Author: Faith

We all know that feeling ☹.  We pray really hard for something we feel is selfless and worthy, and God says “No”.  He doesn’t say-“not yet”.  He says “No”.  And it can be difficult to accept sometimes.

But the truth is, God doesn’t just know about our todays and yesterdays, like we do.  He knows all of our tomorrows and the tomorrows of all of those we love.  His thoughts are “higher than our thoughts”, and He just knows better what we need versus what we want.

There is another reason God says “No”.  The more challenges we face, the closer we grow to God.  There is something about having to depend on God for our most basic needs that strengthens our faith and brings us closer to our Father.  And that my friends, is well worth it!

There is a third reason.  This is not Heaven.  It is a fallen world. We live in it, but we are not “of it”.  Heaven is our home and we will return there ?

Meet you at the Gate ?

Let me assure you my friends, God IS Real 🙂

The visions came back a few years ago and I was filled with all kinds of emotions. Joy to see our Lord again. Doubts because I felt so unworthy. And a determination to serve our Lord in whatever way I could, whatever way God Willed 🙂

And, of course, I was afraid. Gideon is my hero, because he always acted, even when afraid, even if he did it in the dark lol. 🙂

In fact, many warned me that I should be afraid to say just about anything. And I received a number of threats, so I had reason to be afraid. We live in a “cancel culture” and Christians are under attack in this country as never before.

I know that there are many people who do not believe in visions. And I don’t blame them one bit, there have been an awful number of people faking it. But I ask everyone to remember too, Jesus has been appearing to many Muslims through out the Middle East.  So why wouldn’t Jesus appear in America, because Jesus loves us-all!

I’m only sharing mine for two reasons.  The first is to let others know that God IS Real.  And the second is so that others who truly have visions will not be afraid to share them. 

As for those who doubt, remember this. I want nothing from anyone.  This site raises no money and accepts no donations.  

In 2018 and 2019, I had many visions of Rainbows everywhere. A reminder of God’s Promise to us :). And a reminder that He always keeps His promises :). And I saw trees and bushes with the sun light hitting them, only they were many different colors, all of the Rainbow 🙂 . Amazing and beautiful, I realized that must be what Heaven is like. With all of nature touched by God’s Light.

And I had a number of visions of Heaven. In one I was a little girl standing on the greenest grass I ever saw. In yet another, I was at a picnic with people I loved singing Amazing Grace. In still another, I saw my whole family there!

In 2018, I heard God say that “whoever you pray for to be Blessed will be Blessed.”. So I did a lot of praying 🙂

And if the answer was not the one I wanted, I remembered that God always has His reasons and can see all of our tomorrows 🙂

In 2018, I had a very vivid dream. My husband and my children and I were all in Heaven together.  We sat on a wrought iron bench. Snow fell on us, but we were not cold.  I remember we were all laughing and filled with Joy.  We were all in Heaven.

In 2018, I also had a vision of a woman typing on a computer in a Rainbow.  And I realized that was meant to be me and that I had better get busy ?.  But as usual, I was scared.  Until I read about Baruch.  Baruch was Jeremiah’s scribe in the Bible.  He was scared too. But God “hid” him.  From that moment I was determined to do whatever I was called to do and count on God to “hide” me. ?

Also in 2018, I started praying for my friend Gloria.  Gloria had become a very close friend.  We met at church and went to pulmonary rehab together.  I was the only white girl in an African American church.  The Pastor once asked me, “How did you come here?”.  I answered truthfully, “God sent me”.  As soon as I walked into the church, I could sense the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Not all churches are like that.  Gloria was horrifically sick, and was truly an inspiration to me and so many others.  Despite her suffering, she always kept her amazing faith in God.  Just knowing her made my life so much better.  She is, finally, in Heaven now.  And as much as I miss her, I am so happy for her!

So a word on race relations, which clearly have suffered greatly this past year.  There are African Americans who love our Lord and those who don’t.  Just as there are white people who love our Lord, and those who don’t.  Racism will end when we all meet at the Cross of Jesus Christ. I will always feel incredibly Blessed to have attended Mount Zion, because I had the privilege of witnessing first hand that so many African Americans love the Lord just as much as we do. So turn off the media that works overtime trying to get us to hate one another.  Because God is color blind ?, and we will all meet in Heaven together!

In 2019, I had so many visions.  Rainbows.  Heaven.  They were endless and made my faith stronger.  Jesus was preparing me.

In November of 2019, I went to see the Christmas show at the Holy Land in Orlando. God had told me before that this would be my last Christmas. During the show, I was so deeply touched by God’s Great Love for us, that I cried and cried. How wonderful is our Lord :). How Blessed are we 🙂

During that show, God asked me if I was willing to stay on earth (rather than go to Heaven). I answered, “Thy Will Be Done”. And I meant it :). Shortly after that Christmas, Gloria went to Heaven and I stayed. I must have had more to do, lol. 🙂

In the winter of 2020 I had a really vivid dream. The Chinese had attacked us and we were hiding in the woods in a camper with snakes all around. But we were safe. Shortly after, Covid started.

In the winter of 2020, I was awake looking at the Jesus Door (more on that later), and I saw Jesus’ Rod light up with a very bright light. I saw it a few nights in a row. A reminder of Christ’s Power, and it also reminded for me – not to be afraid 🙂

In the fall of 2020, I saw an Angel for the first time.  And I knew God had sent that Angel of protect me.  And I was so grateful!  Until a little after Thanksgiving, I saw the Angel most mornings as I wrote FollowingJesusUS.com.  It was as if sunlight had formed the Angel and I got up every morning, excited to see him.  A little after Thanksgiving, I heard God’s Voice boom that the “Protection had ended”.  I wasn’t really sure if our country’s protection had ended or mine had.  But something had indeed changed…

In 2020, I started writing down many of my visions in a journal my daughter had bought for me.  It had the Bible verse “You word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”-Psalm 119:105.  It has always been one of my very favorite verses.  I first heard it when my daughter and I did a Vacation Bible School together. I loved the verse and doing Vacation Bible School with her.  And it’s so true!

In November 2020, I saw two Angels instead of one.  Some say Priests have two Angels to help them.  One to guard them and one to empower them.  I don’t know whether this is so, but I do know that my Angels made me feel braver and stronger!  And I saw the Holy Spirit again :)? After God said, “the Protection had ended”, I never saw the Angels again.

In November , I also saw the car headlights with four lights on each side and a plane drawn in gold light in the middle of the night on a wall.  They were so beautiful!

In 2020, I saw the sign of a  Christian Fish in golden light on the wall in the middle of the night.  Jesus woke me up and I walked out of my bedroom and saw it and was amazed. I saw this several times.  Early Christians used the Fish as a symbol during the time that the Roman Empire persecuted Christians.  Our persecution, sadly, has only just begun, but Jesus WILL be with us, every step of the way.

In 2020, I also saw Two Suns in the rearview mirror of our car.  I was reminded of a picture a dear friend had sent me years ago.  It was of a car’s rear view mirror and it said, “objects in the rear view mirror are closer than they appear”.  In his “vision” years ago, he meant Jesus was closer than we realized.  His picture had the same tree I prayed at in Hinckley.  Two suns has been long viewed as a sign of the End Times.  Perhaps they are closer than we realize!

On November 18^th, 2020 (my birthday), I saw my Angel and the Holy Spirit.  I also saw a plane.  And I saw the most beautiful, amazing Rainbow ?

In 2020, I also saw a lighted Indian. I learned later that the Indians baseball team had announced they were changing their name. From baseball teams to historic statues, the government was busy rewriting our history. They had clearly forgotten that those “who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

On December 16, 2020, I saw a lighted pathway. I’ve seen it since.

In December, 2020 I also saw a huge Rainbow and Jesus’ Staff in light on the the wall inside our house.

Christmas 2020, I saw a huge, bright Rainbow on the wall above my son. It was all across that wall. What amazing Gifts God gives 🙂

Jesus and my family made it the best Christmas ever!

One of my favorite quotes is, “Believe what you believe, or else you will never persuade anybody else to believe it”-Charles Spurgeon. Sharing is not always my favorite thing to do, but it is the right thing to do. If we are not willing to share, if we do not believe what our own eyes have seen seen, why should anyone else?

Despite the challenges I have faced both in life and in my health, I have been greatly Blessed and Jesus has never left my side 🙂

And although I am so unworthy, God has loved me so.  More than I could have ever imagined.  More than I could ever ask for.  So if you take away only one thing from FollowingJesusUS.com, take this:  God IS real and He loves you beyond measure.  Jesus came to save us, and He did so, at great cost both to Himself and those who loved Him!  The Holy Spirit is in us, and is our Comforter and Friend, call on Him.  Mary loves us with a Mother’s Love, ask her to pray for you!

A friend texted me this morning that “normal is not coming back, but Jesus IS”. And he is so right 🙂 

“Normal” , as we know it, is not returning anytime soon.

So what should we do?

Prepare, Watch and Pray ?

God IS Real.

I started having visions years ago. When I was younger, I felt God’s Presence, but did not see Him. But later I did.

In my 40s, I felt called to lead an effort to create a One Nation Under God license plate. God sent me the amazing friends I would so desperately need. At the time, I was pretty shy and only had about 30 people at my wedding! I had a few close friends, and knew many people from volunteering. And although I had run for the school board with Office Max copied fliers (They had removed the Pledge of Allegiance from one of our schools), I led a pretty quiet life otherwise.

I can still remember praying in Hinckley park, which I did most days and arguing with God that He had the wrong person for this project. I didn’t want to do it; I really didn’t think I could do it. I was the girl who didn’t go to a wedding in New York with my relatives because I there were going to be too many peope and I was too scared to go! And I was too scared to do the “One Nation Under God” license plate as well.

But then I had a vision. I was praying in Hinckley and arguing with God as usual, lol, and telling Him I was just too scared; He had the wrong person. He needed someone better than me! And all of a sudden I saw the sky fill with huge beasts and a huge golden fist. And God used just one pinkey and knocked them all down. I knew then that I need not fear, God would protect me.

And God did. I had so many awesome friends who really made it all happen :). And God protected us, every step of the way :).

The “One Nation Under God” licence plate still exists in Ohio today. It raised no money. It was simply about doing what Ohioans do best-standing up for what is right :). And standing up for God’s Place in our country is what is right.

I saw so many visions during that time, Jesus, the Cross, God, the Holy Spirit. I remember feeling so unworthy, but so Blessed.

The visions stopped for many years when the One Nation Under God license plate was finished, but they started again a few years ago :).

God IS Real! And He’s got you 🙂

There are many who wonder when and how the Rosary started. 

“Catholics believe the Rosary is a remedy against severe trials, temptations and the hardships of life, and that the Rosary is one of the great weapons given to believers in their battle against every evil.^[12] Pope Pius XI is quoted as saying, for example, “The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight”-Wikipedia. There are said to be about 29, 300,000 Catholics in the world.

But many non-Catholics ask Mary to pray for them too.  They understand just how much our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Love her and ask her to pray for them too!

There are about 2.1 Billion Christians in the World. Despite the efforts of many, Christianity remains the largest religion in the world!

According to Catholic “tradition”, Mary appeared to Dominic of Osma in 1214 and gave him the Rosary to Pray. He later founded the Dominican Order of Priests in 1215. A Spanish priest, he believed in living a very simple, some would say an impoverished life, but it was a life rich in faith 🙂

For those who don’t know, a Rosary in it’s basic form is an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s and a Glory Be To God. Some versions add the Apostle’s Creed. Usually people say five decades a day. Some say 15. Some say 20. A decade is simply one Our Father, 10 Hail Marys and a Glory Be to God. ( the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries). Pope John Paul II added a Fourth Mystery in 2002: The Luminous Mysteries. Each mystery has five decades. Those who first prayed the Rosary did so with ropes tied in knots to keep track of their prayers.

The Rosary is A Place by Father Benedict is very helpful in saying the Rosary. It is available on CD, Amazon, Spotify… Also, for those who do not realize, the Our Father was taught by Jesus Himself in the Bible and much of the Hail Mary comes straight from the Bible as well.

For me, I find the Rosary to be a huge help to me. There are many times when I wish to keep praying, but I’ve run out of words. There are “relationship” prayers with Jesus and our Father and the Holy Spirit. But “rote” prayers are also very important. They give us a way to honor God and ask His Help when we run out of words of our own.

And for me, I want to be like Mary. As devoted to God as she is. As devoted to her Son, as she is. As filled with faith and the Holy Spirit as she is. So what better person to ask for help :).

So often I am doing the dishes or cooking or laundry, and I remember that Mary must have done all that too. She did not live in a vacuum. She made food, she cleaned, she washed clothes, she took care of her family. All tiring tasks sometimes, but she did them with so much love and with no complaint. And she still found time to Honor God with all that she was and did, and she Loved her Son with a Mother’s Love that we can only hope and pray to give our own children. And she does the same now 🙂

Completely unself-centered, she Loved with a type of love that we aspire to give every day. But that does not mean it did not cost her. Her joy and pain are legendary. And without her, there would be no Jesus. We owe her a debt that can never be repaid, both for Jesus our Lord and also for her constant and abiding Love for us 🙂

Whatever church we attend, Mary will always love us and help us, if we let her 🙂

Pray The Rosary 🙂

Our Father:

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom comes; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary:

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be:

Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”

These prayer s are copied from the Irish Store 🙂

Yes. A resounding YES! All Christians should help Israel, because that is what God has called us to do!

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:-Genesis12:3

It’s been reported by several sources that Biden has pulled the measly 120 troops we had in Israel. That is not the action of a true ally. A true ally SENDS help in times of need. But what has America actually done?

As much as we might wish too, we can’t change the government. But we can reach out ourselves. Send care packages to the IDF, send donations to Help. If you know someone in Israel, let them know you are praying for them. Don’t let them feel forgotten. We need to let them know that we are willing to help! And most of all-Pray!!!

God WILL hold each one of us accountable for what we chose to do. We need to choose wisely.

Is this all not happening? We do not know the time and the hour, but we do know what to watch for…Follow The Narrow Path!

“Wars and Rumors of war”

“Famines and Pestilences”

“Many shall come in my name”

“Nation will shall rise against nation”

“Many shall be offended”

“And because iniquity (sin) shall abound, the love of many will wax cold”

The War: Only God knows when Jesus will Return. This may be a dress rehearsal or it may be war. But whichever it is, our mission is still the same: Prepare, Watch and Pray…

The encouragement: Nothing that is occuring in our world right now is taking God by surprise. Our Lord has all of it, and us, in His Hand 🙂