HELLO Dear Ones!! I pray you all have had an ADVENTUROUS week??? Don’t Forget it’s PASSOVER…VICTORY is OURS!!! MAKE SURE TO CELEBRATE!!! YESHUA is ALIVE!

I think by my TITLE I may have some explaining to do…so let’s GET BUSY…YOU might be wondering how someone could put such words together?? My one and only ANSWER…coming from two versions as both speak deeply and wildly to me! Romans 8:28 Complete Jewish Bible “Furthermore, we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called in accordance with his purpose.” Now in the Message, 8:26-28 “Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, or aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant, condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.”

So, CELEBRATIONS…we have so much to celebrate and PRAISE GOD always, but especially for me right now in and through this humongous life transition I find myself dancing, thanking and praising Yeshua constantly! We all have wonderful employment which GOD has so blessed us with, and we are growing in LEAPS AND BOUNDS on NEW CAREER PATHS, so as you can imagine a growing and stretching process as well! More on that later…. I also CELEBRATED the day GOD brought me to earth last week, which is always a GIFT as I reflect on ALL HE has done in my life. The KINDNESSES of others truly BLESSED my heart , as being remembered is what MATTERS, and then the giving of their own talents and gifts, are so special! I was able to spend some time with one of my sisters and her hubby and their sweet dog Chester! They were passing through on a trip, and it worked out PERFECTLY PERFECT! My revelation was this…although I “preach” it…I also truly BELIEVE it, WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER! Just hanging out, shopping, walking, chit chatting, plant shopping was so refreshing to my soul! I got to learn about NEW plants that would be great for our new home and hopefully with take root and thrive!!!

I am CELEBRATING each evening LISTENING in on conversations around the NEW CAREERS and EXPERIENCES, and sharing mine as well! MOST of you know that we have ALL worked together forever and NOW we do not! I think GOD has GREAT PLANS in this NEW SEASON! So not only LEAVING our old paths, but leaving each other too!!! Maybe a WOW!, and a HMMM, how’s that going? In truth, it is the BEST EVER! Everyone is on an adventure with YESHUA, and that means DIGGING IN, LEANING IN, and LIVING FOR HIM themselves…MY MOM and MENTOR’S HEART is thrilled to SEE IT! MAYBE PAUSE here…ask yourself, “Is my life CHALLENGING ME enough to LIVE LIFE on PURPOSE WITH and FOR YESHUA? Or do I RIDE on the COAT TAIL of another?” I LOVINGLY NUDGE YOU to seek and ask GOD for wisdom regarding where you are at, and what you are doing with your time, talent, and treasure? HE will answer and guide YOU! BE prepared HIS answer may SHOCK YOU!

So, after a great beginning to the week, it was back to work with my GOLDEN Community! NOW…employ GRACE here..or NOT, as SABOTAGE came flying my way in the form of YOUTHFULNESS thinking they KNOW all that, and can DO all that, and apparently I CANNOT! Well..I beg to differ, but let’s explore…The day began with youthful cursing, which I understand maybe some of you enjoy those words, I just don’t! They make zero sense and are way out of context in my GOLDEN COMMUNITY! But, as I WHOLEHEARTEDLY desire to be a model of LOVE and GRACE, I prayed, practiced and took many SELAHS (which are known as pauses, or praises to God). With each SELAH, I breathed…YAH—WEH, and I heard, YES, MY WAY! OKAY, not what I really wanted, I was dreaming about lightening bolts, earth shakes, just something to cease YUCKY behaviors as that is better way to protect their ignorance! I PRESSED onward, taking care of these folks I already LOVE and CARE for! Unfortunately the SABOTAGING behaviors continued, and by end of shift, I CRIED all the way home, BUT without FAIL my SISTER was right there on the other end of the phone to catch every painful tear! DO YOU HAVE A FAITHFUL and WISE PERSON in your life who can do that for YOU?? IF not ASK GOD, CULTIVATE that relationship! I am BEYOND GRATEFUL! Funny thing, she KNEW I would get up the next day and hit my shift with a JOY-FILLED heart, and I DID! SELAH! But, interestingly the day was 100% different, as folks called out and substitutes came in which I was beyond grateful; I was able to see a NEW SIDE to my path, which was SUPER BUSY, but filled with POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS! HMMM I thought what was my Friday or DAY 3 going to be like??? SELAH…PRAY…and pray I did as we are to LOVE people enough to take them to our DAD, our HEAVENLY FATHER as HE KNOWS their EVERY NEED!!!

SELAH, PRAYER, PRAISE…DAY 3….MIRACULOUS with my situational “saboteur” WHY? ALL YESHUA and HIS HOLY SPIRIT, the POWER of PRAYER! Please do not think I am amazing, I was the blubbering, screaming, wailing NUT two days before! These are those, “BUT GOD” moments, which I am here to encourage YOU! YOU can imagine being torn down after being a professional for over 40 years! But, when we turn to JESUS and we ask WHAT am I SUPPOSED to LEARN… HE ANSWERS as only HE can because it’s just not ALL ABOUT US! In this great SELAH with HIM I learned a lot about this person who had not been kind to me…and I chose to pour out HIS LOVE and GRACE toward them and WATCH HIM MOVE, and that HE DID!!! What an EXCELLENT end to my WEEK!! And I am so very grateful for my “not so great” experience that grew me into a better person and follower of YESHUA!

I hope you landed here at the end with a new appreciation for our journey of words that are often necessary to describe our cray-cray lives! Can I say beyond a shadow of a doubt that GOD’s word is TRUE? Is ROMANS 8:28 working in my life? 100%. NOW, remember we get to CHOOSE to participate with JESUS on this JOURNEY, and I highly recommend going ALL-IN!

YOU ALL ARE SOOOO LOVED!

SHALOM,

DanaKae