Sunday, January 13, 2019

Change



Every generation speaks of how they are going to “Change” the way things are done. Generations before mine, and Generations after mine. Some have absolutely made some remarkable changes. Some very good ones. Some not so good.
Some changes I am grateful for. Women have the same abilities as a man to go further in their careers as any man. Girls go to college is as expected and desired as any guy.
We can get information to anyone no matter where they are in the world by a quick text on a smart phone. You can put a document of great importance in a machine ( fax) hit a button and like magic, it’s delivered to any where in the world.
The Smart phones. Have successfully removed our ability to connect to others more than they help us connect.   Sadly I am no different than any one of you. I don’t want to give that electronic up any more than you do. It truly is a love hate item.
Time changes. People change. Technology changes. People change. CHANGE ,!!!
Can we control change?  Would we want to?

Here’s my personal thoughts
I’d so like to return to the simpler times. I don’t really feel the changes are better than they are harmful.  There are dangers in change. I have changed.  I allowed myself to accept the silence in a room full of pe, while they were entertained by their smart phones.
I lost my enthusiasm to welcome unexpected guest. To call (voice phone call ) spur of the moment to talk about the current events.   Instead we go to Facebook and read post or reply with no manners.
It’s making me sad. It makes me feel guilty and shame.

We have changes the way we speak about and to others. We don’t respect others because we don’t respect ourselves. We only want what’s best for Us.  We have become a “me me me “ generation.
Yep. It’s a sad change.

I encourage You to help others along with yourselves to Change towards helping others first and making relationships change your heart

Change for me is to Love EVERYBODY ALWAYS

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Title Not Necessary

The story should touch the heart of the reader. It should cause their own story to surface. The writing should demonstrate love, compassion, even some solutions to our struggles. Seeing clearly what is being told. More often than not things I speak are misunderstood. My listeners are quick to jump ship that goes no where close to where I as headed. Recently I received a invitation to take part in a Bible study. Marriage on the Rocks. As I declined with exclamation. Although I too am facilitating a study during the same time. Everybody Always. By Bob Goff. I continued to explain my decision had set an event off the spiritual warfare against me and my family. Take a moment here to hang onto this. I am called to guide encourage and inspire others to Love everybody Always. Satan has come to destroy and attack this mission. So where and what did my listener hear when I said Satan had called war against me that took them to say maybe I Needed the Marriage on the Rocks first. My marriage is great ( for now). Am I the only one who’s conversations get derailed in a second of the take off? My confused smile of kindness is all that is seen at this moment. Have you been there? I believe God wants me to share the power in loving others like Jesus. He (Jesus) told his deciples the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart soul and mind. When this is completed that live overflows to mankind. The very Love vine runs deep and long. The enemy wants you to hate judge and condemn others Suddenly the enemy took over my play yard and turned it into a battleground. He threw me arrows of pride anger and fear. Suddenly I was found in actions of anything but love. He was up a notch Until I recognized his crafty deceptive ways. Oh. The war had been claimed against God’s child Me! And mt family. I can battle with the finish honored warriors. I can. The fight gets ugly when the enemy goes after my children. A That my dear is exactly what happened. My grandson (one of 5) was targeted. That’s where the Full armor of God got put on. If you are unaware of the power in just the name of Jesus. Let me share here and now. Jesus the name alone has more power than an atomic bomb. You don’t believe it? Try it. Go ahead. Watch Satan tuck tail and run. It’s funny yet scary as the dickens. Here’s my message to you. Pray every day All day. Speak out loud the name of Jesus. And LOVE Everybody Always. Especially those who are difficult to love. Non of us are easy to love. Armor up. When the enemy enters your homeland there is no warning. You won’t even notice him and his tricky deceptive nature. Stand firm my friends. Share your story of battles and Love Everybody Always

Friday, December 30, 2011

Christmas at The Gas Station

The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn't been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. It was just another day to him. He didn't hate Christmas, just couldn't find a reason to celebrate. He was sitting there looking at the snow that had been falling for the last hour and wondering what it was all about when the door opened and a homeless man stepped through.

Instead of throwing the man out, Old George as he was known by his customers, told the man to come and sit by the heater and warm up. "Thank you, but I don't mean to intrude," said the stranger. "I see you're busy, I'll just go." "Not without something hot in your belly." George said.

He turned and opened a wide mouth Thermos and handed it to the stranger. "It ain't much, but it's hot and tasty. Stew ... Made it myself. When you're done, there's coffee and it's fresh."

Just at that moment he heard the "ding" of the driveway bell. "Excuse me, be right back," George said. There in the driveway was an old '53 Chevy. Steam was rolling out of the front. The driver was panicked. "Mister can you help me!" said the driver, with a deep Spanish accent. "My wife is with child and my car is broken." George opened the hood. It was bad. The block looked cracked from the cold, the car was dead. "You ain't going in this thing," George said as he turned away.

"But Mister, please help ..." The door of the office closed behind George as he went inside. He went to the office wall and got the keys to his old truck, and went back outside. He walked around the building, opened the garage, started the truck and drove it around to where the couple was waiting. "Here, take my truck," he said. "She ain't the best thing you ever looked at, but she runs real good."

George helped put the woman in the truck and watched as it sped off into the night. He turned and walked back inside the office. "Glad I gave 'em the truck, their tires were shot too. That 'ol truck has brand new ." George thought he was talking to the stranger, but the man had gone. The Thermos was on the desk, empty, with a used coffee cup beside it. "Well, at least he got something in his belly," George thought.

George went back outside to see if the old Chevy would start. It cranked slowly, but it started. He pulled it into the garage where the truck had been. He thought he would tinker with it for something to do. Christmas Eve meant no customers. He discovered the the block hadn't cracked, it was just the bottom hose on the radiator. "Well, shoot, I can fix this," he said to

himself. So he put a new one on.

"Those tires ain't gonna get 'em through the winter either." He took the snow treads off of his wife's old Lincoln. They were like new and he wasn't going to drive the car anyway.

As he was working, he heard shots being fired. He ran outside and beside a police car an officer lay on the cold ground. Bleeding from the left shoulder, the officer moaned, "Please help me."

George helped the officer inside as he remembered the training he had received in the Army as a medic. He knew the wound needed attention. "Pressure to stop the bleeding," he thought. The uniform company had been there that morning and had left clean shop towels. He used those and duct tape to bind the wound. "Hey, they say duct tape can fix anythin'," he said, trying to make the policeman feel at ease.

"Something for pain," George thought. All he had was the pills he used for his back. "These ought to work." He put some water in a cup and gave the policeman the pills. "You hang in there, I'm going to get you an ambulance."

The phone was dead. "Maybe I can get one of your buddies on that there talk box out in your car." He went out only to find that a bullet had gone into the dashboard destroying the two way radio.

He went back in to find the policeman sitting up. "Thanks," said the officer. "You could have left me there. The guy that shot me is still in the area."

George sat down beside him, "I would never leave an injured man in the Army and I ain't gonna leave you." George pulled back the bandage to check for bleeding. "Looks worse than what it is. Bullet passed right through 'ya. Good thing it missed the important stuff though. I think with time your gonna be right as rain."

George got up and poured a cup of coffee. "How do you take it?" he asked. "None for me," said the officer. "Oh, yer gonna drink this. Best in the city. Too bad I ain't got no donuts." The officer laughed and winced at the same time.

The front door of the office flew open. In burst a young man with a gun. "Give me all your cash! Do it now!" the young man yelled. His hand was shaking and George could tell that he had never done anything like this before.

"That's the guy that shot me!" exclaimed the officer.

"Son, why are you doing this?" asked George, "You need to put the cannon away. Somebody else might get hurt."

The young man was confused. "Shut up old man, or I'll shoot you, too. Now give me the cash!"

The cop was reaching for his gun. "Put that thing away," George said to the cop, "we got one too many in here now."

He turned his attention to the young man. "Son, it's Christmas Eve. If you need money, well then, here. It ain't much but it's all I got. Now put that pea shooter away."

George pulled $150 out of his pocket and handed it to the young man, reaching for the barrel of the gun at the same time. The young man released his grip on the gun, fell to his knees and began to cry. "I'm not very good at this am I? All I wanted was to buy something for my wife and son," he went on. "I've lost my job, my rent is due, my car got repossessed last week."

George handed the gun to the cop. "Son, we all get in a bit of squeeze now and then. The road gets hard sometimes, but we make it through the best we can."

He got the young man to his feet, and sat him down on a chair across from the cop. "Sometimes we do stupid things." George handed the young man a cup of coffee. "Bein' stupid is one of the things that makes us human. Comin' in here with a gun ain't the answer. Now sit there and get warm and we'll sort this thing out."

The young man had stopped crying. He looked over to the cop. "Sorry I shot you. It just went off. I'm sorry officer." "Shut up and drink your coffee " the cop said. George could hear the sounds of sirens outside. A police car and an ambulance skidded to a halt. Two cops came through the door, guns drawn. "Chuck! You ok?" one of the cops asked the wounded officer.

"Not bad for a guy who took a bullet. How did you find me?"

"GPS locator in the car. Best thing since sliced bread. Who did this?" the other cop asked as he approached the young man.


Chuck answered him, "I don't know. The guy ran off into the dark. Just dropped his gun and ran."

George and the young man both looked puzzled at each other.

"That guy work here?" the wounded cop continued. "Yep," George said, "just hired him this morning. Boy lost his job."

The paramedics came in and loaded Chuck onto the stretcher. The young man leaned over the wounded cop and whispered, "Why?"

Chuck just said, "Merry Christmas boy ... and you too, George, and thanks for everything."

"Well, looks like you got one doozy of a break there. That ought to solve some of your problems."

George went into the back room and came out with a box. He pulled out a ring box. "Here you go, something for the little woman. I don't think Martha would mind. She said it would come in handy some day."

The young man looked inside to see the biggest diamond ring he ever saw. "I can't take this," said the young man. "It means something to you."

"And now it means something to you," replied George. "I got my memories. That's all I need."

George reached into the box again. An airplane, a car and a truck appeared next. They were toys that the oil company had left for him to sell. "Here's something for that little man of yours."

The young man began to cry again as he handed back the $150 that the old man had handed him earlier.

"And what are you supposed to buy Christmas dinner with? You keep that too," George said. "Now git home to your family."

The young man turned with tears streaming down his face. "I'll be here in the morning for work, if that job offer is still good."

"Nope. I'm closed Christmas day," George said. "See ya the day after."

George turned around to find that the stranger had returned. "Where'd you come from? I thought you left?"

"I have been here. I have always been here," said the stranger. "You say you don't celebrate Christmas. Why?"

"Well, after my wife passed away, I just couldn't see what all the bother was. Puttin' up a tree and all seemed a waste of a good pine tree. Bakin' cookies like I used to with Martha just wasn't the same by myself and besides I was gettin' a little chubby."

The stranger put his hand on George's shoulder. "But you do celebrate the holiday, George. You gave me food and drink and warmed me when I was cold and hungry. The woman with child will bear a son and he will become a great doctor.

The policeman you helped will go on to save 19 people from being killed by terrorists. The young man who tried to rob you will make you a rich man and not take any for himself. "That is the spirit of the season and you keep it as good as any man."

George was taken aback by all this stranger had said. "And how do you know all this?" asked the old man.

"Trust me, George. I have the inside track on this sort of thing. And when your days are done you will be with Martha again."

The stranger moved toward the door. "If you will excuse me, George, I have to go now. I have to go home where there is a big celebration planned."

George watched as the old leather jacket and the torn pants that the stranger was wearing turned into a white robe. A golden light began to fill the room.

"You see, George ... it's My birthday. Merry Christmas."

George fell to his knees and replied, "Happy Birthday, LordJesus"

Merry Christmas!!

This story is better than any greeting card.


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS!

Excuses

I would address the issues that hurt me, but if I were to do so you would say I was just being petty, or ignore my feelings, or thoughts because they are nothing like yours'.
All too often this is the words of those who hold things in and go about their lives as all is well. Then one day it erupts into a heart full of hurt and anger and disbelief and along comes bitterness.
Isn't it recorded in history? The Holy Bible, to confront your enemies. When someone wrongs you, go to them in love.It is written by the ones who knew Jesus personally.
We can excuse ourselves right out of a relationship that was meant to grow us closer to our Lord.
What excuse do you have for not addressing an issue or for not hearing the words from those you have wronged?
Leave the excuses out in the cold and go face to face to those who need to hear from you and open your heart to hear how you have made them feel when you acted unconsciously towards their feelings.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Forgiving like Jesus

Every day should bring us a new beginning. New fresh feelings as though yesterday's errors didn't have control. For all the times we throw things in the garbage how many times do we return to gather them back?
Forgiving has always been a problem for me. It was my blanket of protection from future hurt. So long as I held you at arms distance you couldn't hurt me anymore. Wrong my friend. Way wrong. I only hurt myself when I do not forgive.
I work on forgiving and loving like Jesus did. Notice I did say "WORKING"
I pray for you all that forgiveness is something you become very familiar with.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Miss Understood

Often I feel I am miss understood on simply statements. Like the conversation I had recently with a new friend. It is difficult to cross over the threshold of being a mommie and being the mother of an adult. They need you just the same but in a totally different means. My daughters still call daily and we live only twelve miles apart but they don't need me to tell them what decisions to make and how. Advice yes but they are so strong and well informed with what they learned along the way they don't need be to mommy them now just being their mother is great.
Miss understood when I say it is a hard way to separate the child and the adult guidance. I suppose only the other mothers who have previously gone through this is the ones who don't miss understand me.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Ask and Be Ready

I ask in a prayer if I could love like the love Jesus spoke of when he walked this earth. Then it started I was given more opportunities to show love. I was ask to take a meal to a shut in. A lady who had no means of getting out on oxygen and hospis.
It's important for you to know that this lady is my sister and she had taken her life down a path that was destructive and at her on hands she would deny family time. Now she needs a meal, a smile, and I would be the one to carry it out. It went much better than I had thought it might go.
This is when I realized just what it meant when Jesus said to his followers to help the poor. My heart began to think of how many ways I could help her. Because she is my sister? No, because she was in need.
I found myself thinking of excuses for others who made mistakes and bad choices. I began seeing how to love those unlovable people.
Love is a funny thing and if you ask, be ready.