Sunday, June 5, 2011
Have You Ever Been Told That You Have Tunnel Vision or That You See All Thing s Through Rose Colored Glasses?
"See things for what they really are and not through "Rose Colored Glasses!"
Or possibly you were accused of having "Tunnel Vision" keeping your focus on only one thing!
If you have remained focused as I have since small upon what is above and not below...
If you have kept your eyes on HIM whom others have never seen for they lack FAITH and refuse to believe...
Refuse to see what is not yet but could be and speak of it as though it already is....
That HE who watches over HIS Holy Word spoken with FAITH of mere mustard dust....
Will perform it for us!
Tunnel vision of this sort is to be both admired and sought...
For he and she who have obtained such a gift shall never be lost!
So next time you are accused for singing only one tune and never being blue...
When you are accused of seeing and appreciating what you have and not noticing what you lack...
Rejoice with me as we dance into The House of The Lord!
Rejoice and coninue to sing HIM new songs even when their complaints hit an uproar!
And I can even proclaim that I had physical tunnel vision FOR REAL...but no more...
AS I offer HIM and you my laughter and cheer....I PRAISE HIM singing....
For though I should have been lost for sure ...at no time I ever was!!
HE did my seeing for me then and I continue to let HIM now...
HE yearns to both see and light your path too...but HE can only if we let HIM!
Amen Amen Amen and Alleluia!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Three Blind Mice....See How They RUN..............???
SEE HOW THEY RUN....see how they run.....They all ran after the farmers wife...she cut off their tails with a carving knife...
Well I grew up with two younger brothers who in the eyes of my parents and many others could do no wrong...
Not that everything any two children did...or do is right...correct or worthy of praise.
I remember as small children along with the neighborhood children in our Alice Birney classrooms being taught that not all are born with the same ability we were told to make believe that we were totally blind.
We were of coarse sitting in our desks not standing or playing. I can remember thinking and saying out loud
"This is not much different than when my eyes are open!"
Everyone laughed! Even the teacher said: "Stephanie that is impossible!" And the comedy show continued!
It was comedy to everyone but me. I on the other hand from my perspective not able to physically see what others saw...being absolutely clueless what any one saw....I often wondered how do they know what I can see and what I could see not?
Then when Advent would begin each year we would all sing that song:
"DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE???? DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE??? A CHILD??? A CHILD SLEEPING IN THE NIGHT...."
I often wondered how is it that all of these must see what ever it is that I cannot see....Yet they do not seem to see me...? How is it they say: "Pretend that you cannot see my desk or yours...or the paper which you do your home work on." ? How is it they play make believe and laugh...
While I experience the same with my eyes open and my heart knows and sees much more than they may ever know.
On the school bus ride home some of the other children were still playing "Blind Games" many fell down like clowns because they were not paying attention...yet sometimes I would be the one to catch them...
That they not knock their own teeth out or down their own throat...I never received thank you's from them...
But from The Lord of Hosts.
Once home my brothers and neighbor children...gathered still laughing at all the "Blind Games" and the record or the cartoon on television would play: "Three Blind Mice...SEE HOW THEY RUN>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
They would walk or run behind one another with their arms extended pretending to be "Sleep Walking" or to be a "Ghost" like on "SCOOBY DOOBY DOooooooooosey" Our Mom would say adding to the play "The Blind leading the blind??"
I would say: "I do it all the time!" She would go on about her house work laughing hysterically hard....saying:
"Stephanie your going to be a comedian one day!" and I would say: "Why what's so funny?"
She would laugh even harder that she would have to make a MADdddddddd dash to the toilet...
She could really laugh but never hold her bladder.
No one wanted me on their ball team...a Blind catcher? Blind Pitcher or Batter?
Though no one recognized my physical blindness for what it was...
When it came to playing" Blind Games or Sleep Walking" I had life long daily minute by minute practice and I must say I had an unseen advantage!
No one ever noticed that playing these games I had no more accidents than any other time. In fact I had fewer because...I the blind had to lead the blind!
I became more cautious than usual. It amazes me looking back that not my mother nor anyone else ever "SAW WHAT I SAW ...or more importantly what I saw not!
I never "Got" what they did...they just seemed either so ridiculous...stupid or at times even retarded. For they used these very words to describe me... Yet how is it I had the sight of understanding....
I was accused of telling tall tales that I could be a Gilda Radner!
I am sure that even today these same adults would laugh no differently than they did 40+ years ago at me...
Saying: "You should be on Ed Sullivan Show" and later on....on "HEEEEEEEEeeeeee--HEEEE HAW HAW HAWwwwwwwwwww He-HAW!
I know that I could have kept them laughing better than Gilda Radner....with out telling big fibbers from a giant rocker....
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH!
SO HELP ME GOD!
EstherStephanada... Leading the Blind!
Imagine if you were completely blind...for the Word of GOD says the Blind shall see and the sighted be made blind...which shall you be at the end of all time?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
One month left until Walk like MADD Charlotte
From: Craig Lloyd, MADD North Carolina <craig.lloyd@madd.org>
Date: Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Subject: One month left until Walk like MADD Charlotte
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sometimes We Never Know What We Have Missed Until GOD Touches Us Miraculously!
When one lives life from birth not being able to see but a range of vision between the size of a nickel or a quarter...not able to judge distances at all...
How can he or she, like me...enjoy a sunrise or sunset as it's meant to be?
How does one have the concept of a mountain range...whether The Smokies or Appalachians ...
If one cannot even see one entire mountain in one simultaneous view but needs to move one's eyes just to see parts of only one?
I remember through out my life at all sorts of ages...being hit by cars, trucks and even once almost
sucked up under a bus by centrifical force.
I remember once a single mother way back in the early 80's when my son who is now 29 years old...but then was between 5 and 10...
My son & I would hold hands singing new songs joyfully as we would walk and skip along sidewalks...
And often it was he who would hold me back as a speeding car or truck went by!
Not because I was not paying attention...for I would spend much time and take caution...
But when ones total range of vision is not even the size of a quarter...
It is impossible to see all things...hence why all my life until GOD healed and opened my eyes...
My entire body was all bruised up!
I recall as a child when I would get to swim with my brothers anywhere...my father calling me out of the pool and when I would come running he would say: "Turn around!" "Again!"
Making me feel saddened as he and the men would count my band-aids and laugh...then he would send me away!
But never in my life did anyone take me serious when I would fall or trip on something... "But I did not see it!"
"Why don't you watch where you are going and often I would get popped or slapped for being careless...."When are you going to learn anything?"
So now I have experienced my first panorama photos and roadside views...of mountaintops and meadows and now can even see you! Your whole face at one time that is!
You too never need be blue no matter what you face or what challenges you!
No matter how difficult a task...when we Seek GOd's Face from early morn till dark...HE will carry us!
Blessings!
EstherStephanada!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Do You Have Compassionate Eyes?
Eyes that never turn away from pain;
But show love and kindness to those in need or who are hurting possibly grieving from great loss...
Eyes that transfer strength and hope to one who is lost?
Sometimes when we take the time to slow down to feel another's pain and lift them up that they nor one-self will ever be the same....
We receive much more than we give... we receive the heart of a new friend.
Friendships and relationships are the only things that survive death... soon and very soon there will be no time left.
So make sure your relationships are good, worthy to be admired for you do not want to spend Eternity in Eternal Fire!
EstherStephanada!
Friday, July 9, 2010
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES..... I WAS ALMOST BLIND AND NOW I SEE!!
I since arriving in Florida, where priests were leaving out Mass parts...going from the Our Father and a sign of peace directly to distributing Communion... giving me not the opportunity and my need to fall upon my knees to say: "Lord I am not worthy, but only say the word and I shall be healed."
Struggling interiorly because of this, intellectually knowing GOD protects the innocent lay folks from the sins of the priest, yet that is because, or I have always thought because no one but GOD really knows the condition of any soul.... so how could anyone such as myself make a judgement to not go to a particular priest's Mass.
But in the case of leaving out Mass parts, and most of all congregations like the priest were also not reverent of The Lord's presence in the church's tabernacle and not even during the Consecration. Everyone was standing, not kneeling for the Consecration except for me and most were standing around with their hip stuck out and irritated watching their watches ...How much longer?
Well Jesus in his speaking of being the Good Shepherd said "My sheep hear My Voice and no other voice will they follow!" So if priests do not even reverence the Consecration of Jesus in their own hands... who following them will?
And thus it was because of this grieving GOD did a miracle for me!
While I was grieving not knowing to go receive or not, for I knew and understood that he was leaving out Mass parts and both the priests in most all churches in Florida we had been to up to this point were doing so.
I grieved over these young ones whose only examples are these... how can they learn to truly Love GOD?
Jesus appeared to me in dazzling white and said to me: "If you do not come receive me worthily, who will?"
I cringed, because, I know I fall short of HIS Glory! All have sinned! I know that all accomplished by me, was not accomplished by me, but by HIM through me. I know how little I understand when I am not in union with HIM.
And if we are ashamed of HIM publicly, HE will not speak for us before HIS Heavenly Father!
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From: Stephie
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:07:15 -0500
Subject: EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES..... I WAS ALMOST BLIND AND NOW I SEE!!
Hello,Not only can I see a much larger range than just the tiny cone of area as before....I am now actually able to pick out my typos that cause email to come back to me. Those of you who have known me the longest, know I always needed an email sent to me first...For me to click onto to ensure proper delivery!What GOD has done for me and for us... HE will do for anyone for HE is not a respecter of persons but FAITH... and ALL it Takes is a Mustard grain seed of it and you like I can speak to your Mountains of sickness, pain, debt, headaches of any kind in your life or the lives of your loved ones and cast them into the deepest part of the sea and be gone forever Amen and Alleluia... FAITH & not doubt is All you need!Nothing is impossible! But Rather ALL Things ARE POSSIBLE with & for GOD! PRAISE THE LORD! AMEN AMEN!Since GOD is bringing my Billy-Jacob state to state with his teaching program, we are rarely going to be able to attend the same Catholic Church more than once or twice... We will not be changing our Church Parish Registration.It makes no sense. Our Lord Jesus went town to town spreading HIS Gospel, but always returned to Jerusalem
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From: Les Schmidt
Date: Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 3:07 PM
To: Stephie Gustavson
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From: Teresa Kemp Date: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM
To: Stephie Gustavson
Hi Stephanie,
that's a Great picture -- and also great news about your healing. you have wonderful faith.
I had a friend that gave me a good teaching on "be submissive to your husband". It was a lesson about "trusting God" and really submitting to God in the ordinary things. There is no conflict when following the word of God
- if, for example, I, the wife would rather do some praise and worship but my husband wants me to be quiet and to sit down and watch the news with him, I can submit to the husband as an 'act of submitting to God' and I can 'let God be in the ordinary moment' of watching tv. I've learned that 'a good way' is not better than "God's way". God has done more when I have done less- it's a "let go and let God" kind of thing...
I just want to encourage you to not think that you have to "choose God " over your husband. God has taken care of that. If you refrain from singing and dancing aloud because your husband asks you to, it is both honoring God and your husband to make the sacrifice. Besides, your spirit can sing and dance and pray even when your outer self is quiet. I believe that God does use our husbands to do "His will". For example, maybe God knew of someone on the beach who really needed to hear His voice-----maybe the "quiet" would have suited His purpose better. The sound of the waves makes me think of God.
Well, I better get off--getting late-
, I hope you guys are staying warm! I know it is cold even in Florida now. It's been in the twenties and the wind has been blowing----
I'm keeping guys in prayer-
take care
love ya,
Teresa
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EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES..... I WAS ALMOST BLIND AND NOW I SEE!!
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Hi Teresa,
I aggree with you Teresa; I wish it was refraining that sort of stuff was the issue.
Stephie
Saturday, December 26, 2009
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SEE THROUGH HIS EYES INSTEAD OF YOUR OWN...... BUT WE AT TIMES MUST FORCE EVEN OPTICIANS TO DO THEIR JOB CORRECTLY!
Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2009

