I am glad to report that we only test drove three cars before I found my new ride. We went with a used car because the prices with the interest rate so high was unbelievable for a new car. I wanted to remain near the car note I was paying, so I opted for a... Continue Reading →
One Year Later and Have to Endure Car Buying Again!
Last year, when I chose a 2024 Honda CR-V Sport Hybrid, I felt like I had been in a fight with two saber-toothed tigers. The endless test drives and smarmy salespeople who moved you through the process so fast, you could hardly have time to say you didn't want the car. One saleslady actually had... Continue Reading →
Jet Lag Results in Becoming a One-Car Family Again! How Sad!
We came home, after 22 hours of traveling on Thursday, October 3. My husband decided on Friday, October 4, to go in my car to the collision center to check on, ironically, the repairs to our 2020 Chevrolet Bolt that needed a new hatch door after he had backed into a much bigger truck. After... Continue Reading →
Dream Fulfilled 25 Years Later!
My husband and I are in Bilbao, Spain. We went to the Guggenheim Museum yesterday, and it was great! The art was exciting, disturbing, interesting, and beautiful. The architecture in Bilbao is wonderful, and we look forward to visiting the Old Town on our last day here on Monday. As you can see, there are... Continue Reading →
Life Means Taking Risks! One-Liner Wednesday
You can't walk on water until you get out of the boat. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for the 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 and written permission from this... Continue Reading →
Desperation Leads to Seriously Bad Decisions: Fandango Story Starter
“Please, for my sake, try to persuade him not to come here,” she begged. Donna was appalled to hear from Marcus that Jeff planned to follow her home to Memphis. She had been so desperate to have a husband, that she believed any man with a job and good teeth would do. When she told... Continue Reading →
Reading Brings Much-Needed Light into the Darkness of Ignorance
Image Credit: Esra Korkmaz @Unsplash Reading gives us first-hand knowledge of the world. It brings light into our hearts and into our souls. The darkness of ignorance that divides us into categories Keeps us from knowing we need each other to be whole. Reading opens worlds untold and dares us to see Similarities in the... Continue Reading →
Keep Asking God Questions. He Can Handle It: A Devotional
Habakkuk 1: 1-3 How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people... Continue Reading →
Entertaining Foreign Guests Leads to Global Friendships
Boy Voyage! My husband and I agreed to allow a French couple traveling worldwide on bicycles to stay at our house when they came down the Silver Comet Trail near us. My stepson is the leader of the American group of Esperanto speakers. He met this couple at a conference earlier last month, and when... Continue Reading →
Release Yourself From the Power of Shame: A Devotional
Psalm 25:2 O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Shame is one of those feelings that prevent us from being all that we are called to be in God's name and doing what we were appointed before we were born. Shame requires so... Continue Reading →
