TRUSTING THE LORD!!

NEARLY EVERY DAY I RELY UPON THIS!

TRUSTING THE LORD,

LOVING HIS PROTECTION FROM EVIL SITUATIONS.

IN OUR PRESENT-DAY WORLD

EVIL IS SPREAD AROUND STRONGLY,

AND MANY PEOPLE THINK NONE OF IT IS EVIL.

IT'S A HEART-BREAKER FOR ME.

I WAS STRONGLY EVIL BEFORE THE LORD 

BROKE INTO MY LIFE NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO.

I TRULY KNOW IT.

AND I CAN HARDLY WAIT 

TO GET TO THE 

HEAVENLY KINGDOM.

 

ME! A WORSHIPING GREAT-GRANDMA!

     My husband, Dave, and I went to the Methodist Women's Hospital way out in the far west central area of Omaha on October 24th around 1:30 that afternoon. When we were walking toward the room, we saw the father of the little baby  sitting outside the room and holding him. The nurses had taken my granddaughter Miranda into a surgery section and the baby had been taken out of her tummy about 3:15 Saturday morning. It was a huge blessing to see the baby. Devonta, the dad, was sitting outside the room because stuff was being done to Miranda in the room and we couldn't go in, yet.  Devonta has accepted Dave and I as his grandparents and gave hugs and kisses while we were waiting to get into the room.  So, I have a new grandson, since I now have a great-grandson. Then took pictures of the baby Aiden with Dave. So I'll pop some pictures on.

   

 

     Miranda and Aiden will be home late tonight or early tomorrow. 

 It will be only about 8 to 10 minutes from our house to be where she will be at my daughter's/her mom's house.  I'll pop in often and bug them and hold them whenever I can.  The hope is that eventually Miranda and Devonta will be married.  They've been dating for about 2 years. And in their upper teens.

      Yesterday I went there and today I went also.  When I popped in there and hugged my granddaughter and held the baby, I suddenly heard the Lord tell where to turn and where to drive, so going to and from that location.  I was worshiping, praying, and turning to and to and to the Lord. And praying in a couple of special places re: our history when other gods were worshiped and sacrificed to up to hundreds of years ago.  That's what counts!

  

    Had this picture of me with the little one today and will show you the direction the Lord was telling me to go when I hit the car.

      I had taken pictures when I was standing up on the 5th floor area, just outside the room, and didn't know that where I was going. But when ready to leave the hospital, the Lord told me to turn right and drive on road instead of turning left to reach the main highway.  And He had me go a lot of places, before I got home. 

     I'm grateful for serving the Lord and extremely grateful to be a great-grandma and hug and love them! 

[Her sister is the same age...they are twins.  She has an older brother, a younger sister, and a younger brother.]  

I'M A PRAISER AND REJOICER

THIS IS FILLED WITH REALITY.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL, B/C I'M NOT A FIGHTER.

I WAS A FIGHTER WHEN A KID AND 
BEFORE I OFFICIALLY CAME TO THE LORD WHEN I WAS 20.

NOW I'M A "FIGHTER", BUT IT'S ONLY IN A 

SPIRITUAL WAY, DEALING WITH THE

SINFULNESS OF OUR CITIES, STATES, NATIONS.

THE APPROVAL OF WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN 
AS SINFULNESS IN THE PAST HAS EXPANDED 
SIGNIFICANTLY NOW AS "OK".

I'M HEART BROKEN WHEN I'M SEEING SO MUCH,

AND HEARING SO MUCH, DAY-BY-DAY.

SERVING THE LORD, TURNING TO HIM,
 BLESSING AND BLESSING HIM EVEN WHEN I SEE SO MANY

DEMONIC CONNECTIONS THROUGH MANY gods.

I'M A DRIVING/WALKER.  I AM A WORSHIPER AND PRAYER 
WHEREVER AND WHENEVER THE LORD HAS ME GO.

HE IS ALL THAT COUNTS!!

[I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAVEN!!
 SOON!!!]

ARISE! SHINE!!

EVEN THOUGH I'VE SHARED THIS BEFORE, 

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, 

THE LORD LAID IT ON ME AGAIN TODAY.

I'M LIVING/READING IN ISAIAH NOW AND 

SO MANY PIECES OF IT HAVE GRABBED MY HEART.

THIS IS SO TRUTHFUL.

HIS GLORY COUNTS AMAZINGLY!

IT WILL ENTER OUR HEARTS, 

EVEN FOR YOU AND FOR ME!

HEAVENLY FOREVER!

[BTW,WHEN I'M IN HEAVEN, I SURE HOPE TO MEET ISAIAH!]

MURCHISON FALLS EVENT!

     Been on my heart to share photos.  I've shown a few of the pieces in the past, but never shown what I looked like when we were going to the Nile River at the Murchison Falls National Park.  A treat in early 1996, shortly before Dave and I were returning to the Omaha area in April.  This was on my heart today, so going to drop some of the pictures on.  Can't share the dozens of them, but I was connected to rejoicing and serving the Lord.  On the truck, except for me and one other lady who is from Ohio, a number of them had come to help for a couple weeks at New Hope Uganda and they were from a southern California church. They were a huge blessing.  And the guy from our NHU put me on the truck.  So, I'll share what I can.  The Lord laid it on me to spread it around.  People will smile!!

Getting ready to leave.

On the way home to NH...not clean!

Sunday Morning, CLEAN!

     And my husband couldn't go, because he had a serious body issue and being on the truck and going around would have hurt him.  So, one of the ladies from Ohio, who had just arrived to be a short-term missionary, we became friends during the trip to that northern Uganda area.  Dave took this picture, because we both looked good after lots cleaning taking place.  I've never known her since then, and that was in '96.  Sure would love to connect with her somehow again.

HE IS WHAT COUNTS!

SERVING THE LORD IS

WHAT I CAN,

WHEN I CAN,

HOW I CAN.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HIM,

MOMENT-BY-MOMENT,

DAY-BY-DAY,

INSTANTLY.

CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE HIM EITHER HERE ON OUR EARTH

OR WHEN I'M IN HEAVEN.

HE'S ALL THAT COUNTS!

HE HAS POWER, GLORY, AND MUCH MORE!

It's what I count on, consistently, moment-by-moment during the day and even when I'm in my bed now for about 11 hours.  The brain and body issue have caused that.  Anyhow, during the times, walking, driving, and dealing with my body issues,

 I'm serving and worshiping and rejoicing with and to the Lord. 

I'm a happy kid of His and can hardly wait to see Him, face-to-face. 

Makes me smile and rejoice.  

HALLELUJAH!!!

 

PRAISE THE LORD!!

      Way back in April, 1984, when I was going to have to deal with divorce, which I had never anticipated since when married Christmas Eve, '68, all I could trust was the Lord re: the situation. Very serious, to say the least.  During that time, living in the Bible one way or another many years, then, during the divorce time, I strongly was placed in that portion of  the Psalms and this verse broke in then. 

 It was a blessing for me.  

      NOW, as my age and body issues have increased with seriousness,  I've truly, day-by-day and night-by-night, been a worshiper and praiser for my Heavenly Father.   I've also been sharing Him around to many when I'm driving or walking.  I'm truly telling people about the Lord.  Sometimes... nearly every day for the past 5 months... He has me walk nearby in my neighborhood area or drive about 20 miles in the Omaha local area or a total of 100 miles around and about towns outside of the Omaha area,  and it is clearly shown that the Lord is the King and the only One to be accepted and worshiped strongly.  

That's what counts with and for me... and for everyone else.

HOPING FOR HEAVEN!!

This is one of the most important spiritual pieces on my heart today.  My body and brain issues are increasing and, day-by-day and moment-by-moment, I'm focusing on heaven and looking through clouds consistently. 

Some of the words of a song:

O Lord, You know, I have no friend like You.

If Heaven's not my home then Lord what will I do?

The Angels beckon me from Heaven's open door,

And I can't feel at home in this world any more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD81hw-uZTA

 Jim Reeves -- "This World is Not My Home"

[Don't know if it will come through right, 

but the song is wonderful and been on my heart 

for dozens and dozens of years.]

MY DAUGHTER!!

    This is filled with a lot of information.  But most of it is pretty important re: Renae.  AND for about 20 years she has been an occupational therapist.  So, here's info pieces from my life when the beginning of her birth.   
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     Renae's 46th birthday was last Friday, the 9th.  When I married her dad in Tacoma, WA, December 24, 1968, she entered my body 2 months later.  We were in Tacoma until April, '69.  Then, surprisingly to me, was heading to California.  I had no idea re: it, but my husband had never told me where we were going, but had to leave Tacoma.  I found out later that he was taking me to the city area where he'd been at as a kid.  However,  in that area he was in jail when he was very young... 6 years old... and in and out from then through his youth and teenage times.  He stole a car and hit the road to Idaho when he was 18. He met a lady and was married for a time there. 
     Amazingly, while in a very serious hospital situation in Tacoma, it was assumed he would die.  Well, things changed and he had come to the Lord in '67 shortly after he had thought of the Lord strongly when he was alive.  When he was taking me down towards California about 4 months after our marriage, he wanted to drop in to see his dad in San Mateo. His mother had died several years earlier of cancer and his oldest sister had been dead in a car situation in New York City when he was in his teens.  Even though his dad had never wanted any time with David, miraculously the dad accepted us and seemed to like me.  So, we stayed with him for a couple months, then went to Redwood City at an apartment.  Renae was truly on the way.
     The blessing for me was connected to a church...very strongly Presbyterian church in many ways, and filled strongly with worshiping the Lord through it and met a significant spiritual pile of "family".  David and I ended up with spiritual parents.  A huge blessing!
      Renae was born, October 9, 1969, at the hospital in Palo Alto, CA, Stanford University.  In the next few days, I ended up with some special issues and was taken back and forth after being home and the nurses and doctors thought I might die from serious issues in my body since the birth.  And, amazingly, I lived.
     So, Renae lived in California as a kid until she was 4-1/2,  then Omaha as a kid and until about 12 and back here when 14 and as an adult.  Just for a couple years in Edmond,Oklahoma, she was in her 8th and 9th grades. We had moved down there, b/c her dad was a wonderful roofer and that was a great place to be.  Seriousness occurred.  Then, because of my divorce situation, I returned back up to Omaha where we had lots of friends and she went to the same school she'd been at most of the time in this portion of Omaha and then graduated. And she has lived here most of the time.  After graduation she went to Tacoma to do a couple of jobs and spending time with my mom and sisters.  Then she went to the area of New Jersey to be a babysitter.  She returned to Omaha when she was 21, because she wanted to get married soon, and it happened.
     Anyhow, just wanted to show a few pictures as she was a kid.  Yes, she's 46, has 5 kids-- 2 boys and 3 girls-- and, through one of her daughters she has a grandson coming in a couple weeks. [And I'll be a great-grandma.  WOW!]

First photo and she was just a few days old.

Renae's Dedication at the Presbyterian Hospital when she was 2 months old.

 

First Day at School, September, '74, Omaha

Graduation, May, '86.  Me, her Step-dad, and her brother/my son, Steve.
  [OH, and BTW, I ended up marrying in May, '85, and her step-dad's name is much the same as her dad's was.  
Dad is David; Step-Dad is Dave.]

And the twins graduated this past May, their older brother graduated a year earlier, and the other sister and brother are moving into schools on a regular basis.  

BLESSINGS, GLORY..AMEN!

THIS GRABBED MY HEART ATTENTION TODAY!

FOCUSING ON REVELATION,

READING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO BE IN

HEAVEN!!