tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33256847000692415222024-03-13T21:16:34.731-07:00my life in law enforcementA day in the life of a detective sergeantA Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-14117981246305275662020-06-10T13:33:00.000-07:002020-06-10T13:33:59.666-07:00100% ChristianSO MUCH DIVISION! This is a very difficult time in our Nation and globally as well. In the midst of COVID-19, we have the very opposite of Social Distancing. We massive nation wide protesting and it has spilled over into other countries as well. People are ANGRY! Justifiably so. Sadly, this news has been all to frequent. The video, too was horrific to watch. He "the officer" appeared so very calm and determined to hold his position. He was unmoved by video footage, the onlookers or the pleas of his coworkers to turn Mr. Floyd over on his side. <div><br /></div><div>This has been an ongoing practice in many other Law Enforcement agencies for decades. Officers have been and still are misusing their privileges and breaking public trust. Many have taken the lives of men and women, and yes even children, and it had nothing to do with self-defense.</div><div><br /></div><div>The reason I'm posting on this particular case is because I am half police officer (now retired) and half civilian. Marine's say, "Once A Marine, Always A Marine." Well cops, usually say, "Retired!" After successfully retiring, you (in my opinion) are unable to forget the blue family that you have shared life with for the past twenty-five to thirty years. MPDC will always by my family in blue, and even though I have decided to stop attending police funerals, I still pray for my police family and I still pray that they would be not only safe, but also quick to listen and slow to use deadly force. I totally get the "fear factor." Feeling fear and being threatened cannot be a Monday morning quarterback conversation amongst people who were not there.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have to first, "which is very difficult in this flesh and in social media" but we have to first hold our personal opinions until all the facts are released. Sadly, all the facts are rarely released and sadly again, when all the facts are released early on, the law doesn't always act justly!</div><div><br /></div><div>I get upset when people are quick to say, "She did it/didn't do it. / He did it/didn't do it." And were not eye witnesses. I hate the news, but yet, I need the news. I will not live in a bubble and ignore all the things evolving and involving us as a society. Good and bad, I cannot sit here and just be concerned with only the things that are happening outside of my little circle in North Beach. I will not act unconcerned about all the persecution, poverty, human trafficking, orphans, racisms and other injustices that are occurring, as today's President wants to keep focusing on the economy. I know that money makes the world "go round" and money helps us to sustain life and prayerfully, give to SO MANY who are less fortunate. However, the economy has to take a back seat on what is currently happening world wide. In no way am I blaming the President, but in the midst of COVID-19 all I could hear was how great the economy was and how we are going to get back there....</div><div><br /></div><div>PEOPLE are oppressed and have grown absolutely sick and tired. The volcano has erupted! We are all human beings and we have for way too long chosen to ignore certain people, certain ethnicities and certain classes so that we can have more for ourselves and also, so that we can step over others for the sake of self preservation.</div><div><br /></div><div>FEAR and IGNORANCE fuels the man and women living without God. I was watching Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last sermon on Youtube. HOW VERY SAD that it is still applicable today...over fifty years later...</div><div><br /></div><div>I am a child of God. I am a Christian. I am walking in the truth and I am fully persuaded that God is the answer. The officers who have stained the badge and have stolen lives at the hands of their firearms, choke holds, night sticks and pure hatred.... do NOT have God in their hearts, but have partnered with the adversary of this world.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bible clearly says that YOU are for God or against Him. The bible goes on to say that the god of this age has blinded the eyes of many...2 Corinthians 2:4-5...</div><div><br /></div><div>We all know a lot of good people who do NOT have Jesus and want nothing to do with "god and religion." We all know lots of people who are of various faiths...</div><div><br /></div><div>We have loved ones, friendships and many acquaintances who are not bible believing people. They are good, kind, loving and sadly, even more so than some "Christians."</div><div><br /></div><div>However, the issue with them, the "bad cops" and yes, the believers too, is the heart.</div><div><br /></div><div>WITHOUT GOD, you can do all the good deeds that you desire. You can get all the awards known to man and it means nothing to God. You can also be the meanest, cruelest and hateful person...intentionally abusing and killing others just because you want to.</div><div><br /></div><div>This heart that God has given us <b>was good</b>. Adam and his God had a beautiful relationship in the beginning. AND then, satan, the one who wanted to be like God, took and tainted that relationship with sin. Adam had everything he could have possibly needed and yet he and Eve wanted just a "little bit more." TRUTHFULLY, that is you and I today. We want just a little bit more: more power, more money, more sex, more alcohol, more drugs, more shopping, more food, more spending ability, more square footage, more promotions, more of technology...just to name a few...</div><div><br /></div><div>With that choice, that free will, that rebellious heart, they/we chose to sin against God. Therefore, the heart has been broken, bruised, deceived and longing every since.</div><div>"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT</div><div><br /></div><div>GOD sent Jesus to reconcile us back to HIM and we want no parts of that reconciliation. </div><div>SO many know John 3:16, but very few know the remaining... verses 17-21.</div><div>We like our sin, we like our freedom to choose and we like the fact that no one is going to tell "me what to do!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Hence, the ability to own "PEOPLE! We call use to call it slavery and it still exists today. It's hidden, but many have stolen people and brought them into their homes for house maidens and child care providers. Human traffic is SO NOT TALKED ABOUT in the NEWS!!! YES IT IS STILL HAPPENING! We are more concerned about the weather than we are about missing and exploited children!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>It's also why we have the innocent deaths of many...the starvation of millions, the inability to see that every living being should have access to health care and the increasing population of homelessness. All of these things preached over 50 years ago by Dr. King.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our heart's cry is how long O God...how long???</div><div><br /></div><div>How is it that someone here with HIV or Cancer gets treatment, yet in Africa, they simple wait to die?</div><div><br /></div><div>We have gotten to distracted with achieving, advancing, making money, materialism, social media and the so called "American Dream" that we have never gotten around to the real needs....human needs. PEOPLE matter to God and every life is a soul created in His image. The worst sinner receives forgiveness from God if he/she asks. HE is the GOD of all flesh says the bible.</div><div><br /></div><div>This heart is wicked and yet, if we ask Him for forgiveness, He grants it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I pray for all those who have lost a loved one through acts of violence of any king, and I pray for the offender also. I pray for this season of protesting to bear much fruit and for many closed eyes to be opened, and not just for the moment. And I pray for police officers everywhere who are being targeted because some of their peers are revealing their true colors. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hate what has happened. But I do not hate the people who are causing all this hurt. I'm angry at the great deception that we think can do good apart from the Holy Spirit and apart from a life surrendered to God.</div><div><br /></div><div>The works of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, patience, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, says the book of Galatians. WE cannot live this out in our own flesh. This is NOT a list of fruits, it is ONE Fruit, lived out in the Power of God's Spirit. It is not lived out perfectly, it is an ongoing journey, partnering with God, and allowing Him to transform you.</div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot even imagine where my heart's (disposition) would be if I were still in my sin and still under the misconception that this life was all about me, my happiness and my entitlements.</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE we allow our HATRED to fuel our responses, remember that it is a "heart issue." It is not a black or white issue, nor is it a law enforcement training issue. The <b>man</b> in uniform saw nothing wrong with what he did and daily, people like this man, have hard hearts and are freely living out their beliefs. They could care less if you video tape them because they stand firm on what they believe, what they have been taught and have been influenced by.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you believe their is a GOD and that He sent His Son to the Cross of Calvary to die for your sins, than you live out biblical truths and godly principles in life. NOT perfectly, but with humility and a heart to obey.</div><div><br /></div><div>AND if you do not believe in God the Creator of all flesh, than you do whatever you want, wherever you want and whenever you feel like it. Regardless of anyone else's opinion or approval. ME, MY and I is your heart's desire. AND we many not say this aloud, but our actions are crystal clear.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Spiritual truths:</u> The heart is deceitful above all things, and beyond cure. Who can understand it? NIV</div><div><br /></div><div>The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? NLT</div><div><br /></div><div>Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 NIV</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't be misled-you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. NLT</div><div><br /></div><div>FORGIVENESS is extended to all sinners, regardless of how we feel and who we think should be punished. God is the JUDGE and at the end of life, everyone will meet with Him personally to give an account for the life they chose to live, says Hebrews 4:13.</div><div><br /></div><div>In Christ love</div>A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-6956445818147133112020-04-19T23:56:00.001-07:002020-04-21T12:12:28.451-07:00YOU Hear Us When We Pray...Father GOD I love You and I trust You. Yes, we are in the midst of a global pandemic and yes, death surrounds us. That does not mean that You are not good and it surely does not mean that You are not God. I began this faith walk with You at the age of forty-two. And although I'm now fifty-five, I want to say, I could have possibly come to faith around fifteen years of age had someone shared the gospel with me. If only I'd known You in my teens it would have been such a different journey for me. BUT You knew the day that I would say "YES" to Your gift of salvation.<br />
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And knowing You as intimately as I do, I have seen and now see Your covering on every day of my life. Before and after salvation. All the search warrants, arrest warrants and traffic stops...You were there. Your grace and Your mercy stood between me and death. Stood between me and all my foolish choices and stood between me and the adversary of my soul.<br />
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Your are still standing with me! This I know to be true.<br />
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During these uncertain time, my friend expressed her doubts about Your Presence and Your Promises. Many are having doubts because of this COVID-19. I am not having doubts and I am not afraid. Psalm 23 and Psalm 91 are not just words to me. They are truths and they are promises. What can man or this virus do to me?!!<br />
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I know that You hear me when I pray and I have seen YOU at work in my life, and in the lives of countless others. Big and small You answer them all. It may not come in the answer that we were expecting but You do answer.<br />
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When my friend shared her doubts, I began to write down in my journal, a few of the times that I prayed and the times that You answered. Of course, I could never write them all because the list would be so long. Even as I try to keep up with Your answers in my prayer journals, You still exceed my ability to remember everything I've ever prayed. However, You still remind me that You heard me and that You are at work. All of these reflections reminded me of the prayer that I'd begun to pray about 2-3 years before my retirement. <br />
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At first, I must admit that I was envious because two of my previous coworkers had moved to the water after their retirement, and then a third. I was beginning to wonder, where would I live and what retirement would look like for me? Would it even be a possibility? I could never sit down and calculate the percentage, the pension and the cost of living stuff...I just knew I wanted out.<br />
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My one desire was to just leave. My heart's prayer was to one day, check off duty, grab my purse walk towards the exiting while saying, "Good-bye, be safe" and head to the parking lot. Something I'd done for years. Because I was once the Acting Lieutenant, I'd had the sweet privilege of working my own hours. So by the time most patrol officers where having a shift change, I was approaching the water and the ginormous flag at the Chesapeake and North Beach split. <br />
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My quiet prayer was to check off, get in my grey Toyota, have the black iron gates open and to never come back. OH MY GOODNESS!!! Did YOU not give that to me?! Oh Yes You did!!! You so did! I still cannot believe it! Just as I had wanted and envisioned. EXACT!!! It so came to pass!<br />
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I left work on a Sunday, so not expecting to retire early, yet that is exactly what I did. I had said my good nights to the evening detectives and went to get in my car. I waited for the gates to open and drove out, headed home with no idea whatsoever that I was on my way to an early retirement. No idea whatsoever that I would never work another day as Detective Sergeant Fuller.<br />
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YOU SO DID IT! You so answered it!!! Glory Hallelujah! You so answer prayers! In the midst of sorrow and death, we must remember Your faithfulness. This post is so not about me and my retirement. This post was to be reminded that I prayed and it mattered to You. You did not have to give me what I wanted. It was not the doctor nor the police department releasing me, it was ALL YOU!<br />
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Big and small, the prayers of the saints are heard by YOU! In the name of Jesus, prayers are heard by You. Even if YOU hadn't, I would still believe in the power of prayer, because my life is layered with answered prayers. YOU have proven to be trustworthy and You are so very praiseworthy.<br />
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I pray that anyone living in fear would come to YOU and have those fears resolved. I pray that the anxious heart is seeking for some kind of answer, something to place their hope, and find YOU in their search.<br />
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I have read the Old and New Testament and You, Your Son and Your Spirit have convinced me that You not only care, but You hear. #John 5:17<br />
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THANK YOU!<br />
In the precious and matchless name of Jesus. THANK YOU!<br />
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I pray to keep proclaiming all that You've done, are doing and have promised to do!<br />
I was saved to give witness. Lord willing, that's what I'm gonna do and the corona virus isn't gonna stop me!<br />
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(First ask for forgiveness of your sins, then place your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ!) THEN, stand and be amazed! You may even want to keep a journal as you watch your prayers come to fruition!<br />
Like the disciples, ask the Lord to teach you to pray!<br />
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With Love,<br />
Denise, the one whom Jesus loves<br />
<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-55092147933481489742019-07-22T16:49:00.002-07:002019-07-22T16:51:32.111-07:00A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-56730386831600297022019-05-30T20:54:00.002-07:002019-05-30T21:04:10.826-07:00The More of Me CultureAs I travel through the streets of Washington DC, it saddens
me that the transformation has grown exponentially. I'm reminded of Sodom and
Gomorrah. Things are growing wider and higher as Christianity appears to be shrinking. The
Nation's Capitol is increasing in materialism and Jesus is slowly fading into
the background. The pride of the flesh and the lust of the eyes is becoming
more and more apparent as we grow nearer to the last days. It seems we're
steadily building our kingdom and ignoring His. Is there anyone who agrees with
John the Baptist who humbly and beautifully said, "I must decrease and HE
must increase!" Jesus posed this profound question in the Gospels,
"Will the Son of Man find any faith when He returns?<br />
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Oh how He loves me and how I love Him. I can never, ever repay Him for what He's done for me, but not just me...all of mankind. For God so loved the world...whosoever believes...anyone who call on the name of the Lord...<br />
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I am a servant of His and I'm having such an adventure in His glorious name. Since retiring, (pause: PRAISE GOD) I have been to England, Japan and Ghana. Not only that, I had the most incredible time at this year's Momentum Youth Conference in Indiana. There were over 2,000 teens desiring to know this Jesus who died on the Cross for them. WOW! Thank YOU GOD for gifting me with an experience that I wasn't afforded in my youth. Thank YOU for showing me YOUR heart for this generation and the next! <br />
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I 've been a substitute teacher, an on-line Christian mentor and a Hospice Volunteer. To Him be all the glory both now and forever. Amen!<br />
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I'm committed to serving Him, leaning in and listening to the Holy Spirit's leading. I am also privileged to watch the babies on Wednesday mornings while their mommy's hold bible study just above our heads. They are upstairs learning, growing and praying and I'm beneath them, on the first floor with their precious cargo that the Lord has entrusted to me, along with Jan and Bridget.<br />
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Lord, only YOU know what's next and only YOU direct these footsteps of mine. Thank You for loving me and using me. Thank YOU that I don't need a college education to serve You. Thank You that Bible Study Fellowship has started back up and we are taking a slow walk through the "People of the Promised Land." I'm in the book of Joshua and I'm thoroughly seeing, experiencing and enjoying YOUR Promised Presence. As You were with Moses and Joshua, You are surely here with me, right now..A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-60576522835552078452017-12-14T21:09:00.001-08:002017-12-14T21:30:56.431-08:00I LOVE LOVE LOVE MONDAYS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my new office. NOPE, I'm not back in Law Enforcement. I just stopped by here to PUBLICLY PRAISE GOD! I was in Law Enforcement for 25 years and I was a supervisor for 17 of those years. I ended my career in the Criminal Investigations Division. WOW...just typing that and it all comes rushing back. It was indeed not my strength that got me through that assignment. Funny how I used to sit in front of the tv watching cop shows in my youth and later, entered into the profession. My dream job was to be a journalist. But we all know that our lives rarely turn out the way we'd like. But then again, GOD's Plans, when we surrender will come to pass!<br />
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I love HIM and I absolutely love His plans!<br />
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I love Mondays because I used to despise them. I had the unfortunate privilege of going to Headquarters every Monday for our 10:00 am Crime Briefing. There we would discuss all the violent crimes that occurred over the weekend! YES, I hated it but <span style="color: #990000;">prayed often</span> about it and God gave me the peace to see it to the end. When YOU PRAY, He hears and answers! THANK YOU GOD!<br />
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Now, in this season of my beautiful blessed life, He has given me my heart's desire. Originally, I wanted to run errands for senior citizens and didn't know what that would look like. I met an amazing woman in my career as an officer and she was 87 years young. We became friends and in her passing, I wanted to do something that would keep her close to heart!<br />
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The Lord has led me to Volunteer with Hospice. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays I get to love on seniors and be there in their time of need. I don't administer any medications or provide physically healing but I do have the sweet privilege of sitting with them, conversing and often running errands with them. I love being used to fill in for their loved ones or medical aides.<br />
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Secondly, I get to Volunteer for a Christian Program and use my spiritual gifts to offer encouragement and hope where there is none. I get to share my faith, my testimony and my love for HIM! I don't do it all in one encounter but over time, I am being used by GOD to tell people that HE loves them and HE always has. NO sin is greater that His GRACE and NOTHING will ever separate us from His LOVE! Psalm 139, Romans 5:20 and Romans 8:35-39<br />
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Yes, I get to do this on MONDAYS, Thursdays and Fridays.<br />
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I used to be a substitute teacher and now I volunteer for His Kingdom for free. What a joy it is to serve HIM and not to have to respond to anymore 911 calls.A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-10359887643194615952016-01-04T08:53:00.002-08:002016-01-04T09:09:03.442-08:00Complete FreedomMy Lord,<br />
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This is my first Monday as a civilian. I was bound by my duties and responsibilities as a cop for over 25 years and I'm finally blissfully free.<br />
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No more getting up at 0345 hours, monitoring the radio, code-one assignments, signing leave slips, executing search warrants, reviewing affidavits, registering for training, qualifying at the range, PDT, AHOD, Summer Crime Iniatives, WALES, NCIC, court appearances, monthly reports, PD 50's, need ASAP, departmental e-mails, conference calls, crime briefings, power point presentations, arrest reports, TACIS, PSS book, criminal background checks, case reviews, follow ups, chasing leads, uncooperative complainants, knowing how many people died in a 24 hour period, knowing how many juveniles were arrested, knowing how many repeat offenders, hot car sheets, disgruntle employees, mismanagement, fake friendships, egos, pride, selfishness, spirits of darkness, lack of resources, lack of concern, roll calls, leave restrictions, details at the last minute, leave cancellations, teletypes, BOLO's, wanted posters, shootings, robberies, assaults, endless theft reports, homicides, sexual assaults, shift changes, midnight watch commander, answering to 10 different bosses, staff meetings, being held over, being essential personnel, working holidays, missing important family events, walking footbeats, chasing suspects, responding to the police clinic, presidential inauguration assignments, employee performance evals, citizen's complaint, disciplinary review, being responsible for eight plus detectives, favoritism, transfers, inspections, sounds of gunshots, priority alert tones, bulletproof vest, asp, handcuffs, sanbrown belt, glock, magazines, bullets or chaos.<br />
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Thank You Lord -----------> No more!!!<br />
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Again, as I stated in my previous post, I will miss many friendly faces and colleagues-some I'll see again and many I will not. But that won't change the impact that they have made in my life and that won't stop me from praying for them and their families.<br />
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Your Word is truth --------->Your grace is sufficient for me.<!--3-->A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-76140934349432671762016-01-02T07:59:00.002-08:002016-01-02T12:46:25.900-08:00My Last Day As Sergeant Fuller<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is my last day as Detective Sergeant Fuller and as a law enforcement officer. There are too many people to thank and not enough time to speak of all that this job has meant to me. I cannot possibly write or blog about 25 years of serving the Nation's Capitol and protecting the citizens of Washington, D. C. </div>
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The only thing that I will say here is that I have met some amazing people, created some lasting friendship, learned countless lessons and received endless blessings as a result of swearing in on November 18, 1990. As I leave today, it is only because My Savior, Jesus Christ was walking with me the entire time. NOTHING I DID IN MY OWN WILL. </div>
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His grace, mercy, tenderness, compassion and love was my armor and protection. And in all that I have mentioned, I am most grateful that I never had to take the life of another in the performance of my duties. In closing, I am grateful that I am leaving in good health. Again, all the praise goes to God!</div>
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I will always pray for the safety of my brothers and sisters in blue and not just here in the city but for law enforcement officers everywhere. If you've never walked a day in our shoes, you simply cannot judge us from a "media report, newspaper clipping, or a video" that was taken in the midst of chaos. </div>
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The First District Detective's will always be inside my heart....those who have since retired, those who will soon retire and those that will be retiring in the years to come.</div>
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Good-bye Rich, Tom, Dave, Sabrina, Carol, Paul, Matthew, Ms. Burns, Dave, Mike, Steve, Zach, Tink, Rosslyn, Casey, Bridget, Antoinette, Richard, Se, Steve, Kim, Robbie, Darren, Shayne, David, Charles, Ray, Phillip, Emmie, Carol, Kelly, Karen, Kim Walston, and so, so many others. </div>
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<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-9153846390529044162015-12-30T13:44:00.001-08:002015-12-30T13:47:20.110-08:00His Grace AloneToday I returned all of my uniforms and equipment to the Equipment and Supply Branch! Ms. Jackson assisted me and God's favor was present!!<br />
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Afterwards I returned my department issued cell phone! PRAISE THE LORD! I repeat, "PRAISE THE LORD!"</div>
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Yesterday I returned my police radio and the day before, I returned my glock 19.</div>
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I am 3 days away from being Ms. Fuller!</div>
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His grace is so good that I get the next three days off! A paid holiday and my last "regularly scheduled" days off!</div>
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I will miss so many beautiful people and friendly faces. I will miss the hugs, laughter, conversations and even tears...but I will not miss being a detective sergeant - law enforcement officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in the Nation's Capitol.</div>
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Lord have your way! I trust you completely!!</div>
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A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-38256770904511454462015-12-20T10:08:00.000-08:002015-12-20T10:08:08.413-08:00BittersweetI just left church and now I'm cleaning out my desk. The LORD blessed me beyond measure, but that's the GOD I #serve.<br />
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Be blessed and be safe as we get the honor and privilege to celebrate our Savior's Birthday!!!!!<br />
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With love,<br />
Sgt. FullerA Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-91486618751384563392015-10-18T13:08:00.000-07:002015-10-18T13:08:04.945-07:00Random #gratitudeAnother day to ....................<br />
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A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-16505723566790347232015-10-11T12:58:00.002-07:002015-10-11T12:58:58.891-07:00Interuptions.....This job is filled with interruptions...<br />
The dispatcher is talking non-stop<br />
Case reviews<br />
Printer printing and printing....<br />
Telephones ringing<br />
Walk in reports<br />
Things needed signatures<br />
Questions<br />
Mentoring<br />
Counseling<br />
Listening<br />
Potty breaks<br />
Praying<br />
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Stop and breathe<br />
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Code 1 assignments<br />
Butterflies at my window<br />
Squirrels at my window<br />
Birds at my window<br />
and #yucky spiders at my window<br />
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I love when the Son interrupts me<br />
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<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-62134039517181473402015-10-05T05:07:00.000-07:002015-11-22T22:24:52.774-08:00WOWThis is the God I serve. Everyone freaks out at the mention of bad weather....concern is normal, but when you put Your faith in Jesus, the Son does prevail.<br />
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The window isn't all that clean, but the Son still #shines.<br />
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Took this on the third floor.....He stopped me in my tracks. I absolutely #Loves when that happens!<br />
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The bible has been my friend since 2008 and I see no end to this divine friendship. I have every belief that it will see me to the end of my life. I wouldn't want it any other way!<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-36698673120038840252015-09-29T05:18:00.001-07:002015-09-29T05:18:48.174-07:00AssuranceGod and I have this thing about pennies. He has assured me that when I retire, He will #continue to meet all of my needs. He has laid a path of pennies that you simply would not believe. <br />
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Anyway, yesterday I went upstairs to the locker room to pray and there was a penny. As I was leaving work, there right in my path, another one. And, just now, I took something to my car and another one.....<br />
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I so trust Him! :-)<br />
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A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-43323534427248749542015-09-28T05:26:00.003-07:002015-09-28T05:26:42.484-07:00Today's Truth
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<em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The grace of our Lord Jesus
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In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to ask our Father to ‘<em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">deliver us from evil’</span></em>. Jesus
wouldn’t have told us to pray this way unless He was certain that His Father
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We know that in this world, we will have trouble in life because we live in a
fallen world. Hurting people hurt other people and the cause and effect of a
fallen humanity causes many evil things to happen. However, that does not mean
that we are in subjection to the prince of the power of air. In James 4:7, the
Bible says,<em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> resist the devil
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In Romans 8:37, Paul says that we are more than conquerors through Him who
loved us. As Paul continues to write the book of Romans, he goes on to say in
today’s promise found in Romans 16:20, that the God of peace will soon crush
the evil one beneath our feet. <br />
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No matter what circumstances you are facing today, be encouraged that our God
and Father will soon give us an eternal victory and crush the evil one beneath
our feet! ...So rest in this amazing promise and may the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.<br />
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Today's promise is a much loved verse from the often quoted Psalm 23. Most
times, we might quote this verse at a funeral service or at another time of
extreme loss and of course this verse is fitting for those occasions. At the
end of our lives, it is comforting to know that God will never ever leave us. <br />
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However, I do want to ask you to think of another application of this
promise... Jesus told us that except a seed falls in the ground and dies, it
abides alone (John 12:24). The principle of the Christian life is a continual
letting go of things, allowing them to 'die', only to see them resurrected
again by the power of the Holy Spirit. Whether those things are dreams or
desires, the principle of the cross (death, burial, resurrection) is a
resounding theme in the daily Christian life.<br />
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In that context, when you are feeling like God is asking you to surrender
something dear to you, when you are in a sense walking through the shadow of
death for something that you have hoped for, be comforted in knowing that God
is very close to you in those times of surrender and His staff and rod will
bring comfort to you. Weeping may endure for the night, but joy is coming in
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<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-41669450002082077592015-09-24T03:10:00.002-07:002015-09-24T03:16:47.636-07:00YesterdayYesterday the Pope was visiting our Nation's Capitol. It was a #ginormous celebration for Washington, D.C. To say that a lot of planning, preparations and security measures were put in place would be an understatement.<br />
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But yes, he is here and almost everyone appears excited and overjoyed by his presence. Everyone is hoping to get a glimpse of his presence...to hear him speak....to even touch him or his robe perhaps...<br />
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For me, it's business as usual. At my desk doing case reviews, signing affidavits and monitoring the radio for priority calls.<br />
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I know that he is a man of the cloth and I know many admire his position, power and authority but Jesus is Lord.<br />
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I pray that during his visit here in D.C., Philly and New York, that he will use this very important opportunity and public forum to tell others that Jesus is Lord, and the only way to be secure in your eternal salvation is to repent of your sins and to ask Jesus to be the Lord of your life.<br />
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The only way to end this violence, death and destruction...the pride, evil and poverty....the abuse, divorce and lack of parenting....the overcrowded prisons, the human trafficking, the abortions and the homelessness.... the only way to find HOPE, PEACE, REDEMPTION, FORGIVENESS, RESTORATION, ACCEPTANCE, WISDOM, LOVE and GRACE is to repent of our sins and to ask Jesus to be the Lord of our lives. <br />
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<br />A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-30223394101370043652015-09-20T09:33:00.006-07:002015-09-20T09:33:41.727-07:00Thank YOU For Your Protection<div style="text-align: left;">
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<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"...not rendering evil for
evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; </span></em><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">knowing that to this were you
called, that you may inherit a blessing."</span></em></span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Promise #261: I have called
you to inherit My blessing.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In this Scripture passage, the Apostle Peter is encouraging us not to repay
evil for evil, but rather be a blessing instead. If we are living with an
orphan perspective, we will have to scratch and claw for everything we get in
life. When people do evil things to us, we will need to respond in the same way
back to them. The life of an orphan is lonely and scary. An orphan is left to
their own devices to manage life.<br />
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The life of a son or daughter however, is quite different. They know that they
are loved beyond imagination and are safe from harm. They live in the
reassurance that they are blessed beyond measure and that they have a rich
inheritance of many blessings yet to come. In Ephesians 1:3, the Bible says
that our Heavenly Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in
heaven. The life that we are called to live is a life of abundance and
blessing. <br />
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That is why when someone acts in an 'orphan-like' way to us, even a brother or
sister in Christ, we don't have to respond in a similar way, but we can
respond with blessings. May each one of us be so filled with the revelation
that we have been called to inherit a blessing, that we become an absolute
outflow of blessings to others!</span><br />
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</span></b></a></span>A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-84639710088585306792015-09-16T05:48:00.000-07:002015-09-16T05:48:01.417-07:00Quiet TearsAt my desk<br />
Paperwork<br />
Radio<br />
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Heat<br />
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Quiet tears falling from His faithfulness and His goodness. His #tenderlovingkindness!<br />
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#Isaiah 61A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325684700069241522.post-33350494120604127382015-09-16T04:05:00.001-07:002015-09-16T04:06:29.756-07:00Two Praises!Yesterday I needed You God and You were there.<br />
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I prayed with the 1D Divas ..... wow!!!!!!!!!!!! "Thank You!"<br />
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Later, the enemy showed up and it was overbearing.........<br />
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#BUT because of Your #faithfulness, I was able to stand firm.<br />
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THANK YOU for the below #promise and devotional.<br />
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and guard you from the evil one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Promise #258: I will be faithful to give you My strength and protection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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God is faithful. He will never leave you or forsake you and He has promised to
protect you from the evil one. In a world that is full of broken promises, this
is something that we can know and rely on. The NIV Bible says 2 Thessalonians
3:3 this way... But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and
protect you from the evil one.(NIV)<br />
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You can rest in the fact that you are safe and secure in your heavenly Father's
love. His Word is His bond and He is completely faithful to do all that He
promises. May faith rise up in our hearts today to believe that God is who He
says He is and that we are who He says we are... His beloved children (1 John
3:1).<br />
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We don't have to defend ourselves from the onslaughts of an orphan world system
because He has promised to defend and protect us! ...After all, He is our Dad
and that is what good fathers do!<br />
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-From Barry Adams </span>A Free Spirit Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875209868146874354noreply@blogger.com0