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2024 is History and 2025 is a New Babe.

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As you may notice, I have been missing from this Blog.

Well it is true, I have. A lot has happened the last two years. I focused on daily Scripture writing and study and it took a lot of my time. But I also gained a lot of deep Scripture knowledge.

My husband questioned why I wanted to pay another fee to not use my blog. I told him I have plans to start using it. So here I go once again to see if I can stick with it.

A little about the last two years.

2022 is a bit of a blur because we went it to it with a heavy cloud over our head. My husband had spent 5 days in the hospital with the virus. I had the virus for the 2nd time at the same time.

Fast forward to 2023.

In August of 2023 my husband had open heart surgery.

WOW!!!! They cannot tell you how serious that is or no one would have it.

2024 was not a good health year for the three of us.

Started off with our son spending a week in the hospital with his legs and back causing issues.

Later he spent another night in the hospital with a severe pain in his side.

Then my husband had an issue and spent a few days in the hospital and ended up having surgery on his carotid artery.

In the meantime, I was having health issues. but finally something was figured out and I got my gallbladder out and it seems it has helped me tremendously. Before I could do that, my husband had to get a deliberator.

We truly hope and pray that 2025 is a new dawning for our family health wise. We are hopeful. We have been introduced to a new way-natural way of dealing with health issues. I will post about that later.

We realize that so many have lost loved ones. So many have family members or themself who are dealing with cancer. We even young friends who are dealing with life threating debilitating disease.

We do not feel sorry for ourselves because two of us have lived past the 70 years that the Bible speaks of in Psalm 90 :10

As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or id due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

We hope and pray each of you have a healthy and peaceful New Year during 2025

We are always willing to study the Scriptures with you to help you have a healthy Spiritual Life. Let us know and we will make it happen. Or you can go to http://www.worldbibleschool.org for an online Bible Study.

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WHAT GOD HAS TAUGHT ME!

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    First posted 11-17-2008 Revised 3-5-2012

What has God taught me from failure?
That failure often turns out to be the greatest blessing. Like the time I thought I was hired to teach at one school and found out that I was not.  If I had been, I would have missed out on the job at the school where I have been teaching the last nineteen years.  It was were God knew I needed to be. Doing exactly what He wanted me to do.
What has God taught me from a lack of money?
Money is over rated. When we have more than enough we tend to trust in ourselves and the abundance of money. When there is not enough to go around we should trust God to provide what we need and He does. Just as He tells us He will. Having traveled to Zambia, Africa twice, I realize we have very few needs, most everything is a want. Hebrews 13:5(NASB) Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,”
What has God taught me from pain or sorrow or depression?
Pain can stop one dead in their tracks. With a severe pain one soon learns that there are a lot of things that will wait. It can lay you flat on your back and you have no where to look but up. So God becomes your best friend. Revelation 21:4(NASB)  and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will now longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first thing have passed away.”
Sorrow brings me to my knees because my heart is so heavy I can no longer stand. My head bows low but I soon realize that God is the only way out of this sorrow. He can lift my heart back to where it allows me to stand again. 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NASB) For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Depression-I hate depression but I have learned how to control it so it doesn’t rear it’s ugly head like it used to. I believe depression can sometimes be a choice like an addiction. It is an escape. I also believe that certain things in our diet can cause depression. Like sugar and wheat. Sugar and wheat really causes me to slip in to an ugly depression. People need to do everything they can to break that addiction to depression. Seek good quality help. Change their diet. Seek God to help you out.
What has God taught me through waiting?
Waiting is the hardest for me. I want it and I want it now.Jude 1: 21(NASB) keep yourselves in the love of God,  waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.  I have learned that if I will just be still and know that God is in control everything will work out for the best. Romans 8:28.
What has God taught me through illness?
God has taught me that there is more to life than the everyday get it done list. People are the most important thing and not what we get done today. James 5: 14 (NASB) Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
What has God taught me from disappointment?
Oh this one hurts. Like I said about failure, God works out the details and things work out like they should.
What have I learned from my family, my church, my relationships, my small group, and my critics?
That we are all human and we have to give each other a break.Ephesians 4: 2 sit all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
ROMANS 8:28
These questions were taken from :Adapted
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The Beauty of Fall

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The Cross on an Egg.

Little Chapel in the Cedars.

What beauty we see as the weather turns cooler and the days grow shorter.
I really enjoying watching the seasons change. We have just enough of the leaves turning to remind us that they will soon fall to the ground. The slight shades or orange and red are pleasing to the eye. What comes next is hard for me. The naked trees are the saddest season for me. It is so like death. Somber and still. However, we know that this too shall pass and the green shades will soon enough return.
Just remember Romans 8:28. I have tried to think of that as we have gone through a difficult time this past week. Just an added trial on top of the other trials we have faced.

No matter what, we know that God is in control and He will win. We just have to figure out how to stay the course and allow Him to do what He needs to do in our life.
There again, I see the trees starting to turn and I realize He will bring them back to life after a season. So I have to believe He will see me through whatever I have to go through.
Just be still and know that He is God. Until next time I will focus on Romans 8:28 and the other scriptures that bring The Peace that Passes all Understanding.