Category: MARILYN’S PERSONAL STORIES

I’m not yet finished with my story, but want to take a moment to digress. I realize I’ve been giving you a raw version of my story, not finely honed or even creative in its presentation, but only a stream of thought as it comes. I?understand that you as a reader not knowing me or… Continue reading An Exhortation & Invitation

in thanksgiving In the midst of tremendous sufferings, I’ve been grateful for many healings. I?was especially grateful when painful neuropathy finally left my life in the autumn of 2008 so I could sleep through the night, something I hadn’t been able to do for a few years. I?still dealt with eye muscle spasms at night, which… Continue reading part 13 ~ the “hard” small picture

My faith was so encouraged when the Lord in a dream gave me a promise that He would give new life to my brain. And so it was only a couple of weeks later, on Resurrection Day of 2007 the Lord healed me of severe brain pain, making it possible to accelerate progress with all… Continue reading part 12 ~ the “hard” small picture

The two years I was rebuilding my blood and regaining strength, forced me to spend a lot of time propped up in bed, while still continuing my work on the computer. I didn’t know it then, but due to nerve damage, I was slowly and unknowingly developing a cervical spinal misalignment that eventually placed pressure on my… Continue reading part 11 ~ the “hard” small picture

I began suffering with health issues in 2000, the year my niece, Jennifer, and her half-brother, Jimmie, came to live with us. My life was already full of work responsibility with a schedule of Lifestyle of Learning retreats and conferences set in place for the following year. But when the state of Washington called and… Continue reading part 10 ~ the “hard” small picture

It was a strange phenomenon for me not reaching out to new people regularly as was my custom for many years. I loved to invite young people into our family for periods of time to love on them. My children had become used to having visiting “family” for extended stays, and developed long-term relationships with some of them.… Continue reading part 9 ~ the “hard” small picture

I never understood how serious Christians could spend so many years pursuing spiritual growth without actually accomplishing powerful inner change. I had always known it was an issue of an incomplete reconciliation, but I came to understand they simply didn’t know they needed to complete their reconciliation with God, failing to understand what He was… Continue reading part 8 ~ the “hard” small picture

Working so closely in another’s life is not at all fun. Every moment challenged my weakened physical condition. I?had become quite hi-maintenance, and just being around people and in other people’s environments was physically stressful, setting me back every time. And I never knew when one of them would flesh out at me with fault-finding.… Continue reading part 7 ~ the “hard” small picture

When our couples were gathering for orientation before our regular meetings began, I?told them I’d help them become real people and authentic Christians with an ability to truly love. They could become a stronger spiritual influence in their children’s lives without interruption if they’d learn to recognize their own flesh issues that created barriers to… Continue reading part 6 ~ the “hard” small picture

I had already been experiencing some pretty amazing miracles with a couple of the women just by going into their lives and being concerned for what concerned them, and becoming more real than I had ever dared be with people outside my family. These continuing experiences, and their testimonies and encouragement to me, helped me… Continue reading part 5 ~ the “hard” small picture