My Wednesday Privileges

Greetings to my dear sisters-in-Christ,

Until very recently I had been dreading and enjoying Wednesdays. Since it is my half day at work and half day to play I started finding ways to fill up my Wednesday afternoons. My one big duty (OBLIGATION) was to visit my grandmother, who is 101 years old and lives in a life care center. I start off my Wednesday morning with prayer for you all, this indeed continues to be a privilege that has become so wonderful for me and my time with the LORD. But I still had that big duty of visiting my grandmother - I don't know if I can pinpoint the exact date when the Lord changed my heart and mind about it being a duty to it being a privilege. But HE did!! My Wednesday is filled with wonder and awe as I arise to pray for all of you and then to sit and feed the birds and talk about the past, present, and future with a lady who has lived for 101 years and with each visit amazes me with her insights. God is so wonderful and gracious and Good.

Heavenly Father, our Creator and most Sovereign LORD, thank You for Your Tender Mercies which You are bestowing upon each and every one of us this day. May we be reminded that they are for this day and to live it out in expectancy as to how You will bring about all that You have planned and purposed for each and every dearly loved sister-in-Christ. Lord I pray today for each dear sister-in-Christ who has been and who is asking for the impossible, who has been and who is seeking more intimacy with You, who has been and who is knocking at the doors of their lives which have been closed that they would BE STILL and know that the battle is Yours and remember these precious Words, "Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." I Corinthians 15:57. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Until next week,


Your dear friend and sister-in-Christ

Thanksgiving

To my dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, when traditionally family and friends get together and share and enjoy each others company and feast on traditional food that has been handed down from generation to generation. Thanksgiving Day.

With each passing year, Thanksgiving Day seems to be more and more important to me and this year is no exception at all.

I pray that each sister-in-Christ has a blessed Thanksgiving Day filled to the brim with God's Love.

Abba Father, Praise thee. How marvelous art thou. Lord God, thank You for Your Goodness and Mercy. Lord I pray for each dear sister-in-Christ this day and in the days ahead that they would seek thee and thy Will. I pray these verses over their lives, Proverbs 4:18 "The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day" and I Peter 2:2,3 "Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord." In Jesus Name, Amen.

God's Blessings Upon Each One Of You,

Until next week,



Your dear friend and sister-in-Christ

Parallel Worlds

Greetings to my dear friends and sisters-in-Christ.

It seems that I live in "parallel worlds". Let me try and explain - I'm hesitant to be as giddy with life as I would like to. I wonder if a giraffe gets to hibernate? I love giraffes and for many years my obsession with giraffes drove my family into a tissy at birthdays and Christmas. I changed my request from giraffes to bells and dolls when the kids were young so they could give me something special. But now that giraffes are in demand I can once again claim the obsession of giraffes. Hooray!! Okay so what does that have to do with my "parallel worlds" scenerio? And my question, about hibernating giraffes? Most of the time I am very content to arise in the morning and enjoy my day and am thankful for what was packed into the day when I go to bed at night. But, at least twice a year I get so depressed that I want to hibernate from the world. When I lived in Montana it was explained that I needed more sunlight. So, I'm in Hawaii and there is lots, and lots of sunshine. So, for me it has to be something else. Being a giraffe lover I am told by some that I am a visionary. And my idea of a visionary - a content person, one of total self-assuredness. Do you see my "parallel worlds"? The Lord impressed upon me three years ago, in the month of September to go on a journey with Him. To draw closer to Him, to spend time with Him and to write in a journal. The tradition has continued for three years now and I do believe that I will need to journey with the Lord again in March or April.

I do believe that this giraffe lover does indeed hibernate - the month of September - I'm with the Lord on my journey, step-by-step. It is marvelous!! The sights He reveals and the Love He instills.

Heavenly Father, Mighty in Power, Compassionate and Merciful, how great thou art my most Sovereign Lord. Thank you for your tender mercies for today. I pray for each precious sister-in-Christ that they would accept Your Embracing Spirit and receive Your tender mercies which You have provided for them this day. Not looking back at yesterday's failings and not hoping for tomorrow's blessings. Lord I pray that today is Enough for me and them. May our needs, wants and desires be surrended to You this day as we Trust in our Sovereign Lord who has PROMISED that "... that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord". In Jesus Name. Amen

Until Next Week,

Your dearest friend and sister-in-Christ.

The Three D's

Greetings dear sisters-in-Christ,

It's another Wednesday and God has and is so richly supplying us with all that we need and desire. Once again just what would you have me say today Lord. Three words began to form in my mind - dare, doubt and discipline.

The word dare - Maybe it is because I was the only girl with 4 brothers - when we were growing up we were always daring each other and sometimes double daring each other to do something or say or ask something. I know that I could get my younger brothers to do about anything if I double dared them.

The word doubt - My vivid memory about first doubting something, was when our dog Sockers got hit by a car. I was around 10 years old at the time. We had a beagle dog named Sockers, I loved that dog, he had a bad habit of chasing car wheels and daddy said that he would get hit someday and it would teach him a lesson. Well he did get hit and I prayed that he would not die - I prayed very hard and he did not die but he was not the same after that - he would walk around in circles all the time and seemed to be in terrible pain. I could not look at him without feeling very bad about praying that he live.

The word discipline - When I was younger and getting disciplined by my folks, (yep I occassionally got in BIG trouble, usually it was when I got caught double daring), my dad is the one who disciplined but I could turn on the "alligator tears" and it would not be so harsh, but with mom, oh she wouldn't let me get away with anything - she would so lovingly correct me. Dad had the paddle (rod) and mom had the words.

Heavenly Abba Father, Great is Your Name in All the Earth, May Your Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven. How Great Thou Art. Thank You Lord for Your Glorious and Amazing Love Towards Us, Your Children. I come into Your Presence Today and ask for the Living Water which runs deep and wide to pour richly into our lives. When we have dared not to go because of fear or not knowing pour into our hearts and minds a Passion to dare to pray the impossible. When we have doubted You may Your Holy Spirit come and fill us with the unwavering Faith which moves mountains and asks for the impossible to be so. When You bring discipline oh Lord may we be ready to receive it and to accept Your correction in Love, knowing that You are a Good God and that You discipline in Love for our good and for Your Glory. In Jesus Name, Amen

Until Next Week

God Blessings Upon You,

Your dear friend and sister-in-Christ,

From Montana to California

Greetings to all of my dear friends and sisters-in-Christ,

We were traveling from Lewistown, Montana to Goleta, California. My parents, me and my 4 brothers. I was 16 and my baby brother was 9. I had been asking God since I was 9 to move to California and it was actually coming true. As I look back the journey was uneventful for me until I saw the sign which read "Hollister Avenue". This is the road we were to take to get to my aunt and uncle's house where we would be staying for awhile until daddy could start his new job. We drove up and saw the house and introductions were made. And as I reflect back these 40 years this is what I vividly remember about those first hours and days - Tasting the water and spitting it back out - it tasted of chorline. Watching TV for hours and hours. Walking around outside without a sweater or sweatshirt. Laying on the couch with my brothers on the floor and thanking God for bringing me to California. Thanks for letting me share a little part of my past with you.

It is the past and yet it is a memory which I do have stored in my mind. How wonderful our God is for it was that winter in the midst of the move and the problems I experienced at school with being a hick from Montana and the situations I placed myself in in trying to adjust to the lifestyle that I had a life changing experience with Jesus. God revealed to me that I was in need of a Savior, and that was Jesus Christ His Son.

My prayer for you dear precious sisters-in-Christ for the month of November -

Abba Father, thank you that You move us from where we were to who we are in You. Praise You, most Holy and Sovereign Lord.
Lord God our Great and Mighty God who draws us unto Himself. I pray for each dear child of Yours that she would SHOUT FOR JOY that You have completed her in Christ Jesus. God of Heaven and Earth and Jesus Christ your Son and the Holy Spirit our Comforter and Counselor thank You the Holy Trinity. May our days ahead be triumphant, may we stand still and know, may we each place the full armor of God upon ourselves and Desire to do Your Will and Desire that Your Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven. In Jesus Name, Amen

Until next week,

God's Blessing Upon all of You

Your friend and dear sister-in-Christ