Heavenly Home

Oh how I long for Heaven
A place of serene peace
A far off place over yonder
Where my joy will never cease
How beautiful that place will be
And my pain will be no more
From my shoulders it will role away
As I walk through Heavens door

All my tears He has collected
That throughout my life I wept
In His book He wrote them down
A record He has kept
As I walk through Heaven's gate
I stand before His throne
I see the scars my sins have left
I feel so deeply torn

I looked up at Him in disbelief
Not knowing where to turn
In shame I bowed my head
The image in my mind was burned
He looked at me, in filthy rags
And lifted up my down-turned head
"It was my love for you
That held me on the cross",

He said  He told me I had been forgiven
My hearts cry He had heard
When I asked to be forgiven
To forgive He gave His word
"You are my good and faithful servant"
And reached out his hands to me
He welcomed me into His glory
For all Eternity

Written By: Regina N. ten Brinke

"Trouble In The Amen Corner"

It was a stylish congregation
you could see they'd been around
And they had the biggest pipe organ
of any church in town

But over in the Amen Corner of that church
sat Brother Ayer
And he insisted every Sunday
on singing in the choir.

His voice was cracked and broken
age had touched his vocal chords
And nearly every Sunday
he'd get behind and miss the words

Well, the choir got so flustered
the church was told in fine
That Brother Ayer must stop his singing
or the choir was going to resign.

So the pastor appointed a committee.
I think it was three or four
And they got in their big fine cars
and drove up to Ayer's door

They find the choir's great trouble
sittin' there in an old arm chair
And the summer's golden sunbeams
lay upon his snow white hair.

Said York we're here dear Brother
with the vestries approbation
To discuss a little matter
that affects the congregation

Now it seems that your voice
has interfered with the choir
So if you'll just lay out, or ....
are you listening Brother Ayer.

The old man raised his head
a sign that he did hear
And on his cheek the three men
caught the glitter of a tear

His feeble hands pushed back
the locks as white as silky snow
And he answered the committee
in a voice both soft and low.

I wonder if beyond the tide
that's breaking at my feet
In that far off heavenly temple
where my Master and I shall meet

Yes, I wonder if when I try to sing
the song of God up higher
I wonder if they'll kick me out of there
for singing in heaven's choir.

A silence filled the little room
and the old man bowed his head
The committee went on back to town
but Brother Ayer was dead

The choir missed him for awhile
but he was soon forgotten
A few church goers watched the door
but the old man entered not.

Far away his voice is sweet
and he sings his heart desire
Where are there no church committees
and no fashionable choirs.

Let me hide myself in Thee ...

Jim Reeve song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVkZXKgc3TA

Ruth

Awesome message about Ruth and so educational. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUmKVnfYpLc

Dear Lord

There are no words to describe
How deep my pain does flow
What words can be used
This I will never know
How I sometimes dream
That I was a stuffed bear
My wounds are deep and bleeding
How much more must I bear
Why must I suffer so
I cannot help but wonder
I feel so lost and alone
Aimlessly I seem to wander
You feel so distant Lord
I need your touch
Without you in my life
Living isn't worth much
Take my pain
Heal my wounds
Give me your Holy Spirit
In your love I want to bloom
Cleanse me and make me whole
Sanctify me in your Son
For he paid the price
When He said, "It is done".


- Regina ten Brinke -

God is great!
In 2010 I surrendered my life to God. Since that time He has been changing my life. I'm on fire with desire to share God with others. However, I sometimes get discouraged that people I care about couldn't care at all about spiritual things. They are so content in the path they have chosen to walk. This frustrates me because I can see where they are traveling. Please pray for these friends of mine that they will give their lives to God and see what He can do

Please pray for me as I work towards the completion of my first books.

 

 

This is the final draft of the title page.

My second book too is a work in progress ...

 

 

Please pray ... thank you.

 

Answer to Prayer

PTL!!!!
The Lord be praised for answering my prayers and has begun the process of bringing my daughter Larissa back into my life and restore our relationship!!!

Love ❤ Letters

My husband and I were listening to a message on marriage online and the speaker suggested that every couple should read at least one book on marriage every year. So for this year we chose "Please fix my marriage" by Celesta Thiessen. At the end of each chapter she has a section called "Practical tasks". At the end of chapter one the task is:


Write down five things that made you fall in love with your spouse. Write a note of fond memories, and give it to your husband/wife.


It was a challenge but reminiscing over things that helped you fall in love is wonderful! I enjoyed it very much how it made my husband feel.


My darling Raymond
     My love I couldn't just think of 5 things that I love about you ❤ but when we met one of the number one things that made me fall in love ❤ with you is the time you spent with me. I know you sacrificed many hours on the road to spend time with me.
     I remember when you would sing 🎤 to me. Oh how my heart ❤ would sing 🎤 too. I loved listening to you singing 🎶.
     I remember one time when you went out of your way to buy deodorant and wore it  too. Your reason for doing this is what touched my heart ❤. You said you were wearing it because "it pleases me". Those words melted my heart ❤ honey 😃.
     Another thing that I absolutely loved about you was when you would actually want to and ask me out on a date. Oh how light my heart ❤ would feel that you would take me out into public on a real date. Thank you my love ❤.
     I was tickled pink and yet feelings of shyness but absolutely loved is when you would not just pay for our dates but also give generous tips. Your generosity has always amazed me and I loved it about you and made me feel very proud to be with you. It also made me want you to want to marry 💑 me and be yours for life.
     From the day we met I noticed that you have never rejected my princess 👸 Aurora. You have shown love ❤ towards her from day one and I love ❤ you for it. Thank you.
     One of the things I enjoyed doing most was when we would go hiking. I loved going through natural woods with you.
     When we met I was on Social Assistance and I remember how fearful and inferior that made me feel. I feared that you would reject me. But that fear was not completely realistic because I know you would always be ready and willing to help me out if I needed it. Thank you.
     On the top of my list I think I would have to say is your listening ear 👂. I remember one time that I called you and we talked into the wee hours of the morning 🕐. I needed a listening ear 👂 and thank you for being one for me.
     When we greatly sinned against our most Holy God, you never made it my fault. You took responsibility for your own actions. This was a foreign feeling for me and I was not sure on what to do with that. Thank you for not making me responsible for your choices.
     On the physical side ... I loved that you had your own car!!! I had also prayed for specific things that I wanted in a spouse and the Lord gave me those things in you. I prayed for a man 👨 who was tall and at a perfect 👌 weight and the Lord knows you had both quantities!
     You have a very gentle personality that I found very attractive. I feel like I am anxious and stressful for ten people and your gentleness calms me. This is something I need that you can provide me and draws me to you. Thank you for being gentle with me.
     The most important thing that I loved about you was that you had a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. I praised the Lord for this because the number one thing I asked of the Lord was that the man 👨 He would bring me would believe the Bible and not change his mind on what the Word of God says. Thank you for loving me through the love ❤ of Christ.
     I love ❤ you with all my heart ❤ and give God the glory and praise for the day He created you in your mother's womb and for the day He brought you into my life. I have and will forever work on being a dedicated, loving and honorably wife to you. You honestly deserve my best my love ❤.
Love ❤ your wife
Regina

Bible Message

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray 🙏 and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Acts 8:26-40
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.” So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. The place in the Scripture which he read was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth. In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.” So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotes'. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 2:14-21
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’
Acts 2:38-47
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call." And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”  Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul,