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Prayer Evening

Last night I went to dinner, in a restaurant! With other people! It was amazing and fun and the food was to die for. How did this come about you ask, well settle down for a little story.

I have a friend named Stephanie that ministers to people, I’ve talked about her before. It all started a few weeks back when she posted on Facebook, about being patient and waiting on the one God has for you.

As we all know, I don’t think highly of myself, I couldn’t stop myself, I said that no man would ever want me, I’m old, I’m menopausal, I have weird taste in movies and tv shows. Besides I’m not attractive.

I think she was so taken aback she really didn’t know how to respond. So she asked me to join her and some other ladies for dinner and prayer. I was completely down for that. I’ve missed praying with other people, in person.

First of all it was at a restaurant in the Legacy area in Plano. I have not seen that many people in a long time! It was amazing to see, people walking and shopping, dining and laughing.

The restaurant itself was lovely, French food that was perfect.

The women were so nice, they were warm and accepting. They talked about the blessing bags they make for homeless people and what goes into them, that was wonderful.

One woman looked just like Kirstie Alley and just as full of life and humor.

Then my friend said she wanted to pray over me, she could sense the self doubting spirit and wanted it gone. It was incredible, I cried, one woman told me that God wants me to see myself through His eyes not mine.

My soul feels so much lighter and I am back on track. It is so easy to get into that place where we allow those spirits in. Always remember whose child you are. God the father, we say that for a reason, seeing ourselves through His eyes is imperative for all of us.

I am no longer doubting myself. I hope you all know who you are and who you belong to.

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Prayer

Today I spoke to a customer that almost had me in tears, in a good way. When I was done helping her, and it took a while, it was a challenging one. It took roughly an hour to get everything set up in order to get her services back up.

At the end of it all she said “I love you Miss Angie, I pray that whatever you have been asking God for comes to fulfillment, I pray blessing and protection over you and your family.”

It’s not often that we talk to customers who say I love you, well I get it a lot, it’s the Owasso accent. But to have one sincerely say they are praying for you, it melted my cold, dead heart.

I told her I loved her as well and we said a prayer together, those are the calls that makes me love my job.

In this stressed out world kindness and love has more power than hate and ugliness.

So, now that she has prayed that for me, will it be Dean or Luke! Or maybe Aidan! Who knows! We shall see once all of this pandemic mess is over.

Don’t roll your eyes at me, it’s going to happen and I do believe we all know who it will be in the end.

I hope it rains soon, it is supposed to, I can feel it, literally, I have woken the past two days with a massive headache. The kind that only comes right before rain, I know it sounds crazy but it’s true.

When I had Elizabeth Anne, they punctured my spinal column and since then when right before a massive storm I get a massive headache. It is something with the atmospheric pressure, normally when I get up and start moving it goes away.

A small price to pay for a good storm, I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I will.

So I found a new show in Netflix, it is called Doctor Foster, I need all of my friends to watch it and then tell me if she reminds you of anyone.

It is a crazy ride! I was completely hooked, it was uncomfortable to watch at times, it was cringeworthy at times, but all the same a fun, thrilling ride.

I am also on the hunt for the Poldark novels, there are a few, I will be searching Half-Price Books and Amazon and everywhere in-between.

I don’t have much more to tell, things are slower in the summer, probably because I am.

The supplements are working, I didn’t have one hot flash last night, nor today. The past 4 nights I have slept between 7 and 8 hours, which is awesome!

You can find a list of what I am taking in the promised update blog.

I hope you all have a great day and remember the power of prayer is a real thing. We should all avail ourselves of it, it costs nothing but humbling ourselves before God.

As usual any comments, questions or criticisms can be sent to me at angie@angieworld, or left here.

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Heavy Heart

My dad loved college football, he said it was the last time players played for the love of the game instead of a paycheck. He particularly loved the Sooners, he would watch every OU game that was on television and if it wasn’t on television, he would listen on the radio. This was back in the day where pay-per-view and cable didn’t really exist. Especially in the country, where we were at.
When he wasn’t rooting for OU, he rooted for OSU, unless they were playing OU of course. I asked him once why he would ever root for OSU, even when they weren’t playing OU.
He looked at me with that dad look, you know the one, the head half-cocked, one eyebrow raised, and said words I would never forget.
He told me that all Oklahomans stick together, and when OSU wasn’t playing his beloved Sooners, the Cowboys deserved his respect and attention. Simply due to the fact they were representing Oklahoma.
He would be heartbroken over what happened in Stillwater yesterday, senseless loss of life, people injured. Especially children, the children injured and dying would have brought him to his knees. He would have asked God to wrap His arms around the parents and families and thank God for welcoming the children into heaven with open arms.
He would have prayed for the person who did this, for her family, as the guilt of this will be staggering on them as well. Our actions have a ripple effect and her family will be hurting over her actions.
When I would question him on this, and I would have, he would assure me that our God is a loving God and will be there for the survivors. We should pray without prejudice, and pray unceasingly.
My dad was what we call a good man, he was a godly man and he was the head of our household. I miss his unwavering belief that everything would be ok, that consistent prayer and worship and study would bring us the answers we need in life.
He was first and foremost a Christian, after that came my mom and his family, then he was an Oklahoman, to the core of his being. Even when they moved to California during the depression he never stopped trying to figure out a way to get back.
God provided that way through a job at McDonald Douglas, God was faithful to His faithful servant.
I have to believe now, in the wake of this tragedy in my beloved Oklahoma, God is faithful, He is the great comforter.
Like my dad taught me by example, I prayed for the victims’ families, for their loss, and for the survivors, I pray for a quick healing of body, mind and soul. And yes, I pray for the perpetrators family, that they can come to grips with what their loved one did.

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Peace

Life is a journey, how many times have we heard that? Isn’t it a bumper sticker? While I get that, and I understand why people say that, I don’t know that I subscribe to it. Life is what you make of it, another cliché, that one I totally get and subscribe to. While we might not have control of what happens in life, we do have control of our reactions to the chaos that makes up this world.
I have had incredibly sad news for several weeks in a row, my heart aches for the ones involved, I don’t feel at liberty to say in a public forum. I am praying for the people where the chaos has invaded, where things are darkest at this point in their lives. I pray for peace most of all, understanding may not come, may never come, however, perhaps peace can pervade.
For the first time in many weeks, I have nothing to do this Friday, I am so excited! I get to just stay home in my pajamas and watch television, maybe clean, do laundry, however stay in my pajamas! I know you are thinking this is not very exciting, well; sometimes you have to have a little down time in order to regroup and come back stronger.
On a completely up note, the Irishman seems to be doing better, he has put on weight and he is back to his normal pale, not the deathly pale he has been sporting for a year. He has more energy and his mood is up, so I am very hopeful for this medication and the treatment he is getting.
My own health is spectacular; so far I have avoided getting any of the illnesses that people are bringing into my vicinity. I give credit to the vitamins and honey; yes I am going to stand by the local honey. No flu here, no colds, no sinus, nothing, yes I am bragging. I did wake up with a headache today; however I believe it is due to the fact that I did not have as much caffeine yesterday as I normally have. As soon as I got up and had a cup of coffee, headache gone, so there you have it.
I hope everyone has a great day, say prayers for people today, even people you don’t know, we all need them.