No More Billboard Sign/Advertising Evaluations, That Is Not What God Has Called Me To Write About. This Is What I Wrote Recently Through The Inspiration Of Holy Spirit...

Well, I believe I just wasted several months of precious writing time giving my opinions on billboards. I do believe that I gave out free (not compensated) creative suggestions to the ones that did view my blog. This became a destraction to me. I am created to truly write about things that touch my heart for that is where Jesus resides. Back to that, and I ask forgiveness of those that have read my blogs in the past and received inspiration through the Holy Spirit and you had to be bothered with nonsense writing. Now, periodically I did write inspirational at times too. This is what Holy Spirit put on my heart the last few days and let me share it with you OK:

 

If you were to die today/tonight where would you spend all of eternity, in heaven or hell? The choice really 

is yours and yours alone. No one can make it for you. The bible states in Revelation 20:15 "Those whose names were not found in the Book of Life were thrown into the fiery lake." Revelation 21: 8 states "But cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Revelation 22: 14-15 states "Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexual sinners, murderers, idolaters, and all who lie in what they say and what they do." These are not my words these are the words of the bible. Truly think about your future in eternity and not just living for today and today alone. In the end the choice really is your own. Once you breath your last bit of air here on earth you will be somewhere for all of eternity. At that point there is no turning back or changing your mind because you already made your choice while you were alive. Something to think about.

 

 

Satan comes to steal, kill & destroy and is known as the father of lies. God comes to give life and more abundant life at that. When woman was created she was created out of the side of Adam and they were to go forth and be fruitful and multiply. If they did not do that you and I would not be here today. A man and woman are created with physical attributes to create life and pro-create. Why do people continually blame God when it comes to the topic of who is suppose to be together with each other? Start placing the blame where it belongs and start pointing the finger towards satan, he is the father of lies and the one that twists things around. Christians should also not be pointing fingers and making it a blame game but should reach out with Christian love. In the same respect, Christians were not created to be doormats for others to walk on all the time. God does not give them a spirit of timidity/fear but of power, love and a sound mind. The bible states that God is love but it also states that He is a loving and just God, you cannot pick and choose He is both.

Steven Curtis Chapman, Deep Roots. New Release Was In March, 2013. You Can Only Purchase It At Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

Steven Curtis Chapman created a new CD of hymns with bluegrass style music. Here's a sample song from the CD, "Hiding Place."

What Would You Do If You Were Walking And Found A Wallet On The Ground? This Is What I Did Yesterday When It Happened To Me.

I propose this question to you today because things like this really happen to real people. This is not some fabricated story but it actually did happen to me yesterday and it just may happen to you some day. What will you do when you are confronted with this? You hear about stories like this and when it actually happens to you, you have the opportunity to bless another and help them out.
I was walking yesterday and as I was heading towards home I was looking at the ground as I walked. I tend to do this when walking to see where I am walking so as to not trip or stumble on a stone or rock or anything that would obstruct my path. I saw something on the ground and as I looked it was a wallet. The very first thing you do when picking up something from the ground that is not yours is to ask Jesus to cover it with the blood of Jesus and then state that there will be no transference of any spirits of any sort or any kind. That is using wisdom because you do not know who handled that object or where it has been. You could never use enough precaution when it comes to handling objects where you do not know where they were or have been. This includes objects like picking up a penny or nickle or dime or quarter from the ground. Think about this, money transfers into the hands of many people in the life span of that coin.
After this brief prayer something caught my attention without even looking further in the wallet I saw the words student ID. It was not the kind of wallet that folds it was an open sort of wallet if that makes sense. Right then my heart went out to this person because I know the feeling if one of my children lost their wallet. They would backtrack in their mind their steps or where they went and where they possibly lost that wallet. I would hope that if this happened to one of my children someone would pick it up and return it to the owner. I remember once when one of my children had some money in their book bag (I do not recall the actual object they had their money in) and laid it down when we were at a shoe store and someone stole the money from it. It was the worst feeling I felt for my child. You knew we would never see that money again. It was a hard lesson to learn by losing the money. Even at that it does not make it any easier to swallow the thought that someone took something that belonged to you. My heart went out to this child. It truly did. To have something and then to not have it.
I did not want this young adult to have to fret and worry about losing their wallet. I walked back home and was thinking to myself what do I do now. Do I take it to the police station or call the courtesy officer where we live. It was suggested to look at the license which was the first thing on top and then if they lived in our complex take it to them. I did just that. The address was in our complex and I began to walk there. I was so happy when I saw someone on staff and told them I found the wallet and would they return it to the owner instead of me. They may not know who I am and they would recognize a staff member of the complex. I also let the staff member know where I found it and the only thing I did look at in the wallet was the license to get an address and then told them the address. They told me they would give it to the owner.
I feel at peace knowing that the wallet was given back to the owner. I do not have to worry that a student would be worrying about a lost wallet. That brought comfort to me. I guess when you are a mother you just have this compassion for kids. I would like to think that if my children were in a situation like this someone with Jesus in their heart would stumble upon their lost object and return it to them. That would be a great lesson on the love of Christ flowing through a person to bless them. Do not be afraid to bless others, especially when Holy Spirit is the prompter of the blessing. The best thing you can do in your life is to yield to His calling and beckoning. Holy Spirit will use those that are open to follow through with His prompting to bless others. One more concluding thought..maybe an angel was dispensed to watch over and guard that very wallet until a Christian stumbled upon it that would be prompted by Holy Spirit to pick it up and return it to the owner. Just a thought. God is good all the time and all the time He is good.

Happy St. Patrick's Day. What Are You Having For DInner Today? I Know What I Am Having.

Well, St. Patrick's Day is upon us and yes, I already had corned beef with carrots and potatoes. It was prepared the day before the holiday and my favorite part is the cold corned beef left over waiting to be made into Reuben sandwiches. That will be today, along with homemade potato salad. I like the recipe from Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, that is the recipe I use when I make potato salad. I even like it enough so that I use the same blend when I make coleslaw too. How did their ad use to go? Was it "Bring out the Hellmann's and bring out the best." Do you remember that jingle? Also had homemade Irish Soda Bread.
One of my children called me to ask how to make and finish off the corned beef when you cook it at home. I walked them through the directions and I was sent a picture today of a really good looking corned beef. I noticed that there was a piece cut off of it I am sure they just had to take a taste of it, the completed project. After the corned beef is cooked I like to then trim off any of the fat and then make a glaze of brown sugar and yellow mustard and spread it on the top of the corned beef and then put it in the oven for a bit to let it glaze and brown a bit. A friend of mine recently told me you can take the liquid it cooked in about a cup or two and let it boil down and reduce to about a half cup and then add yellow mustard to that and then it is like a demi-glace to serve with the corned beef.
May your day be filled with Irish blessing's and the blessing's of God. How can you go wrong with that? God so loved the world and you as a part of that that He let His Son, Jesus, come down to earth (He chose to leave the splendors of heaven just for you) and died just for you. He died so you could live in heaven for all eternity. That is great love is that not? It does not cost you anything to receive this free gift. Just ask Jesus to forgive your sins and admit to Him that you are a sinner and He will forgive you. You have to ask though. Then invite Him into your heart and He will respond to your beckon to Him.
I shared with you about the St. Patrick's Day meal prepared and guess what? None of that meal was free right. Someone had to go to the store and purchase the items to make that meal. It cost them money. The gift of salvation through Jesus Christ costs you no monetary investment on your part. It truly is a gift freely given to you. There aren't too many things now-a-days that you get for free. Especially when this gift given to you was out of love and sacrifice and dying on a wooden cross with much suffering and beatings before He was ever placed on that cross to die a death by crucifixion. Done just for you, a love so deep that His suffering was because you were placed before Him thousands of years ago because He knew you would call upon His name today. Doesn't that amaze you? It amazes me still today that He chose to do that very thing just for me. I can rejoice in knowing that one day Jesus and I will meet face to face in heaven and I will be able to thank Him with exuberance in my heart for His great love not just for me but for all of humanity. That amazes me still when I think about how He saved me and changed my life from the moment I asked Him into my heart and to forgive my sins.
Enjoy your day and remember...may your day be filled with Irish blessing's and the blessing's of God. Let's close with the blessing found in Numbers 6: 24-26
"The Lord will bless you and watch over you. The Lord will smile on you and be kind to you. The Lord will look on you with favor and give you peace."

Here's The Burger King "King Deals" Weekday Lineup. I Jotted Them Down To Share With You Along With My Thoughts On This Advertisement Campaign.

Here is the weekday King Deals lineup (taken from the daily billboard ad):
Monday Tender Crisp
Tuesday  Original Chicken Sandwich
Wednesday  Whopper
Thursday  5 Piece Chicken Strips
Friday  Premium Alaskan Fish

I think ads with a catch phrase catch my attention. I like referring to Whopper Wednesday, doesn't that roll off of your tongue nicely when you say that. The other one that could have potential is the item for Friday. I would cut out the Premium Alaskan and just call it Fish Friday that is more catchy when you refer to it in that manner. These are just my thoughts and observations. If you give it a short catch phrase it is simpler to remember on that day of the week. Would you easily remember Fish Friday or Premium Alaskan Fish on Friday? See what I mean.
What about the weekend? Maybe extend the deals throughout the weekend but do not feature lunch and dinner items. What about featuring breakfast deals on Saturday and Sunday? Why not take it a step further and extend your breakfast menu hours to accommodate those that enjoy breakfast anytime during the day? It seems to be the cut off time for breakfast at "to go" fast food restaurants is around 10:30 AM. Why not extend it on the weekend and then feature a certain breakfast deal on each day of the weekend and just offer that deal during the extended hours for breakfast. Do not keep the entire breakfast menu up and running just allow the featured deal on that day for breakfast to be offered until maybe 2:00PM or so. Some people do enjoy breakfast anytime. What about you.
Again, Burger King this is a clever campaign advertisement. Scattering the general billboard ads throughout the area and then capturing your attention with the electronic billboards giving the daily details. It caught my attention enough so to seek out daily for one full week the billboard to be able to write down the daily featured deal.

Holy Spirit Is Teaching Me About Discipline Via Billboard Advertisement Signs, It Is Harder Than You Think Why Don't You Try It And See For Yourself.

This is very interesting, Holy Spirit has been asking me to be disciplined when driving in the opposite direction on the highway. It happened the other day and it is harder than you think to try to discipline yourself in this manner. This is the challenge Holy Spirit presents to me. Heading in the opposite direction on the highway I am to concentrate on not looking at billboards. There are particular billboards that I tend to see when driving and there are a few of them that I am to be concentrating on to not automatically look up at when I drive past them.
This is a bit of a challenge to me, I have been seeking out billboards heading in a certain direction but now I am to train myself to not look at billboards heading in the opposite direction on the same highways I travel. Further explanation...you travel on the same higway heading somewhere and then when returning you head in the opposite direction (i.e. heading east direction and then heading west direction on the same highway.) I am being shown that when you are driving on busy highways they tend to bombard your senses and it can become sensory overload. So many billboards are vying for your attention to let them be the one to capture your attention. The hope that you will keep their message retained to then go and seek them out to patronize their business. Try it one day. Notice how many billboards are out there on your journey on the highway (if you live in a major metropolitan area there will probably be more signs.) Now, use caution when you are driving and do not get in an accident because you are noticing billboard signs. Use wisdom in this OK. Then try to NOT notice any billboard signs and see if there is a difference in your drive time. When you do this you will find yourself concentrating more on driving since you are making an effort to not look at billboard signs. You really will be keeping your eyes on the road more and the traffic ahead of you. You as a driver or even as a passenger in a vehicle are really a captive audience for all the advertisements on the billboards.
I am sure the companies are paying big dollars to capture the prime advertisement signs placed in strategic places along the road. I did notice this the other day. Lexus has another great billboard advertisement sign but you can not really see the full effect of this particular signage because the two billboards of the same campaign ad are not located in prime billboard area spots. One of them is so high up you cannot really see the message of the sign in its fullness until you mentally remember approximately where it is located and then cause yourself to look for it again to see what the message is all about the next time you drive by that area. The other sign is in a good location but the downside of this billboard sign is the back side of the sign is an advertisement that has a cut out design on the back portion of their sign, that then takes away from the message of the Lexus ad. It is distracting to see the cut out behind their sign. It does not do justice to the Lexus advertisement sign. No matter how great your ad campaign may be you need to check out and research what will be on the other side of your billboard sign so as to not take away from your ad. Does that make sense.
Try this exercise one day it truly is a lot easier to talk about in theory then to actually try to not look at billboard signs while on the highway. You will find that you seem to be naturally drawn to advertisement more than you thought prior to this little exercise. Remember to drive safely when you are driving on the highways, use caution and keep safe distances between vehicles while driving too.

Burger King I Was 3/4 Right With My Friday "King Deal" Guess

Well, I attempted to take a picture of the Friday electronic billboard sign for the Burger King advertisement. It just did not turn out well enough to post. I think I was too far away when I snapped that picture. I was almost right with my guess of what the featured item would be for Friday. I guessed it would be fish Friday and it was actually Alaskan Fish Friday. Close enough but not close enough to say I guessed right. Now, the anticipation of guessing what the daily deal item in the ad will be is over for me. In reality though, it is a great advertisement campaign because it will put right before you the reminder of what the daily special is. The one reading it will be reminded on the very day of what they like to then go to BK to get the special on that day. This really is a creative advertisement campaign. Congratulations to you.

Do You Believe That Every Moment Of Your Life Is In God's Hands?

The vocals and percussions are great on this. To get the full effect may I suggest playing this with the volume turned up. I know you may not be of the pursuasion of playing music loud but just try it once please, just for this song.

This Is Burger King's "King Deals" Weekdays Meal For Thursday. Hum, I Wonder What It WIll Be For Friday? Do You Think It May Be Something Like Fish Friday? Just A Thought.

What do you think Friday's meal deal will be? I do not know why but I am thinking it may have something to go with Friday. Like Fish on Friday since it is during Lent. Keep tuned in and I will let you know what I see on the billboard. I did find out that the great price on a cup of coffee is only good through 3/10/13.

Burger King You Have Caught My Attention With Your Current Billboard Advertising Campaign

Burger King I must let you know that your advertisement campaign via billboards caught my attention. Your plan is clever. You scatter the billboards on the highways letting people know you have special deals. Then, when you least expect it you then incorporate the electronic billboards with the latest, up-to-date info that changes daily. Very clever, very clever. I do not frequent fast food establishments on a regular basis. Once in a while I may get something but I do not eat this type of food as a regular part of my diet. Your advertisement, I must say I just discovered this billboard campaign and I look forward to seeing what the special is that day. Very clever the way you choose the words to describe the daily special. I thought yesterday's ad was clever "Whopper Wednesday." If I recollect right I think it was "Crispy  Monday," now don't hold me to that for that ad I saw was a few days ago.
On occasion I do get a sausage burrito without the cheese for breakfast and I have purchased your decaf coffee too and that I liked also. What about advertisement for featured breakfast items too? Just a thought. I love your latest campaign that offers $0.25 cup of coffee either hot or iced coffee the small size that is (maybe this is just a regional campaign.) I have not taken advantage of that offer yet, I only stop by when time permits. I think you are definitely onto something with this campaign. It causes the interest to arise of the viewers to see what the daily special will be. Maybe it is fun because it is the first week of the campaign so you look with anticipation to see what each days "King Deal" will be.

Who Ever Said Working In Retail Is Yucky, I Have The Best Customers In The Entire World.

I do not know about you but I must share with you that I truly do have the best customers in the entire world. People have a story to share and if you let them tell it you will discover many wonderful things. Expand your horizons and listen, you just may learn something you would have never known if you did not choose to listen.
I sit down with Me Me's, Ba Ba's (I think that is the spelling) Aubella's, Grandma's and Nana's and their grandchildren. I sit down with retired folks, career oriented people, mom's, au pair's and nanny's just to name a few. I can only describe it like this.. remember when you use to go to a local establishment and get to know the staff that worked there and they befriended you? I enjoy anticipating who will stop in today when the doors open. I worry when I do not see someone for a while I hope they are OK. There are some regulars that when they walk in the door it puts a smile on my face. If it is not too busy we sit down together and catch up with what is going on in both of our lives. I read the local newspaper because that so reminds me of the type of town I came from before I moved here.
Where I work I am allowed to give samples to customers to try items and you know what, if you do not offer them the opportunity to try something new they would never walk away with the experience and guess what? They come back and sometimes get the very thing you let them sample when they were last there. Imagine that! I will post a great recipe I received from a customer that baked and brought me some along with the recipe. I also learned from another customer to try this...when baking brownies put half of the batter in the pan then take (however many are needed to fill the size of the pan) Symphony candy bars and lay it over that batter then top with the rest of the batter.
If someone is new to the area I share places I have visited when I first moved to the area. They can visit these places as a side trip for a day. Another customer recommended a certain type of corn on the cob to purchase at a local farm market and my goodness it is delicious. I then told them they have to get the double yolk brown eggs the next time they are there.
I learned something important just the other day. We were talking and I told this customer how it frustrates me when a pastor tells the congregation to hold hands and pray. I always thought it put me at risk when everyone connects together via holding hands throughout the sanctuary or even the row you were in. I would always just concentrate on praying to God to keep me protected to not receive anything from someone else in the line. It was one of those golden nugget moments. They told me I was protected and it was done to allow another to be set free with what you have to share with them. Very interesting huh. I would have never known that if we did not share.
I can share the love of Jesus through being kind to people and not through beating them over the head with the bible. That is what Holy Spirit has been teaching me, a softer way to evangelize. You draw people to Jesus with kindness and love. You may never have the opportunity to mention the name of Jesus but you do have the opportunity to reach out to others with the love of Jesus. He freely gives it to you for you to share with others. Try it, be kind and share your genuine smile and interest in others. You think you are blessing them and so many times you walk away and you ended up being the one that was blessed. I learned this also, I thought the feast of Purim was this solemn holiday, you know the day Queen Esther saved her race. Not so if you are of that faith. It is actually a fun holiday in which the kids dress up in costumes and eat hamantashen cookies.
When I wear hip colors of nail polish the teen or middle school kids compliment me and then I also compliment them when I see a great color. I learned from one of the customers how to create a polka dot texture design on my nail polish. When they came in again I showed them that I did it. I am not afraid to give a genuine compliment to someone. A person came in that was dressed in a very well put together outfit. When I see something that catches my attention I am not afraid to compliment them. When I see glistening diamond rings sparkling in the lighting I tell them that their ring sparkles so nice in the lighting, sort of how diamonds seem to shine and glisten in the lighting when in a church setting.
I noticed one of these beautiful rings and that is when I learned that they recently got engaged. How exciting is that. We now talk about their upcoming wedding and the planning details. I then pull from my days of doing wedding/event planning and tell of some of my favorite things couples liked to do for their weddings. I have baked and shared with customers and also share candy when I get some just to bless them. When you have really good customers it is a pleasure to bless them it truly is. I got a few vials of bubbles and brought them in with me and when a few regular children customers came in I even blew a few bubble for them to catch. One customer had a camera and they were catching pictures of their child catching a bubble. I always ask if it is OK before I bring stuff like that out.
Take time to listen to others and you just may be surprised at how much your knowledge will increase. You do need to know this about me I really am young at heart I like the latest and stylish things out there. What catches my attention means I will probably try it out. This is important to also know I will search for it in a manner in which I do not have to pay big dollars for it. I truly like a bargain and just do not like to pay full price for something unless I really have to.
Think of this thought, if I would have never greeted one warmly the first time they walked through the doors I would probably not have friends and acquaintance's to share with. Try it but when you do you must be sincere for people know when you give them compliments that are not sincere or genuine. I truly could go on and on with sharing stories with you, this is a sampling of what I experience.
I published this without sharing the recipe, sorry here is the recipe:

Triple Chocolate Cake
1 package Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge cake mix
1 small package (3.9 oz.) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling
1 1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar, if desired
Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour (or spray with baking spray with flour) 5 small loaf pans.
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, milk, mayonnaise, eggs and cocoa powder with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into pans.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

This is what I did to adjust this recipe to my liking:
I used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa, a mixture of Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Hershey's Special Dark chocolate chips, I also used whole milk and I asked my friend if it could be baked in a bundt pan, I baked in a bundt pan and followed the baking advice given to me about 58-60 minutes. It was done in 58 minutes and I let it cool 10 minutes in the pan then I loosened it and took it out of the pan to cool on a cooling rack then dusted it with powdered sugar. Good reviews so far from those that tasted it. Happy baking to you.

These are experiences from my full-time job, I also work a part-time position for another employer. I am able to greet customers there also. I have found that people genuinely like to be treated with kindness and sincerity.

Lexus I Love The New Billboard. Very Refreshing To See. Let Me Tell You About My Brief Ride In A White Lexus...

"Command Performance" caught my attention. I believe it is a sales event that ends the end of March. When it appears to be a drab day while driving it was so refreshing to see such a light in the drab day. For some reason there have been a lot of gloomy or cloudy days than I care to experience. I do not mind cold weather if the sun is out,  it is experiencing a warm day with clouds or rain that I just do not enjoy. We have had a lot of rain which means we should have a beautiful Spring with lush flowers and blooms etc. Weeks ago I already started to see cherry blossoms bloomed on trees and daffodilss are up already. I think that is earlier than usual.
Now, onto my Lexus brief drive story. I went to a wedding a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a second marriage for a lovely couple that found love through the leading of God. God brought them together and I so much enjoyed seeing a Christian couple say their vows. It was in a quaint and small church and they wrote their own wedding vows. This is a great point to share with someone that may be so inclined to write their own wedding vows but may be nervous is memorizing them to state at the altar. You write the vows and then give a copy to the minister and the minister will state that the couple wrote their own vows and then he/she states them and the individual repeats after the minister what they wrote. Wow that sure does take the pressure off of the couple to stand up there at the altar and have to concentrate so hard that they have to remember them out of memory. I like that idea a lot. Creativity flowing from your heart as you write them and then only having to repeat what you already wrote.
This is now a blended family and I also liked this idea that incorporated all the children. It is the unity candle. One child lit a candle and then the next one came and lit their candle off of the flame of the first child then the first child placed their candle in the candelabra. Once the last child lit their candle then the couple came together and lit their candles of of the flames of the candles the children lit and then they lit the unity candle together. Here is another idea I heard recently from another future bride that will be combining families too. When it is a destination wedding ceremony on a beach you may not be able to light unity candles for the breeze may blow them out. There is something out there known as unity sand. I like this idea in concept. I would have to see it to get a visual idea of what it looked like. Each one in the family adds sand to their holder and it becomes the unity sand. I wonder if you could take colored sand and each one gets their favorite color and sort of makes a sand art design with the way it is placed in the vessel. Just a thought. That would be a great reminder to all when they pass by it wherever you would display it in the home. I also heard of this concept too. It is a salt covenant. It was originally to be done by a couple in the wedding ceremony where each places salt in a pouch so it is the concept that once you add your individual salt to the salt already in the pouch that you blend together you cannot pick out the salt that you placed in the pouch for it blends all together once you release it. I think that you place it into salt already in the pouch. This would be my take on it. The blended family each puts a pinch of salt into a salt pouch that already has some salt in it and this is how I would see it...the salt already in the  pouch represents the covenant with God and then each one adds their salt to the pouch and it becomes not only a husband/wife covenant with God but the children from each family now become a part of this covenant with God. I like that idea a lot I really do.
Well, I arrived just as the bride was entering into the vestibule to get ready to walk down the aisle. The doors to the sanctuary were closed and it was a very small vestibule. Good thing another lady and I were there because we got to fan out her train so it looked nice as she walked down the aisle. Just before the doors were about to open for her to walk down the aisle she said What do I do? I softly whispered breathe and smile. I do not know if she did that because we could not be seated until she walked down the aisle.
She kept reminding me in advance of her wedding that she was going to make sure I caught the bouquet and I kept telling her I do not stand up to catch bouquets that just is not me. Even before she was about to throw her bouquet she sent someone to remind me to get in the crowd to catch the bouquet. I declined. I did happen to be standing by to watch and she threw it right to a lady next to me that was married and she was not going to catch it and it fell to the ground and another woman picked it up. I got the better deal in this event. When they were taking down the decorations at the end of the wedding someone asked me if I would like the fresh flowers from the arrangements on the tables. Now, if you know me at all you know I would have said yes because I like to make floral arrangements when I have fresh flowers. I really did get the better deal with the amount of flowers I went home with instead of a toss away bouquet. You see I do not put me trust in catching a bouquet but trust God with His plan for me.
I made a beautiful arrangement with tall, white gladiola's and hydrangea stems. Picture this, a tall glass vase with the gladiolas in the center and the hydrangeas surrounding them below them. I was told the hydrangeas would help support the gladiolas in the arrangement. I also made a ribbon design that was on the outer part of the vase so it was not plain looking.
Now, onto the portion of my ride in the Lexus. My hands and arms were full with all the flowers and I had to walk down a flight of concrete steps to the parking area with high heels on. Might have been a bit of a balancing act since I could not hold onto the rail since my hands were full. A couple I sat with offered to give me a ride to my car. I accepted and was able to sit in the back seat of their Lexus. It was a white Lexus and it was not one of the smaller sized models. I do not know what the style was but let me tell you it was a most comfortable back seat. I base a comfortable sitting car if the back seat is comfortable then I just know the front seat will be comfortable too. I have found this to be in the cars I have purchased. It was not a long range ride but it was a comfortable ride to my car.
Lexus, again, you should get an award for your billboard signs. Is there such a thing as "Grammy" awards for ingenious billboards? If so you should get one because your advertisement is always fresh and innovative. I really would like to see an electronic billboard sign with a car in driving action. Until then keep on creating those great billboard signs. May your sales event be a huge success for you the month of March.

Two Days Ago Holy Spirit Asked Me If I Would Pray For Someone. I Responded Yes And Prayed In The Holy Spirit For Almost Four Hours. At The Conclusion Of The Prayer Time This Is What I Was Shown....

If you should hear the voice of Holy Spirit beckoning to you to pray for another do so. It was early the other morning when He asked me if I would pray for a certain person, in the moment I said yes and little did I know it would be an almost four hour prayer session. When this happens it is not like you are watching the clock to see when it is over as if in drudgery it is a time of peace it truly is. When the prayer time is completed Holy Spirit lets you know and you just know you do not have to continue praying in the spirit anymore. Also when this happens He does not seek you out to pray out loud (there may be occasions when He does call you to pray in this manner and speak it out loud just follow His promptings for He knows what is needed in that very moment) this was all done in silent prayer. No one even knew that I was praying this entire time. Correction, God knew and He is the one that counts.When He beckons me I love these times of prayer. When I do not know what is going on in a person's life and the prayer concern or need to be prayed about I then yield to Holy Spirit praying through me. That is known as praying in the spirit in the language of heaven. What does that mean? It means that God Himself through the Holy Spirit prays through you. I do not even have to know the prayer concern or need just to say yes to Holy Spirit and then yield to Him praying through me for another. The beauty in all of this is that He cares so very much for you and me that he will find a willing vessel for Him to pray through for another's intention. That amazes me it truly does that God Himself cares enough and loves enough to seek someone out to pray through them to touch another person's life. Now, that is love. Aren't you glad you serve a God that loves like that?
I have no idea what I prayed or the specifics of the prayer and that is perfectly OK with me for it was not for me to know those things just that prayer was needed and it was completed. That is a humbling experience when God will seek out another to ask them if they will pray for another. You see, Holy Spirit truly is a gentleman and will not force His promptings on another. He will gently ask and it truly is your choice to respond either yes or no and then He respects your choice. If He should wake you in the middle of the night to seek you out to pray for another will you respond yes or no? Think about it truly think about it. It is the opportunity for God to pray through you in your heavenly language. That is heaven touching earth so to speak.
At the conclusion of the prayer time I was shown a brief scripture to read. Of course I read it and it was John 3:16 "God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life." That was the golden nugget given to me when I was not even seeking one. The next day I am driving on the highway and what should pass me by? A truck with the very same scripture verse written on the back of the truck. I tried to slow down to see if it would catch up with me so I could take a picture but that did not happen. I then think to myself, OK Lord what do you want me to do with this? Of course, He wanted me to share this scripture verse with you. I know that when He speaks to me twice about something it is Him stirring in me to write about it and that is what I am doing right now. You see I had the intention to write earlier but I fell asleep and He knows that someone needs to really hear about this so He woke me up to write about it so you will know that He loves you very much.
Do you know of anyone in your life that would love you so very much that they would let their son leave the splendors of heaven and come to earth to be born of a virgin and walk this earth for 30+ years and then die a cruel death as in crucifixion on a wooden cross? That is exactly what Jesus did just for you. He actually took on the sins of this world and took literal stripes of a beating on His body to keep you from living in hell for all of eternity. That is love and love largely pronounced. By the stripes of Jesus you are healed. Healing is not something that will come in the future for you. When Jesus took on those stripes it was already done. You do not have to hope and wish for healing just believe that He did the work so you are healed in the name of Jesus. Reach out and let His healing balm touch you.
If you are tired of living a life filled with sin and confusion make a decision to give up that tiresome style of living right now and ask Jesus to forgive your sins and then invite Him into your heart to live in you. He will teach you about a life filled with peace and the assurance of knowing that if today was the last day of your life and you asked Jesus into your heart and life you would then be in heaven for all eternity and not hell. That is love personified through Jesus. Just ask Him into your heart and to be the Lord of your life. He will do it for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believed in Him and called upon His name will be saved. It is no gimmick or scheme or anything like that it is a gift freely given to you with love.  What will you choose this very day? You see, God already knew you would be reading this blog today and I could not sleep peaceful until I wrote and shared with you so you would not have to go to hell for all eternity but choose to live in heaven for all eternity. I probably should have wrote this hours ago but fell asleep. It was the gentle nudge of Holy Spirit beckoning me to write at this hour just for you. I probably do not even know you but more importantly Holy Spirit knows you and your concerns and He found a vessel to flow through just to reach out to you. I speak into your life the very words Jesus spoke while on earth, "Peace Be Still." Rest in the assurance of knowing that with Jesus in your life all things are possible. He is God.