God understands!

 Hi everyone,

  I'm writing to ask you to pray for my daughter.  She's about half way through her 5th pregnancy.  Cora has had 4 c sections and faces another.  Something about her pregnancy seems heavy on my heart.  Please pray that she and baby will go full term or at whatever term will preserve both of their lives.  

  I am rejoicing that God gave them a woman to come into their home 5 days a week to help with the children so Cora can rest more.  THIS IS SUCH AN ANSWER TO PRAYER.  However this week Cora's helper has been sick and the heaviness I feel as I pray for my daughter has increased.  I know many of you are prayer warriors as things change for the better when I ask you all to pray.  May God bless you for each and every prayer you have sent Heavenward for me and my family.

  Maybe the pregnancy is weighing on me more since I'm dealing with cancer right now.  Over 30 times I have conquered cancer at home with herbs and many other tools that I have at my disposal.  However, this time it's lingering way past usual.  I would appreciate prayers too.

  This devotional blessed me and I pray it will bless you too.  Although your prayers have often gotten me through tough times, I have no desire to weigh you down.  I started this blog more than a decade ago to help my readers have hope.  That has not changed.  As I pondered how to bless you all today, the Lord led me to this email from THE PASSION TRANSLATION.  Now I'll look for an encouraging song too.

  I have a friend named Gail.  We grew up together and sang together in our church choir all the years of our youths.  Now we're both close to 70 years old and neither one of us is strong physically.  We both have large families with many grandchildren that we love nearly as much as we love our children.  Some days, when my spirits are low, Gail will send me a song.  I listen and am strengthened because praising God drives out the enemy who try to make us fail.  Here's to Gail and all of you encouragers out there.  I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

  I'll see what song Father wants me to share with you today but first these thoughts.  I'll close after I find the song we're to ponder today.  OH This is my very first Booth Brothers song I ever heard.  "Tears are a language GOD UNDERSTANDS!!"

  Dawn

  

Encounter God’s Heart…

Divine Setups

Spend some time in Genesis chapter 24, and you will be amazed at the way God answered Eliezer’s prayer. Not only had the Lord given him a wife for Isaac, but he also led Eliezer to precisely the type of woman Abraham sent him to find for his son. Many times, we chalk up chance meetings or random conversations as nothing more than happenstance. We dismiss them quickly and therefore miss one of God’s divine setups. When we’re only looking for answers to prayer to come in expected ways, we risk missing the opportunities that present themselves. We stand back, scratching our heads, wondering why breakthrough hasn’t happened when all along God has been trying to get our attention, and we didn’t notice. Let’s keep our eyes open and our spirits in tune with the Spirit of God so we don’t miss the blessings that are right in front of us. Father, teach me to live in tune with your Spirit. Lead me. Don’t let me miss out on a single thing. Too often, I miss the opportunities you create for me, but I’m learning to be sensitive, to pay attention, and to not overlook your blessings. Grace me with the ability to become more aware.

From Firstfruits written by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez

 Hello everyone,

  I love this devotional.  He IS everything that we need!!  

  I'm excited because Robert and I get to go visit our daughter, and her precious family, this weekend.  With planting right around the corner, we thought we would go and spend some time with them before things get crazy here on the farm. 

  Next weekend Robert and I are traveling again to attend the North Dakota Republican convention.  PLEASE keep this event in your prayers as there's a BIG rift forming in our party.  It's so big that it may split the party and, those of us who have been marginalized for decades, are of differing opinions on how to handle it.  

  Your prayers have helped me countless times!  I can't put into words how grateful I am for knowing that I can come here and ask for prayer support.  Then the Lord works things out for His glory and my heart sings for joy!!!  I pray for you often too!  That's why I like to share encouragement here for those of you who may be unsure of the next step.  May this song encourage you as it has me many times.

   May God bless you as you lift up others around you to the Father.  He knows what each of us needs and has GREAT provision to meet our EVERY need!

  Dawn

Encounter God’s Heart…

Provision and Protection

  When we are invited into the family of God, he provides what we need. There is more than enough grain to feed us, there is water to quench our thirst, and there is protection from the meddling of others. We have all that we need in the covering of Jesus Christ. He is both our provision and our protection.

When we are following the Lord, he will give us directions to help us on the way. There will be people he sets in our path who will help us to know which way to go. The community of faithful lovers of God who are already working to bring in the harvest will cue us in where to go when we have no idea otherwise. The Spirit is our Living Water, the source of our refreshment and rejuvenation. There is more than enough in his presence to satisfy us whenever we are weary.

Spirit, you are my abundant portion at all times. Thank you for your presence and your power in my life. I love you!

From Courage to Conquer written by Brian Simmons May

YOU'RE A HERO!!!

 Hello everyone,

  How can these days keep flying by?  

  Since I had time to write, I was able to go to the home school convention with my son and his family.  I was able to help with the children so that my daughter-in-law could participate in the workshops and learn more home schooling skills.  

  While there, I got to spend 3 nights with my life-long friend, Anna.  She shared an amazing product with me which I want to share with you.  It tastes like hot chocolate but is loaded with health giving ingredients.  If you're not able to get ahead of your health challenges, I urge you to try this amazing product.  You can order some here:  https://cocoringa.com/

  What else is going on in our family?  My daughter turned 39 years old this week.  That means that I've been a mother for nearly 40 years.  How can that be?  I remember her birth as though it was a couple of months ago.  Now she is a mother and is home schooling her children to learn about how very much God loves them.  

  My grandchildren being taught at home, by the people who love them the most, is one of my greatest joys.  To see my children following in Robert's and my footsteps is such an amazing victory.  Who would have thought that us wanting to keep our children close to us would make such a HUGE difference in their lives?  

  I heard an old song this morning that speaks on this.  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.  It takes so little effort to be a hero in a child's life!  Let's all open our minds to see ways that we can bless the little people around us.  There are so many things in this evil world that are pulling them down.  Let's take the time they need to lift them up.

  Later,

  Dawn

  

Love ALWAYS wins!

 The 2026 Winter Olympics are over.  I'm sure you all know that but, if you've been like Robert and me, you have enjoyed seeing the athletes who are THE BEST IN THE WORLD competing with each other. 

  Pairs skating remains, and probably will always be, my very favorite event to watch.  How absolutely beautiful a couple is who has trained together for months to be totally in sync as they listen to the music together and cover the ice as easily as we walk.  So many times I just gasped as their hard work drew the crowd into what they were feeling together.  It is just sooo beautiful and, if you haven't seen it, I'll share a video below of one of my favorite couples.

  I must add that my husband and I drew a lot of pleasure from watching the event called curling.  Oh my goodness--the precision required is breathtaking.  We learned since then that our capital city, which is 60 miles away, has a curling team.  OH BOY  I wonder if we can stay away.  lol

  This devotional today is so awesome and so what we all need to remember.  When God's love flows through us, His peace fills us completely.  It's the only way to live.  

  I need to get going but I hope you are blessed as you ponder how easy it is to let God's love change everything for the better.

  Til next time

  Dawn  

I Hear His Whisper...

Let love rule.

The revelation of truth can only come through my love. As you live in my love, I will show myself through your life and through your words. Many are those around you who need me; love them, and they will see me. As my Word says, I have not given you a spirit of fear, but the spirit of love. My holy presence will spill from your heart as you overflow with my love. Many will attempt to distract you from this treasure, but your eyes are fixed on me, and I will hold you fast in my love. Let all other things become supplemental to love. Love must rule your life, words, actions, and mindset. Loving must become the primary motive of your life. The deepest desire of your heart must be to know and love me first, then to pour that love out to others. Let love compel you. Let compassion lift you. Let wisdom lead you, and the enemy will never be able to trick you into guilty service. See what I’m doing and remain in sync with my Spirit, and you will never be sucked dry or step outside the healthy boundaries of love.

I Hear His Whisper written by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez

1 John 4:20 TPT

Anyone can say, “I love God,” yet have hatred toward another believer. This makes him a phony, because if you don’t love a brother or sister, whom you can see, how can you truly love God, whom you can’t see?

Curling anyone?

 Hi everybody,

  It's been busy here with lots of sick clients needing my help.  Then, too, my large family seems to need my help for someone nearly every day.  For newcomers, I am a Certified BodyTalk practitioner going on 19 years of service.  Here is our website if you want to learn about how BodyTalk helps the body to heal:  https://bodytalksystem.com/   

  I have been trained and can do BodyTalk from a distance if anyone needs my help.  It's like praying for someone and they get better.  When I set my intention to help an organ to heal, it works with the client's brain to bring healing.  A woman named Elizabeth set her intention to help me heal back in 2007, when I was dying from shingles on the brain, and that's why I'm alive.  I love passing it on to others who can't find answers to their perplexing health issues.  You can reach  me at linkstohealing@gmail.com if you want to book a session.

  Anyway, during long Winter nights, Robert and I like to watch a movie together.  These past few weeks we've been watching the Olympics and our favorite event is curling.  I had no knowledge of curling before this year and it is fascinating.  It reminds me of when my dad taught me to play pool in my teen years.  Sometimes the skill in a certain shot takes my breath away.  It is just amazing to see the precision but, of course, this is the Olympics.

  I thought perhaps you'd like to have a taste of curling, too, so I'm sharing a video of it at the Olympics.  This is where the US team was winning so it's a fun one.  The last 3 games the men's Team USA have lost their games so I'm NOT going to show you those.  :)

  Here's to excellence in whatever God has called us to do.  Let's all be or BEST for our wonderful loving God who made us!

  Keep warm everyone,

  Dawn

PS  I should say that we learned there are 10 ends in a game. Each team tries to keep their stones closer to the middle of the circle.  The opposing team tries to knock their stones away from the center.  There's a lot of shouting because, those who are brushing off the ice aren't able to watch where they should be going, so their teammates help them know where to guide the stone.  It's amazing how the teams work together.

   

GROW ON PURPOSE!

 Hi everyone,

  We've been enjoying seasonal warm weather for February in North Dakota.  It looks like it will change here soon though.  

  My knee is practically healed now as the Lord reminded me to make some more Nano Silver.  Once I began drinking that again, my knee started healing quickly.  Praise the Lord.

  Recently I found this teaching and it is an eye opener.  Lance wrote a book called GROW ON PURPOSE and I plan on ordering it soon.  If you have half an hour free, I urge you to listen to this too.  

  We're called to go into all the world and make disciples for the Lord not doubt that we are able to do so.  If you, like me, have doubts that you can accomplish in your life the mission He has for you, then please listen to this video.

  Here's to becoming ALL that our loving Heavenly Father NEEDS us to be!

  Hugs and prayers,

  Dawn

  

Not a Victor tonight! );

 We're doing ok.  I'm not even sure why the Lord wants me to write tonight when I don't have anything really important to write about.  I guess I should say that I don't have anything encouraging to say.

  I hosted our neighborhood lady's Bible study at my house yesterday.  As I prepared my home to be a pleasant calm spot to meet, I was attacked by the enemy.  

  I had refilled my bird feeders and was taking them out to the pole that holds them.  The feeders were sitting on the step and I very carefully went down the steps backwards as it's super slippery around here now.  

  Once on the ground, I reached for the feeders.  My body turned but my foot hit against something buried in the snow.  This kept my leg from turning along with my body and then I felt my knee snap.  OWIEEEE

  This is the knee that I tore a couple of tendons on a couple of years ago.  Those were on the outside of the knee, though, and these are on the inside.  Needless to say, I can hardly walk today.  The pain is pretty nasty and I am upset with myself for not being more careful.  

  So I'm resting a lot today but did manage to make supper for my guys.  I'm also washing the blue jeans so the guys have some pants to wear.  I guess those accomplishments will have to be enough for now.

  It just bugs me that I am injured again.  Please pray for this knee to heal quickly.  Like I said, I'm not really in an encouraging mood tonight.  Maybe I should look for a song.

  Found one.  I can honestly say that, without the Lord, I wouldn't even be alive.  He's patched me up so many times that I could never thank Him enough.  Still, here I am again needing His healing.

  I heard today on Lance Walnau https://lancewallnau.com/  that satan is attacking a lot of people who are earnestly serving the Lord.  He mentioned a book about how to stop these attacks.  When I know more, I'll share it here.   In the meantime, I'm sure you'll be blessed to listen to Lance as he has a clear understanding of how to deal with our hidden enemies.  

  Well, good night.  I suppose we should consider ourselves effective for the Lord when we are attacked like this.  Still, I'd much rather be effective at destroying the evil all around me.  Help me, Lord!

  Dawn