Just P.U.S.H..

Good morning and happy Friday! I can hardly believe that in just 2 days it will be 2012. This year has blown by, I pray it has been a good one for you and now that you are ready to venture into whatever it is that God has waiting for you on your next phase! 

In prayer this morning I ask you to pray for a very special friend who has just called and is headed to the ER, asking God to allow the doctors knowledge to finally find out what is going on with her and for her to be healed. I asked God to continue blessing each of you, to answer prayers that you have been praying and to allow us all to feel His strength when we feel weak, and His overwhelming love when we feel alone. Lead us Father, guide us, and always walk beside us. I asked special prayer for all who are battling illness and disease that the pain in your bodies will cease and that a miraculous healing take place. I thanked our Father for allowing us love of family and friends, for allowing me the blessing of word that I might be able to continue to lift prayer when there is need, that I might be the light that someone in the darkness needs today. I asked him to use me wherever I am needed with faith in me that I will not tire. I love you Heavenly Father and I thank you for the love you give to me, I saw it in the sunrise this morning, what a beautiful confirmation. I ask these mercies and graces in the name of my brother and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Just P.U.S.H!

When everything seems to go wrong,

just P.U.S.H.!

When the job gets you down,

just P.U.S.H.!

When people don't react the way you think they should,

just P.U.S.H.!

When your money looks funny and the bills are due,

just P.U.S.H.!

When you want to curse them out for whatever the reason,

just P.U.S.H.!

When you ask the question, when is my ship coming in?

(as I often do),

just P.U.S.H.!

When people just don't understand you,

just P.U.S.H.!

Not to continue on and on…

let me tell you what P.U.S.H. stands for.

     P–ray

     U–ntil

     S–omething

     H–appens!

~~Recipe for a NEW YEAR~~

Good evening, I apologize for not having a morning post nor my lunchtime food for thought, I found to day that I have had the stomach flu or medically termed the norovirus gastroenteritis. I promise you it is not a fun time in the old city! My Wayde is still in bed on day number 3 and I have been from the bed to the couch to the bed again. I am sorry to say I had to miss out on one of the most important things I have ever been invited to do, I was supposed to get to see my unborn grandbaby on sonogram tomorrow and me and only me was going to get to know the sex and not share this with my daughter or her hubby until Feb 4th for a birthday present to her. This sickness has not only cost us extra money for but also would have been to dangerous for me to be with her, I would have been in fear of passing it on to her or Derek or both. So my heart is broken and I cannot seem to stop the flow of tears! I know all things happen for a reason, I just wish I knew what the reason is. 

In prayer this evening I asked God to bless me and mine with health, I asked Him to wrap his arms around me and hold me as I sit and weep over missing the special day tomorrow and I ask him to bless my baby with her thoughts being laid calm regarding the health of her baby! I asked God to continue to bless each of you with his love, his peace, his calm and his comfort. I asked God to hold my sister's father in law in his loving arms, to comfort him as he is going through his physical medical struggles and if it be His will to wax him strong enough to pull through and make a full recovery, if it be His will to call him home, to comfort him, to ease any fear he may have and to surround him with all of those who have gone before him to include his beautiful wife. Father comfort his family and bless them with calm and comfort as they stand in wait. I ask all of the blessings and mercies in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen

I came across this sweet little recipe for a Happy New Year and thought it was one to share,  hope that you enjoy it and I pray that you will take it and use it in your new year! 

Recipe for a Happy New Year

  Anonymous

    Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time.

    Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing— don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.

I'm just a simple sinner, who received God's grace somehow.

Good morning and happy Wednesday to you! I pray this finds each of you filled with joy and laughter! I sit writing from behind the glass this morning as there is a bit of snow beginning to fall an although we are warmer this morning than the whole of the day yesterday...it is still damp, breezy and COLD! 

In prayer this morning, I sat in the warm, quiet, still, of my home chatting with our Father in heaven, I prayed my usual prayers for peace, calm, comfort and understanding, I prayed special prayer for the requests that came in for health, healing, compassion, grace and mercy and I gave thanks to Him for being a part of my life each day. I thanked him for loving a miserable broken me, for never giving up on a sinful me, for loving me without condition and for showing to me each day answers to prayers. I thanked him for each of you in my life, for coming and sharing with me my passion, for believing in Him and praying with me for miracles, I thanked him for my family and for my sweet daughter, Derek, and my unborn grandchild, I thanked him for Wayde and for John and James. I asked him to bless each of us with our needs today that he give each of us a mental rest , time that we can spend talking with him, time that we can spend sitting in his lap and gaining strength and will from him. I asked each of these things in the name of Jesus Christ our savior. Amen. 

I Am A CHRISTian

‘A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ

that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.’

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not shouting ‘I’m clean livin”

I’m whispering ‘I was lost, Now I’m found and forgiven.’

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I don’t speak of this with pride.

I’m confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not trying to be strong.

I’m professing that I’m weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not bragging of success.

I’m admitting I have failed; and need God to clean my mess.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not claiming to be perfect,

My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I still feel the sting of pain..

I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not holier than thou,

I’m just a simple sinner Who received God’s good grace, somehow!

Pretty is as Pretty does… but beautiful is just plain beautiful!

by Maya Angelou

Does God have a headache?

 

  Aww, the wonderful chill of an early fall! 70 degrees with a crisp, cool, breeze. A cloudless sky and the sunshine is amazing! I continue to pray for all of those in need of rain, cooler temperatures, and relief from all of the negative juju that seem to have taken up residence over your home states!
     This morning in prayer as I sat chatting with our Father in Heaven I felt peace, a different peace than I normally feel, I felt that God was telling me that it was going to be okay, that whatever he has been waiting for has be done so now he can begin with the blessings he has in store for us! I felt that their was satisfaction in his "peace" that he had been waiting on something or someone and whatever it was has done what they needed to do to accept him into their hearts, or maybe already had accepted him but had struggled in really "accepting him" I don't know exactly what it was, but I know what passed over  my heart and I know it was "GOOD" I saw a picture posted the other day that asked a question..."I wonder sometimes if we ever give God a headache?" I had to laugh because I know my daughter has given me a headache or twenty:) I am sure God gets frustrated with us, when our children were small and we were trying to teach them right from wrong...we got frustrated and then when they finally "got it" we felt such pleasure and were so relieved! Why would God feel any different, we are his children, he is our teacher and we seem to keep "not getting it" He does not ask for much from us, less than we expect from our own children in fact. God only asks that we follow the commandments, that we love without condition, that we have faith in him and that we seek to follow in Christ's footsteps as our guide! How can we expect our children to be obedient if we are not being proper roll models....why would we expect our children to keep a clean room if we do not clean our homes, why would we expect our children not to use drugs and alcohol if we partake of them? Why do we expect so much when we are not willing to be examples of "right'? God gave us the example of what he wants us to mirror, Jesus Christ, but still we refuse as little children do, to follow the example. Sometimes he has to put us in "time out" not to hurt us, but to give us time to realize that we need to make some changes, that we need to make different choices and that we need to fall upon our knees and pray for forgiveness and strength!
     Today my prayer for you is that you slow down, that you get "on bended knees" and you look into God's eyes and see what he is in need of from you! We all know when we are doing wrong, we know when we are not pleasing him, I think sometimes we get so far off of the footsteps that we are lost and cannot find our way back...today I pray that you look for those footsteps, if you need counsel to find your way back ask for it, if you need special prayer ask for it, if you need someone to talk to, find someone! I pray that you not sit in your glass house any longer, we all make mistakes, we all break the rules and we all need guidance at some point in our lives! It takes more strength to say " Father I need you" than it does to just continue on in the path you are taking! God is love, he is forgiving and he is waiting on each and every one of us to dedicate ourselves to him, he gave his son for us, can't we simply obey his rules? I pray you take some special time with him today, find a quiet place and speak to him as a child to a father,  he wants to hear your heart, not a bunch of words that are meaningless! He has his arms outstretched and waiting for you to call on him, for you to weep and fall into them, for you to feel his love and know that his blessings are many and he has them waiting just for you! I love you all and pray that today you feel the peace I feel in my heart, that you open your eyes to the "son" and know that with him and God in your corner you will never lose! Pray for peace, for calm, for comfort and for strength, believe in his word and refuse to let satan become your tour guide!

Story

“Charlotte had come to a hard time in her life. She was filled with discontent. Everything seemed wrong. … Her friends were commonplace; her home unattractive; her own personality unlovely, as she was well aware. The problem was too much for Charlotte.

To obtain help, Charlotte went to Margaret Ames, a lady who was leading the kind of life that Charlotte wanted to lead. “Charlotte poured out the story of her heartache over her frustrated, unhappy life. … Margaret after a gentle word of sympathy said, ‘You can change all that if you really have the will to do it.’ …

“[To begin the new life, Mrs. Ames suggested to Charlotte]: ‘Live for twenty-four hours as if Christ were right beside you, seeing everything that you do. Then come to me again, and we’ll talk it over. Will you do that?’

“… Somewhat … doubtful, she answered, ‘Yes, Mrs. Ames.’ …

“It was late afternoon when Charlotte went home. She knew that she was expected to help get the supper onto the table. She went to the drawer and took out a wrinkled tablecloth. When she spread it on the table, she noticed several soiled spots. And here she had her first thought of change.

“ ‘If Christ were going to eat with us, I wouldn’t put on a soiled cloth,’ she said to herself.

“She got a fresh cloth. And with the same thought she brought in a small bowl of flowers from the yard. She put the butter on a fresh plate instead of on the soiled one. She cut the bread with care. …

“ ‘Company tonight?’ asked her father. …

“ ‘Just you, Daddy,’ smiled Charlotte. …

“Her mother, worn and hot, … sat down, saying, ‘I don’t know what’s got into her to fix up so just for us. I suppose she’s expecting someone to drop in before we’re done.’ …

“… ‘I don’t know of anyone I’d rather fix things up for than our own folks,’ she said.

“The family simply stared for a minute. That wasn’t like Charlotte. …

“In the living room [after dinner] Charlotte slipped a magazine out from the bottom of the pile and began to read. She had brought the magazine home herself, and she kept it [hidden]. After a few minutes she put it down. … ‘I wouldn’t be reading this if Christ were sitting where he could read with me,’ she thought. And she carried it out, and put it in the wastepaper bag. …

“[The next day Charlotte] went to work again. … She disliked her job very much. …

“ ‘Christ beside me,’ she thought as she walked into the store. … She said good morning smilingly to all she met.

“… She was even able to solve problems with rude customers as she reminded herself of how she would act if Christ were beside her. That evening she returned to Margaret Ames’s home to discuss the experiment.

“… ‘I tried it, Mrs. Ames, just as well as I could, and—well, it made everything different. I think I can see what you mean. Of course, it didn’t change the things that are bothering me. I’m still poor, and can’t go to school, and I live in an ugly house. …’

“ ‘Ah, my dear! But you only started the seed-sowing twenty-four hours ago. … Can you keep on as you’ve begun? … You have the [key] word. It is Christ. Fretting … doesn’t change things very much; but Christ does. Just remember to keep your daily walk very close to him.’

As always, if you have need for special prayer let us know, if you have a special prayer and want to share leave it here, if you would like for us to pray with you or for you we stand in the light of Christ ready to pray, pray, pray. If you cannot leave a comment feel free to email me at dawfor@msn.com,  it is my honor to lift you and yours in prayer! God bless you all:) 

this little light of mine, i'm gonna let it shine....shine, shine, shine, let it shine:)

Another start of a new week, in reading posts this morning my heart smiled, I did not see one whiney post about how bad Monday is, I did not read one post of negativity for this day:) Yippee!!! So many positive posts this morning, so many well wishers to others for a  great day, so much joy and happiness oozing from the page:) I am sure that our Father in Heave is much pleased with this turn of events:) We had a most fantastic lightening and thunder storm last night then the bottom feel out and it rained for hours. This morning it is as if the birds are singing a new song, one of clean, pure, joy. The sky is filled with cotton ball clouds with some darker more ominous ones in the distance, it looks like more rain might be in our future, I so wish I could bottle it up and send it down south to those who are so desperately in need! I will continue to pray for this! We are at 68 degrees this morn, a bit more still than usual, the sun coming and going as the clouds make their way to other areas. I praise his Holy name for being afforded the opportunity to sit out and get this blog piece done. 

     In prayer this morning, I was sitting here conversing with my number one, enjoying the beautiful canvas he has made for us today, I was praying my usual morning prayer, one filled with only good things for all, I prayed for less pain, for healed hearts, for health, for our country, for our soldiers both on foreign and home soils. I prayed for peace, calm and comfort, for strength in all that we encounter today and special specific prayer request that have been posted. I lifted these issues up in the name of Jesus Christ and said my amens. I waited for special instruction from our heavenly father as to what I needed to write about this morning and nothing came, I asked what I could do to make a difference today and nothing crossed my heart. As I sat here waiting, nothing..I laid my head back and let the sun shine on my face, the warmth was amazing, it seemed to absorb in to my face and run down the length of my body, my heart felt warm and full of happiness the feeling of "awww, does it get any better than this" crossed  my heart. Really, what more is there, I have freedom to sit outside and worship my savior and my father in heaven, I have a roof to shelter me from the elements, food to nourish my body, all of my basic needs are met and I have a heart filled with love for all. Sure I could have nicer things, I could have a fancy home, I could have expensive automobiles, I could have filet mignon every night for dinner, I could, I could, I could....I also could have NO shelter as my residence, I could not have the freedoms that I have, I could be hungry with no hope for food, I could be, could be, could be...So I just want to bear testimony this morning that I know Jesus lives, I know that he works in my life, I know that our Father in Heaven gave us his son so that we could have eternal life, I know that even in my times of strife and unrest that I am shielded by him, I know that as long as I have faith in my soul, I have love in my heart and I have hope he will never leave nor forsake me, I know that in all things there is beauty, I know in all people there is basic goodness, I know that I am here as a helpmate to any and all that need a friend, someone to share concerns with or just ears to listen. I pray that this day your testimony of our Lord and savior is full, that you know exactly who he is and that he resides in your heart, I pray that your spirit is a light today and that any storms you encounter today will be lulled. I pray for your peace of mind, for your spirt, and for your tenacity to keep on keepin on. Share your love for Christ with someone today, you never know when you will earn another brick for your house in heaven. God is love, share it with someone new today:) May blessings be in abundance for each of you and yours! 

God for everything that we need, that by it we praise him in the very best way; that by it we lift up our souls from earth to heaven and unite them closely to God." "Our Father Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And Forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. Amen For thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory for ever and ever. Amen" A simple prayer of 'Thanks Be To God' when we wake up starts the day with His name on our lips. Dedicating the day ahead to the Lord will result in a calm and peace in all we do and a fruitful day's work, yes even when things seem to go wrong. Rather than curse the mishap, say 'Thanks Be To God' or 'Praise You Lord'. Here are a few nice little morning prayers to set the tone for the day: "God of my life, I welcome this new day. It is Your gift to me, a new creation, a promise of resurection." "Dear Lord, I thank You for the Grace of being alive this morning; I thank You for the sleep that has refreshed me; I thank You for the chance to make a new beginning." "Dear Lord, I give you may hands to do Your work; I give You my feet to go Your way; I give You my eyes to see as You see; I give You my tongue to speak Your words; I give You my mind that You may think in me; I give You my spirit that You may pray in me. Above all, I give You my heart that You may love in me - love the Father and love all humankind. I give You my whole self, Lord, that You may grow in me, so that it is You who lives, works and prays in me. Amen." Angels are spoken of frequently in the Bible and we should be aware of their existence. Jesus was supported by the angels during his trials in the desert before He set out on His work. We each have a guardian angel and a lovely little prayer for both morning and night is one to ask our guardian angel to watch over us. "Oh Angel of God, my guardian dear. To whom God's love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule and guide me. Amen" A lovely way of giving the day over to the Lord is in simple conversation with Him, chatting as if to a member of the family or a good friend.: "Good morning Lord, it's great to be with You again today. I'm glad You are going to be with me today. Help me in all I do and say today, bring a smile to my lips for all I meet today, place on my tongue kind and gentle words for all I speak with today. And when the day's over bring me home safely." By getting into the habit of chatting with God like a child chats away to a parent, we will bring God's presence within us to the surface and enjoy His company. May Jesus and our Father in heaven bless you this day:)

Call to prayer, please come and pray with us! Bless you for your time!!!

  

 Well another day is coming to a close and what a rewarding day it has been, God guided me this morning into something that I did not even realize was weighing heavy on my heart, after following his lead I was able to overcome something that was not right in my heart. This evening I feel renewed and I feel so at peace in my heart! Thank you Heavenly Father for pointing out to me the need to release!
      Tonight I come to you and ask that you will pray with me, that you will take moments to pray for peace on earth, to pray for our soldier who are on the war front to ensure safety for us, for our government that is in such need of putting God back into the equation, when we leave God out, how can we overcome, how can we grow and flourish, just like a flower bed, when we take nurturing and care we get an overgrowth of weeds which eventually kill off even the most beautiful flowers. Pray with me for the broken hearted, for the terminally ill, for the ones who suffer depression, for those who are dealing with health issues, for those who have lost their way, Father I come to you tonight in plea for each of us, for we all suffer some form of problem we all need you Father, we need to you hold us when we are scared, we need for you to carry us when we are weak, we need you to direct us when we have lost our way, we need for you to deliver us when you call us home, we need for you to continue to love us. I ask these favors in the beautiful name of our Savior jesus Christ, amen and amen again. I love you Lord and so appreciate all the blessings you shower me with, I vow to live each day seeking only your favor and refuse to hold anger in my heart ever again. Thank you so much for the lesson today and thank you for pointing out to me where I was lacking and what I needed to do to correct it.
    
In the Garden of Gethsemane, our Lord gave us a moving example (as depicted in this painting above) how we can offer up our anxieties to God while trusting in His will. Knowing full well, and dreading, all the pain He was about to endure within a matter of hours he said “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matt 26:39)



In prayer we can ask God to give us that kind of grace and strength to trust that He indeed will bring us out of the valley of the shadow of death, stronger and in better shape to reflect His glory and assure our place in Heaven with Him than we were before.
As He showed us so strikingly with His resurrection, evil doesn’t get the last word with the Word made flesh, as St. John called Jesus in his Gospel (John 1:14)!


Don’t be afraid to pray to God for relief of your burdens. If relief is not in sight, ask Him for the graces you need to endure in these troubled times. Remember as well to keep your eyes on the prize: heaven, where “God will wipe way every tear…and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore” (Rev 21:4).


Also, feel free to ask for prayers for yourself or others. (and tell your friends about it as well!)

  

Tuesday morning, just humming a tune, GOOD MORNING!! 69 degrees, breezy, the sun just about over the mountain top, only 12 minutes to hearing morning reveillee coming from the nearby Air Force base, a nice big cup of steaming hot coffee in hand and can't forget the melody of the birds, tweet, tweet tweeting away! What a way to get make ready for the day:) In prayer this morning the phrase "thou shalt not judge" crossed my heart so loud and clear that it almost made me stop mid prayer and begin writing! What a powerful message and no truer one spoken, the world is full of judges! (standing with my hand in the air, feeling guilty each time I become one of them) I confess, yes I confess, I am guilty of judging, I repent daily for this one!!! I stereotype, I judge, I feel shame, I repent, Although it is much better than it was in my youth, I still automatically place people in categories...God is our only true judge, he is the only one who knows the desires in each of our hearts, he is the one who knows the full uncut story in each of our lives, I am so thankful that when Jesus was on that cross, suffering and giving his life for ours that he did not judge, I am so thankful that he did not look down upon the masses and make a mental note that "fat female spirits" should not receive the blessing of his sacrifice! He looked down upon each persons spirits and died for them! If he did not judge even in his death who are we to try and judge in our life? Often times I have been introduced to a person and automatically thought I knew their stories by maybe their appearance or just he way they presented themselves only to get to know them and think, wow, this is a person I really would like to have in my life...I am guilty! If you find yourself judging, stereotyping, being prejudiced, looking down on people, ....etc....today is the day to make a fresh start....repent for doing it and move forward giving each person a chance! Don't let what you deem as the "norm" take you away from someone who God may need for you to have in your life! One phrase that always smacks me in the face when I do make unfounded opinions is if you are pointing a finger at someone there are 3 fingers pointing back at you! Let God be the judge, he has proclaimed to be THE JUDGE, why are we trying to do his job?  Today I will let go of preconceptions, I will not worry about what others are doing or not doing, I will worry about me, I will not point fingers, I will not pass judgement, I will look at all with the love I have in my heart and will let them be responsible for themselves! God is amazing, he gives us so many gifts that we don't even know about, he is the only way to the eternities I am jumping in to his wagon and going to ride on his robe tails to the place he has laid for me in heaven!  I hope you will as well:) May this day be peace filled for you, may whatever has been heavy on your heart be lifted and carried with assistance by our Father in heaven, may you lift prayer in the name of Jesus Christ any time you feel yourself slipping throughout the day, asking God thorough Christ's beautiful name to give you strength, to give you guidance, and most of all to continue to give you his love! Prayers lifted for all of the ones who requested special specific prayer yesterday, please know the circle of prayer is strong and growing stronger each day, we will pray for your loved ones, for the ones suffering loss, the ones standing vigil over a sick loved one, for those suffering mental, emotional, spiritual, and financial troubles, for those who are searching for mercy and grace. We ask God this day to bless each of us abundantly, hear the desires of our hearts and fill us with his peace and calm. In Jesus' name we ask these thanksgivings, amen! Have a beautiful, magical, smile filled day:) 

I found this great lesson on "judging" if you care to explore deeper!
http://www.gospelgazette.com/gazette/2006/jun/page3.htm

MONDAY, MONDAY... how are you looking at this day?????

  

Don't let this be the way you allow your MONDAY to be! 

 Hello and HAPPY MONDAY!!! yes lets put a little pep in that...HAPPY MONDAY!!! Monday seems to have such a bad name, it is always gone into with angst due to it being the ending of the weekend, and it seems to have taken on the same mantra as say...Friday the 13th, so many people look at MONDAY as if it is bad luck, they deem it the one day of the week that will be filled with upset and trial! Lets do something a little different today, lets look at it as only a vehicle, it is a mere stepping stone to Tuesday, bla, bla, bla. Don't get up this morning with the Oh No....it is MONDAY, get up this morning and say, hello MONDAY how are you my friend, lets thank God for this day because without it we would not make it to Tuesday or any of the days that follow.
     It is all about Attitude, if we go to bed on Sunday night thinking about what will go wrong because tomorrow is MONDAY, I can assure you, something will go wrong, if we manifest bad, bad will be in our world. I bet at some point in your life you have heard the phrase..."don't buy trouble" it is truth, if we put bad thoughts out there in the universe, you will be met with bad! This being known are you going to buy trouble today or are you going to bring positive into your world, remember our thoughts determine much of the comings and goings of our days!  Lets join forces and only think positive thoughts today, lets band together and only allow good today, if you were at the market and there was a good isle and a bad isle, which would you choose to shop on?  Positive produces positive, negative produces negative, lets fill the world with positive today and see how MONDAY shapes up:)
God bless each of you today, if the load you are carrying is to heavy for one person and breaking your back, try asking God to lend a hand, he will take the bulk of the load from you! If the hurdle you are jumping today is extremely high, ask God to give you a boost, he will lift you up and you will clear it with room to spare, if the mountain you are climbing today is very steep and slick, ask God to make a stairway for you to climb with ease and trust that it will be done! Don't try and go it alone, you don't have to! Ask him to walk by your side and to help you see the hidden dangers, then walk with your head held high in the knowledge that "ain't nothing gonna break your stride" Remember...today is a gift, enjoy it, revel in it, and thank God for it!!! Love to each of you in his beautiful name, amen. 

Positive makes positive, make this day a positive day, it is in your hands:)


Special prayer request for all prayer warriors, a family that many of you know has lost her husband, he fought a courageous battle and put up a good fight but our Father in Heaven needed him at this appointed time to progress in heaven and do his duty's there, he has earned his wings and is now walking the golden path along side our savior Jesus Christ and our Father. His family is left here without him and is suffering loss in their hearts, please, I come to you with prayer request for this family and for friends and loved ones, in the coming day, weeks, months, and years they will need the peace that only God can give to calm their hearts, Father I ask you to lay your loving hands upon them, to allow them to rest in your arms and feel the love and comfort that you can give, allow them to feel his spirit often, to revel in the memories they have when they feel they cannot go on without him, and allow them knowledge that you are with them each and every step of this journey! God bless them and keep them, amen! 

A time to pray! "mass prayer produces miracles" Join me if you will!!

Happy Sunday evening, today has been a lovely day the weather has been perfect, 85 degrees and steady breeze, and sunshiny skies:) I love Sunday's, love, love, love them. Today I have been in thought very much of my Megan, she is the absolute love of my life, when she moved out of state I thought I would not now how to breath, but it was detrimental in her life to make the move and the "cutting of the cord" has been wonderful for her. She is in a relationship with a dear, dear young man, one who I know is her forever partner, one who I know will take very good care of her, is willing to work side by side with her and is fair and honest. I have only been with him a few times but love so much the person that he is...kudos to his parents, I know he is very pleasing to them. I will get to visit with my daughter in the next few days and I will be so very excited to just be breathing the air that she is breathing:) The song I am posting tonight is how I felt the day I gave birth to her and is the way I feel today, I hope you will listen to the words and relive the beautiful unconditional love you felt when yours was born:)
Tonight I have a special prayer to add to the circle, a good friend to many is in fear for her mother, she is suffering some problems with her heart and is in the hospital awaiting a scan tomorrow, please pray for this lady that she is able to rest comfortably and that she will be able to reserve her calm while waiting for the test to be done, please ask with me for our Father in Heaven to touch her heart, to hold it in his healing hands and make it a simple fix. I also ask that you get "on bended knees" with me and ask special mercies on all that are suffering loss, emotional, physical, and spiritual woes, those who are lost and feel that God has taken a step back from them, those who are healing from surgery's, those struggling with finances, those who are unemployed, those who are still rebuilding from the storms, those in the floods in Minot, North Dakota, those who are in the military fighting for our freedom, for our ministers, for our government and lastly for ourselves, Pray for relief, pray for comfort, pray for peace, pray for calm, and pray for strength to help us get through the hard times. Tonight may you be blessed with a wonderful peaceful sleep, may God be a shield for bad dreams, may he be a soft pillow for you to lay your head on and a wonderfully warm blanket that you cover with! God bless you so much, thank you for coming and lifting prayers with me, thank you for being my friend and know that you are loved!!!!

If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord, forgive!

If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I myself shall suffer through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

If I have been perverse or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in Thy fold,
When Thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord, forgive!

Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me and my keeper be,
Dear Lord, Amen.

Prayer time, are you with me????

Good  Friday evening, what a day this has been!!! I am happy it is coming to an end and that I will get to lay my weary bones down for a good nights rest. I am so excited about my trip to Texas next week that I think my brain is trying to work overtime, tossing and turning in the night, staying up late, getting up early...you would think I was a kid on Christmas morning!:) I pray that your day has been a good one, that you took time to make you happy and that you have wonderful plans for a fun filled weekend, remember to not become overwhelmed with "all" of the cleaning and chores that need to get done, and take some time to laugh and have fun with your family and friends. I ask that you join me in prayer as I do each night, there are so many in need of prayer and we must band together to lift them!!! Remember what I always say...mass prayer produces miracles, I know so many who could use a miracle right about now! Tonight I ask that you add yet another that is close to my heart, the struggles with employment have been so intense, on again off again has been the history for so long and it is really wearing thin, the patience of this fine lady, I pray that heavenly father will once and for all offer the both of them employment that will allow them to dig out of the late status' and move forward in life, it is so difficult to get behind and then try to catch up. Please continue to pray for my daughter and her beau as they go through the sickness that is camping out in their bodies, ask god to hold them close and lay his wonderful healing hands upon them, my friend who is having such problem with infection, please join me in asking our father to make the antibiotics work so that she is not longer in threat of amputation. If any of you have special prayer requests, please, please, please comment here so that we can get them done, so that we can lift prayer in numbers and see miracles happen. I love you all and would like to lift a prayer for you, that wherever you go you are safe, that laughter is in all of your doings and that rest is filled with comfort and peace. God bless you my friends:) 

Oh what comfort in these words!

I came across this poem posted on the Joplin site this morning and was so moved by it, even though the words were meant to calm and comfort those affected by the storm, they also provided comfort and calm to me. You never know when something is going to touch your heart, when something is going to change the way you look at things, when something is going to make a difference. I have been struggling so the last few days, and this morning I awoke with the same struggle and was really not wanting to face the day, then I began my morning prayer, in it I was asking mercies for the many who have come to me with special requests, I was praying, praying, praying and when I was done, I still felt the "woe is me" and could not seem to shake it, I am really good at giving encouragement to others but am not very good sometimes at being encouraged! I read this passage and it gave me great comfort. I am not being picked on, I am not being ignored, I am not ...not worthy... I am being tested, I am going through trials and I am not standing strong in my faith. SOOOOOO, picking myself up here, dusting myself off and going to begin walking toward him again...I am going to cling to my faith, I am going to hold fast to the rod and I am going to move forward, it might be baby steps but any step in the right direction is progress! I love you all and am so happy to call you "friend" have a wonderful day and if you are struggling today, may these words touch your heart, help you place your car in drive so that you begin moving forward! God is amazing, he is love, he is grace and he is mercy, we just have to have faith!!!

I have not forsaken you

I will always see you through

Yes the pain is great I have felt it too

I gave you My Son so that you knew who to turn to

I was there that day with you through it all

As the storm blew in bringing a great line squall

You were never alone

Even as the storm let out a mighty moan

I heard your prayers, cries and pleas

I am The Master of all from land to the seven seas

Nothing is left undone for My will is perfect

In times such as these it is time to step back and reflect

For I have given you all that you see

My word isn’t a riddle but rather the only master key

Seek Me when you’re down, seek Me when you’re up, seek and you shall see

Many will always disagree but this I can guarantee

Even as the dove sits on the olive tree plucking its branch

My promise of hope, inner peace and love cannot be stanched

Turn your eyes to Me as you mourn the lost

For My Son paid the ultimate Cost

So that you shall have eternal life for the pain of this world may be great

But with My Love the pain will abate

As the cross stands alone in the debris as a shining beacon

Come to Me and comfort you shall find My strength surrounding you shall never be weaken

For I am the Redeemer, Comforter, Deliverer, and Everlasting Father

Please take my hand and pray with me:)

Our kind and loving Father in Heaven, I bow my head to you this evening with humility in my heart for all that you continue to do for me, for allowing me to live in a free world, for allowing me to express my  love for you openly and without fear. Father I come with an open heart this evening, I come to you in the hour of need for so many, I come to you for strength, healing, compassion, love, comfort, calm and peace. I have specific people who have asked for special prayer Lord, I know that you know the desires of their hearts but I also know that when we pray fervently and often that miracles are seen. Please bless my friend who is filled with fear and worry for her child, she is in different state and so very worried, lay your very hand on her heart father and allow her to feel calm and to remain faithful that if it be your will her child will be healed and returned to her internship. Father a very special little angel of yours has struggled all of her life with asking anything but to be able to love and bless those around her, she has had a difficult surgery and is now facing the struggle of recovery while having set backs, God she knows she will pull through this, she has such faith and love for you, touch all of us who have prayed so for this child, bless us with the same constant and abiding faith as she has, allow us to feel calm in the knowledge that she , by your hand, will recover and continue to be the sweetheart of so many hearts. I ask that you give a special blessing to the youth of West Columbia Texas who are giving service to those in need of assistance with their homes and yards, bless them with fair weather and strength, allow them to feel with each task that they do that you are much pleased in them. Father I come to you again this evening with prayers for all of the areas who are struggling with the rebuild of their towns after the tornados ravaged them, bless those who have suffered from the raging fires of Arizona and New Mexico, bless us here in Utah father, with the raging waters in our creeks and rivers, please father impress upon the hearts of all the importance of keeping children out of harms way, bless the families of the 5 children who have lost their live in these waters, supply them with comfort and renew in them the promise that we shall be together forever in the hereafter. I come to you again father asking special mercies and faith renewals for all of those suffering from illness, depression, lack of faith, financial woes, unemployment, grief of loss,  those who have given up, those who feel there is no life left inside, God touch them with your hands, renew them, give them love that will guide their feet and lead them back on track. Father tonight as we sit in the comfort of our homes, as we eat the food of our choice as we spend time with our loved ones, bless our soldiers who have made the choice to deny themselves in order for us to continue to do so, I hold to the hope that the war will be brought to a close and all of our protecters be brought home safely. I say these words from my heart father, lift them up our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Call to Prayer, please join me if you will:)

Tonight  I come to you Lord with a heavy heat, with sadness at hearing of the loss of a 5 year old child, a friend has suffered the loss of a nephew father and is in need of your compassion and your comfort. Please be with her and her family as they travel cross country to be with the parents of this sweet baby.  Father I ask that you be with the family of this little one, that you wrap your arms around each of them, that you allow them to know that through you, they will get through this, father let them fall in to you, allow them to lay their heads upon your chest and know that you are there to carry them in all that they will go through in the coming days, please allow the veil to be thin so that they might be comforted with his little spirit! Another friend is filled with pain this evening as she is fervently praying for a niece who was involved in an auto accident today, as we speak the young lady is going through surgery, please Lord be the hands that perform the surgery and save her arm, be with this young lady through all she is having done, hold her tonight and comfort her from the pain of surgery, be with her in the long days ahead giving her strength to rehab and recover. Others are facing the news of terminal illnesses, financial woes, broken relationships, separations with their children, battling rebuilds from the storms, fighting the raging fires, facing floods,  many are in fear of their soldiers who are on the front lines, Father there is so much grief and fear, so much worry and anxiety...tonight I ask that you breath your calm on each and every one of us and those we ask mercies for, hold us tight, wrap us in the blanket of your love and let us dream of times that were not so sad, times that were filled with laughter, allow us to sleep with no sadness, only your pure true love. God we know how powerful you are, we have seen your work with our very eyes, we have stood witness to miracle upon miracle and we know as long as we are "on bended knees" and that we truly believe and cling tight to our faith, you will be in all that we do. God I ask that you be with my friends and my precious family, keep them safe from harm and each day touch them in a way that they continue to hold you at the very top of their lives. I ask these mercies with love in my heart father, in Jesus' beautiful name, amen.

Prayer time, are you with me???

Father God, I come to you tonight, "on bended knees" with so much love in my heart, I thank you for giving me breath for yet another day, for allowing me to be who I am, for allowing me the freedoms to be able to speak your name with no fears of punishment. I ask that you continue to bless those who I have prayed for in the past, that I have asked mercies for today and for the ones that will come in prayer tomorrow. Father, you are love, you are mercy and you are grace, all things are possible through you, by your hand and I know that your will be done. Lord, be with my friends and family where ever they go this evening, be a shield for them that might be near danger, be a healing hand for those that are not healthy, be a light for those lost in the storms of life, be breath for those who feel they can take no more. God fill them with love, calm, peace and comfort this night. I ask that you continue to be the strength that our soldiers need to keep them safe from harm, that you allow each of them to come home safely and that the unrest in foreign countries be calmed by your hands. I ask that you continue to bless our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been affected by the destruction of storms, that you blanket those in the path of danger and that you always allow us to feel your presence. I love you with every bit of me, my soul is yours father and I will do my best to follow your lead in all of my doings. Thank  you for all of the blessings in my life, thank you for the gifts that you have given me and thank you Lord for the great sacrifice so that this life can be mine! In the name of my Savior I pray these things, amen.

A letter from heaven, may it bring comfort, peace, and calm.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

When I am sad and missing someone who has made their heavenly journey home, when I am lost and feeling alone, I turn to this poem, I let my mind wonder and allow the words to come from the mouth of the one I am missing, I know that time is the only thing that heals us, I know that many people try to place an amount on that time, we heal at our own pace, we heal with God's grace, however long it takes. I know that the ultimate blessing is living in our heavenly father's house, I know that when our spirit leaves our bodies and transition into heaven that there is no more pain and suffering, no more worry and stress, that are bodies are made new and whole again, I think sometimes I allow my pain to overshadow my knowledge. May you read this today, allow yourself to imagine the one you love and miss, saying these very words to you, may it bring comfort into your heart, may it allow you to begin to move forward in your earthly doings and may it give peace and calm where there has been angst and woe! Love in Christ on this beautiful Monday:) 

TO MY DEAREST FAMILY

There are some things I'd like to say, but first I want to tell you that I arrived okay!

I'm writing this from Heaven where I dwell with God above. Where there are no more tears or sadness, there is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy, just because I am out of site, remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night! That day I had to leave you, when my life on earth was through, God picked me up and hugged me and said "I welcome you"

"Its good to have you back again, you were missed while you were gone, as for your dearest family, they'll be here later on."

"I need you here so badly, as part of my big plan, there's so much that we have to do to help out mortal man!"

Then God gave me a list of things he wished for me to do, and foremost on that list of mine is to watch and care for you.

And I will be beside you, every day and week and year, and when you're sad I'm standing there, to wipe away your tears.

And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight, God and I are closest to you in the middle of the night. When you think of my life on earth and all those loving years, because you're only human, they are bound to bring you tears.

But do not be afraid to cray, it does remove the pain, remember there would be no flowers unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned, but if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand, but one thing is for certain thought my life on earth is o'er, I am closer to you now than I ever was before.

And to my very many friends, trust God knows what is best, I'm still not far away from you I'm just beyond the crest.

There are rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb but together we can do it, taking one day at a time. It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too, that as you give unto the world so the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow or in pain, then you can say to God at night my day was not in vain!

And now I am contented that my life it was worthwhile. Knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is down and feeling low, Just lend a hand to pick them up as on your way you go.

When you are walking down the street and you've got me on your mind, I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when you feel that gentle breeze or the wind upon your face, that's me giving you a great big hug or just a soft embrace.

And when it's time for you to go from that body to be free, remember you're not going your are coming here to me!

And I will always love you from the land way up above, we'll be in touch again soon.

P.S. God sends his LOVE!!!