I Found A Few Pictures I Took Years Ago Of "Tara A Country Inn." I Mentioned This Inn In One Of My Blog Entries.

First one is of the outside of the inn. Second picture is a room called Sweet Magnolia Blossom. The third picture is a room called Master Gerald's Room.

Yesterday When I Talked About My Haircut I Also Showed You Pictures Of When I Was A Bride 11/1/1980. I Looked Happy On The Outside, You Did Not Know My Heart Was Crushed On The Inside. My Father Refused To Come To My Wedding. Let Me Share That With You. Keep In Mind Though That I Led Him To Jesus At The End Of His Life Here On Earth. Now That Is Healing And Restoration.

This is my story behind the professional make up application and hair done by my salon stylist for my wedding day. You see a happy bride on the outside but this is what happened that led up to that day, my wedding day. For some reason my father liked one Jesuit priest that con celebrated our wedding mass and disliked the main priest that conducted the wedding mass. Now in a picture I will share you may wonder why the church looks like a room and not a chapel. We chose to get married at the Jesuit university in which I graduated from. They had a beautiful chapel but we were expecting people to attend the mass that would have reached beyond maximum capacity to handle it. So there was a meeting room in which they did do masses on occasion on campus. So no beautiful chapel so to speak.
My father did not like the main priest that conducted our marriage ceremony and he told me he would not attend our wedding if that particular priest was the one marrying us in that mass. He stuck to his word. Even up to the night before our wedding. My former husband even tried to call and speak with him the eve of our wedding and my grandmother did not let them speak on the phone. I do not know if he was home and she just did not let them talk or if he really was not there. Regardless, my father said it and followed through. He even told a few of his relatives to not go to the wedding also. Guess what, some still did attend our wedding even though he tried to tell them not and others did not attend. We did the right and proper thing we included my father in the engagement announcement that was published in the newspaper. He is my father.
So, if you are not a daughter and a first born daughter of two girls (I had 2 older brothers) you may not understand this. Who wouldn't want their father to walk them down the aisle on their wedding day? I wanted mine to but he chose to not participate or even come to my wedding. I believe we did not speak for about a year after that. I received a phone call and my grandmother died and of course we attended the funeral. It was a little uncomfortable but I made it through. We eventually did have a relationship again. My father could be harsh at times or ridged is a good word to describe him. Then there were those rays of sunshine when goodness peaked through the clouds. I remember once he gathered my sister, brother and I (my other brother died at sea when I was still in high school if you are wondering because I earlier mentioned I had 2 brothers) for a breakfast meeting at a hotel and he presented us each $5,000.00. When my daughter was about 18 months old I worked for my father. He had property he owned and I oversaw a rental property in my old childhood neighborhood along with a few condos in the downtown area of the metropolitan city. I would bring my daughter to work with me on some days and when I did something good (like units were filled up) he would call and tell me I was going to get a bonus.
He was not all bad and did have a heart. The building he owned at one time use to be the local theatre we went to as children that had apartments above it. It was not a huge apartment complex but the apartments had old time charm, wooden floors and character like that. I talked him into letting me get Christmas gifts to give to the tenant one year. He was generous with the local Catholic church in which he attended. Actually I graduated from that very school connected to the church in grade school. If I remember correctly he made an agreement with them that they could lease the hall portion that used to be the theatre for $1.00 a year and I think it was for many years. They used that as their bingo hall amongst other events held there. He eventually sold that building and I think I received a bonus from that sale too.
When we were going to have our second child he paid for it and hired the workers to convert our attic into a master bedroom with a half bathroom and of course book shelves. I remember I would read books while sitting by a window. That was the very room I was on an exercise machine and I began to speak in tongues and have a vision. An angel also visited me in that very room I still recall the milky white full wings I saw of this angel that stood next to me while I was in that bed. I suppose I could dwell on the negative but I forgave my father and I eventually led him to Jesus 3 weeks before he died. I will see him in heaven and we will have all eternity to catch up.
He played a bit of favor with my children also. He loved my daughter and I will be kind in saying he did not show that same kind of love towards my son. Now my son would get a little mischievous when we would visit him. He would do things like change the hands of the clock in his living room. once my father had a deer made of wood as the body and sticks as the legs (that was by his fireplace) and I think he broke one of the legs. Of course, I would get a phone call with my father swearing using curse words about what my son did. My son was young then. Guess what? When my father moved from the hospital to the hospice house across the street from the hospital, he went there on a Thursday and this will show you how sick he was. He died that Sunday morning. He looked at my son and with a weak voice for he was dying told me son he loved him. This very child that was not grandpa's favorite came to his grandfather's bedside I believe it was near the death anniversary St. Teresa and read a prayer to his grandfather it may have been a prayer to this saint or related to her. Tell me God does not bring things around full circle. He does. We found out later that my son was so active because he had a thyroid condition that was diagnosed and then doctored for.
If you read the tone of this writing you will see that I have a forgiving heart and that I love my father. Do you know that of all the men in the world God chose him to bring me forth into the world. Back to my wedding day story. My mother at the time was married to a man that was a partner of a very nice event venue. I liked him and I asked him if he and my mother would walk me down the aisle and they did. I had a fairy tale type of wedding because the party center handled this wedding and with him being a partner/owner they did this for us. I felt a little awkward selecting a menu and things of that nature since I was not paying for it so I deferred to them and what they thought was appropriate. Trust me when I tell you it was an outstanding wedding. We had a prime rib, shrimp cocktail with all the trimmings sit down dinner for about 100 immediate family. Then the rest of the guests arrived and there was a buffet and the first set of guests were also able to go through the buffet too. With being of Croatian descent even though my former husbands family was of Irish, German, English, Scottish, Welsh descent they agreed to allowing us to have a live band that came in from another state for this wedding. They were a popular Croatian band. People had fun at this wedding.

I know my birth father wasn't present at my wedding but we had a beautiful wedding. See how God takes care of working things out. He really does. I have memories of my father in his tuxedo when my sister and I were in the Croatian Debutante Ball when I was a senior in high school. That was a few years prior to my wedding. I got married right out of college. I graduated in the Spring and then we were married that Fall. That is my wedding day story. Do not feel sorry for me but rejoice that my father is in heaven. Maybe you will meet him one day in heaven, that is if you are going to heaven for all eternity. I implore you to meet Jesus and invite Him into your heart and to forgive you of your sins so you will also be in heaven forever when you draw your last breath here on earth. To be absent from the body is to be present with Christ if you chose this for your life. Choose wisely.

Sorry for the glare I guess that happened when I took a picture of the picture. Hey I am not a professional photographer, I can laugh at my silly mistake.

Now the professional photographer took a picture with my eyes looking downward walking down the aisle, I do not feel so bad about my glare in the pictures.

This Is How It Works, I Had A Dream This Morning At 2:AM, This Is A Confirmation For Me; Ché Ahn: "When God Calls, Go!"

I had a dream early this morning (2:00AM to be exact) and the word I heard ever so clear in this dream was "release." I am not sharing the dream at this time for I still need to seek further interpretation from Holy Spirit. I can tell you this much now and quite honestly I will follow Holy Sprit lead as to whether or not to share this dream and interpretation. I yield to Him. Last evening I was reading a book by James W. Goll, "Praying With God's Heart." I just finished chapter seven Divine Insight Praying in the Spirit. I prayed the prayer at the conclusion of that chapter and began to pray in the spirit. This was not a first time praying in tongues. I have prayed in tongue now for many years. Actually, I was still a Catholic when I began to pray in tongues. I wrote about this experience in one of my journals many years ago. So, when God calls and beckons you "GO."

Ché Ahn: "When God Calls, Go!"

I Do Not Usually Write About My Haircuts. For Some Reason I Write About My Most Recent One. I Really Like It.

Hi, I find this highly unusual to write about a haircut of mine. For some reason I really like the way this haircut turned out. Once I leave the salon I just never know if I will be able to style it the way it was intended to be styled with the haircut that was created if that makes sense. One day my hair styling works and on another day it is ok, but not up to par with what I would like. I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist (not in a bad way though I just like order and uniformity if that make sense.) You can ask anyone that has ever cut my hair and they will tell you that I do have an eye for detail. I catch things that are off in the cut and I will share what I think to get it fixed if that makes sense.
If something is not textured just right; or there is too much bulk hair in an area of the back of my hair; if the bangs are not chunky/spiked enough; I like a certain look. Hey I was willing to take on a variation of my hairstyle. Once my hairdresser suggested taking the bang area around my forehead a bit shorter so as to open up my facial features I said ok. It was tried the first time slight variation to see if I would like it. I did and then shorter and a bit more dramatic the next time.
I also have been known to fix my haircut or trim it in between haircuts. If I am going somewhere and I think it is a bit too long on the sides; around my ears I like a clean cut not shaggy looking; my bang area grows out too much. Guess what I do? Yes,I trim it myself. I have a pair of scissors I use along with one of those safety type of hair cutting razors and I begin to texturize. I do I really do. I do let my hairdresser know that I did it and it is funny when I share that with them. Then there is the scheduling of the next hair appointment and we try to decide the amount of weeks to schedule it out for since we base it on the growth of my hair. I just say in a silly way "You know me I have the razor and I will just trim it if it is needed."
Why am I sharing all of this? I guess it is ok to be real and honest with certain aspects of your life. I remember many years ago I think I was in high school. I was impatient and could not wait for a scheduled appt. or maybe there was not an appt. made so I went to a local shop and that was the very worst haircut I received. All I remember about it now were the words "that haircut was a chopped haircut." Not is a good manner of speaking it was a not so nice haircut and I will leave it at that. At one time we went to a salon in which the originator/owner of Matrix hair products was owner of this salon. Those were always superb haircuts and a salon that knew how to take care of their clients. I remember the kindest lady, I believe her name was Ruby, and she was one of the assistants that washed your hair. I am sure great gratuity gifts were received for doing that job. She knew how to treat customers. I had a hair stylist that was very talented and eventually moved to CA. I believe this salon applied my makeup and styled my hair on my wedding day. That was fun and I think I did a trial run with bringing in my veil prior to that day to see how we were going to style my hair.
Another stylist I then followed when they eventually moved to another salon. I believe it was this stylist that asked me if I wanted to be a hair model at a Matrix Hair Products/Stylist convention for a technique in hair coloring. I said yes and that was when the look was a shade darker on the bottom portion of your hair and a shade slightly lighter on the crown area of your hair. It was a short and sleek looking haircut and that was my introduction to hair coloring. It was fun. I was not a model in the sense of a runway model. I was in a salon chair and stylists came to this class to learn this technique.
I probably would have never colored my hair I do not think if I never tried it. Then I had another hairdresser that I would tell her how people always complimented my hair color as it was about to be colored again. She was so kind to me she told me exactly what to do with mixing hair color formulations to get just the right color. You see, I cannot take credit for the haircut but I do color my own hair. It is not that I am opposed to a salon stylist coloring it but I know what I have formula wise works for me. When I feel like adding a bit of softness to my look I do go to a salon to add highlights softly around the crown of my head. Do you think I should have been a hair stylist. Probably not because I would find it hard to create a look for a person that I did not think was as becoming on them as another style that I know would work well with their hair and personality and better compliment them.
Maybe men do not have to worry about things like this or maybe it is the bit of perfection in me. I like to look at it as the creative flair side of me coming forth. Very interesting subject for me to be writing on isn't it. I guess this is me reaching beyond my comfort zone and stepping out in faith.

I do have an eye for detail and it was a Fall Wedding and I incorporated wheat and dried flowers in the bouquets. I wanted a soft yet dramatic look so as to be captured by the photographer in regard to the make up application. Do you notice the lit candles on the wedding cake? I must get this trait from my mother. I had to go a few times to the seamstress for them to get the sleeve fit just right. My mother also has that attention to detail. I am thankful for that.

Another Important One To Read; Lana Vawser: "God is Breaking Off Delay!"

Lana Vawser: "God is Breaking Off Delay!"

Must Read And Heed These Words Of Wisdom; Patricia King: "God is Exposing Witchcraft"

Patricia King: "God is Exposing Witchcraft"

Uh Oh Guess What I Found At Cracker Barrel? Another Great CD, "Lifer" By Mercyme. It Was $1.99 And Of Course, My Three Favorite Songs Are The Three On The Bonus Track.

A Little Hope - MercyMe

this is my favorite

MercyMe: Sing

His Eye is on the Sparrow/Greater - MercyMe with Dallas Pops Christmas Concert - 16 December 2016

I Believe Holy Spirit Has Tempered Me Throughout The Years. A Dear Friend Of Mine Use To Refer To Both Of Us As "Runaway Trains." Let Me Explain....

Years ago I was pretty radical in faith. I was on fire for Jesus (not that I am not now just in a different way) and when I would hear, see from Holy Spirit I just acted upon it. I even probably stepped on several if not more than that "religious toes" so to speak. This dear friend of mine were cut from the same cloth of material so to speak. We love Jesus and we did not care what others and especially the religious minded community thought when we acted upon Holy Spirit leading. I guess you could say we were radical for Jesus. What we both have in common is she and I are children of God that truly do have child like faith. If we were shown something by Holy Spirit we acted upon it. We had no fear of what man thought about us stepping out in faith.
When she first used this term to describe herself and I "runaway train" I did not like being classified in that category. If I  know myself I probably was rebuking those very words silently to myself and probably saying silently I do not receive those words. Now that Holy Spirit has tempered me throughout the years I do believe and understand those words of wisdom spoken many years ago to me. See, this is my interpretation of those words... Jesus loves that we both have child like faith. He loves that we step out in faith, even if it is radical faith. I do believe that if it is fashioned and presented in a way that may create another on looker to be turned away from the Gospel or Jesus then what good is that radical faith? Do you see where I am going with this. Radical faith is fine but it needs to be nurtured and tempered so as to not be a stumbling block for another. It is not all about you but it is all about Jesus. You step aside and let Jesus move through you so He gets the glory.
I believe I passed this test. On my last weekend journey I believe I was able to show Jesus and myself that yes indeed I have grown in walking in this. Two times in the same day I did not just force what I wanted to do but I took the lead of the preacher/teacher. Let me explain. During one of the sessions a person shared a dream they had earlier in that session. The Prophet of God was seeking participation from those that attended for what they thought the dream interpretation was. I did not feel an unction during that time period and so I did not raise my hand. Later on another dream is shared and as he was giving the interpretation I raised my hand to also share what Holy Spirit spoke to me about this dream I heard ever so clear "child like faith." In the moment I raised my hand, he must have seen and said this time there was only going to be one interpretation. I withdrew my hand being raised but those words still resonated inside of me. I was tempered in that very instance. Guess what as the full interpretation came forth didn't he also bring into the interpretation in regard to child like faith. Wow, that was a word from God. After the meeting I did go up to this perfect stranger (meaning I did not know them or I never met this person before) and shared briefly that I heard the words also "child like faith." See when you have child like faith you can also recognize it in others with like faith.
Second instance. This may have been in this same session now that I think about it. The Prophet was instructing on different dreams. While on the subject of Warning dreams he was asking for an example of a warning dream in the New Testament. I raised my hand and he called upon me. I was in Matthew 2 and in this chapter there were actually two warning dreams given. One to the wise men and one to Joseph. He said he just need one of them to be shared. I guess I selected the correct dream because he then expounded upon that and it tied in with the realm of authority/sphere of influence a father would have .This is what I read from my favorite bible. Trust me this is the bible I keep beside me on my bed. I usually travel with my New King James bible but this time Holy Spirit said leave that one home and bring this one with you. I did exactly that. It is the "God's Word" version of the bible. This is what I read Matthew 2:13-15 "After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel said to him, 'Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him.' Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left Egypt that night. He stayed there until Herod died. What the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true: 'I have called my son out of Egypt.'"
Ok now back to my story about my friendship with this dear friend of mine. Years ago I needed a new prescription updated for my glasses and money was tight then. She so graciously blessed me with the money to order and purchase my new set of glasses, frames and all. Then there was a time when she needed me and I flew to spend a weekend with her. She drove a bit of a distance to pick me up at the airport. On this weekend journey we drove to Prayer Mountain in Branson, Missouri. It was getting dark and we are in a mountain area so we really had to search and find this place. We got out of the car and walked around and saw the different cabins that people go to for retreats or just go there to get away with Jesus. If I remember correctly we struck up a conversation with one that was in one of those cabins. We were invited in. There was a group of married couples there and they felt led to pray for my friend. I did not join in that circle of people that surrounded her to pray with her. You may say why did you not join in with them? That is a simple answer I was not married and I knew this prayer for my married friend was the prayers prayed by married couples.
She got married at midnight at the turn of the century at our church. I was not in the wedding party but I had a pretty important role to play that evening to bless this newly married, mature couple. Do you know that they danced together arm in arm on the platform as a part of their wedding ceremony. I just loved that. With the wedding ceremony taking place at midnight you would not have a full reception that time of the night so there was a cake reception. I was to leave at a certain time and go to their home and set the stage so to speak for their first night of being married. I had instruction and I followed through. To light the candles turn on the music etc. I will have to ask her to remind me of this portion. I think I may have talked her into letting me get rose petals and scatter them around. Do not quote me on that one ok, that was almost 19 years ago. I then left. This friend and I are alike in this respect. we have a gift of knowing how to set an atmosphere. She did the majority of setting the stage so to speak all I did was put it into play. Lighting the candles, turning on the music already that was selected.
I think I shared with you all that at one point I was a wedding/event planner. I loved helping people plan events. Want to know the question I asked future brides that came in to see me? I would ask them if he was romantic when he proposed to them. The brides and sometimes the groom would share with me. No matter what I may have thought, to them that proposal was romantic. I probably should have wrote them down that would have been a good book to write what do you think? I also learned a valuable lesson learned by brides also. Destination weddings were popular and the couple would go to the destination and get married and then come back and have a reception. I felt bad for this one couple. They went and got married and then they shared with me that they thought they were getting a video of the ceremony so they could play it at their reception and it ended up being a security camera type of video. Important question to ask if you are getting married at a destination wedding, is it a great quality video you are getting to commemorate the ceremony. Today, you would probably not even need that, you could invite people to your ceremony via skype of face time things of that nature.
Conclusion of my story. If I would have been stubborn and never allowed Holy Spirit to temper me throughout the years would I have been able to minister to that Amish child yesterday. No, I would have been of an aggressive nature in a wrong way and the father probably would not have given me his permission to pray with his daughter. Or even worse, I could have prayed for her right then and there on the spot without getting permission. Lesson learned...let Holy Spirit guide and temper you as needed in your life so as to shine for Jesus and let Him shine forth through you.

Amish Country Today. Blessed To Bless 2 Amish Children With My Last Two $2.00 Bills. Prayed For An Amish Young Lady With Anointing Oil. Such A Blessing Today, Such A Blessing. To God Be The Glory. Shine Jesus Shine.

Very early day today. Started off with drafting a very special piece of correspondence. I was actually on time for my 8:00AM hair appointment. I brought snacks to my hairdresser then off to the bank in search of a $2.00 bill to purchase. I already had two of them but I thought maybe one more for todays adventure to bless an Amish child or two or three. I shared with you in another blog entry that it is really a hit or miss thing when you are seeking this to purchase at a bank. Today when I went to the bank there were no $2.00 bills available to purchase so I guess I was only to bless two children today and not three. I met my friends and off to Amish country we went.
We went on a horse drawn wagon Amish tour. They actually stop at a few Amish farms and you can purchase items. What is fun about this tour is that you meet other families that are also taking the tour. It is fun to watch as the children come back on the wagon with their little trinkets or sling shots or even cookies and snacks as they are happy with their new findings. I was not adventurous today. One couple offered me to try a pickled hot okra. I declined, you see I never tried or ate okra before and I did not want to waste one in the event I did not like it. This same family drank freshly made tomato juice also. Peanut brittle seemed to be a popular item that people also purchased along with baked goods.
Michigan apples for 0.75 cents a pound when was the last time you saw that price? Yes I did purchase apples. I was thinking great for making homemade apple sauce possibly. When you are on a tour like this you just ask questions and the driver supplies the answers to your questions. We also struck up a conversation with a person that has been on this tour several times before and they told us of a place to visit in our car after the tour. We marked it on a map and that is what we did. We were is search of the Bishop's farm for that is where his wife had a bakery. It was more than that there was also canned green beans, etc. Homemade candy, bread/rolls, cakes/cookies, butter, vegetables and gourds too. I did buy farm fresh brown eggs a dozen for $2.00 such a deal, three peppers that had tinges of red mixed with  the green pepper and 2 fresh sweet potatoes grown local. We went past a cowboy church. At the Bishops farm there was also a saddle shop and when we went in there the inviting scent of leather was prevalent and the hand crafted saddles for riding horses were beautiful in design. I did ask the Bishop a few questions about what he does if it is not his Sunday to preach. He said he attends the other church and I asked if he ever gets to preach there and he said he attends and does not conduct the service when it is not his service. See, we learned on the tour that they rotate church services in the community every other Sunday they have a service and then on the off Sundays they visit the sick. That is why I asked that question and he said he would be attending the other church service in the area.
This was the place that I saw two adorable Amish children and I asked their grandmother if it was ok to give them each a $2.00 bill. I explained to them how my children where about their ages their Nana would bless them with "treat" money in the form of a $2.00 bill. I thought I was done for my mission today until....on the tour a woman told us about her favorite place to go to get essential oils. I put it on our map and we were in search for this last stop. We had to search and turn around a time or two but we pulled in and a middle school aged young lady told us when we inquired that this was the place for the essential oils. She and her brother were most kind to us and helped us out in selecting a scent. I ended up purchasing 100% pure grapefruit essential oil. My friends were looking at other things and this young child showed me a part of the store that they sold medicinal type of items. She then began to share with me that she had a lung condition and showed me items that they were still testing to see if they would help her. I think she told me one item she would have to take 37 drops of it daily and another item I believe she told me she would have to take many tablets a day. I think I was shocked when she shared that with me. She did not start taking any of this yet. My heart went out to this child and I wished I did not give away those two $2.00 bills and I would have given them to her and her brother. Wait the story get better the gift they were given was far greater then treats.
She shared that people do give them treats and she told me about it. I felt Holy Spirit welling up inside of me and I began to share about the anointing oil that was coming forth from a bible in Dalton, GA and that I had some with me.  I asked her if she would like me to pray with her for her lung condition to be healed but I told her she needed to ask her father if it was ok for me to pray with her with the oil. I let her and her brother smell that this anointing oil had no scent to it at all and then I let them smell my other bottle of Oil Of Gladness anointing oil that was scented. Her little brother liked the smell of that one. I explained to her father about the anointing oil and if it was permissible to pray for his daughter. He said yes. I placed some of the anointing oil on my finger and I placed a sign of the cross on her forehead and I let Holy Spirit pray through me. I asked her father if I could give her a hug and he said they do not hug but a handshake was fine. I then extended my hand to her and placed my other hand over that hand too. I then felt led to bless he brother with the Oil Of Gladness anointing oil that he liked and I said to him that when your sister is sick you use this oil and pray for her.
When I left that store I began to cry outside as I shared with my friends that is God and that is how He works through me. I was ever so humbled to be able to pray with that child. No I did not have silver or gold for them but I had Jesus and healing anointing with me just for them this very day. To God be the glory. To God be the glory. If you kind of know me you then know that tears are in my eyes right now as I recount this.

Then before we started the tour we asked a local resident of a place to eat after the tour. I had to take a picture of this because there was actually a Ponderosa Steak House. That reminded me of home. They use to have them then so many of them closed years ago. Some things remind you of home. That along with being able to purchase Troyer Farms cheese also. I did buy little chunks of  Horseradish, Green Onion and Smoked Green Onion Cheese. I would say this was a full day filled with friendship, fellowship and the love of God. How was your day today?
One more thought. I was told that the journey I was on last weekend that I was only about 25 minutes away from where eagles reside. If I would have known that I would have gone in search for them last weekend just to catch a glimpse. When the timing is right I will see the eagles in the sky. How majestic, how grand.

I like this haircut, short and sassy

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Mom It Is Amazing How God Hears Your Prayers. This Time One of Your Grandchildren, My Child Was Blessed By Your Very Prayer.

My mother truly loves to pray. She was connecting with one of her grandchildren, one of my children that is. They were going into an important interview in which they wanted this job they were interviewing for. Guess what? You guessed right if you guessed they got the job. Sounds like a wonderful job. There will be traveling involved with this job. This is an adventurous child that will be served well with travel in their life as a part of their job. Kudos Mom for having a heart for prayer and especially praying for your grandchildren. You are blessed and God honors your prayers, He truly does.
This is not a Pentecostal Mom praying this is a devout Catholic woman. See, God uses people in all denominations. He seeks out those that have a heart for Him and she truly does.

Just Worshiped With Kainos Right Now This Is What Happened...

Wow again that is the word to describe kainos worship and me. I tried several times today at work to pick up the worship/preaching today and I would get a brief second of each and then it would go no further. I made several attempts at this during the day and then I knew it would be a blessing for me when I got home this evening. That exactly is the truth. I did this in reverse though. I listened to the preaching first and cleansed my heart before the Lord and then worship.
I felt Holy Spirit guide me to turn the lights off and burn one simple candle. Wood Wick candle with the scent of leather. Wood Wick is a brand of candle that when it burns it makes a crackling noise. Let me share this briefly with you because you know I like to tell a story within a story. It is kind of cute actually. One of my children when they were young loved the scent of leather. Like the smell of a leather coat/jacket. When we were in church and if a person in front of us was wearing a leather jacket this child would lean in that direction to smell the scent of the leather. We of course corrected this child and told them that was not to be done. How do you explain this to a stranger, let alone one in church. Maybe we were wrong and we should have given this child that freedom but as a parent we are also called to temper our children.
I begin to dance in the presence of Jesus and I am using no instruments just my hands, arms my being to dance for and with Jesus. Then I hear Holy Spirit beckon me I hear these words and I believe it was Jesus beckoning me "Come lay at My feet." I do I then lay prostrate on the living room floor at the feet of Jesus. Worship is still going on and when I hear the music change I feel led to get back up and then I incorporate the instruments and the praise banner. How can you not use a rain stick when you hear words being sung about rain? I then feel heat all over my face. Jesus is real and alive and He wants to be a part of your very life.
Is He beckoning you right now? If He is it is such a simple gift given to you and it is freely given to you by Jesus Himself. Trust in Him and invite Him into your life right now. It is a very simple prayer and you can then have this gift freely given just for you. Say this after me .."Jesus I am a sinner, please forgive all of my sins and I will walk no more in these sins. Thank you for cleansing me of my sins and my unrighteous ways. I thank you that You came to this earth as a baby born unto a virgin mother because you already knew before the hand of time and You did this just for me. You walked this earth and You created You brought Your love to this earth. You died on an old rugged cross and You died just for me. You shed Your blood so I could be made whole. You did not stay in the tomb but three days later You rose from the dead and You are seated right now at the right hand of Your Father forever interceding just for me. Thank you. I ask You to come into my heart and reside with me. Cleanse me and lead me in Your ways and I ask for Your joy to replace my sorrow and pain and fill me with Your love and holiness. Speak to my heart and guide me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen"
Holy Spirit I ask you to seal the very words Your people just spoke in the hearts of those that invited You into their hearts. Amen. 100 billion thanks for this Holy Spirit Amen.
See how Holy Spirit works. He already knew I would lay at the feet of Jesus this evening. Yesterday I bought a HAAN brand  Sanitizing Steam Mop. Last night I used this over my carpeting and on my floors also. I am not a big fan of germs and I saw this many years ago but it was expensive. Guess what? Bargain Hunt had them for $59.00. It was a factory reconditioned model. It looked brand new to me and none of the part were used. I like keeping germs away if I can. They also had a hand held sanitizer for $29.00 we will see if that works. Let's see what tomorrow  brings. I implore you to go and worship Jesus right now.

What Is Kainos Worship? I Experienced It Last Night And I Love It.

WOW, I once heard wow to stand for this:
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All I can say is wow when it comes to Kainos worship. This is suppose to be a type of worship that attracts young people. Well let me tell you I am 60 years old and it sure did speak to me. I experienced this type of worship for the first time last night right in my home. I was live streaming a conference and prior to me signing up for this conference this type of worship created curiosity in me. I pondered on what is this sort of worship? I am a worshiper at heart and I tend to be drawn to worship and this was a new worship experience. It was a great one at that.
I was in my living room dancing with unabandoned freedom, yes dancing for Jesus to the beat of the drum so to speak. I brought out the little praise/worship banner I created weeks ago. I also had my rain stick and my little praise percussion shaker instruments. Sometimes at church there is freedom to worship but there was this extra freedom if that makes sense to worship and twirl with my banner in the presence of the Lord. I really like this type of worship. I google searched it and it did say it is a type of worship to draw the young to but hey there is no age chasm when you are a worshiper. Truly there is not. Are you young at heart enough to jump into the river of God? I am and I did last night. I am going to see if I can find an example on YouTube to share with you. It is the beat of the drum so to speak that speaks to me. I love prophetic worship and this seems to be that in action. The music and the words all come together in beautiful worship/praise to Jesus. This is a sound I could get used to. Praise the Lord. Amen. I experienced this via live streaming on a computer, I can only imagine the power in this type of worship in person. I am sure that it flows right through you and with you as you worship. Touched by this sort of worship, I truly am.

Experience a New Kind of Worship with KAINOS
Now the Kainos worship I experienced last night was a bit more fiery and it was simply great.

There Are More Pictures From The Country Road Journey. It Really Was A Winding Road.

I have a few more pictures from the Country Road journey. I did not think they were as pretty as the prior one's I posted but Holy Spirit says to show them. I guess what my eyes see as beauty may not be what others see. Then there are those that I saw as my B List, just may be seen through your eyes as your A List. Enjoy.

See What Happens When You Follow Holy Spirit Lead..A Golden Nugget Awaited Just For Me.

That title statement is something I recently experienced. I have experienced this truth several times before but I am sharing with you a recent experience in regard to this now. Remember I shared with you how I went on a journey a few days ago? I shared about how the portion of the drive felt familiar to me when I was on a stretch of a Country Road. It reminded me of home. Well, I got a Holy Spirit golden nugget when I was participating in a portion of the journey. I would have missed this completely if I followed the local crowd and attended a local church conference that was also taking place. See, sometimes you have to go against what others are doing around you and step out in faith and go to where Holy Spirit is leading you. I understand that their local conference was wonderful and timely for those that attended but the conference I attended was set aside for me and Holy Spirit. I am sure I would have gleaned at the local conference but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that that was not the one for me to attend and I was exactly where I needed to be. This decision to not attend the local conference was not a last minute decision made or an impromptu one either. Holy Spirit already spoke to my heart weeks earlier about this.
This is how Holy Spirit works with me. The one idea made then allows me to listen and hear the direction ever so clear. Go here, do this say this sort of stuff. From that decision He already knew in my heart that I needed to purchase another CD because that will be sent somewhere special and this one had to be a personalized copy if that makes sense. Next step I find out that there is a place not too far away that I can attend to fulfill this segment of my assignment. That is what I am going on at this point. Journey, attain what is needed, boom you just step out in faith and go on the journey. That is the invigorating and fun side of Holy Spirit. I know this from experience where Holy Spirit guides He truly does provide. Trust me in that statement because I have seen/experienced this over and over again. When He guides you, you have a safe journey from the moment of leaving your home to the moment of safely returning to your home. Now, there may be weather conditions or a long winding road you are to take and crazy thoughts may come to mind and you just dismiss them and do not give them room to be created in your mind on your journey. As quick as they come to your mind, things like a brief picture of an accident or going off the hilly road into a ravine. Just dismiss them right away because you know from experience that Holy Spirit is leading this journey and he protects/takes care of you.
The enemy doesn't know for sure but he has an inkling that you are somewhere on your destiny journey and he throws out the bait to see if you will snag onto it and then he can go forth. Wisdom is with you and you begin to know his subtle ways and you just dismiss those thoughts ok. You are powerful over of the attempts of the enemy and the word of God reminds him of this also. Once I was shown, literally shown this by Holy Spirit I visualize a tiny garden pea (not a regular size pea but a tiny sized pea that is) on the ground, then visualize stepping on it. It does not take much effort once you apply pressure to the pea on the ground to crush it right? That was the image shown to me in the power we have over the enemy. Look at it in that perspective and do not fret or worry. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. That is a biblical statement of truth that you can count on.
I received what I needed and had a brief conversation at the same time. A Holy Spirit insight that was shown to me prior I was then able to share with confidence to encourage another. Yep, that is exactly how it happens to me. He says it I believe it and I share it when the time is right. A very simple phrase I was shown the beginning of October "1 CD in the right location can touch that nation" I was also shown a picture bleep (that is what I used to call them years ago when I began to see picture images from Holy Spirit). On this particular day it was only appropriate to share the simple statement and not the picture images attached to this phrase. When the timing is just right that portion will be shared. Another piece of the puzzle set for it's place it is timing, it is all about timing. Trust and obey for it surely is the only way. Much truth in that statement also.
Back to my golden nugget story now...
I am in this conference and this is the insight I gleaned (amongst many others also.) I am going to include in this portion some notes I took at the conference, hang in with me because it will all make sense as I continue to write. "A category of instructional dreams, it is a gift. The key to increase is to do with the little you already have. Faithfulness will bring increase. God wants to love through us to other people. God gets the glory because we cooperate in the ways of God and we get nothing. In dealing with dreams from God if He spoke it and you didn't write it down then the dream God will cause you to remember it in the time that you need it-the recall will be there. Say to God confirm your word talk to me again if you did not capture the full dream. Believe that He will give it again. If He gives you the dream He will help you recall that dream." I did not take notes on this next key thought but I recall it now...if you are somewhere sort of like deja vu that is an inkling that was connected to a God dream. I received that right away as the light bulb went off inside of me.
Remember weeks ago how I was in search of the dream I had about a Country Road and I could not find this dream anywhere. I know I wrote this dream down years ago I know this as a fact. Guess what? As I began to travel down the country road I thought it was something familiar to me (I even mentioned it was like being home that sort of feeling.) Well, now that I was where I was supposed to be I received the golden nugget I needed. That I was experiencing the Country Road dream presently. How exciting is that? Very exciting to me. I labored for weeks trying to locate the dream and I am now experiencing the Country Road dream in person. God is faithful, He truly is. I then had a different outlook/perspective from that moment on. I am living right now the Country Road dream and what I recall of the dream when I had it years ago the outcome is very good. Very good indeed. Not the time to share other portions of that very dream but there are images sketched in my memory about this dream. I follow Holy Spirit and just maybe this dream portion was already shared and other portions are for me and not to be shared. We will see, let Holy Spirit do His leading for me ok.
Lesson in all of this...do not follow the crowd when Holy Spirit is leading you in another direction. If you follow the crowd yes, God is faithful and you will be blessed but do you really want to miss receiving your golden nugget wisdom awaiting you where He leads you?

Must Read Very Important. Thank You James For Yielding To Holy Spirit And Praying Coupled Together. James Goll: "Prayer, the Prophetic and the Supreme Court"

James Goll: "Prayer, the Prophetic and the Supreme Court"

Sometimes I Get Inspiration To Make/Bake Etc. And Then Distribute On The Same Day. Then There Is The Quilt Of Life Experience In Which It Develops Over a Period Of Time. Let Me Further Explain This.

Sometimes I get Holy Spirit inspiration to bake something or even make something like a card or a piece of jewelry etc. and give it that very day. Then there are the other instances I like to use a new phrase I used the other day, Quilt of Life and that experience grows upon a series of days. Let me explain a recent example. I need to make a care package for my former mother-in-law. We are friends and she has always been good to me and I truly do enjoy her company and the love she shares with me and my children. I treasure our friendship, there have been times when I go home for a visit and I have stayed with her at her house. Even though her son and I are divorced we still did things as a family. She would even go on vacations with my mother and would come and visit with my family. She went on a vacation with my mom, sister, niece and my son also. My niece does not refer to her in a formal way I think she still refers to her as grandma, that is endearing to me. Just because one gets a divorce does not mean you cut off friendships that were cultivated right? Even if I do not stay at her house and I stay with my daughter I will still try to go and visit her because we were shopping buddies way back when. I remember a time when I was on a mission that day and I wanted a certain item of clothing and it was located at another store. It was already dark and she went with me to that store to get it, yes she did. Now that I am more mature in age I know the sacrifice she made back then to go the extra mile to come with me and go to the next store. A few weekends ago I knew to venture out and purchased chocolates and the wafer cookies. I found a few weeks ago a funny sticky note pad for her also. I then gather the items and create the words of sentiment in the card. Then when timing is just right the package goes in the mail.
I noticed the other day that neighbors recently got married and Holy Spirit inspires me to bake wedding cookies (I have also heard them referred to as snowball cookies, Russian tea cakes which is the title in my cook book but I always referred to them as butterball cookies) for them and put them in a cute treat bag with a note and left it on their door handle for them to enjoy. See, you baked something for another to enjoy and to celebrate their recent marriage. Then the next idea builds upon that idea. Send enough for the couple and save some to create a thank you plate of cookies along with some of the chocolates I purchased. That was in thanks of hosting a conference. I did just that. I never met these people prior to attending the conference they hosted but Holy Spirit knows them and so I follow Holy Spirit lead in this and trust Him. Other times the items Holy Spirit shows you to incorporate may not be easily found. For example, if you are to set aside a certain amount of $2.00 bills you have to start this collection process probably weeks prior to sending them off so to speak. Banks I have found do not have an abundance of them easily available so you have to inquire each time you go and do banking until you get just the right amount you need.
Let me share this with you. When my children were young they loved getting $2.00 bills from their Nana it was like a novel thing for a child and it was their own treat money. I still bless my children with them on occasion even though they are all grown up now. It should bring forth happy memories for them as a child when Nana blessed them with them. Let me tell you this, the hand of God is in each thread of that quilt of life no less then the day when everything is made and distributed on the same day. When you step back and look at it from a distance (at least for me it is) it amazes me. He knows the exact time in history for you to gather and then for you to distribute His acts of kindness through His open and willing vessels. You see, it is the hand of God reaching with His love to touch His people on earth. Rejoice and be glad that this is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice in it.
Many times when I start off a prayer when I am praying with someone I start it off with something like this..."Father we come to you this day with a song of praise and thanksgiving in our hearts and I thank you. This is the day that the Lord has made we will rejoice and be glad in. I thank you that we are rejoicing, we have rejoiced and we will continue to rejoice in this very day." Do you ever have experiences like this. You get the suddenly blessing and then there is the blessing that is acquired over a period of time and when you have just the right items it is then with Holy Spirit guidance that you create and send forth the blessing. Walking with Jesus is such fun for me, it truly is. I learned this a long time ago it may have come from Joan Hunter Ministries. "I am blessed to be a blessing to bless others." So true, so true indeed. Go forth and now you create those special blessings to send forth ok.
By the way, I received a thank you from that young couple. You know what they wrote? "Thank you for the cookies! We appreciate you."

Why Is It So Hard To Find Natural Material Like 100% Linen and Cotton In Clothing In The USA? My Guess, We Are Importing From China Too Much Inferior Made Clothing Made Of That Yucky, Shiny, Cheaper Material. We Need To Support The USA Grown Cotton Industry.

I was recently in a territory of the USA that grows cotton. When you see it growing in the field it is beautiful to gaze upon. I shared a bit briefly on a previous blog entry how I stopped and inquired if I could take a few pictures from a cotton gin. Did you read that?
I have found that throughout the last few years it seems to be harder to find more natural materials made into clothing like 100% linen and cotton also. All I seem to see is that cheaper quality, shiny material that clothes are made of that are made in China. Why are we not standing behind USA grown cotton? Instead of importing an inferior product start supporting USA grown cotton and then clothing made out of this beautiful material. I know owning clothing that is linen takes a little more of an effort to make it have that crisp, starched look to it but I find it is well worth it. Nothing better than a freshly starched linen top, skirt, dress etc. or even a button down shirt at that.
Is it possible to try and cut back on the amount of this cheaper/inferior line of clothing that is being imported and increase in the production of home grown materials created into beautiful clothing items right here in the USA? These are just my opinions and my observation. It seems like that type of clothing has started to appear in the USA more and in larger volumes then a few years ago what do you think? Bring back an abundance of 100% linen and cotton items ok.

Pictures From The Journey...

Here are a few pictures of God's beauty in His nature that He created Amen.

Look at the hand of God as the light streams through in the sky.

The sound of the rushing water was most refreshing to hear.

By the way let me add to this blog entry that the music I was listening to while on this journey in the car was of course, on repeat, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by James W. Goll heading back from the journey. As I started out on the journey the first part that I explained the other day it was on repeat the same song but it changed and still on repeat the song was "What A Wonderful World" by the same artist. Music and the right scenery along with a grateful heart can truly usher in the presence of God.

I Am Born Again, I Love Jesus, I Am Filled With Holy Spirit And I Am Not Without Reproach. I Am Also Teachable And I Feel That I Need To Ask Forgiveness. This Is What Happened Today...

I had restful sleep last night and when I woke this morning I not only saw the image of 100 but I also heard the same . So what does that mean to me...I need to pay attention because it came before me both in image and audible to my spirit. I had to ponder on that a few minutes then the light bulb went off in my mind/spirit. Oh ok I need to make an offering for this amount. The funny thing is that I brought home with me an offering envelope and I already had it filled out for one amount because I originally thought I had the amount to give throughout a conference and it was a break down of cash plus items purchased. I knew to still keep the cash amount on the offering envelope and to add the amount in another form of payment. Know what is funny...the envelope was done in two different colors of ink. Part was in green ink and the other blue ink but I gave away the green pen to a person the night before along with a bible marker that was created by a missionary and I also shared with this person the notes in my bible how this missionary couple read through the bible in one year and they made the bible marker to separate the different sections of the bible for them to go to each day to read according to the guide they shared with me.
At the church service today there was much wisdom flowing and being taught to the congregation. There was a section in which it was addressed that correction needs to be done in I believe they said I thought love and I do recall with grace. I thought nothing of it because I did not think I corrected another outside of this realm. I was peeling potatoes this evening and Holy Spirit brought to my remembrance an incident. I was somewhere and the person stated a date and it did not line up with what I calculated on my calculator, adding it on a piece of paper and then going to counting it with my fingers. My error, instead of going to this person with grace and love I went to another and shared that it was wrong and someone needed to tell them this. I was wrong in that action and now I repent of this very action. I feel remorse right now and tears well up in my eyes. I would not want to be treated like that and I should not treat another like that. I ask your forgiveness, from a sincere and contrite heart.
See, I am born again and filled with Holy Spirit and yes, I love the presence of the Lord but I know when Holy Spirit convicts me and I do not want that to hinder my relationship with Him. See, God truly is a good, good Father and He corrects those He loves. I had an awesome day prior to that epiphany moment and know I still am having an awesome night too. The question is this do you hear and then respond to Holy Spirit when correction is given to you? It is dangerous if you do not. This was a very big lesson learned today about forgiveness.
I just knew deep down inside me today that I was going to have another experience with the Lord as I drove a certain stretch of road today. I did and I stopped to take pictures to share with you. I may not get to them tonight but I will within the next few days ok. I do not know if the pictures I captured will reflect the beauty I saw today. Then there was a surprise tucked in this day also. I saw a beautiful waterfall and I turned around to go back and take pictures. I love the sound of water as it goes down a waterfall. I also saw cotton growing and I was fascinated with that. I stopped by a cotton gin and asked the people next door if they thought it would be ok to go over and take some pictures they said they thought it would be ok and I did just that. Before I did that I asked the lady if she needed prayer and she responded that you can always use prayer. I did right there in a parking lot I asked Holy Spirit to bless them with abundance to all they placed their hands upon for the kindness shown to me.
I stopped at a grocery store and I was wearing my Joan Hunter Ministries sparkling "Miracles Happen" tee shirt. I noticed the clerk at the check out kept looking at my shirt. I asked her if she wanted to ask me about my shirt. She replied she wanted to know the scripture verse also on the shirt. I told her it was Mark 16:18. We then conversed a bit about this and I heard Joey say he got promoted to bread manager and I then congratulated him on this promotion and asked if it was a hard job and he responded no.
I get home and I like to have an organized house to come home to and it was. I unpacked, did two loads of laundry, and a meatloaf is in the oven. It was when I was peeling the potatoes that Holy Spirit spoke to my heart. I feel like a burden has been lifted from me now that I confessed and asked forgiveness. Yes, correction should come in the form of love and of course grace too. Think of it like this...how would you want it handled if it was you, then act the same way you would like to be treated ok. Now, the full blessing can come forth because of a clean and renewed heart. I love Holy Spirit and I love that He loves me so very much so to correct me.
Mark 16:18 "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." I believe the sincere act of repentance was my "recover." Amen.

I Recently Experienced Something New To Me, It Is Called Experiencing AirBNB. This Was A Great Experience For Me. Have You Tried This Yet?

I recently took a plunge and decided to try airbnb and it was a great experience. I do suggest connecting with one that is a super host. There is a reason for this. If you have questions or concerns they are most attentive. I was blessed immensely and I left the hostess a thank you gift. I created a treat bag filled with chocolates and a personal thank you note also. Many years ago I was taught by an elder minister in the church that I attended, this is what she did...when travelling she would leave a scripture verse for the cleaning person that took care of her room at the hotel along with a scripture verse (along with a cash tip too) or you can even leave words of encouragement that Holy Spirit gives to you. In my case I combined words of thanks and I felt led to speak and write the blessing 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." The beauty in all of this is I never personally met this hostess but God knows her and knows exactly what she needs to hear.
This is a great tid bit too, I heard the Holy Spirit speak to my heart that this apartment in which I stayed, that a person lived here at one time that prayed a lot. See, trust Holy Spirit and He will get you to the very right place for you to stay.
When I travel I am concerned about germs and things like that. I try to shy away from hotels unless it is a place like The Ritz Carlton or The Four Seasons was a very nice place I stayed at years ago. I cannot recommend it now because I have not been there recently. The Four Seasons in which we stayed when I was still married I believe was in Georgetown. Do you know how we ended up staying there? We were at a hotel and it was definitely a room that smelled very strong of cigarette smoke and I am sensitive to smells like that. I think I woke up with a sinus headache due to smelling that cigarette smoke that permeated in the room. We checked out of there and we found The Four Seasons and stayed there. I think I had a good experience at Holiday Inn Express when visiting the Savannah, GA area. I have stayed at Tara A Country Inn in PA a few times and that was a lovely bed and breakfast. Each of the rooms is designed and named after a character in the book "Gone With The Wind." Again, I have not been there recently so I cannot confirm or deny if it is still a lovely stay. I do recall this when staying in the Rhett Butler room there was something not right with that room it was an eerie feel to the room and it was like evil was looking at you through the mirror in that room. I would go back there just to clear out that presence in the room if the opportunity presented itself to me. If I recall and this was years ago I tried to gently inquire about that room if something ever happened there. I was much more timid then and probably did not ask aggressive type of questions but I know that my knower was telling me something about that room. If I recall correctly that  room is located in the older portion of that inn.
Back to germs ok. I travel with a can of Lysol spray and/or Lysol disinfectant wipes. First thing I do is spray and wipe areas that others would leave germs behind if that makes sense, door handles, etc. Even though I stayed at an apartment this time with airbnb I still did this routine. I guess I am trying to say is if I have a choice of a hotel chain or a bed and breakfast or now airbnb I would choose the later before the former mentioned. I think there is charm and character at these residence choices.
Let me caution you about this experience I had. When I started searching for a place I connected with someone that was new to doing this and they had a great nightly rate until...I would ask questions if the mattress is comfortable or should I bring a memory foam mattress topper. I also noticed that it was a great price point until I noticed it was one price in the afternoon and then a higher price that evening. I did not get a satisfactory answer to my question about why the price increase. I guess I was going to book it at one time and then a day or so later the host declined but I never actually went through with booking it. God confirmed by that action that that was not the place He had intended for me to stay at. Try it and I hope you will have a great experience like I did. Oh I never brought a mattress topper with me I felt Holy Spirit not unction me to bring one and guess what? The mattress was comfortable and that means a good nights sleep yay for that. Simple things like that I am most grateful for, I truly am. Count the blessings in your life and do not focus on the negative ok.
I found while on my visit a Fresh Market store and I was able to buy my fresh horseradish root that I will peel and then grate to make the horseradish sauce/dip. Horseradish root is very pungent and I recommend that when you grate it have a window open or a fan going so as to not get hit by that pungent/strong smell and then tears really begin to flow in a strong way. I learned this lesson the hard way when that happened to me, hey at least I can laugh about it now.
Lesson today, trust in the Lord will all that you have and He will guide you. He knows you for He created you and He wants the very best for His children. God is Good, God is great, God is faithful and to that I say AMEN. Blessings to you this very day in Jesus name I pray AMEN.

I Woke With This Song Playing Over And Over Again In My Spirit, "CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY ALLELUIA

Christ The Lord Is Risen Today - Diane Bish & The Bellevue Baptist Choir - Program #2309

Christ the Lord is risen today alleluia, were the words of the song that kept playing over and over and over again in my spirit as I rose from sleep early today. Before I retired to bed last night the Holy Spirit took me to Isaiah 19, I read it. When I read through the bible a few years ago I would notate the date I read a chapter. I read this chapter on 3/6/13. I had my bible open when I went to sleep last night and I had underlined this … Isaiah 19:22 "The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague. When he strikes them, he will also heal them. Then they will come back to the Lord. And he will respond to their prayers and heal them."
I am now reminded of a dream I submitted to my church. When we have a dream for the church we are to submit the dream via email. No interpretation just the dream itself is to be submitted. Short and to the point I submitted this dream on 8/22/18 "I saw hills, rolling hills that is with the most beautiful shade of green the color of the grass. A chartreuse color if that makes sense. Areas of the grass that were stunning shades of green with tinges of yellow. I saw this scene twice. Rolling hills it felt like it was in the country somewhere and the color of the grass was highlighted and stood out to me if that makes sense."
Well what do you think of that? What did I write about yesterday? Being overtaken by the breathtaking scenery while driving in the country. Is God not faithful, yes He is. I guess the dream was also for me too and not just the church. Let's see, now expand on this a bit more ok. I wore a green chartreuse linen top just yesterday and I will be wearing an emerald green linen top today. I think God is speaking about life when we talk about the color green. I do not have any of my dream interpretation books with me right at the moment so let's see what Holy Spirit has to say about this dream interpretation and the color green ok. Holy Spirit I yield myself to you and accept the dream interpretation. "As you were in the country setting what stood out to you the most? Green, lush rolling hills. In my kingdom there are many hills, valleys and peaks on the mountain top. You have been to all of these places and trust Me for more is to come forth from you and with you in the forefront leading the way with your simple yet profound worship. You have captured My heart dear child of Mine. You have been through much in your life and in each season you praise Me. For this that is what you are called forth to do. Worship and praise and then release the sound of abundance in the lives of others saith the Lord of Hosts."
How special this is to me so very special. Today is Sweetest Day where I reside in the nation in which I live. I google searched it and Wikipedia says this about it " Sweetest Day. Giving presents such as greeting cards and candy to loved ones. Sweetest Day is a holiday that is celebrated in the Midwestern United States, and parts of the Northeastern United States, also in the northern part of Florida on the third Saturday in October."
My Sweetest Day present just came from Holy Spirit, is that not amazing?
I am also being reminded of this via Holy Spirit nudge. Yesterday at the start of my journey I prayed for the entire territory in which I would be driving for not only an abundant harvest for the farmers of all the land I drove past but a winter that would be conducive to a great season of tilling the soil and then planting in the winter/spring with just the right amount of rain, etc. to produce a great harvest next year. See, God is faithful, He truly is. What is your harvest? Mine is the presence of the Lord in my life.

I Went On A Journey Today. The Scenery Was Breathtaking To Me With God's Presence Thick In My Car. I Have Not Done This In Quite A While I Was So Overwhelmed With The Scenery I Began To Cry. Not Just Tears But Really Cry With A Thankful Heart Filled With Love For God....

I went on a journey today and I followed driving directions. I found myself on this ever beautiful road with such lush greenery. I saw cotton plants growing, grass that was the most beautiful shade of bright green and the trees were just beautiful. It was a winding country road that I have never been on before. I was so overwhelmed with the beauty I began to thank Jesus and Holy Spirit and all these thoughts started rushing in my mind. To see such beauty in nature as I was seeing and how could one ever doubt that God created this. I just began crying big crying that is thanking God for this incredible beauty and how thankful I was that this was the road I was to take on this journey to be able to experience this. Thank God I had Kleenex close at hand and my stylish but practical prescription sunglasses on to cover the sobbing eyes from crying. See what a heart in love with Jesus can do? So filled with His love in you but also your love for Him  in you that it just gushes forth out from you. I began praising and thanking Him and I found myself giving everything in me to Him again. The tears just kept flowing and they were hard sobbing tears at times. Did you ever experience this before? Like I said it has been a while since the last time this happened to me. I believe it was right timing. I even said to Holy Spirit it would make this really complete if I saw a rainbow and eagles flying. Neither of the later two happened.
Do you know how it all began...the scenery almost felt familiar to me even though I was never there before. It reminded me of home for a glance and I had that quick thought oh I wish I was there but that was brief because I know I am to be where I am right now in my life. A grateful heart began to gush forth that Jesus guided me this very day and also when I was a sinner and He captured my heart and set me free to be with Him not just today but for all eternity. I began to thank Him for that and I asked Him to bless the woman that was used in a mighty way in my life that guided me in the direction to the place where I knew Jesus. From there I was just thanking Him for many things in my life and boom the tears begin to flow then they flow like a mighty rushing rain. This lasted many minutes as I was driving on this winding road with beautiful scenery...horses, cattle in the pasture, really lush green meadows and trees of beauty. A thankful heart acknowledges God and a heart filled with love for Jesus gushes forth in praise and thanksgiving. Holy Spirit capture that moment in my heart ok.

I Published This Blog Entry 5/28/2010 I Think I Really Like The Way I Use To Write. I Guess That Was The Season I Was Walking In Then. I Believe My Writing Style Has Changed Throughout The Years What Do You Think? Talking About Those Bald Eagles Again, I Miss And Enjoyed The Great Inspiration Back Then From The Bald Eagle Experiences I Had. Sweet, Wonderful Memories Tucked Away In My Heart.

Two Bald Eagles Were Perched In The Same Tree, Great Lesson In This

It has been a long time since I have seen two bald eagles perched together in the same tree, today was the day to see this. Holy Spirit showed me a great lesson in seeing this simple thing. In reference to the eagles, the smaller in stature bald eagle was perched higher in the tree than the larger bald eagle. This is what I was shown it did not matter where the larger eagle was perched in the tree because we will use it as the symbol of a person with much authority. You see, a person with much authority in the kingdom of God knows their rightful place and they do not have to be concerned with being seated in higher places above others for they know their authority in Christ. A person that operates in this capacity allows the younger one's being raised up and coming along the path to be able to be elevated up and see higher so to speak. The person with authority does not always have to be elevated above those beneath them when it comes to knowledge and wisdom they are there to teach what they know and allow others to be elevated above them. That my friend is a true teacher of the word of God. One who does not seek out higher positions at the expense of another. They are there to teach what is inside of them and through their bumps and bruises in the learning process so as to not allow the younger ones to have to experience the same.

It is not where you are placed in the tree of knowledge that God gives to you it is are you willing to share with others the knowledge He has blessed you with? If you are not all about position then God will use you and He will be the one that raises you up to a position of power because of the years of remaining humble not just before Him but before others. May I encourage you this very day to go and mentor someone that has a hunger to learn. Your time is not a waste of time with them for they will be the very one that God may just choose to elevate you. A lot to think about today huh?