Are we allowing God (or anybody) to correct us?

Wow!  What a blessed day!  Today began early, 6:30 AM, by watching a Live Stream of WWW.FTHCM.ORG, our Parent Church in Maryland.  The Men just got back from the Men's Retreat on the Mountain, which is always a powerful time.  Something about the unity of 300+ Brothers praying and singing and Praising God as they return with changed and changing lives that is always sooooo impactful.  Bishop was tired but gave a powerful message.

I need " A more Excellent spirit", (attitude, mind set):

          When I don't have peace,

          When I am filled with anxiety,

          When I have strife with my Brother, or Sister,

          When I am in my own strength,

How to change our Attitude:

          1. I must accept correction!

                   Correction is an attribute of Love.

AS LONG AS I LIVE, I WILL NEED CORRECTION!

          2. I must allow correction to change me, not just correct. (like   going to Jail for correction but not be changed.)

          3. Correction is an opportunity to change my attitude before      it causes terrible consequences.

Peace and Righteousness don't come without Humility.

I get corrected because:

          1. God knows me and (still)loves me.

          2. I am His Child

CORRECTION IS SUSPOSED TO BE PAINFUL!

I need to receive and respect God and His correction and those He sends to correct me. So I will have Peace.

I got all of that while I was getting dressed to go to FTHCM of Las Vegas.  I had heard from my Newly "adopted" Grandson, that was supposed to go with me, that he had to work until 2 AM,(double shift) and would probably not wake up in time, but definitely next Sunday.

          I had just pulled up in the Church parking lot at 9:30 AM and I got a text from Stanley that he would go to Church with me but he didn't want to "disrespect" my husband by making "us" late.  Since my husband is Jesus now, He told me to go get Stanley (10 minutes away).  Due to Cell phone unreliability and miscommunication, it took about an hour to get back but right on time for the message!

Stanley had been looking for a good Church and he definitely received from the message, and he went by himself to introduced himself to Pastor McDuel. 

After Service I received a beautiful card from Pastor and Sis. Mc Duel.  When I opened the card, blessings fell out .  God is so amazing!  You can't beat God giving!

Stanley and I spent the rest of the day, going to lunch and hanging out.  He cuts hair and we did some business cards for him to launch his "in-home" Kutz for a King business.  He has an entrepreneurial attitude.  It was so much fun getting better acquainted with him.  Then I took him to work (Security at the Airport).  I stopped to get gas to fill up before turning in the rental car for tomorrow, he insisted on paying for and pumping the gas.  What a Grandson!

Oh, I forgot to tell you about the Art Prints.  I am parked near the dumpster and I saw 2 impressionistic pictures (24x34") in nice frames propped against the wall near the dumpster.  They were obviously too valuable for throwing away so they were there for someone who wanted them.  I waited to see if someone else wanted them and since no one came, I got them.  They were both signed prints, one quite old and I looked up the other one, and it was costing $195 on line.  I haven't been able to decipher

 the signature yet on the older one.  It had paper backing on it and is a numbered print.  I like them, and someone will get them for Christmas.

I am still in Las Vegas, I can stay free until the 21st.  It is going to get up to 63 degrees here today which should be nice.  I will turn in my rental car today and will be car-less, which is OK.  I went to the grocery store and got all my supplies on Saturday.  I met my next door neighbor who is a Widow also and she is here all year and she has a pick-up truck.  There are a lot of stores close also that I could walk to.   

PS. I called my "Go-to-RV" guy Saturday and getting my heat back was a simple fix.  A circuit-breaker flipped and all I had to do was turn it all the way off and back on again. WALLA! IT WORKS!

God cares for us, even in our stupidity!

Well, I had an interesting experience last night.  I have been keeping warm using a small space heater (the one that was healed) and if in the morning, I needed more, I would turn on the furnace (run by propane) for about 5 min. to take the chill off.   I spilled some water on my nightgown and didn't want to sleep with a wet one, so I used the hair dryer, to dry it (while the space heater was on) get it?  Dah!  Of course, everything that was on electric cut off.  This was about 8 PM and getting colder.  I turned on the furnace....nothing.  OK, now what?  I started calculating a night without heat and my options. (Slim and none).  It was too late to call my go-to-RV-guy (Eastern time was 11PM) I knew that this RV doesn't have fuses because I had seen a video of how Minnie Winnie's were made.  I didn't feel like trying to figure it out in the dark & cold.  So I had begun to prepare for a cold night and (since I have everything I need) figuring out what I had.

 I needed to charge my cell phone and I had an electric charger, so was thinking I needed to plug it into my battery charger.  Walla!  The electric charger was on. What?  That was when I realized, their were only a few outlets that were out.  OK I plugged the heater into another outlet, WALLAA! It worked and i was toasty all night.  God is soooooo AWESOME!!!  He takes care of me even when I do stupid things. 

GO ROSE!  I received this email and thought I would pass it on because it says what I would say if  I could.

Subject: "Hi handsome, my name is Rose."

It’s GrOw Time

Greetings,

This will take you about 2 to 3 minutes to read this wonderful message.  I think you'll enjoy it.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being..

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze..

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me..

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she revelled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody! Can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets..'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those months ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get. We make a Life by what we give.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

The results are in!

As you know I started the Nutritional cleanse on Nov. 19th (before Thanksgiving) after that on Dec 2, I began the Shaklee 180 Weight loss plan.  It is going great, one of my concerns was a fast weight loss at my age of flab, but it is going slow but steadily.  I am pleased to know that since the average weight gain for most people, over the Holidays is 15 lbs., I feel that I am already way ahead of the game.

As promised, my report on my weight and health:

I weighed myself on my new scales, I like them, they did good!

I lost 8 1/2 lbs.

My temperature was 98.5 F

I have shed a total of 15.5 inches

My blood pressure is 117/77

I have what appears to be a Cold with an occasional cough but I feel good and will stay in today.

My next stop is Reno, NV.  I was planning to leave Monday, Dec 12 but I looked at the weather and it will be SNOWING on Tuesday in Reno. WOW

The couple I am visiting said they would check the route and the weather for me as Mike is a long distant truck driver and keeps up with the weather.  Is God good or what!  Looks like I will be here for a while.  I can stay free for 21 days...free is good!

Are we waiting for God? Or is He waiting for us?

For those who are still wondering how I can do this thing, please read:

Psalms 33: 18-22, Psalms 34

Message for us "Old Folks" who wish to Flourish to the Finish:

Break the bonds of limited thinking (God is a BIG God!)

Break the bonds of the past.(God has no limits, he already prepared you to move forward!)

Think Correctly (Godly)

Fulfill your purpose (we are sill here for a reason)

We have gifts, talents, abilities, ideas, strengths and         experiences.  When shared, we are stronger, and we       can do more.

We can have a mind to work (retirement is not in the Bible, He used Moses when he was 80!)

We can be an inspiration!

We can make a positive difference! for this generation and beyond.

Don't cheat God out of what he has placed in us.

Do now, what you know now to do! 

Even if it doesn't seem like it, we have everything we need!  Really?  Yes right now!  If you need it, God will provide it, as you go, when you need it.  I am a witness!

Make the first move, start your engines, put yourself in gear, and go.  It is hard for God to steer an unwilling , untrusting, ungrateful, stubborn, prideful, "pigheaded" (that was my Daddy's word) selfish, parked, life (yes I said it).  I believe that we know what God has placed in us and if we don't exercise it, it gets buried in the Challenges, the Illnesses, the "Stuff and Things", the day to day "negative junk", cluttering our minds.  The mind is the battle ground, and if God isn't winning in your life, then the devil is.  The devil wants to keep us so distracted that he can point to us and say, "See God, I got this one".

2 Corinthians 10:5

What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?

Rom 8:28

Unless we are ready to go see Jesus right now, we have work to do.  He has the purpose for our lives, HE KNOWS BEST AND WE DON'T!

Ok, I started my engine and went outside for the first time in three days,  It was great! I had to get a new contract on the car until Monday.  While I was out, I went to the Dollar store, met a beautiful Lady who was into health and I was able to share the Shaklee Health assessment with her and gave my card to the Lady she was talking to.  I went to Walgreen's to buy a scale and noticed two ladies (Mother & Daughter) talking about weight loss.  They knew Jesus and I asked them if they had a Church home.  They said they had been attending one, but had not joined. 

When I went to the FTHCM Church of Las Vegas, on Sunday, I asked for some their cards, and I was able to give them one each and invited them on Sunday.  Also shared my Shaklee card and was able to share my results THANK YOU JESUS!  He always prepares us for what's ahead.  LISTEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT!  He is always right!

I will weigh tomorrow and let you know.

What can you do TODAY to make a difference in someone's life?

Wow, 13 hours of sleep will do wonders! I feel good, just an occasional cough (wet one) which is so much better than the dry one.  I am taking lots of Vitalized Immunity, Alfalfa, Vita C's and all the rest, I don't know how I don't have Nutriferon, and Defend and Resist,  but it is definitely on order!

I believe that God gave us a body with trillions of Cells that only eat food, (Vitamins, Minerals, Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats).  Our job is to feed them what they eat.  They know what to do with food, (reproduce after their kind, either healthy or unhealthy), they are equipped to fight off invaders and everything else to keep us well, with good quality food.  We need to give them an environment of rest, good air, good water, no stress, no toxins

 What are we feeding our cells?  Artificial additives, Synthetic food, Medicines, depleted foods brought on be generations of artificial fertilizer, GMO's, herbicides, and pesticides.  Every thing we feed out cells, that is not a food, causes a reaction, to fight it off (that is why medicines work sometimes, because of the reaction, but there is always a side effect).  Do we think that the Food producers and the Government has our best interest at heart?  Do a little research.

That is why I have taken Shaklee products (which is food, that is as close to nature as possible) for over 40 years and am now on no medication!  The quick fix to just get rid of the symptoms is not the answer.  Giving our cells every chance to do their thing, is the answer!

My parents, (who introduced us to Shaklee in 1974) were in their 60's, in poor health. My Dad had heart trouble, Arthritis, and was blind in one eye, my Mom had Allergies so bad, she had to take shots twice a week, and she was 144 lbs overweight.  They had been using Shaklee products for 6 months when then came to visit us (which we thought would be their last trip).  They had sold everything in Oregon and gone to California to find a Rest Home.  When they came to Maryland, they looked great!  Daddy had an EKG before he came and their was no trace of a Heart problem, he didn't have any trouble with Arthritis and he discovered he could see out of the eye he had been blind in for six years, (read a whole paragraph of the Newspaper, covering his good eye).  Mom left her shots at home when we went on a trip to New England, and she realized she didn't need them any more.  Over the next year, she lost 144 lbs. and kept it off for the rest of her life.  They never did find the Rest Home, they went back to Oregon, started their Shaklee business and neither one of them took any medication for the next 25 years.  They had a wonderful life, earning 11 free Bonus cars, (they were the only one in town with a Cadillac)  and free trips to Hawaii, London, England, Vienna, Austria, The Bahamas, Cruises to Bermuda and Montreal, Canada (All with us, which was wonderful!).

Floyd (my husband) and I started our Shaklee business by sharing the results my parents had received and our results (Floyd got results the first day and did more work in 15 minutes, after lunch, than he usually did in 3 days.)  I thought I was in good health, what I was, was "normal".  I had the "normal" amount of headaches (3 times a week, took aspirin) I had PMS issues that pretty much lasted for 3 weeks out of the month, irritability, depression (thought it was my husband's fault, it was amazing how "he" improved when I took the Supplements!), cramps. Headaches, bloating  etc...

As we shared, People would  get results and share with others and so on. After two years, we had both quit our "good Government" jobs ( we found 3 paychecks each, that we got every two weeks from the Gov., that we had forgotten to take to the bank) to go Full time in Shaklee.  Pretty good after living from payday to payday!  What a LIFE!  Helping to make a difference in other people's lives1   Woopee!

I am still in Las Vegas, haven't been out of my rig in two days, probably will not go out today.  Have to turn in my car tomorrow and  get another one until Monday. 

Thought for the day:

What can you do TODAY to make a difference in someone's life?

.....and the answer is...FULFILL GOD''S PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE!

Obstacles are gifts

Dec 6, 2016

I'm back!  How did you do without me for 5 days?  Well, I had to debrief from the high intensity of the Conference.  I ended up with Bronchitis, which I believe is the devils plan to distract and discourage me from the life-changing plan for my business.  We learned that obstacles are gifts that we use for personal development.

I became very aware that I need to be a good steward over what God has given me.  I will be sharing more from the Conference as I go along.

 I went to Church Sunday at FTHCM of Las Vegas, what a blessing!  I got to fellowship with the Pastor and his wife, they are super and so loving!  I thought I would be leaving on Thursday but one of the young men I met when I picked up the rental car, is going to Church with me next Sunday. I will probably leave to go to Reno, NV on Monday.

I talked to my Sister and it doesn't look like I will get to Oregon, until just before Christmas.

Are we too loud to hear?

Nov 29, 2016

Finally made it to El Paso and beyond.  There was still some wind, but not like the day before.  Knowing I had to be in Las Vegas for the conference, I decided to go until I got tired, stopping only for bathroom breaks and gas. 

I had been having trouble with my left mirror, it would not stay positioned so I could see.  It would get out of position when I would shut the driver door or with the wind.  I looked and saw where it looked like it could be tightened by an Allen wrench.  I looked for one I thought I had but didn't find it.  Then I thought, "maybe a truck driver would have one".

 I stopped for a break and parked next to a nice red truck with the hood up and took my break and got ready to leave.  As I started to leave the driver came out.  I had seen him asking a homeless man, who was cleaning "house"(his car), if he needed help, so I thought he might be a Christian.  He was looking under the hood of his truck where a hose to the radiator was leaking, we talked and I ask him if he knew Jesus.  He said , "Yes, saved, sanctified and delivered."  His name was Michael and lived between the Dallas FTHCM Church and the Oklahoma City FTHCM Church.  He was kind to loan me his allen wrenches and I tightened my mirror and IT WORKED!

I passed El Paso and turned off the highway in Anthony, TX, to  take a break, and there, right before my eyes was a Camping World, (a place where they have camping supplies and a repair shop, and sell RV's while you wait for repairs).  I needed to get the water situation checked on and get a strap to hold my awning from being caught in the wind.  I went to the service desk and the man told me they wouldn't even be able to look at it that day and maybe couldn't get to it for two days.  Well, that wouldn't work, BUT, he told me how to handle it so it wouldn't be a problem until I have time to get it fixed. (probably needs a new water pump because the valve is bad.)  Two independent RV repair guys told me that ( In the mouth of two or three witnesses....). Praise the Lord!

I drove on  through New Mexico to Tucson, AZ , went through the city to avoid the traffic in the morning and stopped at a Cracker Barrel for the night.  I was surprised, I had driven 501 miles in 14 hours, at 6.9 miles per gallon (with wind).  I was not really tired but I was noticing that I was not as alert, and I didn't waste any time getting to bed.

Nov 30, 2016

I woke up early and left at 6:45 AM , it was 20 degrees! WHAT!

Tucson, Arizona? I am going North, this "warmer in the South" thing is not what it is cracked up to be!

What an interesting, beautiful and amazing drive to Las Vegas, Nevada!   After going through Phoenix, AZ.,  I left the freeway and started North on Hwy 93, great roads, no traffic, and every few miles was a beautiful view, all different, I took pictures out of the window, just holding the phone up and clicking, not even looking, but I got some good pictures. Mountains, Joshua Tree Forrest,  vistas, cactus, canyons, dry rivers (washes), quaint towns(one established in 1883).  

I got 7.5 miles per gallon, the RV likes the Mountains better.  I also lowered my speed to 65 miles per hour.  The lower miles per gallon before was driving 70-75 ( in an 80 mph zone) with the wind.

 I arrived in Las Vegas at 3:30 PM.  After I hooked up in a great site, across from the laundry room, and near the pool (forget about it, too cold, 55 in the day).  The RV park is in the City and only 12 minutes from the Convention Center and Free for me.  Woopee! 

I then was picked up by my friend, Rosemary's (lives in Oregon) Daughter-in-Law, who drives for Uber around 5 PM.  She brought my Shaklee order and dropped me off at the Airport Car Rental place.  Wonderful people (I adopted 5 of them), they did the impossible and rented me a car without a Credit Card! (Car Rental places don't take Debit Cards).  Who knew?  They were awesome, so kind and helpful. Rental car for $4.41 per day, including taxes & fees only came to $18.13 per day.  (There is a story, but I won't share it now).  God is real, and works through people.  You can't leave Him out of any picture!  The God of the Universe (40,000,000,000,000 billion stars...who counted them?) loves us and cares about our "little things", that are important in His plan for our lives!

I got a cute little Nissan car, matches the RV, and easy to drive.  I went to the Convention Center to register, at first they couldn't find my registration, then after going to different tables, meeting a lot of different people, they worked it out.  What was my attitude with all of the "hold ups" ( 4 1/2 hours, I didn't get back until 9:30 PM).  I believe that "...all things work together for good to them that Love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose".Rom.8:28  We don't always know the outcome, and may not know until we get to Heaven, it's OK, the stress attached to fretting, fussing, worry, getting angry etc... is too COSTLY!  AND ALL THAT DOES IS KEEP UP THE NOISE SO WE CANNOT HEAR GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS!  He has a still small voice.

These peaceful times with Jesus are so amazing, no TV, no radio (21 stations in Spanish, no English ones), only an occasional teaching CD,  gives us a time to Fellowship together and enjoy the diverse and amazing wonders of His Universe that He made just for us! Woopee!

Dec. 1, 2016

Woke up early again, good habit for the Convention to come, got some things organized, wrote this because I probably won't have time to write again until after the Convention. It starts tonight,5PM-9PM, Fri goes 10AM-4 and 6PM-10Pm, Sat 10-4, &6-9PM and Sunday 10:30AM.