Thank you Lee

Lord Jesus, thank you so much for my wonderful clients! 

I am truly blessed to have such amazing people in my life. 

Today I received this gift from my client Lee. She brought it back from Haiti! 

I will never forget the words that she said to me today...   She ran her finger across the heart and pointed at the blooming flower and said "Mallery without you I would not be where I am today" I want to thank you from my heart, I love you!  She is so sweet and genuine. 

On the back it says Haiti and all the proceeds go to a great ministry! 

God, I love you and ask that you continue to bless Lee! She has such a heart for you! 

Thank you for giving me another day to serve you. Amen! 

Laundromat

Hello All,

Yes, I waited 3 weeks again to do laundry. I will really appreciate having a washer and dryer in the future. Amen!  :) The many things we can take for granted. 

I make this a very positive experience and always pray that God uses me every time I step foot into the laundromat! Some of you may know from my past stories that I always have a wow God moment after spending 3 hours doing laundry. LOL! 

Tonight, I was very hyper (acting silly) and with said I found a little child to play hide and seek with. His mom and gram were with him, they were so excited that he had a friend to play with. I am a kid at heart so I was pretty PUMPED as well. We laughed and I chased him around the place.. His cute little cheeks were all red and he was just the highlight of my night. 

I know all of you can totally relate to this, especially if you have little ones. It's that moment when they look at you right into your eyes with such JOY. When they laugh so hard and your heart just opens up SO wide.  You just want to hug them, squeeze so tightly and stay in that moment forever. 

That is exactly how I felt UNTIL he was running at full speed and smacked his head right off of the washer door. OH MY GOODNESS. He had no shoes on (only socks) and had fallen right before this incident. I asked if he was OK. He said YEP with a big smile and got back up to run RIGHT into the washer. When I say full speed I mean fast, fast, fast! He immediately started screaming at the top of his lungs.. I could feel his pain, I wanted to cry for him! His mom picked him right up, love that mother instinct. 

Does this sound like you? Jesus is our father and loves us so much. He wants the absolute best for us. We sometimes are running full speed towards something WE want so badly.  We trip up because what we are running towards isn't his will. The Holy Spirit speaks to us and we don't listen.. What ends up happening? SMACK IN THE FACE, the big bruise! Come on, give me an amen. I know you all have been at this point in your life before!  You think everything is going exactly according to Gods will and BAM it all changes in one moment, one second, one day or even less than a second...  

The AWESOME news is that God is redirecting you for a reason. He knows what is next, it's even better than you could have EVER imagined. The bruise won't last, it will heal. Amen! He makes beautiful things out of us! 

Yes, I know your thinking is little man OK? He was fine and in good spirit before leaving the Laundromat. I told his mom and gram, I will be praying for him.  

This scripture came to my mind "Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is." (Ephesians 5:17)

+ We sometimes want something so much we try and fit it into his plan for our lives. Instead of surrendering and following his will. Thank YOU Jesus for giving me another day to serve you. I love you!  Rest well everyone. Praying this encourages and helps you all to step into a new level of faith! 

Tracie Miles

Proverbs 31 is a great ministry and oh how true! 

Thanks Tracie for spreading Gods word! :) 

November 6, 2012 More Than Crumbs By Tracie Miles "Give us today our daily bread." Matthew 6:11 (NIV) As I sat on the beach enjoying the sunrise I watched a few seagulls wander aimlessly, looking lost and confused. I wondered why there were so few, considering the normal flocks that swarm overhead filling the air with screeching cries. Then I realized they had no reason to be on the beach, much less to be excited or active. There were no people around to generate crumbs. I'm pretty sure seagulls can smell potato chip crumbs a mile away. They stay at a distance until they think someone has something they want. Then they come running, or should I say dive bombing. Even if no birds are in sight, one tiny crumb falls on the sand and suddenly dozens of seagulls swoop down out of nowhere. Memories of hungry seagulls interrupting our picnics at the beach made me chuckle until I felt God whisper to my spirit:Sometimes Tracie, you are just like those seagulls. In Matthew 6, Jesus shares with His disciples how to pray, in what is commonly referred to as the Lord's Prayer. Today's key verse is taken from the middle of the Lord's Prayer. In it Jesus reminds His disciples to stay in close union with Him through prayer, because He knows they need the spiritual nourishment and physical necessities only He can provide. Jesus calls His disciples to seek Him and trust His provision for their daily needs. Unfortunately, there are times I don't follow this wisdom and instruction. I may go days or weeks, aimlessly wandering like those seagulls on a deserted beach — flying through my tasks and routines, without consciously seeking God. But as soon as something happens that makes me mad, sad, worried, frustrated, discouraged, or stressed, I fly straight to God. Swooping in out of nowhere, I dive bomb into His presence. Expectantly, I wait for Him to give me a profound thought or an answer to prayer. In essence, to toss me some crumbs of spiritual encouragement. Unlike a seagull who seeks temporary satisfaction from random crumbs, I want to be consumed with a spiritual hunger that's never satisfied. A hunger that pains me if I fail to get a daily portion of God's wisdom, love and guidance. A hunger that when met, replaces my discouragement, worry and stress. I don't want to live with a seagull mentality, being satisfied with mere crumbs. Instead I want to enjoy the fullness of God's presence and a constant supply of His Word each and every day. What about you? Dear Lord, forgive me for not seeking You daily. I ask for Your physical provision and spiritual nourishment to get me through every day. Help me develop an insatiable desire for Your Word and to spend time with You in prayer. In Jesus' Name, Amen. Related Resources: Do You Know Him? Visit Tracie's blog to find out how she made getting a daily portion of God a priority and enter to win a free MP3 of her conference message, Staying Afloat in a Sea of Stress. Stressed-Less Living: Finding God's Peace In Your Chaotic Worldby Tracie Miles The One Year Chronological Bible Would you like to bring the message of this devotion to the women of your church? Click here to find out how to bring Tracie's Stress-Less Conference to the women of your church. When you purchase resources through Proverbs 31 Ministries, you touch eternity because your purchase supports the many areas of hope-giving ministry we provide at no cost. We wish we could, but we simply can't compete with prices offered by huge online warehouses. Therefore, we are extremely grateful for each and every purchase you make with us. Thank you! Reflect and Respond: Have you been putting God on the back burner, and then dive bombing for spiritual crumbs when life gets rough? How can you begin to make God a priority, and seek Him daily for your every need? Power Verses: Matthew 6:26, "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" (NIV) Psalm 73:26, "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (NIV)

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Jean & Carol

Hi Peeps! :) 

This is a really funny story... I hope it puts a bright big smile on your face.  

I opened up my mail box today to see it was extremely full... I think it's been like 7 days since I checked it. 

I then came across a weird package, it looked like pictures. I immediately opened it wondering who it could possibly be from???? Hmm...  

MY GOODNESS! NO WAY! My stomach was hurting I was laughing so hard!  They were from my dear sister Carol. I went to see Beth Moore in Reading a few months ago. Don't know if you remember me posting this on Face-book, it said something along the lines of "these two women kidnapped me"  

(as a joke) They really built my ego up telling me how beautiful I was. How thoughtful and sweet to print and send me these pics. 

"Christ beauty is shared to all those who have union with him. Washed in his blood, rooted with his righteousness and adorned with his graces. Every believer is made beautiful through his beauty." 

On every picture she wrote little notes. They were all different and very uplifting. The one she wrote "look at the legs on you."  I'm so glad I decided to stay up and spend time with these two wonderful ladies. I remember being so exhausted from pulling an all night-er.. God gave me the strength. 

Thanks Carol and Jean, I love surprises! 

Oh what a beautiful savior is Jesus Christ? I am not talking about physical beauty but an amazing spiritual beauty that makes all other beauties fade.  When he is known lives are changed! When his love is felt, hearts are mended. When beauty is seen, eyes are opened to truth. 

YWAM Encounter performance

I'm so glad I made the decision to go and see YWAM Boston encounter in action. This was my second time and to be honest, I don't think I could ever get tired of watching it. 

They all did such a wonderful job! My prayers go out to everyone in YWAM that God will continue to use all of them and they will be blessed more than they could ever dream or imagine. Amen! 

Beautiful women of faith with precious, sweet, cute little Dustin <3 

          I'll never forget Paula!  Her prayers are so heartfelt and to top it off she remembered everything she prayed for us about. She's a smart young girl that is on FIRE for the Lord.  :) 

Tonight was truly a blessing, thank you Lord for giving us all another day to serve you! 

 

Pitcairn 5k Nov 3, 2012

Hey all,

There are many reasons to stay active... Right? Let's face it not all of us want to exercise? Some enjoy walking and doing light weights while others enjoy getting a really hard/intense workout in!

The key is to burn more calories and eat healthier foods.. ;) That way you will have more energy and enjoy the results from your workout plan!  I know what your thinking, if it were that simple...

My advice try new things, make them fun, find an accountability partner or friend to team up with. Running is not my favorite sport but, I have to say I am enjoying it more and more as time goes on. I've learned so much about myself, meet awesome people, always feel great after finishing the race and training always pays off. The most important is how to glorify the Lord? Thinking about getting a shirt that says RUN4JESUS on the back with my website info at the bottom www.Malleryinspiredtraining.com   :)

I want to share with you a story from today. I woke up feeling really unmotivated and not feeling it. Just ready to crawl back into my sheets and say wake me up after the run. I know you all have been there before? Correct, maybe it's before work or a workout?
Well, I didn't because stay in bed and here are some of the reasons.. 

#1 I had an accountability partner that said I will be at your place at 8:30 a.m on the dot.

#2. I wanted to be at this race for a dear friend, since it was his last race before his surgery.

 #3. I wanted to get a good workout in..

Well, God had other plans, as he always does!

We arrived at the race about an hour early, when we walked in they had my # ready for me. IT WAS 143. I was totally pumped. I had been wanting that number for years. You know when people had pagers back in the day? We would page and it would have our phone number and behind it 143 meaning I LOVE YOU!  I had to post this on Twitter and let you all know it's been years and never once did I have this special running number. A thought dawned on me and that was the Lord speaking into my heart saying "I love you" I love you,  more than you know Mallery!

I warmed up, said a prayer for everyone and started the 5k. I was feeling a bit down and NOT into the run but pushed through it. I knew that we would all cool down and that was really what I was looking forward to.. Lol.

So after our 3 mile cool down I went back in for my award. I walked up to the guy and he said your name, I told him Mallery Schaffer. He goes "you cannot get an award because you didn't do as good as you did last year" That was like a dagger to my heart. I said back to him very nicely "my prize is actually eternal, I run for the Lord, no problem." He said "I am just kidding and gave me the mug with a 1st place (age group) ribbon on it."  I didn't do as well as last year and I knew that but, I also realize what's important and it's not the metal. I smiled and walked away.

Then about 10 min later he comes walking back up to me and asked me "are you a believer." I said yes born again and run for Jesus. He smiled and started talking to me about his walk with the Lord. I was so happy to hear his story. He told me he was saved and that he reads the bible. I encouraged him and said that was awesome! Wow, what a blessing to hear his testimony. That was Gods plan for this race, to hear how he is working in and through my fellow brother. Lord, I pray for Mike and really ask that you continue to strengthen his love for you.

Don and Larry's last race of the year.. prayers will be going out for them both! 

The reason I share this story with you is because it refers to scripture John 13:34-35  "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.  By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Amen, God bless you all. John 13:34-35 LOVE ONE ANOTHER! He loves us more than we can even imagine and wants us to be full of energy and healthy. I didn't enjoy running but now I changed it up, made it fun. It's not about me, it's about HIM! The one who created me.

Lord, thank you for giving me another day to glorify you! 

Good job friends! You are loved. Nite, sweet dreams. 

Romans 12:12

Hi. Hi. Hi. Day # 3. I'm becoming a good blogger. Makes me smile! :) I can do this...

Today, I woke up knowing that God has given me another day to serve him. I had a great big smile on my face because I had not planned anything for today but I knew It was going to be filled with his love.. My exact prayer to him was "Lord I trust your plan for my day"  I really wanted God to guide my every step.  

I then posted this on FB Romans 12:12 – "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer." 

1. I rejoiced in hope today knowing that Christ has full control of my life. 

2. Patient in Tribulation: In life we face many hard times and it breaks our hearts to pieces!  We don't understand and sometimes question everything! This gives us the opportunity to dig into his word and grow our faith in Jesus! I tell myself this all the time "Mallery be patient with yourself"  God will use your hurt to help encourage someone in the future. 

3. “continue steadfastly” comes from an original word that means to be diligent or earnest towards a goal. Sometimes it is translated as “being devoted to” or to be “constant in”. Pray CONSTANTLY, I remember the first time I asked Jesus to come into my life. This was the best decision I have EVER made. You don't have to pray out load all the time, today I prayed more than I can count and most were in my head silently. He hears our hears and prayers... He will answer in his timing! 

+  All three of these challenging phrases point to Christ. He is the source of our hope, the reason for our joy, the strength in our tribulations, the model for our patience, and the audience of our prayers.   

Now, back to my day today. . . 

He blew me away, like he always does!  I tried so many new things today! I encourage you to step outside of your normal routine and let God do the rest... Today was awesome! 

#1. I went to the tailor to hem my jeans (great new experience) I even got a hanger with shiny plastic over it. I asked the lady "do I get the hanger too" Yep, true story. 

#2. Checked out a new little organic store next to the tailor shop "All gluten free" Picked up a couple new protein bars" 

#3. Had veggie homemade hummus and pumpkin soup (Thanks to my lovely friends/clients) Yum!

#4. Donated lots of old clothes, purses, shoes, movies, books and DVD's to the Good Will 

#5. Took Gram to ALDI's to grocery shop (this would be on the patience prayer) My cousin Ty has more energy than any kid I know. I truly prayed a million times asking God to show me how to handle him with wisdom and love. ;) 

Today was a day that I had not planned anything and let the Lord do his work. He already had everything mapped out. I lost count in my head of  how many times I told someone God Bless you or have a blessed evening...  20 +  Even the not so nice gentleman at the toll.  

What an amazing day I had!!! Words can't express how thankful I am for all my friends/family... 

The conclusion of this post is ROMANS 12:12  "HOPE, PATIENCE, PRAYER" 

Love you all! So much! So much! So much! 

Heading to bed, have a race at 10 a.m tomorrow. Big day! Marathon next Sat.. Yahoo!! 

Will post pics, praying for lots of pups to love on! :) :) :) 

What's love?

Hello all my lovely friends! 

I am back to blog again! Wow, two days in a row. That is a record. :) 

Today, I felt really lead to post this! What do you think of when that word LOVE comes up in a conversation? Is it your spouse, fitness, working out, your job, your friends, family or food? That is just a few... Some people love money, cars, clothes, shoes or animals to name a few. 

Thank about this questions long in hard, what do you love and who do you truly love?

... Now, while you write a list of people you love, I want to share a heart felt story with you!  

I had an encounter with a gentleman while waiting in the doctors office with my mom. His exact words "I don't know if I should be sharing this with you" Tell you the honest truth, I get that a lot from people. They say I really don't know why I am sharing my heart with you or wow I never told anyone this before. My heart overflows when I hear that because I truly feel that it's something they have been waiting to share. Maybe it's trust or a sense of being in a vulnerable state of mind or could it be love? He went on to tell me that his wife had passed away at age 67 (3 years ago) from cancer. He told me that she was beautiful, smart and the BEST was how God brought them together. I was so intregued by his story and  could not wait to hear what he had to say next! You know when your watching a movie and it's a suspenseful part and your like waiting anxiously to see what's going to happen. That was totally me today. ;) He told me how much he loved and cared for her. Oh how I could see the hurt in his eyes. Then I said will you ever remarry? He said NOPE. I started to wonder after talking with him, will I find someone that loves me like that? When will my Boaz come?   Then it hit ME!!! Hello.....  Hello...... Hello.....  Now back to the word LOVE,  did you write a list of things you love? What came to mind? 

I was totally convicted today, the Lord said I LOVE you! Love me back, be obedient to me and the man of your dreams will come in my time. 

Let those words sink in. What does love mean to you? I say all the time, "I love animals,
 I love food, I love working out, I love life . . . When in reality JESUS is calling "I am the only one that can fill your heart! Let it be OVER FLOWING with love for me. Amen! Yes, things and people can make us happy and feel loved BUT they will never fully satisfy our souls. God is love! 

* I was reviewing a sermon I made up back in March of this year. This was from the ladies Transform fitness group. Look below are my notes... 

Obedience comes from the heart 

All my heart is for Mallery Schaffer Ministries because it’s Gods will for my life! Fitness came first and he said you will have nothing without faith. My heart rate sky rockets every time someone comes up to me and says “your going to preach or I can see you on the pulpit” I just want to cry tears of joy & that didn’t come over night. I still have a long way to go!   It was by me giving God my heart and exercising my faith therefore it is getting stronger each day. 

Now, I want to re-correct that and say ALL MY HEART LOVES JESUS, Mallery Schaffer Ministries is a tool to minister to women and help them to transform Gods temple. 

1 John 4:7-8  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

YWAM Pittsburgh

Hello my lovely followers!

I just had to post about my wonderful experience with YWAM (Youth With A Mission)  If you don't know who they are please check out the website Link to YWAM website!

I went to visit the Pittsburgh base about 5/6 months ago and ever since I've been thinking about going back to get more details.. I heard so many amazing things about DTS and how the program has really changed peoples lives.

God really tugged on my heart a few weeks ago and said go reach out, get more involved, why are you not mingling with this great ministry. My first reaction was who do I contact? I don't want them to think I am weird. Very briefly I once met some of the people.  In life is this not so true, fear creeps in and we get nervous about what people might think? We let that cripple our action to reach out. My thoughts were what if they don't write back, what if God calls me to full time ministry, am I called to volunteer my gifts and talents (fitness) with YWAM.. With lots of prayer God said to me, why are you planning what I already have done for you? Don't question me, listen to me. I was like wow Lord this is really true, why am I questioning what you confirmed?

So, I acted on Gods leading and wouldn't you know sweet Melissa agreed to have lunch with me
(she is one of the many I met about 5months back) and I told her about my interest in YWAM. We talked for hours and I was truly blown away by her faith. She moved here from Cali. OK CALIFORNIA! Tell me that doesn't take some courage, yes not to mention the nice weather. Her exact words "This is where God has called me and I love Pittsburgh." I said to her " I admire what you have done for the Lord, went from a doing hair in CALI to full time ministry." SHE IS A LIFE CHANGER  It took lots faith to make that leap! She is still on staff at YWAM years later. What a great testimony. I am so blessed that God brought her into my life, I know he has great plans for her life and future!

Don't want to make this blog really long and I tend to go on and on forever. I probably would if I didn't have to get up at 6 a.m tomorrow. LOL. Now onto what inspired me to posted this blog.. Tonight as I was sitting across from another wonderful Godly woman, I came to realize the Lord answered my prayers. I asked him to bring more women into my life that LOVE the Lord with EVERYTHING! Yes I can say that this girl loved JESUS! We also could have talked for hours. Her testimony of how God told her to go to YWAM at 18years old (YES I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THIS) and she listened to his leading. He told her take that leap of faith at a young age and she was like I will follow you. She just celebrated her 10 year anniversary with YWAM. AMAZING! I just admire these two women, the Lord shines in and through them both! They are beautiful inside as well as out. They are changing lives all over the world! Praise God!

"Proverbs 27:17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." 

I am so thankful I listened to the Lord and stepped out to contact YWAM, I will be volunteering, learning and growing my faith! I am giving the Lord the rest to figure out.

I know I haven't been blogging much lately and I keep saying, yea I'll start posting.. Tomorrow comes and goes and time goes by! I have to be honest my new excuses is getting old, that is I have to switch to word press. I'm going to work on doing that this weekend and I am so determined to be a good blog poster.

Off to bed. LOVE YOU ALL! :) 

Carianne's Inspiring Video!

Carianne is a walking testimony of the word TRANSFORMATION. 

She has made some remarkable changes since she has started back in July of 2011. 

This video is from March of 2012. 

Carianne ROCKS!

She is an inspiration to many. Believe in yourself. 

Mallery's BACK!

Yes. That's right Mallery is back. Mallery is back. Thank you Jesus! Define Mallery? I asked this questions a few years ago and most people said she's full of energy, faith, love, compassion and so awesome to be around! It's contagious. What made me this way? I've been asking the Lord if this is actually true? I'm going to be honest with you all my ego and self confidence had been shot with a bullet straight to the heart. 

I started to pray just like this I want more, I want more, I want more of you Lord. Yes, I pour out my heart to you. I only desire your will for my life. I trust in your plan for my life Lord. I then would lay in bed wondering did I really trust fully or 75%,  was I really believing with all my heart?  What was his will for my life.. ?  

If you have been checking my Facebook I want to thank you and apologize at the same time, I now know many many follow and pray for me. I haven't been posting much on my blog, Facebook or twitter...  I sat here today thinking what should I write in my blog? What could I say to INSPIRE? How could I tell all people how much they mean to me?  How could I explain what I was feeling over the past few months? 

I'm going through a season in my life where I totally need to surrender all questions to the Lord and trust in his will.  The only way to face my raw emotions is to continue to literally humble myself and ask God, friends and family for their advice and support. I believe in any trail God is strengthening our faith in him so we can be HIS best! My heart has a new compassion and sympathy for people that have suffered from depression.  Thank you Jesus for opening my eyes and heart to acknowledge this.

Over the past years, have you faced disappointments and cried out why Lord. Why? 

We are human and we will face times like this and we will ask the Lord with doubt why? 

You are not alone.. God is with you and listening to your every prayer. He knows why. He can heal your heart. He will shine through you again. You will come out stronger, believe me... It's coming! Whatever your going through he knows and he is carrying you and your burden! Cast the devil out of your life. Prayer is your shield of armor. Ask and you shall receive. Luke 11:9 "Jesus speaking and I say unto you, ask it shall be given to you, seek, and he shall find, knock it shall open unto you." Amen. Ask, Ask, Ask.! 

The conclusion to this post is that Mallery's energy is back and as I write this I am doing my assessment on http://southhills.biblechapel.org/spiritual-gifts-inventory/ to learn what my spiritual gifts are! I want to use them as much as possible!!! Glory to God we all have God given gifts. We all have a purpose in this world. I am talking to you, YES YOU God has made you special and he's put amazing gifts in you! My next step after taking the assessment is to start putting all my God given gifts to use in every way I can. To get out there and shine for Jesus, RUN for Jesus physically and spiritually, love for Jesus, HELP SERVE for Jesus, PRAY to Jesus! Open your hearts to receive Jesus now. Your life will never be the same! Romans 10:9-10 "If you confess with your moth that Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from dead, you shall be saved."   

 

I want to send out a special thanks to all of you for helping me grow in my faith! Today I joined the prayer partner team, which means I will be serving the Lord and seeing miracles happen. He answered my prayer. I ask "Lord I want more of you." He opened up the right opportunity to serve, where I can use my gifts for his glorify. Amen!! 

I love you all! Memories make what we WERE and DREAMS make what we will BECOME. With God we can go after our dream and make it come true. With him it is possible. Never ever give up faith in him. I pray today and from this day forward, Lord all I want is your will for me life. Thank you. Amen! 

I took the picture below when I was on my flight flying (12 hours) to see the closest place to heaven Israel. The reason I add this to my post is because this was a dream for 2 years 2009-2011. I visualized it and prayed for it every time I opened my prayer journal... Believe and you will receive. KEEP THE FAITH IN YOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! He loves you unconditionally and wants the BEST for you. Thanks for being my prayer warriors. I believe and trust he will prosper and bless Mallery Schaffer Ministries so we can see lives changed through this ministry! Love you Lord! Thank you for giving me another day to serve you. 

Have a blessed week. More post to come.... 

Costa Rica Mission Trip

Hello All, 


It's been way to many days since I've posted on here. ;) Right now I am sitting on my sofa so tired but yet so excited. 




I just finished packing and praying for our mission trip to Costa Rica. I just know in my heart this is going to be an amazing trip. 




I met so many wonderful people in the past few days (Wednesdays meeting) and this afternoon at our packing meeting. Below is a message from my dear sister in Christ Darleen  ;)




Read your testimony Mallery. soooo glad you heard the lord and was obedient to his call on your life! One of my favorite sciptures is Jer. 29:11 for I know the plans you have for me. plans to prosper me and not to harm me. plans for a hope and a future -- but then it goes on to say-- Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, you have called on him and he has heard you. So many lives will be touched through you by the grace of God. Soooo pumped to be going on this trip with you : )


We are praying her and I room together, we already have our workout planned. Getting up at 5:30 am to get it in. No gym but that's ok we will make do and get a fat burner in everyday. You can exercise anywhere with any amount of space. I was so thrilled how excited she was to start working out and eating healthier. It made me smile so bright! :) I found a match, knew I would. I don't think a young 18 year old girl would be to happy hearing me breathing all heavy bright and early in the a.m. 


After we met this afternoon at church I was on my way home with my hands held so high praising you. Lord you filled my heart with this overwhelming feeling, I looked up in the sky and said THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU JESUS! 


I pray this you use us all and I know that you have great plans for us while we are on this trip. I pray that you help us to reach the unreachable and speak through us. 


Here are just a few things GOD & the group are doing in Costa Rica: 


Sharing our testimony and preaching at Zoe church 
Visiting Children's hospital (we made photo albums to show them our families) use as a tool ;) 
Morning Devotions 
Hospital visits 
Christian school 
Spiritual Scavenger Hunt (excited :) 
Youth Church and outreach 
Juvenile Delinquent Center 
Ministry outreach 
Construction on church (painting and much more) 


FRIDAY WE ARE ZIP-LINING!   Yahoo.  Fun, Fun, Fun! 


Lord,  the team is on a mission to Costa Rica to save lives! God's power is mighty and I know that many will be lead to Christ.   Guide us, protect us, lead us! Amen. 


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Pray for Reece & Rubino Family

Saturday 7/7/12 2012 Reece's Round Up 5K 

I woke up early this morning and said to myself, Lord I know that today is going to be an amazing day. I am running for you Lord but, today I would also like to run for a special little boy named Reece. 

I got online and pulled up the Reece's Round up 5K website http://www.reecesroundup.com/  The song on the site really touched my heart and these words really stuck in my head "even if you fall sometimes you will have the strength to rise." 

Reece was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the doctor said he will not live past the age of 2 and will never sit up, walk, run or hold a baseball.  

He's living proof at the age of 5 that all things are possible with God.  

Jeff and Lesa Rubino (Reece's mother& father) said what family wouldn't do the same. They all as a family pull together to help Reece. 

Lesa's exact words "it's faith and with God all things are possible." They also said "we are going to do everything we can to give him a great life." Amen. 

Reece has 4 machines that keep him alive and a daily gentle beating on his chest to clear his airways 

After reading about Reece I was so ready to go out and give this my all. I was thrilled to meet Reece and tell him "I am running for you my man" The trophy I receive goes to you! 

The picture below is Reece and I before the run 

I gave him a kiss on his forehead and said a little prayer to myself Lord keep me strong. 

Lesa (Reece mother) informed me the picture above is actually the first time he has ever written. 

It's a picture of him on the left telling the two people to workout harder to win on the biggest loser. 

His dream is to be a personal trainer on the TV show the biggest loser.  

He goes to school online and someone teaches him in person as well. 

Doctors and school teachers told them he would never write in his life. How amazing! 

I told him I was a personal trainer and he smiled ;) What joy! 

They called my name Mallery Schaffer 1st place in age group. I didn't even have the desire to jump up and down like I normally do. To be honest I wanted to start crying my eyes out but I kept them back and went up to him and said I ran this race for you. Our strength is in the Lord and know that I am praying for you every single day! I said to him "I love you so much" He looked into my eyes and I could feel his little heart beating out of his chest. I said "don't ever give up"  

My trophy went to Reece! 

No reward could replace these special memories.  The true gift today was meeting the Rubino family. It made my entire day and I will thank God for this always! 

Reece prays every night to Jesus. I ask that you join him and ask the Lord to heal his body and that he will have the strength to stand up and walk! 

Pictures of Reece and his family 

What a great committed family. I look forward to this race next year.

New friends that I met at the race. I spot out the ones with pups. ;) 

Lord, as I close this blog. I want to thank you again for this wonderful family, my BFF and all the people that were at this race supporting the Rubino's. We believe in you Jesus!

 Keep the prayers going everyone. 

Love you all!!!! 

Laundromat

When you think of the laundromat what picture do you see in your mind?

Well, I think of the germs... so for me I would always think of everyone's dirty clothes being washed before mine. It would just gross me out and I would say "never will I use the matt to wash my clothes"  Actually, when I was looking for my first apartment, my request was washer and dryer please.

AND.. When I was younger obviously I did my laundry at my moms house. Well, to be honest mom did my laundry till I was about 20 (embarrassed to even admit that) :) so with that said I am still learning to this day how to do my laundry correctly (whites/darks/hang dry)  

Let's talk now,  I am 26...   I have a washer and dryer in my building but it takes about 2 hours to dry 1 small loud and I end up doing laundry for seriously 5 hours. Especially because I let my laundry pile up for weeks and weeks! (be honest you do it too) I've joked with my clients and said I have 16 loads of laundry and they just laugh because I put it off entirely to long. 

Today, I had the morning off and my plan was to wake up nice and ealry to do all my laundry (more than 16 loads) + my comforter and sheets! I got up ate breakfast and sat right on the sofa, felt comfortable and I was thinking hmm... Maybe I will do it tomorrow. I could wake up extra early? No, No, No I said to myself get it done, you have really put it off far to long!! 

Just picture this in your mind, Mallery pulling up to the Laundromat jamming to k-love. I was lifting my hands praising, so happy, had a big smile on my face. :) I get out of the car walk into the matt and put all the laundry on the counter, head back out to lock my car. I was ready for action to get it done! 

I came back in and as I did I noticed this older man smiling right at me, I said to him "How you doing" He said "I am great how about you?"  I said very well, thank you for asking.  I took a look at the 2 big washers and seen they were taken, no biggie I thought I will use 4 of the smaller washers. I turned and started talking to the nice gentleman he said to me"I seen God in you as soon as you pulled in the parking lot."  He went on to say I really enjoy listening to K-love every morning. That sparked the conversation and we had a 20 min conversation about our amazing Lord and savior! 

He opened up his heart and told me he was in the past crack addict and was strung out. I was really into what he had to tell me, his testimony was outstanding. He went on to say that the Lord has really changed his life and that he will never go back to his old ways. I was so inspired and asked him to tell me the story when he decided to give his life to Christ. He said he was 43 and very lost, his girlfriend at the time was really involved in the church. He would go with her but, it wasn't heart felt,  he explained it like just going through the emotions. He said it was one day he woke up and the Lord really spoke to him and said this is what I want you to do. Go to this program and I will heal you from this addiction forever. He said from that day forward he has been clean from everything. I then asked him "how long have you been free from your addictions?" 

His response was "I am no longer a recovering addicted, my past has been washed away"  It has been 10 years all thanks to Jesus!!!! I could have screamed I was so happy to hear this. I said since that day you have been clean from all drugs, he said yep even alcohol! I was so proud and really inspired by his story. God had us cross paths for a reason. I lost my uncle, my aunt and my father from drugs. It was so uplifting to hear someone say I am healed by the love of Jesus. He told me what church he went to and the pastors name, I will be attending the Wednesday night classes as soon as I get back from my mission trip! 

When I think of this inspiring, uplifting story a scripture keeps coming to mind 2 Corinthians 5:17 "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" Amen! 

Please keep Lamar in your prayers. Pray he will be used mightily to glorify the Lord with his strong testimony of faith. 

I have to tell you the honest truth. I enjoy the Laundromat! :)  Everything is in his plan. 

Ask the Lord to make you new, ask him to take away your addictions and free you forever. God can heal you just like he did Lamar. 

I love you all so much!!!  Thanks for your prayers and support! 

1 of the top best races I've ever run in my life! ;)

I could not wait to write this post and share my wonderful experience with you all. 

Saturday June 30th, 2012 

Washington Alliance 5K 

My alarm went off about 5:20 a.m and I pressed the snoozed about 10 times before actually getting out of bed. I had 20 min to get ready before we were off to the race. I was so pumped because this was the second church race I had ever done. I hurried up got ready put my Jesus shirt on and could not stop smiling. I just knew it was going to be such a great day. 

We arrived about 1 hour before the race started and I thought to myself, let's head down sign up and talk to everyone after you run the 5K. I also wanted to do a short warm up because my legs were still sore from the hill work I did Tuesday..  The weather was perfect for a run,  no sun and race started at 8:30 a.m,  a bit humid but bearable. 

We start to walk down to the sign up table and these two guys get out of the car Cedric and Tyler. I looked at my best friend and said you see that guy "Cedric" didn't know his name at the time. I said I will put money on it that he wins the race. We both smiled and agreed. 

I then walked up to my beautiful sister in Christ Rachel, told her my name and she gave me a big smile and handed me my goodie bag. This was the best gift bag I had ever received in my entire life. I truly read it over, over and over. I even posted it on Facebook right after. Read it very slowly and think about the scripture message. 

I am the VINE, you are the BRANCHES. He who abides in me, and I in him, he is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 

This is very powerful, I am nothing without Christ. Amen. 

RUN FOR JESUS! 

This was a very special memory that I will never forget. After the race I started talking to a wonderful couple (husband & wife) about their two precious adopted children from China. You know me had to know the entire story. I started asking questions (me=Ms. neb nose) and by the end of the story I had chills down my spine, goose bumps all over my body and the tears (you'd be proud) I held them back. It is truly amazing what they did for these two children. You can just see in mom and dad's eyes the love they have for their two little ones! It always brings a smile to my face to hear inspiring stories like this. Just want to thank this family, my heart will be touched forever! 

 This is the little boy Nate on my back. He and his sister decided to race each other. They asked me to join them and Nate was treading many feet behind her. I turned around and went back to get him 

(I couldn't let him finished behind me) so I said jump on my back. He was like no and kinda looked scared I said it's ok really we will try and catch up to your sister. He hurried up and jumped right on and then started yelling run, run to his sister as we caught up... I started cracking up and said "who's side are you on?" It was a blast! I could not stop laughing as you can see in the picture. ;) My heart was racing too, thought it would be easy running with extra weight, was harder than I thought.. especially with my limp legs. What joy kids bring into your life. I cherish all parents in this world!!  Thanks Nate for trusting me and just jumping on some strangers back. When he was finished he said I am ready to go again. His sister said nope I am finished. Lord, thank you for this awesome morning. 

This was the very best part of my entire day. I ran the 5K and yes I did finish 1st in my age group but, didn't even compare to this joy!!!!!!! 

I got to meet many aweseome Christians today and also discussed my ministries vision. Lord, I pray that you will open many many doors and make way for Mallery Schaffer Ministries to grow. 

Cedric did win the race and I am proud of his hard work and dedication. I pray that he will glorify you Lord with his gifts and the natural talent you have given him. 

Philippians 3:14

"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

At the end of this day I was exhausted but I remember I went to bed with a big HUGE smile on my face! ;) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) GOD YOU ARE AMAZING! I LOVE YOU. 

Clean Teeth & Heart

Hello everyone,

For some reason I just can't seem to get this off my mind so I have to post it. I went to get my routine teeth cleaning this past Wednesday and I have to tell you I really look forward to the experience. I know weird right. I don't know if I liked doing this when I was younger but ever since I can remember I really enjoy it. I even go every 4 months and I am pretty sure it's mandatory every 6 months. 

Well there is a reason to this weird story... Teeth clean =  WHAT??? You have a healthy looking smile and you do everything you can to prevent cavity's or expensive dental work. After you get them cleaned you do what take care of them by brushing, floss (every once in a while for me I admit ;) and you keep up with the process. I even go to the extreme I don't drink juice, teas, coffee or anything that will stain, just water. 

After I left the dentist I licked my teeth and said "wow what a great feeling." My dental hygienist is fantastic,  thank you Lord for her open heart. Doc came in for a couple minutes told me they looked great, no cavities and I was free to go. 

I know all of you are wondering where is she going with this story..  

Most people first of all hate the dentist and don't enjoy going.. Right? When I left the dentist I compared my clean teeth to my new life. When I accepted the Lord into my heart back in Dec. of 2008 I said to myself Lord, I don't know what it means to walk with you BUT I am all yours. 

TEETH CLEAN = WHITE SMILE + Continual MAINTENANCE 

Exercise = New body (had to throw that in here) 

SALVATION = NEW YOU + Continual maintence 

By this meaning when you say I give my life to you Lord that is not the end of your salvation. I know as my experience I was wondering Ok.. what is next? I don't know anything about the Lord. How am I going to be HOLY right now when I am living in sin... ?  That was me then, I am now a new person, he convicted me of the sins and HE changed them for his good. This was NOT me. Just like my teeth, I didn't clean them my sweet dental hygienist cleaned my teeth but after I made sure to do my best to take care of them and do what she said. This is the same with your heart for the Lord... Tell him how much you love him but also show him by your actions. Keep the bible close by and meditate on it. 

Don't think just because you haven't had your teeth cleaned in 5 years doesn't mean you shouldn't go. It means you need it more than I do. Just being honest ;) 

Same with your salvations, just because you told the Lord 10 years ago you loved him, fell off, are confused about life, not putting God first, this doesn't mean you can't go back to him. He will welcome you with open loving arms. I always say in my mind God is a good God, repeat that God is a good God, say it again God is a good God.  He (key word he)  wants to make us holy. If you surrender don't worry about you doing it, he will do it with in you. Change your heart! 

You will wake up one day and say man looking back I can't believe I did this or wow thank you Lord for breaking me free from this. I myself have been healed from drugs using, cigarette smoking, constant self pitty, broken heart, grief of a loss, speaking profound to and about others and this list could go on. No I am not perfect but I do thank him every day for making me a new person. Memories are in the past, dreams are in the future. His will for my life truly makes me smile from ear to ear. 

I am clean and my heart has been made new. I do not know it all or even understand everything (never will till I get to Heaven) but I see how Christ has not only changed me but I can see clearly what he has done to those surrounding me. THANK YOU JESUS! 

My teeth are sparkling clean but so it my heart. They are both smiling right now. 

If you haven't given your life to Christ... It's never to late, he can make you new too. Ask him to come into your heart, your life will never be the same. This was the best decision I have ever and will ever make in my life. 

Love you all. Thanks for your prayers and continual love. God bless you, 

Mallery