Look What I Saw The Other Day. God Does Answer Prayers, He Really Does. Don't Quit Or Give Up On Praying Those Prayers Okay.

I was in the area the other day, so I stopped to see if the permanent grave marker was set in place yet. Look how lovely this turned out for Jeff Jansen, a true prophet/evangelist/teacher/worshiper/friend of God, to the world. I think there was a cameo ordered and that will be placed in the oval section. See, no matter how silly it may sound to your natural mind to go and place cash monetary seeds of faith tucked behind the plastic temporary grave marker just do it. To go visit a gravesite and bring flowers, just do it even when it seemed like no one was doing the same at the time. It is not about you but trusting and obeying the voice of Holy Spirit. It was the kindness of this cemetery office staff that helped me reach out to the cemetery where my mother's ashes are buried in Ohio. On one of my visits to see if the jeff grave marker was closer to being placed @ the grave site I showed them a picture of her columbarium marker and inquired if you could buy a small flower holder to place on it for when people bring flowers.

They gave me a few ideas and for me to reach out to the Catholic cemetery and see if it is permissible to do so. We also talked about why the Catholic church forbade my mother from having her ashes spread in Croatia. They (the Catholic church that is) believe the body has to be in 1 piece and that is why they make you purchase a spot @ a cemetery to bury those ashes. To me if I can be honest with you, it is another money maker for the church. I have faith enough to believe that when the trump sounds and the dead in Christ will ascend to join Jesus and those that are true believers in Christ will join them, that He knows exactly where the remains are of each individual and they will not miss the trumpet call. Yes, even my brother that's body was never recovered from the ocean blue will rise up. Do you see why I am a bit skeptical when it comes to some of these crazy rules made by man in the church perplex me. Really, the church thinks that Jesus Almighty can't find them unless they are in 1 piece buried in the ground, mausoleum or columbarium. How ignorant do they really think we are, or I should say how gullible do they think the people are. To take the Pope's words as gospel truth, (with all due respect) now that perplexes me at times because of some of the utter nonsense it seems like that he speaks forth.

I reached out to the cemetery and this woman fondly remembered the conversation she had with my mother when she placed her order for her spot @ the cemetery. It was confirmed that you could not purchase a flower holder and it was not a Catholic rule thing this time. When they created this section of the cemetery with the design, they determined no flower holders would fit in this area. My mother was aware @ the time when purchasing and it was more important to her to be facing in the direction of where the memorial tree that was planted for my brother since there was no body recovered at the time of his death. She even had another placard created when my other brother died to be under the tree. That brother was buried in the mausoleum which was across from the memorial tree. Greater testimony of when you look out for others someone is looking out for your own family. On Mother's Day family went to the cemetery to pay their respects and I was then contacted by a family member of how the area by the memorial tree was not looking kept up. I then contacted the cemetery and inquired as to why it was not kept up. At first, they said they would place a work order and it would be taken care of by 6 weeks. I said oh no that is way too long. If my mother was still alive, she would have not let that one go that long of a period of time so I spoke up for her in regard to this matter. Well, they reached out to me and said they do upkeep of the cemetery first, then other areas next and oddly enough that area was on the schedule for the following week. They also shared that during the Summer sometime they were going to re-do the area by my brother's memorial tree. See, when you follow through with Holy Spirit direction in your life, He makes sure someone is looking out for your family.

Can you see why a few months ago I purchased and brought to the cemetery office staff where Jeff is buried Crumbl cookies as a thank you. I had no financial stake in ordering a plot for a burial for my family there, but they continually extended kindness to me. I did say I wish they were a part of the Catholic Cemetery Association because I would have ordered a flower holder from them for my mother's area in Ohio (that was before I found out you could not purchase one.) They were most professional in suggesting I reach out to the actual cemetery where she was buried to see if it is permissible. The point in all of this being ... I would highly recommend this cemetery because of their kindness and follow through. If they extended this kindness to me then I can only imagine how much more, they would extend if you were to purchase a plot for burial with them and they handled your funeral arrangements.

Well, this prayer has been answered. There is another prayer concern I had for a couple of years now in regard to a different ministry. I reached out to them but who even knows if the email sent was even read by the person it was intended for and addressed to. I have found out that within ministries there are players/envelope pushers (I think that is the term) that decide whose email will be read or passed on or not to the actual person. Let's see if this prayer request will be answered also. Only God's perfect timing will tell. Enjoy life today and what blessings God has placed before you. Don't be so narrow minded to not think God can use you today to be the blessing in the life of another. You just gotta love these Holy Spirit adventures He sends me on, don't you.