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- Our Rocking Rolling 2018 Tour in Our Motorhome – Living Life – Like Everyone Else – Lots of Good Times – Some Trials and Tribulations – But in the End – It’s All Good – God is Good –
- So Long – So Long – Not Goodbye but Too Long not to Post – We Live the RV Life – Data Costs More than We Like – Posting Requires Data – Almost Decided to Quit Posting – Catch Up Time –
- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
- Sunrise at Van Horn RV Park in Van Horn, Texas – Small Town – Excellent Park – We Are Resting Here – Calm Blue Skies in the Morning – Motorhomes and Fifth Wheels and Campers Coming and Going Each Day – We Love It –
- Books Books – I Read – I Read – And I Wrote the Novel – Buddy for David – Key Words – Crime – Family – Hope – Despair – Adventure – Boy – Dog – Ex Convicts – Love – Courage – Victory – Rich in Action Scenes and Dialogue – Movie to Be –
- Beginning Our 2018-19 Tour in our Motorhome – And the Excitement Builds – What Could Be So Exciting – For Me – Looking Out Our Windows Beholding New Surroundings – I Love It –
- Blue Sky – Blue Sky – Morning Is My Favorite Time of Day –
- Bikes in Our Future – Steve Turning 80 Soon – Carol Ann 70 – We Think We Can Ride Them and Have Fun – Good Exercise – A Recap of Challenging Journey – Different from Our First Year that Happened without a Hitch –
- Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
- Moving toward Our Next Destination – Driving a Comfortable Distance – Following Our Plan – Reaching Parks We Booked Months Earlier – Three Days to Rest – Three Days that Fly By –
- Everyday Life for People that Live in an RV – What Could Be Better than to Wake Up in the Morning to New Surroundings yet Being in Your Own Home – It’s the Little Things in Life that Make it Okay –
- Had to Share this Photo of Lake Erie Shore – We Arrived this Afternoon Greeted by a Wasp that Flew into the Small Window Used to Pay Tolls from the Driver’s Seat – Last Year Hornets Invaded the Cockpit – One Huge Wasp Was Just as Effective in Slowing Down our Progress until We Smacked it Silly and Tossed it in the Trash –
- Where Have We Been – Up to Flagstaff Arizona – Albuquerque and Santa Rosa New Mexico – Amarillo Texas – Oklahoma City – West Memphis Arkansas – Nashville Tennessee – Virginia – Pennsylvania – Long Island New York – Ohio now – Heading for Michigan in a Few Days – South to Florida, West through Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico – Back to AZ –
- Camping on Little Pigeon River Makes Up for Being Canceled by Our RV Park on the Mighty Mississippi – Which Flooded Her Banks This Year – Here We Are on Another Riverbank – Enjoying the View –
- Growing – Learning – Believing – Confidence – Resting – Our Inheritance in Christ –
- Beautiful Day to Travel on Interstate 40 through New Mexico – Albuquerque Was Our Next Stop – All Was Well until It Wasn’t – The Jeep Would Not Start – AAA to the Rescue – But Our Trouble Was Not Over Yet –
- Our 2017 Tour Begins But in Slow Motion – We Rose Early – First a Fuel Stop – Then a Propane Fill Stop – Arrived Safely at Flagstaff KOA 5:30 PM –
- Chelsea – Pet Bichon Frise – Puts Her Paw Down – Demands Her Daily Portion of People Food – But Should We Give It to Her – Would You – We Do – Then We Don’t – Then We Do Again –
- Booking RV Parks – Eight Day Project – Job Complete – 37 RV Parks – 6,588 Miles Driving in Our MotorHome – Everywhere We Park Is Home – Until We Move On –
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
JEHOVAH NISSI
When we’ve done all But it’s not enough To quell disaster Shall we declare defeat Cry out in despair Sink in self pity Wait for God’s hand His work is perfect To make peace from chaos Wait on the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Battle, Chaos, Disaster, God, Jehovah Nissi, Lord, Mighty, Peace, Wait, Wait on the LORD
4 Comments
Cry Out Loud Lullaby
When you hurt I hurt and When you cry I cry When you laugh I laugh I love you my son Now I pray for you In pain I cry to God My tears flow for you God loves you … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Christian, Cry Out, Distress, Fear, God, Intercessory Prayer, Jesus, Praise, Pray, Sadness, Trouble
10 Comments
Psalm 33: 2-9 (The Bible)
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Believe, Blood, Calvary, Christianity, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Psalm 33; Bible, Son of God
8 Comments
Hide Me in the Rock
Hide me in the rock Far away from view Clothe me in your righteousness For I am not like you Hide me in the rock Take away my guilt Tell me again that I’m clean For I am not enough … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Bible, Christ, Eternal Security, God, Jesus, John 3:16-18, Justification, Righteousness, Rock, Salvation, Sanctification, Son
20 Comments
Thanksgiving Blessings to All … Psalm 100 (The Bible)
1Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Blessings, Creator, Everlasting, Family, Gladness, God, Intercessory Prayer, Maker, Pasture, Praise, Prayer, Service, Sheep, Singing, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Truth
16 Comments
Psalm 103:8-14 (The Bible)
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Children, Dust, East from West, Father, gracious, Iniquities, Lord, Merciful, Pity, Psalm 103, Sins, slow to anger
6 Comments
Thank you, LORD
Thank you for my husband For another day and hour Thank you, thank you Thank you for technicians For nurses and for doctors Thank you, thank you How you stayed so near us Through every trying moment Is so like … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Emergency, Husband, Lamb of God, Thank you, Thankful
16 Comments
Husband in Hospital
My husband is in the hospital. Went by ambulance this morning. He seems a little better but they are keeping him overnight. Have not found the problem yet. I will be staying with him in the hospital, so I’ll be … Continue reading
Romans 8:26-28 (The Bible)
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged All things for Good, Bible, Blessings, God, Groaning, Holy Spirit, Intercession, Prayer, Purpose, Romans 8:28
6 Comments
Covering My Disgrace
Inadequate am I Lacking in wisdom So many choices To make One moment to decide No time to contemplate Follow my heart I decide I call on my God From the cliff where I hang Dangling in air where For … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Brow, Choices, Covering, Disgrace, Don't Complain, Don't Explain, Healed, Heart, Mistake, Ride High, Scar, Sin, Stripes, Wisdom
14 Comments
The World Turns
The world turns My heart yearns For peace and safety For the ones I love Days gone by that Once distressed me Compared with troubles Now all around me Seem small and Insignificant My own travails Seemed larger then My … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Bible, Captive, Christian, Deliverance, Free, God, Jesus, Lord, Past, Psalm 34, Psalms, Trouble, Trust, World, World turns; Days gone by
13 Comments
Remind Me Again of Your Faithfulness
Psalm 50: 14:15: Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Offer unto God thanksgiving Pay thy vows unto the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Deliverance, Faith, Glory to God, God, Jesus, Prayer, Promises, Psalm 50, Salvation, Thankful, Thanksgiving, Vows
7 Comments
Don’t You Get It? It’s a Social Thing!
Shady doesn’t speak words, but there are times he makes his message plain. Shady longs for community. I feed Shady at the same time we eat. I place a serving of his special canned feast on his little saucer and … Continue reading
Chicken Thighs w/Carrots, Onion, Kale (Revised)
My virus scan begins at 12:00 noon each day, a curse I have tried to change without success. When it starts, it makes everything else move so slowly that continuing on my blog is useless. This was the perfect time … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged carrots, Chicken, Chicken Thigh, garlic, kale, one-skillet, onion, oyster sauce, Potato, Recipe
10 Comments
God Answers Prayer – A Memoir
My husband at the time this took place was Bill, a man 21 years my senior, an overcomer of disability, and a wonderful husband and companion. I lost Bill in 1996 to Multiple Myeloma. Bill decided one day after slipping … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged Black Ford Van, Camping, Daughter, Florida, Granddaughter, Law Firm, Legal Secretary, Marriage, Memoir, Michigan, Move, Moving, Multiple Myeloma, Ohio, Sale
16 Comments
Housework – The Interruption that Rules
Housework gets in the way of writing, blogging, cooking, relaxing, whatever else there is to do. Today I really want to write, not just any writing; I want to revise my manuscript. But, I should mop the floor. I make … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged black eyed peas, cleaning fluid, Cooking, corn oil, housecleaning, Housework, Interruption, mop, mopping, pork, relaxing, sauerkraut, Writing
13 Comments
Treetop Mockingbird
What delight there is here Gently swaying treetop Autumn leaves swing freely What song bird do I hear Clinging to a treetop Mockingbird sings sweetly What calls a leaping squirrel High into the branches Burrow in a treetop What says … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
8 Comments
Psalm 45 – The Bible
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Aloes, Arrows, Beauty, Bible, Blessed, Bride, Cassia, Daughters, Fragrance, Generations, God, Gold, Heart, Ivory, Justice, King, Kingdom, Man, Men, Music, Myrrh, Oil of Joy, Palace, Pen, Praise, Princes, Princess, Psalm 45, Righteousness, Scepter, Sword, Throne, Tongue, Truth, Wickedness, Women, Writer
9 Comments
The Invincible Woman
The woman about whom I wrote this verse had cerebral palsy and sickle cell anemia. She used a motorized chair most of the time because walking was nearly impossible. She cared for her two-year-old child herself. She could chase her … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Beautiful, Black, Boy, Cerebral Palsy, Deer, Grace, Invincible, Sickle Cell Anemia, Woman
19 Comments
A Thankful Heart
God bless the people that bless others I thank God for help I’ve received I’ve given some and received a lot From people that care From those who dare To open their hearts Their homes and resources Who’ve shown me … Continue reading
