I'm so glad you decided to join me here. This is a very special page to me.
This is where I tell the story of how I really got to know who Jesus is
If you read my Testimony then you know my Aunt Alice was a giant influence in my Life.
She lived alone after my uncle Raymond passed on. Her house had burned down and I honestly don't remember what caused the fire. We stayed in a little
garage apartment on the back end of the property while the new house was built
I stayed with her often as a child. So often one of her bedrooms she called mine and I even had my own bathroom
Her new house was just beautiful.
When I stayed with her, she took me to a Baptist Church,
the very same one she died in front of
going to church one Sunday evening.
She not only took me to church but she taught me through her actions and many talks of who Jesus is and how important it was to get to know HIM.
She not only taught me who Jesus was and kept me in church and taught me by example but she taught me how to pray and the Fathers Prayer in Matthew. We took turns when we ate praying out loud and blessing the food. She always told me to not only bless the food but take that time to "talk" to God and thank HIM for everything He blessed us with.
As a child as well as for me now as an adult sometimes "ITEMS" mean allot to me and allow me to remember special things to me. In her new house she had a plate, you know the pretty ones you see with a picture in them with the gold trim around them?
Back then the gold was truly gold, she had a very pretty plate I just loved. Sometimes she would talk about when she gets to go to Heaven how she never wanted anyone to cry. She wanted us all to rejoice!! Because she would be with Jesus and so happy.
In those times she would say what things she would give to the ones she loved. I just loved her plate and though I never wanted to think of life without her I wanted that plate to be mine one day because she is special and so was that plate.
Once I asked her about that plate. She told me a story about what the plate meant and she told me when I knew and understood what it meant and could tell her then I could have that plate.
Let me show you the picture on that plate
It was just beautiful! A white plate with this picture on it Vibrant colors and 24 karat gold trim
The day had come and I could tell her the story.
I told her how special this plate is and that I wanted it because it told me the story that the Bible teaches us of how Jesus stands at the door of our hearts and knocks.
Jesus is a perfect gentle man and wont just come in un-invited. When He knocks and you decide to open the doors of your heart and invite Him in. Then and only then will He come in.
Not long after that I made my walk up the what seemed like an eternity long aisle to the front of the church and made a public confession that I had opened my heart.
That was a very special day not only because of my walk but because my Grandma who I called "Maw-Maw" who was the one to fight tooth and nail for her time with me from my Aunt Alice and took me to a Catholic church every chance she could had also decided to open her heart and made that walk too. What a glorious day!
We all were at the front just crying.
My last happy memory of my Maw-Maw was on that front pew. I asked her "maw-maw why are you crying?" and she hugged me and said "I don't know why are you crying?"
We all just hugged and cried together
After that my memory just goes to the one time I seen maw-maw in the nursing home begging to get out then my mom coming home sitting me on her lap
and telling me maw-maw had gone home to be in heaven.
And for my last memories of Aunt Alice... Crying to my step dad at the time that I could not believe, refused to believe my Aunt Alice was no longer here and had gone to Heaven. She had been hit by a drunk driver going to Church Sunday evening.
So you see this plate holds much great memories and happiness and also closure to some important people in my life who now have gone on to be in Heaven.
I don't have that plate anymore, it was lost in the moves of my first marriage. It broke my heart to not have it anymore but hidden in my heart the memories are safe forever.
Every time I see this picture I get a refreshed reminder
of the roots to that part of my life.
My mom came to visit us this past November 2001 and she obviously knows of this special thing in my life and brought me something to remind me and make me cry. (Shes good at the make me cry thing)
I will treasure this little thing forever. It can rest in the palm of my hand and I always keep it close.
After I could compose myself I told my children Why I was crying and the story behind this little figurine.
What brought this page about?
I have been going through some very tough times Spiritually, Emotionally,
As a woman as a parent, Wife & Grandma
I have wanted to draw closer to Jesus and mend my brokenness and anytime I needed mending the best medicine was always praise to HIM.
I had been searching for a web set that said "How Special Jesus is to me" and I wanted to dedicate it to HIM and share how much He means to me and where it all started.
I came across a few but none really hit home. A day or so ago a friend came to me and said You just have to go see this ladies work!
So as usual I went and looked, the page she showed me was very pretty, however she had no idea how God ordained her fingersteps and directed me there to find this set It was on the same page but as one of the icons to click on to show the full set. She had no idea what an impact her telling me of that site would be on my life at this time. This is the site to help me remember my roots so I could become stable again.
A page I could dedicate to Jesus and share with everyone how much HE means to me and what HE has done for me and how I opened the doors of my heart and let Him come in.
Thanks Darla *HUGS* aka "poohkie"
Did this touch you? Is Jesus still on the outside of the door of your heart? Do you want to know more about how to invite Him in?
Jesus loves all of us and wants to be in our hearts. He wants to come in and sup with us, be a part of our every move in our everyday life, then when this world is passed away He wants to take us home to Heaven to be with Him forever
It is very simple to open that door you just have to want to. He will take you just as you are. When you have decided that you want Jesus to lead and guide you
and to come into your heart simply say this prayer
I love you Lord Jesus, I have opened the doors to my heart.
Come into my heart. Forgive me of my sins Come lead me and guide me in Your ways
Thank You Lord Jesus for loving me and saving me In Jesus Name, Amen
If you said this prayer please email me so I can rejoice with you!
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