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SPOTLIGHT#2 LOVE, LIVE, LAUGH, LEARN, AND LEAVE A LEGACY The two women that made a huge difference in my life were Mama Ruthie and Granny Edith. They taught me the following: Psalm 34: 8 Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Blessed is he who takes refuge in Him. So many people just go through the motions of everyday life. Many people never truly live. In my youth, I lived on a 15 acre, country abode, north of Montgomery, near…
My Dear Sweet Granny and Mother taught my sister and I some valuable Lessons. These are the values they lived by: Love, Live, Laugh, Learn, and Leave a Legacy. Here is the first spotlight in this series. Throughout the ages, love has been the one and only thing that humans cannot live without. Valentines Day was over the top, as usual. My man gave me a card, and we went out to lunch. However, you want to know what my favorite time…
2Cor 3:3 You show that you are a Letter From Christ, the result of our ministry, written not in ink, but with the Spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of the human heart. Who Me? YES! YOU! We can write on the hearts of others with the simplest word, smile, hug, or encouragement. We all do it….at times. Within our homes, families, and circle of friends. All of us work jobs touching lives of others; however, we…
James 1:19 Be slow to speak and slow to become angry. DON’T PLAY POSSUM WITH ME A few months ago my husband had a knee replacement. However, he was in good enough shape to wobble outside, thank the Good Lord. CHECK OUT THE SCENE: We had just put up the Xmas Tree that Sat p.m., and were enjoying Hallmark Xmas Movies. Suddenly, the pups outside began this HUGE DEEP…
MY 3 SONS I HEAR THE 60’S SHOWTUNE SINGING IN MY HEAD Proverb: Bring up a child in the way he should go, and he will not depart from it. Hiam Ginott: A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit. Fred McMurray would be very proud of us. He was the super dad who raised 3 sons, with the help of his uncle, Bub. I loved watching this program growing up. It modeled how to parent seriously, yet with humor and discernment. We were a couple who took parenting VERY SERIOUSLY. It…
THE LIBERALS BELIEVED THIS SCRIPTURE We’d All Get Along. 1 Chronicles 29:11. Thine, O Lord, Is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. After WWII, all of America was Judeo Christian. The draft stopped after Viet Nam ended. Then came drugs, rebellion, the rise of many different religions. During Pres. Reagan’s Administration, there was still respect between Democrats and Republicans. Then came the…
THELMA, LOUISE, BORIS AND THE KING OF TRIVIA OK…….You Had To be There…….LOLOLOL! Proverbs 17:17 A Friend Loves at ALL TIMES. My Friends: What would I ever do without them? Thelma has been dear to me since 1991. Louise, my neighbor, became a soul mate after her husband divorced her in 2007. What a crew! We play, pray, and laugh a lot together. We are travel buddies and all of us get along so well. Last year, we went on a two-week trip to the Black Hills, in South Dakota. We drove….and drove…..and drove…
If No One Knew For Sure If They WereHeaven Bound. Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through Our Lord Jesus Christ.Eph. 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is a gift of God. I attend a Catholic Bible Study at my church. The title of it is KEEPING IN BALANCE. It’s all about the expectations the world places upon us, as well as the ones we place upon ourselves.Just as I attended nondenominational Bible Studies previously, we…
I LOVE ME….DON’T YOU? Hollywood? Who Cares? “The most difficult secret for a man to keep is the opinion he has of himself”. Marcel Pagnol “PUFF FLUFFS; Those who are vogue on the outside and vague on the inside.” My best football buddy, Linda Raber, quoted this to me. HERE IS HOLLYWOODISM; *I am awesome! *I am rich. *I know everything. *Those of you who don’t have my politics are worthless. *I am brilliant in politics. *Let’s make fun of those who are Christians, their values, and morality. I am Liberal. I can accuse any man…
MAN’S INNATE NEED TO WORSHIP Faith Brings Strength, Peace, and Wisdom Colossians 2:2-3 This is what I ask of you; that you will have the rich experience of knowing Christ with real certainty and clear understanding. For God’s secret plan, now at last made known, is Christ Himself. In Him lie hidden all the mighty, untapped treasures of wisdom and knowledge. History books and the Bible are loaded with examples. Cults, Scientology, Idol Worshippers, Islam, Buddism, Hinduism: It’s just as present now, as it was 2,000 years ago. Modern day idols include the following…
SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM: MY HERO God Bless Brett Kavanaugh “Vengeance Is Mine!” Saith The Lord. If you watched The Senate hearings trying to destroy Brett Kavanaugh, you know what I’m talking about. To all of my Friends that I call sisters who vote Liberal: I pray for you. I treasure you as sisters, as soul mates, and all of you proclaim to be Christians? How can you vote for these Godless people? Do you think Jesus would vote for them? Enough said!!! *I vote the Christian Ticket ….ALWAYS! * I have told my friends many times the following: “I will…
MY WILD, WACKY, WONDERFUL, WEEKEND Lunch With My Ft. Thomas, Ky. Cousins Laughter is the Best Medicine: Granny Laible. OMG! Did my sister and I ever have a spectacular weekend? Her cancer is in remission. Hopefully, God has blessed her with a few more years. The present theme is Sue drives; sister sleeps. We need to spend as much time together as possible. I left home on Sat.Sept.22, and took the hour drive to Dayton. I picked up sister and we headed towards Cincinnati. Once we entered the Queen City, Sister exclaimed. ”There she is!” The Big Mack…
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE Mother Teresa: Do little things in a big way. 2 Thess. 1:3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other are increasing. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. Wm. Arthur Ward We are all blessed in so many ways. I am an unusual “Nutcase,” in a good way. Today, as I did my errands, I gave myself a goal: Praise and acknowledge anyone that did…
GOD HAD FUN AT CREATION He Laughs, Shakes His Head, and says, ”Really?” Psalms.. God has a smile on His face. Sometimes I see God laughing, and shaking His head at some of my pranks and failures. “Here she goes again. Another mess I have to clean up.” However; *She’s worth it. *She is my Daughter. *She is my heir. *I need her in eternity. I love her. I forgive her. I will give her strength and courage. I will hold her hand. I will keep her in perfect peace. Remember.. He knew us when He formed us in…
WHEN YOU THINK you can’t go any FURTHER He Promised Me: I will never shame Him. He will never leave me. Read and reread the following scriptures. Inhale them. Breathe them in deeply. Believe. Count on it, that they will be fulfilled. Trust me friends. I’ve been at that point in my life, a few times. HE WILL FULFILL HIS PROMISES. Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will go with you wherever you go. Matt 14:27 But…