Friday, November 15, 2024

#theheartseen #213 fresh & fun additions...

 



-i couldn't take enough pictures of 'the heart seen' from our backyard yesterday.  gorgeous!

hallelujah & amen!

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and 2 new fun additions to my 213 collection also..    -from the movie, vijay 69, -family friendly, charming, wonderful watch..    and then, from joyce meyers, enjoying everyday life program..

hallelujah & amen to that too!





Thursday, November 14, 2024

Poetry in Progress by (me!) ~topps, sandra, writeousmom


 -sometimes poems arrive to me fully formed

-others just a few words..  i work out the rest

-still others, a begining, and ending, one or both, i fill the rest in

and sometimes, just the idea of...  i work out the whole thing

-sometimes they rhyme; sometimes they don't; sometimes they are hybrids

-some are short, some medium, some epic..

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sometimes i have time, immediately to work the poem out to completion

sometimes, i don't.

sometimes, it arrives in small pieces, over a long time; sometimes pieces throughout a week; or a day

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all of that to say:  i have 2 poems currently in progress and i do not know when the windows of time will appear for me to complete them;  so, i am sharing process here:

1.   zero poem  (that is to be the title)  it is a play on words to be sure

of course it does not mean,  -zero, as in no praying..  rather, it IS an actual prayer i pray to Jesus, where i say, "return me to zero Jesus"    -this is a short cut communication, Jesus already knowing what it means

   what does it mean?  it means i recognize at certain times in my life; in my youth; i had zero concerns about this or that..     i had zero concerns because i had not yet been exposed to the potential of something going very wrong..

i.e.,  zero concerns about accidents; zero concerns about getting too little sleep; zero concerns about drownings; zero concerns regarding the faithfulness of friends; zero concerns about... [fill in the blank]

now, at near 60 years old; of course i have had through actual life experience; through other people's very real testimonies; through movies; through books; through radio; through non and fiction

and these 'going very wrong' sides reveal themselves; accumulate decade by decade;  i mean, can any product from food, to furniture, to gifts be purchased that does not have a warning label of one kind or another.  

 i pause to remember..  wow! at one point i was free from all these concerns..      what a glorious freedom we might not even realize we are enjoying!  and of course,  

we learn from; we learn to avoid this; take precautions here; keep your antennas up over here; take safety classes; due diligence..   we don't deny; we don't ignore; we walk hand in hand with risk factors 

and i lean on..   don't worry about anything; pray about everything

this is my practice.  and it takes a lot of practice.  but my short cut prayer, i say, 'return me to zero Jesus!'    on the inside; how i feel inside

when i didnt even know i needed to worry about..     and it turned out that i didn't.

and i do actually get to re-experience that level of peace sometimes;  -imagine that.

but this time around i am conscious of it. 

selah!  hallelujah & amen.

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the other poem in progress, had to do with having the light returned to my eyes..  i said that to my children long ago..  "when you two are in college, i'm going to work for former President Jimmy Carter,  -help with human trafficking, and help return the light into the victims eyes

-this never manifested

however, i am aware of how evil steals the light; and how God can restore it

God placed it on my heart, that the light in my eyes..  that has been restored in my eyes

Son beams.    and now that is how i look at others, the lens with which i look through..

so if i am looking at you, you are receiving the love, light, warmth, of Son beams..

and the heat too..

i can see with the ability to burn write through..   to scorch..

and this poem contains those ideas in essence.

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zero prayer * son beams     these are 2 poems in progress; brewing inside me now..

with no idea when they will be completed.

"cheers!" to the brewing process..     amen.  

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Meeting Martha & Snoop Dogg (~topps! & sexy!)



-remember how i told you, time is the greatest editor of them all!
so, with the passing of even more time, 
now my bullet points have even fewer bullet points

 * I was demonstrating my Mag Time Frames anywhere and everywhere i could

trade shows, scrapbook stores/workshops, tv spots, magazines..  made a tv commercial

 * at some point, producer from the Martha Stewart Show called me

 * when i returned the call, i had a type of anxiety/panic attack  -while- i was leaving a message

/with no way to erase or delete.. or start over

and so, they would have heard the few numbers in my phone number, and then a long scream

not a shining moment for me.

and i knew i'd blew my chance.

* fast forward to a 2nd chance!  a new opportunity!

but then, 

martha was put in jail.

not a shining moment for her either.

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she would know though..   with all her experience in the arts, hobby, craft industry

she would understand the value and novelty of the product i brought to market in the early 2000's. [2002/2003-2006...]

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then, to see her with snoop dogg..      just plain fun.
and it is after one of his corona commercials we started having fun with my nick-name (term of endearment); and started using 2 p's in   ~topps.   instead of 1.

"t. o.  double p..  s"


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havent watched the martha documentary yet, but will first chance;  along with the luther vandross documentary..   and i've certainly been enjoying snoop doggs contributions on the voice as a judge

would love to meet them both; we would. 

hallelujah & amen

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

#vellumdays -in progress fall 2024






 when time allows, i will write more about the sharks game..  how cool that was  "Thank You Nancy!" (and Joanne!)   the SAP VENUE!  how exciting to witness thousands of seats lighting up..   in combination with the singularly best DJ music experience of my life; honestly...     what a stand out..

got me to imagining     filled with 17,000 Christians..    youth revival..     what a party!   what a glorious venue..     hallelujah & amen 

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Independent Bible Study; Scriptures that speak of love.. by (me!) -sandra, topps, writeousmom


this started some time ago; just as i was reading the Bible, keep a yellow highlighter in hand, and when i came across the word love; highlight that scripture

after a certain amount of reading, retype those highlighted scriptures into a word document.  ( i used to do longhand )

i did a healthy chunk, and then put it aside for quite some time

holy spirit guided me back   -just two at a time

which has resulted in better consistency.   on some days, i was inspired to do more than 2..

i can keep going..

     -just 2,  2 at a time-

because it is about consistency and discipline and practice;   less all or nothing; less lots, then none

   -more small & steady..    

and, this first round is focused on highlighting the word love,  identifying those scriptures

but i am inspired to re-read and focus on other words   -righteousness will be next; but there is much more after that too.

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i have grown to LOVE being a Christian; grown to LOVE reading the Bible

LOVE cultivating a relationship with Jesus, God, the Holy Spirit, which deepens by the year

hallelujah, amen!