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Friday, May 8, 2020

Dream 4/23/20 at 7:20am


I woke up suddenly around 7:20am; thinking I just had a dream about Donald Trump.  Typically, I wake up groggy and slow.  This morning I shot straight up.
I was sitting in a lawn chair outside.  There seemed to be many people around.  I was near an open garage door.  I was on New Holland street in Hudsonville, MI. During this dream I felt comfortable and calm, not panicked at all.
Sitting on my lawn chair I was watching President Donald Trump putting a new chain on my bicycle (my bike was purchased new 4/4/19, it is a Verve 3 Trek, this is a new bike and should not have needed to be repaired). There appeared to be many people around. Donald Trump was very calm in no hurry.  I walked up to him realizing he was ready to put the seat back on.  He started to have a very calm pleasant conversation with me.  As I was holding the bike so he could reach down and pick up the seat to put back on; he noticed the light blackish/gray/pinkish pearl on my right hand.  He commented on how beautiful it was.  I began to explain about the pearl.  I had gotten the pearl on the celebration of our 10th wedding anniversary April 29th.  We went to Hawaii (middle of April) to celebrate because we never had a honeymoon and this was to be our honeymoon (I had the single pearl, which I had won in some kind of drawing on the island of Maui, latter mounted in my original wedding band because the diamond fell out of my first wedding ring and was lost).
While we were talking a woman, who appeared very nice and calm walked up and said something to Donald Trump.  I could not hear what she was saying.  When she finished talking to Donald Trump he calmly turned to walk back into the garage.  The woman then turns to me and hugs me really tightly with strength and compassion and says; “we are going to war”.
I decide to take my bike for a ride down New Holland street on the left hand side of the road which would have been against traffic, although there was no traffic and it is dusk out (I remember Dan was thinking she really likes that bike, also Donald Trump was thinking also that’s a nice bike).  I was thinking this bike is riding very smoothly.  I think; well going down the hill on New Holland should be easy enough, but going back up may be a challenge.  I think; the bike is really riding well so it should not be a problem going back uphill.  I then think; I forgot to put my light on and I was riding on the left side of the road. I better cross over and see a car approaching from behind.  When I get to the end of the cul-de-sac and start to make the curve, I see a dog with a very long chain coming out.  The dog looked like a Boston terrier.  I was not worried because I could see he was chained, even though the chain went way out into the road, I just swerved out of the dog’s way.  I rounded the curve and stopped.  Some people were planting beautiful flowers lots of them and many were yellow.  Then I see ……. and ……. ………. standing off to the side.  I did not stop close to them just long enough to say hi.  I wanted to put my light on the bike and get back home so Dan would not worry about me.
…… ……… was standing up and not in her wheelchair (she had a stroke in her early 40’s and over the years has declined significantly.  She can stand with help and take only a few steps).  I was thinking how good she looked, she was standing on her own and had lost a lot of weight. She had mentioned something about the year 1920 (I did not really get what she was talking about).
Then I woke up.            Please note: the …….are names I deleted.
Meanings of:
President Donald Trump: authority/leader
Putting new chain on bike: fixing mobility-transportation/single/personal-see additional motes at the end.
Putting seat back on:  sitting down, not on alert
10-year anniversary:  Completion and fulfillment, perfection divine order
Right hand:  the right-hand means; blessing, possible financial blessing that is being released
Light blackish gray pinkish pearl:  The pearl is also said to symbolize the purity, generosity, integrity, and loyalty of its wearer. Maybe?

Strong long hug: reassurance that it will all be fine
Going to war:  spiritual or literal?
New Holland street:
Put light back on:  we are to be the light of the world.  Matt. 5;14-16
End of road/curve/cul-de-sac:            flattening the curve or coming out of it?
Boston terrier on the chain:  restricted from impeding danger?  Possibly Gov. Whitmer from Michigan?  Other governors over reaching and putting unconstitutional demands on the people, crossing the line.
Flowers:  glory? Possibly Michigan blooming in abundance for buying and selling again?
Yellow:  gift either from God or marriage partner, honor and family

Riegel:  Definition of Riegel

: a low transverse rock ridge on the floor of a glaciated valley commonly situated at the down-valley end of a flat
……. standing: healing?
1920: roaring 20’s?

Input from trusted friends:
A few things that jumped out about your dream as I read it are the following:

  • Your bike represents the economy.  The chain is the driver of the economy.  Trump is not worried but has just put the economy back in motion.  We will have to peddle to get it going before we can accelerate by other (motorized) means.
  • It appears dark and some might worry, but we have the light to guide our path.
  • Your friend represents the fact that the economy is healing and trimmed off excess weight that was bogging it down.  (Let’s hope this is getting rid of red tape and unnecessary regulations)
  • We are headed for war, both abroad, a cold war with China, and a form of civil war in our nation. 
  • The hug is comfort and peace that it will be okay, even in wartime.

1920:  plague ended



Bible verses I felt lead to this morning:
Isaiah 43:3-13
For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
    Cush[
a] and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
    and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
    I will bring your children from the east
    and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”
Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
    
who have ears but are deaf.
All the nations gather together
    and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold this
    and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
    so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
    “and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
    nor will there be one after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord,
    and apart from me there is no savior.
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days I am he.
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”

Isaiah 40:21-31
Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
    Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
    and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23 He brings princes to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
25 “To whom will you compare me?
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
    Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
    not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
    Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
    my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 41:15
See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.

Micah 41:13
Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.





Monday, July 30, 2012

IMPRINTS #3

Since the creation of this world, there has been an undeniable imprint upon the people of God.  Regardless of circumstances or the evil which tries to rear its ugly head …

Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
 2 Chronicles 32:7-8(NKJV) (also Read 2 Kings 18:16-2 Kings 19:1-19)
Battles are waged every day.  They are physical, mental or spiritual and mostly all three woven within each other. Regardless of the intensity of these battles the Lord God is with us and the enemy only has an arm of flesh.   In 2 Chronicles chapter 32 and 2 Kings chapters 18-19; Hezekiah makes a decision and that is to trust in the one true God who is mighty to save.  The King of Assyria endeavored to pose a great threat against King Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem. 
Hezekiah prepared physically for battle but he knew the real strength would come only through the Lord God and he knew the enemy could not stand against the one true God.  Hezekiah literally takes a letter that the King of Assyria wrote against the Lord God and spreads it out before God; a powerful imprint or encounter transpires as he states his case before the Lord (Isaiah 43:25-26).  Unstoppable faith arises and the prophet of the Lord (Isaiah) pays him a visit and confirms; because he prayed and sought God Almighty, He (God) heard and according to 2 Kings 19:35-37 … on a certain night an angel of the Lord went into the camp and killed the Assyria army.  Then the kings own sons killed Sennacherib (the Assyrian King) while he worshipped a foreign god (idol).
I am sure this was one imprint that King Hezekiah never forgot!
The same one true God Almighty is willing and able to go to battle for us…PTL!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

IMPRINTS part #2


And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18(NKJV)
Wow, the Lord knew Adam would be lonely and He created all these animals for Adam to care for, nurture and keep him company but none would be found comparable to Adam.  So the Lord pays Adam a holy visitation and an imprint is brought into his life which I am sure he never forgot!  You see a true imprint can never be washed away or forgotten.

And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 
Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
And Adam said:      “This is now bone of my bones     And flesh of my flesh;     She shall be called Woman,     Because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:21-23(NKJV)
Then God Himself performs the first wedding ceremony!!

V 24-25 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
From the very beginning of time the Lord instituted a covenant that affects us all in one way or another.  Whether we are the off-spring of this covenant or we are married.  Nothing will ever remove the marriage union, not man, Politian or times.  The Lord set forth this covenant and no amount of man’s doings will ever abolish it.  Oh, yes they will try but I am telling you it will endure.  You see even in Biblical times those people tried to pervert it but Jesus said;

Mark 10:3-9(NKJV)
And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 
But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’  
‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 
and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 
Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Things appear dark out there in regards to marriages; it is time to turn our hearts back and reestablish solid foundations for marriages to be built upon and take part in a Holy union that is a reflection of Jesus Christ and the Bride…that is without spot or wrinkle!
To be cont’d…imprints



Monday, July 23, 2012

IMPRINTS

I would define an imprint as; a deep undeniable encounter, THAT IS FOREVER ECTHED IN YOUR MIND.  Those Kodak moments par say good or bad that take up permanent residence.  Webster partly defines “imprint” as to fix firmly in the mind, a lasting influence or effect[i].
Of course I would absolutely prefer to only have those good moments be highlighted in the store house of my mind.  For now let’s just focus on the good.  What are the imprints in your mind that you can recall every so clearly even from childhood?  What is your favorite imprint?
I remember the first time Dan ever kissed me and the “imprint” that it left.  I remember the place, the time and what I was wearing.  Like yesterday I recall him gently placing his hand on the back of my neck and thinking he is messing up my hair.  As we said our vows on our wedding day I know the exact moment he said “I do” and the thoughts that raced through my mind. 
Not only do we have “physical imprints”; we also have “spiritual imprints”.  The first time I realized the Lord was speaking to me I had just dropped my youngest daughter off at pre-school.  I returned home, sat down in the rocker recliner and proceeded to do my devotions.  At this time in my life I was diligently seeking the Lord so desiring to grow spiritually but frustrated that I just did know what to do next.  I began to pray and said; “Lord I am not leaving this chair until I hear from you”.  Wow - the Lord paid me a visit that day and a journey began as He taught me the Holy Word (Bible).  You see I did not have a mentor to show me or teach me how to live for God so the Lord told me what to look up in Bible and gave me understanding of that scripture.  That “imprint” or encounter forever changed my life as a young wife and mother…but it did not stop there.
Since summer has hit I have neglected my blog (sorry) I will try to do better even if sunshine and waterfront is calling my name!
We will be taking a look at some Biblical examples of “imprints”…so check back, until then try to recall the most impacting “imprint” of your life and how it shaped your life.
A true imprint can never be washed away! 


[i] Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus. Nichols Publishing Group, 1999.,421


Tuesday, June 26, 2012

PLAN A



How many times have we said; “if Plan A does not work we will go to Plan B”?  If we had a dollar for every time that was said we would all be rich!

There were times in life where I have had only Plan A and there was no back-up plan (Plan B) to be had and that is where trust must come in.  Dan and I raised three daughters two years apart.  We came to this time in life where for seven years – three girls were in college and three weddings took place.  One of our daughters wanted an outdoor wedding on Labor Day weekend.  We rented the park and began to make all the arrangements for the grandeur event to take place.  During this time one on my friends said; but what if it rains?  My budget was extremely skinny due to the fact of three in college and we had paid for a wedding two years earlier.  I looked at my friend and replied there is no Plan B, we will trust the Lord.  My mind began to mull realizing the budget would not afford us a wedding tent or an alternate location but I pushed that aside and trusted the Lord.  By the way not only was the wedding beautiful on the skinny budget the weather was absolutely perfect!

There have been times where I sought the Lord for an answer asking Him should I do this or should I do that.  No answer came…I struggled with this  and more than once I have sensed the Lord say; Penny, I am going to bless you no matter what you decide to do in this…but Lord only you know the future and I do not want to miss your “plan” for us.  Penny, I am going to bless you no matter what you decide to do in this.  Yes, there will be many times when we do not get a direct answer to a prayer, but understand this as long as you are not sinning (because that is against God’s will and His Word), He always has you covered. 
If we obey the Lord through the guidelines that are laid out in the Word (Bible); Psalms 31:15(NKJV) My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.

Having thus taken to the best resource by trusting in Jehovah, and having made the grandest claim possible by saying, “Thou art my God”, the Psalmist now stays himself upon a grand old doctrine, one of the most wonderful that was ever revealed to men. He sings, “My times are in thy hand.” This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was in a space large enough for the ocean, seeing the Lord had placed him in the hollow of his hand. To be entirely at the disposal of God is life and liberty for us.
The great truth is this — all that concerns the believer is in the hands of the Almighty God. “My times”, these change and shift; but they change only in accordance with unchanging love, and they shift only according to the purpose of One with whom is no variableness nor shadow of a turning. “My times”, that is to say, my ups and my downs, my health and my sickness, my poverty and my wealth — all those are in the hand of the Lord, who arranges and appoints according to his holy will the length of my days, and the darkness of my nights. Storms and calms vary the seasons at the divine appointment. Whether times are reviving or depressing remains with him who is Lord both of time and of eternity; and we are glad it is so.  “My Times Are In Thy Hand”
A SERMON
(No. 2205)
Delivered on Lord’s-Day Morning, May 17th, 1891, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington


You can count on the fact; Psalms 16:6(NKJV) The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
TRUST


Sunday, May 13, 2012

THE HAPPIEST MOTHER'S DAY


My daughters have grown now and our oldest daughter has three children, daughter #2 has two children and daughter #3 well she has what we call; “baby Monk in the trunk”.  One of my often replies to my daughters is; “the greatest gift you can give me is to raise my grandchildren up in the house of the Lord.  Teach them to Love the Lord Jesus and follow Him. Raise them up to be mighty warriors for the Lord.  Sing to them and teach them the Word of God.
Yes, that is right – there could be no greater gift for this woman than to see her family loving and serving Jesus.  This is my Mother’s Day wish forever and always. 
This is my wish for you today – this Mother’s Day, may your children and your legacy be:
Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.  They will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no wickedness in him.  Psalms 92:13-15 (NIV)
Father God,
May this Mother’s Day be a day of answered prayer for all the Mother’s whose hearts cry out to you for the sake of their children…Lord Jesus fulfill the desires of love that flow out of the hearts of mothers.  Amen.
Romans 10:9-13(ESV)
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.  For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”