Meet Essie, 2023 Chevrolet Equinox and my new best friend. I was too ashamed to write posts before I had overcome my fears of driving again. Yesterday, I woke up and prayed to the Lord for courage to drive. I have missed so much of the holiday events and just stayed at home. The quiet... Continue Reading →
Gratefulness Reminds Us We’re Blessed!
I don't worry about half-full or half-empty because I'm grateful that my cup can be refilled. Grateful! My guy and I at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, May, 2023 Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill: My Cup.
Letting Go of Fear and Putting on Faith!
Hello, blogger friends! Remember me? I am still going to school. I hope to graduate in May, as I had to drop two courses before we went to Spain and Portugal this year. I was too sick to keep up with homework and the thought of staying up until 11:00 at night to attend Zoom... Continue Reading →
I Don’t Need Diamonds!
Rodin Museum, Paris, France, May 2023 I don't need diamonds. I need your playfulness and That look in your eyes That says, "Never leave me." Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles: Diamond in 19 words.
Jesus Paid It All: A Devotional
Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, May 2023 John 19: 28-30 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He... Continue Reading →
Time Isn’t a Replaceable Product, So Use It Wisely!
Daily writing promptDo you need time?View all responses Like anything that is limited in supply, you must be smart with your time. Now in my seventies, I realize that I don't have as much time left to visit all the places I want to see or do all the planned activities, such as learning to... Continue Reading →
The Car Buying Ended Well!
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 →
Shout Down Your Jericho Walls
Joshua 6: 20 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. Sometimes we feel walled-in due to trials and struggles. The walls tend to make us feel there is no way... Continue Reading →
The Fear of Being Invisible Never Seems to Leave Us
Daily writing promptWhat’s something most people don’t know about you?View all responses I have written before of my nickname in high school, from grade seven until I graduated. I marveled, even as I cringed and tried to quickly move through the halls as fast as possible, that people who viewed themselves as human beings could... Continue Reading →
Walking by Faith, Not by Sight: Seeing Through the Eyes of Faith
Paris, France, May 2023 Numbers 13: 30-33 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” And they spread among... Continue Reading →
