Life is hard, you get to choose which hard life you want

Feb 13, 2017

So much is happening in my life, I am so glad you are there, reading this, to give me a reason to write this blog.  If I didn't write it I would not remember all of the wonderful ways God has of blessing me.  I love my life!  I am so grateful that I made the right choice when I chose Jesus, for all God has done to make my life so eventful and enjoyable and peaceable, joyous and comforting.

SO much has happened, just since Saturday morning.  I was planning to go to the Family Fun Day in Pomona, Judy came over to tell me she had decided not to go and while she was here, the Ranger called and said there was a site available and I could get in early.  So I didn't go to the Family Fun Day and I looked for a site for about an hour and finally found a pretty nice one that is away from the ducks and geese, (A lot quieter) and a longer walk to the pool, (I need the exercise).  I hooked up and used my water pressure regulator on the hose and WOW, the water pressure was high!  This was the first time I encountered high water pressure and the first time I used the regulator.  Get it?  God knew what was coming and sent the angel Mark, who showed me and prepared me for it ahead of time.  Also they are having water issues at the park and are turning the water off to the park daily, between 10 and 2 PM, so with the water going off and on it would have created problems with the RV system.  Thank you Jesus!  I am so glad He is with me!

I used my new toilet tank washer, an extension you put on your hose that has water jets at the bottom of it.  When you lower it down into the toilet to the entrance to the tank, it cleans the tank.  It seemed to work OK, I didn't go into the tank to find out.(smile). 

My site is quite a way from the pool, but a nice walk.  I met a couple that I played water volleyball with in Palm Desert and saw Bob, from when I was here before, and the family that did the concert is here.  It is like "old home week."  Just before I left Palm Desert, I was sitting in the drivers seat with the engine running and a couple came by and said "Grandma Swann!"  I didn't recognize them at first, then I did, I had met them at the pool here in Menifee, they were from Alberta Canada and she said, "I lost your card and I want to read your blog."  They were only here for two weeks and then he had to go back to work.  It was good to see them again.

I met another 74 year old lady, by herself, driving a 43 ft Diesel Motor Home.

There are separate "families" within the RV Culture.  There are Pickle Ball families, Pool, Craft, and Church families etc...  One is a table pool group of people that play in pool tournaments.   Judy and her friend Don (an Evangelist who I met for the first time Saturday) were in the tournament.

Sunday Feb 12, 2017

I put my organic chicken in the new crock pot, set it for 8 hours and was picked up for Church by my friends that live near here and we headed for Pomona.  My Bishop was preaching for Pomona FTHCM Church's 17th Anniversary.  I got a big surprise when I arrived!  My pew mates from the Parent Church in Maryland were there!  Wow, it was good to see them!  It was good to see Bishop and Sis. Cherry and the Members of the Church that I had met at the Bible Study.

Bishop's message was life changing!  Complete in Jesus.

 He said, if you confessed that Jesus is Lord and believe in your hear that Jesus rose from the dead to save you, then you are complete in Jesus!  If you don't know that, then you will act incomplete. ( looking to other sources for comfort, joy and solutions for problems and situations).  If you are complete, it is like being full, but if you don't think you are full, then you can be enticed to eat more, to your detriment.

To be Complete in Jesus is to have all I need, (no longer searching.)  It includes others that will provide your needs.  (That is His system) All our needs are met, in the Body of Christ.

He said, life is hard, pick your hardness.  A good marriage is hard, so is divorce.  Living a righteous life is hard, so is going to jail.  "It will rain on the just and the unjust. Matt 5:45 

The church had a big surprise.  They had done a "Wall of Salvation", tiles placed on the wall for every soul that had received salvation at the Pomona church, 2,093!  They unveiled it after church in the West wing.  They left room for expansion.  Then they served an Anniversary cake. (I didn't partake).  After service I adopted another Grandson, Claude, who I had met at the Bible Study.  He is in the "Dress it and Keep it" Ministry (similar to the one I am in called "Expressions of Joy". 

We fellow-shipped a while, then we stopped on the way home to eat at the Yard House restaurant.  I adopted Jesse, the waiter who knew Jesus and we exchanged information and we hugged when I left.  We will keep in touch.

My friends that took me to Church have become Shaklee Members and have received results from the products.  She is in no pain in her knees now, when she goes up the stairs.  I gave him a sample of the Joint & muscle pain cream to try because he had a stiff neck.

I returned to my house 5 minutes before the crock pot would have gone to warm.  The chicken was literally falling of the bone.  It will work, I'll put it away in small bags in the freezer for chicken salad.  Next time I will only cook it for 4 hours.