I am a 74 year old happily married lady. I was born in England and while I’m proud of my English heritage, I am doubly proud to be a true-blue, fair-dinkum Aussie. I have been very happily married to a wonderful man for over 50 years and we have five wonderful sons, all with at least one University degree and in top positions in their chosen fields. One son is still single but four have found perfect wives and they have given us five lovely grandchildren.
My husband and I are committed Christians whose first priority is to love and serve our risen Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
My life story will tell of my journey from abuse to peace. I suffered 22 years of abuse, being constantly told I was totally evil and an ugly freak: no one would ever want me, so I might as well do the world a favour and kill myself. I was a definite man-hater and was about to become a nun in early 1959.
My life completely changed after 8th June 1958 and I have enjoyed a wonderful life of peace and security for the last 52 years. My journey from abuse and despair to peace, joy and security is related in a continuing story under the tab “My Life Story”
Why “Meeting in the clouds”? The Scripture reference on the heading gives the answer:
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them IN THE CLOUDS, to meet the Lord in the air: and so we shall ever be with the Lord”
What a glorious day that will be! Will you be there?
Hi Angela, we will be leaving for our Holiday’s soon and I need to pack which takes me a little longer then most, so will have to limit my Blogging, I will be doing a Post to let everyone know but just wanted to tell you personally. I will be taking a lap top but it’s a bit primitive but I hope to be able to do those Power points that I have promised.
We will back at the end of May, take care my caring friend, we will miss you but still hope to keep in touch even if limited.
Christian Love Anne.
Have a really, really relaxing holiday Anne & Ron and don’t be too concerned about keeping up here. We don’t expect you to spend your holidays blogging.
I have been spending less time here, trying to give short comments where possible. Myles has had his Pacemaker implanted and it is working. In fact, it has been a possible lifesaver a couple of times. The Pacemaker stops the pulse rate dropping below 60 but it doesn’t regulate the blood pressure. I had to ring 000 again last Sunday when his blood pressure dropped to 58. It was rather upsetting, but he is OK now after a couple of days in hospital. They have altered his medication.
He is a candidate for a quadruple bypass, but the target area is not strong enough. He has numerous blockages (well, part blockages) but they would not take stents and there are too many anyway. The change in medication is helping. I don’t like leaving him alone, because ‘drop-outs’ happen quite suddenly.
Have a great holiday. I’ll miss you, but not begrudge you a happy time away.
Christian love
Angela
Thank you Angela, we are looking forward very much to our holidays but I will miss everybody, you are all like family to me with not having family who Love the Lord, in Truth they reject my even mentioning Him, my Sister and her family are Buddhist but her god is very differant then ours, Mum has not screamed at me lately or told me I’m deluded, perhaps at 92 she is now thinking through what she learnt as a child, her Mum was a Christian.
Sorry to hear Myles has been having problems I hope he will soon be well again we will keep him in prayer. Ron had a Triple Bypass 12 years ago and has been very well heart wise since, praise the Lord even his Surgeon was a Christian which was a surprise, he prayed before he operated… How good is that!
Christian Love from both of us – Anne
P.S we never receive your replies from your Blog Angela, only when you leave a comment on our Blog, you may need to adjust your settings.
I can’t understand why you don’t receive replies. My settings are OK and WordPress now has an automatic notification.
Strange but we received this one, maybe someone heard us but it is True I have had to check on your blog for our replies but it is the same with others, as I said before strange!
Easter is a time of rememberance, a time of thankfulness, a time of Joy…
Many Blessings Angela and your Loved ones.
Christaian Love – Ron and Anne
Thanks Anne & Ron. Easter is gone now, but Easter is always with us as we walk in His resurrection life.
What an amazing God!
Hi Angela,
Got your name right!
I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
For details see my post here,
http://believinggodtoday.com/2012/03/31/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thank you. I am humbled because the great and awesome Creator God chooses to use me to inspire others with messages from Him. It is an honour and I thank you, but give the glory to the Lord.
Hi Angela we are missing you, Hope all is well and your just having some time out, thinking of you with Love Anne and Ron.
Thanks for your concern Anne & Ron.
My husband had a minor heart attack last Sunday (He’s OK now).
We were sitting in Church and he more or less passed out, chin on chest, as if asleep, but he was drained of all colour and he was icy cold to touch, even though swamped with perspiration. His pulse was very slow and erratic. An ambulance was called and he was treated in the Church, during the sermon. We always sit near the front, so I’m afraid it was a distraction, but it couldn’t have happened at a better time. There were many to help, including two nursing sisters – and more importantly, there was prayer.
His heart rate had dropped dramatically but he responded quite well and is now back to ‘normal’. He will have a Pacemaker fitted soon. (Another great Aussie invention! – can’t help that little bit of Aussie pride!)
Thanks for your concern.
I’m now trying to catch up.
Hi Angela I have replied to your message on my Blog but just want you to know we are thanking God for His hand of Love that was and is always on you and your Loved ones.
Christian Love Anne.
Thanks Anne. He is OK now. The date has been scheduled for his Pacemaker implant – 20th April.
Glad to hear that Ron is ok, prayed for you both.
Greg
Ooops, wrong name!
Hello!
Your posts are well thought out and well written. Great site you have here. :)
I am nominating you for the ABC award. Accept or not as you will!
See my post http://believinggodtoday.com/2012/01/31/abc-award/ for details.
Thank you. I accept. If there is awesome content in my blogs it is simply because an awesome God directs my thoughts and enables me.
What a miraculous, wonderful story! Great to meet another Christian sister through Anne–will see you again soon, I hope! God bless you abundantly today!
Hi Caddo Veil. Welcome. I hope we get to know each other and praise our Lord together.
I came back today, and just wanted to say, “thanks, Grandmama!” If you don’t mind that affectionate name! This is a wonderful blog you have–and good to see that you accept awards (some believers don’t)–I’ll remember to pass some on to you!! Have a blessed day in Him!!
Call me anything you like. I’ve never been called ‘Grandmama’ before but that’s OK. I often get Cloud or Cloudwatcher or CW but I’ll accept any wholesome name.
I was reluctant to accept awards at first, because it is only as the Lord directs my thoughts that I can participate. The honour is His and His alone and if having them posted draws more people to read of His love and goodness, then I’m happy to post them.
Hey There, I found your blog as I researched for a blog project. Would you drop a me a line, I think you might be interested in what I’m doing. bookgirl4 [at] att.net.
Thanks!
Jessica
As a friend in The Lord Angela I would like to offer you personally The King of Kings Friendship Award…fell free to accept it or not.
Blog Post – http://freedomborn.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/the-king-of-kings-friendship-award/
Christian Love Anne
Hi Anne. I have only just found this comment, but it would have come during my sojourn, when my mind and body were not functioning correctly.
Thank you for the award which I accept, giving honour to the Lord.
I’ll check it out.
Hi, Just letting you know I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. If you are like me and do not know what it is about, check out my most recent post. http://drusillamott.wordpress.com
I have only just found this comment. Sorry for the delay in responding.
Thank you for the nomination.
Hi, I just found you through “The Master’s Table”. I only started blogging in July, but I am finding an abundance of blessings through the sites of God’s other children. I will definitely have to come back and get into your archives.
Hello Drusilla. I’m looking forward to visiting your site but at the moment time is at a premium. I’m trying to play “catch-up” after being away for a while. See you soon.
Bob Brown at Bundaberg West Baptists passed on your blog address and I am so pleased that he did.
Thank you for such a wonderful testimony which I feel certain will have (and has had) an eternal impact on all those who have read through your blog.
As someone who also has a website ministry, I hope that many others who are not of the iPod and Blackberry generation will be encouraged that at 74 you have chosen blogging as a fantastic way to minister to others.
Thank you so much and may you be richly blessed.
Nick (and Jane)
Hi Nick.
Thank you for your words of encouragement. It is such a privilege to be used of the Lord in such a way. I know God will continue to use you to bless many others in your ministry.
Angela
Oh my! How I love this blog already…. and this is only the first post I’ve read on it!
What a blessing you are – taking what men “meant for evil” and knowing that “God meant it for good.” We have such a faithful, trustworthy Savior!
I look forward to scouting out your blog more and more in the days to come – as well as reading any new posts that may come. :)
May God continue to richly bless you!
~ Heather Joy
http://growup318.com
Welcome Heather Joy. I look forward to seeing you around.
Hello! Thank you for stopping by my page the other day. That was very encouraging to me. It appears, that we have a lot in common, as far as our ministries are concerned. Also, my younger sister’s name is also Angela. So, I won’t forget your name. Have a blessed day.
Bless you. Very touching and very convincing. There is no doubt in my mind that God is using your testimony. ~donkimrey
I love the name of your blog, and the meaning behind it. When I visited your site, I realized why you were using that name. It definitely keeps us mindful of the glorious time, when Jesus will come back for us, and we will spend eternity with Him! What a great time that will be! I will not be a stranger on your side! I am glad I stumbled across it.
I enjoy reading your posts. I am very new to this web site, and I am still working on a few things on my site. When you have a moment, please feel free to stop by. I would enjoy the fellowship. God bless you!!!
Hi, nice to meet you !
Very nice blog. I will have to stop back by and catch up, but definitely keep it going.
Such a wonderful testimony!!! It’s truly amazing the way that God loves us and takes such wonderful care of us.God heals our past hurts and then uses them to help others!!! God is just soooo good Thanks for stopping in and for youe lovely comment.
Love ya and have a good evening. :D
Isn’t it great to know our HeavenlyFather always cares for us, no matter what we go through. After all we are His “Much Cared For” child. Enjoyed your blog. Brenda