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Thank you for being a part of Thoughtful Ramblings for the past 2 years! 

In this episode we talk about Matthew 4, Jesus just got baptized and is led out in the wilderness to be tested,.  Jesus had to pass through all these crazy temptations, all while face to face with Satan.  I can't even imagine, honestly.  And think about it, how many people do we see in today's world, who have made eternal decisions for worldly position or posesssion?  

Anyways, we also go on a hundred different rabbit trails, but honestly, isn't that part of the allure?  

Love you guys awful, and thank you for listening to my Thoughtful Ramblings, 

Love,

Michelle

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In this episode we talk about Matthew 3, when John the Baptist comes on the scene.  I think Heaven was watching and cheering as he called out the pharisees and religious leaders for being snakes, so cool.  That John was told by God, he would get to see the Messiah, and then... it's his cousin!  

Of course we can barely ever have a conversation staying on the same topic for long, but admit it... that's what keeps you coming back, begging for more.  

If you have any prayer requests or whatever, email me. miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, Love, Michelle

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So, this week I had plans for this podcast, we were going to continue our journey in the book of Matthew, but I believe God had other plans for us and for you.  My work life gets shaken up again, and I fully believe it is God orchestrating all of it.  My work life, podcast, finances, have all been rattled this week, but God... For the first time in my life, instead of fear, I feel excited to see what God is going to do.  I feel like He has been waiting for me to leap as soon as he began stirring things, especially in my work life.

Anyways, I fully trust Him is everything and I am kind of excited to see what He is going to do, since I jumped (He loves that) My God loves a bold faith, He loves when we are scared and do it anyways, He loves when we rely, trust and fully put our faith in Him, and wowzas, He not only loves it, He moves mightily through it.  

I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, Love, Michelle

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

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In this episode we are getting deep into the book of Matthew.  The literal New Testament Genesis, and it is so good.  Not only did Christ come to bring us into everlasting, eternal life, but He came to bring us life and life more abundantly.  Excuse me, I may need a minute while my head explodes over how amazing and insane that is.  

One thing really jumped out at me while I spoke on the podcast, even to when I am typing now, and that is when the angel of the Lord, spoke to Joseph and told him to do something, it was immediately followed with, and Jospeh got up...  Imagine the blessing in our own lives if we got up?  Imagine the blessing by taking a leap? Putting yourself out there? I could go on and on, but, I digress (I have been using that word a lot lately, this is my 4th time today).

Anyways, I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings.

Love, Michelle 

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

In this episode we continue talking about the book of Matthew a little bit more, we continue into chapter 2.  The cool thing about the book of Matthew is you can almost picture Jesus reciting or Matthew taking intense notes and meticulous record of our Lord as he walked alongside Him.  God is so good, He choses people the world would never, He moves in ways that our so high above ours, He is so good to us, and man, what He did for us... come on, He is just too good.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings this week and please let me know if I can pray for you, is you have any ideas for show topics, whatever... miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

Love, Michelle

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In this episode Eric and I found ourselves being led to start sharing God's Word.  I felt the Lord wanted me to speak about the book of Matthew for so many reasons.  I feel like the Lord is shifting our podcast, just a little, to include more scripture, and more of us talking about it.  There is a Bible scripture that says, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:6.  That is serious, that is ETERNITY, and that should be very concerning.

If you are on the fence about Jesus, if you would like prayer for anything, if you would like me to send you a Bible free of charge, email me at miss.shellrogers@gmail.com 

Thank you so much for listening to my Thoughtful Ramblings , love Michelle 

 

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Well, our conversation from last week spilled over and we kept talking for another 40 minutes.   So, I figured I would get an episode "in the bank" and that way...if life pops up, I will have these extra episodes in there, ya know?   

I invite you to write to me with any prayer requests, maybe topics, maybe whatever... I don't know, LOL

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Be blessed and hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, love Michelle

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In this episode Eric and I ramble on about all the crazy stuff going on in the world.  Thank God He saved us years ago, I think the news and social media would send me over the edge, otherwise.  God being the center, the anchor, is so good!  I just want to scream it for all the world to hear.   He really does change your life.  Anyways, this episode is just us rambling on about anything and everything going on and how good our God is.  Taste and see. <3  Hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, love, Michelle

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I was utterly exhausted when we recorded this.  We had just gotten home late the night before and had a ton of errands to get done before hitting work today... OY.  All in all, I think it was pretty good, LOL.  I have put worse out there, that's for sure, LOL.  Just messin'.  We had a very nice visit to Massachusetts, family is amazing, food was great and of course... everything and anything that could go wrong, did.  Honestly, this is where the Lord really spoke to me about being thankful in ALL things.  Being back home, I felt like a stranger, not with my family so much, but it was if I did NOT belong there.  There was a spiritual thickness, God was so hard to find in all the noise.  I have never felt so assured I am exactly where I am supposed to be in my life.  Anyways, I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings. Love, Michelle

 

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I wrestled with this a little bit, this episode pokes some fun at one of the most memorable, crazy, and fun people you'd ever meet. This episode has a lot to do with my aunt Pidgie and she has passed away, honestly I believe she would love this, but I would never want to upset her/my family.  When the recording started for this episode, I just went there, and the more I think about it, the more I think Pidge would love to have another moment in the spotlight.  Anyone who has ever met Pidgie has not forgotten her, that's for sure.  She was a character at any place and time, I could tell you some stories...  Christmas though, that was her jam, and growing up we would spend every Christmas Eve at her home.  What was once something I dreaded, is now one of my favorite Christmas memories.

Well, I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, Love, Michelle

 

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In this episode Eric and I talk about our Sunday, how good it is to hear the word and be amongst other believers.  Sure we have been through some pretty crummy church stuff, but it aint about to stop me from what the Lord has for me/us.  Anyways, I hope you enjoy my thoughtful ramblings, Love, Michelle

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

Hey everyone, hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Eric and I did.  Much different this year for a lot of reasons, but no matter how bad the stuffing came out, the day was nice.  I just love to take a minute to pause and reflect on the blessings I have, and this year made it more clear than ever, that family and people in your life are the best blessing.  

Even the crummy stuff that can hit you in life, after it is over... you are different, more discerning, wiser and overall better.  Come on, isn't that something to be thankful for?  Man, I serve a good good God <3

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving 2023 and thank you for listening to my Thoughtful Ramblings.

Love, Michelle 

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

What would life look like if you waitied on God before making a move?  Before changing jobs? before getting married? Starting a family?  Sometimes God moves quickly and things can change instantly, but often times he has us wait.  Waiting produces fruit, patience.  During the waiting, I usually find myself praying and seeking the Lord, maybe that's one of the reasons He has us wait along with producing patience?  

Dont' get me wrong, I have had a lot of awesome things happen quickly in my life, getting married and starting a family happened very fast for us, but what if I waited or sought the Lord when it came to my careers?  What if I waited on Him when it came to going back to school, maybe my loans wouldn't be as huge as they are?  I don't know what my past would have looked like if I waited a little bit on some major decisions, but I know in my future, I am going to wait on Him!  His ways are higher, His plans are better and I know He has plans for me, and I want His plans for me and my life.  

Well... I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings.

Love, Michelle 

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

I have read through the Bible a few times, and I think I only saw the Lord Jesus curse something one time.  Jesus approached a fig tree, seeing no fruit on it, He cursed the tree and it withered and died.  Yikes, I know this isn't in His word unless it was important.  A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree, bad fruit.  What does it look like?  Your kids, the seeds you plant in peoples lives, your prayer life... The word says remain in Him, He is the vine and we are the branches, the branches that bear fruit as long as we remain in Him, WOW!!  

God also wants our first fruits, He wants us to love the giver more than the gift.  By putting Him first in your life, things change, fruit appears, good fruit, big beautiful God sized fruit, delicious.

Trust in Him, remain in Him and you won't be able to help bearing fruit, Wicked Good Fruit!

Hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings.

Love, Michelle 

P.S.  Pruning required.

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For the last week we had the long awaited visit from our little girl, we have been on pins and needles waiting to see this kid and the time finally arrived.  Wouldn't you know, that is the exact time COVID decided to visit as well.  Seems like everyone decided to visit this week, Israel got visited by a terror group and my job got visited by a large company lay-off, whew...  So much crammed into one wee, OY!!  

Although we were both a little under the weather during the recording, we sure had fun getting back in the saddle and getting to talk with y'all again.  

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy my, Thoughtful Ramblings.

Love, Michelle

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

The full moon always seems to bring out the in crazy in people, I have to admit, it brings out mine, LOL.  Full moons are also an occasion that is used for all sorts of witchcraft rituals.  Sure there are the fires burning with people dancing around them naked in the woods,  but I'm talking about the rituals that society supports and defends. I'm talking about charging crystals, and water, to use spiritually, reiki  angel communication,  things like that.  Witchcraft is so accepted in society, people will get upset if you call it what it is, demonic.  Honestly, with having practiced those things in my past, I know, and Eric knows, and my kids know, praise God.  It is extremely deceptive and comes in disguised as light, and we need to be on guard.  

Humans need to worship something, if they don't have God, they have a God sized hole.  That hole needs to get filled but nothing outside of God alone can fill it, not money, not sexual conquests, not family, and certainly not messing with demons.  

OOOeeeee, this was a good one, y'all (been workin on my southern talk).  Anyways, I hope you all Enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, especially you, God.

Love,

Michelle

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

In this episode Eric and I sit out on the back porch and talk about everything and nothing.  If you ever wondered what it was like to be a fly on the wall at the Rogers house, well...you are in luck, you just stumbled upon some gold.  

Hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, Love, Michelle

miss.shellrogers@gmail.com

We are back for another season, and this time with two special guests. My two nieces are going to be on the podcast hopefully the whole time for this season. Lai, Ellie, and Uncle Jonny talk about contentment and why it's so important to be happy with what you have and to not think the grass is always greener on the other side.

Eric and I tried something new this week, we took the podcast outside.  While we usually only have to worry about our dogs and cats interrupting, this time, in addition to our normal fuzzy guests, we added in some feathery ones, as our chickens were making themselves heard.  But the cherry on top, the unplanned, sexcapades of our local squirrel friends.  They definitely made themselves known, honestly I was so distracted, but it was one of the funniest interruptions I have ever had.  I almost wonder if God planned that... 

Although our podcast was about being in a bad mood or mindset as a Christian (which I was when we first began recording) God decided He wanted more joy, I guess.  Because listening back.on this episode was hysterical and reminded me, not to take things so serious.  Sometimes I need that reminder and I am so thankful for this one.

I hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings, Love Michelle 

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We've all heard that old saying, it is better to give than to receive... I don't always think I believed that, but man... I do now.  For instance when I was young my lottery dream was very self serving, houses, travel, cars... as an adult, my lottery dream is blessing others at Walmart, grocery stores, and people in the street. .  When I was a kid, I would imagine what I would get for Christmas, and as an adult, I imagine the faces of my family opening gifts I picked out for them.  I love giving, but I never thought I would love it more than receiving, and here I am.  Eric and I had a great time reliving some awesome God sized giving moments in our lives,   and of course, all those wonderful little rabbit trails you've all come to love.  Hope you enjoy my Thoughtful Ramblings.  Love, Michelle

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