Bible Belt Mystic

Robert Capon

2011-12-15T08:16:00.001-06:00

I just finished reading Robert Capon's book, "The Mystery of Christ(and how we don't get it)". I was so intrigued be it that I read it twice, before returning it to my buddy, A.J. The format of the book is in the odd numbered chapters, Robert uses dialogue form a counselling session or conversation and then in the even numbered chapters, he discusses it with a group of people, all with their own differences of opinion. The mystery of Christ is: God put himself in a human body and then was sacrificed for the sins of the world and all that the Bible says it entails. According to Robert, ALL are forgiven and at some point must trust in what Christ has done or face an unbelievers Hell. I was troubled about how he dealt with sin in a couple of the people he counselled, but he was more concerned in how or if they understood the mystery of Christ. That's ok, but he has some conflicting ideas with me(def. no theologian) about what to say to others about sin. I LOVED the book and the vast majority of what Robert says in it. I see grace in a better light and have experienced God's love. "Trust Christ and ask Him to open your eyes!"

Worship

2011-12-12T09:22:00.000-06:00

Because I lead worship and participate on worship teams at church, I have been feeling a need to upgrade my worship attitude. Not that I have a bad attitude towards God, it's just that I see more and more religious mistakes made by worship leaders and when you lead worship, the lyrics, in my humble opinion must be based on the "Finished Works of the Cross"! Maybe there should be more teaching on this. We don't need to worship to "usher God's Presence into the church". He's already there. We DO need to act more in faith(trust) that He IS there and that He desires for us to realize a connection with Him and others.We are not desperate or helpless and if we are then that's a place of our own choosing. We're not sinners but sometimes we do sin. Sin IS NOT a lifestyle we adopted. Sin brings death in more ways than one if we don't deal with it in a Biblical New Covenant fashion: thank Jesus for becoming sin and then destroying it through His death and then thank Him for making us new creatures in Him. Our sin has been punished in Him and our sin nature has been put to death.

My Articles of Faith

2011-11-29T10:05:00.001-06:00

This is my 1st attempt at posting some sort of statement of faith.1. God is Love! 1 John 4:82. Attributes of God and what He does in us. Galations 5:22-233. Jesus has completely eradicated the sinful nature of believers(those who trust in Him),once and for all, by becoming sin and dying for ALL on the cross. Romans 6:6 4. It is God's Will that ALL are saved(declared in right relationship Him)and come into the knowledge of His truth! 1 Timothy 2:3-45. If we trust in what Jesus did for us on the cross, we will be saved. John 3:166. By trusting in what Jesus did, we enter into a permanent relationship with Him that includes our being made one with Him and He being made one with us. We become:a. Co-sufferers with Him according to Romans 8:17b. Co-crucified with Him according to Galations 2:20c. Co-buried with Him according to Romans 6:4 d. Co-raised or enlivened with Him according to Ephesians 2:5-6e. Co-inheritors with Him according to Romans 8:17f. Co-seated with Him according to Ephesians 2:6g. Co-glorified with Him according to Romans 8:177. It is NOT God's will that ANY person be lost(At death or worlds conclusion, be found in Hell, a place of eternal torment and condemnation).

2011-10-31T09:50:00.000-05:00

Happy Blessed All Hallows Eve!! My post on Facebook:This is how I celebrate Halloween now as a Christian: Jesus died a quite gruesome death. Then he came back to life, not as some zombie, but as the "Firstborn" from the dead. He conquered Hell, Death and the grave and led all the captive demonic entities in a parade that all of creation attended that showed his(and our) complete victory and authority over them. Then He comes to possess us believers and live His life through us. We participate and encourage others to believe and be possessed by Him! He made us holy and set apart(hallowed). Jesus has put on His "Tommy" body! My body has been "snatched"!!

2011-10-27T09:31:00.000-05:00

If you look for me, I'll be over in my other blog, InChristRealities, for a while! Have fun and always realize that He dwells in you and you dwell in Him!!

My other blogs

2011-10-18T08:58:00.003-05:00

Sometimes I post on my other blogs. It's ok to go and check them out. They are other dimensions of me/God in me and you.....

Whoo Hoooo!!

2011-09-27T10:51:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfASgMH7FHw Revelation Moment: I've finished reading Ryan Rufus' book, "Extra Virgin Grace", and was doing research from the appendix and came across Galations 2 :19 So far as the Law is concerned, however, I am dead—killed by the Law itself—in order that I might live for God. GNV I began to laugh and get all ecstatic! Through the LAW, and ALL it's repercussions including Christ's sacrifice I'm His and free what was meant to torment me/us is our path to HIM and HIS pleasure and our union with HIM!! "I am dead----Killed by the Law itself-----in order that I might live for God." And I became aware, for the second time in several days the HUGE Bargain(RIPOFF) that God through Christ obtained for us on the Cross. HIS death and all HE went through and the most Glorious Eternally Exponentially Return on investment known to the Universe and all that's in it!!! If the Enemy had an idea what was going to happen he would have tried to prevent it, but who would/could ever see the love and the craziness of God's Plan for us?

2011-09-09T09:45:00.000-05:00

Rob Rufus' book, Invading the Impossible is floating my boat. It's another loaner from A.J. Started reading it yesterday and read some last night! I've enjoyed a few of his sermons on his website: www.ccihk.com "Be possessed by the promise. If you aren't possessed by the promise, you will be possessed by what opposes it." Page 48 It's good stuff!! Mystical moment: Reading Romans outloud from the J.B. Phillips Translation.

2011-09-08T08:48:00.000-05:00

Note: Change of venue for the Grace/Bliss service; It's going to be at Gadsden Vineyard Church 419 Broad Street Gadsden Al at 7pm on Sunday nights. Same time just a different place. Led by A.J. Nichols. Just got through reading a new book called, A Matter of Life or Death, by Wayne Duncan. Next to John Crowder's Mystical Union, it is the best book I have read dealing with God's grace and the finished Works of the cross. www.newnaturepublications.com It has some very practical tips in it, too!! A.J. had let me borrow it and now I think I have to have one so that I can go back and highlight and underline and really study it. Mainly, it deals with how to read/understand the Bible through the eyes of grace. What is floating my boat: Fossilized Walrus Jawbone pins in guitar!! In Him/Them and Them in me!!

Several things going on....

2011-09-01T12:41:00.000-05:00

1. BlissGrace beginning on 9/4/11 at our home at 7pm Sunday nights. 2. Spending lots of time on songs to lead worship with at Clear Springs United Methodist, Wed. nights at Gadsden Vineyard and order of St. Lukes 3. Getting "Foundations" in a written, easier teachable format. And maybe even the "Eternity" thing, too. 4. First Friday's in Gadsden 5. Hudson 6. Starting to think about new political blog

Joseph Prince and Andrew Wommack

2011-07-05T13:39:00.000-05:00

I have actually read TWO books in the past 8 days; the first was, Living in the Balance of Grace and Faith, by Andrew Wommack and the second was Unmerited Favor by Joseph Prince. Both are wonderful books on Grace and Faith and I highly recommend them. Personally, I like Prince's book better. To me it's more where my walk is and I pretty much agreed 100% with what he said. I can't say that I agreed as much with Wommack's book, but his chapter on the "sovereignty of God" really blew me away. It talks about the tension between the Calvanists and the Armenians. You can google this or you can read his book. There were two places that I really disagreed with him and that was on "feelings" and on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. I won't get into this, but I see another side. I wonder how Wommack feels about the Bliss/Ecstatic movements that are underfoot. Also he said very little about our Oneness in Christ. To be totally fair, Prince only touched on the Oneness issue towards the end of his book. I'm going to reread both books with my pen and highlighter. They are that good!!
I am a "Word of Faith" guy and a "johnny come lately" to the Grace preaching and I'm no theologian, so be kind in your comments! ;-p

Adam and Kerrie

2011-07-05T13:37:00.000-05:00

Adam proposed to Kerrie at Priscilla's surprise 50th birthday party. We loved Kerrie from the moment we met her and think that she and Adam will make a great couple!!

Norman Grubb

2011-06-10T10:07:00.002-05:00

A.J turned me on to NG's book God Unlimited. I bought my copy at the Vineyard bookstore and have been reading it for the last couple of weeks. God IN us and living through us. Very mystical. Ummmmmmm..... or maybe it should be Yummmmmm........

Norm passed awhile back, but there is a website up www.normangrubb.com and you can go there check out become a Grubbite!

Something I have "figured" out.....

2011-05-25T12:01:00.000-05:00

I love people and I love being with people in moderation. I must have ALONE time. I'm not really sure how to explain how I came to this conclusion. I have pretended to be an extrovert. I did NOT mean to deceive or mislead anyone. Wow! I feel so much better now.....

Today's Priscilla's Birthday!!

2011-05-18T12:54:00.001-05:00

My wife, Priscilla turned 50 today. 50 is the number of the Jubillee! The great celebration the release of all debts!! Yay!!!!! May it all this and more to her and those around her, including me!!!

This weird feeling.....

2011-05-03T14:35:00.000-05:00

Not sure if I should have posted this here or on EarthMover.....
Still reading and studying Quantum Leap Thinking by James J. Mapes.
It is a great book and is really getting my creative and spiritual juices flowing.
I'm in the section on values. I wonder if my values are being compromised??
Sometimes I get this really bad icky feeling. It's the opposite of a Holy Spirit Rush and can last for an hour or maybe longer. I'm going to begin to track it and see if I can figure out "what's causin' all this"!!

Royal Wedding

2011-04-29T13:11:00.002-05:00

There just seems to be something prophetic about the wedding between Wills and Kate. I saw this picture of him right before he kissed her and he was wearing a red military outfit that to me symbolized the blood of Christ and of course she was wearing white and was the bride. It just seems so prophetic about the Church and Christ. They all seemed so happy and the million people that showed up as well as the whole world watching just seems to be saying to me, "Soon!"

We're Grandparents!

2011-04-21T12:22:00.000-05:00

Hudson Thomas Puckett
Born 4/20/2011
weight 8lbs. 3oz.
length 21 in.

Joseph and Lauren Puckett are the proud parents.

Dream Blog

2011-04-11T09:29:00.000-05:00

I had a great dream, Sunday morning, about Jesus that I posted on my dream blog. I woke me up and got me in really wacked out way before I went to play at church.

Walk by faith

2011-04-07T14:02:00.001-05:00

Please don't be offended.
My walk by faith is this: I trust that Jesus died on the cross and took ALL my sins, my sin nature, sickness, disease,poverty and anything else that is not representative of God's goodness. Because of this I am reconciled to God, sit in Christ at God's right hand, and have become a totally new creature. I rest in what Christ did. I can't do anything else to earn my salvation and right relationship with the Trinity.
To others it seems that the walk of faith is a dependence on others to meet their needs and wants. I hear them say, "I'm walking by faith," while they are not working or doing anything unless God "tells them to." I think they need to use a little common sense. Paul made tents while he ministered and wrote part of the New Testament.
Forgive me, God for criticizing Your Children.

Renewal

2011-04-02T10:52:00.000-05:00

We are renewed daily.
2Cor. 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
As believers(actually trusters may be a better word) we have become "new creatures" according to 2 Cor. 5:17. Our being renewed is like a spring that that gushes out of the earth, ever fresh and clean and new and good. Holy Spirit-do it in ALL of us and let us give God the glory and revel in the new wine that flows from within us, according to the finished works of the cross!!

Wednesday night at Church

2011-03-31T11:44:00.000-05:00

Last night at church we discussed worship and wedding customs of Jesus' day. Hearing Chrystal talk about the wedding customs in Jesus day got me all excited and jazzed up at church. Jesus the Bridegroom IS coming back for His Church!! Watch!!

Spiritual Thought

2011-03-29T15:27:00.000-05:00

Sorry....nothing really deep to say other than I'm just meditating on Jesus and what he accomplished on or through the cross.

Of course this really is deep....and wide....and tall....heavy

In Christ Realities

2011-03-22T13:28:00.000-05:00

Today I began going back to the beginning of In Christ Realities and expounding. It felt good and I found a great picture for it. If we can ever get a handle on "Christ in us, the hope of glory", we will be forever changed. Actually, we just need to realize as believers, we already have been forever made new and we are renew newed(I meant to say it that way) every day. Maybe constantly.....

He's in You.....He's in me.....

2011-03-21T09:56:00.000-05:00

Just enjoying God in me and me in Him.
Listening to Georgian Banov and that the death of self is NOT a process, it's a one time event!!
Of course it is!!
From personal experience, I can tell you when it happened and then I can tell you that I spent over 20 years trying unsuccessfully to undo what God did and telling everyone how much work I DID to get myself to this point. God's just laughing the whole time. He knew I would "get it"!!

When Jesus said, "It is Finished!" He meant it!!

Thanks God that it has not taken me 30 years to learn this......

Just a few minutes a day....

2011-03-15T11:51:00.000-05:00

Doing several different tasks in the process of redefining myself or at least to make myself marketable.
1. Rereading Quantum Leap Thinking
2. Staying serious about the workout schedule
3. Abiding in HIS presence(the most important)
4. Open and flexible

Last night at church was as good as it's been, at least to me personally since the last Toronto team was there in January. Great JOY!!

There's a new name....written down in Glory!

2011-03-11T14:07:00.000-06:00

Yeah yeah, not crazy about that song either.....
I guess I need a new picture....

Progress report

2011-03-07T08:19:00.000-06:00

1. I'm averaging working out(50 min. walking/running on tread mill) about 3 times weekly.
2. Little to nothing on the computer skills.
3. Little to nothing on my marketable skills, BUT!!!! I did see a program I'm going to use and forgot to bring it to work, but there is always tomorrow.

NO CONDEMNATION!!!

I am walking in a greater joy and awareness of God and having a great time at it!!

Name Change....

2011-03-01T12:18:00.000-06:00

I've been thinking about changing the name of this blog from "Confessions of a Grapeseed" to another name. It's not a confessional blog. I'm not letting you in on my deepest darkest secret sins. It is what it is. It will not be a "Ramblings" or a "Musings". I also don't think I'm going to finish it today.....

Hanging out with God

2011-02-21T09:17:00.000-06:00

Saturday, Priscilla and I drove to Birmingham to do some shopping. First we stopped at Costa's Italian Restaurant and ate fantastic inexpensive Greek/Italian food. Then we drove across the 4 lane to PetSmart and bought some needed cat stuff. Blount County Animal Shelter was there with some amazing kittes and dogges and we love on many of them. But we already have 3 cats and 2 dogs.

Then we drove over to Michael's. Books a Million was next door and so Priscilla went to buy craft stuff in Michael's and I went to BAMM. I wandered around the Christian life area and saw several books by Bill Johnson and 1 by Joseph Prince. Thanks to George Banov, I've become interested in the Living Bible and read Priscilla's old 70's copy. I feel like I'm part of her life, at that time, as well as enjoying God's Word, in an modern day, though idiomatic style.

I'd heard that the New Living Testament was good so I began to hunt that version. Now I was NOT planning on buying anything, but God had different plan. At first, I absolutely could not find that version, but then I found this really cool NLT in a two tone calf's skin or something soft like that. Really expensive..... I "found" this because someone had put it in the self upside down so as I straightened it I noticed it was an NLT. Then it was like God and I began some sort of bargaining process. Ok, find me one cheaper and I'll buy that one. I actually found a couple that seemed to be sticking out from the other Bibles. The whole time this is going on I'm actually laughing out loud and staggering around in the aisle, not really even caring if anyone sees me or not.

Finally, I found one that was around $20 and so I said, "Lord can I find one just a little cheaper maybe below $18 or so. Then I saw this 1 Year NLT paperback for 17.99. OK OK!! Then I remembered my discount card at BAMM and that knocked another %10 off. Wow! Playing with God is cool. He had as much fun with the bargaining as I did.

Something I seem to live by.....

2011-02-14T10:17:00.000-06:00

"When something moves in my peripheral vision, I leave the path to investigate, since it would be a shame to walk right by a burning bush."
Barbara Brown Taylor

I got this from an email from my niece, Karen. Karen is a Methodist minister in Idaho. This was the signature she used a few years back in her emails.

One of the ways that God speakes to me is that I "see" things. Sometimes it's like what I posted on Friday. Sometimes it's the eagle flying north on I59. Sometimes it's the "other" things I see. Thanks PAPA for showing me stuff and for letting me in on the things You seem to be doing!! You living in me is the most awesome Valentines gift ever!!

Something I saw today

2011-02-11T12:23:00.001-06:00

Today I went to Ryan's for lunch. Ok.....I hear some of you saying, "Why there?" The food at best is "just ok" and at worst is terrible. But it's cheap, they have upgraded their salad bar and it's really good and there are about 5-6 things they serve that I like and that are hard to mess up.

I DID almost have an incident inside. The fish I bit into had bones; tiny sharp fish bones and 1 very nearly went down the wrong way. So I spit it out into a napkin and avoided the baked fish. But, they also served Salisbury Steak today and it was DE-lishous!! And their cornbread is good, although my wife makes they best cornbread in the world. She'll give you the recipe if you ask her.

As I was leaving, I was about to cross Rainbow Drive and go north on 4th Street and I was sitting at the redlight. A little car had stopped on 4th and a little woman jumped out of the passenger side and ran back towards Rainbow Drive! I thought I might be witnessing a crime! No!

The car she got out of slowly drove up 4th Street and I lost her for a second, until I saw this big guy in an SUV turn his head towards the passenger side and then I saw his arm move to unlock the door and this little lady jumped in and threw her arms around his neck and gave him a great hug! Wow! I thought. Isn't that how God greats us when we open the door of out heart to him! He jumps in and gets personal with us!!

Sometimes God lets me see things like that. Thanks God!! I needed a hug, or at least to see someone get a great big hug. I feel him hugging me now...

More 7 Spirits Burning

2011-02-09T14:31:00.000-06:00

We get it all when we believe!
We don't need a man to lay hands on us to get anything. Does the Godhead use others to lay hands on people to transfer/impart things? Sure. Do we have to have a man lay hands on us to receive Holy Spirit? No! Do some receive this way? Yes!

All that God has for you, and that is an universe full of gifts,love, annointings; you name it, is yours for the asking and receiving by faith. I return to my Baptist roots(not sure what color they are) and say that we get Him(not it)all at salvation. You want a tongue? Ask and receive in Faith. He IS Faith as much as He IS Love and all the other fruits because Jesus is the Vine.

Once, long before I knew this, I was crying out to God, "Oh God, send me a man who will tell me what to do in this situation!" He spoke to me and said," You don't need ANYONE to tell you what to do, listen to me!"

We should listen to Them more often....
Can I get an "Amen"??

7 Spirits Burning

2011-02-02T14:42:00.000-06:00

I've been studying John Crowder's new book, Seven Spirits Burning. It's about Holy Spirit. JC really hits my good buttons on faith. Maybe I'll explain more later. This book makes my faith soar! I believe I AM doing the same works as Jesus and that I AM doing greater works than He did.

Joseph Prince

2011-02-01T14:34:00.000-06:00

I started listening to a cd set entitled, Condemnation Kills, by Joseph Prince. Didn't quite make it through the first cd. Man! This is some good stuff!! I had my bible out and had my computer on and still this was blowing me away. Grace....everyday it just seems to get deeper and wider and longer and richer.....

Our Salvation!

2011-01-31T09:16:00.000-06:00

Let me ask you one question??
Where were you 2000 years ago when Jesus died on the cross?
You had nothing to do with your salvation! His grace was a gift as was the faith that you had to believe. Without Him, you got nothing!! But with Him, you have it all!! Use your imagination......

Happy Thought!

2011-01-28T08:46:00.000-06:00

Looking out of the window this morning at work. Just enjoying the rising sun. I noticed a little grime around out mail slot. It reminded me of the times my Pop and I would clean the windows at the house. He would be on the outside and I would be on the inside. We used this cleaning fluid that was green and probably mostly ammonia. It came in a gallon container and he would use a funnel and pore it into small spray bottles. A friend of his made it and it along with a little elbo grease would make a window spotless! We would each spray our side of the window and wipe then we would point out spots that the other might not see and then clean those. It was a good system and I enjoyed working with him. He was one of the most patient, kind and caring persons that I think I know.

Waking Preacher

2011-01-27T10:00:00.000-06:00

I got all fired up this morning while I was making coffee and preached myself manic. Maybe I should use the word "ecstatic"! Combination of being truly healed inside and out from the Cross and using RET. I just feel so alive and creative!!

Btw....the goal of posting here everyday is now out the window. I'm posting in my journal or on one of the other blogs like EarthMover or ICR. I'm giving ICR a break now and I'm going to begin to go back expound on verses. The dates will remain the same.

Good Day!!

2011-01-25T14:44:00.001-06:00

Got a lot done today and yet my desk at work has little to show for it.
1. A.J. and I have secured a building for Matt, Dave and Joanne!!
2. I had a long talk with Patsy and she confirmed all of what I was thinking and she gave me some new good ideas.
3. I'm a couple of songs long for Wednesday Night and so now I have more choices.
4. Last night I got almost 7 hours of sleep, too and woke up right before the alarm went off only to figure out I left my cell phone on the kitchen table and I probably would not have heard it ring.
5. I've still got a couple more things to do, but if I don't get to them then they will get done tomorrow; or maybe not at all!

Thanks God! I feel that all of this is Your Hand! May I rest there forever.

What's happenin'?

2011-01-24T13:40:00.000-06:00

Today I worked on my music for Wednesday night. I also checked on some buildings for Matt, Dave and Joanne. A.J. and I will check out a couple tomorrow. Also have a sozo meeting tonight and it's Teija's birthday!!

I really don't want to turn this into some kind of todo list but I'm running short on time and I want to work on the ICR blog and maybe Journal.

Our five Toronto Angels left this morning.....

2011-01-21T10:15:00.000-06:00

Our five Toronto Angels left this morning, but not before they gave Priscilla some encouraging words and we chased them down at the Muller's home and got some pictures. They all had qualities like our daughter Melissa along with their own unique abilities and personalities. And as much as we got from them, they received impartations from us, too. We're like cousins in the spirit. We will meet again!

Oops!

2011-01-20T13:17:00.000-06:00

I skipped Wednesday blogging!! I forgot.....
Everyday I do post on ICR and FB.
Helped Marcy get Sam to the Doctor. Man, I never want a break like that. Five more weeks in a wheelchair or on a walker. Last night at church we prayed for the Toronto Team and then they blessed us. It was awesome. Mira fixed food for all. I love that dark bread!!

Almost forgot!

2011-01-18T15:55:00.000-06:00

Almost forgot to post today.
Took Leo to the eye doctor for postsurgical exam.
Met Priscilla at WalMart and bought a few groceries
and got her a new food processor. Then we had breakfast at Shoney's.
Worked on my ICR blog for two hours and then did some business stuff.
Also journaled the first time using Toronto suggestions. That was good.

What I'm up to today.....

2011-01-17T09:44:00.000-06:00

Real quick....
I'm doing some work stuff for my brother, Sam who broke his ankle last Wednesday.
Then I'm going to drive my father in law home after his eye surgery.
For the next few minutes, I'm going to work on my In Christ Realities blog.
See you tomorrow!

Almost Got'er Done....and Lonnie.....

2011-01-15T10:45:00.000-06:00

Yesterday, I completed 7 of the 8 items on the list. Thank You God!! Had to reschedule number 8 for next week. It's all good.

Last night, after our 5 Toronto Angels went to bed, Priscilla and I watched a documentary on Lonnie Frisbee. I very much enjoyed it and was moved by Lonnie's passion and annointing for ministry. At the same time, I was appalled by how he was treated John Wimber and Chuck Smith. But in their defense, maybe they had little experience in inner healing(or maybe Lonnie saw no need for it until it was too late or didn't have a clue about it) and even with the Vineyard and Calvary Chapel's cutting edge handle on God's annointing and intimacy, at least for that time, still it was difficult for them to know what to do with Lonnie.

I wonder how a couple of SOZO sessions would have helped Lonnie deal with his issues coupled with the fact that Lonnie's old man had died with Christ on the cross and Lonnie just didn't know that or that the religous establishment at that time didn't get it.

Thank you Bethel and Bill Johnson and Dawna and Theresa and all the others that brought about the revelation of Sozo Ministry! What will be revealed to us in the next 10-20 years? How will we grow in God's abundant love and grace??

Good Morning GodHead!

2011-01-14T08:18:00.000-06:00

Today I came to the office early to have a little extra time to work. The Plan for today(Don't laugh God) is to:
1. Work on music for our Wednesday night small group. Done
2. Blog on confessions site. Done
3. Work on finishing In Christ Realities(Christ finished this on the cross! HAHAHAHA)
4. Find and highlight more Victory Bible verses
5. Read some more of "Mystical Union" by JC
6. Pick up mail
7. Go see bubba in the horspital
8. Eat lunch with my honey and a couple of drunks....
Maybe Monday I can update this to see if it happens like this and maybe a sign or wonder or miracle will be thrown in!! It's all up to YAH'LL. Get it.....YAH'LL.....

Thursday

2011-01-13T13:22:00.002-06:00

Today I worked on my "In Christ Realities" Blog for about 2 hours and then picked up my brother Glenn's medicine and made the trek up the mountain through the snow and ice. His driveway has about 6 inches of snow and ice and its about 50 yards long and steep. He'll be stuck until Saturday when the temperature is supposed to rise into the fifties.

My other brother, Sam fell yesterday and broke some bones in his ankle and is in the Horspital awaiting surgury. No food, nothing to drink. He's ready to leave, but only after they fix his ankle.

I'm going to spend the rest of the workday going through my Bible and underlining all the verses where we are victorious as Believers.

We also found out a couple of days ago that Taemin is moving in with his aunt in Oxford. We love him and will miss him and bless him in whatever he does.

Monday on a Wednesday on a "Snow Day" week

2011-01-12T10:12:00.001-06:00

Although today is Wednesday, it feels like Monday. How awful to have missed 2 days blogging because of snow in Alabama! Monday was spent watching Sozo dvds with Juliet from Toronto. On Tuesday, our 5 Toronto angels ministered to 4 of our sozo team. I will be forever grateful to them. The cake was that our team got encouraged, comforted and exhorted. The icing was for me a chance to glean off their prophecies. I'm not ashamed to say it, but I definitely licked the spoon!
Tonight at church will be awesome!!

What a day!

2011-01-08T20:31:00.000-06:00

Taemin and I drove over to Atlanta today and went shopping at Assi Market.
Then we went to eat at the Jang Su Jang Rest. and brought PP home some amazing Korean chow.
Taemin is our Korean roommate. He's lived with us for little over 2 years. He is an amazing cook. Now that he has graduated, we need to get him a job and married!

Abbreviated Day at work

2011-01-07T08:46:00.001-06:00

Today will be an abbreviated day at work.
Lots of things to do at the homeplace and perhaps in preparation for a snow day for North Alabama, Sunday. How cool would that be to be snowed in and worship at home with 5 Toronto ladies and the wife?
As for my my goals: I'm working the blog thing hard.
My workout routine has dropped off because of all the company. Actually, can't blame them I just need to get my schedule fine tuned.
My personal learning progam has been nonexistant. : (
Moral is high and today is a new day. It's a gift. That's why they call it the present!

The In Christ Realities Blog

2011-01-06T14:52:00.001-06:00

Done Deal!
Finally finished the first part of cataloging the list of In Christ Realities and have started a new blog called, "In Christ Realities".
See it in the list "FriendsFamily Acqaintances". I'm going to add to it as time permits. So far I have found 172.
Here's a good one:
1John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
Oh yeah! That has hit the nail on the head!!

Today

2011-01-05T15:22:00.000-06:00

Today is Wednesday, January 5th, 2011.
I went to Grissom Honda and got the oil changed in my Accord. While I was there, I read the rest of Romans I didn't finish last night and 1 Corinithians 12-16 in my Ben Campbell Johnson version.
Then I went to Shell Mart and filled it up. Got to work and talked with Melissa and Priscilla for a while and spent the hour before lunch and an hour after lunch working on my In Christ Realities study. Now I'm trying to classify the verses. I will probably start a new blog on this. It's just too good to be true, but isn't that what the "Good News" is supposed to be.

As believers we have been made co-crucified, holy, righteous, justified, new creatures, alive, with access to everything. This is better than all the Christmases and vacations I have ever taken.

I'm overwhelmed with Their blessings!!

The Heart of Paul

2011-01-04T15:19:00.000-06:00

A.J. dropped by the office this morning and gave me a special present; The Heart of Paul by Ben Campbell Johnson. Already it is becoming a favorite of mine. It's a paraphrase of the works of Paul from the Bible.

Somewhere in college, I decided I hated Paul. I was not a believer; I'm not really sure what I was. Then when I became a believer I was intimidated by Paul's writings and his lifestyle. I couldn't do what Paul did! But I was not supposed to write most of the New Testament and start a number of churches all over Europe and Turkey. Now, I love Paul and his simple(yes I said simple) way of explaining the Gospel. Christ in you the hope of glory and it's achieved by believing. Priscilla told me one day that all God wanted us to do was to believe Him.

The angels are writing books now on the heart of A.J. and the heart of Priscilla and maybe your heart and my heart too!

5 Toronto ladies and the greatest compliment from my wife

2011-01-03T08:58:00.001-06:00

We have 5 very sweet Godly ladies staying with us from the Toronto Church(http://www.ctftoronto.com/). I believe that 5 is the number for God's Grace. After the first night the atmosphere in our home was vibrating with God's love. There are 12 team members here in town. There are 7 ladies and 5 men in their team. They will minister at our church, at the Bridge and at the Albertville Vinyard.

Mimi spoke at church yesterday. Mimi is not one of the ladies staying in our home. I was on Guardian Angel duty at church yesterday and only heard about half of what Mimi said. What I heard was that we must trust God and she talked about some issues that I related to our SOZO ministry. Mimi is from Germany. I love to hear the passion for God in her voice. I hope that God's Passion for us resonates through my own personality.

Last night was 1st Fruits. That's a time when we worship just for worship's sake. It's a worship offering. The band was off the charts. WOW!! The Toronto team seemed to enjoy it as much as all the others there. I read out loud some of the "In Christ Realities" I've underlined in my Bible. To say that God is good is like saying that water is wet.....

Priscilla and I were talking yesterday. I really do not remember the conversation but it had to do with hearing and experiencing God. She told me that when He spoke to her, He said things in the same way that I would say them and that His voice sounded like mine. Wow! That floored me! It's also scary, too......

So I missed yesterday.....

2010-12-31T15:44:00.000-06:00

Big Deal!!
Oh well, I just pick myself up and dust myself off.....
So....have you ever noticed that I like to use dots?
In each of the last three days I either worked out and/or walked on the treadmill.
I feel so much better and I discovered that I am sleeping much better at night.
Plus I feel better.

The last few days have been weird. I've only been working half days and I've been taking my guitar to work and playing for around an hour or so. Several things have happened at work.
1. J.W. came by and I signed 2 papers for him
2. Nothing yet about our lawsuits, although they are both coming to a head.
3. I did everything my brother asked me to do. Exactly as he asked me to do them.
Several things did NOT happen at work, but they were not work related.
I DID get some great Bible study time in. God is Faithful!!

The MirrorWord Bible

2010-12-29T11:43:00.000-06:00

A.J. and Wes turned me on the The MirrorWood Translation a few weeks back and it's been rocking my socks off. I'm learning to enjoy different translations and paraphrases in my personal Bible study. Personally, I don't care for the Message, but I do use it some. Sometimes it's a little too....idiomatic? Not sure if that's the right word. My favorite is the New King James and I do admit my favorite Bible to read from is an old "The Word" that is the King James Version. This is from the MirrorWood;

Eph. 1:18 I pray that your thoughts will be flooded with light and revelation knowledge; that you will clearly picture His intent in identifying you in Him so that you may know how precious you are to Him. The saints are His treasure and the glorious trophy of His portion! (We are God's assets and the measure of His wealth!)

I can identify with this!!

The Best of Times and the ........

2010-12-28T19:27:00.001-06:00

For nearly a month I have blogged daily: Monday through Friday. That's good. But....I have some other goals that I want to accomplish, too. My Bible study is pretty regular. I haven't made it into some kind of Grace destroying law and I'm having fun with it and growing. It seems to be coming out of the overflow! But, I want to start back on getting better at Sozo and I want to increase my marketable skills and I must increase my physical activity.

I will begin walking and/or working out for 30 minutes 5 days a week.
I will begin to work on my computer skills for 1 hour 5 days a week.
I will begin to work on my learning skills for 1 hour 5 days a week.

I'm going to work out now.

Bye!

Note to Self

2010-12-27T09:51:00.000-06:00

Self....don't forget; you don't have to actually consciously realize your union with the Godhead to be in union with Them. You are in union with Them because you got grace to have faith and believe. It's a done deal.

Christmas Eve

2010-12-24T09:16:00.000-06:00

Since I was around 12-13 years old, I've had to work on Christmas Eve. That's the way the wholesale business worked. Stores needed stuff. Today, I am off work. Already I've had a great time with God, drank two cups of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal, got my Macbook to work on the network and printed out something, posted on Facebook and now here.

There's something about Christmas Eve that just whispers, "Miracles occur just a little easier"....
Maybe it's all the TV shows and movies or that people just seem to try a little harder to be nice.
Maybe it's the fact that we are celebrating the beginning of time of Grace for mankind. Knowone knows for sure when Jesus was born. I believe that it was this time of the year that He was conceived. But we do know that He was born and we do know when He died and what that means for us. I can't think of a greater gift to mankind than the cross of Christ and that we died in Him along with our old sin nature and have been made totally new creations with Him.

Shoutin' Time

2010-12-23T21:31:00.000-06:00

Today I was completing my Bible study on the "In Christ Realities". I came across this verse as I searched for "by me".

Ex. 33:21 And the LORD said, "Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock.

Oh yeah! He's talkin' to us ya'll. I got a place for you by Me(at My Right Hand) and you will stand on the Rock(Christ)!!

Mystical Union

2010-12-22T10:36:00.001-06:00

A friend of mine gave me a most welcome early Christmas present; the two new books by John Crowder, Mystical Union and the Seven Spirits of God. I read about 40 something pages early this morning. So good! You'll be hearing more about them soon!!

A Few minor Changes....

2010-12-20T13:13:00.001-06:00

I made a few minor changes in the section titled FamilyFriendsAquaintances. Look over in EarthMover for other blogs.

Verses using "before" the foundation of the earth

2010-12-17T14:15:00.000-06:00

Jhn 17:24 "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Eph 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
1Pe 1:20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.

Several points to consider:
1. Jesus existed 'before' the foundation of the world.
He always was, is, always shall be eternally existing God.
2. Jesus was love by the Father 'before' the foundation of the world.
Father God always has and always will love Jesus and us. He is love.
3. We were chosen in Him 'before' the foundation of the world.
Chosen in Him! Hmmm....he always 'knew' us and it was His will that we always be together(the only way we can do that is to be in a righteous state; meaning we are without sin and on His side of goodness.
4. Jesus was foreordained(known before hand).

10 Foundations of the World-All in one Place! Plus 1

2010-12-16T09:05:00.004-06:00

Mat 13:35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world."
Mat 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Luk 11:50 "that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
Jhn 17:24 "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Eph 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
Hbr 4:3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: "So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest,'" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Hbr 9:26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
1Pe 1:20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you
Rev 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Rev 17:8 "The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
2Tim. 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

The Foundation of the World Part Deux.....

2010-12-15T09:11:00.001-06:00

jesusMatthew 13:34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
Mat 13:35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world."

This is the first place that the phrase "foundation of the world" is used. Jesus is using parables to teach the disciples and all the other people listening "Kingdom Principles" that that have been "krypted" from the foundation of the world.

I'm of the opinion that all knowledge of the Kingdom Principles is available to any believer who will ask. Jesus said to "ask and you will receive". Paul says that we have the mind of Christ. John says that we know all things. I don't believe that we are on a need to know basis. I think we put ourselves in that place. I pray that I ask the right questions. The Godhead has all the answers. And they live inside of us.

The Foundation of the World Part 1 of ......

2010-12-14T14:25:00.001-06:00

I kept on coming across this phrase in the Bible "the foundation of the world. First place(that I noticed it) was in Ephesians 1:4: just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, NKJV

Eph. 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. NLT

I rejoiced to see that I(we as believers) were chosen, picked as if on a playground team, to be on God's side. Yay! I get to be on the winning team. Ever been picked last to be on someones kickball team in elementary school?
Well on God's team, we're ALL picked 1st! Don't ask me how He accomplishes that. I left that up to Him!! Man that was soooo much fun!!

Also that that be should be HOLY and BLAMELESS before Him. Not only do we get picked for the team but we're the stars; the leading scorers, the ones who sack the opposing QB; etc.

Plus, we have the mind blowing "before" the foundations of the world. Unlike 7-up, He always knew us and He always will. And you just thought you were old.....

Last but not least is the word foundation. It's used 11 times in the new testament but in over 50 places in the OT and almost exclusively of the Temple foundation(that's cool). Once in the OT in Ps.102:25 is it used to speak of the foundation of the earth. I'm just focusing on the NT.

In Hebrews 11, the word foundation is used for the word conceive. Heb. 11:11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to (foundation)conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

Talking with God

2010-12-13T10:29:00.001-06:00

A couple of notes I made today:
The process:When we become "born again", as a believer we get all of the Godhead. We are made righteous(in right standing with God),we are made complete in Him, sanctified(separated by DEATH from from our old sin nature and sitting in Christ),justified(just as if we had never sinned), we get all the gifts and begin bearing fruit as our minds are renewed to the things of God. We are made new creatures and be are renewed everyday!!
I don't want to sin. It doesn't control me anymore.

Anything we do to hasten this process becomes works and we fall back under the curse of the law. Reading our Bibles, spending time with Him, nice things we do for others including winning souls, healing, casting out demons, whatever is all good, but does NOTHING to win approval with the Godhead and does nothing to further you along in whatever or wherever you might think you can go in God and becomes dead works. Motive!

So, should we NOT read our Bibles, pray, do stuff for others, do the works of Christ, etc? No! Not if our motives are to gain acceptance with Them, or Their favor. Read your Bible, pray, do all these things! Please! Do them all and more. But don't do them because you feel like you HAVE to do them. It's a chore. A job. Something you MUST do. You have to do or you are a "bad Christian" or a sinner. Please define a Good Christian for me without including any works.

I've found myself reading my Bible and doing real indepth study so much more lately when I have realized, God loves me just like He loves Jesus. There is nothing I can do to increase His love or acceptance of me. My motive now is NOT to do these things because I have to but because I WANT to. I desire to. I love seeing and hearing God share with me in one on one conversations(actually 1 on 3 or the 4 of us) as He reveals more about the Godhead to me. I realize that Jesus has put on His Tommy suit. Now I can begin to do works of Jesus and even greater works. Just like He promised I would. What's stopping you from doing the same??

Busy day!

2010-12-10T20:30:00.000-06:00

Today was a busy day!!
It started off with my working for about 2 hours on an email to a friend. 2 hours.....yeah it was long and had scripture and I put a lot of thought in it. Then I spent another hour working in a different job related area.
About that time it was lunch, so I went to Ryan's and got the food bar and water. They have a great salad bar. You might hate the food there, but I love their salad bar. They have really upgraded their sald bar. I wonder if they have to pay the same for lettuce that everyone else is paying? From what I hear, lettuce has gone sky high!!
After I left Ryan's I bought gas and the pump there had to be from the 80's. Seriously, it took me 10 min. to fill the car up!
Back to work on job stuff and Priscilla calls and gets me to come home and help her rearrange the living room furniture. She was also keeping Jude. Two hours later it was nap time for Tom.

Thanks God for the energy to do all this and help others and spread Ya'lls Kingdom like Bama peanut butter on rye. All I need now is a glass of milk, or maybe a glass of wine....;0

My teaching center

2010-12-09T15:05:00.001-06:00

I'm not sure who said that we need to find our teaching center. That's the place that we "come from" in a subject. My teaching center for Godhead Talk comes from a place of revelation of Their Presence. I heard John Paul Jackson say that "there is plenty of revelation to go around." There is plenty of Their presence to go around; in fact They are Everywhere!

The first time I experienced Their overwhelming presence was the moment I prayed and asked to know if God was real. Oh yeah! They answered that prayer. I was deluged by the knowledge of my overwhelming sin and at the same time a Love that felt like honey flowing over me. I was not looking for Them to do this, I guess They just chased me down and tackled me.

Time after time for the next nearly 24 years, They showed up in dreams, in the Bible speaking directly to me, from other people and events. Even in places where I could not disern Their presence, I would ask and there They were.

It's a new day and we're new creatures! An early Christmas Present!!

2010-12-08T10:36:00.001-06:00

I posted a dream on my dream blog. Woke up feeling like I had won a great victory!!
On being a new creature(creation):
2Cr 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2Cr 5:18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
2Cr 5:19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
2Cr 5:20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
2Cr 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

On being renewed daily!!
2Cr 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.

A quote from Kung Fu Panda: Yesterday is past, tomorrow is future, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present!

Where I'm coming from......GRACE! A FREE Gift From GOD!!

2010-12-07T09:20:00.000-06:00

1. I as well as ALL people have been "chosen by Christ BEFORE the foundation of the world, that we should be HOLY and WITHOUT BLAME before Him in LOVE, because we are ALL predestinated to be adopted as children by Jesus according to the GOOD PLEASURE of HIS WILL, to the praise of ther glory of HIS GRACE that has made ALL of us accepted into the BELOVED, in whom we are REDEEMED through HIS BLOOD and our sins FORGIVEN, according to HIS magnificent GRACE!!
2. By trusting(having faith, believing) in what Jesus Christ accomplished when He died on the cross, we literally unwrap the present like a birthday present or a Christmas present and receive HIS Will for us. His death made all this possible. He bore the brunt of the punishment for all sin(He became sin).
3. Our trust in Him and His completed work on the cross, puts us in the position that we were co-crucified with/in Him. Our old sin nature has been put to death and we have been made totally and completely new creations. All curses on us are gone. We are no longer slaves to sin(note the word and connotation of the word slave) but now we are totally free from sin and the death it brings and have become slaves to righteousness. WE can't help but do what God does, which is all good!!
4. Grace is God's favour, His complete and unfailing Love Forever. He likes us! He is not angry with us! We are His Joy!! And it's free for the taking.

It's probably a lot easier to do than to explain. Receive the Grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ and what He has already done 2000 years ago.

My theological position(I'm in Them and They're in me)

2010-12-06T09:42:00.000-06:00

I was trying to post on Facebook and decided to post it here.

Formerly, I had to work to not sin. I only worked at it because I believed the lie that if I sinned God would be angry with me and stop protecting, loving and communicating with me and it was on this lie that I based my "Christian Walk".

In the summer of 2008, I went to a worship conference led by Jeff Deyo in Nashville, Tennessee. He said that sin was a choice. He directed us to Romans 6 and showed us that we were crucified in Christ. Our old sin nature is dead and we have been made new creatures.

Still, it took almost two years to get the revelation that I have been co-crucified with Christ. I died. He lives in me. I am no longer a slave to sin, but I am a child of God. Maybe the biggest but in the Bible is found here: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; BUT the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thanks to the Apostle Paul, Matt Ford, John Crowder, A.J. Nichols, Winnie Banov, Rob Rufus, Jeff Deyo, Martin Luther, probably several others, and last but definitly not least, The Godhead for this priceless revelation!!

I don't want to sin. Sometimes I slip up and there is forgiveness available.
God loves me just like he loves Jesus, even before I chose Them.
I choose Them! I choose life!

Addicting

2010-12-03T09:36:00.001-06:00

I had forgotten how addicting the blogosphere could be.
I've been looking at some of my followers blogs and the blogs they look at. Ya'll are a diverse bunch! I don't want to spend my whole day there, although I could and would not be bored.

This morning as I was praying and fellowshiping with our Holy Family, I began to get caught up into the "In Christ" reality about who we really are and where we really are in Him. Here's a good one to chew on.....

Acts 17:28 "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

Thank You God that we can be born again; our old sin natured co-crucified with Christ and made into new creations!!

Ustream Fun

2010-12-02T08:31:00.000-06:00

Not top of the line quality, but I'm learning and having fun.

Wednesday Nights

2010-12-01T12:40:00.000-06:00

I love our meetings at church on Wednesday night!!
It's a small group, probably not more than 10 people.
We get rowdy and real and if for some reason I went to some other church, I would still go to the Gadsden Vineyard on Wednesday nights.
We get healed, filled, soaked, drunk in the Spirit, taught and we get to practice prophetic words.
What more could you want in a small group?

Finding God

2010-11-30T09:22:00.003-06:00

Video with John and Lily Crowder chat about finding God!

More Goals

2010-11-30T09:00:00.000-06:00

I realize every conscious moment that I am baptized in Holy Spirit and He dwells within me; that I sit in Christ at the Father's right hand and I have been made one with Father God. I am in all Three and They are in me.

I realize that this is the case for all who trust in Jesus as a personal Saviour.

I am co-crucified with Christ.

Reason I removed Followers

2010-11-29T09:13:00.001-06:00

I have removed the followers part of the blog because of a link that was on there that I did not want associated with my blog. That link involved pictures, some of which might have been viewed as inappropriate. My apologies to the rest of ya'll.

Hudson Thomas

2010-11-29T08:57:00.001-06:00

I'm a granddad! Pp's a grandmother! Yea!!
The gender isn't the big deal, although it IS cool that I will have a namesake and our family name will continue on.

I pray for you and your mom's health and wellness. Peace and rest and proper growth. I pray that you know God in the womb and that Their Presence saturates your home and wherever your parents are. God loves you so much. Just as much as He loved Jesus. I speak His Life to you and your mom and dad. I speak preparation to them because you Hudson will see angels. You Hudson will have face to face encounters with the Living God. You Hudson will bring huge annointing to both families and all those around you. Lauren's doctors and nurses will be speachless at the glory you bring from the throneroom. I pray that you come only in Your Father's timing. I pray your parents wisdom in your upbringing. Off the charts supernatually!

Little Guy.....
I hope your parents are prayed up.
What you're going to bring to their home will amaze everyone. What you're bringing to this world is more of God's Presence. I bless you and all those around you and the God who is responsible and meets all needs. AMEN

Habits

2010-11-24T10:37:00.000-06:00

Two days in a row!!
Starting a new habit.....maybe.....

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love the eating and the family time. It's so awesome!! I'm not in NFL football and I'm not crazy about the fact that the Alabama/Auburn game is on Friday, but at least I'm off. First Friday after Thanksgiving that I have had off since I started working when I was in the 7th grade. I went to Alabama and Alabama football is about the only sport I watch on tv. It's going to be hard for them to beat Auburn this year and I will be thankful if they do and also thankful if there are nono injuries to the players. I've seen my son hurt in high school games and that is not anything I wish on anyone. RollTideRoll!!!

I try to always be thankful. I think that's a good habit. We have so much to be thankful for.
What do you call a cliques that is true?

Goal Setting

2010-11-23T10:29:00.001-06:00

Supposedly Robert Heinlein said, "In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."

Whether he said that or not, that has become so true in my life. So, I'm in the process of setting a few goals of my own. In the past, I've found that this works if I set realistic goals and make them into first person statements that I read aloud daily. Blog Goal: I will post on my blog every day I come to work. I will probably never be as prolific a blogger as Michael Bynum, but at least I will post. I will always try to post something about my relationship with my Heavenly Family.

I always get rocked when I say out loud, "I'm in union with Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit." They manifest Their Presence and I know They are here; right here with me, know matter where I am or what I'm doing

Todays a done deal.

Authority of the Believer

2010-11-17T15:04:00.001-06:00

Today I spent about an hour and a half finding Scriptures that deal with the authority of the believer. I cheated because I was using my old "The Word" study Bible that has a list. Then I underlined them in my new Thompson Chain Reference Bible. Here's a great one:
Psa 8:6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
Psa 8:7 All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field,
Psa 8:8 The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.

Whoa! Dominion over ALL the works of His Hands and all things UNDER our feet!!

Think I'm gonna camp out here for awhile.....

Passion!

2010-11-16T10:14:00.000-06:00

I've been seeking my passion off and on all my life.
The one thing that distinquishes people is their passion.
What would you dare to do, if you knew you could not fail?
Like Peter Pan, I think I've finally found my happy thought.

Christ in you, the hope of glory! I feel my feet lifting off the ground. I've found my bag of marbles!!

What is the one thing that I love doing so much that I would pay to do it?
Realizing the fact that Christ is in me, Holy Spirit is in me and that I have been made one with Father God and all others who have faith in Christ. I always have a group to belong to. I in Them and They in me and all who believe.

What do I never tire of speaking of? They're in my belly! Always and forever.

Before the foundation of the world, we were in Christ. Sin brought death into the world. Father God Sent Jesus to die on the cross as our punishment for sin and we were in Him. Our old sin nature died on the cross. He bore our sins, sicknesses, poverty; all our junk. Then three days later, Jesus rose from the dead and we too were made new creatures in Him. All of us! Every last one of us. Everlasting life beginning that moment you choose Him. Jesus baptised us in Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is our comforter and nurturer and teacher. He lives in us. The kingdom of Heaven is within you and you live within it.

Formerly, we we slaves to sin and death. We had no choice but to sin. Through Christ, we have been made free of that old sin nature and are made totally new creatures. Now through Christ we have become victorious over sin and death. We are Victorious in Him!!

But not all choose to receive the greatest "Christ" mas present ever given. To have this new life and to become totally new creatures, you must receive His gift by faith and open it up and begin to play with it. You had the faith to believe that the chair you're sitting in wouldn't break when you sat in it. Have Faith in God. Become like a child. Find others who have opened their Gift and play together. Encourage others to receive that gift and open it up. Tear off the wrapping paper, take it out and use it!

By not choosing Him, we forfeit the blessings. We lose the Victory. We walk according to our own devices. They will fail and sin and ultimately death will result. This death is the everlasting kind. Complete and total separation from God. He doesn't send you to hell, you choose it, simply by not choosing Him. Choose Life. Choose Him. Choose Them and then go play! Have fun!!!

Another 30 or so......

2010-10-08T13:54:00.000-05:00

So what am I doing?
I am in the process of studying these books:
1. The Ecstasy of Love-John Crowder
2. Naturally Supernatural-Gary Best
3. Freedom Tools-Andy Reese
4. The Kitchen Sink-Andy Reese
5. Prayers that Heal the Heart-Mark and Patti Virkler
6. Blessing Your Spirit-Arthur Burk and Sylvia Gunter
7. Bible NKJV
8. John G. Lake-The Life and Times(I think that's the name)
9. The New Mystics-John Crowder
Also I am watching Videos that A.J. sends me and I'm studying a set of computer messages as time permits.

Needless to say, I AM busy and Growing in my relationship.
I had written another post for today but erased it because it was a bit snarky and I needed more information and Bible references that I was too busy to look up. It was probably not written with much love and so I deleted it.

Hope you noticed that I changed and updated my blog.

What can I do in 30 minutes on a blog?

2010-10-07T08:48:00.000-05:00

OK! So I'm a lazy blogger......
Sorry......
Today I'm spending 30 minutes posting and editing the blog.
News Flash:
Going to be a Grandfather!! Yay!! Our son Joseph and his wife Lauren are going to have a baby!!

So far Alabama is unbeaten!!

And in the process of moving toward the "mystical" side of my Christian faith. I'm growing closer to Them and trying to wrap my head around this concept of Grace and Oneness with Them. Just "being"....... I'm having so much fun!!

Time with Him

2010-04-05T15:01:00.001-05:00

Today on my lunch hour, I went to place that I have always wanted to go. I had already eaten lunch. Lunch was good and cheap. My mother always told me to find a place that serves a lot of good food for a little money. I know several places that fit that bill. Maybe I can do an anonymous blog on places to eat in Gadsden Alabama that serve a lot of good food,cheap. For another day.

I found a neat place to pray. It's a place where I'm sure many people have gotten on their knees and prayed. Not that we always have to be on our knees for the Godhead to hear us, it doesn't hurt, but it's not a deal breaker. I didn't feel particularly spiritual in this place until I noticed the 2 benches by the wall under the trees and as I sat there the tears began to flow and I said out loud, "Oh! So this is where You like to sit!" But No! They're everywhere and it was just a warm lovely day and the birds were singing, and for the next fifteen minutes or so, I enjoyed some time alone with my heavenly Family.

I'm so grateful!

Teaching an old dog new tricks!

2010-02-08T14:37:00.003-06:00

Some new tricks this old dog learned this past weekend at Grace Center in Franklin:
1. Journaling
a. Quiet yourself down
b. Fix your eyes on Jesus, Father God, Holy Spirit
c. Tune to spontaneity
d. Write it down

2. Soaking-Just resting in God, not bringing Him a prayer list, or trying to accomplish anything other than just me and Him time.

Sometimes it's little things!

2010-01-05T12:38:00.005-06:00

Today at lunch, God got my attention. I was in the Books-A-Million looking for a certain book, agravated that the books seemed out of order. They were not in alphabetical order or by author and in my mind I was having an imaginary conversation with the manager.
ME: Why are these books not in some kind of order? I can't find what I want. They are all in random order?
BAM Mang.: Sir, which book are you looking for?
ME: What does it matter?
BAM Mang.: I'll help you find what you're looking for?
ME: Is it just my imagination, or are ALL the books in random order?
BAM Mang.:(Quietly)Sir, we do that on purpose so that people who come in to look for one book might see another that they want also.
ME: That's what I figured......

So.....I came across a book with the title, "I can't see God because I'm in the way" or something like that by a guy named Bickle and another dude. No, it wasn't Mike Bickle. I put it back and began to really just browse. thinking....Hmmmm......
Then some kid passed by me and gave me a "knowing" look. Just like he knew what was going on. Hmmmmm.........was I talking out loud to myself? Maybe he was a Messenger sent from God: an angel sent to bring me a message?
Then I checked my watch. Time to go back to work. I'm gonna be late. What are they gonna do fire me? We're closing our business soon. The journals caught my eye, Earlier, I considered writing a journal about "Finding Myself" in hopes it would give me an idea about what I want to do in the "after closing store reality". I saw several neat journals, but I thought, No, I'll just get me a notebook and start in it. I'm NOT paying $16.00 bucks for a journal. I don't care if it is leather bound!
Then I went out to my car and drove back to work,relatively uneventful except for the black P/U truck that was going 25 on Albert Rains Boulevard. Ah! Boulevard....there's a word for you......I passed the truck, practiced my forgiveness, and got to work six or sevem minutes late. One of the few employees still working asked me if I wanted some old notebooks that had been used for route lists. He had torn out all the used pages. They were all different colors. One was a pepto bismo pink. "Yeah, I'll use 'em". The memory flooded back to a prophetic word about something that someone would give me. So.....I guess now I have set of journals and maybe the start to a new life. Maybe a book......

True Confessions

2009-12-02T10:12:00.002-06:00

I want to be more passionate in my love for Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
I want my love for Them to consume my life and all around me.
That has not been the case. It's not that I've been a bad person or a rebellious sinner; I do sin and I try to confess it and forsake it as soon as I can. I am making it a point to spend more time with Them.

Bucket List

2009-06-05T06:52:00.004-05:00

1. Go to Flanders Field
and read that poem out loud
2. Go back to Koenigswinter and stay
at Hotel Wentzel
3. Go parasailing again
4. Write book and see it published and sold in stores
5. Write country praise rock folk song and have it recorded and
given air time on the radio
6. Go to Normandy
7. Go to Washington DC
8. Go to Vegas
9. Weigh 150 lbs and be in good health
10. Go on an Alaskan cruise
11. See the leaves change colors in the fall in New England
12. Meet Paul Cain
13. Stay at the Peabody in Memphis
14. Drive the coastal highway 1 from San Diego to Canada
and take a camera
15. Go to Baja and see both sides
16. Go to Gettysburg
17. Go to Philly
18. Go to Boston

Spiritual Bucket List
1. I want to be translated to another place like Philip
2. Go into a trance like the mystics of old and be frozen for a time
3. Experience paradise and return and tell others about it
4. I want to speak in a foreign language to someone about the Lord
and have them understand and respond
5. Go before the throne of God and experience the majesty of it
6. Interpret a tongue
7. Fall under the power of the Holy Spirit
8. Experience the Lord as Moses did; face to face
9. I want to raise the dead

Dream!

2008-11-24T15:35:00.002-06:00

Posted a dream I had on the Dream site:
interpretmydream.blogspot.com

BTW-I'm not actually 50 until Friday.

Wedding photos

2008-10-14T09:33:00.005-05:00

Melissa and Jonathan were married on August 30th.
They hang out in Nashvegas.
Lauren, our daughter in law and Joseph's wife is the pretty brunette on the left behind Jonathan.

Op/Ed by Teresa Neumann : Oct 11, 2008 : Breaking Christian News

2008-10-14T07:01:00.001-05:00

From the ElijahList

Why Christians are called to give to Caesar what is Caesar's
by Op/Ed by Teresa Neumann : Oct 11, 2008 : Breaking Christian News

Do we really have a grasp of the enormity of what it means to live in a democracy with the right—and responsibility—to vote? "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." -Luke 12:47-49

A popular truism bandied about by well-meaning Christians these days is the argument that regardless of who wins an election—be it local, state, or federal—it really doesn't matter because as Christians we are called to pray for those in authority over us. Of course we are called to pray for our leaders, whether we like them or not. Who could argue with that?

It is equally true, however, that it matters VERY much who is elected to lead a nation. Ask the people of Zimbabwe if it matters who their ruler is. Or the citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, India, France, England, etc. Ask those German and Italian WWII survivors who are still alive today if it mattered who they voted into office before the war. Did Jesus think it mattered that the Pharisees controlled Jewish law and thought?

My point is, in a democracy, it cannot be stressed enough that voting is a blessing, privilege and a tremendous responsibility. We take it lightly at our own peril.

Casting a vote for the person, or persons, God prompts us to vote (would that the Body of Christ be of one mind and accord in that!), and being rewarded with having that God-chosen person be our leader, is a far sight easier to deal with than the monumental task of praying for a leader God had preferred we not elect. The choice always, for free-agents such as we are, is ours.

The fact of the matter is, too much is at stake for the future of this great, Christian nation to minimize the value of a single vote. We can ill afford a repeat of the 1970's when the Church—being asleep at the wheel—woke up to find abortion legalized; nor can we afford to lose the war on terror. We're up against some pretty big Goliaths these days. But remember this; God's plan for America is for good, not evil.

He expects cooperation from us. So, as November 4th draws near, I encourage every Christian to pray and to VOTE their conscience. It is certainly our duty as American citizens, but more than that, it is our privilege and responsibility as Christians. Yes, we will pray for whomever is elected president, but let us not be found guilty of apathy or of letting the godless select our leaders.

Get ready to Sow in the land of famine!

2008-10-10T07:36:00.008-05:00

Seems like Papa's been bringing the story of Isaac and his travel to Gerar(lodging place) to my heart lately. There's definitely a famine in America at present time. A spirit of poverty and other spirits sowing seeds of discord in the hearts and minds of the American people and even spreading to the global economic system as a whole. Excesses of debt as well as sin and disbelief in God and the belief that man and government can solve our problems.

Gen. 26:1 NLT Now a severe famine struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham's time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.
2 The Lord appeared to him there and said, "Do not go to Egypt. 3 Do as I say, and stay here in this land. If you do, I will be with you and bless you. I will give all this land to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father. 4 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. 5 I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, regulations, and laws."

Here we have the parallel story of Issac, like his father, Abraham lying about his wife to save his life and the similiar conclusion that Abimelech finds out that she is his wife and not his sister.

12 That year Isaac's crops were tremendous! He harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. 13 He became a rich man, and his wealth only continued to grow. 14 He acquired large flocks of sheep and goats, great herds of cattle, and many servants.

Several things came to me as I read these verses:
1. Papa blesses those who do what He tells them to do. Even when caught in sin after acknowledging it and repenting(changing their mind and listening to God to do His Word) they were blessed!
2. We, and I include myself, have been deceived by ourselves and others about our debt(sin as well as financial which is sin also). Proverbs 22 pretty much speaks to about our financial "famine" that we are either in or going into. All those verses that speak about the "borrower as servant to the lender" and about "not oppressing the poor" shout at us now in this "financial mess we have got ourselves into, Ollie".
3. We have trusted in man and his government to be our blessing and not our Father, who owns all the cattle of a thousand hills(Ps.50:10 and all the gold and silver are His(Hag.2:8), as well as our every breath(Acts 17:25).
4. We too, are "children of Abraham" if we walk by faith and are blessed with all the blessings of Abraham(Gal.3:6-9)!

So, or is it sow, let us change our minds about how good the Father is and Who really is in control and follow the commands of our Father, who loves us more than we realize, I mean, He DID send Jesus to die for us, and look for places,spiritually as well as financial to sow into, so that we reap the harvest for His glory and His kingdom.

New Post on Earthmover

2008-10-06T13:58:00.002-05:00

http://earthmoverpoetry.blogspot.com/

Trying to be more creative, we are.

I am a Friend of God!

2008-09-22T08:57:00.002-05:00

Besides the fact that I regularly crawl into my Papa's lap,
you know, The King and Creator and God and Lord of All creation,
I am also His Friend, too. Read and enjoy what Kim says about Him
and you as a believer. Read all the way to the end and see what
happened in NYC.

Kim Clement:
"Friend of God"
I recently held a small Bible study at my house, with my children and a few others of all ages. Some interesting points came out and I thought it would be nice to share with you.

Why Did God Create Man and Woman?

There are many reasons for God choosing to take a pile of dirt from the earth and breathe His own breath into it, but one of the most fascinating reasons, and one most rejected by human nature is - friendship.

Why would we even believe that friendship could be a possibility in our relationship with God? What makes friends? What are the ingredients that make up friendship?
(I asked the group to give me their answers and they were enlightening to say the least.)

INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE UP FRIENDSHIP:

FUN: Friends have fun together.
SECRETS: Friends share secrets with each other.
INTERESTS: Friends share the same interests.
COMMUNICATE: Friends love to communicate with each other whether near or from far.

WHAT DO FRIENDS DO FOR EACH OTHER?

They are LOYAL.
They are PATIENT.
They are FORGIVING. They will cover each other's faults.
They are HONEST - "A mere friend will always agree with you, a true friend will argue."
They are EQUAL - "Love is different to friendship. Love demands opposites and extremes. Friendship demands equality."

Now let's bring this into our relationship with God. Proverbs 16:28 says, "A whisperer will divide the closest of friends." (Also read Genesis 1:26-28.)

When God created man, it was His daily routine to walk in the Garden and speak to them as friends. Then the whisperer came into that Garden with intentions to divide this divine friendship.

Genesis 3:1, "NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE CUNNING THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD. AND HE SAID TO THE WOMAN, 'HAS GOD INDEED SAID, YOU SHALL NOT EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN?'"

She answered the serpent correctly, which meant that she knew exactly what God meant. At that point, the serpent used words that created all kinds of doubts. The word for devil is diablo, which literally means, to speak (breathe out) to divide, or to whisper in order to cause division.

Satan's only purpose is to use every breath that he has to cause division and suspicion, so as to break bonds and covenants. When the serpent said in Genesis 3:4, "You will not surely die," he was twisting what God had said and suggesting that God was trying to fool them or manipulate them into a lesser deal.

Once they acted upon the lie, their friendship with God was broken because now they did not feel equal in the sense that they could "communicate with Him" - spirit to Spirit. And when God came into the Garden to speak to them, what happened?

Adam ran and hid himself. The friendship was broken and from that point onward, man saw God as a monster - a terrible, mysterious, sinister and angry being. This was NOT true, but that is how they saw Him, and to make it worse, their nakedness was no longer a matter of natural beauty and life, but of shame.

Amazingly, God still found a few whom He would befriend, and when you read the stories about these people, you will find an amazing pattern that proves His desire to communicate with man as a friend does.

Abraham is called by God: "Abraham, My friend forever." Moses argues with God when God wants to destroy the Israelites in Exodus 32:7-14 (read the story, it's fascinating.) God actually told Moses, "Get out of My way," He said to let/leave Him alone, so that He could destroy the people. Notice how Moses behaves like a true friend would. He tells God that His reputation was at stake because those from the east would observe that God brought them out of Egypt to kill them in the mountains.

What Would a Friend Do When You're About to Do Something Outside of Your Character and Would Ruin Your Reputation?

A friend would stand in your way and warn you of the consequences of your actions and try to stop you in your wrath or anger. That's what a friend is and that's what Moses was to God - a friend. The Bible says that God relented of this evil. The word "relented" means to become more lenient, compassionate and forgiving. Moses, as a friend, literally caused God to become more lenient and compassionate and to "cool down."

Now let's look at Jesus and what He said about friendship. In Luke 12:1-4, Jesus is surrounded by an innumerable multitude of people, so crowded in fact, that they were trampling on each other. Instead of Jesus addressing the multitudes, He FIRST of all spoke to His disciples, and in verse 4, He calls them "My friends" and shares things with them that He would not share with the multitudes. So it's obvious that His disciples were in a friendship with Jesus, even though He was Lord of all and God's only Son.

John 15:15, "No longer do I call you servants...but now I call you friends...for all things I have heard from My Father, I have shared with you."

I love this passage because it adds credence to the fact that God created us, among many other reasons, to be a friend. Once you understand what the Biblical rendition of a friend is, it takes away the idea of modern friendship which barely exists anymore. We are so apt to say, "Meet my best friend," when in fact we have called many others, "My best friend."

Do we really know what a friend is according to Biblical standards? David was called the apple of God's eye. Abraham was called God's friend forever. The word "friend" is divided into two – Phileos, which comes from Phi-logos, and literally means someone to talk to. God created you so that He could have someone to talk to. Doesn't that make you feel wonderful?

Again, we see that there is most definitely a friendship that Jesus offers to those closest to Him and that a friendship would allow them to hear things that most others would not hear.

The Bible study turned out to be inspiring and certainly helped all of us to include the element of friendship in our relationship with God. After all, without friendship a marriage will never survive, and without friendship any relationship will ultimately fall.

Road Report from New York Times Square

On Saturday, August 2nd, I was placed on a platform at Times Square in New York, only a block away from anti-war/anti-America protester groups. Hatred filled the atmosphere and police units were lined up. Ours was also a protest, an anti-religion protest, however, ours was a protest against the system of religion, and the only protest that took place was a declaration of the Word of the Lord in the streets of New York.

We were so strategically placed that our sound system blared our music and words - into the area of the protesters and they began protesting us. It was truly an amazing moment in my life and in the life of many New Yorkers and visitors. The streets and sidewalks were packed with mostly unbelievers and a few strong followers of Christ.

After the first song, I began singing and rapping about repentance and the fact that the word "repent" is translated "pent," which means "top" and "re," which means "get back." In other words, to repent simply means to "get back to the top." Hundreds of people on the streets around us were shouting, "I wanna get back to the top!" and a spirit of repentance hit the streets of New York in Times Square. It was amazing!

Then the Spirit of God came on me and I sang a prophetic song to New York - speaking about God restoring New York and washing her so that she will be a voice to the nations again. As the prophetic song and word proceeded, a dark cloud suddenly came over Times Square and then over New York City, and the wind began blowing very strongly. At that point, I was singing with my prophetic team and many who were lined up in the streets, "Let it rain, let it rain," and all of a sudden torrents of rain came down and it poured and poured.

Our production team started covering the instruments and my manager encouraged me to leave the stage, but instead I stood in the pouring rain and began to prophesy boldly what God was about to do in New York and in the USA. It rained harder and I was completely soaked, but completely and utterly satisfied that a prophet had spoken and the elements had obeyed His word accordingly.

A Jewish journalist reported, "It was a rockin' choir, headed by a most inspiring singer/preacher, Kim Clement, singing and chanting. Fabulous (and I'm Jewish!). Jesus loves New York. The day was gorgeous. The singing was spectacular. Then suddenly the wind started swirling. It came up so fast as the pro-Iranian nuke Nazis across the road started to assemble...the wind began to turn; it felt like those movies, apocalyptic. It was very freaky and then the skies opened up and it down poured. Not a drop all summer and today - boom! Torrents, lightning, thunder until all of the action was over."

I found this observation very refreshing. It was a monumental moment for me and one I will never forget.

Kim Clement
Prophetic Image Expressions
Email: hope@kimclement.com

Goin' mobile!

2008-09-15T11:29:00.003-05:00

Another first for me:
Using Mac in the car to blog.
BTW-I AM parked and not stealing someones wireless.

So, keep me movin'!

I will do a new thing...... at least it's new to me!

2008-09-11T18:59:00.005-05:00

Last Saturday, I bought a Macbook.
I have craved a mac since I got rid of my old
Apple II+. We still have our PC.
Thought I might try to do some podcasts for the 3-4
readers of this blog and this is the first blog post on the Mac! First, I've got to get the hang of this thing.

Today is 9/11. It's been a year since my mom died. Today was so maxxed at work
and I really started feeling the old grief feelings pour in when I read about the
Father and son that survived the night in the ocean at Daytona Beach. My mom loved Daytona. It's where she spent her honeymoon and many vacations with us and Pop. We miss ya'll.....

WOW!

2008-09-05T08:30:00.002-05:00

So much has happened.
Ok, Melissa and Jonathan were married on 8/30 and are on their way back to NashVegas, by way of Gadsden, today. Pictures will come later. Promise. Biggest Party PP and I ever had. Come by and have glass of wine with us, or some champagne, too. There's plenty left. May even give you a bottle if you're old enough. The wedding was so beautiful and meaningful. Christ and the Bride.....what more can I say!! Got to see much family on both sides and made some new friends.

Probably have been put on all the Baptists prayer lists, but then me and pp need lots of prayer. I hope they weren't offended. Everybody seemed to have a great time and there was a lot of food. What was left over went to the Salvation Army(just the food and NOT the alcohol). Nobody showed out except for 2 someones who will remain nameless. Those 2 pagans!!!! But I really don't think anyone noticed. Nobody drank too much and I only had a small glass of the bubbly, which by the time I got it, was warm. : ( and also a half a glass of Pinot Noir which was yummy. I gave PP a glass of the PN and I'm not sure she drank it. We gave some of the opened bottles to Woman's Club volunteers and some full bottles of the champagne, too. All in all, we had an awesome time!! Tonight, we get the good Chinese take out for the newlyweds to snack on as they open presents.

Maybe I should do a blog on the reason I drink 1-2 glasses of red wine daily. Ok, maybe not. I very seldom drink anything else. I'm not gonna get into any theological discussions with anyone over this. Deal with it. I love you all, and I promise, if this is offensive to you, I won't have a glass in front of you. Promise.

Thanks to all the Family that helped(esp. Angie) and to all the vendors. You guys were all amazing. From the tents to the Woman's Club to the Bridal Garden to the Fourtisimo Quartet that played for us and Bellevue Baptist Church(my 1st church family).

All of this really reminds me of a dream I had about 5 years ago. If I find it, I might post it on the Dream Blog.

It's been a month

2008-06-23T13:45:00.003-05:00

It's been a month since I've written anything on here.

I changed my Homepage from Myway.com back to refdesk.com.

Today, whilst poking about, I found this link to the
"Writer's Almanac". http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
It brought back memories of when I thought myself to be an
intellectual. Now I know better.

Public anything reeks of liberal thought.

But good poetry and thoughtful trivia always floats my boat.