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 Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Describe a moment when you experienced God's grace. How did it change your perspective on forgiveness and mercy? Every time I experience and realize the gravity of my sin, I experience God's grace. It is easier to forgive others when I realize how much I, myself, have been forgiven of. When I realize how my sin affects other people, it is easier to give others mercy. Prayer prompt: Pray for God's people and for Israel. Dear God, Be with your people. Be with Israel during this turbulent time. Protect them. Bring them your peace. Help them to put their faith in you and seek repentance so that you will heal their land. In Jesus' name, Amen   I was working on a special project on planet (huser:beulin}, when I ran into this item.
Read, review, and write about this in your blog. I was disappointed to learn the little sapling was dead. I hope there was a good lesson learned from the mistakes that were made.   Prompt: Truth and Lies "Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies." Ralph Waldo Emerson Did you ever believe in a lie? Then, aren't some lies so good that we end up believing them? We all believe a lie every now and then rather intentionally or not. That's why we have to be careful to not be deceived. It's too easy to be deceived. A lie is meant to appear better than the truth or at least as good so it can be believable.  |
What day is this again? Oh yeah! It's Monday. I feel kind of like I missed a day somewhere. I'm still kind of brain foggy. I honestly think it's because the weather keeps drastically changing so quickly. We had below 0 wind chill last week and low 80"s today. It plays havoc on the autoimmune disease. I am feeling drained today too.
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Think about a difficult decision you had to make. How did your faith influence your choice and the path you took? I have faced many difficult decisions in my life. My faith always seems to play a big role too. I've written about my most recent one not very long ago. I have many more to choose from though. It's hard to choose one in particular. One decision I had to make was if I should continue to work a part time job through the pandemic because I was a care giver to others. It was more than just about me. I have my own health issues but the people I was caring for was also high risk. I chose to not work. I haven't worked much since at a regular place of employment. This is partly how I got into network marketing. I don't want to try to follow through on a big decision without God being a part of it. I desire to live according to his will. Prayer prompt: Pray for the hostages of Hamas and their families. I ran across this item in my wonderings around the galaxy.
Read, review, and write about this in your blog today. Do you know any silly city names? I've always wanted to visit the town of Nowhere. That's here in Oklahoma. 
Use these words in your entry: play, madness, time, mind, pray, slice, dice, and March. I feel a poem coming on. As the March madness continues to bring A little season we know as Spring, The squirrels come out to scamper and play. I look out my window and begin to pray. These are crazy times we live in today It's a time of the rolling dice, We all want an economic slice of pie, And wondering how many are soon to die. Nations are rising against each other. People are quick to fight one another. It's hard for the mind to take it all in. Is it time for the end of the world to begin? Prompt: “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” Germany Kent Do you really want your life to change direction at the moment, and/or which values would you like to prioritize right now in your life whether you want such a change or not? I am in a strange period of life. That's a good question. I don't necessarily like where I am right now. However, I am trusting in God's sovereignty. He has good and perfect plans for my life and is working everything out for the greater good in my life and those around me. |
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Use these words in your entry today: sunshine, bananas, coconuts, monkey, tropical, treasure chests, and time travel. What do you think is the impact of nano-plastics on the human brain? Should we be concerned or not? |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Write about a time you felt God calling you to step out of your comfort zone. What was the outcome? Prayer prompt: Pray for intentional relationships with those in your life, especially with Jesus. Ask that God would help you to pursue and develop a personal relationship with himself. I received a message from Spock. He told me that I needed to check on planet Just a Penguin because there was a report of a fire, and I should make sure there were no injuries.
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Use this opening line in your entry today: I changed out of sweatpants for this. Have fun. Here's the question many of us are thinking, who ordered the polar vortex? Well, this is your moment to point fingers, cast blame or simply create the best story ever. Have fun. |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Reflect on a prayer that was answered in an unexpected way. How did this deepen your trust in God? I am drawing a blank right now on any specific story. God always answers my prayers. He speaks in so many ways. One way is in our circumstances. I think for me; it is important to keep a prayer journal. It makes me so much more aware of how and when my prayers are answered. I have kind of slipped away from prayer journalling the way I need to over the last few months and need to get back into it. Life just happened is all. Prayer prompt: Ask God to heal relationships that have been broken. Dear God, Please heal any broken relationships that need healing in my life. You know who they are. In Christ's name, Amen I had heard some good reports about the port of Beholden on his planet. I went to check it out for myself and came across this item.
Read, review and write about this in your blog today. Is there peace anywhere? I can sympathize with the main character. Even Jesus tried to find solitude from the crowds from time to time, and people still sought him out. He had compassion on them though. We all need a little solitude from time to time.
February 20th is National Muffin day, National Comfy Day, National Cherry Day and National Love Your Pet Day. What's your favorite muffin? What do you do to be comfy? What's your favorite cherry dessert? And finally share a favorite pet story if you have one. I will have to say chocolate is my favorite brand of muffin. I like to stretch out and put my feet up to be comfy. Cherry cobbler with vanilla ice cream or cherry pie has to be my favorite cherry desserts. I have a ton of pet stories. It's hard to choose just one. I have taught my dogs to shake their heads yes and no, and they will answer you. Sometimes it can be quite funny. It is also interesting if you have ever had a dog learn some words. I also taught a dog in the past to sing for her dinner which was quite entertaining. LOL Dogs will speak to you in their own way, you just have to know how to listen. Their faces are expressive, they have wagging tails, they bark, they cry, they will let you know when they want or need something, and they can be quite affectionate. Prompt: The only journey is the journey within. Write about this quote in your Blog entry today. I guess in a sense every journey, even physical ones are connected to the one within. I wouldn't call it my only journey though, maybe a journey of journeys. There can be many smaller journeys within one large journey. I guess it's all in how you look at it. |
| These blog prompts today are making me feel like a chatter box. LOL I guess that means they are good prompts. I am trying to catch up my blog. I got behind and am having a hard time catching up. The last few days I've had some brain fog as well and that doesn't exactly help. I've had some things going on in my own life too. I felt a bit at unrest spiritually. It is like I could feel the Devil attacking me. It's hard to put this into words. I prayed about it. God didn't answer me immediately. Let's just say he let me sweat it out a bit. He did eventually answer me though. In a way, he was speaking to me through my circumstances. I feel led to write about it in my blog today too. I wrote this poem based on Haggai 11, "Consider Your Ways"  . Things in my life have been a bit topsy turvy lately, so I decided to examen myself and consider my ways. There is always room to improve. I asked God if I had gotten out of his will. I thought back over decisions I had made over the last couple of years, some very difficult ones. I had done the best of my ability to stay in God's will, but I could have made mistakes. I am only human you know. One decision in particular was one of the hardest decisions to make. I was taking care of my elderly neighbor because no one else would do it, not even her own family. I admit she was quite stubborn and independent (or tried to be). She had broken a hip and slowly declined to being completely bedridden. I was exhausted running back and forth from my apartment to hers to care for her and my roommate and our dogs. I knew she was getting close to death. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to care for her like she needed as her time got closer. I had to take drastic measures to get her placed into a nursing facility. It broke my heart to have to do it. I had to give her a 2 week notice that I had to stop being her caregiver. Then I had to only give minimal help which some frowned that I did anything at all, but I couldn't make her lie in her own excrements or let her starve or go without anything to drink. I basically quit doing anything else and only visited twice a day. It took hospice and Adult protective services about another 2 or 3 weeks to get her placed. This was a very difficult time for me. She died about another 3 or 4 weeks after they had her placed. It was a very sad circumstance. It's still hard to not cry as I type this. I loved her and only wanted the best for her, but again, I am only human and have my limits. It seemed like life went downhill for me after this. I re-examined myself and the decisions I had made. I had to deal with those feelings of guilt for not taking care of her until she died. I have come to the conclusion though that I did the right thing. That was what was best for her. It was the only way that I could get her to get the proper care she needed in the end. I considered other life choices that I had made. I repented of some. I have made many mistakes and some intentional poor choices before. I even went as far as questioning my own Salvation. God revealed to me that sometimes, it isn't because of the bad decisions I make. Sometimes, he calls us to share in the suffering of other people to be there for them and a light in their darkness in their time of need. That's why I am where I am right now. That's why I am struggling. I am here to help bring some order to the chaos. I believe this is also why he led me to this Joseph Bible study. Joseph didn't suffer because he was bad necessarily, but God had a bigger plan to work things out for good for not only Joseph and his family, but also for the entire land of Egypt at that time. Jay O'Toole, this is some of what we were discussing this last Saturday. Maybe you will find a blessing in this too.
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Consider a biblical character who inspires you. What qualities do they possess that you admire, and how can you emulate them? My favorite Bible character has been David from my childhood. I loved the story of David and Goliath. My dad always told the story of how I would play and act out the part of David when I was around 3 years old. He always laughed because when he asked me what the giant said, I would tell him, "Fe Fi Fo Fum". Needless to say, I got my stories confused. LOL As I got older, I learned there was more to the story. I still loved it. I learned he had become king of Israel and about his children, his sins, his struggles, his triumphs, and his music. He seems to be a very dramatic character. What resonates with me today is that God considered him a man after God's own heart. Oh, that I can stay close to God's heart! In Deuteronomy 32:10, It tells of God's people being the apple of his eye. I love the thought of that. Prayer prompt: Pray for Elon Musk. (I just feel led to pray for him today.) Dear God, I pray for Elon Musk right now. I lift him up to you. I have noticed he is in the news a lot lately. I know that your spirit is moving and working through him rather he is saved or not. That is not for me to determine. However, I know that he has his hands in the advancement of technology and a lot of things. He has a lot on his plate. He is helping President trump work to improve America's finances. I know this has caused many people to fear. I can't say I haven't worried some myself about his hand in government affairs or where all of this may be leading. You are God. You know what is going on. Your hand is in it, good or evil. I trust in you and your sovereignty. I give you praise. Even if this causes the Antichrist to be revealed, I know that your return is near. I know that all things happen for a reason and not one sparrow loses even a feather without you knowing it and even my hairs are numbered. Thank you for loving us and caring about even the minor details. Please be with Elon. Give him the strength to accomplish all you have called him to do. Keep him in good health. Protect him from evil attacks. In Jesus' name, Amen I went on a search with my friend for a short story on a far out planet. We happened upon this item on planet, Mumsy.
Read, review, and write about this today. This short story is a pleasant one. It is full of new beginnings and possibilities.
Write about a puppet show. This is a great topic for me. I used to write puppet shows for my church. I enjoyed it. My mother had collected a lot of puppets, especially animal puppets. Someone made a puppet show prop out of plywood and painted a scene of nature on it. The youth group would use my scripts and put on a puppet show for the entire church. We did it once a month. Needless to say, it was quite entertaining. Prompt: Describe what home looks like for your Blog entry today. Ideally or in reality? Yikes! Just saying. I am currently living in a 4-bedroom house with no central heat and air. It is an older house, definitely in need of repairs, especially the plumbing. I am struggling to get it clean and keep it that way. There are 3 humans, 5 dogs, and 2 cats living here at the present. I am basically the only one that is cleaning and doing housework. My roommate is truly disabled. Her brother has a form of disability but is more disabled in his own mind than he is physically. He is lazy, and not the most likable person. However, Jesus thought he was to die for. I put up with it to keep peace and for his daughter so she can have a life of her own. He would trap her into being his care giver. In fact, he already tried to do so. He tried to make her live with him until he died. There is always more to a story than meets the eye, such is the case here and I won't go into all the details. She is young with 2 babies of her own to care for. She is still trying to figure out life and has a right to do so. This is why I don't like to talk a lot about my present situation. Frankly, it's embarrassing and humiliating. I don't have a lot of good to say about it. So, I try not to say more than necessary about it all. God knows all the underlying and dirty details. I am trusting in him and his purpose. However, the subject keeps coming up, so I figured I would give basic and minor details here. |
I have had to go back and catch up on some of my blog entries.
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: What do you look forward to the most in church? I always enjoy the music service the most. I have always loved music. Prayer prompt: Ask God to remove any distractions in your life that prevent you from giving your whole heart to Him. Dear God, Please remove anything that distracts me from you or is contrary to your purpose and plan being caried out in my life. Let my whole heart be yours and nothing prevent it. In Jesus' name, Amen
Thinking about the saying, - Don't know what you've got til it's gone - what did you lose? How long did it take you to realize that you still wanted it? I have lost many things in life. In terms of the quote above, I would say the COVID Pandemic brought this to light in many ways, toilet paper for example. Another thing I missed was just simply being able to enjoy a meal away from home in the restaurant dining area. Prompt: What is a significant life change you've recently experienced and how has it impacted your daily life? Write about this in your Blog entry today. My most significant loss lately was losing the apartment and having to move into my roommate's brother's house. It's a topic I really don't desire to discuss. However, cleanliness and personal hygiene are more challenging than before. Life was just better at the apartment we will just say and leave it at that. |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: What do you think about witchcraft being practiced in some modern Christian churches today? I realize some people think its ok to mix the two. However, I find that to be foolish. The Bible specifically speaks against practicing witchcraft. Besides, if you lack something or need or want something, why not ask God, your Heavenly Father for it and accept his yes, no, or wait for it answer? Why go try to manipulate him or other Spirits to get what you want. If you want a loving/respectful relationship with someone, you don't go behind their back to get your way. That's just rude. Prayer prompt: Pray for those who are being affected by the winter weather this week. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for allowing us another day upon this Earth. May your will be done and may you be glorified. Help those who don't have shelter to stay warm during this extreme cold spell. Provide all needs. Keep people safe on the roads and bring swift healing to those who are injured. In Christ's name, Amen While I was still examining the star, Sparky. I found this item that caught my attention also.
Read, review and write about this in your blog today. I think it describes a mother rather well. Reading it brings back fond memories of my own mother.
Write about cookies. Deleting all the cookies does not mean to eat all the cookies in the jar. Peanut Butter cookies are my favorite. Cookies are fun to bake, especially when they are shared with family and friends. Prompt: Whether you are acquainted with them or not, who is the one person (in your opinion) who has recently done or is doing great things for you, for anyone else, or for the public? Would you want to thank them in some way? For me, this person is Jesus Christ. I can never thank him enough for paying my debt of sin on the cross. He loves me so much, he thinks I am to die for in spite of all of my faults. He deserves all glory, praise, and honor with all of my being. He rose again from the grave and lives. I spend time with him through the power of the Holy Spirit and enjoy fellowship with the Father through Jesus too. I know that when my physical body dies, I will continue to live with him in Heaven. |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: What do my desires, goals, and dreams reveal about my heart? Reflect on this in your blog today. Prayer prompt: Pray that you would know the love of God and that you can never be separated from it. SharmellesLovableExpressions has asked me to help her out in the galaxy. As I was wondering around today, I came upon this planet, Grateful Jess. Read
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What are you reading? Prompt: Kitchen "The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family." Mario Batali What are your feelings about your kitchen? And/or what is your kitchen like? |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Write about your favorite Bible verse and why it resonates with you. How does it apply to your current life situation? Prayer prompt: Ask God to help you hold your tongue and season your words with love. Today while cruising in the universe, I had some coffee with Captain Kirk, and he mentioned other life forms that he had encountered on other various planets. Then I encountered this planet, Angel. They had this to say about the topic in a journal entry.
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“In February, nature reminds us that even in the coldest moments, beauty can still flourish.” – Gabriela Alemán What do you see as beautiful in the winter months? Do these same things feel as beautiful in February? On this day in 1820, Susan B. Anthony, a pioneer crusader for the women's suffrage movement in the United States, was born in Adams, Massachusetts. In Texas, there is a motion to ban women who do not have the same name as on their birth certificate will lose their voting rights. What do you know about Susan Anthony? How important is the suffrage movement to us today? |
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