May 30 HHD

Happy Day To Hazel Hope

Many happy returns on the day of thy birth

May sunshine and happiness be given

And may the Dear Lord prepare you on earth

For the beautiful birthday in heaven.

Author Unknown

To All Parents
by Edgar Guest
"I'll lend you for a little time a child of Mine," He said."

For you to love the while she lives

And mourn for when she's dead.

It may be six or seven years, or twenty two or three,

But will you, till I call her back, Take care of her for Me?

She'll bring her charms to gladden you,

And shall her stay be brief,

You'll have her lovely memories as solace for your grief.

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I cannot promise she will stay, since all from earth return

But there are lessons taught down there

I want this child to learn.

I've looked the wide world over

In my search for teachers true

And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes

I have selected you.

Now will you give her all your love,

Nor think the labor vain,

Nor hate me when I come to call to take her back again?

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I fancied that I heard them say: "Dear Lord, Thy will be done!

For all the joy thy child shall bring,

The risk of grief we'll run.

We'll shelter her with tenderness, we'll love her while we may,

And for the happiness we've known

Forever grateful stay;

But shall the angels call for her much sooner than we've planned

~

We'll brave the bitter grief that comes

And try to understand.

May 29

May 29th.
UNDISTURBED RELATIONSHIP

"At that day ye shall ask in My name . . ." "The Father Himself loveth you." John 16:26, 27

"At that day ye shall ask in My name," i.e., in My nature. Not - "You shall use My name as a magic word," but - "You will be so intimate with Me that you will be one with Me." "That day" is not a day hereafter, but a day meant for here and now. "The Father Himself loveth you" - the union is so complete and absolute. Our Lord does not mean that life will be free from external perplexities, but that just as He knew the Father's heart and mind, so by the baptism of the Holy Ghost He can lift us into the heavenly places where He can reveal the counsels of God to us.
"Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name. . . ." "That day" is a day of undisturbed relationship between God and the saint. Just as Jesus stood unsullied in the presence of His Father, so by the mighty efficacy of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, we can be lifted into that relationship - "that they may be one, even as We are One."
"He will give it you." Jesus says that God will recognize our prayers. What a challenge! By the Resurrection and Ascension power of Jesus, by the sent-down Holy Ghost, we can be lifted into such a relationship with the Father that we are at one with the perfect sovereign will of God by our free choice even as Jesus was. In that wonderful position, placed there by Jesus Christ, we can pray to God in His name, in His nature, which is gifted to us by the Holy Ghost, and Jesus says - "What soever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you." - The sovereign character of Jesus Christ is tested by His own statements.

when your tired enough...

I just found this picture from a few months ago... I was going to post it but lost it in the mix of all my pics. I was making dinner and found her like this on the recliner. If you know my little Miss D she doesn't just fall asleep in random places. She requires a bed to sleep... she rarely will even get snuggly enough to fall asleep in my arms. But we also trained her that way. She was sleeping 7 hours in a row at 10 weeks. I rarely let her sleep in my arms as a baby....as soon as she was sleepy and according to the schedule I would lay her in her crib. I read Baby Wise and implemented it as routine. ... baby eats, baby is awake, baby get cranky...baby takes a nap. Simple as that. It was an amazing imformational book and it really does work. It was hard to begin with (the crying)... but my girl can nap and go to bed like clockwork. ( and to all you anti-babywise people... she wasnt neglected... I wanted to teach her that it is possible for her to fall asleep on her own and that she didn't need me holding her to fall asleep) She will go and go and go.. but the minute she hits her bed it is night night! So this picture was to cute... I never get to see her sleeping because she is awake when I close the door for her nap and at bedtime. What a little sweetie!

Wonderin'

........just wondering what those little feeties are doing in heaven?

Crazy hair and cutie in a swimsuit

She woke up with this hair do from her nap the other day. Crazy huh!

Miss D has been enjoying the sunny weather. She loves to wander next door and play with our neighbors. I love that she is big enough now that she can be "trusted" to obey and make decisions with the kids next door (as well as a 2 year old can right). She loves to play with them... and I love that they are teaching her how to pretend and play without me right at her side. She also has been enjoying her pool. We can have conversations now.. and she will throw out an observation too... like "it's nice outside" or "what a nice day". She has started saying "what's that?" about things too... waiting for the answer so that she can store it away. Such a big girl. Today we spent the morning next door and K was having an egg... so guess who wanted an egg for lunch....miss D. So I fixed her an egg and toast just like K had. She ate it... and then she looks at me and says "like K does"... she has started to mimic and show off. We had friends over for dinner last night who had never been here and Miss D was so excited to show them her slide that she went down the slide and fell as she went down it... scraping her upper lip. Then we went inside and she was jumping in the den (now that I sold the futon she loves to play in that room because there is no furniture in there). So as she was jumping she landed on the ground.. almost like she thought that she was on her bed... she didn't cry but I could tell that she realized that was a bad idea.

May 15th

May 15th.
The HABIT of RISING to the OCCASION

"That ye may know what is the hope of His calling . . ." Ephesians 1:18

Remember what you are saved for - that the Son of God might be manifested in your mortal flesh. Bend the whole energy of your powers to realize your election as a child of God; rise to the occasion every time.
You cannot do anything for your salvation, but you must do something to manifest it, you must work out what God has worked in. Are you working it out with your tongue, and your brain and your nerves? If you are still the same miserable crosspatch, set on your own way, then it is a lie to say that God has saved and sanctified you.
God is the Master Engineer, He allows the difficulties to come in order to see if you can vault over them properly - "By my God have I leaped over a wall." God will never shield you from any of the requirements of a son or daughter of His. Peter says - "Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you." Rise to the occasion; do the thing. It does not matter how it hurts as long as it gives God the chance to manifest Him self in your mortal flesh.
May God not find the whine in us any more, but may He find us full of spiritual pluck and athleticism, ready to face anything He brings. We have to exercise ourselves in order that the Son of God may be manifested in our mortal flesh. God never has museums. The only aim of the life is that the Son of God may be manifested, and all dictation to God vanishes. Our Lord never dictated to His Father, and we are not here to dictate to God; we are here to submit to His will so that He may work through us what He wants. When we realize this, He will make us broken bread and poured out wine to feed and nourish others.
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As May 30th approaches I wonder how I have even made it a year. Sometimes the hurt and longing for baby Hazel is so intense...but God continues to carry me through those days and then blesses me for my trials with the little things. It may be a break from Miss D to reflect and have some me time or something that Miss D does or says. I'm so thankful that I have Miss D and that the death of baby Hazel didn't happen first to us. God knows how much we can bear... so I just love the fact that God can work all things together for good. He can win with a pair of 2's. When Satan deals God a tough hand...God is all powerful and can work it together for good. Satan comes to Kill, Steal and Destroy! But God can use all those horrible things and work them together for good.. for those who love Him. I just love that. There is such peace in that.

Me and My Girl on Mother's Day

Here is a pic that we had taken for Mother's day. We got some really good shots... our neighbor came out and did the photo honors. It was a bit windy, but we needed some pics for Mother's day gifts. So we dolled ourselves up and went out for some pics. (technically they were taken day before Mother's Day). Like her haircut....? Plus I got my bangs trimmed up again. Miss D let me take the round brush and blowdry her hair. It took like 5 minutes, but it looked so good right after. That wan't the case after the nap... but o well.

Miss D hurt her knee on Mother's Day.... she was playing with papa and her cousin and then she started crying. There wasn't a collision, so I wasn't even sure what happened to make her cry. Well once we got home and took her out of her carseat and put her down to walk... she crumbled into a pile. It was the first time that she had been hurt enough to make me worry. We gave her some motrin, prayed and put her to bed and then in the morning we would see how she was doing. Well she could barely put her weight on it... so a bit more motrin and a bit more praying and then as the day went on... she was able to walk better and put more weight on it. By the end of the day she was running and jumping just like nothing happened! Praise God for His healing POWER! No trip to the doctor! Now Mr. D needs some of the same healing. His neck is SO stiff. Please pray for the release of the muscles in his neck and for his neck to relax!

1st Haircut

She did so well. I came prepared with lots of treats to keep her occupied. Once she saw me get my bangs cut... she was interested. She was a little nervous to begin with and wanted my mom to hold her... but she worked it out and off went the baby hairs. She looks so cute and grown up. I gave her a bath tonight after an aftenoon filled with weed pulling. Her hair had a chance to dry on it's own and it flipped up a little bit and curled under in some places. It looks so cute and she was so proud to show off her hair cut to hr friends next door. My little baby is growing up! Thanks to Lavonne and Toni & Guy at Lloyd Center for taking in my 2 year old and getting her a fancy new do! (Lavonne has cut my hair in SO many different ways and for so many years. I know that when I go in... I will be leaving with an amazing haircut. She knows my hair so well that she can cut it and then as it grows out... it does so gracefully and I can still make it work. I'm loving my bangs that I just got trimmed back up today after 8 weeks. They grew out great after my last cut and I was able to wear them swept over to the side and then I could even do this tricky move with bobby pins while it drys to give it this 40's wave look.

Down the slide...

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I'm taking her in to get her 1st hair cut tomorrow! She is looking a bit ragamuffin like.. so we need to get her hair trimmed up and maybe into a cute little bob style.. Pics will follow FOR SURE!

Perfect for Today!~

"Prisoners of HOPE--
What Feels like a Prison Cell to You, God Sees as a FORTRESS"
By Victoria Boyson

Oswald May 8th

THE PATIENCE OF FAITH

"Because thou hast kept the word of My patience." Revelation 3:10

Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says - "I cannot stand any more." God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God's hands. For what have you need of patience just now? Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. "Though He slay me, yet will I wait for Him."
Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot understand what He is doing, but you know Him. Shipwreck occurs where there is not that mental poise which comes from being established on the eternal truth that God is holy love. Faith is the heroic effort of your life, you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God.
God has ventured all in Jesus Christ to save us, now He wants us to venture our all in abandoned confidence in Him. There are spots where that faith has not worked in us as yet, places untouched by the life of God. There were none of those spots in Jesus Christ's life, and there are to be none in ours. "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee." The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvellous things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.

Thanks again Oswald. Your timeless advice and leading is great. We have no offers on our house and we are learning SO many lessons as we wait. Clinging to the Word and Promises of God is all that we can do. We are beginning for the 1st time in our lives to live in the PRESENT. Enjoying the daily paths and daily treasures from God. Living this way has began a sensitivity to God's presence and how He cares SO much for us humans and how we are the APPLE of His eye.

2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:2

LOVED IT!

I finished "The Shack" today. I have to say that it was one of...if not the most soul moving books I've ever read. ASIDE FROM THE BIBLE of course!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! There were some parts that triggered some things in me that caused some feelings to come back... but I was able to add another layer to those feelings and God gave me a new level of understanding. It was amazing. I love how the Holy Spirit is getting me out of the religious box and giving me new eyes to see God with and how much HE loves me. I'm so thankful that I gave this book a try. I had read a few things a really long time ago about the book and I really didn't understand what all the hype was about. But now I know and I'm going to be one of those people who rave about the book. I don't want to give any of the plot away or anything about the book on this post for the people who have yet to read it. But all I have to say is that it really gives a great new understanding about the Trinity and God's love. I loved the book and I'm going to start it over again. There are so many things going on in the book that it surely deserves another go around. (you gotta have an open mind though and be willing to consider breaking free of religious hair-splitting).

Bill Johnson isn't the only one saying this...

Francis Frangipane:
Not a Pleading...but a PROPHETIC PRAYER:
"On Earth As it IS IN HEAVEN!"

We have recited it in private and also prayed it publicly in unison with others; we have even sung it in reverence on select Sunday mornings. It's been a familiar prayer at somber cultural events. Yet I wonder if we really grasp what was in Jesus' heart when He gave His disciples the words to "The Lord's Prayer." Remember, they had asked Him, "Lord, teach us to pray" (Luke 11:1). Contrary to its most typical uses, the Lord did not give His disciples a prayer just to help them cope. What He gave them was almost militant in nature; it was vibrant, not passive. For many centuries the holy realities of this prayer have been obscured by traditions of religious unbelief; its potential was relocated strictly to eternity, and thus disbarred from affecting conditions on earth. In recent years, its truth is again filling the words of this heavenly anthem: Thy Kingdom come! Thy will be done! These are emphatic statements. They ought to be punctuated with exclamation marks. This prayer is Heaven's Pledge of Allegiance. This not a prayer limited to the Millennium. It is a decree that God's will, through our living union with Christ, should be accomplished today on earth. Where is the room for compromise in those words? Jesus is saying that, with miraculous power, abounding joy and unwavering mercy, God's will is destined to be fulfilled on earth, just "as it is in Heaven!" We call this The Lord's Prayer, yet more appropriately, it might be called The Disciple's Prayer or The Kingdom Prayer, for it is something Jesus gave to ignite fire in the hearts of His followers. Indeed, this prayer is revolutionary. It is the kind of prayer a spiritual extremist would pray.

Fighting Words
We have been too polite with God. I do not mean we should be disrespectful or irreverent; I am saying the Lord's Prayer is not a weak, pleading prayer. Yes, there is a time for pleading with God, but this is prophetic prayer. There is not a "please" anywhere in it. Jesus taught His disciples to pray with power, not merely pleading. We already know it is the "Father's good pleasure" to give us His Kingdom (Luke 12:32). Jesus is not instructing us to beg for a blessing or two; He is commanding us to call for God's Kingdom to rule on earth. This is a prayer of authority. The Son of God wants us to pray like we were created to bring Heaven to earth. Our prayer simply aligns us with what is already God's great pleasure to give us. Of course, it is vital we embrace repentance for both our sins and the sins of our forefathers. But there is another type of prayer that builds upon repentance. It is the prayer of those fully committed to the vision of God! It embodies the expanse of what Jesus came to establish. Although men and women are both called to proclaim the words of this decree, this is decidedly a masculine prayer. These are fighting words. Remember, this form of prayer is not my idea; it's Christ's. He told faltering, fumbling, often sinful disciples to pray like they were mature, victorious warriors. He didn't say this prayer should be prayed only when they had become perfect. No. He was saying this is how we should pray right now, even while we are imperfect. Yes, we humble ourselves; yes, we confess our sins. Yet, we must learn to pray with unsheathed spiritual authority, with heroic faith, and with the fire of divine possibilities burning in our souls. Beloved, a time is coming when God's people will have reached the depth of their repentance. Knees bent and worn from the weight of prolonged kneeling will slowly creak upward. Heads will lift, and then hands. Like the rumbling of a volcano no longer dormant, the cry, "Thy Kingdom Come" will begin to gather and then rise from within the inner spirit of the redeemed. Yes, even now, the armies of God in Heaven are beginning to unite with the armies of God on earth. Lightening-like power is beginning to fill the backbone of the redeemed. From every nation, a holy people shall stand upright before the Most High. In their mouths will be the words taught them by the Son of God Himself: Thy Kingdom Come! Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven!

Francis Frangipane Ministries of Francis Frangipane Email: francis1@frangipane.org

About 1/2 way shacked.

I stayed up until 11:30 pm last night reading... I'm loving it so far. It is so right on with alot of what I've been discovering in my walk lately. Interesting how God layers the lessons of life. HE never fails to orchestrate people, books and lectures(sermons) together. I wake up every morning wondering how and what I will get to see today. Goes right along with what I was reading in "When Heaven Invades Earth" a few nights ago about The Holy Spirit and being so in tune with HIM that I know the second that I've stepped outside of communion with Him.

Excerpt from page 134...
" I will be with you always...Matt 28:19-21
We know that such a promise is given to everyone who calls on the name of the Lord for salvation. But why do some walk with a greater sense of God's presence than others? Some people place high value on the presence of God, and others don't. The ones who do enjoy fellowship throughout their day with the Holy Spirit are extremely conscious of how He feels about their words, attitudes, and activities. The thought of grieving Him brings great sorrow. It's their passion to give Him preeminence in everything. That passion brings that believer into a supernatural life-one with the constant activity of the Holy Spirit working through them.

So deep and I'm learning to appreciate deep because it forces me to cross reference with the Word and then consider the "Religious" model and socially accepted manifestations of God. I'm loving this learning process. I need to start my BSF lesson... so no more Shack for me until later today.

Random Thoughts By Mrs. D

I got my copy of "The Shack" today... I've heard some amazing things about this book and I'm super-excited to read it. The author is a friend of a friend of my friends dad... did you follow that? I'm going to see how far I get tonight. I did however pick up some Billy Graham books at a Local Church Sale today... I went yard-saleing with a friend and our kiddos... we had fun. I mapquested about 6 stops and that website will map from one address to another! We found some fun treasures.. from Latte Snowman Mugs, Sponge Bob Plates, Pampered Chef frosting thingy (for 1 dollar!)... etc. Miss D is down for bed after an evening at a different friends house... both our hubbies are gone and so we did dinner. Hamburgers and cereal... gotta love when I don't have to fix an elaborate dinner because Mr. D has been slaving away all day and is starving and can't wait to get home for a big yummy meal. Anyways...I had to be gone tonight at 6:30 because we had ANOTHER house showing. Different people than the ones in the previous post. These people saw the pics on our realtors website and liked the house from the pics alot... So Miss D and I had to vacate the house during the showing. I cleaned the house like Magda after she gets buzzed on doggy pills... remember that scene from "Something about Mary"... Magda is vaccumming under the couch while lifting it up with one hand... Well that was me today. Without the drugs of course. I cleaned the house and boy is it sparklee! And also MR. D shot his BEAR yesterday!!! WHOO HOO! They made it after driving all day and were able to fit and evening hunt in and pow it was night night for Mr. Brown Bear. I guess the thing is a record for the personal guide that takes them out on this hunt. In 14 years they haven't seen a bear shot that was as big. 6'4'' I guess. I saw the picture.. I will spare you all the blood dripping.. tongue hanging out picture, but Mr. D is shining in the picture! Now he gets to enjoy the rest of the week off. He took a nap today and is just enjoying the country! What a kiss on the cheek from God for Mr. D!

REVIVAL continues on in FL!

Are you tired of "Religion"? Are you tired of walking into a church service and seeing "Vertical Cadavers"?

This revival is bringing on a Freshness that I'm praying goes all over the world!
32 days running and they are moving to the Joker Marchant Stadium.. to watch the Florida Healing Revival click here.
Testimonies from this revival are all over The Elijah List and Breaking Christian News....
CHECK IT OUT!!!

Mr. D is off to get a BEAR!

Well I'm on my own for the next 7 days. Miss D and I have already started the week out with a bang... morning of lazy cartoons and then we went out to wash the inside and outside of my car. It was the 1st time it had been cleaned inside since we bought it. I had stayed on top of the clutter... but it needed a serious vacuuming! The outside needed a good detailing also. Yuck! My little special helper entertained herself for most of the car wash. She played inside the car for a while too. My wheels were DISGUSTING! Going through the car wash just doesn't do the job! I scrubbed and scrubbed. Then after I was all finished drying the car I went over the wheels with Costco wet wipes and they got the rest of the dirt out of the hard to get corners of the wheels. They are sparkly! Miss D was finding rocks and stacking them in a row up on the front porch while I was working. We came in and had lunch and now she is watching the end of "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farms" (Shirley Temple). Like she does almost everyday before her nap. I rewind about the last 20 minutes of the movie... it is the best part anyways.. Shirley does a little soldier dance and taps and sings. Then when the movie is over she is ready for a nap. It is a little late right now.. she should already be asleep. But I was on a role out washing the car and I wasn't about to take a break. The cute dance part of the movie is coming up and she has almost started to memorize the song and dance... it is so cute to watch her try and copy Shirley Temple!