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  A Threatening Storm What appeared as the greatest storm I'd ever face was upon me! I heard the Dr.s voice saying well there wasn't much clarification in the cat scan about that lump in the back of your throat but there's a lot of notes about what did show up... You have a meningioma tumor on your brain........ I immediately went into shock as I really never thought I would ever hear that word again in my lifetime. You see my former husband had suffered twelve years with a meningioma brain tumor and it finally took him home to heaven. So with uncontrollable tears streaming down my face I really didn't hear much more except he would schedule me for an MRI and an appointment to  see a neurologist. I left his office completely numb and in total disbelief of what he told me. The next day the imaging office called and scheduled my MRI, and on and on it went with tests, appointments, followup appointments, other specialists with more imaging and when w...

“A Full Heart” As the battery operated lights start to dim on the mantle and the Jesse tree; Life seems to rest on calm.  It’s the day after Christmas, the last candle of advent has been lit, the presents are scattered about the room with no pretty wraps, ribbons or bows. There is hush over Bellevue Drive; And I want to linger here a little longer, hold tight to Jesus lying in the manger while Papa reads “The Greatest Gift”. Children’s laughter and smiles reflected on all the faces of the givers remain, and will be cherished forever. Moms, Mimi‘s, Nanas, and aunts all settle with a deep breath, and calm rest gently this morning after Christmas. There’s leftover pie, turkey and ham, so the day will be easy, slow and divine. I feel my heart being tugged in the direction up the stairs to my little prayer corner, and I submit. My heart is full ,and I just have to empty all the praises welling up inside me. Christmas day is past… And my heart is full Reflections of Christmases past by: ...

The Road Called Advent Open the door to advent Look down the streets of gold They're all here Those whose hearts were torn, b loodied and ripped open Those who were beaten  And drug  down the muddied streets o f a world created to embrace them... He too, w as beaten and drug down these same streets  Can you now see them playing on all the streets of gold? Laughing and singing,  hearts glowing and filled with joy Celebrating the promises  All the promises come true There is no more sorrow  Hearts and lives no longer torn to pieces Bodies hurt no more   Babies are loved and held and kissed and cuddled Every captive heart set free is soaring in jubilation Jumping and spinning and dancing is the scene before my eyes A most beautiful scene   All aglow u nder the majesty of His presence Advent walks us and all our brokenness   T hrough all the muddied ...

Advent is Here Do you ever just feel 6 years old? I did this morning when I came back to Advent...When I cuddled up on the couch after Russell had gone... advent together every morning is so special but do you remember being a kid?... longing for time... just you and daddy?... for me it was 5 kids, me being the second youngest, and the youngest girl, and there were times I just wanted to be alone with my daddy, just me and daddy...sitting together, being together, with no other... but him and me. And when I returned this morning to the advent reading and started singing silent night, it became silent, and I visited the hillside with the stars shining bright... it felt like a holy place, calm in the twilight under the bright stars and I was being called to come...✨come and be... just me and Him🌟

Reset  Who is this one? Look at her now! She arises out of her desert, clinging to her beloved... Lord Clear my spirit of the invasion of my soul and it's soulish, selfish ways. It  seems to be my default. Your ways Lord, your high and lifted ways, seem unreachable this morning; and then you whisper, "It's the distractions of everything around you that wants to carry you away from my presence." "I know Lord, I'm fighting to stay, to surrender it all." Then I remember, this battle is yours not mine, this battle to just be still in your arms. "Oh my beloved, how can I live in this torn up world and not be distracted by all the noise?" Take me away my bridegroom King, set me atop the mountain of your heart, deafen my ears, and reset the default of my heart to your voice alone. The Bridegroom King 5)Who is this one? Look at her now! She arises out of her desert, clinging to her beloved. When I awakened you under the a...

Surrender to Thankful In the quiet of morning... all is hushed... I exhale  the sting,  the words that cut my heart Be hushed my soul... Wood holds each pane obstructing my  view out the upstairs window,  dividing my thoughts  into splintered pieces  like my compartmentalized heart. The wings of the robin carry her to rooftops she lifts her head in song... Inhaling His breath my heart surrenders... Surrenders to "Thankful" 

The nut tree stands tall above the rooftop of the blue house next door. Woody husks split wide open, forced to break and spit their fruit to the ground. The passerby stops to fill his stretched shirt... The squirrel busily gathers his winter stash... The Tall man and "his girl" wear out knees filling buckets to crack, and roast these gifts golden brown. A few blocks down, over the bridge and go left, the woman grey and girl not half grown sit in a room behind a white door. As the words from the mouth of the girl half grown spill forth speaking of things she should never have endured, the rain from her eyes start to fall... I doubt she's aware of the garden and seeds being sown in her heart, right here, right now. And that every drop of her tears are being used to water them. And that there is one who tends to these things, hoe in hand He prepares the soil of her heart to receive... to grow into a beautiful tree named life... her life... her babies life... The woman g...

On Mark Chapter Five  Verses twenty five through thirty four I want to press through distractions of everyday life I need to get to Jesus Don't make a fuss Nor cry out loud Press in... Keep pressing Words cut sharply  across my heart...  Press in...  Keep pressing...   False accusations Tear through my standing Press in... This tearing strikes my confidence ripping faith from hands... Press in... Keep pressing... My crowded heart  struggles to beat My carnal mind won't stand still Press in daughter He's just an arm length away... Don't make a fuss... Nor cry out loud Just fall at His feet and touch Him "Little girl your faith has healed you"

The gift of interruptions "If there were no interruptions  I would be living my life alone" ...the ringing phone on a busy morning  she's thinking of me ...the kiss on the cheek that lifts my head from reading he loves me ...the instant appearance of puppy in my lap, wrinkling the pages of my book  I smile

This post is going to be a little different than my usual format...  It's several days after posting "To The Very Top"*  And this morning while worshiping to Elevation Worship's song  "Evidence" I realized that Yes, we sometimes climb the mountain before us to the very top. But what I also saw was that once I reached the summit of that mountain, I had power and authority to speak to it!  I started declaring  "Move Now" "Move Now " "Move Now" "What happens on the mountain can't stay on the mountain" "What happens here has to get there" "And Gods' delivery system is called faith" "Just a little faith"** I believe you will be so blessed by clicking on the link below and declaring to your mountain  MOVE NOW MOVE NOW MOVE NOW God gave us the authority lets use it! * click on the side bar on this screen and open "blog archive" clic...

Come Meet Me  Is your heart held By My love child Bow Let your heart bow down And surrender all Can you feel the beat Do you feel the vibration It's my footsteps Come Come meet me child It has to be your choosing Choose My love Choose Me Let My Spirit come afresh Let My Spirit give you peace In My presence is fullness of joy Is your heart held by my love Child COME Bless everyone of you! Terry Psalm 62:8 Oh my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 63:1-3 O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! 

To The Very Top The mountain is before me And it seems no matter what I do It won't move You need to climb that mountain child Climb it to the very top Because when you do When you reach that summit All that's kept you bound  Will be loosed  It will be loosed from you Watch it all  Go crashing down the side of that mountain It will never have the power to keep you bound again You My child are victorious I've already seen what is behind you and in front  I've had my eye on you  Watching you climb  and climb  and climb Sweat dripping from your brow I've seen you bent over in exhaustion And when your foot slipped and you lost your balance  I was there My everlasting arms encircled you I held you tight   Your strength was renewed  Then I watched  As you soared Not looking down  Not looking up You just...

I'm so inadequate at loving I need a breakthrough I need to have victory To be able to put others first To take my focus off myself and  look at those around me When my husband died I began feeling very needy Self focused Yet alongside of it all A deep desire to find God w as arising inside my being To find Him To see Him Then to my heart He spoke these words  "I'm right here" "I've always been right here" "It's time" "It's time to see Me" "To walk hand in hand" "You are my disciple" "You have given the one thing I've asked for" "Your heart" Then He gave me Russell Since that time It's been like walking with Jesus Watching Russell love and serve me and others Never looking to satisfy himself I'm learning I have a strong desire to love that way The way Russell allows Jesus to love others through hims...

So easily overcome  My mind  wanders here and there  I'm struggling to stay focussed  I want to be near You I feel Your Spirit  Deep Deep down in my spirit You try to break through the noise My mind gets between us I'm struggling to stay focussed   I open my mouth to praise You I open my mouth to sing  Singing aloud I  praise Your Holy Name    I hear the praises coming forth And  I enter in I Enter into Your presence  I'm In I'm in the presence Of God My spirit soars It reaches the Heavenlies It's there I meet You And I'm overcome Falling prostrate on my face I feel your touch Thank you   Thank you  For allowing me to come so near  You are the God of all creation Mighty and Holy Yet gentle and f ull of love and compassion I'm overcome with your love  I'm overcome by You This so...

Go Free When you praise Me from your heart all heaviness is commanded to leave  I was sent to heal your broken heart, to open the door of your prison and let you go free There is a day of vengeance coming but it is not for you You have chosen Me therefore you will walk unbound Everything you have released to me has gone through the fire and is ashes And where there was ashes  I've given you beauty No more mourning Accept the oil of gladness and keep your heart steadfastly focused on Me and My presence You are a tree of righteousness that I have planted  And you bring glory to My name Psalm 61:1-3 NASB The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me  To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our Go...

I was wooed into His presence this morning As I entered the upstairs room My prayer room I put on worship music Then inside I felt drawn to turn down the lights And go lay on the bed There are times our Father wants to just be alone with us To love and speak into our hearts This is one of His most precious gifts to us Here is the song that wooed me into His arms this morning Enjoy His presence Blessings of Peace  and His sweet love Terry Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing" Terry

I am anchored in you You are calling me to greater things Yes You are anchored in Me  And I am calling you to greater things Don't resist the tethering Stay Still Don't pull or struggle to get free I am your freedom I am your stability I am your all in all  Nothing will ever satisfy your longings Apart from M e Your deepest longing is for Me You see child I've anchored your boat to keep you still To keep you from all the distractions you've been facing Take in the fresh air Breathe deeply and freely and unrestricted Let the gentle waves rock you like a baby in his mothers arms Listen to the water  G ently slap against the side of your boat Let go of all resistance And look right here Do you see Me Do you hear Me You are anchored in Me   Tethered for a season So rest Breathe in the fresh smell of heavenly breezes And know this sweet one I ...

The roaring waves came crashing over me But my God is the breaker of them all Does your soul long for Him *"The Lord on high is mightier and more glorious than the noise of many waters..." He comes like a slow soaking rain that waters my soul  Yes  He waters my soul and brings new life into my whole being Look  The Iris  The Hollyhocks  And lilies  Are sprouting up through the tares of life  Crowding out the stealers of peace These tares will not take me over    My Jesus  He is mighty to save  My God  He is the redeemer and giver of life  Sweet life  He is my helper  And will carry every burden I place upon His shoulders  His promises are sure  *"The Lord on high is mightier and more glorious than the noise of many waters; yes than the mighty breakers and waves of the sea." He stops them from washing me out to deep dark pl...