Recently, I spent a few days with my sister at her summer home on Lake Cumberland. We are the only two left in our family. She is the eldest. I am the baby. The two siblings in between us are both gone. Our parents passed in’94 and ’97.

When I meet some of her friends I laughingly gibe, ”I’m the baby, and she’s still my protector and bossy sister. How blessed I am to have someone love me that much. LOL!”

Often, we reminisce about both the good times, and the struggles in our lives. Our life experiences have made us very strong women. However, Our greatest gift that our parents gave to us, was our faith. As we travel, we always say The Rosary together as we drive.

With 12 years of Catholic Education, along with the guilt (LOL) I got a tremendous sense, of righteousness, morals, and values. I was extremely blessed, due to the fact that our mother had a nondenominational spirit. The changes after Vatican II, proved her wealth of spiritual knowledge, to be correct.

Here was part of our conversation. “We are definitely in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves. Children will be disobedient to their parents. Lawlessness will be rampant. People will lie, steal, cheat and think nothing of it.”

Sister: ”With all of the blessings and strength He has given me since I’m widowed, I know He is with me.”

Sue: “With all of the signs and directions that He’s given me since’98, He has proven His existence to me many times. If anyone reads the New Testament, the proof is right there! Why would an apostle die for something that was not true?”

“Thus, since we know He exists, and died for our sins, He definitely has a purpose for our lives. You wonder why Christians are anti-abortion? Abortion is murder! Think of all of the Abraham Lincolns, George Washingtons, that have been aborted and could have made huge differences to our lives!”

“James Robinson, the phenomenal preacher on the TV program,’ Life Today,’ was supposed to be aborted after his mother had been raped. Praise God! The doctor refused. He has touched millions of lives!”

 

ARE YOU SEEKING YOUR PURPOSE? SEEK HIM AND YOU WILL FIND IT! KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND HE WILL OPEN FOR YOU.

 

Let me tell you about high school Sue. Not much confidence. My parents pushed education. However, due to their lack of education they gave little direction.

I knew that I was an artist. So naturally, in college, I was an art major. I took education classes to be safe. Well, unbeknownst to me, I was a great art teacher, and loved the kids.

It wasn’t until after I had the first two boys that I began to teach preschool. In that yearning to become more, I asked God a million times, ”Should I go back and get recertified?”

One morning, while doing preschool lesson plans , He spoke to my spirit LOUDLY and CLEARLY! “Go back to school……You can teach a k-3 class in a heartbeat!”

BY summer break, My sister, a Nursing Proff at Wright State, had me enrolled for recertification. 1986-’88 I finalized my goal. In ’89 I returned as an art teacher. In ’90 I realized my dream/purpose and began My K Teaching career for 26 years. I received my M.Ed. from WSU in’95.

Talk about God leading me to fulfill my purpose; it was overwhelming! Check out this scenario

*Marry Aug 4,’72 right after graduation.

* Taught art in Jonathan Alder from ’72-75.

*Home for 5 years having 2 boys.

*God rebuilds my life after severe post-partum depression.

*Rebuilding my life/purpose according to God’s plan.

*’81 begin teaching art at the preschool.

* 3^rd son is born.

*Begin recertification I ’86.

NOW WATCH GOD MOVE!

*’87-88-Im asked not only to teach art, but also teach my own preschool class.

*88-89 I am now the Kindergarten teacher at Little School in the Prairie.

*89-90 My former JA Principal informs me that my former art position is open.

*90-2014 Kindergarten at Monroe Elem.

*Receive M.Ed. in’95.

*98-2004…. Powerful spiritual journey.

*2014 I retire from education; however, His plan for me is not yet accomplished.

 

*Going into Madison and Union County Schools as a PAX Partner.

I’m blogging, writing, ….AND WAITING UPON THE LORD!

 

To refresh your memory:

*He talks to me clearly at a Woman of Faith Conference…’99.

*At dinner a prayer partner at dinner speaks.” God has been speaking to someone clearly today. He wants you to step forward.”

* I step forward and say,”He intends for me to share my walk with Him as I healed.”

*The woman, whom I’ve only seen once get very quiet, then speaks.” God says yes this is going to happen. He will knock your sock off, and you don’t have to worry about it. He will make it happen.”

 

He had to make Himself clear, or I would not be blogging right now!

WITHOUT A DOUBT I KNOW THIS IN MY SPIRIT: My God doesn’t lie. He will fulfill His promise to me. He gave the Habakkuk Scriptures to OCD Sue(LOL) three times.

 

I WAIT UPON THE LORD!