In Honor of Margaret Sauer

The tears are beginning to cease but the loss is still there. Such a precious lady, such a wonderful friend. She took me under her wing, a "stranger" to the family, and called me her granddaughter. What wonderful times we had, what amazing stories we shared. I loved her as if she really was my grandmother, and I loved her as a friend. She was brought into this life with death at the end, but in her death there is life. She was a lady of wisdom and an incredible prayer warrior.

I remember one time when I was facing the possibility of my own great-grandmothers death she was there to comfort me. I shared my fears and my memories with her and she returned it with a hug. She told me that we should pray, pray for comfort and that my fears are caste out, and to pray for the Lord's Will to be done and for peace for my Mommo and all she loves. I was comforted by her prayer and I'm sure she didn't stop praying for us.

I remember going up to a cabin with my "sisters" and she came with. We got out the wave riders...I can still see her now. Sitting on that thing behind her daughter, really enjoying herself, while we were on the docks cheering her on.

There are many other memories - sport games, holidays, etc.

But one of the most precious things to me was when she was losing her memory, she still remembered me. She remembered me even after the many months that had passed and I had not seen her. "Do you remember Eli?" "How could I not, she's one of my granddaughters!" was her reply. To think that she loved me as a granddaughter even to the end - I am so blessed to have known her. She impacted my life in such a great way.

I will never forget you Grandma! I loved you and always will. I miss you, but I know you're in a better place. Now go! Dance down the streets of gold and live eternity with your Heavenly Father!! I love you and goodbye...for now :)

My Dream!

So last Wednesday night I woke up after having a terrible dream and I went downstairs to get a drink of water and then went back to bed. Right before I fell asleep I asked God to give me a God-filled dream. Here's my dream....

There were two opposing sides just like in Get Smart or Narnia. The side I was on was the Christian side and our opponents were the non-Christians who hated Christians. The non-Christians were always starting battles with us Christians but the Christians would always win. I actually felt like I was in the battle and a part of the victory, and saw the scene of bodies all over the battle field. But the reason to our success was that every Christian had a gift to bring to the team and they all knew how to use it properly. My gift, which is one I really do have, is that I can feel other people's pain.

There was one point in my dream where I started questioning how important my gift was because it wasn't all that big, but God told me that my gift was special and that it was very important.

The next thing I know I see a whole bunch of the non-Christians running down the mountain into the valley where the Christian fort was. We Christians prepared for battle and I went out with my group to form the front lines for the attack. Then at the last second I got knocked off my feet because I became overwhelmed with the fear that I felt coming from the non-Christians.

Let me explain a little bit about the non-Christian side. The non-Christians had an extremely evil and very weird leader. This leader forced his team, through torture and threats, to do extremely horendous things. Basically everyone on his team was afraid of him. So one night a bunch of them, including his wife, decided to mutiny and come join our side to get away from him.

So back to the battle. After I felt the fear I screamed out "STOP!!" to my group because they were about to attack the non-Christians. I explained to them the situation and we were able to rescue the non-Christians from the hand of their evil leader. These non-Christians joined our side and became Christians....

This was an amazing dream that I had even though it was pretty dark at times. It almost felt like I was watching a movie but it was better than a movie. God had shown me something prophetic and I feel like it's my duty to share it with my fellow Christians.

Everyone has a gift to bring to the Body of Christ. Even though we may not believe it everyone is crucial to the whole of the team. I challenge you to discover your gift and ask God how you can use it - you'll be amazed what God will do with your gift if you're ready and open to Him. Blessings!!!