I never win anything. When we do raffles, I know that I am just contributing to the effort, because my chances of winning are most likely nil. Then, at church , in the midst of bad news, I decided to participate in the Women's Ministry raffle for a quilt that the women of the church... Continue Reading →
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 →
Beaufort, SC April, 2024 Even with some craziness in my life, I can keep moving forward because of the small pleasures in my life. I love a hot peppermint tea that settles my stomach and spirit. I am thankful for the birds that come to our feeder and the squirrels who try their best to... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Coastal Discovery Center, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2023 Psalm 131:1-3 Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat positive emotion do you feel most often?View all responses I have always been hopeful, believing that situations will be better in the long term. Hope means expecting positive results, even when the situation looks dire and impossible to fix. When I feel despair, I remember the song that the adults used to... Continue Reading →
For Tale Weaver from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie With anxious thoughts racing through her mind, Mavis prayed that a change would come in her life. She was surrounded by evil people, committing all manner of inhumane acts towards each other, with violence a daily occurrence. At age 69, her only hope was to find a new place... Continue Reading →
Luke 5:15-16 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. One of the lessons I learned in an in-patient mental health facility was the need for solitude, which requires us to... Continue Reading →
Photo taken in Maui, Hawaii, where the light was so mesmerizing. Psalm 42: 5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. I have been prone to "dark days" since I was a little girl who changed homes nearly... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 