The Number Game from AGAINST ALL ODDS We Found The Perfect Love

God is the creator of numbers and our Supreme Guide! He created the Zodiac to be a gospel in the stars for biblical astrology. Man has used horoscopes that give your future instead of using God's Words to reveal a path to an overcoming life. Only God knows our future, and He never intended the stars for that purpose! God used the stars and numbers as symbols to foretell world events like the birth of Christ. 

Numbers have always fascinated me. I was thirty when Odis and I reconnected; he was thirty-three. Thru the ages, we have used the number 30 as a sign of physical and mental maturity, leadership, and refers to a significant event or responsibility. It was certainly a significant event and responsibility for us. We were in love!! I believe we were mentally mature to combine our lives, and history reveals it as truth for us!!

Jesus started his ministry at age 30, and Joseph was 30 when he became the second in command to Pharaoh in Egypt. David was 30 when he began his reign. Thirty-three is a numerical representation of the Star of David. Historian Josephus states that Adam and Eve had 33 sons. (Glad that wasn't a literal application for Odis and I) Thirty-Three means promise. It was our promise of love to spend the rest of our lives loving each other that made our marriage successful!

The number thirteen was significant throughout our relationship. Some dates just happened, others we planned. We met on February 13, 1958. I began my freshman year at 13, had my first job at 13, and my dad began his boot camp on March 13, 1943, when I was a few months old. On Friday, June 13, 1958, I prayed for Odis to come to see me, and he mysteriously showed up in my driveway a few months before we lost contact with each other! On September 13, 1958, Odis had his car wrongly decorated with wedding wishes when a couple married on our special day and went to our special place for a honeymoon.

Fifteen years later, we met again magically by a telephone call and met person to person 13 days later. Five months later, on October 13, Odis proposed, and we married in a Cinderella-style wedding on December 13. Yes, 13 was very special during our relationship. The love chapter is First Corinthians 13 and is no coincidence!

What is your special number?

We need every facet of our life to be Christlike

I was raised in church from birth! I knew nothing but Jesus! I strayed from my teaching in my teens, but when I rededicated my life to Him, I wanted everything to please God! I went thru my magazines and if I didn't think it would be something Jesus would read; I threw it out! I did that with every aspect of my life. What I wore, where I went, I wanted everything to be Christlike!

As our culture has evolved thru the years, we have allowed things to creep in that are not God-centered and God-pleasing! We need to return to Bethel! It begins with me and you! I want to do my part! Will I mess up? Yes, but I want to keep trying! When you are a baby and fall down, you get up and keep trying till you get it right!!

Have a Blessed Sunday!!

Where Did The “Girl Next Door” Image Go?

 GIRL NEXT DOOR

This is my editorial blog for today! 

When I saw my first pageant at around 12, the entire family watched as Miss America was crowned as our ideal “girl next door!’! 

The qualifications was to never been married or had a baby. As our culture “progressed” that later included abortion and as Vanessa Williams learned, porn was included!  

Now Connecticut has crowned the first non-binary candidate (gender neutral)!

Certainly not the image of Miss America’s of the past! I guess their acceptance of who the “girl next door” has changed for the MAO! 

Without swimsuit competition, this year's field of contestants will reveal larger women than in the past. 

Where did I get the name "Karmyn"??

 

What's In A Name??

I’m often asked where I came up with the spelling of Karmyn's name. When I found out I was pregnant in 1974, I wanted a unique name to fit the unusual circumstances of her birth! I had been told by my gynecologist in Houston several years earlier that I could not have any more children and I believed him! 

When Odis and I married, we discussed having children. I related what I had been told by my doctor and he said okay, but would love to have a little Suzie. 

When I discovered the surprise, I prayed and asked for a daughter, even telling God to change her if she was a boy, but God already had her planned! We knew her name had to be Sue, so I picked out 2 names, Karmyn and Krystyna, and let Odis decide between the two. I had never seen either spelling before and assumed they were original! We did not know the sex of children before birth back then but were so sure she would be a girl; we had not totally decided on a boy's name!

Since then, I’ve researched the spelling and found out that between 1880 and 2019, there were 755 births of Karmyn in several countries and represents 5 births bearing the first name of Karmyn per year on average throughout this period!

The name Karmyn implies a pioneering spirit, a natural-born leader, highly focused and achievement-oriented! A person who can endure hardships, tries new things, is confident, and energetic. She can decide independently but easily frustrated with too many unimportant activities!

I suppose I did well by giving my daughter the unique spelling of her name because it sets her apart! With all her accomplishments, she is the only one listed on the internet as a VIP with the name Karmyn! 

What is a Diva??

The Good Life??

After I jump in the shower, I'm going to sit in my private beauty chair while someone does my hair, and applies my makeup! Then my fashion expert will dress me and I’ll be ready to face the day after I adjust my halo!

Hold on Suzie! You have sheltered in place so long you are delusional!

I always thought the “life of Riley” would be like the description in my first paragraph. Then I watched the Crown! 

Seeing Queen Elizabeth take on that role as a teen, I realized the responsibility of the Crown! Life is never easy, even with wealth and fame! Today, even more so! With instant worldwide playback, your words can come back to haunt you!

You never know what goes on behind the four walls of someone’s life! While it looks like a glamourous lifestyle, there are always consequences to our actions, whether rich or poor!  

Paul had the right attitude in Philippians 4:12, "I have learned to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am." Amplified translation!

Let it be so in me, Lord!!

#Diva  #Crown  #Glamorous #Fame  #Wealth

Hashtag Gender

What's in a gender?

So you guys stay informed, there is a new gender classification! Besides male and female, we now have a “neutral” gender!

To be PC savvy, you can’t say he or she! Instead, use they, them, those, and you. I guess “you guys” is out! 

I suppose Sue has been a gender-friendly name for a while now! Thank goodness Johnny Cash was a boy named Sue!

I don't want to burst your bubble but the creator of the Universe said thousands of years ago, in scripture, that he created us male and female but either gender, male or female does not influence his respect for us! We are equal!

My birth made me, my experiences mold me, my faith strengthens me, and my hope is in Jesus!

#gender #male #female

Happy Resurrection Day

 

Today is Easter Sunday! 

More people attend church this day than any other!  Some go to show their new spring outfit while others go with a renewed desire to follow Jesus!

When Jesus said, “Follow me,” He wanted them to follow Him wholeheartedly and thousands did! 

My brain is analytical! I wonder, “How did Jesus speak to 5,000 people without a microphone?”  He spoke with power and authority and was heard! 

On this day that we celebrate the risen Lord, make a new commitment to follow Him with all your heart!  

Easter Controversy

 

Easter is this Sunday! 

Traditionally Good Friday is celebrated as the day Jesus was crucified and rose on Sunday! I have always questioned that and wondered how Friday to Sunday was 3 days and 3 nights in the grave!  

A lot of bible scholars now say different things, but most agree it was not Friday! I have friends who would defriend you if you said the crucifixion was on Friday! 

While the crucifixion is important, the resurrection is the key to salvation. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, he would have been no different from the other two who were crucified with him! But He did because He was the Son of God!

Don't argue over the crucifixion day but rejoice in the resurrection!

Happy Resurrection Day!!

An Easter Sunday Message from Sista Suzie

 

Sunday is Easter!  

Growing up, I always had a new Easter Frock complete with matching shoes, jewelry, gloves, and hat! In fact, my grandmother made sure I had a new outfit for Sunday night, you know, back in the dark ages when people still attended Sunday night services!??!! 

As a child, it was all about a new dress, and the dying of Easter eggs! You remember PasS Egg Dye??  If not, you're not old!

I checked out what was fashionable for 2021 and surfed the net to find out!

Some sites had a lot of casual pants I would not wear to Walmart, let alone church!  

Some high fashion clothing stores had florals and pastels but were on stick models, not something for an old fat lady! I found one outfit I liked, but the skirt alone was 500.00! Not happening!

After much collaboration with myself and my wallet, I decided to go with something in my closet! No one has seen me in a year and they will not remember what I wore two years ago since last Easter we were in shutdown mode! 

My husband always accused me of still having wardrobe dating back to my high school days! Even if that were true, I wouldn't be able to get my now 5’ 7” 175-pound body in a dress I wore when I was 5’ 8” and weighed 95 pounds! Ain't even going there!

Besides, I'm going to church with Diane. They really won't know what is new or not! 

Her church is mostly young people and their style ain't exactly my style. LOL.

Have a Happy Easter and don't forget the real reason we celebrate resurrection Sunday!! 

Growing up as a teenager in the 50s and 60s

 

Memories are wonderful. You can learn and grow from even the bad ones.  

My description of the fifties from my autobiography,

Against All Odds We Found The Perfect Love Copyright ©2019 Suzie Tyler

“1958 was a perfect time to be a teenager, but I need to add a Disclaimer... As an immature fifteen-year-old, I had not a clue about life. I lived in a Happy Days world with the atmosphere of Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

We turned gymnasiums into sock hops and danced the night away, bopping to Yakety Yak, At the Hop, and The Stroll. A student's life was carefree with no stress. Words like recession, terrorism, inflation, or Wall Street were not in our vocabulary. Twenty-four-hour cable news did not exist, and most young people had not experienced drugs. The biggest crime was smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, and stealing hubcaps or watermelons. And don't ask me how I know about these happenings. 

Today’s technology did not exist in 1958. There were no cell towers, Wi-Fi, or Google app. Most households did not have telephones, and long-distance calls were expensive. 

It is hard to imagine that today, where we stay connected 24/7 to the outside world.

Writing this chapter has reminded me how different life was in the fifties. Entering the world of modern conveniences should have made life simple, but it became more time-consuming. 

Sometimes I look back and yearn for that simplistic culture of innocence, but then I remember my cell phone and would not want to give up the communication available to us today. We have made significant trade-offs for our lifestyle. I hope it has been worth it.”

Hope you can relate to my memories. We didn't have cell phones or google but we made it!

But I Want Him, Lord!

Just read an article, “7 Behaviors Women Mistakenly Believe Attract Men (but repel them instead.)”Why can’t women be women, men be men, and let God do the matchmaking?  

I think like my husband. He said if he could bottle the love he had for me and sell it, he would make a million dollars the first day! If I could bottle the formula of how our love happened for us, I could make a billion dollars. 

One key is a commitment to God and each other to be faithful in marriage and establish a Godly covenant!

We have gotten so self-sufficient and think we don’t need God! With that attitude, you wake up to broken relationships, families, deceptions, and betrayal!

God created us to worship Him, and our sufficiency is in Jesus! To have a happy life depends on our spiritual anchor in our Heavenly Father!

Be the best you can be and the authentic person God created you to be! There is only one unique you! Don’t be someone else!

My answer to my first question is because we don’t want to spend time alone with God and listen to his direction. We pray and ask for His perfect will and then tell Him what we want. Our prayer is like the young lad who prayed for God’s perfect mate but added, “I want her!” ‘Her’ might not be the perfect mate. What we think is our dream might become a nightmare!

Is Divorce in the Bible??

 Divorce! It is a broken covenant with God!

There have been so many articles and books written about divorce, you couldn’t count all of them! People who have never married wrote some books while others by persons who have never experienced divorce! 

I don't think you can really explain any event until you've experienced it! I can't tell you how to raise a child if I've never had a child. I might think I know what I would do, but until I've been there, how can I know? Some things you have to learn experientially.

In one scripture, God says, “I hate divorce!” We know divorce is not in God's perfect plan, but he knew the heart of a man and made provision to be okay in certain instances! He knew the emotional scars it would leave and wanted it avoided if at all possible! 

When I was fifteen, I met my husband! We discussed marriage, a trip to Florida for a honeymoon and he even purchased me an engagement ring but decided I was too young and he should wait until I was older before he proposed! After a quick relocation and a returned letter, we lost contact and married other people. We were both Christians but didn't have Jesus as the Lord of our life and consequently made bad choices for a mate! 

After learning of our reconnection and beautiful love story, I'm often asked, "don't you wish you could have married the love of your life first and not experienced terrible marriages?" It is a tough question after living thru it because the answer would be yes and no! Yes if we would have had the beautiful love for each other but no if we would not have experienced that love! My husband had a lot of love to give, but his first wife was not responsive to love! I think he would have loved me regardless, but our terrible marriages made us appreciate each other more! 

Protect what you hear, see and speak!

There's a little song we learn as a child that says, "Oh, be careful little ears what you hear, 0h be careful little eyes what you see and be careful little lips what you speak!"

I've heard for several years about the series 'House of Cards'. I had just watched The Crown and realized the ins and outs of politics that affected the monarchy, so I watched the House of Cards!  

After just a few episodes, I thought, "is that all our government is, sex, lies, and deception? Sadly, it is if you watch the news! Then I remembered the scripture in Mark 7:21 (KJV) "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders." We must pray for our leaders!

While the series may be informative about our governments' behavior in governing, it is a little graphic in its portrayal! No wonder our young people betray each other in marriage! They see it as a way of life in our leaders!  

I don't think we should close our eyes to what is happening around us, but I also want to be true to my teaching as a child and protect what I hear, see and speak!

Ask God to direct your steps each day and then listen to His directions!