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What in the World has it come to?

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As my grampa said when I asked him at age 5, "Grampa what are we?"  He said "we are Heinz 57".  I asked what did that mean?  "It's a bit of everything".  Oh, okay.  I remember that conversation because I had spilled a 1/2 gallon of milk on his new carpet and because we lived with him for a year while my dad was overseas. When my dad went searching our roots and found several different things we are, I was amazed.  We have every tribe and nation in us, or so it seems.  I raised my children to look at the heart of people and not the color of their skin.  My kids were friends with everyone, regardless.  We were military and some of the best people in the world are serving their country.  I stand on God's Word and God's promises.  I look at others, regardless of race, creed or religion, status, or job without discrimination.  I wanna be like Jesus!  I wanna love others like He does. It angers me when it seems all th...

Hope

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Hope... what is hope?  How is hope defined?  Let's rock this word and find out.  The Word of God tells us in many places what hope is.  Hebrews 11:1 says "Faith is the substance hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. 1Colossians 1:27 says "The Hope of Glory, Christ in me. In other scriptures as in this picture... The World defines hope as sometimes elusive and or fleeting. In Webster's Dictionary: the archaic word HOPE is defined as TRUST. So let's replace hope with trust and see how it fits. It fits beautifully- same meaning different word.  Hope, Faith and Love, the greatest of these is Love. I like this one Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. In my search for Hope, I find Jesus.  He is the center of my life, the head of my life and I walk in the back, I place my hope in HIM.  I know I can not be in this life without HOPE/Trust in HIM.  If I have lost everything in my life, family, house, jobs, I sti...

The Name of the Lord is a Strong Tower

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The Righteous run into it and they are safe. Proverbs 18:10 Life is not always fun, it's not always as it seems but it is your life to live how you choose.  As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. With all the flooding in TX and OK, the high heat in India, the violence all over the US and paid protesters posing for a wage hike that doesn't even affect them, sticking our heads in the sand isn't going to help. I can write here, but honestly, I don't know what to do either.  Social media maybe, telling others our woes maybe.  We already know the government doesn't listen and they take our money.  So, I will go to the Lord, he hears my pleas, my heartfelt tears of frustration and angst. When I cry out to him, he does hear me. When I am weak, he is strong. When I am low, he picks me up. Because I am more. As I study for my Master Degree in Christian Education.  I often wonder what will it get me, why do I want it, what is it worth...

When life gets tough, rough and troubled, what do you do?

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Do you get mad?  Do you take it out on someone or something?  Do you seek smart council?  Do you believe that the Lord can help and He is always there?  For me, personally, when I know I can't solve it myself, I go to a prayer book and start praying through it until I get peace.  But some people aren't like that, I get it.  I have seen it.  Sometimes we are so afraid of what's on the other side of that, that it is hard to see the answers clearly.  Sometimes, it's easier to carry the burdens of bitterness, regret, anger, malice, and even jealousy or self bitterness than it is to confront the real reasons for it.  Those are all tools, but definitely not good tools or even good baggage to carry around.  It takes strength to let these things go.  It really does.  I remember being bullied in school, chased home daily and beat up.  When I was going through a Wellspring Healing class, the Lord woke me one night and said ...

What do you believe?

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And you thought this was going to be a travel blog of where we are?  Well, it is, it really is.  However our journey isn't just a physical one, it's a spiritual one as well.  So many things are happening in the world and so much deception too.  The media says things that after awhile we either tune it out or we start to believe it.  Just like the TV shows, all the stuff that's out and we have to discern right from wrong, evil from good.  Last night I listened to Pastor Michael Youssef,  he talked about 1 Thessalonians 5:16 -24 In New King James: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-25 New King James Version (NKJV) 16  Rejoice always, 17  pray without ceasing, 18  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19  Do not quench the Spirit. 20  Do not despise prophecies. 21  Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22  Abstain from every form of evil. Blessing and Admonition 23...

Things that make you go hummm.... this may take you a while, sit back and enjoy!

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For some of you reading this, you may not be interested in what is written, but for some may it open your heart and eyes to see what God has in store.   Years ago, I sat under a Pastor who talked about the Crowns we would receive at the end of our life.  Last night, watching Joyce Meyer, she talked about when we meet Jesus and God face to face and what will happen.    So, I have been digging because as a follower of Jesus the Christ, I want to know.  I want to know what happens to the unbelievers too, but I want to know about the crowns, the blessings that I missed along the way, the things that have been good and those that I can't change but would like to.  It's kind of like finding out your strengths but not really knowing your weaknesses.  I like knowing where I am so I can work on the weaknesses if possible.  I know we should not concentrate on those but that's just me.   Do you ever wonder what will happen to yo...