My favorite travel partner! Coimbra, Portugal, May 29, 2025 Thankful for new beginnings, as I look at my wonderful husband. He spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning in the hospital. I prayed a selfish prayer that God would not take him from me. I woke on the couch near his hospital bed with him trying... Continue Reading →
I am recovering from surgery for a herniated disk in the lumbar 1-2 vertebrae of my back. It's been two weeks, and with the staples out, I am not experiencing as much pain. I have weaned myself off the OxyContin and will use Tylenol if the pain becomes unbearable again. But I am a doer,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow are you feeling right now?View all responses I am sick but I am hopeful because I am in no immediate danger. I will have some challenges soon, but I feel optimistic that all will be well. I recently went to urgent care because I felt faint while out shopping. The sensation was... Continue Reading →
I haven't blogged as much as I wanted to lately as I fight off different health issues. Today, I am taking antibiotics, prednisone, and albuterol for an upper respiratory infection and congestion. But, I decided that you can let the problems in your life control you or decide to soldier through. Ironically, I make this... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?View all responses I never thought that I would actually hear myself say that well-worn Christian expression I had come to hate, "Devil, you are a liar!" I didn't want to address any possible darkness and have it enter my mind or spirit. But... Continue Reading →
As if getting Covid-19 for the first time wasn't stressful enough, I ended up in the hospital last Friday with another bowel obstruction. Another round of nose tubes and nothing by mouth for days at a time depressed me and left me feeling lost and nearly hopeless. I never lost hope because I trust God,... Continue Reading →
Ever since I had a hospital stay about three weeks ago, I have been off-kilter and unable to find my way to write or do anything constructive. I have changed the way I eat, which is difficult after 68 years of eating what I want, if not what I needed. It's like I am in... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, I will have surgery to correct the placement of the defibrillator implanted in May. Hopefully, it will be the climax to seven months of intermittent pain and lack of sleep. It almost didn't happen. Even though I am an educated woman, with a doctorate in Sociology, and I have taught that women are sometimes... Continue Reading →
This post is presented again for Fandango's Friday Flashback, October 11, 2019. It was originally written on October 13, 2017, the closest date to the October 11, 2017 date that Fandango asked us to return to. When I read the book of Job, I am astonished to know that at one time I thought just... Continue Reading →
I was looking at a billboard of the average credit score in our area, and it was about 661 points. Your credit score is based on your willingness and/or ability to repay your debts. I thought of how there are some debts that cannot be repaid. These are kindnesses that made a difference at a... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 