In Honor of Those Dying in Middle East...

Heaven is being bombarded with new residents...So many beautiful children and innocent people being sent there right now...Its so heartbreaking to see and hear....And yet I KNOW Jesus was right there waiting for them just on the other side with arms WIDE OPEN to receive them with a huge hug and kiss!!!! So many beautiful martyrs....Its a human tragdy, its gut wrenching and yet through the eyes of faith they are NOW IN HEAVEN! They are whole, they are safe, they are forever and ever happy! NO more tears, fears or pain....I love the one story of the little three year old boy who just before he died said " I'm going to tell Jesus what your doing!"  I'm sure he did! And I know Jesus listened to him! What a brave little saint he is!  May God have mercy on these perpetrators and may God come soon to save this world from its head on collision to self destruction!  May these new heavenly residents pray for our devastated world and through their prayers may our world once again find peace and the ability to love one another as God intended.

Dear New Martyrs for Jesus, pray for us! Inspire us! Give us some of your courage to also not be afraid to profess our faith to those around us with or without threat of reprisal.

9/23 update Just got an email from a prayer chain with a request to pray for this woman's brother who is a missionery in Syria.  He said that the horrific group going around killing had just entered the town where he and other missioneries were and had stayed to boost moral even after the UN had run away...He said that he was fearful because they were going house to house looking for Christians and were asking the children if they would denounce Jesus, if they said no they were killed. Not the parents only the children. He said so far no children had survived, they all chose Jesus! Wow! What incredible faith... May God quickly bring an end to this horrific suffering of these innocent peoples. In Jesus Name, AMEN.

King In Disguise...

Recently we have been listening to this local radio station and there is this interesting song. Not sure of the title but the refrain keeps singing "Jesus in disguise..." it hit me tonight when I heard it again how earthly kings really like the pomp and circumstance. They like to let everyone know THEY are king! don't you dare forget it or step out of line. You will be quickly reprimanded. And they it also quietly hit me how when Jesus came to the earth, the king of ALL creation, it was quiet, like a whisper in the night...No royal throne, no royal robes or kingly palace. It was to all eyes the most abject of poverty. How is it that the greatest king that ever existed would choose to be so humble, so hidden? Is it because He was so sure of His rightful dominion that He didn't need to lord it over us as human rulers do? Is it because He knew that such frivolous things truly hold no value except to those who cannot see? Is because He knew that He already had everything under His dominion, it was all His already? Is it because He knew that such things could not enhance His glory? All thoughts for me to ponder. I already  know the answers but still... Then it also hit me that in Heaven that is WHERE His true glory will be revealed to all of us. No longer will our eyes be blinded by the bling of this world. We will see like Him the true value and glory of things. There we shall be like Him, pure, clean, innocent once more. We shall value things in the proper perspective, we shall see Him as He truly is in ALL His magnificent glory. But even there I don't believe He will be as earthly kings. Even there I believe He will be as He was here, kind, gentle, loving, approachable, desired by us like nothing else and there we will go to Him as a deer to the running waters of life to be filled and quenched like we have never experienced before. We will at that time understand truly His awe, His authority, His Godliness. We will give Him all not out of fear but out of LOVE and GRATITUDE...We will be so deeply grateful for all He has done for each of us. There will be no "you gave him more than me" no we will all love Him for His magnanimity to each of us as undeserving as we have been. There will the true mystery of His glory and love be forever revealed to us. I believe we will spend eternity contemplating the glories of Him and all His incredible creations. And I believe we will spend it glorifying Him, we won't be able to contain ourselves...Think of this, when you really sing out loud whether at church or in the car or wherever, do you feel happy? I think the answer is usually yes. We are made to sing with joy. There is something about singing that expresses so much emotion that speaking doesn't. I believe in Heaven there will be alot of belting out going on for sheer joy! We will be so happy and grateful that we will just sing our hearts out with joyful praise and we won't weary of it either like you sometimes do here when singing too many Christmas carols or such...Personally I can't wait! I love to sing and can't wait to meet my humble, hidden King!

Change the World

Sometimes life is just so mundane and long, ever notice? Why we wonder...or I do anyway...its because this isn't our home, we are pilgrims for sure on a long or short journey no matter...Someday we will finally be HOME...then no more mundane or dryness. We must simply take one day at a time tying hard to love those around us in whatever capacity we have. We must try to alleviate the pain of those around us. We must try to give hope to those who falter and struggle. We must try hard to leave a trail of goodness and kindness behind, a pathway for others to follow us home to Heaven... This life is simply a test to see what we are made of, to find our strengths and weaknesses so that we may better perfect ourselves for that final trip over the waters to eternal life...It will come sooner that we expect are we ready? I believe that no matter how small you may feel you can do this. You have the strength inside to make the world a better place just one person at time. Little things like a smile or small gift even if it secretly hurts, a phone call to someone who needs to hear a kind voice...these things change the world believe it or not. Like a ripple on the still waters...Send out lots of good ripples...When you finally arrive at Heaven all those ripples will  become a loud wonderful welcoming symphony for you!  Don't believe me? Try it...Another way to look at it, life is like a boomerang what you throw out there will come back to you...Or others call it karma, whatever name you call it what you give out WILL come back to you...If not here definitely in the next go round, remember that...isn't it worth whatever sacrifice you need to make to stock up on that "eternal reward"? I truly believe it is...This life is passing quickly no matter how long you stay here...A relative of mine is 103 yes that's right, but I know she still thinks its gone quickly...Even if we lived a 1000 years it would be as naught compared to eternity...

GG

See you there???

Sometimes Life is Too Much, What Then?

Funny, I write this stuff when so inspired and then other times life is so difficult and dark that I wonder if what I've written is true or a figment of the imagination...This is one of those many times. Life has been anything but pleasant for a long, long time. Some days its easier to handle than others. Sometimes there is hope and other times hope seems like an unreachable star so far away...This is one of those times, again. Somehow you keep hanging on no knowing how or why maybe cause its just what you do. At times like this it helps to read the post here. It helps to see the moments of light. It helps to see that this is just the clouds in front of the moon...They eventually will pass again. And yet is this world not a dark place? It is not as it was created or intended is it? It has been marred by darkness caused by sin, our sin.  It helps to think of that. It helps because it reminds me that just as the world is not perfect neither am I. Someday if I can just hold on even if its just by fingernails that SOMEDAY no matter what my emotions are telling me or the clouds that block the light in my mind either at times, someday it will be better, ALL will be restored to its rightful place...So hang on I must no matter the effort it may take to do so.  No matter how dense the clouds blocking the light, behind it the light still exist whether or not it is seen from below. I hope if anyone reads this and is also struggling just to believe they may have hope or at least the courage to hang on one more day.

New Adam New Eve

Was thinking how the first Adam and the first Eve were so perfect the creme of Gods creation story! They blew it and yet think they maintained so much of that "human perfection" after the fall. Think they maintained their higher intellect, their healthy bodies but which were now allowed to experience illness a new thing for them. Think they had a much longer life span than we do now...So many things and yet tainted now after the fall. Slowly over the years humanity declined more and more. Fast forward Our Lord and Our Lady. Spared I believe from the taint of that sin hence they I believe were healthier than we more intelligent than we are too. More than that though I think they were physically more beautiful than the rest of us. It was like restoring the original beauty to this earth if even for a moment... It is a foretaste of what we will also experience I believe in Heaven. Think we will all be beautiful in heaven.  I see women or young ladies who are stunning coming into my brothers restaurant alot. The thing that usually hits me the most is their eyes! Wow! Some of them have the most stunning and beautiful eyes. The eyes reflect the soul. I think in heaven we will all have the most incredible eyes ever reflecting Him the source of all beauty! Think also that any physical flaws will be removed. Heavy people will be fit and trim. Women will have gorgeous hair and rosy cheeks! Men will also flow with health and vigor. No one wearing glasses or with bald heads. No double chins or potbellies...We will all be in our prime and we will feel it too! We will be bursting with vitality and life full of the joy of being alive in Him! What a marvelous time it will be! This fleeting life here is just that fleeting! Eternity is   f o r e v er........ Dont let anyone you know NOT get there....Heaven was meant to be populated so lets help make that happen.! Tell all you know the joys of this place in hopes that it will convince them to get there too!

Peace!
GG

Eve

Reading this book sent by dear friend Methariel...

Its called Captivating...Every female should read this...So far one thing that has blown me away is how women were the last thing God created on this earth...We are his crowning jewel! Wow! It explains how everything about us that is often misunderstood is actually good! We love to look pretty, we love relationships, we want to be desired, we want to be loved...So many things! This books explains how those are qualities that are a (reflection) of God Himself!  He is beautiful, He loves to have a relationship with us! He Loves us to love Him! Do you see where this is going! I am floored by all this! It is changing the way I feel about myself. It shows me how when we get to heaven all the "flaws" we think we have or maybe do have will be transformed into extreme beauty! We will be true beauty queens sisters mine! Our hair will be gorgeous as will our forms! We will truly have flaws sin brought on erased and shine like the stars! And we will shine with an inner beauty that will be a refection of the inner beauty that we receive from loving Him! Oh ladies if you could only read this book and see how you do shine even now! God is so wonderful! He made us his crowning beauty on earth so let your light shine don't be ashamed to love selflessly, to sacrifice for the good of others, to be a friend, to love like there's no tomorrow...Let your feminine beauty shine here so that in Heaven you will shine like the stars! Love you all!

GG

PS. More later if I can remember on the new Eve and New Adam...no time now    

Just thinking-again

I am quite convinced now that we are indeed living in the "end times"... This comes not from private revelation or any such thing but from reading whats out there, approved church commentary and just talking to many, many people who are feeling the sense of dread that I do.  There is a sense of foreboding, a sense of something coming and its not good.

Now that said, I've been doing some thinking again.  I don't want to be around for the end times, think most feel the same way, who would?  But on the other hand it means heaven is that much closer! It means that we are some of the last humans God has ordained to "create" to have the option of enjoying heaven. Wow! Aren't we blessed!  Its scary and wonderful at the same time. Its caused even more focusing on the wonders of what awaits us in Heaven.

 I was thinking of all the things I'd love to do here on earth but most likely never will get to enjoy like decorating 100 houses each with its own theme, unique and wonderful.  I was thinking of all the hiking I've missed over the last 20 years due to well a negative other half.  I was thinking of all the things I've missed not have a regular computer for all the research I'd love to do... I was thinking of all the books I'd love to be able to enjoy if only there was time for ALL of them.  Then it hit me! I bet Heaven has a huge library there filled to the brim with books of all kind of facinating things. In my mind I see a surprise waiting when you open any of these books.  I see instead of pages before my eyes the book coming alive.  I see myself and anyone else going for a real live adventure in the book! Its better than a computer, its better than just sitting and reading! WHY NOT! the eye has not seen the ear has not heard! Why do we limit ourselves?  Re: my decorating I see God allowing me to have my hundred houses to decorate with no limit on a budget and using "otherwordly" materials to create the most incredible dream homes ever!  I see every dream I dream and wish for coming true in such incredible ways! WHY NOT?  I want to  hike? Why not fly? Why not fly over vista's like none have ever seen without my fear of heights, why not?  There is so much there, waiting, like Christmas morning... If we can just finish the race. It will all be so worth it, just keep the faith...I want to see you there!