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Happy Holiday's

Happy Holidays,

 

As we come to the end of the year we can really look back over our lives and say thank you Lord for another year. For some of us it has really been hard with many struggles and just didn’t think that you would make it to see another day let alone another year. Some of us have lost loved ones, jobs, homes, marriages, children, and health. Some of us have been abused verbally, physically, emotionally and numerous of other things that is too depressing to name.

I do not want to leave out of this year being sad and depressed any longer. I did not like the way things have been going in my life but I have been fighting now a good fight with faith. I am applying myself to change the way I think about things and people. So I just want to encourage you that trouble doesn’t last always. The struggle is over. Yes you go right ahead and cry but dry your eyes when you are done.

 

I do not know what each of you going through but you have made it. I am glad to know that you are a blessing to have in my life if you are a family member, a personal friend or an email buddy. You all have made me be the person that I am standing to be this day through the good, bad and the ugly times that has hit my life this pass year. Everyone has played a part if they really know it or not so you must understand that we all need one another. Time out for letting the negativity take over in our lives and transform yours words into good that will spring forth life into yourself and into others.

It’s your time to live and begin again in a new direction and on another level. I know that sometimes it is hard to accept change but change is good. When you think that you have lost something it is actually a greater gain. Don’t put limits on God with what you think your life should be. God knows the purpose and the plans that he has for each and everyone of us it is for good and not for evil. Get up and know that no one can take your joy away from you because this joy you have God gave it to you. So do not dwell on the bad things that have happened to you. Take back all that was stolen from you and tell the Lord thank you. If it had not been for the Lord who was on my side where would I be?

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! See you all in 2011…..YAY!!! Be looking out for my Christmas video from my family to yours.

                                                  

Atara Estes founder of Sound the Alarm Outreach

The End to a New Beginning

Greetings everyone,

As we approach the end of the month we get to reflect back over the year to see how far we have come from. I can see the many blessings that God has done for me in spite of all the struggles, trials test, and tribulations that have come my way. I still came through the storms and saw the rainbow. It wasn't easy but I have made it once again to the end. I was challenged with facing cancer and I am still here after going through removing the cancer.

I was on the verge of losing my mind this year because I did not have the income to maintain my bills and things were very overwhelming but God showed up and showed out once again for me and my little girls. I still have my home, bills are taken care of and I still have my job. I have finally written my survivor's story on how I survived after being shot, blindfolded and left for dead. I have gotten the courage to write this book for everyone to read in depth of how amazing God led me out of a moving car trunk into oncoming traffic with being partially paralyzed on the left side of my body.

 I am here because of a mission God has for me in my life. I am ALIVE and I know that today that I LIVE to Give Hope to someone else who do not think that they have a purpose or plan. So if this inspires anyone it first started with me. I have seen my blog site increase with viewers from my facebook site and my other sites that I have created in Sound The Alarm Outreach name. I love sharing my life story and experiences. Will everyone be able to relate? No. However you will be touched one way or another. I am going places and I am doing great things now in my life because I realized that I LIVED to GIVE. That is what I am here for what are you here for??? Tell me.....

My black is beautiful and so is yours!!!!

WOW, now here is some food for thought..................................

A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share. I am sending this out to you not because I know you personally or that we are the closest or best of friends but simply because you and I share a similarity. We are women of color. However, the things that bond us are so much deeper than that, however it all starts there. When I first heard of the movie "For Colored Girls, I got so excited. I had the idea of getting as many women together that I could think of to go see this movie. I had visions of group discussions and moments shared with one another that would lead to healing and growth; I guess I kind of imagined a Womens Empowerment Conference type of setting. Well after I shared my idea with a few women, reality set in and I realized that so many of us wouldn't be willing to participate for various reasons: You don't like me, you don't care for somebody I might invite, you only hang out with certain people, you don't understand the big deal about Tyler Perry making yet another movie about black people and our issues for all the world to see, you don't like crowds, so n so is too ghetto, such and such is too uppity etc... It has ALWAYS amazed me that we as black women are each others biggest critics. We are the quickest to bring each other down, find each others faults and nitpick at a sister until she has nothing left, nothing left to give and then we step over her and call her worthless. We take the prettiest women and tear them down for thinking "they are cute" but turn around and dog the average sista because "she know she should take better care of herself than that - can't believe she got a man!" We call strong women female dogs and accuse weaker women of riding somebody else's coat tails. We tell a big sista to put down her burger and turn around and criticize a skinny woman for not picking one up. We ride the loud mouth woman for "talking to darn much" and likewise torment the quiet woman for "Being too quiet and needing to take up for herself" Sad part is we don't discriminate, we talk about everybody!!! I've watched women dog out everybody from Oprah for catering to white people and Halle Berry for not being able to keep a man to young Willow Smith for acting to darn grown in her recent video. All of these females are successful and there is something about each one of them to be proud of but a lot of us can't seem to see that. I have to wonder since we all share a common thread (whether we want to admit it or not) is there something about ourselves that we don't like, what has happened to us that we cannot seem to get along. Why is that we fight amongst ourselves, backstab & steal each others men (only to find out we should have left him where we found him). We cannot seem to be unified to support and stick up for one another. Everybody seems to be out for themselves while other groups unite against us but nobody else has to bring us down because we trample on the spirits of each other daily. Even if you live in a mini mansion, drive a luxury car, have good credit, rich handsome husband etc, this does not mean that should look down your nose at the woman with 4 kids, no husband, living in income based housing struggling to keep her lights on. We ALWAYS think the grass is greener on the other side, I had a woman who's child father is MIA tell me that I should never complain because I receive a decent amount of child support and I laughed and let her know that I would gladly give every dime back if he would come relieve some of this overwhelming pressure of feeling inadequate as a parent. If I could get just one full night of sleep or not always be on the verge of losing my job because Im the one that has to call off or leave work for one reason or another to accommodate my child - yeah he could DEFINITELY have his money if I could have some peace! Money alone doesn't make you happy (not true happiness), good credit doesn't keep you satisfied, beauty doesn't make you any less insecure, fame doesn't make you less vulnerable or cause you to be a good judge of character and being stuck up and mean doesn't keep you warm at night or prevent you from being lonely. You don't know how the sista sitting right next to could have carefully put on her make up this morning to hide the beating from last night. The teacher you handed your child over to this morning could have sent her children off to school from a dark house with empty bellies. The teller you just got rude with at the bank could know that today is her last day on her job and have no idea how she is going to survive past next weekend. The sista at the office that appears so busy could be typing her goodbyes to all the people that she loves because she plans to blow her brains out tonight after she tucks her babies into bed. The woman you pass in the hallway could be on her way to have an abortion because she fears what others might think or how the woman that sent you this e-mail may drink an over abundance of alcohol every night to mask the nightmares of an abusive childhood. Ladies we HAVE TO DO BETTER!!! I'm not suggesting that we all like each other and be phony, but I am asking that we all try to respect each other. You HAVE NO IDEA what the next woman is going through, you don't know what past or current hurt and pains have shaped her into who she is today. We spend so much time trying to be as strong and hard as we are expected to be that we end up cracking from the inside out piece by piece. If we would spend 1/3 of the time we spend tearing each other down to build someone up, encourage someone, show someone some love, we could truly make a difference and save someone's life. PLEASE don't be the straw that breaks another woman's back. Believe me when I tell you that there is a woman out there that needs your smile, your hug, your support, your prayer. I hope that you read this and get something out of it other than a laugh and that you pass this on to as many women as you can to let someone know that you believe they are somebody special and that if need be you are available to listen.  May favor be extended to every one of your lives, keep your head up and know that someone somewhere cares!!!

Atara Estes founder Sound the Alarm Outreach

soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Forgive and Forget

Greetings everyone,

"I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying. "I will not forgive." Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note—torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

I have a story to share with you.

A man once had too much to drink at a party. First, he made a foolish spectacle of himself—even to the point of wearing the lamp shade as a hat—and then he passed out. Friends helped his wife take him home and put him to bed. The next morning he was very remorseful and asked his wife to forgive him. She agreed to "forgive and forget" the incident.

As the months went by, however, the wife referred to the incident from time to time always with a little note of ridicule and shame in her voice. Finally, the man grew weary of being reminded of his bad behavior and said, "I thought you were going to forgive and forget."

"I have forgiven and forgotten," the wife argued, "but I just don't want you to forget that I have forgiven and forgotten."

Once we have confronted an offender, we must remember nothing is gained from harboring unforgiveness in our hearts. Forgiveness requires a healing process inside us—to the point where we no longer feel any pain at the memory of what the other person did or said to injure us.

We "forget" when we no longer hurt!
When you make a commitment to forgive another person, ask the Lord to heal you of the impact of that person's behavior on your life. Forgive, forget, and start living again.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

We need to start with us first when we forgive and release that energy in order to forgive others. I know a lot about this topic. Forgiveness is for you not the other person.

Be good to yourself and to one another. You may give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

Share your thoughts with me. I would like to know how do you handle forgiveness. Can you forgive and forget? Explain.....

Atara Estes, founder (Sound the Alarm Outreach)
www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Find a Way to Praise

                                               



Greetings everyone,


Today we wonder how long these storms will really last in our lives. Have I done anything wrong to have this turmoil to come into my life? When the storms just keeps on raging in my life what am I to do?


Well I have been asking myself this exact same question. Is there really an answer to all of these dysfunctions that has taken place in our lives? My body is sick, my mind is confused, and my spirit is weary. Enough is enough and I just can not take this anymore.


Don't fret my friend. God is there with you in the midst of it all. God is a healer and he can heal your body. God is a mind regulator who can give you peace.  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.


These life obstacles will come our way. It is only in how we handle them when they surface unexpectedly in our lives. No one said that you would have the answers to every situation but know that trouble do not last always. You cry today and smile tomorrow. Let Go and Let God!!! Yes it is hard no one said it would be easy but you have a friend that will give you strength to make it through another day.


So my friend be encourage in well doing because your season to rejoice is upon you. It is just a minor setback right now. Learn the lesson and apply it to your journey box. I love you all very much. Keep praying for me and I will do the same for each and everyone of you.


Praise your way out of your troubles. You do not have to wait for the battle to be over you can shout now!!! Ask God for more wisdom. He is waiting for you to ask, seek, and knock so that he can give it to you.


Be blessed just as you are!!! Get radical for Christ he is raising up true soldiers for his army.


This rose is just for YOU!!


Atara Estes founder (Sound the Alarm Outreach)
www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Domestic Violence Awareness Month "My Testimony"

By Deanne Lane, 2005




A St. Louis man is spending the next 22 years in prison for attempting to kill his former girlfriend. Courtney Everett told Atara Estes to plan for a big surprise. But never did she expect what would happen next.

Estes was hoping for a ring or a new apartment to share with Everett and their baby daughter. Instead, police said, Everett blindfolded Estes, drove her to a field, shot her and tossed her near-lifeless body into the trunk of his car.

Estes said she tried not to focus on the pool of blood quickly engulfing her and panicking was also not an option.


“Blood is just flowing. I can feel the tingling in my body, numbness, a different sensation to whereas something is really wrong, feeling lifeless,” explained Estes.

She spent the next few minutes trying to disable the car’s rear lights, anything to draw attention to the vehicle and Everett, “Then I heard this voice say just reach a little further, reach down a little further.”

Sure enough, as Everett stopped to buy gas, the trunk popped open. Bleeding severely and partially paralyzed, Estes was still able to get out of the trunk. Everett didn’t notice and kept going. Estes says it’s a miracle oncoming traffic didn’t kill her.

Estes says it was her little girl that helped save her life and that voice she heard while trapped in the trunk. Amazingly, Estes has forgiven her shooter and says she prays for him.


This happened in 2002:


This is still out of hand today. Please sound the alarm on domestic abuse. We are losing our loved ones by the numbers. And families are grieving over that family members due to domestic violence. I survived and only God knows why. I am here today to share with you that no one is exempt from this. I know that if it isn't you personally then you know someone who is going through this. Get them the help that they need if you can. Every situation is different but help families to live and not to perish from this deceptive behavior. It has taken a lot for me to finally make my voice be heard and now I have a charged to keep and a God to Glorify for he has saved me from the abuse and now every week I get counseling to help me to be opened about what has happened and not to blame myself and to beat myself up for not recognizing any signs. Like I said every situation is different. We don't deserve to be abused in any manner. There is more to come with this topic but I want to be wise with what to say when I say it because I know that this will and has already touch many people. I am not trying to get applauds for enduring through but I want to save someone from going through another death or abuse like I have experienced. Be looking out for more from me as the Lord gives me what to say I will tell it and shame the devil to the fullest. There is a reason that he kept me ALIVE.



God bless ya'll,


Atara

Thankful

Good Morning everyone,

Have you ever said why things are so hard on me in my life then you need to take a walk down memory lane. God has brought you out of a lot of pitfalls, just remind yourself at times. We all have something to be thankful for.  

If you want the success in life you must put in the work. Anything that comes easy you better question it. Ask God to stir up the gifts in you because nothing is too hard for God to do for you and through you. Stir up those gifts, stir up those dreams, and stir up those talents inside. Start stretching yourself.

No matter what you may be facing, no matter what trial you may be going through, God has a plan to turn things around in your favor. You are called according to His purpose; so right now, He is working out a plan for your good. You may not see it in the natural, but look with your eyes of faith today. Show your love for the Father by your obedience to His Word.

Go outside and look around. What do you see? Try to find the positive out of that negative you will be amazed at how your life will start to flourish in all of what you believe to see in spite of what it looks like. Everything will be alright it might be crazy right now but it will be nice later on. You do not have a right to give up nor to give in. God is your closest friend just let him take you higher in the things he has for you.

I love you all very much. Be good to yourself and to one another. Please do not ever stop smiling someone needs that sun shine in there dark place….:-). I am still taking prayer request and testimonies on how God did it all. We all need to be encouraged. If someone you know that is being abused and needs someone to talk to please send them to the Sound The Alarm Outreach blog site www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com there are professional people available for them to talk to and to help them out of there crisis. We want everyone to feel safe not everything needs to be in the open so let's have wisdom and remember we can save a life even if it is just one life at a time.

My testimony:  God has increased faithful followers from the beginning of this year we are now at 195+ members who support Sound the Alarm Outreach. God is doing this because it is his purpose and plan for keeping me ALIVE. I am reaching out and I will continue to reach out until he tells me otherwise. More to come I am sure of it. Thank you all for supporting the mission.

Keep praying for me while I take my place to where God would have for me to be. ***I am available to sing praises and to raise awareness on my survival story contact me through any of the below email addresses if you are interested.***

Thank you,

Atara Estes
Founder (Sound the Alarm Outreach)
www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/soundthealarmoutreach
ataraestes630@safehorizon.ning.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Sound the Alarm Outreach: Raise Awareness

Sound the Alarm Outreach: Raise Awareness

Raise Awareness

This coming month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I would like for us to continue to pray for the victims who has been abused (physically, verbally, and emotionally) help me sound the alarm on this serious issue. Too many women, children and men are dying because no one is saying anything. Get them the help and show them that they are not alone. I am taking my stand can I have you all join me in this outreach? SOUND THE ALARM! I am not only a spokes person but a survivor as well. Lets take the time out of our busy schedules to say a special prayer for all of the victims who are trying to start a new life again as well for those who lives been taken from them too soon. Share this blog with family, friends, and associates.

Thank you and God bless,

Atara Estes aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

Miracles

To all my friends and family,

I would like to say that God is so good to me. I am so glad to be able to write each and everyone of you. This is my rebirth on today. It would be 8 years that God has miraculously saved me from being murdered. I dedicate my life to the Lord because he saved me to do his will and his purpose.  I have been through so much but I give him praise for seeing me through them all. I know that I can count on Jesus.

I once was lost but now I am found. I speak for other victims who did not survive such a tragic situation. I live to be there voice and to raise awareness to all of those potential victims that are not aware of the enemy that they are sleeping with. I am working on another project that is soon to be presented to you all. I am excited for what God has done for me and will continue to do for me. I am humble to say that I am nothing without God. I need God for everything that I am doing right now and forevermore.

Take a look at your life and take the time out to be thankful to be in the land of the living. Take every moment that you have to spend with your family and friends and cherish it because you will never know when it is the last time you will be able to say you love them.

I do not want to make you sad on what I have made it through. I want you to rejoice with me about a God who can save anybody. He is a healer, deliverer, miracle worker, lawyer, doctor, and there is power in the name of JESUS. I know because I am a living testimony. I am not a shame to say the name of Jesus.

You all be bless and know that I love you all very much.

Atara Estes

Rebirth

I am thankful today because today is my rebirth that God allow death to behave. I am alive after 8 yrs from a kidnapping, being shot and left for dead. My God is good to me. I am living for those who have died from domestic violence. God has a plan and purpose for my life. God still does miracles What are you thankful for?

"I'm TIRED of waitin' on the Lord"

Good Morning ~
 
"I'm TIRED of waitin' on the Lord!"
 
Have you ever said that?  Maybe not out loud but have you ever
said it in your heart?  
 
You hear all these gospel songs and sermons about 'waitin' on
the Lord' but then you secretly think to yourself, "Lord, when is
it going to be MY turn?"
 
Romans 8:25 states, But is we hope for that we see
not, then do we with patience wait for it.
 
I know, I know, I hear ya - nobody likes waiting for anything.  
Especially in our microwave/drive-thru driven society.  
We want things fast - like yesterday.  
 
However, when it comes to the things of God, He requires
that we wait.  Remember the saying, "Good things come to
those who wait"
 
Also, the word, "patience" in this Scripture, means cheerful
endurance.  
 
So not only does God expect us to endure the waiting
process, He wants us to do so cheerfully.
 
Why?  Because He wants us to wait in faith knowing that
His Word is true and that what God has for you is for you
in His season for your life.
 
So even though the flesh may not want to hear it, I want to
encourage you to continue to wait on God with cheerful
expectancy and cheerful endurance - in the end you'd be glad
you did.
 
Thanks

God bless you is my prayer today,
I pray the Lord will keep you  safe,
Until we write again.

 Written by anonymous

Morning Prayer

Greetings everyone,

I wish everyone a bless day in the land of the living. I pray that this letter reaches you in good health and strength. Continue to pray for the children as for some has returned back to school while others await for there return. Speak the promise in each and every one of there lives. We must plead the blood of Jesus over them all because the enemy is trying to destroy the children at an early age. We can put a stop to it all by praying for them each and every day. If there is any prayer request please let it be known if you do not want to reply to this email then you can make your prayer request be anonymous on my blog page of www.soundthealarmoutreach@blogspot.com . I will continue to pray for each and everyone of you in general and allow the Lord to guide me in a deeper prayer life for you all. God has come to set the captives free and who the son sets free is free indeed.

It's time to Pray people the enemy is busy but God is the almighty one over the enemy.

Make your day be what you want it to be and SMILE!! :-)

Atara

Joe Biden & the Violence Against Women Act

Make it Happen

Greetings everyone,


Have you ever felt a place of loneliness? Have you ever been at a crossroad of decisions? Have you ever felt like nothing ever made any sense when you talk to your friends but you know what you are talking about? Have you felt like no one understands where you are in life?

Well my friend that is a great place to be with God. No one can comfort you like God can. God gives hope to the hopeless. Nothing just happens it is a reason for everything, just like it is a season and a time for everything.

Take a stand today to be all that God has planned for your life to be. Even if you don't see it, step out on faith until it manifest right before your eyes. God is not a man that he should lie nor is he a man that he has to repent.

Don't let your dreams die. Don't allow isolation to overcome you to where it kills your inner dream from coming forth.

Start to reach out to others. Begin to give where you can. Learn to receive when others give to you. Build a network of friends, not just colleagues. And above all, root yourselves in a group that nourishes you spiritually.

Hebrews 10:25 says Nor forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

We all have something to complete. What would that be?

I can only be transparent as you all allow me to be to you from my own life experiences. I have nothing to lose but so much to gain in God's kingdom. I have my own dreams to fulfill and I won't rest until I see that all that God has for me manifest for me. I pray that you all take the stand today with me and make your dreams come true. It's not about telling everything that you desire to people because we do have dream killers out here but know with all your heart that God has made you the way you are for the accountability for Him and it will be a great blessing to others. Walk that mission and let your actions speak for itself.


I hope that I have touched someone on today.

God Bless,


Atara Estes aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

Speak out! I would like to hear from you.....

Survivor's Story

By Deanne Lane

A St. Louis man is spending the next 22 years in prison for attempting to kill his former girlfriend. Courtney Everett told Atara Estes to plan for a big surprise. But never did she expect what would happen next.

Estes was hoping for a ring or a new apartment to share with Everett and their baby daughter. Instead, police said, Everett blindfolded Estes, drove her to a field, shot her and tossed her near-lifeless body into the trunk of his car.

Estes said she tried not to focus on the pool of blood quickly engulfing her and panicking was also not an option.

“Blood is just flowing. I can feel the tingling in my body, numbness, a different sensation to whereas something is really wrong, feeling lifeless,” explained Estes.

She spent the next few minutes trying to disable the car’s rear lights, anything to draw attention to the vehicle and Everett, “Then I heard this voice say just reach a little further, reach down a little further.”

Sure enough, as Everett stopped to buy gas, the trunk popped open. Bleeding severely and partially paralyzed, Estes was still able to get out of the trunk. Everett didn’t notice and kept going. Estes says it’s a miracle oncoming traffic didn’t kill her.

Estes says it was her little girl that helped save her life and that voice she heard while trapped in the trunk. Amazingly, Estes has forgiven her shooter and says she prays for him.

This took place in 2002:
This is still out of hand today. Please sound the alarm on domestic abuse. We are losing our loved ones by the numbers. And families are grieving over that family members due to domestic violence. I survived and only God knows why. I am here today to share with you that no one is exempt from this. I know that if it isn't you personally then you know someone who is going through this. Get them the help that they need if you can. Every situation is different but help families to live and not to perish from this deceptive behavior. It has taken a lot for me to finally make my voice be heard and now I have a charged to keep and a God to Glorify for he has saved me from the abuse and now every week I get counseling to help me to be opened about what has happened and not to blame myself and to beat myself up for not recognizing any signs. Like I said every situation is different. We don't deserve to be abused in any manner. There is more to come with this topic but I want to be wise with what to say when I say it because I know that this will and has already touch many people. I am not trying to get applauds for enduring through this but I want to save someone from going through another death or abuse like I have experienced. Be looking out for more from me as the Lord gives me what to say I will tell it and shame the devil to the fullest. There is a reason that he kept me ALIVE.



God bless ya'll,

Atara

SEASONS

Greetings everyone,
Season: Deuteronomy 28:11-13 (New International Version)

11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 
To everything there is a season: Eccles. 3:1-8

This passage teaches that there's a time and place for everything. On the one hand it's a sobering reminder that nothing lasts forever; but it's also encouraging to know that difficult times will eventually but inevitably be followed by times of peace. God is in control of it all.
Are you in the middle of a “dark season” in your life? Do you trust God to keep watch over you until you’ve made it through?

Just hold on and know that God is in the midst of it all. No one likes the rain but we all will go through storms but know that the sun will shine again. Keep me in your prayers God is in the blessing business. He delivered me from domestic abuse and now he has delivered and healed me from cervical cancer. I know that if I made it through this then you can make it through whatever you are going through. You might be in your sun shine season, if so intercede for others and store up all your prayers because there will come a time in your life that you just dont know what to say and those prayers will make intercession for you. I am not telling you what I heard but I am telling you what I know.

Keep me and my family in your prayers and I will do the same for all my facebook family. Let's sound the alarm people and raise awareness on domestic abuse and also educate ourselves and help fight cancer of any kind.



Thanks and regards,

Atara Estes aka Sound The Alarm Outreach

Change the Story of Cervical Cancer

Tell someone you love.

HIS SPIRIT

Have thine own way, Lord!!! Have Thine own way!!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay;
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

We are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:10

Come, Lord, and give me courage----
Thy conquering Spirit give;
Make me an overcomer
In power within me live.

The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the
bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.
I Samuel 17:37

From my heart to yours. We dont have to be beaten down by the enemy any
longer. Stand and sound the alarm with me fight against domestic violence.
Save a life!

Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach
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WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

What is Domestic Violence?
Information adapted from The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and
Sexual Violence publication The Nature and Dynamics of Domestic Violence.

Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive or coercive behaviors
that adults or adolescents use against their current or former intimate
partners. Domestic violence occurs in intimate relationships where the
perpetrator and the victim are currently or previously have been dating,
living together, married or divorced. They may or may not have children in
common.

Domestic violence can take many forms. Some types are more subtle than
others and might never be seen or felt by anyone other than the person
experiencing the abuse. The abuser uses a combination of tactics that work
to control the victim. The abuse also usually increases in frequency and
severity over time.

PHYSICAL ABUSE: Physical abuse is easier to recognize and understand than
other types of abuse. Physical abuse can be indicated when the abuser:
· Scratches, bites, grabs or spits at the victim;
· Shakes, shoves, pushes, restrains or throws the victim;
· Twists, slaps, punches, strangles or burns the victim;
· Throws objects, that could possibly cause injury, at the victim;
· Subjects the victim to reckless driving;
· Locks the victim in or out of the residence;
· Prohibits the victim from leaving by blocking the exit;
· Withholds food as punishment;
· Attacks the victim with weapons;
· Makes threats to cause physical harm and/or injury to the victim.

SEXUAL ABUSE: Sexual violence and abuse can be extraordinarily difficult
for victims to talk about because of the ways in which this type of
violence often is perpetrated.
Sexual abuse can be indicated when the abuser:
· Calls the victim insulting sexual names;
· Pressures the victim to have sex, even when s/he does not want to;
· Coerces sex by manipulation or threats;
· Physically forces sex or is sexually violent;
· Coerces the victim into sexual acts that s/he is uncomfortable with,
such as sex with a third party, physically painful sex or verbal
degradation during sex;
· Inflicts injuries that are sex-specific;
· Denies the victim contraception or protection against sexually
transmitted diseases.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE: It is the abuser's use of physical and sexual force or
threats that gives power to psychologically abusive acts. Psychological
abuse becomes an effective weapon in controlling a victim, because the
victim knows through experience that the abuser will at times back up the
threats or taunts with physical assaults. Psychological abuse can be
indicated when the abuser:
· Verbally attacks and humiliates the victim in private or public;
· Attacks the victim's vulnerabilities, such as language abilities,
educational level, skills as a parent, religious and cultural beliefs
and/or physical appearance;
· Forces the victim to do degrading things;
· Stalks the victim.

Remember - - Every victim of domestic violence has a different and unique
experience. Even if an abuser does not engage in one or more of the
behaviors listed above, his/her intimate partner may still be experiencing
abuse.

Letter in postal service

--Somebody with a big heart and lots of love did a great thing here!

Meredith and Abbey

This is one of the kindest things you may ever see..

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the
dead letter office of the US postal service.

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Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4
year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed
Abbey.. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got
to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so
she dictated these words:

Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in
heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog
even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I
am sending a picture of her so when you see her You will know that she is
my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and
addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith
pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it
would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That
afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days
later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I
thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch
addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside
was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies..' Taped to the inside
front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On
the opposite page was the picture of Abbey &Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.
Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in
your heart. Abbey loved being your dog.. Since we don't need our bodies in
heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending
it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to
remember Abbey by...
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you
write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked
her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love,
God

Forward to all your friends, including me..
And don't tell me you're too busy for this.
Don't you know the phrase 'stop and smell the flowers'?

Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keeps you Glowing ,
But Only Friends Keep You Going!

...............see how many you get today

When will I change? When I let God Choose.

Greetings everyone,

I become transparent to you all to get to that next level in God.

When will I change the way things happen to me in my life? When will I
accept the things the way they are in life? When will I have the job of my
dreams? When will I stop being afflicted with illnesses? When will people
stop taking all the time from me and start to give in return? When will my
family stop fighting and being divided? When will I have the house of my
dreams? When will I meet that special one of my dreams? I guess that is the
problem I am dreaming and I need to face reality. I have a job and it might
not be the dream job but I must be thankful for having one. I must believe
that I can make things happen for me and at times I fall short on my inner
ability to believe that things can come to pass. Lord I pray and ask for
your wisdom to receive all that you have for me. I don't know what I should
be doing. Please show me the way so I wont stray away from you. Hold me
close because apparently I am sinking deep in thought and it isn't for the
healthy things of life. Why am I challenging and second guessing myself?
Even though my friends share their thoughts with me it doesn't always mean
that you are able and ready to receive it at that time. I am a survivor but
at times you just get tired of fighting every time you turn around. What
did I survive to do in life? Just to be miserable or what? There has to be
so much more for me but I don't see the end for looking at my right now.
How do I change that way of thinking? You say in your word by the renewing
of my mind. In Matthew 6:33 says but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. I need for
my heart to be mended and be made whole. I don't want to fight this battle
alone any longer. I got it now CONTENTMENT COMES WHEN WE WANT GOD'S WILL
MORE THAN OUR OWN WAY. You make it happen the way you find fit Lord and I
will do exactly what you say. I surrender all. I will not do anything else
on my own.

Take a good look at yourself and make sure that it lines up according to
God's Word or you might just be living in vain. (food for thought)

Atara aka Sound The Alarm Outreach
www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Tell me what do you think about the word for today?

This Mother's Day, Give Mothers in Crisis Support and Safety

Dear Sound the Alarm Outreach Followers,

When Mother's Day comes many of us will celebrate the day
gladly. Formany of us, mother stands for love, comfort, and
encouragement. It also stands for strength and courage - things
one mother I recently met showed when her family most needed her.

Violet is her name, and she came to us with a shocking story.
Violet's daughters told her that her husband, their stepfather,
had sexually assaulted them. It is hard to believe your own spouse
could hurt your children, but Violet believed her daughters, and she
reported the abuse to child protective services. The agency
investigated her claim but did not find evidence of abuse; however,
they gave Violet Safe Horizon's hotline number just in case.

It was not long afterward when Violet called our hotlines. She called
and told us that her husband had takenher oldest daughter to
work with him, where he molested her and then offered her drugs and
alcohol in exchange for sex. Our staff called child protective
services on Violet's behalf. The second time, child protective
services called the police, and the police investigated. They found
enough evidence to arrest Violet's husband.

Violet should have felt relieved when her husband went to jail, but
her troubles were only beginning. While in jail, Violet's
husband called and threatened her. His family then came by
Violet's home to harass her and her children. For having the
courage to stand up to her husband's abuse, Violet's life
and the lives of her children were now in danger. She called our
hotlines once more, frightened and desperate to find safety for her
family.

Our hotlines staff can do more than listen when someone facing crisis
calls. With the support of Safe Horizon's domestic violence,
rape and sexual assault, and crime services, our hotlines are a
gateway to the real support that mothers like Violet need to keep
their families safe.

Violet's bravery deserved encouragement - not
intimidation. Our trained staff was there to provide it, as we
listened to Violet and her fears for herself and her children. We
worked with her so she could find an immediate and safe way to escape
her husband and his family. We helped her create a safety plan,
listing family members she could trust and other sources. We then gave
Violet other options - including going to a domestic violence
shelter. Knowing that she and her children could go to a shelter,
Violet asked if we could help her find one for her family.

Safe Horizon's program staff stepped in to give Violet more
support. We made several calls until we found a shelter for her and
her daughters, and then we helped arranged transportation to the
shelter for them. Safe Horizon also helped Violet get counseling
referrals, which she and her daughters would need to deal with the
emotional and psychological trauma caused by their ordeal. Then, in
addition to finding shelter and counseling services for Violet, we
helped her file an order of protection against her husband.

It took only 36 hours from the time Violet called us for help for her
to escape the crisis in her home and into the safe haven of a shelter.
Violet's brave decision had earned her the protection she
deserved from violence and abuse.

Yet these things are only possible when we have your support...

Sadly, many mothers like Violet are spending this Mothers' Day
facing terrible situations. They must summon all the courage and
strength they have to protect themselves and their children from
abuse. Like Violet, these families are frightened and desperate,
seeking help and hope to get through danger.

Safe Horizon gives families that help and hope, through services such
as our 24-hour toll-free hotlines, our domestic violence shelters for
safe refuge, and our court and community programs where staff meets
with families to find them legal and other support.

We need your help to continue to offer these services! Because of the
care and concern our supporters show for families facing difficult
times, Safe Horizon can keep our telephone lines and our doors open
when families need us the most.

Please help Safe Horizon provide the safety and services families in
crisis so urgently need this Mother's Day.

Families like Violet's should spend Mothers' Day in
celebration, not in fear for their lives. With your help today, we can
change this. Support Safe Horizon and give the greatest gift any
mother could want: a safe and happy Mothers' Day, free from
violence and abuse.

Sincerely,

Ariel Zwang

CEO

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Friends..... ..
They love you,
But they are not your lover
They care for you,
But they are not from your family
They are ready to share your pain,
But they are not in your blood relation.
They are........FRIENDS! !!!!
A True friend...... .
Scolds like a DAD..
Cares like a MOM..
Teases like a SISTER..
Irritates like a BROTHER..
And finally loves U more than a LOVER.

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The nicest place 2 be is in someone's
THOUGHTS!
The safest place 2 be is in someone's
PRAYERS!
And the best place 2 be is in......
GODS HANDS!
YOU ARE IN ALL 3!!!

J

Decide not to live by how you feel

Decide not to live by how you feel

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We all have times when we wake up in the morning and feel the blahs and
blues; we don't feel very excited. But just because we feel those emotions
doesn't mean we have to stay there and give in to them; we can shake it off
and move forward in faith relying on God's strength.

A great example of someone in the Bible who had a lot of experience in
shaking off negative emotions is David. He had to fight being moody, and he
was the King of Israel. He had all kinds of opportunity, power and
position. He was wealthy, and yet, he still struggled with being depressed
and discouraged. That tells me that having to choose to rule over negative
feelings is something every person has to deal with. Don't think you're
alone if you feel this way. Turn to God and His hope. Don't think, "If I
just had more money, if I had a better job, if I had a different spouse,
then I'd be in a good mood, Joel. Then I wouldn't have to deal with these
feelings." No, you may think that, but every person has to fight the
temptation to just give in and live by how we feel.
I love what David did; he talked to himself. He said, "Why are you cast
down, oh, my soul? Hope in the Lord." That's Psalm 42. He was saying in
everyday language, "David, what are you doing in a bad mood? Stop looking
at your problems and start looking at your God." That tells me that true
joy is found only in God, when you take your eyes off of how you feel and
your circumstances and place them on God and His Word.

Sometimes the best thing we can do is talk to ourselves and speak scripture
over our lives. When you're tempted to be in a bad mood, go look in the
mirror and say, "Listen here, self. You need to cheer up. Get your joy
back, get your peace back. I'm not going to live this day defeated." You
have to stay on the offensive. Don't wait until you've been down for three
days before you decide to do something about it. The moment you feel that
discouragement trying to come on you, rise up and say, "No, I'm not going
there." You wake up in the morning and feel the blahs, you say, "Nope,
that's not for me. This is going to be a good day. It's the day the Lord
has made."

Do you know being in a sour mood because of your problems doesn't make it
better, it makes it worse? It puts more pressure on you. It makes you more
miserable. A better approach is to say, "God, I'm turning this situation
over to You. I'm not going to let it steal my joy. I know You're in
control. And at the right time, I believe You'll not only turn it around,
but You'll bring me out better off than I was before." That's how we rule
over negative feelings. It's simply a decision that we make every day where
we have to dig our heels in and decide that our feelings are not going to
dictate what kind of day we're going to have. You can rule over your
emotions and choose to be in a good mood in spite of how you feel. You can
choose what kind of day you're going to have. You can choose how you're
going to live your life.

I know some of you, maybe in the natural, have a good reason to be down and
discouraged. But don't allow yourself to go there. When you are stable in
spite of what's come against you, that's one of the best ways to show God
that you're trusting Him.

Decide not to live by how you feel. Go deeper than that and start living by
what you know. You know God is in control. You know He's got a great plan
for your life. You know His power is greater than any other power. When you
wake up and those old negative, discouraging thoughts and feelings come,
shake them off. Be done with that roller coaster living. Don't give into
your emotions and let them keep you from God's blessings and promotion.
Start choosing to live each day in God's peace. Decide that you're going to
have a great day. By doing so, you will see God work in your life in
greater ways because your eyes are fixed toward Him instead of your
situation, and you'll live the life of victory He has in store for you!

Thank you for all of your support and prayers continue to keep me and my
family in prayer. I am working on some new things. God has opened up many
doors for me. I will be posting my event that I am invited to share my
testimony so be looking out it might be at a city near you. You can request
for me to come speak at any of your events just email me @
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com. I will be glad to share where God has
brought me from and is taking me to it is time to sound the alarm and save
a life. You can send in your prayer request, share your testimonies and get
your friends to follow us @ http://www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com/ .
God Bless,

Atara Estes aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

The Clock

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The Clock

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God doesn't give you the people you want; He gives you the people you
NEED... to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you
into the person you were meant to be.

One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men...

They bear hardships and they carry burdens,

but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They cry when they are happy

and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in.

They stand up to injustice.

They don't take "no" for an answer

when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without so their family can have.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.

They cry when their children excel

and cheer when their friends get awards.

They are happy when they hear about

a birth or a wedding.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

They grieve at the loss of a family member,

yet they are strong when they

think there is no strength left.

They know that a hug and a kiss

can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you

to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what

makes the world keep turning.

They bring joy, hope and love.

They have compassion and ideas.

They give moral support to their

family and friends.

Women have vital things to say

and everything to give.

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,

IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.
Please pass this along to all your women friends and relatives to remind
them just how amazing they are.

The knot Prayer

The knot Prayer




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It's all a matter of perspective

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Look at this picture and what do you see?

Greetings everyone,

I have a story for you to read: One rainy day a woman overheard
someone say, "What miserable weather!" She looked out her office window to
see a big fat cardinal using a nearby puddle of water for a bathtub. He was
splashing and fluttering, thoroughly enjoying himself. She couldn't help
but think, Miserable for whom? It's all a matter of perspective.

That's a lesson that this young man learned. He was watching a artist
paint a picture of a muddy river. He told the artist he didn't like the
picture because there was so much "mud" in it. The artist admitted there
was mud in the picture, but what he saw was the beautiful colors and
contrast of the light against the dark.

The young man preached in a sermon, "Mud or beauty---which do we look
for as we journey through life? If we look for mud and ugliness, we find
them--they are there. Just as the artist found beauty in the muddy river,
because that is what he was looking for, we will find, in the stream of
life, those things which we desire to see. To look for the best and see the
beautiful is the way to get the best out of life each day."

Even the Bible says that what you see is what you get!!!

Some people complain because God put thorns on roses, while others praise
Him for putting roses among thorns.

Phillippians 4:8 says finally brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
things.

Take the time out to see the beauty all around you. Take care of yourself
and one another and dont forget to SMILE!

God wants to bless you beyond what you could ever ask or think. Little
Pray, Little Power, No Prayer, No Power, Much Pray, Much Power!!!!

Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/soundthealarmoutreach

Keep walking on the water!

Greeting everyone,

When the storm comes in your life, dig in both heels, set your face like
flint and be determined in the Holy Spirit to stay out of the boat! Very
often the storm ceases as soon as you quit and crawl back into a place of
safety and security.

The devil brings storms into your life to intimidate you. During a storm,
remember that the mind is the battlefield. Don't make your decisions based
on your thoughts or feelings, but check with your spirit. When you do, you
will find the same vision that was there in the beginning.

NO WAVERING ALLOWED!!!!

James 1:5-7 says If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the
giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudingly, without
reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.

Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no
doubting). For the ones who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the
billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by
the wind.

For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything [he
asks for] from the Lord.

God has a great life planned for you. Don't let the devil steal it from you
through lies! Instead,....refute arguments and theories and reasonings and
every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true]
knowledge of God; and...lead every thought and purpose away captive into
the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) 2Corinthian 10:5

Remember to be good to yourself and to one another. Dont forget to send
your prayer request, comments and testimonies. Have a blessed day and dont
forget to sound the alarm.....SMILE :-).

Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach
www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com
soundthealarmoutreach@gmail.com

Courage

Greetings everyone,

Have you ever had to face something that you feared the most? Some things
you may feel is not nothing to worry about but with other thing you just
have a problem with accepting to be for your good when it appears to be
such a bad situation to you. Courage is not a matter of not being afraid.
It is a matter of taking action even when you are afraid!

Courage is also more than sheer bravado--shouting, "I can do this!" and
launching out with a do-or-die attitude over some reckless dare.

True courage is manifest when a person chooses to take a difficult or even
dangerous course of action because it is the right thing to do. Courage is
looking beyond yourself to what is best for another.

The source of all courage is the Holy Spirit of God, our Comforter. It is
His nature to remain by our side to help us. When we welcome Him into our
lives and He compels us to do something, we can confidently trust He will
be right there, helping us get it done.

Ephesians 16:13-14 says Therefore, take up the full armor of God that you
may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand
firm. Stand firm therefore.

Be encouraged on today!

Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

Positive

Is it possible to be positive when you are going through so much at this
time in your life? Things can be so overwhelming when the pressure is on. I
am pushing pass my hurt feelings on today in spite of all that is going
wrong right about now. I know that we wrestle not against flesh and blood
but against the rulers of the principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places. The wicked one is responsible with getting each and everyone of us
off course. I challenge myself to stay positive because I know that I am at
the end of my breakthrough.

I become transparent to you all because I go through the storm like
everyone else. I am not always the one who is on top of her game at all
times but when it comes to those days that I feel down and out the holy
spirit speaks to me and tell me to be still and know who I serve. I serve a
true and living God and these trials and test comes to make me strong.

Romans 5:3-5 says "….we glory in tribulations also: knowing that
tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience,
hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."

The wicked one will not steal my joy. He will have to replace all that he
has taken from me. GIVE ME BACK MY PROMOTION! GIVE ME BACK MY PEACE! GIVE
ME BACK MY ANOINTING! GIVE ME BACK MY HOME! GIVE ME BACK MY BUSINESS! GIVE
ME BACK MY FINANCES! GIVE ME BACK MY HEALTH! GIVE ME BACK MY INTERGITY! I
AM TAKING IT BACK! IAM TAKING IT ALL BACK! IN JESUS NAME!

What do you need to take back? Name it and take it back!


Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

Remember each minute is a blessing from God

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.'

Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a
weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage
open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.
Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.


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Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the
treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys Lucky always
stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys
stay in the box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her
she was going to die of this disease....in fact; she was just sure it was
fatal.

She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night
before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought
struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog
liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die, Lucky will be
abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that I didn't want to leave
him! The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated
and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his
evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and
miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived
home, Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her
bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.

Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It
made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.


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When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She
couldn't move her head and her body f felt heavy and hot. But panic soon
gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered,
literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had
slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing
his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life.
He had covered her with his love.





Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again,
walking further and further together every day. It's been 12 years now and
Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky still steals treasures and stashes them
in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.


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Remember....live every day to the fullest. Each minute is a blessing from
God. And never forget....the people who make a difference in our lives are
not the ones with the most Credentials, the most money, or the most
awards. They are the ones that care for us.

If you see someone without a smile today give them one of yours! Live
simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God


A small request
All you are asked to do is keep this circulating.

Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer.
Amen

All you are asked to do is keep this circulating, even if it is only to
one more person, in memory of anyone you know that has been struck down by
cancer or is still fighting their battle.

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Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

REASON,SEASON, LIFETIME

Your response will be interesting.

Pay attention to what you read.

After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason.

Here goes:

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that

person..

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet
a need you have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you
with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or
spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,

this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an

end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire

fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move

on..

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has

come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done.

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,

things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional

foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson,love the person and put what

you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your
life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a
season or a lifetime.

Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach

CLEANING HOUSE 2010

CLEANING HOUSE 2010

Last Week I threw out worrying, it was getting old and in the way.

It kept me from being me; I couldn't do things God's way.

I threw out a book on MY PAST
(Didn't have time to read it anyway).

Replaced it with NEW GOALS, started reading it today.

I threw out hate and bad memories,
(Remember how I treasured them so)?

Got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too, threw out the one from long ago.

Brought in some new books too, called I CAN, I WILL, and I MUST.

Threw out I might, I think and I ought.
WOW, you should've seen the dust.

I ran across an OLD FRIEND, I hadn't talked to in a while.

His name is GOD the Father, and I really like His style.

He helped me to do some cleaning and added some things Himself.

Like PRAYER, HOPE, FAITH and LOVE,
Yes... I placed them right on the shelf.

I picked up this special thing and placed it at the front door.

I FOUND IT- it's called PEACE.. Nothing gets me down anymore.

Yes, I've got my house looking nice.

Looks good around the place.

For things like Worry and Trouble there just isn't any space.

It's good to do a little house cleaning,
Get rid of the things on the shelf.

It sure makes things brighter; maybe you should TRY IT YOURSELF.
BE BLESSED AND BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE!!!!
May the Lord open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that
You will not have room enough to receive it all.

May the Lord bless you exceedingly abundantly above all you could ever
Hope for.

BE BLESS,
ATARA AKA SOUND THE ALARM OUTREACH

GOD IS SMILING

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Maybe it's time for you to start dreaming with your eyes wide open.

Motivational speaker Les Brown once said that you should never let
someone's opinion of you become your reality.

Battlefield

The Mind is the Batterfield
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Ephesians 6:12 says for we wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only
with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers,
against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present
darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly
(supernatural) sphere.

From the scriptures we see that we are in a war. A careful study of this
verse informs us that our warfare is not with other human beings but with
the devil and his demons. Our enemy, Satan, attempts to defeat us with
strategy and deceit, through well-laid plans and deliberate deception.

The devil is a liar. Jesus called him…..the father of lies and of all
that is false (John 8:44.) He lies to you and me. He tells us things about
ourselves, about other people and about circumstances that are just not
true. He does not, however, tell us the entire lie all at one time.

He begins by bombarding our mind with a cleverly devised pattern of
little nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts fears, wondering, reasoning,
and theories. He moves slowly and cautiously (after all, well-laid plans
take time). Remember, he has a strategy for his warfare. He has studied us
for a long time.

He knows what we like and what we don't like. He knows our insecurities,
our weaknesses and our fears. He knows what bothers us most. He is willing
to invest any amount of time it takes to defeat us. One of the devil's
strong points is patience.

TEARING DOWN STRONGHOLDS
2Corinthians 10:4:5 says for the weapons of our warfare are not physical
[weapons of flesh and blood]' but they are mighty before God for the
overthrow and destruction of strongholds.

[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasoning's and every
proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of
God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience
of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

The Way Out
For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin, no matter how it
comes or where it leads) has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not
common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is
beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging
to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His
Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let
you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of
resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always]
also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you
may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently.
1Corinthians 10:13

My testimony:
Hello everyone each and every time I write something on this website is
only because that is something that I am going through personally. I don't
intend on judging you on your lifestyle at any cost. I am only here to give
us another avenue to express ourselves and to be encouraged through
whatever crisis we might face on a day to day basis. No one is perfect and
no one is trying to be perfect we are a people who are dealing with
different things and coming out in different ways. What might work for me
might not work for you but there is one thing that I do know without God we
are nothing. I stand on faith and I work very hard to keep myself from
being beat up and beat down by past. Each and everyday is a battle to let
the enemy know that I have the victory through Christ Jesus. You all may
have your own faith this is not to get no one to change there belief system
but I do know that we all believe in something. So whatever may be your way
to get encourage share it with me and show me another way I am open to
other points of views. Just remember we all are in this together. Help me
to spread the word and save a life. NO one should be abused in any shape or
form of abuse. Don't keep this website to yourself let someone else know
that Sound the Alarm Outreach is here 4U!

Don't forget to SMILE on today…:-)
Atara aka Sound the Alarm Outreach