As I sat with Holy Spirit, I asked Him to show me how to hear Him more clearly. Step into My office. He said. I see Jesus seated at a desk in a forest setting, in front of a waterfall. Lord, it’s noisy here. I can hardly hear You. When your heart is turned toward … Continue reading Monday Manna – It’s About Your Focus
Is This the Promised Land?
At long last, I was in California. Mike arrived a day later. When I woke up that morning, a blanket of fog hung loosely over tree tops, but my heart was full of sunshine. Greg and Karen were gracious enough to give us an upstairs bedroom with a bathroom. This room would be our base … Continue reading Is This the Promised Land?
Monday Manna – Let’s Play Chess
One morning I was questioning the new relationships in my life and why God was bringing us together. In a vision I see Him setting up a chess board. "I see You setting up a chess board and slowly placing each piece careful—all the time smiling and humming to Yourself. Lord, I don’t know how … Continue reading Monday Manna – Let’s Play Chess
God’s Timetable
Our great cleanout was in full swing. Crafted prayer was in place. Then May arrived. I put Mike on a plane to California the day after Mother’s Day. When I got home and opened an email, I discovered that my little sister Becky had a heart attack and was in ICU in Reno. With this … Continue reading God’s Timetable
Monday Manna – How to Dwell in Love
August 29, 2008 To dwell in love begins with where you live toward yourself and Me. To “dwell” is to permanently take up residence. Unpack your clothes, your best dishes and hang pictures firmly on the walls. It’s to order ten engraved boxes of stationery with your address on it, knowing you will always live … Continue reading Monday Manna – How to Dwell in Love
Wrestling While Waiting
My journals uncover the inner struggle. “March 12, 2007 – ‘Boxes and armloads of stuff fill my car as I head one more time to the Thrift Store. Closets and cupboards are sighing, relieved of their overloaded contents. It’s all surreal. The cleaning out of our home is therapeutic, but also sobering. The reality gaining … Continue reading Wrestling While Waiting
Monday Manna – A Trip to His Garden of Refreshing
I love when Jesus takes me places and shows me things. I believe this is for you as much as it is for me. Be blessed. From my journals, March 2009. See myself outside a walled garden. It looks like a scene from “The Secret Garden”. I hear Jesus say, “Have I got a door … Continue reading Monday Manna – A Trip to His Garden of Refreshing
God’s Instructions – Crafted Prayer
By June 2006, I was more and more troubled with Mike’s California dreams. He still wasn’t convinced of a move but couldn’t deny the change in his dream life. He decided to drive out to California and visit his brothers for a couple of weeks. With the garden getting started, I needed to keep an … Continue reading God’s Instructions – Crafted Prayer
Monday Manna – His Ways Part 1
I was struggling with life circumstances one morning and here is what He shared with me: There is a way that seems right, but I am the Way Maker. My ways are not your ways nor the ways of the world. My way is the way of humility, love, and joy in the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading Monday Manna – His Ways Part 1
More Preparation Needed
Within weeks of God unveiling His plans to us in August, Mike started having dreams about where he grew up. The family home, their old address, and his old friends were all popping up in his dreams. Now Mike had dreams before but rarely remembered them. Now they were vivid and stuck with him. What … Continue reading More Preparation Needed