"Shake It Off"
Your going to enjoy this from Six 13.
#hanukkah #TaylorSwift #Six13 #ShakeItOff
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Hanukkah Parody of Taylor or Swift's "Shake It Off," With Six 13
"Shake It Off"
Your going to enjoy this from Six 13.
#hanukkah #TaylorSwift #Six13 #ShakeItOff
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Good Morning: May your Shabbat be Enjoyable, Restful and Peaceful
#GoodMorning #shabbat #peaceful #enjoyable #Restful
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014
Shabbat Shalom
Have a peaceful and restful Shabbat.
I pray that our Israeli soldiers, those in Jerusalem and surrounding areas will have
peace and rest as well.
May those who have been taught lies and hate from a child onward toward Israel will have revelation of His Truth!
Friday, August 1, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Community Page Temporarily Down: Please See The Blogs
I've temporarily taken down the page for the community while I do some changes.The blogs are all on site and I will be incorporating the information for now into them. If anyone believes they have some good information to share on any of the blogs, I'd love add you as an author. I will be adding a sign up form for contributors soon.
http://www.countrywhispers.org/Whispers-of-Country-Blog.html
http://www.countrywhispers.org/Garden-of-Israel-blog.html
http://www.countrywhispers.org/Lou-Gehrig-Disease-Blog.html
http://www.countrywhispers.org/Our-Blog.html
Monday, July 21, 2014
the algemeiner: Washington Post: Shifa Hospital in Gaza City ‘Has Become a De Facto Headquarters for Hamas Leaders, Who Can Be Seen in Hallways and Offices’
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screenshot of a Hamas diagram, filmed as part of an IDF video from
2009's Operation Cast Lead, showing how weapons are hidden by mosques.
Photo: IDF / Screenshot.
Buried eight paragraphs in, The Post‘s correspondent, William Booth, wrote on July 15:
“At the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, crowds gathered to throw shoes and eggs at the Palestinian Authority’s health minister, who represents the crumbling ‘unity government’ in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The minister was turned away before he reached the hospital, which has become a de facto headquarters for Hamas leaders, who can be seen in the hallways and offices.”Last week, The Post also reported, and also included near the end of an article, how Hamas was hiding rockets inside of a mosque, also against international rules of war. On Friday, buried toward’s the end of The Post’s dispatch from the front, one of its correspondents reported actually seeing rockets being moved into the mosque during Thursday’s five-hour humanitarian ceasefire:
“During the lull, a group of men at a mosque in northern Gaza said they had returned to clean up the green glass from windows shattered in the previous day’s bombardment. But they could be seen moving small rockets into the mosque.”According to international rules of military engagement, civilian public and religious buildings cannot to be used to shield weapons, but that has been a long-held Hamas tactic in Gaza.
On Thursday, UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said it discovered 20 rockets hidden in a vacant school it operated in Gaza.
UNRWA said the rockets were discovered during a “regular inspection” and that it immediately “informed the relevant parties and successfully took all necessary measures for the removal of the objects in order to preserve the safety and security of the school.”
The UNRWA came under criticism on social media for handing the rockets back to the “relevant parties,” who readers interpreted as being the Hamas militants who hid the arms in the school.
Jewish Owned Stores Burned to the Ground, Synagogue Firebombed in ‘Paris Intifada’ (VIDEO)
"Hilter was right", one man screams. It seems more and more that Mohammad's affiliation and commaradre with Hilter had a major influence on destroying the Jewish people. Definitely more than any false god they claim gave them quran.
A Jewish-owned pharmacy was burned to a shell. For the second straight day on Sunday anti-Jewish rioters defied a protest ban in Paris to rampage in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Sarcelles in what one police official called the “Paris Intifada.” Hundreds of mostly Arab and North African youths marched through the streets wielding bars and clubs while shouting, “Death to Israel.” The neighborhood’s main kosher grocery Naouri was burned to a shell as was a local Jewish owned pharmacy. The nearby synagogue in Garges was firebombed, but little damage was done. Riot police attempted to disperse protesters and block access to another synagogue in Sarcelles and a few dozen Jewish vigilantes gathered nearby. Journalists were assaulted and some police officers were injured by the rioters, France’s Le Figaro reported. “I live in Garges, near the synagogue, but I’m afraid to go home,” a young woman told the newspaper. Kosher deli Naouri was shuttered on Monday after being burned on Sunday. Photo: Algemeiner. “We are seeing real scenes of urban guerrilla warfare,” Thierry Maze, a local law enforcement officer, told Le Figaro. Multiple Jewish individuals living in the neighborhood, which was compared by one to Brooklyn’s Borough Park for the density of its Jewish population, told The Algemeiner that they feared leaving their homes. Sunday’s violence came on the heels of a similar event on Saturday in which 3000 people gathered near the Gare Du Nord train station and began marching up Barbes Boulevard. 14 policemen were injured and 38 arrests were made in the incident. Last Sunday, an anti-Israel demonstration at Paris’s Bastille Square quickly turned violent with protesters seeking out and attacking Jewish targets and screaming “death to the Jews” and “Hitler was right” according to community newspaper, JSS News. “Over the last few days in France are we seeing the beginning of a French Kristallnacht?” French Jewish artist and activist Ron Agam asked, in an interview with The Algemeiner about the violence. In a Facebook post on Monday, France’s former chief rabbi Gilles Berheim called on the French government “not to tolerate this kind of behavior.” “I watched from Israel with great concern and fear the violence that took place in Paris, in Barbes on Saturday and on Sunday in Sarcelles,” he wrote. “While the pretext for these demonstrations was support of Gaza, they are actually anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic demonstrations. This is unspeakable.” A Jewish owned store in Sarcelles was boarded up a day after the riots. Photo: Algemeiner. Rabbi Levy Djian, a French Jewish activist living in New York told The Algemeiner that the series of riots show “we are entering a new era of real fear for the Jewish community of France.” “Last week, in Paris, synagogues were attacked in broad daylight,” Djian said. “In Nice demonstrators screamed: ‘We are all Mohamed Merah’s!’ Then there were the riots in Barbes (Paris’s 18th district) yesterday, and there were the violent demonstrations in Sarcelles on Sunday.” “The fact that the Muslims feel free to act against the police and the government is very alarming because who knows what will happen tomorrow? Many are talking about going to Israel but this can not be the solution to this problem. There are still many Jewish communities in France and it is imperative that they should be safe and feel totally secure.” Roger Cukierman, President of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF), the representative body of French Jewry, warned that further violence could force the community to leave the country. “This new anti-Semitism can lead to the departure of all the Jews,” he said, in an interview with Le Monde Juif. “If Sharia becomes their state religion and we let ourselves be invaded by people who do not respect the government.” “When a demonstration is prohibited it should not happen,” he said. Two more demonstrations have been planned for Wednesday and Saturday, according to local media reports. Watch a video of the aftermath of the riots below: http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/07/21/jewish-owned-stores-burned-to-the-ground-synagogue-firebombed-in-paris-intifada-photosvideo/
A Jewish-owned pharmacy was burned to a shell. For the second straight day on Sunday anti-Jewish rioters defied a protest ban in Paris to rampage in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Sarcelles in what one police official called the “Paris Intifada.” Hundreds of mostly Arab and North African youths marched through the streets wielding bars and clubs while shouting, “Death to Israel.” The neighborhood’s main kosher grocery Naouri was burned to a shell as was a local Jewish owned pharmacy. The nearby synagogue in Garges was firebombed, but little damage was done. Riot police attempted to disperse protesters and block access to another synagogue in Sarcelles and a few dozen Jewish vigilantes gathered nearby. Journalists were assaulted and some police officers were injured by the rioters, France’s Le Figaro reported. “I live in Garges, near the synagogue, but I’m afraid to go home,” a young woman told the newspaper. Kosher deli Naouri was shuttered on Monday after being burned on Sunday. Photo: Algemeiner. “We are seeing real scenes of urban guerrilla warfare,” Thierry Maze, a local law enforcement officer, told Le Figaro. Multiple Jewish individuals living in the neighborhood, which was compared by one to Brooklyn’s Borough Park for the density of its Jewish population, told The Algemeiner that they feared leaving their homes. Sunday’s violence came on the heels of a similar event on Saturday in which 3000 people gathered near the Gare Du Nord train station and began marching up Barbes Boulevard. 14 policemen were injured and 38 arrests were made in the incident. Last Sunday, an anti-Israel demonstration at Paris’s Bastille Square quickly turned violent with protesters seeking out and attacking Jewish targets and screaming “death to the Jews” and “Hitler was right” according to community newspaper, JSS News. “Over the last few days in France are we seeing the beginning of a French Kristallnacht?” French Jewish artist and activist Ron Agam asked, in an interview with The Algemeiner about the violence. In a Facebook post on Monday, France’s former chief rabbi Gilles Berheim called on the French government “not to tolerate this kind of behavior.” “I watched from Israel with great concern and fear the violence that took place in Paris, in Barbes on Saturday and on Sunday in Sarcelles,” he wrote. “While the pretext for these demonstrations was support of Gaza, they are actually anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic demonstrations. This is unspeakable.” A Jewish owned store in Sarcelles was boarded up a day after the riots. Photo: Algemeiner. Rabbi Levy Djian, a French Jewish activist living in New York told The Algemeiner that the series of riots show “we are entering a new era of real fear for the Jewish community of France.” “Last week, in Paris, synagogues were attacked in broad daylight,” Djian said. “In Nice demonstrators screamed: ‘We are all Mohamed Merah’s!’ Then there were the riots in Barbes (Paris’s 18th district) yesterday, and there were the violent demonstrations in Sarcelles on Sunday.” “The fact that the Muslims feel free to act against the police and the government is very alarming because who knows what will happen tomorrow? Many are talking about going to Israel but this can not be the solution to this problem. There are still many Jewish communities in France and it is imperative that they should be safe and feel totally secure.” Roger Cukierman, President of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF), the representative body of French Jewry, warned that further violence could force the community to leave the country. “This new anti-Semitism can lead to the departure of all the Jews,” he said, in an interview with Le Monde Juif. “If Sharia becomes their state religion and we let ourselves be invaded by people who do not respect the government.” “When a demonstration is prohibited it should not happen,” he said. Two more demonstrations have been planned for Wednesday and Saturday, according to local media reports. Watch a video of the aftermath of the riots below: http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/07/21/jewish-owned-stores-burned-to-the-ground-synagogue-firebombed-in-paris-intifada-photosvideo/
Friday, July 18, 2014
What's In A Name? I Am Beautiful:No Fear of Crusader Spirit: I Spew Out Self-Righteous Zealots
I appreciate what Ffion has shared in the scribe video she made.
She has helped me remember I am beautiful just as I am.
For the 3rd time in life I have hit some major bumps in the road. And once again, after starting life on a whole new and better realm, someone attempts to steal my joy, peace and safety.
Like the young woman who created the Scribe video, nothing I can say stops things that were said to me and said to others.
1st time a spouse turns to islam and I become in danger for several years. (Understatement) If this person now doing these things has any clue she'd silence her self-righteousness but she hasn't a clue)
2nd time, a man decides to stalk me and then does so with his cyber personality from Philippines.
3rd time is now when supposedly I am not who I say I am, I didn't cooperate with someone's plans and someone has decided to have a personal vendetta against me for something to do.
What's one to do! What would you do?
Well for someone to do this things means they need prayer and still to be loved. But it doesn't mean I have to stay in the fray. I gave up being around controlling people, being afraid or manipulated.
God says He fights my battles for me! And he cares about those in need whoever they are.
He is not requiring the law abiding, chain creating bondage or self-righteousness some suppose.
Rather from Genesis to Revelations His grace and mercy are huge.
Most of all my Abba created me beautiful beyond words in human understanding.
By writing this I could come under further attack but now I have those on my side to battle in God's power and might to handle it. I don't have to figure this out alone.
Thank you David, Joseph, Casey and Online Predator.
I'm tired of running and being afraid. You ever done that or been there? There is help. We are not helpless as some might like us to believe.
Maybe someday I may share some pictures that would shock you but not today. I'm getting braver each day and yet until those who conduct themselves like misbehaving children move on to harass someone else who crosses them (sadly), I won't be sharing such things.
FYI: With a Tad of sarcasim
To avoid confusion and for those who don't have a clue about hebrew, family lineage, or just self-righteous lurkers, Here's a good start for you.
Which would you find easier to say or spell, english, english variations or do you prefer the hebrew?
Rivkah Kohan translates Cohen or ריווקאַה קאָוכאַן
Rivqa Kohan translates to Cohen or Riva Cohan or ריווקאַ קאָוכאַן
Rebecca Kohan translates Cohen or רעבעקקאַ קאָוכאַן
There are more variations if anyone would like help for the same name in different spelling. :)
By the way if you'd like to make a donation to Garden of Israel you may do so here~rivqa.mirian@gmail.com and it's much appreciated. :)
For the 3rd time in life I have hit some major bumps in the road. And once again, after starting life on a whole new and better realm, someone attempts to steal my joy, peace and safety.
Like the young woman who created the Scribe video, nothing I can say stops things that were said to me and said to others.
1st time a spouse turns to islam and I become in danger for several years. (Understatement) If this person now doing these things has any clue she'd silence her self-righteousness but she hasn't a clue)
2nd time, a man decides to stalk me and then does so with his cyber personality from Philippines.
3rd time is now when supposedly I am not who I say I am, I didn't cooperate with someone's plans and someone has decided to have a personal vendetta against me for something to do.
What's one to do! What would you do?
Well for someone to do this things means they need prayer and still to be loved. But it doesn't mean I have to stay in the fray. I gave up being around controlling people, being afraid or manipulated.
God says He fights my battles for me! And he cares about those in need whoever they are.
He is not requiring the law abiding, chain creating bondage or self-righteousness some suppose.
Rather from Genesis to Revelations His grace and mercy are huge.
Most of all my Abba created me beautiful beyond words in human understanding.
By writing this I could come under further attack but now I have those on my side to battle in God's power and might to handle it. I don't have to figure this out alone.
Thank you David, Joseph, Casey and Online Predator.
I'm tired of running and being afraid. You ever done that or been there? There is help. We are not helpless as some might like us to believe.
Maybe someday I may share some pictures that would shock you but not today. I'm getting braver each day and yet until those who conduct themselves like misbehaving children move on to harass someone else who crosses them (sadly), I won't be sharing such things.
FYI: With a Tad of sarcasim
To avoid confusion and for those who don't have a clue about hebrew, family lineage, or just self-righteous lurkers, Here's a good start for you.
Which would you find easier to say or spell, english, english variations or do you prefer the hebrew?
Rivkah Kohan translates Cohen or ריווקאַה קאָוכאַן
Rivqa Kohan translates to Cohen or Riva Cohan or ריווקאַ קאָוכאַן
Rebecca Kohan translates Cohen or רעבעקקאַ קאָוכאַן
There are more variations if anyone would like help for the same name in different spelling. :)
By the way if you'd like to make a donation to Garden of Israel you may do so here~rivqa.mirian@gmail.com and it's much appreciated. :)
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Israel Strikes 34 Sites in Gaza
Israel struck 34 sites in Gaza overnight, just hours after discovering the bodies of three Israeli teens believed kidnapped by Hamas. “Following over 18 rockets which were fired at Israel since Sunday evening, IAF aircraft carried out a precision strike against 34 targets in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said. “The IDF will continue to act in order to restore the peaceful living to the civilians of the state of Israel . The Hamas terror organization and its extensions are solely responsible for any terror activities emanating from the Gaza Strip,” IDF Spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said. According to the reports, one of the areas targeted was a site in the area of Khan Yunis controlled by Hamas’ military wing and the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Four were reported to be wounded. Israel is said to still be considering a larger response.
http://www.jspacenews.com/breaking-israel-strikes-34-sites-gaza/
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
When Others Go Away, There is One Who Will Not!
If I care about others who turn their back because of their issues. What shall I do. Love & rest in grace like rain. I always thought most grief was when someone we love dies. I didn't realize how I can spend several years of my life opening up to be knocked down. To have spent a lifetime in terror and fear to have attempted intimidation could shut me down. But I've discovered more than ever before, I am stronger, bolder and more abiding in Him than ever before. I trust even more in God's grace and the revelation of His Word, He sees me as righteous and loves me in spite of my imperfections. Early in christianity it was clear the word "messianic" doesn't mean necessarily true to God's Word and a thriving relationship in Him. Even today the term "christian" doesn't guarantee truth to God's Word or a reliance on a thriving and living relationship with Christ.
Man, similiarly today follow the pharisee's path. Claiming they are set free and liberal but their life and words are so contrary. They Lean into his/her own self-righteousness, making rules to live by in pulling out what suites in God's Word. So they don't really in spiritual reality believe God set them free and the law was fulfilled. They make the laws by pulling things out of His Word and sadly the rules and laws apply to everyone else as well but only with more judgement and condemnation if you don't conform. The answer: Rest in Him, the Truth of His Word and let His grace pour into you like rain. He loves you and I with an everlasting love. Nothing can ever, "EVER" separate us from the Love of God!
Sunday, June 15, 2014
The Community: Come On Over
Hello,
I hope your day has been fabulous and you've enjoyed it to the max!
I've been working on a community where we can all meet and share.
Initially I created a forum type site outside of the main website.
I'm finding out from feedback that isn't ideal for everyone. Most prefer to stay on the site and engage in the forum as well as shop and look around.
In response to this I've created a forum type community for Country Whispers. There are forums for different parts of the site and specific to those following Garden f Israel, there are forums specific to Garden of Israel.
In the next week or so I will close down the external Community Site.
Because the Community is new not a lot is on the page yet.
How about you come over and introduce yourself and share what's on your mind.
I'm not sure if I like the particular software I'm using and support is aweful. No worries if I change to something else, I will be sure not to lose everyone's information.
Be sure to sign up for the newsletter as well on the site in order to be kept updated.
Eventually there will be a newsletter very specific to Garden of Israel so stay in touch.
I look forward to seeing you on the site and in the Community.
Garden of Israel/Country Whispers Community
Rivqa
Tribute Song to Jewish Fathers
Parenting can be challenging enough, but even more so for those who are serving their county.
In honor of that sacrifice, the IDF’s Widows and Orphans Organization recently recorded a moving tribute, titled “Abba,” or “Father,” featuring famed Israeli singer Shlomi Shabat.
Watch the video above and read the translated lyrics below:
In honor of that sacrifice, the IDF’s Widows and Orphans Organization recently recorded a moving tribute, titled “Abba,” or “Father,” featuring famed Israeli singer Shlomi Shabat.
Watch the video above and read the translated lyrics below:
Dad, a friend told me to write a song about you
About everything I saw you in your face
About the peace without the words
The scents and sounds
Everything was so beautiful in your eyes
Dad, remember the paths to school
All the tunes from the room
When you listened to how I sing
With a happy face
And smile hidden in your lips
Dad, all the ways you tried to encourage
I went and tried to win
Not always understanding how
Because not everything goes the right way
I am different from you but so much like you
Dad, the old house is long gone
We moved, progress, changes
And filled in the void
With more similar faces
What everyone thought they lacked
Father, the time has passed and we did not talk
Father, forgive me
It took me a while to figure it out – you belong to me
As much as I belong to you
As much as I Love You
Let’s not keep things inside anymore and just talk
Dad, a friend told me to write a song about you
Prayer for 3 Boys Kidnapped from Judea and Samaria
Please join with others in prayer for the safety and return of the 3 boys kidnapped. Toda Rivqa
ביטע פאַרבינדן מיט אנדערע אין תפילה פֿאַר די זיכערקייַט און
צוריקקער פון די 3 יינגלעך קידנאַפּט. דאַנקען איר ריווקאַ
ביטע פאַרבינדן מיט אנדערע אין תפילה פֿאַר די זיכערקייַט און
צוריקקער פון די 3 יינגלעך קידנאַפּט. דאַנקען איר ריווקאַ
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Garden of Israel: A Little Move: Great Impact
Garden of Israel is still alive and well but has now moved to Countrywhispers.org
I have much to do on the pages for Garden of Israel but I think your going to like what's coming forth. Stay tuned and see ya soon.
R
Friday, February 14, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Grief in Losing Our Children
He leaves behind a wife and 3 children. The grief they must all experiencing is beyond words.
Janet considered a well-known christian, taking a stand against injustice and wrong happening in the world around us. I don't know her well but in years past used to listen to some of her programs.
I am forced again to deal with the grief at the loss of Jacinta.
Even though she was conceived out of ill circumstances and many would have aborted her, I chose to give her life.
She was the best and most beautiful Christmas present I ever received from God. This year I didn't talk about her much but felt my loss of her again. I reasoned who'd want to hear about it anyhow.
I pray the Parshall's don't do as I have done in keeping it to themselves.
I pray God bring people around them to be God's arms and words of comfort.
One never really gets over the loss of your child but we can have opportunity to heal from the pain as days and years go by. I think at times I've delayed my healing because I didn't want to feel the pain of her loss.
I'm thankful for those who stood with me and cared even though miles separated us. Those who felt like Jacinta was such a part of their lives. Hugs and much love to you.
I'm even thankful for those few who blamed me for her loss and dropped me like a hot potato.
They pushed me to trust Y'shua even more!
I remember every time I go out to do chores in the cold of wrapping her warm in my winter shawl, milking the cows and feeding all the animals.
One of the downfalls of living remote is in an emergency one can't always get to medical help in time. Jacinta suffered from respiratory distress and I couldn't get to a hospital in time nor could I do anything to save her.
I have come to terms with blaming myself as many probably go through when they can't do enough for those they love. Today I hold her memories of her smile, her laugh,her young brilliance dear to my heart. I will probably even use the pictures of her room again on one of my websites.
In days to come even attempting to get to a hospital, let alone having insurance or even wanting to go to a place that could result in jeopardizing staying free and safe would be insane.
In that sense I'm thankful she's with the Lord and not here to deal with the garbage.
As Paul said, it was better to be with the Lord if having a choice. Well Jacinta didn't have a choice as probably Janet's son didn't but Jacinta and Janet's son are spared the chaos to come. (2 Cor.5:1-8)
There are times I hate my humanness in the sense I get so consumed with how things hurt and it bows me over for a time.
I've come a long way with knowing how valuable I am today so I will cherish whom Y'shua has made me and where He's brought me.
How about you? Have you suffered losses~a child, parent, brother, sister, a friend, a job...? Are you allowing yourself to heal?
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Do You Eat Potato Chip Sandwiches?
This isn't an actual picture of me but
when I saw it was reminded
of sitting on steps outside waiting for papa to come home.
I was daddy's girl!
But you had to be ultra orthodox or forget it.
With 12 mouths to feed sometimes we had little to eat because his salary wasn't enough.
I remember coming home from my studies and was so hungry.
So I liked to eat Potato Chip sandwiches.
Now my potato chip sandwiches weren't so ordinary. I think I called them that because a palestinian
boy down the street always had a bag of chips and I wanted to try some. lol
The above picture from http://bakedbree.com/homemade-matzo
who has a fantastic recipe for making your own matzo bread :)
who has a fantastic recipe for making your own matzo bread :)
Today I don't eat my notorious "potato chip sandwiches"
But I do make my own matzo bread and yes in 18 minutes for passover to keep it kosher. I also create matzo bread for those who are gluten intolerant.
I find it much more tasty than what today comes in a box. :)
If you'd like to purchase yours please follow this link Matzo Bread
If you'd like to make your own you might like to try http://bakedbree.com/homemade-matzo
If you'd like to follow me at the on-site blog here ya go http://www.gardenofisrael.com/Garden-of-Israel-s-Blog.html
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Do You Have Those Moments...
I find a lot of inspiration and comfort from the facebook page this graphic came from.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mountain-wisdom/339468812752550
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mountain-wisdom/339468812752550
I don't know, maybe it's because I am becoming more diligent to blog these days as slow as it's been to conquer everything and still get to blog a bit.
Lately I'm not just redoing cosmetically all my sites and compressing my niches but also facing head on what God has used to bring me to this place.
I mostly embrace what He's done and is doing but it can be kind of like, "can I quit now for awhile, daddy. It hurts reliving some of this sometimes".
I mostly embrace what He's done and is doing but it can be kind of like, "can I quit now for awhile, daddy. It hurts reliving some of this sometimes".
Something that has happened in this journey is also that my Father has so enlarged my heart that sometimes I feel intense pain for others I love when they struggle and are so wronged by the so-called Body of Christ.
I full well know I can't fix them or things but I can lay them in His arms in prayer and intercession.
I remember like it was yesterday when I first came to the U.S. from Israel with my children, given a new identity and protection (as little as that turned out to be) from the islamic onslaught my converted husband brought upon me and my family.
Most people then didn't even comprehend what it means to have your life threatened if you didn't convert to islam. With the world today and our present administration, I doubt I'd be in the U.S. let alone get any protection or a new identity.
Most people then didn't even comprehend what it means to have your life threatened if you didn't convert to islam. With the world today and our present administration, I doubt I'd be in the U.S. let alone get any protection or a new identity.
I found a used book by Doris Ruscoe on the life of Rees Howells and bought a shoe box of candles from a 2nd hand store, St Vincent de Paul for 50 cents. My life was so transformed by Christ. Who would have thought. I'd never read the Bible in my life but no matter to God.
The rest of my family hadn't followed me yet and I felt very alone.
I had nothing and very little money.
Somehow (we know it was God's plan) I was drawn to Y'shua, the Christ Jesus.
I remember putting my kids to bed, covering them with every available blanket I had. (it was so cold) and turning the oven on to keep warm.
I had this big picture window and a table in front of it. I lit a whole bunch of candles and sat there reading and praying every night after the kids were asleep. (Yes, I found a Bible that was free too :)
I wept intensly night after night begging God to help me connect with the right people. I knew inside of me there had to be people who could help me but where were they!
God had to have them out there somewhere!
Why do I think of this stuff tonight and why am I writing about it.
I have friends who like me and just in different circumstances that know God brought them to where they are for a reason and know He has people out there to come along side of them but where are they!
One of them asked me to read Zechariah 4 (which I posted below) I will be spending some time on this for awhile. I don't think this is just for a few of us and even for the trials my sister is currently facing, she will find Truth clear into Chapter 5 and beyond.
Things have been tough for many of us financially and otherwise but as I reflect it is more than clear, God has brought me/others farther than I/we would have ever been able to imagine.
For me it's been 30 years of growing and growing that becomes obvious if I but look to Him!
Zechariah 4
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
4 Then the angel that had been speaking with me returned and roused me, as if he were waking someone up from being asleep, 2 and asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I’ve been looking at a menorah; it’s all of gold, with a bowl at its top, seven lamps on it, and seven tubes leading to the lamps at its top. 3 Next to it are two olive trees, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” 4 I then asked the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my Lord?” The angel speaking with me said, 5 “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my Lord.” 6 Then he answered me, “This is the word of Adonai to Z’rubavel: ‘Not by force, and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Adonai-Tzva’ot. 7 ‘What
are you, you big mountain? Before Z’rubavel you will become a plain;
and he will put the capstone in place, as everyone shouts, “It’s
beautiful! Beautiful!”’ 8 This message from Adonai came to me: 9 ‘The hands of Z’rubavel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will also finish it.’ Then you will know that Adonai-Tzva’ot sent me to you. 10 For
even someone who doesn’t think much of a day when such minor events
take place will rejoice at seeing the plumbline in the hand of
Z’rubavel. So these seven are the eyes of Adonai that range about over all the earth.”
11 I replied by asking him, “What are those two olive trees on the right and left sides of the menorah?” 12 Then
I asked the question again: “What are those two olive branches
discharging gold[-colored oil] through the two gold spouts?” 13 He replied, “Don’t you know what they are?” I answered, “No, my Lord.” 14 He said, “Those are the two who have been anointed with oil; they are standing with the Lord of all the land.”Rees Howells and Intercession
A very long time ago or so it seems I read a book, "The Intercession of Rees Howells. I remember being moved then and so taught of the Spirit of God.
I decided (as I don't often do) to reread the book again.
Why you may ask! I can tell you for certain it's not because I need my senses riled up or for a feel good. This book will do neither for me.
I simply have become convinced all over again there is a large difference between prayer and intercession.
After coming out of ultra orthodox judaism and having my life turned upside down by Y'shua, Christ My Lord, I went through a series of ups and downs and major battles. The greatest probably was being stalked by my ex-husband who had converted to islam and his vicious cohorts. Not too many stood with me in the religious church and doubt many would today. Some of those who came out of judaism and did so lost their lives in the process.
Given a new name/identity and some protection wasn't necessarily even a relief for awhile.
I did learn (and this is an understatement. I don't have words sometimes to convey what it is like) like I might not have otherwise that God is my very present help in time of trouble. (Ps. 46:1)
Most of the story is for another time and I have a life time to talk about it if the Lord Y'shua doesn't return first. I still reel at reliving it all over again but it's time to walk through in more depth.
Something beyond mere prayer carried me through those days as well as those who walked it out with me.
I will be taking my time and going through the book and sharing as I go.
I have a full plate and have been diligently defining my niches in the retail arena as well as just what do I want to do in life and online.
Because I will be carrying retail products here and sharing them as well, I'd hate my posts to get lost in the shuffle but should be a nice mix.
It's a tad easier to have separate pages on my blog at blogspot and your welcome to follow me there as well. http://garden-of-israel.blogspot.com/
The blog here as well as the entire site and my blog on blogger all are undergoing changes so bear with me as things are kind of bare at the moment.
Thanks
Rivqa
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