New damage is found in my pea garden.

This is a new phenomena!

Twenty years ago, I put up a fence to keep rabbits from taking a bite, cutting my plants in half.

Years later, the chicken wire fence develops holes small  enough for a vole to get through unseen.

The remedy: a better fence.

The vole comes hunting again as I plant more seeds but he cannot get through the new fence.

One year my peas are in abundance! I have a bad idea,

“I am going to eat them all and not share with anyone!”

The next day some insect burrows into the stem of the pea plants and suck out all the life. I believe God wants to stop the selfish thoughts. This teaches me to always give first fruits and tithing of my favorite plant.

I have not found a remedy yet.

I am thankful for what I get.

My doctor suggests diatomaceous earth! An interesting idea, I will try this year.

 

Weeding today, I really start to wonder about so many dead pieces of pea plants?

I realize what is happening. My husband made a comment about watching chipmunks walking along the fence top. They must be enjoy my peas! At least they eat more of the plant then the rabbits.

Twenty years we have lived here without any Chipmunks getting into the garden.

I realize Grace died in 2021 and the neighborhood cats that took her place have moved! The problem is no cats hunting. The solution: another cat?

This is a picture of Grace looking for critters in the grass. The year after this picture, she lost all her weight and died.

Life has been so crazy for so many years we have no room for a kitten.

I believe things are coming together and we can soon think about getting another cat, who will hopefully control the chipmunks.

Peas are not just peas!

They are a reminder of my safe place: my grandma’s farm. The peas I grow are the same kind she grew 50 years ago.

Why do I write stories like this?

Life always has trials.

I don’t give up when my crop is attacked by a bug, but it is frustrating to find a solution to one problem only to have another one pop up!   Sometimes I feel sorry for myself but I do get back into the fight usually in a day or two.

Every time life gets difficult I cry out for Jesus to help me! Often in my running and many physical tasks I ask for help by crying out,

“Help, Jesus, Help!’

Jesus does help!

My life has not been easy but God has given me the gumption to keep going and striving to do better and conquer the obstacles that pop up. He will help anyone who asks.

It is good to fight for things bringing joy.

God is so very Good!

The Israelite’s in the desert feared death when God spoke.

They passed up knowing God and depended on Moses, leading them to drop God for the gods of the neighbors as soon as Joshua died.

It took them being shipped off for 70 years to Babylon to seriously seek God and the Law.

When Jesus shows up He tries to help them grow in their faith and often He says, “Let it be as you believe.” Matthew 8:13; Luke 8:48 says, “it was your faith that healed you.”

Jesus fills me with Holy Spirit when I ask for what my new friends have. I see they have more than I do. He fills me with LOVE, JOY, and the desire to devour the Bible daily.

The church we left started to teach that much of scripture was made up. They lost the belief in the POWER of GOD .

Life changes when we Believe in power of God, His Word, Holy Spirit, and The Name of Jesus!

Matthew 10:8 says heal the sick raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons, freely you receive freely give.

Mark 16:17 says, these signs will accompany those who have believed; In My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

DO YOU BELIEVE THESE VERSES APPLY TODAY?

I believe The Word of God is True and has Power to protect and change lives!

Try stepping out of your comfort zone and pray for someone with a need in the moment.

God Blesses us Because He LOVES US!

He also wants us to help other people find healing in Jesus.

God Bless you with the Joy of The LORD throughout your day! Amen.

I pray  prostrate each morning and evening “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You oh LORD!” Psalm 19:14.

I add, “Put Your Words in my mouth,” because the words out of my mouth cause much trouble.

This verse correlates well with Romans 12:2

“Do not be conformed by this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may PROVE what the will of God is, that which is Good and acceptable and perfect.

This verse transformed my life.

I used to wash dishes looking out the window and say, “I did it again! I never get it right!”

But God, my favorite two words.

He taught me this Idea about Being the Righteousness of God and as I spoke this over my life adding “I am LOVED BY GOD! I am the Beloved! HE ACTUALLY LIKES ME!” My life started to change for the better.

I Choose Daily to Believe the Best and Confess Life Words, changing my life completely!

Walking in the Righteousness of God is a gift I receive when I believe Jesus. HE died on the cross to take all my ugliness and give me His Goodness and Righteousness.

It has everything to do with covenant. I will write more about this some other time. The thing to understand is God The Father sent His Son to pay for sin which separates people from God. Since He did this all we have to do is Receive the gift of His Righteousness and walk in it.

I suggested this to a friend. She told me how she stood taller and responded differently to people she interacted with, even difficult people were nicer. Her whole day was better because of the way she thought of herself.

It is not easy. It takes years, but nothing changes until someone decides to take the first step! Try it out and see how God thoughts change lives for the Good!

God Is Very Good.

What do you think of when you hear, “The Rest of God?”

I think of it as Peace in the most tumultuous situation.  Reading Hebrews 4:1-2 it talks about the rest of God but it says those who don’t have it don’t mix faith with the words they hear preached.

The first time I found the Rest Of God was about 25 years ago when I learned how to bring all my worries to God and leave them there. Learning how to Trust God with everything, for a short while I became bored. My brain used to be filled with thoughts, worries, and fears: now I was able to choose what to think.

This was the beginning of listening to the words that cycled through my brain when depression or fear arose.  I learned how to catch the bad thoughts of “I talked to much” or “nobody likes me”  and  “I do everything wrong” to  kick them out of my brain.

I replace the bad words with God’s words in my mouth and speak out loud “I am LOVED BY GOD” and “I am the Righteousness of God in Jesus” and “I am treasured!”

This was a battle I had to fight daily and it took 20 years before I really got good at it.

The real breakthrough came when God showed me “my shame”so He could take it away!

When He did that it exposed what I believed all my life at least since I was 7 years old. The thought in my subconscious mind  was “I am garbage.” With this thought out in the open my life started to really change. Just ask my husband.

What my story really shows is that when a person believes God and His Word they put it into action. That is probably what James is talking about Faith without works is dead. I could attach scripture to each of these actions.

I believed God!

I acted on His Word!

My life changed!

God says This book of the law (Jesus) shall not depart from your mouth; but you shall meditate on it day and night, so you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it: for then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have success

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses we are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

The one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all unto Him, who is the head, Christ.

Finally, brethren whatever is true whatever is honorable, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things… Practice these things, and the God of peace shall  be with you.

GOD HAS SET ME FREE from anxiety and fear; as I follow Him, HE Fills me with His LOVE: He will do the same thing in you!

Joshua 1:8; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 10:3,4; Isaiah 55:8; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Romans 12:2;

Ephesians 4:29,15; Philippians 4:8

 

Over 15 years ago I had my first revelation on words.

When my daughter was 6 years old I decided it was time to teach her how words can hurt. Sitting down on her bed I told her a painful lie, “you are mean, ugly, and worthless.”

As tears formed in her eyes, and my insides cringed, I quickly I told her the Beautiful Truth: “You Are Beautiful, Kind, Giving, Loving, and Smart!”

Can you feel the difference on your inside? How did it feel when I said bad things? How did it feel when I said good things? Remember this and never use the bad words but use the Good Words and Build People Up!

Today, I have a greater Revelation on the POWER OF WORDS!

God says in Deuteronomy 30:15-20 God says, I set before you life and death, I will even give you the answer: CHOOSE LIFE.

God says in Proverbs 4:20-27 Pay attention to His Words because it brings life to those who find it, healing and health to your flesh, and put away all dishonest, contrary and willful speech.

The Truth of God has impacted my life as Paul says in Romans and Ephesians: I have spent the last 20 years transforming my mind from the garbage that filled it and kept me depressed and filled with anxiety, into one FILLED WITH JOY AND BLESSINGS AND LOVE!

I am finding this year that people are not running from me but are believing what I say and hanging around to hear more.

GOD IS VERY GOOD!!!