I thank you so much for clarifying. ive gotten desperately tired of people lying saying salvation is free because its cost me everything and im not done yet. i just know that its worth its high cost.when i hear that salvation is free it instantly upsets me because it gives a lie. i gave up everything and i felt if someone told me once you follow Christ you will have challenges but he will be with you, i would have been prepared. instead i got once you follow Jesus all blessings peace joy happiness great success will happen, i would have fallen back into the world if it was not for God holding me up because since following him none of those things are evident. i am tried but come out and an tried many times with little victories each year. its suffering then restoration then more suffering. i kinda think of it as someone training a soldier or sharpening a sword. it hurts but you love so hard and you learn to fear Christ because hes not all loving but a consuming flame. You see in time that hes good. immediately when serving him i didnt see any real goodness until many years in now im just now starting to see that this God is really good. I had to hold on because satan has been on my track trying to destroy me. im giving you this message just so u wont think its strange when your life goes haywire and everyone who is evil and dont take God seriously seem so happy and blessed far above you. It starts to seem that serving God does not add up. but a day will come when all of those evil unGodly people will not be so happy and you will inherit the kingdom because you suffered, cried, but pressed your way into God's good grace. Live for God no matter if it profit you or not immediately. You have to earn everything with God he very rarely gives anything without a great condition. Look at the promised land for the Israelites and Joseph had to suffer great embarrassment and sufferings to get his position in Pharaohs house. all through the bible people had to earn everything with God but the end will pay off. after you suffer awhile then God will lift you up, but you pay for it with that suffering. be of good cheer and run your race.Remember holiness is the only way to see God.
nice to read all your friendly messages! I really hope you got my letter?! Probably you did, by telling me those things you read. Anyway you saw then my face. :-)
Kelly, a person who reads is a better person. He learns from reading. So you are faxcinated by queens's lifes? Can I send you photos of royal families? Would that be a great idea?? Right now I am listening to Celtic music; it is so very peacefull and the teksts are deep. Mysterious at times. Me too do love music from the 70ties!! I also like jazz and reggae! A dancer, yes.. even without a photo of you, I see a dancer in you. It's more that I feel the dancer in you. ;-)
Never any visits, Kelly? Do you have any family out there? Never know that I come to visit you, eh? When I am living in America perhaps? That would be something, eh?
On the 26th of September i'll know if George is free?!The time is reaching!...
Can you borrow novels in your library, Kelly? Or do you order them, or is somebody ordering them for you? Yes Kelly, always escape through books towards places you like. That is excellent for the mind. People who can't travel, can still travel by books, it is said. And so it is! It is taking care of oneself; I would just do the same!
Well Kelly, I failed in my course of Literary Creation. 4 people of our classes did. My written literature wasn't good literature. It is so difficult to write literature!! :-o It is a call,to me. But I will follow workshops, having to do with literature and poetry, that's for sure! I registered myself in a Dutch group, going to France. A course about writing. They canceled it because of not enough members...
Lately I went 3 times to the Ardennes. A quiet time in nature, near the Meuse, a river. I got to know some people there. Suddenly my quite time could change! If George is free, I will travel to Chicago, but at first go to our youngest daughter and the family in San Diego. Spending a rather long time in the States. :-o
I always enjow wise quotes, Kelly, yours too!! :-)
Here is one or two more. 'Fear not to have a narrow home, fear to have a narrow heart'.
'The heart sees deeper than the eye'.
'In the midst of the winter, I ultimately realised I had an indestructable summer in myself.' - Camus
'The goal of life is self realisation. To develop completely one self's nature- that's the reason each of us is here'. - Oscar Wilde,(1854-1900) Irish writer.
Kelly, I visited George in Hill Correctional center, IL and before it was in Menard, also in IL.
I was on this blog writing to a Mexican man,Frederick and he probably is free by now? He was excited and scared to confront again the outer world. He got indeed 100 dollars and a ticket. To San Antonio in Texas. He hadn't any help either. His parents are poor. But he got a half way house for a while.
If really necessary, he would go somewhere for homeless people. But never ever return to a prison!
Mailed a letter out to you yesterday, September 3rd...this time I made a copy of it, just in case! I also received your four letters, plus the card (thank you so much:)
Hello Kelly Yes meanwhile it reached me you are not a woman. No thanks, I love doing this! This evening I was interviewed by a Dutch researcher about my writing with prisoners and in fact I really enjoyed it... She seemed me of the serious sort, you know, not greedy for sensation. I have 7 penpals in prison, 5 men and 2 women. I hope you don't reproach me not writing to you, I enjoy this medium too. It's good you're planning to meditate again maybe. In any case I'm glad you seem to have found some inner peace anyway... Thanks for your hugs, I can use them :-)! A lot of hugs to you too!
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I guess I'll send pictures -if I see them!- of dancers and choreography people, Kelly!
be blessed, Rita :-)
nice to read all your friendly messages!
I really hope you got my letter?! Probably you did, by telling me those things you read.
Anyway you saw then my face. :-)
Kelly, a person who reads is a better person. He learns from reading.
So you are faxcinated by queens's lifes? Can I send you photos of royal families? Would that be a great idea??
Right now I am listening to Celtic music; it is so very peacefull and the teksts are deep. Mysterious at times. Me too do love music from the 70ties!!
I also like jazz and reggae! A dancer, yes.. even without a photo of you, I see a dancer in you. It's more that I feel the dancer in you. ;-)
Never any visits, Kelly? Do you have any family out there? Never know that I come to visit you, eh? When I am living in America perhaps?
That would be something, eh?
On the 26th of September i'll know if George is free?!The time is reaching!...
Can you borrow novels in your library, Kelly? Or do you order them, or is somebody ordering them for you?
Yes Kelly, always escape through books towards places you like. That is excellent for the mind. People who can't travel, can still travel by books, it is said.
And so it is!
It is taking care of oneself; I would just do the same!
Well Kelly, I failed in my course of Literary Creation. 4 people of our classes did. My written literature wasn't good literature. It is so difficult to write literature!! :-o
It is a call,to me. But I will follow workshops, having to do with literature and poetry, that's for sure!
I registered myself in a Dutch group, going to France. A course about writing. They canceled it because of not enough members...
Lately I went 3 times to the Ardennes. A quiet time in nature, near the Meuse, a river.
I got to know some people there.
Suddenly my quite time could change! If George is free, I will travel to Chicago, but at first go to our youngest daughter and the family in San Diego. Spending a rather long time in the States. :-o
I always enjow wise quotes, Kelly, yours too!! :-)
Here is one or two more.
'Fear not to have a narrow home, fear to have a narrow heart'.
'The heart sees deeper than the eye'.
'In the midst of the winter, I ultimately realised I had an indestructable
summer in myself.' - Camus
'The goal of life is self realisation. To develop completely one self's nature- that's the reason each of us is here'. - Oscar Wilde,(1854-1900) Irish writer.
Kelly, I visited George in Hill Correctional center, IL and before it was in Menard, also in IL.
I was on this blog writing to a Mexican man,Frederick and he probably is free by now? He was excited and scared to confront again the outer world. He got indeed 100 dollars and a ticket. To San Antonio in Texas.
He hadn't any help either. His parents are poor. But he got a half way house for a while.
If really necessary, he would go somewhere for homeless people. But never ever return to a prison!
hugs from Rita!
Mailed a letter out to you yesterday, September 3rd...this time I made a copy of it, just in case! I also received your four letters, plus the card (thank you so much:)
Hugs,
Cori
Yes meanwhile it reached me you are not a woman.
No thanks, I love doing this!
This evening I was interviewed by a Dutch researcher about my writing with prisoners and in fact I really enjoyed it... She seemed me of the serious sort, you know, not greedy for sensation. I have 7 penpals in prison, 5 men and 2 women. I hope you don't reproach me not writing to you, I enjoy this medium too.
It's good you're planning to meditate again maybe. In any case I'm glad you seem to have found some inner peace anyway...
Thanks for your hugs, I can use them :-)!
A lot of hugs to you too!