When we do something for another human being, why are we asked "is it thru the Church"? Meaning, did the church arrange for this, or did you get the churches help? What happened to us being the church? What happened to being the feet of Jesus? As we grow in our faith, are we not supposed to live out the blessings we have been given by blessing others in the same way God does us?
It was described to me as a river. The blessings you receive should come to you, then flow forth thru you to others "downstream" for lack of a better word. I have been blessed. Not as much as other people maybe, but surly better than some. No matter how much or little we have, someone will always have more, but more importantly to this illustration , there are ALWAYS those who have less. As we grow in Christ, I think we become more aware of those who have less. I think if we are growing in Christ, this is a natural progression. I think that if we look at the world thru the "eyes of Christ" we see so many needs, so many hurting people. Are we not tasked with loving others better than we love ourselves? This is all what I have been taught in my journey called Christianity.
Why then do good Christian folk, people whom I admire, and who I KNOW love the Lord, ask me, "is this (fill in the blank with a kindness, or a need for someone) thru the church? Meaning did the church find this need for you? Did the organize the help for the need? Does the Pastor's know about this? Is this a Mission thru the church?
NO.
NO.
No. Kinda....
this mission is thru the church. I AM the church. If you are a believer, YOU are the church. We form the church. The Pastor, or the building, they are not the church.
Folks, I firmly believe we are entering a very difficult future. I see things getting so much worse for so many people. If we are left here to spread the good news, then it is up to us to BE the church. LOOK for the needs of others. Find a place that God wants you to work, and work there. If God says to you "these folks have a need" then fill it if you can. You know when God lays something on your heart, just listen to Him, He will provide the means for it to be carried out.
Do I help people "thru the church" Yes. I do.
But we are to reach out to those around us, those who have a need that we can fulfill. That makes us the church, right?
Blessings and Peace
LTW
Monday, October 13, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Got to meet some wonderful folks!
I got to meet a longtime author of a blog that I read, and her family this past weekend. Can I say, Phelan and her family are wonderful people! They live in a beautiful holler, that she has very accurately described, gorgeous, yet challenging , quiet and restful for the soul. Handsome and I were glad to meet her lovely family, her quiet hard working husband, and three ( can't say cute) teen boys.
They seem like great kids, and all seem very loving towards each other. They are a team, you can see it in them all. Phelan and her husband were so welcoming to handsome and I, and really who are we? We were strangers, and trusting a stranger you meet on the internet, come on really? But she welcomed us with open arms.
The land they have chosen is so beautiful, and I can see how it spoke to her soul, and that of her husband. There are endless possibilities on that land. That is part of the problem, is that they are endless. I could feel the weight of it on her and her husband. But things are looking up for them. They are actively getting power to the house this week, and that alone will help so very much. They will have insulation in their walls this winter, and their ceiling is up.
But there is a ton of work ahead of them.
Kymber of " Frambois Manor" helped to set up a "go fund me" account to help them get power, and they reached that goal with the help of wonderful people. There is more to be done though. So I am posting ( I hope lol) a link to the account.
If every person felt the need to help one person, this world would be a much better place.
Give thanks for every single thing you have. Whether it is little or plenty. Give thanks.
My mother said her mother told her that life is hard, and this past week, she said "LTW, grandma was right, life is hard.
It is hard. But we can make it just a tiny bit easier with a little bit of effort on our part.
Blessings and Peace to you
LTW
http://www.gofundme.com/e8g26c
They seem like great kids, and all seem very loving towards each other. They are a team, you can see it in them all. Phelan and her husband were so welcoming to handsome and I, and really who are we? We were strangers, and trusting a stranger you meet on the internet, come on really? But she welcomed us with open arms.
The land they have chosen is so beautiful, and I can see how it spoke to her soul, and that of her husband. There are endless possibilities on that land. That is part of the problem, is that they are endless. I could feel the weight of it on her and her husband. But things are looking up for them. They are actively getting power to the house this week, and that alone will help so very much. They will have insulation in their walls this winter, and their ceiling is up.
But there is a ton of work ahead of them.
Kymber of " Frambois Manor" helped to set up a "go fund me" account to help them get power, and they reached that goal with the help of wonderful people. There is more to be done though. So I am posting ( I hope lol) a link to the account.
If every person felt the need to help one person, this world would be a much better place.
Give thanks for every single thing you have. Whether it is little or plenty. Give thanks.
My mother said her mother told her that life is hard, and this past week, she said "LTW, grandma was right, life is hard.
It is hard. But we can make it just a tiny bit easier with a little bit of effort on our part.
Blessings and Peace to you
LTW
http://www.gofundme.com/e8g26c
Thursday, October 2, 2014
getting to meet a blogger I admire, going to a homesteading neophytes homestead Sat!
So excited. In a one week time span, with me not even home, I have managed to line up clothes, blankets,shoes ,and wood to help finish walls. What I love is seeing God provide it. I planned this as I was flying out to visit my family. I had no idea where I would come up with money or goods to bring. But thru the week, many friends have donated clothing, blankets, shoes, medicine. All things I wanted to bring, but wasn't sure I could afford. I prayed that God would honor his purpose for prodding me to go. I should know after fifty years if God says go, He WILL open the doors if I get out of His way.
And he did.
I am so excited to meet my friend Phelan and her gang. Get to hang out, do some work, have a camp fire, and just talk.
I'm so excited.
And Kymber and Jam, thank you....
I will take plenty of pix to share if she wants.
Have a blessed and peace filled day.
Much love LTW
And he did.
I am so excited to meet my friend Phelan and her gang. Get to hang out, do some work, have a camp fire, and just talk.
I'm so excited.
And Kymber and Jam, thank you....
I will take plenty of pix to share if she wants.
Have a blessed and peace filled day.
Much love LTW
Monday, September 29, 2014
Going to Kentucky, with an ache in my heart(who can name the song)
Ok folks, handsome and I are going to KY this weekend to help our friend Phelan. I am trusting God will provide the material in some way, because it's Him prodding me Togo.
Many of you have had hard times. Think about living in a house that is just outside walls. Think about how cold last year was.
I am asking anyone wbo reads, to pray for us to succeed, God pushed me on this adventure, I know He will provide. But please pray we can help them not be cold.
Peace and blessings
Let
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And yes I know it California in the song, work with me lol
Many of you have had hard times. Think about living in a house that is just outside walls. Think about how cold last year was.
I am asking anyone wbo reads, to pray for us to succeed, God pushed me on this adventure, I know He will provide. But please pray we can help them not be cold.
Peace and blessings
Let
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And yes I know it California in the song, work with me lol
Thursday, September 25, 2014
PLEASE A dear homesteading friend needs out help!!!
If any of you read http://a-homesteading-neophyte.blogspot.com/ then you know she has had a very rough year.
There is now a go fund me account, you can find it on Framboise Manor- Kymber and Jamby blog. My heart is truly breaking for this sweet girl. They have had set back after set back. When they moved east it was supposed to be easier, and they are having such a hard time.
I don't normally ask for money or things, but I am PLEADING WITH YOU ALL, if you have $1 or $5 or $10 or $100, could you go to the go fund me site and pledge for her
http://www.gofundme.com/e8g26c
even after meeting her goal, could we all send a few bucks, because they need walls, they need insulation, they need running water.
So I am asking that you prayerfully consider giving to her cause. I have even sent care package boxes with things to help.
They aer a wonderful family, husband and three great kids.
Please go help her.
Remember we are to help the downtrodden.
Peace and Blessing to you all
LTW
There is now a go fund me account, you can find it on Framboise Manor- Kymber and Jamby blog. My heart is truly breaking for this sweet girl. They have had set back after set back. When they moved east it was supposed to be easier, and they are having such a hard time.
I don't normally ask for money or things, but I am PLEADING WITH YOU ALL, if you have $1 or $5 or $10 or $100, could you go to the go fund me site and pledge for her
http://www.gofundme.com/e8g26c
even after meeting her goal, could we all send a few bucks, because they need walls, they need insulation, they need running water.
So I am asking that you prayerfully consider giving to her cause. I have even sent care package boxes with things to help.
They aer a wonderful family, husband and three great kids.
Please go help her.
Remember we are to help the downtrodden.
Peace and Blessing to you all
LTW
Monday, September 15, 2014
One of my "Questions for God"
I know when I meet God in Heaven, there will be no questions, because we will all be praising His great Name, but if I could ask a question, this is one that I would definitely ask Him.
"Why God in your great and mighty wisdom make man and woman's libido sooooo different in our later years"?
I know I probably lost many of you. That is ok. Praise God if this is not a problem in your life. But I know in speaking with many women my age, it seems that they are having the same issue.
This also impacts many who are going thru reconciliation at that time in their lives. There are many ways that this impacts people, but if you are feeling even slightly insecure in your relationship, this certainly does not help.
It is a fact that most men seem to slow down in their later years, and it seems like it starts in the fifties for men. There are many reasons, physical, mental, stress, or your body because of the aging process is not manufacturing testosterone like it once did.
Now women on the other hand ( and remember this is in my informal research lol) before they hit menopause seem to go thru a time when they feel like a teen aged boy. This seems to be my problem, and yes, it is a problem. You would think well what is wrong with that? Men would say woo hoo, isn't he a lucky guy? Well no he is not a lucky guy. He is stressed, and he is tired, and he has more work around the house that either of us knows what to do about it. I asked Handsome about this, his answer was, "I never even think about it anymore" ouch. "It has nothing to do with you" huh?, then the best one, "The more stress you put on me the worse it gets" Now please don't get me wrong, I totally understand that men slow down as they age, and that things change. I am ready willing and able to deal with all those changes, I even spelled it out! So I try not to push, or make any pressure on him in that area.
BUT, I on the other hand am a woman who is slowly regaining her footing after a terrible period in our lives. I am trying to get to the place that I was BEFORE, ( you all know the before word, especially if you have or are going thru an emotional affair.)
Part of my healing is him showing me and reassuring me that he does indeed love me, that he is indeed where he wants to be, not where he should be. I want, like any woman to be desired and loved.
He says it is not me. He is not disappointed in what he sees, that it has nothing to do with me. But it does have a whole lot to do with me, and it is hard to make him see that.
It is just another question that I would like to ask God when I get there, and let me tell you , I have a bunch!
I hope all are well and being blessed.
Peace and Blessings. LTW
"Why God in your great and mighty wisdom make man and woman's libido sooooo different in our later years"?
I know I probably lost many of you. That is ok. Praise God if this is not a problem in your life. But I know in speaking with many women my age, it seems that they are having the same issue.
This also impacts many who are going thru reconciliation at that time in their lives. There are many ways that this impacts people, but if you are feeling even slightly insecure in your relationship, this certainly does not help.
It is a fact that most men seem to slow down in their later years, and it seems like it starts in the fifties for men. There are many reasons, physical, mental, stress, or your body because of the aging process is not manufacturing testosterone like it once did.
Now women on the other hand ( and remember this is in my informal research lol) before they hit menopause seem to go thru a time when they feel like a teen aged boy. This seems to be my problem, and yes, it is a problem. You would think well what is wrong with that? Men would say woo hoo, isn't he a lucky guy? Well no he is not a lucky guy. He is stressed, and he is tired, and he has more work around the house that either of us knows what to do about it. I asked Handsome about this, his answer was, "I never even think about it anymore" ouch. "It has nothing to do with you" huh?, then the best one, "The more stress you put on me the worse it gets" Now please don't get me wrong, I totally understand that men slow down as they age, and that things change. I am ready willing and able to deal with all those changes, I even spelled it out! So I try not to push, or make any pressure on him in that area.
BUT, I on the other hand am a woman who is slowly regaining her footing after a terrible period in our lives. I am trying to get to the place that I was BEFORE, ( you all know the before word, especially if you have or are going thru an emotional affair.)
Part of my healing is him showing me and reassuring me that he does indeed love me, that he is indeed where he wants to be, not where he should be. I want, like any woman to be desired and loved.
He says it is not me. He is not disappointed in what he sees, that it has nothing to do with me. But it does have a whole lot to do with me, and it is hard to make him see that.
It is just another question that I would like to ask God when I get there, and let me tell you , I have a bunch!
I hope all are well and being blessed.
Peace and Blessings. LTW
Monday, September 8, 2014
This is a big problem
I am seeing a trend in women my age. In some ways, it validates my feelings, in other ways, it frightens me.
When our nest empties ( or almost empties) we realize that for the first time in a long time our marriage is now only about us. Our home is about us. What we do for entertainment is about us. Whatever we do now, is about us. For more years than I can count, we focused on our children. We were a united front with our children in common. But now, what do we do.
I have a dear friend, who is dealing with this. My heart aches for her, she was crying that her and her husband could be room mates. I believe I have said that before.
Now things between Handsome and I are going really well. with some counseling we saw where some changes needed to be made, and how our focus needs to change. Slowly but surely we are turning it around. Except for certain areas, which are probably health related, we still have issues there. I have just had to accept it is not because of me, but a health related issue that if it bothers him enough he will fix. I have had to accept that , and realize that yes I am still attractive, and still have much to offer, if you understand my meaning.
But Handsome and I both realized that we needed to also find outside interests, things we could do together, and things we could do alone, or with friends. That has been a blessing. We both look forward to doing our own hobbies ( for me pottery, for him slot car racing and bowling.), and we both love planning our events together as well. For so long we just sat around watching tv and growing old. I am not old, and my marriage was going to improve, I was not going to spend my life in a stagnant marriage. So we intentionally worked on it.
I am praying for my dear friend, I asked her to pottery with me. I also told her the best thing we did was get counseling that helped us communicate better..we forgot how somewhere along the bottle, diaper, school, soccer, boy scouts time of our life how to talk with each other, rather than at each other. We had to intentionally feed our marriage. It is taking time, but I am seeing improvements. I am trying to be patient, and God is honoring that in my life, things are good.
I think this is epidemic among empty nesters, I think we need to speak out, say it is nothing to be embarrassed about, but it needs to be talked about, it needs to be front and center. We sometimes need to fight for what we want in our lives, but if it is something you know will benifit you as well as your spouse, then go for it.
I am praying for all you women and men in this situation.
Peace and blessings
LTW
When our nest empties ( or almost empties) we realize that for the first time in a long time our marriage is now only about us. Our home is about us. What we do for entertainment is about us. Whatever we do now, is about us. For more years than I can count, we focused on our children. We were a united front with our children in common. But now, what do we do.
I have a dear friend, who is dealing with this. My heart aches for her, she was crying that her and her husband could be room mates. I believe I have said that before.
Now things between Handsome and I are going really well. with some counseling we saw where some changes needed to be made, and how our focus needs to change. Slowly but surely we are turning it around. Except for certain areas, which are probably health related, we still have issues there. I have just had to accept it is not because of me, but a health related issue that if it bothers him enough he will fix. I have had to accept that , and realize that yes I am still attractive, and still have much to offer, if you understand my meaning.
But Handsome and I both realized that we needed to also find outside interests, things we could do together, and things we could do alone, or with friends. That has been a blessing. We both look forward to doing our own hobbies ( for me pottery, for him slot car racing and bowling.), and we both love planning our events together as well. For so long we just sat around watching tv and growing old. I am not old, and my marriage was going to improve, I was not going to spend my life in a stagnant marriage. So we intentionally worked on it.
I am praying for my dear friend, I asked her to pottery with me. I also told her the best thing we did was get counseling that helped us communicate better..we forgot how somewhere along the bottle, diaper, school, soccer, boy scouts time of our life how to talk with each other, rather than at each other. We had to intentionally feed our marriage. It is taking time, but I am seeing improvements. I am trying to be patient, and God is honoring that in my life, things are good.
I think this is epidemic among empty nesters, I think we need to speak out, say it is nothing to be embarrassed about, but it needs to be talked about, it needs to be front and center. We sometimes need to fight for what we want in our lives, but if it is something you know will benifit you as well as your spouse, then go for it.
I am praying for all you women and men in this situation.
Peace and blessings
LTW
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