Our Story Tiger & Renee Smith

Tiger & Renee Smith, Met at Stetson University in 3-D Design Class, married June 2,1990 Daytona Beach, Florida.Honeymoon in Grand Canyon, Havasupai Falls. Tiger is my soulmate! I am so blessed God has brought us together. To come to know the truth that Jesus Christ is Lord at the exact same time in different parts of the world! Tiger in Colorado seeking to know Truth in all the different written books of the world but the Holy Bible being the one that spoke directly to him. He was in Colorado seeking vein glory which we both thought was the pursuit of life. Tiger was trying to be an Olympic skiier after graduating college. Renee taught him to ski over Spring Break! So needless to say he was being passed by kids in helmets on the slope when he got sick and started seeking truth in the world's most known written books, all religions at first until The Holy Bible stood out from the others. Renee in Antigua, Guatemala with a college course in Art when her roommate shared that Jesus Christ is Lord and showed her in the Bible where Jesus said to the thief on the cross, "Today you will be with Me in Paradise.". Renee wanted evidence, proof that Jesus is Lord, since this was the first time she heard this news and was an adult. The Art Students met a local who let us ride in the back of his pick up truck to hike the twin peaked volcano. It was high above the clouds on the twin peaked volcano in Guatemala that God gave Renee the evidence she needed that Jesus is Lord, Creator of the Universe and this did not happen by chance. As the sun was setting high above the clouds on the peak of a volcano in Antigua, the pink sunset was the evidence Renee needed, that this did not happen by chance, that God Created it and her and Jesus is Lord! Now she knows the Bible says: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky proclaims the work of His hands."-Psalm 19:1. Up high above the clouds as we warmed up by pools of smoking lava hearing the cannon BOOM of the 2nd active volcano shooting up lava and seeing red glowing ski slopes of lava stream down is when the pink sunset and entire scene spoke to Renee's heart like a lightening bolt shaking her saying, "EVIDENCE!"! Renee then knew this did not happed by chance but Jesus IS LORD & THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE & MASTER ARTIST! She got a runners high and running back full of energy was like skiing down rolling black rocks of dried lava! None of the boys could keep up , or the one girl student in shape enough to make the treacherus hike to high altitude. Renee could since she ran in the cross country team & taught aerobics. Yes- it was that high up & hours. Tiger and Renee were in love and both were excited to meet up in USA to tell each other the good news and unbeknownst to one another they met to find out they both came to know Christ as personal Savior at the exact same time in different parts of the world. It was then that God put on Tiger's heart to also ask Renee to marry him. He did so on a blindfold date at night. He gave Renee a piggy back ride to the beach and on one knee had a small fire lit and pointed to dig up in the sand a small giftbox with gold stripes and a gold ribbon. Renee dug it up and Tiger told her he wanted to be with her forever, would she marry him? She was still in college (one year engagement) so she was a bit shocked. He saw her shock and said you do not have to answer me right now. Renee looked up in the sky and saw a light up cross in the sky (from a nearby church) . It was then she knew right away to say , "Yes!" Golden Gate Seminary, Mill Valley, California was one of the many places we lived, moving there with our 5 homeschooled amazing children! We all enjoyed living in California, going to the Headlands and hiking the mountains where we lived in student housing at Golden Gate Seminary (overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge). 

Artifact of Sermon Notes as a Visual Learner

 

As a visual learner my artifact is visual! It stays with me longer to see a visual with what I am learning. Hope the sketches on the sermon notes also help you dwell on the Biblical truths taught and what stood out to help me in the daily struggle. We are then ambassadors for Christ, to hold up truth , light and love in the world on the foundation of the Bible. 

As Christian educators we hold up the Biblical Worldview to our students.

This solid rock truth of the Bible tells us that we are created with a purpose,

God loves us and has good plans for our lives.

Within this BWV (Biblical Worldview)  foundation we can dive into God’s Word

to let our students know God loves them and cares for them. 1 Peter 5:7,

“Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.”

That , my friend, is hope in this dark world ridden with trials.

We are loved and can show kindness to others, knowing God is right there with us to help us. 

John 13:34: 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.

There’s a goal in,  “God loved us..” and that’s loving one another.

In this community is how we can reach the world

and train future leaders to make a difference.

https://youtube.com/shorts/GpIBf4QLm1o?si=YMTpMbXa2SZzns3q

Blessed to be a part of the team bringing hope❤️‍🩹🕊🙏🏽

Youtube “short” title.

Battling a King Cobra in Asia, True Story

 Battling a King Cobra in Asia

True Story

Tiger, my husband, and had just biked back from the slum (slick huts no clean water, in need of shoes and rice in this village living in poverty) after feeling used by God to spread His love and provisions among the poor. This very day at sunset it was getting dim out and we heard our two dogs (yellow labrador and boston terrier) growling and barking near the front door of our home (about 3 feet from our open front door). My five children and us parents were on high alert from the snarling we heard our kind hearted dogs making since they rarely exhibited such growls. I could see our children coming down the stairs as we all ran toward the front door then stood for a frozen moment in time in shock at what met us at our front door. 

The sun was setting in that split second on another hot Asian night as my children, Tiger and I stared out our open front door to see why our two dogs were growling so close to our house. To all our shock we saw a huge (later measured at ten foot) King Cobra ,hood up, poised to bite, striking at our dogs. Our beloved yellow labrador Daisy and Boston Terrier Mango cornered the snake three feet from our open front door! My stomach dropped ,my heart raced as I envisioned having to kill the cobra in order to save the lives of my children in case it slithered into the house another day. For we all knew it must live in our yard now that it is trying to strike to inject the deadly venom so close to the entrance of our home and the cobra is known as an aggressive species.

Our family sprang into action as a team like we were well trained soldiers preparing for a battle. 

My two girls, Emily and Attalia, held back Daisy and Mango to save them from the death bite of the neurotoxins from the king cobra actively trying to bite them as our dogs barked and growled at an attempt to continue to protect our family from this danger at our doorstep! 

My muscular husband, Tiger, told me to grab a bedsheet so he could toss it on the cobra. We threw shovels, hoes and other metal items at the cobra trying to bite us, but it continued to spring from colied and slither toward my family now circled around the snake with the dogs trying to kill it as a team. I was screaming at this point as Tiger wore sunglasses in case it was a spitting cobra. Tiger yelled out, “Which way is the head facing!” I stood on an outdoor table yelling which way the head was trying to strike as the cobra coiled then attempted to strike him in an active battle to kill this evil snake. We made sure the kids were back far enough to not be in striking distance as I yelled, ”Get back! Get back!”. With the dogs still growling Tiger yelled for our son Jadon to hand him the hose and turn in on high. He sprayed the snake who charged directly at Tiger right through the stream of water, ready to kill!  I sprinted up to the bedroom to grab our bedsheet off the bed  and ran down to hand it to Tiger. The sheet was thrown on top of the cobra but gave Tiger little time as it wiggled out from under it with ease unlike what the snake hunter shows depict. My stomach dropped as the battle continued and the cobra remained coiled, hood up, ready to strike.

After the tools, water spray and bed sheet were compromised as ineffective weapons Tiger was pumped with adrenaline, gaining extra strength for his next battle maneuver.  Tiger got strength to pick up and toss on the snake a potted tree pot. He lifted this large heavy pot tossing it on toward the cobra. The ceramic pot cracked and the cobra emerged more slowly than any of the other tactical moves to defeat this evil snake attacker. This potted tree was the only thing that kept the cobra down for a short time before coming at us again. The second and our final potted tree by our front stoop Tiger then lifted and threw on the snake, pinning his head down long enough for our brave high school daughter Emily Renee to dive in with the hedge clippers and cut the wiggling body of the cobra.

At this time we noticed Asian neighbors standing at our locked metal barred gate watching us crazy Americans battling the cobra. The whole neighborhood was lined up watching us through our front gate. We were so focused on the battle which could have ended in death if the correct antivenom was not found or given in time that we never looked over to see how long they were there. 

 We opened the gate to see an Asian man with nothing but a sarong wrapped around his waist 

(we are always hot and sweaty there) and a hoe in his hand asking us if he can have the snake for meat for his family.  He chopped off and buried the head (venom dripping from the fangs can still kill after the head is removed) and took the 10 foot King Cobra body home to cook for protein for his family. Our boston terrier, Mango, had venom hissed into her eye trying to protect us and her eye was hugely swollen and red and the vet doubted she would live. She did live which was a prayer answered at that time.

Photos taken by Jadon Smith are from too far as the snake is coiled, striking with hood up, but you can see the Hood of the cobra (fuzzy) if you look closely.

Below is my PreviousBattling a King Cobra in Asia Blog account including photos.

Battling a King Cobra in Asia

True Story

Tiger, my husband, and I biked back from the slum (slick huts no clean water, in need of shoes and rice village) after feeling used by God to spread His love and provisions among the poor. This very day at sunset the lighting was getting dim and we heard our two dogs (yellow labrador and boston terrier) growling and barking near the front door of our home (about 3 feet from our open front door). We ran out to see a King Cobra with a hood flared trying to strike our dogs.

Our children Emily, Attalia and Jadon held the dogs back from getting bit as we circled the cobra knowing we had to kill it or be killed by the toxic venom.

Tiger did not know if it was a spitting cobra since there are over 40 species of poisonous snakes in Cambodia so he had on his sunglasses as he yelled out, "Which way is the head facing! ". He told me to get a sheet so I ran and got off our bed and Tiger threw it on the cobra. The cobra quickly found a way out and was coiled striking towards Tiger again. At this point I was standing on an outdoor table yelling which way the head was facing as the kids held back the dogs and we threw a shovel and hoe towards the snake. Tiger then tried to spray it with water and the cobra came right at him through the water. Then Tiger got strength to pick up and toss on the snake a potted tree pot. This was the only thing that kept the cobra down for a short time before coming at us again. This second potted tree Tiger threw on the snake kept his head down long enough for our daughter Emily Renee to dive in with the hedge clippers and cut the body of the cobra.

At this time we noticed Asian neighbors standing at our locked metal barred gate watching us crazy Americans battling the cobra. We opened the gate to see an Asain man with nothing but a sarong wrapped around his waist ( we are always hot and sweaty there) and a hoe in his hand asking us if he can have the snake for meat for his family.  He chopped off and buried the head (venom dripping from the fangs can still kill after the head is removed) and took the 10 foot King Cobra body home to cook for protein for his family. Our boston terrier, Mango, had venom hissed into her eye trying to protect us and her eye was hugely swollen and red and the vet doubted she would live. She did live which was a prayer answered at that time.

Photos taken by Jadon Smith are from too far as the snake is coiled, striking with hood up, but you can see the Hood of the cobra (fuzzy) if you look closely.

Let's keep one another in prayer for ," Protection from the enemy."-Jesus words in His prayer for us in John 17:15

I believe this was the result of the Spiritual battle as there are angels and demons battling and we are on the winning side with victory through Jesus resurrection from the dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAwi-31sWAI

Above YouTube video link of the slum as I am with the children we minister to there to get a feel of the third world country in the continent of Asia.

Gardening- have tips for me? Post below! tks friends :)

Gardening- have tips for me? Post below! tks friends :)

Hi there. I am an ameteur and am collecting gardening and
landscape ideas.

We are attempting a natural self maintained front yard with
jasmine that would eventually need no mowing or work.
We are a work in progress as it is taking longer than desired for the jasmine to sprawl over the front yard like our neighbors.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEFEIs-aPyM

youtube title:
Natural ground cover garden, no mow, shades of purple

I'm working on collecting and planting edible plants like avocado from a seed, mint that I use to cook with and more while working on a tight budget. 

I could use tips on growing vegetables from seeds as my garden was eaten by wild bunnies and the only thing I have plenty of is hot chili peppers that I planted for Tiger, my husband who likes hot stuff. 

SO please share tips below in comments and I'll try to update if & when my seeds start to grow & bear fruit.                                         Luv-Renee/Nay/Daisy

Here is a baby banana plant baby from my cousin Gina. 

To show how small it is our Boston Terrier ChicaLena is next to it. :) 

Here is our planter made from wood my hubby Tiger made for our vegetable garden. Yes, those are the hot chili peppers I wish I could share with you!

Chili pepper close up. 

Through the Eyes of a Child- Vision of Heaven

Through the Eyes of a Child

Vision of Heaven

The Most Beautiful Writing I Have ever Read- Renee

Below is quoted exactly as written by Eli Joshua Smith at
age 9 years old. It is my favorite writing ever. :

“ Here is something I made up to be a tiny
glimpse of heaven. A sky so blue you can
just touch it, grass so ripe and green and
soft its just like a bed when you lay down
in it, flowers so beautiful with colours of
all sorts, purple, pink, red and look so
pretty its as if their saying “smell me”.  
Trees bark so crisp and apples so juicy
red, blueberries that are already sweet,
juicy, and cold when you pick them,
ponds where you see the bottom if
its 30 feet deep, and you dont need to
worry of allagator’s or snakes and you
can go down all the way to the bottom
and still breath as if you were up out of
the water, aranges, bannanas, plums,
and you can just jump in the air and fly
away anywhere, and praise God for everything.

                                            ( EliJoshSmith) ”

Josh then- on the right below
( his brother Jacoby Tige on the left).

Josh now grown up (pic below) ,
graduated from Moody Bible Institute
in May 2018 & now serving
as a missionary in SouthEast Asia
& a teacher there.

Worldoutreach.org  -> Smith, Josh & Hillary

https://worldoutreach.org/cc/donations.html

Biscotti Recipe, Healthy Version

How to Make Biscotti...

 yeah I know, there's an easier way than rolling out each log. :) youtube has a ton of videos showing how you can use a baking sheet and slice into logs!

Healthy version uses flax seed combination with whole wheat flour or by putting pats in a blender and making oat flour. Applesauce for a sugar substitute makes this healthy for the kids too! 

Video by Eli Josh Smith. Jacoby teaches us how to make biscotti. Here is what you need for a healthy version.:

-1/4 cup butter;

-1/3 cup sugar,

-1/2 cup natural applesauce,

-1 tsp. vanilla,-

2 eggs,

-2 cups wheat flour,

-1/4 cup ground flaxseed,

-1 tsp. sea salt,

-3/4 tsp. baking soda,

- 1 1/2 cup natural crunchy peanut butter,

- mini chocolate chips,- melting chocolate.

Best dunked in coffee or milk. Enjoy!

Recipe from the Italian side of the family- Salamone favorite recipe souped up for health!

Jacoby & Jadon Smith brothers above :)

How to Make Pasta with Jadon in Cambodia

How to make pasta, family recipes continued. 

This video is about How to make pasta with Jadon Smith in Cambodia.Pasta Verde/Spinach Pasta RECIPE:

-2 bunches spinach;-2 cups flour ;-2 eggs, lightly beaten...........

1)Put 1/4 cup water into a large pot & boil. Add spinach & cook till wilted, ~3min. Drain, chop & set aside. 2)Sift flour into a mound on a clean surface. Use your hand to make a well in the center. Add spinach, then eggs & mix with a fork.Mix all together, slowly adding flour with the fork in the well, knead flour with hands until no longer sticky. Form into a ball. dust surface with flour & SLAP DOUGH~5min. Cut into 4 pieces. 3) 1 piece at a time flatten & roll out dough into PASTA!**RAVIOLI with pumpkin filling & a butter rub is in this video. Tune into the Pumpkin Pesto with Renee in Cambodia video for the sauce alone or follow along on here. ***Jadon's brother Jacoby can help you with biscotti dessert! !Mangia! (Italian for Eat!)

Jadon on the board->

Heaven Collection

Heaven Collection
is a collection of Bible verses, poems, quotes, songs , art & videos with YOUR help!

So I start & really need help fighting & winning the battle in the mind. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer & petition present your requests to God & the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts & minds in Christ Jesus. ..if anything is true, noble, lovely,.. praiseworthy, of good report, dwell(think about) these things."-Phil. 4: 6-8     Let's get started dwelling (thinking on) things about HEAVEN. It gives me hope so help by adding your finds too! Thanks friends.                         Love-Renee

"Forgetting what is behind and pressing toward what is ahead, I PRESS ON TOWARD the GOAL of HEAVENWARD in Jesus Christ."-Phil. 3: 13 & 14

Yje Smith Family Portrait in HEAVEN   artbyrenee.weebly.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhCzzQQNnLA    Song Heaven on Earth - united in praying this together.