Enjoying the Glory one year on - My Friend Cherie

Elijah having a cuddle with Auntie Cherie



Cherie looking pensive - June 2009



Cherie savouring the moment..she loved my children x

My friend Cherie graduated to Glory one year ago today after a long 4 year battle with cancer. Today I want to honour her as a wonderful friend who loved my children and was a crazy woman of God... She was such an evangelist at heart and her longing was to be where the outreaches were.

We Love Christmas..................YAY!!!!

We had such fun today celebrating Christmas and sharing gifts..... What a special time it is for children and childlike adults too :) . Here are some fun snaps from our first family Christmas in the USA.




Christmas Eve at Chucke Cheese - I'm getting brave mum!




'Just checking Bob doesn't need a tissue'




The Pioneer Spirit - Dutch Sheets

Tonight I have just read a pocket book 'The Pioneer Spirit' written by Dutch Sheets - Inspirational, motivating, encouraging are just a few words to describe the book.The book speaks throughout about those of us who will rise up and seek out the Old Road radical Christianity, that has been abandoned and has become overgrown with various vices of a materialistic and narcissistic America. I would say this could go further to define the majority of the western church, and not just America.

Two points in the book rang out so loud that I could hardly hold the book, without wanted to grab someone and tell them. However, it is 1.45am so I decided it best to get up add it to the blog and follow up tomorrow.

1) Mention of - The Old Road - Chapter 2

2) Mention of William Wallace - Braveheart Warrior - last page - 62

'BRAVEHEART' WITH - MEL GIBSON AS WILLIAM WALLACE

Setting the scene for this renewed excitement

This summer I was asked to speak at a Latter Glory Gathering at the AOG church my husband pastors in Silverdale, WA. I was really battling as I had just a week to prepare and didn't really feel like I had anything to share. I even tried to palm the opportunity off to my husband saying, "You can do it if you like?" "a week is easy for you." Thankfully he refused and made sure I took the opportunity to share about something. He was confident God would lay something on my heart during the week.

I shared on the Word that was the motivation for beginning this blog -  I am Accelerating Your Destiny  not because my husband refused to speak for me, because God spoke to me clearly from my daily reading when I got back to my quiet place! I felt compelled to turn to my daily reader for the day I had been ask to speak and it stated in the intro - Make sure you speak..... etc. There was no way to squeeze out of that one, as now I knew it was a Godincidence.

The problem was I felt compelled to share about the part of the word where its says: God would make the crooked path straight. So I not only knew I had to preached, I also had to have a stab at a bit of teaching too... scary but I knew I had too. We have become so overcome by this 'qualifying Spirit' in the body of Christ, that I too was battling of whether or not 'I was up to standard' to get up there and share my heart. Now there's a clue, share your heart; if it is from the heart and you do what you can God will take you to, and will even amaze you at what you find out!

Well I found my text as soon as I opened the bible Jeremiah 6 v 16 - 21

'Stand at the cross roads and look, ask for the ancient paths ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will receive rest for your souls, but you said 'we will not walk in it' Therefore this is what the Lord says I will put obstacles before this people, Fathers and sons alike will stumble over neighbours and friends will perish'

Oh Yikes! How do you bring that in a positive way?

GOLDEN JUBILEE IN WALES OR SHIFT TO THIRD DAY CHURCH

In 2002 in Newport, South Wales UK, I received a vision from the Holy Spirit which led to a season of many more connecting words of knowledge and visions.Today I was just looking for an article and came across the word I wrote below. I feel it is time to post it on the blog. The initial vision I wrote down at a time I was supposed to have been on a free holiday in Barbados, while my daughter had her alternate Christmas with her dad. The holiday fell through and I spent the time worshipping the Lord for hours at a time, not just to kick the devil into the touch line and out of the game, but to be with the Lord. In those few weeks, I discovered treasures I would not trade for anything, not even that holiday in Barbados!!!!!!


So, I wrote 'Golden Jubilee In Wales' in 2002; at the time I was a single parent of my beautiful 13 year old daughter, and had been a single parent for 10 years. Yet, God had given me a promise, that even as I was the most unlikely candidate, struggling in every possible way, I would marry a 'prince' and God would bless my life beyond belief. I constantly see this promise this being fulfilled before my eyes.


Today, 8 years on, I have been married to my 'prince' for 7 years and I have two more beautiful children. We have recently moved from Wales UK, to the Pacific Northwest (USA) where my husband now pastors a church.

Today I am posting the origins of the Cinderella vision revealed to me and the parallels I believe are taking place as the 'True' Church of Jesus Christ rises up.

I now believe this is a Global vision of the Church and not something limited to Wales and UK.

A Walk on the Wild Side

Here is some wildlife we see from our doorways and windows... One thing about the Pacific Northwest that amazes me is the wildlife. It's like watching a David Attenborough Documentary some days, the difference being this is the real thing! It's such a beautiful part of the world, sometimes I have to pinch myself and say "yes it is real, you do live here"


 

Baby Peacocks - Escaped from our neighbours- so not totally wild





Blue Jay in Evergreen Tree - No its not a partridge: this is the Evergreen State!



Deer making a run for it!



Caught on Film!

Pacific Tree Frog - Hiding on the porch!

Not to forget of course the Humming Birds, but you have seen plenty of those in previous posts. We have seen a Raccoon and a Coyote too, but haven't managed to get them on film. Our friends had a baby Black Bear in their garden this summer past; that slice of knowledge nearly freaked me out. However, our friends live about 15 miles away, so I'm hoping the bears do too.. at least 15 miles away!

  

Pray For My Mummy 'Clare'

URGENT PRAYER

Hi there; You dont me so I will put you in the picutre. Below is a cute photo of my Auntie Emma giving me a cuddle when I was born in June 2009. I have just turned 1 years old and have a request to all you praying people out there. My mummy, 'Clare' is very ill in hospital and needs a miracle of healing. She was taken sick in August 2010 and after surgery in September 2010 has recently began urgent chemotherapy in November 2010 and is having a hard time. Please pray for Jesus to heal her and make her better. I love and need my mummy sooo much, and so does my Auntie Emma. Thank you all for your continued faithful prayer.

Emma (my work collegue and friend in UK) holding her nephew. Please pray for them all x

Everybody can be great

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You dont have to have a college degree to serve. You dont have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve... You only need a heart full of grace. a soul generated by love...........

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

Just got back from Silverdale Waterfront Park loving the community in action and in truth. The hands and feet of Jesus making the link... When I asked one of the kids if she was enjoying herself as the weather was so good and  the food was fab (chilli and hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate),  she said; 'Its so good because Jesus gave us the earth and everything in it, so we can give some of what we have back to the people here too".  She is just 6 years old and this was not a pat answer from a well churched kid as some may think; I had a strong witness in my spirit: this was right from her heart! All I could say is 'You are just so beautiful!' I gave a large swallow as my eyes began to water...... Compassion for others is an amazing thing, but from a 6 year old it is so precious... Out of the mouths of babes...  Hallelujah x