Hi everyone, it's been a long time I know, but the past year has been hard for me.  Before I get into that, I want to share a poem with you that I came across in my 2007 journal.  I hope it will grab your attention and stir you up to the realization of how deeply you are loved.  The complete truth, yes complete and without flaw is that someone loves you.  So are you curious about this poem yet?  Here it is.

The Crux

They say that your feet and your hands held you there,
On that cruel cross that day,
But in the crux of that cruel cross,
Your heart did choose to stay.

Oh the crux of the cross where the two beams meet,
Was the place where sin found its full defeat,
Oh the crux of that cross, broken tears did spill,
Down the face, o'er the chest,
Then your heart lay still 

It would seem now the end of this story of love,
A perfect free gift sent down from above,
But the crux of the matter had not come to pass,
Angels rolled away the stone over twig and grass,

And the light that did shine from that empty tomb,
Brings glory to every heart making room,
Oh the crux of that cross lifts your heart to His,
In His death sin is gone,
In your life He lives.

 

The blood of Jesus is like a never ending rain of love upon our hearts.

 

February 1, 2001

God’s mercy and faithfulness have been astounding.  His power has been evident in my life.  I have been healed of a stomach problem.  My friend Helen from Kenya who is new in the States prayed for me concerning this, and I started shaking under the power of God!  I have felt much better!  I know God is with me, yet I long for the comfort of His love even more.  My life is hid in Him.  I seek His face, not His hand.

Note:  I believe I had an ulcer because my stomach bothered me all the time for a year.  When Helen prayed, the burning and nausea instantly went away.

 

 

14   And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.

15   And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

Matthew 8:14-15 ASV.

 

Yes, it says that Jesus touched her hand, but of course with His own hand.  Jesus did things differently every time.  One thing about him, he wasn’t a stickler for tradition and following the most sensible plan.  He was one who didn’t follow the crowd, but they followed him.  He didn’t let society explain how to do things, he did them far better than the changing fads of fashion and the shifting ideas of psychology, art and culture.

What Jesus did may seem so simple and unimportant.  But as always, whatever he did was, and is spectacular. 

 

He touched her hand with his and she was healed of the fever.  She was so relieved and refreshed that she got up right away and probably gave him a hug and said something like, “Ya hungry?  Sit down.  Let me get you something.”

 

What a touch Jesus still carries today.  I remember the first time I prayed for someone and their sickness went away.  I had just been reading this account of Jesus healing Peter’s mother in law.

 

I got ready for church that evening and a couple I knew were there with their children.  They had decided to go to church and have him prayed for and then if he needed to go to the hospital they would take him before the service was over.

 

I heard about the baby’s fever and I asked if I could pray for him.  I touched his forehead and said, “I command this fever to go in the name of Jesus.”  I could literally feel the temperature going down under my fingers until his forehead felt normal.  I said, “There it goes,” and sat down.  By the end of the service, I heard that the baby was fine.

 

It is not my power, I did not do it myself.  Jesus was right there, touching the baby, through my own hand.

 

 

 

Hi friends, yeah it has been awhile!  I guess it was writer's block.  I got to thinking about things I'm interested in and here's one of them. 

I’ve been studying the subject of herbal medicine off and on for quite a few years, but more actively during the last year and to me it is fascinating.  I know some people put a lot of mysticism into it and it seems out there to some people, but I’m a person who just enjoys trying new things and finding that a lot of the time they work for me.

 

I always read up on the contraindications which include ways of preparing the herb and precautions if any.  Many times there are none, or not unless taken in excessive doses.  Sometimes though, there are certain things to be watchful of, such as using herbs with prescription medications.

Don’t use herbs with them unless you ask your doctor first. 

Also, some herbs are not to be used while pregnant.

 

There are some that are very beneficial to use while pregnant such as raspberry leaf tea.  It helps women to have easier births.  You can drink it two or three times a day.

 

And here’s something really interesting.  Maybe you’ve never thought of using things like rosemary, thyme, and oregano for anything other than sprinkling into your food.  But these three herbs make very good teas, and with great benefits.  Having a bad day and feel stressed out and upset?  Sit down to a cup of mild rosemary tea, it calms the nerves, alieviates pain and has a nice soothing mint background to it, which is the camphor contained in it.

 

Oregano is used as a pain reliever among other things.  I brew a cup of oregano tea with a pinch of rosemary to get rid of a headache as I feel it coming on.

 

Is your throat sore?  A cup of thyme tea will soothe it.

These are just a few things I wanted to share with you.  I use a lot of other things, and I’m always learning.  So are the experts, smile.  Enjoy these herbs as teas and it will make life interesting.

 

I went to visit a church out of town with a friend.  It was awesome!  One of the songs they sang has really stuck in my head!  One of the lines was, “God’s love came to earth like a sloppy wet kiss.”  And they sang, “He loves you, oh He loves you.”  My heart swelled with His love and I am still feeling His presence now as I write.  It is always good when we have an encounter with the author of love, and thinking of my last post, of grace, and of everything light and free.

The more we know Him, the less we know Him, but that’s all good because we are never to the point where we know Him completely and He can do so many new things in our lives beyond what our natural minds could believe.  He asks us to forget what we think we should say to Him or how we should act to please Him, and let Him teach us how.  His way is so much simpler and freeing, and without fear of messing up.  Religion says, act right, jesus says, take flight with me like a bird gliding on the wind and I’ll teach you by example that I’m with you in every little thing, and I won’t let you fall.  I can carry it all little friend.  At least, that’s how He’ll talk to you if you’ll let Him.

That’s relationship, religion being tossed away for the friendship of God.

This blog will be something different every time, and if this stuff is new, (it’s fun to learn new things right), well, come back again and hang out at MeagsPlace.

Bye.

Meag

 

 

 Hi friends, sort of a new column in my blog so to speak, Journal Jaunts.  These will be jaunts into the past and present, taking a peek into my personal journals.  This entry was one of the few not dated, but it is from 2006.  If the topic seems like something you wouldn't read, it may surprise you.  This came to me in a really different way, it reminds me of some of the writers of a long time ago.  Still, the words are just as current for right now.
Meag

Grace

 

“For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephessians 2:8-9

     when I see myself through the old mirror of imperfection, I am painfully reminded of the fact that apart from Christ I can do nothing, John 15:5.  But I am made into the likeness of Christ by His shed blood which has taken away all my sins, past, present and even future, would that I could remain abiding in him in his perfection, avoiding even a trace of the old man.  So many scriptures come to mind as I write, so many times I have seen grace, He is Grace, work so loving a miracle in my heart so as to bring me even closer to his heart, to hear it pounding out my very name, just as mine pounds out His, only His heart speaks thunderously in comparison to mine.  Oh the reality of His active forgiveness, not just something done a long time ago, but something finished in His heart and springing life into my deepest mind and innermost spirit.  To renew my mind in the Word of Grace Himself is to be awash with the fire of intense and passionate reality of His ever present cleansing.

 

 

Hi friends, it’s been awhile I know.  The sun is shining in my window and I’m feeling like going for a little walk.  Gotta get out there before the sun goes down and wakes up my sister in Jordan.  She’s ten hours ahead of me.  Quantas is snoring by my chair, probably wondering when I’m going to get off the computer and take her for that promised walk. 

 

A friend of mine came over this morning and we enjoyed sitting around and drinking coffee, and studying the Bible with a really cool, (and very accessible I might ad) program called Bible Seeker.  The program and the Bible translation ad-ons are free!  It’s the easiest and best Bible software program I’ve ever used.  The only thing I found that was a little confusing at first was when you look for verses.  There are several edit boxes that had no explanations as to what they were.  Well, when my friend was here, she explained that all of the boxes were for key words.  I was just using the one, but I think there are five.  So thanks to her eyes, now we know that even though there are no tags on them, that’s what they’re for.  So now, it’s at least in my estimation, perfectly accessible.  If any of you use it and find something you have trouble with, let me know and I’ll take a look at it.  Whoever put it together, thank you thank you thank you!  Go to:

http://www.bibleseeker.org

For you Spanish speakers, the Reina Valera translation is also on their site. 

Ok well better get moving so I can catch the sun, maybe I can talk it into sticking around for awhile and letting my sister sleep.  She’s got a six month old so she could use it.  Darn, guess that won’t work, oh here I go again with my silly sense of humor.

Talk soon.

Bye.  Meag

 

 

 

 

 Hi my friends, and welcome to the two people on my friends list.  I enjoyed seeing you, I'm still trying to figure out the comments thing, so if I missed something you said, sorry about that, and I'm sure I'll figure this out eventually.

I went to two nursing homes today and played my recorder and shared a verse from the bible at their church services.  The verse is agreat one!  First Corinthians 2:9.

When I got home I went and listened to a CD with a neighbor friend of mine and we had a great time.  I came back upstairs to my apartment and did a few odds and ends.  It's cold here, supposed to be icy all week.  Hope it won't be too bad out there when I take Quantas out.  A friend of mine from Australia asks me, "How's the flyin' dog?"  Hahahahahhaa.  

Well, guess that's it for now.  Have a good week and come back and hang out at Meag's Place soon.
Bye.
Meag

 Hi again, well you didn't have to wait long, four hours or so.  Here I am.  I was hoping to upload a picture of me and Quantas my guide dog.  She's very cute.

Hmmm, not much else has happened.  I've listened to a tape letter from my friend Amy, and I made a big pan of fried potatoes.  Yum, one of my favorite foods.
So what are your favorite foods?  
Anyway, just stopping by so we'll talk soon.
Meag

Hello again my friends.  yes, it has been a long time.  I figured I'd better get in here before Meag's Place is no more and I have to recreate it.  I'm sooo powerful, hah.  What can I say, I'm being silly again.  

It's time to share something interesting.  I think we adults should be more childlike.  No, not childish, but childlike.  Not selfish, but selfless.  Not putting on a show, but being part of the show that someone else puts on, hey even God.  He's got all these people here on earth and they all have some purpose and meaning right?  yeah!  Of course right!  Oh no, I sound like the girls in Fiddler On The Roof now.   
Yenta is the matchmaker trying to find them husbands.  So in a different way we can be matched forever, spiritually with Jesus.  Interesting huh, never know what will come to me next.  hey, think about it and mull it over too while you're waiting for me.  Shouldn't be as long, and if you have any thoughts, share.  Bye.  Meag