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Recently I was having a conversation with a friend, about the mountains and valleys we face in life. We hear of the trouble’s others are dealing with, or perhaps anticipated things in our own future and say or think, I could never make it through this or that. It reminded me of a story told…

This year we were at my daughter Sara’s home for Thanksgiving.  All three of her children were there. Her daughter Jatara and John, their 4 daughters, all dressed alike in their pink outfits. Her oldest son Jason and his girlfriend Samanatha. Sara’s youngest son Sheldon. Our son Matt, his wife Hannah and their 2 grown…

I am reading (listening to a book, on my audible app) by Brother Lawrence, a monk from the 1600’s.  Today he was talking about how much time he has wasted in his life stewing about falling short of what he planned for himself.  He said “After years of wasted hours, days even months, I realized…

My wrist is and will remain in a brace for a few weeks yet. I can wear the sling if I am in a crowd, or if the elbow gets sore. Otherwise, the advice is…if you turn your elbow in a bad direction, it will let you know, then don’t do that again. Very true…

Good evening. My Blog will be short tonight. I have never been a lefty and I broke my RIGHT elbow and wrist last Wednesday. Landed on cement, blessed my hip, shoulder and head are all fine. I mostly wanted to give an Autumn update: She had her scans, not horrible but not great either. She…

Once again, I am at my desk in front of my big window. I am reminded of many things as I watch the green leaves turn to red, orange, yellow. Then they begin to fall from the branches. I was gone all day Friday; it was a windy day, so when I returned home there…

Today I when searching for a poem I wrote that I did not find.:) A Big old scrapbook and several hours later I decided what to Post. Yesterday was Pastor appreciation Day at church. I was so blessed to see all my children, their spouses and 3 of the grandchildren there. They said “We had…

As I sit here and look out my living room window…I see FALL. Colored leaves, on and off the trees. Blowing branches and a rainy 52’. Fall is always a bit nostalgic and reflective for me. That has been true for as long as I remember. I go from summer memories and through the things…

*  I miss my husband’s leg. That was where I rested my hand during church, or when we were on road trips. *  I miss my grandkids being young. I miss being celebrated each time they came. There were always smiles and hugs. Although Papa was the fun grandparent, I always knew I was loved.…

3 Generation Chemo day Photo… Sorry Autumn 🙂 For those new to my Blog Page, this is an update post regarding my oldest daughter Autumn Joy, age 48 that is battling Stage 4 stomach Cancer. Autumn update. She had flu like symptoms last week, tested negative for covid. But it was decided that it would…