It seems that our world is changing at a pace which makes us breathless.
In the prophecy community there have been earth shaking things: Russ Dizdar passed away from Covid-19. Tom Horn is really sick with it right now. Pray for the Dizdar family and for Tom’s recovery.
It seems to coincide with a crackdown from the elites. I saw a post by Jack Hibbs on Insta that shared concern about the military and vaccine mandates. Also news about our own Scott Jensen: this fine doctor is being investigated for the FIFTH time because he shares views that aren’t mainstream elitist.
Pray for those who stand in the way of us peons. We see them as a shield. They are fielding the darts of the evil.
I tried to hear Billy Crohn speak a week ago. I was unable to stay for the entire meeting as I had assignments to do. What I did hear was super interesting. I will look for his entire message online soon. The report on Artificial Intelligence was eye-opening.
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Corgi Hollows is as busy as its one-time beehives.
We had massive water damage in our basement this spring. For the last two weeks I’ve had crews fixing stuff. Corgi Hollows has seen a porch ceiling finished, a new tile floor installed in the basement, ceiling damage fixed after five years, a new front yard with water flow in mind. I also asked for other spots that need fixing to be repaired: windows, sinks, painting the outside trim.
Last time we sold a house we fixed everything right before selling. I decided to fix things now and enjoy them for awhile!
I have no plans to move. Mom and Dad are next door and I’m sticking around to be by them for now, for as long as I can.
True confessions: my studies are really getting burdensome and hard right now. My reasons for getting an MPA have evaporated, so I’m grasping for motivation to finish right now. I hate to leave anything half done, so I’m trying to persevere. I love the class about south east Asia. That is interesting. The budgeting and finance one is like bitter medicine. I hate it.
I am behind right now, so I need to take a deep breath and bite off just enough each day to be able to digest the material. It will require my absolute self discipline and mental energy.
I don’t look forward to it.
The “damage” that my studies suffered is due to the wonderful life events of the past month. I learned my own lesson. A master’s degree should not coincide with life events.
I learned that over and over since I began this program in fall of 2019. Somehow I am here in October, 2021. Still going. Still trying.
God has a sense of humor, and he delights in being strong in our weakness. It’s amazing. I have seen His hand in all of this.
Again, I want to assure you that I am NOT BAD LUCK. It may look like that on the surface. I am simply waiting to see how the story plays out. Don’t be afraid of me. I am pulling back from the world to find balance, a surer foundation in my faith in Christ.
I’m learning Chinese right now, and it serves as something “completely different,” as Brian used to like to say: “And now for something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!”
We still quote my husband around the house all the time. We hear his voice saying his favorite things. Brings a smile to my face. 😉
It will be his 59th birthday on Saturday. It will be our 32nd wedding anniversary next week.
I’m coming up on a week of “would-have-been’s.”
These are still hard.
If you could see the beauty outside my windows right now you would swoon. The colors continue to dazzle me. This is unprecedented. I posted quite a few photos on Instagram, so if you’d like to see them head over there. As far as I can tell I am the only “Corgi Hollows” on social media for now. You can probably find me.
I had chai with my new church’s pastor’s wife yesterday. We found all sorts of connections. We are family in Christ. I love her. I know how to pray for her better, and she knows how to pray for me. She did not know that I am a widow.
I am a sinner standing in the need of prayer. I don’t believe I am bad luck. I don’t believe in luck. I don’t know why God has brought such deep suffering into my life.
I also have experienced great blessing.
I choose to focus on the blessing.
My choice today is to wait, breathlessly, for Christ’s rapture. It is the next thing on the prophetic calendar.
Are you ready?
MARANATHA!
Saying that you don’t judge, then saying you just look to the Bible, that implies that if others believe differently then they don’t follow the Bible. God allows for divorce and remarriage, when adultery is involved.
I married in haste, when I was much younger. My husband was what you might call a “bad boy” who claimed to be reforming his ways. I was naive and didn’t understand how deeply dishonest some people are. He cheated on me. He confessed, begged and pleaded, told me it was an addiction and that he loved God and me and was changing. Being a woman of faith and a woman in love, I decided to stay and work through it.
He cheated multiple times the first year of our marriage without my knowledge. He was extremely skilled at hiding his trail. When I found out, I was heartbroken, but I stood by him and put my pain into prayer. Over the next 6 years, he and I continued this pattern. Our pastor told me to be more sexually available. My mother told me that life isn’t about happiness, that I must honor my vows. My father said men don’t have the same sexual willpower and to forgive.
I spent 6 years being shamed for my husband’s sinful behavior. He also became increasingly volatile. He said he loved and respected me, but his actions clearly showed that he did not. He said he was devoted to a righteous path, but his actions clearly showed that he was not.
When I divorced him, I had no support and was shunned by fellow members of the church. I debated dating again, as so many were quick to judge and I felt completely alone, as it was. Then I met Pete. He was calm and kind, patient and understanding. I knew God brought us together. When my pastor learned about the relationship, I was asked to leave the church.
We got married anyway, and my life is beautiful. We live by God’s word everyday. I know his heart is for Jesus, and we trust and respect one another completely. My ex husband went on to marry an ex girlfriend he’d cheated with. He wasn’t shunned and certainly not asked to leave, despite his lack of genuine support for the church. My pastor even officiated their wedding!!
I, too, look to the Bible. I see other women and men holding themselves in marriages that are soaked in sin, without trust, without respect, and sometimes, without kindness. They don’t stay because of what the Bible tells them, they stay to avoid the shame and alienation they’d endure if they were to divorce and remarry. As someone who went through it, I truly understand their fear.
Those are just my thoughts.