GOD is always there waiting for you to LISTEN. Really HEAR the voice of GOD.

Good Morning

It's Friday July 3rd

Today's story dedicated to my baby sister

Alpha.

Happy Birthday ..

Our Breakfast made and our belly's full of  Mothers special pancakes with milk and syrup and lots of butter on each bite.

As we would say

Please and Thank you.

That has always been the way we were all brought up..

Our dolls at a little table enjoying breakfast too.

Mother made sure we were polite.

And whatever we had to eat was a fun experience .

Our rooms were clean and our homework completed.

Putting our toys up out of the yard was a challenge but we did it.

However,

Behind the scene for our Mother was that we always needed constant direction and care with our very adventurous spirit.

Our imagination was on overdrive .

Mother encouraged creativity and freedom of expression.

What does that mean?

Pig asked.

It means we heard to the word

NO

That stopped us from our imagination

And

We wanted to listen

But convinced ourselves she really didn't mean No.

She let us have freedom of thought and expression and

As children we heard what she said but we

Never realized the potential danger.

She was trying to protect us from harm.

It was a different time then it seemed of new discoveries

We had just gone to Disneyland

And the home we lived in was on display on a platform showing Mothers kitchen as an all medallion home.

As a home for the future.

Completely electric .

Modern appliances and more.

We didn't think of it as special.

We were just children.

Saturday mornings

With our dolls and with a remote channel

change for our black and white TV.

No color tv out yet.

Our toys were big trucks and battery operated with remote clickers and handle to drive them.

Our James Bond 007 guns and secret agent stuff.

Barbies and Ken dolls with clothes that Granny had made for them.Endless tractors and trucks to make a construction site in the back yard.

Our toys of dishes and kitchen with pretend stove

That lit up and water in our sink.

A child’s fantasy of fun.

Art Linkletter Toys our surrey that 6 kids could ride on with double petals to make it go.

We would all ride or pedal

Up and down the streets. Fun fun fun.

Our ideas came from

Watching to many cartoons that we thought were real.

Which alters the reality for young children.

It sure did for us.

Like Popeye The sailer man

Eating spinach and then muscle come to you immediately to fight your bully or to be Superman with a your blanket

or sheet jumping off a wall or our roof to fly.

Sounds crazy right?

But kids did it.

We didn't but

Probably one of the few things we didn't try.

As Mothers knew that children in that time were adventurous like that in the 1960s

Nothing was impossible and Dream Dream Dream.

Really? Pig said.

Yes, Pig.

My Mother was a volunteer at the Children’s Hospital.

And

she would share the things

With us that other children did  like jumping off roofs and Playing without thinking.

Kids Just having fun going around corners like we did on our bikes or our roller skates as fast as we could not looking for cars just riding bikes or skating really

Fast..

We lived in Las Vegas and it was decorated like the Wild West as some of the themes on the strip were western style and you would see Pretend plastic cowboys shooting guns and rifles and horses that were plastic to sit on.

So my sister and I wore our Pop guns with holsters on our sides and it was ok to wear anywhere we wanted.

We look so cute with cowgirl hats and vests and skirts like dollys.

Then Grandpa gave us

our toy Pop guns and we improved the gun by taking the cork out and string put and put rocks in.

Playing war was not only a card game it was a game to shoot your pop gun at your pretend enemy to win.

Behind our block wall.

The rocks would fly and

We thought that was enough protection.

Mother would check on us say,

Stop.!!!!

Then

No fun again .

Then Mother would say

Children who didn't listen to their Mother while Daddy's are off to work get hurt sometimes.

Sometimes badly.

Mother would tell us that

Precious children in the hospital received permanent damage to eyes throwing rocks and their body by not being careful and when they were in the street where cars drive.

There is a reason our parents gave rules for us that would help us with our decisions making.

We didn’t listen that much.

Sometimes we would hear a voice inside to slow down or stop.

God and HIS MERCY protecting us.

Pig is still look at me .

Pig, I said, like looking both ways before going into the street.

And just learning to Listen from the voice inside

Or just listening in general.

We still didn't believe her but it was hard not to listen to that voice inside.

It didn't seem real.

But it was.

We knew we could get hurt and we did sometimes but not horribly.

Skin bleeding or checking if we broke something .

We were terrible children doing what we thought was ok and at the same time we still

were still precious children.

We loved our Mother and Dad and family and friends  and we were just playing.

We were children having fun.

Not trying to be disobedient .

Pig said, You were monsters.

In a loud voice ..

How did your Mother have such patience?

Yes Pig, but fun monsters and really cute.

Our Mother loved us and tried very hard to keep up with us and she did.

She didn’t always feel good with her headaches

But always

Sharing to do the right thing not what you think would be fun to do.

She tried to keep our minds busy doing good and Fun creating things.

We would water color with paint brushes and exercise and stand on our heads.

Mother loved exercise and Jack o lane on TV.

When Mother needed a break we went to the movies.

At the HUNTRIDGE THEATER.

Only 50c and two features films sometimes.

Luxury red carpet and big popcorn and Mother made sure we had our candy and our drink in our purses.

Sometimes a sandwich too..

If double feature.

No wonder they call it Th eater.

Pig said,

the perfect place for a Piggy like me.

Funny Pig.

I never saw the word broken out like that.

Good one Pig.

Granny was the only one that could baby sit us.

She loved us and played cards with us for hours.

As she drank ice tea or coffee.

As we put fuzzies in water and made fun soda drinks.

She was raised in the Olden days way of thinking

And had no problem disciplining us.

We would run and hide but we listened to her .

Mother helped us Pretend and

play dress up and was inventive in positive games that we could play and draw and sing and play piano and board games and card games.

Remember it was Las Vegas and our parents had The adults over to play card games at home there and we were the pretend waitress for our relatives and their friends. It was ok fun and we could stay up late until we fell asleep from the almost all night card games.

But the way we thought it was more fun was to do was to take chances in our neighborhood in playing outside games.

Kick ball or hide and seek with the kids or jump rope or race on our

Skate board and making jumps and more around sharp corners .

I am

Not sharing more Pig,  so children don't get any more ideas.

The fact was

Almost every week we were at Nellis Air Force base hospital being sewed up or mended in some way.

Doctors knew us by our first name.

Our Mother would smile and say

Thank you for helping us.

Our Dad said Well, I guess that will toughen you up a bit.

Hoping that we would grow up and listen.

One day Dad decided to take us on a road trip

which was a fun thing he liked to do.

He liked to create the adventures in a moments notice with Mother and bring the children..

Hoover Dam

was his inspired day trip

he decided on..

He got to work on HOOVER DAM being he was a cement man.

A driver of the cement truck and a Cement finisher .

He belonged to the teamsters union.

It's hard work but he did it well.

Daddy said they did many alterations and repair almost

Constantly.

So Dad got free tickets and we all got a guided tour..

When we finally got to go onto the top of the

Dam with many Elevators and stairs.

Then

As we were tired from all the stairs we climbed below several levels.

Then up to Finally find the elevator to see us all to the top of the dam.

How magnificent the views were when you finally arrived at the top of the Dam.

So much to see.

The feeling on your face with the breezy wind.

The beautiful sky and all that water.

It was amazing to see.

The rushing water was coming through the Dam so fast.

How BIG it was ..

HUGE.

How loud the sounds and how exciting..

My sister was shorter than me and she wanted to see it better.

So I picked her up and hung her over the Dam ledge.

I was holding her tightly on to the back of her pants

I was so proud that I could be helpful to my sister .

So she could see better.

Just then, my parents saw me hanging her over

Hoover Dam.

Mother and Dad yelled out

Don't let go.

I could hear Dads voice so BIG and loud over the rushing water and the wind.

His voice echoed in my mind as he seemed terrified

and surprised.

He seemed

So seriously concerned.

Dad came closer and closer

he seemed to almost lope in slow motion like you would do when you are dreaming and

at the same time running as fast as he could.

It seem like a panic run

kind of dream coming at me..

As fast as he could.

I was thinking to myself

How silly .

To say don't let go?

I wouldn't do something as dumb as that ...

As He grabbed her up from my little hands and set her on her feet..

I saw

Her face.

It was white and cold looking

Without color as

Her eyes at a stare not blinking.

As she then regained herself

Saying

Thank you..

And hanging on to Dads leg as if

She was going to die.

Mother was holding her as well

They looked at me and said,

Thank you for holding on.

I thought she was having a good time..?

I said .

I am so sorry.

I said again repeatedly.

My parents saw my face of innocence

of a bad decision made.

and

they felt bad too.

They hugged me as well.

We had been so far away from them.

So excited running side to side to see different views.

We all gave Thanks together to GOD as that day all ended well.

Our adventures continued but OUR PARENTS did try to stay with us closer..

as I have more a lot more stories,

That would be closer to the experiences on the I love Lucy show.

Crazy things we thought of.

Like I love Lucy did too.

I know now as A Grandmother,

It's hard to be a parent..

There are so many things we do that the decisions we make we thought good at the time.

That God helps Us escape out of..

and

Sometimes we suffer sadly the consequences Of our decisions.

But God is always there..

HE delivered us through them all

And when

HE does ..

We are always to remember to give HIM

Thanks..

And to let HIM know we are really very grateful .

We are glad our children and grandchildren are safe and know they are loved.

So Thankful for all the mercies of GOD.

And we need to tell Him..

Not to take for granted blessings and protection

And we do Pray And give thanks daily.

Pig you may not think about it much but after all

HE is our Heavenly Father .

HE  IS  the ultimate PARENT in the Sky above us in Heaven for us all..

Funny we don't often think of HIM like that..

Our real DADDY who created everthing we see and

How HE THOUGHT US UP and gave us earthly parents to help us along our way.

We are HIS TREASURES.

We need to trust and know HE LOVES YOU

AND

ME with everlasting love.

As a child we had prayers at night

After Mothers

bed time stories she would have to read to us separately

We didn't share well.

And it was fun to have Mother all to ourself for that moment just for us separately .

And then our night time prayers.

And our

prayers for the day to say too,

when we would remember to say them..

I liked to start the day

That way to make sure

I was Thankful.

Funny

I didn't tell my sister

I was always grateful for her

and

was so glad she was with me

As years went by.

She could

and would share the hardships of our family

and our childhood with me.

As we lost our Dad not many years later.

Then the things that happen in life

As all family's do with their ups and downs as we would work on forgiveness to whoever it was that hurt our feelings.

Mother gave us comfort always.

She always understood our hurts and pain.

She would say

Together as a family we could make it through..

And she would say it will all be better tomorrow.

GOD knew we would be really

Thankful to learn to wait and listen and obey.

That's why HE gave us the Mother we had to teach us to trust GOD and the little voice inside

In our heart and Mother said,

And…

HE let me have Alpha as my sister so I would not be alone.

Mother always knew what to say,

As well as my brother and my others sisters as we saw them.

We loved them too.

And together,

We were a family.

That was my thinking..❤️

Dear God

Thank you for the air

I breathe.

Thank you for the birds that sing

Thank you for this day you bring.

Thank you for the food I eat..

Thank God for everything ..

In Jesus name

Amen

One of my prayers as a child

Reading out loud today

so pure and uncomplicated.

Let us consider to go back to making it simple

Again ...

And

Give Thanks to GOD  for everything..

He is GOD .

HE thought you up.

You are here on earth to make choices to do good not evil.

Then Pig asked

Did he think me up ?

Yes Pig.

I said

Someone had an imagination to see what you would look like in their mind.

They made a picture of you and drew a pattern,

a design

And then you were made commercially to go to stores.

And Then Pig I found you and

It was no accident.

You fell out of that huge pig display

as You were hanging out almost falling

As  I tried to push you back in and you fell into my arms.

Your eyes shiny and your plump pink smushy body

And your BIG funny nose.

I loved you immediately.

GOD had it planned out to share with you to all that would listen to GOD and HIS stories

from THE BIBLE and the Family stories and together we would give encouragement.

AND HOPE.

We would share the love of GOD in our Pig GOD and me stories,

and what Christmas and Easter

Really is .

To know you could go to heaven if you asked JESUS into your heart .

Saying

in prayer which means just talking to God.

and by the way Pig,

GOD hears you wherever you are.

HE knows your voice .

Pig smiled..

So when you say in your PRAYER

that you are sorry for doing bad things

and

you want to be good.

And you want JESUS as your SAVIOR that rescues you and forgives YOU.

And then you get to go to heaven when it's time.

Then you say :

Thank you ❤️

Then you get baptized in water after you

Find a BIBLE Church.

Then

Read your Bible and know at any age you can read

And learn about how much

You are loved.

John 3:16

GOD has only one Son and HIS NAME IS

JESUS

and HE is Always sharing how much

HE LOVES YOU .

In little ways

A kind word of encouragement

Or a smile from a passers by.

Or just to look up to the sky to bring joy

And BY HIS WORD

Which is

THE WORDS OF TRUTH IN HIS BIBLE HE MADE TO HAVE YOU READ.

So HE is with you in your heart learning about the one who loves you.

As you love HIM right back.

But mostly in your heart the PEACE and LOVE that GOD puts in there.

Just for YOU to FEEL HIS PRESENCE.

HE is called the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD.

HE is always with you..

HE will never leave you .

So

Have a happy day..😇

Knowing

You are loved…

Xxoo

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