TODAY'S A WONDERFUL TIME!!

Two days after God put us together... officially, May 19, '85... and almost no one knew about that for about a month, b/c we were trying to make sure this would really be happening, and carefully.  He was several years younger than me and had been buried strongly in the Lord.  Anyhow, on May 21, he came to my place and knocked on the door.  When I opened, he handed me an envelope.  He was going Two days after God put us together... officially, May 19, '85... and almost no one knew about that for about a month, b/c we were trying to make sure this would really be happening, and carefully.  He was several years younger than me and had been buried strongly in the Lord.  Anyhow, on May 21, he came to my place and knocked on the door.  When I opened, he handed me an envelope.  He was going downtown to a special music situation and a couple of his friends from church were with him in the car. Since he was a youth leader, and my daughter was involved with him at church, the people in the car assumed it was something he was giving to her.   No one would know it wasn't anything for my daughter. Anyhow, as I said, it had my name on the outside and had a couple of what he had drawn on it. When I opened it, after he had gone, I was amazed. It was a poem that he sent to me. I've kept it for all these years in a picture frame for it to be seen. Anyhow, I'll show the words now and show a photo of it! He was a blessing... and his info re: us was quite unusual for me. AND he did all of it that day at the Base when he was there. WOW!!
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How can such a tough cookie be so fragile?
      Yet you are.
      And I understand.

Fragileness is a part of your beauty, like a flower,
      and your willingness to risk hurt shown your strength,
           which balances and makes you whole.

I pray that i see your fragility,
      so i can trust you as i ought.
         I would loathe to crush the flower underfoot,
             when i desire to nurture you and grow you up in Jesus.

I pray the Lord's forgiveness,
      and yours,
if i'm not tender when i need to be,
     and tough when i need to be.

Love,
Dave.

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How can such a tough cookie be so fragile?
      Yet you are.
      And I understand.

Fragileness is a part of your beauty, like a flower,
      and your willingness to risk hurt shown your strength,
           which balances and makes you whole.

I pray that i see your fragility,
      so i can trust you as i ought.
         I would loathe to crush the flower underfoot,
             when i desire to nurture you and grow you up in Jesus.

I pray the Lord's forgiveness,
      and yours,
if i'm not tender when i need to be,
     and tough when i need to be.

Love,
Dave.

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APRIL 15, 1966 ... I CAME TO THE LORD!!!

     This is always so amazing.  I had known of the Lord when I was a kid

and sometimes I was trying to do the right things re: Him.  When I was 18 and 19 in Seattle, I was filled with a lot of sinful things and, because I was so sinful, I was planning to die.  The Lord broke into my heart and made me NOT become a sinful dead girl.  SO, April 15, 1966, when I was in Tacoma with my parents and sisters and friends, I was suddenly taken to a Baptist church by a friend in early April, and April 10th was the Easter time.  I was at that church and I heard more.  I hadn't officially come to the Lord, b/c of my sinful things I still felt like a bad person.  On April 15th one of the main men at the church was willing to pick me up and take me to his home for dinner.  His wife and 4 boys were there.  I was a long distance from where I lived in Tacoma.  Anyhow, after the eating time, the lady and the kids went into the living room to watch a movie, and the man told me a lot of the info re: that I should come to Jesus.  After several minutes I decided that I would come to the Lord and then he took me to a home where there were several girls who were in their upper teens and young twenties.  Since I was 20 years old and I officially came to the Lord, it was 51 years from now.  I became 21  about 2-1/2 months later.

      Now I'm 71 --- I'll be 72 in July.  Always look excited re: that day of April 15, '66, I  LOVE it MUCH!!!  I don't look good and my body and brain issue is a challenge.  I worship and glorify and focus on the Lord every day and every night.  I can hardly wait to get to Heaven.  He has healed and protected me many times even when I was a kid.   Now I can't focus very well and I am so grateful re: how the Lord has protected and healed me and used me, many times and many years.  I look forward to the Lord, and to Jesus, and to some of the angels that are with and in me.  
 

[AND 2 months ago I fell into the street and my face and arms and body issues were very serious.  About a month later, my husband took a photo of me so some people would see that I look a bit better.  Anyhow, saying too much as usual, but I can't write and share very well.  Bless you and yours!!!]

LONGTIME CHRISTMAS TREE! YIPPEE!!

      Dave and I and a grandson put the Christmas tree in early December.  It was a treat even then.  THEN a few of my friends sent me the Christmas cards and I put all of them onto the tree, also.  I truly thought we would have it taken down in early February.  Usually we do it that way.  Well, Dave just said "no" to me, so I was waiting and waiting.  I thought it might be whenever he felt like it to get onto it.  SO, he told me yesterday that it will be taken on Monday.  Well, it was done.   I just want to show some of it just as I took the pictures today.  So, it was as a Christmas tree for about 3-1/2 months.  I loved it... every day and every time. 
     Hope my friends and sisters and others will smile, b/c they gave me the Christmas card.  Here's a wonderful portion of it! 

   So blessing and love entered my heart again today. I'll smile forever!

MOROCCO!

     I was one about a dozen from USA in March, '01, and just about four-hundreds came in April were from Europe and northern Africa, and the whole issue was worshiping the Lord and breaking into lots of the local large cities.  It was a wonderful time.  Anyhow, I always think of it and feel so blessed that the Lord told me to go and be there for the worshiping time.  Well, even though that was 16 years ago, I'll show a few photos.  

       BTW, one of that was given to my mom when I got home in Omaha and took it to her in Tacoma.  And my Mom loved this! When she went into Heaven about 6 years ago, it was given back to me, and it's in my living room to see it.  Always makes me smile!

     A special prayer time for many people!!  Loved being there!!

      [Even though I'm so strongly focusing on the Lord, moment-by-moment, day-by-day, and night-by-night since I'm mentally old and can't go around and about and do much even in my house.   About 35-ish years ago, I were used by the Lord to pray over the demons and other gods in the USA, particularly.  Then I was told by the Lord to go to Uganda, Costa Rica, England, and Paris, and Morocco.  AND my husband has been wonderful!!]

MY WALKING ACCIDENT! DUH!!!

      I was walking for about 1/2 hour with my canes and just as I got home suddenly I dropped onto the street with my face and arms and legs. I was suddenly taken on an ambulance to the Immanuel Hospital and my husband Dave arrived suddenly from our church where he works and when I was at the hospital he had driven in strongly. They did a lot of stuff on my body and brain and it was very sore since Thursday and until today.  My left-side head is sore and ugly.  I've slept a little bit and have a lot of pain even when I'm in bed for about 12 hours if possible.
      Anyhow, I didn't think I could do anything on here this evening, but I decided to just show a couple.  Many have prayed over and for me.  AND the Bhutanese, when I was at their church yesterday when my husband had let me in there in, they held me and prayed for me.  I've also had pills and other things with my face and my arms.
      I sure hope to share this now and then I'll be heading to bed again.  I'll be in bed about 7:20 and I'll get up about 8:30 tomorrow.  Can't always sleep, but when I wake up a bit, I worship and pray and glorify the Lord.
      OH... and the earlier pictures will be shown from Thursday and Friday and then today.  I look better today, but I don't feel much better.  Oh, well....
      Bless you all.  I'm thinking and praying!!!

 

FAMILY FRIENDS SUDDENLY VISITING TO US!!!!!!

      We've usually visited Dave's family in the Minnesota Twin City area, b/c he was born there and he has brothers and a half-sister.  The girl, Chris, was born when a man who married Dave's mom.  The girl was born when Dave was about 12.  Anyhow, usually we've been up there many times, usually a couple times a year, to see the family people and friends.  But we haven't been able to be there for a couple years.  Mostly it's b/c of my brain and body issue.  Suddenly, Christine, the gal, and her husband, Christopher, they came here on Friday night on his truck. [BTW, they've been married for 25 years; Dave and I were at the wedding way back then.] We picked them up where he had dropped off the truck.  It was amazing that they were able to be in the Omaha area. They were brought by Dave to be in our house late Friday night and during Saturday and Sunday Dave drove around and showed some things and we ate a couple places when driving.  This morning, about 8:30, Dave drove them to the truck.  On Friday and today I was in the car, too.  When Dave dropped them off, they left today about 9 while heading to the a portion of Iowa and going home to Minnesota.  BTW, on Friday, he had driven his truck from the Twin Cities, and other portions of Nebraska and South Dakota and had put his truck about 20 miles southwest away from Omaha. He left his truck at a local truck place.  When they got there this morning we gave lots of hugs!  It was a wonderful weekend.
          SO, this is the photos of them when we dropped them off today and made them SMILE!

AND, I'm sorry re: the writing.  I thought I shouldn't do it all today, but wanted to try again.  I didn't put things right.  I might re-write some of it even tomorrow.  Thank you for being so nice to me.  As I've said, the dementia has increased and I can't read and write very well any more.  Bless you all.

MOM IN HEAVEN! YIPPEE!!!!

      My Mom died/went to Heaven on this day for 6 years ago.  Anyhow, I always think of being with her in Heaven.  AND about every year I put pieces of her on.  Well, she was 90-1/2 when she died.  I'll show the 90th year in Tacoma when I was there with my son and daughter and many of her grandkids.  So, I'll just show this.  Always makes me smile.  When I was a young kid in Tacoma when she had put us at her mom's and I was about 4.  The last time I was officially shown with her was when she was in her 80s.  So, here it is.  AND she had come to the Lord when she was 82.  She had known Him for a long time since she was a kid, but she was doing other things.  My Dad story is a whole different thing... he went to Heaven in May 20s, 1984, and he was 65.  I've shared that too very often re: how he came to the Lord.  Now I'll put the pictures that are worth a smile.

Dave and I in '97 to Tacoma, WA, at her apt.