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Kay's Heart
by Kay Haire, Co-Founder
A Love letter from Dad
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalms 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalms 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways. Psalms 139:3 Even the hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my imagine. Genesis 1:27 In me you live and move and have being. Acts 17:28 For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28 I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5 I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12 You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalms 139:15-16 I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26 You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalms 139:14 I knitted you together in your mother's womb. Psalms 139:13 And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalms 71:6 I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44 I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16 And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1 Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1 I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11 For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48 Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17 For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33 My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3 My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18 And rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40 For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5 I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41 And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3 If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29 Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13 I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20 For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalms 34:18 As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11 One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4 And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelations 21:3-4 I am your Father, and I love you my son, Jesus. John 17:23 For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26 He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3 He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31 And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1John 4:10 I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32 If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1John 2:23 and nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39 Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen Luke 15:7 I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15 Love, Your Dad
The Tale of Motherhood
What a responsibility it is to be a mother ! To have entrusted into your care the life of a precious child is one of the world's sweetest joys, greatest privilages, and heaviest responsibilities the Lord gives to a mother. When you consider rearing a life for eternity, it is indeed a sobering thought. No one is a perfect parent and no one has a perfect family. When you are given that little life to mold, a part of what they become stems from what you taught them at home. I praise God that I am a mother as well as a grandmother. Sometimes I wish all my children to be little again, but I suspect all mothers wish that at some point in time. I shall never forget the time that I held my children in my arms for the very first time. I thought, "O dear Lord, help me to teach this child how to live, how to love you, and how to meet the struggles in their lives by turning to you!" Many mothers today have a difficult task of rearing their children. Many mothers have to work away from home and that is difficult to keep everything balanced. I believe teaching our children about the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures is the greatest tool they can use when they face struggles and challenges in their life. Most mothers' time is stretched to the breaking point and they sometimes don't have time to actually sit and teach. However, you can teach while you are riding in a car, working in the yard, eating a meal or swinging on a swing. Each moment is a special opportunity they will remember. Psalms 119: 11 tells us to hide the Word of God in our hearts so that we might not sin againist you! I believe if you hide the Word of God in your children's hearts, when struggles come against them, the Holy Spirit will bring His word, the scriptures, to their rememberance and guide them. Our children can receive no greater inheritance from us than having been tought to read the Word, to pray, and to look to Jesus as the one who knows and understands each problem. He has every solution. Children can take into their hearts the truth of God's word that you teach to them continue to live by what they learned when they were small. Time after time, while my children were growing up, I turned to God to supply me with wisdom and insight for their upbringing and still to this day, my final prayers at night are for my children and grandchildren. Once you become a mother, you can never stop being one. There is no place to go to get a pink slip to resign from that office. The good news is Jesus is always with us and He never leaves us alone. We have a God who is wise and is always eager to help us through the walk of life called motherhood and to help our children.
Suddenly-Easter 2025
SUDDENLY... As this Easter season unfolds I’ve found myself reflecting on how Jesus’ followers dealt with such a time in their lives. They had spent three years believing they were on a journey towards deliverance and that Jesus was indeed the Messiah they had been waiting for. They sat at the feet of Jesus as He opened their eyes to a deeper relationship with God. They stood by His side ministering to others. They shared their hearts with Him as they broke bread together. Their future looked full of promise. Then suddenly… Suddenly their dreams shattered, and their joyful hearts flooded with fear. Hope seemed to slip through their hands as they watched their Messiah taken from them, only to be crucified and then buried in a tomb. Can you imagine their sense of loss, their pain, and their feelings of hopelessness? First there was silence, a strange phenomenon happening from noon to 3 pm., normally the brightest part of the day. Luke tells us that darkness fell over the whole land. It was like someone had turned out the lights. Then there came the rumbling of an earthquake, shaking the whole land. At that very moment, the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom. Suddenly… Then suddenly... Jesus cried from the cross, “It Is Finished”! It was indeed finished. No longer was man separate from God. Gods promises were now fulfilled. We had a new way to God, through Jesus! He was alive! The disciples again had hope. He is alive and now we have that same hope. Resurrection Day is more than just a day. It is an entire season. A season of joyful celebrating. A season of renewed hope. Christ’ resurrection came only after the world itself exploded, exploding with the force of Jesus breaking through the earth and finally making the everlasting bridge to God the Father. Jesus tells each one of us, “I am the way, I am the only way to the Father”. I pray that you find the way this Easter.
Luck of the Irish
Is it really true that the Irish are blessed with luck? Let’s look at a little Irish history. St. Patrick, a native of Britain, was taken by a group of Irish raiders at the very young age of sixteen. One day while he was herding sheep out on a hillside, he found God. St. Patrick gave his life to God and later became a Bishop. As a Bishop, St. Patrick had a burning desire to return to Ireland and bring faith to the Pagan who believed in the religion of magic. Pagans believed in the many Gods of nature. He received inspiration from God to use the 3-leaf clover to explain the trinity to the people. The 4-leaf clover symbolized Gods meeting their religion with the trinity of Christian’s beliefs. Irish soldiers in the British army began wearing the shamrock on their uniform labels. Because they had been blessed by St. Patrick and so blessed that they were on God’s side, and he protected them. Hundreds of years later, we as a nation share that common foundation of a blessed Christian heritage, one that is based upon the clear understanding that God is on our side. Psalms 124 1:2 We hold to a steadfast faith. Faith that is not based upon matters of sheer luck but rather is grounded in the truth that Gods sovereignty rules and reigns within a people who are called by His great name. The meaning of luck is defined as circumstances that lead to a favorable outcome. I like to say that we as Christian’s say it another way. We have God’s blessing with God. There are no circumstances that happen that he doesn’t know about. Deuteronomy 28 6:8 There are approximately 40 million Irish descendents who can trace their ancestry back to Ireland. But we as God’s children are more blessed to know that we are royal heirs to the heavenly throne. We are in line to receive every spiritual blessing from God, but only to those who are called sons and daughters of the King of King. We have seen the other side of the rainbow and found our pot of gold and his name is Jesus Christ; the maker of the rainbow, of all the gold, the shamrocks and most of all the blessings of the wealth of our heritage. Ephesians 1:3
Valentines 2025
Valentines Day has always been a special day for me. I can remember as a kid being the one to spend days on end taking paper dollies and turning them into valentines to give to people I loved. I couldn't afford "real" valentines so I made them. To me, valentines day is one of the most special days of the year. I would like to take a moment and tell you about a very special valentine. This valentine is the gift of love named Jesus. He was given to us all by God, our father. I guess in actuality, Jesus is our very first valentine. When I was 11 years old, I opened my valentine (my heart) to Him. I fell in love and have never fallen out of love with Him. Who could resist Him? He loves us unconditionally. He blesses us each day. He thinks that we are so valuable that he tells us over and over again of that love and how much in His word. In addition, He gives us a home in Heaven. Wow! What a valentine. Jesus is the lover of our soul and it can be easy to forget that He's our heavenly valentine. All of us have a valentine waiting for us. If you haven't accepted Jesus, your gift of His love is waiting. Just as we spend time with our families, we need to spend time with Jesus in prayer, studying His \Vord, in fellowship with Him and just plain ole "hanging out" with Him. Can we ever forget our first love? Jesus was the one who first loved us. Jesus is our valentine. God taught us, For God so loved the world that he gave the most awesome valentine of all ages. Lord I thank you for this special day. It is a reminder to me of how much you love me. No one has or could ever love me like you do. I would like to share this special prayer: Lord, I thank you for pursuing me and dying for me. You have my heart. I honor you today. I will spend time with you today and all my days. I want to always remember that you will forever be my first love.
Happy New Year
I would like to share with you my personal letter that I wrote to myself many years ago. I read this to myself the first of each year! THIS YEAR I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE This year I will make a difference not only to the people around me but to myself. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is a product of his own thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion victory will be my hallmark. I will be grateful for this year God has given me. Each day holds twenty-four hours. This is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow my time to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I promise I will face each day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. When each day comes, I will embrace its wonder and use it for loving and giving. I will not let past failures haunt me even though my life is scarred with mistakes. I will refuse to rummage through my trash heaps of failures. I will admit them and correct them. I will ask for forgiveness and press on victoriously. No failure is Fatal!! It's okay to stumble. I will get up and rise again! I will spend time with those I love, my spouse, my children, and family. A person can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A person can own nothing yet be wealthy in relationships. This year I will spend time with the important people in my life and I will commit my heart to spend more time with God allowing Him to change me to be more like His son Jesus. I will spend quality time talking, hugging ,thanking, listening, and loving. It only takes one person to light a candle to scatter the darkness. With God's help, I will be that one! This year, I will make a difference.