hello old Blog of mine, i can tell you that since I last posted SO much has gone by--- SO FAST-- that i can only scarcely recall it all. I've had so many experiences: traveled to Hawaii twice & did some Human Trafficking Justice work- experienced our govt & the process of BILL PASSING- wow wee---- left our home of 16 years & our Santa Cruz County community & loved ones, moved to Redding CA, RESTED, ministered, started homeschooling again, married people, celebrated births, mourned with people and buried people I love & miss & have reconnected with friends & made new ones & are loving LIFE in REAL TIME with many dear people. I've watched my children just sail into the sunset......... the 23 & 21 year old.......... & I am so in love with them & so EXCITED to see what the next chapter will bring. to say HOLD ON TO IT ALL moms & dads & enjoyyyyyyyyyyyy because it goes so fast is an understatement! I know, I know, hard to imagine right now. BELIEVE ME. As I look over study abroad applications & hear the excitement of the new opportunities they both have -- life is their oyster-- I am filled with awe & wonder at the marvelous design Father made, FAMILY & I give thanks. Mind you we have Samuel 12 & Hannah-Marie right here enjoying life a little more daily, as they share with us their stages & ages & dreams & friends- its a blast. Gods blessing in our lives with CHILDREN is GOLDEN. My husband Derk is in last month of Bethel school year 1, & I am in month 4 of 10 for Leadership Development Program here also at Bethel in Redding & we are enjoying Shasta County, CA. We attended a full week long intensive Marriage Training- Love After Marriage for Valentines week. Our early 26th anniversary present. WOW WOW--- so much good stuff to see, hear & learn in this life!! I'm connecting with Teams / Regions on the WEST COAST & sharing in some exciting ventures-- the BODY OF CHRIST is a BRILLIANT PAINTING........... a MASTERPIECE............ by THE MASTER.
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TEAM TEAM TEAM!!!
i am just reflecting today on this topic. oh my what a funny word. TEAM. my kids laugh as i am the least athletic person they know- but this has been my word since they were wee ones............ Yes wee ones. starting 17+ years ago.......... I have always taught & spoke as if we were MASSIVE in number......... the 3, then the 4, 5 & eventually 6 of us Suttons. why? i have NO IDEA. i am certain of this however-- it is a GOD DEPOSIT in me. it is an identifier that could not possibly be denied! yet i have never and do not anticipate ever applying it to an athletic endeavor. i truly get as excited about being the 'cook, clean or bottle washer on the team'. i have delighted myself in the Lord in ALL of those places in ministries! rubbing my hands together- "oh goody God. Look at us now. We are a team. we are your team!! Yeah God, Yeah Us." in fact i realize now, that when i stuck to some not so lovely projects like GLUE & others made very different choices --i remember knowing "i am staying in the game. at the least, i am proud of this leader- hey he/her is swinging his bat". i am thrilled to say now that i believe that God was allowing me a place among the saints to operate in/around the culture of honor. in fact the word "TEAM" for me is inter changeable with "eco-system" of ministries- tiny or huge- it is a perfect petri dish for this process. i have been involved in probably 40 different petri dish ministry/civic processes that have been as varied as you can imagine. all have been a success: some ending text book "perfect" others ending text book "horribly painful", all however were successes. how can i say that? God always always always revealed Himself to me as my teacher-- in these TEAM / eco-systems. To me, for me, and about me. I think about my 30's (17 yrs later) I totally got the revelation that I truly can be all the players in the Samaritan PARABLE. Yes, one situation I am the mugged, next the muggee, next the inn keeper, next the priest that crosses the road, next the Samaritan. i was relieved and assured all at the same time- to not have to be STUCK in any of the roles- even the 'good roles', the ability to be honest with myself & with God about those different roles- going & growing from GLORY, TO GLORY, TO GLORY. God is who is good!! the world can count on that. when i am not 'good' the world is not going to explode- i am free to be free!! Good, bad and ugly. God is a redeemer and a GLORIFIER!! I need Him- He is awesome and i love that!! HE IS AN AWESOME TEAM OWNER/COACH I love the way He does it & I desire to model that- long before i even relized!! LOL blessings to you all & hey "i'll see you on the field"
Teamwork: "Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORD and serve him shoulder to shoulder. - Zephaniah 3:9 "I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion." "Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
~ Mia Hamm
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
~ Margaret Meade
~ Andrew Carnegie
~ Henry Ford
9-9-09 was important!! IT WAS A GOLD DAY part 2
- Sep 23, 11:25 PM
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Hello hello! Yessssssss it's been a few days. I just have to laugh-- i open it to blog tonight & i see the title of the last 2 entries- 9-9-09 i think it is important & 9-9-09 was important! hah hah o.k. so i found out on 9-17-09 that i have become LICENSED & accredited as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ :-) by the International Fellowship of Ministries ( John G. Lake Minstry). God is so funny-- HE IS FUN! so on Friday 9-18-09 when I was asked to marry my dear, sweet friends on the next day! 9-19-09 Saturday! YES YES YES it is true. I found out I was licensed thursday, asked to marry friday and in fact I did on Saturday :-) I just had such an excitement inside of me on 9-9-09. I prayed that day EXPECTANTLY! like a kid on Christmas. even when the day ended I felt with no facts at all that it had been a great and satisfying day & gave thanks-- WITH NO FACTS-- i praise God for HIS HOLY SPIRIT- the gift of GRACE TO PERCEIVE THE UNCTIONS- the gift of GRACE TO BELIEVE in the UNSEEN MIRACULOUS WONDER OF HIM!!! I am a rich rich woman. I am a satisfied woman. I am a blessed woman. I love the way you love me ABBA, and I LOVE YOU! going to sleep now, with Jesus on my mind................ good night.
9-9-09 was important!! IT WAS A GOLD DAY
- Sep 15, 08:38 AM
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oh I am thanking God for this blog that I am infrequent with- at best- but it is blessing me. I opened it today & there it was- "9-9-09 I think it's important". Well yesterday I found out that a great prayed for thing happended that exact date- A HUGE HOUSE BLESSING HAPPENED- wells fargo gold stage coach company- told me yesterday that their GREAT decision was on 9-9-09!! YAY GOD!! I too think that it is important that I live in California, the GOLD COUNTRY & that I am a Gold Miner...... thats how i've felt -- with butterflies in my tummy excited-- when Gods grace directs me to a REVELATION- like finding a GOLD VEIN in the mountain-- & we, HE & i follow it out... ahhhhhhhhhh suddenly end of August felt that A SHIFT happened & it was PANNING FOR GOLD TIME.... in the water...... Holy Spirit & i just panning, panning, panning........... for GOLD.............. OH THE RIVER PANNING IS FANTASTIC............... JOY filled. STABILIZING & significant. Oh it is a SOLO time for me & MY GOD!! It is glorious time. Thank you for UNCTIONS-- you perfectly beautiful, powerful and holy 'FATHER, SON & HOLY GHOST'. I count it my greatest honor to have been given the GRACE THROUGH FAITH TO BELIEVE: IN & ON YOU!!! so here you'll find me, in the river of living water- coming from my belly- with my bags being filled with GOLD & its for me, my family, their families to come & beyondddddddddddddddddddddddddd
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" john 7:38 In other words, could Jesus be saying: "Scripture says to believe in me. If you believe in me, rivers of living water will stream from your belly"?
9-9-09 i think thats IMPORTANT-- GOLD NUGGET DAY
- Sep 9, 10:31 PM
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9/9/09 the number of finality, fullness, fruitfulness. The number of Holy Spirit and for fruit of the womb. (Gal 5: 22,23; 1 Cor 12:1-11, 9 gifts and 9 fruit of Spirit) Ge 17:1, Mt 27:45.
9/9/09 the number of finality, fullness, fruitfulness. The number of Holy Spirit and for fruit of the womb. (Gal 5: 22,23; 1 Cor 12:1-11, 9 gifts and 9 fruit of Spirit) Ge 17:1, Mt 27:45.
9/9/09 the number of finality, fullness, fruitfulness. The number of Holy Spirit and for fruit of the womb. (Gal 5: 22,23; 1 Cor 12:1-11, 9 gifts and 9 fruit of Spirit) Ge 17:1, Mt 27:45.
9/9/09 the number of finality, fullness, fruitfulness. The number of Holy Spirit and for fruit of the womb. (Gal 5: 22,23; 1 Cor 12:1-11, 9 gifts and 9 fruit of Spirit) Ge 17:1, Mt 27:45.
ohhhhhhhhhh what a day. absolutely a FABULOUS DAY in Christ! literally IN CHRIST. i was in high need of a protector, defender and a SOVEREIGN God early on this a.m. SO i cried (literally) out & was specific in need and BOY what a difference it made to my whole day. I must say this now-- I am NOT going to limit myself to these kinds of days ONLY when i am backed against the wall-- no......no....... no......... Its just too good. Too peaceful. Too hope-filled. Too GRACE FILLED. I am on to this BIG. This is in fact GOLD== as i am earnestly panning for GOLD in my life-- THIS IS A CHUNK OF PURE GOLD! oh this is not a program, or another thing i must do- a hoop to jump through. NO NO NO. It is just the facts-- State to ABBA exactly what you need, run behind HIS legs/robes - stay there- peek around its safe- but stay behind him!! Funny enough- the 'session with God started with me 5'8" & ended with me just a wee girl.......... behind my Daddy. Its been 14 hrs since then & I assure & confirm to you that IT HAS BEEN A DAY in the SWEET PLACE. & not one thing circumstantially has changed. Just a daughter of the Most High King has changed!! COME ON!! God is WONDERFUL........ blessings of PURE JOY & PURE GOLD TO YOU ALL.
oh goody- this just in!! 9/9/09 finality, fullness & faithfullness. the # for holy spirit & for fruit of the womb. (Gal 5:22-23, 1 Cor 12:1-119 gifts & 9 fruits of the spirit ) Gen 17:1, Mat 27:45 thank you Beni Johnson
DIGGING FOR GOLD
- Sep 4, 12:08 PM
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Greetings of Great Joy--- there has been a baby born that is the SAVIOR TO THE WHOLE WORLD............................... NO IT IS NOT the HOLIDAYS. But it is a Holy Day. I am so glad to be able to herald the ageless & timeless truth that in fact there has been a baby born that is the SAVIOR TO THE WHOLE WORLD. That is cause to RE-JOY oh yeah i mean it. Not a typo at all. RE (begin again) JOY that 1st love. That JOY when we first believed!! DAILY. FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRR. How can so small a baby do so much? How can so small a thought "RE-JOY' do so much? How can hearalding that news do so much? IT IS THE TRUTH! THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE. SET ME FREE. SET THEM FREE. luke 2:10-11 Oh Greetings of Great Joy!!
Where have I been lately.............. well I am panning for GOLD right now! Yes I am certain that I am going to strike it rich. It will be the answer to ALL MY FAMILY NEEDS--------- their inheritance------------- ohhhhhhhhhhh I am digging & in my spirit I can see several hands on that shovel handle.................. mine, my husbands, all my children, their spouses, their children, and so on and so on. I THINK I AM ON IT NOW! Gold in the river...... oh yes--- this is a panning for GOLD TIME. RIGHT IN THE RIVER. The river of life..................john 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." It is who I am, it is what i am doing and what i am writing about! Saddle up the donkey- get your gear and come along with me- i will definately be blogging all along the way------------------ THERE IS GOLD IN THAT LAND............... perfectly enough I live right here in CAlifornia. The GOLD COUNTRY.
2 less birds in the nest
- Aug 24, 10:10 AM
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Good morning, it is a transition day. I am at home alone.............. 1st time ever with 2 kids LIVING AWAY at college ...................... and 2 away at elementary school. We really are a non-traditional family! My youngest daughter has had 2 nights of NOT SLEEPING as a result of the loss/change. She is so prophetic. She is the prophetic thermometer of the house......... really. She FEELS. My heart goes out to us ALL. My prayer today is for Gods grace to be sufficient for each of us. It is ALL good, right and exactly on time............... truly & sincerely. YET it feels very much like "complete chaos" so "out of control". I tear up for no reason. Equally laugh until I tear up as equally as often. I am catching some clues here- I am going to be doing some crying. PRAISE GOD I am crying out to My Lord! HE is the answer. HE is the comforter. HE is TRUTH. HE is LOVE. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh So i will do my chores. I will turn on the worship music and I will know that . Rom 8:28We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Be gentle with yourself when your in seasons of transition. I KNOW that i KNOW this for you and so i am grandfathering myself in to that KNOWING. Gentle & Kind................. waiting on God.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
- Aug 11, 11:30 PM
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today is a day of considering THE LOVE OF GOD....................... i am amazed-- AMAZED that not only does HE love us to the unfathomable degree that HE LOVES................. add to that the unimaginable degree that HE has created US to LOVE HIM!! having been made in HIS image had me scratching my head on this topic. LOVE. oh sure i have often reflected/considered the topic of me loving others. Yet NEVER that i recall have i ever dived into the deep deep water of the truth that we were created to reciprocate the SAME WEIGHT/MEASURE of LOVE BACK TO HIM!! oh myyyyyyyyyyy pitter patter , butterfly flutters, this is LOVE. this is IT. WE ARE ABLE TO LOVE HIM MORE- to the DEPTH, WIDTH, BREADTH that HE LOVES US. the veil was torn for me in this when i heard the Lord . softly stating.............. "You not believing what I AM says about you" "Discounting what I AM has written in the WORD about you" "Deflecting or twisting ALL that I AM has told you through the prophets, in dreams, in worship time with you" -- that is your love back to me. that is your reciprocal love to I AM. put it like this... if HE loves me at a 10 & i receive HIS 10 as a .... say 3.5 or on a good day a 5. i uptake it as if it were "lower number" & from that lower level place i love HIM in return....... OH YEAH......... that is what i am talking about!! with these thoughts floating about and Jesus open offer to "come and let us reason together: .......... i did/am. you see along with those above facts- underlined- simultaneously i am judging the matter & determining it on my own, having judged that my thoughts are 'correct & true/right' over & above those of GODS! the DOUBT & THE UNBELIEF & SELF deities all being in full operating power! Ughhhhhhhhhhhh Still hovering with these thoughts............ getting more ............... i am thoroughly elated to know more................... I adore HIM LOVING ME & me loving HIM untainted and purely................... PRAISE GOD.........
Rom 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Eph 3:17b-20 .....And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Living life
- Jul 20, 03:27 PM
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ohhhhhhh what a time it has been. the calendar is in mach speed. so long since i blogged......... feels long anyway. i am in awe of God and His goodness and in what we can partake in-- i realized more and more that the Bible is a treasure map- a treasure map to HIM. To HIS presence. It is the PERFECT ADVENTURE. The level that I will "CSI" the clues in the Bible- the deeper I go in HIM . the whole WORD paints a magnificent- priceless portrait!! I am in awe. I have spent a week with my 2 youngest children in a supernatural worship school and what i have gained while watching them! Overhearing their teachings is BEYOND MY KNOWLEDGE......... I am in awe. WORSHIP is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more than i thought. i am catching the theme here with Abba....... He is showing me "behold I make ALL THINGS NEW AGAIN"......... hummmm even the good.............. i love love love this! My senses are highly alerted and I am so excited to see all that i do not KNOW & to come into NEW KNOWING.......... like your babies-=-=== each day is brand new!! same baby -- brand new day, brand new info/input/emotions ALL NEW. oh Lord I pray that I not reside in a state of FAMILIARITY in ANY of my relationships and especially with YOU, YOUR WORD, YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR WORSHIP, US- YOU & ME!!! I am in awe. It is a brand new day. This is the day that the Lord has made! So full of HIM!! REJOICE I will and be glad in it!! blessings............
Courage is given to all through TESTIMONY
- Jun 27, 08:45 PM
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"I've found the way to stay encouraged every day of your life!" kid you not-- for years i have said to my family : i am going to go call 1-800-encourage me! hee hee i was so 'needy' of a testimony of what God has done, is doing-- 2nd or 3rd hand is JUST AS POWERFUL. accuracy of course. but there is a grandfather claus in this-- WHEN IT HAPPENED & WHENEVER IT IS TOLD OF -- IT HAS THE SAME DUNOMOUS POWER!! Power to have it HAPPEN AGAIN!! Yes, i am quite willing to retell my own self a testimony that is my own!! it is strength to my bones!!
"...For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Rev. 19:10
"The testimony is the spoken or written record of anything God has done. The spoken or written record carries prophetic anointing. Prophetic anointing has two primary functions. It either changes present conditions and causes a supernatural invasion or it fortels future and sets the context for the unfolding of God's plan in the future. It's either a present change in circumstance or future."
bill johnston is the teacher who is the MAN & i am quoting him!! I GIVE THANKS TO BILL- putting into words what i was feeling for yearssssssssssssss.