It's good to be home from the hospital. It's extra awful to end up in the hospital because of your own stubbornness. I have resisted the fact that I am susceptible to congestive heart failure, although I have a genetic heart ailment. I have had three hospitalizations, counting this week, and I am finally convinced... Continue Reading →
Knowing You Are Unworthy is Quite Humbling: Sunday Devotional
Genesis 32:9-10 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’ I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant.... Continue Reading →
One Day at a Time: Can You Tell A Story In
A Museum in Paris, 2024 Stifling a yawn, Carol ate fresh-baked oatmeal cookies, staring out at the rainy weather. As she listened to the toot of a trumpet in the background, she realized that as bad as things were, she wouldn’t ask the necromancer to tell her the future. She’ll take one day at a... Continue Reading →
You Can Lose Your Equilibrium Trying to Find a Reason for Everything
Daily writing promptDo you think everything happens for a reason?View all responses Not everything has a reason. Sometimes, things just happen! We struggle to make sense out of the horrors in the land of the living, needing to understand the whys of this life. I think of the story of Job in the Bible, and... Continue Reading →
Just a Thought: Silence is Sometimes the Best You Can Do!
Matosinhos Beach, Porto, Portugal Sometimes people don't need us to find the right words to say regarding their grief, sorrow, or struggle. They just need us to stand or sit silently beside them, letting them know that they are not alone. That's enough! Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual... Continue Reading →
Love Loudly: One-Liner Wednesday
When hate is loud, love must be louder. Rev. Marcia Glass, June 14, 2026, blog entry, Glass Overflowing Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express written permission from the... Continue Reading →
A Month of Traveling Down, and Five Weeks to Go!
Praia de Pescadores, Albufeira, Portugal Albufeira was the second city on our search for a home in Portugal. It was a beautiful city, but hilly, as you can probably tell from the photograph. I got more cardio-vascular exercise there than I’d had in a while. From the beach to our rental was all up hill.... Continue Reading →
Having Fun, Enjoying Life, Learning New Apps and Skills
Praia de Pescadores (Fish), Albufeira, Portugal I am a life learner, and I believe that nothing helps us grow in knowledge and compassion as traveling to a country where we do not speak the language and everything seems different from home. My husband and I forgot to add international roaming to our phones, so when... Continue Reading →
Speaking to My Daughter Every Sunday, No Matter Where I Travel, Keeps Me Connected to Family
Daily writing promptDescribe a positive thing a family member has done for you.View all responses My youngest daughter and I talk every Sunday. I have always found a way to. speak to her, no matter where my husband and I are traveling. That’s why when we arrived in Portugal last Thursday, and I could not... Continue Reading →
Hamburger Heaven in Porto, or I Came All This Way for a Burger?
Porto, Portugal, April 10, 2026 We came to spend the night with the grandchildren and their parents before we started our explorations. They suggested a hamburger festival.It was amazing to see so many burgers, but some were over the top. The grandkids and their mother are vegetarians, so they found burgers they could eat, and... Continue Reading →
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