I have to apologize for being away for so long.  I found comments in my last post and was so appreciative of my friends for coming through.  I have to thank you for your kindness and frienship and tell you that you are soooooooo appreciated.

I have been busy with a coughing dog and a mother who is having some serious pain issues.  Between the two and my little issues at home, I have been kept rather busy.  I had forgotten to take my meds and had a small episode with the Body Dysmorphic Disorder.  My hair got shorter and I say, "Oh well.  It will grow back."  My fault for not taking the meds.  Someone kick me lovingly. 

I had a spiritual experience today that I wanted to share.  I am constantly in awe of the power and grace of the Lord.  I am constantly blessed everyday as I seek Him unceasingly.  Here follows my story:

I woke up to a sermon about healing on the TV.  A young woman was giving her testimony of the emotional suffering and despair she endured in her battle with anorexia.  She gave up her modeling career and went back to school, receiving a degree in fashion design.  She landed a job in one of the bigger cities and when she first arrived, she found a church.  She had left God behind 10 years prior.  She said she felt a peace come over her when she walked into the church and she knew, then, she was home.  From that point forward, she said she let God back in and started her path of healing.  She no longer battles anorexia - healed by the Love and Grace of our faithful Lord. 

When I heard her testimony, I had what I call "an outpouring of the spirit."  I was moved spiritually and emotionally and let the tears fall as I my whole being praised the Lord for His faithfulness,  patience and love.  I walked to my bedroom to let the dog out, but I had forgotten that I had left the sliding-glass door open.  Sitting inside the door on the carpet of my room was a beautiful dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit.  Coinsidence? 

The Lord has sent me three sparrows. The first fell before me and died.  The second one was lifeless under my foot.  The third one fell and rose again.  A dove was placed in my path when I was running on a beautiful day.  The dove was sitting in the shadows of a fence constructed of railroad ties and cable that linked the ties together.  In the sun's (Son's) reflection, the fence casted a shadow of a continuous line of crosses.  This dove was sitting in my path in the cross-shaped shadow of this fence after I just had  an "outpouring of the Spirit" where I literally lost my breathing rhythm after having spent my run  thinking, breathing, seeing, and feeling Christ.  Here, now, another dove in my bedroom after I had outpouring-of-the-spirit moment.

Coincidences?  Never have I experienced encounters of the sparrow and the dove like have since I found the Lord.  God, so wonderfully faithful and loving, has been working on me since I found my way to Him.  He has cleared the emotional debris of my past.  He has healed my wounds of the past.  He is healing me of my thorn - my Body Dysmorphic Disorder.  Everyday is a day of rejoicing in Him and giving him heart-felt thanks.  He blesses me constantly as I seek Him without ceasing.  I find Him everyday working His love and Grace in the world and in my life.  All praises and glory to our most high God. 

I am overwhelmed with thankfulness!

Someone once told me that I am touched in the head for my faith.  Those who are Christian do understand that we, as Christians, are touched by the Holy Spirit.  Let me be touched  by the Sprit everyday of my life.  Blessings all around us.  Miracles all around us.  Amen!

May God bless you all in every aspect of your lives as he has so richly blessed mine.

Hugs to all - kim

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