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| | | From: joie (Original Message) | Sent: 7/30/2002 5:46 PM |
|  This is Rachel Viola Smith. This is her story. | | |
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| | | From: isaiah | Sent: 8/1/2002 4:28 AM |
Sis joie such a inspiring and very touching story about this child of faith.As I was reading this I could not imagne the agony that you and B.L. had to face. We lost a little girl ourselves and this was hard but she did not live but 12hrs. so we really did not get to know her as you did your child. But Joie one wonderful thing about it, she can not come back where you are and I know that you would not want her to, but you will be able to go where she and all the other ones that you were talking about are at. Sis I can tell you one thing that my wife has told her and the others hello from us and that she is helping the Lord take good care of them. lol Thanks very much for sharing this wonderful story of a child of faith with us.I know it must have been very hard for you to do. May the Lord Bless you Sis. |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 8/1/2002 4:50 AM |
Thank you my dear friend, Isaiah. I have felt a little hurt today that not one person in this community has read or said anything about this testimony of my darling little girl. but maybe they only look at the general board and it is not there. I always look at the all topics board. That way I do not miss anything. I worked all day long yesterday typing up this story so they could hear about her. I do not know why they would all ignore this touching story of my hurt and lost love. But today has been very busy and boistrous on the board. I guess these other things mean more to everyone than a true human story like this. Well, anyway I do appreciate your kind words. You know what they do not know; that we lived just below you and dear sis Isaiah at that time. Yes, I watched your dear wife look death right in the face and 'laugh'; because of her great faith and love for Jesus. She was not afraid to die. She knew her soul would be with Him. I only hope I can have half that much courage and faith when my time comes. Love to you. Jo |
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| | | From: isaiah | Sent: 8/1/2002 2:16 PM |
Sis Joie,I know the hurt that you have felt because I also have felt the same hurt that you have experienced. When my wife of 38 yrs.died you and Wanna were the only ones on this board that responded to my message about her and also my prayer request for her. Yet they can sat and post after post if I say one thing in the word of God that they don't agree on.We are supposed to uplift one another not tear down. We all are of the body "For the body is not one member, but many" and when "one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it." Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. ( see we are to exhort one another and he said so much the more.)
Paul said in- 1 Corinthians 13
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.( see he is saying that if we have all this things without charity it is like Solomon said it is all in vanity)
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Do we have to be reminded of these things? Let's us try to show more Love.
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 8/1/2002 3:51 PM |
Thank you again Isaiah, for your kindness and understanding. Perhaps they only look at the General board; and do not see these things. I should have placed this on the General board; I did not realize this. I posted it to the Testimonials. Maybe I should put a little note on the general board telling them about this. I really wanted them to know about Rachel and her unusual life. But maybe people do not care for these things; I don't know. I know I would if they told us something of this nature. I try to answer to everything anyone posts here. Then I ponder, maybe we are not all of the SAME BODY. Maybe we just think we are. >??????> Anyway, good morning to you . Joie |
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Dear Isaiah, Please look under Joie's message, "My Friend Is Gone"...."Spiritwalker" responded. I know I sent you my mama's poem, "I'm Still A Kickin' and I ain't Dead Yet" by personal e-mail. Maybe I have not responded since...I would really have to go dig. But you know what? It hurt ME that for the first 3 weeks, people would say they were sorry my mama had died, but after 3 weeks, it was like they were afraid to say her name out loud, and that is when I most wanted to hear the name, "Jessie"! At 3 weeks, I was really missing my mama and walking around in total loss. Mama died in 2000 and today it seems unreal. I miss my mama and my best friend. Joie, as for you, I don't know if I can write, I'm going to cry. But, I know Rachel was God's gift to you and to everyone she came into contact with. I am sorry you had to live much of her life in "fear" of losing her, which you did, but then again, you didn't, for she is with her Father in Heaven, where she waits for you. (Seems like I remember saying this before.) God blessed you with this child. She was love and she was loved. She made a deep impression on everyone who ever knew her, and today, she makes an impression on others. We should have her "childlike faith" and "belief in Jesus", that He can and He will make everything "all right" if we "believe He can". Rachel knows that you are sad and I know Rachel does not want you to be sad anymore. It is all right to miss her, but she misses you too. I know that she most of all, is looking at that door to Heaven, every day, watching for her mama to walk on in there. What a day that will be! Praise God! Glory to the Lamb! Isaiah, dear Isaiah, God bless you in a special way today. Your wife is watching that door too. She is waiting for you, and one day....you will walk through! I want to take a moment to thank God for all the wonderful people we have known in our lives, the ones who loved us and the ones we loved...now gone...each had a job to do here on earth, and when it was full filled...Home they went....thank you Father for giving these people to be with us for a season...from each we have learned how to love You and maybe why You love us so much. Love to all, "Spiritwalker" |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 8/1/2002 6:27 PM |
Dear Spiritwalker,  God bless you dear one, for this inspiring and comforting message! Yes I remember your responding when I announced the death of dear sister Isaiah. I felt the joy of my Lord blessing my soul as I read your sweet and wise and understanding words. This is precious to me. It is all I wanted; for it to be a blessing to you all. My precious little girl tried to give joy to everyone she came in contact with. It always amazed me at the wisdom this child possessed. God loves you and so do I. Jo |
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| | | From: Wanna | Sent: 8/2/2002 10:07 PM |
I just now found and read this story about my little sister. When my sister was a baby I was a teen ager and took care of her a lot. She was my pet, I loved her dearly. I havent cried over the loss of her for years but this was almost more than I could take. I wanted to make a correction tho. Mama said that I moved Rachel out of the way of the neighbors car but that is not the way it was for I did not see the car coming Mark did and he pushed us both out of the cars path. If he had not seen it we would have both been run over that day. My husband loved Rachel very much and I am glad they are together there now. Also I wanted to tell Joie I couldnt see the post with the dark green well enought to read it. Wanna |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 8/3/2002 4:17 AM |
Dear Wanna, I am sorry about your not being able to read this very well. Maybe I did not pick good colors; I kind of did not like the green myself. and now that you mention it, I do remember that you said Mary saved both you and Rachel that day. It has been so long; and so much happened since then, I just did not remember exactly how it was. Thanks for the correction. Love, Mother |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 5/11/2003 6:11 AM |
I have sat here and read all of this tonight. this is the first time I have looked at this in a very long time. I wanted to send it back to the top so it will appear on the all topics page with my testimonies I have just re-done. In the last testimony, I mentioned some of this about Rachel. So I want this to be available also to any new members who may be interested in reading any of this. This should be read in connection with the testimony posts. It all goes together. This is just as much a part of my testimony as those other four posts. I just felt to send all of this around again. It has been a long time, over a year and a half I think, since this has been seen on the board. We have practically changed membership since then. So maybe others may like to read this. I hope so anyway. I also would like to read any others' testimonies if you desire to tell us something of your life. I want this story of Rachels' to be read with my testimonies. Love to you all, JO |
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Time passes and they are still gone from us. Days, months and years. Sometimes it hurts more than at others. When I hurt, I know my mama cares that I hurt...even now. There is an empty spot that only Jesus can fill in our hearts. His promises are true so we know that days, months and years are only moments. Soon, we will see them again. All of them....we will see Jesus! August was mama's birthday....I was down in my spirit. Days and days, thought after thought. But I know that she is "Still a kickin' and she ain't dead yet"....! I'm still going to get sad for years to come...that is normal. I just wanted you to know that people do listen...they do respond to a person who is hurting in a hurting world. With love, thoughts to cheer and uplift you....and when we don't...Jesus will!  See my heart beating? I am alive! |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 9/10/2003 4:03 AM |
|  | | | Dear Spiritwalker, Dear friend, I cannot begin to tell you how much this has meant to me. It was so sweet of you to find this and bring it back up to say these kind and loving things. It warmed my heart as I read all of this again and knew that a special friend brought it back up for me. May you find God's comforting love and joy as you sorrow over your loving Mother. I know what that kind of grief is. I still miss my darling Mother too. She went to be with the Lord back in 1988. We burried her one day before her 79th birthday. We can find great comfort in remembering their wonderful love and ways. Sometimes I would just give anything in this whole world to be able to sit and talk with my Mother just a few minutes. We carry them in our hearts. They are very dear to us. You also are a special friend to me. You have been a great blessing to me and to Build on the True Foundation since you first came in here. I pray you will receive many more great blessing from our group and from God. May you be blessed and comforted in this hour as you grieve over your lost loved one. I feel your grief and wish for you the best. Thank you again for being a true and kind friend. God bless you and lift you up to the top of the 'stairs'. Love to you, 
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I wish to add something of a praise testimony here today. I had intended to write this as a seperate message. But since I moved this up for someone to read, I have sat here and re-read this entire thread. Again the tears of grief have enveloped me. I cannot read this without my soul screeming in pain over Rachel. but there is joy also, in knowing how God worked in all of this. It says that Jesus was perfected is the things he suffered. So it is with us. So I am thankful for having come to Know him through all of this. Larry's kind words and the sweet words of Spiritwalker, in post 12, were so special to me. I feel the sweet spirit of God as I read this. Now, I have another good testimony to give. Yesterday, Oct. 23, 2007, My granddaughter, Wanna's Daughter, was put into the hospital. She is expecting a baby girl in November. But she had developed high blood pressure, loads of swelling, and too much of a dangerous kind of protein in her urine. The doctor intended to wait two days, till tomorrow, when she would be 37 full weeks, and induce labour. that would make it harder and bring the baby three weeks too early. But the doctor said the baby was under too much stress from the pressure and in danger from the protein. Also, Rebecca was in danger. I asked prayer on The Strait and Narrow board (Bro_Bryan's board). I intended to do so here, but did not have time. I called Larry, (Axs and Isaiah, here), and a couple others and asked for prayer. I went to see her in the hospital yesterday evening. When her doctor came in, she told us that she could not imagina how Rebecca had gotten so much better, so fast. She was totally astonished at this. She just kept saying, How did this happen so fast? She said that she even asked them in the hospital, when they gave their report, on the pressure, the babies' condition and the other things, if they were sure? As she continued to express her astonishment, at the improvement, I told her....I know how it happened...I had people praying for her. God did this. Rebecca got to go home and is expected to carry the baby full term, and have her naturally. Praise God. He is still in great power and answers prayer. I told the doctor, If you believe God, all things are possible. and so it is. Love ye, Jo |
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