. Like when you know someone is not listening to what you have to say. So instead of saying " I don't think you are listening to what I am saying to you?" you stop talking and let the moment pass. You walk away from the conversation feeling like you weren't heard and you have a little chip on your shoulder about that person.

To flatter is also to represent favorably; gratify by falsification. When we just smile and move on, or go silent and move on when inside we are hurt by being ignored or unheard are we actually flattering by representing the situation as a favorable (*smile) situation, or gratifying by falsification (people - pleasing) - instead of saying the truth of the matter --ARE WE FLATTERING?

I never saw it that way until today.

The world tells us to be polite. It tells us as women that we should be nice and we will earn the favor and recognition we seek from others. BUT the bible tells us that if we want true favor we will speak the truth!!!

With love,

Tina & Starla Smith ( Sisters-in-Law and BFF's)

June 26, 2010

Starla's Friendship Testimony

Starla has added to her Bio page her testimony of friendship with Tina.
Come and Check it out and learn a little more about the Creators of Friendships of Love.

http://friendshipsoflove.blogspot.com/p/starlas-bio.html

June 24, 2010

Theme Song of F of L

Listen to these words...

Let them sink in...

Reason to Believe
there's something more to this
the stories i have heard
of senseless apathy and cases of defeat
the course that we are on
is treacherous and long
sometimes is so unreal
but i know what to feel

chorus:
we are in need
of something real
to prove that life is something, not just nothing
everybody wants to see
everyone is here in need
of the reason to believe, the reason to believe
we all want to rise above ,
yeah we're all in search of love
and the reason to believe, the reason to believe

we're living in an age
of faith and disbelief and curiousity
of how we can be free
the state that we are in
we question everything
but i know right, cause i can see the light