Down My Rabbit Hole . .

Sometimes I want to hide in my rabbit hole . . like burry my head in the snow. . you know, out in that hole that goes to the cavern under the parking lot . . you know, the cavern we're all pretending isn't there . . 

But, let me tell you, although camping out deep in a cavern can be a nice break for a while, eventually we all have to resurface and engage in some human contact. 

So, I've been thinking about my lists . . even created a new way to do my lists ..  too exciting! 

But .. 

This morning, as my client snoozed, it dawned on me that I had four (4) solid lists for hard items [ministry, finances, housing, homesteading] but I was totally missing a soft list!! 🙄 

There was no list of comfy happy fun things ..  

That's not good . . so I need to rethink things. .  Yes, some items in my other lists fall under the soft list, 

But . . 

I really do feel that the soft list should create the other lists. 

The things I love and long for should dictate where I live and how I make enough money to survive. 

So, I will do a bit of a rewrite . . 

Then I'll share .. . 

First on Patreon then here .. . 

Stay tuned!!! 

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Ramblings as I Chug Along . . .

Good morning, all!! Hope you're doing well and your day is blessed. . . . I have been missing our rambling chats so thought I'd share today . . . I really am hoping to participate in "Stream of Conscience Saturday" #SOCS as well as simply rambling any day I feel like chatting ..  .

Hey, been praying/thinking a lot about church. It is so important to be in the right place for wholesome teaching that lines up with the Word.  . . I once had a pastor, Kevin Comfort, who carefully advised the congregation on a regular basis to never just take his word about what the Bible says or it's meaning. He heartily encouraged us to each 

🙏take notes during sermons/teaching 

🙏look up each verse at home 

🙏then read the entire chapter to make sure it wasn't taken out of context 

🙏ask God for discernment 

This remarkable pastor actually encouraged us to question his teaching!! He knew that, by doing this, he asked us to hold him accountable for leading us responsibly and he had us in the Word and praying more. He created an atmosphere of trust and further Bible study. 

I have had other pastors who felt we'd better accept their teaching as the final say on what's correct and never ever double-check it much less ask about contradictions. To me that's scary. 

We are all human, pastors included. 

We all make mistakes. 

If I, for example, look up a topic in my Bible it will point me to specific verses. This is all well and good, but, when taken in the context of the entire chapter it may very well have an entirely different meaning. 

Taking a verse out of context and using it to prove a point is twisting the Word of God. 

That's dangerous!! 

Then there was Pastor Frank L. Wallace who has such in-depth Bible knowledge and took us verse by verse through the Bible making sure we thoroughly understood. He also expected us to come to Bible classes with questions. He told us that if we didn't come in with questions he knew we hadn't been reading our Bibles!! It was so nice to be able to write down any questions and arrive at church anticipating thorough answers. I can truly say I learned more there than anywhere else so far. And, yes, every now and then he made a mistake and would come to Bible class, admit the error and fix it! Now, that's a man of God who can admit mistakes publicly!! 
So, where are we for church right now? 
Good question . . 
Both of those churches are in Joliet, Illinois and Matt and I now live in Toledo, Ohio . . 
Looking for a combination of Pastor Kevin Comfort and Pastor Wallace . . preferably an Apostolic or United Pentecostal Church . . 
And I've cut my hair and started wearing jeans so am starting over working on my  obedience issues . . need a church patient as we grow in Him!! 

📖 Rambling on . . 💖

Good morning, all . . I'm back to normal, sort of . . blessed to have the life I have and looking forward to where he is taking me . . trying to not overthink and take control from Him . . that can be a HUGE challenge for me as I seem to thrive on anything prepping . . seriously like to be always getting ready for something . . sitting and waiting on Him can be such a trial . . I am obviously a Martha struggling to learn to be a Mary!! 🙏 I know that God has shown me as much about my future as He thinks I can handle . . and He's shown me great grace and mercy in the ways He's forgiven me . . and I am grateful 🙏 and, as I ponder all He's shown me I've come to realize things can change . . broken hearts 💔, like  broken bones, will mend with time . . and, really, that time of realizing and mending has come and gone. . . so I sit in the here and now . . contemplating what He truly needs from me for the next 24 hours . . and waiting for Him to show me a future renewed . . for as things/plans have changed so must my future change . .  He will not make any of us follow Him. . . and if part of a future plan changes direction then He will simply reroute . . I am not at all worried but am wrapped in anticipation of all He has for me!!