Hello to you. It’s a chilly Sunday afternoon as I write to you. Today’s message at church had to do with anger. Anger is something I had a lot of trouble with when I was younger. I have realized now that I’m older anger can be a waste of energy. When I get angry nowadays I soon realize I am giving my personal power to something I don’t want. I have to turn it over to God and let it go. What I have noticed is anger can obstruct Gods will on a matter. When I let go and let God on something a desired outcome usually follows:
What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive?
Hello to you. I hope this finds you safe and well. There has been a lot of severe weather all over the world. My prayers go out to you if you are in any of those areas.
A moment I felt truly alive was last September 28th when I was baptized in a tub of cold water. Every part of my body felt that water. There was a part of me that just wanted to jump out of the tub! The enemy was strong but Pastor Jason and Diana were stronger! I am proof that you are never too old to be baptized.
Prayer I found for today:
A Prayer for Our World Today
“Father God, we pray for our world today. We pray for peace and hope to abound.
Many are affected by natural disasters: floods, droughts, and forest fires. Many are struggling with conflict, poverty, and the global food crisis. O Lord, we pray for your provision, peace, and protection.
Give our leaders the wisdom, humility, and courage to seek genuine partnerships and protect the vulnerable. Heal what is broken, turn hatred into love, and guide us to be agents of your peace in our own circles of influence. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Hello there. How are you? Today’ began with the prayer group I go to on Thursdays. Today it was Lois, Jeannie and a new person named Judy and me. We prayed for Pastor Jason and his family to have protection from attacks. We prayed for each other and for the things on the prayer sheet Lois has for us like Leadership and Facilities. We prayed for the elders, volunteers and for a place to go when the lease for Grace House is over in December. There is always lots to pray for and also give praise.
After prayer Jeannie and I went to the Sunrise. It was so nice to have quality time with my friend! I ordered something different – no meat. I want to stop eating meat. I can’t stand the cruelty in the food animal system! Every-time I eat meat I am conscious that more than likely the animals whose flesh I’m eating has experienced trauma and maltreatment. I don’t buy milk or meat anymore. I buy Amy’s frozen dinners and they don’t have meat in them and taste really good. I’m doing what I can by voting with my pocket book.
Today’s question is pretty easy for me to answer. If I had one wish it would be to not bipolar – to have my health restored. So much of my life has been wrecked by this condition. Both of my marriages ended badly because of this diagnosis.
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.
If aliens arrived tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d ask them?
Hello to you. How is the where and when you visit me here from? Today I went to Bible Study and it was a good turnout. One of the ladies, Pam, that comes was seeming to have a hard time being still. Her hair was in a pretty braid – normally it’s long around her face. She is suffering from dementia and sometimes tries to engage with the group but she has trouble verbalizing her thoughts. She is so sweet. She had been sleeping when it was my turn to pray for her and her family. So I was careful about what I said. I asked God to wrap his loving arms around her and her family. Now is a time of tenderness and patience!
Now to aliens…..wow do I have a lot of questions! I would ask them about Jesus. Do they know when he’s coming back? I wonder if they would have an answer!
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Watch thou, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. Tend thy sick ones, Lord Christ. Rest thy weary ones. Bless thy dying ones. Soothe thy suffering ones. Pity thine afflicted ones. Shield thy joyous ones. And all, for thy love’s sake.
I came across this video tonight and it really resonated with me – so much so I felt to share it with you here. I usually try to avoid politics because it’s divisive but I can’t just overlook this:
I almost didn’t make this video because I’m tired. I think a lot of us are. Tired of being shocked, tired of arguing, tired of every new headline somehow becoming another reason to hate each other.
But hearing the President of the United States talk about Los Angeles and San Diego that way really bothered me. Not as a Democrat or a Republican, but as an American and as a person.
I don’t think we should ever become so loyal to a politician that we lose our ability to say, “That was wrong.” No elected official should be above our questions, our criticism or our accountability. They represent us. We do not belong to them.
So this isn’t me telling you how to vote in November. It’s me asking you to please vote, to think for yourself, and to remember the humanity of the people on the other side of your politics.
No American life is a small price to pay.
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel;
Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.
What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by?
Hello there! Hope this finds you well. Today was ladies coffee at Grace House at the new time of 1:30. It was Missy, Jera, Sandi, Linda and me. There were yummy treats and coffee. We got caught up and prayed together. We have such good people at our church! I love them very much.
One of the mantras I live by is where you go there you are – you can’t escape yourself! A lot of people have moved here from other places like California and they bring who they were there here to Idaho. The native born Idahoans suffer the most as everything has increased in prices – especially homes. The wages most natives make don’t keep up with the cost of living, I moved here from Texas – another state experiencing growth. I am not the same person I was when I lived in Texas and I’m glad! When I lived in Texas for 12 years I wasn’t part of a church and didn’t have any of my family close by. It really makes a difference and my quality of life is much better now. Having family to turn to helps me with living alone. I would say I am the exception not the rule for the mantra.
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.
Hello to you. Today was good. I was happy to see Pastor Jason up and well after his accident and of course seeing and hugging my friends Jera, Cheryl, Mark, Barbara and Jeannie. I was blessed by interacting with Cheryl’s little sweety girl Eleyana (spelling). She has the most beautiful curly blonde hair!
Toby had a lot of food for us to process. For example “kids become what they see not what we say.” I highly recommend your watching this link:
After church I decided to buy breakfast at the Sunrise and put off grocery shopping til tomorrow after our ladies gathering. I had a half pumpkin spice waffle – so good! Tasted just like pumpkin pie. I so dread grocery shopping!
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Dear Jesus, help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly, that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through us, and be so in us, that every person we should come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul. Let them look up and see no longer us, but only Jesus. Stay with us, and then we shall begin to shine as you shine; so to shine as to be a light to others; the light, Jesus, will be all from you. None of it will be ours. It will be you shining on others through us. Let us thus praise you in the way you love best, by shining on those around us. Let us preach you without preaching: not by words, but by our example, by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what we do, the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear for you. Amen.
Hello to you. It’s dark as I write to you. The days are getting shorter. It’s usually this time of year that the fast forward button of the year gets pressed. Before we know it it’s Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years!
This morning was prayer. There were just Lois, Jeannie and I. We found out our Pastor Jason was in a bad car accident. He was rear ended by a car going 55 miles per hour! It seems like there is always something happening to the Boyd’s! It is said that the closer you are to God the bigger the target you become for the evil one. Our little group is so important. Our soul purpose is to pray for our church and each other. I always pray for the world too – we need Jesus more than ever now!
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Circle me, Lord. Keep protection near And danger afar.
Circle me, Lord Keep hope within. Keep doubt without.
Circle me, Lord. Keep light near And darkness afar.
Circle me, Lord. Keep peace within. Keep evil out.
A place that I visited that felt like home was Germany. I was stationed in Germany for a couple of years and within that time we traveled to so many beautiful places in Germany and surrounding countries. My ancestors came from Germany. When I went out in public it was hard to tell if people were German until they opened their mouth to speak. I looked like them and they looked like me. I think it was my great grandfather who was a pastor in Germany. They also painted stage coaches for German royalty. My Grandpa was a pastor too! I loved living in the village of Fliessem before we moved into base housing which I hated. I loved the German people.
Visiting German King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle was definitely one of the highlights! I can remember how I felt seeing the Singers Hall. It was like I was being watched. I felt so sad that King Ludwig had this beautiful space created that was never used in his lifetime:
No, the Singers’ Hall was never used for its intended purpose during King Ludwig II’s lifetime, but it has been used frequently in modern times. [1, 2]
The beautiful Singers Hall in Neuschwanstein Castle
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Wellspring of our lives.
No word of ours can contain You; But You are the sea on which we float, You are the wind that fills our sails, You are the storm that batters us, You are the calm that brings us peace.
Open our ears to hear Your word, Open our eyes to see Your beauty, Open our hearts to be warmed by Your love.
Free us from our lonely prisons of fear and selfishness, And make us over, day by day, into bearers of Your peace.
Hello to you. I’m just back from a painful walk with Link. We made it around the short block (1/4 mile) and my lower back is not happy!
Today we celebrated my cousin, the miracle woman’s 61st birthday at Olive Garden. I rode with my Aunt and Uncle – we got there early and reserved a large table. Thankfully it wasn’t real busy so we could do that. Our server, Chris, was amazing and he kept up with everything so well. He said he works weekends to get some social interaction. During the week he does accounting work at Mountain Home and doesn’t get to see people much.
Heidi was so sweet! She said the Lord must have wanted her to be here. So many little miracles went into what happened to her from her getting home and not being on the road to her husband Rod being home when the aneurysm burst happened. She is one of the most grateful souls I know. She said she wants all the glory to go to God. She is an inspiration to us all.
Family dinner at Olive Garden
Spin of the World Prayer Wheel:
Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were once strangers in this land.
May God grant us all the strength and courage to honor the dignity of every human being, speak the truth in love, and walk humbly with one another and our God, for the good of all the people of this nation and the world.
