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Hurricane winds passed through Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday. No rain just high winds at 75mph. I have never quite experienced anything like that. Power went out in 70% of the city. We were/still are unable to get: gas, food, or any quick provision. I fell in the shower on Sunday morning before the winds hit and had to have just a few stitches in my arm, thank goodness I got treatment before the storm hit. Our house has water, and warm water (thank goodness for gas heated water we are not taking cold showers) and lots of candles and flashlights going in the night. All we had was what was available in our pantry. I'm a non-junk food junkie homemade cook. We didn't have many perishables. Peanut butter was gone in about 6 hours. We ate soup with water. We ate chocolate icing out of a can. We drank water. Our milk went bad in a couple of hours for some reason, I guess it was already on its last leg. My daughter found an open Wendy's on Monday...a cheeseburger, chili, and a diet coke never tasted so good to the three of us...No stores were open so grocery shopping was out of the question, while my son floundered on pickles I decided there was no time like the present for a fast...
I had started reading the Heavenly Man and during this time where there is literally no TV, no computer, and I needed to not use my cell phone I completed this book. I can not tell you how moved I was. I read late into the night with a flashlight on my shoulder, I just could not stop reading this amazing mans story....While our lives were unconvinced by this lack of electricity and the town being shut down, I could not help but to put myself in the place of those that are persecuted for Christ. We are just literally enduring a small storm. Power will be up in a few days...10-14 they say. It is cool outside and we get to sleep in our beds with the nice breeze blowing on us. I work up in Northern Kentucky where the stores are open and booming with the "right food". I'm taking home a carload of food to my kids...They are going to LOVE eating the chips, cookies, Debbie's snack cakes, peanut butter, slim Jim's, tuna, fruit in a can etc.,...all the stuff I never buy (cept the tuna). It will be a smorgasbord for them. It is strange how something like this happens and it almost feels like the end of the world to us or that we are suffering persecution. I'm not having good hair days and I have to put my make-up on in the car before I start work, but I'm also not being beaten because I love Christ either...In America, yes, we endure persecution, no doubt about it but it does not cost us our lives to love Jesus. We don't get imprisoned, we don't be beaten almost to death, we don't get separated from our spouse and children and miss almost all of our children's upbringing, we don't die for the cause of Christ here. I just wonder how much longer do we have before this happens? I wonder for me how much longer do I have before I go back and remember this day and this time and think, I was so rich then...to just have that book to read...To just have a Bible and to be able to learn the Word was ground breaking for them, I have like what 4 different versions...for the fun of it really. Scripture was committed to memory out of necessity. You never knew if it was taken from you if you would ever lay your eyes on it again, so when you had it you memorized it. Chapters at a time. Now, can you truly imagine that?
In my life I have been clay that has argued with the potter. I have asked "why" so often. I did not understand why I had to endure the abuse and anguish I was subject to growing up. It was severe by my estimation, and it started when I was so very young, I had no chance to defend myself and no escape but what the Lord did provide, and He did provide a way out for me. Real true heartfelt forgiveness came in my 20's...to my offender and to the Lord in all honesty. Understanding still comes...When I read the Heavenly man I changed my perspective....I truly realized it is in our pain we can come to empathize and without even a shared language communicate. It is in sharing how we have forgiven we can celebrate our joy...It is out of that place where I have a common thread with people who suffer in 3rd world countries...Now, I am beginning to understand and see just a little bit more clearly through the fog...just like I am seeing through the storm...It will pass and the sun will rise in the morning...while the last embers of our candles are burning out...
Moments in our lives pass like storms but God endurs forever...
90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 90:15 Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us, and as many years as we have seen evil. 90:16 Let thy work be manifest to thy servants, and thy glorious power to their children. 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
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| September 17, 2008 |
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| This is just so true |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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| Befpre a flower can bloom it has to go through dirt. Before light there was darkness. God literally pulled light out of the darkness and that is what he does with us. there are things we could never understand unless we experience the opposite. I can understand love because of how much I hated. God bless you more! Shalom. |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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Patti, thanks dear for the comment and star
Jay...your so right...they always have said love and hate are close emotions, now I generally totally disagree with that statement they have like qualities as you have stated...I understand love because of how much I was hated (my wording) has been very true in my life! I for one can not wait till the day I can pour it out and have it returned...I hope I see it this side of heaven...In Him, Lori |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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| Great blog! great wisdom; and I am praying that everything gets back to semi- normal... The reflections you keep. :) I am glad you are well and no one hurt other then your arm... God bless you. Stay well... |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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Ducky...doesn't that belong in Psalms somewhere? It is so true in my life...
Marilyn, thanks so much and for your comments you post to my page they are so encouraging! |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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| Thanks for the prayers all...my kids have about had it...LOL they truly don't know what living without is all about, If I were not at work I'd be blogging about that! I'm fine truly they are temperamental somewhat and tearful at this point...I think it is the junkfood...LOL If my electricity does not come on I won't be online for a bit until it does, I'm off from work for 5 days...woohoo! |
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| September 17, 2008 |
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You have my Prayers.....
Jesus told the storm "Peace Be Still"
Amen |
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| September 18, 2008 |
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| Thanks for your prayers, I really appreciate them! We are still without power...I'm at my brothers house doing laundry...thank goodness for that at least...I'm taking any blessing I can get at this point! The storm is still it is the afermath of it that continues... |
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| September 19, 2008 |
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| (((((((((((MC)))))))))))) Hey, on my way to TN to see Michael my son called and said the power was restored...WooHoo! This girl will be glad to know I'm going home to electricity but I will say it was so good to get here and shower and fluff my hair...sorry but that will just always be important to me! Now, when I get back it will be calling for home repairs....We have made it through! And always with a lesson! Great scripture MC! and I hope you were not too damaged by the storm... |
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