a dream

I really never dream and if I do I rarely remember it.

Friday night I had a dream that I clearly remember!

It was also in vivid color.

In my dream I was standing outside looking at the sky and I was telling someone, I don't know who, how beautiful it was.  I could not stop looking at it and I kept repeating over and over, "Oh my gosh, I have never seen a more beautiful sky.  I can't even describe the beautiful colors except to say that they were yellows, pinks, and every shade of white with all shades of gray mixed in.  As I was staring at the sky, it cracked open and Jesus appeared!  He was hanging there in the air clothed in a white robe with a red sash.  Suddenly I see lots of people rising in the air almost like balloons going up.  I remember telling the person next to me, "that's not really a lot of people!"  I then wake up.  I fell back asleep and immediately went back into my dream.  I was still looking at how beautiful the sky was and I saw it crack open again.  This time I saw Jesus but His body was formed from the clouds and then His body turned into a cross.  But it was His body made out of the clouds.  I woke up again briefly and fell right back to sleep and went into the same dream again.  Me looking at the sky, the sky cracking open and His body being formed out of the clouds into a cross.  I fell back to sleep and slept for the rest of the night. 

When I woke up in the morning I immediately took this to mean the rapture.  Not so many people going up to me means that He is waiting for more.  His clothing?  Maybe the white to signify purity and the red signifies His blood?  or maybe His compassion for the world?  I felt such peace and somehow it just cemented my hope and belief even more.  God has it under control.  He is my hope!!

I do believe we are in the end times and we need to let people know that Jesus is real! He died to save us!  He is waiting for you! 

Back to School

Well school is back in session for Little E and guess who else?

Yup, me....

Week one is out of the way and I have to admit this first week was a bit overwhelming with so much information, notes to take, supplies to purchase, homework already....UGHHH

I'm still working on overcoming nagging thoughts of being the "older" person in my classes.  My Algebra class has a few older people but my English Comp class has all kids in it.  I have two chapters to review and do for math and an essay for English plus study my syllabus for a quiz on Tuesday.  Fun, Fun!!  I'm sorry to say that I will not be as active on keeping up with my blog, I will be bogged down with work, life and school.....

On a funny note:  Little E drove me to school on Thursday due to very high volume of traffic and literally no parking.  We were half way there when I noticed that I still had my house shoes on!!  I shrieked and told him to turn around and go back home.  He said, "your gonna be late Mom!"  "do you just wanna wear my flip flops?"  "No, I can't wear your flip flops, they are like boats, I'll look like a retard."  "I don't care if I'm late, I will not wear my house shoes onto campus, geez I'm already "old" I don't want to make a spectacle of myself any further!"  Good news is that I was not late......

first day of class!

Antiques

I love them!

Check out these beauties that a friend found not too far from my house.

How come I didn't see them?

They were just on the side of the road with the owner waiting for someone to pass by and scoop them up.

Not that I would of bought them but I definately would of stopped and drooled a little and gotten my fix of eye candy!

Doesn't the cart make you wonder about her history?  What was her purpose, who did she pull, how old is she? 

She will be traveling down south to live out her days on beautiful acreage.

The Western Flyer has a bit of history too I'm sure.

Isn't she a beauty?  Just look at her, she is in terrific shape for an old gal.....
I bet she's been around the block a few times, LOL

This wagon is so cute!

I'm sure it served it's purpose and still has a lot more purpose left.

I just love antiques and so happy that my friend does too!

Maybe we can go scouring someday soon?!

I honeslty do not have a bit of room, but I do love to look, dream and yes drool a little.
Thanks Jen for allowing me to take pics and posting, now you know why I take pics of everything!

I know I'm weird that way.........



to Africa with Love 2

another sewing party went on today with the girls!

I met some new people and caught up with old friends!

It is truly such a joy to be making dresses for these precious little souls.

This part of Africa is in dire need of food, clothing, shelter and love!
Oh yeah, and lots of prayer...

God is so good!  He is bringing in the women, fabric, and the finances to meet the needs for these precious little souls. 

This makes my heart happy!!

the girls sewing away

what a team; Casey and her mom Debbie

sweets from Sugardarlins

refreshemments!
If we finished a dress we got to have a cupcake and a drink....just kidding!!!
Jennifer treated us to this wonderful deliciousness just because she is so sweet!
Now the only problem- I forgot to eat mine!!

Debbie with the finished product

Now isn't this adorable?!

reflecting on summer

I have had an incredible summer!

Here are a few highlights from it.

a reunion in SC Memorial Day weekend with my Navy Shipmates

gardening

St. Augustine to reunite with friends/neighbors from Hawaii

Steph and John

saw Bridesmaids

read "The Sweetest Thing"

North Carolina with family

scalloping

two bible studies

sewing dresses for girls from Africa

Orlando

hubby's routine colonoscopy test came back  a-ok!!

shabbied up two dressers

and lined my armoire

organized closets, drawers and rooms

cleaned and cleaned

resodded our front lawn

completed a gift for my Secret Santa

did lots of research for  my geneology addiction

GNO with FTGI

made a birthday present that is coming up real soon

plus I figured out that I am going back to school

with a little financial aid help

and I will be working part time

I got a lot done but did not complete all that I wanted to do......

one armoire and one cabinet are left to shabby up

I would say that overall I got a lot done!

Oh yeah - whale moments too!!

Is this from God part IV

Oh ye of little faith! 

I am ashamed that I have/had so little faith.  Just like the Israelites.

One day I logged onto my college account and saw that I owed $668.60 for two classes.  First off I was still doubting if this is even what I should be doing or even if I wanted to do it or even if I could do it.  Plus the books where another $250.  And now I owed this amount of money?!  Am I crazy?  We had the money but could surely use it for other bills.

I gave it to God.  Two weeks passed and I looked at my account again and WHOA!  it stated $0 balance!  Financial aid had come through for me!  Or God more like it. Okay Lord, I know that you are in this and all over it!  It covered my classes and books plus some left over for next school year.

Would you consider this another whale moment?

I do!

Boboti, bible study and friends

I just love our Wed morning bible study!

The women are amazing women of God and so full of the Holy Spirit!

I return back to work real soon, so I will be sad about not being able to fellowship, study and pray with these awesome women of faith.

Normally we just have coffee but today Karen

 made us one of her South African dishes and oh my goodness it was so tasty!

It was rice with meat, spices and raisins.  To go along side of this you eat it with bananas, and a tomatoe and onion mixture.  It was really good.  Plus we had dessert.

today was "ask" and the "Holy Spirit."  It's not a specific study that we do, just basically we begin to share moments, our daily life and what we have learned that week.  Check out the following scriptures on asking.
2 Kings 2: 9-12
Luke 11 9-13
John 4:10
Acts 8; 14-19
Acts 19: 1-6
Hebrews 4:12  The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
It's okay to ask our Heavenly Father for what we need!