Fulfill HIS dream in 2017

December 30, 2016

          What a fun day with my Sister the Actress!  Yesterday we went to lunch at an Organic store and it was great.  Then we took a minute to find a nail salon, finally found one that she knew about and we both got manicures

          pedicures with massage chairs.  She took me to Staples and I got ink and paper for my printer.  We had great fellowship and decided we are Sisters. we really got acquainted and she is coming over today too.  She is auditioning for a Commercial on Monday so she is bringing her script.  Should be fun.  My Grand Daughter ("David's" girl friend) is coming also.

          It rained most of the night and cleared up about Noon, still cold, colder than yesterday.  They need the rain here.  It is not so windy now but these are Santa Anna winds that keep showing up.

         

          I found out that my Actress Sister, when she went to the Doctor and he couldn't find anything wrong with her, he also said that she had a body and mind of a 25 year old!  Wow! What an example to follow!  She was telling me that she had to run up a hill for a commercial she was doing, and no one expected her to be able to do it.  To their surprise, she did it several times and outdid the younger people on the set and kept asking if they wanted her to do it again.  She said she does 20 minutes of exercise a day (walking, lifting gallon bottles of water, etc...  She is definitely in shape!

          She and her husband came by before they went out to dinner for their Anniversary.  It was the first time I met her husband.  He told stories about how they learned to trust God in amazing situations.  They both Minister wherever they go and are here in this RV park because the Lord told them to come and live.  It is amazing to find RV Missionaries.  Everybody needs the Lord, especially now.  They also share the Holy Spirit.  It is great to see others that are willing to give it all up and follow Jesus, and actually do what He says.

         

          Dec 31, 2016

          I woke up this morning with a desire to go to the pool (outdoor heated).  It will be about 53 degrees about 11 AM and it is expected to SNOW later (10-12 inches in the Mountains).  So it may be my last chance for awhile.

HAVE AN AWESOME NEW YEAR!

MY PRAYER FOR YOU IS: a great Blessed, prosperous, productive, Joyous, unimaginable, beyond expectations, 2017, used by God in Remarkable ways. This will be a great time to see God at work in us. He is bigger than we think! And wants more from us than we can think or imagine! 

LET'S FULFILL HIS DREAM, IN 2017!

I will be live streaming the New Year's Service (WWW.FTHCM.org), it will be 6:30 PM our time.  Pray that we can have a space to show it.

         

Little things are BIG things!

Flourish2finish blog #31

Little things are BIG things.  That is the lesson I learned yesterday.  As you know, my desire is to be an example of Health and Energy so others will have the hope that "Old age" doesn't have to be decrepit, medicated, useless and set aside.   That we can be Healthy and Flourish; grow luxuriantly, thrive, succeed, and have an influence and be an example for the next generation! 

Well, yesterday I did some domestic stuff, cleaned up and washed clothes.  I went to the Laundry mat at the Adult Lounge and saw some people that were at the Christmas Eve fellowship and that was fun.  Met some new people.  The pool is still open ( No one is braving the cold).  Then after I finished the washing, I came back home to get ready for Bible study in Acton, Calif. at the River of Life Church about 3 miles away. 

The Actress, (she loves the Lord, and came to the Christmas Eve fellowship) picked me up and took me to Bible study.  I learned that she has been eating organic since she was a teenager (she just turned 60, that's 45 years).  That after leaving school, she hitchhiked around the USA for 6 years, finally visiting her brother (who had just been saved 2 weeks before).  She told him,"There is nothing to live for, I have done so many things, that I am ashamed of, and I don't even know who God is."  Her brother told her "I know who God is, it is Jesus!"  She said, " Come off it!, it can't be that easy." He said,  "If Jesus doesn't prove who He is to you, then you can go ahead and kill yourself".  She said "OK, Jesus prove to me me that you are the Son of God and I will serve you forever."  Then Jesus showed her, He was the Son of God, she was overwhelmed by His love, better than anything she had ever experienced in her whole life.  She gave Jesus her life and has been serving him for 37 years.

Then her Brother said,"There is more."  Then she said "What can be more than this?"  Her brother said, "You need the Holy Spirit to give you power to live for God."

She said that the same day her brother took her across the street to a Pentecostal Church where she received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.  She was delivered from her past, received her prayer language, and realized there was nothing in this world that would satisfy like Jesus.

 The next day, she was walking by a Hippie.  He looked at her and said, "Man, whatever you are high on, I want it."  She told him it was Jesus, and he said, "Whatever it is , I want it." He accepted the Lord.

Bible study was good.  People who loved the Lord, and I got to meet some more wonderful people.  The Pastor spoke on Testimonies, ( What you have seen and heard that bares witness to Jesus' power and miracles) that plant seeds so people know that God is no respecter of persons and that He can do the same for you and others.  He gave some examples of miracles which were confidence building, in what prayer and trust in the Lord, can do.

Now, getting to the little things.  In the Bible study, I ate a Sugar-free mint and offered one to my friend.  She took the package and turned it over to read the ingredients and gave it back without taking one.  Later, she told me she couldn't eat artificial sugar substitutes.  I SHOULDN'T EITHER!  What a poor example, not only was I eating them, I offered "toxins" to my Sister in Christ!  What's more I had done it before with others, and if I had not become aware, I would do it again! WOW.  What a poor example, little things like that can destroy credibility, and my witness.  I REPENT!  It won't happen again!

My actress friend from Bible study are going to town have a "girly" day today.

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It is easy to slip, let's not do "easy"!

Dec. 28/2016

Hebrews 2:1  "Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip."

Wow, that was the scripture (and the next two chapters that I read for devotions this morning.)  I started to think about, "what am I letting slip?"

It is so easy to do, and it is our job to keep them from slipping.  Am I walking in the path that Jesus walked, the path that He has given me to walk?

Am I slipping into the old patterns, that are comfortable, easy, familiar, things I don't have to think about.  It is easy to slip.

 I got my TV fixed, which seemed like a good thing.  I had not watched TV since I left on my journey.  All of a sudden, I have all of these choices, news, movies, shows, old "familiar" programs, seemingly harmless, BUT they all came with mind manipulating commercials, ungodly previews, ungodly sexual content, violence, language. (even when bleeped out but you know what they said) even when I was careful, I noticed innuendoes,  references, influences that was causing me to say, "I can handle this", "oh, they probably won't do that again," and the story line was so compelling that I started compromising, (slipping away from what I knew to be right).  After awhile of selecting "old" black and white movies that I knew would not have the language issues or the sexual content, I began to see the "programming" that was being done even back then, that slowly led to the blatant ungodliness that we take for granted today.  This is one of the World's ways to suck us into the World's ways of thinking. and the devil's plan to get us off of God's plan for our lives. 

When I had spare time before, I would look around me and see who I could fellowship, with and who I could bless.  I would have creative thoughts,(I knew they were Godly because they were blessing others), I would read the Word, to find out how I was really supposed to think as a Child of God. 

After I watched TV for just a small amount of time, I noticed how much of my thoughts were "controlled" by what I had seen and heard on TV.  Especially the news, (How can we live without knowing what is going on?) it is almost always bad, twisted to make a good story, depressing, and conditions us to think ungodly thoughts, about others, and have ungodly fears causing us to worry about stuff we can't control.  The Bible says, in Phil 4:6-7 "Be careful (anxious) for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." 

Check our heart.  Are we at peace?  Does TV give us peace?  Are we being "entertained" into fears, worry, ungodly thoughts, sights, sounds, are we "slipping"?  Are we addicted to TV?  Can we do without it?  I discovered that I could do quite well without it, and If  I needed to know something, the Lord had a way of letting me know. It boils down to who do we trust?  The world's system (which is failing fast, and kills, steals and destroys) or the system of the Kingdom of God (which brings peace, Joy, and comfort).  Very soon, we will be required to get off the fence and decide who we will serve. The World is getting worse, we need to get better, we are called to be in the World but not of it.  Who do we trust?

Last night was wonderful, I got to see and fellowship with my first "adopted family", from Maryland that I stayed with for 8 months while my house was being prepared for sale.  They are the greatest Christian family I have ever met.  Again all of the Teenagers (18 yr old in first year of College, 16 year old in last year of High School and a 14 year old in first year of High School) all are on the honor roll.  They are proof that a family with teenagers can live Godly, and love each other, be kind and honoring, and respectful to each other, take correction gracefully and change.  I learned a lot, by living in their home.  THEY ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE LOVE OF GOD IN A HOME!

We had a great fellowship and they prayed for me before they left.  It was great to be with family for the Christmas Season.

It is still cold but going up to 58 degrees today.  At 10:45 AM it is 42 degrees.

Freezing in California

Dec. 27, 2016

I took a Christmas break from blogging just so you know you didn't miss anything. The last blog was Christmas Eve and the fellowship.

YIKES!!!! I woke up this morning (still freezing outside) and weighed and measured.  Oh Oh, I GAINED A POUND!  I had sill lost 1 inch but this is a wake up call!  I had gotten cockey and complacent, it is so easy for me to be a "know it all" and think I can do this without paying attention.  Oh well, not true, little things can get you off course so easily, "legal" snacks, bigger portions, not being mindful...etc.  OK I am back on track today, it is the first day of the rest of my life.

Christmas in the California Mountains is amazing.  I woke up at 6 Am to be able to get the live stream at 6:30 California time.  I cooked some teriyaki Chicken, mixed vegetables, made a big salad and had a pound cake in the freezer, that I thawed out.  I tried to get a ride to the Welcome center (about 1/2 mile away) but that didn't work.  So I packed everything in my rolling cart and walked (which was good exercise).  David's Dad ( found out that is not his name, I misunderstood, Oh well that is how you know him) had to work by himself on Christmas so I told him I would come and we would have church (Streaming live, the rebroadcast was at 9:30 our time) and I would bring dinner.

By now you know that "My" plans don't always (hardly ever) work out.  OK, we couldn't get the internet at the Welcome center and he was very busy.  We talked in between guests and greeted everybody.  One lady was from Long Beach and I was able to share the Las Angeles FTHCM Church (which is in Long Beach) with her.  After awhile, I left a plate for "David's" Dad and walked on back with too much dinner for me.  On the way back I met a single Dad who had no children for the weekend so I invited him and "David" and his girlfriend to dinner.  At about 5 PM they all showed up and "David" didn't stay because he was tired so it was just the three of us for dinner, which was wonderful.  The single Dad was a sound technician and was able to fix my TV.  I had not been able to get TV since I left.  I have  about 20 channel choices not.  I still don't watch it much.

My adopted family from Maryland is out here (about 15 minutes away) for Christmas break visiting her brother.  They called on "face time?" (very interesting) and we connected just before my guests arrived and I couldn't talk long.  We will get together today, they are coming over to the TT RV park for a visit.

IT WAS A GREAT CHRISTMAS!

Yesterday was freezing again and windy which made it very cold.  "David's girlfriend came over and spent the day with me while he was working, she is delightful and of course, adopted too.  She went to the welcome center and brought my Shaklee package which I had sent here.  Just in time! 

I am cooking spagetti and making another salad for "my family", I am so excited to be able to see them this Christmas too.  We were all in Duck, North Carolina last Christmas when is was 72 degrees!  Oh, well.  It was 29 degrees last night abd at 10:30 AM it is 34 degrees and windy.

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas too.  Life is good with Jesus, the reason for the Season!

Flourish2finish blog#29

Dec. 27, 2016

I took a Christmas break from blogging just so you know you didn't miss anything. The last blog was Christmas Eve and the fellowship.

YIKES!!!! I woke up this morning (still freezing outside) and weighed and measured.  Oh Oh, I GAINED A POUND!  I had sill lost 1 inch but this is a wake up call!  I had gotten cockey and complacent, it is so easy for me to be a "know it all" and think I can do this without paying attention.  Oh well, not true, little things can get you off course so easily, "legal" snacks, bigger portions, not being mindful...etc.  OK I am back on track today, it is the first day of the rest of my life.

Christmas in the California Mountains is amazing.  I woke up at 6 Am to be able to get the live stream at 6:30 California time.  I cooked some teriyaki Chicken, mixed vegetables, made a big salad and had a pound cake in the freezer, that I thawed out.  I tried to get a ride to the Welcome center (about 1/2 mile away) but that didn't work.  So I packed everything in my rolling cart and walked (which was good exercise).  David's Dad ( found out that is not his name, I misunderstood, Oh well that is how you know him) had to work by himself on Christmas so I told him I would come and we would have church (Streaming live, the rebroadcast was at 9:30 our time) and I would bring dinner.

By now you know that "My" plans don't always (hardly ever) work out.  OK, we couldn't get the internet at the Welcome center and he was very busy.  We talked in between guests and greeted everybody.  One lady was from Long Beach and I was able to share the Las Angeles FTHCM Church (which is in Long Beach) with her.  After awhile, I left a plate for "David's" Dad and walked on back with too much dinner for me.  On the way back I met a single Dad who had no children for the weekend so I invited him and "David" and his girlfriend to dinner.  At about 5 PM they all showed up and "David" didn't stay because he was tired so it was just the three of us for dinner, which was wonderful.  The single Dad was a sound technician and was able to fix my TV.  I had not been able to get TV since I left.  I have  about 20 channel choices not.  I still don't watch it much.

My adopted family from Maryland is out here (about 15 minutes away) for Christmas break visiting her brother.  They called on "face time?" (very interesting) and we connected just before my guests arrived and I couldn't talk long.  We will get together today, they are coming over to the TT RV park for a visit.

IT WAS A GREAT CHRISTMAS!

Yesterday was freezing again and windy which made it very cold.  "David's girlfriend came over and spent the day with me while he was working, she is delightful and of course, adopted too.  She went to the welcome center and brought my Shaklee package which I had sent here.  Just in time! 

I am cooking spagetti and making another salad for "my family", I am so excited to be able to see them this Christmas too.  We were all in Duck, North Carolina last Christmas when is was 72 degrees!  Oh, well.  It was 29 degrees last night abd at 10:30 AM it is 34 degrees and windy.

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas too.  Life is good with Jesus, the reason for the Season!

Merry Christmas Eve Surprise

Dec 24, 2016

Merry Christmas Eve.!  What a blessed day!  I woke up at 1:30 AM with an idea to have a Christmas Eve Fellowship.  I made up the following flyer:  Then went back to sleep.

T T MEMBER GENERATED

            YOU ARE INVITED              CHRISTMAS EVE

SURPRISE!

(Never been done before, come and join the family friendly, festivities and the giving,  it will be a surprise to all of us)

Adult Lounge

Saturday December 24, 2016

6 PM

WHAT TO BRING:

·       A DISH, POT LUCK, SOMETHING TO EAT AND SHARE (bring your own picnic ware, plates, napkins, tableware, cups)

·       A WRAPPED GIFT (Something you already have, White Elephant, Gag or nice, look around, be creative)

·        A TALENT YOU HAVE TO SHARE (Song, skit, Musical instrument, Poem, etc...)

If you don't think you have anything, just bring you and yours, you are the fun!

ANY QUESTIONS CALL:

 GRANDMA SWANN 301-580-2824

It rained all night long and this morning it was sunny but COLD and SNOW on the Mountains all around us, beautiful!

I called the ranger station and got David.  He said, "You called the right person."  I asked him about the possibility of a fellowship and he said it would work and, he was just getting off work and he would come and meet me and get the flyer and make some copies and then about noon he would come back and he would drive me around the park to hand out the flyers and put them up in strategic spots.  He came by,  and David was immediately adopted!  He knew Jesus, and we hugged and that settled it.  Turned out, I had adopted his Dad the day before and so it was a double adoption! 

I wrapped gifts, (stuff I had around that I didn't need) and David and his girlfriend came by with the flyers and we started around the park, watching for people outside, giving them the flyer and inviting them for tonight.  We had so much fun!  We really got into the Christmas spirit.  Lot's of different responses.  Some fell on stony ground, some fell among thorns and some fell on good soil.  After we finished, they brought me back and I cooked Taco soup, cheese biscuits and made a big salad.

They came back too get me and my stuff and we had a wonderful time.  About 20 people turned out, we blessed the food and ate, other people brought, guacamole & chips, potato salad, cupcakes, apple pie and ice cream, and doughnuts.  We introduced ourselves and then asked for talents.  Two little children sang a Christmas song, An Actress sang Oh, Holy Night.  One gentleman got up and asked us all to clap, then stand up, when all of us were standing and clapping, he thanked us for the standing ovation!  Funny!  Then we opened gifts.  Remember the two Prints that I rescued from the dumpster?  Well they were gifts and well received.  David's girl friend got one and she loved it.  Each person opened a gift and there was enough to give the children two each.  The rule was that if you didn't want your gift then you could trade it  for someone else's,  It worked out well and everybody was happy.  We all hugged and it was a great night!  Lesson learned, go the direction you are led, you never know who you will bless.  They were all invited  to the Welcome center tomorrow to watch the Streaming Live broadcast of FTHCM.  We will see who shows up.  What a blessed day!

TAKE A BREAK FROM STRESS! YOU WILL APPRECIATE IT!

Friday, Dec 23, 2016

WOW WOW WOW!  Yesterday I left the Palm Desert RV park and it was still showers on and off but not a hard rain, which made it easier to drive.  It cleared up when I needed to get gas and as I got closer to Arcadia and Pasadena, where I had to go.  I arrived at our Shaklee up-line a little after noon and they were each on separate phones, doing Shaklee business.  I am so impressed , they don't look much older than they did in 1974 and they are both in good health.  The wife is 89 years young and on no medication.  She prepared and served a wonderful lunch, homemade chicken and cabbage soup, homemade chicken salad with homemade toasted almonds, desert was delicious pineapple and homemade oatmeal raisin cookies.(I only ate one) Everything was delicious and healthy!  We had a wonderful visit and they are both in their right minds, getting around well, living independently in a beautiful home with a pool and guest house, and thriving in their Shaklee business!  They are planning to have the whole family including 6 Great Grand's for Christmas at their house.  WHAT AN INSPIRATION!

We called my good friend Ronnie, so she could talk to our up-lines.  She was at her first Shaklee meeting when he flew out to Maryland from California our 3rd day to get us started.  She thanked them again.

After a wonderful lunch and visit, I went about 20 minutes away and picked up my College friend, who is still teaching Chemistry in High School (Same age as me).  It was her last day for the Christmas break.  What a blessing that we got to see each other before she leaves for Costa Rico on Saturday.   She insisted on taking me to dinner.  We went to a really nice place with free range beef and Chicken  and really good food.  I brought most of it home to eat over the next week.  We had a lovely visit and will probably see each other again when she gets back and before I leave California.

I dropped her off at her house at about 8 PM and planned to go to Chino, to a Walmart to stay the night then travel to Palmdale the next day.  Well, I stopped for gas and things changed.  I looked and saw it was only about 2 hours to Palmdale and I still felt pretty good, I thought about the traffic the next day getting out of the City for Christmas, they were calling for rain and I felt at peace to travel.. So I did. 

It was a great trip up the freeway with no traffic, when I got close (10 miles), I had to go on a canyon road, which was probably beautiful during the day, at night it was a little different.  A tunnel, bridge, where I side swiped a guard rail.  (upon inspection this morning, it put a long even scratch down the full length of the RV).  GPS was good until it told me to turn onto a dirt road that said "no outlet", I turned on the road and saw nothing, (dark) that would indicate the RV park.  I stopped to go to the bathroom (thank God I have one on board!) .  When I came out, a Lady (who lived in the area) pulled up beside me and told me that it happened all the time GPS gave the wrong turn, that is was just up the road.  She helped me to find a place to turn around (which was no easy task) and she went on.  Angels in the night, God's way to take care of me. Thank you Jesus!

 After that little adventure, I found the RV park, the next turn and was able to stay in the parking lot over night as it was 10 PM when I arrived, and they were closed.  I was parked within 20 feet of the railroad tracks.  During the night several trains went by and because there is no guard rail at the crossing, they have to whistle or blow their horn,(whatever trains do) and that helped me during the night to get up to go to the bathroom.  A train just went by as I was writing this, and I took a video of the train and the whistle (I got proof!).

I will check in shortly and will let you know the next adventure.  Isn't life great!  Lovin' it!

Checked in , met and was adopted by, one of the Rangers.  He will be here Christmas and we have a "date" to watch FTHCM streaming live since he will be the only one here on duty.  I drove to town, which was a lot shorter than the way I came last night.  I went to the 99 cent store in Palmdale, and got everything I needed for two weeks, groceries and other stuff, and it only came to $45.60.

After I hooked up, I met some neighbors from State College, Pennsylvania, they are on their maiden voyage of any kind.  They sold their house and went full time RVing in October and are loving it too.  It is supposed to be cold this weekend but the pool is open and heated, so maybe.....

Somebody told me that I could rent a car from Enterprise with a debit card.  Well, I checked and I could, with a California drivers license, and registration and insurance,  proof of Employment, and something else, by that time I wasn't listening, yadayadayada....  You know, the Lord will provide!  He provides everything else for me.  I have everything I need!

Have a blessed, peaceful NO STRESS Christmas!  If you are feeling stressed, STOP, TAKE TEN DEEP BREATHS, TRUST GOD, ALL THOSE THINGS YOU TOOK ON, YOU PLANNED, YOU "HAVE TO DO" OR NOBODY ELSE WILL, CAN BE CHANGED!  IT IS OK.  YOU ARE PRODUCING THE STRESS!  STEP AWAY FROM THE STRESS AND CHOOSE PEACE, EVEN IF IT MEANS IT DOESN'T GET DONE.  PEOPLE AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU AND HAVE YOU CALM AND AT PEACE, THAN THE TENSION AND STRIFE, AND ANXIETY CREATED BY YOUR STRESS, NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE IT DOES TO YOUR BODY AND THE STRESS IT CAUSES THOSE AROUND YOU! SIT DOWN AND BREATH!

Ok, that was a Grammy Whammy moment!  Love you all, wish I could be with all of you but evidently, I have other assignments.  I will create a great Christmas, if you are alone, find someone else who is alone and enjoy their fellowship. LOVE, LOVE LOVE YOU!!!  May the love of Jesus be the brightest Christmas light, shining through you this season!

Sorry it took so long to get this to you but I couldn,'t get internet this morning.

Rain in the desert.

Rain in the desert should be interesting.  What will wake up?  Seeds lying dormant? What happens in our life when we add the life giving rain of the Holy Spirit?  Try it, you'll like it!

Rain on the roof, no better sound to sleep with!  It rained all night and was supposed to stop this morning, maybe so.  I am so glad the I washed clothes and unhooked yesterday while it was dry.  I went to Bible study in my poncho in the rain, didn't get wet and it was a wonderful time in the Lord.  The devil will always try to give you excuses to not do what you know to do.  John 1 was the scripture we studied.  It is great to be able to fellowship with the Body of Christ anywhere.  I met some more wonderful people.

 Things change, I thought I would leave this RV park yesterday but I got ready so all I have to do is pull out today and drive.

It is so exciting to know that no matter what, we are cared for by an All Powerful, All knowing, The best provider. The best protector, the most loving awesome GOD. WOW, what a life! And what a privilege to live it!

 

Raining and 60 degrees!

Dec. 21, 2016

It is raining, really showers,  they said it would rain tomorrow, shows what "they" know.  I had decided to leave today (a day early to avoid the rain) oh well, maybe later.

I got to go to the pool yesterday, it was wonderful!  Met some nice full time people from Reston, VA, (they will be at my next RV park too) and Idaho, everybody is trying to avoid the weather. My next door neighbors are from Pennsylvania, here in California, for the winter, they will be at the second RV park I will be.

I just booked another week here in Palm Desert, Jan 27-Feb 3.  Reservations are getting tight here for the winter months. I will go up to Pasadena area today and find a place to park for the night.  Then I will visit the Shaklee people who sponsored the Wolff's who sponsored my parents in Shaklee. He was the one who flew from California to DC, our 3rd day in Shaklee and got us started back in 1974.  I will always be grateful for that good start and all the support throughout the years.  They are both in their mid 80's and still active in Shaklee and doing a thriving business. I am looking forward to having lunch with them at their house in Arcadia, CA. 

Afterwards, I will pick up a friend from College at the school she is still teaching at (same age as me) and I will take her home and visit a little and then Saturday, she is taking off to Costa Rico for Christmas holiday.  She always does something exotic, to keep herself young.  What a Flourish to the Finish! I was glad we will get to see each other before she goes.

It is still raining, so much for showers, it is really coming down steadily. It is 60 degrees, so it is not bad, just rain.

My Christmas wish for you...FLOURISHMENT!

 Dec,19,2016

Oh, what a beautiful morning!  I woke up with JOY in my heart.  I have learned that their is a difference between happiness and joy.  We in America have been trained to believe that the "pursuit of happiness" is a "right " of freedom that we have.  So we go after "happiness" in things, people, houses, places, occupations, locations, etc...  We say to ourselves, " I would be really happy if I had...." , "When I get____________I will be set.",  We see someone else with something that we want, and we say, Ooowee!, they look so happy, I need one of those.  We see a new "toy" and they come in all prices...their is always a price.  (Look what happened to the "toy's" you got or gave last year...where are they?)  They may have made you "happy" for a minute...but then we want more, thinking that will bring us happiness.

OK, so happiness only brings a temporary "fix", a lifting of our spirits for a brief moment, then on to the next thing, because that is over.  How much debt has our "pursuit of happiness" gotten us into?  The whole world's system is built on our "pursuit of happiness".  Let's break the "world's system", let's get out of debt, (re-gift, be creative, give love, spend time with your children and loved ones, (What SACRIFICE?), pay cash for everything we buy, if we can't afford it, wait (WHAT! WAIT?) until we can pay cash for it.  Make this Christmas what it is really about...giving of love in your hearts.

Let's talk about JOY!

          JOY is a knowing, that all of your cares are already in the hands of                Jesus, and He can take care of them just fine, thank you, all by Himself, He needs no help, only your permission.

          JOY is a knowing that you are protected from the wiles of the devil,  he has no power unless you give it to him.(permission). 

          JOY is peace, peace with God and everybody else.  If there is a lack of peace in area of your life, you have the power to fix it.  It is not       about what others are doing, it is how you are reacting, so you have  the power to change it.  It can be done NOW, in a moment, a decision,  change your thinking. Did you do it?  It is only holding you back, it has nothing to do with the other person.  They choose their own suffering.

          JOY is loving, unconditionally, like God did for us in sending His Son as a payment for our sins, while we were still in the middle of it.  Can we do that with others?  Love them in the state they are in?  Unconditionally? WHAT? PUT UP WITH THEIR STUFF?, God does it every minute with us, we can do it too.

          JOY is playing by God's rules and loving it.  Everything we are searching for, unsettled about, need answers for, anxious about,  worried about, fretting over, etc... the ANSWERS ARE IN THE RULE BOOK! (Bible)  We are playing by somebody's rules, who's    rules are we playing by?  Our own? (Check again) somebody is           ruling our life, there are only two powers in the earth, if you are not playing the "game of life" by God's rules,(the one who created you, for His purpose), then you are playing by the devils counterfeit rules (his rules, are to steal, kill and destroy).      Everybody is living by one ruler's rules.  In our "pursuit of happiness" and freedom, we think by       rejecting or rebelling against God's rules we are doing our" "own thing".  We have been given the choice, but with every choice, there is a consequence built into it.  We make the choice, but we can't choose   the consequences. (DEEP STUFF). THE WAGES (payment, consequences) OF SIN IS DEATH! Death of something, when we sin, something dies (the rules). Could be a relationship, anything, we don't get to choose that.

Ok, I had a wonderful breakfast, my Shaklee Life shake, and supplements and a cup of  hot,Vitalized Immunity, Defend and Resist, Pomegranate Energizing Tea and a grapefruit right off the tree!  WOW!

My blood pressure reading was 129/88 this AM.  I remember being told that once you are on  blood pressure medicine, you will never get off.  Well, I have been off of all medication since September 2016 and I have monitored my blood pressure daily and it has never been as high as it was when I was on the blood pressure medication.  I read a study that was done that showed that sometimes the blood pressure medicine keeps your blood pressure high. I believe it, and I am doing what is necessary to be in good health.  Praise God, I no longer have symptoms from:

          Herniated disk in 2004

          Stroke in 2014

          sciatica & back pain issues

          Arthritis

          Now going through Bronchitis (let you know when my cells finish        repairing,  they are on their way!)

I never took medication to correct those issues, I just played by God's rules.  He gave us a Body with trillions of cells that are equipped to fight disease, reproduce after their kind (good or bad) and they know what to do with the only thing they eat:  Vitamins, protein, minerals, carbohydrates and fats (Food).  (They only react to everything else we try to feed them, like medicines, additives, preservatives, over processed foods etc...). The quality of the food will determine the quality of your body.

I intend to be an example of good health and live life to the fullest, in God's plan, so you will be encouraged to join this journey of Joy, Love, Life and Fulfillment wherever you are.  Come FLOURISH TO THE FINISH WITH ME!

Remember Flourish:

          To grow luxuriantly,

          To thrive,

          To succeed

          To be an example and an influence for the next generation!

My wish for you this Christmas is PEACE, JOY, HEALTH, LOVE, FULFILLMENT and FLOURISHMENT! WOOPEE! LET'S GO!

Watermellon 2 for 99 cents!

WOW, what fun yesterday!  I was picked up by a Sister in Christ who took me to the local Flea Market where there were all kinds of Vendors.  Arts, Crafts, Clothes, Shoes, socks, gadgets, produce, and lot's more.  I tasted a local date, which was real moist and good.  I  got some fruits and vegetables.  Then we went to a 99 cent store.  I thought it would be like a Dollar store but it was some different.  For one thing, they had fresh produce!  And the small seedless watermelon TWO FOR 99 CENTS!  I only got one.  They also had Jicama for 99 cents a lb.  I was able to get all the groceries I needed. Praise the Lord!  When I got to the check out, my Sister insisted on paying for all my stuff.  WOW. God takes care of me even when I don't think I need it.  I will definitely watch for God's opportunity to bless someone else.

Before she came I decided to hook up to the sewer and water.  I had a little challenge as the RV was parked too far away from the sewage hole for my hose to reach.  I have a longer hose but it won't go through the hole to attach to the outlet elbow.  So I solved the problem by maneuvering the RV closer and WALAH!  The shorter hose worked.  Now I am fully hooked up to electric, water and sewer.

When I came back I picked some more grapefruit.

Sunday, Dec 18, 2016

I woke up early to get the streaming live of my Church at 6:30 AM and then went to Church here at the RV park.  Rev. Sis. Wright preached today on live stream, as Bishop is on Holiday.  She was really good and spoke about, "How to Maintain A more Excellent Spirit (Attitude)".   She said to maintain an Excellent Spirit, we need to:

          Be like Christ Jesus, Be the brightness of the Glory of God.

          Set righteousness as a compass for our life so we don't defile                                 ourselves.

          We must have Jesus's mental disposition:

                   An attitude of submission.

                   Humility, total dependence on God the Father

                   Attitude of Obedience to the will of God

          Allow the power of the Holy Spirit to lead me.

                   We can control our flesh.

                   We can contain our mind.

                   We can confront and confuse the devil

Then I went to Service in the recreation hall where Pastor Jack was the preacher.  He and his wife have been doing this for 14 years.  There was a nice group attending and I met some wonderful people.  We sang Christmas Carols and the message was in line with the first one and he talked about being more Christ like. The Holy Spirit is real!  One lady played guitar, I bought her CD of Christmas Music.  Some of the same people I met, will be at the next RV park with me, that should be fun.  I will be able to go to Bible Study on Wednesday night here, before I leave on Thursday.

Ate a Grapefruit off a tree!

Wow!  I picked and ate a pink grapefruit OFF A TREE!  Now I know what they were talking about when they said picking fruit was OK.  There are fruit trees here.  I will let you know what else.  I WENT TO THE POOL!!!!!  It was great, very pleasant, not hot but very comfortable.  I finally got some exercise, it felt good.  It is supposed to be colder today, we will see.  It was beautiful and sunny at the pool and I looked over to the sky towards the north, it was very dark and it was pouring rain sideways, windy and it seemed very close but not where we were. Interesting.  I met a family at the pool, from Hagerstown, Maryland that were home schooling their children in the morning and pool in the afternoon, Wow!  They had a 3, 6, 8 and 18 year old.  They had driven here in 3 days, stopping in Tennessee and Texas, Wow. They call me Grandma.  They were on their way to that place I left in Las Vegas.  Then they were going to spend Christmas with the Grandparents in Arizona.

I had a dream that a good friend who tells it like it is, said I would never  succeed in my Shaklee business.  It made me mad!  I asked her why she said it and she was trying to kindly tell me and I woke up, MAD.  Not at her because she said it, but because it was true, if I continued to do what I am doing now, I will not achieve my desired goals.  Did you ever get to the place where you asked yourself, "If I continue to do what I am doing now, will I get what I desire?"   Sometimes we just have to look at ourselves, really look.  It's sometimes ugly. 

We fool ourselves into thinking that we can put it off until tomorrow, but then that is one whole day gone, never to be repeated or retrieved.  Time is a gift, we all get the same number of  hours and minutes in a day until the finish, which could be any moment of that day. We don't have that plan, then what?  We need to know for sure...then what?  Do we have a relationship with Jesus, will we, for sure, go to heaven when we die?  Do we know?  If we are not sure, we need to be sure.  Their could be someone reading this blog right now who is not sure.  You can be sure! God sent His Son Jesus to die for you so you don't have to die and go to hell.  It is as simple as believing that Jesus is God's Son and He died for you and me, taking on our sins, so they would be paid for, and we can be free to have eternal life.  Don't try to figure it out, we don't have the mind of God, we don't know all His rules, but we do know this one.  If you  accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and believe in your heart, you will be saved from this World and be a Citizen of the Kingdom of God.  If you need help, repeat these words, and believe them in your heart, and you will be saved.

"Jesus I ask you to come and live in my heart today, be my Lord and Savior. I am sorry for my sins, I ask you to forgive me.  I believe that you came to earth and died for me so I will be saved.  Lord save me." 

If you sincerely prayed that prayer and believed in your heart, YOU ARE SAVED!  Now, find a Bible believing, Bible teaching Church where you can learn and grow in the things of God.  You are a NEW CREATURE , everything has been made new, fresh.  Praise the Lord!  If you need a good Church, let me know.

Finally warmer weather!

Dec 16, 2016

Finally I woke up to 59 degrees, in Palm Desert, Calif.  I plan to go to the pool today!  I left Las Vegas yesterday about 11:30 AM and look the scenic route, good roads 70 mph and beautiful desert with a beautiful border of purple, blue, grey, mountains all around.  Joshua trees and lots of sand and not a lot else.  One stop I made for a break (thank God I didn't need gas), it was the only station around and regular gas was $3.19) it was called Terrible, and it was!  I was finally able to get gas at $2.55, which was still high but better.  

There was a Ghost Town I could have gone to but I had seen one before and didn't feel like going up a lonely road to get there to see a lot of empty buildings.  It was a beautiful, interesting drive and I arrived after dark and a day early at the RV park.  They had spaces and I could pull through to park. (For those of you, new to the RV thing, that is a big deal, as backing into a space at night (or in the day) could get very interesting without help.  As it was I pulled into someone else's spot (they were gone for the day).  My first clue was the water hose was there,  I just hooked up my electric and thought I would do the rest in the morning in daylight.  Then I walked around the RV and saw a mat on the ground with 2 lawn chairs, indicating that the spot was taken.  There was a lady next door, doing something on her phone, watching me pull in, hook up and I spoke to her but she was either deaf or very unfriendly.  Anyway, I quickly unhooked the electric, backed out and found another unoccupied spot that was nicer anyway.  I am surrounded by palm trees.  Not far from the pool which is open from 8 AM to 10 PM. Woopee!

The literature said we could pick the  fruit?  Don't know what that is about.  The Dates grow in the top of the Palm trees, I'm not going there.  I guess I will find out.  It is like manna from heaven, you can only pick what you can eat in a day.

OK, my health report:

Cold is better,

I have lost a total of 8 1/2 lbs.

19 1/2 inches

Blood pressure 134/91

No medication

No exercise (going to fix that today at the pool)

I am still on the Shaklee 180 plan and am so glad I did this before the Holidays and I will be so far ahead in January when I usually set my "New" goals for the year.  I will be "running" with the new me by then!