Thank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You for these tired old knees. Thank You for all the things I used to be able to do with them. The ache they feel at the present moment reminds me that there are things I won't be...
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7 Quick Takes, Post Labor Day Edition
Jennifer Fulwiler, mother, author, and blog hostess welcomes we small folk to link up in a frenzy of lists of 7 for this little carnival. Go around and meet some new folks.1. So, last week I reported...
View ArticleThe Birds
I am not much for the horror genre of literature or films. I tend to have nightmares from such things. Some people seem to really enjoy being scared. Not me. I shy away from the horror. I don't...
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Sunday Prayers
Sometimes my life is like a piled dishpan, overloaded. Sometimes I don't rejoice in the small beauty and enjoyment of a favorite mug or juice glass. Sometimes it is all too much and about to fall...
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Purgatory
When I was in college I took a class that allowed me to visit The Computer owned by my university. In this class I also learned to make data punch cards and I was able to "play" Blackjack with The...
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Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys
"Not my circus, not my monkeys" is reputed on the internet to be a Polish proverb and I know of nothing that would refute that. The context in which I heard it has to do with being pulled into other...
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I Trust In You
I didn't really think trusting God was a problem with me. I let go and let God every day. But, God has taught me some lessons that point out that all of us, well at least me, need to grow in trust...
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Thank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You for my Mom. We haven't always seen eye to eye. I wasn't a very good daughter at times. I won't comment on her mothering. But as grown people we became friends of a sort. We...
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7 Quick Takes,
Jennifer Fulwiler, mother, author, blogger, speaker and radio host is the source of this meme. There are many fine blogs that link up with her. And some like mine.....1. Last Saturday, I am happy to...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, I thank You and I praise You. I see Your Hand in all things. I feel Your presence in my life. I do not pretend this. I know this. I have come to know You. Help me to draw closer and closer...
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Most of us, at least when we are younger envision our lives as heroic and good. We picture ourselves making the world a better place. We long to do something important and meaningful with our lives....
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The Bee Chairs
These little chairs are my mom's. She tells me that for her 4th birthday that they were hanging over the mailbox with a tag having been sent to her from her uncle in southern Indiana. She was an...
View ArticleGrowing In Trust
I am not one of those people who could play the game of shutting my eyes and falling backwards for someone to catch me. A game like that seems foolish to me. Why trust people in that way? People are...
View ArticleThankful Thursday
Dear Lord,I praise You and thank You for the challenges in my life. I thank You for the tall staircases I climb. I praise You for the people who are unpleasant and unfriendly. I praise You for the...
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7 Quick Takes, the post op edition
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this meme. Go around and visit some more, or join the fun.1. Saturday I went to the Magnificat Catholic Women's Prayer Breakfast. Susan Popkin (I think that is her name) was...
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Empty Nest
Nothing prepared me for it. Nobody had mentioned it to me. I had seen very few magazine articles even mentioning it. It hit me hard, oh, so hard. I shed a lot of tears and I felt depressed a good...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, in the space and time that you give me to live this life, lead me to freedom and truth in You. Lead me out of bondage and sin. Lead me away from lies that would tell me that You don't love me,...
View ArticleAttacks
I read something on Facebook a while back during my break from blogging that someone was getting off the internet because they had been verbally attacked or put down by someone for their Christian...
View ArticleLiving Assistance
On my mind a lot lately is assisted living. My mom is 93. She lives in senior apartments that do not have an assisted living option. Mom passed her driver's license test again this year. She has to...
View ArticleThe Plans That Were Meant to Be Undone
Mom is doing well after her carpal tunnel surgery last week. She is scheduled to see the doctor again on Thursday. I felt so blest because my siblings were picking up the slack and taking Mom to the...
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