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February’s Blessings and Reminders

A few weeks ago I posted about January’s blessings and reminders. I enjoyed that post so much that I am back to talk about February and some of it’s key moments.

Complimenting Others – My job has recently started something called High Fives. We can electronically send someone a High Five as a way of recognizing them. For example, if someone did an exceptional job with their work, or if they provided help with a task, or if they went above and beyond on something. I received several this month...

86,400 Seconds

86,400 seconds is the amount of time we have each day. It sounds like a lot of time when we look at it in seconds. Yet each day seems to go by so quickly. Most years we get 31,536,000 seconds (365 x 86,400). Since this year is a leap year, we are given 31,622,400 seconds (366 x 86,400).

Most leap years we let leap day slip by without much attention. Unless you are one of the folks whose birthday actually falls on the twenty-ninth of February. Then you might look forward to this day with antic...

Abiding Bears Fruit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23 ESV

Ever since I first read these Bible verses many years ago, I’ve had a bit of a fascination with the fruit of the Spirit. That is what I want my life to look like. But I don’t always succeed.

For many years I have wondered why I wasn’t improving in this area. Then the verses in John 15:4-5 clicked.

Abide in...

Peace for the Soul

Last Sunday, fellow blogger David over at David’s Daily Dose posted As Strong as a Mother’s Love.

I will give you a moment to check it out…

Are you back? Great!

In his post, David talked about an incident in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. Young parents brought in their sick toddler, and while waiting both parents turned to their cell phones for a distraction. The way David wrote it made the scene come alive, so I hope you read it.

David wrote, “Rather than judging the young ...

January’s Blessings and Reminders

Sunset January 29, 2024

January felt like a long month to me. I need binoculars to turn back and catch a glimpse of Christmas. From those I have talked to, the majority seem to feel the same.

Although it was a long month, it wasn’t necessarily a bad month. January held many highlights for me. My eye surgeries were one of those highlights. Two surgeries, five appointments, and countless eye drops might not sound like a good thing. But this reminded me that we can hold onto peace and content...

Much to Be Thankful For

Hi Friends! I hope you are all well. I wanted to give you an update on my eyes.

I had my second eye surgery this past Monday. I wasn’t as nervous this time, since I had been through it once already. In this case, experience helped calm the nerves.

When we (hubby and I) arrived at the outpatient surgery center, I had to check in, just as I did last week. Long story short – there was confusion with the front desk staff as to what lens they were putting in my eye. They thought they figured it...

Walk in the Lord’s Presence

Hi Friends! Yes, I am posting on Saturday instead of Friday. You never know when I might change my regular posting day! Right now I believe Saturday will work better for my schedule and allow me to be available to answer comments. So here we are. We shall see how it goes. Thank you for sticking with me!

Today I want to give an update on some things I have been dealing with. I had eye surgery on my left eye last Monday. And I will have eye surgery on my right eye this coming Monday.

Long st...

The Ten Commandments

1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to ...

Encouragement From Friends

Happy Friday! Last week (is it just me, or does last Friday feel like a long time ago?) I shared my word for 2024 – Presence.

Shortly after my post was published, fellow blogger Daryl Madden published an extraordinary poem about Presence. Please check it out. Daryl has such a gift with words! Here is the link:
https://darylmadden.wordpress.com/2023/12/29/presence/

I also want to share several other blog posts that dealt with God’s presence and being present. These were written in the month ...

My One Word for 2024

I love when we begin a new year. It feels like a clean slate or a fresh start. Many people make New Year’s Resolutions or set goals for the year. Those are good ideas, if we can keep our motivation going.

However, we don’t need a new year to embark on a better path. Each moment we have opportunities to make positive changes in our lives. Whether it’s our health, our finances, our attitudes, our spiritual life, or anything else.

There might be many things we want to change. That’s when our ...