Off to Bismarck

Recently a friend told me that she appreciated that I had asked for prayer on a specific thing. Being I don't have much time right now, I thought that I'd make this a prayer request post--very specifically. Being today is my office day in Bismarck, most of these have to do with my trip.

Please pray:

1. For safety on the road
2. For Tone-Lise to know exactly how to help me in the session that she's doing on me at 10:00
3. For me to have discernment with my new client at 11:30
4. For Jacob to get his schoolwork done while he's waiting for me
5. That the rest of the sessions I'm doing after lunch will be blessed by God.
6. That the pet food run go well
7. That I pick the right fish for Cora's birthday gift
8. That we remember to pick up Andrew's part from Napa that I forgot last week
9. That we know which books to get at the library/if any
10. That things go well here at home on the grain cleaner
11. That Cora knows whether or not she should fill out an application for a job at the nursing home in Napoleon
12. That Elizabeth has safe traveling to Fargo for Mod 1 & 2
13. That Melanie have a safe flight in from Colorado
14. That we get home in time for chores
15. That all of my clients are strengthened by my work today
16. That I rest in the Lord for the results of this day's labors

Those are the main ones. May God richly bless all of you who have chosen to pray for my ministry called LINKS TO HEALING. I'm having a lot of growing pains right now and I covet all of your prayers.

Swamped but loving it,

Dawn

Gearing up for Module 4/7

WOW, I am REALLY starting to get excited about my BT class next week now. Elizabeth just went over the objectives of the class and then did a group session on all of us who are taking the class. It is so exciting to realize that soon I will learn more of the neat things that Elizabeth has been doing on me these past 2 1/2 years!

The session was very interesting in that I realized that I am not the only one who is nervous about going into a group setting to learn a bunch of new material; who doubts her self-worth; and who is nervous to work on others with new material. It was neat to have all of us needing to go back to our childhood years and deal with the fear of learning and the self doubt of wondering if I'm stupid or not. I thought that I was the only one!

We got homework to do the day before class so that was a reminder for me to get back to doing my Access every day. It REALLY helps a lot to do Access every day before a big class like this as it gets the body/mind built up to handle the shock. I do mean shock as I'll be sitting in class from 9:00 until 6:30 for 4 days straight. I decided not to take any clients the Wednesday before class so that I don't have the stress of a Bismarck run too.

I have resigned myself to not being able to go to the home school convention this year. It does bother me, though, that none of my family will be able to get away for it. It's in Fargo this year so they couldn't drive it and do the chores. I'll be tied up in class so they'd already be 1 person down. It just seemed easier to everyone to stay at home this year. I guess it's our turn for that.

For as long as I can remember, we have prayed that the Lord will get everyone to the convention that He wants to be there and to keep those away whom He does not want to be there for His reasons. It's always easier to pray that, though, when we know that someone ELSE will be the ones that He wants not to go that year. AREN'T WE SELFISH??????

Anyway, I urge everyone to go to the convention and then you can tell me all about it later. :)
Best get to doing my Access and hit the sack. If anyone is concerned about this, it would be great to have lots of prayer support for the Module 1 & 2 that Melanie is teaching in Fargo this week and the Modules 4 & 7 that she is teaching in Bismarck next week. I am so glad that this time I see Melanie, I don't have to look at her with dread in my heart for now my testing is behind me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Sleep well all,

Dawn

A mother for 23 years today

I had to go way back in a VERY old photo album to find these pictures to share with you. They're not very clear but I just HAD to share them with you before I set to work making Cora's birthday supper.

We just spent about 2 hours playing piano duets in the new duet book that I gave Cora for her birthday, so I'm a little behind. Still, how could I not take this moment to honor the life that made me a mother. :)

Here I am just a few weeks before Cora was born. We came home from church and Robert found me looking at the new stroller that friends had just given to us. I'm so glad that he took this picture of both the stroller and me as I have very pictures of me when I was pregnant. Oh, how I loved being pregnant!!!!!!!!! How awesome it was to know that God was shaping a human being inside of my body. WHAT A MIRACLE THAT WHOLE PROCESS IS!!!

This is the first time that I held Cora Beth Bornemann in my arms. It was love at first sight--at least for me! :)

Cora was born on a Saturday morning. Well, on Saturday nights we always played volleyball with the co-ed volleyball league in Eureka. Robert was so tired but he said to me, as I held little Cora, "You don't mind if I go to play volleyball and brag about our little girl, do you?" I laughed as I knew that all of the new dads had been doing it for years. I said, "If you have the energy, I'm not going to stop you." He snapped this picture right before he left to go burst his buttons. :)

Robert did catch a little sleep that day before the guests started arriving to see Cora Beth. I was too wired to sleep at first even though we'd been up all night. I wanted to HOLD MY BABY!!!!

Now that Mom is gone, this note touched my heart. She had bought a baby quilt for Cora's gift and this was the card she attached to it. It reads, "So happy the waiting is over. Glad everyone is doing so well. Welcome Cora Beth. The Delzer Grandparents." How they loved our little girl! Where does time go?????????

Cora has been such a dream come true baby. Her whole life has been such a joy as she has the disposition of an angel; the strength of an ox; and the tidiness of a grandmother. Although I don't very often quote my mother, it seems fitting today, "WELCOME CORA BETH!" I love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET CORA,

MOM

BIRTHDAY WISHES

Good morning everyone,

Today is a special day at our house--CORA TURNS TWENTY-THREE YEARS OLD TODAY!!!

Actually it happened already as she was born at 7:35 AM. If you haven't done so yet, please send her birthday well wishes at her awesome blog:http://maidenhouseofgod.blogspot.com/

I LOVE MY GIRL, CORA BETH, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!

A very happy mama,

Dawn

PS. I'll post pictures later. :)

Fourth Commandment

It's been a lovely Sabbath again today. After our hymn sing, and the next chapter of BEYOND THE END TIMES, we again got into a discussion on the matter of the 4th commandment. I can recite it, as the children and I learned it for school over a decade ago. It's found in Exodus 20:8--11 and reads like this.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work but the SEVENTH day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt not do any work--thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor the cattle nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in 6 days the Lord made Heaven and Earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the SEVENTH day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.

How I long for all of those I love to open their hearts to TRULY hear the words of this Scripture passage. Fourteen years ago, Robert and I felt the Lord leading us to interpret these words literally. We went against all that we had been taught and followed the Lord in obedience to these words. OH THE PEACE THAT IT HAS BROUGHT US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time and time again, the Lord has honored our obedience to this and I wouldn't give up observing the Lord's Sabbath day of rest to save my life. After all, it is one of the 10 Commandments!!!

Please ponder this passage seriously, for the seventh day is the day that the Lord has blessed and made holy. It is the day that HE rested from His labors at creation. How can we resist following His example on the 4th commandment when we wouldn't dream of throwing out any of the others? May the Lord bless you with the truth here so that you may join the growing ranks of believers who are starting to "Keep the Sabbath."

What you didn't know about moms

My niece, Tessa, sent this over today and it's just perfect as I am hurting tonight. We took Cora out to Taco Johns yesterday for her birthday and I didn't think it mattered if I had a little salt now and then. Tonight I am paying the price--owwwwwwwwwwwwww. Please pray for me!!! Anyway, I laughed at some of these, even though I'm hurting big time, so I thought that you may all like a few of them too.

Goodnight,

Dawn

WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me..

What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

WHEN YOU STOP LAUGHING -- SEND IT ON TO OTHER MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, AND AUNTS . . . .and anyone else who has anything to do with kids or just needs a good laugh.

THANK FOR SENDING THIS OVER TO BRIGHTEN MY DAY, TESSA!!

Success

I'm so accustomed to viewing myself as a failure that it never really entered my mind that my booth at the bazaar in Napoleon would be a success--but it was! I don't have much time to write about it now, but I thought I'd share some pictures for you to look at until I do.

This is the information table with the BT brochures and my CBP certificate. I set my massage table up behind it so it was hidden a little bit to allow for a little privacy. I was surprised how it didn't seem to bother anyone that the sessions were done in public. This was way in the back of the room, though, so it was as private as possible.
I printed this sign to let folks know what I was offering and to tell them to fill in their consent forms before I worked on them.

There were about 30 different vendors.

This woman said that she didn't mind my taking a picture of my working on her...
It was kind of dark in there but here we're both smiling for you.

I came home floating with excitement. New possibilities that opened up to me are a chance to teach cortices to the staff at the nursing home and perhaps open up an office in Napoleon's new fitness center opening in May. WOW--and all it cost me was $25 for all of that free advertising. :)