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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 –
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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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Tag Archives: Mourning
Downtown Winter Garden – Florida – Lovely Community Just Outside Orlando – The City Beautiful – The People Weep in the Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack In Orlando Yesterday – All of America Mourns with Them –
Steve and I had lunch with my granddaughter and two great granddaughters at Savoree, a small sandwich shop in downtown Winter Garden. Axum Coffee we toured as we walked along the way. Their baked goods and the smell of brewing … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Memoir
Tagged America groans, Axum Coffee, City of Orlando, Healing, Mourning, Sandwich Restaurant, Savoree, Terrorist attack, Weeping, Winter Garden Florida
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Jesus – Our Savior – Our Lord – Gives Us beauty for Ashes – Joy for Mourning – Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness – Calls Us Trees of Righteousness – The Planting of the Lord – That He Might Be Glorified –
Look at the fields – they are ready to harvest – Is that what I should see – I don’t know – Maybe so – Lord – You give us beauty for ashes – Joy for mourning – Praise for the spirit of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged beauty for ashes, Brokenhearted, Carol Ann Hoel, Comfort, Father, garment of praise, Gift, Grief, Harvest, Joy, Mourning, Praise, Righteousness, too much sorrow, Trees of Righteousness
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Returning to Life Again after Widowhood
My life has changed. I am married to Steve, a gentle and compassionate man. He lives in Arizona, and I have moved from Dallas into his home. He helped me move. Now that is kindness. What a project! Another astonishing … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged beauty for ashes, blessing, Carol Ann Hoel, Change, Computer, garment of praise, Garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, God, Good Times, Jesus, Life change, Life has changed, Lord, Lord Jesus, Marriage, Married, Mourning, Moved, name, name change, Oil of Joy, oil of joy for mourning, Praise, Promise, Savior, Sorrow, Widow, Widowhood
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Death of Husband Twice
Johannes and I were together 16 years of a blessed marriage. I was his 24-hour caregiver for the last five years, but last year, after his massive stroke, with his Alzheimer’s disease escalating, Johannes was completely confined to his hospital … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Bible Verses, Memoir
Tagged Care, Caregiver, Death, God, Grief, Grieving, hospice nurse, Husband, Jesus, Loss, Loss of Mate, Loss of Spouse, massive stroke, Mourning, Passing, Provision, Sorrow
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