I recently found out that a friend of mine, who is a pastor’s wife, is now on hospice. I was reading things that people were saying to her on a Facebook page, and even though it was all very nice, it made me so sad. I could not bring myself to write a post about… Read More Best Friends
My husband is a ham radio operator. Numerous times I have walked by as he turned the dial on his radio, seeking to contact other operators like himself. In case you’ve never heard that process, I’ll try to explain what it sounds like. Sudden piercing high tones dip and slide into drawn-out lows which then… Read More Day 260- Thankful for a lesson from Frequencies
As a parent, grandparent, and teacher, I’ve noticed over the years that children need rules to help keep order. That goes for the home, the classroom, the family or class trip, the playground, and any other scenario you might think of. Usually the rules have to be made because one or more of the children… Read More Day 258- Thankful for God’s commandments
A couple of months ago, I wore a new pair of athletic shoes that I had only worn once. I had bought them to go on a float trip the week before that, and they were now dry and ready to wear again in public.I had been wearing them for a couple of hours, and… Read More Day 256- Thankful for a shoe lesson
I had never thought about how not everyone perceives that they are loved in the same ways until I heard about a book called “The 5 Love Languages”, by Gary Chapman. It was very interesting to realize that one person may be doing their best to show love to another, but the other doesn’t perceive… Read More Day 184- Thankful for hugs and kisses
Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week; Administrative Professionals Day was on April 22, and yesterday was Mother’s Day. Father’s Day comes in June, and Grandparents Day is in September. These are only a few of the days and weeks set aside to honor and thank those who have impacted our lives and/or who are working… Read More Day 177- Thankful for days to honor others
Doing my part to keep my germs at home, Doing my part even if I’m alone. Covering my cough to protect those around me, Just in case that mean old germ has found me. Doing my part to help save the world , Doing my part for every boy and girl. Doing my part to… Read More Day 172- Doing my part (Inspirational poem)
We’ve been without a clothes dryer for about a week. That fateful day, I put some clothes in the dryer and pushed the button. Nothing happened! I couldn’t believe it! So, I kept on pushing the button and “nothing” kept on happening. đŸ˜‚ I checked to make sure that the door was shut. I also… Read More Day 162- Thankful for Lessons from a Broken Dryer
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate]; Reap in accordance with mercy and loving-kindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing] Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.… Read More Day 134 – Thankful for sowing and reaping in relationships
Today I was revisited by voices of the past that still sometimes come to the present. These voices say, “You are not worth my time. If you’re not doing it our way, then you’re doing it wrong, and therefore are not worthy of our attention.” This took me back to years gone by, to painful… Read More Day 119 – Thankful I can build on a Firm Foundation
So there I was in the kitchen, cooking a pancake on the top of the stove, when the text came through. I walked the 3 feet to my phone and checked the text. It required a response. I sat down to take care of it (in hindsight, not a good idea). As I carried on… Read More Day 118 – Thankful for my Knight in Shining Armor and…
Wednesday evening one of my prayer buddies invited me and my family over to her house for dinner. We gladly accepted! Saturday evening we went and spent a very pleasant time with her and her son! She is an excellent cook, which I would never would have known any other way. When we pray together… Read More Day 100 – Thankful for hospitality and fellowship
In June 2018 God blessed me with a new car. I really liked the old car; it fit like a glove, and I was comfortable with it. I wrote about that Here! The tire maintenance light came on longer ago than I’d like to admit, and I put off taking the car in to the… Read More Day 98 – Thankful for new tires and second chances!
Thursday night I went with my husband to his ham radio Christmas party expecting no more than the polite conversation of new acquaintances. If nothing else, it would be a time to eat a good meal, to people watch, and to listen to conversations going on around me. (I know, sort of negative thinking, right?)… Read More Day 64 – Thankful for people who care enough to listen
More friends are dying, And we’re why-oh-whying, In Heaven they’re HI!-ing, So glad to see each other again! Why are we crying, Continually trying To keep them from flying To more beauty than we’ve ever seen? Up there no more sighing, No more aye-aye-aying, No more me-oh-mying, Reuniting with gone-before kin! No more they’re good-bying,… Read More Heaven Poem – Day 45
Yesterday I put on an old Praise CD and started doing stretches. A few bars of familiar melody started playing followed by beautiful harmony. Next, the drums were added in, beating out the rhythm. It was so beautiful as the music built and swelled! I know everyone has their own preferences when it comes to… Read More Day 34 – Thankful for Music
As I mentioned this summer in this post, my youngest daughter and I have been going through the process of trying to get a diagnosis for the conglomerate of unpleasant symptoms that she has been suffering. This Thursday we get to go see a geneticist. In filling out the forms, I’ve had to contact family… Read More Day 20 – Thankful for deeper bonding in trying times
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 NASB The only time I ever heard this explained was in relation to dating. But there are so many more applications! Does the heart only feel love romantically? Do we not have other types of love, such as… Read More Wisdom from Proverbs #2
As our family was driving through the beautiful mountains of Tennessee a couple of years ago, we happened upon this sign. It struck me as funny that somebody would embrace their grumpiness so much that they would make a sign introducing themselves as such, so I quickly took a picture of it! In the region… Read More Grumpy or Grace?
When I was a child, we used to sing a song that went something like this: “Be careful little eyes what you see, Be careful little eyes what you see, For the Father up above is looking down in love, So be careful little eyes what you see.” That’s what I sang. I sang the… Read More Love vs. Fear
I’m writing this open letter as if to a sister, it could be a blood sister, an adopted sister, a spiritual sister, excetera. I think many of you can relate, as you also have someone in your life who comes to mind when you read this. Perhaps it is a friend, a spouse, a neighbor,… Read More Open Letter to a Loved One – when misunderstandings happen
The power of love overcomes class barriers, and both the one showing love and the one being loved are the happier for it.… Read More On “Pride and Prejudice”
Accusing and debasing words only have power over us if we let them. I reject those labels and accusations.
They are not helpful for the furthering of the kingdom of God.… Read More Rejecting Labels
My oldest daughter was 9 when her father abandoned us. For many people, being abandoned by their father has a tendency to drive them away from faith in God. My daughter had already believed on Jesus in a little-child sort of way. Her faith could have been shattered. I’ll let you her tell you in… Read More From Abandoned to Accepted
A few weeks ago I started participating in a Bible study on Biblical hospitality. The book is by an author that I have not read yet, Jen Schmidt, and I am enjoying it very much! Before starting this study, I had been concerned that maybe I was being disobedient to God’s call for us to… Read More Hospitality the Jesus Way
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