I am getting psychologically prepared for tomorrow's CT myelogram test needed to determine why if I have a pinched nerve in my neck and lower back. Since I fell in Vienna in May and again in my bathroom in June, I have been surviving on pain pills, physical therapy, and feeling like I am living... Continue Reading →
Seek the Approval of God, Not of Other People: A Sunday Devotional
John 5:41-47 “Your approval means nothing to me, 42 because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. 43 For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. 44 No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you... Continue Reading →
Word Puzzles Connect Me With My Late Mother and Give Me A Sense of Accomplishment
Daily writing promptWhat’s something most people don’t know about you?View all responses Having a blog, I think I have told it all, but maybe not everything. One thing I rarely discuss is my love of word puzzles: Syllacrostics, Codewords, and Brick by Brick. I do enjoy crossword puzzles, but I prefer puzzles that require me... Continue Reading →
Without Lazy Days, We’d All Be Insane!
Daily writing promptDo lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?View all responses I had to stop believing that idle hands are the devil's playground. When I found myself just sitting and doing nothing, I felt so guilty. We were raised to find something to do or make up work, so my home was spotless,... Continue Reading →
Raising Four Compassionate Children Despite the Pain of a Divorce is a Huge Success
Daily writing promptWhen you think of the word "successful," who's the first person that comes to mind and why?View all responses My husband and his first wife reared four children. But when she insisted he go to law school to earn more money than he made as a chemist—something he didn't want to do—the marriage... Continue Reading →
Bread of Heaven, Feed Me Til I Want No More!
Image Credit: Pixabay Each day, read the Lord's words, one scripture or a whole chapter, which is the bread that nourishes our souls, like food nourishes the body! Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for WQ #210 from Sadje at Keep It Alive and Kym at A Fresh Cup of Coffee. Daily Bread is the prompt... Continue Reading →
Some Losses Remain for a Lifetime: Happy 76th Birthday, JoAnn.
My sister would have been 76 today. She was two years older than me, but she seemed more like a mother to me than a sibling. Whenever we lived in an aunt’s house because our parents weren’t able to care for us or didn’t want to, JoAnn was given responsibility for me. You can imagine... Continue Reading →
Watching Cruise Liner Leave Port Makes Me Want to Take a Cruise
Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses My husband and I have never taken a cruise, although many of friends swear by them. It is the thought of so much water and being far from land. But, when I was visiting in Porto, Portugal, I would sit on the beach... Continue Reading →
Having a Good Defense is Critical to Our Mental Health: Sunday Devotional
Psalm 34:4-7 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. When... Continue Reading →
Trees at Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia
These are some of the many trees that surround the flowers at Gibbs Garden, which we visited yesterday. Posting for Sunday Trees #607. There were so many types of Japanese Maple trees. The first image was taken in late fall 2024, and the others are from yesterday. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 