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God’s Heart – iWitness Weather Photos and Video Photo

Linda Vance — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:17:32 +0000

God’s Heart – iWitness Weather Photos and Video Photo.

I am still in awe that God blessed me with this!!!!!!

Today

Linda Vance — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:28:57 +0000

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Memorial Day 2011

Linda Vance — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:43:14 +0000

I remember when I was very young, about six or seven years old I guess, (that would make it about 1963 or 1964) sitting in front of the television watching the atrocities of the Vietnam War. I would sit there and cry as I watched the bloodied and wounded bodies of our soldiers being airlifted out of the war zone. I was not too young to understand what was happening, people killing people, for it to hurt me so much in my heart that I cried. I believed, even then, that nothing could be so important for such things to be. I remembered the term that utilized by young men who resisted the war as being “conscientious objectors.” I thought to myself, even then, that was what I would do. My mama brought us up in a Christian church and we were taught not to fight with each other (my siblings) or even with anyone else that would bully us. We were to ignore them and walk away. I love all of God’s children everywhere, all the works that His hands have made, but Jesus Christ Himself not only gave us the instructions not to fight, He gave us the ultimate example by allowing His enemies to crucify Him. Jesus knew He was innocent of what He enemies’ accusations against Him. Barabbas believed warfare was the right thing to do to gain Israel’s freedom from Roman rule. He was freed from prison in Jesus’ stead. Barabbas was in prison for insurrection; rising up against and murdering Romans. Jesus allowed Himself to be crucified in love for us; to give us the example to follow and then to give us glorious eternal life with His resurrection. As we “celebrate” Memorial Day, first I would like, no, I am obligated, to salute the “Conscientious Objectors.” God bless you for obeying the Lord’s command and following the example He set for us. To all others who have and are serving in our military, as I stated before, I love all of God’s children; that is even those who live in other countries, especially the innocent ones. To the United States of America military forces, I, as does God, love you. I groan with a sad aching in my heart for you all because I know you have chosen to do what you believe is right. I cannot even imagine what the state of our country would be in right now if we had never decided to participate in warfare. I know that God’s will is being done. God bless you all and know that you are always in my prayers. I also pray for no more warfare. I am God’s love, and I, on this day, not only thank you but I ache for you. Please dear God, have ALL OF EARTH’S MILITARY troops not be engaged in warfare anymore. Please have YOUR LOVE fill all of our hearts for you and for each other, no matter what color, race, and place in which we live on this earth that YOU have created. In Jesus’ Holy name I humbly and sincerely pray and ask it. Thank you, Almighty Heavenly Father, for regarding the sincere supplication of your lowly and humbled servant and handmaiden. God bless us all, dear Lord, everyone. Amen.

Forgive and go in peace…

Linda Vance — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:25 +0000

I feel I have come to a very important point in my life. At this point, I want to express my soul’s intentions and desires and my new way of feeling and living. I have not been a perfect person in my life. There are no perfect people, there is no perfect job or employer or employee, there is no perfect spouse or companion, there is no perfect home or place to live, there is nothing or anyone that is perfect except for our Holy Father God Almighty, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and His precious Holy Spirit, giver of our breath and being, our comforter, He who moves me and loves me. With that said, I want to pronounce that I forgive EVERYBODY EVERYTHING that has ever been done wrong to me or that has brought me hurt, harm, or evil. At the same time, I pray that God also forgives me everything I have ever done wrong, especially to Him, and that He will give everyone whom I have wronged or have brought hurt, harm, or evil to them to also forgive me. I am also praying and asking God to give me the heart to forgive myself.

I am looking forward with great anticipation and happiness to the new experiences that are in store for me. I want everyone to know that all I am now is love and the truth has set my soul free. I am thankful to know that no lie (whether it is believed by anyone or not) will ever change the truth. This also brings me such great peace. As I go forward, hand in hand as one with Almighty God, the only Father I have ever known, I go in love, joy, thanksgiving, and unspeakable wonderful peace, feelings, and thoughts that are flooding my heart, my soul, my mind, and my spirit.

To all who read this, I pray God’s blessings upon you. If you have not been born again already, I pray this for you so that you may experience a wonderful life living, walking, and having the most beautiful relationship with our Holy Creator. He loves to be acknowledged and He loves to be loved. I go in love, in the name of Jesus Christ, my savior, my God, my King, my spouse, my friend, and I pray God blesses you with all the good desires of your heart.

As I leave off writing, I implore you to please love everyone, even those who have hurt you, your enemies, and to those who just seem to be unlovable. Please take care of those who are less fortunate than you and even those who may be as fortunate or more fortunate than you. Everyone needs love and care. Pray to God every morning, read your Holy Bible every day, and go in the peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So humbly and sincerely I write and pray for all these things, in Jesus’ name.

On the Other Hand

Linda Vance — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:56:30 +0000

Well, I must add to yesterday’s blog that on the hand, gas prices have REALLY come down, haven’t they? I paid $1.929/gallon yesterday compared to about $3.79/gallon a month ago. I predicted to my sister that this would happen because of the voting process coming up. The gas prices went down before the vote for the senate what, a year ago, but after the voting process was complete, the prices skyrocketed again. Let’s hope that that’s not what will happen this time. I really like the gas prices being lower. That sure makes it easier for the poor folk to get around – well, for everyone for that matter.

The price for a gallon of gasolline in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The actual gas tank price I paid!

So…not bad for the cost of living – to actually have the price of gasoline go down. I sure do hope it stays this way and that it didn’t happen just because of the election process. Time will tell. Let’s pray and keep our fingers crossed.

I’m feeling a little better today. That’s not saying much, but it is something positive as well.

Peace and love, Out…Linda

I’m learning new things!

Linda Vance — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:28:34 +0000

Aw haw! I’m learning so much lately. It’s great. Not only did my wonderful son-in-law give me an awesome link to explain how the moon works, but I also found one on my own addressing why I can see the moon during the day (a more condensed article).

I’ve also learned why I’ve been so tired and weak – why I go right to sleep at dinner time, sitting up, even with food in my mouth. My wonderful primary care doctor had run some tests and found that my thyroid levels had depleted so greatly that we need to do a drastic increase in the amount of levothyroxine I’m taking. He’s got me up to 137 mcg/day now. I can’t wait for the med to start kicking in because I AM JUST SO DARN TIRED ALL THE TIME. It’s explains why I’m needing to drink so much caffeine during the day to stay awake and alert and, caffeine is a no-no on my strict acid reflux diet. I just can’t win.

I’m adding three photos to show the ridiculous amount of money we have to pay for certain things in our local grocery store here in BEAUTIFUL Corpus Christi, Texas. We’ll see if I can figure out how to add them into this blog. Ok, here we go.

Milk Price, November 2008

Price for a lb of Red Delicious Apples

Price for ONE artichoke!

Ok, we did it! Yay! I’m learning so many new things! Peace and love, Out….Linda

Happy All Saint’s Day!

Linda Vance — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:32:31 +0000

OMG! I’ve made it through to today. What a wonderful prayer time I had with the Lord this morning. He invited me to just have a conversation with Him and we did! We talked about many things and it just makes me realize how truly, marvellously and wonderfully blessed I am. How many have desired to hear His voice and have not? How many have desired to have intimate conversations with Him and have not? And here I am, just a poor and lowly and humbled servant and handmaiden of my Lord’s and He blesses me wih these awesome blessings. How could I ever love Him and thank Hm enough? There’s just no way.

We talked about how truly challenged I am and shall be, physically, finacially, spiritually and I am. I’m weaning off the pred’s and I get dizzy and need to sleep so much. I’m hoping and praying I haen’t fallen behind in meeting the challenges of my life and I know and have faith that with Him, I will do fine. I will be victorious in Him. All praise and glory be to Almighty God.

Want intimate time with God? Spend time with Him in prayer, lots of time, and then some day He’ll invite you to just have a conversation with Him. You have to be willing to listen to Him. It’s all in truly seeking after Him in spirit and in truth and to know and have faith that He is with you and that He loves you and hears you and truly cares for you, no matter how bleak the situation may seem. God bless you in your life and walk with Him.

Peace and love, Out…Linda

Discombobulated…

Linda Vance — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:13:36 +0000

Hola. I’m feeling discombobulated today. I think it’s probably because I’m weaning off the pred’s even more this week. I’m down to 10 mg’s/day. That’s really a small amount compared to what some people take, I know, but I’m very sensitive to that med. I have to keep my brain on track, functional, you know, to get through my day. I’m trying hard not to be depressed or discouraged over the weight I’ve gained since I had to go up on the steroids again and…my Raynaud’s is still acting up. But enough of all that negative talk.

What a beautiful day it is here in Corpus Christi today! I guess we’re having a little cold front go through (yay for Fall) along with a mild wind storm that should be calming down right about now. My happy face looks slightly askew to me. Lol. I think I need to take something to calm me down. I feel like I could crawl out of my skin. That’s going to negative again. I’m sorry.

Peace and love, out…Linda

Isn’t God Great?!

Linda Vance — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:14:23 +0000

Oh my gosh, I am so filled with wonder and awe over Almighty God’s wonderful and marvellous works today. My heart is overflowing with thanksgiving and joy over all His merciful kindness, His tender care and the bountiful blessings that are ours through and in Him. He is the master artist, creator of heaven and earth and all that therein is, and we are the beneficiaries of His wealth. Holy Jehovah is a mighty God and is worthy and greatly to be praised.

Woah, and how about our blessed King Jesus and the Holy Spirit? My breath and my life! Who have I in heaven or in earth but them? There is no one that I desire above them. They bless me and I am healed and filled. I am so truly and fearfully and wonderfully blessed. I am so fearfully and wonderfully made.

Peace and love, Out….Linda

Challenging Times…

Linda Vance — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:38:44 +0000

These are certainly challenging days, I think not just for myself but for everyone. Yesterday morning when I was having trouble getting out of bed after having to go to sleep early the night before, the Lord revealed to me that the reason I am being so tired and weak is because my rheaumatologist has me weaning off the steroids. Why didn’t I think of that to begin with. It makes perfect sense.

I went to bed very early last night and still didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. Besides my other prescriped meds, I took a Phenegran for the neausea and an extra Xanax to calm me down. I missed my Bible Study last night and even forgot to call them to let them know I wouldn’t be able to make it.

It all is very clear now and makes sense. I’m thankful to know this. I’ve left it up to the Lord if I am to call my rheumatologist to see if I should go back to the higher dosage of steroids again because the affect of going down is so dramatic, but I have yet to call her. God’s will be done. I do believe I will be alright.

I’ve coined a phrase and a name for an energy stimulating drink. I’ve called it “Go-Go Juice.” I thought about it when I started drinking diet Pepsi (R) Max (TM) with caffeine and gensing to give me the extra energy I need to get through these days. I should probably register my copyright on the name “Go-Go Juice” but I know that as long as I have typed it out and published it here on pressword.com, it is truly and indeed copyrighted to me. It is a cute and catchy name, isn’t it?

I have a busy day scheduled. I need to do a biography on one of my favorite artists/graphic designers and submit it as a PowerPoint Slideshow presentation by this coming Saturday. So, off to the races I go!

I hope and pray everyone’s having a wonderful day! My prayers are with you all!

Peace and love, Out…Linda <><