Happy Sabbath,
Happy New Year?? At sunset my church will be celebrating at a location further away that I decided not to go to today. I have to work tonight and I don't like having to travel far especially on Sabbath so I opted to stay at my home church and support there. I'm glad I did or else those who were coming may not have been able to see the service live streamed from where they went. I brought my tablet. computer. chargers, jbl speaker and phone to help get things connected because I had little confidence in someone who said everything was taken care of. I was right not to have that confidence in her.
I am thankful that my son and I were there to help set up and connect. We were able to have a good Sabbath school and service went well. I also was able to get a delicious meal from another church sister before heading back home. We are supposed to be having communion today but they have fallen off with communication. It was supposed to start at 2pm but they turned the live feed off and did not connect the zoom so I will have prayer alone and take communion alone in my home.
Never did that before.
I will not complain. I have had a great year. Free of serious issues and trouble. My family and I have been provided with everything we need. God has been so good to us. I will take some time early morning to get my plans together for 2023 and launch immediately at midnight. Midnight, I will be at work either in an aisle reading my daily verse and devotion or sitting at the fitting room. I look forward to 2023 with Jesus and will recommit myself to Him and His mission.
Happy Sabbath and may you be tremendously blessed into 2023. Happy New Year to you!
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Merry Christmas 💝
Happy Sabbath,
Keeping this short short. I'm at a Christmas program for our host church as we rent the space from them. I had an OK week. I had some challenges earlier in the week and shed some tears but made it through. Despite everything that occurred, I will continue to say God is good. I am going to tune into the program at this church...it's a methodist congregation and it's a huge change for me on Sabbath especially because I'm always going to work Saturday nights. I'm off tonight and am thankful I can spend the time out at a nice event with my son.
So with that I wish you Happy Sabbath and Merry Christmas.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Running To Jesus
Happy Sabbath
I had a tough moment today and I'm sure more are to come. I had written a letter and am praying about giving it but I want to hear from God on the matter. I always write a letter when it is a serious matter for me. I'll leave that at that.
My son had breathing issues so I took him to the hospital Monday and called out of work for both jobs. He still has a slight cough but has recovered well from what we initially went in for smoke inhalation and the rest of the week we suffered from the flu. My son's immune system was hit because of the smoke and he expressed feeling off and weak on Sunday. I started having chest issues about Tuesday but fought through. I went to appointments scheduled but anything from home I just took pto to rest and care for him. My mother went down as hard as my son from Monday. She is still having a hard time. I gave her a covid test yesterday and it was negative and she thankfully was able to get some meds to give her comfort.
I am glad to be home, warm, feeling healthier and away from the frustrations and issues of life. I thank God for that. I am thankful I have Jesus and I can talk with Him about these things. God is good.
I had a tough moment today and I'm sure more are to come. I had written a letter and am praying about giving it but I want to hear from God on the matter. I always write a letter when it is a serious matter for me. I'll leave that at that.
My son had breathing issues so I took him to the hospital Monday and called out of work for both jobs. He still has a slight cough but has recovered well from what we initially went in for smoke inhalation and the rest of the week we suffered from the flu. My son's immune system was hit because of the smoke and he expressed feeling off and weak on Sunday. I started having chest issues about Tuesday but fought through. I went to appointments scheduled but anything from home I just took pto to rest and care for him. My mother went down as hard as my son from Monday. She is still having a hard time. I gave her a covid test yesterday and it was negative and she thankfully was able to get some meds to give her comfort.
I am glad to be home, warm, feeling healthier and away from the frustrations and issues of life. I thank God for that. I am thankful I have Jesus and I can talk with Him about these things. God is good.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Firefighter
Good morning and Happy Sabbath
It is 6:27am and I woke up. I thank God I can say that. I put some socks on and headed to the bathroom to relieve myself and went to put wet items in the dryer. It is not something I normally do but I thank the Lord that I was able to. Last night, I practiced a song with my son for a concert I have to plan at church. We had dinner and after I made up questions for the children's Sabbath school, I became very tired and decided to rest in the family room which is my half converted garage. I woke up to ask my son to put some things in the sink to help me clean up. I heard him moving about doing so and not too long after it seemed...or maybe I fell back asleep, I smelled something burning.
That smell woke me up immediately.
I jumped up and rushed around the corner to find our kitchen table was on fire. My son had disobeyed me and while I was out of the room, he lit up the candelabra that always sat in a low rectangular basket with two bath and body works candles, plate embellishments, the second TV remote he was not supposed to know about, a box of matches, and a candle snuffer. I threw water at it a couple times and each time the flames shot higher and higher.
I finally got some sense and hit the blaze with the fire extinguisher. I should have started with it the first time flames nearly hit the ceiling. From 10pm to after 1am I spent time cleaning up.
I have smoke still in my nostrils and now trapped in my lungs. I'll take a bath and see if I can produce enough mucus to blow some of it our because my nostrils were pretty black. Smoke stained every kitchen surface, the living room, the laundry room. I thought I would have to throw away my table but I was able to separate the burned items from the top and scrape away wax to smooth it down and clean. I will need to get sandpaper or a sander to try to remove the top layer since the table was harshly branded and that burn is not restainable.
I am thankful for God waking me up in time to stop the fire. I could get out from where I was but if my son was back there, he wouldn't know and we would have a huge issue. I am thankful for my son, that he was unharmed and I could hold him and keep him safe. I am thankful for God protecting us. I thought to myself that I could save the table and experimented with other baskets to cover up the burnt areas, but I realized that I would need a table cover. I headed to the guestroom/storage room and thought I only had a red round table cover. The one I used for my former apartments. I looked but couldn't find it. I turned off the light but decided to take one last look for at least something and just as I was about to leave, in plain view I saw something not really familiar. I pulled it out of the bag it peeked from and it was a natural khaki colored table cloth with ruffles on the bottom. I don't remember where it came from, may have been gifted by my mom, but I thank God for helping me to find the perfect table cloth I didn't even know I had like a needle in a hay stack.
I wiped the walls, plants, ceiling, reset the table with the cloth, chargers, dishware, and base place mats I wanted a chance to use, mopped the rooms a couple times before going to bed.
Today is a brand new day and I am thankful and grateful that I can exist in it.
God is good. Praise ye the Lord!!!!
Good afternoon .....have to add on to this post. It's 1:35pm. The music program went well despite one party not being able to show up and an unexpected addition. My mother stopped by for the beginning of the program and it was a pleasure to see. I am home now to a cleaner but still smoke smelly home and I have to comment on something that happened that I did not expect. Before we were to start, the final participant came in with what appeared to be her family. But there was someone walking with her who was very familiar and for me not a face that I'd want to see.
I am a sinner and am absolutely not perfect. I will have to look back on a posts I made last year but I basically got involved with someone who I had no business dealing with at work. I tried to stand steadfast but eventually I allowed the person to beguile me and work their way into my life where they had no place being. The judgment and results of my behavior are fully deserved and serve as a strong reminder that I have to put my everything before God and not think I can get away with sinful behavior.
The person who was their was friends with the person I was dealing with. It seemed everywhere I went, this friend was there. I also had a dream about him that was not good. I dreamed he was involved in a homosexual relationship with the guy I was wasting my time with. I usually don't have dreams and when I do, there is something special I have to pay attention to. I don't know if how they were in my dream is true to life but I know of my errors and that he is aware of how hypocritical I was last year.
So let this be a lesson, a warning to you to make sure that you do not present two different sides of yourself. Be the same person in all circles of life. Don't let the enemy beguile you. Choose to do good and live always in the light. Everything will be revealed in the end or perhaps sooner than one would like. Why would you want to embarass your self and your Lord and Savior.?
If you have made poor decisions, mistakes, know you can go to Jesus always. I thank Him for His grace, HIS forgiveness, and His mercy and know that even though I have a super stupid past, I have help to have a marvelous and better future with His guidance.
It is 6:27am and I woke up. I thank God I can say that. I put some socks on and headed to the bathroom to relieve myself and went to put wet items in the dryer. It is not something I normally do but I thank the Lord that I was able to. Last night, I practiced a song with my son for a concert I have to plan at church. We had dinner and after I made up questions for the children's Sabbath school, I became very tired and decided to rest in the family room which is my half converted garage. I woke up to ask my son to put some things in the sink to help me clean up. I heard him moving about doing so and not too long after it seemed...or maybe I fell back asleep, I smelled something burning.
That smell woke me up immediately.
I jumped up and rushed around the corner to find our kitchen table was on fire. My son had disobeyed me and while I was out of the room, he lit up the candelabra that always sat in a low rectangular basket with two bath and body works candles, plate embellishments, the second TV remote he was not supposed to know about, a box of matches, and a candle snuffer. I threw water at it a couple times and each time the flames shot higher and higher.
I finally got some sense and hit the blaze with the fire extinguisher. I should have started with it the first time flames nearly hit the ceiling. From 10pm to after 1am I spent time cleaning up.
I have smoke still in my nostrils and now trapped in my lungs. I'll take a bath and see if I can produce enough mucus to blow some of it our because my nostrils were pretty black. Smoke stained every kitchen surface, the living room, the laundry room. I thought I would have to throw away my table but I was able to separate the burned items from the top and scrape away wax to smooth it down and clean. I will need to get sandpaper or a sander to try to remove the top layer since the table was harshly branded and that burn is not restainable.
I am thankful for God waking me up in time to stop the fire. I could get out from where I was but if my son was back there, he wouldn't know and we would have a huge issue. I am thankful for my son, that he was unharmed and I could hold him and keep him safe. I am thankful for God protecting us. I thought to myself that I could save the table and experimented with other baskets to cover up the burnt areas, but I realized that I would need a table cover. I headed to the guestroom/storage room and thought I only had a red round table cover. The one I used for my former apartments. I looked but couldn't find it. I turned off the light but decided to take one last look for at least something and just as I was about to leave, in plain view I saw something not really familiar. I pulled it out of the bag it peeked from and it was a natural khaki colored table cloth with ruffles on the bottom. I don't remember where it came from, may have been gifted by my mom, but I thank God for helping me to find the perfect table cloth I didn't even know I had like a needle in a hay stack.
I wiped the walls, plants, ceiling, reset the table with the cloth, chargers, dishware, and base place mats I wanted a chance to use, mopped the rooms a couple times before going to bed.
Today is a brand new day and I am thankful and grateful that I can exist in it.
God is good. Praise ye the Lord!!!!
Good afternoon .....have to add on to this post. It's 1:35pm. The music program went well despite one party not being able to show up and an unexpected addition. My mother stopped by for the beginning of the program and it was a pleasure to see. I am home now to a cleaner but still smoke smelly home and I have to comment on something that happened that I did not expect. Before we were to start, the final participant came in with what appeared to be her family. But there was someone walking with her who was very familiar and for me not a face that I'd want to see.
I am a sinner and am absolutely not perfect. I will have to look back on a posts I made last year but I basically got involved with someone who I had no business dealing with at work. I tried to stand steadfast but eventually I allowed the person to beguile me and work their way into my life where they had no place being. The judgment and results of my behavior are fully deserved and serve as a strong reminder that I have to put my everything before God and not think I can get away with sinful behavior.
The person who was their was friends with the person I was dealing with. It seemed everywhere I went, this friend was there. I also had a dream about him that was not good. I dreamed he was involved in a homosexual relationship with the guy I was wasting my time with. I usually don't have dreams and when I do, there is something special I have to pay attention to. I don't know if how they were in my dream is true to life but I know of my errors and that he is aware of how hypocritical I was last year.
So let this be a lesson, a warning to you to make sure that you do not present two different sides of yourself. Be the same person in all circles of life. Don't let the enemy beguile you. Choose to do good and live always in the light. Everything will be revealed in the end or perhaps sooner than one would like. Why would you want to embarass your self and your Lord and Savior.?
If you have made poor decisions, mistakes, know you can go to Jesus always. I thank Him for His grace, HIS forgiveness, and His mercy and know that even though I have a super stupid past, I have help to have a marvelous and better future with His guidance.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Happy December
and Happy Sabbath.
I am back on my personal laptop that I have not touched in probably 2 if not 3 months. It's running ok and I am thankful for that. I had a good week. I went to a parent teacher conference yesterday expecting to talk to the teacher about areas my son needs to work on but instead she showed me he is being invited to join the National Elementary Honor Society. I have to complete some paperwork and his fate will be decided next week. He is an excellent student and this has been said to me before by his kindergarten teacher who recommended he transfer to a private school with high performing students. I don't have the money for that and felt he could still get a good education where he is so I made no moves in that direction. If my son requests to transfer I would look into it but for now, he will remain in the current public school system. These days information is easier to obtain and they cannot gatekeep what he needs. I can go on skillshare, youtube, Google university. I have access to several libraries and rub shoulders with teachers, principals and other educated people who are only a phone call or door knock away so don't ever see that to be an issue. I need to make sure he is doing what he ought to be doing at school and taking up some extracurricular activities at home that will help him increase his skills and flourish. He is really into animation, typing, loves math, and wants to play piano. He spends a lot of time gaming too and watching videos on how to develop games and studying languages like Russian and Spanish. He is nine years old. I wanted to find a program to make it easier for me to animate after my macbook went out of commission and I was surprised when we were on a long car ride back home, here he was over to my right creating content on an old phone I had given him. He made several animations, added timely voiceovers and processed the entire thing and it was enjoyable and educational to watch and surprising that he possessed such skills. I need him to train me on the program.
God is good. He has blessed me with my awesome son and a great family who loves and supports what he and I do. I say this week to week but I am thankful for my career and my part time job. I am thankful for the blessings the Lord has given me. It is December and alot is coming up. I have to finish planning a winter concert, a cantata if you will for next week. There are banquets, children's events and other things going on. It's going to be very busy but fun.
I'm going to sign off now but so far December is off to a great start. Happy Sabbath :)
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