Healing and prayer!

I do believe in the power of prayer, however I do not think just one prayer will completely heal somebody. At prospect park today there was a so-called healing group. They prayed for me. Did I feel a spirit? Yes. Did the pain in my shoulder go away? Yes. Am I completely healed and the nerve and muscle damage is reversed? No I do not think so. Does prayer work? Yes. But god has the power to completely heal and work miracles. Not just one person putting their hands on you. Do I feel pain and the tingling now again after throwing the football around with my son and his friends? Yes. Will I completely heal one day? That is up to god, but I have faith in it.

Ill Today!

Bible verse of the day:

"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple." 
Luke 14:26-27 King James Bible

Quote of the day:

"Grace is never cheap. It is absolutely free to us, but infinitely expensive

to god." Jerry Bridges

Prayer of the day:

"Lord thank you for your grace. May I never take it for granted. May I always remember with reverence what it cost you. Lord though I am weak in the flesh, my spirit is strong in you. May I avoid backsliding; may I find your grace. Lord today I am ill and sickness causes me to sin. May they be forgiven. In Jesus name. Amen!

Dreaded Tuesday

Bible verse of the day:

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work."          2 Corinthians 9:7-8                                                                          King James Bible

Quote of the day:

"Nothing is really ours until we share it." CS Lewis

Thought of the moment:

If we all share, like Obama suggests, would not the world be a better place? Would we not have the basics we need; food, housing, and clothing? There are homeless in America, my friends. Some do not care, but others work their whole life's and cannot get ahead and are struggling and homeless. Let us take care of our own; let us stop the wars, bring the troops home, and focus on our country. This is a shame. The poor get poorer; the rich get richer, while the poor become homeless and hungry. My friends is it not time to take a stand and fight for our own rights; fight for our basic needs?

Prayer of the day:

Father my heart goes out to Nicole Holmes she is emotionally distressed and for good reason. She is struggling father, lift her and her family up. They work hard and cannot get ahead, they need food for their kids father, they need a stable life. Father I pray for Jana may she help guide her mom and look after her during these trying times. Father I pray for Lucas, may he do better in his schooling along with Ken. Father I pray for Brad Richards, he works hard father yet comes home with hardly nothing to show for it. Father please in your mercy find an absolution for this family. Provide for them and do not let them continue to struggle. Father I help give them food and monies, but cannot take to much away from my family. Let there be an absolution. Though it is not mine to ask for the sins I have committed in my life. Let it be so. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Hump Day

 Post on this "Hump Day" Wednesday!

Bible verses of the day:

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." 
Philippians 2:13 (KJV)

"I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints." Psalm 52:9 (KJV)

"In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Colossians 2:3 (KJV)

Quote of the day:

"Obedience is the faith of faith; patience the bloom of the fruit." Christina Rosetti

Prayer:

God I chose to obey you, help me to become pure at heart again. Through the violence and corruption I have seen in my life; it is hard not to backslide in temperament. Father in you I am inspired to sing with joy; then my pain is forgotten. This I do at times and will do more, through the choir. Father my home I give you. Please help me to find a way to hold onto it. Father the tension here is intense at times. Help my family through school; help Ken to be less childish and focus more; help Tim to stay focused on his future, may he also be home more to help with choirs, I cannot do it alone father; help Jill through her English class, may she make it through and find a good job one day. 

She deserves a career.
In Jesus name. Amen!

Celtic Concert!

Sunday 16 September 2012:

Though I did not sleep much last night, I am happy I made it to the church service this morning. The “Four Schillings Short” played at our church for the 10:30 service. They are a Celtic Folk Group. They play instruments from all over the world. We are going back to the 6:30 PM concert tonight. I don’t want to miss it.

After the church service, I went home and watched the Vikings vs. the Colts. The Colts won by 3 points in overtime. The final was 20 to 23. Then I dosed off. I was exhausted.

I woke up at 5 PM. It was just in time for dinner. It was a basic pan-fried chicken patties made into a sandwich, fries, and bug juice.

I then showered and changed out; we left at 6 PM to go to the concert. It was a fun time! With world music – Celtic and Gaelic, popcorn, root beer floats and little kids dancing; what else can you ask for, for fun?

At 9 PM we got home. Then I chilled and played some video games, went upstairs and read, and watched a show from my DVR. I fell asleep at Midnight.

Post on this Friday 14 September 2012!

Bible verse of the day:

"My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes." Psalm 119:48 (KJV)

Quote of the day:

"We out to not be weary of the little things for the love of god, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed." Brother Lawrence

Prayers:

Lord I pray that we regain peace in Libya, Egypt, and Syria. I pray that the hate-monger film maker is brought to justice. Was his film worth the cost of the life of our Libyan Ambassador, Christopher Stevens? No. Was it worth the turmoil that it caused in the middle east against the United States? No. That is why, my friends, we have to think of the consequences before we do things. Lord let peace be regained. Amen!

911 Lest I will Never Forget!

Lest I will never forget what happened 11 years ago today; the fall of the twin towers in New York, the attack on the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the crash of flight 93 in Shanksville Pennsylvania. May the lord be with those families of those who lost their lives today and may those who died be looking down on us from heaven and guiding us this day. Lord I will never forget standing in formation on the USS Belleauwood LHA 3 and forming the words, “9 1 1 Lets Roll”. May the tragedy of that day become a memorial forever; even after 11 years I will never forget. Amen!

A Wise Quote!

A wise quote in which the government did not heed too.

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
Dwight D.Eisenhower

This is what Bush did not watch out for when he got us into two wars. Was it worth it? No, it was not. The loss of lives and the amount of debt we got into did not equal the cost of getting Saddam Hussein. On the other hand Obama refocused the war on what it should have been focused on and got Bin Laden.

Another quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower:

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

This is why I am so adamant on Obama. He heeded the warning of Eisenhower. 

Obama is focused on helping the poor and middle class, phasing us out of the wars, and ensuring that we are clothed and fed.

Obama for America!

I had a great day canvasing the area in Bettendorf Iowa talking about Obama,
and getting people to vote for Obama.

He needs four more years to continue to fix America!

GO OBAMA!

Post on this Thursday Sept 6th 2012:

Bible Verse of the day:

"Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
1st Peter 4:9-10 King James Bible

Quote of the day:

"One thing taught largely in the holy scripture is that while god gives his gifts freely. He will require a strict accounting of them at the end

of the road." A.W. Tozer

Prayer from the heart!

Lord help me to conquer my fear and use my talents for you. Whatever you require lord, I will surely try to do. Thank you for blessing me, Lord. As I survived combat zones in Lebanon, Operations in the Gulf, Bosnia, Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Yet you still blessed me to come home. Lord though I was injured I still managed to finish college. For this I am thankful. You blessed me with a home and family. Lord may I find a way to pay my back taxes, may I find a way to do more for you lord through my church and tutoring. Lord you are good. Amen.

  

Thought of the day:

What a heck of a day at the VA.
I got a Trigger Point Injection and more pain pills.
I am hoping to continue to manage my pain
and continue doing good in life.

GO OBAMA!

What a great opening night for the Democrat National Convention. 
God bless Michelle Obama in her programs for the troops,
the "Healthy Eating in Schools", and "Against Bullying".
We have a great first lady!
God bless Barrack Obama for the first act he signed in office;
The Lilly Lidbedder Fair Pay Act.
We sure need them for four more years.
We need to keep America moving forward.
GO OBAMA!


"For Barrack success is not how much money you make,
but for the difference you make toward others."
Michelle Obama


They are good people; honest and forthright.
We need people who care about America and not for big corrupt oil companies. 
 OBAMA HAS MY VOTE!

That is for sure!!! 

Posts for this day!

Bible verse of the day:

"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father."
John 10:17-18 King James Bible

Quote of the day:

"Obey God one step at at a time,
then the next step will come int

Catherine Marshall

Thought of the day:

I feel that god will bless me one day if I keep doing what is right.
Giving back to the community, helping others, and being part of the church. I just have to be patient, and this is hard to do.

Prayer:

God bless Jana may her hands heal, god bless Nicole may her head heal, god bless Peggy may she fully recover, god bless Luis as he is almost ready to come home, may his plans of the future be bright, may the healing hands of Jesus touch upon them, God bless the troops, the president, our economy and infrastructure, may our roads and bridges become fixed and the United States prosper again, god bless this election, may we all find out the truth through all of the lies being told. And god bless me and my family, god bless Jill, Tim, and Ken with their schooling, god bless our home, may we find a way to fix what needs fixing and pay our back taxes, and god bless me. May I be able to find a way to keep controlling my pain and focus on my future endeavors.
In Jesus name I pray. Amen!

I Joined the Church!

Today I joined the Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church!

I am now an Official Church Member!

Being a Methodist is great!

Western Illinois University...

This morning I received a survey in the mail form WIU, asking me what my experience was like. I kinda laughed. I cannot recall a single good experience at WIU.

Here is why:

1. I had to fight for my degree,
     but I did have Seth and another administrator bend over backwards to help me.
2. I had to do 10 classes over again, even though I got A's and B's in them.
3. I had to do my basic classes over again at Black Hawk College.
    In Science which I took Astrology and Geology,
    English which I had to do 101 and 102,
    and a Language class which I took Spanish.
4. I have two prior Associates Degrees and they did not carry over. 
5. One degree was in Business and they wanted me to do all of my classes over again.
    Just to get a Business Degree.
6. So I went for a General Education Degree and later an Art degree.
7. It took five years instead of two to get my BA.
    And this was going to school full time, including doing summer classes.
8. I had disputes with parking.
    Being on disability and having to pay to park in the parking lot,
    just to park in the parking lot to park in handicap parking was wrong.
    I had to end up parking on the street and walking to campus.

The only good experience was getting my BA degree.

I would not wish my bad experiences at Western Illinois University with anyone.