Mount Shasta from the Train, September 19, 2026 Engulfed by fear, I declined to go to the mountaintop, Even when assured the view up there was amazing. I chose to stay on the sure foundation of the ground, All manner of lame excuses I spent time raising. But then I watched as others entered the... Continue Reading →
Faro, Portugal, April 22, 2026 Green is my favorite color, so these doors grabbed my attention because of the color and the size. We were just sightseeing in Faro. I forgot to write what the building was. Posted for Dan's Thursday Doors. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property... Continue Reading →
Cottage Grove, Oregon, September 22, 2026. Posted for Pull Up A Seat Challenge #38 from XingfuMama. I loved the whimsy of this seat.
When I retired from teaching college students and being able to give them life lessons from my own life, I wanted a way to still share stories that encourage, inspire, and give hope to others, as a way of showing that we can endure much and still be joyful in this life. I try to... Continue Reading →
Sue questioned whether Joanie was friend or an adversary. She waffled on this quiz. Joanie sent her a kissogram delivered by a fake fireman to congratulate her on her engagement. She couldn’t have anticipated Sue would fall in love with the guy, or could she? Written for Can You Tell A Story In from Esther... Continue Reading →
Seen at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California, Spetember 13, 2026 Traveling opens our hearts and allows us to see the humanity of those we would ordinarily think of as strangers, because we come to realize there is no "them" and "us," just all of us trying to survive in the land of the... Continue Reading →
While my husband and I were visiting his family in California and Oregon for the last ten days, I noticed one of my blog posts was getting a lot more likes than usual. I thought bots had taken over the site, but I found an email from WordPress that said the following: Hi isaiah46ministries, We’ve... Continue Reading →
What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? View all responses My 50th birthday had passed, and I still could not drive a car. Twenty years earlier, a driving instructor told me I was meant to be a passenger. I was so fearful of driving after that conversation that I had to ask family and... Continue Reading →
I sit at the dining room table, debating whether to go to church this morning. My husband and I visited a new church last Sunday where several of our former members attend after the closing of ours. I liked the service, especially the preacher’s message. As always, I moved to the music, as it touched... Continue Reading →
The Ysaline Cargo Ship docked in Porto, Portugal. Proverbs 30: 18-19: There are three things that amaze me—no, four things that I don’t understand: how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman. I have a fascination with... Continue Reading →
