Author: Garnetjewel

• What Tree?

  Dad tends to want to wait until the last minute when it comes to our Christmas tree. If it was up to me or Mom we would get it the day after Thanksgiving. As you could guess that makes for some interesting years. Since both have happened in the last 10 years or so. The…

  Garnetjewel

  December 9, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  attention, Christmas, christmas trees, Christmassy, Decorating, decorations, elf-magic, Family, gratitude, holiday-magic, huh?, hydrate, living room, small

• What’s your favorite cartoon?-Writing Prompt

  When it comes to cartoons there are only two answers for me. The Chipmunk Adventure the older movie and Peanuts. Otherwise I don’t really get into anything else. Veggie Tales wasn’t around during my youth so I didn’t really get into that either. Believe it or not the music hooked me line and sinker with…

  Garnetjewel

  December 9, 2023

  Writing Prompt

  1980s-movies, blogging, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2147, general, life, lifestyle, postaday

• December

  The first week of Christmas has already disappeared. What happened? How is it that it’s Friday the 8th. The Christmas Program is over and tomorrow is Grandma’s Church Program. It just doesn’t seem possible for that to be the next item on the Christmas list. I do think they have moved it up a week…

  Garnetjewel

  December 8, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Family, Modern American History

  cards, choir, Christmas, Church Program, crying, emotions, Family, family mannerisms, holes, letters, life, loving, observations, Pearl Harbor, prayer, reading, School Christmas Program, stroke, writing

• Social Media Buzz

  There are so many topics this week that have been buzzing. My number 1 would be the outlandish remarks of hopefully ex-Presidents of some Ivy League Schools. The arrogance of all three women… absolutely vile themselves. Here we are in 2023 these Universities have women Presidents that in itself is a modern advancement and honor…

  Garnetjewel

  December 8, 2023

  Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  airman, children, Christian school kids, Congressional hearings, empathy, Ivy league schools, liberal women, OCU, office suite, Presidents, relationships, safety, secretaries, students, surgeries, women-in-society

• 1941 Speech to Congress

  Eighty-two years ago President Franklin Roosevelt very articulately spoke to Congress, Americans and the World. Looking back at my time at OCU my senior year I wrote a paper about this very man. Some of my research showed me Roosevelt himself let this attack happen in order to step into war. This was a new…

  Garnetjewel

  December 8, 2023

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  American History, attack, broccoli, charisma, Christmas attack, Crane, day of infamy, Democrats, Family, franklin-d-roosevelt, Hawaii, isolationism, kansas, manipulate, missouri, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor the Movie, polio, stirring speech, wisdom teeth

• What could you do less of?-Writing Prompt

  Worrying. This would be my short answer. As my boyfriend likes to say I need to stop over-analyzing things. I like analyzing though and it’s difficult to stop myself. There are times when he is right and I go crazy with it especially with our relationship and the long-distance. I’m learning to let go of…

  Garnetjewel

  December 8, 2023

  Writing Prompt

  character-illustration, characters-portrait, creativity, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2146

• A Day To Remember

  Exactly 82 years ago America was attacked by the Japanese. Very few people alive today remember that day. Grandma Betty told me she was in her home, the kitchen and she remembered how cold it was that day here in Indiana. She heard about it first over the radio that day. Of course I never…

  Garnetjewel

  December 7, 2023

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  barbaric, correspondence, day of infamy, faith, Family, Governor Bannon, October 7, parenting, Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, radios, September 11, terrorism, terrorist attacks

• Wonder of Christ Day #7

  Another big day in the Star of Wonder Devotion Book. Understanding has been revealed between this day and on Angela’s added material from Facebook. You think sometimes you know enough to be saved and get through life, but seriously going through this study has been eye-opening. Today she helped us to see the truth about…

  Garnetjewel

  December 7, 2023

  World History

  abilities, bible, Capernaum, Christ, Christian, Christmas devotional, cliff, devotion time, devotional, devotions, Egypt, Genesis, insulted, jesus, jesus-christ, Joseph, Nazareth, synagogue

• Recent Christmas Cards

  Making Christmas Cards has still been an outlet very conducive for my stress lately. Just being able to let loose and explore the abstract pieces of art and seeing how they could fit together is so much fun. They may be leftover pieces cut up over and over again, but with the right second or…

  Garnetjewel

  December 7, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  abstract art, cards, Christian cards, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas fun, christmas-card, handmade-cards, leftovers, pure joy, stress outlet, therapuetic

• Christmas Tunes By Kids & Teachers

  Today is the first time in too many years since I watched my niece in a School Program. It’s been at least 3 years. Work was the excuse last year, but lack of coordination and communication around the supposed parents is to blame otherwise. I am trying to be nice about it too. This was…

  Garnetjewel

  December 7, 2023

  Family, God’s Timing, Musical Glory, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  audiences, back-to-school, children, Christmas program, dad, dancing, entertainment, excitement, first-day-of-school, flashlights, having fun, music, parenthood, parenting, parents and families, playing, school, singing, students, teachers