Pausing With God

CHRISTMAS ,  What's   In   It   For   Me ? I heard that laugh a year before I saw the face.  In 2008, after my mother went home to be with the Lord, in one of my mourning moments He encouraged me to visit the Ladies Bible Class at our church.   As I walked toward the door, I heard that laugh and then the voice.  Stepping into the room she turned around and flung open her arms and said without any hesitation, “Hello my daughter, it is so good to see you”. Edith Fyvie the Mistress/ Master Teacher of the Ladies Sunday School Class.  Don’t get me wrong, God didn’t provide a substitute for my mother, but one of many who picked up the baton and assisted Him in discipling me into my destiny. Over the past 1 ½ years, she has drawn back from teaching and is currently residing in a nursing facility.  Every time I visit, I go to be a blessing, but I leave blessed.  I thank God because countless times in spite of everythin...

Menopause which had been known to effect women only, has caused men to become more vocal and ask what about us? The first study on male menopause was published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" in the mid-1940s, it's only recently that the U.S. medical community has taken notice of this condition, says Dr. Adrian Dobs, an endocrinologist and associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. About 25 million men in the US, ages 40-55 are experiencing male menopause today, a condition that society had previously labeled as mid-life crisis. What is Male Menopause? Male menopause, also called andropause (an-drə-ˌpȯz\),which is the decline in a man's testosterone levels. Testosterone also called male hormones is produced by the male testes. (Here's an amazing piece of information: testosterone can also be converted into estrogens (the main female hormone).  This occurs particularly in fat cells -- hmmm, so some fa...

A new chapter began in my life and I wondered can restoration with my sons come forth, will I see my boys again?   The Lord immediately gave me two Scriptures Jeremiah 31:15-18 and Isaiah 60:4.  He told me, "Do not weep any longer for I am going to reward you."   He said,  “Look and see everyone is coming home, your sons are coming home from the distant lands.” God told me, “Kathleen, I am omnipotent; you take care of what I put in front of you here in Jacksonville.  Keep ministering to the women on the streets and sowing my seeds of love and I am going to take care of your boys and that situation in Venezuela.” Wow! God’s word is true and alive!  Hearing His promises from His Word and hearing His voice increased my faith and my prayer life.   On August 15, 2010, I joyfully made my way to the Miami airport -- my oldest son was coming home.   The first thing I noticed, he was very tall, just like that vision that G...

Kathleen's story Part 2 God allowed me to go through a spiritual experience of complete darkness that I can only describe as a living hell. In the midst of this journey, God took over and fought for my soul.  As He rescued me, I began to experience a peace that all the words in the dictionary cannot describe. God gave me a vision, I saw myself standing at a podium, sharng my story.  On one side of me was a man - but I could not see his face, on the other side of me were my 2 boys who had grown very tall and afar off was my ex-husband. After I was placed in the locked jail cell, I curled up on the floor in a fetal position.  For some reason unbeknown to me; they were playing Christian (angelic) music over the loud speaker.  The music became so loud in my ears, it woke me up. I began to get a tingly feeling all over. All of a sudden a burst of energy ran through my body and I quickly jumped to the floor.  I raised my arms and hands to the sky and right th...

Southern Writers: Suite T: Dr. Who? : by Sheri Powell There are many women like me who prefer a female OB/GYN. My reason though it is humorous now, was not funny back then...

Pausing With God: Tammy's Journey 'Through' : Some years ago, Tammy had a good friend pass away from her battle with breast cancer; this unfortunate event caused her to begin to think a...