#oh lord i might cry again /pos

[wystiix]

˗ˏˋ ꒰ 💌 ꒱ ˎˊ˗ to wysty :

the love express has a delivery ! ! ! ! i hope you’re having a day as wonderful as you – remember to drink up & have a bite if you havent – take a moment to look up from your device and breathe ! ! ! i’m proud of you and for what you’re doing and i think you’re doing amazing :–D keep your head up & keep going ! ! ! ! it’s gonna be amazing bc you are ! 

bro 🙁🙁🙁 thank you ying!! i just woke up and i have school today hssjhshsh this is what I needed mwah mwah <33 /p thank you, take care of yourself too and stay hydrated!! don't want lovely people like you dying no no no

[hp-hcs]

Um, yeah, I don't really have a specific character in mind (so you can ignore this if u want to!), but how would some characters react to a male reader who listens to muggle music, but like- metal?? yk

this is the kind of shit i wanna see in my inbox hell fucking yeah

❕i’ll be honest, my vibe has always been more punk/pop punk/metalcore/hard rock 🤷‍♂️ i did my best buttttt these are all just songs from my playlist so- (i adore my slytherin babygirls but they’ll always be second to my lord and savior glenn danzig)❕

also accidentally wrote gn reader again so that’s pretty girlypop

requests open

i’ve never actually written one of these like, group headcanons for a whole bunch of people, but i keep seeing other people doing it so we’re trying it out ig. do we like it? yes? no?

slytherin boys: gn! muggleborn! reader’s music taste is rather…unexpected

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mattheo: die, die my darling — misfits

i’m of the opinion that mattheo would fucking LOVE the misfits (once you introduce him)

he walks into your dorm to ask you a quick question, and you’re just dancing around in your room screaming the lyrics to:

“DIE DIE DIE MY DARLING, DONT UTTER A SINGLE WORD”

“DIE DIE, DIE MY DARLING, JUST SHUT YOUR PRETTY MOUTH”

he’s like 🧍‍♂️😦😍

and that’s when he falls in love with you

jk, unless????

you show him the misfits’ entire discography, and bitch about jerry only (as u should)

he takes a bit too much of a liking to helena 🤨

yk, the song that goes “if i cut off your arms, and i cut off your legs, would you still love me, anyway? if you’re bound and you’re gagged, draped and displayed, would you still love me, anyway?”

🤨🤨🤨

interesting, mattheo. interesting. not concerning in the slightest.

he adores them and you guys listen to their music together when you study <33

y’all start running around screaming I AINT NO GODDAMN SON OF A BITCH

your teachers love it <3

theodore: nazi punks fuck off — dead kennedys

y’all were showering together

(is that really like a sexy thing? i sure as fuck don’t know 🖤🩶🤍💜)

you started singing to yourself and babygirl was like 😳☺️

he loves ur voice <3

even when you’re singing “nazi punks, nazi punks, nazi punks FUCK OFF”

(cause like……yk…….he’s a wizard nazi himself 😬👍)

awkwarddddd

he always lets you put on your music

to be honest, he doesn’t really care about the lyrics, he just loves that you love it

(*cough* simp *cough*)

draco: possessed by satan — gorgoroth

you’d just come back from winter break and had brought one of your holiday presents back with you: a new record player and a shitload of vinyls

you set it up in your dorm and asked your roomie, draco, if he’d mind if you played something

he'd never admit it, but he was wildly curious what muggle music sounded like

so of course, you blessed him with the sweet sweet sounds of gorgoroth 😌🥰

(aww, nostalgia <3)

he just looked at you like 😨

you then proceeded to educate him on gaahl beating the shit out of someone (a l l e g e d l y) and threatening to drink his blood

he’s now even more concerned

(do you or do you not tell him about the gogoroth concert ft. alive ‘crucified’ actors & impaled sheep heads vs. the country of poland?)

((idk babe that’s for you to decide))

blaise: boogie woogie wu — insane clown posse

i feel like blaise is chill enough to give any music a shot before deciding if he likes it or not

you weren’t that close, just acquaintances, but one day you just offered up your other headphone to him in the middle of a really boring class

oh, he’s in love

🎵😍😍🎶

you make him a playlist of songs you think he’d love, and he lowkey almost starts crying and that’s how he asks you out on your first date

(is it terrible to think that this might be your wedding’s first dance song?)

((NOW MURDERRRR))

(((UH OH, HERE COME THE PO-PO TOO MUCH MURDER)))

enzo: custer — slipknot

it’s your ringtone for someone 😌

like ur mom, or something? idfk

“incoming call from: birthgiver” 🎵CUT CUT CUT ME UP AND FUCK FUCK FUCK ME UP🎶

enz:🧍‍♂️

he doesn’t even know how to react

he’s only a bit terrified

he’ll listen to a few other songs you play for him, but will make you play the weird sisters afterwards

tom: reincarnate — motionless in white

he’s bitching about how much muggles suck and muggle music is trash blah blah blah

and ur like “oh really? wanna bet?”

you whip out your phone and start blasting your playlist

he would absolutely eat that shit up

it’s cheaper than therapy ig 🤷‍♂️

he hates being wrong about anything ever so he’ll never admit out loud that he likes it, but he will just show up at your dorm at like eleven pm like:

“do you have any more uh……song recommendations or something…..uhhhh” 🧍‍♂️

babygirl 💞

[iholli]

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Also Lil Rizzle 🐁 says hi

HI LIL RIZZLE 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 how are you today darling 💖💖💖💖💖

oh what shall I ramble about today >:3c

I went to the store today to buy a few things for the week and I FINALLY got an interview 🎉🎉 I won't have an answer until next week or so cause the manager is on vacation but I lowkey feel like that's the only reason they didn't hire me on the spot. first in a long time I've walked out of an interview feeling good about it 😭����

I'm trying to decide what to draw today, maybe I'll fuck around more with my Justice Lords redesigns 🤔🤔 I made Lord Superman too pretty and now I'm head empty about all of them.

I might watch the Lego Batman movie, too, cause I haven't seen the full thing and I DESPERATELY want to see J'onn's cameo again. I need to save a video of it.

I'm still really happy that I remade my pinned post! it's a lot cleaner and I feel better having sorted my selfships out so my main two are at the top :]

also like, I haven't really put it out anywhere, but I just need to gush about my corner of the Fortnite community ?? ik there's so much toxicity and drama within the gaming community but my little corner is so. I just love everyone in there sm. everyone is so sweet and chill and I love having a group of people with the same braincell about Meg so we all cry on each other's posts about him. and every time I drop by a stream they say "hi Rat" and I want to cry /pos 😭💖💖

hm, that's all I can think of rn :] here's my husband I love him sm I'm going to explode

[dailyaudiobible]

12/23/2020 DAB Transcript

Zechariah 4:1-5:11, Revelation 14:1-20, Psalms 142:1-7, Proverbs 30:21-23

Today is the 23rd day of December welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it's great to be here with you on Christmas eve eve. Man, this is it and the Christmas holiday is upon us. We are reaching the end of the Advent season. Of course, Advent is the season of…of…of longing, basically of longing, of putting…putting ourselves in the position of those before Jesus came, before the Savior came who were longing for His arrival, which is what Advent means. And, so, we continue with that in our hearts, a longing, a longing for God, a longing for Christ's return, His second Advent. And we get this point in the season where maybe we’ve been thinking about it, maybe we have an Advent calendar or whatever to focus us, to remember, to put ourselves in that position and…and…and contemplate it as we move through the season, or maybe you just don't even know what or pay attention to Advent, then that's fine too. It’s just that the season is coming to an end, which means that the wait is almost over and then we get to midnight tomorrow night and it’s like joy around the world. And, so, I am overjoyed that we can be here together around the Global Campfire just kind of all snuggled up and longing and waiting and excited. And since we’re here let's take the next step forward in the Scriptures. We've been reading from the New English Translation this week, which is what we’ll continue to do. Zechariah chapters 4 and 5.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we’re reading in the Old Testament from the book of Zechariah. We’re reading in the New Testament from the book of Revelation. They are far spread out in time, at least at the time of the writing and yet they sound, they sound familiar. There…there's an incredible amount of symbolism involved in these texts. They come from the same genre, apocalyptic literature. And we've talked about apocalyptic literature in the past. It's highly symbolic. So, it's interesting when we read some of these visions that are happening in Zechariah or continuing forward with the book of Revelation. It's interesting to just observe ourselves in a number of ways. One, we can be like, “what? What does that mean? Like, how…how…how is that supposed to go” because of all the different symbolism and creatures and this doing that. So, it's interesting to look at ourselves and go, “what am taking literally? What do I understand is a symbol? Do I understand the symbolism? Where is this leading me?” And that's good and that's fine. And yeah, we can…we can get on the Internet or we can just look back into history and understand that interpretations of this literature are wide and varying and have been for thousands of years because other brothers and sisters have wrestled with the same thing in their time wondering what it means for them in their time. But when we hear the word apocalyptic or apocalypse, you know, it just sounds ominous, it's an ominous word. And yeah, I mean an apocalypse, is a…it's a…it’s a destruction, it's a cat…it’s a catastrophe. But the word of apocalypses in Greek at its core means Revelation. In other words, although this may be highly symbolic it was written down to reveal something that has yet to be revealed. And out of that literature today from the book of Zechariah we read something very famous, “it's not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven's armies.” Or maybe more famously quoted, “not by power, not by might, but by my Spirit's says the Lord of hosts.” If there were something that we should carry forward into the future into the next few days as we observe and celebrate Christmas but the next week as we move to the end of the year and all of the days of our lives it would be this, “it is not by our might. It is not by our power. It will be by the Spirit that we are led forward.” So, we can just apply that to the next like…just…just the Christmas celebrations that we will be involved in. We talked about that yesterday, how quickly things can go into interesting directions as the family dynamics of our childhoods like reassert themselves and we become little kids again even though we may have families of our own. I mean, we can take this, “it's not by might and put in our back pocket and reach in our back pocket any time we feel that anxiety or whatever rising up with…within and just remind ourselves, “it's not by might, it’s not by power, it's by the Spirit of the living God” that I can move forward. Or from the Psalms today, “even when my strength leaves me you watch my footsteps. I cry out to you oh Lord, I say you are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.” So, I mean we’re gonna receive gifts probably, we’re going to give gifts probably. No matter what is under that tree. No matter how beautifully wrapped it is it's not gonna be able to shelter your very soul. And, so, maybe his cheesy, you know, restate the clichés, “Jesus is the reason for the season, etc. etc.” but we should understand that there is a gift given to us, a Savior who is a shelter for our sole. And again, we’re out in front of us so we’re not tearing paper and figuring out what…how many garbage bags its gonna take to fill up all this paper. We’re out in front of it. Let's remember this gift. Like, you know, I don't know how to say it without sounding kind of cliché because we have all these little sayings to say, but if we would understand, like slowdown and understand what we’re saying it could be profoundly meaningful to us. A gift was given to us by God and all are welcome to have this gift. And this gift was that God came in person to inaugurate, to institute a personal relationship with us. That is a…that is a gift that there is no way to really adequately describe, that the most-high, the most-high God, the Creator of all things would like to give himself to you if you would give yourself back.

Prayer:

Father we…we meditate on that today, we contemplate that, we invite Your Holy Spirit to allow us to be reminded to consider this today as we run around trying to get all the little things done and keep ourselves safe and keep our family safe and all of the things that are going on. Help us to remember that You gave Yourself as a gift to us. There is no gift like that. And, so, come Holy Spirit, as we meditate upon it today. May we feel the joy of our salvation we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Announcements:

dailyaudiobible.com is home base, it's the website, it’s where you find out what's going on around here. It's Christmas Eve Eve so that's kind of what's going on around you. Can you guys believe tomorrow is Christmas eve? That is…that is amazing. We have made it this far and I'm gonna…I’m gonna celebrate in my heart, with all my heart, the arrival of the Savior this season. We need the arrival of the Savior more than anything and this year has made us more aware of it than anything. So, let's…let’s just enjoy where we are.

There’s a couple of Christmas things that you could get involved in, the Family Christmas album that is sort of our Global Campfire soundtrack to the season, you can stream that wherever you stream music, or download it wherever you download music as well as the Christmas single that we released this year, O, Holy Night with Jill singing beautifully. So, you can do the same. You can stream that wherever you stream music or download that wherever you download music. So, check those out as we move right into the heart of…I mean this is the whole purpose of the season is to arrive at these days where we really, really, rejoice - joy to the world, the Lord has come. So, yeah, those resources are available. Tomorrow Jill will be virtually performing O Holy Night at a candlelight service. We will post up the links to that tomorrow in case like if you can’t I mean there's just a lot of things that have been switched around and switched up this year. A lot of us can't go to candlelight services while others of us can. So, if you have to attend a virtual candlelight service then we’ll post a link to where we will be virtually. So, we’ll post a link for that on social media tomorrow.

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And that is it for today. I’m Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

…and you’re wanting to be with Jesus, you’re wanting to die. I get that. I mean we probably all do, we probably all know that feeling, the pain of this world and then the goodness of God, the serenity we can feel in worship and the anguish we feel in struggles in life and the wickedness and sin of life. I want to encourage you, do not kill yourself. That is schemes and attacks of the evil one. Paul felt it in Scripture I’ve felt it, we’ve all felt it in different ways. Do not kill yourself. But yeah, like you are doing, give it to the Lord. If He wants to take you, have you die in some way and be with Him in life forever, Amen. If He has you here for a purpose, you know, what’s our purpose as a Christian? To share who He is, to evangelize so the rest of the world of people we know and love and see all the time when they die too they will not die forever in hell, they will live with Christ, with Yahweh. So, I want to encourage you. Don’t kill yourself. Don’t do it. But surrender your life to Him and evangelize. Don’t be some crazy old lady. I mean, you can be. The prophets were crazy. But, you know, just be a lady of love and a daughter of love and a wife of love. Alright, love you. Bye. Mike from New York.

Hello good morning, I just listened to your prayer request from my sister quiet confidence from Virginia and I’m so touched I have to call him right now. And the song and the prayer I said because your soul is overwhelmed the father will lead you to the rock that is __ than you right now. Even though you are asking for the Lord to take you home may the father that knows what is best for the children I pray that He will step into you matter and do what is best for you. This I ask in Jesus name, that the Lord will touch your body, your spirit and your soul and do what is best for you for his name’s sake in Jesus��� name. And I pray for as many of our brethren, brothers and sisters suffering one thing or the other that the spirit of the Lord will touch them, the balm of Gilead will heal you, and the hand of the Lord will touch you wherever you are in Jesus’ name. For skis the Lord that He led us, He sent His word and His __. Shalom __ this is your sister Addie from London. Bye.

I’m calling in for Quiet Confidence in Virginia. Sister I just want you to know that God is with you and He has never left you. He’s promised never to leave us or forsake us. And I won’t begin to say that I understand why and how it is that His children can suffer like you are. I know that in my life there’ve been times I’ve asked the Lord to go ahead and take me and remove me from whatever pain I was going through but I want to encourage you to lean on the Lord, to let Him love on you and…and also want to tell you that that is a lie of the accuser of our soul, that we are not saved. God has promised that He will hear the cry of repentance and that He will forgive you and He said that He sent Christ into this world so that we could be saved. That is his greatest joy, for you to call on Him as your heavenly Gather. So, Lord I pray across these miles for my sister who is tormented today, and I ask You by the Holy Spirit to strengthen her mind soul body and spirit and to raise her up and give her new joy and new peace in the midst of her pain Lord, to work a miracle in her life as only You can do and give her joy in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Good morning everyone this is Danny from Southern Oregon. Brian I just listened to Jill’s O Holy Night song and…O…was brought to tears. O my gosh she did such an absolutely phenomenal job. So, definitely gonna listen to that one over and over and over. And I just got my Klean Kanteen in the mail. I’m so excited to give that to my husband for Christmas. So, just wanted to say thank you for all…everything you do Brian just to enrich our lives every single day not only with the word but all these other things that you bring into the mix. So, thank you and God bless you and your family.

Dear Quiet Confidence this is Susan from Canada God’s Yellow Flower calling and I just want to encourage you my dear, sweetheart that God is not finished with you yet. I have been in that pit where there’s no sunlight, there’s only darkness. I have been suicidal and it’s only by the grace of God that it didn’t work out. And I just persevered with medication, with counseling and in prayer. Sometimes I would just lay on my bed and just pray the Lord’s prayer because I just did not know what to do. But He’s not finished with you yet my sweet. And once you rise out of this and into the light you will have an awesome testimony where you can encourage and help others as I hope I am doing for you. God will use you in this situation to help others. And, you know, I’ve been so blessed. And, oh my, I can’t even explain it. I’ve been so blessed with…with work at God has wanted me to do that I would have missed if He would have answered my prayer to end my life and take me home. Don’t forget, God is always with you. He’s walking you through this and you will be victorious as I have been victorious. It’s difficult…so hard. It’s not easy but hang in there, sweetheart. I’m praying for you and I love you. God bless.

Yes this is Lady T from Tennessee I would love to pray for the young lady that called in. She go by the name of Quiet Confidence from Virginia. I just lift her up. Father I pray for a sound mind over her. She’s asking God day take…take her home. Father I just pray that You restore the joy back in her in the name of Jesus, that she is made whole in Jesus’ holy name.

[elanska]

Miss not so sidekick - chapter 88

you know, in 80+ chapters we seen Latte behaves around Arwin, she usually flails around a lot, screams a lot, and making funny faces a lot.....definitely not the picture of ultra cool detective!Latte with mah friend Kenneth tagging along as trusty watson bodyguard..

****please wait a moment while we berate our psychopath division for a bit****

*********************

'kay fine. so that's no way to treat a lady. even though the lady asks and who can fault us to thinks she actually wanted an answer of what we had in mind.

<..........please wait a bit...........>

Fine. Bunny start this chapter by shotting himself in the foot. He.should.not.repeat.that.burning.hair.tie.incident. should progress, not regress. Treat Latte tenderly. yeah, yeah, can we move on?

Ahem. talking about progress, it seems Latte the one who make a progress. She very vocally calling him out on his crude behavior .......but unfortunately backpedaling automatically when Arwin reiterates it. Ah wait, Latte just remembered that Arwin promised her that he won't kill her no matter what so she went *poka poka* at him (CUTE! YOU'RE SO CUTE LATTE!!) also very brave of her to went *poka poka*-ing the lord of magician's tower like that (she might be the only person who can do that and permitted to staying alive). Arwin reaffirms of course he won't kill Latte (that was just childish reaction of him to incite reaction from Latte) and he won't get angry being called crazy bastard (well, because he is!). Latte just relieved over it (wait Latte! you're too merciful! go *poka poka* at him again for a bit! wait no, we want you to stay alive, but you're so cute when doing that. argh, what to do)

o..oh yes, we forgot about Ibelin again (Peridot's second target is her, remember?). Latte monologuing that she haven't seen Ibelin's expression like this....panicked, confused, and worried? - hum, after she knows that Latte really is not the culprit, and being set up by somebody else (Peridot), she might be regret for also passive-aggressively accusing Latte like in previous chapter. I meant, yeah, apawn and inside jobs are very convincing and Ibelin might be deducing Latte taking away Arwin and Kenneth from her and now trying to take her life as well (but as she still has this angelic char setting, go passive-aggressive instead bitchslappin' (which is why she's still unharmed instead rolling to the first floor) like girl's fight do

Ibelin started talking to Latte (to apologize?) but they're interrupted by Arwin's phonecall. Arobrock reporting another emergency arise (and lol his impatient reaction is the same with Latte 'I'm not blind, hurry up and state your business'). Latte told him, like, shouldn't he hurry up and check the tower's business emergency? and bunny's face is like 'eeeh, but I still want to play a bit'. Arobrock wailing pitifully on the background while Arwin cuts off his phone.

Suddenly Latte remembers this scene! Th...this is the second call from the tower; where he ask Ibelin to go back with him and says the #1 critical line 'you're just you' and how Latte totally had prepare for this particular scene by buying a teleportation scroll just to witness this particular cutscenes (uhm Latte, even though you buy that, and if the scene really happens, you'll still end up on the gates while the cutscene itself will happens inside the tower, safe from prying stalker eyes, you know? ah well, not like it'll happened anyway). Latte also expressing worry that the probability of the scene happening is in jeopardy as Ibelin-Arwin's relationship seemingly not good? (no duh! detective Latte!) unless this cold shoulder treatment is actually Arwin's ‘if push cannot work, then try to pull' strategy to attract Ibelin's attention (arghhhh, how can you fail a big observation mark, detective Latte! I'm demoting you!)

also, funny that while Latte's monologuing all above, the background showing Ibelin seemingly greeting and/or trying to talk to Arwin who just had this 'not interested' face. Or more precisely his face reminds me of 'why I should bear this kind of nonsensical and totally useless meeting thing' when my workplace decided to make one (useless meeting that is, not setting shoujo love-love flag). P.S. when we see raws for this panel, we're kinda excited thinking what would Ibelin says to Arwin, but turns out this is all Latte's monologuing. ah, dissapointment, not mentioning that Latte totally fails at being detective in this panel

Arwin just declare he's leaving and turned away from Ibelin. Since he's actually quite civil instead making freezing comment like 'I don't care' (like when Ibelin introduced Latte as her friend. Oh how things are different now), I was wondering whether if there's still awkward feelings left, he *do* in some point of time, have affection for Ibelin, you know? and now he's head-over-heels with her best friend, that's usually quite awkward, yes? (EDIT: wait, somebody give us spoiler on discord channel, things seems radically different from we thought? (EDIT EDIT: but we didn't know exact timeline when exactly the particular revelation happens. just gonna leave this for now. If I'm wrong, we can just said that we've been an embarassing idiot like failed!detective Latte. anyway, I'd like to remember and reserve my first impression for reading the chapter, had to accept there's bound some errors in perception)

Latte seriously contending that Arwin is seriously leaving Ibelin's fishery for real (accept it already gurl!) and that she bought the scroll for no reason (hey, Latte, some friend you are, Ibelin is shocked she gets ignored and you fretted about not witnessing cutscenes, that's cold, Latte....butbutbut, it's not like she can patted Ibelin on the back and said 'it's okay, you still have two other fishes' and it's not like Ibelin falling head-over-heels with Arwin anyway, he's just fish #3 in her route)

Arwin went to grab Latte by her shoulder. Latte like, 'WTF? What happened? why me?' (understandable, understandable) and Arwin's like very happy his usual weird Latte is back and goes 'what? let's go' and teleported them both while Ibelin watches. ***So, bunny holding tabby cat tenderly, happy now? Gaaaahhhhh psychopath division, you just frickin' destroying the mood! I'm waiting for the chance to say it right you know? don't interrupt me!***

Arwin look.......so happy while tenderly holding Latte while they teleporting together (okay the mood is ruined, guys, I think we need to punish psychopath division for this) (let it slide, it's psychopath division. he can't help it, and it's not like she have many character to sympathize with, you know? let it be) (there'll be plenty of arwin x latte doki-doki scenes later, just ignore PD)

Sigh, moving on. Arwin and Latte who arrived in the tower seeing Arobrock trying to calm somebody (a prince? this manhwa kinda accurate with different greetings for different title. Your Highness for prince; Your Grace for duke; My lord/lady for ranks below that). The prince seemingly rampaging because the tower master are not in the tower when they pay a visit and totally wrecking and thrashing the room.

Arobrock noted Arwin's arrival and dashing to him while crying pitifully. Arwin just fling him off while step up to dealt with this piece of rude shit. the PORS prince still dare to say something like 'how dare you make me waiting' and Arwin threatening to kill him while Arobrock 'nooooo, please be merciful masterrr" on the background. Latte lightening (or is it worsening??) the sentence by suggesting at least make the POS prince still breathing after the punishment (she's so understanding of her psychopath hubby).

Hmmm the princes seems unharmed (bunny just like, restraining him and mute him off? quite tame of you, bunny. maybe the tower didn't kill princes? if they're customer, they can buy expensive goods. Still, kinda surprise that bunny is prioritising tower business ahead of his temper. He's kinda a good lord it seems). Meanwhile, Latte asking for some snack.

[bytheanchorarchived]

QUINN SPEAKS

‘ Right. Because I am very unfamiliar with the sensation of walking around town and knowing EVERYONE’s talking about you,whispering, laughing and pointing.’ “Stealing trophies and meddling with children’s dreams. What am I going to do with you?”

“I figured I’d give you a chance to be a stereotype jock, but as usual, I’m glad you didn’t.”

“I know this is frightening. Just promise me you’ll think about it.”

“I get it, Rachel. I understand, being thrown off home, and being cut off, and being scared. I understand that. What I don’t get, and won’t, is Rachel Berry walking away form her dreams. You were ALWAYS the one that never gave up. When I went through all these changes to like myself, you were the only one that didn’t make me feel like I was finally pleasing to them afterwards. And despite everything anyone’s ever said to you, you never wavered on yourself either. THAT’s what I admire most about you, Rachel. You don’t give up. And you’re going to trade seventeen years of effort for a comfortable life in an office, now? Just answer me this,” - “Can you honestly tell me this will make you HAPPY?”

“if you count ending my first audition by slapping the director on the face as a highlight…”

“I figured I’d give you a chance to be a stereotype jock, but as usual, I’m glad you didn’t.”

“I’d take being loved by a heartless ken doll any day, over being loved by a self-hating, selfish bitch with insecurity problems like you. How’s Brittany doing by the way? Oh, yeah, you wouldn’t know.”

“... It’s actually admirable how you need to go back to something that happened almost FOUR years ago, to be able to get the upper hand. Not much else has happened for you since, has it? And while you’re at it, master props for being a lesbian who can only use SEXIST arguments to win a fight. A fight you started, by the way, with your crappy attitude.”

“prom is an experience everyone should enjoy.”

‘Don’t let anyone hear you say that. When men are stubborn it’s strength of character. When women are stubborn, we are seldom anything but moody.  Thoughtless and selfish. If we’re specially lucky.’

“ What happened to me. It changed me. And I was pretending it hadn’t. “

‘the day you find me at one of those bars, you might as well assume i have a tasteless twin.’ - ‘i CAN, however, take you to a lovely clean college bar, AFTER  we eat. How do you feel about italian, for the old times?? ’

‘I know what it feels like to have no one to turn to. To have to go through life changing moments and not be able to trust anyone, not even your body. It might not be the same thing. But if you’d like me to, I’d like not to let you feel that way.’

‘or she’s just wearing some kindergarten’s art project.’

‘the lengths some people go to attract attention simply for the sake of it, astounds me.’

❝Newsflash: I have never REALLY cared for your opinion, Berry.  And I am not about to start. You never needed me, before.  Why should you, now?? ❞

’Why that doesn’t SURPRISE me?? ’

❝That can be done. I hardly think there’s enough booze in the world to make any of these people appealing to me, but, for once, I agree with everything else. The music might be bellow us, and the beer dreadful, but we’re still us, and that means we can still make it into something flawless.❞

‘It is… An ability I seem to have,’ - ‘I don’t give up on the things I want.’

‘You’ll even pay like a GENTLEMAN?? My, my, now I know it’s my lucky night.’

“Thank you. For keeping my head-cheerio spot warm.                                  I’m SURE the girls appreciated your softer touch.”

“And that is why I INSIST on certifying that my girls get the best possible instruction. The last thing we need is another cry baby rocking the pyramid, and endangering all of us for boy problems. One should know how to properly handle their boyfriends on a short leash. It is, in fact, the only way to date.”

             “ LISTEN to me right NOW, Santana. You might be a GREAT cheerio                 but a cheerio that does not LISTEN to their captain is worthNOTHING.              Nothing. Do you understand?? You know very well, that I’m not only                 a queen b in Sue’s eyes. I fought my way TOOTH AND NAIL to get here                 and I will let NOTHING get in my way. I’m not sure what onEarth pos-                 -ssed you today but I don’t CARE. Get your act together.Dont. Force.                 Me. I DON’T want to lose you, but I WILL if you make me. You know                 that. So again. WHAT do you think you’re doing?? Whatever it is. DROP                 it. Alright? I don’t have the energy to deal with your mood swings right now.”

“Dear Lord, do you EVER stop talking?”

“What ISN’T magical about hot cocoa??”

                   “ Do you mind??  There’s something called a line.                       You’re overstepping it.”

                   “ For the first time in a long time, I am actuallyhappy.                        It might not be PERFECT, like your life. But I’d appreciate                        it, if you kept to yourself.”

“ If you’re certain that’s all you want. Sure. Why not?                    Just don’t take this as permission for anything else. Clear?”

                  “ Every day you make me HAPPIER for having broken up with you.                          It’s a talent, really.”

‘ Right. Cause I am very unfamiliar with the sensation of walking around town and knowing EVERYONE’s talking about you,whispering, laughing and pointing.’

‘ On the long run, people don’t care that you fell down on your face.’ - ‘They only care about how you get back on your feet.’

“ I used to be EXACTLY like you. Obsessed with popularity, The                         cheerios. You know what that’s gotten me? NOTHING. Not a thing.”

‘You’d be surprised.’ - ‘This time last year I was NO ONE. We all have our flaws. Some   of us are just that much better at hiding them.’

‘That’s not entirely true. They ignored me the moment my baby bump started to show. Which proves to show that status is just something that can be acquired. No one is born with it.Confidence is something you PROJECT. Keep your shoulders back, your chin up,” - ‘And walk as if you own this place. That’s all you actually need.’

“Well, I don’t cheer for the best liked player.             I cheer for the BEST player on the field. And sure, Finn was it last year             but that doesn’t mean things can’t change.”

               ‘ I’m NOT going to have sex with you. Been there,                      done that, and you know what?? Not worth it.’

              ‘ That’s enough for today. Maybe later you can                     have more. If you DESERVE it.’

‘Right. Because you were ALL there for me when I was drowning in hormones and trying to keep my perfect ass grades, while wobbling through this school and being shoved aside everywhere I went.’ 

[japsthoughts]

Tires of emotions during boards.

It was 3 in the morning. I woke up with 2hrs sleep, feeling sleepy & anxious. It felt like i'm ready and at the same time i was not. I'm trying to not feel the pressure and leave all the worries behind. I was the last reviewee who went to sleep yet the first one who woke up. Smelled my new white polo which is required to each examinees and wore it. I prayed and tried to go back to sleep but i can't, thoughts popping out. I grabbed my cl hand outs and reviewed it in our lobby, I know to myself that i ain’t absorbing anything. I’m worried and im like 3hrs away from the exact time to take the first subject.

I read the letter that Tyn wrote to me for that day. My heart is full while reading it. I'm teary eyed. I again, prayed to the Lord. I know that i can't make any things without His guidance so i ask for it as much as i can as this is the battle that i’ve prepared for months and i don’t wanna mess things up plus fail my parents and my Ates who financially supports me.

First day went smooth. Questions are hard but what really had me that day is the Lord's presence. I'm filled with happiness as i felt it. I went directly to church as it's midweek. Went straight to the dorm to sleep but my paranoid self can't help to get my handouts to study. Damn, i hate myself for that. Kuya migs tried to stop me and said it's unhealthy for me to study this late (12am). Given the fact that i only had 2hrs sleep, i know to myself that everything i'll read wont get inside my head. So i listened.

November 20, 2019 (first day!)

It was 4 in the morning. I woke up with four hours sleep and think it's enough to bang a big day. I grab my pc notes, calculator, and a tariff laws reviewers but to be honest i don't know what to review.

I resolve in getting the methods of valuation which i think i forgot so i browse it but before that i tried to solve one pc problem. I'm trying to calm myself as it is the last day of the boards and im too scared. From jeep to while waiting for our que to enter the exam room, i'm reading the mov and yep i finished it hehez(sobrang pasaway). Here the tl comes and shitttttt it was fuckinggg hard!!!! Never thought it would be that hard because i am acing it every diagnostics and mb but shittttttt. When someone told you that you have to take subjects equally YOU.MUST.FUCKIN.LISTEN.TO.THEM. Look what happened to me. Kainis!! I cried on that subject. I just lift it all to Him.o be calm and to not feel the pressure.

November 21, 2019 (second day!)

That's the photo of us after tariff fucking law. We were shookt because they said that we have to memorize the rates of PPAs so damn we crammed. Huhuhu

After the computation. As i was leaving the room area I was shookt that almost everyone is crying. Well, i'm about to cry too but idk why it didn't fell down. Before going to the dorm, all of my classmate who were also assigned in my school were went to the church. Unfortunately, i got no church to ran to because it's still thursday so i have to wait for tomorrow's service. So i decided to eat in Jollibee first, I ordered a lot. I was drained, hopeless, heavy burdened. After i eat, tears started to flow. It was hard. I felt like I’m not gonna make it. I can't believe that it would be this hard. So I called my best friend, Tyn and she saved me that night. Separate blog for that. So yeah. After that i went to the dorm. Most of them are crying, they also felt my baggage. So I just give it to the Lord.

The next day( November 22, 2019). Tyn and I went to Rizal Park and National Library.

I went there to unwind. And we went directly to Pasay Church. What a nice coincidence wherein there's a concert of AUP Alumni Choir i think. It was sooo good

And they sung "Great is Thy Faithfulness" which is my theme song.

November 23, 2019 I went to church

November 24, 2019 Ma’am Rox treated us in a Grand Feast. It was such a good experience. The lights, the message of the songs, the companies.

All was great. We all are aiming to pass and bagging the 100% passing rate. And yep, that night we just give everything to Him.

After our dinner, one of my classmates confirmed that tomorrow will be the release of CBLE passers. We all are shookt. Damn, tomorrow is the day!!

November 25, 2019 Judgement day! I woke up at 9am and check if there's a call from Tyn. I ask her to see the result for me. I want her to be the one to tell me what's the result. I resolve to go in a coffee shop to wait for the call. I bring the book " Desire of Ages" with me and read 3 chapters.

It's around 6pm and no results yet. I was too anxious and at the same time excited. Here comes 7pm and still no results. I decided to go to bonchon to eat and planned to go home because they might release it by midnight.

While eating, my head is going nowhere. I'm too exhausted and anxious. Andd what i ordered is damnnn not worth the price. Urggg. But still, i need to eat it because it was fucking expensive.

7:40pm I received a call from my ate. She's crying and said "Congratulations, Kapatid!" I cried. No, i cried sooo hard. (DAMNNN IM CRYING WHILE TYPING THIS ONE). After the call i close my eyes and pray. I thank Him for being so faithful. I'm still crying while praying so it's really real.

I rush to the coffee shop where I went and use their wifi to check if it's really real. AND IT WAS REALLY REALLLLL. MARAMING SALAMAT PO PANGINOON!!!

I went home with a little celebration.

To my Parents, Ates, Professors, HS Teachers. Friends, Bestfriends. Thank you for the wisdom that i got from each one of you. And of course, to You, Lord. Thank You for being with me through my darkest sorrows. You have seen me fight my silent battles and struggles. Thank You for the blessings oh Lord. May all the Glories be unto You! 💚

[imagineclaireandjamie]

Imagine Jamie visiting a modern supermarket and being shocked at the amount of food available and how easy it is to now feed yourself

Flood my Mornings: Aisles

Notes from Mod Bonnie:

This story takes place in an AU in which Jamie travels through the stones two years after Culloden and finds Claire and his child in 1950 Boston.

See all past installments via Bonnie’s Master List

Previous installment: Not Yet (Jamie and Claire discuss modern contraception…and how long they’ll need it) 

September, 1950

Jamie stood entranced in the middle of the aisle, staring blankly at the sheer wealth of food surrounding him, enough to bury him a dozen times over. 

For that moment, he felt nothing but disgust.

Claire had said as much herself, a moment ago. “This is more modern and plentiful than what you’d find in Scotland or even England, these days. They’re still on war rations, you know,” she’d said, selecting a small bag of dried peas. “It’s a bit revolting, if I’m being honest–all this bounty when there are millions starving around the world, but,” she’d shrugged, “it’s here, and it certainly makes things simple.”

Aye, simple. 

The simplicity of unending plenty. 

The simplicity of more than enough money to partake of it.

The simplicity of a life without famine. 

He ran his fingers lightly, slowly, over rows of boxed rices and grains, feeling burning in his throat and ache in his heart. What wouldn’t he give? What agony would he not suffer to see a one-thousandth share of this abundance delivered to Lallybroch? To shower Jenny and Ian’s weans in more food than they could eat in a week? To see Jenny’s hollowed cheeks grow full and rosy once more?To see their faces at sight of the cakes and sweeties? Christ, only to see them…

Ye canna help them, he chided himself, bowing his head. Give thanks, man. Give thanks for your own full belly. Give thanks that Claire and Brianna are safe and fed. 

Lord, that they might be safe: my sister and her family.

“Da-aaaa?”

He snapped his head up toward the end of the aisle where wee Brianna’s face was craned around Claire’s elbow from her seat in the rolling cart. Despite the sadness still hanging like fog over his heart, Jamie couldn’t help but snort with laughter at the sight: the tiny blue bow on a clasp that Claire used to hold back the lass’s curls from her face was now dangling from the very tip of her forelock, bobbing jauntily against her jaw.

“Daaaaa?” Brianna wailed again, urging him to haste. The word transformed into a squawk as Claire pushed the handcart around the corner and caused them to disappear from view.

Jamie walked hastily forward, placing a hand lightly on the brim of his grey hat to keep it slipping off, shoes squeaking on the gleaming floor as he hurried toward the sounds of Bree’s calling for him, and Claire’s, “Oh for heaven’s sake, Bree, hush, he’s right behind us!” Brianna did not quiet even remotely until Jamie had reappeared, despite Claire’s best efforts. “Jesus H. Christ, I am so very ready for this phase of separation anxiety to run its course,” his wife said under her breath.

Jamie stooped to reaffix Brianna’s bow (Ms. Byrd called it a Barrette). “There you are, a chuisle. That’s better, aye?” 

Brianna misinterpreted his bending down as an intention to lift her out of the seat. When he failed to meet this expectation, she glared and made insistent noises at him, raising her hands up to him.

He gave her a steely eye and a raised brow. “Use words, Brianna. What would you like?”

She changed her tack at once, beaming angelically up at him. “Up-Da-peas?”

“Much better,” he said gently, lifting his daughter up into his arms. On impulse he tossed her up high over his head and caught her again. 

For a moment, he thought she was going to start crying: her eyes had widened and she looked completely stunned from the suddenness of the motion. Then, she cackled uproariously and demanded, “Um’gin!!”

He obliged, giving two or three more tosses before nestling her back down under his chin and kissing her head. He stood swaying for a minute before noticing the strange looks he was receiving with nearly all the other shopgoers in view. One woman, who was standing a mere ten feet away, was actually glaring at him.

Months or even weeks before, he might have reddened and gone quiet, not wishing to attract further attention. Instead, he met the woman’s eyes with a graceful nod and said boldly, “May I be of some assistance to ye, madame?”

The woman gave a great huff, a scandalized, “Really!” and turned her back.

Claire was doing her best to keep from laughing, hiding her face in the cart as she set two loaves of bread within. 

Jamie gave a weary kind of noise. “I dinna have manure on my nose, do Sassenach?”

She gave a small sigh herself as she straightened up. “I think the usual supermarket biddies aren’t used to seeing fathers here…least of all a father being openly affectionate to his daughter.”

Jamie snorted derisively. “They’d rather I shouted at her? Or pretended she wasna there?”

“Who bloody knows? I’m not often here myself, to be honest, God-Bless-Penelope-Byrd.”

“God-Bless-Penelope-Byrd, indeed,” he agreed, kissing Bree again and smiling sweetly at the judgmental passersby. ‘Twas better than giving them a swift kick in the arses, nasty wee besoms. 

Together, while Claire gathered her selections, Jamie and Bree walked around the cases of fruits and vegetables, as ordered and gleaming as jewel-bright honeycombs. Given that Brianna was of the age where she gave the name of everything in sight (often ad nauseum), he pointed at the pile of potatoes Claire was sorting through. “D’ye ken what this is, a leannan?”

“Tay-toe!”came the prompt answer.

“Aye, po-tato, verra good. And in the Gaelic,” he said, switching to that language, “’tis buntàta. Can ye say that, wee love?”

“Mmm-ta-duh!”

“Buntàta”

“Bmm-ta-rra!”

“Buntàta”

“🎶Let’s-call-the-whole-thing-off🎶” Claire sang–-yes, sang! “Oh, never you mind,” she laughed when she saw his face, she carrying blithely on selecting onions and leeks as if it were perfectly natural to break into song with no explanation. 

As it turned out, Brianna proved to be as helpful to Jamie as he was to her when it came to naming the produce before them. For all his travel, education, and general knowledge of the world, he genuinely did not know the answer when he pointed at a huge, green-striped thing and asked. “And what is this, a chuisle?

“Warrr-men-in!” she squealed, lurching forward in his arms to reach for it.

“No, cub, we dinna need that,” he said, pulling her away. Christ, the thing seemed large and heavy enough to crush her! “Is that right, Sassenach? Warmennin?”

“Watermelon,” she corrected, smiling fondly. “They’re sweet and very juicy– perfect in summer!” She selected one and plunked it into the cart.

“Ye dinna need to buy one for my sake, Claire. I was just curi–”

“And why ever not?” she said, with a shrug and a twinkle of the eye, adjusting her handbag and giving his arm a playful tweak. “Live a little, why don’t you!”

“D’ye hear that, Bree?” Jamie said, shifting her up closer to his mouth so he could whisper all confidential-like: “Mama says we can have all the sweeties we desire!”

Brianna raised both hands and gave a cheer. Claire raised both eyebrows and gave a splutter of laughter. “Why you absolute scoundrel! I said no such thing!”

“But as we’re ‘living a little,’ mo nighean donn, I think we’d all feel more alive wi’ a wee bit of chocolate, aye?”

(The chocolate cake made an excellent final course to their rather eclectic backyard meal of Cock-a-leeky soup; crusty bread, purchased and then warmed in the oven with butter and garlic; two exceptional wines that Jamie agonized in choosing from the available multitude; for Bree, some alarmingly-green wriggly stuff called Jello; ….and Watermelon, all washed down with Coca-Cola).

to be continued

[christambassadress]

OH, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY?!? | 07.13.16

Today, 13th of July 2016, I got alot in my mind. Actually a week ago I had this baggage I carried until now. I’ve been praying and praying hard and harder since then (hey, I always whisper prayer) this time it’s a pouring-out-my-heart prayer. I just don’t see things the way I wanted to. I just see things not worth thanking for. I onced locked myself in the prayer room and I can’t help myself but cry out to God and I was like, “Lord, di ko na alam gagawin ko. Di ko maintindihan, ano po ginagawa Nyo? Ano po gusto Nyo gawin ko? Di ko na po alam gagawin ko.”And all the tears are rolling down my face. Then I opened my Bible prayerfully He led me to Isaiah 41:29-31. Isaiah 40:29-31New Living Translation (NLT) 29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. I walked out the prayer room, thought of His Word. I knew He wanted me to trust and put my hope in Him and wait upon the unveiling of His great works but that same night, I felt helpless because of a person so dear to me yet so upset with me. I cried again to Him whom I know cares for me. The next morning I went out with church pastors, but didn’t mention what am I carrying with me. Except for one, I told her to pray for me. Then the next day, I felt total tension between things occuring. Until, this day. Happy birthday to me! But I’m not happy. Honestly, I feel depressed and sad and broken. I cried again to the Lord. I don’t know how to deal with this. This baggage I have, I always bring it to the Lord, but it keeps going back on my back. I receive birthday greetings, it makes me smile for a second, thanks for the emojis. I even rejected a dear friend when she asked me out. I don’t know what’s going on, until I remember what I always say to my disciples (Praise Jesus), “Take your burdens to the Lord AND LEAVE IT THERE.” Kasi Sya na bahala dun. We just need to have a little more faith. 2 Cor. 5:7 Believing is seeing with our spiritual eyes, in John it says, we might not understand it right now, but the Lord will reveal it on us on His time. I overthink. Nuh. It’s never gonna be an option again. Just keeping eyes upon the Lord. Di tayo dapat nagpapabagsak dahil sa mga naririnig natin sa paligid. We have a Great God, He will fight for us (Ex. 14:14) we just have to be still. I would have forgotten my birthday, but I saw how blessed I am facing these things. I am now ready for what awaits me. What our Great God has prepared for me. Remember, don’t take back baggages what you already have been given to the Lord, LEAVE IT THERE! Happy birthday, Jez Gorg Forev. Hahaha To God be the glory!!!

[kalipaylakaw]

Here’s to something new!

I haven’t written anything personal lately. I have been suppressing my emotions digitally and I forgot how therapeutic this is. There are several things that happened to me recently and I wouldn’t say that it isn’t all that interesting. Somehow it’s tragic, but I am starting to feel that it’s a good riddance after all. Maybe my situation right now is not what I wanted, but I have to accept my fate for it isn’t reversible. I could not say thankful as of this moment but I know down the line it will be a beautiful journey. So put your glasses on cause our future is so bright it might hurt our eyes! I resigned from my work EFFECTIVE September 11, 2020! Yes! I KNOW! I have been working in PBSP for 5 years, and it hurts to let go but I have to. You know the saying goes when the situation is hot you need to get out or else you’d get burned? Something like that, the gist is there. Truth be told I haven’t done my work perfectly. I have a lot of lapses and I don’t have any reasons to justify except for being so serious on reviewing the IELTS. That’s not even acceptable. My conscience is telling me to get out come clean and leave everything, but I have to do something before I leave, little did I know that KARMA just slapped my twice. Karma? That’s what I call him. Our PO no other than the person I loathe so much. I get that I have lapses, but I just can’t stand his attitude towards me. I get that these are the consequences I have to pay, but I was crying for almost a month. My weight changed dramatically from 62 to 58kg because I cannot stomach his attitude towards me. I get that I have done something wrong, but I cannot take how demeaning and condescending he is towards me. I have been praying every night for his heart to mellow down, but I guess his heart is too hard to melt. His words slashed through and through my heart, my soul and even invading my mind day by day. It wasn’t healthy. I was not healthy anymore. HIS WORDS MADE ME QUESTION MY WORTH! That’s the first reason why I resigned. He may be a good employer, but I swear he will not get anywhere with his attitude. HE IS THE WORST PERSON EVER. I swear to my grandmothers and grandfather’s grave he will eat his own words soon! But I am better than that, I would still wish him kindness. I wish that what he did to me will not happen to him, cause if it does, then he will realize how shitty his personality is. God bless his attitude. The next reason, which I told the HR why I resigned was I really needed to go back to the hospital for the experience needed for my overseas employment. Which was definitely true, since I already passed the IELTS last February 2020. Thank God! After 5 times, finally I got it! J so IRELAND here I come!!! Except that there’s still pandemic going on and the deployment ban is still existing. How pathetic it is, right? But it will all get better in time. The ban will be lifted soon! I declare!!! J

 Finally, I don’t know how to say this but my life really is one hell of a show! Have you ever been so happy that you could almost touch the clouds and say THIS IS IT! Your dreams and plans are coming to fruition and you can’t contain your happiness? But then something happens, LIFE! Life that’s unexpected, unwelcome (as of now) and it definitely CHANGED OUR PLANS 180 degrees. Well not 360 because it felt like nothing happened. Well, are you ready for the big BANG!? I wasn’t ready so be glad I warned you! I AM FREAKING PREGNANT! How’s that for a surprise? Were you surprised? What a joke right? My life right now is a big joke! I don’t even understand why this is happening.  I know it doesn’t sound right, I am not in the right state of mind, but I just needed to express these feelings because I am getting crazy day by day thinking about my situation. I know that it’s God’s blessing, but can I pause for a while and not be grateful for it? Am I the worst person now? I know there’s no one to blame but me and my husband, but we’ve been having unprotected sex for 4 years and nothing happened. Why now? Oh wait! I got pregnant last 2018, and it turned out to be blighted ovum. I don’t know what to ask God right now. I wish it will happen again L I AM SO SORRY! I wish that this is not even real. Am I the worst person? All I could do right now is sigh. I know I will have to accept my fate. I pray that God will not forsake me and my family. All I am thinking right now is to hold on to His promise of a prosperous life. I was asking for a blessing, but little did I know that He gave me another life in my womb. IT WAS UNEXPECTED, but I have to be grateful for this. My dreams of working abroad is not done. I am still looking forward to it someday. Maybe not this year, maybe next, next year. J

My parting prayer before I end this: Lord, I know I have been ungrateful and disobedient, but here I am now, repenting for my sins. Forgive me for the hurtful words I have said against You, my husband and my son. I pray that you’d open my heart and my mind to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can and to know when to surrender to Your will. I am nothing without You, God. Hear my prayers oh God! Don’t abandon us, don’t forget about us. Bless our day to day life, bless my family and bless our future. To Your will I obey. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen.

 We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. – Proverbs 16:9

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. – Proverbs 16:1

[cdc1345711]

Prime Order VS Lexington The Evil Beard

(Starla Cosmas AKA Dream Maker of the Prime Order had just gotten out of School with her friends-planning their weekend)

Devon:So are we gonna hangout at(looks around his surroundings)’you know where?’(then winks)”

Starla:Devon you can say the Prime Order base”

Devon:SHHH-you don’t want people to find out your secret identity that’s super hero 101″

Trevor:Dev she’s not a super hero she........uh what is it the PO does again Star?”

Starla:Silly-we make sure order is kept in place in every Cartoon Universe”

Tamyra:But what about that uh......Coal-Burn guy?”

Starla:Uncle Charles hasn’t been doing much disorderly conducts in a while.......kinda getting worried,but I’m he’ll turn up,he always does”

Darrel:Honestly I think this guy sounds cool-he made a team of famous and not so famous Cartoon Characters and they go on Avengers and Justice League level missions,bet it’s awesome”

Starla:(Serious for a second)It might be cool but Order needs to be maintained-therefore his team needs to disband(Everyone looks at her then she turns happy again)but until then I’ll enjoy their company(then skips off)”

Rachel:.....am I the only who thinks it’s scary but also cute when she acts all serious?”

Trevor:(Smiles at Starla)Not at all....”

(Starla transforms-via Sailor Moon or Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir style-and asks Maze to open up a portal to the base)

Maze:So Dreamy-brought your little crew with you I see?”

Dream Maker:I sure did”

Tamyra:I can’t believe it still amazes me how cool your portals feel Maze”

Maze:Thanks girl”

(Void,Zella and Accel enter)

Void:Oh Dream Maker brought her friends with her.......how nice”

Rachel:Awe(Walks up and hugs Void)Nice to see you too kitty cat”

Void:GAH-LET ME GO OR I’LL  BLACK HOLE YOU IN MY MOUTH A SPIT YOU OUT!!!!”

Rachel:(Still Hugging Void)Sure Kitty”

Accel:Ha-I love it when these kids hangout here”

Zella:It is nice to hang with different people-oh hey Devon,found something you might want to see(holds up a comic)”

Devon:(Eye brighten)No way-the first appearance of Wolverine in Hulk Issue #181-so awesome,how did you.......”

Zella:Before the order I used to be a Comic Geek,any kind of story with scientists got me hooked”

Trevor:So......where’s the rest of this Motley Crew?”

Accel:Set Zero is Meditating,Repulse is napping,and Sleep Master is discussing Charles’ suddenly quiet activities,thinks he’s planning something big or some crap”

Tamyra:Don’t you guys ever call yourselves by your names?”

(The PO just look at them in confusion)

Trevor:Do you guys know each other’s real names?”

Void:Well who we are isn’t important-maintaining order that’s important”

Rachel:Sounds........kinda sad”

Accel:This life ain’t perfect but it’s for a worthy cause”

(Suddenly the alarms go off)

BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP

Repulse:(Wakes up from his nap)Huh what.......OH HELL YEAH MISSION TIME...”

Devon:Sweet-can......can we watch?”

Dream Maker:Well........we gotta ask Grandpa”

Sleep Master:(In an almost emotionless tone)No......”

Devon:What?? but Mr.Seriphos......”

SM:Out of the question Devon”

Marlon:C’mon Sleeps-let the kids watch you guys take name and kick ass,should be a real treat”

SM:And whose to watch them if you’ll accompany us?”

Marlon:They’re trustworthy and mature enough not to touch my controls”

SM:(Face palms himself)Fine-but be sure not to touch anything on the console”

Kids:Yes sir”

Trevor:Hey Star(DM looks at Trevor)go kick some butt”

DM:(Smiling)I will”

Repulse:So what’s the mission-EVIL attack or has Charles resurfaced again?”

SM:A whole Cartoon World was obliterated-the ‘Garfield and Friends’ world”

DM:Awe-those poor animals”

Set Zero:So we go in and I use my Zero powers to fix everything?”

Marlon:Pre-(feels something)cisely”

Void:Kinda paused their for a second Marlon”

Marlon:Just.....wondering what to have for dinner”

Void:Okay”

(They head to the now dead wastelands of the once live Cartoon World-but before it could be healed A large cloaked figure appears)

SM:Coburn?.......did you do this?”

Cloaked Figure:I am not Charles Coburn-I am a being much more powerful and to answer yes I decimated this land to get your attention just to say ‘stay out of my way’”

SM:Apparently you don’t know us very well-Dream Maker knock him out”

DM:Alrighty Granndpa(tries to use her powers but for some reason...)I.....I can’t use them?”

SM:Hmm-well that’s a problem,Maze”

Maze:My warping ability ain’t working either”

Set Zero:If he ain’t Coburn than how is he able to negate our powers?”

SM:Good Question-we should incapacitate him and find out-Accel try to accelerate his vectors,that might slow him down a bit,why you Repulse try to demobilize him by cutting his legs”

Accel:Got it(accelerates to the cloaked figure)”

Repulse:On it(cuts himself in the legs but transfers the injury to the figure-but it has no affect)what the Hell my powers too?”

Accel:Time to mess up your vec......”

Cloaked Figure:Insolent pest(uses some kind of aura to lift Accel and fling him to right on top of Repulse)”

(At the base Trevor,Darrel,Devon,Rachel and Tamyra watch as the rime Order is getting their hides handed to them)

Darrel:This isn’t looking very good”

Devon:They might find a way to turn it around....maybe”

Rachel:Yeah-it’s like an episode of Dragonball Super-the enemy beats them but later they unlock a special ability to help win the fight-they’ll be fine(she says in a worried tone)”

Trevor:Please be okay Star”

(Back to the fight)

Set Zero:I could try to use my Zero powers but I don’t know if he took them away”

SM:Stand back-I’ll handle this(brings out his staff)been to long since I used my Staff”

Cloaked Figure:The Staff.......GIVE IT TO ME!!!!”

SM:(Blasts him with pinkish-blueish bolts of lightning at the cloaked figure)This stone was given to me by my father the same way his father gave it to him,and i’ll be damned if i’d give it to the likes of you........(the bolts cinches the cloaked figures cloak off)no matter what........Uh”

(The cloaked figure-now without his cloak is now revealed to be.....)

Set Zero:A Beard??”

Marlon:(Scared)Not just any Beard that’s.......”

SM:Lexington(a cold chill ran down his spine)”

Lexington:The Beard of Power-and you Seriphos Cosmas wield in that staff the ‘Dream Gem’ one of 7 Universal Gems-I have the ‘Power’ and ‘Devastation’ Gems,along with my God-like powers”

SM:(Though scared and knowingly realizing he’s out-powered stands his ground)I swore on my Father to protect this staff-especially from an Exiled Beard Lord like you”

Lexington:FOOL......(Launches his attack at Sleep Master but of instead of him the attack hits.....)”

SM:REPULSE!!!?”

Repulse:(Saving SM from the blast while he himself takes full affect of the Beard’s powers)I can handle this boss.........I can redirect the pain......I will survive”

Lexington:ENOUGH........you have angered me for the last time-NOW YOU DIE MORTAL!!!!!!”

Repulse:(Feeling the overpowered weight of the attack messing up his body)Huh.........so this is what it feels like........to die”

(In that mere second all the power of Lexington’s force attack explodes on Repulse,clearing him of his skin,leaving only........a skeleton-as his team mates look on at him)

Maze:REP!!!!!!.........”

Set Zero:I can use my power to help bring.....huh? AAAAAAAAAAAGH(just than a small portal opens up under his feet flinging him inside to who knows where)”

Void:SET ZERO!!!!!!!”

Lexington:I have sent the one you dubbed Set Zero into another domain to show I am not completely heartless-I will return for your staff Seriphos Cosmas but for now........I’ll let you mourn your fallen(Lexington than flies off)”

Maze:(Crying and holding the skull of Repulse)Rep......Oh God”

DM:(Also saddened by the loss of Repulse and Set Zero cries and hugs her Grandfather)Oh No”

SM:It’s okay young one.....we shall fix this-I swear”

Accel:If only I was faster I could’ve.....”

Zella:(Placing a hand on his shoulder)Acs-it’s not your fault”

Void:(Sees Marlon on the ground)Marlon,what’s.......”

Marlon:My fault.........Repulse.......Set Zero.....(turns to show Void,his crying eyes)I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING!!!!(hugs Void)I should’ve seen it coming”

Void:(Hugs him back)We all should’ve seen it coming”

(They return to the base-DM’s friends saw the whole thing and try to comfort them)

Trevor:Hey we saw the whole thing we’re sorry”

SM:Losing both Set Zero and Repulse was......an unfortunate event”

Maze:(Angry)Don’t expect any sympathy from him-this fucker didn’t shed a tear when his own son died,which is why his other son is a fucking mentally depressed sociopath”

DM:Maze.......”

Maze:Not now Dreamy........just not now”

Devon:(To the others)We really are sorry”

Accel:Hey-like I said,it sucks but it’s for a greater good”

Trevor:How are you doing Star?(she already answered by giving Trevor a hug,causing him to fluster)”

DM:I do miss Repulse but Set Zero is still alive and we’ll find him,I’m not as strong with my emotions as Grandpa is haha(wiping away her tears)”

Trevor:Doesn’t look that way heh”

(As DM and her friends retreat to her room as well as the others retreat to their rooms-Marlon however walks into a different area of the base and contacts someone)

Marlon:You were right it was Lexington gathering the Universal Gems-so far we still got the Dream Gem but Lex still has the Power and Destruction”

????:That’s very bad......do the others.......?”

Marlon:Faked guilt act worked,even did fake tears,sad we had to lose a few numbers to win but it is for a greater good,still don’t know where the other gems are but i’ll keep you updated.......just hope the others don’t find out Charles”

Charles:If they do-we will need their help,now go comfort them,especially Maze and Void-they need it most of all”

Marlon:Will do(cuts transmission)”

Charles:Eric-how far are we in finding the Soul,Time,Death and Life Gems”

Eric:Grim has the Death Gem with him,Soul Gem is still no where to be found as well as the Time Gem,but we still have the Life Gem in San Lorenzo”

Charles:Good-we need to find them before Lexington does.........or else we’re all fucked”

(The Cartoon-Force keeps searching for the Universe Gems so they could save the world from Lexington’s wrath-while the PO go back to business as usual)

THE END

Prime Order belongs to @randomwoohoo 

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Nathan James

7 17 2015

The most Scariest and Blessed day of my life so far.

I have never been so scared in my entire life until that day came. I’ll tell the whole story here on tumblr.

My due date was on the July 15th of the year 2015. 2 weeks before the due date, my awesome OB performed and IE and told me that I should walk at least 200m to 500m a day to avoid a cesarean section. So on those past few days before due date, I managed to walk to some parts of our village and completed what the ob said.

On our second to the last appointment, I was still 2cm dilated, our ob said after the IE. Still in dismay, I asked questions on how to resolve the problem and might want other plans just in case. She said that we still have our last week to adhere to the parameters needed to have a Normal delivery. If it didn’t work, she’ll have to induce the labor to avoid stress to the baby. Also she saw some white-ish particles in the ultrasound (white ink on the ultrasound is what you can see on the ultrasound like the baby, some particles and other thing-y, and the black ink particles there is the water.) It could be the baby’s poop or the water level is too thick. (The water is too mature and starting to degrade *not a healthy sign when the baby is still inside*)

Then the next day, I started to walk twice the length of the first prescription. Then the last check up came. It was July 15, 2015. OB performed IE and still, i was still 2 cm dilated. I am expecting that I am at least 4-5 cm dilated. I was so disappointed that day.

Then, our OB gave us a choice to wait for a week or to perform an Induced Labor the next day pronto. We decided to get the baby out the next day. I arranged my things, phone, towel and the baby bag.

On July 16, 2015, Me and The Husband went to the hospital. We filled up the sheets and all, while I’m still waiting for my natural labor to come. After 2-3 hours, the nurse put on an IV on me. I can’t remember what it is I think Oxytocin. My sister came and she’s all out support. (goodie)

I was hungry so Hubs went to buy noodles. Then My OB came and said I can’t eat anymore due to the IV. ughhh. Fast forward, I was being induced that moment. It was 4:00 pm. I was transferred to the 2nd floor. where the labor room, operating room, and the nursery/NICU room are. Then there’s so many nurses and I was still in bed. Then they transferred me to another wheeled bed and I waited for like an hour outside the rooms. I can’t feel any pain. Then, they attached some things on my Belly. It’s a machine that can monitor your contractions. 

It’s like a lie detector test but attached to my belly. Once the thin needle draw earthquake like readings, I just felt some tingling sensation. Then they said, that’s it, it’s a contraction! But I said, is that it? I mean it’s not painful at all. They said, I have a strong pain tolerance. Other mum’s out there felt that painful enough to push. (I felt those tingling sensations 1 and a half weeks prior to this scenario so I guess i was unconsciously having contractions for like 1 and a half weeks until this. :> )

Next thing I know I was transferred again to another room, the Labor room where I had to be induced until the next morning. That whole day was a tiring day since you've haven't had any food, when I was inside the room, that's where all the pain started. The contractions are getting bigger and stronger and longer to the point that I'm making painful gestures with all the wires attache to me and my belly because of the IV Drip. I took a photo of my belly dull of stretch marks to ease the pain. The contractions were a 5-10minute apart. And the nurses are always there, friendly and always checking on me. They even turned off the lights so that I could sleep.

The next day came, July 17, 2015 5am and no progress yet. Still 2cm dilated. Oh by the way, I had 2 female nurses and 1 male nurse which is very friendly and all out support on me too since he knew my sister, he was always on my call. So glad! If it wasn't for him our bills had started to sky-rocket! He said it's the nurses' prerogative to check for the used meds and all but this male nurse, he came into conclusion that I wasn't even in the OR yet and still inside the Labor Room which is BTW has minimal charge unlike if I was staying in the hospital room sooo, yep, good point nurse!

Also, since I haven't eaten anything since yesterday, he said, he will give me food(thank you po lord) but it's our(and the female nurses) secret coz we're not allowed to eat in here. Lol

The monde's mamon and 1 skyflakes pack is all I got to munch on but nonetheless, it sufficed.

Then every 5 mins of all the hours remaining until 6pm in the afternoon is painful since the ob said we need to add dosage to the IV so that I could be in total-labor. That's a total bummer.

3pm, I saw a woman on a hospital bed i think she's injected with anesthesia and the sleeping drug already since she's very calm and she was just on the room for like 5minutes and after that, she went straight to the OR and then performed scheduled C-section. After about 2-3 hours, she was on the labor room again and she's groggy due to the operation.

(I think much better to go with the scheduled one so you wouldn’t endure the pain of an induced one, still, the choice is yours!)

Fast forward, I was very stressed due to the contractions and I haven't eaten anything yet since yesterday and I was all alone in the room without the husband nor the sister. We just communicate through texts.

6:10pm the ob came and said it's time to do the inevitable.

***Cesarean-section***

so I was in labor for a total of 24 hours plus+++++. 😭

I was very nervous that time. So many what if's and all. Someone gave me papers to sign for the approval of doing the c-Section procedure. And then they proceeded to put me into the Operating room. Hubby isn’t allowed at the OR idk why I think, hispital rules? The nurses transferred me to a cross like operating bed and waited for the anesthesiologist to inject some on my spine.

They said this part was a very painful one but It doesn't friggin' hurt. I think i just felt an ant bite on my back but it doesn't really hurt. I think I just had the best anesthesiologist in town.(and a pricey one too 😂)

Anyways after that it immediately spread unto the lower part if my body until the ob came and she said to fasten my arms to the crossed➕ bed and they're checking on my bp. I had High BP that time since I was very nervous. And the aircon was on my feet. Its very cold and I dont know what to expect. Also the very unexpected shoulder dance! After they injected some med on the IV, My shoulders started to shudder like crazy! It’s like I was limbo rocking in the OR ofc without any prizes and consolations. The doctors inside told me it was perfectly normal. But wth I didn’t know about and didn’t signed up for that. LOL—

Anyways, we waited for my bp to low down until the ob sent the go signal.

This time They put a green barrier on my chest and lower stomach so i can't see how they slice up my belly.

Then the ob asked what would be the type of cut I want, bikini or normal cut, she said it doesn't have a difference in terms of the price since it's always up to the doctors to put their price tag on that, so I said, “Okay Doc, Bikini Cut!”

Then she started. They were chatting while cutting me! They’re like conyo and laughing but I don’t mind, it eases my mind and their conversation felt comfortable, they’re also chatting with me a little (para mapa-kalma ako) the anesthesiologist and my ob. And then after 20 minutes or so, she said,

“Oh, that's why he hasn't gone down on you because he's had two umbilical cord on his neck!”

2 rounds of umbilical cord on his neck?!—

When I heard that, I was like, WTF! You wanna die even before you're born? Lol Anyways. I was shocked and at the same time grateful to my ob since she didn't hesitate to decide on doing the procedure later.

The I heard him crying! Goodness gracious! It was a very tearful moment but I didn't cry. Lol he was put on my chest and unto my breast to start latching but I dunno he can't but whatevs. (We did delay cord-clamping, best decision ever)

After that the anesthesiologist came and put on the sleeping drug so that they can continue to the operation and stitched my belly back.

After 1 minute, I was very sleepy and blacked out for realzz. The moment I woke up I was in the Labor room already and the pedia checked on me and told me my baby was on the NICU and my husband was with the baby and all things doctor-ish that I can't totally remember because I was friggin groggy. Then after that I passed out again, I was then transferred to my room at about 10pm that day and I can't stand nor put my upper body up because it's so painful and the doctor advised me not to get up yet.

When the baby's there, I can’t see him kasi the cot is high so I got my phone and took a picture of him while laying on the bed. Lol.

But this momma is pasaway so she got up and tried to breastfeed the bear, hence the photo below:

Anyways. That's it!

Welcome to the cruel world with your crazy yet awesome pair of parents,

Nathan James!

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10/05/2020 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 4:19-6:15, Colossians 1:18-2:7, Psalms 77:1-20, Proverbs 24:23-25

Today is October 5th welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I'm Brian it is a joy and a privilege and an honor to be here with you today as we move into this workweek as we take the next step forward together in the Scriptures, the…the grand adventure that we find ourselves on as we move through this year together. So, we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week. Today Jeremiah chapter 4 verse 19 through 6 verse 15.

Commentary:

Okay. So, Psalm 77 is what we read today when we were moving through the Psalms portion and man there's not a better argument for why we should journal our way through the Bible and maybe even through our lives. And we’ve talked about journaling a number of times as we move through the Scriptures. We see the president kind of set with the monuments and the piles of rocks that would be stacked up. What is being portrayed here is a way of remembering what happened so that what happened isn't forgotten. And we see a deep soul cry in the Psalm today. “I cry out to God. Yes, I shout out.” And let’s think about it. When do we cry out to God? I mean we…we can cry out to God if we are in a sense of worship. Mostly we cry out, like shout out to God because we are done, like because we are overwhelmed, we are cooked crispy, like everything feels like it's falling apart and we are suffering and it's agonizing and so we cry out to God. And this is the psalmist Asaph today, “I cry out to God. I shout O that God would listen to me. When I was in deep trouble I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted.” Oh…there’s such honesty in that. We should all be able to understand where this is coming from. It's just that Asaph actually gives voice to this. These thoughts, these kinds of things, these are the things we stuff. We just keep them inside. It’s like, “I could never…never say that out loud.” I mean…some…some of us are good at just telling God how we feel but usually this is the kind of sentiment that we…we just go like, “yeah, you’re just being a big baby. Suck it up, move on.” But the psalmist asks some really penetrating questions and likely they are questions we have asked. “Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will He never again be kind to me? Is His unfailing love gone forever? Have His promises permanently failed? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Had He slammed the door on His compassion?” Asaph is giving voice…like I just read this out of the Bible. This is ancient. People have been having these kinds of feelings for thousands of years wrestling through these. Like we might think we wrestle through these things when we try to say them but it's just like a new phenomenon? This is not true. This has always been going on. So, Asaph kind of concludes, “this is my fate. The most-high has turned His hand against me.” Have we never felt that way before? It usually goes away, right? We get some context, we get some perspective, but in the moment that feels so true. So, what does Asaph do? Like, he’s poured his heart out. He's been brutally honest about what he's feeling like. But what does he do? I continue to quote the Psalm. “But then I recall all you have done O Lord. I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. Can't stop thinking about your mighty works.” Okay, so in the moment where we feel like everything is falling apart, we get pulled into a hurricane basically and we are just being pummeled if we have nothing to remember, like if we can't remember God's faithfulness. And this is what Asaph is essentially teaching us. “Then I recall all you have done. I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.” And, so, as we move through the Bible, but also through our lives to be able to write down…and it can be a religious like tradition where it’s an every day thing, it can be a once week thing, it can be a once a month thing, whatever, but just to kind of chronicle our own journey in our own hand after some fashion gives us literally the written testament of God's faithfulness in our lives. So, when we find ourselves in those moments where we’re just totally gettin’ leveled, to be able to remember God's faithfulness when we can't see or feel it is a game changer. And we see this borne out in the Scriptures.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for the ability to write. We thank You for the ability to articulate. We thank You for the ability to chronicle Your faithfulness in our lives and we thank You that this has been done in the Scriptures, not only as a model for us, but as something we can look at and say, “okay. Honesty is coming off of these pages and leading me into a true place that can really help me.” And, so, we thank You for that. And Father as we do chronicle our lives as we do write down the things that are going on, may they be exactly that, a place to return to say, “O, I thought I was going to get destroyed in that situation but I'm still here and I remember that fear and I remember being agonized over all that. But I’m reading these pages and remembering but I see that I'm still here. You were faithful. You brought me through.” We thank You for the ability to do that. This is what the Bible does for us over the course of thousands of years. But we have our own story to tell, our own story with You. And, so, come Holy Spirit as we continue…as we continue to write the story of our lives, or maybe as we just begin to start to write down some of the days and some of the happenings and some of the things going on in our lives. Come Holy Spirit, lead us to create a testament of our own, a testimony of Your faithfulness through our lives. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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And, as always, if you have a prayer request or encouragement, you can hit the Hotline button in the app, which is the red button at the top or you can dial 877-942-4253. And that is it for today. I’m Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Good morning Daily Audio Bible. So, I just heard the news Ms. China, Mr. Ben, we have the same last name, Brown that’s awesome! Congratulations to Jill Brian in the whole Hardin household. God bless you. Heavenly Father, thank You that You have given us Your written word, the word that these…this family has been anointed by…by Your hands and the words of…of Your mouth the theirs and to our ears over the years casting the bread upon the water and reaping great harvests. I ask You to bless this new baby and their parents and their grandparents and their children and their children for generations to come. Lord You said that children are an inheritance from You and that blessed is the man whose arrow…they’re like arrows that are shot out into the world and blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. So, I pray that…that just as Brian and Jill have trained their children up in the way that they should go they are training us up and the legacy is and amazing one and it’s just from God because of God because of the abiding presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in our hearts that we would seek Him daily and share this together. Lord I remember meeting China when she was 12 at the Wind…the Wind Farm café and Max was out riding his skateboard in the parking lot and Tyler was doing the audio and Christian was there. Just thank You so much for this family. I pray bless them. And thank You that the followed Your commission from Adam and Eve.

Hello family this is Demetri I’m calling from Oregon. Some of you might remember I called regarding my marriage, my wife, and everything that’s been going on with that. My wife did apply for divorce even though I told her I didn’t believe in divorce and I will not go for it. I received the paperwork and the court date is set for…for the beginning of November. I’m staying faithful to God and believing that He’s in control and He’s gonna do what…what is best for both of us. I pray and continue to pray that restoration is what’s gonna happen, but I believe that God can use this situation even if through divorce He can…He can restore us anyway. So, I pray and ask you family to continue praying for my wife, continue praying that that she will seek Him, she will find Him, and she will do the right thing. Thank you, family for…for always being there for me and Brian thank you for this amazing platform. I’ve been with you guys for about five years now and I don’t plan to stop anytime soon. So, if you can pray for my wife, pray for me to not lose hope, not lose faith, to continue relying that God is in control I’d really appreciate it. Thank you everybody for your prayers and for always being there for me.

Oh China and then and baby what wonderful news you had today and I listened to your dad earlier and it made me remember how my husband and I felt when our baby girl finally told us that she was pregnant and it turned out she had a baby girl too. We were just walkin’ on air and when I knew I was pregnant back then we didn’t know the sex but that first Christmas, and I want to warn you, brace yourself, every time we would sing Christmas carols I would just have tears streaming down my face because I was so happy and so humbled that I was going to the same thing that Mary went through to have Jesus. And, so, oh, you know that so many prayers are with you and with this baby and take care of yourself. We love you. We love Ben we love the baby. God bless you. Bye.

Hi family this is his little Cherry in Canada and I want to pray for Kim in Texas, her husband, and their family. Daddy, it’s wrong what’s happening. I can only imagine Your fury over the suffering that’s happening, and the injustice and I pray God that You would do battle on behalf of what’s right and what’s true. You love everyone involved. But I pray for Kim and her husband and their children. I pray that You would rebuke the devourer, that You would silence his lies, that You would expose him as if he’s suddenly naked in front of everyone, that he would be dismayed, turned back, that he would run screaming into the night, into the darkness that he himself has created. May he fall into his own traps and be foiled. And Lord Jesus I just pray that You would vindicate those who are in the right, that You would put a stop and an end to all the plans and purposes of darkness for Kim and her husband and her children and that they would be delivered in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Heavenly Father we just thank You and praise You because You are worthy You are worthy of our highest praise You’re worthy of our best You’re the one who supplies our joy Lord and so we thank You. We thank You for this awesome news that China and her husband Ben are gonna have a baby. Thank You for that. We needed that. We so much needed that. And how appropriate Lord with the Psalm that You picked that we saw the wicked succeeding in the world and everything going to pieces Lord, but You cause us to remember Your faithfulness Lord and You’ve done it through this __ through this beautiful thing that we get to share together as a family Lord. You are good. You’ve always been good even in the beginning of this year You were good. Throughout the year You are good. And thank You Lord for returning our attention to that goodness Lord. So we praise You and we ask that You extend Your healing hands over this child, that You protect the baby, keep the baby safe, watch over the mother, the Father, the grandparents, aunts and uncles Lord. Heavy blessings upon them Lord so they can bring this child to term healthy and strong that we again as a community can continue to give You the praise honor and glory that You deserve Lord. You are a faithful God, You’re a loving God and You’re a true God and we thank You we thank You we thank You. And all praise honor and glory belong to You. This is Byron out in Florida. Brian, China, Jill, Ben, everybody. Congratulations. So excited for you all. God is so very good. Amen.

Hey Daily Audio Bible does Paul from Houston and I wanted to call to pray for James the Mighty Warrior from...called in on the September 29th asking for prayer. He’s been…you said you that you’ve been separated two years and I’m not sure that you…that your wife was trying to move on and just wanted to pray for you with all the people and totally understand what you’re going through and just want to pray for peace Lord. I ask Lord that You would be with James marriage Lord, that You would bless him. God, I ask Lord that You would open the eyes of…of him of his wife. Lord I thank You for being with them. Lord I ask Lord that You would just see the different things that…that…that Your Holy Spirit would just guide their steps Lord, that You would be in the middle of…of what’s happening Lord and I ask Father that Your presence would be made known and I thank You Lord that as James seeks You Lord I thank You Lord that You would just bless him and be with him just give him wisdom help him to see things clearly. Help him to have the eyes to see and the ears to hear and help us all to have the eyes to see and ears to hear to know what direction to take and what steps to go and which way to go right or to go left or to go straight or to backup. There’s…there’s all these things God that we just need we need Your help and we’re just praying for my brother that You would be with him and just bless him and keep him and put Your angels around him. Lord I thank You Lord for just giving him peace in the middle of the storm no matter what’s happening. God, I ask Lord that You would just direct his steps in Jesus’ name. Love you guys. It’s Paul from Houston. Take care.

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03/07/2019 DAB Tranbscript

Numbers 8:1-9:23, Mark 13:14-37, Psalms 50:1-23, Proverbs 10:29-30

Today is the 7th day of March, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it's great to be here with you today like it is every day no matter what part of the week it is. But it's the end of another of our weeks together and they just…they just keep going by and then just keep going by until we complete our journey. So, it's is wonderful to be here around this Global Campfire bringing to a conclusion another of the weeks that we get to share together, and we’ll take the next step forward in the Scriptures. And we’ve been reading from the English Standard Version this week. And today numbers chapters 8 and 9.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for another week in Your word and we just keep marking the weeks and You just keep taking us deeper and we take to heart the words of the gospel of Mark today, “stay awake.” This seems to be the theme screaming out of the Gospels, “have eyes to see, stay away.” And we confess the slumber…the slumber of our lives, the way that we get so focused on whatever it is that's happening to make us uncomfortable. If we could just open our eyes, if we could just wake up and see the vastness of Your goodness and the eternal nature, the never ending-ness of it all and that we are in the middle of it, but that our vision is so narrowly focused that we can see, that we are just under the haze of life. We’re slumbering. Awaken us God that we might see You at work in this world in and among us, through us and all around us. We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi beautiful family this is Susan Schultz I’ve been a listener since 2012 but I don’t call in much but I have been the airport liaison for the More conference for seven years and I love you all so much and I pray for you all the time, especially the pilgrims and I love all my More ladies. Hi, I love you. Hope to see you all soon. But I just wanted to call to rejoice with Harold. I have learned through More conference and I even have a jacket that says it, “I can do hard things.” I started running at the ripe old age of 57 two…two summers ago and I have made it my goal to run a half marathon by my 60th birthday which is six 6/6/60. Hey Nora Lee, my other six 6/6/60 DABber. I know that what God has taught me through running is that I can do hard things and when I did my very first...the longest run I’ve ever done since my training started, I was listening to the DAB. It was an 11-mile run and I made it the whole way, but in the middle, I was rejoicing because Harold called in and said that he was saved, and I…I just couldn’t believe it. I mean it’s…we’ve been praying for him since January and I was so excited because my training started in January and he was training and I just…he’s been on my heart ever since. And, so, I just thank you all and love you all. And, so, thank you Jesus…

[singing starts] Have Your way Lord. Have Your way. Have Your way Lord. Have Your way. Have Your way Lord. Have your way. Have your way. Have your way. Someone needs you Lord now today. Someone needs you Lord now today. Someone needs you Lord now today. Have your way. Have your way. Someone’s crying Lord have your way. Someone’s crying Lord have your way. Someone’s crying Lord have your way. Have your way. Have your way [singing stops]. I’d like to ask for prayer for the family and friends of Caleb Mekins a 31-year-old minister who passed away in Ethiopia. This is Blessings Flow in Pennsylvania.

Hello Daily Audio Bible community this is Abiding in His Love from New York. It’s February 29th. This is my first-time calling in. I’ve been listening to the Daily Audio Bible on and off. Today I’m calling in…I actually struggle with calling in. I’ve been trying to call in but every time I put it off and I just want to reach out to the community to pray for myself as a parent for spiritual guidance in helping my daughter. She’s 12 years old and lately she’s been going through some tough times and struggle with self-defeating thoughts. Most days…her days are mostly overshadowed by just feeling oppressed. I know that’s not typical, that’s not of God and the Bible say that He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. And I’m praying that over my daughter, that whatever spirit of oppression, depression or sadness or self-defeating thoughts, that those will be gone in the name of Jesus and for other parents who are struggling with adolescent children that may be going through the same thing, I pray dear God that we will use our weapon of praying to destroy whatever plans the devil has to destroy our children. So, I ask you guys to keep us in your prayer, to uplift us. My daughter is Kay. I thank you. God bless you.

Proud witness right here in this place it’s the light of God’s love all over my face all those who see me they ask me what’s up it’s the presence of God that’s filling my cup love overflowing in rivers and streams causing reflections visions and dreams dreams of the future reflections of the past visions and fulfillment of all that I’ve asked it could be a gesture a word or touch something so small can accomplish so much because it comes from you Father up in heaven above filling me with mercy wisdom and love helping me to be a blessing today to all those my Father whom you’ve sent my way someone who’s hurting someone in need yet all are desiring to somehow be freed so help us keep patient and do things your way help me dear Lord to have the right words to say someone’s confused about what they heard longing for the truth that comes only from your word there’s a powerful witness right here in this place it’s the light of your love all over my face

blindtony1016@gmail.com. Like to give a shout out to Brian, Jill, Max, China, China, Ezekiel and Christian, you know, the whole Hardin family. Thank you so much for this wonderful podcast for God’s Holy Spirit to flow. Keep it flowing y’all. And it was so nice hearing Jill’s voice again. I haven’t heard you in a long time. Sounds good.

Hello DAB listeners my name is Janice and I’m in Illinois. I’m here to report that I’m not just a DABber nor double DABber. I am a triple DABber. Because of a difficult trial I am going through right now I have many sleepless nights. So, instead of laying in my bed worrying and stewing over my troubles I listen to DABC and DAB for Kids and I let God’s words wash over me. I’ve been listening to Brian since the end of the first year of broadcasting DAB. China I was listening the year that you went to India with your dad. As a second-grade teacher in a Christian school I would use those DAB for Kids in my classroom. You were 11 years old. This year they are replaying that first year of DAB for kids. DABber’s, what a blessing it is to hear China and her dad teaching the Bible together. Then I listen to China, the grown-up. Oh my, what an incredible wisdom God has granted you China. So, I am a triple DABber and God’s word is carrying me through this, the most difficult time I’ve ever gone through. Thank, you China for obeying the Lord’s calling on your life. Thank you, Brian and Jill for bringing your children up at the feet of Jesus.

Hi this is Asia from Chicago it’s March 1st and I just heard Tony the Narrator or Tony the Narrator if you say it like him. Hey man. I’m so glad that you called in such a vulnerable spot. I just was really moved and heartbroken to hear you speaking and crying about your ex-wife and her boyfriend and it’s just so…I just can’t…I just…I can’t even fathom how hard marriage, loss, and divorce and marriage breakup could be. I…just this week had just a guy that he and I were talking and then we had a conversation and decided that we were gonna just be friends and it was so hard for me it was really sad. And I just can’t even imagine, I mean a hundredfold the anguish that you must be enduring right now, and I just want you to know that it’s okay to lament, it’s okay to grieve. It’s so hard. It’s not what we want. It’s never what we want, right? And we can do everything we can to distract ourselves. But I’m so proud of you for being brave and strong, for calling it like it is instead of, you know, putting a fake, a pseudo-silver lining over it. “Oh, it’s going to be fine, I’m good, Jesus is good.” Like those are all true things and it is good but brother, kudos to you for being strong and admitting when you are weak. And I’m here for you and I’m praying for you and I love you. This is Asia from Chicago.

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10/17/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 30:1-31:26, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Psalms 87:1-7, Proverbs 25:18-19

Today is the 17th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian. It’s great, of course, to be here with you as it is every day that…that we step into the firelight of the global campfire and allow God's word to speak to us and take the next step forward, not only in our journey with the Bible, but also our journey in life. So, it's…it’s a joy to take his next step forward together with you and we’ll be going back into the book of Jeremiah. Today chapter 30 verse 1 through 31 verse 26 and we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week.

Prayer:

Father, we thank you for your word. We thank you for your kindness. We thank you for the way that your word speaks to us. Even as we read in Jeremiah today, so many of us have children who are wayward, and we’ve found ourselves concerned and it's been a matter of prayer in the community here for us as long as we’ve been a community. And, so, this has always been an issue, but we read today, “your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy. There is hope for your future, says the Lord. Your children will come again to their own land”. And even though we know we’re reading prophetic words about bringing those from exile home this still seems so deeply to apply in our own lives and the relationships that have become wayward or have gone astray or have been lost. And, so, we pray Lord, for those...those who are in exile, those who once walked with you, but have in one way or another, walked away and walked right into their own captivity. Set them free Father. We pray in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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Check out the Initiatives section of the website and you can see some of the different things that we have going on, like God of Your Story, but also Israel 2020. We’ll be going back to the land of the Bible this coming February and there are a small handful of spaces available on that trip just simply due to some cancellations. So, if going to the land of the Bible has been kind of something on your bucket list you may want to check that out. I know that it was actually never on my bucket list until I went and that just radically changed things, not in the way you might be thinking. It just…it made the Bible come alive. It just makes a difference to stand in a place that you’ve been reading about your whole life and, you know, imagining…just imagining the things that happened there. When you're actually standing there and going, “that happened right…like this is a real place. This…this really happened” and just to feel the crunch of the…the earth beneath your feet and being able to turn in a circle, you know, just things that you can't do when you're looking at pictures or just the smells of the different places. Like, you just can't get that any other way. So, yeah, we've been going back every year since, taking a pilgrimage each year, because it just…it does that. It makes the Bible…you can't see the Bible same after that. So, anyway, there's a…there’s a little handful of spots. So, if you wanna…if you wanna come along, check it out at dailyaudiobible.com in the Initiatives section.

If you want to partner with the Daily Audio Bible. If what’s happening here, this bringing the spoken word of God read fresh every day, this rhythm of life every day, if that brings encouragement into your life then thank you for your partnership. There’s a link on the homepage. If you're using the Daily Audio Bible app you can press the Give button in the upper right-hand corner or, if you prefer, the mailing address is PO Box 1996 Spring Hill Tennessee 37174.

And, as always, if you have a prayer request or comment you can just hit the Hotline button, the little red button in the top of the app and just start talking or you dial 877-942-4253.

And that's it for today. I'm Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi Brian and the Daily Audio Bible family this is Wade the veteran from Japan. I want to give you guys a praise report and I just want to say I love you all and I thank you for your prayers. I have found a full-time job with a Japanese company and I started…I just started two weeks ago. I mean, unfortunately, I don’t get paid until next month, the 28th of next month but at least now I’m working and I’m very grateful for all of you and for praying for me. It’s been a very tough and very hard struggle these last 10 years since I’ve retired from the military living here. And also, now that I have a job, I’m going to do the very best that I can to work out of the debt that I’m under. And, you know, it’s 30,000, a little over 30,000…$33,000 that I’m in debt but I will get out of it and I will be free of it. And one of the most important things for me too is to go home and see my mom. Like I said before, it’s been over 10 years since I’ve seen her. And I also pray and ask that you keep praying for my son as he has Tourette’s and other issues that really affect him. I love you all. I just want to say thank you. And Brian, thank you for this wonderful app and thank you for the Daily Audio Bible. I love listening to it. God bless you all. And for those of you who are calling in every day, I pray for you as well. Thank you all so very much. God bless you and thank you.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible community this is Dave from North Carolina and this is my first time calling although I’ve been a long-time listener. I have an urgent request that oh Father you would reach down and find Jeffrey Stewart wherever he is. Last I heard from him was Saturday in the city of Raleigh as I was trying to help him get out of a place where he was being threatened by a loan shark. He’s a recovering alcoholic and he loves You but he’s lost in many ways and I pray that You would find him physically, spiritually and bring him back to those who love and care for him but most importantly Lord him back so that he finally has peace and comfort in You. Thank you.

This is Songbird 047 and I just listened to Monday, October the 14th podcast and Brian you are talking about a song which just happens to be one of my favorites from when I was a child, but you couldn’t remember the song. So, here it goes. [singing] turn your eyes upon Jesus look full in His wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace [singing stops]. Have a good Monday everyone. I pray for you all and I thank you for your prayers. Blessings.

Hi good morning my name’s Laverne and I called in I think probably maybe a couple weeks ago just to say hello and I wasn’t able to share some things that’s really going on. So, I’m hearing a lot of people and their marriages and things breaking down and being really difficult and I’ve been in that. My marriage is…is broken. We’re separated now, we have been for about 18 months. I live in a different home to him. He lives in our family home. I might’ve mentioned that before. And then I found out recently that he was…he’s been dating but we’re still married, and he just says, “well we’re divorced because he says so.” So, I’m struggling…I have been struggling with that but…and I’ve been crying and not crying but I remember a part of my life wanting to not be with him anyway because I just find that…it just…it just didn’t feel right. But then recently, I’ve been…God…every season God gives me a word and this season has been distraction. I thought it was to do with work and things at work but actually what I realized is that the enemy is on the prowl and he’s on the attack and actually what he’s doing is he’s severing marriages because then our focus is totally on our husbands or on our wives but actually our focus needs to be on God and I’m realizing now that every day when I get up and I’m crying over this, over my husband and stuff, actually that’s not what it’s supposed to be. If it’s meant to be it will be. If God has us then no man can separate us no matter what we’re going through. Now I have my witnesses too which has been lust and his is the same, but I refuse to go down that road anymore and the enemy does not have a hand over me. And this morning I woke up with knowing that actually…God is…Jesus is coming soon and guys we’ve got to be…we’ve got to be focused…focused on Christ first and everything else will come to pass. We are not weak. We have all authority in Christ. Come on people we can do this. We’ll pray for one another. I pray for you. Pray for me. Amen.

__ Illinois. I want to just let everybody know how happy I was to hear Sinner Redeemed. In August of 2014 my 12-year-old son was riding his bike and hit by an Amtrak train and miraculously he survived it. Well, I was in the hospital with him and Sinner called, and he prayed for Austin. And my heart was…I just cried because I thought somebody has taken time to pray for me and my son. Well sinner, I was so afraid that maybe something had happened to you. And I am…I am just so glad to hear your voice again and I hope to hear it many more times again. Thank you for calling back in Sinner and I love you and can’t wait to hear your voice again. It is so soothing to me because of the time that you did call. My heart was so broken, and I was so worried about my son that you calmed me down and made me realize that God was looking out for us and were you. So, I really appreciate your call back in Sinner…or Sinner Redeemed. Thank you very much. Hope to hear you again soon. Bye.

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10/25/2017 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 48:1-49:22; 2 Timothy 4:1-22; Psalms 95:1-96:13; Proverbs 26:9-12

Today is the 25th day of October. Welcome to the daily audio Bible. I am Brian and is great to be here with you today for the next step forward in the scriptures this year. And it’s a special day because we will conclude Paul's second letter to Timothy in today's reading and, as we mentioned when we began this letter, this is the final writings of the apostle Paul's life. So, we will come to the final word written by the apostle Paul in today's reading. But first, reading from the names of God Bible, Jeremiah chapter 48 verse 1 through 49 verse 22.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we concluded Paul's second letter to Timothy, which is also the final writings of the apostle Paul's life. And, you know, these are the final things that he has to say to Timothy. Obviously, it's full of melancholy because Paul knows he's going to die and he's hoping to see Timothy again and Paul is sending Tychicus to represent him at the church in Ephesus, to give Timothy the opportunity to come, if possible. And he’s even asking Timothy to bring the warm coat that he left with Carpus in the city of Troas. Right? So, winter’s coming and he’s in a dungeon and his execution is eminent. And ya, so, there's just a lot of melancholy in all that. And it's within that that we have the famous quotation, ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race’. And, so, Paul's, kind of, final instructions to Timothy are, listen, things aren't always going to be good. People will abandon you. People are going to say all kinds of things and teach all kinds of things and you need to be patient and just continue to teach the truth even when people, you know, even when people shop around looking for someone to tell them what they want to hear. You need to just patiently continue to teach the truth and you’re going to have to endure some suffering. It may get rocky out here. Consider yourself a missionary and devote yourself to this work and keep your head clear. And then Paul says, my life is coming to an end and it’s now time for me to be poured out as a sacrifice to God. I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith. That verse has always flattened me ever since I really began to understand the context of this letter. When I began to understand that it had come down to abandonment, that this great apostle, Paul, who we revere and who is responsible for so much of the New Testament that we read, that it all came down to a dungeon with winter coming on and pretty much everyone gone. And Paul warns Timothy and he talks about these kinds of things in his other letters, that this is not an unopposed life, that even though the good news of the gospel is the hope of the human species and the integration of God and people can once again happen and this world could begin to flourish, most people are going to ignore this and some are going to be hostile. And Jesus warned the same thing. And, so, Paul's words are humbling and give us a lot to contemplate. Because this is a guy that is going to be executed, who was able to say, I did what I came to do, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race. And the way that I did that wasn't through grand spectacles, it was that I kept the faith until the very end. I want that to be true of my life. Don't you? Like, at the essence, at the core, no matter what happens, I want that to be true. And it's pretty clear that Paul wanted that to be true in his life and he wanted to transfer that conviction to Timothy so that it might be true of him. And that as this letter spread around that it might be true of all. And, so, here are the final words of the apostle Paul and may they be spoken over us each. The Lord be with you. His is goodwill be with all of you.

Prayer:

Father, we come into that. It is a baseline heart cry - that we can fight the good fight, that we can finish the race, that we can keep the faith. And we have to also acknowledge that so many times we've measured that by how much we feel You are blessing us, like, that has become our measure, when we see that that is isn’t the measure at all, when we look at the apostle Paul and we look at your life Jesus. That isn’t the measure at all. This isn’t a fight for how much exterior blessing we can have. It is a fight for our heart and soul. And, so, as battered as we might be, with the circumstances that swirl around us, we regroup and center ourselves in you once again. We stand up once again and start fighting the good fight and we will finish this race and we will keep this faith by the power of your Holy Spirit, and by no other power is it possible. So, come, Holy Spirit, and help us to move forward as we honor those who have gone before us and finished the race, those who have finished the race by giving their lives so that we might have this treasure. Come, Holy Spirit, we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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And that's it for today. I'm Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayers and Praise Reports:

Hello my Daily Audio Bible family. My name is Rayna here in California, Los Angeles area. I’ve called before. I listen daily. I don’t call in often but I do pray and listen and pray along with all of you. Today, I have to reach out. Again, I’ve called before. I’ve gotten really sick with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and other ailments in my body due to severe stress that I’ve ensured over the years and especially this one long year. It’s now taken its toll on me. The fibromyalgia pains are just extreme to the point where I can’t even think and work right. I draw blood for a lab. So, I have to be steady. I have to be focused. And I’ve found it very difficult to go to work lately. And it’s just been really hard to focus and feel like I'm worth anything. I don't like to hear questions like, what's wrong with you? Because it makes me feel like I’m not good enough anymore. So, I’m just asking God to just take this away from me completely. I’ve been liberated from it before but it’s just come back with full force and…I just…sometimes I wonder why I am still here. I struggle with also being alone in the house. I just want to go to work. I really love my job and ask you to please pray for me. I’m beginning to feel worthless. That God would just give me a new body and reinvigorate me and give me health again. Thank you, my Daily Audio Bible family, for just being there.

Oh God, I thank You for our churches and our church community. Thank You Lord so much for what they are doing and Father God thank You so much for the work you’ve laid upon their hearts to do. Father God I pray especially now for the children’s relief work of our church communities of our Christian communities Lord. Whether it be part of the DAB or DAB Kids or DAB teens or whatever or whether or it be the midweek Friday clubs or Tuesday clubs evening clubs or the Sunday morning clubs that people can learn, get to learn about You Lord. Thank You so much for what you are doing. Thank you for people who you’ve laid on their hearts to be a children’s worker or relief worker in their spare time to volunteer Lord. Father God, I pray that you’d be leading those people that you be leading those churches, giving them wisdom on how best to help children find you, how best help them grow, how best to disciple them. Please be blessed in these works Lord. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Hey family. This is Melissa again. I have a prayer request. My oldest daughter, her name is Darion, we call her Pudding. She would kill me if she knew I told ya’ll this. She will be going to China for a year to work. So, I need you all to pray for her. Me and her dad are, kind of, ya know, iffy about this, but this is something she wants to do. She’s 28 years old. She’s a good girl and I need to ya’ll to please keep her lifted up in prayer. Joselyn, you called in and were talking to a lady about her kid being sexually abused, and you said you didn’t let your kids spend the night, go to sleep over. I’m so glad you called in and said that because I don’t let Gabby spend the night with people and it’s just cause of things that happened to me. Allot of times when ya’ll call in to talk to other people and encourage them you don’t realize you’re encouraging other people too. So, thanks for so much for that. I love ya’ll. Ya’ll have a great day. Bye-bye.  

Hello Daily Audio Bible you make this family such a big, big lovely family. Brian, I just want to say thank you. For the last 5 years five years that I’ve listened to the Daily Audio Bible I love the fact that you get to this point in Jeremiah 29:11 and to take a pause and expand and expound and just tell us how great it is to have context. Yes, that’s one of my favorite versus as for many I know it is. It is great to understand context. In the bible, it will give us a big picture of what God is trying to tell and teaching us. So, I just wanted to say thank you Brian. And it’s great to know God has plans for us but whatever situation He has placed us, whether we like it or not, He is going to use that. So, we should try our very best to praise God, to flourish in all those moments. I am very happy that I am a member of this very wonderful family. Each one of you are loved by God. I really mean that. God loves us. And if God never did anything else for any one off us more than he has already done, the death of His son, Jesus Christ on the cross is good enough. It is the best gift anyone of us could ever receive - the gift of salvation, the gift of His undying love. Her pursued…