The Bathroom Mirror

About a month ago, things at Mike’s work started getting really crazy.  There was talk of layoffs, people getting fired, etc .  It made things around here very tense and I don’t do well when there is tension in the house.  As Mike would leave each day for work, I would pray Lord just be with him today… keep him focused.  Late one night after a particularly stressfull shift at work… well…  I sort of lost my cool.

Now keep in mind that Mike is a wonderful God-fearing man.  But… the “old” mike shows up from time to time.  I didn’t know him then, but from what I hear I wouldn’t have liked him very much.  As asked him straight out if he believed in God, he said yes you know I do.  Do you believe in the Bible as the word of God… again, yes of course I do.  So then I started spouting out scripture about being anxious and that he needed to stand on that scripture and believe.  I could see that he was thinking about what I had said.

So then next day he heads off to work and I have a thought.

IMG_0685  I decided that I was going to put up the scripture on the bathroom mirror.  Well needless to say, he laughed at what he saw.  Then he stood there and read it over and over.  As you can see from the picture, there have been so many scriptures added to our bathroom mirror.  Continue reading

Christian By Osmosis?

It was a funny (odd) night here last night.  Mike and I had decided to watch a video that had arrived from Jack Van Impe Ministries.  We rarely use the DVD player so trying to figure out how to make it work took some time.  We finally figured out that we had to push a certain button on the remote and voila’ … there it goes.

But prior to getting the DVD going, Mike was rummaging around inside the cabinet that holds the DVD player.  He was pulling out all sorts of old VHS tapes that had accumulated over the years.  Then he starts bringing out VHS box sets of “Jesus” teachings.  One after another after another.  I was quite pleased to see all of these, I had no idea that he had all of them.  Continue reading

Wasting My Time

It’s been a couple of months since I’ve posted a single word on this Blog.  Why would be a good question for me to ask myself.  Because I’m lazy?  No, I get lots and lots done every day.  I’m always on the move, always doing something. 

I really had to take a good look at what was wasting my time each day.  It’s really quite simple… I’m wasting my time watching stupid television shows that have no redeeming or eternal value.  I’m wasting my time clicking away on stupid games on Facebook… again no redeeming or eternal value.

So why do I do it? Continue reading

I bought a book the other day…

I was reminded today about an article that I read some years back about a mom and a wayward son.  The mom talked about how each day she would “carry her son to the Foot of the Cross” and pray “Lord fix my son”… “Lord fix my son”.  And then she would dutifully pick up her son and walk away.

The Lord spoke to her one day as she once again carried her son to the Foot of the Cross…  “I can’t fix him if you keep taking him away”.  Continue reading

The Last Few Hours of 2012

December 31, 2012 – 9:00 PM

Here it is, the last day of 2012.  So many people are thinking right now about what their New Year’s resolution is going to be.  I don’t make resolutions.  I’ve tried in the past, and it seems that within a few weeks those resolutions are just one more thing that I’ve failed at.  So, this year I have decided to set goals instead.  To me, goals are attainable.

So what are my goals?  Continue reading

Does God Speak?

People have asked me if God really speaks to people.  My answer to that is yes…  if we are quiet enough to hear Him, yes indeed He does.  A few years ago, God did indeed speak to me.  It was August 5, 2006. I woke up very early that morning, totally out of sorts.  I had spent the days before getting ready for a 1200 mile road trip to New England to say goodbye to my oldest and dearest friend.  Her husband had called to tell me that she didn’t have much longer.  My heart was so heavy.  I had know her since birth.  When I say that I knew her since the playpen… that’s what it was.  I had known her for 48 years, and now I was travelling to see her for what would be her last days here on this earth.  Cancer had invaded her body and was about to win this earthly battle.  She was soon to receive the Absolute Healing and go home to be with her Heavenly Father.

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