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- NEW ORLEANS – LOUISIANA – ADVENTURES ON THE ROAD
- WHO IS CAROL ANN RITCHEY – WHY THE CHANGE –
- HOME SWEET HOME – BACK ON OUR LOT AFTER THREE NIGHTS AND FOUR DAYS AWAY – WHERE DID WE GO – TO GIANT RECREATION WORLD – THAT’S AN RV SERVICE CENTER – NOT A RESORT –
- 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 –
- 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 –
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
God is in Control – And God is Good
I wish I could say my husband’s home And all is well – but He’s not home – Still we confidently say that All is well because we know God is in control And God is good I wish … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged All is well, Alzheimer's, Birth to Death, blessing, Blue Eyes, Blue Eyes Twinkling, Breath of Life, Broken Heart, Carried by Others, Comfort and Blessing, Control, Distress, Glistening through glossy tears, God, God Controls, God is good, God is in Control, Heart Heavy, Humble, Hurting Heart, Husband's not Home, Life a breath, Life on earth is but a breath, Look Past Troubles, Paralysis, Paralyzed, Quiet Spirit, Respect, Sadness, Speechless, Tears, Treat Others Respectfully, Wait for Comfort, We know
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Sun of Righteousness Arise with Healing in His Wings
Malachi 4:2 – The Bible (KJV) – But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings… 1 Chronicles 16:8-11 – The Bible (KJV) – Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged 1 Chronicles 16:8-11, Call upon His Name, Give Thanks unto the LORD, Glory in His Name. Seek the LORD, Healing in His Wings, KJV, Malachi 4:2, Seek continually, Seek His Face, Sing Psalms, Strength of the LORD, Sun of Righteousness, Talk Ye of All His Wondrous Works. Works of the LORD, The Bible, You that Fear My Name
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LORD – I’ll Not Question You
LORD – I’ll not question You As I did in the days of my youth – Doubting Your faithfulness – of Your love demanding proof Patiently you pitied me When bruised – my torn heart bled Gushers of grief … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Best for Us, bruised, Calvary, Days of my Youth, Demanding Proof, Doubting, Each Burst of Painful Loss, Each Tear, Each Wail, Faithfulness, Gushers of Grief, I Don't Understand, I'll Trust, Jesus, Let's Roll, Life Trickled Down, Lord, Loss, Love of God, Love Poured Out, Not Question You, Painful Loss, Patient LORD, Pitied Me, Pity, Question, Stabs my Soul, Strength You Give, Torn Heart, Trust, You Always Know, You Bled, You Bled on Calvary, You Knew LORD, You Weep with Me, Your Life trickled down for us, Your Love Poured Out, Your Plan
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Thank you for your prayers…
Thank you all who prayed for my hubby and me. He suffered a stroke. It didn’t show up on the first tests, but finally the evidence was seen on an MRI. His right side is paralyzed, he cannot speak, and … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged Alzheimer's, God's Blessing, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, Stroke
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All Things Work Together For Good…
I won’t be posting and may not be able to comment on the posts of my fellow bloggers for a time. My hubby had a seizure yesterday. He is in the hospital getting tests. I stay at the hospital with … Continue reading
There Is a Season and a Time to Every Purpose
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – The Bible (KJV) – To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Heaven, Purpose, Purpose under Heaven, Season, Time of peace, Time of war, Time to be born, Time to break down, Time to build up, Time to cast away, Time to cast away stones, Time to dance, Time to die, Time to embrace, Time to every purpose, Time to gather stones, Time to get, Time to hate, Time to heal, Time to keep, Time to keep silence, Time to kill, Time to laugh, Time to lose, Time to love, Time to mourn, Time to plant, Time to pluck up, Time to refrain from embracing, Time to rend, Time to sew, Time to speak, Time to weep, under heaven
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Come Settle in My Heart Sweet Peace
Come settle in my heart sweet peace The voice of the LORD calms the sea The voice of the LORD sings to me The meek – says He – shall inherit the earth Sing sweet peace to me Come settle … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Between the devil and the deep blue sea, Calms the Sea, Enough for me, God will save, Inherit the earth, Needy ones, Ones I Love, Pursue, Run them down, Settle in My Heart Sweet Peace, Sing sweet peace to me, Sings to me, Sweet Peace, The Meek, The Voice of the LORD, Wear them out, Where will the wicked be, You change my ways, You tweak my plans, Your Word reverberates
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Who But Our God Is a Solid Rock
Psalm 18:30-36 – God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? God arms me … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Battle, Bow, Deer, God, hands for battle, hands for war, keep my feet from slipping, Makes me surefooted as a deer, Makes my way perfect, mountain heights, path for my feet, Right Hand, Shield, shield of victory, Solid Rock, stand on mountain heights, Strength, strengthens my arm, Support, surefooted, trains my hands for battle, Victory, War, Way perfect, Who but our God is a solid rock?, wide path, Your help has made me great; gentleness has made me great, Your right hand supports me
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Heaven Holds in Its Archives
Treasured memories are made of The little things in life – A quiet dinner Served with love – A warm embrace – My husband’s Face Words that stir the heart – Gifts given and received – Praises flowing Eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged A Quiet Dinner, A Warm Embrace, All Evidence, Blow Away, Born of Love, Dinner, Embrace, Every Act, Every Act Born of Love, Eyes, Eyes Glowing, Face, Flowing, Fondly, Gifts, Glowing, He Fondly Holds my Hand, Heaven Hold, Heaven Holds in its Archives, Heaven's Archives, Holds my Hand, Husband's Face, Life, Little Things, Little Things in Life, love, My Husband's Face, Praises, Quiet Dinner, Sands ot Time, Served with Love, Stir the Heart, Treasured Memories, Warm Embrace, Words, Words that Stir the Heart
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Fourth of July – Independence Day – Celebrate
God bless America! BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL …
When the Waters Grab – Cry Out for the LORD
My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago. He has the late-onset kind, which has been developing slowly. As he’s been going through changes in status recently, we’ve felt the heat of trial. Uncharted territories lie ahead of us. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged Act Out in Aggression, Aggression, Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Awkward Circumstances, Bad Times, Calming Environment, Christians, Complicated, Confusion, Cry Out, Cry Out to the LORD, Dementia, Different People, Different Ways, Disorientation, Distrust, Doctor, Faces Criminal Charges, Fear, Freak Out, God, Good Times, Grace, Hard Times, Lord, Love and Respect, Mercy, Mercy and Grace, News Headlines, Not-so-good Times, Patient, Peter Walked on Water, Reassuring, Research, Sense of Humor, Simple, Supportive, Unknown, Unknown Territories, Unknown Territory, Walk with God, Water Grabs, What Did You Say Your Name Was
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No Matter How Rich or Poor We Are
LORD – You give us hope and comfort Trial and strength together sent Tears blend with blood and sweat But it’s not over yet Some new adventure awaits us Though it may not be much fun There’ll be a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Adventure, Blood, Comfort, Hope, Hope and Comfort, It's Not Over Yet, Joyful, Joyful End, Joyful Ending, New Adventure, Not fun, Poor, Rich, Rich or Poor, Strength, Sweat, Tears, Tears Blend with Blood and Sweat, Tests, The Best Is Yet, Trial, Trial and Strength Together, Trophies, Trophies or Tests, When All the Work is Done, Work Is Done, Worth of Life
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