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I Would Like a Do Over Day #6 of Thankfulness

We stand in line.  I fuss, I fume.  The event already started.  And we're outside.  I complain.  I feel anxious.  I question why I've come.  I wonder why they don't have a better system.  Many thoughts run through my head.  It is not until I am home.  Until it is late at night that I process this.  I missed out on so many blessings because I stepped into anxiety.  Instead of using the beautiful gift of gratitude  I jumped off the cliff into dangerous water.  I let frustration and other emotions crowd out the ... View Post

Babies, Snuggles, Diapers. . . Oh My! Day #4 of Thankfulness

I start the day with coffee and a scone with a friend.  She insists on treating me to my favorite latte.  It's so nice to be out and visiting.  I return home to a note from a sweet mama that she is in the area.  She and her new baby and would love to stop by.  Snuggles and visiting.  A perfect combination.  Later after a silly fb conversation I receive another note from a mama of three under three.  She and another seasoned mama come for shortbread and coffee.  The day has flown by.  And there is contentment in my heart.  There ... View Post

Being Thankful is a Choice Day #2 of Thankfulness

Worship.  An act.  A response.  Each Sunday for almost 48 years.  Part of my life.  My being.  Deep within.  We sing; I surrender All.  I think about those words.  I have surrendered my son.  Not willingly.  I surrendered my husband.  Not willingly. . . and he was given back.  I surrender all.  There is a lot to that act.  It is a choice.  One I want to embrace.  As one begins to surrender all the hurt. . . all the ache.  Something happens  The Act of Praise begins to ... View Post

The Farmette is Two!!!

The farmette is two today! Surprise text I received when Chelsea and my dear friend, who now resides with the King of Kings, came to visit. That was my house!!  She surprised me with a visit! She turned one!  And now she's two! Where does the time go?  When I sent Chelsea the picture of the beautiful sunrise, this morning, which reminded me of Elijah's home going. . .  She said, maybe he is saying Happy Birthday to Lilah.  I think so.  Happy 2nd Birthday Lilah ... View Post

Our Selfish Desires Begin to Wane, as Clearer His Will Becomes

There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins; And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. Lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains; And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. I sit at the piano.  It's been so long.  My fingers feel funny on the keys. The framed saying from a friend, now residing with the King of Kings, rests stately on the top of the piano. I think of her.  The dying thief rejoiced to seeThat fountain in his day;And there have I, though vile as ... View Post

Worry, Epiphanies and the Every Day

I'm not sleeping well.  It's been 27 months without my son.  I go to bed exhausted.  I wake up exhausted.  I know I've been awake in the night.  I have that heavy feeling.  What is keeping me up?  Luke 10:41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered,  "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed-- or indeed only one.  Mary has chosen what is better,  and it will not be taken away from her." This verse has troubled me for many years.  I've attended retreats based on the verse.  Read an ... View Post