Connecting the Dots.....Systematically!

Wow, Cathy outdid herself this last Tuesday, I followed the handout the whole way.  It was powerful and full of glory.  I loved the way that Jesus' coming, the events of his ministry and His Crucifixion follow the Old Testament Feasts.  We are part of something so powerful and we don't even know it.  Eventually, we will know the rest of the story. 





I hope you all get the chance to attend the upcoming Messianic Passover Seder.  I took my husband, grand kids and some friends last year and it was wonderful. Your Easter will never be the same.

The Silent Auction and Fashion Show will be a total blast.  I have to let you know I gave up a week of vacation just to be able to attend.  I heard that it was FANTASTIC!!  Let Cathy know if you have something to donate and mark your calendar...now, do it now....you know how fast things pile up.  Maybe we can save a few tables and sit together.  Mark the date, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 11 AM TO 2 PM.

No one sent me any puppies or kitties this week so I don't have any to share, boo hoo.  Maybe you have a moment now to find a picture to bring on Tuesday or send me a jpg or two.  Our Pet Parade is lacking.

See you all Tuesday. Meribeth

Blogger Finally Out of Bed!

Ha!  There were a few moment's this week when I didn't know if I was going to make it or not.  It was a tough one, for me and my husband.  He wants to be a good nurse, but when it comes time, he just turns pale and gets the shakes.  I made it through though and I want to thank Cathy and all of you wonderful ladies for that great card.  Doesn't it look like a piece of art work.  And you know I'm in to art work.  Very encouraging, thank you all very, very much.

Since I wasn't in class I can't comment on Cathy's input but I do want to comment on this magazine page someone brought to me the second week of class. I think it was Jan Nelson, but maybe not.  Whoever it was, thank  you.  Wouldn't it be fun to find a piece of dot clothing and wear it for next week?  Check out your closet, I know you have some dots in there somewhere.  Let's wear dots next week.

As for Pets, my stash is completely gone, this means next week I would really like to see some pet pictures, either in the email or a hard copy.  You want your sweet darling featured don't you?  This week, since he was by my side through this whole ordeal,  I thought I would take the opportunity to feature the sweetest pet on the planet, my dog COCO.  Tadummmmm!

I hope this isn't overkill!

    Here he is as a puppy in a scrapbook page, now you know why I love scrapbooking!  Love you all, Meribeth

CONNECTING THE DOTS CAN BE FUN!

Don't we have a great class?  It goes by so fast... we never seem to get everything done.  It's the old saying, time flies when your having fun. Or is it time flys when your having fun.  Either way we are HAVING FUN!


Wasn't it great to learn that God's plan can NEVER be thwarted.  And HIS plan is very complicated, yet simple, based on God, yet benefits man, explicitly revealed, yet a veiled mystery...you get the picture.  I'm always amazed as Cathy reveals the scripture in a new and fresh way.  I learn so much and yet I'm left feeling uneducated.  I relate to Peter and John in  Acts 4:13 uneducated and untrained....yet when I spend time with Jesus I am filled with His confidence.

Some of the ladies stayed after class to help me finish the Magnet Dots and we got soooo much done.  It was a flurry of hands, scissors, glue, crowns, hummingbirds, pearls, crosses, suckers, magnets, and shiny silver things.  Thank you ladies, you will receive your reward in the heavenlies.  I promise!!  I'm basing that on God's word.

Look at this Parade on Pets. 

They say if you have a pet you will live longer, be happier, healthier, stay married longer and have lower blood pressure.  So if you don't have a pet it's not to late to bring one home. 

LUCY

 MYNA WRITES: Here is a picture of our 6 month old puppy, Lucy, whom we’ve had for only 3 months. She is a Shorkie (Shiatsu / Yorkie mix).  She has such a sweet personality and loves every person and dog she meets. We live in a 2ND floor condo but she mastered the steps immediately and even makes her way down to the door to bark and let us know when she needs “outside”.  Her favorite toy is a monkey that makes an exact monkey sound Lucy knows how to bite is so it squeals over and over and over . . . sometimes we deliberately hide it to get some quiet. 

Chloe doesn't have a dog at her house but she has a bed mate when she goes to visit her grand children every couple of months.  Her name is Lily she is a Welsh Corgi Penbrooke.  Lily has no tail, can you imagine? She likes to cuddle with Chloe and is kind enough to keep Chloe warm when she visits California.

Look at this darling
Pooky Boo!!

Oh My Gosh!

JOYCE TRIPPE WRITES: Boo is a Maltese, 8 years old, everyone thinks she is a puppy.  Boo has an independent nature, but loves to be close to us at all times. We are so thankful for her and feel she was a gift to us from God. Pooky Boo teaches us faithfulness, unconditional love, and she brings joy to our hearts. We call her Boo, but my Husband nicknamed her Pooky Boo. The most important part is how much Love she brings to our hearts and to one another. Thank You Jesus, for your creation of the animal kingdom. Amen!

Jenny and Rosemary

I love a good cat story and Yvonne has a great one.  Jenny and Rosemary were best friends, they hung out together everyday, cuddled together, meowed together and loved each other.  When Jenny died a few years ago Rosemary was very sad.  Jenny was cremated and her ashes were put into an urn and brought home.  Yvonne placed the urn in her bedroom, she was grieving the loss but so was Rosemary.  Rosemary didn't leave Jenny's side for three weeks, yep, she sat by the ashes, purring, trilling and doing her kitty cat thing.  Even now when she is having a bad day she will go and spend time with Jenny's ashes. 

AREN'T ANIMALS AMAZING!

See you Tuesday, Meribeth

Class Members Get Connected with Cathy!

When I pulled into my driveway after class on Tuesday I was greeted by this lovely little butterfly.  I felt it was a divine appointment since our Connecting the Dot magnet had a butterfly on it.  He put on a delightful show. Thank you God for the lovely hug!

I've got Good News and Bad News. 

That was a powerful story ,Cathy told us on Tuesday, it stuck with me.  The encouragement to spread the Good News of Jesus as we go about our day hit home.  Thursday morning my husband and I went to see our Estate Lawyer.  We had a few things we wanted to update.  As he greeted us he seemed distracted and very nervous.  My husband and I sat down in front of his desk and he began to tell us how he had discovered he had a heart problem. The problem had been resolved with a visit to the hospital but now they had him on some medication and one of the side effects was sudden death.
He was obviously quite nervous, even scared, so I asked him, (remembering Cathy's encouragement to share our Saviour when the opportunity presented itself), do you know where you are going if you something happens to you?

He said, "Oh yes", "I'm going to Good Sam"!  I said, no, I mean if you had sudden death and you died, do you know where you are going?  His eyes got big and round and he said, "Oh"!!  "I think I will go to heaven, I'm a good person...Now let's get to your paperwork"!! 

I didn't get very far, but I do know I planted a seed.  I plan to follow up with a book about heaven and a track on how to get there.  Even though it was risky, I did feel like I did the right thing.  So, if you get the chance, don't fear, share, let God do the rest.  Thank you Cathy for that encouragement.

CATHY AND HER MAN

 I asked Cathy to send me some pictures of her and her man, Bobby.  So here they are.  They don't need much explanation, you can see the love in their eyes.  They are so adorable, thank you Cathy. 

DOGGIES ON DEMAND. 

As promised these dogs are Adorable!
There is a reason Dog is God spelled backwards.
Dogs are a mirror reflection of God's love for us.

Annie

Sue Iverson's Annie

Annie is a Portuguese Water Dog

Her hobbies include:  Eating, sleeping, playing, ... and stealing socks!

Rachael's loved pups:

Archie and Bailee.

 

Patti Merritt shared her
two Schnauzers,

Rosie and Fritz.

If only I could be the person my dog thinks I am!






Have a great weekend.  Thank you ladies who volunteered to stay after class next week and help me with some Magnet Dots.  If you didn't volunteer but want to help just plan to stay after class on March 8th.  No knowledge needed.  Just willingness to help!  Thank you, Meribeth

Connecting the Dots From OT to Jesus.

Hi ladies,

This is the first blog of the new year and I'm excited to be able to bring you my point of view on "Connecting the Dots".  First up, is the review of the last class.  Thank you Cathy for this little glimpse, this dot to dot Revelation. I got goose bumps as Cathy talked about Jesus and how His comings, His goings and His doings connected to Jewish history and the Old Testament.  Jesus rose from the dead as the first fruit and we will eventually rise to join Him.

  Jesus was crucified on Passover, connecting the dots, He is our passover.  God's wrath will pass over us at judgement, just as the angel of death passed over those who had the blood on their door posts in the Old Testament.  Our inheritance is so rich in history and connections.
I don't think we will fully understand it all until we kneel before the throne of our Lord and Savior.  But for now, we don't want to miss the glory.  Here is the Link to Gordon Mote's video:
DON'T LET ME MISS THE GLORY! 

Thank you ladies for all the kudos you have given to me for my hard work.  I want you to know that every one of you were prayed for as I made your name tag, table tag and your notebook.  It was a labor of love and God richly blessed me as I served you.  An opportunity is coming  up in a few weeks for a few of you to help me finish up the magnet dots.  After class on March 8th I will have the supplies to make the rest of the magnets for the season.  No talent required, if you can follow instructions you can help.  More info to come next week in class.


Some of you have asked me questions about our teacher, Cathy.  Who is she?  What is her history?  How did she come to be so knowledgeable?  I coaxed her into giving me a little birds eye synopsis of her testimony.

It all started in a sewer!! 

IT ALL STARTED IN A SEWER??  Oy Vay!



Cathy at 17 Years Old.

 I was born in the Bronx - into a Gentile home – but nearly went home from the hospital with a Jewish couple (another story)! At age five I fell down a sewer! Don’t you love God’s sense of humor? I began asking questions about God! At age seven I dreamed about missionary work – but I wasn’t a believer! I was however "religious". When I heard the Gospel for the first time at age 17, I received the Lord then immediately applied to a Bible college in NJ. Following graduation from Bible college, my husband, Bob, and I trekked out to New Mexico and served as missionaries among the Navajo and Hopi Indians. A ministry to Mormons was next on God’s agenda for me – in Phoenix. Then – drama. As I portrayed Jewish characters in various sketches, God burdened me for His people. "You can’t tell me you’re not Jewish!"  I heard this so many times! But I’m not – Jewish, that is. I love the Jewish people and pray that they come to faith in Jesus. In 1992, or thereabouts, the Jewish ministry at Scottsdale Bible was born. For seven years I functioned as a volunteer with Chosen People until I joined their staff as a missionary in 1999.

The journey continues – and it’s exciting.

The focus through Chosen People is to share Jesus with Jewish people and to equip believers to do the same. We also educate believers – from the Scripture – as to why this is God’s plan. Multiple classes, services, and outreaches are offered through Scottsdale Bible and through other churches in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Please check out our local Web site: http://www.jewishrootsofchristianity.org/
  . . . and Chosen People Ministries’ Web site:      http://www.chosenpeople.com/main/


In the coming weeks , the Blog will feature PETS ON PARADE!  If you want your pet featured send your pictures and bio to connectingdots@ymail.com.  We can learn a lot about each through our pets.

Our first pet bio is from Karen Campbell: 

On December 26th, 2009 I found my kitty as a rescue at the Humane Society. I was looking at the dark colored cats because I didn't want to deal with the hair of a light colored cat. I looked at a few different cats, then the lady brought Tippy into the room, I patted my lap, he jumped right up on me and seemed quite friendly. He is a "polydactyly" or "Hemingway cat" and has 6 toes on both front paws. He has a white spot on the tip of his nose and the name "Tippy" came immediately to me. From that first day he has always responded to his name like it was made for him.

When we arrived home I let him out of the carrier he tore through the house, under the furniture, over the furniture several times like a madman. "WHAT did I do? I thought. This cat is a maniac!! I must have been out of my mind!

Over the next few weeks Tippy slowly calmed down and became the sweetest, smartest cat I've ever known. He understands almost everything I say. When I take out the trash on the 2nd trip he'll charge out of the bushes at me because he wants to play and we will chase each other. If he wants Cool Whip (he loves it) he will cry by the refrigerator. If he wants to eat and I'm in the middle of something, I will say "just a minute and I'll feed you" he will go and lay by his bowl until I feed him. 

He is so adorable and such a

blessing in my life.



Polly Reeder



Please pray for Polly Reeder, she is having surgery on Monday 2/28.  Pray for a quick recovery and for peace.

Don't forget to post your magnets on your fridge,

read your notes and pray for one another.   If you want to post a comment just chose your server, enter your email address, click Post Comment.  Thank you all, Meribeth

Blogger Goes Bonkers Getting to Kathy's Coffee!

                                Blogger's Coffee Adventure!

My morning started briskly: I was up and about early on this Tuesday morning, as usual, but I didn't need to be to the coffee at Kathy Schell's till 9:30. No Stress, RIGHT? I made the bed, fed the dog, took my meds, checked my email. Took my shower as usual and I was all dressed and ready to go by 8:30 AM. Then I decided to wear this wonderful drapey thing that goes over your blouse or shirt. It hangs down to my knees on both sides and looks amazing. Okay, mirror check, (looking good), then I decide maybe I need some Static Guard, just so my blouse doesn't stick to my skin or pants or the drapey thing. Go to the laundry room; spray on the static guard .....Then I notice that one of my socks is down around my ankle, gotta change my socks! Head to the bedroom change my socks, then I notice I'm cold, I need a jacket. None of the  jackets I try on (maybe 5), go well with this drapey thing that is hanging down around my knees looking wonderful, so I head to my coat closet. Going through my coat closet is like going through a Dumpster the hour before it gets emptied by the big truck. But eventually, I find something that almost covers the drapey thing, that is now, irritatingly, hanging down around my knees. By the way, now it is 6 minutes after 9 and I am starting to feel a little rushed. I hate being late! So I jump in the car with Kathy's instructions feeling quite confident with my GPS system and Kathy's phone number as a back up. I know right where Pima and Legacy connect so I head off to find Pima. I get to the Pima, Legacy Crossroads and continue to drive looking everywhere for Tom's Thumb!! Where the heck is it? I whip out my trusty GPS and plug in the address: "no matching address found", "WHAT"? I do it again; same thing........Oh well, I'll just call Kathy. Whip my phone out; punch in the phone number and a gentleman answers. Hi, I say, is this Kathy's husband? ..........NO!...........Is this Kathy Schells house? .........NO!..........Do you know how to get to Tom's Thumb Road?..............NO!............Well, thank you, ..."you're welcome"...I hang up, WHAT NOW? Yikes, I'm starting to feel desperate, it is 9:35, I'm late, I have a brain storm, I'll call Cathy Wilson, whip my phone back out, punch in her number, the phone just rings.......and rings...........and rings........I leave a message... Then I notice two guys in SUV's with their back hatch's open, I pull in next to them and ask them if they know where Tom's Thumb Road is?, They look at each other and agree it is in the area but they don't know exactly where. They are so gracious, they are trying to help me and decide to have a dual to see who can find the address first, one is on his cell phone he tries to find it with an APP, the other has an old fashioned map........The latter is the winner. And so am I! He shows me how to go to get there and I am so grateful ..... I finally make it to Kathy's house about 15 minutes late. Whew, it was a rough beginning but it was well worth it.

Kathy's amazing house

with an amazing front door

greeted me and everything

was decorated for Christmas.

As I entered Kathy's

home the ladies were in

the kitchen just chatting and enjoying the ambiance that Kathy had created just

 for them. The food was wonderful, including

the lemon curd, scones

and other treats.

Eventually we all ended up around the big dining table

and we had loads of fun

and laughter. I have to say it was a rough start but a wonderful, grand ending.

My drapey thing got some comments and compliments, which made my hunt for the coat well worth it. I left Kathy's feeling closer to the ladies in the class which to me is the benefit and bonus of doing what I had to do to get to her house....

  

Thank you Kathy for such an amazing time. I need these connections to keep me grounded. Thank all of you ladies who made the trek to Kathy's, no matter how your morning went, you were there.

It reminds me of how good it is to celebrate the Christmas Season. Honoring Jesus and His undying love for us.  I want to remember to love the unlovable and to share my gifts

with the less fortunate.

May this Christmas fill

your home with Joy,

your heart with love and

your life with laughter.

   

    Meribeth



Blogger Amazed at Last Prophecy Class of the Season....

The last class was last but not least...It was a fun class wasn't it?  We had music, fun and games with presents thrown in.  We even had a moment for a fast paced race through the Nativity via Cathy.  Loved that part!!

First and foremost was Kathy Schell on her keyboard which she schlepped all the way up the elevator, it hardly fit, then around the building and into the room.  She also had her tote bag with her bible, music, purse, and some other pieces of luggage dripping off  her as she humphed her way into the room.  Kathy, you are amazing, you did all that just for the ladies and three songs.  What a woman!  We loved it, appreciated it and are looking forward to maybe a little more of it next Tuesday at your house, 9:30 AM.  Directions to come via email.

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Then we had all that food, which was enough for three classes, even though we ran out of coffee, it was still marvelous.  Thank each of you who got up early, stayed up late, ran to the market, (or Chompie's), and maybe even remembered to thaw something out just to bring it for sharing.  I know, we don't need it, but it s part of the grace we give each other.  So thank each of you.

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I do think Cathy was overwhelmed with all your gifts and the basket

that was put together by the funds

and finds you donated.  She works so hard, dedicates so much time and energy; I know she loves every moment of it but it blesses us and

we are thankful for the whole experience.  Thanks again Cathy,

you are a treasure.

So ladies, if I don't see you next Tuesday at Kathy Schell's, then Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and see you next Spring for another installment of PROPHECY, taught by Cathy Wilson. 

Blessings, Meribeth