THROUGH

 

What a CUTE picture!!!
This is my brother and I, circa 1957 or 1958.

I get to go visit him this week...haven't seen him in a very LONG time. Am just about beside myself. He's just moved to about 5 hours from here, to Colorado from WAY UP MONTANA WAY. Can't wait to lay eyes on him.
The kids have to work and cannot come. Pat's got a few more days off this week and is returning home from back East tomorrow. He and I will be traveling together. Almost left without him this weekend because I'm antsy and I can hit the road by myself ANYTIME!!

His name is Darel and stands about 6'5". Even though he towers above me, he'll always be my little brother! :)
About the time this picture was taken, he and I were flower girl and ring bearer in my Aunt Lottie and Uncle Jerry's wedding. When pictures that came back from the photographer Darel saw he and I standing side-by-side after the wedding -and began to cry saying "Sissy's bigger than me!!!" He has the same sweet heart he's always had.

I've always felt like I could shoulder about anything that comes my way, but I know that I'm not bigger than many situations that present themselves to me. The last TWO YEARS have tried to be overwhelming to me personally, and I'm thankful that God has reminded me that He's greater than it all, and that I'm GOING THROUGH THIS and will not be OVERCOME BY it. God has let us to know that we are to speak the same way HE DOES. He speaks those things that are not as though they are!!!!

There was a time a few years ago that I had my back against the wall with something else and while I was before the Lord He spoke some things to my heart and as He did, I penned them so they could encourage me whenever I would have need again, and they go like this:


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THROUGH

THE WORD FOR TODAY IS THROUGH

You are GOING THROUGH

What you are GOING THROUGH is not yours.

You are not stuck WITH it.

You are not stuck IN it.

You are GOING THROUGH.

While you are listening to all the whispers from hell, all the most convincing arguments to condemn you and lie to you I want you to remember that you are GOING THROUGH.

Even in Psalm 91 we're told that we are to dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High.

A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

No actual evil will befall you, BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.

Your eyes are not upon where your feet are.

Your eyes are up, while you are on the wings of eagles...you can look down knowing that just as you GO THROUGH a corridor and out the other side.

The tools of hell that would discourage you, and wear at you and bring you no hope, they lie. That's all they know to do.

YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.

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My prayer partner and I were at the church house tonight praying and I want you to KNOW THAT I've C-O-M-E T-H-R-O-U-G-H.
I'm THROUGH ALL OF IT. IT IS FINISHED. I'VE COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE and I AM an OVERCOMER by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB and the WORD of my testimony!!!!!

HALLELUJAH!!!! GLORY TO GOD!!!! HE IS WORTHY OF PRAISE!!!! HOLY IS THE LAMB OF GOD!!!!! GOD IS FAITHFUL!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him (satan) by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB and by the WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY, and they loved not their lives unto the death.

HALLELUJAH!!! The Word of God WORKS, ALL THE TIME.

AND everytime satan would try to bring these last two years up before me and what a TERRIBLE TIME I had....I'll decree to him OH NO.....that's not what I remember, I was DELIVERED OUT OF IT and WENT THROUGH IT by the POWER of MY MIGHTY GOD!

HALLELUJAH!!!



THANK YOU JESUS!!!!

God's intention for us.....

Aren't these BEAUTIFUL?!!!???
I've been looking for two months for a gift suitable for my Mother and Father-in-laws 65th wedding anniversary....to no avail. What do you get for someone who has everything they want? :) Had a lot of good suggestions, and we've tossed things about. My husband said that it would be his trip out there... I said that it wasn't enough. I've ALWAYS LOVED fresh cut flowers for myself, personally. Others about me think it's a total waste. They speak volumes to my heart. So I shot the WHOLE WAD on this geourgous arrangement. The kids here wanted to go in with the cost. Mary Beth and her family, Jeanie and Eddie are already out there. Pat arrives tomorrow. So I got these from all of us that did not get to celebrate with them tomorrow.








Jacqueline is our oldest grandchild. She was here today getting well (sports injury), and we were having fun with Emily's camera.

These pictures just about sums it up for all of us, doesn't it? :D

GOD HELP US!!!!! This is what He intends FOR US. It's for our own safekeeping.

We've been told that we're not to let our eyes look upon what is evil.
He's also told us that the words of our mouth and the meditations our our heart needs to be acceptable to the Lord. The meditations of our heart is what we give thought to and either listen to the Lord or our enemy.

God we need You to HELP US LORD, in Jesus' Name.

Ahhhhh, wisdom teeth.

This is Emily WITH her wisdom teeth.



This is Emily WITHOUT her wisdom teeth. :)

Today is a better day.

GOD IS FOR US

One of our boys bought one of these. He's been coming home each evening HOPING it's arrived. Wished he'd found another way to put his engine into his Jeep, but the way he's talking, he'll be using it quite a bit.

He also bought a new top for his buggy. Before long it will be ready to hit the road, eh? :)

Today one of our girls is having all four of her wisdom teeth removed. She's looking forward to it, as they are causing pressure with the rest of her mouth.
I'm asking God to cause it to be a very speedy recovery for her.
Am very pleased with the surgeon we've found. He has a good spirit, and will do her well.

I am, however, having her Dad take her to her appointment. After all these years, he's so seldom been part of the difficult times of the kid's lives. It will work out well with his schedule. Give them something more to "bond" over.

Pat leaves out Friday night to catch his flight to Virginia. He'll be arriving Saturday in time for the festivities. His parents are being honored with a party celebrating their 65th anniversary. Today our oldest and her husband left town, their flight leaves very early in the morning. Mary Beth and her family will be leaving out Friday on their flight, only they'll be visiting there for a weeks time. Jeanie and Eddie have to return home on Monday and Pat will be doing the same.

We've got one of Jeanies girls...the oldest, for a few days. It's always fun to keep Grandchildren over. She and our youngest are only 7 weeks apart in age. They're close and don't get to see enough of each other. Jac goes to government school, and our youngest is home educated. Their paths go in different directions. I had to SEND THEM BOTH TO BED tonight. Too much to talk about and catch up on.

I saw a recipe that looks tasty and simple:

Smoked Salmon with Scallion Cream Cheese

Ingredients:
4 ounces of light cream cheese
1 scallion (the white and light green parts), finely chopped
5 slices of dark rye bread
3.5 ounces of smoked salmon (or lox) thinly sliced
1 head Belgium endive, leaves separated, washed, and dried well

Preparation:
1. Beat light cream cheese and chopped scallion together in a small bowl with an electric mixer or by hand. Spread the mixture thinly on one side of each slice of bread (all 5 slices).
2. Layer the salmon over the cream-cheese mixture on 2 1/2 of the slices (cut one of the slices in half). Then top the salmon evenly with the endive leaves.
3. Place the remaining bread slices (including the half-slice) over each sandwich and press down firmly. Wrap well, and keep chilled in refrigerator until ready to serve. Cut the rest of the sandwiches in half before serving.

Yield:
5 half sandwiches

Would make for a very nice lunch/brunch.

God is good to us all, is He not?

Romans 8:31 tells us: If God be for us, who can be against us?

Nobody can be successfully come against us because our Mighty God IS FOR US.
Thank You Lord. Your ear is not deaf, and your arm is not short towards us.
THANK YOU that Your mercy and grace follows us all the days of our lives.
Thank You that we are tender in Your sight, and the apple of Your eye.
Thank You that You give Your angels charge over us, lest we should even happen to dash our foot against a stone.
Thank You that You have our hairs numbered every moment of the day.
Thank You for Your watchful eye over us to keep us and deliver us from evil.
You make my heart full, Lord.

SOULS

A friend of mine phoned me this early yesterday afternoon and wanted to know if I'd go out to grab a bit of lunch with her. Sounded like a good deal to me. :)

After we had been seated and our drink was served, she began to relate to me the events of that morning....not long before she'd picked me up.

We live in a very small community. She'd seen a state troopers car at just about every turn she made that morning while running errands. That's unusual, because we don't just see troopers cars often, just local police.

Not long afterwards, she turned a corner and saw a bunch of lights. The troopers had all gathered around the car they'd pursued and finally located.

While she was negotiating a turn away from the scene, she saw two very young men that were being cuffed and shuffled into an officers car. While they were on their way there, she saw the face of this young man, their eyes met.... was like that of one "caged" and forlorned, fearful, hopeless. His eyes met hers and it touched her heart so, she went to the nearest place to park and wept and wept. Everywhere she went afterwards, she had to pull over because she could not drive for weeping.

I asked her what God was showing her. She reminded what He's told us only days ago...

--Stand where God stands.
--See what God sees.
--Say what God says.
--Stay the course and not back off.

She said she was seeing what God sees. souls lost... He let her know that people are praying for finances and good health and those things are already promised to us....but people are not praying for souls.

While I sat there hearing that, my heart was touched so...she reached across the table and took my hand to say that that could have been our son, our grandson, our brother, daughter...etc. The Body is failing to pray for SOULS.

My heart was recalling a song that many of us have heard...remember....

"Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save."

That's part of an old old song that probably is not sung much these days, but my spirit recalled it....with sadness.

OH GOD!!! HELP US!!!!

We need to take God's promises that He's already given to us about the provision He's made in the New Covenant FOR US. RECIEVE them, receive our good - divine health, receive our monetary provision...and THE BLESSING we're suppose to be walking in and and then TAKE CARE OF KINGDOM BUSINESS!!!

This evening I was remembering Job...in 42:10 it tells us:
And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

I've always seen our lives as seed sowers. But when I remembered again what Job did, it brought again that if we will pray for HIS - HE will take care of us and ours.

The devil hates all of God's creation. he hates the trees, water, the beauty that God made. he hates those that are made in God's image whethere they are saved or not. He's out to kill, kill, kill.....destroy, destroy, destroy......steal, steal, steal.....EVERYTHING he can, particularly since he knows his time on this earth is short. OUR TIME ON THIS EARTH IS SHORT. The devil is out to havest and waste any and everything he can get his hands on.

When it comes down to the wire....the devil is after souls.
The Word of God tells us that Gods eyes goes to and fro all across the globe looking for people that will take His Word and stand in the gap and PRAY.

God loves the REDEEMED AND THE LOST.

He knows it takes divine intervention that and that WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, because the effectual - fervent prayer of the Righteous avials much.

OH FATHER, I ask You to stir our hearts to SEE WHAT YOU SEE. I ask YOU to stir those slumbering chords in our hearts that will PRAY FOR SOULS. Lead us by YOUR SPIRIT, into intercession and warfare. Lead our hearts to SEE WHAT YOU SEE, Father, and be moved to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Because we can by YOUR SPIRIT and YOUR WORD. You've equipped us, and taught our hands to war. I ask YOU to help us to see our great and precious promises, and walk in them all, so we are not always looking at our need....but will be Your eyes, Your hands, Your ears, Your feet, Your mouth as the ambassadors You've sent us here to be. In the Mighty Name of Jesus.