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  • I Didn’t Plan This Trip

    I Didn’t Plan This Trip

    “So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.”

    Matt. 6:34 AMPC

    In 2020 my husband and I embarked on a journey we never planned. He was having some problems with his memory, and I had noticed he had difficulty with his thinking occasionally. He was already seeing a VA neurologist for restless legs, so we requested that he be tested. Since this was in the beginning of the Covid shut-down, the VA had cancelled all in-person visits. So, she ordered a brain scan at the local hospital, and a few days later over the phone she confirmed our fears – there were plaque spots on his brain that could indicate dementia. But at that time, she offered no treatment.

              It’s been 5 years now, and so much has changed. The journey we never signed up for. A journey we wouldn’t wish on anyone. Day by day, I’m having to lean on my faith in God and His promises more and more. Some days are better than others. And no two days are the same. That is what this blog is about, our journey. I pray that it will help others who are on the same journey, if nothing else just know you are not alone.

              I have no answers, even his neurologist has no definitive answers. The medications available are limited, and they do not offer a cure, they only offer limited hope that maybe they can slow it down.  The National Institute on Aging says “Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer’s, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment.”

              What I know is, Alzheimer’s is a despicable disease. Slowly stealing your loved one from you and your family. If you’re on this journey, you are not alone. I pray that you, and I, find our hope and peace in Jesus Christ.       

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

  • The Happiest Time of the Year?

    “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”  Psalm 42:11

    For many people, the holidays are a time of celebration, parties, and happy family gatherings. But for some, that is not always true. Empty chairs are a reminder of loved ones who are not here this year. Memories of sad times are more poignant and a reminder of past loses and failures. Deployed family members are missed more sharply during Christmas celebrations. So how do we cope? Those who are Christians, often experience guilt over not being happy during the season we celebrate the birth of our Lord, adding to our feelings of loneliness, sadness and depression.

              Temporary holiday blues can be due to unrealistic expectations, overplanning, and overspending which adds to stress. These are things which can be corrected by less shopping, and keeping expectations of a good holiday more realistic.

              But what about those who are experiencing real hurt, who are missing loved ones or who suffer from S.A.D. (Seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that occurs usually during fall or winter.) These feelings are real and cannot just be dismissed.

              Here are just a few things that God has shown me over the years.

    1. Celebrate the life of your loved one who has passed. Enjoy the memories you have of them, and remind yourself, that if they were believers in Jesus Christ, they are celebrating in heaven.
    2. Give yourself permission to cry and call out to God, being honest with your Heavenly Father. Many of the Psalms of David were him calling out to God, reminding himself to praise Him even when times were bad.
    3. Take care of yourself physically. Get plenty of rest, go for walks or do other exercise. Shower and get dressed, even if you don’t feel like it. Sisters, style your hair and put on your make-up. Brothers, shave or trim your beard. Eat healthy meals, and limit carbs and sweets.
    4. Spend time alone with God, meditating on His Word and praying. The Psalms are an excellent place to spend time meditating.
    5. Look for someone else to bless. Take a meal to someone who is also missing a loved one. Call or text someone you haven’t connected with in a while. Give a lonely child, or adult, a hug. Ask God to show you who He  would like for you to reach out to and bless.
    6. Spend time with others, especially other believers. When we’re depressed, our tendency is to shut ourselves out from other people. While that is ok occasionally, we mustn’t allow that to become our norm. Go to church. Go to family events. Go wherever God leads you.
    7. Seek help. If your feelings become overwhelming, there are people ready and able to help you. Counseling with a Christian counselor can help you work through those feeling. But if you start having thoughts of suicide, call for help immediately. In the USA, you can call or text 988 to get help.

    When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippian church to “rejoice, and again I say rejoice” he was sitting in a nasty Roman prison, facing certain execution. Here’s just a few of the things he wrote in the 4th chapter of Philippians:

    V. 4 “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

    V. 6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

    V.8 “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”

    God didn’t create us to be down, sad or depressed. Jesus said that He came that we might have LIFE and have it more abundantly. So my prayer for you during this Holiday Season is that regardless of your circumstances, that you will receive the joy of the Lord, and the peace of God to surround you.

    If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, He’s ready to receive you, that is why He came and went to the cross. Pray “Lord Jesus, I acknowledge I am a sinner and need a Savior. I repent of my past sins, and I ask You to come into my heart right now. I believe You died on the cross for my sin, and You were resurrected on the third day. I receive you as my Lord and Savior, and I choose to live for You from this day forward. Amen”  Welcome to the family of God!

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

  • Move Your Body!

    “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.

    Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.”

    Psalm 139:13-14 (New Living Translation)

                One of the beautiful things about how our bodies were created is the way we can move. Our elbows, fingers and knees work like hinges. Our shoulders and hips are like ball and joints. And in coordination with our muscles and our nervous system, these  parts of our body help us to move about throughout our day. God created us so wonderfully and marvelously and He made us to move!

                However, as we age we tend to be more sedentary and we do not move our body as we were created to do. As a result our muscles grow weaker, our joints get stiffer and we blame it all on aging. However, God did not create us to sit around and do nothing just because we have some higher numbers in our years or more gray in our hair.

                Weight bearing exercises such as walking or using handheld weights are essential for keeping our bones strong. Women especially are susceptible to broken bones because after their childbearing years are over estrogen, a hormone in women that protects bones, decreases sharply which can cause bone loss.

                When I was in my 40s and 50s, I was a member of a lady’s gym and regularly attended classes for Pilates. I believe those classes kept my body in much better shape than it had been in when I was younger. Not only did I do Pilates, I also worked with a trainer on weight exercises. I really loved the Pilates classes, but some of the weight exercises I had to do with the trainer, not so much!

                Now that I’m 75, I have all the aches and pains and movement issues too many people my age also have. After carpal tunnel surgery and a slow recovery, and now possibly needing rotator cuff surgery, I’ve decided I’m changing that.

                Not having a gym convenient to my location now is not an acceptable excuse. I have found an excellent Pilates teacher on YouTube. She even has exercise videos for seniors! And yes I even bought myself a pair of 3 LB handheld weights to start working with weights again and I fully expect to work back up to being able to use my 5 LB weights, and then even my 10 LB weights.

                So I want to challenge you to first, hold me accountable. And then second, won’t you join me? Yes our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and God fully intended for us to keep moving even in our gray haired years.

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

    P.S. Don’t laugh at the bronze statue – made it when I was in college! Great art! LOL

  • “…that the Son of God may be glorified”

    In the 11th chapter of the gospel of John, Jesus received word from Mary and Martha that their brother Lazarus was sick. But Jesus stayed two more days before he went to Bethany to see them. (v.6)

    “When Jesus heard that, He said ‘This sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” John 11:4

    Jesus already knew what he was going to do, he would raise Lazarus from the dead. It must have seemed to Mary and Martha that Jesus was being insensitive to their brother being sick. But Jesus had a greater plan from the Father, that He would raise Lazarus from the dead thus bringing glory to the Father.

    Many people watched and many more of us saw on replay President Trump being shot at a rally on Saturday. It is nothing less than miraculous that he turned his head at the last moment and avoided being shot directly into his brain. Since Saturday, questions have arisen about how security could have been so lax. There were people in the audience who saw a man with a gun on top of a building and tried to alert the police. Their pleas went unacknowledged by the police and the Secret Service. There will be ongoing investigations, and hopefully the truth will come out. However if God could cause President Trump to turn his head at just the right moment, do you not think he could have moved security agents to check out reports of a shooter?  

    Could this shooting have been allowed to bring glory to God and cause President Trump and his supporters to see that God is greater and give the glory to Him? Yes, President Trump has said himself that it was God who protected him. Those who believe in God and the Lord Jesus Christ all know that it was God who caused him to turn his head at just the right moment thus saving his life. All glory be to God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

    At the same time that we praise God for protecting President Trump, we mourn with the families of those who were shot and the man who died protecting his family. Evil doesn’t care who it destroys. The target was always Donald Trump, and the others were just innocent bystanders. Let us pray for the families of the other victims that God will heal their hurts.

    “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15

    Peace and blessing to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ

    Dee

  • Saturday Was Dark

    I wrote and posted this last year, but edited it April 2025. The Truth is still the same – Jesus is Alive!

    Saturday morning. The disciples were afraid and confused. The One they had followed, believing He was the Promised One had been crucified and buried. What now? Would the Romans come after them? And what about the promises from the prophets of old that said when the Messiah came He would sit on David’s throne and have an everlasting kingdom[1]? The day was dark, just as dark as it had been the day before when their Messiah had been crucified.

                Saturday morning. Mary Magdalene was grieving. Her Lord was gone. Would the demons He’d cast out of her return to torment her again without His presence to protect her? Her heart ached as she recalled the joy and peace she’d felt when Jesus spoke and cast them out, all seven of them[2]. She recalled the love she’d seen in His eyes and felt when He told her she was free. This day seemed so dark now.

                While the disciples and all of Jesus’ followers were grieving and wondering what was coming, things were happening that they could not know or understand until later. The burial of Jesus’ body was not the end, but just the beginning. A war was going on they could not see nor yet be a participant.

                While His followers were fearing the Romans, Jesus descended into hell[3] and defeated Satan once and for all, taking from him the keys of hell and death.

                While Mary Magdalene was grieving, Jesus went into Abraham’s bosom and announced to the Old Testament saints “I’m here, I’m the One you believed in but never saw” and escorted them into heaven[4].

                While the disciples were hiding in their houses, Jesus was entering the Heavenly Holy of Holy’s with His own blood forever sealing the New Covenant. Their teacher had become their High Priest forever.[5]

                It was dark on Saturday, but Sunday came. And with the light of dawn, Jesus stepped out of the tomb. The plan laid out from the beginning of creation was now complete[6]. Jesus had paid the full debt of sin and defeated death.

                Right now things look very dark in the world. Evil appears to be winning. Hamas supporters attack and vilify Jewish students on our college campuses. Lower court judges think they can overrule the President’s national policy in deporting illegal aliens who are part of terrorist gangs. Students murdering other students. But there is another war going on that we cannot see. A spiritual war in the heavenlies is taking place over the United States, and this is a war we have authority to be in. Our fight is not with men[7], our fight is in the spirit and God has given us the weapons to win this fight.

                It may look dark right now, but Sunday is coming. Jesus has conquered all His enemies and it is our job to proclaim the gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ.[8]

    Last November our nation elected a man who honors God, who participates in prayer in the White House. But the hope for our nation is not in a man. While God does appoint and equip individuals to lead nations, that is not where our hope lies. Our hope alone is in Jesus Christ, the risen Savior, the Lord of Lords and our High Priest. Sunday is coming for the United States of America. Praise and all glory be to God! Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

    [1] Psalm 145:13

    [2] Luke 8:2

    [3] Acts 2:31, Rev. 1:18

    [4] Eph. 4:8-10

    [5] Hebrews 9:11-15

    [6] 1 Peter 1:20-21

    [7] Eph. 6:12-13

    [8] Matt 28:18-20

  • Be The Church

    “We will never change the world by going to church. We will only change the world by being the church.”

    I saw this quote on a Facebook post, and I agree, but what does it mean to “be” the church? Are we supposed to walk around saying Bless you my child to people? That’s pretty meaningless. So assuming the Church is made up of Jesus’s disciples, what did say to His followers before He ascended into heaven?

    “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.” John 8:32

    We have to spend time in The Word to know how to be the Church.

    “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35

    The outward evidence that we are disciples of Jesus, the Church, is our love for other believers. Too many times the world has been witness to church disputes, so called Christians speaking negatively about other churches or other believers. Where is the love? The Apostle Paul said in his letter to the church in Ephesus to “speak the truth in love”.

    The Gospel of Mark records these instructions that Jesus gave His followers, “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:15-18

    Our assembling ourselves with other believers as we’re commanded to do, changes us. We hear the Word taught, and it empowers us to take Jesus to the world outside our assembly.

    And Jesus last words to the disciples before He ascended into heaven,  “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

    The church is not a building, it is not even the meeting together of believers. The church is the individual believers, all parts of one body doing what Jesus said and being His witnesses.

    The early church went about teaching and preaching Jesus. They laid hands on the sick people who then were healed. They cast demons out of people in Jesus Name. They raised the dead. They did all the things Jesus did because He had said “You shall receive power and be My witnesses”. They believed Him and did what He said and changed civilization. They spread the gospel throughout the entire known world. They literally “turned the world upside down”.

    Is it not time for believers to really believe what Jesus said and take the gospel to the world? Show Jesus to the world by our love.

    Romans 2:4 says “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” Show unbelievers the goodness of God by praying for the sick, by giving to the needy, caring for one another. Often in the gospels people came to believe Jesus was the Messiah when they saw the miracles. He showed them who He was by what He did. Maybe we need to show unbelievers who we are, the Body of the Anointed One, by what  we do.

    Yes we need to be in a Bible believing church and attend regularly. If your church doesn’t teach the Bible, or changes things in the Bible, then you need to find another assembly to go to to be fed.

    Our society is hurling toward destruction, wickedness is so prevalent we are becoming immune to it. Just as God gave people time to repent before the flood, He’s giving us time for people to repent now. And just as Noah was a preacher of righteousness, we’re to be preachers of righteousness to a lost world.

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

  • Rejoice in the Day God Has Made

    Rejoice in the Day God Has Made

    “This is the day the Lord has made;
    We will rejoice and be glad in it.”     Psalm 118:24

    Psalm 118 begins with “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” (NKJV) Some translations say His steadfast love or lovingkindness in place of mercy. That is probably closer to the literal meaning of the Hebrew word, chesed or hesed*. Hesed is also translated as kindness, goodness and favor.

    In verse 14, the psalmist says “The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.”  How many days do we feel inadequate and like we lack the strength we need for the day? But because of His mercy and lovingkindness, God gives us strength.

    When we begin to understand God lovingkindness, mercy, steadfast love, kindness, goodness and favor towards us, praise will begin to pour out of us. And of course we’ll rejoice in the day, whatever it holds, it is the God has created and given to us!

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

    *Strong’s H2617

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  • Delayed but not Stopping

                Ever feel like you’re just spinning your wheels? I have. Ever since I decided to turn my wreath-making hobby into a full-time business and I opened my Etsy shop, it seems like there’s been one thing after another to slow me down. DH had surgery in July, out of town which meant two nights in the hospital for him and three nights in a hotel for me. Not complaining, because I have friends who’re going through much worse and DH’s was relatively minor compared to what they’ve had. But it was time away from work, plus all the follow-up doctor appointments we had to go to in July. Then in August, more doctor appointments.

    Now here comes September, and it starts off with a bang. When I got home last Saturday from grocery shopping, I discovered that our freezer had stopped working and everything in there was defrosting! So I have spent the last two and a half days cooking all the meat that was in our freezer before it could go bad! Thank God I only had to throw out one package of ground sausage and a box of Wagyu Beef patties (insert crying emoji here!). Oh, and forget Home Depot if you need a freezer in a hurry. It takes them 10 days or more to deliver one, depending on the brand and model you want!

    Nevertheless, I am not deterred. Delayed a little at times, but I am not giving up. God had placed a dream in my heart for several years now and I am determined to see it come to pass.  

      “For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.” Jeremiah 29:11

     “The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”  Deut. 28:8

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

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  • New Years’ Peas

    I read an article about why Southerners eat black-eyed peas on New Years Day. My family followed the traditional meal of black-eyed peas, ham (usually left-over from Christmas), greens and cornbread. As a kid I never liked the peas, but ate them anyway because that’s just what kids of my generation did – parents said “clean your plate” so we cleaned our plate. And black-eye peas were a tradition although I never really understood why. All I was told was “they’ll bring you good luck” and that what I said to my kids. But there is so much more to the story.

    Here’s the short version, if you want to learn more look up Brad Downey on Facebook, he has a great post with many details. First, black-eyed peas kept many Southerners from starving after the Union Army came through and took everything or destroyed what they couldn’t take. Except for the black-eyed peas and the salt pork because they didn’t recognize them as food. Thus the women, children, elderly and the disabled were saved from starvation and the lowly black-eye pea became the symbol of good fortune.

    While I will continue to enjoy a New Year’s meal of black-eye peas, greens, ham and cornbread, I do not put my trust in a legume to bring me good fortune or prosperity. I choose to put my trust and faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) my provider. I put my trust and faith in Jesus Christ, my ​Adonai (Lord, Master).

    Our nation has faced many dark days besides the terrible days during and after the Civil War – WWI, the Depression, WWII to name just a few. But God has always been faithful to heal and restore because people turned to Him, repenting of sins and calling on His Name. Great revivals and the preaching of the gospel kept this nation a Christian nation where the church was honored and recognized as significant to the nation and individual communities. From the birth of our nation until recent times we were a nation based on Christian/Judeo values.

    Today our nation faces the darkest times we ever faced, not because of war or even the run-away inflation we’re experiencing caused by an out of control federal government, or even because of the invasion on our southern border. No, the darkness in our nation is spiritual. We are living in the times we were warned about by the prophet Isaiah :

    “Beware, those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 (New English Translation)

    Here we are, members of our own government calling things God has called evil as being good and acceptable. They call Christians who hold to Biblical truths intolerant or even a threat to the country!

    Here’s what the New Testament says about the times we’re living in:

    “But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.” 2 Timothy 3:1-3

    Jesus warned us that hard times would come, but we’re not to fear:

    “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

    Whatever 2023 brings, I know God will provide whatever I need, including peace.

    Happy 2023 to you all and I pray you know the joy of salvation and the peace only Jesus can provide!

    Dee

  • A Dream from the Lord

    “And it shall come to pass afterward

    That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

    Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

    Your old men shall dream dreams,

    Your young men shall see visions.

    And also on My menservants and on My maidservants

    I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”

    Joel 2:28, 29

    I had a dream last night that I believe was a message from the Lord. Here is the dream:

                My family was buying a house we had not yet seen. When we entered there was a garden area and in the garden was a concrete ledge with a cove and in the cove was a statue of a Hindu god, Shiva. I was not concerned but I knew it had to go.

                When we entered the house a man was standing by the door dressed in all black and had on a cowboy type hat. His face was hideous and evil looking. He began taunting me and my family. I knew it was Satan or one of his demons.

                I was still not afraid and I said to him “You be quiet in the Name of Jesus!”[1] He tried to continue taunting us, but was not able to speak, no words came out of his mouth. I then declared “this house and all my family are covered by the blood of Jesus[2] and you have to leave.” He turned to go and as he was leaving he tried to talk but could only mumble “I don’t want to but I have to”. I then told him to take his evil statue with him and go to the dry places and find no rest.[3] He put the statue under his arm and left, still mumbling about having to leave.

                Then I woke up. As I prayed and pondered over the dream, I believe that God is telling me two things I need to share

    1. We have authority in the Name of Jesus and when we speak in that authority demons have to obey.[4]
    2. Even though they have no choice to obey the Name of Jesus, they don’t want to. We cannot just say it once, or just pray once but we must be diligent and on guard, continuing to speak the Name of Jesus, daily plead the blood over our families, our homes, our city, our schools, and everything that concerns us or touches our life.

    Praise God we do win by the power of the Blood, the Name that is above all other names – the Name of Jesus and by our testimony![5]

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

    [1] Mark 16:17″ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues”

    [2] Exodus 12:23 “For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.”

    [3] Matt 12:43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.”

    [4] Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

    [5] Colossians 4:2 “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving”   

    Revelations 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”