"I Thank The Lord For Another Birthday" Text When I think of June, I do not first think of my birthday. My first thoughts of June are the five days in the month that trigger hurt feelings. It is hard to have my birth month being in a month full of days that trigger sad feelings. But the Lord made my birthday in June for a reason. I do not know the reason but I know the Lord does not make mistakes. I am thankful the Lord let me see another birthday. He got me through another y

“Many Parts Are Misunderstood“ Text There are parts of the Bible that are easy to understand. There are many parts of the Bible that are misunderstood because of our lack of understanding. In Genesis 1:26, God says let Us. Deuteronomy 6:4 says the Lord is One. Is that a contradiction? No. Elohim is the Word for God in Genesis 1:1. The word one in Deuteronomy 6:4 is Echad. Echad can mean more than the number one. It can mean uniqueness. It can mean unit. For example, a husband

"We Are Never Alone" Text We might feel alone. People might be in our life but we might feel alone. We might have no one in our life. But we are never alone. We are never truly alone. There is always One we cannot see. But He sees us. The Lord sees everything we go through. He sees our tears. He knows every pain we feel. He knows every trial we go through. He knows our health. He knows our emotions. He knows how people treat us. He knows how we struggle. The Lord sees it all.

"Giving Up Is Not An Option" Text Some things do not get better in time. Some things stay the same. Some things get worse. Sometimes things seem calm until something else happens. Sometimes things seem calm until our emotions hit us hard. Some people have it rougher than others. For many, there is always something hard going on. It might be physical. It might be emotional. It might be both. It might seem neverending. It might be neverending. Some people are not healed on this

"Before I Followed" Text I grew up not really believing in anything. I didn't pray. I didn't read the Bible. I celebrated traditional holidays because they were tradition. I celebrated what others celebrated. Nothing really meant anything. It was all meaningless. I didn't know the Name Jesus. I didn't know the Name Yeshua. I didn't know anything about the Father or the Son. One day. I was in a group. I don't remember the group. I just know it was online. Someone told me about

"Michael, Moira, And Me" Text I didn't grow up knowing of Jesus. I didn't know the Name Yeshua until a few years ago. Before I was 4, I guess I had a normal life. I don't remember anything before the arthritis. My life has been full of physical and emotional pain. I grew up in deep depression. I felt angry a lot. When I was 10, I started liking Michael Jackson. A few years later, I started to love him. I know Michael Jackson was innocent. I never stopped believing in him. I f

“Do You Believe In Miracles” Text Do you believe in miracles? Believing in miracles means believing in more than we can see. There is more than we can see, taste, touch, feel, and hear. Miracles are not always huge. They are often known only by the person that had the miracle. In 2008, I definitely experienced a miracle. I was in my electric wheelchair. I just entered the crosswalk with the light green toward me. Before I knew what happened, I was hit by a car. I never saw th

Do you believe in the True God? Do you follow Him? Do you want to serve Him? Do you ever wonder how we can serve Him? What can I possibly do? What impact can I make? Do you ever think that? We do not have to make a huge impact to make an impact. How can I help anyone? What can I do? If everyone helped just one person, just imagine the impact we would make. What seems little to us might mean everything to someone. A few of my photos are included in this book. https://www.lulu.

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"The Lord Answers Prayer" Text The Lord hears us when we pray. He knows our needs even before we say it. Even though He knows everything, it is good to talk to the Lord in prayer. The Lord wants a relationship with us. It is an honor that we can talk to the Creator and that He hears us. I believe the Lord answers all prayers. He answers with a yes, a no, or a wait. Wait can also mean He has something better planned. We always want a yes. We do not like no or wait. The Lord do

"How Can I Help Others" Text How can I help anyone? What can I do? I am just one person and I am so limited. I have no connections. If everyone helped just one person, just imagine the impact we would make. What seems little to us might mean everything to someone. There are many ways to help that do not take physical ability or a lot of money. Sometimes just listening helps. We all need to know someone actually cares about us. There are so many fake people in this world. To k

"How Do We Serve The Lord" Text Do you believe in the True God? Do you follow Him? Do you want to serve Him? Do you ever wonder how we can serve Him? What can I possibly do? What impact can I make? Do you ever think that? We do not have to make a huge impact to make an impact? The first way we serve the Lord is by following Him. Believing in Him is not enough. We honor the Lord when we obey what He taught us. Obedience to the Lord is one way that we serve Him. Jesus said if w

"Arthritis Is Serious" Text If you do not have arthritis, you may think it is a minor thing. Arthritis is serious. Arthritis attacks the body. Some that have arthritis do not have it badly. They can still live normally. Other people have arthritis so bad that it impacts every part of their lives. Some have a little pain in a spot or two. Some have pain everywhere. Many with arthritis have pain that feels like constant torture. That pain can make anything and everything hard.

"The Lord Will Not Let Me Quit" Text The Lord will not let me quit. No matter how much I want to, the Lord will not let me quit. I tell Him I give up. I tell Him it is too much. I tell Him I can't take it anymore. I cry so hard I start sniffling. I cry so hard I can't see. I tell the Lord even when I can't tell people. I tell the Lord when it is about people. I don't even know how many times I have told the Lord 'I'm done'. I can't count how many times I have told Him 'I can'

"Are We Following The Truth" Text Do we believe the truth? Or are we deceived by the lies? Are we following the truth? Or are we following the lies? What is truth? There is Absolute Truth. That Truth comes for the True God and His Word, the Bible. There are no contradictions in the Bible. There is only our lack of understanding. Any so-called truth or tradition that goes against what the Bible teaches is wrong. People lie and deceive. The Lord does not. Many are deceived by t

“The Lord’s Holy Days Have Real Meaning” Text The Lord’s Holy Days have real meaning. In the Old Testament, Passover was when the sacrificed lamb’s blood was placed on the Israelites houses so God would pass over their houses and spare the firstborns in that house. In the New Testament, Passover points to Christ shedding His Blood to save us. In the Old Testament, Feast Of Unleavened Bread is getting leaven out of our homes for seven days. In the New Testament, Feast Of Unlea

“The Sabbath Is A Sign” Text The Sabbath is a sign. It was not only an Old Covenant thing. It was not only an Old Testament thing. The Sabbath was established in Genesis 2:2-3. That was long before nations, tribes, and counties. Jacob was renamed Israel. The Jews are only one Tribe of Israel. The Sabbath is the sign on our heads and on our hands. (Deuteronomy 6:8) We think with our minds. Our hands symbolize our actions. The Sabbath is still commanded for followers of the Tru

"God's Law Is Right" Text God's Law is right. His Law is everlasting. It was not done away with. We are not commanded to do all the ceremonial laws and rituals of the Old Covenant. But the Commandments of the Lord are God's Law. They are commanded for all followers of the True God. The One that became known as Jesus is the One that gave the Commandments. All Ten Commandments are still commanded. Jesus did not do away with even one of them. (Matthew 5:17-19) Jesus said if we l

"The Sabbath Is Right" Text The Sabbath is right. That is the 7th day Friday sunset until Saturday sunset Sabbath. The Sabbath was created by the Lord during creation. Read Genesis 2:2-3. The 7th day Sabbath was set up before the first sin. The Sabbath was commanded long before there were countries, nations, or groups of people. The Sabbath was commanded by the One that would be known as Yeshua (Jesus). Yeshua (Jesus) said He is the Lord of the Sabbath. (Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:

"It Is God's Creation" Text Many people call nature mother nature. It is not mother nature. There is no mother nature. It is God's Creation. There is God the Father and God the Son. The Lord is the Creator. The Lord created everything in nature. He created everything in this world. The Lord created everything. Nothing that has been created was created without God. The Lord is in control. We are to worship the Creator, not the created. (Romans 1:25) Call it nature but not mot