Upheaval

Going through alot of upheaval and turmoil right now.  It is a time for me to stand still and practice faith under circumstances that are frightening to me.   I know in my heart, that love resides in me, Christ resides in me and whatever the outcome, Christ will still reside in me and all things will again come back together for the greater good.  I know that.  I feel sure of that.  But it doesn’t change the absolute heartache of today.   I’m so sad right now…overwhelmingly so…crying at the moments I’m missing with my kids right now (although they should be in bed at this hour).   Wishing upon wishing that I had every single day with them, instead of only four days a week…   I want so much more than what I have sometimes.   I know their Dad is a good dad and he is taking care of them, and God is taking care of them…but my heart aches and longs for them right now.   Am I failing them right now?  

Lord, God, I pray that I may not fail them or you.   Please release me from the burden of despair, Father.   Lord, I just lay everything that I am going through right now at your feet God because I KNOW that Know that I know…I cannot do this alone.  Lord God I praise your name as our Creator….I know it says that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me…please help me with my belief, Father.  Help me to have faith.   In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

What Happens to Your Body After Drinking a Coke

Hi there,  Just wanted to share this potent article with you about what happens to your body after drinking a coke.  It really surprised me so I wanted to share it with you all.  

Love and Blessings to You this Day!!

MamaRosi

Little League Fun and Jubilee!

Tonight I was able to watch and cheer on my new nephew at his Little League game.  There was lots of cheering and fun as my parents, my sister, her husband and another new nephew of mine got to hang out and spectate!   Here are some pics from our fun evening: 

SG getting ready to knock our socks off!

THE HIT!

Cutie concentrating on some candy, with Sis and Her Hubby in Background

The Professional

Happy Couple!

Cheesin'!

 

Stewards of the Earth

This is an excellent short film.  There is one instance of profane language in this short, so please just be forewarned…otherwise I really enjoyed this piece and it reminded me of how important it is that we all work together as a community to combat and solve important local and global issues.   I feel that God calls us to serve as stewards of this earth and I feel a deep longing in my heart to be a good steward of the land in which I live. Anyway, check the film out if you desire and let me know what you think.

MamaRosi

 

Random Thoughts on God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit

This post is for Linda, my friend who apparently reads my blog faithfully and likes it when I post more frequently.   Here ya go!

Okay, last weekend was the bomb….   The God Bomb.   =)  I went to Great Banquet activities and got my socks knocked off by my sister but more importantly, God talking through my sister’s life.  This was in her talk at the Great Banquet.  It really just spoke to me…I see so much of myself in her and vice versa, only she has somehow been lifted from the ashes and is now gleaming.  I’m still in the ashes somewhat and not quite gleaming yet.  I’m on my way though, this I know for sure.  

Anyway, the candlelight service after her talk was just the most wonderful of worship times for me.  I felt freedom like I hadn’t felt in a while and was able to lift my hands in praise without fear.  I felt God speaking through me and was able to say something to another friend, that otherwise I may have been to shy or scared to say.  It was soooo good.  I was sweating and gleaming from God’s touch.   This is one of the reasons why I’m so for the Great Banquet.  What that kind of spiritual teaching/healing does in me is a miracle at work.   I don’t know what it is but it is good and I know it comes from God.  

Sunday morning I went to Sunday School and I swear I still had the workings of the holy spirit in me.   Even in Sunday School… if you see me fanning myself, it’s because God is at work in me.  I felt the Holy Spirit in our class and was sweating and tapping my feet and just couldn’t sit still.   Sometimes I think that people think I’m weird or out there or something.  I don’t know.  All I know is that I wonder if anyone else feels the same way I do.  Do y’all?  I wonder because sometimes I think our worship is lacking in the demonstration of the Holy Spirit.  Not that we have to demonstrate, but that when we feel it we ought to feel free to express it in whatever way it manifests (as long as it doesn’t hinder someone else’s free will).   I know I feel repressed in that way.  When I felt it in Sunday School I felt like I had to hide it or something, that people would think me weird or whatever.   I don’t think you all, or our church represses the manifestation of the Holy Spirit….just to be clear, but that I’ve felt that I have repressed it in myself out of fear of “what will people think.”

It is so strange that I’m even talking about all of this, because my past is so littered with other religions and other practices.  They all have made me who I am today, but I have never felt such complete love and surrender that I do with Jesus.  Just the thought of Jesus, who he is and what he has done for me, makes me melt on the inside.  He makes me want to be a better vessel, or channel for God and the Holy Spirit.  

I want to be a really clear channel for God so that others can see Him in me.   Because He is soo good…so good, that I want anyone who needs healing, release, hope, justice, peace, abundance, etc, etc, etc….just to know that it can be found in the Giver of All Life, the Creator of All Things…

I feel that God has called me to obedience and I am going to follow Him and see where He leads me.  I do not feel that He will lead me astray.

Love you all,

Mama Rosi 

Another cool blog post I found….

This one gives you 101 New Uses for Ordinary Things.  It’s really  a handy list that I think I should print out and put somewhere where I can find it when I need it. 

 

This is a touching blog post I just read…

Please check out this  post if you have time.   I cried while reading it…it really blessed my little heart today.

Prayer

This is from Stormie Omartian’s “Just Enough Light for the Step I’m On” (Thank You CJ)  and this prayer really reflects where I’m at right now.   Just wanted to share:

Lord, You are the light of my life.

You illuminate my path, and I will follow wherever You lead. 

Shield me from being lured by the light of the world. 

Keep me from being deceived by the light of evil. 

Protect me from being blinded by the light that confuses.  

Help me to always identify the counterfeit. 

I depend on You to lift up the light of Your countenance upon me (Psalm 4:6). 

Thank You, Lord, that because You never change, Your light is constant in my life no matter what is going on around me. 

Shine Your light through me as I walk with my hand in Yours.  I give this day to You and trust that the light You give me is just the amount I need for the step I’m on. 

In Jesus’ Name

Amen

Easter and Birthday Pics

                   

    Hey there, I am just now figuring out how to use my new phone and I love it!  So I’m delayed in posting pics but here are a few.  The first one’s are the kids’ Easter baskets.  Lo and behold I did not get pics of them in their Easter outfits.    Notice also in these photos, the beautiful flowers my secret sister sent to me.  

                            

Then there are some pics of the birthday cake that I stayed up until 4AM to complete.   I have some videos of the birthday gathering and did not take any more photos.  Once I get the hang of using my phone as a camera, then I will post more photos.  It’s not as good as most digicams but it works for me for now. 

Love and Blessings,

MamaRosi

Blessings

This post by Maggie blessed me in so many ways today!   She really just reminded me to always be open to new friendships and not cling so much to the friends I already have.  One of the things I think that God is trying to teach me is that all that clinging, striving, and reaching for people and things is the root of suffering and that if I just rest in Him everything else will fall naturally into it’s place.     Also, I just want to be open and receptive to people.  I truly want to be a channel for God’s love to shine through, and Lord I pray that you can help me be more that way.  

Love and Blessings

MamaRosi