Traveling through mist and shadow
Light from her lantern never dims
She crosses the surface of dark waters
Where the monsters often swim…
No need for her to fear
That which is beyond her sight
She boldly ventures toward the unseen
Riding the waves into the night!
When God moves… you gotta be ready to go!
While you may or may not have noticed the lack of my presence over the last week, we are in a transition period of being homeless. Now, don’t get fussy just yet, cause when I said that God’s got me… I mean it fully in every sense of the words!
In order for us to be eligible for housing assistance, we must first be classed as homeless. What this meant for us… abandon the RV!
By God’s grace and purpose, from the time we got into the car, we were actually homeless for a total of 35 minutes… the time it took for us to drive to the motel that was paid for and provided. This has to have been one of the easiest moves I’ve ever had to make!
The double bonus is that we barely have anything to take with us, so the packing has been easy. We still have to have the RV towed to a storage facility, as it is not drivable at all.
At this time, all I can really tell you is that I took a shower in my own bathroom last night…
Ok… I can tell you more!
I have a working toilet, hot water, a mini kitchen, a huge fluffy bed covered in white sheets, white pillows, white everything…
My bathroom towels are all white… and clean!
There is a pool, a gym, a laundry room, breakfast provided each morning, free parking, free internet… free everything!
While we are still a distance away from actual housing… I could not be more grateful to my God, my husband, my WordPress family, and absolutely every single person who had a part in opening all the doors, thus far.
This has been such a journey, and though I realize it is not over, when one has been drowning, that first breath of glorious air is indescribable!
I shall keep you posted, my friends.
Here is a Live Wire from a year ago. I thought it was worth a re-read… at least it will be for myself, personally.
Enjoy…
Live Wire September 2023
Though I am unable to see beneath the depths below
and the only light in this darkness is His light…
I am not afraid, my ship shall remain sea worthy, and my Captain will not leave me to sink…
He gave me two songs this morning and they are all I’m able to share with you at this time.
Remember… no fear! Perfect love and faith will be my banner…
Song #1
Song #2
Whatever may come, God’s Got us!
The lost and drowning are seldom found on dry land… or perhaps they are, but I’ll search for them in the deep waters, just in case!
You won’t find any part of my life that doesn’t have music drifting around in it, from any number of differing genre’s… just depends on my mood.
I don’t plan on even entertaining the thought of a life that might be devoid of music, as that just seems so awful and dark. I liken the idea of no music to that of stumbling blindly through a darkened cave that runs deeply beneath a mountain, where no light can reach… ugh, I shudder at the idea!
From the time I was very small, music has been a great love of mine, often helping me to see through the darkness to where the light could touch my skin…
Now, the darkness isn’t so scary… thank goodness for music, and the way it touches one’s heart.
I’m especially thrilled that God loves music as well… in fact, I’ve a ticket reserved for front row seats at one of the most anticipated, sold out, and glorious musical performances ever known. If you’re unfamiliar with the concert I speak of, it’s when the gates of heaven open, of course! That’s one concert I won’t be missing out on!
Even though the prompt was not to my liking, the cookies are still yummy…
Though I’m unsure of whether anyone noticed the changes made to my content, I decided to go a bit more into detail, as to why. Most of you know that I don’t often like to use the Why questions in my writing, but I will for your sake’s. I didn’t think it all that fair that you the reader, should have to figure out what’s up with my writings.
This time last year, I was freely writing anything and everything with joyful abandon. Feelings were written about, insights and experiences were shared, and I even wrote a number of short stories, poems and little ditties for others pleasure.
Looking back, there have been a number of hard learned lessons about what to share and what not to divulge to this community. I’ve made some wonderful and enriching connections with others that I will hold dear to my heart until God calls me home. Unfortunately, I also discovered the more nefarious side of social media, at my expense! With absolutely no support from our Happiness Engineers, I began to see the inherent dangers of trusting another’s care with the things I write on my personal site.
After cutting off, blocking and deleting any connections I discovered through reblogs and linking to my site… my husband helped me clean off the little parasites eating into my words. It was costly, though, as my numbers began plummeting and very little activity occurred for some time.
In the beginning, it was very disheartening to me, as I took it more personally than I probably should have. In reality, the numbers I began seeing were those that were the true numbers. The likes showing up were coming from those that I recognized, and had formed friendships with from the start. All in all, it was probably the best outcome I could have hoped for, as far as who was actually reading what was written… not just click like share responses.
If you were one that visited in order to read the actual content, I apologize at the lack of material being offered, of late. After watching several other authors struggle with their content being misused, and in concern for the projects that I believe have some worth… most of the deep content once offered has been locked up securely, and I only work on them when I’m offline. For the most part, I no longer use my own pictures in my posts; relying heavily on the AI art generator for all my pieces.
I’ve become rather cynical and distrustful of late, and for that I apologize to you, my friends. I am truly working on bettering my attitude toward the purpose God has set for me, and seeing things through his perspective, not mine!
My heavenly father has lovingly reminded me that this is a site built for sharing, giving, loving and accepting others as they are… not for whining, complaining or oversharing things that are trivial and unimportant in the grand scheme of things, anyway.
What started out as a form of therapy for my betterment, has transformed into a place to offer love that might help another. This site is not so much about me, as it once was. As I look toward the future of this site, it has become apparent that what had once been meant for my heart’s healing, comforting and rebuilding, has become so much more. Somewhere along the lines, I forgot who was in charge of my purpose, whose tree it is that rests in the lobby! Oh yeah… I only need to be the hostess, remember?!
With this renewed attitude, as well as a great amount of Godly encouragement, I intend to stay the course here! If the things that are written down for you to read, come from my Father… well then, all I have to do is make sure that I write them as given, not what’s done with them once I hit the publish button. God is a big God, and He watches over everything, so I think He’s got this!
Ok! No more of all the struggle… it’s time to start thinking about candy canes! Ha! Now you’re all gonna egg and Toilet Paper my RV for thinking that far ahead already. Come on, admit it… I know many of you were thinking it too!
Keep a weathered eye out for the goodies to come! I am working on some quality things for the upcoming holiday season, which I think you will enjoy.
Even though last years attempt at a virtual White Elephant Gift Exchange never went anywhere… Lilly is in charge of that event this year, so it should go much better. Now that the babes are growing some, it’s time to do some holiday delegating.
Wish us luck!
There will be those days where one simply feels pulled in too many directions.
When this occurs, one can walk forward in faith… even when the body cannot see what lay ahead.
Let the spirit lead you forward, even if you feel like you are going backwards.
Why?
Trust in Him and trust the process…
I can let go of, move on from, or overcome the absence of a myriad of things that this world offers… all of it!
The lesson that I wish I’d understood much earlier in my lifetime, is that what I cannot let go of, move on from or overcome any absence of, is God!
Just sayin…
Here, have a cookie…
Journey With Me! 