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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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Category Archives: Thought
God Loves Us – Did You Know – What Good Is Being Loved unless We Know – We Have Been Redeemed – Hear and Believe –
Psalm 107:8 – The Bible (KJV) – Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! I heard a story once (not a Bible story). I’ll try to tell it … Continue reading
The Gospel – Why – When We Heard and Believed It – Don’t We Rest in It All the Time – Are We Safe or Not – What Hinders Us – What Causes Distress – What Clouds Our Thinking –
The gospel as articulated in full by the Apostle Paul: the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ Jesus, the foundation of our faith, the message that birthed the church, the milk and the meat of our happy existence is the good … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Believe, Bright Future, Condemnation, Devil, Forgiven, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Justification, Lord Jesus, Redemption, Rest, Salvation, Savior, Subversive, Truth
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Have I Quit Cooking – Having Fun – Living Life – Making and Sharing Plans – What’s Going On – I’ve Been Quiet – Cannot Explain Why – Does This Happen to You –
My posting frequency has decreased. Several factors could have contributed to the reason for the season, but maybe they did not. And maybe the season is not over yet. My deceased husband Bill used to say often, don’t complain; don’t explain. I … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged Baseboards, Cooking, Don't Complain, Don't Explain, Easy-schmeasy, Having Fun, How to, Infrequent Posting, Living Life, Make List, Making Plans, Posting, Quiet, Sharing, Washing baseboards
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Roses in Water – Lovely They Appear – After Picked and Packed – Handled and Set Aside without Water – Gifted and Carried in the Arizona Sun – Yet They Beautify – They Remind Me that God is Good –
Three couples, including Steve and me, dined at the Hilton for Mother’s Day. (This is not a Mother’s Day post, but these were Mother’s Day roses.) One rose was presented to each woman as she entered the door. There were many … Continue reading
Who Am I – Wife – Mom – Grandma – Great Grand too – a Writer – Last of All – First of All I Am a Spirit – One with Jesus Christ – Forever Young and in Love –
Life is short and long at the same time, short because time flies by, long because we are eternal creatures. Time passes. Life goes on. The hours, days, and years we have here may seem frivolous and sometimes meaningles, but each … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Comfort, Eternal, Forever, Grandma, Great Grand, Great is the Lord, Jesus Christ, Joy of the Whole Earth, Life is short, Memories, Mom, Mount Zion, The Best Is Yet, The Lord, Wife
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Keepsakes – Having a Sentimental Day – I Think We Have More of Them as Time Passes – Family Ties Are Strong – Love Grows Fonder – Cherished Memories Linger – These Two Items Go with Me Wherever I Go –
I dropped a light bulb after removing it from the socket over our bathroom mirror. It fell and shattered into pieces. I descended the stepladder to begin cleaning the mess. Tiny shards of glass were scattered everywhere, among my makeup items, lipsticks, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged Ceramic, Ceramic bear, Ceramic cup, Cherish, Facebook, Family ties, Grandchildren, Granddaughter, Great Granddaughter, Keepsakes, Light Bulb, love, Sentimental, Shattered Glass, Son
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Tea Time Today – Coffee Tomorrow – We Will See –
Steve and I thought we might change our coffee time to tea time, but on a permanent basis, I doubt it will happen. We will see. Jasmine tea is in my cup. Steve brewed herbal tea, two bags of chamomile and one … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged Brewing tea, Chamomile tea, Change from coffee to tea, Coffee, Jasmine tea, Lemon tea, Tea, Tea bag, Tea pot, Tea Time
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Love Is Strong as Death – Jealousy Is Cruel as the Grave – the Coals Thereof Are Coals of Fire which Hath a Most Vehement Flame – Many Waters Cannot Quench Love – Neither Can the Floods Drown It – Neither Death Nor Life Nor Angels Nor Principalities Nor Powers Nor Things Present Nor Things to Come Nor Height Nor Depth Nor Any Other Creature Shall Be Able to Separate Us from the Love of God – which Is in Christ Jesus Our Lord –
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 – The Bible (KJV) – Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals … Continue reading
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth – Jesus said to Zaccheus – the Son of Man Is Come to Seek and to Save that which was Lost – Jesus Came to Deliver Us From Evil – And He Came to Reveal His Father to Us and to Glorify Him –
Luke 19:10 – The Bible (KJV) – For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. John 3:16-17 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Deliver from Evil, Gave Himself for our sins, Glorify the Father, Glorify the Son, God the Father, I and the Father are one, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Redemption, Reveal the Father, Salvation, Seek and Save, Son of God, Son of Man
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What Do We Know About Our Father In Heaven – Jesus Said – He that Hath Seen Me Hath Seen the Father – Jesus Also Said – I and My Father Are One – Our Heavenly Father Is Like Jesus Our Savior –
John 14:6-11 – The Bible (KJV) – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: … Continue reading
According to Your Faith Be It unto You – Be Not Afraid, Only Believe – This Is the Work of God – that Ye Believe on Him Whom He Hath Sent – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and Thou Shalt Be Saved – and Thy House – What a Mighty God We Serve –
Matthew 9:28-29 – The Bible (KJV) – And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, … Continue reading
Believer – How is your Mood Today – If You’re Not in a Good Mood – Cheer Up – We Are the Righteousness of God in Christ – Jesus Paid it All – On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand – All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand –
If I’m not in a good mood, I should be. I am loved. Jesus Christ gave Himself for me (us) so I am (we are) eternally blessed. He removed the curse of the law at Calvary. We are freed from condemnation forever. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Believers, Calvary, Cheer up, Christ Jesus, Good Mood, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of Christ, Loved, No Condemnation, Overcome, Solid Rock, Tribulation, World
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Becky Dvorak – a Healer in the Name of Jesus – Steve and I Went to Phoenix to See and Hear a Dear Lady Tell about Jesus and Heal the Sick –
Steve and I went to a special meeting at Streets of Destiny church in Phoenix, AZ, last night. We went because Becky Dvorak would be there speaking words of hope and salvation and healing the sick. We traveled a distance in fairly heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Becky and David Dvorak, Becky Dvorak, books on healing, Dare to Believe, Feeding, Greater than Magic, Healing, Healing Ministry, Infants and children, Jesus Christ, Learning to Heal, miracles, Orphanage, Streets of Destiny Church, Teaching Healing
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I Hear Little Children Singing in My Memories – Jesus Is My Shepherd – Guess Who I Am – Such a Lovely Secret – I’m His Little Lamb – I See Their Sweet Smiles as We Told Them How Much Jesus Loves Them – They Believed It – How Wonderful to Believe as a Child Believes – Without a Doubt or a Care –
I taught Sunday School for many years. Our church operated a Bus Ministry. We purchased old school buses, revamped them, and used them to bring children of all ages from all over the city to church. I taught 3, 4, and 5-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Believe, Bus Ministry, Carol Ann Hoel, Child, Childlike Faith, Children, Faith, Jesus, Jesus our Shepherd, Lamb, Little Lamb, Love of Jesus, Old School Buses, Revamped Buses, Sunday School
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How to Fold Bottom Fitted Bed Sheets – Since the Secret of Folding Them Was Told to Me – I’ve Been Trying to Learn This Procedure for Three Years – Today I Accomplished It for the First Time – Gold Star for Me –
All my adult life I’ve struggled with folding bottom fitted bed sheets. After failing miserably for many years, I developed a habit of shaking out the wrinkles and then scrunching it all together in a ball and sticking it into … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Humor, Thought
Tagged bed sheets, Bottom Fitted Bed Sheets, Bottom Fitted Sheets, Folding Bed Sheets, Folding Bottom Bed Sheet, Folding Bottom Sheet, Folding Fitted sheet, Folding Fitted Sheets, Folding Sheets, Housework, Ironing Bed Sheets, Learning Bed Sheets, Learning to Fold Bed Sheets, Scrunched Bottom Bed Sheet, Wrinkled Bed Sheets
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Jesus the Same Yesterday – Today – and Forever – Hebrews 13:8 – Where I Was Most of My Life – Where I Am Today – God is Good – Better than I Knew –
Reading blogs about our Lord Jesus I notice that we are careful not to agree with one another on anything we don’t personally embrace. You will never hear me say I don’t think it makes a difference. It does. Yet, I believe … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Authority of Believers, Believers, Church, Early church, Good Shepherd, Healing, Holiness, Jesus Christ, Legalistic, Liberal, Performance, Provision, Salvation, Service, Sheep
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Christ Jesus Came into the World to Save Sinners – 1 Timothy 1:15 – He Was Bruised for Our Iniquities…and with his stripes we are healed – Isaiah 53:5 – Greater Love Hath No Man Than This – That a Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends – John 15:13
What a Savior we have in Jesus, the Lord. He is God Almighty incarnate, Son of God, our Savior, our Provider, and our Healer. Through Jesus, God is our Father. We are His sons and daughters. We are the church, … Continue reading
Things We See Are Temporal – Things Not Seen Are Eternal – What Things Cannot Be Seen – Love – Faith – Kindness – Hope and Truth – Mercy – Faith – Wind – Virtue – Character and Goodness – Health – Prayer – Life –
2 Corinthians 4:18 – The Bible (KJV) – While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Eternal, Faith, God's Word, Hope, Invisible, Kindness, Life, love, Temporal, Termporary, Things Seen, Things unseen, Truth, Wind, Words
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