There really isn't much here, I just needed a new page.
For any one who is wondering, I am working, both at the hospital, and at a store part time. I babysit my friend's daughters after school. The kids both have their schedules running to and fro, and I am the taxi. I still try to keep up with the reading/checking out the sites, even if I don't add anything. There are so many people who say it before me and more well worded than I.
Any way, I am glad you are checking up on me, and I will try to respond!
God Bless!
Love, Faith
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
Recovery
Hello everyone!
It is exactly one week after my surgery. I am feeling well and getting stronger all the time. My surgeon was able to perform the entire proceedure with the robot, and I have 4 incisions across my belly. All of them are less than 1 inch. the stitches, if there were any, are dissolved, and I haven't needed pain meds since last Fri. I am driving, and going thru the day with out the need for too much rest! The Lord has indeed blessed and healed me! How awesome is He!
I want to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts at this time for me and my family! My family in Christ is the best!
Love, Faith
It is exactly one week after my surgery. I am feeling well and getting stronger all the time. My surgeon was able to perform the entire proceedure with the robot, and I have 4 incisions across my belly. All of them are less than 1 inch. the stitches, if there were any, are dissolved, and I haven't needed pain meds since last Fri. I am driving, and going thru the day with out the need for too much rest! The Lord has indeed blessed and healed me! How awesome is He!
I want to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts at this time for me and my family! My family in Christ is the best!
Love, Faith
Friday, June 22, 2007
Surgery
It is Friday, and I have to go to the hospital for pre op tests today. I will be having a hysterectomy on Mon, June 25. I work at the hospital, and I know most of the people who will be taking care of me on a personal level. I am friends with my anesthesiologist, and my surgeon is awesome! My nurses are friends of mine that I have worked with for years. Most of all, I know that the Lord is with me, and will be guiding my surgeons' hands. The outcome is good!
My surgeon will be using a new technique with me. She will be doing a laproscope to see the area, and flexible scopes to perform the procedure. Her hands will be on handles, and there are tiny robots at the ends of the scopes that will do the actual cutting and cauterizing. It is still fairly new, but I am in great hands. (ALL of them!) By doing it this way, the recovery time is shortened, and there are fewer incisions. Hopefully, less chance of infection.
I am looking forward to getting this done, as I have had multiple problems for years (endometriosis, cysts, fibroids--now) I had been told I would never have children because of the issues I had. I was told that I would have a hyst by the time I was 30. My daughter was born when I was 29, and I thank God for her! My little blessing and reminder that when man says something cannot be done, God shows him Who is really in charge!
I will try to keep up with everyone, even if I don't write much for a while!
I love you all, God Bless!
Love, Faith
My surgeon will be using a new technique with me. She will be doing a laproscope to see the area, and flexible scopes to perform the procedure. Her hands will be on handles, and there are tiny robots at the ends of the scopes that will do the actual cutting and cauterizing. It is still fairly new, but I am in great hands. (ALL of them!) By doing it this way, the recovery time is shortened, and there are fewer incisions. Hopefully, less chance of infection.
I am looking forward to getting this done, as I have had multiple problems for years (endometriosis, cysts, fibroids--now) I had been told I would never have children because of the issues I had. I was told that I would have a hyst by the time I was 30. My daughter was born when I was 29, and I thank God for her! My little blessing and reminder that when man says something cannot be done, God shows him Who is really in charge!
I will try to keep up with everyone, even if I don't write much for a while!
I love you all, God Bless!
Love, Faith
Monday, May 28, 2007
Father
This is an update on my dad, Sam, for anyone who would like to know how he is doing. To let you know, my dad has a long history of degenerative arthritis. It has gotten so bad that he and my mom retired to Las Vegas about 5 years ago, so that he could live in a hot, dry climate. We don't exactly have that type of climate here in Indiana. It has helped him, and although we never expected him to be cured, he has had some improvement in his quality of life. The effects of the arthritis have been slowed a little bit. Just this past December, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. The medicine for the Parkinson's allieviates some of the tightness of the arthritis, and allows him to be a little more mobile. He walks with the assistance of a cane. We have suspected, over the last few years, that Dad may be having TIA's, or Mini Strokes. In fact, when my parents came to visit us just this April, my mom and I are convinced that he had one during the visit. By the way, my dad is only 64 years old. Thurs, May 24, he was experiencing some headache pain. He then became unresponsive, and my mom called the ambulance. He was taken to North Vista Hospital (LV). He did regain consciousness in the ER, and they began the battery of tests to find out the reason for his headache and then passing out. On Sunday, the Dr confirmed that Dad had experienced a mild stroke. He does not appear to be suffering any long term effects or damage, and he was discharged Sun afternoon. He already has a neurologist for the Parkinson's, and he will be able to treat him for the stroke as well. Because of this admission into the hospital, the dr was also able to order home health care for dad, so that now he will receive OT/PT 2-3 times a week. This will help with his strength and balance. He seems to be doing ok! Praise the Lord!
My dad is also a Christian. When the events began, we were all worried about dad of course, and as we prayed, we knew everything would work out ok. When Dad was able to talk, I spoke to him on the phone. He told me that he wasn't afraid. If he got better, or if he didn't, God had where He wanted him either way. I still think that was such a cool testimony! I have to admit, I am glad the Lord has allowed us to keep Dad around for a little more earthly time with him. It will be awesome when we do all get together in our Heavenly home, and Dad will be in no more pain and able to get around like he used to, and better!
Like Sam, my Heavenly Father loves me. Unlike Sam, my Abba has everything under His control. This is why my dad was not afraid. It is also why I am not afraid. Even though there are so many things happening around us, and so much prophecy is coming about, and so many of us know we don't belong here and we know what is to come...I am not afraid. Just like when I was little, and my dad would hold my hand to let me know he was there and would protect me, my Abba does the same for me even now. I was always my dad's princess, and with my Heavenly Father as the King of Kings, that truly does make me a princess!
I love both my dads. Because of One, I have the other. Praise the Lord: He is so Good!
God bless you! Thank you again for your prayers!
Love, Faith
My dad is also a Christian. When the events began, we were all worried about dad of course, and as we prayed, we knew everything would work out ok. When Dad was able to talk, I spoke to him on the phone. He told me that he wasn't afraid. If he got better, or if he didn't, God had where He wanted him either way. I still think that was such a cool testimony! I have to admit, I am glad the Lord has allowed us to keep Dad around for a little more earthly time with him. It will be awesome when we do all get together in our Heavenly home, and Dad will be in no more pain and able to get around like he used to, and better!
Like Sam, my Heavenly Father loves me. Unlike Sam, my Abba has everything under His control. This is why my dad was not afraid. It is also why I am not afraid. Even though there are so many things happening around us, and so much prophecy is coming about, and so many of us know we don't belong here and we know what is to come...I am not afraid. Just like when I was little, and my dad would hold my hand to let me know he was there and would protect me, my Abba does the same for me even now. I was always my dad's princess, and with my Heavenly Father as the King of Kings, that truly does make me a princess!
I love both my dads. Because of One, I have the other. Praise the Lord: He is so Good!
God bless you! Thank you again for your prayers!
Love, Faith
Monday, April 9, 2007
I am Blessed
I am so blessed. I really am. I just enjoyed a wonderful visit with my family. I took spring break off from work, readied the house, and thoroughly enjoyed the visit. I had my parents fly in from Las Vegas. They retired out there 5 years ago, and I miss them very much. My dad required hot, dry climate, for his increasing arthritis and general health issues. My mom likes the warm of the desert as well. My brother and his daughter (age 11) moved out there with them about 3 years ago. He was into drugs and alcohol, and was kicked out of 3 apartments within a year. I was going to have my niece stay with me, because he was not really able to take care of her. Since he moved out to my parents, he is clean and sober, and has gone back to school. He graduates in 18 months. All four were able to fly out to our home.
Also able to come out were 2 of my dad's sisters and 1 brother. (My dad was one of 6) One aunt is unable to travel and the other brother was unable to get time from work.. They all live in Virginia, on our family farm. They stayed for 4 days! We had decent weather at that time, and dad got to enjoy being with his siblings for probably the last time in this lifetime. You see, my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's only a couple of months ago, and the meds are not really doing much good for him. He still has tremors, from the Parkinson's, and his hands and feet are twisted and gnarled from the arthritis. But he really had a good time. We heard all kinds of family stories of them in "The old days..." and since my dad's sister introduced them, and they married a year later, he wanted to do something nice for them. Their 42nd wedding anniversary is next week. Without letting my mom know, (the rest of us were in on it) he arranged for us to all go out to dinner at a local restaurant. Mom thought Michael and I were the instigators. She did not expect it to be Dad. At the announcement, Dad stood up, and told everyone that she was always his true love, always had been and always would be, and there was never anyone else for him. She cried, I think we all did.
We took a couple a days to go to their old town, where we used to live, so they could see old friends. The town certainly has changed! During this time, we believe that my dad may have suffered a small stroke, a TIA if you will. I stayed with him and he seemed to come out of it a bit, but there is some residual effects. We came back to our home, and went to the passion play that night. I had never been to a passion play before, and had seen Mel Gibson's movie only once (It was so very powerful). Our church did a really nice job, everyone in character before, during and after the play, and our pastor gave the invitation and several people came to Jesus as a result of it. Praise GOD for those!
When we got home, My little Boo asked her grandpa, "You know, when Jesus comes, I get to go fly in the sky to be with Him. Are you going too?" And Da (as we call grandpa) said,"Yes I am, and since He is going to fix my old body and give me a new one, I'll be able to keep up with you!" They hugged and Boo told him how much she loves him and Jesus, and Da told her some of the Bible stories he used to tell me when I was her age.
It was so very hard to take them to the airport for them to fly back. Lots of hugs, laughs, and tears. I know that it will be dad's last trip here, because travelling is too hard on him. He felt good about seeing his family and seeing the places that he called home for a while. He had fun watching the kids hunt for Easter eggs, some filled with candy and quarters, others from the Ressurection Eggs. He told the story of Jesus that evening, so the real meaning is not lost on the kids.
I am cleaning up the house now. I have things to put away, things to dust, LOADS of laundry. Lots to do. And I am smiling! Because we had a great visit, and I know that as much as my dad is hurting physically, he and I share another Daddy, a Heavenly Father who is going to make everything better one day. I was blessed to have such great parents, and a fun, loving family. We still enjoy being around each other, and there are so many families who don't or can't. My husband and my dad spent a couple of evenings on the deck, just talking. It was a great time.
I thank the Lord for blessing me with so much! Not just these things this week. But for the real meaning of Easter....The Resurrection and Eternal life that I will have with my Lord and Saviour! AND, I know that I am going to have one heck of a family reunion up there, not only with the family I know about, but all my friends and family in Jesus Christ! Oh blessed is the day!
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Also able to come out were 2 of my dad's sisters and 1 brother. (My dad was one of 6) One aunt is unable to travel and the other brother was unable to get time from work.. They all live in Virginia, on our family farm. They stayed for 4 days! We had decent weather at that time, and dad got to enjoy being with his siblings for probably the last time in this lifetime. You see, my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's only a couple of months ago, and the meds are not really doing much good for him. He still has tremors, from the Parkinson's, and his hands and feet are twisted and gnarled from the arthritis. But he really had a good time. We heard all kinds of family stories of them in "The old days..." and since my dad's sister introduced them, and they married a year later, he wanted to do something nice for them. Their 42nd wedding anniversary is next week. Without letting my mom know, (the rest of us were in on it) he arranged for us to all go out to dinner at a local restaurant. Mom thought Michael and I were the instigators. She did not expect it to be Dad. At the announcement, Dad stood up, and told everyone that she was always his true love, always had been and always would be, and there was never anyone else for him. She cried, I think we all did.
We took a couple a days to go to their old town, where we used to live, so they could see old friends. The town certainly has changed! During this time, we believe that my dad may have suffered a small stroke, a TIA if you will. I stayed with him and he seemed to come out of it a bit, but there is some residual effects. We came back to our home, and went to the passion play that night. I had never been to a passion play before, and had seen Mel Gibson's movie only once (It was so very powerful). Our church did a really nice job, everyone in character before, during and after the play, and our pastor gave the invitation and several people came to Jesus as a result of it. Praise GOD for those!
When we got home, My little Boo asked her grandpa, "You know, when Jesus comes, I get to go fly in the sky to be with Him. Are you going too?" And Da (as we call grandpa) said,"Yes I am, and since He is going to fix my old body and give me a new one, I'll be able to keep up with you!" They hugged and Boo told him how much she loves him and Jesus, and Da told her some of the Bible stories he used to tell me when I was her age.
It was so very hard to take them to the airport for them to fly back. Lots of hugs, laughs, and tears. I know that it will be dad's last trip here, because travelling is too hard on him. He felt good about seeing his family and seeing the places that he called home for a while. He had fun watching the kids hunt for Easter eggs, some filled with candy and quarters, others from the Ressurection Eggs. He told the story of Jesus that evening, so the real meaning is not lost on the kids.
I am cleaning up the house now. I have things to put away, things to dust, LOADS of laundry. Lots to do. And I am smiling! Because we had a great visit, and I know that as much as my dad is hurting physically, he and I share another Daddy, a Heavenly Father who is going to make everything better one day. I was blessed to have such great parents, and a fun, loving family. We still enjoy being around each other, and there are so many families who don't or can't. My husband and my dad spent a couple of evenings on the deck, just talking. It was a great time.
I thank the Lord for blessing me with so much! Not just these things this week. But for the real meaning of Easter....The Resurrection and Eternal life that I will have with my Lord and Saviour! AND, I know that I am going to have one heck of a family reunion up there, not only with the family I know about, but all my friends and family in Jesus Christ! Oh blessed is the day!
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Family
I am back. For anyone who suffered through the last post I had, I am back to my "normal" self. I suppose it would be better to say baseline rather than normal!
First of all, I want to thank everyone who gave me such warm encouragement and prayers through that time. I felt the Spirit working through you all and was lifted in prayer! That was totally incredible! I really needed it and I felt it so greatly! So again, Thank you all so much!!!
Secondly, I love you all so much! You are so are such beautiful people! I am truly blessed to be surrounded by you all!
I felt like I really needed to vent, and this was as good as a place as any. The next morning after my purge, I kind of hoped that nobody actually read through all that mess, I felt like I was dumping.
This brings me to what I felt moved to say today. Trust me, I will get there!
About 4 years ago, my parents retired to the Las Vegas area. My dad needed a dry, hot climate for a myriad of health reasons, and my mom was ok with the choice. It came to LV, because my aunt (mom's sister) is married to a man who is obsessed with LV. Needless to say, I wasn't really thrilled with the location. I had never been to LV before, and with a name like "Sin City" and al the ads for it, I had hoped they would go elsewhere. At the time, I was a single mom with a little girl, and they were moving VERY far away from us. (Before the moved, they were about an hour's drive from me). Well, they went. Dad has arthritis (severe), and he is unable to handle our constantly changing and col to humid weather. The warm desert sun has helped him. He has recently been diagnosed with Parkinsons. But, there is a very good VA hospital close to their apartment, and he is in with a great doctor. Mom is retired once from her job here, but now works as a lunch lady at a school within walking distance of their apartment. They seem to be thriving well. My younger brother and his daughter were having various problems, and ended up moving to LV and they all now share a large apartment. Everyone helps everyone, and it seems to be working out well. I feel much better knowing my niece is in a safe place and is cared for, my brother is trying to get his stuff together and has gone back to school for training in juvenile criminal justice (trust me, he has the background and life experience for this one! He should do well!) I know my mom isn't taking all the cares on by herself, and dad is cared for and safe too. I helped them on their move, and it was the first time I had been to LV. Still not my kind of place, and the desert made me miss all the green I have here at home, but it does have a certain beauty. I still know I don't wish to live there, but that is ok. I don't gamble, I am not into the overtly sexuality there on the Strip, but there are other things to see and do. Since Michael and I got married, we have been there twice. Last summer, we stayed at my parents', then took a drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We stayed there a week. THAT WAS AWESOME! I honestly think everyone, if able, should see God's handiwork in the Canyon and the surrounding area! Then we went to some of the places on the Strip that were family friendly. We saw the "Bodies" exhibit~Totally amazing! Again, to see God's work! We saw the fountains dance, the aquarium. Lots of good things. It was fun, and the kids thought it was totally amazing that they could go to the pool and comfortably swim at 1:00 in the morning! This is something you CANNOT do in Northern Indiana, regardless of time of year!
My parents, my brother, and my niece are all flying out to our home for the first week in April! They will spend Easter with us! I am so excited! We speak on the phone 2-3 times a week, sometimes more, but we haven't seen them since last July. So I am cleaning house and getting things ready for their visit.
Then we heard from my dad's sister in Virginia. Remember, this is where we are from originally, and most of my dad's family is still there on a farm that has been in the family for over 200 years. My dad's sister (who was my mom's best friend in high school) is coming for one of the weekends my parents will be here. She is like my other mom, we are very close! She is travelling with another of my dad's sisters. My dad's brother may come if his wife is up for the trip. (I sure hope so...she also has had some health issues, but I would love for them both to be able to come!) This puts us to 4, potentially 8, people coming for Easter. Then, my mom's baby sister, who lives in Lansing MI called. She may come down for the weekend too. That makes 10! I am THRILLED to have my family around me! Michael's family was never very close, and he doesn't have much to begin with. He has an older sister, and a niece. His parents are gone, and he doesn't speak with his older brother. When we got married, he said he needed more family. We are quite close on both my mom and dad's side. I am not sure he knew the full dose of his words when he asked to share my family, but he's got us now!
We have a family reunion every year in VA, 2nd weekend of August. My cousin is the family historian, and records deaths/births/marriages for everyone. We go back about 6 generations or so, and the family lines from that point. The paper hangs on the side of the shelter and it is about 35 feet long. Michael jokes that his family tree would fit on a single 81/2 by 11 sheet. It is good to see everyone and catch up. Watching the kids get bigger every year and getting into the same trouble we used to at that age!
I feel especially blessed, in that I was an adopted child. My brother and I both were. My parents were unable to hve children the conventional way, and they adopted me first, then went into foster care as foster parents, and my brother came along a few years later. At one time, I had 3 sisters and 11 brothers. And some of the best memories ever!
I have met my biological parents, and have a relationship with 2 of my half siblings. My biological mother has a lot of issues, and although it is not possible at this point to have a relationship with her, I am thankful for her choice. My biological father and I exchange Christmas cards, but by my choice, we also do not have a close relationship. It is ok, my parents are my parents, it isn't like I was missing anything. Both of these people just have a lot of issues that I cannot involve myself into. I still pray for them, and that is ok.
But I have another family, too. My family in Christ. I have so many brothers and sisters and I will see them all someday soon in His glorious presence! I have met many of them on the internet and through this blog thing! We seemed to be brought together by the Spirirt Himself and I was reminded this week just how blessed I am to have all my different families! I cannot even find words adequate to show you all how much I love you and how much you all mean to me!
So again!
I love you! Thanks so much for your prayers! You are all my blessed brothers and sisters in Jesus and I hope to see you all soon! We will share the biggest hugs ever! And I have to get back to cleaning my house for other members of my family! It's a party!
Love you all and God Bless!
Love
Faith
First of all, I want to thank everyone who gave me such warm encouragement and prayers through that time. I felt the Spirit working through you all and was lifted in prayer! That was totally incredible! I really needed it and I felt it so greatly! So again, Thank you all so much!!!
Secondly, I love you all so much! You are so are such beautiful people! I am truly blessed to be surrounded by you all!
I felt like I really needed to vent, and this was as good as a place as any. The next morning after my purge, I kind of hoped that nobody actually read through all that mess, I felt like I was dumping.
This brings me to what I felt moved to say today. Trust me, I will get there!
About 4 years ago, my parents retired to the Las Vegas area. My dad needed a dry, hot climate for a myriad of health reasons, and my mom was ok with the choice. It came to LV, because my aunt (mom's sister) is married to a man who is obsessed with LV. Needless to say, I wasn't really thrilled with the location. I had never been to LV before, and with a name like "Sin City" and al the ads for it, I had hoped they would go elsewhere. At the time, I was a single mom with a little girl, and they were moving VERY far away from us. (Before the moved, they were about an hour's drive from me). Well, they went. Dad has arthritis (severe), and he is unable to handle our constantly changing and col to humid weather. The warm desert sun has helped him. He has recently been diagnosed with Parkinsons. But, there is a very good VA hospital close to their apartment, and he is in with a great doctor. Mom is retired once from her job here, but now works as a lunch lady at a school within walking distance of their apartment. They seem to be thriving well. My younger brother and his daughter were having various problems, and ended up moving to LV and they all now share a large apartment. Everyone helps everyone, and it seems to be working out well. I feel much better knowing my niece is in a safe place and is cared for, my brother is trying to get his stuff together and has gone back to school for training in juvenile criminal justice (trust me, he has the background and life experience for this one! He should do well!) I know my mom isn't taking all the cares on by herself, and dad is cared for and safe too. I helped them on their move, and it was the first time I had been to LV. Still not my kind of place, and the desert made me miss all the green I have here at home, but it does have a certain beauty. I still know I don't wish to live there, but that is ok. I don't gamble, I am not into the overtly sexuality there on the Strip, but there are other things to see and do. Since Michael and I got married, we have been there twice. Last summer, we stayed at my parents', then took a drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We stayed there a week. THAT WAS AWESOME! I honestly think everyone, if able, should see God's handiwork in the Canyon and the surrounding area! Then we went to some of the places on the Strip that were family friendly. We saw the "Bodies" exhibit~Totally amazing! Again, to see God's work! We saw the fountains dance, the aquarium. Lots of good things. It was fun, and the kids thought it was totally amazing that they could go to the pool and comfortably swim at 1:00 in the morning! This is something you CANNOT do in Northern Indiana, regardless of time of year!
My parents, my brother, and my niece are all flying out to our home for the first week in April! They will spend Easter with us! I am so excited! We speak on the phone 2-3 times a week, sometimes more, but we haven't seen them since last July. So I am cleaning house and getting things ready for their visit.
Then we heard from my dad's sister in Virginia. Remember, this is where we are from originally, and most of my dad's family is still there on a farm that has been in the family for over 200 years. My dad's sister (who was my mom's best friend in high school) is coming for one of the weekends my parents will be here. She is like my other mom, we are very close! She is travelling with another of my dad's sisters. My dad's brother may come if his wife is up for the trip. (I sure hope so...she also has had some health issues, but I would love for them both to be able to come!) This puts us to 4, potentially 8, people coming for Easter. Then, my mom's baby sister, who lives in Lansing MI called. She may come down for the weekend too. That makes 10! I am THRILLED to have my family around me! Michael's family was never very close, and he doesn't have much to begin with. He has an older sister, and a niece. His parents are gone, and he doesn't speak with his older brother. When we got married, he said he needed more family. We are quite close on both my mom and dad's side. I am not sure he knew the full dose of his words when he asked to share my family, but he's got us now!
We have a family reunion every year in VA, 2nd weekend of August. My cousin is the family historian, and records deaths/births/marriages for everyone. We go back about 6 generations or so, and the family lines from that point. The paper hangs on the side of the shelter and it is about 35 feet long. Michael jokes that his family tree would fit on a single 81/2 by 11 sheet. It is good to see everyone and catch up. Watching the kids get bigger every year and getting into the same trouble we used to at that age!
I feel especially blessed, in that I was an adopted child. My brother and I both were. My parents were unable to hve children the conventional way, and they adopted me first, then went into foster care as foster parents, and my brother came along a few years later. At one time, I had 3 sisters and 11 brothers. And some of the best memories ever!
I have met my biological parents, and have a relationship with 2 of my half siblings. My biological mother has a lot of issues, and although it is not possible at this point to have a relationship with her, I am thankful for her choice. My biological father and I exchange Christmas cards, but by my choice, we also do not have a close relationship. It is ok, my parents are my parents, it isn't like I was missing anything. Both of these people just have a lot of issues that I cannot involve myself into. I still pray for them, and that is ok.
But I have another family, too. My family in Christ. I have so many brothers and sisters and I will see them all someday soon in His glorious presence! I have met many of them on the internet and through this blog thing! We seemed to be brought together by the Spirirt Himself and I was reminded this week just how blessed I am to have all my different families! I cannot even find words adequate to show you all how much I love you and how much you all mean to me!
So again!
I love you! Thanks so much for your prayers! You are all my blessed brothers and sisters in Jesus and I hope to see you all soon! We will share the biggest hugs ever! And I have to get back to cleaning my house for other members of my family! It's a party!
Love you all and God Bless!
Love
Faith
Sunday, March 18, 2007
I have been Frustrated!
I have been kinda laying low most recently. I have been dealing with an issue, and I feel the need to just vent and hopefully put it to rest for good. I have about driven Michael crazy with it, but I feel a bit wounded and I am having my own little tizzy over it.
Before Michael and I were married, I owned a cute little house in a nearby town. 3 bedrooms, nice fenced back yard, and I was only the 2nd person to own it and live there. When Michael and I got married, we thought it would be a good idea for Boo and I to live with him. We didn't immediately have plans for the house on Rose St. (my old house), but this cute couple asked about renting it. His parents lived across the street and they were here from AR. They were wonderful people, but got transferred back to AR after a few months. A person I knew from before (his mom also lived across the st), asked about renting the house. I knew he was a single dad, and that he had previously had drug and alcohol problems, but had been clean and sober since his son was born. As a way to help him out and to have someone in the house to take care of it, we agreed to rent to him. Within about 6 months, he got laid off. Now I know many of us have been there, myself included, when you need a little help, and I didn't want to evict him because he just lost a job. He assured us he was looking, and would try to send us part of the rent. (Keep in mind, we gave him a GREATLY reduced rental to help him out, and never increased the rent, even though the plan was to do so after a time to aclimate him to the regular rent). This continued for a while, a long while. We even tried to offer him work at our house to try to work off part of his past rent bill. By now, he was behind over $1200. His work the first day was ok, but as he continued to come out to work, he stayed less time, and his work became poorer and poorer quality. We also had to provide his transportation, since he had lost his license to habitual DUI. Then he started to bring his son with him. So we were transporting him to and from (30 min each way), watching his child, and cleaning up after both the child and the father, and getting less time and poor work that had to be redone. In fact, the patch on the roof turned into three gaping holes that Michael eventually had to fix himself. (Or make them skylights.) So the work exchange didn't work out. We agreed to allow him to have a "roommate" to help with rent, but these people he moved in always seemed to move out arond due date, and they always seemed to stiff him on the help he thought he would get. It had now been since Nov. 05 since he got laid off, and he always seemed to have a possible job, but nothing would ever pan out. Now we come to Feb 07. Rent due on the 1st never shows. We call to find out when to expect rent, and he tells us about how he spent the last weekend in jail for possession of stolen property. (Somebody brought him a snowblower to fix, and he didn't know it was stolen...) He has become very unbelieveable. We told him that we needed rent brought in. We cannot afford 2 mortgages. He asked to be given until the 14th. We agreed, but reminded him that rent for March was due 2 weeks later. The 14th comes and no rent. Nor was there any where he could borrow it, nor was he working, and it didn't look like he would have it. So he told us he understood, and that he would be out of the house at the end of the month. We spoke to him on the 25th, about changing the utilities back to us, and leaving the keys for us to pick up. He was told that I would be there for keys and for the water meter reading on Fri morn. (This would be Mar2) On that am, he calls to tell us that he hasn't moved his stuff out yet, he hasn't changed the utilities (I knew this, because I had to pay huge deposits to have them switched over), and it was the middle of winter and just what did I expect him to do? I expected him to do the honorable thing and move out by the date agreed. Now he says he won't go and we will have to serve him papers. I don't want to do this, but can if needed. His arrears are now about $3600. Upon checking out the house, the damage and filth he has done to my cute little house is going to cost us over $5000 to repair. Both front and back doors kicked in and need replaced. All carpets stained beyond cleaning, walls with grease and dirt ground in. Self stick squares laid on top of my ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. The adhesive ground in so bad they will never come clean. He had a German Shepard at the house...The dog was not House friendly. They tore or pushed out all but 2 of the screens. I had put new siding and windows on the house 4 years ago. New roof 6 years ago. New water heater and furnace rebuild 5 years ago. He now complains there is mold in the house...Never had it before. The faucet of the sink is pulled out and laying in the sink. The bath room is completely tore apart. And forget all the landscaping in the back, remember, German Shepard. He has the nerve to expect us to allow him 2 to 4 more weeks to move. After about a week, he let us know that he would be out by Sat. After getting the keys, I discovered that he still had a lot of things in the garage (And I am not sure if some of them are stolen) He tells us yesterday, the 17th, the garage will be cleaned out by that day. So here it is the 18th. We met with our contractor to give him =new keys (We changed the locks, just in case) and lo and behold, there is still a garage full of stuff. And he left enough trash in the house for us to pick up after him. This whole situation has made me feel very angry, and hurt, and I have had a hard time dealing with it all. This was my home for several years, I feel as if a part of me has been violated. I am angry that he was taking advantage of our generosity. I know the Lord wants us to take care of the poor, but I was pulling extra shifts to cover the expenses. Was I guilty? How do I resove this in my own heart? I even felt as if it were interfering with my relationship with God. The fellowship didn't feel like it was there. I did finally go to my pastor to talk about it. I have done my duty to help him, and at this point was more enabling him than helping. The Lord says that we will always have the poor and even He fed the masses, but when they were no longer given a free ride, they didn't want anything else to do with him. In Thess., Paul writes that if one doesn't plow, he doesn't eat, and a person should take care of himself and his house or he is worse than an unbeliever. He also told me that I shoujld focus on the positive, the house will be fixed, and we have a person interested in renting. In all, this ex tenant owes about $10,000. We will never see this repaid. I then become reminded that for all this, Jesus forgave me for so much more. I will send him a final billing with everything itemized. The copy I keep for myself, I will consider forgiven. I need to get to that point in my heart.
Sorry about the long downer of a post...this is been what we were dealing with and I just didn't feel uplifted enough to post. I thank you all for allowing me to vent. The next post will be much more positive. Please pray for me.
Thanks,
God Bless.
Love,
Faith
Before Michael and I were married, I owned a cute little house in a nearby town. 3 bedrooms, nice fenced back yard, and I was only the 2nd person to own it and live there. When Michael and I got married, we thought it would be a good idea for Boo and I to live with him. We didn't immediately have plans for the house on Rose St. (my old house), but this cute couple asked about renting it. His parents lived across the street and they were here from AR. They were wonderful people, but got transferred back to AR after a few months. A person I knew from before (his mom also lived across the st), asked about renting the house. I knew he was a single dad, and that he had previously had drug and alcohol problems, but had been clean and sober since his son was born. As a way to help him out and to have someone in the house to take care of it, we agreed to rent to him. Within about 6 months, he got laid off. Now I know many of us have been there, myself included, when you need a little help, and I didn't want to evict him because he just lost a job. He assured us he was looking, and would try to send us part of the rent. (Keep in mind, we gave him a GREATLY reduced rental to help him out, and never increased the rent, even though the plan was to do so after a time to aclimate him to the regular rent). This continued for a while, a long while. We even tried to offer him work at our house to try to work off part of his past rent bill. By now, he was behind over $1200. His work the first day was ok, but as he continued to come out to work, he stayed less time, and his work became poorer and poorer quality. We also had to provide his transportation, since he had lost his license to habitual DUI. Then he started to bring his son with him. So we were transporting him to and from (30 min each way), watching his child, and cleaning up after both the child and the father, and getting less time and poor work that had to be redone. In fact, the patch on the roof turned into three gaping holes that Michael eventually had to fix himself. (Or make them skylights.) So the work exchange didn't work out. We agreed to allow him to have a "roommate" to help with rent, but these people he moved in always seemed to move out arond due date, and they always seemed to stiff him on the help he thought he would get. It had now been since Nov. 05 since he got laid off, and he always seemed to have a possible job, but nothing would ever pan out. Now we come to Feb 07. Rent due on the 1st never shows. We call to find out when to expect rent, and he tells us about how he spent the last weekend in jail for possession of stolen property. (Somebody brought him a snowblower to fix, and he didn't know it was stolen...) He has become very unbelieveable. We told him that we needed rent brought in. We cannot afford 2 mortgages. He asked to be given until the 14th. We agreed, but reminded him that rent for March was due 2 weeks later. The 14th comes and no rent. Nor was there any where he could borrow it, nor was he working, and it didn't look like he would have it. So he told us he understood, and that he would be out of the house at the end of the month. We spoke to him on the 25th, about changing the utilities back to us, and leaving the keys for us to pick up. He was told that I would be there for keys and for the water meter reading on Fri morn. (This would be Mar2) On that am, he calls to tell us that he hasn't moved his stuff out yet, he hasn't changed the utilities (I knew this, because I had to pay huge deposits to have them switched over), and it was the middle of winter and just what did I expect him to do? I expected him to do the honorable thing and move out by the date agreed. Now he says he won't go and we will have to serve him papers. I don't want to do this, but can if needed. His arrears are now about $3600. Upon checking out the house, the damage and filth he has done to my cute little house is going to cost us over $5000 to repair. Both front and back doors kicked in and need replaced. All carpets stained beyond cleaning, walls with grease and dirt ground in. Self stick squares laid on top of my ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. The adhesive ground in so bad they will never come clean. He had a German Shepard at the house...The dog was not House friendly. They tore or pushed out all but 2 of the screens. I had put new siding and windows on the house 4 years ago. New roof 6 years ago. New water heater and furnace rebuild 5 years ago. He now complains there is mold in the house...Never had it before. The faucet of the sink is pulled out and laying in the sink. The bath room is completely tore apart. And forget all the landscaping in the back, remember, German Shepard. He has the nerve to expect us to allow him 2 to 4 more weeks to move. After about a week, he let us know that he would be out by Sat. After getting the keys, I discovered that he still had a lot of things in the garage (And I am not sure if some of them are stolen) He tells us yesterday, the 17th, the garage will be cleaned out by that day. So here it is the 18th. We met with our contractor to give him =new keys (We changed the locks, just in case) and lo and behold, there is still a garage full of stuff. And he left enough trash in the house for us to pick up after him. This whole situation has made me feel very angry, and hurt, and I have had a hard time dealing with it all. This was my home for several years, I feel as if a part of me has been violated. I am angry that he was taking advantage of our generosity. I know the Lord wants us to take care of the poor, but I was pulling extra shifts to cover the expenses. Was I guilty? How do I resove this in my own heart? I even felt as if it were interfering with my relationship with God. The fellowship didn't feel like it was there. I did finally go to my pastor to talk about it. I have done my duty to help him, and at this point was more enabling him than helping. The Lord says that we will always have the poor and even He fed the masses, but when they were no longer given a free ride, they didn't want anything else to do with him. In Thess., Paul writes that if one doesn't plow, he doesn't eat, and a person should take care of himself and his house or he is worse than an unbeliever. He also told me that I shoujld focus on the positive, the house will be fixed, and we have a person interested in renting. In all, this ex tenant owes about $10,000. We will never see this repaid. I then become reminded that for all this, Jesus forgave me for so much more. I will send him a final billing with everything itemized. The copy I keep for myself, I will consider forgiven. I need to get to that point in my heart.
Sorry about the long downer of a post...this is been what we were dealing with and I just didn't feel uplifted enough to post. I thank you all for allowing me to vent. The next post will be much more positive. Please pray for me.
Thanks,
God Bless.
Love,
Faith
Saturday, March 3, 2007
It is March...Where is Spring?
It said March on the calender...That means spring time is just around the corner, doesn't it? Here in our spot of northern Indiana, however, we seem to be on the winter part of the month. We got the snow and ice that has been torturing most of the country. Yesterday and today we had such horrible winds! We only received maybe a half inchof snow, but it was blown around so bad that the roads became very treacherous. Some of our highways were even shut down.
I am ready for spring. It is a time of renewal and rebirth. I think we are all a little winter weary. There seems to be much just waiting beyond the corner.
I want to mention the coverage of Anna Nicole Smith. I was not a huge fan of hers, but I know her from what I saw in the media. I feel she probably had her share of troubles, and she didn't always make the best choices. But she was a single mom, trying to take care of her son. I have been there and know how difficult that can be. She chose ways and routes that others would not have chosen, and I can't help but wonder what it was in her growing up that made her feel like she had to go that route. She seemed to be exploited and taken advantage of quite often, and obviously she had issues with drugs/alcohol. These issues are often found with people who are looking for something to fill a void, a hole, a God shaped hole. I feel bad that she probably never came to know the Lord. I could be wrong, and it would be great if I am, but she seemed to have such a sadness. Any mother who loses a child feels such grief, and it is sad that she turned to people and things that were unhealthy for her, instead of Jesus...
I am glad that she is finally buried, even though that seems to be something that could change given the court battles that rage on. How unfortunate for these people who used her as a cash cow in life are trying to continue to profit from her in death. It really shows an ugly side of humanity, doesn't it? And how pathetic that our media seems to think that it is worthy of coverage saved normally for the funeral of heads of state. There is much more going on in the world.
At this time, and pretty much since all this mess occurred, I have been praying for little Danielynn. This poor innocent child is in the middle of all the orchestrated mess going on, and it seems that everyone involved has forgotten this little girl. She is a person, a child that will never know her mother, a girl who will likely have long lasting effects on any relationships she has in the future. It will be difficult for her to bond to anyone, and how lonely is that? Much of a person's development occurs from early on until the age of 4 or 5. She hasn't had a fair start. I think that Larry Birkhead is the most likely father, and he seems sincere. I hope that he is honest when he says he just wants to have and raise his baby, and that he would do it right. I mentioned to Michael that I feel so strongly that this girl needs a good family, that I would adopt her and try to give her a good start in life. I love this little girl and pray that Lord keeps her to HIM! Shame on the people who are willing to sacrifice a child for their own greed and gain.
That is enough of my soap box on the Anna Nicole thing. I just pray for the little girl. It mentions in the Bible how in some of the pagan religions, there were child sacrifices. Between the cloud over Dannielynn, all the molesters and child murderers out there, sex-ploitation of little kids for child porn, it sure doesn't sound like we are much better or civilized than they were. The Lord Himself loved the little ones, and wanted them around Him and cared for them. They are His! We should be loving and protecting these precious little gifts from God, not hurting them!
Like I said earlier, The media has been so focused on Anna Nicole, they seem to forget that there is a lot of other, actual news, going on in the rest of the world. I fear that they will wake up and report as things are in the process of being very bad for us. There is a need for real reporting, and mainstream media has let us down.
There are so many situations brewing in the Mid East and so many Americans are oblivious to them. We are seeing Bible prophecy come alive before our eyes! We have been blessed to read the Bible and SEE what the prophets and writers of old were only able to imagine and try to translate to words. We are also blessed to be in the age of Grace, when we can accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and be guaranteed a life forever with Him. We are here before the Tribulation, when things are going to get (Believe it or not) WORSE! It is very possible that many of us will never die, because we will be raptured up to the heavens with Him when He calls! How cool is that?! The only way to do this, though, is to accept Jesus as your Saviour. It is so easy! Know that you are a sinner. Accept that He died on the cross~a horrible death~to accept your punishment so that you don't have to. You can stand before God in rightousness because of His gift for you. Ask Him to forgive you for your sins, and come into your heart. He doesn't turn anyone down!! EVER! Let Him be the Lord of your life, and you don't have to worry about all the messes in the world, because your Lord will take care of them and you. He is in control. He told us from the beginning. By doing this, you too can feel the blessings abound! Why wouldn't you want to? The Lord loves you and wants you to be His, like His very own Child!
Time to go, I must kiss my children and get ready for our plans today! Sara has ballet, and Kurtis is having some of his art shown at our museum downtown (He has 2 pieces!) as part of the youth art fair! Please everyone, stay safe and warm! Spring IS just around the corner!
God bless!
Love, Faith
I am ready for spring. It is a time of renewal and rebirth. I think we are all a little winter weary. There seems to be much just waiting beyond the corner.
I want to mention the coverage of Anna Nicole Smith. I was not a huge fan of hers, but I know her from what I saw in the media. I feel she probably had her share of troubles, and she didn't always make the best choices. But she was a single mom, trying to take care of her son. I have been there and know how difficult that can be. She chose ways and routes that others would not have chosen, and I can't help but wonder what it was in her growing up that made her feel like she had to go that route. She seemed to be exploited and taken advantage of quite often, and obviously she had issues with drugs/alcohol. These issues are often found with people who are looking for something to fill a void, a hole, a God shaped hole. I feel bad that she probably never came to know the Lord. I could be wrong, and it would be great if I am, but she seemed to have such a sadness. Any mother who loses a child feels such grief, and it is sad that she turned to people and things that were unhealthy for her, instead of Jesus...
I am glad that she is finally buried, even though that seems to be something that could change given the court battles that rage on. How unfortunate for these people who used her as a cash cow in life are trying to continue to profit from her in death. It really shows an ugly side of humanity, doesn't it? And how pathetic that our media seems to think that it is worthy of coverage saved normally for the funeral of heads of state. There is much more going on in the world.
At this time, and pretty much since all this mess occurred, I have been praying for little Danielynn. This poor innocent child is in the middle of all the orchestrated mess going on, and it seems that everyone involved has forgotten this little girl. She is a person, a child that will never know her mother, a girl who will likely have long lasting effects on any relationships she has in the future. It will be difficult for her to bond to anyone, and how lonely is that? Much of a person's development occurs from early on until the age of 4 or 5. She hasn't had a fair start. I think that Larry Birkhead is the most likely father, and he seems sincere. I hope that he is honest when he says he just wants to have and raise his baby, and that he would do it right. I mentioned to Michael that I feel so strongly that this girl needs a good family, that I would adopt her and try to give her a good start in life. I love this little girl and pray that Lord keeps her to HIM! Shame on the people who are willing to sacrifice a child for their own greed and gain.
That is enough of my soap box on the Anna Nicole thing. I just pray for the little girl. It mentions in the Bible how in some of the pagan religions, there were child sacrifices. Between the cloud over Dannielynn, all the molesters and child murderers out there, sex-ploitation of little kids for child porn, it sure doesn't sound like we are much better or civilized than they were. The Lord Himself loved the little ones, and wanted them around Him and cared for them. They are His! We should be loving and protecting these precious little gifts from God, not hurting them!
Like I said earlier, The media has been so focused on Anna Nicole, they seem to forget that there is a lot of other, actual news, going on in the rest of the world. I fear that they will wake up and report as things are in the process of being very bad for us. There is a need for real reporting, and mainstream media has let us down.
There are so many situations brewing in the Mid East and so many Americans are oblivious to them. We are seeing Bible prophecy come alive before our eyes! We have been blessed to read the Bible and SEE what the prophets and writers of old were only able to imagine and try to translate to words. We are also blessed to be in the age of Grace, when we can accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and be guaranteed a life forever with Him. We are here before the Tribulation, when things are going to get (Believe it or not) WORSE! It is very possible that many of us will never die, because we will be raptured up to the heavens with Him when He calls! How cool is that?! The only way to do this, though, is to accept Jesus as your Saviour. It is so easy! Know that you are a sinner. Accept that He died on the cross~a horrible death~to accept your punishment so that you don't have to. You can stand before God in rightousness because of His gift for you. Ask Him to forgive you for your sins, and come into your heart. He doesn't turn anyone down!! EVER! Let Him be the Lord of your life, and you don't have to worry about all the messes in the world, because your Lord will take care of them and you. He is in control. He told us from the beginning. By doing this, you too can feel the blessings abound! Why wouldn't you want to? The Lord loves you and wants you to be His, like His very own Child!
Time to go, I must kiss my children and get ready for our plans today! Sara has ballet, and Kurtis is having some of his art shown at our museum downtown (He has 2 pieces!) as part of the youth art fair! Please everyone, stay safe and warm! Spring IS just around the corner!
God bless!
Love, Faith
Friday, February 16, 2007
It's Friday
It is Friday. The kids are out of school, for President's day. Kurt is at his mom's, Michael is home from work because of his sinus infection. I feel my infection is coming back, whoopee. AND, we are supposed to get more snow. I feel for the people in New York, we only have a foot and a half. I just feel done with winter and coldness.
There are some bright spots, however. My friend's friend is having a wedding reception today and it is wonderful!! Something many of us have prayed about! It is wonderful how the Lord answers prayer! Even if it isn't what we "dictated" to Him, he answers. It will be, in my humble opinion, a "Yes", "Yes, but not now", or "I have something better for you". Sometimes we don't see it, or understand it, but He knows. He has the view from the top! We have also been praying about a situation with a house we rent out. He has not only given us an answer, but supplied our needs for it! Praise Him!
Again, with all the stuff happening out there, and in the news every day, one cannot help but see how time is coming to fulfillment. I am so blessed to live in a time where I can see so much and yet be given the gift of eternal life with the Lord Himself! My time here on earth may be punctuated with a sudden shout and a "Come Up Hither!" before my earthly body dies! Even if I do, I will STILL hear the shout and get to go! It is like when you were a kid and went outside to play. Toward the end of the day, mom yelled out for you "Time to come in! Supper!" And you rushed home to comfort and happiness. Kinda like what I am expecting! I am outside to play for now, but soon, the end of the day, and my Father will call out for me to Come Home, it is time for the Wedding Supper! And I will rush home, in the twinkling of an eye, and go home, where I will only have comfort and happiness! COOL!
I guess it isn't such cold day after all. It will be better, awesome, soon! Wanna come? Please, if you haven't, ask the Lord to come into your heart~He's waiting! We're having the best supper!
God Bless!
Love,
Faith
There are some bright spots, however. My friend's friend is having a wedding reception today and it is wonderful!! Something many of us have prayed about! It is wonderful how the Lord answers prayer! Even if it isn't what we "dictated" to Him, he answers. It will be, in my humble opinion, a "Yes", "Yes, but not now", or "I have something better for you". Sometimes we don't see it, or understand it, but He knows. He has the view from the top! We have also been praying about a situation with a house we rent out. He has not only given us an answer, but supplied our needs for it! Praise Him!
Again, with all the stuff happening out there, and in the news every day, one cannot help but see how time is coming to fulfillment. I am so blessed to live in a time where I can see so much and yet be given the gift of eternal life with the Lord Himself! My time here on earth may be punctuated with a sudden shout and a "Come Up Hither!" before my earthly body dies! Even if I do, I will STILL hear the shout and get to go! It is like when you were a kid and went outside to play. Toward the end of the day, mom yelled out for you "Time to come in! Supper!" And you rushed home to comfort and happiness. Kinda like what I am expecting! I am outside to play for now, but soon, the end of the day, and my Father will call out for me to Come Home, it is time for the Wedding Supper! And I will rush home, in the twinkling of an eye, and go home, where I will only have comfort and happiness! COOL!
I guess it isn't such cold day after all. It will be better, awesome, soon! Wanna come? Please, if you haven't, ask the Lord to come into your heart~He's waiting! We're having the best supper!
God Bless!
Love,
Faith
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The View From Here
We have been battling the bug here at our house! Michael, Boo, and Kurt have all had the sniffles, cough, head/chest cold...I only wish that we had bought stock in Kleenex, lysol, clorox, etc. Poor Boo, first she got the snots, then the stomach virus. I even had to take her to the doctor yesterday. She seems more perky today and I think she will be back to normal by tomorrow. She has motive. She doesn't want to miss her Valentine's party at school. Of course, now, we have to think about if we will have school, we are under blizzard warnings. It isn't as bad as the poor people in New York, (My prayers are with you!), but it may cancel school just the same.
Isn't it funny how there are some things that are fond memories for us as adults, but there is such a push for things to be changed. We are being told that next year for school, we will not be able to send in sweet treats for birthdays, etc. They claim that the school corp is trying to make sure that we are attacking the obesity problem in children. While I think that it is a good move to try to give our children healthier choices, giving them more recess/phys ed time might be a good thing too. And a sweet treat once in a while isn't a bad thing...All things in moderation. Complete elimination of sweets can make them much more tempting and at risk for overindulging. Kids need motion! It just sounds like another step toward a regimented, police like state. Some schools are even restricting what a child can pack in a lunch brought from home. Crazy.
Getting on more serious things. I have read Epicenter. I read it when it first came out and I loved it. It was very interesting. What makes it more so now is that I am rereading it as if it were my first time through. He had really hit the nail on the head over several things...and now some of the entries that were considered "future headlines" aren't future, but present now. This book came out less than a year ago! The events and conditions in the world are quickly spiraling to their conclusion. If you haven't read this book, I STRONGLY encourage you to do so. Any book by Joel Rosenberg is really well done, but this one is a non fiction, analytical book. I said it on a different blog before, but I will repeat it here: It is a feeling within me, to my core, that I feel things are coming to the next big thing...I feel that this would be the Rapture of Christians. (Although, Ezekiel's war couldcome first...this would not be a surprise.) Something BIG is about to occur. It is much like watching the sands in an hourglass. At first, they drift downward in regular fashion, but as the sands run out, they seem to flow faster and faster until they speed completely gone. I feel like we are in those qucikly moving grains, ad there are only a few left. The time is coming, soon, when the situation in the world is going to get so much worse and frightening. I feel at peace, because I know that my Saviour is going to keep me safe and whatever may be thrown at us, He will be with me. He promised to never leave me, and He never breaks a promise. So, even though the events of the days portend some frightening circumstances, I feel at peace. I can be an observer, because I am only visiting here. My home is with the Lord and He is coming to take me home soon! How blessed we are to be living now! We are a witness to the very events that the Prophets of old could only imagine. They were given glimpses, visions that seemed so unbelieveable, yet we see them played out everyday in our news and events around us. Yet we have a second part to this blesssing: We are able to chose Jesus, and especially in the US, feel a certain amount of freedom to do so. After the Rapture, it will be much more resticted to choose Jesus, with Martyrdom a most likely result of the choice. It will more challenging in the future. Please, If you haven't chosen Jesus yet, do it now while there is time....We are on those last grains...Ask Him to forgive you for your sins and accept Him today! He loves you and is waiting to give you the gift of life, eternal life, with Him.
I must attend the children and the house now. Time to Lysol all surfaces and Bleach everything that will fit in the washer! And everyone....Don't forget to wash your hands!
God Bless
Love,
Faith
Isn't it funny how there are some things that are fond memories for us as adults, but there is such a push for things to be changed. We are being told that next year for school, we will not be able to send in sweet treats for birthdays, etc. They claim that the school corp is trying to make sure that we are attacking the obesity problem in children. While I think that it is a good move to try to give our children healthier choices, giving them more recess/phys ed time might be a good thing too. And a sweet treat once in a while isn't a bad thing...All things in moderation. Complete elimination of sweets can make them much more tempting and at risk for overindulging. Kids need motion! It just sounds like another step toward a regimented, police like state. Some schools are even restricting what a child can pack in a lunch brought from home. Crazy.
Getting on more serious things. I have read Epicenter. I read it when it first came out and I loved it. It was very interesting. What makes it more so now is that I am rereading it as if it were my first time through. He had really hit the nail on the head over several things...and now some of the entries that were considered "future headlines" aren't future, but present now. This book came out less than a year ago! The events and conditions in the world are quickly spiraling to their conclusion. If you haven't read this book, I STRONGLY encourage you to do so. Any book by Joel Rosenberg is really well done, but this one is a non fiction, analytical book. I said it on a different blog before, but I will repeat it here: It is a feeling within me, to my core, that I feel things are coming to the next big thing...I feel that this would be the Rapture of Christians. (Although, Ezekiel's war couldcome first...this would not be a surprise.) Something BIG is about to occur. It is much like watching the sands in an hourglass. At first, they drift downward in regular fashion, but as the sands run out, they seem to flow faster and faster until they speed completely gone. I feel like we are in those qucikly moving grains, ad there are only a few left. The time is coming, soon, when the situation in the world is going to get so much worse and frightening. I feel at peace, because I know that my Saviour is going to keep me safe and whatever may be thrown at us, He will be with me. He promised to never leave me, and He never breaks a promise. So, even though the events of the days portend some frightening circumstances, I feel at peace. I can be an observer, because I am only visiting here. My home is with the Lord and He is coming to take me home soon! How blessed we are to be living now! We are a witness to the very events that the Prophets of old could only imagine. They were given glimpses, visions that seemed so unbelieveable, yet we see them played out everyday in our news and events around us. Yet we have a second part to this blesssing: We are able to chose Jesus, and especially in the US, feel a certain amount of freedom to do so. After the Rapture, it will be much more resticted to choose Jesus, with Martyrdom a most likely result of the choice. It will more challenging in the future. Please, If you haven't chosen Jesus yet, do it now while there is time....We are on those last grains...Ask Him to forgive you for your sins and accept Him today! He loves you and is waiting to give you the gift of life, eternal life, with Him.
I must attend the children and the house now. Time to Lysol all surfaces and Bleach everything that will fit in the washer! And everyone....Don't forget to wash your hands!
God Bless
Love,
Faith
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Upcoming Coming Events
Hey everyone!
I feel that I have been meeting so many new brothers and sisters in the past several weeks! I enjoy learning and getting to know you all! God Bless! I am looking forward to that time soon when we can all meet soon and be together in the presence of our KING! PTL!!
Ok, so there is a lot of stuff happening out there, and it seems as if everything is coming to a major head mid Feb to March. Remember the group in Iran believes the Mahdi is going to be back and making his world wide appearance this spring and some have even said in March. Amedinejad has made comments that he is going to have a large press party with several announcements coming soon. (Mid Feb). Russia/Putin are making their announcements regarding some treaties and agreements, and this is scheduled for Feb 11. Rice is in the Mid East, and there is talk of the EU trying to restart the peace treaty involving Israel in the next month. Is anyone else sensing that BIG time stuff is about to go down (Or in the case of Christians, possibly go UP?!) All this stuff reminds us that we need to be ready and we need to talk to as many as we can about the Lord and His love for us. It's coming soon...even at the doors.
I love Jesus and Iknow that He died on the Cross for me. I deserved it, I am a sinner, and I have done some rotten things in my life. But He loves me. For Real. I asked Him to forgive me for my sin and to come into my heart. I pray DAILY that He will mold me into what He choses for me, because He is my Lord. Even though there is som much going on, I have peace in my heart, because He is there. I don't belong here, I belong with Him. I am a spectator to all this. I get to go home, soon. If there is anyone out there reading this, and you would like to feel this incredible peace and know Jesus as your Saviour, please do it now! Admit that you are a sinner. It's ok, we all are and He already knows. He just needs to hear you admit it. Then tell Him that you know that He died in your place, and ask Him to forgive you for your sins. He will! He has never turned anyone down who has asked. Ever. Make Him the Lord of your life. Then tell someone, heck, tell ME! I would love to hear it! To welcome you to our family and to encourage you as my sibling in Christ! I love you, and He loves you more than you can ever imagine! Anything you have done, He can forgive. ANYTHING. But the time is getting short....He is coming soon to take us home. Don't miss the trip. Get to know Him...He is the greatest Friend you could ever have!
I have third graders home now, and that means homework. Please, if you haven't accepted the free gift from the Lord, Do it now. He is waiting for you.
God bless!
Love,
Faith
I feel that I have been meeting so many new brothers and sisters in the past several weeks! I enjoy learning and getting to know you all! God Bless! I am looking forward to that time soon when we can all meet soon and be together in the presence of our KING! PTL!!
Ok, so there is a lot of stuff happening out there, and it seems as if everything is coming to a major head mid Feb to March. Remember the group in Iran believes the Mahdi is going to be back and making his world wide appearance this spring and some have even said in March. Amedinejad has made comments that he is going to have a large press party with several announcements coming soon. (Mid Feb). Russia/Putin are making their announcements regarding some treaties and agreements, and this is scheduled for Feb 11. Rice is in the Mid East, and there is talk of the EU trying to restart the peace treaty involving Israel in the next month. Is anyone else sensing that BIG time stuff is about to go down (Or in the case of Christians, possibly go UP?!) All this stuff reminds us that we need to be ready and we need to talk to as many as we can about the Lord and His love for us. It's coming soon...even at the doors.
I love Jesus and Iknow that He died on the Cross for me. I deserved it, I am a sinner, and I have done some rotten things in my life. But He loves me. For Real. I asked Him to forgive me for my sin and to come into my heart. I pray DAILY that He will mold me into what He choses for me, because He is my Lord. Even though there is som much going on, I have peace in my heart, because He is there. I don't belong here, I belong with Him. I am a spectator to all this. I get to go home, soon. If there is anyone out there reading this, and you would like to feel this incredible peace and know Jesus as your Saviour, please do it now! Admit that you are a sinner. It's ok, we all are and He already knows. He just needs to hear you admit it. Then tell Him that you know that He died in your place, and ask Him to forgive you for your sins. He will! He has never turned anyone down who has asked. Ever. Make Him the Lord of your life. Then tell someone, heck, tell ME! I would love to hear it! To welcome you to our family and to encourage you as my sibling in Christ! I love you, and He loves you more than you can ever imagine! Anything you have done, He can forgive. ANYTHING. But the time is getting short....He is coming soon to take us home. Don't miss the trip. Get to know Him...He is the greatest Friend you could ever have!
I have third graders home now, and that means homework. Please, if you haven't accepted the free gift from the Lord, Do it now. He is waiting for you.
God bless!
Love,
Faith
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
How I Believe What I Believe
Hello all,
I have seen many different ideas on many different things regarding what we are to expect in the coming days. I believe that the Lord will soon be coming to get those of us who believe in His wonderful gift, and have accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. I think it is coming very soon, as we see much of things predicted in the Bible coming true every night and day in our news. The Lord is to come with a great shout, and descend from Heaven. We who believe will rise to meet Him, with the dead rising first. This all happens in the twinkling of an eye, real quick. Then we go to be with the Lord forever! How cool is that! I have seen where some people get stuck on the last trumpet and believe that we are in for a mid or post trib rapture. I find that is not what the Lord leads me to believe. In 2 Thess 2:7-17, Paul is describing the condition to reveal the AntiChrist (AC). The lawless one cannot be revealed until the Restrainer (The Holy Spirit) is removed. Since the Holy Spirit resides inside of me and all other Christians, to remove Him would mean removing us. Christ said He would never leave us or forsake us. Therefore, We must be gone before the AC is revealed. I think that there is more than one trumpet. When I correlated the sequence mentioned in the Olivet Discourse between Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Matthew is the only one that actually mentions the Last Trumpet.
Either way, I feel that we are about to find out soon, and whatever God has in mind for me, I will follow Him. I pray that everyone else will too.
God Bless,
Faith
I have seen many different ideas on many different things regarding what we are to expect in the coming days. I believe that the Lord will soon be coming to get those of us who believe in His wonderful gift, and have accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. I think it is coming very soon, as we see much of things predicted in the Bible coming true every night and day in our news. The Lord is to come with a great shout, and descend from Heaven. We who believe will rise to meet Him, with the dead rising first. This all happens in the twinkling of an eye, real quick. Then we go to be with the Lord forever! How cool is that! I have seen where some people get stuck on the last trumpet and believe that we are in for a mid or post trib rapture. I find that is not what the Lord leads me to believe. In 2 Thess 2:7-17, Paul is describing the condition to reveal the AntiChrist (AC). The lawless one cannot be revealed until the Restrainer (The Holy Spirit) is removed. Since the Holy Spirit resides inside of me and all other Christians, to remove Him would mean removing us. Christ said He would never leave us or forsake us. Therefore, We must be gone before the AC is revealed. I think that there is more than one trumpet. When I correlated the sequence mentioned in the Olivet Discourse between Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Matthew is the only one that actually mentions the Last Trumpet.
Either way, I feel that we are about to find out soon, and whatever God has in mind for me, I will follow Him. I pray that everyone else will too.
God Bless,
Faith
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Other Places I Read
I Read on other sites. I enjoy reading Gracethrufaith.com, and RaptureReady.com, and I read and post on RaptureAlert.com.. These are all areas that have a lot of good information and good posting communities. I also have been reading on Joel Rosenberg's blog, his books are a joy to read, and he keeps things pretty updated on the blogsite. If anyone is interested in learning more, I encourage you to go to these other sites as well. Have a blessed day, I am headed to work!
Friday, January 26, 2007
Revelations
I love to go to the local Christian bookstore. I always need something to read, and I find books that are fairly current with correlation to end times prophecy most interesting. Of course with all the stuff happening so rapidly, it tends to be a little hard to keep up.
I picked up this book, Mystery of Iniquity, by Michael Rood. I read the back cover author's note, and this man is listed as a messianic moreh (Jewish teacher) and supposedly well known. I began reading this book and noticed that I got a really bad headache everytime I started to read. I couldn't concentrate on the words, they would get fuzzy quickly. I began to realize that I didn't agree with a lot of the author's opinions. He feels that the Rapture is a lie and that we who believe it are misled. I even told my husband that something wasnt right. After all, I want to believe the truth. I want to get this right. Was I mistaken? Were my beliefs in error? I did the only thing that I could do, I went back to the Original Source. I prayed that the Lord would help me see the truth and reassure me if my beliefs were right and help me to accept change if they were wrong. I went back to the Bible, and even used the Greek to KJV New Testament for original translation as close as I had. You know what? I wasn't wrong. The lord led me to believe that what I knew was on the right path all along. Then I looked up the author on the wikepedia site. Lots of information. This person isn't Jewish after all. He alo has a lot of connections to the occult, astrology, and has set himself up as a prophet yet he has been inconsistent and outright wrong on many occassions. I was almost led to question what I know to be true be a wolf in sheep's clothing! Praise God He led me back, and quickly. Like the Bereans, I began a seriously written down study for myself starting with Revelations. I have tons of notes of how I see it, and my goodness, how John was able to do all of it in the time frame he had is amazing. Yes, things I have learned previously came into mind, but not as a way to sway my opinion, but to verify what I knew. It did get even clearer now! It is truly amazing to feel the Holy Spirit working with you. He doesn't yell, it is that "still small voice" that gives you a gentle loving nudge. Praise you God for reining me back in from a dangerous place! Maybe later I will include some of my scribbles here to see.
I picked up this book, Mystery of Iniquity, by Michael Rood. I read the back cover author's note, and this man is listed as a messianic moreh (Jewish teacher) and supposedly well known. I began reading this book and noticed that I got a really bad headache everytime I started to read. I couldn't concentrate on the words, they would get fuzzy quickly. I began to realize that I didn't agree with a lot of the author's opinions. He feels that the Rapture is a lie and that we who believe it are misled. I even told my husband that something wasnt right. After all, I want to believe the truth. I want to get this right. Was I mistaken? Were my beliefs in error? I did the only thing that I could do, I went back to the Original Source. I prayed that the Lord would help me see the truth and reassure me if my beliefs were right and help me to accept change if they were wrong. I went back to the Bible, and even used the Greek to KJV New Testament for original translation as close as I had. You know what? I wasn't wrong. The lord led me to believe that what I knew was on the right path all along. Then I looked up the author on the wikepedia site. Lots of information. This person isn't Jewish after all. He alo has a lot of connections to the occult, astrology, and has set himself up as a prophet yet he has been inconsistent and outright wrong on many occassions. I was almost led to question what I know to be true be a wolf in sheep's clothing! Praise God He led me back, and quickly. Like the Bereans, I began a seriously written down study for myself starting with Revelations. I have tons of notes of how I see it, and my goodness, how John was able to do all of it in the time frame he had is amazing. Yes, things I have learned previously came into mind, but not as a way to sway my opinion, but to verify what I knew. It did get even clearer now! It is truly amazing to feel the Holy Spirit working with you. He doesn't yell, it is that "still small voice" that gives you a gentle loving nudge. Praise you God for reining me back in from a dangerous place! Maybe later I will include some of my scribbles here to see.
I BELIEVE!
Good Morning Everyone!
I have never done this before, making my own site and all! I just want the world to know that I love JESUS CHRIST! He died for my sins and He rose again and one day, probably very soon, He is coming to take me home! I hope you can join me!
Since I very new to this, I would like to share some things about me. I am married, have three children, and live in the USA. I work in the health care system, my husband is an engineer/designer. I have seen other sites that I enjoy going to and when I can figure out how to put them up, I will share them with you!
I would like for this to be a place of hope and sharing, encouragement and love. I believe, as do many others, that the Lord is coming soon to take His Bride (the Church) to be with Him and there will soon be a horrific time of trouble on the earth. Why do I believe this? Because it is in the Bible. There is a way to be counted as His. You need to realize that you are a sinner and there is no way you deserve to go to Heaven. But there is good news! Accept that Jesus died on the Cross for your sins. He paid in full for you. You are forgiven, just ask Him to forgive you. Doesn't matter what you did, or where you have been. FORGIVEN. Let Him be ther Lord of your life, and follow Him. Don't slam yourself if you fail, or goof up, and sin again. Ask Him to forgive you, and He will. Be sincere. He knows you aren't perfect, but you know what? He loves you anyway! Really! And then let someone know! Your brothers and sisters in Christ will rejoice with you!! Let me know! I will be happy to pray for you and with you! The if you can, find a Bible and start reading, this is God's love letter to you. Try to find a Bible believing Church, or other people to be with. Fellowship is awesome!
I hope this can help some one, and give you hope. I will pray for you!
I Jesus' Blessings and Love,
Faith
I have never done this before, making my own site and all! I just want the world to know that I love JESUS CHRIST! He died for my sins and He rose again and one day, probably very soon, He is coming to take me home! I hope you can join me!
Since I very new to this, I would like to share some things about me. I am married, have three children, and live in the USA. I work in the health care system, my husband is an engineer/designer. I have seen other sites that I enjoy going to and when I can figure out how to put them up, I will share them with you!
I would like for this to be a place of hope and sharing, encouragement and love. I believe, as do many others, that the Lord is coming soon to take His Bride (the Church) to be with Him and there will soon be a horrific time of trouble on the earth. Why do I believe this? Because it is in the Bible. There is a way to be counted as His. You need to realize that you are a sinner and there is no way you deserve to go to Heaven. But there is good news! Accept that Jesus died on the Cross for your sins. He paid in full for you. You are forgiven, just ask Him to forgive you. Doesn't matter what you did, or where you have been. FORGIVEN. Let Him be ther Lord of your life, and follow Him. Don't slam yourself if you fail, or goof up, and sin again. Ask Him to forgive you, and He will. Be sincere. He knows you aren't perfect, but you know what? He loves you anyway! Really! And then let someone know! Your brothers and sisters in Christ will rejoice with you!! Let me know! I will be happy to pray for you and with you! The if you can, find a Bible and start reading, this is God's love letter to you. Try to find a Bible believing Church, or other people to be with. Fellowship is awesome!
I hope this can help some one, and give you hope. I will pray for you!
I Jesus' Blessings and Love,
Faith
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