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- 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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- 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 –
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Clouds Change their Shapes – They Move with Wind Currents – They Float in the Sky and Disappear – Jesus – Creator – Who Made Them – Is Always With Us – He Never Changes – He Never Disappears –
Watching clouds in the sky was one of my favorite childhood pastimes. I stared at the clouds when I was alone and had no one to talk with. Lying flat on the grass I would look up, imagining a cloud to … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged animals, breath, Childhood pastime, Christ, Clouds, Floating in Sky, God, God with Us, Heartbeat, Heavens, Jesus, Life is good, Lord, Shapes, Sky
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When You Tire – Rest in Me – Says the Lord –
If I could fly – I’d fly away – I’d escape the windy storm and tempest – Said the Psalmist – I say – I’ll close my eyes and see the sky – Blue and stretching – Open wide – Let’s fly … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Blue Sky, Dove, Fly, If I could fly, Jesus, Lord, Lord Jesus, Psalm 55, Rest, Soaring High, Storms, Stormy Tempest, Tempest, Tire, Tired
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Trench Digging Continues – Weeds Weary Steve – Steve Fights Back with Weed Killer – No – I’m Not an Environmentalist – But I’m Sympathetic to the Cause – I’m Not Against All Herbicides – But I Can’t Think of Any I Like – We Have Reduced the Use of Weed Killers this Year –
Here is my trenching project for today. I finished it except for a small portion behind the plant hidden from the camera lens. Steve began spraying for weeds and I could smell it. He sprays directly on the root of the weed, … Continue reading
Trench Digging with a Hoe – Woe Is Me – I Was Reassigned from Bush Trimming to Trench Digging – Yes – We Have a Good Reason to Remove the Stones from Around the Plants –
Life as a bush trimmer was easy. I thought it was hard, but now I know better. I was reassigned to trench-digging with a hoe before I could try my hand at tree trimming. Steve sprays for weeds around the plants. He believes he … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Humor, Memoir, Photos
Tagged Arizona, Bush Trimming, Carol Ann Hoel, Gardening, Hoe, Killing Plants, Michigan, Moving Stones, Point of Hoe, Reassigned, Sonoran Desert, Trench, Trench-digging, Trimming Bushes, Weed Killer
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Meal with Little Preparation – Place Chicken in Baking Dish – Season – Put Seasoned Chicken in the Oven – REST – Raw Vegetables and Fruit Make Healthy Sides – Eat It – Enjoy It –
I like to cook most of the time. Today I wanted to rest from cooking. I knew just what to do. I thawed half a chicken, which is all the two of us need for a meal. I seasoned … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food, Gluten-free
Tagged baked chicken, Broccoli, Broth, Celery, Costco, Easy Meal, Garlic Powder, Gluten-free bread, Grapes, Little Preparation, Oven, pepper, Raw Vegetables, salt, Tomato
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Is It Any Wonder We Love the One Who First Loved Us –
My soul rests in the Lord – Who made Heaven and Earth – I sit with all believers In Heavenly places With Christ Jesus The Lord – Satan – the accuser – may Send his emissaries to defeat Me – to lay blame To … Continue reading
Migraine Headaches – Monster Migraine Headaches – NO MORE – By His Stripes We Are Healed – Praise to Jesus Who Accomplished our Complete Redemption on the Cross of Calvary – Including Healing – If We Ask Believing We Will Receive – We Will Have What We Ask –
If you have ever had a migraine headache, you know how awful they are. These are not the average headache. I’ve heard of people having episodes that last for days at a time. I began experiencing these awful headaches in … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Healing, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Believe, Excedrin PM, God, Headache, Healing, Light Intolerable, Lord Jesus, Migraine, Migraine Headache, No More Migraine Headaches, Pain, Prayer, Redemption, Sleep, Vertigo
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Baked Ziti – Made with Gluten-free Penne Pasta – A Three Cheese Delight – Made the Simple Way – Shortcut Using Hunts Four Cheese Pasta Sauce –
One shortcut made this meal simple to make. Instead of preparing the sauce myself, I used a 24 ounce can of Hunts Four Cheese Pasta Sauce. Warm the pasta sauce in a pan. While the sauce is heating, boil four quarts … Continue reading
Trimming Plants Continues – Steve Does the More Tedious Work – He Is So Sweet – We Are Moving from the Front Yard to the Back – Lantana and Little John Receive a Trim Today –
This Little John is the last bush I trimmed in the front yard. Steve is still working today on removing those weeds that look like rugs spreading out on top of our stone covering. This blooming Lantana was difficult to trim as the flowers were … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Back Yard, Change, Flowers, Front Yard, Gardening, Landscaping scheme, Lantana, Little John, Plans, Red Lantana, Time, Trimming plants, Weeding, Weeds
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Speak It From the Mountains – Jesus – LORD – Savior – Redeemer – You Love the World – Go Tell It – Speak It From the Mountains – Tell it in the Valleys –
Mystery – Power – Sovereignty – Love – Jesus – LORD – Savior – Redeemer – All-knowing – Omnipresent – Almighty – Life Giver – Healer – Sustainer – I find no fault in You – Your love profound and true … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Healing, Poetry
Tagged All-Knowing, Almighty, Carol Ann Hoel, Healer, Jesus, Life Giver, Lord, love, Mountains, Mystery, Power, Redeemer, Savior, Sovereignty, Valleys
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Baked Irish Soda Bread to Have with Lunch Today – I Switched One Ingredient – from Wheat to Gluten-free Flour – The Conversion Was a Success – This Recipe for Irish Soda Bread with Raisins Comes from simplyrecipes.com –
Irish Soda Bread is one of my favorite quick breads. I made it for the first time in Texas. I found the recipe at simplyrecipes.com. Now I used the same recipe to make this bread, but I substituted Jule’s gluten-free all-purpose flour for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food, Photos
Tagged Baking Sheet, Cast Iron Skillet, gluten sensitivity, Gluten-Free, Gluten-free Flour, golden raisins, Irish Soda Bread, Jules gluten-free all-purpose flour, Lowred Temperature, original recipe, Quick Bread, simplyrecipes.com, Texas, Wheat Allergy, Wheat Sensitivity
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Curtain Call – One More Night with the Frogs – Gingivitis Healed after Many Years of Not Worsening – Relief Was Only a Prayer Away – Now Gingivitis Is Gone – Praise to Jesus – Healing Is Part of His Redemptive Gift to Us – For By His Stripes We Are Healed –
I compare my failure to pray for immediate healing of Gingivitis fifteen years ago to Egyptian Pharoah’s failure to ask Moses for the plague of frogs to be lifted immediately. Moses asked Pharoah when he should pray for the frogs to … Continue reading
Good Morning from Chelsea – Yesterday She Was Groomed – Not What She Really Likes – She Gives Us the Disapproving Look as Her Groomer Carries Her Away – But She Comes Back Looking Beautiful and Clean –
Stretching in the morning hours, Chelsea is clean and trimmed. She can see better than she could from under her bushy brow. Did she complain about her bushy brow? Not sure, but if she knew grooming would solve it, she … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Pets, Photos
Tagged Appetite, Bichon Frise, Bichonese, Bushy Brow, Chelsea, Chelsea speaks, Clean, FEED ME, Good Morning, Groomed, Groomer, Grooming, Pet, Trimmed, Yard
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We Like Catfish – I Have It On Hand – Tilapia Not So Much – I Used a Recipe for Broiled Tilapia to Broil Catfish – So – I’ll Call Mine Broiled Catfish Parmesan – Instead of Broiled Tilapia Parmesan – Another Good Recipe from Allrecipes.com –
This large catfish fillet was broiled in the oven and served in a very short time. Steve and I both like catfish breaded with Jules Gluten-free All-purpose Flour, but I’ve been presenting too many meals high in carbohydrates, so … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food, Gluten-free
Tagged allrecipes.com, biscuits, Broiled catfish, Broiled Tilapia, Butter, carbohydrates, Catfish, Custard Bread Pudding, Fresh Lemon Juice, Gluten-Free, Heavy Cream, Mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Spicy Topping for fish, Tilapia
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Mystery Remains Unsolved – The Case of the Missing Ground Beef Patty from Olive Garden – Chelsea – Our Bichon Frise Pet – Appears to be Innocent But Remains as a Person of Interest –
Circumstances: Steve ordered a takeout ground beef patty at Olive Garden restaurant for Chelsea, the household pet. Said ground beef patty was transported in a Styrofoam box from Olive Garden to the home of Steve and Carol Ann. Half of the … Continue reading
Baked Gluten-free Custard Bread Pudding – Made for a Party – We All Had Fun – Lots of Food for Everyone – And Plenty for the Few of Us Allergic to Wheat –
Steve and I attended a party at the home of one of our friends. Each person brought a dish. I made a gluten-free custard bread pudding from a five-star recipe on allrecipes.com. The only substitution I made was switching from … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Curtain Call – God Pulled Back the Curtain and I Saw What I Didn’t See Before – I Had Received What I said According to Mark 11:23-24 – Even When I Was Unaware of the Awesomeness of It – We Can Have What We Say Believing – Because of Jesus’ Redemptive Work on the Cross –
At the conclusion of a performance an audience showing extreme enthusiasm for the presentation may inspire a curtain call. The curtain opens again, exposing the leading actor, player, or artist, allowing spectators to offer yet another round of applause. I’ve been studying healing in the Bible, and during these months, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Curtain Calls, Healing, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Believe, Bible Promises, Biblical Healing, Curtain call, Divine Healing, Faith, God Hears Payer of Faith, Hallucination, Healing in the Bible, Mark 11:23-24, Prayer, Remembrance, Revelation, Say what you want, Witness
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And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover – Awesome – Is This Not True Anymore –
We can trust the Bible to be true. Know the truth and the truth will make you free. Free of what? Sickness, confusion, fear, any spiritual or physical evil. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged beginning church, Cessation of gifts, Charity, Doubt, Early church, Faith, Gifts, God's Word, Healing, love, miracles, signs and wonders, speaking in tongues, The Bible, Truth
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Mid-October Sunrise in Arizona – Blessings to All – Sunrise – Sunset – Sunrise – Sunset – The Lord God Is Faithful –
Just a hint of dark cloud surrounded by light and beauty. Look at the expanse of sky and the size of trouble. Our God is always bigger than our troubles. We are blessed.
Posted in Memoir, Photos, Thought
Tagged Beauty, blessing, Clouds, Faithful God, God, God Almighty, Hope, Light, LORD God, Sunrise, Trouble, Troubles Small
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Garden Trimming Continues – Cutting Away Jungle-like Growth in Arizona Desert – Steve Has Given Me this Permanent Job – I am Honored – Killer Steve Continues to Wrestle with Monster Algae in our Pool –
I trimmed the garden plants around the tree and limbs that were lying on top of the plants. Steve has released me from weeding, perhaps because I hate it so much. I also scream bloody murder if an ant bites … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged Algae, Ant Bites, flooring, Garden Trimming, Gardening, home renovation, painting, Pool Maintenance, Pool Recovery, Scream Bloody Murder, Tree Trimming, Trimming Bushes, wall-busting
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