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- WHOA – STILL DWELLING IN OUR MOTORHOME – TWO YEARS NOT TRAVELING – FINALLY HAVE INTERNET WE CAN USE – ADAPTED MY NOVEL INTO A SCREENPLAY – THAT WAS FUN – HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND LEARNED WHILE WRITING – NOW READY TO SELL – DUH – PANDEMIC – YOU GOT TO BE KIDDNIG – STILL – OUR GOD REIGNS – THE LORD IS ALWAYS GOOD –
- 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 –
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- 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 –
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- 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 –
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- 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 –
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- 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 –
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Better Times (edited)
Year 2008 steps into the ring Bam! Knocked down as Real estate bubble bursts Banks fold Stocks slide Hopes burn Jobs go Year 2009 steps into the ring Bam! Knocked down as Foreclosures boom Troubles loom Homeless swoon Future is … Continue reading
Homeless
Forced to live as a homeless person I cannot bear to imagine I try I cry Where in the dark would I be safe Where at night would I sleep Anywhere Nowhere How would I find a friend to trust … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Beg, Cold, Comfort, Comfortable, Food, Homeless, Homelessness, Hungry, Prayer, Sleep, Steal
23 Comments
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Trouble sometimes comes When we least expect it When we least know What to do Like a predator waiting Or a low-hanging cloud An unwelcome intruder In our world is Trouble Like the ram in the photo We may have … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Awesome God, Help in Trouble, Predator, Psalm 46, Trouble, Troubled Seas, Troubled Waters, Unwelcome Intruder
15 Comments
Christmas Gathering
Lots of hard work and Anxious moments Bring forth this holiday Cheer once a year Traditions hold A bird or ham or whatever Our family deems dear And mom’s cookies (Call her for the recipe Yes we lost it again … Continue reading
My God Is So Big, So Strong, and So Mighty
Alone in my grief I feel so alone Like the pelican In the wilderness The one in the Psalm Like the sparrow alone On the housetop An owl in the desert My hope has dried up Like so much cut … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Alone, Bird on Wire, Dance, Eagle, Esther, God, Grief, Hedge of Protection, High Tower, Miriam, Owl, Pelican, Protect, Protection, Psalm 102, Ruth, Sarah, Sing, Sparrow, Strong Tower, Triumph
19 Comments
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
May every blessing be yours May your loved ones Be near and dear May each day that dawns Bring joy and peace May your heart be filled With love and cheer And your coffers with Abundance flow Merry Christmas to … Continue reading
In Bethlehem
Was it a quiet night In Bethlehem Were the stars visible Or out of sight Was Mary afraid Of giving birth Did Joseph hold Her hand that night Was there a lamp for light In the stable How long did … Continue reading
Shepherds Visit Baby in Bethlehem…
While the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus were astonishing, the Bible simply states the facts. The Gospel of Luke tells about Mary’s visit from the angel, while Matthew tells about Joseph’s angelic revelation. Both of their worlds drastically changed … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Baby, Bethlehem, Birth of Jesus, Glory to God, Joseph, Manger, Mary, Nativity, Peace on Earth, Shepherds, Stable
6 Comments
Mary, Favored by God…
The angel said Mary was favored by God to be the mother of the Christ child, Jesus, the Son of God. What must Mary have thought when she gave birth to Jesus in a stable, in Bethlehem, on hay, not … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Bethlehem, Hay, Jesus, Joseph, Manger, Mary, Mother of Jesus, Nativity, Son of God, Stable, Virgin Mary
21 Comments
Isaiah 12:2-4 (The Bible)
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Bible, Corner Stone, Jesus of Nazareth, LORD JEHOVAH, New Testament, Old Testament, Salvation
6 Comments
Psalm 33:18-22 (The Bible)
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Deliver from Death, Famine, Hope, Keep Alive, Lord, Mercy, Rejoice, Shield, Wait
14 Comments
Father, in the Name of Jesus, I ask…
Father, in the name of Jesus your Son, I ask you to intervene in the lives of people, especially the homeless. Touch their hearts and minds and give them hope for a future. Show them your Son. Show them your … Continue reading
Posted in Thought
Tagged Comfort, Faith, Father, Food and Shelter, God, Heavenly Father, Homeless, Intercessory Prayer, Jesus, love, Name of Jesus, Needy, Poor, Power, Prayer, Suffering, Trust, Wealthy, Wisdom
28 Comments
Matthew 6:26-34 (The Bible)
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27Which of you by taking thought can add one … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Birds, Clothe, Clothing, Food, Fowls, Kingdom of God, Lilies of the Field, Lily, Lily of the Valley, Matthew 6:26-34, Reap, Righteousness, Sow, Tomorrow
10 Comments
I’ll Close My Eyes
This day wears on and finally ends You are here with me You never leave Yesterday’s trial seems less Troubling than it was or Am I just tired I think I spoke away the pain Writing all the words Now … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Asleep, Bible, Close Eyes, Hebrew 13:5, Jesus, Never Forsake, Never Leave, Safe, Sleep, Trouble
22 Comments
This Side of Heaven
Trust in the Lord and lean not To your own understanding Acknowledge Him and He will direct your path Trusting shouldn’t be difficult I can handle it – right No – wrong Heart-wrenching sobs Should not emanate from A trusting … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Addiction, Believe, Faith, God, Intercessory Prayer, Lord Jesus, Prayer, Trust, Victory, Weeping
8 Comments
Find Me
I lost my way Calling to you Lord Jesus Find me Don’t know where I am Or where I’ve been Lord Jesus Find me Carry me Please Luke 15:4-6 – What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Hundred Sheep, Lamb, Lord Jesus, Lost Lamb, Lost Sheep, Parable, Sheep
6 Comments
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