ROFL with Restoration

ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing) with Restoration. Let me share a story. Once upon a time there was a girl who married a boy thinking life would be grand. But she was deceived. She used her name and her credit to buy him a van for his job. But he didn’t want to go. He didn’t “feel” like it. She followed him around for years as they lost house after house and car after car. After awhile the tow truck came and towed the van away – repossessed. They divorced after his unfaithfulness, yet the repossessed mark was still on her credit report…

Fast forward 13 years later for the Restoration:

The girl is remarried to a Prince. He goes to work. They buy a house in the country. She is so happy. They play music together all the time. They lead the worship team Janesville Apostolic Ministries. They needed a new car after meeting a deer. (See below)

The girl applied for a loan for a new used car. Her credit report sparkles. God gives her a car with no money down. Yes God can restore all things – even credit!

Now for the funny part:

Just as the salesman drives up to give the girl the new car her ex pulls into the car lot. He was dropping off the girl’s son. The salesman (who has no idea) pulls around the truck and parks the girls new car right in front of the ex. The salesman gives the girl the keys to her new car. The girls son gets out of the ex’s rusty truck and climbs into the new car. The ex glares at the girl with anger and then drives off. He gets lost in the parking lot figuring a way to turn around. The ex figures it out and drives by the girl and her son in a new car. If eyes were knives she would be dead. But no…

The girl? She is still ROFL with Restoration!

2011 Toyota Camry XLE
2011 Toyota Camry XLE

Bye Bye Car (via Prayers and Promises)

 “Again, God’s Message: “‘I’ll turn things around for Jacob. I’ll compassionately come in and rebuild homes. The town will be rebuilt on its old foundations; the mansions will be splendid again. Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows…

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Melt My Hard Head

Are you a hard head? Stubborn? Set in your ways? Inflexible? How do you feel about change? Or trying new things? I always thought I was pretty easy going. Adaptable, sometimes a regular chameleon. Hahahaha! I got hit in the head with a snowball today when I read this today! Perhaps it is not so … Read more

Looking For A Palm Tree

Living in the cold of WI this winter I am dreaming of palm trees and white sand beaches, warm tropical breezes and maybe even a little umbrella. It’s going to be so cold here Governer Scott Walker is thinking of shutting down all the schools in WI with windchill expected to be -45 to -55. … Read more

Clearing Your Vision

Vision. I don’t believe vision is just sight.  It is not just what the Eye Dr. says.  Not just what we see in the natural with our eyes.  I have to admit, if I only looked in the natural I would have stayed depressed! I had to learn to step back and look through my … Read more

101 Ways to Put Your Praise On

Put your praise on for 2014! We are anointed with the oil of gladness from God and our cup overflows. Think of PRAISE as a garment, something you have to choose to put on or not. Like a jacket. The world is cold outside, and sometimes life can get you down. Will you pick up … Read more

Healing Prayers and Promises

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HEALING PRAYERS AND PROMISES:

My newest adventure – a place to share on Health and Healing, Wellness, and of course, more Prayers and Promises…

Hold On

Here is a great video and song by 3 of my friends from Broadjam: Dianne MacAdam, Nathaniel Jones, and Peter Olach (their links are below)  – Awesome song and video! I need to remember this – HOLD ON!

HOLD ON

I’m tired of pulling weeds
I’ve been here on my knees
But they keep coming back (they keep coming back)

No matter how I try
To light my darkened sky
It always turns to black (it always turns to black)

I need to get away
From all these debts to pay
I’m living in the red (so tired of this debt)

Fingers about to break
Can’t seem to cure this ache
I’m clinging to the ledge (don’t know if I can)

It’s all I can do
To Hold On

And I can hear the train
Making its way again
Somehow the steel on steel (sounds like a promise)

I climb on board the car
Nothing but my guitar
And try to lose the fear (and leave the darkness)

I’m leaving all I know
I’m going with the flow
And pray my soul’s fulfilled (I’m leaving all I know)

The only way to see
If this is right for me
Is to leave the status quo (I’m leaving all I know)

It’s all I can do
To Hold On

You’re battered, bruised and scarred
This life can be so hard
You must remember Who You Are

Take the time to breathe
The water will recede and
Find a way to stop the bleeding
Hold On
Hold on

Lyric Credits: Dianne MacAdam
Music Credits: Nathaniel Jones / Protilius Productions
Producer Credits: N. Jones / Protilius Productions Recorded at Sound Mind Studios – John DiSanto / Engineered by N. Jones
Performance Credits: N. Jones / Dianne MacAdam

Video Credits: Video by Peter Olach, PGO Multimedia Song produced by Nathaniel Jones, Protilius Productions

My story of deliverance – from Domestic Violence

Thank you to Marlene at http://www.greatjourneyofjoy.com for allowing me to post my testimony today!

When Death Dies

“When Death Dies”

by Gungor

Like the waters flooding the desert
Like the sunrise showing all things

Where it comes flowers grow
Lions sleep, gravestones roll

Where death dies all things live
Where it comes poor men feast
Kings fall down to their knees
When death dies all things live
All things live

Like a woman searching and finding love
Like an ocean buried and bursting forth

Where it comes flowers grow
Lions sleep, gravestones roll

Where death dies all things come alive
Where it comes water’s clean
Children fed
All believe
When death dies all things live
All things live

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There is a nice symmetry in this: Death initially came by a man, and resurrection from death came by a man. Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ. But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming, the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to God the Father. He won’t let up until the last enemy is down—and the very last enemy is death! (1 Corinthians 15:21-26 MSG)

The Message (MSG)Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson

Whether You Fall

Daily Prompt: Your Life, the Book From a famous writer or celebrity, to a WordPress.com blogger or someone close to you — who would you like to be your biographer? Photographers, artists, poets: show us WORDS. I would have my kids write my story. And my husband.  They have been there for the whole story, the … Read more

It’s Still Monday – Part 2

Computer is still backing up, we are at a whopping 34% after running all day, Yipee!  Not a speedy process I guess.  Get to practice my patience. So, onto Part 2.  Thought I’d be healthy for dinner, went to the store and got stuff for a strawberry chicken almond salad.  Put the crispy chicken in … Read more

Unplugged

Ms D is going unplugged today.  Mon am and my Recording Computer is having a bad day.  Doing an online backup now thanks to 15 day free trial at Carbonite…. Happy Monday – uggghhhh! Are we having fun yet? reminds me of Humpty Dumpty, there’s pieces of me all over the place! How is your … Read more