What Are You Grateful/Thankful For In 2021? When You Start Your List It Keeps Expanding Throughout The Day. Thank You Holy Spirit.

My heart is full of gratitude & thanksgiving as I am pondering over 2021. It started off today with finding 1 maybe 2 things. Then Holy Spirit miraculously keeps bringing more items to your remembrance tucked in your heart where there is true thankfulness in each and every one. So I anticipate throughout this day He will bring more moments in time/encounters to gently remind me that He is in total control in my life.

Is He in total control in your life, He should be. Wipe those tears of regret away today and rejoice in the glimpses He gave to you in those very moments of despair or regret ok. Look beyond the moment of disappointment you may recall and if you dig deep enough you will see all along He knows what He is doing.

Yes, maybe you thought something might have happened by now and you may feel a bit let down but turn that frown upside down and smile & rejoice. If it would have happened when you wanted it to happen it may not be as grand as when it actually does take place. When it takes place greater glory will go to God and not man manipulating time.

I was able to feed my outdoor plants with MiracleGro today. I do believe I see my first carnation bud growing now. In Winter it decides to grow, imagine that! I planted the carnations from seeds, let's see what happens. I noticed amongst the mulch some dill is growing. Must have fell to the ground from the dill I planted in patio containers. I will not consume that dill but I still gave it some MiracleGro nourishment too.

My mother resides @ a location where many business retired professionals live. She shared with us the directory of residence they are given. There are creative talents amongst them. I am going to show you some of my creative Christmas gifts given to me this year. The bird painting is my mother's first painting she ever did and I requested that as a gift. She gave the 2nd painting to my sister and then each month as she paints she will bless the grandchildren with a Nana work of art/love. Isn't that a lovely plan.

One resident used to own a yarn shop and makes infinity scarves. Another resident is an artist and collects shells. She preps them/cleans them in a certain manner (this process takes time) then hand paints them. The angel artwork is from a former neighbor of my sister that is retired and creates artwork using pieces of glass as part of the design. Can you see how I love to surround myself with creative design. I appreciate the time one puts into creative projects they love to create.

I will make sauteed shrimp with mushrooms and onions in butter, lemon and a splash of white cooking wine for tonight and make enough to have for tomorrow too. I make angel hair pasta to mix with it and then a sprinkle of parmesan cheese too. I do have some ricotta cheese should I try to make home made gnocchi instead of using angel hair pasta? I used to make this more when I lived in GA.

Two older in age women retired this week from where I work. We had a little gathering one day and we could bring in other items to add to what was being served. It was a breakfast theme so I baked a new recipe. You use crescent roll dough as the base. Bake it in the oven then take 10 eggs, milk and it called for oregano and I do not like oregano so I substituted "everything but the bagel" seasoning from Trader Joe's. Then you add 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese and 2 cups of cheddar cheese. I had some fresh parsley still growing on my patio so I chopped some of that up and added it. Oh, you brown and crumble 1 lb. pork sausage and that is placed on top of the crescent crust then you top it with the egg mixture. Bake it in the oven 45-50 minutes. People liked it. I wanted to try out a new recipe, Family Sized Cream Puff. Think of a cream puff about 8 or so inches in circumfrence. I pre-sliced that and placed each piece in a cupcake liner to be easier to serve. See, if you reach deep inside yourself you will find things to be grateful for. These 2 ladies were a blessing to me while I worked with them. You give honor where honor is due. We had a little presentation in which plaques were presented to them. The supervisors asked if anyone wanted to say something. I simply spoke out that both of them were a blessing to our team. If you keep your tongue silent then blessing words will not be spoken. One more thought ... as you follow Holy Spirit prompt to speak forth then you just may be saying the sentiment others are thinking but may be bashful to speak forth.

I submit this with a heart that is overflowing with gratitude/thanks for 2021.

Yesterday I was seeking scripture confirmation on something and Holy Spirit opened via my hand the bible to Isaiah 19. It is very interesting that I notated in the margin on 9/26/2020 this, "Holy Spirit was speaking to me about Nashville while reading this there is a white tent revival taking place there now."

In the next pictures can you see the dill and the carnations bud in the 1 picture? The other picture is a patio container with more carnations plants growing.

Amen To This Mario Murillo Word. Do You Think The Church Will Ever Get On The Same Page As God?

This is a truth filled word that Mario Murillo shares. When I lived in Ohio, he came to our church and I knew back then that he spoke truth. The church needs to grow up and quit following their own agenda's and start following God's agenda. When and where did they start getting off track so to speak. This is not complicated, just follow God's agenda and get out of the "pride" mode and move on.

Years ago Holy Spirit showed me the meaning of pride:

Prancing

Right

Into

Destructive

Exile

https://youtu.be/TIKbaOYUD80

Went To The Stones River Battlefield The Other Day With My Daughter. There Were Beautiful Evergreen Wreaths Laid On The Tombstones. Very Touching Sight To Behold.

https://youtu.be/rIauEa3nTQQ Both of my children enjoy learning about history. Once, when my son was visiting me we went to go see if the Stones River Battlefield was open. When we were there it was closed that day when we arrived there.

Family visited for Christmas and we had a lovely time together. I spent lots of time preparing for the visit like baking, cooking, decorating to make it a place of rest and fun too for their visit.

It is a family tradition on Christmas morning to enjoy potica with coffee @ breakfast. My mom brought nut potica, poppyseed potica, and a cheese roll pastry she bakes too. Now the younger generation remembers as children how they always liked chocolate chip pancakes they used to order @ Perkins Restaurant. I made them the pancakes. I also made a few poached eggs too along with bacon & maple sausage patties.

We opened our gifts on Christmas Eve. Had a big meal Christmas Day and I prayed the Numbers blessing upon us all to coordinate w/ the the Numbers blessing magnet that was sitting @ each placecsetting @ the table for them to take home with them.

We went for a drive to a house that decorates their lights to coordinate with the music being played on a local radio station. We also watched Call the Midwife holiday special on PBS. I enjoyed it so much that I watched it again the next night after all went back home to where they live. I washed all the bedding, towels, etc. and put away serving pieces too. The house was back in order again so I could be ready for work the next day on Monday.

We all went to lunch before my mom & son started their trip back home. My daughter didn't fly out until that night so we did a little shopping together that afternoon. Heading to the airport I called to see if my son and mom arrived home safely. They hit a pocket of traffic due to an accident so they decided to take a re-route so as to not have to sit in idle traffic for an hour. Their journey re-route took them high up in the mountains. It was scenic, they drove through a little town too. All arrived safely back home too. Imagine that, no delayed/cancelled airline flights too.

See the wind breaker I was wearing in the family photo. They insisted I had to cover up the Cleveland Indians baseball former logo. They did not want to offend anyone. That is so silly because I was raised up knowing the Chief Wahoo symbol associated with the Cleveland Indians not that rename, goofy title now, the Cleveland Guardians. It was a piece of history they covered up. Anyway, I am not a big baseball fan I really just like this wind breaker it is probably 30+ years old. The last picture I liked the effect it shows from the camera flash.

Enjoy the video too about the Stones River Battlefield @ the beginning of this blog entry. Great story behind the battle about a song both sides related to the night before the battle, "Home Sweet Home."

Today Is The Day I Have Been Preparing For.

I have been busy preparing to receive a few guests. Yesterday I made the Chocolate Andes Mint Cheesecake. Just need to put the finishing touch decorations on it. You take Andes Mints and cut on a diagonal then place them on top of the cheesecake. It makes a pretty presentation.

Created a floral arrangement in a vase and snipped off a few flowers & fresh eucalyptus and made a small one for the guest bathroom. Cookies are ready to be arranged on a serving dish. Breaded the pork cutlets so I can make them today. Made the Sour Cream Creamy Cheddar Macaroni Salad. Just need to make the angel hair coleslaw with vinegar & oil dressing for tonight. The sun dried tomato dip turned out nicely. I did buy some Texas Gulf raw shrimp. I boiled it and peeled and deveined it too. I am particular about some things when it comes to shrimp.   Most people devein only 1 side of the shrimp, I devein both sides. Did you know the other side has this pink colored stuff so I like to take that out too. I do not know what it is but I do remove it. I think they will go nicely with sauerkraut balls I made and serve with cocktail sauce. Oh, I also made the family recipe for horseradish sauce. Gifts are ready to give and each one will receive a hand crafted Christmas card from me. Swept off my patio because I like organization not just inside but outside too.

Dropped off a Christmas gift to neighbors and we visited some. I want them to meet my family while they are in town so I invited them to come visit. They gifted me with a lovely Christmas gift. When I complain to God how I want to get out of this region He then shows me the kindness of friends I would have never met if I didn't live here. Isn't that interesting how He turns it around on me? I am asking Him to get me out of here and He shows me why I am strategically placed where I am. To God be the glory.

The Year Was 1958, 5 Girls Were Born Into Our Family That Year. All Are 63 Years Old. One Died This Week & Was Buried Also This Week.

I knew a few things Holy Spirit shared with me to do yesterday 12/22/2021. Periodically I like to touch up marks on the wall with paint and I went about finding marks to touch up. That task was completed. Next project was to get lemon scented ammonia and mix it with warm water. This is great for using on your fabric type of furniture. Each time I do this it seems like the furniture lightens up. I like refreshing the furniture. Somewhere in the mix of all of this Holy Spirit wants me to go on an adventure to Tullahoma. The place He takes me to get away from the city lights/noise clutter. This was my test drive to listen to my new CD, "Winter Wonderland" by James W.Goll. I was getting ready to head out and my mother calls me with the news that my cousin died and the funeral mass was that day.

It was like hearing disbelieving news. No it can't be she is my age, she is too young to die. I could not believe what I was hearing. This was my godparents daughter. 

As I was driving to Tullahoma I knew to take a witnessing track with me too. I did. I had enough time to listen to the music CD twice through. I get to the store and I am thinking to myself why do I have to drive all the way out here today. It was a beautiful and sunny day. Right by the lampshades is where Holy Spirit had me leave a track for someone to find.

Hang in there for there is more to this adventure. Next, a store next to that particular store then head back home. Oh, I was up early yesterday because I had to make a donation online to a ministry. There was a crazy mix up and even though I did not want or request a shipping fee reimbursement someone did not listen and they went and credited the fee back to me. I like to follow order and a portion of the donation was requesting a certain amount be applied to the shipping fee. I was told an order was cancelled only to find out it wasn't and it was delivered to me. Then this person sends out the item I guess to replace the supposedly canceled item. So now I have the 2 I ordered and paid for and a 3rd one that I did not order or pay for. I sure do hope someone fixes all of this, there's more ... Why don't people utilize spell check, instead they send out misspelled word(s) or use a word that was probably not the intended word i.e. the word should have been "as" but it was replaced with the word "us." You know, if people would only take the time to read the email through there may not be so much back peddling going on. When you work for someone and you are using misspelled words or misused words it actually reflects back on the person you work for. Something to think about right.

As I am heading back home I begin to think of my cousin's death. I begin to cry in the car while driving. I had my sunglasses on so others could not see the tears flowing. One particular song on the CD, "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" brought soothing to my soul. I put it in "repeat" mode all the way home.

I feel that nudge again by Holy Spirit to stop in a Cracher Barrel. I did with sunglasses and all.

I am heading towards the restroom and stop to inquire about something. At this point someone calls my name. I think to myself that no one knows me in that city. Well guess what, someone did know me. A former co-worker. I needed to see this person because we laughed about good times when we worked together. This is a sweet compliment given to me ... She thinks of me when she uses her puffy pens I gifted her with once. I also gave this young lady notecards to take with her to college so when she sees notecards she told me she thinks of me. She even shared how she thought of me recently.

Holy Spirit knew all along what was going to take place that day and He wanted me to be ministered to by the music. It really is a lovely arrangement of music that accompanies the singer.

I like to listen to it loud in the car to be able to feel not only in the words sung but receive the full impact of the music too. Thank you for bringing forth a beautiful music CD. Sure did touch the sadness in me and keep me from not staying sad. I arrived back in town just in time for my hair appointment. My hairdresser told me it could be around March when the hair is grown out enough for the haircut I want. 

Yesterday was not all about me. It was for the person that will find the witnessing track. The former co-worker, so we could share about how we had fun working together and laugh too. I was sharing with her how a superior of ours once told me I could sell snow to an Eskimo. I responded to him I could not, that I can only sell items that I have used and I like. She then told me when I said I missed my calling as being a sample distribution person she said I should work @ QVC so I would be able to sample all day long. My response was no I could not because I mainly like promoting items made in the USA. We chuckled and then I was on my way.

That was my day yesterday.

I highly recommend the Christmas CD by James W. Goll.

One more final thought, as I was driving, crying & listening to that song I was shown a brief glimpse into heaven to see the rejoicing/welcoming of her into heaven by family. She is in the presence of God, no greater gift given this Christmas season then for her to be in heaven for all eternity. Oh, I then found the tears dissipated too. Heaven truly is where you want to be for all eternity and not hell. Jesus gave His best so you could spend eternity with Him in heaven. In this moment in time I invite you to ask Him to forgive your sins. Now, invite Him into your heart to be with you always and forever. A free gift given to you from Him. Welcome to the family of God. Amen.

Prodigals Come Home. Bob & Bonnie Jones Share About This In This Particular Video.

This is a very insightful video. Be sure to view it all the way through to the end.

https://youtu.be/DnBLW3BIMDM

This Endearing Sentiment Was Enclosed In A Christmas Card I Received.

I found this most delightful enclosure inside a Christmas card I received in the mail. This came from my spiritual mom in Ohio. I am most thankful for those that speak life into my life. God please watch over and protect them. You know them all: past, present & future too.

This Is An Endearing & Tender Interview. Thank You Ivan For Interviewing Bonnie Jones.

For well over a year now I have wanted Bonnie Jones to come to my region to share her testimony. For some reason or another it just did not work out that way. Either she was not invited or possibly she may have declined an invitation given to her to come to Nashville. I do not know the answer to either of those thinking out loud thoughts of mine. It no longer matters to me that she personally visits our region because this tender & endearing interview shares a beautiful portion of her testimony. I sure do hope many, if not all ministries that were blessed with sitting under Bob Jones ministry @ 1 time or another remember and honor this dear woman of God, the living wife of Bob.

Wouldn't this be a lovely Christmas gift I am proposing to the above mentioned ministries, bless the endearing memory of Bob Jones by blessing his dear wife with a gift. There I go thinking out loud again.

https://youtu.be/9MpjeNwjt9Y

This Is A Great Testimony, What A Remarkable Young Man. Thanks Bonnie For Interviewing Ivan Roman.

This is a truly fascinating interview. What a powerful witness of such a humble young man.

https://youtu.be/5BhV0P3voZ8

I Have Been Sharing Similar Concern For A While Now. Maybe You Will Listen To What Bonnie Jones Has To Share.

I have been trying to tell you what Bonnie is sharing now. Why do certain leaders feel that they are above reproach and may tend to point fingers in judgement of others? God is watching all of this and while there is still time @ hand I would strongly urge you to repent. Not repent with words that are idle but heart changing repentance. You have the ears of many that listen to you but you crush the wrong ones. Do you have tickly ears to hear above what God is speaking? Listening to what man is speaking above the voice of God.

Those that you trust the most may just be the ones out to destroy the good works you did for the kingdom.

Is it better to get man's approval over God's. That is a deep conversation you just may need to have with Holy Spirit. In the end times even the elect will be deceived. This is a serious matter that needs to be dealt with once and for all. REPENT.

https://youtu.be/Gy1nllKACA4

Here's The 2nd Painting My Mother Painted.

As you already know, my mom is 92 years young. She always wanted to paint but she really did keep a busy life and now she has time to take a painting class. This is her 2nd painting she completed. Not bad what do you think for a novice?

Here's a recent picture of me letting my hair grow out a bit. I am getting used to working with it while it is in the growing stage, until we get to the achieved length to create the haircut I want. This is a good lesson on patience. We sometimes want something right now. If you wait until the right length of time is achieved it will be greater when you achieve it.

If I tried to cut and style the haircut I want now it would not work out. Sure it would be a slight version of the style but if I would wait a little more time the true essence of the haircut style would look much more stunning.

May I Share A Tender Testimony Of A Love Filled, Godly Marriage? Get The Kleenex Out For This.

I cannot confirm this testimony as truth for the simple reason that I was not there to witness this. The testimony was relayed to me & it touched my heart when I was made aware of it.

There was a couple in which both husband & wife were dealing with serious illnesses. The wife was @ this point very weak and in faith believed every day she would receive the brand new body parts that she needed from God. Her husband was also going through serious illness @ the same time. He lovingly put his situation aside to let his wife dream. I would imagine dreaming would let one take their mind off of a situation in a temporary way to tap into a dream. The loving & tender husband wanted her to share her dream with him. You know, like husbands & wives do in healthy marriages. No dream is too small or too grand to share with the one you love.

She begins to dream as she goes online to find the perfect dream come true. In this instance it was a royal blue color Jaguar car. The dream included heated leather seats & a roof that would open up.

Brand new Jaguars are very expensive but if the model drops down a couple of years it is not quite the amount to purchase as purchasing a brand new one. But still a sizeable amount of money to spend. Isn't it amazing what we will do for a person we love. We will search high & low & no stone will be unturned in the search. He was in search across the country.

Can you just imagine how hard & even sad @ times it must have been for this couple & what challenges they were both facing. Hang in there because love perseveres in this story. Strong love that is. So you are facing very serious health issues in your life but the beauty of love shines ever so bright because you want your spouse to have a glimmer of hope.

There are also behind the scene challenges taking place & he still wants the love of his life to have her dream even though the $ is not easily available to secure the dream once he finds the dream. I believe this is where big time faith steps in. A faith so strong that NOTHING can stop this dream from fruition. I told you that you will feel incredible love between this husband & wife. What a blessing this couple has in their marriage that I would imagine is more rare than we care to believe - true love. Not fairytale love but genuine heartfelt love.

I see this testimony as 2 fold: 1 part fulfilling a dream. 2nd part to be the one to find the dream & then bless the one you love & treasure. In the midst of everything going on in this couple's lives he sees hope. He searched out in the midst of this hope across the land for his beloved's dream car.

You know, the not quite perfect dream will show up @ 1st & you are willing to go a distance to secure the dream, we all do. If you wait patiently the dream will come & find you. Literally that is what happened. The dream car was available if he could come right then to get it. See God's hand in this testimony yet. Perfect timing - he was working on a project & the project was a mighty success=$ coming in. He responded & put down money toward the dream Jaguar. This is the part I love best ... I can just imagine this - he places his lovely wife into their car & tells her they are going for a drive. Do you think she had a "knowing" inside her as she got in their car that her dream was about to be fulfilled. I do not know the answer to that, sorry.

Can you just imagine her thoughts as they pulled into a car dealership. Guess what was waiting for her ...royal blue Jaguar with heated leather seats. This car had under 26,000 miles on it & an open roof too. Can you imagine opening up the roof of the car on a beautiful night to gaze @ all the stars in the sky?

That day she received the car of her dreams. Circumstances in her life kept her from driving that car all the time but she drove home her dream car that day. Can you imagine the excitement she must have felt when this dream came true.

Let's take this 1 step further - that dream car was parked I would guess in their driveway. On the days she could not drive the car it was still a reminder of the deep love her husband had for her. A love I would guess that words probably could not describe it. No words known to describe this love.

I told you this is a beautiful story isn't it. The husband went so far above a natural reach so to speak to secure this gift of love for his beloved, would you agree.

Let's switch subjects now, can't have everyone crying now, can we. I cannot find sauerkraut balls anywhere where I live now. You could always buy them @ this time of the year back in Ohio. My executive chef nephew sent me his recipe. I am not going to deep fry them - but try making them in my air fryer.

I made the apricot & red raspberry thumbprint cookies. I put the sarma in the freezer & next chore is to make my brisket of beef with gravy. I like using Gravy Master when making the gravy & I will freeze that too. I have been quite a busy woman lately. I like to entertain with getting things prepped in advance - you know I am all about organization right.

Sarma Turned Out Good & I Created 4 Cards Last Night Too. Well, I Just Finished Creating The 5th Card @ 3:25AM Today, 12/15/2021.

Hello how are you doing today? I ended up with 15 cabbage rolls and 4 nice sized meatballs I made that were not made into cabbage rolls. I would say it was a good batch I made of sarma if it compelled me to try one of the cabbage rolls last night, yummy. All I have to do now is put them in the freezer. Oh, this is important when making the cabbage rolls. I do not know if I am spelling this word correctly in Croatian. It sounds like zravnic. It is a cooking term I heard growing up. It is the word to describe making a roux. Basically what it's function does is thicken the sarma so it is not a liquidy/runny type of sauce.

This is how you make it: melt shortening and add to it flour. You stir it in the pan until it is a beautiful golden color. You then add that to the sarma to thicken the sauce. I then take some of the sauce and add to the pan to get the last bit of the roux and then place that in with the pan of sarma. It does amaze me how by just adding that 1 step transforms the sarma to make it from good to yummy.

I have found that there just seems to be no way to only make a few cabbage rolls @ a time. It really is a time consuming project and you can see why I don't make it just for myself because I have not found a way to make it scaled down to serve 1 or 2 people. I would guess this would be in the category of "labor of love" when taking on this cooking project. It is my pleasure to make this for my family. 

While it was baking in the oven I was crafting a few Christmas cards. I also was determined last night to get all the pans cleaned up and put back in order where I store them. I like organization and I did a bit more Christmas decorating too, all before bedtime.

Well, I am up now so instead of wasting time I just might sing a song to Jesus while making another Christmas card. That is what I did last night, singing while making cards with Sid Roth's television station on too.

Early morning card I just created @ 3:25AM. The song I am singing has words like this "Holy Spirit take control Holy Holy Spirit make me whole. Spirit, Spirit, Spirit make me whole." I do not know if this is a recorded song but it is the song I am singing with the melody He gives to me.

Butterball Cookies Made; Sarma Is In The Oven Cooking Now & I Even Finished Reading A Book & Started Reading Another Book.

I made a recipe of the butterball cookies. I make a portion of them with milk chocolate in the center of them. I then finished the book by Ed Silvoso. I actually finished reading the book prior to today. What I did was fill in the study guide questions. I did not look @ the answers @ the back of the book. I went to each chapter and searched out the answers. I like doing knowledge checks like that. I highly recommend this book not just for women but men would also benefit from reading this book.

I started reading a book by Kathy DeGraw.   It is titled, "Unshackled Breaking The Strongholds of Your Past To Receive Complete Deliverance." A book right down my alley so to speak, about deliverance ministry.

I think I made about 14 stuffed cabbage and 4 meatballs not wrapped in cabbage leaves. Some just like the meat portion and not the cabbage portion. The way we make them is to bake them in the oven for a certain time. Then cut up some smoked kielbasi (the type from a Croatian/Slovenian sausage shop) not like Ekrich makes. There is a difference between the 2.

Like when I make a certain rice dish smoked sausage shop type I would not use. I would use the Ekrich type for that recipe. The same being when making sarma, I would not use Enrich type of sausage. Two totally different tasting sausages. If I feel up to it I may make some apricot thumbprint cookies. Gotta see if I feel like baking them.

I Have Been Busy Baking & Getting Ready To Make A Batch Of Sarma (Stuffed Cabbage.) Thought I Was Going To Make It The Easy Way But Have To Make It The Old Fashioned Way. More Time Consuming.

I baked yesterday cream cheese butter cookies: Nestle Toll house chocolate chip cookies & peppermint hot cocoa brownie bites. Today I made chocolate peanut caramel brownies. I still need to bake the Russian teacake (butterball) cookies.

I discovered Nestle makes a variety of baking morsels. I tried the Peppermint Hot Cocoa and liked how the recipe on the back turned out. This package contains milk chocolate morsels, swirled peppermint squares & mini marshmallows. I like it because you are actually making a homemade brownie recipe per the instructions on the back. It was suppose to yield 24 mini muffin sized brownies. There was enough of the mix left so I then made cookies too.

I noticed another one of this type of Nestle combo and that one contained milk chocolate morsels, caramel pieces & peanut halves. Another homemade brownie base and this time you baked it in a 13 x 9 baking dish. It is an extremely moist/chewy type of brownie. When I bake I have to be in the right mood to bake so that is why I baked 3 recipes yesterday and 1 today. All tucked away in the freezer for now. I also made a small meatloaf too. My son likes meatloaf and so I like to add fresh sauteed mushrooms to the meatloaf and I did. I also added to the meatloaf some fresh hot Italian sausage. I placed half the mix in the loaf pan then a layer of provolone sliced cheese with the top layer over that. You gotta top it with some condensed (right out of the soup can)tomato soup and uncooked bacon before you bake it in the oven. That is safely tucked away in the freezer too.

I was up during the night. I decorated 2 cards with embellishments for Christmas that I had to mail today. I then asked Holy Spirit to help me plan my holiday meal list. Christmas Eve I am making breaded pork cutlets; sour cream cheddar cheese macaroni salad, vinegar & oil cole slaw and possibly homemade foccacia bread sprinkled on top with everything but the bagel flavoring & parmesan cheese. 

Christmas Day I will serve sarma with kielbasa that is cut up in pieces and baked in the sarma, brisket of beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, salad. You just gotta have corn when serving sarma & mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes are wonderful when you prepare them in the electric pressure cooker yummy. I will also make a chocolate Andes mint cheesecake too.

I have lots to do don't I and I am on my own in preparing because family lives out of town. I know my son will make the salad for me because I taught him years ago how to make the homemade vinegarette dressing for the salad and he does a great job @ it too.

Let's talk about making stuffed cabbage ok. I purchased from a small European store in Atlanta a jar of cabbage leaves in brine. I have made sarma with them before and it makes it easy to make. They do all the hard work of rolling up the cabbage leaves so all you have to do is make the meat filling and roll up the stuffed cabbages to then bake. Well, I checked the best by date and it was 2/2020. I sent a picture of it to my executive chef nephew and we both agreed to not use them.

Plan 2 then is I have to make the sauerhead cabbage with fresh cabbage. I cored the head of cabbage and placed it in my pressure cooker to steam. You have to add 1/4 cup of salt & 1 cup of white vinegar to the water before you steam it. They turned out wonderful and are now ready to fill and then make the sarma. What is nice about pickling your own cabbage is you can use the smaller pieces chopped up and mix with the sauerkraut layer. I am making this in advanced so I can freeze it also. I still have fresh parsley on my patio and will add some to the meat mixture.

I am not going to use the fine China this year to set the table. I have nice everyday dishes but I just may use my formal silverware. I gotta see what type of creative mood I will be in when I set the table. I am sort of a free spirit when it comes to things like that.

That is my update I bring to you.

One more thought ... I always thought when my children were young that I just was not the mom that made good chocolate chip cookies and my sister was good at making them. My son asked me if I could make some so I tried it again. This time they turned out good. I was not sure so I only made a 1/2 recipe of the tollhouse cookies. I guess you are never too old to try something again and have success with it. Can you tell I like to try and do things I think will bless others, I do. There could be 3-4 of us for dinner.

I really do want to work on making a few of my Christmas cards. Creativity released in me is good for me and making cards is one of those avenues. I even thought for a brief moment weeks ago to make a worship flag but I already did that project years ago. I have to take that one to Holy Spirit because that is a lot of work for me because I make them without using a sewing machine.

I Penned This In 1 Of My Journals On 12/9/2021 @ 4:45AM

Marcus Lamb Legacy of Faith broadcast on DAYSTAR. I could not sleep-fell asleep on the couch woke up @1:30AM, got ready for bed. I kept searching for a few days on DAYSTAR to view the broadcast of his home going. So beautiful I have never seen such a lovely tribute, as I saw given to him. Done in impeccable taste with Holy Ghost anointing all upon this.

Legacy is something one chooses to cultivate in the presence of God, with God & through God guiding your hands, feet, steps in faith and words spoken through you. Do you have a heart for others-that is Jesus' heart of compassion in you & flowing thru you to reach those that need compassion bestowed upon them.

Weeks ago I felt led to bless a young woman with not just a gift but to bestow upon her a legacy edition bible I purchased in I believe it was Christmas of 2018-Pastor Jentezen Franklin's signed copy for me. I think it was $100.00 the cost @ the time. I was visiting in GA & went to Free Chapel for the service. That was the home church I attended when I lived in GA. I had an assignment that evening: Purchase the special edition bible & get it signed by Pastor Franklin. 

I knew 1 thing keep this bible in tact in it's box & save it for 1 day it would be a gift given to someone special. Sweet, sweet Rachel was going to go to college in that area so I wrote her a congratulations card & shared with her that this is a special bible & I know Free Chapel is a safe church to attend & the word of God is preached there. I come to find out later that not just Rachel-but also their family attends this church.

I remember the very first time I walked into the foyer & i felt the presence of God & I heard the words "it feels like home to me." Pastor Franklin preaches the word of God-no soft, mamby pamby words either. He preaches the full word of God.

Are you seeing the picture here. I am raised and sat under ministers, including my pastor in Ohio, Pastor Kayatin that only preached the unadulterated word of God-so this woman of God only sits under ministers that preach the true word of God. Maybe that is why @ times I get annoyed or frustrated with preachers that are veering off here & there & not sticking to the "WORD OF GOD."

A few days ago there was a day that I cried off & on & prayed for Joni Lamb & her family when they were experiencing the husband, father, grandfather going home to be with Jesus. My heart ached for them & how they had memories to cherish in their hearts but on this side of heaven not being able to see Marcus smile & laugh with them or bless them with words of love & kindness until ... one day we will all be together in heaven rejoicing with Jesus. The song I am hearing now: when we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing it will be ...we'll sing & shout the victory.

Well, it is now time for me to get up & get ready for work-I am blessed to be a blessing to bless others.

Don't count the $'s in your bank account today for if you base your life's work/worth on that not so good. I believe I have a little over $2.00 in my checking account today but payday is around the corner. Did I go & see & speak & hear the voice of Holy Spirit when He said to go & spend $ here & there to bless others. I did & I will continue to do so in Jesus name I pray.

1 more sweet thought about Free Chapel. There is Joe, one of the ushers. Anytime I would enter the sanctuary I always felt led to sit in the main section & I would ask Joe if there was a seat for me. If there was 1 he placed me in that seat to not only worship but receive the word of God. When I was in GA I knew that was the place I was supposed to be. What for is my purpose in TN for I still have not found a church home-in God's timing-it is all in His timing. Amen Amen Amen.

Let's make pancakes with orange flavoring & fresh blackberries in the pancakes today. Gotta go & fix breakfast.

The Storm We Are In Right Now Is The Very Type Of Storm I Would Have Got In My Car & Went To The Beach To Watch It Over Lake Erie. I Love Great Storms Do You?

I hear the wind, slamming rain, thunder and lightening too where I reside now. I miss good storms like this back in Ohio. Something about the power of God somehow experienced in a storm. The greater the storm the stronger magnitude of God's presence.

You know there are those in the clergy that think their own reputation is far more important to them then reaching out with arms of compassion to another hurting clergy person. That totally baffles me and in my opinion that is not a Jesus like quality is it. Jesus reached out to the hurting around Him and quite frankly put the religious leaders in their place when they would always try to trip Him up.

When do mere men and women think that it is all about them and their agenda over helping the lost sheep? Didn't Jesus leave the 99 to go and get the one, yes He did.

This sort of nonsense is going on in the church today and it needs to stop. God is taking mental note so to speak of all this. So, why would one need to distance themself from another to protect their reputation over helping them? This baffles me and I could only come to one conclusion. That being the 2 may have been in some sort of sin related stuff and 1 may have been exposed so to speak while the other sneaked away from being caught in sin. All that is hidden in the dark will be exposed in the light so as to clean up the church for Jesus' glorious return.

Don't run from your sin because it is going to find you out eventually. Come forth now and ask forgiveness while there still is time. I was at a church gathering a few years ago and witnessed the humbleness of a male, well known preacher begin to confess his sin in front of all us that were in attendance that night. I did not go to church that night to experience that sort of thing. Maybe I was there that night to allow me to write about this today. Let me tell you there was a powerful altar call that night with both men and women responding to that repentance moment.

I remember then and still today why did I have to listen to this raw confession made by a man and I am a godly woman trying to figure out what purpose I was there for. Let me back track a bit on that evening. I knew one of the pastors there from back home. It was great seeing a few familiar faces from Ohio that night. Even one of them took a selfie of us and sent it to their dad (and mom too) who was a deacon/teacher at the church I attended in Ohio. A great godly family. I came to church and sat with friends of mine in the upper level of that particular church. I got permission to use my percussion instruments that night in church. So far so good. This was unusual, during worship with my eyes closed I then opened them for a brief moment only to find an older gentleman walking by looking right at me and smiled at me.

I closed my eyes and continued to worship. I often wonder if someone sent him to give their opinion to them if I was a genuine worshipers? You know, those Holy Spirit insights He gives to you. Why did I feel compelled to open my eyes at that very moment to witness what I witnessed.

People don't give me enough credit for knowing what is going on around me do they. See. I am a very detail oriented person that sees/observes things. I may not speak them forth until the timing is just right. Do not underestimate what you think I may or may not know because Holy Spirit shares lots of things with me. Remember, only to be revealed in His perfect timing. Just like Ed Silvoso's book states: "Women: God's Secret Weapon."

Don't think that I am not aware of how I have been tested all along. I probably could bring back to memory recall each time I was tested and yes, I passed each test! Trust me, I have asked this question to Holy Spirit on numerous occasions, Another test how come I have to go through so many and others didn't have to go through that many?

The Storm has passed and there is now stillness in the atmosphere with the faint sound of thunder in the distance.

I was glad I went to the drive in last night. The movie was funny in parts and I was laughing out loud in my car. I really do need to do some more fun things don't I?

Can You Guess Where I Am?

What a blessing compliments of Elam Real Estate, thank you for your generosity. I was invited to this drive in to view the movie

 "Elf." We were given a few items in our gift bag which included a 10.00 voucher for the concession stand. I believe there is going to be some wind advisory in effect for this region but the temperature outside is quite lovely considering it is almost 🎄.

If I still lived in Ohio I do not think they would be able to pull this off this time of the year with their weather/outside temperatures. You must see the blessings placed before you so as to not let them pass you by.

This reminds me as a child going to the drive in. Did you ever go to one as a child? We even took our children when they were young to the drive in. They don't have the speakers you used to hang on the window of your car to hear the movie. Now you have to tune into a radio station. I do miss those silly speakers though, I guess that is called being nostalgic.

Another blessing today, had to go into Franklin to have my car checked and it is ok. I started hearing a little noise and thought it was the new wheel bearing just replaced in my vehicle. All is fine. Then I went across the street to the new Pop Shelf Store and picked up a few items and then to Sprouts Market & Aldi's too. I like to make the most of a road trip and get a few things accomplished while in the area. Do you like to manage your time like that also?

Gotta go sounds like the movie is about to start in less than 5 minutes. Starts off playing The Star Spangled Banner, Amen. Theater speed is 5 mph.

I Think The 2 Christmas Trees Are Just As Pretty Even With The Lights Not Turned On. What Do You Think?

Sometimes I like to create with tradition and other times with my creative touch. Either way it is an avenue to let creativity flow. May you find joy and peace in this day.

Night 8 Of Chanukah, I Will Miss This & I Am Overwhelmed With Tears In My Eyes As I Write ...

The last candle is about to have the flame die out. Tonight, there was no music just the sweet sound of silence and me quietly praying in tongues. I do not bring out a big Christmas tree. I stopped doing that a few years ago. I have 2 smaller trees and I decorate each one differently. So, tonight there was the menorah aglow along with the two Christmas trees aglow in their own right. Just before I began to write I took communion. I am going to miss this special time with Jesus in this atmosphere that is. I commune with Him lots, just never experienced with Him Chanukah.

Since we all found out (cousins, aunt, uncle) that we are part European Jewish no one else seems to be touched by this finding it seems to be but myself. Here we have this family hidden treasure revealed to us and it amazes me that no one catches the Jesus Christ connection in all of this. I wonder if just maybe it was tucked away in my family bloodline just for me. Because He knew I would love the treasure of this great treasure I found hidden away so to speak. You know what? I found a little Chanukah gel window stickers set, and I added them to my window Christmas decorations.

As I was preparing for tonight, I placed orange/ginger to emit fragrance from the aromatherapy dispenser and the fragrance in the room smells wonderful. No one gave me any Chanukah presents but I had each night the presence of Jesus with me. Maybe one day I will celebrate this to the fullest with all the trimmings that go along with Chanukah. I know there are two ways to spell it with the other being Hannukah, but I like the way I have been spelling it. I did capture a few pictures of tonight so let's share ok. Oh, Happy Chanukah to you. Oh, peace floods my soul, incredible peace that is.

I am mesmerized by the glow coming from the flame are you too?

Night 7 Of Chanukah Was Lovely.

Last night was the night my percussion instruments came out to worship Jesus. Candle burning, prayer shawl on, music playing. When I burn the candle, all other lights are off in my abode, just the beautiful glow of a single candle. Light emanating from the glow of a single candle bursting forth in the midst of darkness. I beleive that is what we are supposed to do as Christians, take the light of Christ with us wherever we go. Just not to places in which it is expected of us, like church or small group gatherings right?

In your car, to work, to recreational sports, dinner, etc. get the point. If Jesus did not take His loving kindness everywhere He went we would not have hope in Him when we die and go to either heaven or hell for all eternity (Of course the choice is what you choose to make while you are still living on earth. Too late to change your mind once you draw your last breath here on earth. Choose wisely for the eternity in which you will live. Is it heaven or hell, eternity is a very long time to live that very life?) I can only guess but do you think He took that very loving kindness to sinning church leader? My answer is yes, He did. If He was confronted by the religious leaders that wanted to stone to death the woman caught in adultery but not bring forth the man, she was caught in adultery with what do you think? It takes 2 to commit adultery, doesn't it? Why did the religious leaders only want to point the finger at the woman and let the man get away with it? It could also go the reverse today, why point fingers at the man when the woman also shares the consequences of cheating? Why am I on this subject today? A repentant heart of a sinner is washed clean by the blood of Jesus except for man that wants to keep bringing up the already cleansed man's sins before him so to speak. Let it go and quit judging others.

I find it rather interesting in this account in the bible. None of us knows what Jesus wrote in the sand but whatever it was caused the religious accusers to back away. I am in a positive attitude mode today so I would like to think He wrote something to this effect:  Her sins have been forgiven and so have yours also. Sounds good to me. He loves all, yes even the sinners along with the lovely too. Put your blame stones and pointing fingers aside today and just love others as Jesus showed us to love ok. You don't always have to have the last word and be right all the time. Being a know-it-all can possibly cost you things in your very life, do you need that right now? Cover their sin with grace and forgiveness. Yes, even those that deeply hurt or lied to you in your very life.

While reading Ed Silvoso's book, "Women: God's Secret Weapon" he shared a little exercise with the readers. Let me share it with you all because it makes total sense to the believers. Here is a prayer excerpt from his book, seriously consider praying this very prayer.

"Father God, I thank you for the grace that Jesus Christ bestowed on me when He died. I also thank You that such grace was intended not just for me but for everybody else. It forgave my sins as well as their sins.

Please allow that grace to touch every person who has touched me with evil intent and everyone who has sinned against me. Let it be known in heaven and on earth that as of this moment they are forgiven by the same grace by which I was forgiven.

Father, I also ask You to bless them, I ask You to restore and to prosper them. I pray for them every blessing I have ever prayed for myself. I set them free, and in doing so I set myself free by the same grace. In the name of Jesus our Lord I pray, Amen."

I think this concludes night 7 with one more final act. Listen to this beautiful song Holy Spirit chose as the "repeat" mode song to play last night while the candle burned ever so brightly. "Light That Never Fades" sung by Blanca & Unspoken.

Light That Never Fades

A Most Touching, Tender Video To Watch

 

Pastor Kent Christmas | December 1, 2021

This Goes Along With Yesterday's Blog Entry, Night 6 Of Chanukah

 

Since I woke up today the song I wrote about yesterday keeps playing over and over again in my mind. Let's see if I can find it for you to have a listen to.

Yours - Zealand Worship (feat. Mike Donehey)

I Was Able To Soak Up The Sun's Rays For About An Hour Today 12/3/2021 While Reading Ed Silvoso's Book, " Women: God's Secret Weapon" I Only Have 1 Chapter Left To Read, Powerful Insight Throughout The Entire Book.

Today was different than other days. There were about 3-4 times I began to cry throughout the day because of something Holy Spirit spoke to my heart. I do not know how this one will come to be, I truly do not. Earlier in the day I was shown in The Passion Translation Bible Psalms 107 and I read it all the way through. 

As I am letting my hair grow a little longer in length, I remember how one side of my hair in the back tends to have a natural flip to it. I at one time had a cute haircut that was actually to do that little flippy thing in the back. Only problem ... I could get it to do that so easy on the right side of my hair but the left side I had to really work at getting it to cooperate. I got bored with that hairstyle because it was too much work, but just for the one side of my hair. 

I saw the person I gifted the cookbook to tonight @ the store. I was on another quest to find even another cookbook @ 75% off. This time it was still by Mr. Food, but it was Wheel of Fortune themed. We both were looking through it together and I offered to buy one for them again tonight. They were going to purchase their own. I bought 2 and then I suggested we needed to make something out of the cookbook and then report back to each other what we made and if it was any good. Well, guess what? They are making the candy cake out of the other cookbook tomorrow for their child's birthday. That child picked out what they wanted made. I replied oh that looks like a challenging recipe but hey when a child likes something don't we aim to please. Yes, we do. I shared how today's gifts for our children when they are young really matter. My daughter when she was young, I made my version of a chocolate chip message cookie. I actually went to a local confectionary store that also made homemade buttercream frosting and bought the yellow I needed along with the black color too in order to create the smiley face. I made a smiley face chocolate chip cookie cake for her. I really do like creativity for when I do creative things happiness fills my being. There is something about creativity and how good it is for one to create.

Even though I have lovely Christmas cards to send to people. I found craft cardstock that caught my eye the other day and I just knew I would be making a few of my Christmas cards this year. I found really cute embellishments to match, and I so look forward to creating a few cards.

Tonight, while burning night 6 Chanukah candle in my menorah I had playing in "repeat" mode the song, "Yours" by Mike Donehey/Zealand Worship. During the time while the music was playing, and I was singing in tongues the spirit of dance came upon me. I danced in the prophetic to the tune of this song. The words are lovely and here they are:

"Hover over me/like the ancient seas/speak life to the dark/come sing over me/with your melody/that you've sung from the start

So what am I afraid of/what do I have to fear

Chorus: I am yours/I was yours before I was born/I am yours yours/I'll be yours forevermore/yours/I am yours

Oh the jealousy/of your love for me/o how can it be true/that you gave me life/through your sacrifice/who could love me like you

So what am I afraid of/what do I have to fear

Chorus

You're my future/you're my hope/this life is not my own/you're my purpose/you're my plan/my heart is your hands (2x)

Chorus

I am yours (4x)

Always yours" 

Had A Dream This Morning About The Couple In My Building, Would You Like To Know What He Said In The Dream?

I shared yesterday about a situation with a couple where I reside. In this dream it was like I was in the room with them, and I could hear him crystal clear speaking to his wife, "I don't want to leave. I don't want a divorce." Let's see what God does in this.

It does not cost you anything at times to reach out with arms of compassion, does it? Just having a heart to help others, seeing the need and then reaching out to them. Now, there are other times when spending money may be involved. See, I do not share with you everything when it happens because there is a sequential timeline of events to take place before Holy Spirit says let's share that now. This is one of those moments. Days ago, I was shopping and discovered a favorite cookbook was now on sale @ 75% off the listed ticket price. I put 3 in my cart to give away as gifts with an item baked from one of the recipes in the book. I shared with an older couple that was shopping the great value of the cookbook's reduced price and that they made great gifts because I have baked items in that book that were good.

I went about with my shopping and was in the checkout line to pay. When I saw the really good value and shared with the employee what a great cookbook I then said after I paid for my items, I am going to go back and see if those on the shelf were still there, I would buy them too. They even said they may buy one if there were any left that day. As I was walking back to check I heard Holy Spirit say to bless the employee with one of the purchased cookbooks. Well, someone must have heard me speaking about these very cookbooks because there were none left on the shelf now, imagine that. I still could not shake the thought to give one to the employee. I did get a few more items and then asked them if it would be ok to bless them with 1 of the cookbooks I already bought. See, this is proper integrity on the employee's part. You ask your superior in charge before you take action. That is the type of employee you want working for your organization don't you. As the customer I then yielded to the response of the superior in charge. Do you see this is about not only following Holy Spirit instruction, but about following order too? Either way it would have been fine with me because I heard the voice of Holy Spirit, I responded and regardless of the final outcome I did my part in this story. Are you catching on now? Yield and obey, trust and obey for surely that is the only way. Tonight's menorah candle color will be blue, last nights was orange.

Night 5 of Chanukah A Little Different Then The Previous Nights, No Music Tonight.

https://www.charismapodcastnetwork.com/show/godencounterstoday/0b6fb0f8-6ea3-4c1d-a2bc-ce6824d09362/Why-Celebrate-the-Festival-of-Lights-(Season-4%2C-Ep.-17)

 https://www.charismapodcastnetwork.com/show/godencounterstoday/fc791b05-3b88-48ab-b0de-3de4309fc7b6/A-City-Set-on-a-Hill-(Season-4%2C-Ep.-18)

Tonight, was different than the prior nights of Chanukah. No music tonight playing but me listening to 2 recent podcasts by God Encounters Today. They both have the theme of this very event taking place right now. I would say this is God's timing what do you think.

Last night I cried a bit during the music, praying in tongues and the candle burning. There are things going on here where I reside. A young couple that fights, I beleive it is verbal for I hear the words at times that travel somehow into my apartment. I have had concern for the wife and yesterday was the day I asked her how she was doing. I did not just leave it at her saying she was fine. I asked again and then she opened up to me. It was Holy Spirit because I tend to be a private person by nature, but my heart emotion took over for a moment. I found myself offering to her a safe place if she had to go to one. I told her I had a spare bedroom, and she would be safe if she needed to. I recall a time yesterday that I began to pray/cry for this young couple. Why am I here I shared with a friend of mine when I just want peace and quiet and my apartment to be warm. I live on the side not getting the warmth of the sun during the day, so it tends to be colder all the time, Summer & Winter. My hibiscus plant turned to dry looking branches where my neighbors that are on the sunny side of the building, their hibiscus is thriving with lush, green foliage and blooms still blooming when they brought it into their apartment for the colder months coming upon us. Today I sat out on the sunny side of the building to get some good vitamin D from the sun on my lunch hour. Wouldn't you know it out in broad daylight there is some other couple fighting with each other with the tone in their voice and words spoken. What is going on with couples fighting? Don't they see the value in their relationship and why on earth do you want to share your gripes with neighbors anyhow? When I see that happen, I think someone wants attention or they were raised to not know any better. This world really needs to turn to Jesus.

Yesterday I jotted down a few words so let me share them today ok. "I cannot & will not let anyone, or anything take my joy from me - how do I fight for this - for it was not any person or anything that gave me my joy unspeakable - my joy comes from the Lord & the joy of the Lord is my strength. When the world sees darkness - I see light - the light of Jesus that is."

Last night's music played in "repeat" mode was "Amazing Grace" with Rebecca St. James & King & Country. Took a few pictures yesterday, trying to get used to letting my hair grow out.

See the angel hanging on the door handle in the background? She comes out each year to be displayed somewhere. Why? My daughter Katie made it when she was in grade school, and I just love it. I think it's made with distressed type of material that creates the angel's garment. When she attended that school there were some really talented room moms that they made some of the best crafts at school.

It Is Technically Day 4 Of Chanukah, Starting This Blog Way Before Burning @ Night The Purple Candle

I went and pulled out my old Catholic bible because I knew it has 2 books in this bible that other bibles do not incorporate, 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees (they follow the book of Esther in this particular bible.) Too much history type of writing today as probably it was back when I read this bible years ago. I noticed I did not have any lines underlined or notes in the margins either. I just am not a history buff kind of gal. I was drawn to this bible by Holy Spirit so I knew there was something already within the pages of this very bible that I needed to find and then read.

Found it in Daniel 5. See, I notated a few insights on 12/1/1997, hum it is 12/1/2021 today which makes it 24 years ago. Already waiting for me to find tucked away in the pages of this bible for me to share. I find things like this fascinating; I am praying/singing in tongues during my candle lighting and I do believe Holy Spirit had me divinely find this today at the dawn of this new day. Ok now I jotted down a bit of notes in the margins, meaning top, side and bottom of the page then carried it onto the bottom and side margin of the next page. Here goes me transcribing. I must admit my writing/printing was much neater then compared to maybe me jotting down notes/inspiration at times now in my bible. Did you know there are times I have to get out a magnifying glass to try and decipher my own handwriting at times. Sometimes the words come so fast I don't think about it but just capture the words rapidly as they flow to me.

"For 2 days now, the Lord keeps opening up my bible to Daniel 1:17-on this day He had me read on & complete chapter 6 (Chapter 1:17 thru 6:29.)  This was @ 10:30AM, Refer to in Acts 12 agreement with these words given to me. Pride and arrogance will take you down in the eyes of God. Never let your heart and spirit harden. You must always give the praise, glory & honor back to God. For your great works come to pass only through and with the hand of God upon you - you are the vessel, the servant God inspires & does all the work so that the glory goes back to God. Woe to those that try to bring down or harm those that the Lord has His hand upon to do mighty works for the kingdom of God. For their fate is not favorable. It will be revealed to you & shown those that block you now and they will be removed from your path for you My daughter serve a loving & just God that does not tolerate injustice and the taking down of My people - My chosen people. Go forth in song & praise & dance this day. Amen."

There were 2 sections in Daniel 5 that I highlighted with *'s so let me share them with you also.

Daniel 5:20-21 "But when his heart became proud and his spirit hardened by insolence, he was put down from his royal throne and deprived of his glory; he was cast out from among men and was made insensate as a beast; he lived with wild asses, and ate grass like an ox; his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and appoints over it whom he will. 

So, let's follow the trail now to Acts 12. On 12/2/1997 I notated more words in the margins of this scripture. "This was given to me in regard to the scripture and words given on 12/1/1997 Daniel 1:17 thru 6:29. Caron called me this day the Lord inspired her to share with me in the same chapter 2 incidents of angels in the case of Peter he acknowledged the hand of God was upon his being set free & he gave the glory & honor to the Lord. It was not of his hand or will but of the will of the Lord. In the case of Herod he cried out " This is the voice of a god, not of a man." He took the glory & honor away from God & brought it to himself - which resulted in death. There is much seriousness in not giving the glory & honor to the Lord. One was set free and the other resulted in death - a death that wasn't pleasant - imagine being eaten by worms." 

So looking forward to lighting the purple candle in the menorah tonight along with the song Holy Spirit gives to me to play in "repeat" mode while I pray in tongues.

Chicken Soup With Matzo Ball, Night 3 Of Chanukah

For dinner tonight I made homemade chicken soup with matzo balls to add to it. When I use the pressure cooker to make the broth the chicken breast is so tender after cooking it that I can actually shred the chicken breast to make chicken salad. I prepped it to make for tomorrow. Tonight's candle that burned was blue. The song on "repeat" mode is from the CD "My Utmost For His Highest." The song Holy Spirit chose for tonight, "There's A Hope" is sung by Hollyn & features Chris McClarney. Let me share the words to this song. May they touch your heart.

"There's a hope for me/in the darkness there's a light/though I stumble I lift my hands/to the sky/to the sky

Chorus

And I wait for you I'll wait for you/I know you'll be coming soon coming soon to fight for me/when I'm weak you are my strength/so I look to you I look to you/I know that you'll see me through, see me through/you rescue me/ you always do

There's a hope for me/death has died upon your cross/and I will rise in victory/because you rose/to your throne

chorus

Awake my soul to the son/until your work is done/so unworthy of this love/sinners for the just/your righteousness in us (2x)

Chorus

You always do (3x)

You're my joy/you're my life/you're everything everything

My Jesus my Jesus my Jesus (2x)

Thank You Sister Swaggart For Your Recent Periodical Publication, Much Truth & Honesty.

I received in the mail the recent publication yesterday of "The Evangelist Celebrating 66 Years Of Spirit-Filled Ministry." Each month I look forward to reading Frances Swaggart's publication within this periodical. She has a beautiful way of sharing the truth that gets the point across. I would love to turn on live streaming of the church service one Sunday to see her sharing the word of God. There have been a few occasions where I have watched her program, "Frances & Friends." She speaks with truth and does not back down. Thank you, Sister Swaggart.

Night 2 Of Chanukah, Captured Different Phases Of Tonight's Candle Burning.

Second night of spending time with Jesus. Music playing on "repeat" mode tonight, "One Night With The King" by Jeannie Tenney. I continued to pray in tongues with the music playing in the background.  There was a moment when I looked upward and the presence of Jesus was in my living room and a great big smile came upon my face. The smile I get when I sense His presence. I have a brief conversation with Him about me being equally yoked with a man in marriage. I ask Him if I am not equally yoked with a man if he is not Jewish in his family bloodline. There goes my train of thinking for He responded to me that King Xerxes was not Jewish but he married Esther who was Jewish. Very interesting isn't that. He had me take a series of photos of the various stages of the candle flame burning tonight on tonight's candle. Tonight's candle color was green.

As I just finished this the candle burned all the way down and I captured it as the flame was about to go out. 

Let Me Share The Dream I Made Mention Of The Other Day. The Dream I Had 11/2/2009

Boy, have I learned much since back then. I get a dream from Holy Spirit and I am asking another's permission to post it on my blog? What in the world was I thinking back then? I actually shared the dream with a few friends the other day. I suppose I have been in this dream a time or two since it happened. Meaning Holy Spirit is standing right beside me sharing wisdom with me while He speaks to me in situations and also through scripture, He shares with me. This type of warning dream is ongoing in the respect it is showing me to take caution in situations where it is not quite right even though the person speaking sounds like they know what they are talking about. Always yield to Holy Spirit wisdom when He speaks to you. You may need to feel like you want to defend yourself at times but Holy Spirit always assures me He takes care of defending His children. Then there are times He gives you the voice, words and audience in which you do defend not only yourself but others too. Do not be afraid to be the voice of the less bold and speak out for them. I did that recently and a friend of mine referred to me as their brave friend. Here is the dream without names shared in the dream. Pay attention to where people are situated around the table and notice who has the floor and is speaking wisdom ok. Hope this helps you grow stronger in your spiritual journey with Jesus. 

Had to pause writing to enjoy time with Jesus and burning the candles for Chanukah tonight. 

"I was in a meeting around a small circular wooden table. There was an older woman to my left that was standing (she had gray hair or white hair) and speaking. To my right was a person and across the table from me was another person seated and to their left a person I did not know. It was the look that the one sitting across from me gave me, a dead look with no expression at all. The person to my right made a comment something to a bizarre thing the person across from me had plans to do for the business. Just by the tone and the way the person to my right tried to explain it I could see that they weren't sure of the idea either. Something about sitting on a hillside and they are going to have pictures taken from that angle. It made no sense at all in reference to the nature of the business they were involved in. I still remember that cold, dead look of expression that was on their face as they looked at me and sat across from me in the meeting. NOT GOOD. Before I went to bed that night before the dream was given to me, I was led to read 1Kings 3:22 I did and then read the entire chapter. It is the chapter in which Solomon has a dream and asks for wisdom. So that he could have understanding, so he could do what was right. Since he only requested wisdom in the dream, God also gave him riches and honor. The verse I first read was "the other woman said, No, my son is alive, your son is dead. So they argued in front of the king.

This is what I am being shown...wisdom is usually referred to in the bible with a feminine word to describe it. It is usually referred in the form of "she." When a person thinks of someone with wisdom, we usually think of an older person that has white/gray hair. To my left was an older woman that stood up and spoke forth. That represented wisdom speaking in the meeting. To my right was a person, were seated along with the rest of us except wisdom that stood up and spoke. Remember, wisdom is already there in the dream, wisdom was represented and stood up to speak. Wisdom stood up in the meeting. When a person stands in a meeting and the others are seated that means they are conducting the meeting and have the floor so to speak. Yield to wisdom."

Hope this helps someone, me sharing this today.