new computer

Mark bought a new computer. Not sure if I should start blogging devotions and trip post or to keep using my phone to do it. Warning  Hi-tech mom is on  the loose and not sure where post go.

The Secret of the Ages volume 3

Just read volume 3 of the Secret of the Ages 1925/26.
Timeless information on how to be successful

To the extent that we cooperate
 with Wisdom and power of God,
we are successful and blessed

"Taste and see that the Lord is good"

The earth is full of His goodness

He will show us the path of life
There is Joy in His presence

The Infinite goodness of God
is available to every one today

You must
1)  learn and understand law
2) apply principles

God directs the mind for Good
if you practice applying it daily

Every thought that is  right and good
goes to God and returns with the
power to accomplish it

I you don't know the right way
then turn to God for guidance

Our mind is just  a conductor
as good or bad as you make it
for the power of God and our
thought is the connecting energy

Ask, Seek, Find
The law of life in
Unity with God

Solomon, "With all thy
getting, get understanding"

Proverbs = Wisdom

Inspiration = The Inner Consciousness

Subconscious - storehouse of
knowledge collected of a lifetime

To retrieve when needed
1) gain all information you can
2) recline, relax, rest
3) let your mind dwell
    do not worry or fret
     It will come to you

There is a solution to every problem
no matter how complicated or simple
just requires understanding and faith

"without vision the people perish"
The ability to visualize what can be
increases your capabilities to solve
problems and be successful in all yo do

Day dream with a purpose

The only limit to your capabilities
is that which you place on them

Ideas are as countless as the
sand on the sea shore- use them

Aim high
don't sell yourself short

"Control your thoughts
and you control circumstances"

Wishing and worrying are a waste of time
Redirect your mind.
Do not limit the power of your mind

" Know you not that you are
 the temple of the living God"

Every human experience
 has a cause and an effect

Thackery paraphrase
"The world is a looking glass
and gives back to every man
the reflection of his thoughts"

Thought control action,
 controlled by the mind
and is directed by us


Walt Whit quote
" Nothing external has
any power over me"

We can be tomorrow
what we think today.
Thoughts are causes
and conditions effect

Scripture says,
"As a man thinketh in
 his heart, so  is he.

Expel any intruding and
obnoxious thought from
our  mind as we would
shake a rock out of our shoe

Free yourself  from mental
torment which is 9/10 of all
torments of life today

God is good - practice daily these
Mental exercise of right thinking
1)  Stretch your mind to realize
     how far it can reach
2) Breath out all old thoughts
    of sickness, discouragement
    failure, worry and fear
3) Breath in deep long breathes
   (thoughts) of health, strength
    happiness and success
4) Practice looking forward to
     to something better,  finer
     greater, happier, bigger

Exhale bad - Inhale good

Get that second wind like a racer.
Stored up in all of us is a great
reserve of energy that most
know nothing about- use it

Give up worry
Be industrious
Do not be anxious

Human progress
age of liberty
freedom from bondage

"Be not  anxious for tomorrow
but seek first the kingdom of God
all these things will be added to you"

" I came that you may have life
and have it more abundantly"

"Blessed is the man who delights
 in the law of the Lord...
whatever  he does will prosper"

Don't worry -  Don't doubt
Don't dig up seed to check on it
Forget fears

Opportunities are
 infinite and
ever-present

Begin work now
To begin is to complete
Do it well

Be not afraid
According to your faith
be it unto you

Learn something everyday
Find  a need
then supple that need

I think that Robert Collier could
be a motivational speaker today
as well as back in his day.

"The secrets of the Ages" 1925/26

I spent a lazy, raining afternoon reading
"The Secret of the Ages" Volume #2 1925/26.
 Robert Collier quoted scripture and scholars
 of the day to share secrets of success.

I loved all these quotes,
 remembering they are written in 1925/26.
"The new idea is..."
"Now, more than ever..."
"The modern idea of..."
"The time will come..."
"For modern man..."

Everything begins with an idea.
Mind =creative principle
Thought=eternal energy

Every experience=results of mental attitude
What we do - What we are - What we have
depends on what we think

Thought process - We can all look at the
 same thing and perceive it different  
The fable of the elephant and 3 blind men
Perception: 1 - Tree (leg)
                   2 - Wall (side)
                   3 - rope (tail)

"If you have the faith of a mustard seed....
nothing is impossible"

Thoughts are powerful
Your choice
We find what we are looking for

Lack of faith in God
and
Not believing truth
equals
doubt when time comes

Doubting is like trying to
 reach east by heading west

Doubting = attracts failure
Doubting = repels success

Our minds can originate thoughts
therefore create and succeed in
whatever we can think

Pascal quote "Our achievements
 today  are nothing but the sum
of our thoughts of yesterday"

Path of wisdom begins with the
understanding of who God is.

Know what you want

There is something within urging us
to do better
be better
have better
Collier calls it ambition
I call it the Holy Spirit

Remember, there is no condition that is hopeless
Darkness is merely a lack of light
Turn on Light and it vanishes instantly

Concentrate on one idea at at time
and believe and you will achieve

Scripture quoted
"Therefore, I say unto you, what things ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them."

"The Father that is within me, He does the work."

"As thy faith is, so be it unto you."

"The kingdom of Heaven is within you."

"God is good"

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above..."

Montgomery's quote,
 "Prayer is the soul's sincere desire"

Prayer is not merely asking favor
Prayer recognizes God's power

Pray, not as hypocrites,  to be see by man,
They have their heart's desire (reward)
To be seen by man.

Pray in your closet in secret
alone with your thoughts
and inner most sincere desire
reaches the Father of all

Believe in God's ability

Prayer is effective
"If it is right for you to have
it is right for you to pray for it"

Read Psalms to affirm
God's willingness and
power to answer prayer

Read Proverbs to affirm
wisdom is the greatest of
all hidden treasures

Read Scripture for aid
in thinking and writing
to realize there is no
lack of ideas

Read Scripture
 to nourish
your faith

Be sincerely thankful
and believe.

A few thoughts from an old book

5 Week journey - Blessed

We have been home for 5 weeks
That is a long time for us
Most of the time I have been visiting
Doctors or  staying in bed sick
or up pretending like I feel OK.

But, I realized I am  very blessed
Let me explain why.

We got  home on a Thursday
I felt nauseated and had a head ache
and  could not catch my breath
Friday, I felt very tired
But I blamed it on long trip
The weekend, I did not feel better
Monday, I called Doctor who was
out of town and was told to go to ER

Who goes to ER and says I am tired
So, I went to another Doctor and
he realized I was running a temperature
Gave me an antibiotic for infection
and asked me to see cardiologist

Went home for a week getting worse
fatigue, temp, nausea, aching body,
 head aches, shortness of breath
Went back to Doctor.
 His first words were
You just got back from woods,
did you see a tick or  a rash
Lets get you started on Antibiotic
&  blood test for Lyme's  disease
After weeks of extreme fatigue
on the 8th day of the correct drug
I felt better, not 100%, but better

In the mean time, I met with
 Cardiologist, he ran  test.
All my numbers are good
but, but my heart opens and
does not relax between beats
causing my shortness of breath.

It has been that way for a while
But it took the altitude and Lyme
to make us aware of the problem
The drug to fix this makes you tired
So,
He is giving me 3 months to recoop
and will start my treatment then.

I stayed away from internet.
Did not want to get bad ideas
while Mark research the disease.
He took  such good care of me.

I hear  all kind of horror story
about what this disease can do
when not diagnosed early.
Usually at least 6 months
and sometime years because
the symptoms are so hard
to recognize and are like flu.
By then, it has destroyed.

My blood test came back
 5 x's  more than the number
necessary to diagnosis Lyme's
But all the numbers of effects on
 my body were negative.

The only explanation is finding
out so early that I have Lyme's
It took just the right set of
circumstances to recognize
symptoms this early.

Also,  catching this heart
problem  is a good thing and
 will be taken care of soon.

I told the Doctor that God does
that kind of stuff for me because
He kind of likes me.
The Doctor smiled and told
me that I was blessed
 and I agreed.

Thank you facebook friends
for the thoughts and prayers
during this 5 week journey

God is good
Life is good

Today is the 4th

Today is July fourth -
 Independence Day
The signing of the
 Declaration of Independence
The birth of a new Nation to
 some and BBQ day for others
It did not come easy or cheap..
.It took  a long Battle
It is a day to Remember

The fourth is a day to remember
in our family
Hugh was born on the 4th of January
 and lost a long battle
57 years and 4months later on
 the 4th (the same age I am now)

My Mother-in-law lost her very long
battle on the 4th of November,
showing us great grace and courage
 in her struggles with  cancer.

For two weeks, I have been fighting
 a battle of my own. Now, I am not as sick
 as a lot of folks, I am just not as healthy
 As I like to be and can not get my energy
 back.When you are busy, the idea of lying
around reading all day is very appealing.
 But because  of fever, drugs or infection,
 I just lay down and fall asleep. The reality
 is not as much fun. I know I went to bed with
 a fever, cause I had chills with 2 blankets.

This morning, because it is the 4th,
 I decided to read proverbs 4 and Psalms 4
 I found a little nugget right in the middle of
 Proverbs 4... verse 18
"The path of the righteous is like the dawn of
 light that shines brighter and brighter
until the full light of day (KJ) the Perfect day."

I love sunrise out in nature with natural light.
 You open your eyes and can barely
see until your eyes adjust and as you search
 around you things become brighter and
brighter until;  you can not believe what
  you did not see  before.

That is the way of  God's wisdom
Falling in love
Daily devotions
Open your eyes- seek

Psalms 4 made me feel better about my days in bed
"The Lord has set apart the godly for Himself
He hears when we call Him.  Meditate in your
heart upon your bed and be still.  I will lie down
in peace and sleep, for you alone,  Lord, will keep
me safe."

I don't now what is going  on yet.
But God does and He is in control.

AND D=daily devotions

D  words for today go together Daily Devotion
Daily
Devotion is
Disciplined
Daily
Decision
Done by those who have a
Different priority than most
Daily actions
Directly
Determine priority
Don't put
Daily
Devotion at the end of
day to
do when you find the time
Determine to
do it every
day
Don't feel bad
days happen-life happens
Develop a plan
Decide time and place
Do it
Daily as
Duty until it becomes
Desire and the
Delight of your heart
DO it until you want to
DO devotions
Daily
Days that begin with
Devotions go so much better
DO not be
Discouraged
DO the best you can
Devil will
Do anything to keep you from
Devotional time even.
Doing good  can keep you from
Doing what is best
Do it now and
Discover nuggets of wisdom that
Delights and
Draws us closer to Him
Do
Daily
Devotion

ABC devotion-C= Character

C is the Letter for today
Character story from old movie

Coming home, we stayed in
Cheap Motel
Cause, it was late-I was tired
Causing me to say
Clean enough
Checked beds and bathroom
Carpet, not so much
causing us to keep shoes on
Cross street
Chinese Food
checked out little TV
Came across
cute old Movie
called "Mighty Ducks"
Creating memories
Cute bad boys
couple talented girls
Crummy championship
Coach that
Created havoc on
childhood  memories
crumbling innocents
causing him to hate his sport
changing his direction
Cooperate world
completed the
change in our hero
Cute Mom with a son with
Character who would not
Cheat - even when
Coach pushed hard
Courage is
Contagious
Coach's old coach
comes back into His life
causing him to begin to
create a new paths as
Coach
causing him to really
care for the first time
changed directions in his
coaching
character and
career path
Championship won
Celebration
Coach found
courage to return to sport
"Champion of the World "
coming across TV- movie over

Character is built slowly
Created over a lifetime of
Choices made daily
Chosen when others don't see
Choosing Honesty
Choose Integrity
Character

10-12 days

I hesitate posting this, because I try to stay positive. But, I also believe that  prayer request is a big part of  facebook  friends.  I have not felt well in 10-12  days.  If I was 27 instead of 57, I would say I am pregnant.  However, that ship sailed  a long time ago. Lo-grade fever, nausea, no energy, head aches and shortness of breath.  Doctor put me on antibiotics  and set me up for three test Thursday. at 6:30 am.  Pray that they will figure this out and fix it. Cause I am use to doing what I want to do ,when I want to do it. Thanks for prayers.

ABC B word for today

B word for today is
Bible
B-asic
I-nstructions
B-efore
L-eaving
E-arth

Believers manual for Life
Beautiful love Letter from God
Bible is unlike any other book

Blessed are those who read and heed
Because the time is near
Because every word is true and pure

Begin to fall in love with the author
by reading and studying daily
Best way to
Begin each day

Before getting up
Before going to bed
Before facing  battles
Before making decisions
build up your strength
by spending time in
Bible and prayer

BIBLE

ABC devotions A

While traveling this month I did a devotion on H - happy  happy happy.
I had no idea at the time I would follow it with a devotion every day alphabetically.
It just sort of happened.  So, I promised that I would go back and do the first  letters.
SO here we go...

 A words  for today are:
Ability
Attitude
Action

Availability is
all you need
Ability and opportunity
all provided by God

"All gifts come from
Above from the Father "

"And God will provide
all your  needs
and then you will have
all you need
and plenty left over, so
also share with others"

"Ask
and it will be given
____________________

Attitude not
Aptitude determines
Altitude in life

Attitude of gratitude
Always effects those
around you today

Are you in need?
Ask God to sustain you
Are you worried?
All you do is take
all worries to God in prayer
Are you weary?
Ask God for strength
Ask and receive

Answers from
a God who is
all Love
Always improves
Attitude in life
___________________

Action
Always speaks louder than
all words together

Acts of kindness
always pleases God

Act
according to
all you hear in the word
and be doers of the word
and not hearers only
according to James

Any need wisdom
and want to Know what to do?
Ask God
and He will gladly
answer and guide
and you will be blessed
and others will be blessed
and God will be glorified
______________________________

Ability that comes from God
and the right
Attitude given to us by God  
always produces
Action that makes this world
a better place

About time we try
a new day with
a new
attitude
and use our
abilities to
act  Like Jesus
A WWJD kind of day
All day

XYZ

XYZ
Xi = Greek  Letter
Ex will have to do
Examine
Your heart and mind
Youth, let no man despise
your
youth
You be an
example of believers in
your word
your conversation
your charity
your spirit
your faith
your purity
Your can be a leader in
your group and lead
your friends to Jesus
Zany as it sounds
Yesterdays
youth are todays  hope
Young people are our  future

 

Valiant Warrior

VW
Valiant
Warrior
Very
Valuable
Vibrant
Valiant
Warrior of God
We are at
War
with
wicked Devil
Valleys
will come
Worry not
Verge of
Victory in Jesus
When
We
Work
Witness
Worship
Wisdom comes from
Voice of God
When
we
 wake-up and
We
wear
Whole Armour of God
We will be able
win over the
wiles of Satan
With Belt of Truth
With breastplate of righteousness
With shoes on
with gospel prepared
With shield of Faith
which
will extinguish flaming arrows
With helmet of salvation
With sword of Spirit
which is the
Word of God
With Prayer
Very important for
Victory over
Wicked
World forces
Valiant
Warriors prayers =
Valiant
Warriors
Victory in Jesus

USA

USA
US
Unique country that
Ultimately began
Under God's authority
using the Bible to
uphold laws
urging  citizens to
Unite
Under God to
Utilize
useful words to
uphold
uplift
Utopia like
universe

Usually
Upbeat
Upsetting
Update
Uplifting
Useful
Ultimate truth is
underused today
Ugly truth
Utmost for most High
unique message is
undervalued today

Ultimate GOD
update
Urgent message for
USA...LOOK
UP and return for
Ultimate forgiveness
unique opportunity to be
Utopia like nation
USA has been blessed
Ultimately
USA needs mercy
Under God's Authority
USA can be GOD's
Unique nation  again
USA

Time and talents

There are lots of great T words
Today
Time & Talent
Two valuable gifts from God
Time is
too important
to waste
Talents are
to be developed
to be used
to serve others and
to  honor God

Testimony
The Spirit of
Truth will come and
teach
truth
Then we
Teach
the
Truth in love
to all
those around
Testimony
Talking about God
Telling others
truth of God in your Life
Today Preach the Gospel
through words and deeds
The only Bible
that some will ever read

The Son of God is
The way
The truth
The life
The only way
to
the Father

The Father is
the same yesterday
today and
tomorrow
to the end of
Time

Trust God so
That you will be able
to stand up to
the wiles of
the devil

Thank God for
the priceless gifts of
Time
Talents
Truth
The Spirit
Teachers
The salvation
through Jesus
that we can not earn
The blessing of life eternal
Thank  you God

S words and Psalms 18 review

Serving God by
Serving Others
Sharing
Showing you care
Satisfies the
Soul and  brings
Spiritual growth
Shows up in our
Speech and actions
So start  tapping into
Source of
Strength and
Soar
Serving God by
Serving other

Scripture in Devotion
PSalms 18
Servant of the Lord David
Sang this
Song the day his
Savior
Saved him from
Saul and other enemies
So, I
simplified and
shortened using
S words to review
Scripture today
So, enjoy and then read
Scripture Psalms 18

Sovereign
Savior
Strengthen
Shield
Salvation
Stronghold
So
Shall I be
Saved from my enemy

Surrounded by
Snares of death
Swept up in destruction
So distressed, cried out
Savior in His
Sanctuary heard me
Shook earth to foundation
Smoke poured out
Storm clouds
Soaring winds
Shrouded in darkness
Skies filled with clouds
Shout from Heaven
Shot arrows
Scattered enemies
Shout commanded
Sea opened up
Saved from the deep
Savior rescued
Safe place

See, He delights in me
So, He rewards me
Sees us avoiding
Sin and
Staying in His way
Show yourself faithful
Show integrity
Show yourself pure
Stay humble
Stay hostile to wickedness

Strength in God crushes enemy
Same strength available to
Scale any wall
So, God's way is perfect
Shields and protects
Solid rock
Strength
Safe way
Surefooted as a deer
Safely along the mountains
Strengthen for battle
Subdued enemies
Swept them away
Success victory
Serve as leader
Soon, enemy will
Submit
Strength & courage gone
Salvation of my God
Safe, beyond enemy reach
Saved from violent opponent

Sing and praise His name
Success and Victory
Showing unfailing love
Sovereign Savior

New Devotional Book

So, I called the Church in Central Florida that gave me the devotional book  that I used last  year and they sent me another one.  I began this book in June with the January devotion just like I did last year and I love it. The Introduction and first week  of devotions are by Johnny M. Hunt pastor, Woodstock Ga.

Here, I give you  the positive side of Psalms 1:1-6 and will let you go back and read what happens to the ungodly sinners.

"Blessed is the man who delights in the law of the Lord
 and in His law he mediates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.
 That brings forth its fruit in its season,
 Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper
For the Lord  knows the way of the righteous"

God wants to Bless his people
 To direct their lives
To make  them faithful and fruitful
To truly bless them, and then
To make them channels of His blessings

In Proverbs 4:23 we find:
"Keep you heart with all diligence,
 for out of it springs the issues of life"

He tells us how to benefit
from our Bible study time
and  how to protect our heart:

To personalize God's truth
To reflect on the word in the light of our heart.
To  seek to  understand the depth of His truth.
To humble ourselves and seek  His rule in our lives
To be wise and serve  the Lord
To  trust in Him and be blessed

The end of Chapter one of Phillipians

Watching my Mom and Mother-in-law die with dignity and grace,  these  last verses of  chapter one of Philippians are very poignant to me.

My hope is that Christ  is exalted  by my body, whether in death or life.  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.  If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.  I do no know which to choose.  But am  torn between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
 But it is more needful for you that  I remain and continue with you for your progress and joy in faith...... Whatever happens, conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the Good News of Christ.

 God looked at these  special ladies and said, "Your work here is done, come home to your reward"

Philippians 1:12-20A Letter/blog

I am no Paul
He wrote letters that became scripture
I post Blogs
Big difference
I found similarities between His letter and Blogs
So, with apologies to Paul,  I post  this blog loosely based on
Philippians 1:12-20A

Now,  my hope is that  posting  my  circumstances will help to advance the Good News. That as a result of my sharing,  it has  become clear to all, that I belong to Christ. And that others have been encouraged to speak the word of truth boldly.  When you look at what folks post on Facebook, some cause envy and strive, while others create goodwill.  The latter does it out of love,  knowing that we have been appointed to defend  the Good News. The former post out of selfish ambition, rather than pure motives, causing distress.  But what does it matter, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. In this, I rejoice and will continue to rejoice.  For I  know that through prayer and the Holy Spirit, deliverance will happen.  My hope is that I will not be put to shame , that with all boldness, Christ will always be exalted.

Philippians Prayer

I am still reading, studying, and  trying to memorize Philippians
In the first eleven verses of the first chapter, we  find a greeting  and a  prayer.

Grace and peace to you from our Father and the Lord Jesus. I thank my God  in every remembrance of you. Always praying with  joy, in every prayer for you all, because of the fellowship in the good news   from the first day until now. Being confident of this very thing.  That he who began a good work in you will  perform  it until the day of Christ Jesus.  For it is right for me to feel this way about you all, because you are in my heart.
All of you can share in God's grace with me, defending and confirming the good news.  For God is my Witness, how I long for all of you with affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer. That your love abound more and more in real  knowledge and all discernment.  So that you may discern what is excellent  in order to be sincere and blameless until the Day of Christ. Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ and the glory and praise of God

9 months

The amount of time to birth a baby
Been there, done that
A few times

Yesterday,  while walking around our neighborhood, I thought about all that has happened  in the last 9 months.  We went from living in the country and hiking in the pecan orchard, to living in town hiking our neighborhood.  But that is only the beginning.  We have experienced nearly every situation, good and bad that can shake up a family and we are still standing.

 I think it began when I got the crazy notion to downsize.......

SO here we go:

House hunting
Megan finds us a house
Looked   at it once
Fell in love
Bought  it while traveling
Downsizing begins
Huge Yard sale
Crossroad mission
2 a days at Lowes
Family moves us in
 decorates our home
While we do yard sale
Guest 1st -  5 weekends
Begin new Bible study
Remodel stable
Paint
Help Clint move in
Paint
Help Square kids
Paint
Trip with Mom and Barb
Carries's big Art Opening
The Square opening
Drew and Megan Wedding
Decorate
Baby Mark born
Sara here, Sara gone
Birthdays, Birthdays
Join YMCA
Tennis
Building Stable
Exercise
Lose 50 lbs together
Stop YMCA
Building over
Too busy for tennis
Gain some back
Hiking
Give up sweet tea
 and Sprite..for now
Exercise
Losing again
Slowly
Antique Shows
Festivals
Working
Hiking
 Camping
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Florida trips
Buy buy buy
Sell sell sell
Travel travel travel
Hit two deer in two states
Hit in parking lot
Two adjusters
From two companies
Red Cross work
Valentines
Plant flowers
Family gatherings
Plant garden
Visit homestead:
goats
chickens
gardens
country girls
Visit Hostel in Forest
Sleep in Tree house
Doctor appts.
Visit Aunt Dot
Madison show
Time with Mom
Mom here
Mom's birthday
More Dr. appts.
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Mom  in Heaven
Family gathering
Friends praying
Life goes on
Great nephew-married
Guest in Guest room
Baby sit Grands
Home
Gone
Home
Gone again
Home
Mark,  ready to go
Plays
Peacock festival
Painting again
Gymnastic
School events
Pre-K Graduation
Appalachian Trail
Trails Angels
Red cross Charity Golf
Drew's surgery
Family Stuff

I love my  family