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hī-ā′təsnounA gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break. Life is challenging and confusing at the moment. I had a minor meltdown last night. It may or may not have involved chocolate. Lots of chocolate. And maybe a some peach Crown. Perhaps you could tell by my Memorial Day post yesterday that I’mContinue reading “Hiatus”

A friend texted me this picture over the weekend. This is at the home of someone she loves deeply, her daughter. She mows her yard, does housework, and helps with personal needs. Lately when she arrives at the home, she feels a heaviness due to her inability to help her daughter with debilitating health issues.Continue reading “A Bit Broken Inside”

Psalm 118:24This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. My friend, Robin, and I go back to 1977. We met in our junior year in high school when my family moved from Waukegan, Illinois, to a small rural town in Indiana. A few years ago weContinue reading “What Made You Happy Today?”

My daughter and her husband, saved their money to take a vacation. They hadn’t had a vacation in a quite a long time. They couldn’t wait. A trip to Florida! This trip was special. My daughter wanted to visit the area around St. Pete Beach where my dad had lived. He passed away two yearsContinue reading “Worth More Than a Thousand Words”

From the time we are born until we die, we are thrown into countless relationships. Most come and go. Others are deep and intense, and forever. The most important are often the most challenging. The family relationship is intricate. You have multiple people living with or near each other. Everyone knows your business; your moods,Continue reading “Relationships”

Kids nowadays might not really grasp the whole concept of a broken record. You remember the saying…you sound like a broken record? While I do see that LP’s are making a comeback, I think music is still mostly purchased from iTunes or Spotify, or whatever. Me…I’d love to have a turntable again for my collectionContinue reading “A Broken Record”

Communication is the key to every single relationship. I don’t think anyone would disagree with that statement. When we begin a new relationship, a relationship that absolutely clicks, we cannot talk enough to each other. We share our histories, our likes and dislikes, our beliefs on every topic ranging from religion, to child rearing, toContinue reading “Expectation Without Communication”

For the past couple of weeks, when I randomly open my Bible ESV, the first word I notice is steadfast. This has happened numerous times. Sometimes it’s written steadfast love and sometimes the word trust would be used in the same sentence. What is God trying to tell me? Synonyms for steadfast:LoyalFaithfulTrueDedicatedDevotedConstantStudyFerventPassionate Psalm 52:1The steadfastContinue reading “Steadfast”

Original post: July 7, 2020, during the initial Covid days. Edited. Last evening, I decided to do a little writing from my back porch. I was able to sit peacefully outdoors without the heat chasing me back inside. It was a gorgeous evening. I watched Amber, my daughter’s golden retriever, and Herc, my German shepherd,Continue reading “Nothing, But Everything”

Blessed beyond measure with greetings from so many. Phones calls, cards, text messages and online wishes. I was able to spend all day with three kids out of six, and then a fourth stopped by for a short visit. He is on his way to Africa tomorrow so he had much to do today. TheContinue reading “My Birthday Review”

Today is my 62nd birthday. Yippee!! I made it one more year! What have I learned in the approximately 22,900 days of my existence on this earth? Well, let’s see. I have learned that not all love is the same. I’ve figured out that my way is the hard way. Golden retrievers have the bestContinue reading “The Things I’ve Learned”

…remember that God is still in control. …be reassured that not everyday will be this hard. …double up on prayer. …take a nap. Or two. …paint a room. …take a nature walk. …find comfort that Jesus knows your pain. …realize that life isn’t always fair. …spend time with a child. …rock away on your frontContinue reading “When your heart is troubled,”

Galatians 5:22,23 Patience: the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset; forbearance, tolerance, restraint, long suffering. Virtue: behavior showing high moral standards; goodness, righteousness, morality. One of my favorite scripture verses begins in Galatians 5:22. I can remember this verse because it happens to be my birthdate. 22Continue reading “Patience is a Virtue”

My focus for today. The steadfast love of God…and trust.

Philippians 4:6-7 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. It’s hard to give problems up to God because,Continue reading “Doubt”

My favorite version of the Bible is the English Standard Version (ESV), and that version is what I typically reference in my posts. But today, I will be referring to the King James Version. I don’t know…I guess because I want to use the word “ye”. In the KJV, “O ye of little faith” appearsContinue reading “O me of little faith…”

Silence is a good thing. We need to turn off the static of the world and just chill for awhile. It would be in our best interest to turn off the TV every so often. Maybe even leave the car radio off on the drive home from work. I believe silence really is golden. IContinue reading “Sounds of Silence”

Another great post by fellow blogger, Regie Hamm. 🙂 What is crime? That seems like an easy question to answer. But is it? If you lived in 1830, and you set fire to a plantation and freed all the slaves… HIGH CRIMES …

Forever that person who gets really excited when the sky is in pretty colors. ~ unknown This would be me for sure. The older I get, the more I love and appreciate nature, and rejoice in the simpler things of life. But mostly I’m drawn to the vastness and beauty of the sky. God’s canvasContinue reading “Forever That Person”

Tonight, I’m lifting you up in prayer. I pray that God will hold you close tonight and give you peace as you rest. I’ll ask that His healing hands be placed upon your heart and that your burdens be lightened. And I will pray that He might give you wisdom for the days ahead, andContinue reading “I Lift You Up”

Throughout the Bible we are taught to trust God. And because of our faith in God, we place our trust in him even when we do not understand. God says to not even lean on our own understanding. Sometimes this is how we have to work with family and friends when they make choices andContinue reading “Trust Without Understanding”

A friend of mine said he was at the store over the weekend when he came across a woman with a couple of young children. She was asking for help. So my friend walked her and her children around the store and let them shop. He said her children were loving on him the wholeContinue reading “Having a Conscience”

I wonder if perhaps a part of why we find it so difficult to find peace in our soul, is maybe our perception of what peace is. Do we believe peace is where there is no more conflict, pain, or heartache? That struggles will cease to exist? That tears will no longer fill our eyes,Continue reading “Coming to Terms With Peace”

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praisesContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”

I was going through pictures this morning and I came across this one of my son, Jet, and his brother, Ezekiel’s, daughter, Belle. They are in the waiting room of the hospital where I was having my hip replacement. Children are most precious because of their innocence and vulnerabilities. All of a sudden, they justContinue reading “Copycats”

Original post: August 24, 2023. Edited. A situation that requires something be done a certain way because one believes it is the only right way. -Merriam-Webster Dictionary Sometimes we are faced with a harsh reality which forces us to make a decision based on a matter of principle. It isn’t something I’d call fun. IContinue reading “A Matter of Principle”

🎶…And always let your conscience be your guide…🎶 ~ Jiminy Cricket’s famous advice. That’s the one line of the movie Pinocchio that sticks out the most to me. And one that I disagree with wholeheartedly. The conscience must be taught. It will guide by whatever it is being fed. It can be trained to beContinue reading “Our Conscience & the Decisions We Make”

Original post: September 24, 2020. Edited. There is a book called The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It is a very interesting read and one I suggest to anyone who desires to understand love more fully. This particular book is for couples. It would be beneficial to read prior to marriage but it certainlyContinue reading “Loving Someone”

Original post: October 2, 2020. Just a note: As I read through my old posts, I see that everything was written with myself in mind. My younger self is writing to the older me…and just when I need it most. I have been struggling ever so much lately. That hasn’t been a secret. I’ve questionedContinue reading “L*O*V*E”

Original post: August 23, 2020. Edited. This week I’ve had difficulty focusing on scripture. My mind has been a whirlwind of thought with a touch of anxiety. I read the Bible but nothing makes sense as I drift from verse to verse. It’s like looking into a bowl of alphabet soup (do they even makeContinue reading “God is Greater”