My Title to This Blog Stands

Fabulous!!! It is Fantastically Fun-Filled Family Friday!! Can I get a whoop whoop!

 Last week at this time I was attacked by a fellow believer in Jesus. I began a blog last December not of my own will but of God's. If you have read my blog, you would realize most would not willingly tell so much about their life. Honestly, if I hadn't lived the life I have lived, I'm not sure I would be blogging out all my skeletons. Regardless, when you pray for a sign and have a billboard land in your path, well, you stand back and recognize. This was the case for me. I was informed by this person that my blog title was offensive. (I Am Worthy) it bothered me so much I asked for others opinions in every group I am in. The feedback was this. "We love the title. We know Jesus is the reason we can go to the throne with boldness. No explanation needed." My all-time favorite reply came from Nakilah Shannon, she runs the ministry group called Hagar’s Fountain of Hope, here is the link to her ministry page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HagarsFoH?ref=ts&fref=ts . 

She said in a gist, “Wendy, if God had a problem with your blog, HE would have convicted you. I know you have no problem hearing Him." So, with that in mind, my title is going back to the original "I AM WORTHY" without the tag line that I had added due to my Fear of being mis-understood. After all, Nakilah is right, God put that title in my head for a purpose. Who am I to deny Him that? If you have never read even one of my blogs, what are you waiting for?

This last week has been so crazy. I have been up until midnight every night this week and somehow I still have so much work left undone.  I have not written one blog this week. My study bible has vanished and I have allowed that to drive me insane. I did recognize the silver lining this morning on my way to work. My car is clean, my home is Organized. In my search I cleaned and straightened every corner of my home.  I have resolved to go to the Christian store and purchase another one. I am sure once I do this the original will suddenly appear like a snake ready to strike!

** Update regarding my study bible! It has been found. It would seem someone, while cleaning the car, found my bible too big to belong inside the car! It was placed in the trunk in a box to keep it safe of all places. Shaking my head. Husbands! It would be nice if you remembered what you did when you "cleaned up"! I am so happy to have it back. A regular bible just is not the same!! Plus this one is a lap bible so I can curl up and read. I am amazed at how I see the story unfolding in my head. I can almost hear Paul at times. How incredible it must have been to actually see this man talking about the Glory of God. He must have lit up as bright as the North star!!

I recently figured out how to add you tube videos to my blog. Soon I will know how to make my own! How far I have come!! Anyway, the first time I heard this song it left me in tears. It hit so close to home. I hope you take a moment to listen. It ties in perfectly with this particular blog. I know this is why God gave me this title. The evil one told me I was unworthy for years. You know that if you read my story from the beginning. Enjoy! This won the K-Love song of the year award!

I would like to encourage anyone who has landed on this particular blog to flip your view so that you can see all of the titles of my previous blogs. Over half of these blogs are true life accounts. As I mentioned, God called me to openly share my travels with the world. Some of my blogs are about hot topics like gun control, welfare, bullying just to name a few. A couple posts are just poems or about something I did with my family recently. I suggest you pick a couple titles that catch your interest. If you enjoy them and would like to know my full story, I suggest you start back at the first blog. Ironically titled “In the Beginning” Our Father!! He has an awesome sense of humor. I hope you catch that through my story! Stay blessed. Stay Focused in the Word. We are in a battle my friends! Gather your gear and join me in this fight!!

Today I pray for all who are taunted by the evil one. I pray we recognize Satan’s voice and mute it every time he, The Lord of Air, begins to whisper false truths. I pray for those who remain in doubt regarding Satan and Jesus. May their eyes be opened to the truth, I pray they are struck with curiosity so much so that they begin to read Your Word Father. I pray it speaks volumes to them. I pray for those who spread the good news Father may they do so boldly bringing only Glory to your name. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Wendy, Mom of Many

© Wendy Glidden 2012-2013

Totally Terrific Testimonial Tell - All Tuesday!

Totally Terrific Testimonial Tell - All Tuesday! Here is my testimonial Tell - All for the day: Mike is a guys guy. He loves to 4 wheel, gets a kick out of driving anything from a Motorcycle to an RV. As we say about our rough and tumble sons, "He's ALL Boy!" with that being said, this week at church Mike raised his hand and commented on how Blessed we were through the storms and flooding last week. That in itself is amazing. However the funniest thing he said to me this week, while in the midst of praising Our Heavenly Father, was how much fun I've been lately. I looked at him and said what do you mean? He said, "God is making you play with me! You rode on my bike you said you'd never get on, you went 4 wheeling with me through a river. You would have never done that on your own!" Totally cracking me up . . . mainly because he is soooooo right! For me I'm amazed at where Mike and I stand today. If you have been following my blog you will witness how far we were from loving one another as a husband and wife should. I invite you to read my story. To date I have written 52 blogs. Pick a title that strikes you. Like it? Pick another! Think it might benefit someone you know, SHARE it! Have a blessed day everyone!!

I want to post this video of us driving through the river. If you have read my blog you know I struggle with the whole technical side as in adding pictures or video. I also wanted to post pictures of the people who we met from the play we went to with the children "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". I had left the tickets to the play back at the campground. This is the sole purpose for us having to drive through the water. We had left out on Mike's motorcycle when the water was beginning to crest on Friday. We went back in the Jeep!  I managed to upload the photos! If this blog looks like someone in first grade put it together, I am going to claim the child in me took over! Okay! A child for sure took over lol. I hope the placement of these pictures doesn't take away from the coolness of them!! One day I will have time to understand how to paste them so that they have an order to them. 

I have a video of us driving from here out of the campground . . . still working on how to upload that bad boy! It was soooooo scary, I honestly wanted to cry (laughing at the recall). Mike has talent behind the wheel. It does not matter what he needs to drive, he is more than capable. It doesn't hurt that he enjoys it! I am so happy with myself today! Here is the video! Can you imagine going through this on a Motorcycle. Still shaking my head!

Hope everyone is having a Totally Terrific Tuesday themselves! I promise to be back soon with my next life's chapter. Reliving the adoption was much much much harder than I had thought it would be. I have the next title for my life's story. God gave it to me last week. I need some solitude to type it out. It was a wake up call back then. I am honestly nervous about what else I will recall through this next chapter as I always slide back in time when God writes through me. It's like being there again. I have been a humble servant through this process and I promise to continue to do so. I had titled these years "My Dark Ages" (laughing) I was trying as I do sometimes to come up with a cool title on my own. Not sure why, as I know if I sit and be still, God will speak to me. As He is always Faithful. He spoke to me last week with a two worded title "The Aftermath" when I heard it I dropped my purse. Then I looked up to the Heavens and said, "Of course! Why didn't I think of that?!" Because if I had thought of it, this would not be from God! I love my life. I love the relationship I have with My Father Above. 

Today I pray for all who feel they have no relationship. May my story help plant a seed inside of you. Today I pray that all who long to build a relationship with God begin to do just that. I pray more and more and more of us are drawn to the Truth. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Wendy, Mom of Many

Tuesday's Tidbit . . . a Little Rhyme to Pass the Time!

For those who follow as I blog, I am thrilled that the words are once again flowing. Hope washes over me. It may seem silly but I too dread the times of 'silence'. I once read another girl's blog and she was talking about her walk with God and she made the statement about the dreaded times of dis-connect. I get them myself. Moments of silence are when I seem to allow self doubt to creep in. I try to remember that thoughts that aren't full of love and hope are not thoughts from God and when I focus solely on the dark thoughts well . . . it's hard to hear outside the buzz. So on days like today when it is God that stirs me awake I can not help but feel on top of the world. I try to stay here. On top of this mountain I have found myself on today. That is why you, my friends, are so important to me. You encourage me! I hope I encourage you! In hopes of bringing you a little encouragement, Here is my Little Tidbit Rhyme for the day:

I awoke today with something to say and now a smile is upon my face.

Nothing in this world can do it for this girl like Our Father’s Love, it holds first place.

If you give thanks and sing songs of praise, I tell you your eyes will often be amazed!

Miracles I’ve retold that have happened in my life at times leave me completely dazed!

I Pray for wisdom, I pray for truth, I pray for the lost, I pray for our youth,

I Pray for mercy, I Pray for Love, I Pray for Friendship with Our Father Above,

I Pray for eyes to open and hearts to feel, I Pray for protection and for all hurts to heal

I Pray for you, I Pray for me, I Pray that we stand firm in our faith and live abundantly!

If there’s one thing we do well on our own, I declare we know how to wallow!

If you walk along your own path without God’s guidance you’ll find life is quite hollow.

It’s a fact, when you can’t stomach the truth, you’ll find it hard to swallow.

It’s also true if you Seek first the Kingdom of God, everything else will follow!

If you want joy you can have it, you see, it’s yours for the making!

Without God though you can’t have Joy. It’s the evil one who’ll do the taking!

I pray you Put on your full suit of armor and stand firm with me in this fight.

Why sit in the shadows of darkness when there is so much abundant light?

Have a wonderful day everyone! Love,

Wendy, Mom of Many

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Evolution verses Creationism . . . It Never Stood a Chance!

Good morning! I have not written in over a week! Just goes to prove I do not write on my own! I have lofty goals of writing daily . . . sadly I am only human . . . I can just as easily get sidetracked from what is most important in the day. Taking time to get into the word. I pray every day. . . at least in it's simplest form. I talk to Our Father. I ask, I ponder, I think, I reflect. Sadly I find when I don't actually pick up my bible and get into the word I feel like I am missing something. Today I know what that something is! It is a piece of my armor. When evil is what you fight against from morning to night, I think it is in our best interest to dress appropriately for it!

So there I was . . . life was beginning to get crazy . . . my next verse on my alphabet picture was from Psalms 100, verse for 4.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.

I don't know why I struggled with this so much. I give thanks and sing praises daily. It's become a habit of mine. If nothing else it will help you find joy in the midst of chaos and misery. That alone should make this count as wise council!

As I often do, I like to read the entire Chapter that a verse comes from. Psalms 100 is short, sweet and to the point. Here it is in it's entirety:

Shout with joy to the LORD with all the earth!

Worship the LORD with gladness.

Come before Him, singing with joy.

Acknowledge that the LORD is God!

He made us and we are His.

We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving;

go into His courts with praise.

Give thanks to Him and praise His name.

For the LORD is good.

His unfailing love continues forever,

and His faithfulness continues to each generation.

I will admit that I read this Psalm out of two Bibles. My little one that I reference in my blog and my bigger study bible: The MacArthur Study Bible (New American Standard Bible). I didn't just read it once from each one. Nope. I actually read it several times. I would get done and just sit there with a blank mind. I had no idea how I was to blog on this verse. I asked Our Father again and again, what do I do with this? I have been kept quite busy over the last two weeks so to the back burner this went.

This morning I awoke to another topic that has been running a muck in my brain. Darwinism and Evolution. Take this and couple it with the fact that we teach this in our public schools and you could paint me in the turmoil I was very aptly in. You see, I feel for those who have yet to find belief, let alone Faith. From the jump, many are taught about everything but God in our world. It's so sad how far we have come. The only truth to evolution is this . . .  if we insist there is no God we have lost the battle and we are no wiser than the primates we seem to long to be connected to.

The sad truth of the matter is, Darwinism has been dis-proven yet our Government insists on teaching this as fact to our children. If science and math really are the subjects of importance when it comes to staying up with the world why are we cutting our feet off? I am going to reference several interesting articles regarding the truth of the matter. From one extreme to the next. I hope you take the time to do a little research of your own. 

Even in all aspects of all sides I believe in studying the competition. Hence, I read their practices, ideas, theories. By doing this you expand your mind. It also helps you understand where others come from and how they came to their beliefs. If you have doubts about Our Father being the creator and you prefer to believe we came from monkeys, I challenge you to read my listed articles. Please feel free to respond with links supporting your beliefs. 

I will share this though. After a one year deep dive into the gospels it will be impossible to shake my faith that Jesus is God's only begotten Son and He came here for the purpose of saving us all. 

You could say in the beginning we were promised a rose garden and granted free will. We were warned to stay away from one item . . . just one . . . we were even warned of the consequence of disobeying. Yet the very first of us chose not to heed God's advice. He could have washed his hands of us then. He did not. He sent prophet after prophet. He gifted us His word. We, here, in the United States are free to read it anywhere, anytime. What a gift! I will be the first to admit that I steered clear of the Bible almost my entire life. I felt I knew and believed in God and I didn't need to attempt to read something that others much much much smarter than me argued over. In a way I feared it. Over the last almost two years now I have been all over the bible. I honestly cannot get enough of it. I find it absolutely the most amazing thrilling exciting series of books I have ever picked up! If you are a natural reader, what are you waiting for?

Before I get sidetracked, here are the articles I was talking about when it comes to the truth regarding evolution and Darwin:

1.  http://www.creationworldview.org/articles_view.asp?id=31
2. http://free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9694.0
3. http://www.nmsr.org/Archive.html
4. http://www.jameswatkins.com/evolution.htm

All of these are easy reads. I referenced these 4 because they hit the argument from various sides yet all draw to the same conclusion in the end. I hope you find them as interesting as I did!

Somehow an entire hour has flown by and I must close and get ready for my day. Today I thank Our Father for helping me when I am lost and confused on how to proceed with something. I am thankful for my belief and my faith for even when I cast God to the side in my own human foolishness He waited patiently for my return. While I have been unfaithful, He has not. We are so blessed to have such a loving Father. I pray that those who are in the midst of this inner struggle stumble upon the light and the truth. Our Father is our creator. He loves us. While we may not understand all that goes on around us may we have peace in knowing He understands it all. God is good. Amen

Wendy, Mom of Many



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