The same song was the song that was on "repeat" mode in my car travelling to and from AL last weekend. This song has been stirring inside me. I began to play it around lunchtime on Friday 5/28/2021 in "repeat" mode in my home. Day and night, night & day it has been playing softly. It is still playing now while I write this blog. Today I woke and thought maybe I should do a little search in 2 of my bibles to read Psalm 34. I did and may you be blessed with reading the scripture and listening to the song that has been stirring inside of me for days now.
Met a few friends last night 5/29/2021 @ World Outreach Church for outside preaching and then a concert with Michael W. Smith, thank you. It was lovely fellowship with my friends and to gather together outside in a slightly colder evening outside. If I never would have walked through the open door presented to me in 2014 to move to TN I would have never known these dear friends. I have shared this with you before that I never once interviewed in the building I walked into the first day for orientation. Anyone I talked with all had their interviews at the building location prior to starting work. I was interviewed in Ohio in 2010 for a similar position and I scored very high scores on the customer service test they gave us. Apparently my 2010 interview was sufficient enough to hire me in TN. It was kind of funny as I watched everyone go pick up their photo identification credentials and when I inquired about mine I actually received mine with a picture that was taken in 2010. I do beleive that this was a divine destiny appointment for me in TN. See, I had the choice to accept the position and then move to a state in which I never resided before and with no family and friends living here. Only God can set up divine appointments for you are you listening to Him and following Holy Spirit lead/direction? Do, for if you will follow His lead there just may be friends for you to meet; ministry to bless you; and divine appointment connections. I do love the life I live because it is work; challenging at times; but above all it is fun going on Holy Spirit adventures.
I took a few video clips from last night may you enjoy them.
When I was in AL recently I stayed near the 5 points area. One day or it may have been night that I was driving by a fountain and thought to myself, Oh my gosh there is a statue of satan on the square area. I began to bind and pray over that in my car. I then thought to myself how could they put that in a location right in front of a Methodist church. It sure did baffle me. My instinct was to pray and declare and cover it with the blood of Jesus. I thought to myself how could I be staying at a bed n breakfast feet away from this. My mind then began to wonder a bit with thoughts of no wonder why there is so much noise at night in this college town atmosphere.
The night when I could not get to sleep because of the outside noise, remember how I shared about that already? There is a bit more to the story. I put on and played the highway revival video of the first night they met recently in the church location. I fell asleep while that was playing on my phone. It was in the twilight time of when you are just about to fall asleep and I saw an angel walk past me. Ever so gracious I just saw it wisp by me and next thing I know I was asleep.
The morning we were all about to travel back to our homes I met my children for breakfast at the Original House of Pancakes, they picked the restaurant and it was a good choice. The Canadian bacon I had was cooked just right. We were waiting outside for our name to be called and I mentioned to my children in an inquiry type of comment that do you think that is a statue of satan across the street from us. One of my children told me it was a philanthropist it was created for. I am curious so I crossed the street and did a bit of investigation. Turns out they were right. I took a few pictures of the fountain. Why am I so ministry oriented in my life? At least I did pray prayers of protection around that fountain when I thought it was a monument to satan. Do you notice I do not capitalize his name when I mention him? I just do not want to give glory and honor to him and that is why I do that, does that make sense to you.
I was sharing with a woman last night on the phone how I need to get a life. That I live a pretty simple life and how 2 neighbors I like will be moving soon. When you rent you never know who your new neighbors will be. I already anointed the conjoining walls with anointing oil in which I speak forth represents the blood of Jesus. When will I be back in my own home where I will not have to deal with noise of others. Some people have exciting lives and are always going here and there and having fun. As I was sharing, I realized I do live a pretty sheltered life meaning I do not go to worldly type of places and do not participate in church clubs so to speak. When I do share my testimony I guess you could say it is an exciting life because I go off of the beaten path so to speak and adventure with Holy Spirit. At times when I think my life may be boring it really is not it is just that it is so much a part of my lifestyle on a daily basis I do not think of it as living like others may live their lives. I really am sheltered by God the Almighty and I tend to like living in a cave dwelling type of atmosphere. It is when I am sitting on my patio and I see others gather with friends around the pool or grill dinners together that is when I think I am missing out on another aspect of life.
Did you ever hear of the restaurant, Tupelo Honey? It is a lovely restaurant that one of my children and & I stumbled upon a few years ago while in Chattanooga for a day trip. Well, when I used to work in Franklin there is one location there. We went to it a time or two on lunch break. I will be meeting some of my former co-workers this weekend for a late lunch time of gathering and fellowship. We are going to then go and attend a ministry gathering afterwards. Do you think I bake too much? Why do I feel compelled to bake and give it to others? I do not know why. It is in times like that that I think I really need something more in life then baking. I found a new brownie mix while at Publix last night. I went in to get cherry preserves to make the oatmeal squares and stumbled on this. Here is my game plan, make half of the oatmeal squares with cherry preserves in which I will add fresh blackberries to that side to bake. The other half will be apricot preserves with fresh red raspberries to bake on hat side. Looks like I will make both the oatmeal bars and the new chocolate peanut butter brownie's too. Chocolate brownies with mini peanut butter cups in the mix. I also bought a small bag of salted peanuts maybe I will either add to the mix or sprinkle a few on top as they are baking what do you think?
As I was getting ready to leave the place where I stayed in AL I hear the Methodist church bells ringing so I took a short video of the sound for you to enjoy. When I look back on my life it truly is most exciting to live then the days when it was just a worldly type of life. I give all the praise, glory and honor to God my Father, Jesus Christ and my beautiful comforter, Holy Spirit.
During my travel over the past weekend I felt led to take some witnessing tracts with me that I received from Contagious Love International on this trip. I shared 2 of them. First one I left on the night stand of the bed n breakfast with a 2.00 bill tucked inside of it. I used to do stuff like this when I lived in Ohio. Second tract I left at WholeFoods in Franklin, TN. See, as I was heading back home from AL, I felt led by Holy Spirit to stop at WholeFoods to get fresh eucalyptus to put in a vase with one of the floral arrangements at the table for the wedding I attended. I also had the most delicious unsweet fruit tea at the wedding. I was given the simple recipe by one of the overseers at the venue. Go to Walmart and get Teavana Hibiscus tea. Brew it and then add to it fresh blackberries or any other fresh fruit and serve on ice. I stopped at Walmart in Lewisburg and could not find it there but guess what I did find? I felt led to get off in Lewisburg and as I got off the highway Holy Spirit had me roll down the window to smell in the air revival. I did and when I turned down a road to get to the Walmart sure enough there was a white tent set up on a church property. They apparently had a Praise Fest the day before 5/22/2021.
As I was leaving WholeFoods I placed the 2nd tract by the free periodicals as you are leaving the store. So yesterday I was listening to James Goll's podcast about a "knock on the door." I heard a knock on my front door a few hours later and I answered the door and no one was there I looked in both directions and no one was there. I said silently to speak Lord I am listening. I knew 1 thing, go to the greenway and walk for there are no distractions there. I went and as I was on the walking path I then said again but this time I added Speak Lord your student, I am listening. I received a personal word confirmation. I have a relationship with the Lord and I talk with Him. I then responded to Him, No deep insights. I kept walking and as I was heading back I was about to go onto the bridge area and turned to the left and saw a young deer grazing in the grassland. I knew by that to take a video for it was my confirmation I heard loud and clear and at that point I then said yes and amen to what He spoke to me earlier.
I get up after 4am today 5/26/2021 to send a testimony response from the experience to the ministry for they requested to send testimonies in regard to this. Before I could write/share I was compelled to go outside in search of the Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse. I did a brief video, I saw it and it was spectacular. Much better view in person then the video captured. I went inside and shared my testimony and then went back outside in daylight and shot a brief video again.
One of my favorite portions of the wedding ceremony was the 3 cord braid the couple braided together. I had so much fun on this trip, I truly did. Seeing family and friends and just fun. The weather was beautiful and I shared about the revival in TN with 2 travelers from NYC over breakfast one morning. Before we all left to head home I had breakfast with my 2 children, listen to this ok ... I gave them each a 20.00 bill to have and they wanted to refuse it at first. I then reminded them that if Holy Spirit spoke to me to bless them that if they did not receive it it would stop my blessing from hearing Holy Spirit. The breakfast bill came to exactly 40.00 and I said I was paying for breakfast. They then said to me they were going to pay with the 40.00 I just gave to them. I said no I wanted to pay. They ever so graciously reminded me of what I just shared with them and that if I did not let them pay that it would stop their blessing because they were to pay for breakfast. Wisdom that comes from the mouths of babes (well one is now 32 and one will turn 36 in September.) Want to hear something kind of funny? I did not make it home for Christmas so my children delivered to me some Christmas gift my sister was storing for me at her house, Christmas in May.
Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse videos
This was the room I stayed in. In this Victorian mansion it was known as the gentleman's parlor. The wood entrance doors were very heavy to move when you entered and left the guest suite.
On the way I stopped at the AL welcome center and saw this former space shuttle displayed. I inquired at the front desk if they had any "welcome" to AL gifts, I was given an AL stick pin. You have not because you ask not.
Here's the gazebo video
I am a particular traveler, way before covid that is. I travel with my own sheet to sleep on and one of my pillows too. I also bring Lysol spray and wipes too. I sanitize the room I am going to stay in, yes I do.
The pictures will show it all. I did a short video of outside gazebo but can't figure out how to upload to blog. That will have to wait until I have my laptop because I know how to do it that way. Social distancing @ breakfast. I sat across from 2 guys from NYC finishing up road trip. I knew some of the very places they went to. Nashville, TN; Helen, GA; Cleveland, GA Cabbage Patch Doll hospital where the Cabbage Patch baby dolls are born/adopted. I have been on that tour a couple of times. When I lived in Atlanta that area would be my all day getaway from the city lights.
Did you know I like to explore when I travel and even where I live.
You know I love Jesus so I told them all about the Highway Revival and parts of my testimony. See, Holy Spirit can set up divine appointments for you, let Him ok. Going to go out and explore some today. How can you go wrong when there's TJ Maxx, Ollies & Tuesday Morning within close distance.
I think I found a winner do you agree? When you see the picture of the circular looking object in the wood floor do you know what it is? The lady of the home sat at that end of the dining room table and to her right was a service button.
She tapped it with her foot to let the servants know to either serve the meal or clear away after the meal. You will also see a few service bells located on the 2nd floor. I was able to sneak into a few other rooms and take pictures too.
I love how the superhost designs fresh floral arrangements also. Yellow roses with purple iris throughout. Can't wait to experience full breakfast in the morning served on fine
china. There are several fireplaces throughout but the majority of them were coal burning. I bet this was beautiful in its height of living back then.
Holy Spirit has placed this upon my heart for a few days now. He reminded me of an event that occurred years ago while I was in the choir at church. This is just as serious today as it was years ago. This is what happened back then ... we would gather in a room to pray as the choir before we would go out on the platform to minister. It started to get lax at one point and the prayer time gathering was almost being treated like a club you joined. Meaning prayer time was still taking place but there was added snacking in that room before we ministered. One Sunday I happened to look down and saw chicken wing bones on the floor from the snacks being consumed in the room of prayer before ministry. Holy Spirit placed a burden on my heart then and I shared with the music director/minister that what we do is not a club or a group one joins. It is a ministry unto the Lord and it needs to be treated in that manner
It was almost like something that was sacred was turning to be not as sanctified. I know we were not on the platform ministering when this took place but we were in a back room preparing to minster before we went out to minister. Does this make sense to you. For some reason I am being shown that it is like when Jesus turned over the money changer tables operating in the church. The church should be a place of worship, preaching the word of God and ministry, not a club sort of atmosphere. To me seeing the chicken wing bones on the floor was a distraction to me and it should not have been at all. We were there to pray before going into the main sanctuary to minister with the congregation.
Is church getting too loose in their practices today. Coffee bars and being able to bring drinks into the sanctuary? I was at a church once and actually saw people bring in their breakfast sandwiches and eat them during the church service. I am a pretty focused/detail oriented person and things like that distract me and throw me for a loop. I could not beleive what I was seeing and that distraction is not needed when the word of God is coming forth. Cannot people wait until after the service to eat and maybe participate in a bit of fasting and holding off in consuming food in the sanctuary? Just a thought.
Guess what Holy Spirit had lined up for me tonight after work. I went to the greenway to walk and I multi tasked at the same time. I talked with a ministry person while walking. I should have told them in the beginning I was walking and talking at the same time. They wondered why I sounded like I did because I was walking. I felt led to go to a local Christian store to pick up a few of the Amish series novels my mom loves to read. I did and while there I felt led to go to TJ Maxx also. I pulled my car into a parking spot and in front of my car I saw a young lady crying in her car. I went to her car and asked her if she was ok. I then asked her if I could pray for her. She said yes and I prayed for her. The beauty in all of this, a word of encouragement came forth to encourage her. I think I spoke those words over and over to her again a few times. She thanked me and I said to thank Holy Spirit. I noticed an initial necklace she was wearing and I asked her about it. Guess what, her first name is the same as my daughter's first name. I then said to her that I would hope if my daughter was ever sitting in her car crying that someone would come and pray for her. There has to be a bit of humor in this. As I look at my car parked it was a little crooked in the parking space (I was inside the parking spot lines though) and we laughed. I went about my shopping @ TJ Maxx. Praise God. See, He has a plan for each of our lives and all we have to do is follow His prompts because it is not about us but about the one that needs prayer. I even found at the Christian book store a 0.98 Kathy Troccoli CD I picked up too. I do beleive I have my travelling music all set for when I travel. God is good, God is Great and He is most definitely greatly to be praised.
I woke yesterday, 5/15/2021 with a slight headache. I ministered in deliverance ministry yesterday for a few hours. You may think I am a writer or even an encourager with an evangelists heart. You really do not know me unless you truly know I am a deliverance minister. I am and that is what stirs my innermost parts to come alive. I have been trained in this ministry in classes, books, hands on training and a part of a deliverance team both past and currently being active again in deliverance ministry. Do you know who my all time favorite teacher is? Holy Spirit for He teaches me with such intricate details and divine insight while ministering to a person. I knew to get up and pray a particular warfare prayer yesterday morning. I did so along with my prayer time prayers and holy communion also. I did not fast yesterday morning for Holy Spirit wanted me to have nourishment so I obeyed. See, that warfare prayer was fresh inside of me to be drawn out of me during deliverance that very day. I get divine insight and I do not shout, yell, or even raise my voice/tone when dealing with spirits I speak clearly and in a direct manner in which they have to obey my questioning in the name of Jesus. I do not condemn or look in an odd manner if the way of performing deliverance is used in that manner in your ministry. You have to do what Holy Spirit and how He is showing you to deal with demons via ministry. We each have different personalities and He will use your personality to fit into the manner the ministry is functioning.
So there was a point in which I am to look at the person being ministered to and see if there are any spells, hexes, curses, roots and Santeria. That comes directly from a portion of the warfare prayer I prayed earlier. I even said I do not know fully what Santeria is. So I quietly searched for the meaning of it. I find it and ask are you or anyone in your family Roman Catholic, response is no but I am not getting a release on this word so I then speak to the spirits operating inside and this is what happened. There are some minor gods known as orisha (found this out in my searching of Santeria), I spoke directly to the spirit in operation and point direct asked them if it was a spirit of orisha and it responded no to me. I then ask is it the spirit of Santeria and sure enough the answer was yes and then the team dealt with removing that spirit. You may say how does this work? It is living a life with Holy Spirit hearing Him in the day-to-day moments we share together; the nudges He gives to me to follow through on something; the journeys/adventures we go on frequently. It is all about relationship with Holy Spirit and Jesus not only living inside of you but Him being the Lord of your life. So, when one is placed before you to be set free you hear clearly things that you cannot conceive of yourself in the natural, do you get it. Your obedience in your daily life to Holy Spirit could be the very key another needs to be set free, to be set free indeed in Jesus name. All glory goes to God. There was a portion in this deliverance where tears welled up in my eyes and by that I knew the true presence of God was in this meeting of deliverance.
I brought up sometime about having a headache and knew it is connected to witchcraft and we stopped and dealt with the spirit of witchcraft also. Be very sensitive to Holy Spirit direction because He does speak to His people ok. So, the time of ministry is completed but I still have a headache to deal with. I knew 1 thing before I left my home yesterday morning, go to Tullahoma after ministry(He sends me there to get away from the city lights and for refreshing.) I had a choice to make, go to Tullahoma or head home and rest. I went with Holy Spirit direction, headed to Tullahoma. I knew this, stop @ Russell Stover's outlet to pick up a few pieces of mint flavored chocolate because for some reason that I have found in the past helps with headache along with drinking water. I had water with me in the car. I also found a variety of Pecan Delights I will use to create a thank you plate for the owner of the Bed-n-Breakfast I will be staying at. Did you know yesterday was National Armed Forces Day celebrated in America? I did so another part of my journey was to drive a stretch of road of an Air Force base. I prayed in tongues all the way through as I drove along with the song on "repeat" mode playing "It's Suppertime." Next stop, Ollie's Bargain Outlet. As I am there I see a box of cereal family size and I think of my nephew how he likes Star Wars. I get the nudge so no sooner do I place that in my cart I get further guidance ... gather and buy the family snacks for their car journey back home from the family gathering we will be at. Belated birthday gift but for the family all to share. My nephew is a devoted husband and father so I know it will touch his heart. You do know he is a 2 time Chopped Champion on the Food Network, right? I even included snack plates and napkins for the journey back home. This morning 5/16/2021 I took a short video of his loaded gift bag of snacks and sent it to him.
I then go to Marti & Liz shoe store in search of a pair of comfortable shoes but cute too. I find none there after searching, trying on and then going back over to make sure there are none I missed. While talking with the person at the register I get the thought to try the other Marti & Liz store. I did not want to take the highway back home but took the scenic route instead. It was a lovely Spring day and I enjoyed the ride back home. It was about dusk when I arrive home and you know what, I no longer had the headache Praise God. I put a few groceries away and off to the other shoe store. I had just a little over an hour to shop. This is the type of store where sometimes you find something but then again sometimes you don't. They even have men's shoes here and my son tends to find really nice shoes at great price points when he visits me and we shop here. Tried on this pair and that pair and bingo, I find a pair of shoes. I was the last customer in line. I come home and now I can finally make a salad for dinner and watch "live" steaming of the Highway Tent revival Field of Dreams. Another amazing presence of God filling the tent. If you are getting an unction to attend follow Holy Spirit direction for there just may be a miracle waiting for you with your name on it from God.
They are going to be going to another location after this weekend. Ministry Friday nights in a church then Saturday nights will be in local home settings throughout. They are looking for people to open their homes for the discipling sessions on Saturday's. I thought about it for a moment but then realized not to be. I just donated to the Am Vets my dining room chairs and 2 other chairs. So, practically I do not have the setting to host this. Maybe sometime in the future but if so, it would more then likely be deliverance sessions. You know there is a need for deliverance now right. There will also be a need for deliverance ministry in the short time frame in the millennial reign with Jesus when satan is released and allowed to roam and take others with him before he is thrown into the abyss for eternity. In that time frame others will need to be set free and delivered. Not during the rule & reign portion with Jesus just that short period of time and I talking about. There will be no need of deliverance ministry in heaven so I am equipped and a willing servant to serve while the ministry is needed. Does that make sense to you
I am tired after dinner and watching the revival so it is now time for bed. Sure enough, I lay down and I can hear the people chattering in the apartment next to mine and that is an annoying sound when I am ready to sleep. Thank God I have a guest bedroom. It was most quiet and serene and I slept well last night. I get up this morning and am wondering why I haven't seen the hummingbird for a couple of days. I look out the patio door window and see the most beautiful hummingbird with a gorgeous shade of red color on its throat. All is well, all is well. I also was directed to scripture this morning in Song of Songs chapter 2. In my bible it is headed as a title ""The Young Woman Remembers One Spring Day With Her Beloved." How very appropriate in confirming the lovely Spring day I had yesterday with Jesus, do you agree?
One more thing if I may share with you. With me flowing in deliverance ministry it is not so good to live in the past ok. It is fine to have sweet memories but if it causes you to think of things like If I would have only done this or that? Maybe if I would have spent more time doing this and less time doing that things could have changed? Stop beating yourself up and start to live again future and present tense for past tense can allow things in your spirit that you necessarily don't want to deal with in the future tense does that make sense to you. Let go of the past now so you are set free to fulfill all God has called you to be and you won't then have to see me in the future for deliverance ministry ok.
I was going through pictures a few weeks ago. I felt compelled to keep these pictures on the counter for future reference. The one picture is when I was a hair model for a Matrix hair products training gathering. I am holding my son who was just about to turn 2 years old. His sister is next to us. My friend I was visiting, her son is next to her. We were good friends and we both planned baby showers at work for each other. Her baby shower was before mine. Back then we had our baby showers at nice restaurants. Have you ever heard of this before ... my mother, mother-in-law and even my little niece were invited to my baby shower.
You know I did work for Estee Lauder at one time in my life. Back when I worked in cosmetics was a great time to work in the industry. If I am not mistaken, we had a masquerade themed event. The theme was black & white dress. Instead of wearing masks we decided as a team to be creative, we used our cosmetic line to create a butterfly on each of our faces instead of making masks and wearing them. We did not win and quite frankly, we should have for we were very unique in our design. I think this may have been a time when I actually stayed at The Ritz that night. One of the events both my husband & I stayed at The Ritz. The team you see in this picture was a successful team. We worked together to win a national contest and we each won round trip airline tickets for 2 anywhere in the 48 lower states. It was a small percentage of stores that won this contest across the USA. We really had a creative team. We would have events in our store in which we would transform out training room as a spa event. I loved having events like that at our counter. This is when I would love to make fresh floral arrangements. I would also like to get coordinating plates/napkins to go along with the refreshments we would serve our customers. Those truly were the days of fun working in cosmetics.
Why am I sharing all of this? To show I have tended to work in areas where creativity could flow in me. I was up early today. I had to place the furniture in the hallway to be picked up today. Holy Spirit nudged me to get rid of these pieces of furniture I bought at either moving sales or consignment type of shops. At this time I have no plans to replace this furniture. So, I no longer have dining room seating... I still have 2 counter bar stools though. I like cleaning house and getting rid of baggage so to speak. I prayed over the furniture, anointed it with anointing oil and broke off any ungodly soul ties and spoke blessing to the ones that will get this furniture. 2 of the chairs were heavy and oversized so I had to maneuver them out the door for the pick up that was scheduled. I felt led to bless the veterans so I sought out an organization that does that. God is Good, God is Great and most definitely FAITHFUL.
I went to church on Mother's Day and was most thankful for the message Larry brought forth. I really do like going to church in a church setting. Meaning no skinny jeans. fog machines and big screens per say. I truly never did like going to church in a dark (low or no light) church setting. I again say, if there is nothing to hide then why darken the lights in the church setting/atmosphere. We are not going to church to feel like we are in a nightclub type of setting. When did this concept start to be developed? It just gives the pretense of hiding things in the dark even though the word of God is being preached. We are not at conferences on Sunday we are at church. When bright stage lights become so bright it is hard for the preacher to see hands raised in the congregation for a salvation call that might be a bit of a hindrance do you think. I have been at church settings like this before when the preacher has to like put up their hands to their forehead area to maybe lessen the bright lights shining on them to look into the congregation. I do not know why I am on this subject again. Preach with the lights on and look into the eyes of your congregation and not just preach to them but preach with them.
Larry paid a high compliment to both his mother and his wife, Laura. I did not know Laura was a nurturer and she loves to feed the birds. Praise God. I felt led to pull out one of my 2.00 bills and take it to her after the service and ask her to please put towards bird seed the next time she gets some to feed the birds. I briefly shared with her how I loved to feed the birds where I used to live. I can no longer feed them where I currently reside but I am allowed to feed the hummingbirds and that I miss feeding the birds. I even shared with her how I gave my bird feeder to an elderly neighbor where I used to live to take care of the birds there. After church, onto shopping. I stopped at Cracker Barrel to pick up 2 more nail files, this time they were reduced even lower then the day before. Then I saw a coffee mug that intrigued me, peacock feathers. The peacock appears according to the hot or cold liquid you place in the mug. I love innovative things like this so it was reduced from 8.99 to a little over 2.00 dollars. I was also picking up red, white & blue Swedish Fish for family snack time @ the wedding. The white fish are lemon flavored, and the blue fish blue raspberry, and of course, the red the standard flavor. Guess what? The best part is they are made in America.
Off to Macy's I searched and found nothing I liked. I spoke briefly to a person in management because they seemed under staffed to help customers. I was in one section and had to go to another section to even find help and where registers were open to ring up sales. They shared how they had 25 openings and how hard it is to find people to work. This is the same conversation I had with the manager at Cracker Barrel when I noticed some of their bags were of thinner quality material. She shared how the places they would get their bags from in some cases the factories are not open yet. We briefly talked about how I heard they are also struggling to find employees to work a the store. President Biden you really need to cut off the freebies that are holding people back from going back to work when they are called back to their job to work again. I am seeing a general consensus that they are liking sitting home collecting unemployment at a higher rate of pay then the rate of pay they would get if actually working again. Please stop or curtail this it is hurting our economy. You have people that are wanting to shop but there is a lack of sales staff to assist you so guess what? You will start to see a decline in people shopping at customer service oriented retail stores and go to the discount stores more and more because they do not expect customer service to be stellar there. You are basically on your own unless you request assistance at the jewelry counter at the discount stores that is.
I then stopped at Dillard's and found a beautiful reversible tunic with pizazz. Well made and beautiful embroidery design trim and both sides have different embroidery work colors along with 2 different patterns of material. Apparently wide legged style pants are in style now. I also purchased a pair in black to coordinate. When I went into this store I said Lord I want to buy something that makes me feel pretty and He sure did come through for me. It is a designer brand and it was reduced from 149.00 to 89.00. Both sides are colors I wear all the time. One side for wearing my green colored glass frames and the other side for wearing my copper colored glass frames. I tend to purchase things that tend to coordinate with items I already have in my jewelry. I am starting to look to see the look I want to attain for the wedding. There were a few other tops by this designer that caught my attention but not for now. One in particular was not on sale now but it was one of my favorite materials, linen with bold and beautiful pattern of flowers on it. More of a casual style though
I wore my flat back suede boots yesterday to church and not as comfortable as my tennis shoes. By this time now my feet began to ache a bit but I more stop/divine appointment while heading out the door. I met Shirley who works for Dillard's. We struck up a conversation in the aisle about customer service I just knew she had to be a long time employee of Dillard's. Sure enough she is. We talked about the old days when customer service was really customer service in a department store. She shared about work ethics and I love the story she shared about her grandmother I beleive it was. Back then there was no such thing as paid sick time. If you were sick and did not go into work you did not get paid. In her grandmother's instance she would come in 1/2 hour before her time to start working and would do things like straighten up items and fold items in the store she worked at. When she would happen to get sick management noticed her consistent coming in early before her shift started to do things around the store and guess what? Management would pay her when there really was no such thing as sick time to get paid. That is a great story of customer service and such an honor to be speaking with someone that grew up on that work ethic do you agree? She shared how she forgot to bring her change of shoes (comfortable ones) with her to work and how her feet were a bit sore standing on them at work. I felt led to ask her if I could pray for her and she agreed so I prayed right in the aisle of the store where we were standing. Yes, Holy Spirit cares about a person that has worked in retail sales for maybe 25 years or so and their feet were aching. We are to take Jesus with us wherever we go.
Oh, there was another lady that helped me lots while I was trying on clothes in the other department. She would periodically come check on me to see if items worked or not in between taking care of customers at the register. She was my age so I would ask her if the tunic was not too bright or bold in print for my age. Why did I even ask that question for I know what works for this gal and I guess sometimes you just like to hear another person's opinion as a confirmation right. I am pretty confident in what works for me in styles even if it is not the traditional, conservative look. I got to be me I got to be me, to be free to be me.
When I came home there were a few more gardenia blossoms I picked and brought into the apartment to enjoy their scent.
I told you it was beautiful, isn't it? It is so me, it really is.
Oh, oh, oh ,oh how I love flowing in deliverance ministry. Everything in me comes alive is the only way to describe it. I was blessed the other day to participate in a deliverance session. It flows so natural within me it truly does. I see, I hear, I respond. If you would just step out in faith with the first Holy Spirit nudge you would see the glory of God flow.
Prior to this I felt Holy Spirit dealing with me to remove a few pieces of furniture from my home. Years ago I purchased an upholstered chair and 3 white wicker dining room chairs from a woman that used to have a furniture store business and was downsizing. She shared with me that she used to pray in the upholstered chair. I trusted her word and bought the chair and kept it in my bedroom and sometimes I would re-arrange furniture and it would be in the living room at times. I searched out the name brand of the chair and it was a good quality. A few years ago I was at a moving sale at a local home and purchased a recently re-upholstered rocker/recliner chair and that has been in my living room. I did not know the person I purchased the chair from because an auction type of company was handling the sale in this persons home. I had no business purchasing an item from someone I did not know their walk with the Lord did I.
Holy Spirit has always shown me and most recently, to get rid of things I purchased like this and even from Goodwill stores or consignment shops too. This is a bigger clearing out of items asked of me then ever before. I will no longer have dining room chairs and eventually I will get rid of the dining room table I bought from an antique store. For now, I still need it to use for teleworking. I trust Holy Spirit. These items have been prayed over and I have prayed, wrote in my journals, painted/colored pictures, and even polished my nails while sitting in them. I contacted Am Vets to pick them up. I learned this a long time ago ... I already wrote on a sticky type of note and folded up a 2.00 bill to tuck in the side of the 2 chairs. A blessing to be found by whomever finds it.
There is going to be a service next week for my uncle that recently died. I was contemplating making the trip back home for the service until ... I was leaving the deliverance session and another session was scheduled for a day I would possibly not be in town to assist in. No sooner was I driving in my car and I heard the words, "let the dead bury the dead." I knew right then and there to stay and not travel, for my uncle truly is already in heaven and go minister so I called and let them know I would be available for the session. I want to make sure it was biblical so I looked up the scripture in 2 of my bibles. One version I agree with but The Passion Translation I don't agree with the wording I read. I am still not 100% sold on The Passion Translation. I do love Psalm 29 the way that is worded in The Passion translation though and I try to read that daily. Let me put both of them side-to-side. If I was to follow instruction of The Passion Translation that is worded future tense but Holy Spirit spoke to me present tense. My uncle was already dead so how could I follow the other translation for it is speaking of waiting until a person died? That baffles me. I am not a bible scholar but when you put the two side-by-side it does not line up with what HolySpirit spoke to my heart. I already spoke with my uncle while he was alive and a cousin too. I will send Holy Spirit inspired sympathy cards and I will celebrate life with my family at the upcoming wedding celebration. Tucked in between I will go where I am called to go and that is to minister to others. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Happy Mother's Day to all you fabulous moms out there in the USA. You can still enjoy the beauty of the day even if your mom and children live in other states. I already saw the beauty in the day yesterday as I sat on my patio in-between my journey's and noticed another red tomato and gardenias are blooming now. Last night when I walked I also picked 3 red rose buds and placed them in water to bloom. One already opened up this morning and there are 2 gardenia blooms waiting for me to pick them. There is nothing sweeter then the scent of gardenia blooms in the home. I choose to not wallow in not seeing my mom & children on Mother's Day but see the blessing all around me that surround me and then I can say All is well with my soul. Looking back in the past too much will actually keep you from moving forward to the greater picture of total divine destiny. Words of wisdom learned through truth experienced.
